clincher

The clincher for Emery appears to have been the promise of playing Asensio in the number 10 position.

Then he delivers the clincher line in English while flourishing a finger-heart: “I like . . . you.”

Then there’s the bullpen, which could be anchored by the veteran who shut down the New York Yankees for 2 ⅓ innings in the World Series clincher, the retention of Treinen being a sneaky good move.

When the postseason Dodgers needed a hero, he had big hits in the division series opener, the division series clincher, and the clinching World Series Game 5.

It was the fitting end to a fitting clincher, with a once-doubted piece of the roster sealing a once-unlikely World Series title.