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Run ends Liberatore’s record-setting streak
- Updated: July 25, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Dodgers left-handed reliever Adam Liberatore informed manager Dave Roberts in Spring Training that he’s the best left-handed reliever in the Major Leagues. Roberts told him to “prove it.” Over the past 64 days, he certainly came close with a streak of 28 consecutive appearances without allowing a run.
That impressive string of games came to an end Sunday night in the Dodgers’ 9-6 win over the Cardinals, but Roberts believes Liberatore answered the call.
“I like the way people say things and then back them up, and I challenged him and he responded,” Roberts said. “That’s what I like.”
Liberatore entered in the seventh inning and struck out Tommy Pham. Kolten Wong then singled before Alberto Rosario and Randal Grichuk walked to load the bases. Shortstop Aledmys Diaz hit a sacrifice fly off Joe Blanton to bring home Wong and put an end to the zeros in the run column that have sat next to …
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