Lefty reliever Alex Vesia injured an intercostal muscle and is \"highly unlikely\" to pitch in the National League Championship Series, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday, a major blow to a team that will continue to rely heavily on its bullpen.
Vesia recorded the final out of the seventh inning in Game 5 of the NL Division Series on Friday night but signaled for the training staff as he was warming up for the top of the eighth and came out of the game with pain in his right side. Now the Dodgers will be without a key high-leverage reliever who dominated for most of the regular season,
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