WEBVTT - Dodgers on Deck (7-25-26) 0:00:00.480 --> 0:00:03.480 For the back to back World champions of baseball. 0:00:03.640 --> 0:00:06.000 One of the greatest runs in the history of baseball. 0:00:06.040 --> 0:00:08.560 Immortality is within their reach. 0:00:08.880 --> 0:00:12.680 Incredible and while others make excuses. 0:00:12.320 --> 0:00:14.440 The only reason the Dodgers are doing this because they 0:00:14.440 --> 0:00:15.360 can't they printing money. 0:00:15.440 --> 0:00:19.440 The Dodgers, it's not fair. Are making plans. 0:00:20.040 --> 0:00:25.239 Yeah, it's a singular focus on controlling what they can control. 0:00:25.360 --> 0:00:29.120 Now your pregame host of the World Champion La Dodgers, 0:00:29.600 --> 0:00:32.320 tam Cats, Hi, everybody. 0:00:31.800 --> 0:00:36.199 And welcome Tomo Wrongo Casino Dodgers on deck on this 0:00:36.560 --> 0:00:41.640 sweltering hot Saturday here in southern California. 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This is coming up at four fifteen. 0:01:12.920 --> 0:01:15.360 Between then and now, we got a lot to get to. 0:01:15.560 --> 0:01:18.240 So buckle up here on Wrongo Casino Dodgers on deck. 0:01:18.440 --> 0:01:20.800 You're gonna hear from the Dodger manager Dave Roberts. That's 0:01:20.840 --> 0:01:23.240 coming up in forty five minutes as David vasegoes high 0:01:23.240 --> 0:01:25.920 and tight with the Dodger skipper. We'll preview this pitching 0:01:26.040 --> 0:01:28.360 matchup DV. Of course, we'll check in throughout the hour. 0:01:28.600 --> 0:01:31.880 We got your Dodgers magical moment. We'll hear from Kyle Tucker. 0:01:32.240 --> 0:01:34.080 In just a few minutes, we'll head out to the 0:01:34.160 --> 0:01:37.920 Galloping four broadcast booth was jose A Mota and Steven Nelson. 0:01:37.959 --> 0:01:41.320 Well last night, Susaki shine none of the bright lights 0:01:41.360 --> 0:01:44.440 of New York. Roki Susaki looking to build off his 0:01:44.560 --> 0:01:47.560 last start against the Yankees up in the Bronx exactly 0:01:47.600 --> 0:01:51.080 that last night. Solid seven innings in Queens. He allowed 0:01:51.120 --> 0:01:53.480 his one run on three hits while striking out nine 0:01:53.520 --> 0:01:56.280 along the way. Sasaki's only mistake was his solo home 0:01:56.360 --> 0:01:58.280 run He gave up in the second that gave the 0:01:58.280 --> 0:02:00.880 Mets a one nothing lead, but after that Susaki would 0:02:00.920 --> 0:02:03.080 put up zeros and case. 0:02:03.480 --> 0:02:07.160 Evan Phillips getting loose in the Dodger pin a one 0:02:07.240 --> 0:02:12.760 two pitch struck him out. That's nine cas in four 0:02:12.800 --> 0:02:14.760 to row four Sasaki. 0:02:14.960 --> 0:02:19.240 Rookie Susaki putting up strikeouts. In the fourth, Dodgers down 0:02:19.240 --> 0:02:21.880 one to nothing when Freddy Freeman and Mookie Betts had 0:02:21.919 --> 0:02:24.120 back to back singles to lead off the Indian with 0:02:24.160 --> 0:02:26.919 Freeman on third, Miguel Rojas a sack fly that scored 0:02:27.000 --> 0:02:29.320 him and then that tied the game at one. Fast forward 0:02:29.360 --> 0:02:31.959 to this seventh Dodgers again using a little small ball 0:02:32.000 --> 0:02:34.320 to take the lead. Back to back singles, sack bunt 0:02:34.400 --> 0:02:37.560 then show Hey o'tiny as sack fly to center that 0:02:37.639 --> 0:02:40.160 gave the Dodgers a two to one lead. In the eighth, 0:02:40.200 --> 0:02:43.400 Freddie Freeman a lead off single. He would steal second, 0:02:43.520 --> 0:02:45.520 just as fifth stolen base of the year, as the 0:02:45.560 --> 0:02:48.200 Dodgers had a runner in scoring position looking to add 0:02:48.240 --> 0:02:51.239 on to their lead. However, Mookie Betts popped out, Miguel 0:02:51.360 --> 0:02:54.480 Rojas popped out, so two down, bringing up Kyle Tucker. 0:02:55.320 --> 0:02:58.000 Tucker standing tall ahead of the one. One here it is. 0:02:59.200 --> 0:03:01.440 Tucker hits it hard, in't here to deep right field, 0:03:01.480 --> 0:03:09.040 going back bench, he will turn It's gone. Oh how 0:03:09.240 --> 0:03:13.520 much did Kyle Tucker need a swing like that? His 0:03:13.680 --> 0:03:16.160 eighth home run of the year, a two run shot 0:03:16.240 --> 0:03:18.480 to give the Dodgers some breathing room in the Ague. 0:03:19.000 --> 0:03:22.000 Two run home run for Kyle Tucker, just over the 0:03:22.040 --> 0:03:25.280 wall in right his eighth of this season and his 0:03:25.400 --> 0:03:29.200 first home run since June twenty seventh. 0:03:29.280 --> 0:03:29.840 How about that. 0:03:30.280 --> 0:03:32.880 Rookie Sasaki went the seven innings. Evan Phillips got the 0:03:32.919 --> 0:03:35.440 eighth he Gama solo home run, but limited the damage. 0:03:35.480 --> 0:03:37.720 Tanner Scott got the ninth on a one two three inning. 0:03:38.000 --> 0:03:40.520 Dodgers go on and beat the Mets last night by 0:03:40.560 --> 0:03:43.000 final four to two. Rookie Sasaki against the win his 0:03:43.160 --> 0:03:46.200 first in May twenty third Tenner Scott his sixteenth save 0:03:46.760 --> 0:03:50.160 of the seasons. The Dodgers just keep on winning. They 0:03:50.160 --> 0:03:52.240 have now won three in a row. They're five and 0:03:52.400 --> 0:03:55.360 two on this East Coast road trip. They're now sixty 0:03:55.480 --> 0:03:58.080 six and thirty eight overall in the season, best record 0:03:58.080 --> 0:04:01.240 in baseball, first place atop the NIAS and they look 0:04:01.320 --> 0:04:04.640 to do it again tonight with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the 0:04:04.680 --> 0:04:07.240 mount first pitcher. City field is coming up at four 0:04:07.200 --> 0:04:09.280 point fifteen, and with more we head out to the 0:04:09.360 --> 0:04:11.320 Galloping four broadcast booth as. 0:04:11.200 --> 0:04:13.920 We welcome in Steven Nelson and Jose Mode. 0:04:14.000 --> 0:04:16.839 Guys, here we go, Tim. It was a gorgeous July 0:04:17.040 --> 0:04:19.960 afternoon here in New York City. The Dodgers getting close 0:04:20.000 --> 0:04:22.799 to the end of this nine game road trip hoose Mota, 0:04:23.000 --> 0:04:25.960 and they've already clinched a winning road trip, having won 0:04:26.040 --> 0:04:28.520 five of the first seven. Now they want to clinch 0:04:28.600 --> 0:04:31.479 a third consecutive series. They can get that done with 0:04:31.520 --> 0:04:32.080 a win today. 0:04:32.200 --> 0:04:34.960 Nobody's been better in baseball and winning series than the Dodgers. 0:04:34.960 --> 0:04:38.320 And you consider the Dodgers playing till there's one level only, Stephen, 0:04:38.360 --> 0:04:41.360 and overall, if you look consider the many ways in 0:04:41.400 --> 0:04:43.600 which they have won, there's this slugging part of it. 0:04:43.640 --> 0:04:46.280 There's been a pitching side of it, whether the bullpen 0:04:46.360 --> 0:04:48.920 were the starting pitchers. But now thing's a combination of 0:04:49.320 --> 0:04:51.880 the minimum of everything making it work. You have talent, 0:04:52.480 --> 0:04:54.520 you want enough, you executed at the right time, and 0:04:54.560 --> 0:04:56.320 that's exactly what's happening throughout this trip. 0:04:56.720 --> 0:05:00.440 Last night, they just continued to give themselves opportunit unities 0:05:00.480 --> 0:05:04.279 throughout the game. Seven of nine innings started with a 0:05:04.400 --> 0:05:07.080 leadoff hit. It's the first time they've done that in 0:05:07.160 --> 0:05:10.080 more than a decade, having seven plus leadoff hits in 0:05:10.080 --> 0:05:12.360 a game. Now, they were not good with runners in 0:05:12.400 --> 0:05:14.880 scoring position to Dodger's just one for thirteen. That one 0:05:15.000 --> 0:05:17.839 hit was Kyle Tucker's ultimately game winning home run, But 0:05:17.880 --> 0:05:21.279 the fact that they gave themselves chances and then speak 0:05:21.320 --> 0:05:23.520 on Tucker, that big swing won. That was big for 0:05:23.560 --> 0:05:25.239 the game, but also big for him personally. 0:05:25.279 --> 0:05:27.040 And I think if you talk about building in talk 0:05:27.080 --> 0:05:29.840 about that swing for Kyle Tucker, it's pretty much building 0:05:29.839 --> 0:05:32.279 the mind so that I'm good enough right now to 0:05:32.279 --> 0:05:34.080 go out there and get something good to hit and 0:05:34.080 --> 0:05:36.520 put my best swing. His swing has gotten a little 0:05:36.520 --> 0:05:39.800 bit shorter sometimes at times we'll see a little bit longer. 0:05:39.800 --> 0:05:41.400 But you know, you and all we're talking about this 0:05:41.600 --> 0:05:44.719 take the positive mindset. Just a bloop hit, a ball 0:05:44.760 --> 0:05:46.760 off the end of the bat, a walk sometimes just 0:05:46.800 --> 0:05:50.640 along that bat is enough to get your mind right. 0:05:50.760 --> 0:05:52.040 So when you see that one pitch, you know, not 0:05:52.080 --> 0:05:54.159 thinking about anything else but to put a good swing 0:05:54.200 --> 0:05:55.320 through it and he got it done. 0:05:55.480 --> 0:05:59.120 Ose O, I'm going to dive into something with you. 0:05:59.320 --> 0:05:59.920 Is the dot. 0:06:00.200 --> 0:06:02.320 In this regular season, they have this big division lead, 0:06:02.360 --> 0:06:05.480 and obviously the Diamondbacks are are pesky, They're not going anywhere. 0:06:05.880 --> 0:06:10.360 But it's really the regular season for this organization has 0:06:10.440 --> 0:06:14.600 become just a testing and proving ground for the postseason. 0:06:14.800 --> 0:06:16.719 That's not said with any arrogance, because again, this is 0:06:16.760 --> 0:06:19.360 baseball and anything can happen in the postseason. But that's 0:06:19.400 --> 0:06:21.479 what this one hundred and sixty two game marathon is for. 0:06:22.080 --> 0:06:24.960 But the fact that these Dodgers have been so good, 0:06:25.080 --> 0:06:28.240 especially lately and on this road trip, with comeback wins, 0:06:28.400 --> 0:06:31.880 close games, beating quality pitchers, those are the types of 0:06:31.960 --> 0:06:34.520 tests that they are trying to pass in these summer 0:06:34.560 --> 0:06:36.080 months to get ready for the fall. 0:06:36.400 --> 0:06:39.240 There's an evaluation happening from the beginning of spring training 0:06:39.839 --> 0:06:43.040 until the first week, and they consider, how do I 0:06:43.160 --> 0:06:45.520 find all this talent to put together and how do 0:06:45.760 --> 0:06:49.000 all this talent come together to understand how to win games? Steven, 0:06:49.320 --> 0:06:51.680 they know how to win ball games. They put themselves 0:06:51.720 --> 0:06:54.000 in good positions to do that, and they never look 0:06:54.080 --> 0:06:56.960 back as to how the game started, just ask how 0:06:57.000 --> 0:06:58.920 we're going to end it in a positive way. 0:06:59.040 --> 0:07:00.000 Counting on the big guns. 0:07:00.120 --> 0:07:03.360 Now, we know that the lineup at Toms scuffle from 0:07:03.360 --> 0:07:06.160 the top, middle or the bottom up. The one consistent 0:07:06.720 --> 0:07:09.680 piece for the Dodgers has been when the bottom hits 0:07:10.320 --> 0:07:12.720 and gets on bass, very good things happen. 0:07:12.760 --> 0:07:13.800 We've seen him throughout this trip. 0:07:13.840 --> 0:07:17.119 But if you talk about the big picture, they always 0:07:17.200 --> 0:07:19.120 keep their mind on one thing, who's on the roster, 0:07:19.320 --> 0:07:23.080 not who's now, who's coming back, and thus you maximized 0:07:23.120 --> 0:07:25.640 with great leaders, the best out of the young players. 0:07:25.800 --> 0:07:28.920 It's a great pitching matchup tonight. Tim Yoshinobu Yamamoto for 0:07:28.960 --> 0:07:31.800 the Dodgers, Nolan McLain, the talented right handed rookie for 0:07:31.880 --> 0:07:33.560 the Mets. We'll dive into that matchup and get to 0:07:33.640 --> 0:07:35.440 keep from Jose in just a little bit. 0:07:35.640 --> 0:07:36.600 All right, Thank you, Nelly. 0:07:36.600 --> 0:07:38.840 You're off and running here on Wrongo Casino, Dodgers on 0:07:38.880 --> 0:07:40.960 deck as we count you down to first pitch. Dodger 0:07:41.000 --> 0:07:44.520 fans hit that game day meal on late launch, early dinner. 0:07:44.560 --> 0:07:47.239 How about Shaky's Pizza parlor. What are your Shaky's pizza 0:07:47.320 --> 0:07:51.360 chacking and Mojo's right now and shakys dot Com coming up, 0:07:51.400 --> 0:07:54.840 David Vessegos one on one with the Dodger manager Dave Roberts. 0:07:55.280 --> 0:07:57.560 We'll get the latest on the injury front, including the 0:07:57.600 --> 0:07:58.800 latest on Blake Snell. 0:07:59.280 --> 0:08:01.600 I got her don the magical moment. We'll dive keep 0:08:01.640 --> 0:08:02.560 from this pitching. 0:08:02.320 --> 0:08:04.360 Matchup, but up next to you Otani rewind and we'll 0:08:04.400 --> 0:08:07.040 hear from Kyle Tucker. It's all coming up as we 0:08:07.200 --> 0:08:09.920 lead you up to Dodgers and Mets on this Saturday 0:08:09.920 --> 0:08:11.800 from City Field in Queens, New York. 0:08:11.960 --> 0:08:13.640 I'm Tim Kapson. This is the back to back World 0:08:13.720 --> 0:08:15.600 Series champion Dodgers. Oh do you know what. 0:08:18.080 --> 0:08:18.520 This is? 0:08:18.600 --> 0:08:25.760 Morongo Cassino Dodgers Hunters on your home for LA Dodgers Baseball. 0:08:26.200 --> 0:08:29.320 Leading up to Dodgers and Mets on this Saturday afternoon. 0:08:29.360 --> 0:08:32.679 Help your staying cool out there on this hot Saturday afternoon. 0:08:32.720 --> 0:08:35.680 You should know who Yamamoto and Nolan McClain. The pitching matchup. 0:08:35.679 --> 0:08:38.160 First pitch from New York coming up at four fifteen. 0:08:39.080 --> 0:08:41.680 This is the Otani REWI. 0:08:42.040 --> 0:08:44.840 I'm not wasting any time. A one two O Tani 0:08:45.200 --> 0:08:47.440 rip's a base hit through the right side, a two 0:08:47.800 --> 0:08:53.559 strike leadoff single for show Hey another one two pitch Otani. 0:08:53.600 --> 0:08:55.920 You just flips the bat out there, pulls it down 0:08:55.960 --> 0:08:59.240 the right field line toward the corner. Old Tani makes 0:08:59.240 --> 0:09:02.440 a turn for so now he's thinking three throw back 0:09:02.480 --> 0:09:04.640 in cut up by Lindor. The throw to third and 0:09:04.800 --> 0:09:09.439 he is out. Dodgers won Mets one second and third 0:09:09.480 --> 0:09:12.040 one out. In the seventh on a one to one, 0:09:13.040 --> 0:09:18.520 Old Tani unloads to center field, but it's way in 0:09:18.559 --> 0:09:20.480 front of the warning track. I got got there. That's 0:09:20.480 --> 0:09:23.920 plenty deep to score. The runner toa Oscar Hernandez tags 0:09:23.920 --> 0:09:26.880 and scores from third, rushing tags from second to get 0:09:26.880 --> 0:09:30.160 to third. It's a sacrifice fly for Old Tony and 0:09:30.280 --> 0:09:32.000 the Dodgers take the lead two to one. 0:09:32.320 --> 0:09:34.720 Show Hey Otani with the sack fly and the seventh 0:09:34.760 --> 0:09:36.520 inning and that gave the Dodgers a two to one lead. 0:09:36.520 --> 0:09:38.920 A two for four tonight, including that sack fly. He 0:09:38.960 --> 0:09:40.960 had a double trying to stretch it into a triple 0:09:41.000 --> 0:09:43.240 got thrown out. But overall, show Hey Otani a big 0:09:43.360 --> 0:09:46.000 night last night, now hitting two eighty six on this season. 0:09:46.040 --> 0:09:48.400 More on show hel Tani the pitcher coming up with 0:09:48.520 --> 0:09:51.079 David vasse In just a little bit. Last night, Kyle 0:09:51.120 --> 0:09:53.280 Tucker hit a home run for the first time in 0:09:53.400 --> 0:09:56.360 almost a month. Yes, Kyle Tucker goes deep for his 0:09:56.400 --> 0:09:58.600 eighth home run of the season, a two run shot 0:09:58.640 --> 0:10:01.400 in the eighth Indian and afterwards or the Dodgers went 0:10:01.440 --> 0:10:03.480 it four to two and he caught up quick your. 0:10:03.400 --> 0:10:06.280 Somat Kyle, First, just going into this game, you have 0:10:06.320 --> 0:10:08.120 a matchup against Sean and Iah, you have a lot 0:10:08.160 --> 0:10:10.880 of familiarity and a lot of success against him. Just 0:10:10.960 --> 0:10:13.400 knowing that matchup, how much of a confidence booster was 0:10:13.440 --> 0:10:15.040 it as you're looking to get going coming. 0:10:14.840 --> 0:10:15.400 Into this game. 0:10:16.040 --> 0:10:19.120 I mean I feel confident every game, and every time 0:10:19.120 --> 0:10:21.640 I go up there, so's everyone else. I Mean I 0:10:21.640 --> 0:10:23.880 haven't faced probably since kind of a few years ago, 0:10:24.000 --> 0:10:26.240 so I know he's changed a little bit with this 0:10:26.440 --> 0:10:29.920 setup and the way thursdays up. But so at first, 0:10:29.960 --> 0:10:31.199 I just want to see a couple of pitches and 0:10:31.240 --> 0:10:32.600 see how it goes, and then you're trying to go 0:10:32.679 --> 0:10:33.360 up there and compete. 0:10:33.640 --> 0:10:36.880 Ultimately, ultimately, you saw a bunch of lefties. So if 0:10:36.880 --> 0:10:38.680 it wasn't him, of course he saw a did mentor 0:10:38.960 --> 0:10:40.800 you that's your run homers, just what we were. 0:10:40.679 --> 0:10:43.440 Looking for specifically in that at that just get something 0:10:43.480 --> 0:10:46.320 over the plate. It's a good, good cutter, So I 0:10:46.320 --> 0:10:48.800 didn't want to chase anything awesome, just trying to get 0:10:48.800 --> 0:10:51.280 something closer to me and at our pitch or the 0:10:51.280 --> 0:10:52.079 middle of part of the play. 0:10:52.120 --> 0:10:53.560 It's just put a good swing on it. 0:10:53.800 --> 0:10:55.760 You look at how things all came together for each night, 0:10:55.800 --> 0:10:57.480 is there something that you kind of maybe point to 0:10:57.600 --> 0:10:58.040 that led to. 0:10:58.080 --> 0:10:58.839 The results you had? 0:10:59.640 --> 0:11:02.640 Just keep grinding every single day, just try and do 0:11:02.760 --> 0:11:05.280 your best out there to be and just try and 0:11:05.320 --> 0:11:06.559 keep on lying moving and just play. 0:11:06.400 --> 0:11:06.960 For one another. 0:11:07.040 --> 0:11:08.640 So I mean, if we keep doing that like we've 0:11:08.640 --> 0:11:09.920 been doing, we'll be in a good spot. 0:11:10.120 --> 0:11:11.840 Not only was it just the offense tonight, but you 0:11:11.920 --> 0:11:14.840 also have Roki Sasaki. He was excellent through seven. How 0:11:14.880 --> 0:11:17.319 would you describe just what you were seeing from him 0:11:17.320 --> 0:11:18.360 on the mount of his composure? 0:11:18.520 --> 0:11:19.280 Yeah, he's been great. 0:11:19.880 --> 0:11:21.200 Like you said, I mean, he comes out and goes 0:11:21.240 --> 0:11:23.839 this is best every single time, whether he's got a 0:11:23.840 --> 0:11:26.520 battle through some aniversary or not, he goes out there 0:11:26.520 --> 0:11:29.439 and gives is all. So there's just another good outing 0:11:29.440 --> 0:11:29.840 from him. 0:11:30.040 --> 0:11:31.360 Kyle, Congratulations on this one. 0:11:31.440 --> 0:11:31.720 Tonight. 0:11:31.880 --> 0:11:34.400 Yeah, thank you, appreciate it all right. 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Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Nolan MacLean. 0:12:49.480 --> 0:12:51.440 The pitching matchup we're gonna hear from the manager, Dave 0:12:51.480 --> 0:12:53.760 Roberts coming up in just a little bit. We go 0:12:53.880 --> 0:12:56.600 high and tight with David Vass. First pitch set for 0:12:56.640 --> 0:12:57.360 four fifteen. 0:12:57.800 --> 0:13:02.320 This it's the LA Time injury. 0:13:01.920 --> 0:13:05.880 Report presented by UCLA Healthy official medical partner of the 0:13:05.880 --> 0:13:08.440 Los Angeles Dodgers. Blake tried it on the IL with 0:13:08.520 --> 0:13:12.079 the right elbow inflammation, Keith A Hernandez on the IL 0:13:12.120 --> 0:13:14.559 with the left oblique injury. He is scheduled to come 0:13:14.600 --> 0:13:16.960 off the injury list on the next homestand as is 0:13:17.120 --> 0:13:20.839 Edwin Diaz, Dodger reliever and closer who probably could have 0:13:20.880 --> 0:13:23.280 been ready this weekend in New York against the Mets, 0:13:23.280 --> 0:13:25.360 but with the Dodgers on the East Coast road trip, 0:13:25.400 --> 0:13:26.719 no need for him to fly all the way out 0:13:26.720 --> 0:13:29.080 there for three games and then fly all the way back. 0:13:29.120 --> 0:13:31.200 They have a homestand coming up and getting it on Tuesday, 0:13:31.400 --> 0:13:34.120 and all signs point to Edwin Diaz being activated off 0:13:34.160 --> 0:13:36.040 the ange list. He has completed a couple of minor 0:13:36.120 --> 0:13:39.280 league rehab assignments, including pitching him back to back games. 0:13:39.440 --> 0:13:43.000 Tyler Glasstow on the il with lower back spasms. He 0:13:43.040 --> 0:13:44.600 is beginning to throw off the mound. 0:13:44.640 --> 0:13:45.360 That is good news. 0:13:45.400 --> 0:13:48.640 Will Smith the next inflammation still bothering him. No update 0:13:48.920 --> 0:13:50.960 as far as the Dodger catcher. Good news as far 0:13:50.960 --> 0:13:54.320 as Blake Snell is concerned. He made his second minor 0:13:54.400 --> 0:13:59.120 league rehab stent last night for TRIPAA Oklahoma City. He 0:13:59.200 --> 0:14:01.920 pitched two and two third innings. He struck out three, 0:14:02.000 --> 0:14:05.199 He allowed two singles a run scored. After he departed, 0:14:05.440 --> 0:14:09.199 Blake Snell threw forty nine pitches with no walks and 0:14:09.240 --> 0:14:11.800 again two and a third innings, one run, two hits, 0:14:12.280 --> 0:14:15.080 three strikeouts, no walks, and he was sitting at mid 0:14:15.200 --> 0:14:18.000 to upper nineties on his fastball, so that is certainly 0:14:18.280 --> 0:14:20.360 a good sign well. Last night a good sign for 0:14:20.400 --> 0:14:22.200 the Dodgers, who won their third in a row on 0:14:22.280 --> 0:14:24.880 this road trip now five and two overall, with a 0:14:25.000 --> 0:14:27.880 series winning New York, a series win in Philadelphia, and 0:14:27.880 --> 0:14:30.560 taking the series opener against the New York Mets last 0:14:30.640 --> 0:14:33.600 night four to two Freddie Freeman. Three more hits for Freddy, 0:14:33.680 --> 0:14:36.480 including a double, and afterwards caught up with David S. 0:14:36.800 --> 0:14:39.840 Freddie, this team has been in three different cities the 0:14:39.880 --> 0:14:42.880 last forty eight hours. How did you guys have enough 0:14:42.880 --> 0:14:44.960 in the tank to come out and win a baseball game. 0:14:45.080 --> 0:14:48.040 Yeah, it's been a long couple of weeks on the 0:14:48.080 --> 0:14:51.960 East Coast, but we've been playing good baseball. We know 0:14:52.080 --> 0:14:54.120 we want to end the road trip on a good note. 0:14:54.400 --> 0:14:57.160 We got a good team and Rookie was unbelievable again, 0:14:57.280 --> 0:15:00.960 so we'll pull it out tonight. So it gets rested, 0:15:01.000 --> 0:15:01.720 Knight and come out again. 0:15:01.800 --> 0:15:05.160 Farm When he works quickly and gets out and throws strikes, 0:15:05.200 --> 0:15:07.120 how much does that just help everything? 0:15:07.240 --> 0:15:07.480 Yeah? 0:15:07.640 --> 0:15:09.520 I mean even the gate pace of foot play is 0:15:09.560 --> 0:15:12.000 like that. It was and I'm both sean bitch good too. 0:15:12.080 --> 0:15:15.000 So he had his basketball working on top of his zone, 0:15:15.000 --> 0:15:19.400 twitter off of it, sliders early in accounts, getting strikes. Yeah, 0:15:19.440 --> 0:15:20.359 you just had everything. 0:15:20.080 --> 0:15:23.760 Going again, Freddie, You're one double away from being in 0:15:23.800 --> 0:15:27.320 the top twenty five of all major league players with 0:15:27.360 --> 0:15:30.800 the most doubles in your career, you'll join Bobby I, Bray, you, 0:15:30.920 --> 0:15:34.880 and Charlie Garraner. The next double you HiT's how has 0:15:34.960 --> 0:15:35.560 that happened? 0:15:35.560 --> 0:15:36.720 How is that transpired? 0:15:36.800 --> 0:15:41.720 Yeah? Yeah, it's hard to you know, sometimes comprehend when 0:15:41.720 --> 0:15:44.680 you're doing something. You don't really focus on those things when. 0:15:44.520 --> 0:15:45.280 You're going about it. 0:15:46.280 --> 0:15:49.040 But yeah, just been lucky enough to stay healthy for 0:15:49.080 --> 0:15:51.600 a long time, play this game a long time, be 0:15:51.760 --> 0:15:54.560 consistently good long enough, and obviously have the trust and 0:15:54.600 --> 0:15:56.320 my managers to put me out there every single day. 0:15:56.400 --> 0:15:59.280 So yeah, it's pretty cool. 0:16:01.160 --> 0:16:04.680 But yeah, we'll see what you're doing tomorrow. Yeah. 0:16:04.760 --> 0:16:07.080 Hey, it's fitting in New York too, Freddy. I know 0:16:07.120 --> 0:16:08.160 about your history here. 0:16:08.240 --> 0:16:10.640 Yeah, I do like New York. I like I like 0:16:10.680 --> 0:16:13.360 playing here. I've had a lot of history here I have. 0:16:13.560 --> 0:16:15.400 I've been playing here before. There's a party deck, so 0:16:15.520 --> 0:16:16.600 I've been around a long time. 0:16:17.560 --> 0:16:18.840 Thanks a lot for stopping Freddy. 0:16:18.920 --> 0:16:22.080 Congratulations on just doing Freddy things every night. 0:16:22.160 --> 0:16:22.640 Thank you, David. 0:16:22.680 --> 0:16:23.240 I appreciate it. 0:16:23.240 --> 0:16:23.560 Thank you. 0:16:24.000 --> 0:16:26.520 All Right, there's Freddy Freeman post game with David vass 0:16:26.560 --> 0:16:29.800 A last night after a three hit performance again for 0:16:29.920 --> 0:16:32.160 the Dodger first basement as part of a Dodger for 0:16:32.440 --> 0:16:34.600 to to win. When we continue here, all moroco, because 0:16:34.640 --> 0:16:36.760 you know, Dodgers on deck, we're leaning up to first pitch. 0:16:37.040 --> 0:16:39.080 We will check in with David Vast say get the 0:16:39.200 --> 0:16:41.760 very latest. There's an update on show. Heil O Tani 0:16:42.160 --> 0:16:44.640 the pitcher. It's the very latest. What are we going 0:16:44.720 --> 0:16:47.000 to see him again on the mound? Dank's gonna let 0:16:47.080 --> 0:16:49.120 us know when we come back. Dodgers and Mets First 0:16:49.120 --> 0:16:51.640 pitch from City Field at four fifteen. I'm Tim Kats's 0:16:51.680 --> 0:16:53.880 the back to back World Series champion Dodgers Paul, You'll. 0:16:53.720 --> 0:16:54.120 Know where. 0:16:56.880 --> 0:17:01.480 As we were saying, yes, he's my wrong Casino Dodgers 0:17:01.520 --> 0:17:07.560 on deck on the official home of La Dodgers Baseball. 0:17:07.600 --> 0:17:11.080 Dodgers and Mets, Game two of this three game weekend, 0:17:11.160 --> 0:17:15.360 sent from Queens Yoshio Yamamoto, Nolan McLean the pitching matchoup 0:17:15.359 --> 0:17:17.480 first pitch coming up at four fifteen. 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Well? 0:17:50.920 --> 0:17:54.159 I found out that today show Hal Tani was not 0:17:54.400 --> 0:18:00.440 necessarily penned in schedule to throw a bullpen session. As 0:18:00.480 --> 0:18:03.360 Mark Pryor has told us multiple times, it's a read 0:18:03.400 --> 0:18:06.600 and react situation with Otani. So when he went out 0:18:06.640 --> 0:18:09.960 and through that bullpen session on Wednesday, thirty four pitches, 0:18:10.840 --> 0:18:13.720 that was something that he had scheduled with the trainers, 0:18:14.280 --> 0:18:17.240 and the left knee was a little sore after throwing 0:18:17.359 --> 0:18:21.600 that bullpen session, and yesterday is when Otani decided that, 0:18:21.680 --> 0:18:24.160 you know what, the left knee doesn't feel good enough 0:18:24.200 --> 0:18:28.200 to try to throw the bullpen session that was tentatively 0:18:28.280 --> 0:18:31.919 scheduled for today. So he threw some playballs against the 0:18:31.960 --> 0:18:36.320 wall and basically, as Dave Roberts said, earlier today, quote 0:18:36.560 --> 0:18:38.919 kick the can down the road as far as the 0:18:38.960 --> 0:18:43.160 next time he throws a bullpen session. But I will 0:18:43.200 --> 0:18:45.879 say this, and I asked this directly to Dave Roberts 0:18:45.960 --> 0:18:49.920 during his media session, does he still believe that Otani 0:18:49.920 --> 0:18:53.560 will pitch again this season? And without hesitating, he said, yes, 0:18:53.640 --> 0:18:56.280 He's confident Otani will pitch again this season. 0:18:56.600 --> 0:18:57.000 Let's hope. 0:18:57.000 --> 0:18:58.960 So, David is brought to you by your Ford Summer 0:18:59.000 --> 0:19:01.480 Sales event. Don't wagh hurrying right now for the best 0:19:01.480 --> 0:19:05.560 offers of the year, Ford Official Vehicle of Major League Baseball. 0:19:05.680 --> 0:19:08.639 Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound last time out of complete 0:19:08.640 --> 0:19:10.879 game four hitter at Yankee Stadium. 0:19:10.960 --> 0:19:12.880 What's he gonna do for tonight, David. 0:19:13.640 --> 0:19:16.439 Well, the one thing about tonight, it's a great pitching 0:19:16.480 --> 0:19:20.439 matchup that we don't usually get. But Yamamoto's on the mound, 0:19:20.480 --> 0:19:22.240 a guy that is in the running for the Cy 0:19:22.359 --> 0:19:25.880 Young Award, and Nolan McClain, who was heralded coming out 0:19:25.880 --> 0:19:28.600 of spring training in the World Baseball Classic as a 0:19:28.640 --> 0:19:32.520 guy that was going to rival guys like Skiens and 0:19:32.600 --> 0:19:36.879 Yamamoto and Mislarowski. Obviously, he's not on a good team. 0:19:37.000 --> 0:19:40.719 So tonight, let's see what Nolan McClain has. But talking 0:19:40.800 --> 0:19:44.320 to people around Yamamoto, they told me the way that 0:19:44.400 --> 0:19:47.439 he's been able to really take his game to the 0:19:47.480 --> 0:19:52.200 next level is preparation and really going to the homework 0:19:52.480 --> 0:19:56.639 to dissect hitters and have the confidence and conviction to 0:19:56.760 --> 0:20:00.840 throw pitches to certain hitters. Maybe in his first year 0:20:01.160 --> 0:20:04.000 he relied on the catcher to do all that, but 0:20:04.160 --> 0:20:10.199 my understanding is Yamamoto has been Robleski level detailed in 0:20:10.240 --> 0:20:13.480 his preparation and that's why he has so much conviction 0:20:13.640 --> 0:20:16.520 and no more you know, fifty to fifty on what 0:20:16.680 --> 0:20:19.200 he may throw. He is in control of the game, 0:20:19.720 --> 0:20:22.960 and he has a very detailed start day. I was 0:20:23.000 --> 0:20:27.400 able to get his schedule for today. For instance, at 0:20:27.440 --> 0:20:30.760 two thirty he got treatment. At four point fifteen he 0:20:30.840 --> 0:20:34.520 went to the pitchers meeting. Right about now he's getting 0:20:34.560 --> 0:20:36.160 ready to come out and. 0:20:36.160 --> 0:20:37.400 Throw in the outfield. 0:20:37.640 --> 0:20:40.920 And you know, it's just I'm not going to say 0:20:40.920 --> 0:20:45.600 it's Kershaw like, but he really It's not a coincidence, Tim, 0:20:45.920 --> 0:20:49.240 that he is so talented and he has taken his 0:20:49.280 --> 0:20:53.000 game another level. It goes all the way back to 0:20:53.040 --> 0:20:57.879 what all the greats say, it's preparation and attention to detail, 0:20:58.320 --> 0:21:01.800 and that is where Yama motos right now in his career. 0:21:01.960 --> 0:21:03.480 Can I want to see him out there tonight in 0:21:03.480 --> 0:21:06.560 this great pitching matchups. But speaking of scene, what are 0:21:06.560 --> 0:21:08.680 we gonna see Blake Snell back with the Dodgers? 0:21:08.760 --> 0:21:12.919 David, Oh, Well, Dave Roberts left the door open for 0:21:13.000 --> 0:21:16.399 that tim He's going to make one more rehab start 0:21:16.520 --> 0:21:19.360 and they're hoping that Snell goes four innings. 0:21:19.280 --> 0:21:20.520 In that rehab start. 0:21:20.680 --> 0:21:23.440 Dave Roberts was posed the question whether or not there's 0:21:23.480 --> 0:21:26.240 going to be two more rehab starts for Snell, and 0:21:26.320 --> 0:21:29.000 he left the door open and saying, let's see how 0:21:29.040 --> 0:21:30.240 it looks after he. 0:21:30.280 --> 0:21:32.359 Goes four innings. I can tell you this. 0:21:32.440 --> 0:21:34.920 Blake Snell texted me said he felt great last night 0:21:35.000 --> 0:21:38.800 pitching in Sacramento. The fastball was ninety seven, the curveball 0:21:38.880 --> 0:21:42.000 was there. But he hasn't pitched all season long, so 0:21:42.040 --> 0:21:43.680 he's knocking off the rust. 0:21:43.520 --> 0:21:45.520 And is very anxious to come back. 0:21:45.560 --> 0:21:49.119 And who knows, maybe one more rehab start and snell 0:21:49.240 --> 0:21:50.720 Zilla is back in the rotation. 0:21:51.040 --> 0:21:52.919 We shall see great stuff, Dave. I'll check back in 0:21:52.920 --> 0:21:53.119 with you. 0:21:53.160 --> 0:21:54.359 In just a couple of minutes still to come here 0:21:54.400 --> 0:21:56.320 on Morongo, because you know, Dodgers on deck, we're gonna 0:21:56.320 --> 0:21:59.160 hear from the manager, Dave Roberts, going high and ted 0:21:59.200 --> 0:22:01.560 with him coming up, and about fifteen minutes we'll take 0:22:01.600 --> 0:22:03.880 deeper to this pitching matchup, but up next to Dodgers 0:22:03.960 --> 0:22:07.600 Magical Moment on this Saturday afternoon, Dodgers and Mets from Queens, 0:22:07.640 --> 0:22:09.360 New York. 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Catch a baseball, maximize 0:24:50.640 --> 0:24:53.800 opportunities on the offensive side, and with this guy, throw 0:24:53.920 --> 0:24:55.040 like seven different pitches. 0:24:55.240 --> 0:24:56.560 Don't look for seven of them. 0:24:56.800 --> 0:25:01.000 Don't even sit on like tendencies or counts, don't read velocity, 0:25:01.160 --> 0:25:03.840 sit in one area and if it's a ball, let 0:25:03.880 --> 0:25:06.120 it go. If it's not obviously, put your best swing 0:25:06.160 --> 0:25:06.399 on it. 0:25:06.680 --> 0:25:08.040 You know what stood out to me They have a 0:25:08.080 --> 0:25:11.240 big video board here at City Field, and the stats 0:25:11.320 --> 0:25:14.200 really pop, right, your stats, good or bad, really pop. 0:25:14.680 --> 0:25:17.720 And it was shocking to see two ninety five next 0:25:17.720 --> 0:25:20.159 to Mookie Bets on base percentage. 0:25:20.520 --> 0:25:21.240 I don't think we. 0:25:21.320 --> 0:25:24.840 Fully grasp how much he has struggled this season because 0:25:24.840 --> 0:25:26.320 he's not even taking walks. 0:25:27.040 --> 0:25:28.680 And that was what a big part of this game 0:25:28.880 --> 0:25:31.280 coming up, since a youngster right combined with a power, 0:25:31.760 --> 0:25:34.359 the ability to get on base, the ability to have 0:25:34.440 --> 0:25:38.640 a high batting average. And I related to one thing, 0:25:38.720 --> 0:25:41.600 which is sometimes Muki is looking for base hits and 0:25:41.680 --> 0:25:44.399 we look for base hits. It's a problem. We look 0:25:44.480 --> 0:25:46.600 for just something good to hit. And you work in 0:25:46.640 --> 0:25:49.640 counts and you trust yourself, then you're a guy that's 0:25:49.680 --> 0:25:51.720 gonna find something better to hit and put your best swing. 0:25:52.320 --> 0:25:56.480 When you see Mooki Bets not walking, and it doesn't 0:25:56.480 --> 0:25:59.040 seem like he's chasing a lot, right, It's just he's 0:25:59.040 --> 0:26:01.280 making a lot of early on balls that are not 0:26:01.280 --> 0:26:02.600 even hit hard. 0:26:02.840 --> 0:26:04.360 But when Mooki goes deeper. 0:26:04.119 --> 0:26:07.000 Into the counts, as we saw member last postseason, I mean, 0:26:07.040 --> 0:26:11.359 against very tough relievers. He was clearly getting a couple 0:26:11.400 --> 0:26:14.000 of key walks Duran Durand for example, you know, against 0:26:14.000 --> 0:26:16.600 the Phillies, that's when he's at his best. But I 0:26:16.640 --> 0:26:20.280 think right now, Dave, he fights himself a lot and 0:26:20.320 --> 0:26:23.080 who he is today as a player, who he was, 0:26:23.520 --> 0:26:26.000 and who he wants to become. So this islam more like, hey, 0:26:26.280 --> 0:26:27.800 whatever it was in the past, let it go, but 0:26:27.920 --> 0:26:30.639 whoever you are today, trust that there's something more because 0:26:30.640 --> 0:26:33.880 of your intellect and baseball your abilities still that many 0:26:33.920 --> 0:26:36.639 hitters would like to have. But don't make so many 0:26:36.760 --> 0:26:40.040 early outs because how many tenses are that somebody throws 0:26:40.640 --> 0:26:42.240 four strikes in a row? 0:26:42.400 --> 0:26:43.399 Very little in the big leagues. 0:26:43.640 --> 0:26:46.480 If you look at the quadrant in the strike zone itself, 0:26:46.840 --> 0:26:50.560 it's like two percent for anybody, right, the other outs 0:26:50.560 --> 0:26:54.280 are made by you chasing, so for Mooki and you 0:26:54.280 --> 0:26:56.000 also don't want to get into a situation where you're 0:26:56.080 --> 0:26:56.560 chasing walks. 0:26:56.640 --> 0:26:59.440 That's also bad. But there's a fine line between knowing 0:26:59.520 --> 0:26:59.920 that you know. 0:26:59.880 --> 0:27:02.560 The well, give yourself enough credit to know that the 0:27:02.640 --> 0:27:03.400 watch need to. 0:27:03.320 --> 0:27:04.719 Be part of your game, all right. 0:27:04.840 --> 0:27:08.480 The flip side, his double play partner tonight. Tommy Edmund 0:27:08.600 --> 0:27:11.720 has been out of this world ever since he came 0:27:11.760 --> 0:27:14.720 off the IL. Do you feel like he had time 0:27:14.760 --> 0:27:17.560 to work on something, because you've heard this. When you're 0:27:17.600 --> 0:27:20.160 injured and you're coming back from an injury or a surgery, 0:27:20.200 --> 0:27:23.119 you don't have time to focus on baseball. So what 0:27:23.320 --> 0:27:26.040 Edmund is doing is even more remarkable. 0:27:25.680 --> 0:27:26.400 Very impressive. 0:27:26.880 --> 0:27:29.479 And I've talked to Tommy about this, and one thing 0:27:29.520 --> 0:27:32.320 that's happening is his landing foot is solid. Now he 0:27:32.359 --> 0:27:34.720 doesn't have to think about it when you're landing foot 0:27:34.840 --> 0:27:36.760 because the ankle issues that he has since. 0:27:36.640 --> 0:27:38.760 King from Saint Louis are not there. 0:27:39.280 --> 0:27:41.400 Then the ball's gonna move, your eyes are gonna move, 0:27:41.400 --> 0:27:44.119 and all those things just start, you know, accumulating for 0:27:44.160 --> 0:27:45.720 you to think, Okay, now who am I and I 0:27:45.760 --> 0:27:47.840 need to go out to and find base sits. But 0:27:48.000 --> 0:27:51.080 for Tommy, the one thing he notices he doesn't overswing. 0:27:51.720 --> 0:27:53.920 If he's first, second, and third, fourth, it doesn't matter. 0:27:53.960 --> 0:27:56.080 He's the same guy. But I think the mentality is 0:27:56.080 --> 0:27:58.160 one where he goes, hey, there are certain guys where 0:27:58.160 --> 0:28:00.760 I want to jump early and get that fastball to 0:28:00.840 --> 0:28:02.720 hit other guys. He's going to work to look for 0:28:02.760 --> 0:28:05.080 a pitch. So how many guys do you know that 0:28:05.600 --> 0:28:07.399 when they see a guy that throws a split finger 0:28:07.800 --> 0:28:09.960 says I'm going to turn around about from the right side, Dave, 0:28:10.040 --> 0:28:11.360 that doesn't happen anymore. 0:28:11.800 --> 0:28:15.080 That's the type of mentality. He has to understand himself 0:28:15.080 --> 0:28:15.520 who he is. 0:28:16.160 --> 0:28:19.480 And the interesting thing tire very quickly is last time 0:28:19.520 --> 0:28:24.040 in New York against the Yankees, Fernando Cruz throw predominantly 0:28:24.040 --> 0:28:27.760 what splitters. But he saw the report on him which 0:28:27.920 --> 0:28:30.520 nark splitters are not running away from lefties, they're running 0:28:30.560 --> 0:28:33.960 down hit from the left side, got the long ball, 0:28:34.240 --> 0:28:34.840 got the double. 0:28:35.080 --> 0:28:35.359 Yeah. 0:28:35.400 --> 0:28:38.840 Did you notice, by the way that Cruiz had a 0:28:38.840 --> 0:28:41.600 photo of his family on the glove And when he 0:28:41.680 --> 0:28:45.240 went to go get checked by the umpires, the umpires said, 0:28:45.280 --> 0:28:47.479 you can't have that. They took the glove away, and 0:28:47.520 --> 0:28:50.240 he was a little bit more indecisive with his splitters. 0:28:50.560 --> 0:28:52.640 One of the players told me that they saw that. 0:28:52.720 --> 0:28:55.040 I saw the glove. You had no idea what it was, 0:28:55.040 --> 0:28:56.360 but I know something legal is down. 0:28:56.560 --> 0:28:59.200 Yeah, I mean, obviously we see them get checked, but 0:28:59.280 --> 0:29:01.480 it doesn't feel like the umpires are really going to 0:29:01.560 --> 0:29:05.760 the extreme limits of doing anything like that these days. 0:29:05.360 --> 0:29:08.280 Watching thing, I thought maybe something sticky was on it. 0:29:08.360 --> 0:29:11.440 So how about Roki's glove? What do you got on that, Jose? 0:29:11.680 --> 0:29:13.560 The glove is not pitching is the ard. That's all 0:29:13.560 --> 0:29:15.760 I have to say about that. Okay, but I like it. 0:29:15.800 --> 0:29:18.040 You know what if guys on the other side are 0:29:18.040 --> 0:29:20.720 thinking that they're not seeing the ball as well coming 0:29:20.720 --> 0:29:23.240 out of his hand, or maybe not tipping a grip 0:29:23.320 --> 0:29:25.840 or two, let it be. If you have a problem, 0:29:26.080 --> 0:29:29.600 check it, Okay, Ose, what do you think it might 0:29:29.640 --> 0:29:32.880 be a mental thing? Right, he's confident now that nobody's uh. 0:29:33.120 --> 0:29:34.840 I think it's just part of the confidence thing. 0:29:34.880 --> 0:29:37.760 But I'm still not ready to make these declarations of 0:29:37.840 --> 0:29:40.680 statements that some of the LA media wants to make 0:29:40.720 --> 0:29:44.240 after every single Rokie start good or bad. Now, all 0:29:44.240 --> 0:29:46.680 of a sudden he's a world beater, But if he 0:29:46.720 --> 0:29:49.280 doesn't pitch well the next time, they're gonna say, oh, 0:29:49.440 --> 0:29:50.440 Rokie's shaky now. 0:29:50.480 --> 0:29:52.640 So I'm not doing that. He's still growing. Remember of 0:29:52.680 --> 0:29:55.880 the glove issue. To Yama multi first outing in spring 0:29:55.920 --> 0:29:58.520 training as a Dodger, there's an issue beel tipping in 0:29:58.560 --> 0:29:59.200 the different. 0:29:58.920 --> 0:30:00.800 Glove and the whole thing. So the gloves are was 0:30:00.840 --> 0:30:02.680 going to be part of it? Moy On, Yeah, Tipping's 0:30:02.680 --> 0:30:04.640 a big part of the game. Now, everybody look for 0:30:05.040 --> 0:30:05.920 little h here and there. 0:30:06.080 --> 0:30:08.840 All right, Hey, maybe you'll catch some pitches from here. 0:30:08.880 --> 0:30:11.280 Maybe Nolan McLean's tipping and you might find. 0:30:11.040 --> 0:30:14.040 It for us. I don't want to get in trouble. Thanks. 0:30:14.080 --> 0:30:14.280 Ose. 0:30:14.480 --> 0:30:16.320 We'll check back in with you and Steven Nelson a 0:30:16.360 --> 0:30:18.600 little bit later. 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Is 0:30:47.960 --> 0:30:51.480 they're in their final stretch here of this opening road 0:30:51.480 --> 0:30:53.120 trip of the second half of the season. 0:30:53.200 --> 0:30:55.280 Dodgers and Mets. First pitch of four fifteen. 0:30:55.440 --> 0:30:57.080 I'm Tim Kates, just a back to back World Series 0:30:57.160 --> 0:31:01.280 champion Dodgers Audio a network. 0:31:01.360 --> 0:31:06.040 As we were saying, this is Marongo Casino, Dodgers on 0:31:06.280 --> 0:31:10.160 Jack on the official home of La Dodgers Baseball. 0:31:12.400 --> 0:31:17.480 It's Dodgers and Mets from Queens City Field, Yoshinoba Yamamoto, 0:31:17.600 --> 0:31:18.440 Nolan McClain. 0:31:18.520 --> 0:31:19.880 The pitching matchup, It's a good one. 0:31:19.880 --> 0:31:23.040 These two squared off against each other back on April fourteenth, 0:31:23.120 --> 0:31:27.280 combined for fifteen strikeouts. 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We're in the manager's office at 0:31:54.240 --> 0:31:57.760 City Field, Dave Man what a what a great bonding 0:31:57.840 --> 0:31:59.960 experience it's been with you and me for ten days. 0:32:00.280 --> 0:32:01.200 It's been great, Dave. 0:32:01.600 --> 0:32:04.320 You know, best part of my trip is this, you know, 0:32:04.440 --> 0:32:07.040 once a week conversation that you and I have and 0:32:07.720 --> 0:32:12.160 no all kidding aside. It's been a long trip, certainly 0:32:12.200 --> 0:32:14.720 with the All Star Game, but it's been a very 0:32:14.760 --> 0:32:18.160 productive trip. And you know, here we are game two 0:32:18.320 --> 0:32:20.960 here in City Field, so we got Yamamoto going so 0:32:21.120 --> 0:32:22.240 excited to get this one going. 0:32:22.560 --> 0:32:26.280 Just to put it into context, to fully appreciate what 0:32:26.360 --> 0:32:29.680 you guys pulled off in the last forty eight to 0:32:29.760 --> 0:32:33.959 seventy two hours. Three cities within forty eight hours, and 0:32:34.000 --> 0:32:36.560 you come to City Field against a Mets team that's 0:32:36.600 --> 0:32:38.920 going to give you their best shot and you pull 0:32:38.960 --> 0:32:42.239 off a win. How impressed and proud are you of 0:32:42.280 --> 0:32:45.040 your guys to come out and show up the way 0:32:45.040 --> 0:32:46.040 they did last night? 0:32:46.480 --> 0:32:47.520 Really really proud. 0:32:48.200 --> 0:32:51.240 Obviously, you know, having to take the trip to DC 0:32:51.480 --> 0:32:53.880 a lot of guys, so that was our off day, 0:32:53.920 --> 0:32:56.520 and to come back late at night to then play 0:32:56.560 --> 0:32:59.560 the way we did last night to get a win, 0:32:59.600 --> 0:33:03.000 and obviously Rookie was fantastic, But you know, it's one 0:33:03.040 --> 0:33:05.120 of those things where you know, starting the break and 0:33:05.160 --> 0:33:07.680 the Yankees are trying to give us, are giving us 0:33:07.760 --> 0:33:11.400 their best, the Philly same and to win two series there, 0:33:11.440 --> 0:33:14.200 and then you know, the Mets haven't played up to 0:33:14.240 --> 0:33:17.040 their capabilities, but they're still going to go out there 0:33:17.080 --> 0:33:19.440 and give us their best, and we got their best 0:33:19.480 --> 0:33:22.560 starter going tonight, so we got to work, you know, 0:33:22.560 --> 0:33:25.640 our hands full tonight. But yeah, for the way we've played, 0:33:25.720 --> 0:33:28.440 died and it seems like every night there's somebody else 0:33:28.960 --> 0:33:31.800 that steps up and helps lead us to a victory. 0:33:31.840 --> 0:33:33.720 So that's been fun to watch for you. 0:33:34.320 --> 0:33:36.520 And having Yamamoto on the mound tonight. 0:33:37.080 --> 0:33:37.560 What do you. 0:33:37.560 --> 0:33:40.520 Believe he has done to take his game to the 0:33:40.560 --> 0:33:43.960 next level after coming off a World Series MVP, a 0:33:44.120 --> 0:33:48.400 cy Young A finalist, how has he gotten better this year? 0:33:49.640 --> 0:33:52.040 I think if I could say one thing, I would 0:33:52.080 --> 0:33:56.280 probably say his efficiency. I think that you know, there's 0:33:56.400 --> 0:33:59.760 pitchers in our league that can be good for five 0:33:59.840 --> 0:34:03.840 in but they don't have enough bullets left to go six, 0:34:04.080 --> 0:34:06.680 or they're good for six and don't have enough bullets 0:34:07.320 --> 0:34:10.680 to go into the seventh inning. But I think Yamamoto 0:34:10.760 --> 0:34:13.000 has done a much better job of these last couple 0:34:13.040 --> 0:34:16.200 of years about being efficient and given himself a chance 0:34:16.239 --> 0:34:17.759 to get into that seventh inning. 0:34:18.400 --> 0:34:21.000 Dave, the one thing I've heard about Yamamoto this year 0:34:21.120 --> 0:34:25.440 is that he has become better prepared, studying the hitters, 0:34:25.719 --> 0:34:29.359 understanding what he can do against certain guys, and that 0:34:29.400 --> 0:34:32.040 has given him a lot more conviction on the mound. 0:34:32.400 --> 0:34:35.600 Do you feel like that has led to his dominance 0:34:35.640 --> 0:34:36.200 this season? 0:34:36.480 --> 0:34:37.600 I do? I do. 0:34:38.600 --> 0:34:40.360 I think in the first couple of years it was 0:34:40.440 --> 0:34:45.239 more of that trustfall and not knowing the league, not 0:34:45.280 --> 0:34:47.880 knowing the hitters, and trying to depend on the catchers 0:34:47.880 --> 0:34:50.480 and the coaches. But you know, as he's had more 0:34:50.520 --> 0:34:53.439 at bats with guys than he can kind of get 0:34:53.440 --> 0:34:56.880 his own thoughts, and then you layer that in with 0:34:56.960 --> 0:35:00.120 the game planning, and then it's really more concrete. I 0:35:00.160 --> 0:35:02.239 do think that the experience that he's had in our 0:35:02.320 --> 0:35:03.759 league is made him even better. 0:35:03.920 --> 0:35:05.680 Is it fair to compare him that he may be? 0:35:06.360 --> 0:35:08.680 Obviously these two guys are Hall of famers, But is 0:35:08.719 --> 0:35:11.480 he a mixture of Greg maddicks and Pedro Martinez? Do 0:35:11.560 --> 0:35:13.120 you see those characteristics? 0:35:14.760 --> 0:35:19.240 I see both in different ways. I think I see 0:35:19.280 --> 0:35:27.920 the command the studying with Greg maddox, I see the 0:35:28.040 --> 0:35:31.759 different pitches that Pedro had the killer, but Greg was 0:35:31.760 --> 0:35:35.640 a killer as well. Yeah, you know it's like there's 0:35:35.640 --> 0:35:38.919 a there's a little bit of Bulldogs or hersh eyes 0:35:38.960 --> 0:35:41.240 that there's a little bit of John Smoltz with the command. 0:35:41.640 --> 0:35:43.560 You know, he's you know, there's a. 0:35:43.440 --> 0:35:45.759 Lot of great pitchers that he's got a lot of 0:35:45.760 --> 0:35:46.760 those character traits. 0:35:47.080 --> 0:35:50.200 Manager Dave Roberts is our guest. It's the Manager's Meeting 0:35:50.239 --> 0:35:53.399 presented by Downey Hyundai. All right, when you look at 0:35:53.440 --> 0:35:55.919 your team, you start to get some players back, Dave, 0:35:56.000 --> 0:35:58.960 And when the Dodgers would turn home, Keith a Hernandez 0:35:58.960 --> 0:36:01.359 was pretty confident that he'll be back with the team. 0:36:01.440 --> 0:36:04.760 Do you feel like on the upcoming homestand Edwin Diaz 0:36:04.840 --> 0:36:07.640 and keiy K will add even more talent to your roster? 0:36:08.080 --> 0:36:11.879 I think right now very confident. Key K's playing through 0:36:11.880 --> 0:36:15.560 the weekend with this OKAC team and the expectations he'll 0:36:15.560 --> 0:36:19.000 be back with us on Tuesday, And the expectation with 0:36:19.520 --> 0:36:22.719 Edwin is he's going to throw tomorrow and then he'll 0:36:22.719 --> 0:36:25.399 be back available with us on Wednesday night. So yeah, 0:36:25.440 --> 0:36:29.040 we're starting to become whole. And you know, Blake Snell 0:36:29.200 --> 0:36:33.319 just do last night, So he'll pitch next week for 0:36:33.480 --> 0:36:36.359 four innings and then you know, hopefully shortly after that, 0:36:36.560 --> 0:36:38.680 you know he'll be back, you know, coming back to. 0:36:38.719 --> 0:36:39.240 Us as well. 0:36:39.280 --> 0:36:41.279 And with those guys that have missed the majority of 0:36:41.320 --> 0:36:44.680 the season, do you think adding those guys helps the 0:36:44.719 --> 0:36:47.279 guys that have been grinding all season long, gives them 0:36:47.320 --> 0:36:48.680 a little extra something? 0:36:49.440 --> 0:36:52.239 I think so, you know, it's kind of, you know, 0:36:52.520 --> 0:36:54.920 recharges us. And I think that you saw that a 0:36:54.920 --> 0:36:57.000 little bit with Key K when he came back and 0:36:57.040 --> 0:36:59.480 he just gave us a shot in the arm and 0:36:59.520 --> 0:37:00.640 then he heard the oblique. 0:37:00.719 --> 0:37:02.480 But you know, that's what he's going to do. 0:37:02.520 --> 0:37:04.759 And obviously when you get your closer back, that's going 0:37:04.800 --> 0:37:06.960 to do a lot for the bullpen. And when you 0:37:07.000 --> 0:37:09.600 get a guy like Blake Snow who's won two side youngs, 0:37:09.640 --> 0:37:11.919 that's certainly going to make your rotation your team much 0:37:11.920 --> 0:37:12.560 better as well. 0:37:12.760 --> 0:37:15.160 Earlier on this road trip, I got to go back 0:37:15.320 --> 0:37:18.160 in time with some of the things that have stood 0:37:18.160 --> 0:37:21.520 out to me, and the last game of the series 0:37:21.560 --> 0:37:26.240 in Philadelphia. Managers don't usually go out to exchange lineup cards, 0:37:26.280 --> 0:37:29.920 but you and Don manningly went out there to exchange 0:37:29.960 --> 0:37:33.880 lineup cards in Philadelphia. Two umpires that have been in 0:37:33.920 --> 0:37:37.080 the league a long time, Brian O Noorra and Las Diaz. 0:37:37.160 --> 0:37:40.719 It's their final season. Where did that was that? A? 0:37:41.160 --> 0:37:42.759 Was that the reason why you went out there and 0:37:42.800 --> 0:37:46.160 bu What did that mean for you to, you know, 0:37:46.280 --> 0:37:47.400 just salute those guys. 0:37:47.600 --> 0:37:49.680 Yeah, so it was kind of organic. 0:37:49.880 --> 0:37:52.800 I go out there every first game of every series, 0:37:53.360 --> 0:37:56.120 That's kind of what I do, and then this one 0:37:56.160 --> 0:37:58.120 I went out for the first and then the last one. 0:37:58.160 --> 0:38:01.239 I just wanted to send those guys off. I know 0:38:01.360 --> 0:38:03.920 we'll see Las again, and I think Brian is going 0:38:04.000 --> 0:38:06.160 to get some type of procedure done, so I think 0:38:06.160 --> 0:38:08.920 that that was going to be his last game, you know, 0:38:09.000 --> 0:38:12.479 first career. So I think that Donnie knew that as well. 0:38:12.600 --> 0:38:15.640 So it was great for us to, you know, send 0:38:15.719 --> 0:38:19.520 them off. And you know, umpires are scrutinized every single 0:38:19.640 --> 0:38:22.239 night just like managers are, and they do a great job. 0:38:22.280 --> 0:38:23.480 They do the best they can. 0:38:23.640 --> 0:38:26.520 So you know, for two guys that have done it 0:38:26.560 --> 0:38:28.440 for as long as they have, I got nothing but 0:38:28.520 --> 0:38:29.239 respect for him. 0:38:29.320 --> 0:38:32.520 I've seen you before have interactions with certain umpires. 0:38:32.840 --> 0:38:35.040 Dan Bellino seems to be a very. 0:38:34.880 --> 0:38:37.560 Friendly Dave Roberts type of umpire as much as you 0:38:37.600 --> 0:38:37.960 can be. 0:38:38.360 --> 0:38:40.640 Yeah, you know what, Dan and I we've had our 0:38:41.040 --> 0:38:45.680 you know, we've had our battles, but he's softened. I 0:38:45.719 --> 0:38:47.279 have nothing but love and respect for him. But I 0:38:47.719 --> 0:38:49.600 have fun with the umpires, and like I said, they 0:38:49.640 --> 0:38:53.680 do the best they can. But we definitely throw our barbs, 0:38:54.320 --> 0:38:56.239 you know, in jes tongue in cheek. 0:38:56.360 --> 0:38:57.600 Have a lot of fun with those guys. 0:38:57.600 --> 0:39:00.000 All right, before I let you go, Since we're talking 0:39:00.239 --> 0:39:03.040 about umpires, we are almost at the end of the 0:39:03.080 --> 0:39:06.440 regular season here, almost into August. How do you believe 0:39:06.480 --> 0:39:10.239 the abs challenging has worked out so far for the 0:39:10.280 --> 0:39:12.440 teams but also for the umpires. 0:39:12.719 --> 0:39:15.759 Well, I think in total, I think for the game 0:39:15.880 --> 0:39:20.160 it's been great. I think I can't speak to the teams. 0:39:20.200 --> 0:39:21.960 I can speak to our team where I think that 0:39:22.360 --> 0:39:25.279 there's opportunities to get better and pick times of the 0:39:25.400 --> 0:39:29.040 right times, leverage times to do it. But I think 0:39:29.120 --> 0:39:31.840 that and I think that it's been good for the umpires. 0:39:32.000 --> 0:39:34.279 I think that no one likes to be embarrassed, and 0:39:34.760 --> 0:39:37.800 you know, when you have the opportunity to potentially challenge, 0:39:38.280 --> 0:39:42.360 it does make their focus a little bit more heightened, 0:39:42.560 --> 0:39:44.759 and that's good for the game. And it's no you know, 0:39:44.800 --> 0:39:47.160 I'm not trying to bang or knock mpires, but I 0:39:47.239 --> 0:39:51.080 do think so overall, nets it's a huge win for us. 0:39:50.960 --> 0:39:53.439 And it also proves that they're pretty good at their job. 0:39:53.760 --> 0:39:56.879 They are, they are, and I think that's something it's 0:39:56.880 --> 0:39:59.520 hard to kind of appreciate. You know, you're talking about 0:39:59.600 --> 0:40:03.080 ninety three, ninety four mon hours sliders, cutters and one 0:40:03.160 --> 0:40:06.239 hundred and five mile an hour fastballs that certain guys 0:40:06.280 --> 0:40:08.520 are throwing up there. It's like and now you're talking 0:40:08.520 --> 0:40:10.920 about missing a half an inch an inch and it 0:40:10.920 --> 0:40:14.040 ain't easy. But like I said, they're doing the best 0:40:14.040 --> 0:40:15.279 they can. They do a pretty good job. 0:40:15.440 --> 0:40:17.200 All right, Dave, thanks a lot for the time. 0:40:17.640 --> 0:40:20.000 I've had a great time in joining the East Coast 0:40:20.040 --> 0:40:22.400 with you, and we'll have a happy flight home tomorrow. 0:40:22.480 --> 0:40:23.279 Let's do it, Dave. 0:40:23.440 --> 0:40:25.840 There he is the man, the manager, three time World 0:40:25.880 --> 0:40:29.440 Series manager, Dave Roberts. And it's all brought to you 0:40:29.480 --> 0:40:31.200 by our friends at Downey Hunday. 0:40:31.200 --> 0:40:32.279 We'll send it back to you Tim. 0:40:32.320 --> 0:40:34.440 All right, thanks a lot, DV. Thank you Dave Roberts. 0:40:34.480 --> 0:40:36.560 As it leads up to first pitch on this Saturday. 0:40:36.600 --> 0:40:39.040 When we come back here on Dodgers on Deck, we'll 0:40:39.040 --> 0:40:42.440 dive deeper into this great pitching matchup. It's the Dodgers 0:40:42.480 --> 0:40:44.680 and Mets. First pitch of four fifteen. I'm Tim kateson 0:40:44.719 --> 0:40:48.080 the back to back World Series champion Dodgers Audio Know one. 0:40:48.960 --> 0:40:54.080 This is Rongo Casino Dodgers Hunting game on your. 0:40:53.880 --> 0:40:56.160 Home for La Dodgers Baseball. 0:40:56.920 --> 0:40:59.120 It's the Dodgers and Mets, Game two of there's three 0:40:59.160 --> 0:41:00.319 game series from New York. 0:41:00.360 --> 0:41:02.360 First pitch coming up at four fifteen. 0:41:02.400 --> 0:41:05.960 And now before the Dodgers hit the dining we look 0:41:06.000 --> 0:41:07.800 at the pitching matchups. 0:41:07.320 --> 0:41:09.600 Brought to buy your Toyota dealers. We make it easy. 0:41:09.840 --> 0:41:11.920 Nolan McLain on the Mountains seven and six with a 0:41:11.920 --> 0:41:14.520 three thirty four ERA twenty five year old right hander. 0:41:14.719 --> 0:41:16.560 Second season in the big leagues. He came out of 0:41:16.560 --> 0:41:18.840 Oklahoma State as a two way player. When he was 0:41:18.920 --> 0:41:20.880 drafted in twenty twenty three, they made him a pitcher. 0:41:20.920 --> 0:41:23.040 Only making his twenty first start, he pitched in the 0:41:23.080 --> 0:41:26.520 WBC sinker four seam fastball, sweeper, curveball. 0:41:26.560 --> 0:41:28.760 That curveball. It's one of the best in baseball. 0:41:28.800 --> 0:41:30.880 It's got the highest average RPM of any pitcher in 0:41:30.880 --> 0:41:33.279 the big leagues. He gets a thirty nine percent whiff 0:41:33.360 --> 0:41:34.680 rate on it, and the hitters are just one to 0:41:34.719 --> 0:41:37.319 eighteen against the curve. He has completed at least six 0:41:37.400 --> 0:41:40.120 innings in each of his last six starts last time out, 0:41:40.160 --> 0:41:42.319 six shutout innings, two hits, ten strikeouts on a win 0:41:42.360 --> 0:41:45.080 over the Phillies last Sunday, making his second ever start 0:41:45.080 --> 0:41:47.720 against the Dodgers. They saw him back on April fourteenth, 0:41:47.719 --> 0:41:49.799 a Uniclo field the Dodgers Stadium. He went seven innings, 0:41:49.840 --> 0:41:52.680 allowed just one run on two hits while striking out eight. 0:41:52.880 --> 0:41:55.360 Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the Mounta ten and six of the 0:41:55.400 --> 0:41:58.359 two seventy eight ro making his nineteen start this year 0:41:58.440 --> 0:42:01.440 last time out, complete game, four hit against the Yankees 0:42:01.480 --> 0:42:04.040 and the Bronx, give up just two runs while striking 0:42:04.080 --> 0:42:06.520 out seven along the way. Yamamoto ranks amongst the National 0:42:06.560 --> 0:42:10.000 Leagu's leaders and wins era innings pitch, the Pony's batted 0:42:10.040 --> 0:42:12.560 average and walk rate, as well as whip He has 0:42:12.600 --> 0:42:14.360 given up two or fewer runs in eight of his 0:42:14.480 --> 0:42:17.920 last ten starts. Earlier this season, he faced off against 0:42:17.960 --> 0:42:20.759 McLean and the Mets again on April fourteenth at Dodgers Stadium, 0:42:20.800 --> 0:42:22.680 seven to two thirds, giving up just one run on 0:42:22.719 --> 0:42:24.960 four hits and a no decision. These two combined for 0:42:25.080 --> 0:42:30.440 fifteen strikeouts on that April fourteenth matchup, Yamamoto and McClain. 0:42:30.600 --> 0:42:34.080 Dodgers and Mets were fifteen minutes away for first pitch. 0:42:34.160 --> 0:42:34.719 Keys to the game. 0:42:34.719 --> 0:42:36.960 Our next, I'm Tim Kats's back to back World Series 0:42:37.040 --> 0:42:38.560 champion Dodgers Audio Network. 0:42:40.480 --> 0:42:46.560 This is Marongo Casino Dodgers on tack on your Home 0:42:46.680 --> 0:42:47.840 for the Blue. 0:42:47.440 --> 0:42:52.440 All season log Dodgers and Mets squaring off Yoshanoba, Yamamoto, 0:42:52.520 --> 0:42:54.640 Nolan McClain in the pitching matchup. As we get you 0:42:54.680 --> 0:42:56.360 ready for the start of the game with the Saporo 0:42:56.480 --> 0:42:59.960 starts great moment, Start with Sapporo beer, whatever your take 0:43:00.200 --> 0:43:02.799 preference Sapora as you cover with the Friday and crisp 0:43:02.840 --> 0:43:05.960 and refreshing loggers including light and non alcoholic beer. Soaporo, 0:43:06.400 --> 0:43:09.480 good with sushi, Great with baseball. Back out to the 0:43:09.520 --> 0:43:14.040 booth one final time before first pitch. Steven Nelson, Jose Mota, guys. 0:43:13.719 --> 0:43:16.080 All right, TC, back at it here with Jose Mota 0:43:16.120 --> 0:43:18.840 getting ready for the first pitch of Game two in 0:43:18.840 --> 0:43:21.080 this three game series for the Dodgers and Mets. The 0:43:21.080 --> 0:43:24.160 Dodgers trying to back up last night's win and clinch 0:43:24.239 --> 0:43:28.840 this series, as they will throw out Yoshinobu Yamamoto opposite 0:43:28.880 --> 0:43:32.080 Nolan McClain. This is the best schedule pitching matchup of 0:43:32.120 --> 0:43:35.920 the series with respect to the other starters we have seen. 0:43:36.360 --> 0:43:40.680 But Yoshinobu Yamamoto last week in New York against the 0:43:40.760 --> 0:43:44.799 Yankees was utterly brilliant. I mean, his first complete game 0:43:45.040 --> 0:43:47.439 in the regular season. Obviously, it did it a couple 0:43:47.440 --> 0:43:49.640 of times un route to the World Series last year, Jose, 0:43:49.800 --> 0:43:52.920 But any chance you get to watch Yoshinoba Yamamoto go 0:43:52.960 --> 0:43:54.040 to work, it's a trick. 0:43:54.320 --> 0:43:57.360 Quietly, he just has built himself into the most dependable 0:43:57.400 --> 0:43:59.799 starter in baseball for this reason. Nine times he's down 0:44:00.000 --> 0:44:03.879 one hundred pitches or more, he's thrown five innings at least, 0:44:03.880 --> 0:44:07.120 and every single start eight times, Steve and he's gone 0:44:07.520 --> 0:44:10.600 seven plus innings. And then on top of that is 0:44:10.600 --> 0:44:13.399 not like the pitches accumulate you have to be worried about. Wow, 0:44:13.440 --> 0:44:14.959 I'm gonna get him out of there. In the fifth inning, 0:44:15.200 --> 0:44:18.280 he finds a way in which, if he's not economical early, 0:44:18.520 --> 0:44:21.439 he induces a ground ball. That's a great combination. He's 0:44:21.440 --> 0:44:23.719 thrown more strikes. One of the issues last year was 0:44:24.160 --> 0:44:26.719 what has happened between you know Yamamoto in the first 0:44:26.719 --> 0:44:29.120 three innings or he issued most of his walks. That's 0:44:29.280 --> 0:44:31.719 been eliminated and when he needs to push you off 0:44:31.760 --> 0:44:32.160 the side. 0:44:32.200 --> 0:44:32.439 Great. 0:44:32.680 --> 0:44:35.439 But now the one thing that I know is working 0:44:35.480 --> 0:44:38.040 the best for him, fast poles down on the zone 0:44:38.080 --> 0:44:42.000 because he's a dark thrower. The opponent's rating one hundred against. 0:44:42.040 --> 0:44:44.000 Are you going to tell me downstairs doesn't work anymore? 0:44:44.200 --> 0:44:44.279 Oh? 0:44:44.360 --> 0:44:44.919 Yes it does. 0:44:45.120 --> 0:44:47.600 The last ten starts for Yema Motor just his ten 0:44:47.640 --> 0:44:51.240 game sample size, and that includes the turn against Arizona 0:44:51.320 --> 0:44:53.839 in which he gave up a high and six earned 0:44:53.920 --> 0:44:58.319 runs opponents ops combined in the last ten starts, four 0:44:58.800 --> 0:45:03.719 seventy five. That's the ops against Yamamoto. Just to illustrate 0:45:03.719 --> 0:45:06.840 and underscore how dominant he has been. He has ascended 0:45:06.880 --> 0:45:09.640 to a status not just on this step but across 0:45:09.719 --> 0:45:12.560 the league. On the other side, it's Nolan McClain, rookie 0:45:12.600 --> 0:45:14.800 right handed for the Met's got a taste of the 0:45:14.840 --> 0:45:16.880 big leagues last year and eight starts, and he was 0:45:16.920 --> 0:45:19.880 dominant and pitched for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. 0:45:20.360 --> 0:45:22.640 And he has been really good this year. Is right 0:45:22.680 --> 0:45:24.840 three point three four. He's had three blow up outings, 0:45:24.840 --> 0:45:27.600 but outside of those, he's been hard to touch. 0:45:27.880 --> 0:45:30.239 He's got six or seven pitches he's gonna use every 0:45:30.280 --> 0:45:31.920 single one of them, but he depends more of that 0:45:32.120 --> 0:45:34.839 slider that breaks about eighteen inches, the best among any 0:45:34.840 --> 0:45:37.879 starter in baseball. The Dodgers got to him early last 0:45:37.920 --> 0:45:41.120 time they saw him back then at the Unicolfield Dowers 0:45:41.160 --> 0:45:43.360 Stadium because of the first ending, he was just not 0:45:43.440 --> 0:45:45.640 there yet. But after that it's one of those games 0:45:45.640 --> 0:45:48.240 where a guy like this, with so many pitches Steven 0:45:48.560 --> 0:45:51.840 narrowed down to one or two. Don't look for anything 0:45:51.920 --> 0:45:55.520 or anticipate tendencies. Don't look for anything else beyond breaks 0:45:55.600 --> 0:45:58.359 or anything like that. Just look in one zone, stay 0:45:58.400 --> 0:46:00.279 with it, and when he makes a mistake, sure that 0:46:00.320 --> 0:46:03.399 you don't put your best swing that means home run, 0:46:03.600 --> 0:46:05.520 put your best swing that means hard contact. 0:46:05.719 --> 0:46:08.160 This is a rematch tim of the starting pitching matchup 0:46:08.200 --> 0:46:11.040 that we saw back on April fourteenth in La Young 0:46:11.080 --> 0:46:14.080 Moto against mcclaim. The Dodgers ultimately won that game two 0:46:14.160 --> 0:46:18.040 to one. Neither starter factored into the decision, as Kyle 0:46:18.080 --> 0:46:21.000 Tucker got the game winning RBI late in the game 0:46:21.080 --> 0:46:24.160 off Brooks Raley. So it's Game two for the Dodgers 0:46:24.160 --> 0:46:26.480 and Mets. It gets going shortly, we'll send it back 0:46:26.520 --> 0:46:26.680 to you. 0:46:26.920 --> 0:46:28.640 All right, thank you, Nelly, as we lead you up 0:46:28.680 --> 0:46:29.360 to first pitch. 0:46:29.560 --> 0:46:33.240 We got first pitch next, that's right, Dodgers and Mets, 0:46:33.320 --> 0:46:34.279 Game two of. 0:46:34.200 --> 0:46:35.320 This three game series. 0:46:35.360 --> 0:46:38.400 When we returned, enjoy, David Vastates got your cover with 0:46:38.400 --> 0:46:40.279 all the post game when it's over. This has been 0:46:40.320 --> 0:46:42.160 Wrongo Casino Dodgers on deck on your back to back 0:46:42.160 --> 0:46:44.160 World Series Champion Dodgers Audio Network