Dave Roberts Nearly Faced 2002-Style All-Star Pitching Disaster

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Dave Roberts Nearly Faced 2002-Style All-Star Pitching Disaster

Roberts said he was “in a panic” as Cristopher Sánchez reached 30 first-inning pitches with the NL short on arms. Yoshinobu Yamamoto was unavailable, while Chris Sale and Logan Webb were protected by their clubs but not replaced. A longer inning could have forced a bullpen scramble, raising fears of another 2002-style tie embarrassment in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

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