No one was thrilled to see Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Edwin Diaz finish the regular season with an 8.68 ERA, but he at least had a stellar month of September heading into the postseason.

In Game 2 of the National League Division Series, Diaz threw his sixth straight scoreless inning.

His relief appearance came in the top of the sixth inning when the Dodgers trailed the Atlanta Braves, 2-1.

Diaz threw a one-two-three inning, retiring the side in order with back-to-back strikeouts followed by a flyout.

The 32-year-old struck out the first batter he faced on three pitches, and then got the Braves pinch hitter to strike out on four pitches.

Officially, it was a 12-pitch inning for Diaz, and eight of the 12 pitches he threw were for strikes.

His 12 pitches thrown were the third fewest of any Dodgers reliever, but the other two were in double digits as Dave Roberts only asked them to record one out.

There's no better time to get hot than now. The team placed him on the Injured List after he gave up three earned runs at Coors Field on Monday, Aug. 17, and he returned with a vengeance on Friday, Sept. 18.

In his last six innings, Diaz has only allowed one hit. He's struck out 11 batters and has only walked one, and he hasn't thrown more than 12 pitches in any of his last three appearances.

Riding the hot hand is what it's all about, and Roberts is on the record saying he believes this team could use up to four different closers this postseason.

That was proven in Game 1 when he went with Tanner Scott, only for things to get dicey, and then Roberts had to bring in Evan Phillips to get the job done.

Game 2 remained close down the stretch and, even though it was a loss for the Dodgers, Roki Sasaki threw two scoreless innings to at least give his offense a chance.

Now, the question is, can you trust Diaz as a closer once again? If the opportunity presents itself, there's certainly a conversation to be had.

Then again, Roberts could easily just keep doing what he's done with Diaz and put him in lower-leverage situations. That's not to say appearing in the sixth inning with your team down 2-1 means nothing, but nothing is guaranteed in the playoffs, as seen with Scott nearly blowing a 5-1 lead in the series opener.