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Yes, 0:01:51.360 --> 0:01:55.100 who has reemerged. as the Dodger closer after last night 0:01:55.420 --> 0:01:57.580 in the ninth inning. We got your Otani Rewind in 0:01:57.610 --> 0:01:59.370 just a few minutes out to the Galpin Ford broadcast 0:01:59.410 --> 0:02:02.370 booth with Rick Monday and Steven Nelson. Well, last night 0:02:02.430 --> 0:02:05.430 at Pivotal Game 3, what a pitching matchup. Chris Sale, 0:02:05.710 --> 0:02:11.790 Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Yama was fantastic. Seven innings, one run, four hits. 0:02:12.180 --> 0:02:15.400 He struck out 10 along the way, only walked one 0:02:15.480 --> 0:02:18.420 batter tonight. The Dodgers offense needed a spin around the 0:02:18.480 --> 0:02:20.960 lineup to get to Chris Sale. And finally, in the fourth, 0:02:21.000 --> 0:02:24.140 they did. And guess who got it started? Andy Pajas 0:02:24.160 --> 0:02:26.910 with the leadoff single. Pajas has been struggling in the 0:02:26.930 --> 0:02:29.549 postseason last year. The first couple of games this year, 0:02:29.570 --> 0:02:32.430 he had a base knock last night. Two batters later, Mr. 0:02:32.510 --> 0:02:35.230 October. Throwing as hard as he ever has. 0:02:36.450 --> 0:02:38.630 Quique Hernandez crushes one. 0:02:38.960 --> 0:02:40.100 Deep left field. 0:02:40.360 --> 0:02:41.360 At the wall. 0:02:41.720 --> 0:02:43.359 It's gone! 0:02:43.919 --> 0:02:55.060 Into the Dodger bullpen. Pique in October, of course. He 0:02:55.139 --> 0:02:59.019 rounds third. A furious high five to Dino Ebel. 0:02:59.100 --> 0:03:00.299 Steps on home plate. 0:03:02.150 --> 0:03:05.010 Slaps Andy Pa has his hand as he gives the 0:03:05.070 --> 0:03:07.540 Dodgers a two nothing lead in game three. 0:03:07.820 --> 0:03:12.760 Kiki Hernandez, his 17th post-season home run of his career. 0:03:13.260 --> 0:03:16.760 Kiki Hernandez, whatever he does, April through September. 0:03:16.820 --> 0:03:17.160 Great. 0:03:17.240 --> 0:03:20.620 But he always rises to the occasion in October, a 0:03:20.680 --> 0:03:23.180 two run blast. That one gave the Dodgers a two 0:03:23.240 --> 0:03:25.750 nothing lead and the Dodgers weren't done. 0:03:25.870 --> 0:03:29.110 Two batters later with two outs, former brave Freddie Freeman. 0:03:29.900 --> 0:03:32.200 Inning not done. The bases are empty with two away. 0:03:32.220 --> 0:03:37.740 0-1 pitch to Freeman. Freddie Freeman lifts it high in 0:03:37.760 --> 0:03:40.070 the air to deep right center field. On the warning track. 0:03:40.170 --> 0:03:40.870 At the wall. 0:03:41.270 --> 0:03:42.930 It's gone! 0:03:46.450 --> 0:03:50.770 Freddie Freeman around second. Waves to the Dodger pen. Said 0:03:50.810 --> 0:03:53.960 I couldn't send one to you guys earlier. I sent 0:03:54.040 --> 0:03:57.810 one to the Atlanta pen here. Second home run of 0:03:57.830 --> 0:03:58.869 the inning for the Dodgers. 0:03:59.170 --> 0:04:00.720 Make it 3-0. 0:04:00.760 --> 0:04:03.140 He was denied the home run at the left field 0:04:03.200 --> 0:04:06.030 in the third. Yeah, watch this one, folks. Out of 0:04:06.040 --> 0:04:10.960 the ballpark and over that high wall. It goes 16 0:04:10.960 --> 0:04:13.340 feet up into the air. What a blast. 0:04:13.480 --> 0:04:16.080 What a blast indeed for Freddie Freeman, a solo home run. 0:04:16.120 --> 0:04:18.420 The Dodgers put a three spot up in the top 0:04:18.440 --> 0:04:20.550 half of the fourth inning. Yamamoto came back in the 0:04:20.610 --> 0:04:22.620 bottom of the fourth, a pivotal bottom of the fourth, 0:04:22.970 --> 0:04:24.960 and he put up a zero to keep it 3-0. 0:04:24.970 --> 0:04:27.270 The Braves would score in the bottom of the fifth 0:04:27.450 --> 0:04:29.590 on a Drake Baldwin RBI groundout. 0:04:29.870 --> 0:04:31.250 That made it a 3-1 game. 0:04:31.330 --> 0:04:34.290 Yamamoto was dealing. He went to seven innings, turned it 0:04:34.370 --> 0:04:37.469 over to Tanner Scott. struck out a pair, walked a batter, 0:04:37.510 --> 0:04:39.110 but got out of it putting up a zero in 0:04:39.150 --> 0:04:42.910 the eighth. The ninth inning, Edwin Diaz called upon. Yes, 0:04:43.089 --> 0:04:45.970 Edwin Diaz, who struggled during the regular season until the 0:04:46.029 --> 0:04:48.690 final 10 days, came in to pitch the ninth with 0:04:48.750 --> 0:04:51.070 a two-run to lead, gave up a hit, but was 0:04:51.130 --> 0:04:53.620 able to get out of it. Freddie Freeman with a 0:04:53.920 --> 0:04:57.919 fantastic pick. at first base to end the game. Dodgers 0:04:57.980 --> 0:05:00.719 win game three last night of the NLDS, a 3-1 0:05:00.779 --> 0:05:03.480 victory over the Atlanta Braves. And tonight, they can close 0:05:03.520 --> 0:05:07.620 things out against Atlanta as the battle of the Tylers. 0:05:07.720 --> 0:05:11.060 Tyler Glass now, Tyler Malley on the mound. First pitch 0:05:11.080 --> 0:05:13.650 from Truist Park in Atlanta is coming up at 3-0-8. 0:05:13.870 --> 0:05:15.370 And with more, let's head out to the Galper Ford 0:05:15.390 --> 0:05:18.110 broadcast booth as we say hello to Steven Nelson and 0:05:18.190 --> 0:05:18.890 Rick Mundegas. 0:05:19.670 --> 0:05:20.770 Thank you so much, Tim. 0:05:20.890 --> 0:05:23.030 Back in the booth here at Truist Park where the 0:05:23.070 --> 0:05:26.310 Dodgers have an opportunity, Moe, to punch through and get 0:05:26.390 --> 0:05:29.339 back to the league championship series. They won that pivotal 0:05:29.400 --> 0:05:32.219 game three behind a couple of big swings from some 0:05:32.279 --> 0:05:36.120 postseason players in Kike Hernandez and Freddie Freeman. And another 0:05:36.640 --> 0:05:41.830 dominant performance from a postseason pitcher in Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Some 0:05:41.870 --> 0:05:45.050 quality defense on both sides of this matchup as well. 0:05:45.089 --> 0:05:46.610 It really was just a great ball game. 0:05:47.620 --> 0:05:49.910 Is there enough time to talk about Yamamoto? I don't 0:05:49.930 --> 0:05:51.849 think so. I mean, he's just been an absolute stud 0:05:51.890 --> 0:05:54.130 when he takes the mound. The fact that he struck 0:05:54.210 --> 0:05:56.570 out the first two batters last night with 1-2-3 in 0:05:56.610 --> 0:05:59.600 that first inning, allowed an infield single and a bunt 0:05:59.700 --> 0:06:02.359 base hit in the second. But for Yamamoto, when he 0:06:02.420 --> 0:06:06.840 takes the mound, there's just a special atmosphere because everybody understands, hey, look, 0:06:07.440 --> 0:06:09.529 this guy is going to prevent a lot of runs 0:06:09.570 --> 0:06:13.510 from being scored against him. But this Dodger Club has 0:06:13.570 --> 0:06:16.470 just really been relentless. One thing that they need to 0:06:16.550 --> 0:06:19.150 do tonight, and hopefully it's going to be something they'll 0:06:19.180 --> 0:06:22.200 do the rest of the time in the playoffs, maybe 0:06:22.240 --> 0:06:24.140 get a base hit with a runner in scoring position. 0:06:24.160 --> 0:06:27.160 Because the Dodgers, here's the deal. They're 0 for 13 0:06:27.160 --> 0:06:30.280 with runners in scoring position. Atlanta's not much better. They're 0:06:30.279 --> 0:06:33.390 1 for 16. But the Dodgers have scored 10 runs 0:06:33.570 --> 0:06:36.469 over the first three games of this series, correct? All 0:06:36.529 --> 0:06:39.400 three have come via a home run. They might want 0:06:39.420 --> 0:06:41.779 to sprinkle in a timely base hit here and there, 0:06:42.120 --> 0:06:44.700 and especially tonight because Tyler Mallee is going to face them, 0:06:45.080 --> 0:06:47.980 and he has a wonderful off-speed pitch in that splitter. 0:06:48.560 --> 0:06:52.560 If it does not change, it would be some postseason firsts. 0:06:52.850 --> 0:06:56.609 I mean, no team in Division Series, Championship Series, or 0:06:56.670 --> 0:07:00.030 World Series history has ever won a series while getting 0:07:00.230 --> 0:07:03.250 all of their runs via the long ball. Same token, 0:07:03.450 --> 0:07:05.870 no team has won a Division Series in which they 0:07:05.910 --> 0:07:08.490 were hitless with runners in scoring position like the Dodgers 0:07:08.529 --> 0:07:12.200 are up to this point. Once again, you expect runs 0:07:12.240 --> 0:07:14.170 to be coming at a premium. Not to the same 0:07:14.200 --> 0:07:17.450 level as last night. Chris Sell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, they're 0:07:17.470 --> 0:07:21.270 in a different category. But Tyler Glassnell and Tyler Malley, 0:07:21.350 --> 0:07:24.310 a couple of Southern California kids. Glassnell, of course, from 0:07:24.370 --> 0:07:28.640 Hart High. Malley from Westminster High School down in Orange County. 0:07:29.580 --> 0:07:33.900 They have been Really steady, especially down the stretch for 0:07:33.960 --> 0:07:36.460 Malley and the last couple of starts of the regular 0:07:36.500 --> 0:07:37.320 season for Glassnow. 0:07:37.440 --> 0:07:41.860 Yeah, and we're seeing another different lineup for Dave Roberts 0:07:42.100 --> 0:07:45.580 and the Dodgers tonight. Freddie Freeman will again bat in 0:07:45.600 --> 0:07:48.220 the second spot behind the birthday guy, that being Mookie 0:07:48.260 --> 0:07:52.080 Bentz's 34th birthday. 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I believe it was one 0:11:09.309 --> 0:11:09.809 earned run. 0:11:09.870 --> 0:11:09.990 So. 0:11:10.480 --> 0:11:12.920 For today, they're hoping to have a similar game plan 0:11:12.960 --> 0:11:15.959 as to what they had against Chris Sale yesterday, that 0:11:16.000 --> 0:11:18.000 they were able to get the pitch count up. I 0:11:18.059 --> 0:11:20.380 know there's been a lot of talk about how they 0:11:20.500 --> 0:11:23.390 are very reliant when it comes to scoring runs in 0:11:23.450 --> 0:11:25.770 this series and in the postseason so far on the 0:11:25.809 --> 0:11:31.140 long ball. But guys, they've brought up really valid points. Obviously, 0:11:31.179 --> 0:11:32.900 you want to use what works, what could ever give 0:11:32.920 --> 0:11:35.140 you runs, because runs are at a premium right now. 0:11:35.179 --> 0:11:38.150 It is October baseball. 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But how the top 0:12:27.910 --> 0:12:30.050 of the order is set up, he was saying that 0:12:30.470 --> 0:12:33.790 there is something he's liking right now with having Freddie Freeman, 0:12:33.870 --> 0:12:37.990 who's a lefty bat, batting before Shohei Otani. In the past, 0:12:38.030 --> 0:12:40.150 we've seen it, of course, with Shohei batting leadoff. It 0:12:40.170 --> 0:12:43.030 would be Shohei, Mookie, and then Freddie. So kind of 0:12:43.150 --> 0:12:45.530 flipping those, he is liking, and he did say that 0:12:45.890 --> 0:12:50.420 he could see that moving forward in this postseason. But ultimately, 0:12:50.440 --> 0:12:53.880 you know, it's just continuing to find ways to get 0:12:53.920 --> 0:12:56.800 the offense going. As we mentioned before, the long ball 0:12:56.840 --> 0:12:58.840 has been crucial for this group, but if they can 0:12:58.860 --> 0:13:01.890 continue to kind of generate runs in different ways, that 0:13:01.929 --> 0:13:04.429 will be the key. They do have that little spark 0:13:04.630 --> 0:13:07.530 with Quique Hernandez. He is back out there. He's playing 0:13:07.590 --> 0:13:10.430 at second, though, today. So the hope is that they 0:13:10.450 --> 0:13:12.790 can just build off of the momentum and the energy 0:13:12.870 --> 0:13:15.130 and the focus they had yesterday and bring that into 0:13:15.170 --> 0:13:15.840 this game today. 0:13:15.860 --> 0:13:18.679 Hopefully the Dodgers can get it done tonight and get home, 0:13:18.720 --> 0:13:21.460 get a couple days off, and get ready for that NLCS. 0:13:21.500 --> 0:13:23.900 But first things first, take care of business. Kirsten, we 0:13:23.920 --> 0:13:25.420 appreciate it. We'll check in with you after the game. 0:13:25.730 --> 0:13:27.830 Still to come here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers on Deck. 0:13:27.850 --> 0:13:30.929 We'll hear from Edwin Diaz, Dodger reliever. We'll get you 0:13:30.950 --> 0:13:34.250 the manager, though, Dave Roberts, when we come back. 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Let's head back out to 0:14:12.809 --> 0:14:15.070 Atlanta and get the pregame thoughts of the Dodger skipper. 0:14:15.090 --> 0:14:16.030 Anything else for Dave? 0:14:16.290 --> 0:14:18.550 Dave, do you think questions for Dave? 0:14:18.610 --> 0:14:20.210 Can you just describe Dave? 0:14:20.340 --> 0:14:21.880 Can you talk about the pressure? 0:14:22.820 --> 0:14:26.180 In the dugout with Dave Roberts brought to you by 0:14:26.200 --> 0:14:31.040 Concordia university, Irvine's masters in coaching and athletics administration. 0:14:31.800 --> 0:14:34.760 Tyler, uh, the last couple of months, certainly since he's 0:14:34.800 --> 0:14:37.380 come here, he's been one of the better pitchers in 0:14:37.400 --> 0:14:41.480 all of baseball. Um, it's, uh, it's a unique fastball 0:14:41.700 --> 0:14:45.210 that really bores in on left-hand hitters, uh, has some life, 0:14:45.260 --> 0:14:49.650 some extension plays up. Um, he's ramped up the, the 0:14:49.730 --> 0:14:55.930 change usage. Um, he's neutral versus left versus right. And 0:14:55.990 --> 0:14:58.840 so I think that, yeah, he's really found a nice little, 0:14:58.880 --> 0:15:01.380 he's on a nice run here. So we're certainly not 0:15:01.400 --> 0:15:03.640 going to take him lightly. We got our work cut out. 0:15:04.820 --> 0:15:07.420 I think to the grinding kind of thought, it's just 0:15:07.460 --> 0:15:11.430 the same mentality that we had last night. And I 0:15:11.470 --> 0:15:14.850 thought we did a very good job executing a game plan, 0:15:14.970 --> 0:15:18.170 winning pitches. And we're going to do that too today 0:15:18.350 --> 0:15:21.530 because it's a life you fastball, like I said. And 0:15:21.980 --> 0:15:24.440 There's some change for strike that can get you to 0:15:24.500 --> 0:15:29.620 roll over. There's some change down below for swing and miss. 0:15:29.740 --> 0:15:32.430 So we've got to grind this guy too. 0:15:32.450 --> 0:15:34.190 I'm going to go to Sonia on the right. 0:15:35.310 --> 0:15:38.770 Dave, you saw Kike Hernandez back in the lineup, and 0:15:39.230 --> 0:15:41.990 in the past you've kind of found ways to get 0:15:42.030 --> 0:15:43.930 him in as often as you can in the postseason. 0:15:44.010 --> 0:15:46.780 I know he's only started one game, but do you 0:15:46.820 --> 0:15:49.340 foresee that going forward if he continues to perform? 0:15:51.000 --> 0:15:51.600 Yeah, we'll see. 0:15:52.100 --> 0:15:54.700 I think that for me right now, it's just I 0:15:54.740 --> 0:16:00.140 like Kike versus Molly. I like kind of neutralize the 0:16:00.200 --> 0:16:04.370 split change. He can get on a fastball. I like 0:16:04.390 --> 0:16:09.810 where he's swinging. 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All these guys believe they can 0:18:12.740 --> 0:18:15.419 wrap this up tonight, and they all do believe in 0:18:15.440 --> 0:18:19.260 Tyler Glass now. and their confidence that after doing what 0:18:19.320 --> 0:18:22.040 they did last night against Chris Sale that they will 0:18:22.080 --> 0:18:26.350 be able to handle things tonight. So it was encouraging 0:18:26.440 --> 0:18:30.770 to have that sense of confidence around that team that 0:18:30.810 --> 0:18:34.150 they will not take tonight's game for granted. They want 0:18:34.170 --> 0:18:36.090 to wrap it up tonight. They don't want to have 0:18:36.130 --> 0:18:36.850 a game five. 0:18:38.030 --> 0:18:40.109 David, the Dodgers have done a really good job of 0:18:40.390 --> 0:18:43.900 limiting the brave superstars in this last couple of games. 0:18:44.970 --> 0:18:49.240 Yeah, and tonight, Ronald Acuna Jr. is not going to 0:18:49.280 --> 0:18:52.139 be playing in right field. 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