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Andy McCullough: Angels' sweep of the Dodgers in Freeway Series doesn't mean much of anything

LOS ANGELES_The distance between the Dodgers and the Angels could be gauged by a decision Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made Monday in the eighth inning of the first game of the Freeway Series.

With the score tied, Roberts permitted reliever Joe Kelly to implode on the mound. There were myriad opportunities for the manager to intervene. Kelly issued three walks and lost two wild pitches. His command defined erratic. Yet, Roberts stuck with Kelly for 31 stomach-turning pitches,

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