WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (9-9-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>The quest for the three-peat has begun.

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<v Speaker 2>Only four teams in Major League Baseball history have won

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<v Speaker 2>three consecutive titles.

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<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers are the favorites to become the fifth. This

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<v Speaker 1>is World Champion Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 3>Here we go again.

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<v Speaker 2>We're getting ready to run it back.

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<v Speaker 1>To get in on the show, call 866-987-2570. And be

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<v Speaker 1>sure to follow Dodger Talk wherever you get your podcasts.

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<v Speaker 1>And now your host... Here's Tim Case.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, who said September was going to be boring? Not

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<v Speaker 2>for this Dodgers team, whose magic number now six to

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<v Speaker 2>clinch the NL West. And the big news after the game,

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<v Speaker 2>Shohei Otani placed on the injured list. as he will

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<v Speaker 2>now stay home. Josue DiPaola getting called up from AA Tulsa.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll join the team in Miami on Friday as the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers head out now on a seven-game East Coast road trip.

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<v Speaker 2>Three in Miami, four in Cincinnati. The same Reds team

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers just took care of tonight with a 14-1 win.

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<v Speaker 2>Behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto, seven innings, one run, three hits, ten strikeouts.

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<v Speaker 2>He gets the victory. He now has 13 wins on

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<v Speaker 2>this season, tying a career high as the Dodgers hit

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<v Speaker 2>four home runs from four different players. And a big

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<v Speaker 2>night for Mookie Betts, a big night for Max Muncy,

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<v Speaker 2>who hit his 27th home run of the season as

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers win. Now 89-57 on this season. Who said

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<v Speaker 2>this month was going to be dull? Yes, they're running

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<v Speaker 2>away with the division. Yes, the magic number is six.

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<v Speaker 2>And now they've got control of the number two spot

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<v Speaker 2>in the National League with the Atlanta Braves losing today.

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<v Speaker 2>Now four games back. But with the injuries, but the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are overcoming that. Oh, yes, the Dodgers. So deep

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<v Speaker 2>and so talented. A team in which the Dodgers tonight

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<v Speaker 2>didn't have Freddie Freeman in the lineup. Sore right knee.

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<v Speaker 2>You didn't have Will Smith behind the plate. He was

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<v Speaker 2>your designated hitter. You don't have Andy Pahez right now

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<v Speaker 2>out with the fractured left hand. And Shohei Otani missing

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<v Speaker 2>again tonight and now placed on the injured list. And

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<v Speaker 2>what did the Dodgers do tonight? They scored 14 runs

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<v Speaker 2>on 14 hits. They still... put up big numbers offensively.

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<v Speaker 2>What have they done on this homestand after two losses

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<v Speaker 2>to the St. Louis Cardinals? The Dodgers come back, win

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<v Speaker 2>the series finale against the Cardinals, and then a three-game

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<v Speaker 2>sweep of the Washington Nationals, followed off by another three-game sweep,

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<v Speaker 2>this one against the Cincinnati Reds. So they're doing things

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<v Speaker 2>like they're supposed to do and beating the teams they're

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to be beating here in the months of September,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're not doing it with a healthy lineup. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's what's impressive. They're getting great pitching. They're getting contributions

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<v Speaker 2>from other guys in the lineup, whether it's Tommy Edmond,

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Muncy, whether it's Teoscar Hernandez, or now, the last

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<v Speaker 2>eight games, Mookie Betts, who's hitting. 500 during that stretch.

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<v Speaker 2>Guys are stepping up when needed, and the guys are

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<v Speaker 2>filling the void for the other players who are out,

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<v Speaker 2>and Andy Pajas, and again, Freddie Freeman out in the

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<v Speaker 2>lineup tonight, and Shohei Otani. placed on the injured list.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot to get to. Jose Moda will join us.

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<v Speaker 2>We want to hear from you at 866-987-2570. 866-987-2570. You

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<v Speaker 2>heard from the manager, Dave Roberts, in our Clubhouse show

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<v Speaker 2>talking about Otani going to the injured list and Josue

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<v Speaker 2>DePaula getting called up. You've heard a lot about Josue DePaula,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers minor league outfielder who is only 21 years old,

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<v Speaker 2>was in AA Tulsa all of this year. And arguably

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<v Speaker 2>had his best season in the minor leagues to date. Hit. 303.

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<v Speaker 2>Just hit his 27th home run today. Drove in over

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<v Speaker 2>100 RBIs in the season. 101 to be exact. Had

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<v Speaker 2>87 walks. And 31 stolen bases. He was a two-time participant.

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<v Speaker 2>In the MLB Futures game, he won the MVP honors

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<v Speaker 2>last year in Atlanta, I believe it was, when they

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<v Speaker 2>hit the home run in the All-Star Weekend event, which

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<v Speaker 2>features all the minor league prospects around Major League Baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>He is one of the top prospects in all of

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<v Speaker 2>the game. The Dodgers' number one position prospect. And Josue

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<v Speaker 2>Napala will make his Dodgers debut on Friday in Miami.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts making it known that he will be the

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<v Speaker 2>designated hitter when he gets called up on Friday. And

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<v Speaker 2>David Vasse tweeted this out, and he's absolutely right. There's

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<v Speaker 2>no way you're bringing up a 21-year-old prospect at this

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<v Speaker 2>point of the season unless he's getting an opportunity to play.

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<v Speaker 2>And at that point, you're either a team that's out

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<v Speaker 2>of the playoff race and you want your young guys

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<v Speaker 2>to just get experience. Be in a big league stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>Get big league at-bats. Play in front of a big

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<v Speaker 2>league crowd. Be in the big leagues and experience it

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<v Speaker 2>the final month of the season. Or, on the other

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<v Speaker 2>side of it, they're filling a knee because of injury

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<v Speaker 2>on a playoff contending team, which the Dodgers are. And

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<v Speaker 2>if that's the case, you're not coming up here just

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<v Speaker 2>to sit. You're not wasting a call-up and starting that

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<v Speaker 2>clock in the major leagues, in Josue DePaulo's case, just

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<v Speaker 2>to sit and be an observer and, hey, heck, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just glad to be here. Let's soak up as much

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<v Speaker 2>as possible from guys at the big league level and

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<v Speaker 2>just be a guy sitting around observing. That's not what

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to get called up to do. Josue DePaula

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<v Speaker 2>is getting called up to get at bats and to

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<v Speaker 2>play at this point of the season. And that's exciting

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<v Speaker 2>to see. I'm excited for him. I think he's a

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<v Speaker 2>heck of a talent. You hear how he's worked with

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<v Speaker 2>Jason Hayward the last two months of the season, who

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<v Speaker 2>is a Dodger advisor to the front office and has

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<v Speaker 2>gone around and helped out some of the Dodger minor

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<v Speaker 2>league players at the different levels. And it was very

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<v Speaker 2>well known that he was helping out Josue DePaula in

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<v Speaker 2>the outfield with his defensive techniques and footwork and getting

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<v Speaker 2>the right way to play the outfield in the major leagues.

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<v Speaker 2>And here he is going to get an opportunity as

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<v Speaker 2>a designated hitter on Friday when the Dodgers head to Miami.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited for him. And what's even more exciting is

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<v Speaker 2>you're not asking him to come up and be the

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<v Speaker 2>star of the team. He's not getting called up by

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<v Speaker 2>the Reds or the Giants or the A's or the–

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<v Speaker 2>Minnesota Twins. And all eyes will be on him because

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<v Speaker 2>he's the future. He's the guy. He's the dude. And

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to be seeing this guy for the next

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<v Speaker 2>decade wearing this uniform. And we're going to get a

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<v Speaker 2>good start right here. So all the focus, all the

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<v Speaker 2>hype is on him. No, no, no. Yes, certainly a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of hype with Josue DiPaola, but there's no pressure

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<v Speaker 2>on him. He is going to be inserted into a

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<v Speaker 2>lineup surrounded by Max Muncy, Tommy Edmond, Kyle Tucker, Will Smith,

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie Friedman, Mookie Betts. I mean, don't ask Josue DePaula

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<v Speaker 2>to do too much. Be the designated hitter and just

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<v Speaker 2>go out and do what he's been doing for the

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<v Speaker 2>last four months in AA, and that'll be just perfect. 866-987-2570.

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<v Speaker 2>Certainly an exciting time. Certainly an exciting time for Josue

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<v Speaker 2>DePaula to get the call up, but I can't wait

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<v Speaker 2>to see what this young man does. There's absolutely zero

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<v Speaker 2>pressure on him.

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<v Speaker 1>None.

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<v Speaker 3>None.

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<v Speaker 2>To come up and have to be a savior or

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<v Speaker 2>have to show what he can do so he can

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<v Speaker 2>set the mark moving forward as the guy, the future

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<v Speaker 2>of a team, the future of an organization, and going

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<v Speaker 2>to be the promotional player that everybody looks at. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you think of an L.A. Cruz, you think of a

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<v Speaker 2>young player, a young position player or pitcher like a

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<v Speaker 2>Paul Skeens, where all of a sudden the franchise is

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<v Speaker 2>built around that player. Certainly there's a lot of hype

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<v Speaker 2>with Josue DiPaola. Certainly there's been a lot of attention

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<v Speaker 2>as one of the top ten minor league prospects in

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<v Speaker 2>all of Major League Baseball. So yeah, he's talented. There's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of hype around him. but he's coming to

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<v Speaker 2>a team that's going for a third straight World Series championship,

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<v Speaker 2>and all he's going to be asked to do is

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<v Speaker 2>just go out, be a contributor, and be the designated hitter,

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll see if he gets some opportunities to play

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<v Speaker 2>outfield to get guys like Kyle Tucker maybe off their

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<v Speaker 2>feet or Teoscar Hernandez in left field off their feet

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<v Speaker 2>in the final month here of the season. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's an exciting time for the Dodger fans to get

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<v Speaker 2>eyes on Josue DePaul and for him to get to

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<v Speaker 2>call up and be on this team here in this

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<v Speaker 2>stretch run as the Dodgers now have 16 games to

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<v Speaker 2>play in the regular season.

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<v Speaker 1>That's it.

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<v Speaker 2>That's it. 16 games to go here in the regular season.

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<v Speaker 2>And at the same time, we're happy to see Josue

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<v Speaker 2>DePaulo get called up and get an opportunity. We are

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<v Speaker 2>keeping an eye on Freddie Freeman and that sore right

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<v Speaker 2>knee that kept him out of the game tonight. Did

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<v Speaker 2>not play. Didn't even come off the bench. Was given

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<v Speaker 2>a night off. Shohei Otani did not play last night.

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<v Speaker 2>We thought he'd play tonight. But the clock now starts

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<v Speaker 2>retroactive to yesterday, him going on the 15-day IL. He

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<v Speaker 2>won't travel with the team, as Dave Roberts alluded to.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's just a chance for, as Dave Roberts said,

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<v Speaker 2>to get his alien body some rest. Don't need him

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<v Speaker 2>to go out there and get three or four at-bats

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<v Speaker 2>and go through the grind of getting ready for a game,

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<v Speaker 2>the hours that it takes to get into the prep

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<v Speaker 2>and the lead-up to a 7-10 first pitch. Get him right.

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<v Speaker 2>Get him healthy. Let the body heal. Let the body

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<v Speaker 2>get right. And when he comes back on that first

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<v Speaker 2>day he's eligible to return on September 23rd against the Padres,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers will have five games remaining in the regular season.

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<v Speaker 2>And then if they get a bye in the wild card,

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<v Speaker 2>if they have to play in the wild card round,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll find out. But Still, five games, plenty of at-bats

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<v Speaker 2>for him to get back and get right before the

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<v Speaker 2>run in October begins. So it's not ideal to have

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<v Speaker 2>Shohei Otani going to the injured list, but if any

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<v Speaker 2>team could absorb that, if any team could get away

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<v Speaker 2>with having their unicorn or their superstar have to go

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<v Speaker 2>to the IEL during a final month of a season

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<v Speaker 2>stretch run, it's the Dodgers. They can absorb that with

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<v Speaker 2>the talent and depth that this team has. No better

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<v Speaker 2>example than tonight, folks. With no Freddie Freeman and no

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<v Speaker 2>Shohei Otani, The Dodgers pound out 14 runs on 14 hits. 866-987-2570.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's squeeze in a call or two before we take

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<v Speaker 2>a break. Jose Moto will join us on the flip

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<v Speaker 2>side of that. Jeff, Sierra Madre, welcome to Dodger Talk,

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<v Speaker 2>live from Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium on this Wednesday night.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you doing, Jeff?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, I'm great. Thank you, Tim.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I just want to talk about momentum.

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<v Speaker 4>It's like, it seems like sometimes, you know, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 4>are like, struggling and all of a sudden when they're hot,

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<v Speaker 4>they're hot. And going into the playoffs, how do you

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<v Speaker 4>feel about if they're leading the league and going into

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<v Speaker 4>the playoffs, everything's clicking, sometimes it doesn't work. What's the

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<v Speaker 4>right time to peak?

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<v Speaker 2>What is the balance of when do you want to

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<v Speaker 2>be playing your baseball compared to when You want to

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<v Speaker 2>be slumping. If you don't really want to ever be slumping,

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<v Speaker 2>but I get what you're saying, and I appreciate the

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<v Speaker 2>phone call. 2025, the Dodgers season concluded with a 16-10

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<v Speaker 2>record in the month of September. They clenched the title

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<v Speaker 2>of the NL West on September 25th. This is a

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers team that going into September, what do we know

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<v Speaker 2>about them? Going to run away with the division because

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<v Speaker 2>they were already up nine going on ten games. That

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<v Speaker 2>is still the case with the magic number being six.

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<v Speaker 2>But they were also fighting, and they still are. This

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<v Speaker 2>isn't over. There's still 16 games to go, and the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers have a four-game lead over the Atlanta Braves for

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<v Speaker 2>that second spot in the National League, that all-important second spot, because, again,

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<v Speaker 2>the top two teams in the American League and the

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<v Speaker 2>top two teams in the National League get buys in

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<v Speaker 2>the wildcard round, and the Dodgers currently, as we see

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<v Speaker 2>right here on September 9th, The Dodgers are the number

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<v Speaker 2>two seed in the National League, trailing the Milwaukee Brewers

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<v Speaker 2>by a game and a half, but four games up

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<v Speaker 2>on the Atlanta Braves. So appreciate the phone call. This

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<v Speaker 2>is the time, September, when you want to be playing

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<v Speaker 2>your best baseball. Now, if the Dodgers go in a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit of a rut here.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't want that to happen, but certainly it wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>be the end of the world. But are they going

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<v Speaker 2>to score 14 runs every single game? No. But we

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<v Speaker 2>also mentioned September and the schedule looking very favorable for

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers, the final 20-plus games of this season. And

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<v Speaker 2>it really is. You couldn't have asked for a better

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<v Speaker 2>month of September schedule-wise than what the Dodgers got. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I know they lost two or three to the Cardinals,

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<v Speaker 2>but then they sweep the Nationals. when they sweep the

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<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati Reds. Now they're going to go take on the

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<v Speaker 2>Miami Marlins over the week. That's tough. You're going back east.

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<v Speaker 2>You're down playing in Miami, South Florida. That's a tough

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<v Speaker 2>trip for everybody. And then you've got four in Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't want to take your foot off the gas.

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<v Speaker 2>Certainly you're still probably looking at a magic number. It's

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<v Speaker 2>down to maybe one, two, three at that point. Who knows?

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<v Speaker 2>And then you get the Giants for three, the Padres

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<v Speaker 2>for three, and the Giants again for three up in

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<v Speaker 2>San Francisco. to finish off the regular season. Only the

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<v Speaker 2>Padres are a team over. 500 in the entire month

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<v Speaker 2>of September. So we talked about that going into September.

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<v Speaker 2>The schedule laid out very nice for this Dodgers team.

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<v Speaker 2>We all freaked out a little bit on the first

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<v Speaker 2>and second when they lost consecutive games to the St.

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<v Speaker 2>Louis Cardinals, but now they have rattled off seven in

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<v Speaker 2>a row. And again, the schedule still favorable for them.

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<v Speaker 2>as they move forward here in the final 16 games

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<v Speaker 2>of the regular season. Let's take a quick timeout. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>come back. We'll get to more phone calls. We'll get

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<v Speaker 2>to Jose Mota as the Dodgers with a 14-1 win

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<v Speaker 2>over the Cincinnati Reds. Tonight, Dodgers baseball is brought to

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<v Speaker 2>you by Modelo. Modelo, the mark of a fighter. Yoshinobu Yamamoto,

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<v Speaker 2>seven innings, one run, three hits, ten punch-outs, picks up

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<v Speaker 2>his 13th win of the season. Dodgers, their 89th win

0:14:10.950 --> 0:14:13.840
<v Speaker 2>of the season as they are cruising. Winners of seven

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<v Speaker 2>in a row. The big news, Shohei Otani to the

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<v Speaker 2>injured list. Josue DiPaola, the prize prospect, getting called up

0:14:22.380 --> 0:14:24.780
<v Speaker 2>and will make the start on Friday in Miami. Jose

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<v Speaker 2>Moto will help us talk about it next and your

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<v Speaker 2>phone calls as Dodger Talk continues here on AM570 LA

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<v Speaker 2>Sports live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Hey, it's Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Doja Talk AM570. edu sports there's a one

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<v Speaker 2>one fly ball to right it's deep into the corner

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<v Speaker 2>and it is gone a two run home run for.

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<v Speaker 5>Max muncie the route is on the dodgers lead 11

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<v Speaker 5>to 1.

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<v Speaker 2>Muncie's 27th home run of the year and now he has.

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<v Speaker 5>70 runs batted in the dodgers lead by 10.

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<v Speaker 2>Max Muncy with the two-run home run in the sixth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers had four home runs in all tonight. Kike

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<v Speaker 2>Hernandez goes deep. Mookie Betts had a two-run home run

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<v Speaker 2>in the third. You heard the 27th home run there

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<v Speaker 2>from Max Muncy. Kyle Tucker off a position player, and

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<v Speaker 2>Trevino goes deep in the eighth inning. to tack on

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<v Speaker 2>the extra point as the Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds

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<v Speaker 2>in just a second. Let's check in with Jose.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time to go around the horn with Jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose, a lot to digest. This homestand, this series,

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<v Speaker 2>Yomimoto tonight scoring 14 runs on 14 hits. But we'll

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<v Speaker 2>start off with Otani going to the injured list. Certainly

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<v Speaker 2>not ideal, but The Dodgers have the luxury to absorb

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<v Speaker 2>this kind of hit, I guess you can call it here,

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<v Speaker 2>in the month of September with the lead they have

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<v Speaker 2>in the division, where they're at as far as the

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<v Speaker 2>number two spot in the National League, ahead of the

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<v Speaker 2>Atlanta Braves now by four games, and certainly getting him

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<v Speaker 2>some rest to get his body right, as Dave Roberts said,

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<v Speaker 2>is a big thing, but also Josue DiPaola getting called up.

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<v Speaker 2>What a night!

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I mean, Tim, there's a lot to digest, as

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<v Speaker 5>you mentioned. The most important thing here is that all

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<v Speaker 5>the things you mentioned are right on the money in

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<v Speaker 5>terms of why you can do this right now. why

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<v Speaker 5>you should do it right now. There's also why they

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<v Speaker 5>should have done it last week, which Dave Roberts even

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<v Speaker 5>alluded to earlier today. He can't look back anymore. The

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<v Speaker 5>bottom line is this. Shoho's body is not responding to

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<v Speaker 5>everything they try to do in the first week, getting

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<v Speaker 5>him some time off. The swings are not there. We

0:16:53.570 --> 0:16:56.210
<v Speaker 5>know everything that's gone around. His push leg, the back

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<v Speaker 5>leg is not responding. So it's the right thing to do.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, you have a lead, as he mentioned. You've

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<v Speaker 5>got this long road trip to the finals. East Coast,

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<v Speaker 5>let that body just take care of that body. And

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<v Speaker 5>the guy's playing well without him. That's another thing, too,

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<v Speaker 5>where you play without Freddie today, he's got a little

0:17:12.300 --> 0:17:15.380
<v Speaker 5>bum knee himself, too, and then you haven't had Shohei play,

0:17:15.420 --> 0:17:17.800
<v Speaker 5>and you play so well without Shohei now. In a

0:17:17.859 --> 0:17:20.200
<v Speaker 5>long season, this is not going to continue on this trend.

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<v Speaker 5>But right now, you've got to follow and believe that

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<v Speaker 5>Dodger's depth, which they know they have to build up

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<v Speaker 5>no matter who goes down, you've got to trust the

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<v Speaker 5>guys that you have playing from a lineup composition. to

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<v Speaker 5>the way the rotation lines up from the defensive side

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<v Speaker 5>to know that you can go out there and absorb this.

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<v Speaker 5>And just in the long run, I mean, for Shohei,

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<v Speaker 5>he's not 26 anymore. He's not 22 anymore. He's been

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<v Speaker 5>doing this since he was 15 years old. It takes

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<v Speaker 5>a toll on you, and the right thing is now.

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<v Speaker 5>Shohei himself tried hard, believe me, to do this, to

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<v Speaker 5>get through, to help the team out, especially because– When

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<v Speaker 5>all this happened to him, the team was not playing

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<v Speaker 5>very well. It's almost like the responsibility of going, I

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<v Speaker 5>just can't not allow myself to be out of there

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<v Speaker 5>now that they need me the most. But he saw

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<v Speaker 5>the results, and he knows what's better. Plus, you know what?

0:18:08.109 --> 0:18:11.410
<v Speaker 5>Third season with the Dodgers, understand something. Where he came from,

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<v Speaker 5>at this point, you're planning for the end of the season.

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<v Speaker 5>That's it, right? No, he's not. He's thinking more, and

0:18:16.880 --> 0:18:20.020
<v Speaker 5>he knows in this organization, things are planned out for

0:18:20.040 --> 0:18:22.940
<v Speaker 5>a prolonged month of October, hopefully again. So there's a

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<v Speaker 5>lot of baseball left, enough time to get him back.

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<v Speaker 5>Not the first time he's missed time in September. His

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<v Speaker 5>last September with the Angels was like this. He missed

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<v Speaker 5>the entire month because of the oblique. So a lot

0:18:32.609 --> 0:18:34.810
<v Speaker 5>of great things lead to this. The guy's playing well

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<v Speaker 5>to me is the most important thing. Sure, he's going

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<v Speaker 5>to be taken care of, but also Jose de Paula.

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<v Speaker 5>That is very exciting. Young players, new blood. Guy that's

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<v Speaker 5>worked so hard. Ron Renneke. to Jason Hayward, all those

0:18:47.000 --> 0:18:49.140
<v Speaker 5>guys through the year, just saying he's getting better. He's

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<v Speaker 5>getting an idea as to what baseball is all about. Double-A, obviously,

0:18:54.440 --> 0:18:56.619
<v Speaker 5>big jump, you know, that level where you go, you

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<v Speaker 5>know what, the biggest challenges are going to be for

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<v Speaker 5>you right now on the pitching side. There's no more

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<v Speaker 5>piping fastball 2-0, 1-0 for you when pitchers fall behind.

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<v Speaker 5>And he responded by playing a good defense, which was

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<v Speaker 5>one of the things that was knocking him a little bit.

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<v Speaker 5>Work habits, getting better with the footwork. And the guy

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<v Speaker 5>takes his walks. He hits the ball around, a lot

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<v Speaker 5>of extra bases. And it's going to be fun to

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<v Speaker 5>watch him play because I know that it means a

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<v Speaker 5>whole lot for him. Born in Brooklyn, Dominican parents, and

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<v Speaker 5>eventually went back to sign back in the Dominican Republic

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<v Speaker 5>when he signed in 2022.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Josue DePaula gets called up. He'll be the designated

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<v Speaker 2>hitter on Friday's show. Hey, Otani, going to the injured list.

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<v Speaker 2>The game itself tonight, the Dodgers, no Otani, no Freddie Freeman,

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<v Speaker 2>and they still score 14 runs on 14 hits. And

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<v Speaker 2>the Cincinnati Reds didn't help themselves with it. Booting the

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<v Speaker 2>ball around the infield and the pass ball that scored

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<v Speaker 2>a run. The Dodgers took advantage certainly of those opportunities.

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<v Speaker 2>Yoshinobu Yamamoto. another strong performance now, tying his career high

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<v Speaker 2>with 13 wins. He has been absolutely fantastic all season

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<v Speaker 2>long as a horse to anchor this rotation. And it

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<v Speaker 2>seems like here in the month of September, he's not

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<v Speaker 2>skipping a beat, Jose.

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<v Speaker 5>No, and he was so good in the month of August,

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<v Speaker 5>which he didn't show because the wins were there because

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<v Speaker 5>the offense just didn't help him out. But, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>he's going to face top of the rotation guys. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 5>that's going to happen more often than not. Today was

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<v Speaker 5>not the case. Dodgers took advantage of that. You mentioned

0:20:18.740 --> 0:20:21.590
<v Speaker 5>about a team like Cincinnati. They booted the ball around.

0:20:21.970 --> 0:20:25.190
<v Speaker 5>They gained number one, obviously, with Brian Hayes, one of

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<v Speaker 5>the best fielders at third base. A couple of big errors.

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<v Speaker 5>Then they are taking advantage of the walks, their prolonged innings.

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<v Speaker 5>The women's scoring position and certainly guys getting back on track, which,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, the kids with Mookie Betts. Will Smith starting

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<v Speaker 5>to look again like Will Smith after that long layoff

0:20:40.280 --> 0:20:45.210
<v Speaker 5>for him. But Teoscar has been a lineup changer. And

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<v Speaker 5>the way his approach has gone and the results that

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<v Speaker 5>he's getting and how much he's feeding from the top

0:20:50.650 --> 0:20:53.290
<v Speaker 5>and then also he's feeding the bottom part of the lineup,

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<v Speaker 5>which contributed again here tonight. And having that great flow

0:20:56.980 --> 0:20:59.139
<v Speaker 5>of the Dahlia baseball again. Well, the walks are involved.

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<v Speaker 5>You pass the baton. You have good at-bats. You're playing

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<v Speaker 5>good fundamental baseball, which is so noticeable when you don't.

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<v Speaker 5>And coming through a men's scoring position, all showing up internally,

0:21:08.600 --> 0:21:11.320
<v Speaker 5>the power that was lacking for a few weeks is back,

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<v Speaker 5>and that is the biggest separator when it comes down

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<v Speaker 5>to scoring.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers winners of seven in a row. We'll see what

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<v Speaker 2>happens in Miami and then Cincinnati for four on this

0:21:19.080 --> 0:21:21.620
<v Speaker 2>seven-game road trip. It all starts on Friday in Miami

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<v Speaker 2>with the debut of Josue DePaulo, the 21-year-old top minor

0:21:25.820 --> 0:21:29.010
<v Speaker 2>league prospect for the Dodgers, getting called up with Shohei Otani.

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<v Speaker 2>Going to the injured list. Jose, we appreciate it. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>check with you in a couple days. Safe travels.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, man. It'll be good. Take care.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there he goes. Jose Mota here on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>866-987-2570 is the number. Dodgers with a 14-1 win over

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<v Speaker 2>the Cincinnati Reds. Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the win. He was

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely fantastic. Over seven innings, one run, three hits, ten

0:21:50.880 --> 0:21:54.060
<v Speaker 2>strikeouts to get his 13th win of the season. Four

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<v Speaker 2>different Dodgers go deep. including Max Muncy, who hits his

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<v Speaker 2>27th of the season. Kyle Tucker went deep as well

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<v Speaker 2>in the eighth inning with a solo home run off

0:22:03.359 --> 0:22:06.859
<v Speaker 2>of the position player Trevino for the Cincinnati Reds. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go back out to the phones and squeeze in a

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<v Speaker 2>call or two if we can here. Before we say goodbye,

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<v Speaker 2>let's go to Dan in Simi Valley. He's been waiting

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<v Speaker 2>patiently on this Wednesday night. Dan, welcome to Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you doing?

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<v Speaker 3>Fine, Tim. Thank you for taking my call. I really

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<v Speaker 3>appreciate it, and thank you for calling. All your work

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<v Speaker 3>you guys do.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, this is a, this is a trip seeing

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<v Speaker 3>the Dodgers do what they did tonight. I think it's

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<v Speaker 3>a turn for the better. I think Kike looks like

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<v Speaker 3>he's getting ready for October, Mr. October. I, I always

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<v Speaker 3>like to see him come through in October because that's

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<v Speaker 3>his month.

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<v Speaker 4>I want to.

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<v Speaker 3>Say that, you know, this blessing disguise for, for, Otani, maybe.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, just to take the time off. We have

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<v Speaker 3>the luxury to do that as an organization. I think

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<v Speaker 3>it's awesome that we're able to hold down the fort

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<v Speaker 3>with Otani to actually rehab himself in a way so

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<v Speaker 3>he can get ready for October as well. And I

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to say another thing about Kyle Tucker. I just

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<v Speaker 3>want to give props for his just endurance. I know

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<v Speaker 3>he's been going through hell. It's been a long season

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<v Speaker 3>for him. I've been rooting for him. I've been rooting

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<v Speaker 3>for him. I talked to Dave about this before in

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<v Speaker 3>past Dodger talks. And I think, you know, a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of the social media is harsh on him. Dodger fans

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<v Speaker 3>can be harsh on players, but I think there's going

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<v Speaker 3>to be a place for him in October.

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<v Speaker 2>I can feel it.

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<v Speaker 3>I think his defense is coming along just great. I

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<v Speaker 3>think he's making spectacular plays out there. And I think

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<v Speaker 3>he's going to click. I think something's going to happen

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<v Speaker 3>with him. I could feel it. And I'm excited about

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<v Speaker 3>Josue Topala coming in. I think under Teoscar, who's also

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<v Speaker 3>from Dominican Republic, I think that's going to be a

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<v Speaker 3>great wing to get under for this young man. And

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<v Speaker 3>who knows? Who knows what this young man is going

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<v Speaker 3>to do for the Dodger organization in the future. Thank

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<v Speaker 3>you for taking my call, Tim. Thank you for all

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<v Speaker 3>the hard work.

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<v Speaker 1>Go Raiders.

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<v Speaker 5>Go Bruins.

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<v Speaker 1>Go Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that. Appreciate the phone call. You got them

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<v Speaker 2>all in there. Kyle Tucker, certainly not the regular season

0:24:33.660 --> 0:24:36.070
<v Speaker 2>he or the Dodgers envisioned when he signed the contract

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<v Speaker 2>this past offseason as one of the top-rated free agents

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<v Speaker 2>in all of baseball this past October, November, December during

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<v Speaker 2>the offseason, but Things can drastically change, and you can

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<v Speaker 2>turn your whole season around by what you do in

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<v Speaker 2>September and October, and we can see what he'll do

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<v Speaker 2>here in the final few weeks of the season and

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<v Speaker 2>certainly getting ahead as they move forward into October if

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<v Speaker 2>he can turn things around. No better time than now

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<v Speaker 2>to see Kyle Tucker go on a heater here in

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<v Speaker 2>September and into postseason baseball. Maybe it starts with that

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<v Speaker 2>home run that he hit off a position player tonight

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<v Speaker 2>in the eighth inning. We shall see Josue DiPaola getting

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<v Speaker 2>called up from Tulsa As the Dodgers top minor league prospect.

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<v Speaker 2>27 home runs. He is hitting over 300. Drives in

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<v Speaker 2>over 100 in AA this year. And because of Shohei

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<v Speaker 2>Otani going to the injured list. Josue DePaula will be

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<v Speaker 2>going and making his major league debut on Friday. With

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers. Joining them down in South Florida. As they

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<v Speaker 2>start a seven game road trip.

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<v Speaker 1>Riding.

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<v Speaker 2>A seven-game winning streak. Again, this could be a blessing

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<v Speaker 2>in disguise here for Shohei Otani going on the injured

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<v Speaker 2>list to just get right, get rested, get the nagging injuries,

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<v Speaker 2>the soreness, the inflammation, anything that's nagging him at this

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<v Speaker 2>point in the season. And all these guys are banged up.

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<v Speaker 2>All these guys are tired and fatigued and going through it.

0:25:55.760 --> 0:25:59.900
<v Speaker 2>It's part of the grind of 162 games. You're able

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<v Speaker 2>to make through without any injuries, and not a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of guys do. And Otani battles. And think about it.

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<v Speaker 2>As a two-way player, he's pitching, he's hitting, no days off.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's a grind. It's a tax on him.

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<v Speaker 2>He's over 30 now. It's not easy. He's not getting

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<v Speaker 2>any younger. But for him to now realize, I got

0:26:18.780 --> 0:26:20.700
<v Speaker 2>to shut it down, it should have happened a couple

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<v Speaker 2>days ago and could have been retroactive a couple days ago,

0:26:23.619 --> 0:26:26.159
<v Speaker 2>but he played two nights ago, unfortunately. So now it

0:26:26.180 --> 0:26:29.100
<v Speaker 2>starts from last night. Yeah. He'll be eligible to come

0:26:29.140 --> 0:26:31.310
<v Speaker 2>off the injured list on September 23rd. The Dodgers will

0:26:31.330 --> 0:26:33.890
<v Speaker 2>have five games remaining in the regular season. So let's

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<v Speaker 2>hope between now and the 23rd, he can stay back

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<v Speaker 2>here in L.A., he can just get right, get healthy,

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<v Speaker 2>get in an infrared sauna, get into a cryo chamber,

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<v Speaker 2>get massages, do what you got to do to get right,

0:26:46.340 --> 0:26:48.179
<v Speaker 2>get the muscles right, get the body right, get the

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<v Speaker 2>mind right. for the final week of the season, and then,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, October baseball. That's going to do it for

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk on this Wednesday night. Many thanks to Collin E. Folks,

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<v Speaker 2>he works every single day. He is sick right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what he's got, but he's still sick

0:27:07.000 --> 0:27:10.620
<v Speaker 2>almost a week later. We need him to get healthy.

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<v Speaker 2>There's no IEL stand for Colin Yee, folks. Shohei can

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<v Speaker 2>go on the IEL and stay back, but Colin Yee's

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<v Speaker 2>got to be back to work on Friday when the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers road trip starts in Miami at Marlins Park for

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<v Speaker 2>the first of three in South Florida, but we hope

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<v Speaker 2>he gets better over the next day. He'll have a

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<v Speaker 2>day off tomorrow to relax and play some pickleball. But

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<v Speaker 2>we'll have off-night Dodger talk tomorrow. We'll break down more

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<v Speaker 2>of this Josue DiPaola news. Dodgers top prospect getting promoted

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<v Speaker 2>from AA Tulsa. And will join the team in Miami

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<v Speaker 2>in making his debut on Friday. Dodgers win tonight. A

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<v Speaker 2>14-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, his 13th win.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers win number 89 on this season. And here they

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<v Speaker 2>go down the stretch with a magic number of six

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<v Speaker 2>to clinch the division.

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<v Speaker 1>So long, everybody. Girl, unless you're standing in my shoes.