SAN DIEGO -- On the Tuesday drive to Petco Park from Los Angeles,
Jansen’s save on Wednesday, following a save on Tuesday, marked his first saves on consecutive days since May. Jansen and manager Dave Roberts talked before the game about the team’s dependence on him in October to pitch consecutive days, which the Dodgers have shied away from during his year-long slump.\n\n“I know the second half hasn’t gone well at all,” Jansen said. “Just a lot of noise, let’s say it like that. I just have to show myself being here for my teammates. I never lost the confidence in myself. The numbers don’t look good when I go back-to-back, Doc and I talked about it today. It’s something I need to prove. Scientists are not right all the time and I want to prove them wrong.”\n\nThere is no statistic to measure the confidence level of the Dodgers when Jansen is on his game which, unfortunately, hasn’t been often enough this year.\n\n“It hasn’t been easy, but lately he’s been pretty good,” said catcher Russell Martin. “It’s nice to celebrate No. 300 and make our way into the postseason with something positive. He had conviction, trust in his pitches. And he’s ramping up the mph’s, too.”\n\nJansen said he started to think about No. 300 after locking down No. 299, but he struggled to explain the importance, especially after being told only four others reached 300 saves with one franchise.\n\n“What it means most is to help my team win a championship,” he said. “I never thought I’d be pitching, and now here I am with 300 saves. It’s a blessing. It’s awesome. Maybe I didn’t process it yet. Just trying to finish it by focusing on bringing the championship back to L.A.”
Jansen was the last of seven relievers the Dodgers used to secure their 102nd victory. Included was a rusty