Dave Roberts is one the most maligned and second-guessed managers in baseball, and yet, over the final three games of the NLDS, every move he made was the right one.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made history as the Dodgers earned a win over the San Diego Padres in Game 5 of the National League Division Series to

This time, though, Roberts landed on one good outcome after another, all while navigating a treacherous pitching path in Games 4 and 5. Friedman called his manager’s maneuvering “surgical.” The talented, electric Padres could not get off the operating table, much less recover.