Dodgers' Vesia 'highly unlikely' to make NLCS roster due to injury

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia is "highly unlikely" to make the NLCS roster, manager Dave Roberts said.

The left-hander pitched one-third of an inning Friday before signaling for an athletic trainer to visit the mound as he warmed up for the eighth inning. Roberts said Vesia has an intercostal "situation," which could mean he has a strain or tear of the muscles between his ribs.

"Losing Alex potentially is brutal," Roberts said. "He's a big part of what we do."

Roberts said he's "very confident" Freddie Freeman will be in the lineup Sunday. The All-Star first baseman has been dealing with a sprained right ankle.