WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (8-30-26) 0:00:00.490 --> 0:00:03.760 For the back to back world champions of baseball. One 0:00:03.800 --> 0:00:06.880 of the greatest runs in the history of baseball. Immortality. 0:00:07.440 --> 0:00:08.520 is within their reach. 0:00:08.950 --> 0:00:10.090 Incredible. 0:00:10.300 --> 0:00:11.990 And while others make excuses. 0:00:12.310 --> 0:00:14.290 The only reason the Dodgers are doing this is because 0:00:14.310 --> 0:00:14.650 they can. 0:00:14.670 --> 0:00:15.370 They print money. 0:00:15.390 --> 0:00:17.270 The Dodgers. This can't continue. 0:00:17.310 --> 0:00:18.189 It's not fair. 0:00:18.350 --> 0:00:19.430 Are making plans. 0:00:19.850 --> 0:00:20.290 Again. 0:00:20.370 --> 0:00:25.189 It's a singular focus on controlling what they can control. 0:00:25.430 --> 0:00:29.110 Now your pregame host of the world champion L.A. Dodgers, 0:00:29.650 --> 0:00:30.430 Tim Cates. 0:00:30.930 --> 0:00:32.790 Hi, everybody, and good morning. 0:00:34.290 --> 0:00:38.970 Welcome in to Morongo casino Dodgers on deck on this Sunday, 0:00:39.470 --> 0:00:42.850 August the 30th, as your back-to-back world series champion, Los 0:00:42.950 --> 0:00:46.510 Angeles Dodgers are in Detroit for the rubber game of 0:00:46.550 --> 0:00:50.309 this three game series against the tigers. Rain is happening 0:00:50.390 --> 0:00:53.700 right now at Comerica field, but we expect this game 0:00:53.740 --> 0:00:56.460 to happen today in Detroit as the Dodgers are Look 0:00:56.480 --> 0:00:59.980 to wrap up this six-game East Coast road trip, which 0:01:00.360 --> 0:01:02.720 didn't start off well in Atlanta after getting swept by 0:01:02.780 --> 0:01:05.220 the Braves. Dodgers bounced back with a win on Friday, 0:01:05.260 --> 0:01:07.920 but tough loss yesterday. Today, the rubber game of this 0:01:07.959 --> 0:01:11.069 three-game set before they return home for a big homestand. 0:01:11.090 --> 0:01:14.190 Dodgers 81-55 on this season, first place atop. 0:01:13.970 --> 0:01:16.750 The NL West. They got a nine-game lead in the division. 0:01:16.790 --> 0:01:19.630 However, in the National League race, they're now four games 0:01:19.690 --> 0:01:22.069 back in Milwaukee for the top spot in the NL, 0:01:22.190 --> 0:01:24.860 and they're also now tied with Atlanta. for the number 0:01:24.900 --> 0:01:28.040 two spot in the National League. Today, Tyler Glass now 0:01:28.200 --> 0:01:31.060 on the mound. First pitch coming up at 1040. Coming 0:01:31.110 --> 0:01:33.310 up over the next 60 minutes here on Morago Casino, 0:01:33.630 --> 0:01:35.750 Dodgers on deck. You're going to hear from the manager himself, 0:01:35.790 --> 0:01:39.250 Dave Roberts. We'll dive deeper into this pitchy matchup. David 0:01:39.290 --> 0:01:41.690 Vasse is going to go high and tight coming up 0:01:41.730 --> 0:01:44.380 in about 45 minutes. We got your Dodgers magical moment. 0:01:44.660 --> 0:01:47.970 We'll hear from Charlie Steiner shortly. We'll visit with Kirsten 0:01:48.020 --> 0:01:49.880 Watson in just a few minutes. We'll head out to 0:01:49.900 --> 0:01:54.860 the Galpin Ford broadcast booth with Steven Nelson and Rick Monday. Well, 0:01:55.240 --> 0:01:58.980 yesterday in Detroit, it was all about Snellzilla. 0:01:59.120 --> 0:02:00.800 Blake Snell on the. 0:02:00.780 --> 0:02:04.480 Mound yesterday as the Dodgers looked to get back-to-back wins 0:02:04.620 --> 0:02:08.240 in Detroit. Snell would strike out 10 over five innings, 0:02:08.300 --> 0:02:11.419 allow just one run on three hits, went toe-to-toe with 0:02:11.460 --> 0:02:17.480 Cater Montero, the young pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. Blake 0:02:17.500 --> 0:02:20.720 Snell gave up, came in the third, a walk to bias. 0:02:20.760 --> 0:02:24.859 He took second on Max Muncy's sacrifice, but mishap then 0:02:24.900 --> 0:02:28.510 scored on a Glaber Torres double as the Tigers took 0:02:28.630 --> 0:02:32.730 a one, nothing lead Dodgers offense gets runners on base, 0:02:32.750 --> 0:02:35.270 but the problem has been for the last month, driving 0:02:35.310 --> 0:02:38.290 those runners in yesterday in the sixth inning, the Dodgers 0:02:38.330 --> 0:02:41.030 again with traffic on the base, Alec Thomas let up 0:02:41.050 --> 0:02:43.190 the six with the double took third on showy Otani 0:02:43.210 --> 0:02:45.690 is ground out that brought up Freddie Freeman. 0:02:46.490 --> 0:02:50.500 Montero's 0-1. Freeman pulls it into right field. This will 0:02:50.530 --> 0:02:54.400 tie the game. Just threw the bat head out there 0:02:54.460 --> 0:02:58.160 against the changeup and got the job done to reset 0:02:58.220 --> 0:02:58.940 the scoreboard. 0:02:58.980 --> 0:02:59.919 We're even at one. 0:03:00.960 --> 0:03:03.750 The Dodgers, a feel-good moment. And boy, they've not had 0:03:03.780 --> 0:03:07.090 too many of those of recent times. So that big 0:03:07.150 --> 0:03:09.490 leadoff double by Thomas. They did go to third on 0:03:09.510 --> 0:03:11.910 the ground out by Otani. And then for Freeman, picks 0:03:11.970 --> 0:03:12.180 it up. 0:03:13.260 --> 0:03:15.700 Freddie Freeman, thank you very much. RBI single. 0:03:15.740 --> 0:03:20.000 That tied the game at one, resetting everything for Blake Snell. 0:03:20.060 --> 0:03:22.770 Mookie Betts not done in the sixth inning. A single 0:03:22.810 --> 0:03:25.610 to left. Runners on first and second after a pitching change. 0:03:25.669 --> 0:03:29.050 Max Muncy walked. Dodgers had a golden opportunity with the 0:03:29.110 --> 0:03:31.720 bases loaded and one out. Well, what have they been 0:03:31.740 --> 0:03:34.520 doing lately? Hitting in to double plays. And that's what 0:03:34.560 --> 0:03:37.620 Tommy Edmond did to end the sixth inning. The score 0:03:37.690 --> 0:03:40.270 remained tied going to the ninth. The Dodgers in the 0:03:40.310 --> 0:03:42.750 top half of the ninth inning got a one-out single 0:03:42.790 --> 0:03:45.890 from Tommy Edmond, but could not get that run across. 0:03:45.930 --> 0:03:48.050 Kimmy Jansen came in to close out the top half 0:03:48.070 --> 0:03:50.650 of the ninth inning. Got Teoscar Hernandez to fly out. 0:03:50.990 --> 0:03:53.160 Bottom of the ninth belonged to Jack Dreyer. Gave up 0:03:53.220 --> 0:03:56.220 a leadoff double. Sacked bunt. Intentional walk. 0:03:56.320 --> 0:03:59.180 Then a walk. Loaded the bases with one out. 0:03:59.690 --> 0:04:01.160 Can Dreyer get it to extras? 0:04:01.190 --> 0:04:02.240 They're loaded for Detroit. 0:04:02.400 --> 0:04:02.700 One out. 0:04:02.820 --> 0:04:03.960 And now a 1-2 pitch. 0:04:04.540 --> 0:04:05.120 McGonigal. 0:04:05.710 --> 0:04:09.090 Flies it in the air left center field. That's the 0:04:09.110 --> 0:04:11.500 ball game. As it drops onto the warning track, one 0:04:11.900 --> 0:04:14.820 hops over the wall. Kevin McGonigal with a walk off 0:04:14.860 --> 0:04:18.700 hit and the tigers beat the Dodgers to one in 0:04:18.720 --> 0:04:20.080 the bottom of the ninth inning. 0:04:20.120 --> 0:04:23.100 Jack Dreier gives up the single bounced off the warning 0:04:23.140 --> 0:04:26.180 track officially ruled a single, but the running reading run 0:04:26.220 --> 0:04:29.120 comes in. Thanks to Kevin McConigal in the bottom half 0:04:29.140 --> 0:04:32.440 of the ninth inning tigers walk off the Dodgers yesterday 0:04:32.480 --> 0:04:35.230 by a final of 2-1. Jack Dreyer gets tagged with 0:04:35.270 --> 0:04:38.170 the loss after Blake Snell went five innings, allowed one 0:04:38.230 --> 0:04:41.050 run on three hits, struck out 10 along the way 0:04:41.110 --> 0:04:45.830 through 99 pitches. The win goes to former Dodger Kenley Jansen, 0:04:45.850 --> 0:04:48.130 who pitched a third of an inning in the ninth. 0:04:48.190 --> 0:04:51.100 With the win, the Tigers now 63-72. The Dodgers fall 0:04:51.120 --> 0:04:52.320 to 81-55 as today they wrap up this three-game series 0:04:52.339 --> 0:05:00.120 in the Motor City. It's the rubber game against Detroit, 0:05:00.400 --> 0:05:02.490 and it's Tyler Glass now on the mound in the 0:05:02.529 --> 0:05:04.750 series finale. With more, let's head out to the Galvin 0:05:04.810 --> 0:05:07.610 Ford broadcast booth as we welcome in Stephen Nelson and 0:05:07.650 --> 0:05:08.290 Rick Monday, guys. 0:05:09.250 --> 0:05:11.870 All right, TC, getaway day for the Dodgers, but we 0:05:11.910 --> 0:05:14.170 look out here on Comerica Park, Mo, and we see 0:05:14.190 --> 0:05:18.179 a tarp on the field. A little storm blew through 0:05:18.240 --> 0:05:22.539 downtown Detroit and surrounding areas early on this Sunday. The 0:05:22.580 --> 0:05:25.180 Dodgers and Tigers, you know, maybe will start in a 0:05:25.200 --> 0:05:28.190 little bit of a delay, but Whenever the game does start, 0:05:28.370 --> 0:05:32.170 the Dodgers' task is simple. Just win a ball game, 0:05:32.190 --> 0:05:34.650 Dave Roberts said. Did not want to think about it. 0:05:34.700 --> 0:05:37.140 He said, I don't know who we're playing on Tuesday. 0:05:37.220 --> 0:05:40.400 I just focus on winning a series today as they 0:05:40.440 --> 0:05:42.240 continue this string of one-run games. 0:05:42.480 --> 0:05:44.580 Well, and too many of them. I mean, you start 0:05:44.600 --> 0:05:46.560 to look at what this Dodger ball club has done 0:05:46.740 --> 0:05:49.970 or has not done. I mean, they've only scored three 0:05:50.029 --> 0:05:53.890 runs in the last 29 innings, and that's got to change. 0:05:53.950 --> 0:05:56.520 And on this road trip, one and four. And you 0:05:56.540 --> 0:05:58.520 start to look at the fact is that, yes, I mean, 0:05:58.580 --> 0:06:00.820 seven of the last eight games have been decided by 0:06:01.000 --> 0:06:03.990 a single run. Oh, they've been close, but not close enough. 0:06:04.620 --> 0:06:06.830 And the other part, too, is, you know, since the 0:06:06.890 --> 0:06:09.750 All-Star break, the Dodgers have not been scoring a lot 0:06:09.770 --> 0:06:11.390 of runs. You know, they were in the top two 0:06:11.550 --> 0:06:14.590 before the break. And since the All-Star break, they're tied 0:06:14.630 --> 0:06:18.539 for 19th in Major League Baseball, along with Cleveland. That's 0:06:18.600 --> 0:06:20.720 got to change. And I think the other part, too, is, 0:06:20.800 --> 0:06:24.640 and we're kind of going through old stomping grounds, what 0:06:24.660 --> 0:06:27.880 Dave Roberts is talking about. Pitch selection, in particular early 0:06:27.900 --> 0:06:30.849 in the counts, has not been really the bread and 0:06:30.910 --> 0:06:33.270 butter of a ball club that has had great success 0:06:33.610 --> 0:06:35.710 in being selective in pitches in the past. 0:06:36.010 --> 0:06:40.250 The pitching matchup today from Vervaldez, veteran left-hander, longtime Houston Astro, 0:06:40.270 --> 0:06:43.250 will start for Detroit. Tyler Glasnell will go for the Dodgers. Again, 0:06:43.290 --> 0:06:46.090 there was talk about Otani potentially. Returning the mound here 0:06:46.110 --> 0:06:49.270 in Detroit, that is not the case and not likely 0:06:49.290 --> 0:06:51.540 to see him on Tuesday either at home. But anyways, 0:06:51.560 --> 0:06:53.880 to get it back to the offense, because that is 0:06:53.920 --> 0:06:55.660 the biggest talking point for this team. That is the 0:06:55.700 --> 0:06:59.020 biggest concern for this team, quote-unquote, as we sit here 0:06:59.060 --> 0:07:02.140 the final day of the month of August. And I guess, Mo, 0:07:02.180 --> 0:07:04.190 when you've been scuffling or been a part of teams 0:07:04.230 --> 0:07:09.089 that collectively couldn't get it together, is it as simple 0:07:09.250 --> 0:07:13.830 as just one guy coming through with one big swing or... 0:07:14.540 --> 0:07:16.400 I guess, how do you write a ship that has 0:07:16.420 --> 0:07:18.620 been going the wrong direction for this squad for the 0:07:18.640 --> 0:07:19.160 last two months? 0:07:19.220 --> 0:07:21.960 You hear from time to time is that an individual 0:07:22.000 --> 0:07:24.380 player can carry a team for a short period of time. 0:07:24.560 --> 0:07:26.880 This is an area that really from top to bottom, 0:07:27.310 --> 0:07:30.090 the Dodgers have to do it collectively and not to 0:07:30.150 --> 0:07:33.150 put the onus on just the outfield, but the outfield numbers. 0:07:33.210 --> 0:07:36.970 How about this? The outfield numbers on this road trip 0:07:37.290 --> 0:07:41.230 collectively hitting 212. They've knocked in two runs and they've 0:07:41.270 --> 0:07:44.600 hit 154 with runners in scoring position. I mean, The 0:07:44.660 --> 0:07:48.460 little things, you know, taking little chunks instead of trying 0:07:48.490 --> 0:07:50.970 to hit the ball 900 feet. The other part, too, 0:07:51.070 --> 0:07:53.210 is the Dodgers have not helped themselves. And go back 0:07:53.250 --> 0:07:56.790 to yesterday's ballgame, another ground ball double play took them 0:07:56.850 --> 0:08:00.890 out of inning. That's 111 twin killings that they've hit 0:08:00.950 --> 0:08:02.890 into this year. That's got to change. 0:08:03.250 --> 0:08:08.270 Another thing Dave Roberts said today was that this feels eerily, 0:08:08.510 --> 0:08:11.590 to use Doc's word, eerily similar to to what happened 0:08:11.610 --> 0:08:13.550 last year. And if you've been listening to us on 0:08:13.570 --> 0:08:17.330 the radio, we have mentioned this numerous times throughout this 0:08:17.370 --> 0:08:21.170 summer swoon. But last year, July 4th through September 6th, 0:08:21.190 --> 0:08:25.270 the Dodgers were 22-32. They were 10 games below. 500 0:08:25.270 --> 0:08:28.650 for a two-month stretch. It was the fourth worst team 0:08:28.690 --> 0:08:32.950 in baseball for that period of time. And then in September, 0:08:33.170 --> 0:08:36.170 something clicked. They turned it on, won 15 of the 0:08:36.210 --> 0:08:38.470 last 20, en route to winning a second straight World 0:08:38.490 --> 0:08:42.600 Series championship. Dave says it feels eerily similar. Now the 0:08:42.640 --> 0:08:45.350 Dodgers would love to have similar results to turn things 0:08:45.410 --> 0:08:48.080 around in September and win another world championship. But that's, 0:08:48.770 --> 0:08:51.010 Off in the future, right in front of us, Game 3, 0:08:51.010 --> 0:08:54.130 the rubber game for the Dodgers and Tigers at Comerica Park. 0:08:54.770 --> 0:08:55.810 All right, thank you, Nelly. 0:08:55.830 --> 0:08:57.890 As we count you down to first pitch on this Sunday, 0:08:57.929 --> 0:08:59.770 Dodger fans, get that game day meal on. 0:08:59.830 --> 0:09:00.790 Shakey's Pizza Parlor. 0:09:01.210 --> 0:09:05.630 Order your Shakey's Pizza, Chicken, and Mojo's right now at Shakey's.com. 0:09:05.720 --> 0:09:08.740 Coming up here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers on deck. We're 0:09:08.750 --> 0:09:10.900 going to hear from the manager, Dave Roberts. That's coming 0:09:10.940 --> 0:09:13.660 up in about 10 minutes. David Vassie joins us throughout 0:09:13.700 --> 0:09:16.860 the hour. He goes one-on-one with Dodger reliever, Seth Halverson. 0:09:16.880 --> 0:09:19.460 We've got the latest injury news. You've got your Dodgers 0:09:19.500 --> 0:09:23.840 magical moment. Charlie Steiner stops by. Up next, your Otani Rewind. 0:09:23.880 --> 0:09:27.099 And we'll visit with Sports in LA's Kirsten Watson. That's 0:09:27.140 --> 0:09:29.470 all coming up as we lead you up to Dodgers 0:09:29.520 --> 0:09:31.310 and Tigers on this Sunday morning. 0:09:31.330 --> 0:09:33.069 Thanks for being with us. I'm Tim Case. This is 0:09:33.090 --> 0:09:35.370 the back-to-back World Series Champion Dodgers Audio Network. 0:09:38.490 --> 0:09:43.240 This is Morongo Casino. Dodgers on deck. What a home run! 0:09:44.059 --> 0:09:46.679 On your home for the blue all season long. 0:09:47.540 --> 0:09:51.810 It's the Dodgers and the Tigers from Detroit. Tyler Glass 0:09:51.850 --> 0:09:53.890 now on the mound in this series finale. 0:09:54.990 --> 0:09:57.930 This is the Otani Rewind. 0:09:58.590 --> 0:10:03.640 Montero comes home. Otani is jammed. Flair beyond the third baseman, 0:10:03.700 --> 0:10:07.860 and it drops in for a hit. Opposite field bloop 0:10:07.940 --> 0:10:10.740 on a jam shot for Shohei. The Dodgers' first hit 0:10:10.760 --> 0:10:11.360 of the ballgame. 0:10:11.890 --> 0:10:15.510 Shohei Ohtani, he'll take it. A base hit. Get jammed. 0:10:15.550 --> 0:10:17.960 Goes to left field with it. Goes one for four 0:10:18.000 --> 0:10:21.520 yesterday with the strikeout. Shohei Ohtani not pitching today. 0:10:21.600 --> 0:10:23.160 Tyler Glass now is on the mound. 0:10:23.500 --> 0:10:26.500 Shohei hitting. 283 on the season. Now a. 383 on 0:10:26.540 --> 0:10:29.400 base percentage as the Dodgers yesterday came up short to 0:10:29.420 --> 0:10:29.929 the Tigers 2-1. 0:10:30.929 --> 0:10:34.849 This is Kirsten's Corner with Kirsten Watson. 0:10:35.210 --> 0:10:37.260 Hey, Kirsten now joins us from Detroit, brought to you 0:10:37.280 --> 0:10:39.240 by Cars for Kids, the easiest way to get rid 0:10:39.260 --> 0:10:41.059 of that old car. Donate today, your car can be 0:10:41.100 --> 0:10:45.179 picked up tomorrow. Donate now at carsforkids.org. That's Cars with 0:10:45.240 --> 0:10:47.819 a K. The finale of this road trip, final game 0:10:47.860 --> 0:10:50.920 of this three-game series, a rubber game against the Tigers. 0:10:51.120 --> 0:10:53.680 No Shohei Otani on the mound. 0:10:54.630 --> 0:10:56.510 Yeah, the good news, though, is that he is still 0:10:56.730 --> 0:10:58.750 going to be hitting, so he's still at the plate 0:10:58.790 --> 0:11:02.260 and Dave Roberts has shared that even while they're working 0:11:02.360 --> 0:11:04.740 through this pitching plan, he's going to remain in the 0:11:04.780 --> 0:11:08.800 game as the DH. But ultimately, he threw another bullpen 0:11:08.820 --> 0:11:12.530 while we were here in Detroit and As much as, 0:11:12.550 --> 0:11:15.400 you know, he came out of the bullpen fine, his 0:11:15.500 --> 0:11:18.439 body is just not recovering like they would like it to. 0:11:18.600 --> 0:11:22.860 So whether it's the knee, the arm, just full body, 0:11:23.040 --> 0:11:26.040 not 100%. So they're still working through that. And ultimately, 0:11:26.080 --> 0:11:28.760 Dave Roberts said if there was any pitcher that was 0:11:28.850 --> 0:11:31.490 kind of feeling like this, he would not have them start. 0:11:31.590 --> 0:11:34.190 So they have decided that he's not going to be 0:11:34.250 --> 0:11:36.530 on the mound today. Of course, in the plan was 0:11:36.610 --> 0:11:39.390 always Tyler Glass now. So whether Tyler was going to 0:11:39.450 --> 0:11:42.490 come out behind Shohei Otani, or take down just their 0:11:42.530 --> 0:11:45.410 traditional start. That is the plan for Tyler. He is 0:11:45.450 --> 0:11:47.850 on regular rest, but they feel really good as to 0:11:47.890 --> 0:11:49.790 kind of where he's at. Not going to put him 0:11:49.830 --> 0:11:51.770 on a leash or pitch counter or anything. They would 0:11:51.809 --> 0:11:53.330 like for him to get through five because there are 0:11:53.350 --> 0:11:54.599 a couple guys that are going to be down in 0:11:54.620 --> 0:11:57.860 the bullpen. But for Shohei, just quickly going back to him, 0:11:58.760 --> 0:12:01.179 Dave Roberts was saying today that When the team gets 0:12:01.220 --> 0:12:04.230 back to Los Angeles, they'll have a better idea as 0:12:04.250 --> 0:12:06.449 to what the pitching plan is going to look like 0:12:06.510 --> 0:12:09.650 for him. They do still expect him to get back 0:12:09.790 --> 0:12:11.790 off the mound and to be in a big league 0:12:11.809 --> 0:12:14.540 game to close out this regular season and just hopefully 0:12:14.580 --> 0:12:17.400 get as much as they can from him. But they 0:12:17.460 --> 0:12:19.840 are also kind of trying to figure out, you know, 0:12:19.920 --> 0:12:22.040 where is he more valuable or what is the need 0:12:22.059 --> 0:12:24.180 for the team right now? If you look at the offense, 0:12:24.240 --> 0:12:26.599 it is struggling. So does it make more sense just 0:12:26.640 --> 0:12:28.819 to have him DH the rest of the year and 0:12:28.840 --> 0:12:30.970 maybe kind of put the pitching on pause for now? 0:12:31.510 --> 0:12:33.030 So there's a lot of things that are kind of 0:12:33.110 --> 0:12:36.130 looking at the pros and cons. But ultimately, like I said, 0:12:36.150 --> 0:12:37.809 when the team gets back to L.A., they'll have a 0:12:37.870 --> 0:12:40.730 better idea as to just what the pitching plan is 0:12:40.770 --> 0:12:42.790 going to be if there is one for Shohei. 0:12:43.350 --> 0:12:46.070 Well, no Shohei means Tyler Glass now, who was going 0:12:46.090 --> 0:12:48.150 to pitch either way today, gets the start. 0:12:48.170 --> 0:12:49.260 We'll see how long he goes. 0:12:50.179 --> 0:12:52.880 Yeah, so he's going to be on a regular rest today. 0:12:52.980 --> 0:12:54.920 And this is honestly something we might be seeing for 0:12:54.940 --> 0:12:57.720 the rotation just in general as they are dealing with 0:12:57.760 --> 0:13:01.490 that injury to Rogi Sasaki. Obviously with Shohei not necessarily 0:13:01.510 --> 0:13:05.550 starting his build up. So for Tyler today, Dave Roberts 0:13:05.580 --> 0:13:08.200 said that when he was on his rehab assignment, he 0:13:08.240 --> 0:13:11.360 was on regular rest in a five man rotation. So 0:13:11.820 --> 0:13:13.920 they feel really good as to where he is at. 0:13:13.980 --> 0:13:16.400 The last one was technically deemed as a bit of 0:13:16.420 --> 0:13:19.620 a shorter outing. So as long as there's hope, they 0:13:19.640 --> 0:13:21.199 really just want him to get through five. If he 0:13:21.220 --> 0:13:23.370 can get a little bit deeper, be efficient, that will 0:13:23.380 --> 0:13:26.689 be ideal. But if he can get through five, protect 0:13:26.710 --> 0:13:29.190 some arms in the bullpen, that is really the hope. 0:13:29.270 --> 0:13:32.369 But he's been really good, whether it's been while he 0:13:32.410 --> 0:13:36.230 was on his rehab assignment, since he has returned. So 0:13:36.250 --> 0:13:38.680 just kind of continuing to build on that is the 0:13:38.720 --> 0:13:39.520 focus for Tyler. 0:13:39.820 --> 0:13:41.240 Let's hope we can give him a good outing. Let's 0:13:41.280 --> 0:13:43.640 hope the Dodgers offense can get something going today. 0:13:43.660 --> 0:13:45.359 Kirsten, we appreciate it. We'll check in with you after 0:13:45.380 --> 0:13:47.380 the game. Still to come here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers 0:13:47.420 --> 0:13:50.060 on deck. We'll dive deeper into today's pitching matchup. David 0:13:50.100 --> 0:13:53.490 Vasse goes high and tight with Dodger reliever Seth Halverson. 0:13:53.850 --> 0:13:55.890 Up next, though, we'll get you an injury report, and 0:13:55.910 --> 0:13:58.709 we'll hear from the manager, Dave Roberts. His thoughts going 0:13:58.730 --> 0:14:01.070 into this final game of the road trip. Dodgers and 0:14:01.110 --> 0:14:03.170 Tigers from Detroit. I'm Tim Cates. 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He's in AAA Oklahoma City. Yesterday, he had 0:14:49.380 --> 0:14:52.740 a two-for-four day at the plate for the Comets. Roki 0:14:52.760 --> 0:14:54.980 Sasaki on the I.L. with the blister on the middle finger. 0:14:55.020 --> 0:14:57.540 Eddie Pajas on the injured list with the fractured left hand. 0:14:57.610 --> 0:15:00.010 Edwin Diaz on the I.L. with the neck inflammation. Justin 0:15:00.030 --> 0:15:03.290 Robleski is back in AAA Oklahoma City. Dalton Rushing on 0:15:03.310 --> 0:15:06.230 the I.L. with the elbow injury. Blake Trinan working his 0:15:06.270 --> 0:15:09.990 way back. from right elbow inflammation. He's in AAA Oklahoma city. 0:15:10.030 --> 0:15:13.110 Will Klein also said he's feeling better and hopes to 0:15:13.150 --> 0:15:15.840 get back some point here in 2026. 0:15:15.840 --> 0:15:17.760 We'll see. All right, let's head back out to Detroit. 0:15:18.060 --> 0:15:20.680 Let's get the pregame thoughts of the Dodger skipper. Anything 0:15:20.700 --> 0:15:21.200 else for Dave? 0:15:21.260 --> 0:15:23.200 Dave, do you think questions for Dave? 0:15:23.260 --> 0:15:26.280 Dave, can you just describe Dave? Can you talk about 0:15:26.320 --> 0:15:29.770 the pressure in the dugout with Dave Roberts? 0:15:30.550 --> 0:15:34.380 Yeah, I think that, um, You know, we've done, he's 0:15:34.400 --> 0:15:37.240 pitched on regular rest, you know, on his, you know, comeback. 0:15:38.370 --> 0:15:41.109 I really don't have a particular number. I think that 0:15:41.410 --> 0:15:43.050 we have a couple guys that we're going to stay 0:15:43.070 --> 0:15:46.150 away from today. But I think for me, it's, you know, 0:15:46.170 --> 0:15:48.370 if he's doing well, just kind of watch him and, 0:15:48.850 --> 0:15:51.810 you know, talk to Mark. But, yeah, ideally, you know, 0:15:51.830 --> 0:15:53.750 we've got to get him through five and kind of 0:15:53.970 --> 0:15:54.410 see from there. 0:15:54.430 --> 0:15:56.750 With the weather today, are there any concerns of a 0:15:56.770 --> 0:15:59.070 start-stop or even just potential delay? 0:16:00.080 --> 0:16:02.800 There might be a delay. This rain sort of came 0:16:02.900 --> 0:16:07.560 from nowhere. I know that it should dissipate as we 0:16:07.580 --> 0:16:11.960 get closer to game time. So, you know, hope to 0:16:12.020 --> 0:16:14.220 start on time, potentially a little bit of a delay. 0:16:14.860 --> 0:16:18.580 And then it's supposed to kind of be isolated around 530. 0:16:18.580 --> 0:16:22.200 So there is that window, you know, two to five 0:16:22.260 --> 0:16:26.000 that looks promising. There's always a window. 0:16:26.100 --> 0:16:27.140 There's always a. 0:16:27.140 --> 0:16:27.740 Window, Bill. 0:16:30.520 --> 0:16:32.710 When you look at the offense, like how similar does 0:16:32.730 --> 0:16:34.610 this feel to just like the second half of last 0:16:34.650 --> 0:16:37.110 year and what you guys went through and kind of 0:16:37.170 --> 0:16:39.830 what worked then or changed then down the stretch that 0:16:39.850 --> 0:16:40.890 put you in a better place. 0:16:40.750 --> 0:16:41.410 Going into October? 0:16:42.750 --> 0:16:48.750 Um, eerily similar. Um, I don't recall exactly what changed 0:16:48.830 --> 0:16:55.090 in September. Um, you know, uh, so yeah, I mean, 0:16:55.150 --> 0:16:58.670 outside of, you know, hit starting to fall, um, But 0:16:58.710 --> 0:17:01.750 I do think that it's kind of like the plan 0:17:02.290 --> 0:17:08.210 and then executing the plan in the box. And so it's, again, 0:17:08.230 --> 0:17:10.970 hitting's hard. But I think that just collectively, and I 0:17:11.030 --> 0:17:12.590 think that I can kind of put all of our 0:17:12.609 --> 0:17:15.750 hitters essentially in the same bucket of, you know, just 0:17:15.810 --> 0:17:19.390 try to essentially take good at bat, see the ball, and, 0:17:20.100 --> 0:17:22.440 you know, put a good swing and put a good 0:17:22.460 --> 0:17:25.320 at bat together. And then, you know, then hopefully guys 0:17:25.359 --> 0:17:25.859 feed off of that. 0:17:26.390 --> 0:17:28.570 All right, there's the manager, Dave Roberts, and his pregame 0:17:28.630 --> 0:17:31.210 thoughts as we continue here on Morongo Casino Dodgers on deck. 0:17:31.230 --> 0:17:34.060 We will check in with David Vaz saying it's the 0:17:34.100 --> 0:17:36.520 very latest as we're leading up to Dodgers and Tigers 0:17:36.560 --> 0:17:37.100 from Detroit. 0:17:37.440 --> 0:17:37.940 I'm Tim Cates. 0:17:37.980 --> 0:17:42.460 It's the back-to-back World Series champion Dodgers Audio Network. 0:17:45.050 --> 0:17:46.030 As we were. 0:17:45.890 --> 0:17:50.830 Saying, this is Morongo Casino Dodgers on deck on the 0:17:50.910 --> 0:17:53.750 official home of L.A. Dodgers baseball. 0:17:55.160 --> 0:17:58.570 It's the Dodgers and Tigers on this Sunday. Tyler Glass 0:17:58.609 --> 0:18:01.310 now from Rivaldez, the pitching matchup. 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Obviously, both 0:18:39.310 --> 0:18:42.899 teams do not want to lose their starting pitchers. The 0:18:42.940 --> 0:18:46.020 Tigers are a little thin. The Dodgers are a little thin. 0:18:46.119 --> 0:18:48.920 So they don't want to start this game and then 0:18:48.980 --> 0:18:51.990 have a long period of time where Glasnow and Frambois 0:18:52.030 --> 0:18:54.010 Valdez could not return. 0:18:54.150 --> 0:18:57.010 So this is the norm now in baseball, Tim. 0:18:57.869 --> 0:19:00.730 I would even say 10 years ago, as recently as 0:19:00.730 --> 0:19:03.790 10 years ago, teams would just play and then see 0:19:03.830 --> 0:19:04.510 what happens. 0:19:05.090 --> 0:19:05.730 Not anymore. 0:19:05.750 --> 0:19:10.790 Teams are very much opposed from starting games if there's 0:19:10.890 --> 0:19:15.169 any danger of their starting pitchers being forced out of 0:19:15.190 --> 0:19:16.300 the game due to weather. 0:19:16.380 --> 0:19:20.340