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Roberts was spared the cost of his actions in part because Rob Thomson made his own big mistake. After the Phillies knocked out Treinen with three hits, making the score 4-3 and putting the tying run on second, Thomson ordered one of the worst sacrifice bunts imaginable. “We play for the tie at home,” Thomson explained. He added, somewhat inexplicably, “I liked where our bullpen was at, compared to theirs.” Thomson had used Jhoan Duran for a 26-pitch inning, along with his best three relievers behind Duran, while at the time of the bunt the Dodgers had not used Sasaki, so I have no idea what he’s talking about. Did he think 2008 Brad Lidge was down there?
