The lost to the 5-4 ( ) in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday night. The Dodgers held a 4-2 lead entering the bottom of the eighth inning, yet were unable to hold on after an interesting pitching decision by Dave Roberts involving lefty Julio Uras.It's become standard operating procedure for managers to ask their starters to potentially appear on their "throw days," or usually two days before their scheduled outings. That's important to know because Uras, the Dodgers' scheduled starter for Game 4, entered for the bottom of the eighth inning NFL Dallas Cowboys Jersey . Roberts' plan seemed to entail leveraging Uras by having him face the top of Atlanta's order, a group that includes two left-handed hitters, in (.695 OPS versus lefties the past three years) and (.750), as well as a switch-hitter in (.972). Roberts: "Julio, in my opinion, was the best option that we had." Said he held off on throwing his bullpen se sion to Dak Prescott Hoodies Sweatshirts prepare for coming out of the bullpen tonight or last night. Said he trusted Uras's experience over other lefties available. Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) The Dodgers have just three left-handers on their pitching staff: Uras, (who had already pitched), and Justin Bruihl. Clearly Roberts trusted Uras more than the rookie Bruihl; a reasonable position, but one that didn't work out on Sunday.The Braves, who Leighton Vander Esch T Shirts lack good bench options, appeared to be in an unfavorable position. You wouldn't know it based on how the inning played out. Take a look:Rosario singled to left;Freeman flied out to left, advancing Rosario to secondAlbies singled to right, scoring Rosario doubled to center, scoring AlbiesUras did rebound to strike out and , thereby ending the inning. But the damage was done and the game was tied heading into the ninth. If there is a bright side to Uras' outing from a Dodgers perspective, it's that he threw only 14 pitches. That, plus Monday's off day, will still allow him to start Game 4 on Wednesday. ( .) Besides, the Dodgers have been careful with his workload this month. In his other two appearances, he's thrown 72 pitches and 59 pitches, with the latter coming as part of his four-inning " Trevon Diggs Jersey bulk" outing in Game 5 of the NL Division Series.Complicating matters for Roberts and the Dodgers is fatigue of Max Scherzer, who started Game 2 but was pulled after 4 1/3 innings and 79 pitches. After the game, Scherzer said his arm "was dead," but he's not dealing with any "red-flag injuries." Scherzer also started the NL Wild Card Game and NLDS Game 3 and closed out NLDS Game 5 this postseason. Max Scherzer: My arm was dead. I could tell when I was warming up. Thought it would get better as he pitched but it didnt Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) The Dodgers are now staring down unfavorable odds. Historically, who go up 2-0 in best-of-seven sets go on to win the series about 84 percent of the time. The Dodgers will have to prove the exception Dallas Cowboys Rompers if they want to advance to their fourth World Series in five tries. If they fail, expect the decision to use Uras on Sunday night to be criticized deep into the winter. The 2021 Playoffs are here. In celebration, 2021 MLB postseason gear is now available for select teams. .