Dave Roberts said Blake Snell’s abbreviated NLDS Game 2 start was caused by delivery and command problems—not a recurrence of the left-groin injury that affected his final weeks of the regular season.

The Dodgers are combining scheduled workouts with team Wild Card watch parties as Dave Roberts looks to build greater togetherness before Saturday’s NLDS opener.

Tyler Glasnow is currently the most likely option to start NLDS Game 4, and Dave Roberts does not expect to use him out of the bullpen early in the series.

The Dodgers will open the NLDS at 1 p.m. Saturday at Dodger Stadium, where forecasts are calling for possible triple-digit temperatures during Game 1.

Hyeseong Kim, Ronan Kopp and Josue De Paula are joining the Dodgers for NLDS preparation, but none has officially secured a postseason roster spot.

Josue De Paula was optioned when Shohei Ohtani returned, but the timing of the move keeps the Dodgers’ top prospect eligible to rejoin the club for NLDS Game 1.

Dave Roberts does not currently expect the Dodgers to use one designated closer in October, leaving Roki Sasaki, Tanner Scott and Edwin Díaz among several late-inning options.

Tarik Skubal is expected to rejoin the Dodgers Thursday and remains lined up to start Friday’s series opener against the Giants in San Francisco.

Shohei Ohtani is expected to return from the injured list Wednesday, with the Dodgers planning to play him throughout their final five regular-season games as he prepares for October.

The Dodgers activated Andy Pages and Roki Sasaki before their series against the Padres, with Pages returning to center field and Sasaki beginning an audition for a potential postseason bullpen role.

Edwin Díaz has opened his Dodgers postseason audition with consecutive scoreless appearances, but only six games remain for him to prove he belongs in the October bullpen.

Emmet Sheehan delivered 5⅓ scoreless innings with nine strikeouts against the Giants as he continues making his case for a place in the Dodgers’ postseason bullpen.

Andy Pages is expected to return from a broken left hand for Tuesday’s series opener against the Padres after missing 27 games.

Roki Sasaki will return from the injured list as a reliever during the Dodgers’ series against the Padres as Los Angeles evaluates him for a potential postseason bullpen role.

The Dodgers’ magic number to secure the National League’s No. 2 seed and a first-round postseason bye is down to three with six games remaining.

Kyle Tucker is batting .414 with four home runs over his last eight games after collecting four hits and nearly completing the cycle in the Dodgers’ division-clinching victory.

The Dodgers activated Edwin Díaz from the injured list and optioned Landon Knack as Díaz begins a final audition for a place in Los Angeles’ postseason bullpen.

The Dodgers activated Kris Bubic from the 60-day injured list, designated Ryan Ward for assignment and optioned Paul Gervase to Triple-A.

Freddie Freeman changed his swing while managing patellar tendinitis in his right knee and responded with three hits in the Dodgers’ victory over Cincinnati.

The Dodgers can clinch their fifth consecutive NL West championship Wednesday with a win over the Reds or a Padres loss to the Rockies.