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Dodgers on deck, including hearing 0:01:27.000 --> 0:01:30.280 from Dodger catcher Will Smith, who gets the night off, 0:01:30.319 --> 0:01:32.480 but he'll go one on one with David Vese in 0:01:32.520 --> 0:01:33.280 forty five minutes. 0:01:33.319 --> 0:01:34.840 We'll hear from the manager Dave Roberts. 0:01:34.840 --> 0:01:37.360 Coming up in about twenty minutes, we'll dive deeper into 0:01:37.400 --> 0:01:41.360 this pitching matchup. We got your Dodgers magical moment coming 0:01:41.440 --> 0:01:44.440 up in thirty minutes. Shortly we'll visit with Kirsten Watson, 0:01:44.680 --> 0:01:48.080 your O Tawni Rewind coming up, Charlie Steiner and Rick 0:01:48.200 --> 0:01:51.600 Monday at the gallopin Ford Broadcast Booth in just a 0:01:51.600 --> 0:01:54.120 couple of minutes. Well, the Dodgers were off yesterday before 0:01:54.160 --> 0:01:57.200 that on Saturday night, they finished off a sweep of 0:01:57.240 --> 0:02:00.840 the Snakes. Tyler Glass now got the start and six innings. 0:02:00.840 --> 0:02:03.040 He allowed two runs on four hits while striking out 0:02:03.080 --> 0:02:05.640 six along the way. The Diamondbacks, like they did in 0:02:05.640 --> 0:02:08.120 the first two games of this series, jumped out to 0:02:08.160 --> 0:02:10.639 the early lead. They were up two to nothing as 0:02:10.680 --> 0:02:14.200 they failed though to hold that lead again, this time 0:02:14.360 --> 0:02:16.680 Peven Smith the two out RBI single in the first 0:02:16.720 --> 0:02:19.560 in Corbyn Carrol sacked flying the third off Tyler Glass 0:02:19.600 --> 0:02:21.839 Now and the Dodgers were in a hole, down two 0:02:21.880 --> 0:02:26.000 to nothing. Arizona starter eduard O Rodriguez meanwhile gave the 0:02:26.000 --> 0:02:29.200 Dodgers hitters some fits. He went five innings, gave up 0:02:29.320 --> 0:02:31.600 a run on four hits while striking out five the 0:02:31.600 --> 0:02:35.079 first five innings really good. In the sixth inning, Dodgers 0:02:35.120 --> 0:02:37.760 down two to nothing, when Kyle Tucker let off the inning, 0:02:38.040 --> 0:02:41.000 reaching base on an air that would send Rodriguez to 0:02:41.080 --> 0:02:43.919 the bench. The Snakes would go to their bullpen. After 0:02:43.960 --> 0:02:47.040 a pitching change, Mookie Betch flew out, Will Smith grounded out, 0:02:47.200 --> 0:02:50.240 so two down. Kyle Tucker now at second when Freddy 0:02:50.520 --> 0:02:51.880 Freeman came through. 0:02:52.600 --> 0:02:55.880 Three ball, one strike pitch to Freeman. Lway's a go set. 0:02:55.960 --> 0:02:59.920 He kicks fires Man. Freddie hits him inside a third, 0:03:00.080 --> 0:03:01.400 down the line, play ball. 0:03:01.760 --> 0:03:02.919 Tucker will around third. 0:03:03.000 --> 0:03:05.320 He'll score Freeman around first. 0:03:05.560 --> 0:03:08.520 He is in a second base with a double. 0:03:09.280 --> 0:03:15.160 The five hundred forty eight career double for Freddie Freeman 0:03:16.080 --> 0:03:19.520 is now tied Alex Rodriguez on the all time list 0:03:20.040 --> 0:03:24.400 thirty third all time, and he drives into Dodgers first 0:03:24.480 --> 0:03:26.840 run of the game and represents the tying run at 0:03:26.880 --> 0:03:27.480 second base. 0:03:27.800 --> 0:03:32.040 Freddie Freeman delivering with the RBI double. He went three 0:03:32.160 --> 0:03:35.880 for four, ending an zero for eight skid to start 0:03:35.960 --> 0:03:39.520 the season. Dodgers down two to one. Fast forward to 0:03:39.600 --> 0:03:43.040 the eighth, little two out magic Mookie Betts, a two 0:03:43.120 --> 0:03:47.040 out walk, next batter, Will Smith fell behind two, then 0:03:47.080 --> 0:03:49.120 a couple of balls. It was a two to two count. 0:03:49.280 --> 0:03:52.840 Fouled up a couple of pitches. Pitch seven of the bat, 0:03:53.120 --> 0:03:54.760 Will Smith went yard. 0:03:55.120 --> 0:03:58.200 Two ball, two strike pitch from Mario to Smith. 0:03:59.040 --> 0:04:01.400 Will swings heads up, high drive to center field and 0:04:01.480 --> 0:04:04.280 deep this ball back this pop. 0:04:06.600 --> 0:04:09.280 Will Smith Happy birthday. 0:04:11.600 --> 0:04:14.760 Dodgers lead three to two. I wanna go ahead home 0:04:14.840 --> 0:04:17.240 run at the bottom of the eighth with two outs, 0:04:17.240 --> 0:04:22.479 have two strikes. Second home run of the season for Smith, 0:04:24.760 --> 0:04:28.520 four hundred and fourteen feet to ted center field. 0:04:29.600 --> 0:04:33.680 Will Smith delivers on his bobble head nine on his birthday. 0:04:33.760 --> 0:04:35.520 With the top tier play the game, brought to by 0:04:35.640 --> 0:04:38.920 Arco Quality top tier gas for less. The two run 0:04:39.000 --> 0:04:41.960 home run to center field and the bottom half of 0:04:42.000 --> 0:04:44.839 the eighth inned would give the Dodgers the lead. 0:04:45.000 --> 0:04:48.920 Will kleinb gets the win. Edwin Diaz with the. 0:04:48.800 --> 0:04:51.599 Trumpets of Blair and at Dodgers Stadium picked up to 0:04:51.640 --> 0:04:54.880 save his second of the season, pitching the ninth as 0:04:54.920 --> 0:04:58.720 the Dodgers finish off Arizona with a three to two win. 0:04:59.279 --> 0:05:01.640 Over the time, They're now three and zero to start 0:05:01.680 --> 0:05:02.160 this season. 0:05:02.240 --> 0:05:06.360 After a weird Sunday off day yesterday, the Dodgers' homestay 0:05:06.360 --> 0:05:09.880 continues tonight, first of three against the Cleveland Guardians. Rookie 0:05:09.920 --> 0:05:12.480 Sasaki on the mount in his first start of the year, 0:05:12.520 --> 0:05:14.479 first pitch coming up at seven to ten, and with 0:05:14.560 --> 0:05:17.400 more we head out to the Gallpin Motors Broadcast booth 0:05:17.400 --> 0:05:19.680 as we welcome in Charlie Steiner and Rick Monday. 0:05:19.680 --> 0:05:23.640 Guys, all right, tim second series of the season. Dodgers, 0:05:23.680 --> 0:05:27.200 of course, off to the perfect start, three comeback wins, 0:05:27.240 --> 0:05:30.920 the raising of the championship banner on Thursday, the ring 0:05:31.080 --> 0:05:34.880 ceremony on Friday, Will Smith's game winning home run on 0:05:35.000 --> 0:05:38.920 his bobblehead night no Less, by the way, other Bobblehead Night, 0:05:39.000 --> 0:05:42.720 home run hitters for the Dodgers Manny Ramirez, hanglo Vermires, 0:05:42.839 --> 0:05:47.599 Juan Yuribay, Yasiel Puig, Cody Bellinger twice, and Mookie Betts. 0:05:47.640 --> 0:05:50.279 But all in all, most it could not have been 0:05:50.400 --> 0:05:54.800 a more perfect opening series for the Dodgers. By the way, 0:05:54.960 --> 0:05:57.520 they're three and zero. The rest of the National League 0:05:57.640 --> 0:05:58.560 is won and eleven. 0:05:58.680 --> 0:06:00.960 Yeah, and it's severey good star, no question about it. 0:06:01.040 --> 0:06:03.400 Remember last year Dodgors went eight and oh before they 0:06:03.480 --> 0:06:06.800 dropped their first decision. It's a nice way to go 0:06:06.880 --> 0:06:10.160 because the magnifying glass is there. Are they looked at 0:06:10.240 --> 0:06:12.840 as the villain? Quote unquote, who cares? 0:06:13.560 --> 0:06:13.840 I thought? 0:06:13.920 --> 0:06:17.240 Mookie Bets put it nicely. So the games, the ending 0:06:17.279 --> 0:06:19.600 of the games will dictate who the good guys are 0:06:19.640 --> 0:06:22.000 and the bad guys are. The Dodgors have a very 0:06:22.040 --> 0:06:24.080 good team, and we can underline that. Now they have 0:06:24.160 --> 0:06:27.200 to play consistently good baseball. And they're off to that 0:06:27.320 --> 0:06:29.200 very good start. You know what gets lost a little 0:06:29.200 --> 0:06:31.080 bit in the transition, which, by the way, they need 0:06:31.120 --> 0:06:34.080 to have a lot more of the bobbleheads in particular, 0:06:34.160 --> 0:06:37.440 maybe even multi bobblehead nights. Here's the thing, that maybe 0:06:37.480 --> 0:06:40.839 gets unnoticed for those on the radio. Here's how many 0:06:40.960 --> 0:06:43.839 runs the bullpen has given up in case you cannot 0:06:43.880 --> 0:06:47.000 see my fingers, it's for good reason. Zero is the 0:06:47.080 --> 0:06:48.320 number to this point. 0:06:48.480 --> 0:06:52.440 Eleven and two thirds shutout and nine strikeouts, two walks. 0:06:52.680 --> 0:06:55.400 And if there was a ify part of their season 0:06:55.520 --> 0:06:57.320 last year was the bullpen. 0:06:57.520 --> 0:07:00.400 And now certainly three games in there's a strength and 0:07:00.440 --> 0:07:03.200 they've got a legitimate closer in da and Charlie. 0:07:03.240 --> 0:07:06.080 I think, especially too in the beginning of a season, 0:07:06.160 --> 0:07:08.039 because the starters are still. 0:07:07.880 --> 0:07:09.320 Not stretched out that far. 0:07:09.400 --> 0:07:12.480 We'll find out how far rookie Susaki is going to 0:07:12.520 --> 0:07:14.960 go into night's bowl game and trying to turn things around. 0:07:15.480 --> 0:07:18.040 Kind of a disappointing spring, no question about that end 0:07:18.040 --> 0:07:19.840 of it, so they'll be looking at it. But the 0:07:19.880 --> 0:07:25.080 bullpen to me seems rather solidified in their roles, and 0:07:25.240 --> 0:07:28.400 sometimes there are some years with some bullpens it takes 0:07:28.440 --> 0:07:30.840 them a month or two to understand the roles they're 0:07:30.840 --> 0:07:31.600 going to be called upon. 0:07:31.720 --> 0:07:36.920 Well, we've got Diaz and the trumpet in coming out 0:07:36.960 --> 0:07:40.120 of the bullpen is a spectacular show. And oh, by 0:07:40.160 --> 0:07:41.720 the way he gets on the mountains. 0:07:41.720 --> 0:07:42.520 Spectacular. 0:07:42.600 --> 0:07:46.400 Yeah, yeah, they when he gets on the mound for hitters, 0:07:46.440 --> 0:07:49.160 it may seem like at home plate they're turning off 0:07:49.160 --> 0:07:50.240 the lights of the stadium. 0:07:50.440 --> 0:07:51.680 When the pitch is on his way. 0:07:52.120 --> 0:07:54.160 There's a lot of hoopla, There's no question about it. 0:07:54.200 --> 0:07:56.320 But these guys are up to the challenge because I 0:07:56.360 --> 0:07:59.320 think they understand full well they can do something that 0:07:59.360 --> 0:08:02.760 has never been done in the National League. Win three 0:08:03.000 --> 0:08:05.000 consecutive World championships. 0:08:05.040 --> 0:08:08.960 And we welcome Tatiana Tait and her trumpet. It is 0:08:09.040 --> 0:08:12.040 such an exciting moment for Daz to come out of 0:08:12.080 --> 0:08:16.160 the bullpen. The lights are flashing and there goes the trumpet. 0:08:15.720 --> 0:08:17.320 And you know, it's really nice about it. It even 0:08:17.360 --> 0:08:20.280 surprised him because he did not know ahead of time 0:08:20.360 --> 0:08:22.800 that there was going to be a live trumpet player, 0:08:23.320 --> 0:08:24.880 uh bugling, if you will. 0:08:24.920 --> 0:08:26.040 As he entered the ball game. 0:08:26.200 --> 0:08:29.720 It was a terrific first weekend. Cleveland Guardians are in 0:08:29.760 --> 0:08:32.160 for the first of this three game series. We'll get 0:08:32.200 --> 0:08:34.080 to the lineups and the first pitch a little later 0:08:34.160 --> 0:08:34.640 on Tim. 0:08:34.720 --> 0:08:36.520 All right, thank you, Charlie, as we got you down 0:08:36.520 --> 0:08:37.160 to first pitch. 0:08:37.520 --> 0:08:41.079 Dodger fans get that game day meal on Shakey's Pizza parlor. 0:08:41.320 --> 0:08:44.320 You're gonn order your Shaky's Pizza Chicken. 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We saw what 0:10:39.800 --> 0:10:43.000 he did in the postseason last year after battling shoulder 0:10:43.000 --> 0:10:45.360 injury and then really showing up for his team, So 0:10:45.400 --> 0:10:48.600 they're hoping he can lock back into that tonight. Dave 0:10:48.679 --> 0:10:51.560 Roberts did's share that he had a bullpen just earlier 0:10:51.640 --> 0:10:54.760 this week in which the stuff looked better as more 0:10:54.800 --> 0:10:57.400 consistent with his throw in the strike zone. So they're 0:10:57.440 --> 0:11:00.440 really hoping that he can just carry that over into tonight. 0:11:00.480 --> 0:11:02.920 It is about compete mode. They want to see him 0:11:02.920 --> 0:11:05.520 go out there and attack the Guardian's hitters, and he's 0:11:05.520 --> 0:11:07.679 saying that, you know, he did work there a few 0:11:07.760 --> 0:11:10.840 small mechanical changes, just small things here and there, and 0:11:10.840 --> 0:11:12.360 that they do believe is going to put him in 0:11:12.400 --> 0:11:15.400 a better position. So he does have the support of 0:11:15.440 --> 0:11:17.959 the bullpen. The bullpen has been excellent as of late, 0:11:18.000 --> 0:11:21.240 but in specific justin Robleski. He of course broke camp, 0:11:21.280 --> 0:11:23.800 but the team had a really strong spring training and 0:11:23.840 --> 0:11:26.760 the question was could he potentially be that sixth starter 0:11:26.920 --> 0:11:30.200 or could this be a piggyback situation, And they have decided, 0:11:30.400 --> 0:11:33.520 just considering what they've seen with Rokie and some of 0:11:33.520 --> 0:11:36.319 those results, to protect him. They have Justin Robleski as 0:11:36.360 --> 0:11:39.320 a piggyback option for him if need be. 0:11:38.880 --> 0:11:40.079 Behind the play tonight. 0:11:40.240 --> 0:11:43.240 Will Smith not in the lineup after his heroics on 0:11:43.280 --> 0:11:46.120 Saturday night on his bobblehead night and his birthday, but 0:11:46.280 --> 0:11:47.920 dal Russian behind the plane. 0:11:48.280 --> 0:11:50.760 Yeah, well, first I should say, you know, for Will 0:11:50.800 --> 0:11:53.120 Smith in that final game of the Diamondback series, he 0:11:53.120 --> 0:11:55.840 actually was supposed to be off that day, but definitely 0:11:56.000 --> 0:11:57.960 was like, it's my bubblehead night. I want to be 0:11:58.040 --> 0:12:00.720 out there. And honestly, we go back last year he 0:12:00.840 --> 0:12:02.719 wasn't playing with babb blah head night and even Dave 0:12:02.760 --> 0:12:05.440 Roberts was teasing that. His wife Trisha was like, the 0:12:05.480 --> 0:12:07.560 guys need to be out there on their babblehead night. 0:12:07.640 --> 0:12:09.160 You know, that's when the big moments happened. 0:12:09.160 --> 0:12:11.800 And of course we saw the big moment on Saturday. 0:12:11.880 --> 0:12:14.000 So that was great for him, But that does mean 0:12:14.240 --> 0:12:15.560 they wanted to give him a day. 0:12:15.440 --> 0:12:16.559 Off in this series. 0:12:16.640 --> 0:12:19.199 So he's down today as you mentioned, so Dalton Rushing 0:12:19.280 --> 0:12:21.400 is going to be behind the plate. Dalton obviously had 0:12:21.520 --> 0:12:24.400 majority of the work this spring just because Will was 0:12:24.400 --> 0:12:26.839 away from the team at the World Baseball Classic with 0:12:26.920 --> 0:12:29.719 Team USA. 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Thought to the Dodgers skipper, any. 0:14:31.760 --> 0:14:34.840 Questions for Dave Dave? Can you just describe Dave? Can 0:14:34.880 --> 0:14:37.200 you talk about the pressure in. 0:14:37.200 --> 0:14:42.080 The dugouts with Dave Roberts, I feel, you know, he 0:14:42.160 --> 0:14:44.640 had a good pen the other day. I think he's 0:14:44.680 --> 0:14:48.280 in a good headspace, so you know, hopefully we can 0:14:48.400 --> 0:14:51.040 just kind of he can just get past, you know, 0:14:52.120 --> 0:14:55.720 all the spring and kind of the inconsistencies of the 0:14:55.760 --> 0:15:00.120 spring and and get to pitching. One games matter. So 0:15:00.120 --> 0:15:02.760 I think for me it's you know, go out there 0:15:02.800 --> 0:15:05.520 and I mean we've got to attack. We have to 0:15:05.560 --> 0:15:11.200 attack and uses mix and try to be as efficient 0:15:11.240 --> 0:15:14.080 as possible and get some length out of him as 0:15:14.080 --> 0:15:14.800 a starter. 0:15:14.920 --> 0:15:17.480 And just let it out and listen out. 0:15:18.880 --> 0:15:23.760 It was more the consistency of the throw, the execution, 0:15:24.560 --> 0:15:27.760 and you know, just talking to the pitching guys, they 0:15:27.760 --> 0:15:32.560 were all pretty encouraged and even Roki was had a 0:15:32.560 --> 0:15:34.640 little smile when I asked him how it was. 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I think 0:15:54.440 --> 0:15:58.560 that you know, pitchers have have the confidence that they 0:15:58.600 --> 0:16:02.960 feel that they expect a lot of them of themselves. 0:16:03.720 --> 0:16:05.640 So I think for me, it's just framing it that 0:16:05.760 --> 0:16:09.680 we need length, We need you to to because we can't. 0:16:10.440 --> 0:16:12.120 You know, we got to get some innings out of 0:16:12.120 --> 0:16:16.880 our starters, you know, to knock tax the pen and 0:16:16.960 --> 0:16:19.560 with our offense, you know, just keep us in games. 0:16:20.160 --> 0:16:22.360 But I think that you know, he's expecting to go 0:16:22.400 --> 0:16:25.640 out there and pitch really well, and that kind of 0:16:25.680 --> 0:16:28.840 mindset is a good thing. But I think, yeah, so 0:16:28.880 --> 0:16:32.040 I think the way to kind of you know, cut 0:16:32.080 --> 0:16:35.000 both sides of it is just saying, you know, give 0:16:35.080 --> 0:16:37.920 us some length out of your start and we'll go 0:16:37.960 --> 0:16:38.360 from there. 0:16:38.440 --> 0:16:41.440 Yeah, all right, there's manager Dave Roberts. Yeah, he's absolutely right. 0:16:41.600 --> 0:16:44.440 A fifteen e r and four starts. A couple of 0:16:44.480 --> 0:16:46.280 times he was taken out of an inning and then 0:16:46.280 --> 0:16:48.640 brought back to reset in spring training. You can do that, 0:16:48.920 --> 0:16:51.000 you can't do it during the regular season, so the 0:16:51.000 --> 0:16:54.480 Dodgers need a different Rookie Sasaki dials in here in 0:16:54.560 --> 0:16:56.760 his first start. Well we continue here. I'm Wrongo Casino 0:16:56.760 --> 0:16:59.280 Dodgers on debt. 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What does he 0:18:07.200 --> 0:18:09.159 got to do tonight to get back on track. 0:18:10.080 --> 0:18:13.359 It's easy throw strikes and that's something that he's had 0:18:13.440 --> 0:18:16.520 trouble with. You know, we talked about when spring training began, 0:18:16.640 --> 0:18:20.120 going back to Dodger Fest, when Roki told us that 0:18:20.560 --> 0:18:22.720 he was trying to develop a third pitch. It just 0:18:22.760 --> 0:18:26.119 seems like he's thinking way too much on the mound. 0:18:26.119 --> 0:18:29.200 And that's not for me. That's from Dave Roberts and 0:18:29.320 --> 0:18:32.679 the Japanese media. Tim As you know, they do not 0:18:32.920 --> 0:18:37.400 keep a comfortable distance from the Japanese pitchers and players 0:18:37.400 --> 0:18:40.840 that they cover. 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