WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (5-18-26) 

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>three consecutive titles. The Dodgers are the favorites to become

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<v Speaker 2>the fifth.

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<v Speaker 1>This is World Champion Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 3>Here we go again. We're gotay running back.

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<v Speaker 1>To get in on the show called eight six six

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<v Speaker 1>nine eighty seven two five seven, and be sure to

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<v Speaker 1>follow Dodger Talk wherever you get your podcasts. Here's your host,

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<v Speaker 1>David Vase Day.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome to Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>David Vase with you until ten thirty tonight here on

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<v Speaker 2>AM five to seventy LA Sports. We are alive from

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<v Speaker 2>Peco Park after the Padres snapped the Dodgers five game

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<v Speaker 2>winning streak with a one nothing shutout win. We have

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<v Speaker 2>phone lines open at eight sixty six, nine eighty seven,

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy. You'll hear from Dodgers GM Brendan Gomes

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<v Speaker 2>coming up at ten fifteen about the trade they made

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<v Speaker 2>for Eric Lower. We'll give you an update on Glass,

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<v Speaker 2>now Snell, Bruce, Star, Grattol, all of those guys coming

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<v Speaker 2>up between now and ten thirty. But let's talk about

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<v Speaker 2>this game and we'll get to you know, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>and hearing from Freddie Freeman in the clubhouse in just

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<v Speaker 2>a moment. But Michael King was really good. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>going to freak out over the Dodgers offense tonight. Michael

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<v Speaker 2>King's been good all year long. Is Era's two thirty

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<v Speaker 2>one now for a reason, So this wasn't just a

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger thing. But I will say this, he was exceptional tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care how good he was. He was probably

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<v Speaker 2>his best tonight. In fact, his nine strikeouts was a

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<v Speaker 2>season high in seven scoreless innings. And he wasn't just

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<v Speaker 2>throwing pitches in the strike zone that the Dodgers weren't hitting.

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<v Speaker 2>He was dotting fastballs on both sides of the plate tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>He was that good.

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<v Speaker 2>And sometimes you have to acknowledge that he's a really

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<v Speaker 2>good pitcher, and he pitched really well tonight, and the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers just couldn't do anything against him, and they were

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<v Speaker 2>frozen with some of these pitches on the corner. So

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<v Speaker 2>Michael King did his job. Yamamoto did his job as well.

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<v Speaker 2>One run should not cost you a game, but he

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<v Speaker 2>was going up against Michael King, and it did. Miguel

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<v Speaker 2>andw Har's solo home run. The DH for the Padres

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<v Speaker 2>second batter that Yamamoto faced tonight hit a home run

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<v Speaker 2>to left field, and that was the only run that

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<v Speaker 2>San Diego or the game saw. And Yamamoto, the home

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<v Speaker 2>run problem is a real thing. He only gave up

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<v Speaker 2>fourteen home runs last year. He's already given up nine

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<v Speaker 2>this season, and he's on pace to give up over thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care if it's the eight to nine hitter.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care if it's Miguel Andrew Harr. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>real thing. But I will say this in Yamamoto's defense,

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw covering him for the last fifteen years of

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<v Speaker 2>his career, he could live with solo home runs. It

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<v Speaker 2>was those two run, three run home runs that he

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<v Speaker 2>didn't want to give up. And Yamamoto really hasn't given up,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, big time two three run home runs. A

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<v Speaker 2>lot of them have been solo home runs. So I'll

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<v Speaker 2>say that in Yamamoto's defense of giving up so many

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<v Speaker 2>home runs to start the year. And look, the debate

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<v Speaker 2>is raging on X right now, and I'm sure it's

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<v Speaker 2>raging on in the chat rooms and at your house.

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<v Speaker 3>And at the bars.

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<v Speaker 2>In the sixth inning with two outs, that ball that

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<v Speaker 2>got away from Gavin Sheets, the ball in the dirt

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<v Speaker 2>from the Padres catcher Yodel Duran, who was really good tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm with Dino Ebel. You don't send Kim, But I

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<v Speaker 2>do understand the train of thought where you're not getting

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<v Speaker 2>many hits against Michael King, So why not Gamble in

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<v Speaker 2>a situation like that?

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<v Speaker 3>And is he safe if he keeps going?

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<v Speaker 2>I would say probably, But as Dino Eble has always said,

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<v Speaker 2>and he learned from the best, Joe Amalfatano, who is

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Lasorda's third base coach for a long time. And

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<v Speaker 2>Joe Amalfatano tak guys like Ron Rennick and Dino Eble

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<v Speaker 2>how to coach third base. He doesn't have a yellow light.

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<v Speaker 2>He can't go back on his DVR and replay whether

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<v Speaker 2>or not Fernando Tattis Junior was going to overrun the

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<v Speaker 2>base ball. He can't see that. He is not a

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<v Speaker 2>fortune teller to be able to know that Tattos is

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<v Speaker 2>going to overrun the ball. And he should sing Kim.

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<v Speaker 2>And never was there him waving Kim. He always was

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<v Speaker 2>looking at where the ball was and once he saw

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<v Speaker 2>Tattoos going after it and being around the ball before

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<v Speaker 2>he overran it. He was holding up Kim. He had

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<v Speaker 2>the stop sign up. He never had the green light up.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know Tatus is starting at second base. I

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<v Speaker 2>know Tattoos doesn't have a home run this year, But

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<v Speaker 2>the reality is Tattoos has a right fielder's arm. He

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<v Speaker 2>has a very strong arm, and I'm sure dino Ebel

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<v Speaker 2>was very well aware of that, and that was in

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<v Speaker 2>the back of his mind because he was in shallow

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<v Speaker 2>right field when that ball carramed off the wall and

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<v Speaker 2>was basically around the foul line in shallow right field.

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<v Speaker 2>So all of those things are pre pitch thoughts that

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<v Speaker 2>dino Ebel has in his mind. It's not like, oh

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<v Speaker 2>now I got to start thinking about all these things. No,

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<v Speaker 2>he's thinking about it before the pitch is thrown, just

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<v Speaker 2>like a base runner should be thinking where he's going.

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<v Speaker 2>Outfielder an infielder should know where they're going with the ball,

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<v Speaker 2>and a hitter having a plan going to the plate.

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<v Speaker 2>The third base coaches, to me, the most important coaching

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<v Speaker 2>position this side of a manager and pitching coach in

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<v Speaker 2>the dugout, and I would venture to say that in

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<v Speaker 2>the heat of a game, I would say, the manager

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<v Speaker 2>of the pitching coach, and the third base coach are

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<v Speaker 2>the three most important manager slash coaches on the field.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm sorry. If you wanted me to come on

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<v Speaker 2>here and crush Dino, I'm not going to because I

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<v Speaker 2>agree with him. I understand what he was thinking. But

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<v Speaker 2>I understand as well that what well. I'll have to

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<v Speaker 2>just preface this by saying, I'm a gambling guy. So

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes I will hit on sixteen at Blackjacks. Sometimes I'll

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<v Speaker 2>hold on sixteen, So that's my personality. I'm a very

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<v Speaker 2>aggressive gambler. So if I'm Deno Ebel, if David Vasse

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<v Speaker 2>was coaching third base tonight, i would have said, keep going, Kim,

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm a gambler, I'm reckless, and I'm seeing that

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers can't get any hits against Michael King, so

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<v Speaker 2>why not gamble? But Dino Ebel, like I said, pre pitch,

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<v Speaker 2>knowing Tatis's arm is a right fielder's arm. Also in

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<v Speaker 2>his mind, who's on deck, it's Mookie Betts, who I

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<v Speaker 2>know tonight had a rough night. He came up a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of different times, including in that sixth inning with

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<v Speaker 2>two outs and couldn't get the job done. But Mookie's

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<v Speaker 2>been swinging the bat pretty well. He's been hitting the

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<v Speaker 2>ball hard, so I'm sure that's in the back of

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<v Speaker 2>Dino's mind as well. Hey, two outs, Do I want

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<v Speaker 2>to get Kim thrown out at the plate and Mookie

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<v Speaker 2>Bets is sitting on deck? Or do I want to

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<v Speaker 2>have runners at the corners? King stressed and Mookie Bets

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<v Speaker 2>coming to the plate. That's what he's thinking before the

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<v Speaker 2>pitch is thrown. Eight six six nine eight seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy is the phone number. Let's go out to

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<v Speaker 2>Jim and Lakenyata. You're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi.

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<v Speaker 3>Jim.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey, David, longtime, first time, lifelong fan of the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 4>wondering what you think about just lineup and order. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>offense is an early season problem, but it's going a

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<v Speaker 4>little bit longer into the season. I don't remember as

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<v Speaker 4>much opportunity to tinker with the lineup card as there

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<v Speaker 4>was during the twenty four and twenty five championship seasons.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, we're having to do a little bit of

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<v Speaker 4>it with Sho Hayes. You know, newfound maybe not hitting

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<v Speaker 4>on pitching nights, and new guys have been called up

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<v Speaker 4>as well. So just running your thoughts on to what

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<v Speaker 4>degree could maybe tinkering with the lineup card even more

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<v Speaker 4>so than has been happening this season, maybe could get

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<v Speaker 4>us out of this offensive run.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know what you would want to tinker.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts has tinkered with it, and I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>you have to settle into a lineup instead of tinkering

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<v Speaker 2>all the time, especially with your first four hitters. The

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers have lineups and matchups for left handed pitchers and

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<v Speaker 2>right handed pitchers. It makes sense to move up some

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<v Speaker 2>of your righties against left handed pitching. But I like

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<v Speaker 2>the I like Otani, Betts, Freeman, Tucker. I do like

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<v Speaker 2>those first four. If it's up to me, though, if

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<v Speaker 2>you wanted to take some of the burden off Otani,

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<v Speaker 2>and Otani's starting to hit the ball and make action

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<v Speaker 2>for some action tonight and over the course of the

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<v Speaker 2>last five games, so I would monitor that. But if

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<v Speaker 2>there was one thing I would switch, if if I

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to take Otani out of the leadoff spot, I

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<v Speaker 2>would have him hit cleanup. I would have Mookie Betts

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<v Speaker 2>leadoff and Kyle Tucker not very comfortable hitting second. We

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<v Speaker 2>saw that, but you need a little bit more out

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<v Speaker 2>of Freddie Freeman, who had a couple of walks tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>but is oh for his last eighteen. So that's something

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<v Speaker 2>else to keep in mind. And I don't remember the

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<v Speaker 2>last time I ever looked up and saw Freddie Freeman

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<v Speaker 2>in May hitting two point fifty seven coming into the game.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, thank you for the phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not really sure how much tinkering theirs to do

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<v Speaker 2>because you have guys that have the resume that helped

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<v Speaker 2>you went back to back championships, and the the reality

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<v Speaker 2>is the Dodgers went back to back championships and you

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<v Speaker 2>had to bring the team back. You got to give

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<v Speaker 2>them a chance to run it back again. And the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers have some older players, including Freddie Freeman, who's thirty

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<v Speaker 2>six years old. You have to realize that at a

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<v Speaker 2>certain point in time in Freddy's career, father time is

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<v Speaker 2>going to win out, and you just hope that it's

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<v Speaker 2>not happening now. But at times he does look old. Tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't look great at the play, but took a

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<v Speaker 2>big walk against Mason Miller in that ninth inning that

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<v Speaker 2>got things started, and the Dodgers actually made Mason Miller

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<v Speaker 2>look human at one point in time when he walked

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<v Speaker 2>Freddy Freeman and Kyle Tucker and threw a first pitch

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<v Speaker 2>ball to Will Smith. Mason Miller had thrown six pitches

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<v Speaker 2>outside of the strike zone and he threw a seventh,

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<v Speaker 2>but the ABS challenge helped him out. We all agree

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<v Speaker 2>in the booth here it felt like that ninth inning

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<v Speaker 2>kind of changed when the Padres challenged the call that

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<v Speaker 2>it was outside the strike zone and it turned out

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<v Speaker 2>to be a strike. It went from a two to

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<v Speaker 2>zero count to Will Smith to a one to one count,

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<v Speaker 2>and all of a sudden, Mason Miller got a strike,

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<v Speaker 2>and all of a sudden he started to be Mason

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<v Speaker 2>Miller in that ninth inning, and he retired the next

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<v Speaker 2>three batters in order when the Dodgers had runners at

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<v Speaker 2>first and second and nobody out against Mason Miller. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's the thing that Dave Roberts mentioned after the game,

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<v Speaker 2>that's something we all should have been aware of. I was,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure who wasn't, But you want to have

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<v Speaker 2>the lead against the Padres before the seventh inning or

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna have a real good chance of winning the

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<v Speaker 2>game with their bullpen. And we saw tonight Jason Adam

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<v Speaker 2>and Mason Miller after Michael King went seventh scoreless. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go out to Westlake. David, you're on Dodger Talk with

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<v Speaker 2>David Vasse. How you doing, David, big day?

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you for taking the call.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm a season ticket holder, a long time to surview

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<v Speaker 5>and also a fan of yours also, but a thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>Not too many people are fans of me.

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<v Speaker 5>No, no, no, we love you on TV and all

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<v Speaker 5>the celebrations. I've been with you man the whole time. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 5>a big d you know today in the ninth inning

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<v Speaker 5>with two men on no oubts, a learning why they

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<v Speaker 5>wouldn't do a sacrifice, but especially against Miller.

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<v Speaker 3>What do you think? What's your take in the ninth inning?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so you've got Alex call who's pinch running for

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie Freeman at second base. You got Tucker at first,

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<v Speaker 2>you got Will Smith and Max Munsey. The next two

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<v Speaker 2>batters they don't really bunt. Will Smith is a really

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<v Speaker 2>good hitter, a clud shitter. He's been really good against

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<v Speaker 2>Righty's If it was Let's say, if we're getting towards

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<v Speaker 2>the bottom of the order, I would say, okay, but

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<v Speaker 2>in that case, it's your it's your guys that you

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<v Speaker 2>expect to get hits.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't even need a home run.

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<v Speaker 2>They're guys that get base hits in Will Smith and

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<v Speaker 2>Max Muntsey, and then you had Paz coming up, So

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<v Speaker 2>it wasn't these guys are not Those were not the

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<v Speaker 2>right guys to bunt with, David. But I understand what

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<v Speaker 2>you're saying. And look, maybe if Will Smith, if they

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<v Speaker 2>have Will Smith's sacrifice, you got Max Muntsey who could

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<v Speaker 2>hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game. But man,

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<v Speaker 2>that would be really hard to swallow your most clutch

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<v Speaker 2>hitter or one of your most clutch hitters, Will Smith.

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<v Speaker 2>You're saying, hey, just just sacrifice. You're at bat for

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<v Speaker 2>a sacrifice bunt that And when was the last time

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<v Speaker 2>we saw Will Smith do that?

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<v Speaker 1>Right?

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<v Speaker 5>Right? I thought, maybe, you know, just to sow them

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<v Speaker 5>off because you know, like you said, you know Will Smith,

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<v Speaker 5>it was a good hitter, so maybe they wouldn't anticipate

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<v Speaker 5>a sacrifie now. But anyway, just a fun you know, Yeah, you're.

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<v Speaker 1>I tut you.

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<v Speaker 3>It's tough, you know what.

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<v Speaker 2>They had Miguel Rojas on the bench and look if

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<v Speaker 2>it's ta Oscar Hernandez coming up with thrunners at first

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<v Speaker 2>and second, nobody out, David, I'm all in with getting

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<v Speaker 2>Rojas off the bench to bunt. I'm good with that.

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<v Speaker 2>But it wasn't It wasn't the right time. It wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>the right hitters because they've been so good, so I

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't ask Will Smith.

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<v Speaker 3>To do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Brandon Gomes the Dodgers GM had to say about the

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<v Speaker 2>trade for Eric Louer and how he'll fit in in

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<v Speaker 2>the near future. Plus we'll give you updates on Blake Snell,

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler Glassnew and Bruce Starr Graderol. Yeah, remember the Bazooka

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<v Speaker 2>had another setback. We'll share that with you when we

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<v Speaker 2>continue live from Petco Park in San Diego. After the

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<v Speaker 2>Padres snapped the Dodgers five game winning streak with a

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<v Speaker 2>one nothing win over the Dodgers in Game one of

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<v Speaker 2>this three game series on a five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Talk is available on AM five seventy LA sports

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<v Speaker 1>dot com, hand on the iHeartRadio app. Back to more

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 2>David Vasse live at Teco Park in San Diego after

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<v Speaker 2>the Padres snapped the Dodgers five game winning streak with

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<v Speaker 2>a one nothing win behind a great pitch game from

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<v Speaker 2>Michael King, who win seven scoreless innings with the season

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<v Speaker 2>high nine strikeouts eight six, six, nine to eighty seven.

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<v Speaker 2>Two five seventy is the phone number. King now lowers

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<v Speaker 2>his season e LRA to two and a half with

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<v Speaker 2>a four and two record. Yamamoto takes the loss despite

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<v Speaker 2>going seven strong innings himself. He had eight strikeouts and

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<v Speaker 2>two walks. He gave up a solo home run in

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<v Speaker 2>the first inning to Padres DH Miguel and Dowhar. Mason

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<v Speaker 2>Miller came in for his fifteenth save of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers are gonna look to bounce back tomorrow against

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<v Speaker 2>Griffin Canning.

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like they should.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you got a really good pitching matchup as

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<v Speaker 2>well on Wednesday, with sho Hey Otani on the mound

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<v Speaker 2>going up against Randy Vasquez. By the way, Emma Shean's

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<v Speaker 2>going on four days rest because the Dodgers wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>give Otani an extra day of rest and have him

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<v Speaker 2>pitch on Wednesdays for the most part. So Shehan is

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<v Speaker 2>pitching on I guess by Dodgers standards, sure rest, but

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<v Speaker 2>by everybody else's standards, regular rest. So keep that in

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<v Speaker 2>mind tomorrow night as well. Let's head downstairs right now

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<v Speaker 2>to hear from Freddy Freeman, who did not have a

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<v Speaker 2>hit tonight, but did have a big walk in that

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<v Speaker 2>ninth inning to start the rally. That was not meant

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<v Speaker 2>to be as far as trying to get to Mason Miller.

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<v Speaker 2>Freddy's in front of his locker on Sports at La.

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<v Speaker 6>Just a good pitching matchup. Great, you know, she made

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<v Speaker 6>one mistake to Miguel has splitter and got it, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>it's just a good pitching game. And we had some opportunities,

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<v Speaker 6>but harder score against Mason Miller, but you know, it

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<v Speaker 6>was just a good pitching matchup tonight, Michael King creates

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<v Speaker 6>man you're trying to cover really realistic can be almost

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<v Speaker 6>about thirty inches because you've got ball to strike pitches,

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<v Speaker 6>you got back door siders that are starting balls coming back.

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<v Speaker 6>You got front door sinkers for lefties. So it's not

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<v Speaker 6>just the plate you're worried about. You're got to worry

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<v Speaker 6>about a whole lot of different things. And you know,

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<v Speaker 6>he's we haven't seen many backdoor side and me and

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<v Speaker 6>Max got him, you know, in the first time around.

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<v Speaker 6>So then it opens up the front door sliders and

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<v Speaker 6>then I mean the sinkers, and then you look for

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<v Speaker 6>that and you got changes through those zone. So you know,

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<v Speaker 6>he just had all of it working tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>You mentioned it's hard to score and Mixon Miller, but

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<v Speaker 2>does it sing a little bit more when he did

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<v Speaker 2>have him wild at the beginning.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I mean, but we still have really good at that. Uh,

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<v Speaker 6>I mean there's a silver line to it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 6>scoring off Mason's gonna be very hard to do, and

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<v Speaker 6>you know it's gonna take one of those kind of

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<v Speaker 6>things where you maybe walk a couple of guys and

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<v Speaker 6>get a bluep It's not really much squaring up going

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<v Speaker 6>on against him, but we had an opportunity maybe with

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<v Speaker 6>him throwing a lot of pitches might make him, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>be down in the next game. You know, you're just

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<v Speaker 6>trying to have a little wins and in a case

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<v Speaker 6>of this series, and you know here through that which

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<v Speaker 6>is night.

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<v Speaker 2>So bullpen has been so good, does it kind of

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<v Speaker 2>hang over your head when you early?

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, I'm they just we know they have a

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<v Speaker 6>good bullpen. I mean they brought in at him. You

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<v Speaker 6>got more Holmes sitting down there, Mason Miller, you still

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<v Speaker 6>have a strata and they got a lot of good guys.

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<v Speaker 6>So you know, in this kind of series, you know

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<v Speaker 6>you're gonna have close games, and he just couldn't get

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<v Speaker 6>done today.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there's Freddy Freeman, who you know, obviously stated

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<v Speaker 2>the obvious everybody wants answers. But Michael King was that good.

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<v Speaker 2>He was he was painting the corners tonight. He was

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<v Speaker 2>so good, and the Dodgers had no answers and really

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't do much of anything when the pitcher is pitching

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<v Speaker 2>that well like he was, and the Padres bullpens so good,

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<v Speaker 2>including the best closer in Mason Miller. But Freddy Freeman's

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<v Speaker 2>in a little bit of a slump again. He's over

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<v Speaker 2>his last eighteen with seven strikeouts. You don't usually see

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<v Speaker 2>that from Freddy. You don't usually see a two point

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<v Speaker 2>fifty seven batting average when it comes to Freddie Freeman.

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<v Speaker 2>So hopefully tomorrow night against Griffin Canning, he could break out.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's go out to Burbanksteen.

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<v Speaker 2>You're on Dodger Talk Live from San Diego High, Steve.

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<v Speaker 5>High Business, Dave, How you doing product?

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<v Speaker 3>Doing great?

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<v Speaker 7>So?

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<v Speaker 5>You know, list, I think the struggles are part of

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<v Speaker 5>the ebs and blows of the season. I do feel

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<v Speaker 5>that the Dodgers could be a little more aggressive on

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<v Speaker 5>first pitches.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I think the struggles are over, Steve.

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<v Speaker 2>Honestly, I think the Dodgers struggles are over after what

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<v Speaker 2>we've seen the last seven games, including scoring forty runs

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<v Speaker 2>during that five game winning streak that ended tonight. And

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<v Speaker 2>I know you're gonna say it's the Giants and Angels,

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<v Speaker 2>which is true. It's against the Giants and Angels, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Angels are the worst team in baseball in a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of ways.

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<v Speaker 3>But they still did it.

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<v Speaker 2>And you can get confidence and get locked in, get

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<v Speaker 2>a rhythm, and I feel like a lot of guys

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<v Speaker 2>started to over the course of that five game winning streak,

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<v Speaker 2>including two very important hitters in Otani and Tucker.

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely, yeah, I guess I'm referencing a bet. John kind

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<v Speaker 4>of got the sense. I'm like, don't take the first

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<v Speaker 4>pitch you're gonna be doing if you're you know, behind

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<v Speaker 4>on the count. Sure enoughs takes a good first pitch,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, But you know, I think once we get October,

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<v Speaker 4>that's when the pitchers start getting a little more tired,

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<v Speaker 4>our hitters get locked in, and that's almost see them

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<v Speaker 4>be aggressive. And you know, if it's a good first pitch,

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<v Speaker 4>you swing and you make these guys nervous. So that's

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<v Speaker 4>kind of my favorite thing.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Well, I kind of disagree with you and

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of things that you're saying, because what made

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers so good offensively the last seven games and

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts said this to us on the pregame show.

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<v Speaker 2>If you like to go back and listen, you can

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<v Speaker 2>find it on the iHeartRadio app. He used the term

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<v Speaker 2>that we really haven't heard many managers use. The Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>had been earning good hitters counts, and they earn them

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<v Speaker 2>by not chasing outside of the strike zone. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>at times you get a little frustrated that they are

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<v Speaker 2>taking first pitch fastballs and you have.

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<v Speaker 3>To be ready to hit right away. I agree with you.

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<v Speaker 2>But what has made the Dodgers back to some semblance

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<v Speaker 2>of offense the last six seven games is the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that they are not chasing pitches, and that's what led

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<v Speaker 2>to big innings in Anaheim against the Angels. And look,

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<v Speaker 2>tonight was just a really hard game to hit against

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<v Speaker 2>really good pitching from Michael King to Jason Adam to

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<v Speaker 2>Mason Miller, and the Dodgers made Miller look human because

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<v Speaker 2>they weren't chasing and weren't just swinging away right away

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<v Speaker 2>in the on the first pitch they saw from Miller.

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<v Speaker 2>So I understand what you're saying. There's a balance there.

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<v Speaker 2>So Andy pa has is a very aggressive hitter, But

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<v Speaker 2>what has made him started to get locked in again,

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<v Speaker 2>is that he's not chasing pitches outside of the strike

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<v Speaker 2>zone and not just first pitch swinging every time eight

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<v Speaker 2>six seven, two five seventies the phone number Dodgers get

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<v Speaker 2>shut out tonight in San Diego. Look, it was just

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<v Speaker 2>one of those nights. And maybe the thing to debate

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<v Speaker 2>into tomorrow afternoon will be whether or not Kim should

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<v Speaker 2>have been sent in the sixth inning if you're just

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<v Speaker 2>going to gamble knowing that you're not getting many hits

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<v Speaker 2>off of King, or do you do what don know

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<v Speaker 2>Ebel did and hold him up and not cost being

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<v Speaker 2>thrown out at the plate and ending the inning and

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<v Speaker 2>leaving Mookie Bets on deck.

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<v Speaker 3>Mooki had a rough night.

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<v Speaker 2>He hit a ball hard in his first at bat

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<v Speaker 2>for an out, and then he came up in the

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<v Speaker 2>sixth and seventh in the sixth and eighth innings with

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<v Speaker 2>runners at the corners and couldn't get a hit. In

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<v Speaker 2>the sixth he swung at the first pitch, it was

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<v Speaker 2>a pop up to Fernando Tattoos Junior to end the inning,

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<v Speaker 2>and then in the eighth inning he hit a ball

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<v Speaker 2>on the ground with runners at first and third. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>the same two runners at first and third, Kim at third,

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<v Speaker 2>Otani at first, and he grounded out to end the

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<v Speaker 2>inning a force play. So a rough night for Mookie Bets,

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<v Speaker 2>but he'll have a chance to bounce back tomorrow. Had

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to be able to talk to GM. Brendan Gomes.

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<v Speaker 2>Brendan Gomes had a chance to talk to us in

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<v Speaker 2>made a trade for Eric Lawer, the left hander from

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<v Speaker 2>the Blue Jays who had a pretty good year last year,

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<v Speaker 2>going from the bullpen to the starting rotation. He's made

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<v Speaker 2>six starts this year and his ERA is six and

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<v Speaker 2>a half. The Blue Jays da Fadelaer, which allowed them

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<v Speaker 2>ten days to either trade him, release him, or have

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<v Speaker 2>him accept a minor league assignment, and they were able

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<v Speaker 2>to find a trade partner in the Dodgers, who traded

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<v Speaker 2>cash for Eric Lauer at Lower has not arrived in

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<v Speaker 2>San Diego yet, it is expected to arrive in the

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<v Speaker 2>next couple of days. And with the injuries to glass

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<v Speaker 2>Now and Blake Snell, not to mention River Ryan just

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<v Speaker 2>coming back after missing a month, Gavin Stone not throwing

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<v Speaker 2>off the mound yet, the Dodgers needed some pitching depth

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<v Speaker 2>and Dodgers GM Brandon Gomes explained what the plan is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be for Lower in the near future. Brandon,

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<v Speaker 2>what can you tell us about the Eric Lawer trade

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<v Speaker 2>and how he fits in?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, you know, obviously Eric's coming off a great year

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<v Speaker 7>last year, this year showing signs of being effective, but

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<v Speaker 7>not quite to the level of last year. So, as

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<v Speaker 7>you know, we're dealing with some pitching injuries and wanting

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<v Speaker 7>to have guys available to come in and take down

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<v Speaker 7>starts or you know, go deeper into games. Eric fits

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<v Speaker 7>into that.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel like he's gonna help out in bullpen

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<v Speaker 2>game situations or be a starter?

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<v Speaker 7>We're leaning more starter as of now. Yeah, Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 7>mean the biggest thing is to make sure that you know,

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<v Speaker 7>we're balancing winning as many games as possible, but not

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<v Speaker 7>you know, not panic and panicking and throwing.

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<v Speaker 3>Our process out of whack.

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<v Speaker 7>Here, So trying to balance the short and long term.

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<v Speaker 7>And you know, this is a guy that's had a

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<v Speaker 7>lot of success in the big leagues and somebody that

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<v Speaker 7>we feel like we can get back to what he

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<v Speaker 7>was last year. I mean, we've had our guys take

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<v Speaker 7>a look, and we'll sit down with them and talk

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<v Speaker 7>through some stuff and see how much we can do

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<v Speaker 7>on the fly.

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<v Speaker 3>How much of.

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<v Speaker 7>It is conscious subconscious, But you know, we know the

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<v Speaker 7>makeup's really good and we're looking forward to get our

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<v Speaker 7>hands on them and work with them to get back

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<v Speaker 7>and being as successful as he's been in the best.

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<v Speaker 2>And you may say, why do the Dodgers need another starter?

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<v Speaker 2>They got five, Well, they need a six man rotation

0:26:43.640 --> 0:26:48.040
<v Speaker 2>to accommodate Otani schedule and Roki Sasaki schedule. So you

0:26:48.119 --> 0:26:51.200
<v Speaker 2>do need to stick with a six man rotation. And

0:26:51.320 --> 0:26:54.520
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers don't want to compromise the help or push

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<v Speaker 2>some of these guys more than they have to just

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<v Speaker 2>because there's some injuries that is caught seeing a ripple effects.

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<v Speaker 2>So instead of going for a bullpen game every week,

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<v Speaker 2>they decided to go out and get a guy that

0:27:06.760 --> 0:27:10.000
<v Speaker 2>was available that knows how to pitch in the big leagues,

0:27:10.040 --> 0:27:13.840
<v Speaker 2>has had success in the big leagues and can give

0:27:13.880 --> 0:27:17.440
<v Speaker 2>them innings in some length instead of taxing your bullpen.

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<v Speaker 2>And Brandon Gomes explained the thinking behind that as well.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, really important. I think, you know, part of the

0:27:24.920 --> 0:27:28.600
<v Speaker 7>thinking is to not create this domino effect of chasing

0:27:28.600 --> 0:27:32.920
<v Speaker 7>our tails. So trying to maintain a similar schedule as

0:27:32.920 --> 0:27:35.160
<v Speaker 7>we've had and when we can get guys extra day's

0:27:35.160 --> 0:27:37.359
<v Speaker 7>the rest do it. If it doesn't, if we don't

0:27:37.359 --> 0:27:39.480
<v Speaker 7>need it, or you know, we're trying to line things

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<v Speaker 7>up in a different way, just maintaining the flexibility to

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<v Speaker 7>do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Does that buy some time for River Ryan who just

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<v Speaker 2>came back to stretch out as well, how to see

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<v Speaker 2>fit with the injuries to glass Now and Snow.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, obviously incredibly talented and you know, back to full

0:27:55.080 --> 0:27:57.280
<v Speaker 7>health and throwing them ball really well. Is lass out

0:27:57.320 --> 0:28:00.359
<v Speaker 7>and we need some time to get River built top

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<v Speaker 7>as we've talked about in the past, and a lot

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<v Speaker 7>of it is like he needs to get out there

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<v Speaker 7>and be able to pitch deeper into games before we

0:28:08.080 --> 0:28:09.600
<v Speaker 7>feel good about bringing him up here.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>So there was Brandon Gomes Dodgers GM, just talking about

0:28:15.600 --> 0:28:19.320
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers needing to get length and not wanting to

0:28:19.320 --> 0:28:22.359
<v Speaker 2>compromise any of their other pitchers because of injuries to

0:28:22.800 --> 0:28:26.399
<v Speaker 2>Snell and glass Now and River Ryan. That's the plan

0:28:26.560 --> 0:28:30.360
<v Speaker 2>to give him probably another couple of starts, and if

0:28:30.359 --> 0:28:33.919
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers need another starter or a spot starter to

0:28:33.960 --> 0:28:37.119
<v Speaker 2>give guys an extra day arrest, River Ryan could be

0:28:37.200 --> 0:28:38.520
<v Speaker 2>that guy and he could stick.

0:28:39.000 --> 0:28:39.200
<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler glass Now who injured his back and is on

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<v Speaker 2>the il, from what I've gathered, he's not coming back

0:28:45.520 --> 0:28:49.760
<v Speaker 2>for at least a month. Bruce Starr Graderol injured his

0:28:49.960 --> 0:28:53.600
<v Speaker 2>lower back as he was trying to come back from

0:28:53.760 --> 0:28:56.719
<v Speaker 2>a shoulder injury that has kept him on the shelf

0:28:56.760 --> 0:28:59.880
<v Speaker 2>for nearly two years. Graderol lasts threw a pitch and

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<v Speaker 2>professional baseball before this rehab assignment in Game five of

0:29:04.440 --> 0:29:07.400
<v Speaker 2>the twenty four World Series, so he was on a

0:29:07.440 --> 0:29:10.720
<v Speaker 2>rehab assignment. He was really encouraged, and then from what

0:29:10.880 --> 0:29:13.600
<v Speaker 2>I was told, he showed up the next day in

0:29:13.640 --> 0:29:18.200
<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma City and reported some back issues and his season

0:29:18.280 --> 0:29:21.040
<v Speaker 2>is very much in doubt, so that's disappointing for our guy,

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<v Speaker 2>Bruce Star Graderol. Now, as far as Blake Snell goes,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure you heard us on Sports Net LA talk

0:29:28.120 --> 0:29:32.440
<v Speaker 2>about this. He is going to undergo surgery on his

0:29:32.560 --> 0:29:36.360
<v Speaker 2>left elbow tomorrow to remove some bone chips, loose bodies

0:29:36.400 --> 0:29:39.960
<v Speaker 2>floating around there, and doctor Neil Elatrosh is going to

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<v Speaker 2>perform a procedure that he performed on Trek Skuble with

0:29:43.760 --> 0:29:48.840
<v Speaker 2>schoolbul having loose bodies being removed. It's called a nanoscope procedure,

0:29:48.880 --> 0:29:54.080
<v Speaker 2>which is less invasive and could trim at least a month.

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<v Speaker 3>Off recovery, which is great news.

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<v Speaker 2>If they're successful in being able to formed the nanoscope

0:30:01.480 --> 0:30:06.000
<v Speaker 2>procedure on Snell's elbow tomorrow, that would, you know, put

0:30:06.160 --> 0:30:10.640
<v Speaker 2>Snell in line to come back in August more than September,

0:30:10.920 --> 0:30:13.560
<v Speaker 2>and give him some time to get ready for October.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's the latest on all the.

0:30:16.080 --> 0:30:20.120
<v Speaker 2>Injured Dodger pitchers and Tommy Edmunds here in San Diego,

0:30:20.160 --> 0:30:22.440
<v Speaker 2>and for the first time we saw him run the bases,

0:30:22.520 --> 0:30:25.240
<v Speaker 2>so you hope that his ankle is starting to respond.

0:30:25.320 --> 0:30:28.920
<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts said yesterday every time they try to push

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<v Speaker 2>a little more, Tommy Edmund's ankle wouldn't respond, and quite frankly,

0:30:34.360 --> 0:30:36.600
<v Speaker 2>at this point, I feel like it's a pain tolerance

0:30:36.640 --> 0:30:39.320
<v Speaker 2>issue and it's time to go for Tommy Edmund and

0:30:39.360 --> 0:30:41.960
<v Speaker 2>his right ankle. So that's a great sign for him

0:30:41.960 --> 0:30:44.600
<v Speaker 2>to start running the bases because they need Tommy Edmund.

0:30:44.640 --> 0:30:47.640
<v Speaker 2>They gave him a big extension. He had off season

0:30:48.320 --> 0:30:52.760
<v Speaker 2>ankle surgery similar to Freddie Freeman before last year, and

0:30:53.640 --> 0:30:56.760
<v Speaker 2>they were expecting him to be back in May at

0:30:56.800 --> 0:30:58.920
<v Speaker 2>some point or at the end of April, and now

0:30:58.960 --> 0:31:02.760
<v Speaker 2>it's May getting through the June, so by the time

0:31:02.840 --> 0:31:06.000
<v Speaker 2>he starts going on rehab assignments, it's going to be

0:31:06.120 --> 0:31:10.280
<v Speaker 2>June until he returns saying Key k Hernandez is playing

0:31:10.680 --> 0:31:13.920
<v Speaker 2>virtually every day in Oklahoma City and he is eligible

0:31:14.000 --> 0:31:17.280
<v Speaker 2>to come off the IL on May twenty sixth, and

0:31:17.360 --> 0:31:19.280
<v Speaker 2>he is ready to go, and it'll be great to

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<v Speaker 2>have keyk Hernandez back. Maybe Kei k will call the

0:31:22.160 --> 0:31:24.520
<v Speaker 2>show one night if he's born in Oklahoma City. You

0:31:24.600 --> 0:31:27.120
<v Speaker 2>never know, all right, that'll do it for us tonight

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<v Speaker 2>on Dodger Talk coming up tomorrow, and it's Shechan on

0:31:30.320 --> 0:31:33.120
<v Speaker 2>the mound against Griffin Canning. Our coverage begins at five

0:31:33.160 --> 0:31:36.840
<v Speaker 2>point thirty, first pitch at six forty with Rick Monday

0:31:36.880 --> 0:31:40.200
<v Speaker 2>and Stephen Nelson on the call from Petco Park. Another

0:31:40.240 --> 0:31:42.520
<v Speaker 2>note I want to give you about tonight. The last

0:31:42.520 --> 0:31:45.160
<v Speaker 2>time the Padre shut out the Dodgers one to nothing,

0:31:45.520 --> 0:31:48.440
<v Speaker 2>it was April thirteenth, two thousand and eight, and it

0:31:48.520 --> 0:31:51.920
<v Speaker 2>was at Dodger Stadium. The winning pitcher was Greg Maddox,

0:31:52.160 --> 0:31:55.640
<v Speaker 2>the losing pitcher was Chad Billingsley, and Trevor Hoffman got

0:31:55.640 --> 0:31:59.160
<v Speaker 2>the safe. So one nothing shutouts between these two teams

0:31:59.160 --> 0:32:02.320
<v Speaker 2>don't happen all. It was almost twenty years ago, two

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<v Speaker 2>thousand and eight, April thirteenth.

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<v Speaker 3>Also, want to send out.

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<v Speaker 2>Our thoughts and prayers to all those being evacuated because

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<v Speaker 2>of the Sandy fire out there in the Semi Valley area.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope you guys are staying safe out there and

0:32:16.440 --> 0:32:18.760
<v Speaker 2>don't try to be a hero. If you're being asked

0:32:18.760 --> 0:32:21.720
<v Speaker 2>to evacuate, you should do it. And hopefully those brave

0:32:21.840 --> 0:32:26.640
<v Speaker 2>firefighters can find a way to contain this horrible wildfire

0:32:26.720 --> 0:32:30.720
<v Speaker 2>that is growing. So hopefully they get containment and they're

0:32:30.760 --> 0:32:33.800
<v Speaker 2>safe as well because they do a great job for

0:32:33.840 --> 0:32:36.000
<v Speaker 2>all of us putting their lives on the line to

0:32:36.080 --> 0:32:38.920
<v Speaker 2>save homes and lives. So our thoughts and prayers are

0:32:38.960 --> 0:32:42.240
<v Speaker 2>not only with the people that are in that fire zone,

0:32:42.240 --> 0:32:45.160
<v Speaker 2>but especially those that are fighting the fire as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Colin me back at our Burbank studios, Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>to Dwayne McDonald out here at Peco Park in San Diego.

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<v Speaker 2>Is great to be back on Dodger Talk. Can't wait

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<v Speaker 2>to do it again tomorrow after you know. Don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to brag. I was four and oh on sports in LA.

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<v Speaker 2>Not trying to say anything here, but the five game

0:33:03.720 --> 0:33:06.880
<v Speaker 2>winning streak comes to an end as the Padre shut

0:33:06.880 --> 0:33:08.720
<v Speaker 2>out the Dodgers one to nothing.

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<v Speaker 3>Fox Sports Radio is next. We'll talk to you tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 3>See them the first time, fou