Henriquez, Klein added to roster

want him to feel pressured to return.

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EDGARDO HENRIQUEZ, who was added to the roster, had a 2.37 ERA during the regular season.

“This is so much bigger than baseball,” Friedman said. “And for us, it was doing whatever small part we could to just 100% be supportive.”

Vesia’s absence is a significant blow for a bullpen that had counted him as one of its most trusted arms (especially from the left side) this October.

In the regular season, Vesia had a 3.02 ERA in 68 appearances (the second-most on the team). In the playoffs, he had a 3.86 ERA in a team-high seven outings.

“It’s certainly on our hearts and we miss him, and we'll be thinking about him,” Roberts said. “He’s certainly a part of this. It’s just even more motivation [to win for him].”

Without Vesia, the Dodgers made a couple of additions to the relief corps, adding hard-throwing right-handers Edgardo Henriquez and Will Klein back to the roster.

Henriquez, who had a 2.37 ERA in 22 regular-season outings, was last active for the wildcard series at the start of the playoffs, when he failed to record an out while walking two batters and giving up a hit in his only appearance.

Klein, meanwhile, is being activated for the first time this postseason, after posting a 2.35 ERA in 14 appearances this year.

Both pitchers’ biggest strength is their triple-digit velocity fastballs.