Dodgers face a flurry of health questions in the final days of the regular season as they shape a postseason roster. Max Muncy (leg) and Will Smith (hand) linger in doubt for Tuesday’s opener, while Tommy Edman returns only as DH amid an ankle issue. The team must decide on a 13-man pitching staff, balancing lefty depth with fresh right-handed power. A potential Ohtani opening or Game 3 plan, Kershaw in relief, and a raft of bullpen questions loom large.

After a string of late-season bullpen improvements, Los Angeles is weighing roles for Scott, Sasaki, Vesia, Treinen, and Henriquez, plus rookies Dreyer and Wrobleski. Ben Casparius, Demoted but in the mix, could surface as a weapon against right-handers. Conforto’s late charge, Hernández’s postseason history, and bench options like Call or Kim add to the roster calculus in the next 72 hours.

The Los Angeles Angels surged past the defending champion Dodgers in back-to-back wins, delivering a dramatic sweep preview as they beat Los Angeles 7-4 and 7-6 in a tense two-game set. Shohei Ohtani connected for a 404-foot homer to put the Dodgers ahead in the ninth, but Jo Adell’s walk-off single in the 10th completed the Angels’ rally. Afterward, the Angels pressed their advantage late, with Connor Brogdon earning the win and Ben Casparius taking the loss.

Despite the. Angels’ recent success against the Dodgers, their playoff odds remain slim (about 1%), as they sit 9 games behind Seattle in the AL West and six outside the current wild-card picture. FanGraphs pegs their postseason chances at 1.0% through Tuesday. They’ll try to cap the series with Kyle Hendricks on the mound, aiming to stitch together a late-season surge as they chase a postseason miracle.

Ben Casparius has emerged as a steadying force for Los Angeles’ stretched bullpen, taking on more innings as injuries pile up and leveraging experience from the Dodgers’ title run to serve as a reliable swingman rather than a traditional starter. The Dodgers’ offense grappled with a bases-loaded jam late in a series finale loss to Toronto, capped by Conforto’s pop-out and Ohtani’s early homer. The club remains hopeful the bullpen can stabilize, while Ohtani, Freeman, and Betts show bursts of prime production amid the tactical challenges of facing left-handed relievers like Mason Fluharty. In this tense, small-sample environment, Casparius’ versatility and the Dodgers’ timing around their lineup will largely shape fantasy value as injuries linger and bullpen usage tightens.