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- Updated: October 5, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed his team’s roster for the National League Division Series when he addressed the media on Tuesday, and he offered a surprise or two.
The Dodgers will carry three catchers against the Nationals, with Yasmani Grandal starting, Carlos Ruiz around to pinch-hit against left-handers and rookie Austin Barnes possibly able to fill in as a pinch-runner.
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One of the more surprising exclusions from the roster was left-hander Alex Wood, who looked excellent in September after returning from elbow debridement surgery. The Dodgers will instead carry two other left-handers, three if you count Julio Urias, with Luis Avilan and rookie Grant Dayton in the …
