WEBVTT - Dodgers on Deck (9-4-26) 0:00:00.470 --> 0:00:03.480 For the back to back world champions of baseball. 0:00:03.680 --> 0:00:05.900 One of the greatest runs in the history of baseball. 0:00:06.000 --> 0:00:08.510 Immortality. is within their reach. 0:00:08.910 --> 0:00:10.050 Incredible. 0:00:10.289 --> 0:00:11.969 And while others make excuses. 0:00:12.270 --> 0:00:14.250 The only reason the Dodgers are doing this is because 0:00:14.290 --> 0:00:15.350 they can. They print money. 0:00:15.370 --> 0:00:17.230 The Dodgers. This can't continue. 0:00:17.290 --> 0:00:18.150 It's not fair. 0:00:18.329 --> 0:00:19.410 Are making plans. 0:00:19.820 --> 0:00:20.270 Again. 0:00:20.360 --> 0:00:25.180 It's a singular focus on controlling what they can control. 0:00:25.360 --> 0:00:29.040 Now your pregame host of the world champion L.A. Dodgers, 0:00:29.580 --> 0:00:30.340 Tim Cates. 0:00:32.200 --> 0:00:36.470 Hi, everybody, and welcome in to Morongo Casino Dodgers on 0:00:36.530 --> 0:00:39.910 deck on this Friday, September the 4th, as your Los 0:00:40.010 --> 0:00:44.920 Angeles Dodgers, 83-57, sitting atop the NL West, a nine-and-a-half 0:00:44.979 --> 0:00:48.260 game lead in the division after a dramatic walk-off win 0:00:48.340 --> 0:00:51.670 last night to salvage their series with St. Louis. The Dodgers' 0:00:51.690 --> 0:00:55.570 homestand continues tonight with the first of three against the 0:00:55.630 --> 0:00:58.490 Washington Nationals who are in town. Blake Snell on the mound. 0:00:58.750 --> 0:01:01.360 First pitch from Uniqlo Field. The Dodgers' stadium is coming 0:01:01.400 --> 0:01:03.860 up at 7-10. Coming up over the next hour here 0:01:03.900 --> 0:01:06.560 on Morongo Casino, Dodgers on deck. We're going to hear 0:01:06.580 --> 0:01:08.920 from David Vazde throughout the hour. We'll hear from the 0:01:08.959 --> 0:01:11.170 Dodger manager coming up in about 20 minutes. We'll get 0:01:11.200 --> 0:01:14.270 your preview of this pitching matchup. We got your Dodgers 0:01:14.310 --> 0:01:17.870 magical moments. We'll hear from Kirsten Watson and we got 0:01:17.890 --> 0:01:20.670 the latest injury news as well with this Dodgers team 0:01:21.020 --> 0:01:22.480 in just a few minutes. We'll head out to the 0:01:22.520 --> 0:01:25.720 gal before broadcast booth with Charlie Steiner and Rick Monday. Well, 0:01:25.780 --> 0:01:29.100 last night, It took some walk-off magic for the Dodgers 0:01:29.140 --> 0:01:29.919 to get the W. 0:01:29.959 --> 0:01:31.100 Tarek Skubal got the start. 0:01:31.120 --> 0:01:34.160 He navigated through five-plus innings, allowed two runs on ten 0:01:34.180 --> 0:01:37.320 hits while striking out six along the way. Skubal gave 0:01:37.380 --> 0:01:40.560 up a career-high ten hits, but was able to limit 0:01:40.580 --> 0:01:43.209 the damage as the Cardinals got an RBI single from 0:01:43.270 --> 0:01:45.490 Baez in the first and then an RBI single from 0:01:45.569 --> 0:01:46.470 Urias in the third. 0:01:47.030 --> 0:01:47.230 St. 0:01:47.250 --> 0:01:50.210 Louis jumped out to a 2-0 lead. The Dodgers offense, meanwhile, 0:01:50.470 --> 0:01:53.750 was quiet against starter Quinn Matthews. Sometimes you need the 0:01:53.770 --> 0:01:55.940 pitcher to finally make a mistake, and he did in 0:01:55.980 --> 0:01:58.820 the fifth. A leadoff double by Tommy Edmond. Two batters later, 0:01:58.940 --> 0:02:01.040 Edmond on third base with one out. 0:02:01.060 --> 0:02:06.080 1-0 pitch, and it goes to the backstop. Edmond rushing home. 0:02:06.140 --> 0:02:09.910 He scores. Down to second base, Teosca Hernandez. 0:02:09.990 --> 0:02:10.300 It is 2-1. 0:02:13.250 --> 0:02:15.530 That's another way he can score when you get runners 0:02:15.610 --> 0:02:16.429 over at third base. 0:02:17.169 --> 0:02:19.889 The Dodgers will take it. A wild pitch from Quinn Matthews. 0:02:20.030 --> 0:02:22.510 Dodgers on the board down 2-1. The Dodgers had a 0:02:22.550 --> 0:02:25.430 chance in the eighth inning then. Cardinals reliever Soriano loaded 0:02:25.450 --> 0:02:28.610 the bases with a leadoff walk to Hernandez. Then consecutive 0:02:28.650 --> 0:02:31.690 two-out walks to pinch hitter Max Muncy and Kyle Tucker. However, 0:02:31.730 --> 0:02:34.290 Dalton Rushing went down swinging to end the thread. The 0:02:34.330 --> 0:02:37.630 Dodgers at that point were 0-8 with runners in scoring position. 0:02:37.970 --> 0:02:40.730 Down 2-1, going to the bottom of the ninth, facing 0:02:40.830 --> 0:02:44.370 Cardinals closer Riley O'Brien. With one out, Tommy Edmond a 0:02:44.410 --> 0:02:46.840 single to the left. He stole second base, which was huge. 0:02:47.160 --> 0:02:50.560 Mookie Betts walked. That brought up then Teoscar Hernandez, who 0:02:50.600 --> 0:02:52.139 found himself with a 3-2 count. 0:02:52.520 --> 0:02:54.700 Here comes the payoff pitch to Hernandez. 0:02:55.820 --> 0:02:59.450 Swings, line, drive, left center field. That's going to split. 0:02:59.220 --> 0:03:00.670 The outfielders, go to the wall. 0:03:00.970 --> 0:03:04.210 Edmond comes around to score. Here comes Betts around third. 0:03:04.430 --> 0:03:05.350 He'll get to the plate. 0:03:05.669 --> 0:03:06.490 Dodgers win. 0:03:06.830 --> 0:03:09.110 Dodgers win. Dodgers win. 0:03:10.639 --> 0:03:12.380 On a two-run hit from. 0:03:12.260 --> 0:03:14.540 Teoscar Hernandez in the bottom of the ninth. 0:03:16.620 --> 0:03:19.590 The eighth walk-off win this season for the Dodgers. 0:03:22.770 --> 0:03:23.650 Oh, how do you like it? 0:03:27.150 --> 0:03:31.540 Second hit of the night for Teoscar Hernandez. and the 0:03:31.560 --> 0:03:33.260 Dodgers with a walk-off win. 0:03:33.660 --> 0:03:37.440 Teoscar Hernandez delivers a walk-off two-run hit to center. Dodgers 0:03:37.580 --> 0:03:40.700 walk off the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2. That's the top-tier 0:03:40.720 --> 0:03:42.340 play of the game brought to you by Arco Quality, 0:03:42.600 --> 0:03:43.680 top-tier gas for less. 0:03:43.720 --> 0:03:46.020 Dodgers with their eighth walk-off win of the season. 0:03:46.060 --> 0:03:48.840 Tommy Edmond, well, he was pretty impressive last night filling 0:03:48.880 --> 0:03:51.360 in for Shohei Otani in the leadoff spot, going four 0:03:51.380 --> 0:03:53.980 for five with two runs scored. Teoscar Hernandez. finished with 0:03:54.040 --> 0:03:56.990 two hits and the two RBIs with the win. Dodgers 0:03:57.030 --> 0:03:59.770 now 83-57 on this season. They're right back at it tonight. 0:03:59.850 --> 0:04:02.450 Gone are the Cardinals, now the Washington Nationals in town 0:04:02.690 --> 0:04:04.130 for the start of a three-game series. 0:04:04.370 --> 0:04:06.650 Blake Snell on the mound in the series opener. First 0:04:06.690 --> 0:04:07.369 pitch is 7-10. 0:04:07.390 --> 0:04:09.310 And with more, let's head out to the Galpin Ford 0:04:09.350 --> 0:04:12.030 broadcast booth as we say hello to Charlie Steiner and 0:04:12.070 --> 0:04:12.530 Rick Munday. 0:04:12.550 --> 0:04:12.770 Guys. 0:04:13.590 --> 0:04:15.960 All right, Tim, we're down to the final 22 games 0:04:16.000 --> 0:04:17.440 of the regular season. 0:04:17.440 --> 0:04:18.860 24 days remain. 0:04:19.320 --> 0:04:23.580 The Dodgers at 83-57 in first place in the National League. 0:04:23.640 --> 0:04:27.690 West comfortably in front of Arizona by 9.5 games, 10 0:04:27.690 --> 0:04:31.190 in front of San Diego. The magic number is 13. 0:04:31.190 --> 0:04:33.990 The Dodgers and the Braves each picked up a game on. 0:04:33.950 --> 0:04:35.250 The Brewers last night. 0:04:35.730 --> 0:04:38.730 They trailed Milwaukee by three and a half and three 0:04:38.770 --> 0:04:41.990 in the loss column. But the reality is, Mo, with 0:04:42.029 --> 0:04:45.380 the tie-breaking situation being what it is, the Dodgers are 0:04:45.420 --> 0:04:47.100 really four behind the Brewers. 0:04:47.200 --> 0:04:49.620 Yeah, and they've got to get it into gear. 0:04:49.640 --> 0:04:51.160 There's no ifs, ands, and buts about it. 0:04:51.160 --> 0:04:53.240 And hopefully last night was a very good sign for 0:04:53.420 --> 0:04:56.440 a lot of different reasons. First of all, for Teosca Hernandez, 0:04:57.180 --> 0:05:00.440 not only did two run doubles, with one out in 0:05:00.480 --> 0:05:02.460 the bottom of the ninth last night to score the 0:05:02.500 --> 0:05:07.040 two runs in the victory margin. But he's had better swings, 0:05:07.140 --> 0:05:10.110 including a single he had in the third inning. So 0:05:10.170 --> 0:05:11.910 now we're seeing a couple of things. He made an 0:05:11.950 --> 0:05:14.969 adjustment with the swing itself, trying to use the hands 0:05:14.990 --> 0:05:17.950 a little bit more. We're seeing a higher velocity now, 0:05:17.970 --> 0:05:21.200 exit velocity off of his bat, And if he can 0:05:21.250 --> 0:05:24.750 just narrow the strike zone down and leave that slider away, 0:05:24.870 --> 0:05:26.469 leave that alone, he's going to be just fine. 0:05:26.690 --> 0:05:30.490 Eight for 16 in his last four games. And so 0:05:30.510 --> 0:05:33.830 I'll tell you, Oscars certainly come alive. And Tommy Edmund, 0:05:33.970 --> 0:05:38.110 four hits last night, leading off again today. Otani getting 0:05:38.170 --> 0:05:38.830 another day off. 0:05:38.940 --> 0:05:42.719 Yeah, another day off along with Freddie Freeman. And for Freeman, 0:05:42.779 --> 0:05:44.740 he's going to be back in there tomorrow. Dave Roberts 0:05:44.779 --> 0:05:47.539 is talking about that. The other good news is Roki Sasaki, 0:05:48.180 --> 0:05:50.080 because the blister went on the injury list. He had 0:05:50.120 --> 0:05:53.290 an extended bullpen session today. Now, the blister was covered, 0:05:53.750 --> 0:05:57.510 but just watching him as coming to the ballpark, he 0:05:57.610 --> 0:06:01.089 had very good velocity. Dave Roberts was very impressed on 0:06:01.150 --> 0:06:03.099 top of it. He even had Dave Roberts stand in there. 0:06:03.480 --> 0:06:05.620 like a hitter, and he says, you know, hitting is difficult. 0:06:05.660 --> 0:06:07.980 He says, I felt much better in the interview room 0:06:08.020 --> 0:06:08.980 than I did at home plate. 0:06:09.260 --> 0:06:11.980 Blake Snell goes for the Dodgers tonight. Boy, he's been 0:06:12.020 --> 0:06:16.130 great since coming off the injured list. Young lefty, big fella, 6'3, 0:06:16.150 --> 0:06:19.430 about two and a quarter. Jackson Kent is going for 0:06:19.470 --> 0:06:23.800 the Washington Nationals. First of this three-game weekend series, Labor 0:06:23.810 --> 0:06:27.360 Day weekend. Lineups and first pitch in just a little bit, Tim. 0:06:28.060 --> 0:06:29.060 All right. Thank you, Charlie. 0:06:29.080 --> 0:06:31.120 We're off and running here on Morongo Casino. Dodgers on 0:06:31.160 --> 0:06:33.020 deck as we count you down to first pitch. Dodger fans, 0:06:33.050 --> 0:06:35.770 get that game day meal on at Shakey's Pizza Parlor. 0:06:35.810 --> 0:06:38.330 Order your Shakey's Pizza. Shake it at Mojo's right now 0:06:38.350 --> 0:06:41.609 at Shakey's.com. Coming up, we'll hear from the manager, Dave Roberts, 0:06:41.650 --> 0:06:43.330 as he goes high and tight with David Vasse. We'll 0:06:43.390 --> 0:06:46.599 hear from Teoscar Hernandez and Tommy Edmond. DV, of course, 0:06:46.640 --> 0:06:49.060 checks in throughout the hour. We'll break down this pitching matchup, 0:06:49.100 --> 0:06:52.060 your Otani Rewind, and we'll visit with Kirsten Watson when 0:06:52.100 --> 0:06:54.540 we come back to Legion up to dodgers and nationals 0:06:54.580 --> 0:06:56.440 on this friday night thanks for being with us i'm 0:06:56.460 --> 0:06:59.450 tim cases the back-to-back world series champion dodgers audio. 0:06:59.230 --> 0:07:07.870 Network this is morongo casino dodgers on on your home 0:07:07.930 --> 0:07:10.430 for la dodgers baseball. 0:07:12.010 --> 0:07:14.630 It's the dodgers and nationals on this friday night blake 0:07:14.690 --> 0:07:17.500 snell on the mound looking to continue his dominance after 0:07:17.540 --> 0:07:20.840 coming off the injured list first pitch at 7. 0:07:20.070 --> 0:07:25.600 10 This is the Otani Rewind. 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All right, Kirsten, the big story. 0:08:03.300 --> 0:08:07.790 Shohei Otani for the first time this year, missing back-to-back games, 0:08:07.930 --> 0:08:09.010 not in the lineup. 0:08:09.410 --> 0:08:11.610 Yeah, he's still not in the lineup. And when you, 0:08:12.190 --> 0:08:15.510 Dave Roberts was saying that, with talking to Shohei Otani 0:08:15.790 --> 0:08:20.080 last night, today. How they're looking at this, they're hopeful 0:08:20.100 --> 0:08:22.760 that it's not going to be an IL situation. They're 0:08:22.800 --> 0:08:26.010 hopeful that, you know, maybe in a few days he'll 0:08:26.030 --> 0:08:28.230 just be feeling better so he could be available in 0:08:28.270 --> 0:08:30.750 a pinch hit situation or just, you know, to be 0:08:30.850 --> 0:08:34.030 back out there. He has stopped his throwing progression. He's 0:08:34.080 --> 0:08:38.300 not doing plyos anymore. You know, they get a better idea. 0:08:38.320 --> 0:08:41.280 It's just whether it's the bicep allowing Nat some time 0:08:41.340 --> 0:08:43.660 to heal. All of the imaging has come back negative, 0:08:43.720 --> 0:08:46.559 but it's clear that it is, as we saw in 0:08:46.580 --> 0:08:48.770 the results the other night with the four strikeouts, it's 0:08:48.890 --> 0:08:52.270 clear that it is kind of bleeding into his hitting 0:08:52.309 --> 0:08:53.449 and the performance. 0:08:53.090 --> 0:08:53.730 At the plate. 0:08:53.830 --> 0:08:56.870 So how they're just looking at this is it's continuing 0:08:56.929 --> 0:09:01.330 to be a day-to-day situation. It's continuing to be, okay, 0:09:01.350 --> 0:09:04.080 let's just check in with Shohei, see how he's feeling, 0:09:04.500 --> 0:09:08.920 and allowing this time to be a mental reset as well. 0:09:08.780 --> 0:09:10.220 As a physical reset. 0:09:10.240 --> 0:09:12.860 It's clear that the body is not 100%, and we 0:09:12.920 --> 0:09:15.040 know that in general at this point in the season, 0:09:15.660 --> 0:09:18.809 the body for anybody is probably not going to be 100%. 0:09:18.809 --> 0:09:21.370 But when the results are starting to be impacted, where 0:09:21.390 --> 0:09:24.490 it's clear that there's some frustration, now is a time 0:09:24.530 --> 0:09:27.250 that they're looking to try to manage the physical and 0:09:27.309 --> 0:09:29.489 mental side so that Shohei can get back to being 0:09:29.510 --> 0:09:32.340 the guy that they need and that they know can 0:09:32.380 --> 0:09:33.479 be at the top of the order. 0:09:34.340 --> 0:09:37.160 All right, a couple of other updates. Edwin Diaz still 0:09:37.179 --> 0:09:38.059 on the injured list. 0:09:38.280 --> 0:09:40.970 Roki Sasaki got the blister on that middle finger on 0:09:41.000 --> 0:09:41.920 his right throwing hand. 0:09:41.990 --> 0:09:45.450 But both guys are throwing. Yeah, both guys are throwing. 0:09:45.510 --> 0:09:48.150 Both guys looked really good today. So Edwin Diaz took 0:09:48.210 --> 0:09:51.949 part in a live BP. So for him, right now 0:09:51.990 --> 0:09:53.850 Dave Roberts is saying they expect for him to go 0:09:53.910 --> 0:09:56.310 out on a rehab assignment. But due to where we 0:09:56.410 --> 0:09:58.550 are in the calendar and due to the length of 0:09:58.590 --> 0:10:01.900 the minor league season, they might have to go back 0:10:01.960 --> 0:10:03.700 and forth to see if that would make the most 0:10:03.740 --> 0:10:06.020 sense for Edwin or if it makes more sense for 0:10:06.059 --> 0:10:08.920 him to continue to do lives before he is activated. 0:10:08.980 --> 0:10:12.960 But the stuff was coming out really sharp. Dave Roberts 0:10:12.980 --> 0:10:14.840 was saying that this is the best season. that he 0:10:14.900 --> 0:10:16.820 has looked, especially as he's been working through a few 0:10:16.880 --> 0:10:20.350 mechanical changes, the arm slot, and looking to get the 0:10:20.380 --> 0:10:21.569 results on the mound. 0:10:21.630 --> 0:10:22.690 So he looked really good. 0:10:23.090 --> 0:10:25.689 And then you've got Roki Sasaki, as you mentioned, who's 0:10:25.710 --> 0:10:28.689 still nursing that blister on his right hand. And he 0:10:28.770 --> 0:10:31.150 had it covered up, but for him to be able 0:10:31.230 --> 0:10:33.810 to throw a bullpen, for the stuff to look good... 0:10:34.090 --> 0:10:36.950 Dave was even laughing that he stood in the box. 0:10:37.830 --> 0:10:40.620 And he was like, hey, I was impressed. Even considering 0:10:40.880 --> 0:10:43.699 he's still, as much as the blister is healing, it 0:10:43.760 --> 0:10:44.479 is still there. 0:10:44.620 --> 0:10:45.959 So the fact that he's. 0:10:45.840 --> 0:10:48.140 Feeling good and was able to execute the pitches is 0:10:48.160 --> 0:10:50.940 a great sign as they continue to kind of have 0:10:50.960 --> 0:10:53.220 a plan for him to be built up for now 0:10:53.360 --> 0:10:55.459 as a starter. And if they need to make an 0:10:55.500 --> 0:10:57.420 adjustment for him to be in the bullpen when he 0:10:57.440 --> 0:10:59.360 comes back, they'll kind of work through that when the 0:10:59.380 --> 0:10:59.880 time comes. 0:11:00.620 --> 0:11:02.420 Always good news when guys are trending in the right 0:11:02.460 --> 0:11:03.620 direction on coming back. 0:11:03.660 --> 0:11:04.839 Kirsten, we appreciate it. 0:11:05.020 --> 0:11:06.449 We will check in with you after the game still 0:11:06.470 --> 0:11:07.710 to come here on Morago Casino. 0:11:07.730 --> 0:11:08.309 Dodgers on deck. 0:11:08.590 --> 0:11:10.990 We'll dive deeper into this pitching matchup. David Vassey goes 0:11:11.070 --> 0:11:14.970 one-on-one with the manager, Dave Roberts. But up next, we'll 0:11:15.010 --> 0:11:17.670 get you an injury report. And we'll hear from Tarek Skubal, 0:11:17.690 --> 0:11:19.730 who last night pitched into the sixth inning with a 0:11:19.790 --> 0:11:20.800 no decision for a. 0:11:20.880 --> 0:11:21.890 Second straight game. 0:11:22.200 --> 0:11:24.540 Dodgers and Nationals on this Friday night to kick off 0:11:24.580 --> 0:11:25.280 Labor Day weekend. 0:11:25.540 --> 0:11:27.840 I'm Tim Case. This is the back-to-back World Series champion, Dodgers. 0:11:28.120 --> 0:11:33.069 Audio Network. As we were saying. 0:11:33.370 --> 0:11:38.250 This is Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck on the official 0:11:38.290 --> 0:11:40.760 home of L.A. Dodgers baseball. 0:11:44.059 --> 0:11:46.720 Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck continues as we lead up 0:11:46.740 --> 0:11:49.140 to first pitch on this Friday. Dodgers and the Nationals. 0:11:49.460 --> 0:11:53.480 Morongo Casino Resort and Spa. A grand slam for good times. 0:11:53.559 --> 0:11:56.020 Blake Snell on the mound. First pitch coming up at 7-10. 0:11:56.059 --> 0:12:01.179 This is the L.A. Dodgers Injury Report. 0:12:01.630 --> 0:12:03.890 Presented by UCLA Health, the official medical partner of the 0:12:03.910 --> 0:12:08.150 Los Angeles Dodgers. Shohei Otani, sore knee, elbow, neck. Eric 0:12:08.210 --> 0:12:11.270 Lauer on the IEL with the elbow inflammation. Roki Sasaki 0:12:11.309 --> 0:12:13.510 on the IEL with the blister on that middle finger. 0:12:13.550 --> 0:12:15.809 Andy Pahez on the injured list with the fractured left hand, 0:12:15.830 --> 0:12:18.910 but he is injury pain-free right now, but he is pain-free, 0:12:18.929 --> 0:12:20.810 so that is good news. Edwin Diaz on the IEL. 0:12:20.830 --> 0:12:23.210 Blake Trinan is back. That is certainly good news for 0:12:23.230 --> 0:12:25.790 the Dodgers. Bullpen, Will Klein out for the regular season, 0:12:25.809 --> 0:12:28.130 hoping to be back for the postseason. Well, the Dodgers 0:12:28.170 --> 0:12:31.170 last night with a walk-off win. Terry Scouble got the start, 0:12:31.220 --> 0:12:34.420 gave up Ten singles, two runs, pitching into the sixth inning. 0:12:34.700 --> 0:12:36.960 Got a no decision and afterwards talked about his outing. 0:12:37.400 --> 0:12:39.220 I think early just the changeup was a little bit elevated, 0:12:39.380 --> 0:12:42.580 and that's kind of how you can put some good 0:12:42.600 --> 0:12:45.370 swings on it. At the end of the day, though, 0:12:45.410 --> 0:12:47.390 they're all singles, so it's not like I need to 0:12:47.410 --> 0:12:50.210 change my approach. It's not like they were slugging anything. 0:12:50.929 --> 0:12:52.730 Just got to stay true to who I am. I 0:12:52.910 --> 0:12:58.819 bet there was 10 to 15 throws that, or less 0:12:58.860 --> 0:13:01.040 than two inches off the plate both ways, you know, 0:13:01.100 --> 0:13:03.559 and if those are over the plate, that's 10 or 0:13:03.559 --> 0:13:04.319 15 more strikes. 0:13:04.400 --> 0:13:06.510 I mean, leverage a lot better. So, you know, it 0:13:06.520 --> 0:13:06.990 was a good day though. 0:13:08.070 --> 0:13:10.000 When you have moments like that, where it is such 0:13:10.040 --> 0:13:11.950 a small kind of difference for you, where you want 0:13:11.970 --> 0:13:13.469 to be and where the ball is at, how do 0:13:13.490 --> 0:13:14.730 you kind of just work through it? And how did 0:13:14.770 --> 0:13:16.330 you find making that adjustment in game? 0:13:16.350 --> 0:13:18.850 Yeah, I mean, I honestly didn't really make an adjustment. 0:13:19.070 --> 0:13:22.490 You know, we're talking this small, you know, that's like, 0:13:23.970 --> 0:13:28.550 In my eyes, that's executing a pitch. Especially if I'm practicing, 0:13:28.590 --> 0:13:33.120 that's execution. It's just, again, an inch and a half 0:13:33.150 --> 0:13:36.809 the wrong way. Some of them are like. 0:13:36.780 --> 0:13:37.900 4 the wrong way. 0:13:38.920 --> 0:13:41.199 It's frustrating in the moment, but at the same time, 0:13:42.559 --> 0:13:46.490 the ball's going almost exactly where I want it to go. 0:13:46.500 --> 0:13:49.040 If I'm throwing a baseball within three inches of where 0:13:49.059 --> 0:13:51.280 I want it to go, that's pretty good, I'd say. 0:13:51.340 --> 0:13:53.540 It just happened to be outside the strike zone. 0:13:54.380 --> 0:13:56.740 What was that ninth inning like for you? Where were you? 0:13:56.760 --> 0:13:58.100 What were you doing watching that? 0:13:58.120 --> 0:14:01.040 Yeah, I was in the training room doing my post-throw stuff. And, 0:14:02.260 --> 0:14:02.900 you know, what an inning. 0:14:03.059 --> 0:14:05.339 Obviously, Tommy, what a series out of Tommy. And then 0:14:05.360 --> 0:14:08.520 good at bat out of Mookie. And then Tao, you know, 0:14:08.540 --> 0:14:10.180 he's been hitting the ball really, really hard lately. And 0:14:11.940 --> 0:14:13.300 a lot of them haven't been rewarded. You know, he's 0:14:13.320 --> 0:14:14.390 had a lot of 111 line outs or 107 ground out, 0:14:14.500 --> 0:14:19.010 you know. You feel for guys when they're hitting the 0:14:19.030 --> 0:14:21.410 ball really hard and they don't get the result they want. 0:14:22.690 --> 0:14:24.120 So it was only a matter of time until he 0:14:24.160 --> 0:14:25.780 kind of came through, and that was a great at-bat, too. 0:14:26.080 --> 0:14:28.760 I mean, the pitch he challenged, you know, he's not 0:14:28.800 --> 0:14:31.280 trying to throw a changeup up and in perfectly executed. 0:14:31.300 --> 0:14:33.090 You know, that's not what you're trying to throw with 0:14:33.110 --> 0:14:33.450 that ball. 0:14:33.490 --> 0:14:36.510 So it was a great at-bat, and it was fun 0:14:36.530 --> 0:14:37.650 to watch those guys run around the bases. 0:14:38.390 --> 0:14:40.730 Dodgers baseball and Dave Roberts down the dugout brought to 0:14:40.770 --> 0:14:44.840 you by Concordia University Irvine. Dodger fans, great coaching builds 0:14:44.880 --> 0:14:48.300 great teams, and great coaching starts with great leadership. 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What the 0:16:17.700 --> 0:16:20.470 Dodgers options are and what they're weighing when it comes 0:16:20.550 --> 0:16:24.250 to whether or not placing Otani on the IEL. But 0:16:24.290 --> 0:16:27.410 just observing him in the dugout, I hadn't seen him 0:16:27.450 --> 0:16:30.780 with a smile that big for that long in a 0:16:30.800 --> 0:16:33.880 long time at a baseball game. And I think he 0:16:33.940 --> 0:16:37.740 was somewhat relieved that the Dodgers made the decision for 0:16:37.800 --> 0:16:40.490 him to not have him start last night and certainly 0:16:40.550 --> 0:16:43.550 not have him start tonight. The only question is the 0:16:43.610 --> 0:16:46.880 Dodgers are weighing whether or not one or two days 0:16:46.960 --> 0:16:50.190 is going to make a difference or Does an IL 0:16:50.210 --> 0:16:53.790 stint really make the biggest difference to get him as 0:16:53.910 --> 0:16:56.070 right as possible offensively? 0:16:56.130 --> 0:16:57.250 Forget about the pitching. 0:16:57.750 --> 0:17:00.950 Get him right so he can be the dominant force 0:17:01.460 --> 0:17:03.650 as the leadoff hitter and the DH and the best 0:17:03.740 --> 0:17:06.740 player and the guy that really drives this whole thing. 0:17:06.859 --> 0:17:09.940 So that's what they're weighing, and they'll come back tomorrow 0:17:10.000 --> 0:17:12.840 and check in with them. But they do have to 0:17:12.880 --> 0:17:15.980 make a decision by Sunday whether or not to IL 0:17:16.040 --> 0:17:16.880 Otani or not. 0:17:17.570 --> 0:17:19.270 David is brought to you by Ford Summer Sales Event. 0:17:19.310 --> 0:17:21.250 Don't wait. Hurry in now for the best offers of 0:17:21.270 --> 0:17:21.530 the year. 0:17:21.570 --> 0:17:24.810 Go to buyfordnow.com or your Southern California Ford dealer for 0:17:24.830 --> 0:17:28.109 more information. Ford, official vehicle of Major League Baseball. I 0:17:28.170 --> 0:17:30.850 saw your tweet earlier today, David. Bobby Miller had a 0:17:30.930 --> 0:17:32.550 locker inside the Dodgers clubhouse. 0:17:32.730 --> 0:17:33.429 What's going on? 0:17:33.850 --> 0:17:35.730 Yeah, it was great to see him. He's in great 0:17:35.869 --> 0:17:40.080 physical condition. He's excited to be here. And he's on 0:17:40.119 --> 0:17:43.840 the taxi squad tonight. So he's here in L.A. He 0:17:43.859 --> 0:17:47.250 threw a bullpen session tonight. He could be activated tomorrow, 0:17:47.290 --> 0:17:51.129 but that's not a certainty, so when he does come back, 0:17:51.330 --> 0:17:53.889 he will be a relief pitcher, and it's something that 0:17:53.910 --> 0:17:57.710 he told me in spring training he's really embracing. Unfortunately, 0:17:57.810 --> 0:18:01.210 from spring training on, his shoulder was not cooperating, so 0:18:01.650 --> 0:18:04.330 he's been in Arizona for the last three weeks after 0:18:04.390 --> 0:18:07.910 only throwing about 15 innings in the minor league season 0:18:07.970 --> 0:18:11.030 this year, so he's a fresh arm, and I think 0:18:11.070 --> 0:18:13.730 he has a real clarity as far as his role 0:18:13.810 --> 0:18:16.890 and his opportunity. that may come as soon as tomorrow. 0:18:17.670 --> 0:18:20.220 David, on paper, this series kind of looks like a mismatch. 0:18:20.240 --> 0:18:22.659 You've got an 83-win Dodgers team going up against a 0:18:22.720 --> 0:18:27.060 Nationals team that's 67-75, but they've got some young bats 0:18:27.119 --> 0:18:31.060 and some young arms. Should the Dodgers sweep this series? 0:18:31.160 --> 0:18:33.960 I think they should. I know the Nationals have C.J. 0:18:34.080 --> 0:18:36.659 Abrams and James Wood, but that's about it. I mean, 0:18:36.700 --> 0:18:39.580