WEBVTT - Dodgers on Deck (4-19-26) 0:00:00.560 --> 0:00:03.840 For the back to back World Champions of Baseball. One 0:00:03.880 --> 0:00:06.960 of the greatest runs in the history of baseball. Immortality 0:00:07.520 --> 0:00:12.080 is within their reach. Incredible and while others make excuses, 0:00:12.360 --> 0:00:14.640 the only reason the Dodgers are doing this because they can. 0:00:14.720 --> 0:00:17.320 They print money. The Dodgers just can't continue. 0:00:17.400 --> 0:00:18.160 It's not fair. 0:00:18.360 --> 0:00:20.360 Are making plans. 0:00:20.079 --> 0:00:25.279 Yeah, it's a singular focus on controlling what they can control. 0:00:25.640 --> 0:00:30.280 Now you're inside man with the La Dodgers. It's David Basse. 0:00:32.360 --> 0:00:37.040 We are live at cars Field, Morongo Casino, Dodgers on 0:00:37.240 --> 0:00:41.200 deck before Game three of this four game series between 0:00:41.240 --> 0:00:45.400 the Dodgers and Rockies. The Dodgers with baseball's best record 0:00:45.880 --> 0:00:49.640 fifteen and five. They won the first game of the series. 0:00:49.680 --> 0:00:53.000 They took the loss last night in Denver, first time 0:00:53.159 --> 0:00:56.920 the Dodgers have lost to a National League team. Today, 0:00:57.120 --> 0:01:00.880 it'll be Roki Sasaki on the mound against my Lorenzen 0:01:01.200 --> 0:01:03.680 coming up over the next sixty minutes here on Morongo 0:01:03.760 --> 0:01:07.240 Casino Dodgers on dekill. Here from Ryan Ward, who was 0:01:07.360 --> 0:01:10.480 making his major league debut and getting the start at 0:01:10.560 --> 0:01:13.559 first base. I'll go one on one with Kyle Hurt 0:01:13.560 --> 0:01:16.840 as well, who made his major league debut last week 0:01:16.880 --> 0:01:19.720 at Dodgers Stadium. But let's go back to last night 0:01:19.760 --> 0:01:23.440 here in Denver. The Dodgers with some early offense, but 0:01:23.560 --> 0:01:27.000 then nothing late. Emmit Sheen got the start. The right 0:01:27.040 --> 0:01:29.560 hander worked around traffic on the basis for the better 0:01:29.600 --> 0:01:32.560 part of five innings. He would end up allowing just 0:01:32.640 --> 0:01:36.080 two runs on four hits while walking to and striking 0:01:36.120 --> 0:01:39.960 out four. The Dodger offense gave Sheehn the early lead 0:01:40.000 --> 0:01:43.240 at course Field. After Shoho Tani led off the game 0:01:43.440 --> 0:01:46.399 because of a poor play between the first baseman and 0:01:46.480 --> 0:01:50.280 pitcher that allowed Otani to reach on an error. The 0:01:50.320 --> 0:01:53.240 next batter was Kyle Tucker, and he jumped all over 0:01:53.280 --> 0:01:54.720 a first pitch fastball. 0:01:55.200 --> 0:01:57.240 We're giving up one hit in his first three starts 0:01:57.240 --> 0:02:00.360 to a lefty. I just hoping to change that tonight. 0:02:00.400 --> 0:02:03.760 Middle infield playing for two. Pitch to Tucker is hammered 0:02:04.080 --> 0:02:07.200 deep to right field, way back, it goes. It is 0:02:07.320 --> 0:02:11.799 gone into the upper deck. Two pitches from Feldner in 0:02:11.840 --> 0:02:16.160 the game. It is two nothing Dodgers. Third home run 0:02:16.200 --> 0:02:21.880 of the year for Tucker, and it was a blast. 0:02:22.600 --> 0:02:25.520 No doubter or here at Coursfield, a second deck home 0:02:25.639 --> 0:02:28.640 run by Kyle Tucker his third of the season. The 0:02:28.680 --> 0:02:32.200 Dodgers had an early two nothing lead against Ryan Feldner. 0:02:32.240 --> 0:02:35.120 You felt like Moore was coming, and one more did 0:02:35.160 --> 0:02:37.840 come in the form of a home run from Dalton 0:02:37.960 --> 0:02:39.280 Rushing in the second inning. 0:02:39.680 --> 0:02:44.239 One one delivery, Hey swingson, hits a high fly ball 0:02:44.320 --> 0:02:46.800 to right, carrying it's back toward the wall. 0:02:47.000 --> 0:02:50.000 It is going to be gone off the top of 0:02:50.040 --> 0:02:50.679 the wall. 0:02:51.440 --> 0:02:55.040 Dalton Rushing with his fifth home run of the season 0:02:56.040 --> 0:02:57.960 and it's three to one. 0:03:00.160 --> 0:03:02.639 Was talking about the breaking bawl and how he has 0:03:02.680 --> 0:03:03.800 been able to handle it. 0:03:04.000 --> 0:03:06.799 What was the pitch? It was a breaking ball. 0:03:08.200 --> 0:03:12.160 Oh, a little foreshadowing by Rick Monday last night. That 0:03:12.320 --> 0:03:16.079 was Dalton Rushing's fifth home run in his first eighteen 0:03:16.320 --> 0:03:19.160 at bats. The Dodgers had a three to one lead 0:03:19.240 --> 0:03:22.040 and in the sixth inning, Will Klein was on in relief, 0:03:22.400 --> 0:03:24.280 and there was a lot of talk after the game 0:03:24.360 --> 0:03:27.239 last night that Kleine may have been tipping his slider. 0:03:27.520 --> 0:03:30.520 I actually talked to Klin earlier this morning in the clubhouse. 0:03:30.520 --> 0:03:33.560 He said, yeah, I was, but the bigger issue was 0:03:33.560 --> 0:03:38.040 that I wasn't executing my slider. And Troy Johnston took 0:03:38.080 --> 0:03:41.560 advantage a two run, go ahead double for Johnston, and 0:03:41.600 --> 0:03:44.640 the Rockies had the lead after six innings, four to three. 0:03:44.760 --> 0:03:48.600 The Dodger offense had many opportunities. They left eight men 0:03:48.720 --> 0:03:51.600 on base and were zero for seven with runners in 0:03:51.640 --> 0:03:55.320 scoring position, including in the ninth inning when Kyle Tucker 0:03:55.720 --> 0:03:58.440 flew out to end the game with runners at first 0:03:58.480 --> 0:04:01.640 and second in the form of Tommy at first Will 0:04:01.720 --> 0:04:04.840 Smith at second base. So with the loss, the Dodgers 0:04:04.880 --> 0:04:07.560 are fifteen and five. Today they look to bounce back 0:04:07.600 --> 0:04:10.480 with Rokie on the mound, first pitch is coming up 0:04:10.520 --> 0:04:13.360 at twelve ten. Let's check in for the first time 0:04:13.400 --> 0:04:16.880 today from our galloping fod broadcast booth with Tim Nevert 0:04:17.040 --> 0:04:18.000 and Rick Monday. 0:04:18.120 --> 0:04:21.440 Guys, David, thank you very much. Gorgeous day here at 0:04:21.640 --> 0:04:24.880 Corsfield in Denver. Got some great weather to play baseball 0:04:24.920 --> 0:04:27.800 in the Sunday afternoon. Had a major league debut as 0:04:27.880 --> 0:04:31.599 well as Ryan Ward, after more than four hundred games 0:04:31.960 --> 0:04:35.440 in the minor leagues, gets his major league opportunity today. 0:04:35.440 --> 0:04:38.400 Freddie Freeman going on the paternity list expecting the birth 0:04:38.960 --> 0:04:42.880 of a new baby, and it'll be Ryan Ward's starting 0:04:42.920 --> 0:04:45.480 at first base. He was the Pacific Coast League Player 0:04:45.600 --> 0:04:50.559 of the Year last year, and he was a great 0:04:50.600 --> 0:04:53.040 hitter last year. Good hitter so far this year, hitting 0:04:53.040 --> 0:04:55.960 three twenty four with four home runs and fourteen runs 0:04:55.960 --> 0:04:59.719 batted in in TRIPAA. So exciting day for Ryan Ward 0:05:00.160 --> 0:05:02.679 as the Dodgers give him his first major league opportunit. 0:05:02.680 --> 0:05:04.720 I tell you what, Tim, Hopefully this is just a 0:05:04.800 --> 0:05:08.640 curtain up on what could be just a wonderful story because, 0:05:08.839 --> 0:05:12.640 as you mentioned, with Ward last year, PCL Player of 0:05:12.360 --> 0:05:15.000 the Year hit two ninety thirty six home runs one 0:05:15.080 --> 0:05:17.760 hundred and twenty two runs a batted in. What did 0:05:17.800 --> 0:05:21.360 get overlooked is the fact that he also stole sixteen bases. 0:05:21.400 --> 0:05:23.560 Off to a good start three twenty four average so 0:05:23.680 --> 0:05:27.400 far this season eighteen games at TRIPLEA. The big question 0:05:27.520 --> 0:05:30.159 with Ryan Ward is a position. Well, he's going to 0:05:30.160 --> 0:05:32.039 be at first base today. He could be in the 0:05:32.080 --> 0:05:35.960 outfield at some point in time, but his offense is 0:05:36.320 --> 0:05:38.200 what got him here to the big leagues. 0:05:38.320 --> 0:05:41.840 Interesting to note, Dalton Rushing was going to start at 0:05:41.839 --> 0:05:46.080 first base today. He and Ward are very close friends. 0:05:47.000 --> 0:05:49.320 Dave Roberts had already told Rushing he was going to 0:05:49.320 --> 0:05:52.359 start today last night after the game. Dave went to 0:05:52.440 --> 0:05:54.559 Rushing and said, look, I think I want to change 0:05:54.560 --> 0:05:56.960 my mind. I think I want Ward to start. And 0:05:57.000 --> 0:06:00.720 he said, Dave said today that Rushing finish his sentence, 0:06:00.760 --> 0:06:02.880 and he said he should start because he's earned it. 0:06:02.960 --> 0:06:06.560 So Dalton Rushing stepped aside today so that Ward could 0:06:06.560 --> 0:06:07.800 make his first major League stock. 0:06:07.920 --> 0:06:10.360 I think that's the flavor of this team. If there's 0:06:10.400 --> 0:06:12.400 a lot of reasons that this team's in first place. 0:06:12.800 --> 0:06:15.880 Obviously they're talented, but I think also it's for the 0:06:15.920 --> 0:06:18.560 good of the cause and the big picture and not 0:06:18.640 --> 0:06:21.839 just the individual picture. And that's you don't find every 0:06:21.880 --> 0:06:24.680 player or every team that is filled with players like that. 0:06:25.279 --> 0:06:27.880 But the Rushing is not the only one in this 0:06:27.920 --> 0:06:28.440 ball club. 0:06:28.720 --> 0:06:29.039 It was a. 0:06:29.080 --> 0:06:32.040 Character moved by Dalton Rushing, who is working at first 0:06:32.040 --> 0:06:35.840 base today also, and we will probably see him at 0:06:35.839 --> 0:06:38.640 first at some point in time while Freddie Freeman is 0:06:38.680 --> 0:06:40.640 out Rushing hitting another home run last night. 0:06:40.760 --> 0:06:43.600 Yeah, that's one of those things. Watching both Rushing and 0:06:43.720 --> 0:06:46.240 with Ward working at first base today, they are both 0:06:46.279 --> 0:06:48.159 and I'm going to say this and say it very honestly, 0:06:48.360 --> 0:06:51.520 quote me, they're both a work in progress at first base. 0:06:51.680 --> 0:06:53.880 The footwork, what they're going to be doing where they're 0:06:53.880 --> 0:06:55.919 going to be on cutoffs, how about the relays, how 0:06:55.960 --> 0:06:58.680 about rundowns. It's going to be a quick school. And 0:06:58.720 --> 0:07:02.239 they were both out here early this morning and trying 0:07:02.279 --> 0:07:04.479 to work and kind of get it a bit of 0:07:04.520 --> 0:07:05.440 a flavor at first. 0:07:05.839 --> 0:07:07.919 As far as the lineup goes, Will Smith back in, 0:07:08.040 --> 0:07:10.800 he is hitting third, doing the catching, Max Monthsey will 0:07:10.840 --> 0:07:13.280 hit clean up and Andy pie has moves into the 0:07:13.320 --> 0:07:16.760 five spot with Alex call giving Taioscar Hernandez a break, 0:07:17.280 --> 0:07:19.520 and the way that Taioskar swung the bat yesterday, probably 0:07:19.520 --> 0:07:20.800 a good time to get him out. 0:07:20.880 --> 0:07:22.840 I think also if you look at who's going to 0:07:22.880 --> 0:07:26.000 be facing, because Michael Lorenzen, who will start for the Rockies, 0:07:26.000 --> 0:07:28.600 throws about everything but the kitchen sink, and if he 0:07:28.600 --> 0:07:30.480 could get a grip on the kitchen sink, he would 0:07:30.480 --> 0:07:31.840 throw that too. I mean he throws a lot of 0:07:31.840 --> 0:07:34.400 breaking stuff. And this is also one of those things 0:07:34.480 --> 0:07:36.559 is you know, you get a little long in tooth 0:07:36.600 --> 0:07:40.000 and what the birth certificate says, a day game after 0:07:40.120 --> 0:07:43.520 night game at high altitude, when you're not maybe seeing 0:07:43.520 --> 0:07:46.360 the ball particularly, well, it's a good start to this. Hey, look, 0:07:46.880 --> 0:07:47.720 take a rest. 0:07:47.520 --> 0:07:50.040 At least at the beginning. Battle of right handers. 0:07:50.120 --> 0:07:53.800 Roki Sasaki oh win two against Michael Lorenzen, who is 0:07:53.880 --> 0:07:57.760 one and two. Ryan Ward making his long anticipated major 0:07:57.840 --> 0:07:59.720 league debut this afternoon. 0:08:01.360 --> 0:08:04.120 Hey Tim Neverett, I haven't seen him this excited in 0:08:04.200 --> 0:08:07.920 at least three years. Uh, Ryan Ward his guy making 0:08:07.920 --> 0:08:10.360 the start at first base. You heard the pep in 0:08:10.440 --> 0:08:13.360 his voice right there as we count down to first pitch. 0:08:13.440 --> 0:08:16.080 Dodger fans, get your game day meal on at Shaky's 0:08:16.120 --> 0:08:19.680 Pizza Parlor or to your Shaky's Pizza, Chicken and Mojo's 0:08:20.000 --> 0:08:24.080 now at Shakey's dot Com. When we continue from Corsfield, 0:08:24.280 --> 0:08:27.440 we'll get to the Otani rewind and Kirsten Watson will 0:08:27.520 --> 0:08:30.760 check in. I'm David Basse and this is the back 0:08:30.800 --> 0:08:33.240 to back World champion Dodgers Audio Network. 0:08:35.559 --> 0:08:40.760 This is Morongo Casino Dodgers Hunters game on your home 0:08:40.800 --> 0:08:42.719 for LA Dodgers Baseball. 0:08:45.480 --> 0:08:49.320 David Basse live at Corus Field, getting set for Game 0:08:49.360 --> 0:08:52.880 three of this four game series between the Dodgers and Rockies. 0:08:53.240 --> 0:08:58.600 Roki Sasaki against cal State Fullerton's own Michael Lorenzen. First 0:08:58.600 --> 0:09:00.360 pitch coming up at twelve ten. 0:09:01.520 --> 0:09:04.079 This is the Otani three. 0:09:03.960 --> 0:09:08.600 Why Connick looking in listening. He's got the sign and 0:09:08.760 --> 0:09:13.600 the pitch swung on base head right, Fayo Esperinaal will 0:09:13.600 --> 0:09:17.280 hold at second base, and now the tying run is 0:09:17.280 --> 0:09:21.880 in scoring position and Otani gets a base hit. He's 0:09:21.920 --> 0:09:24.680 got an eighteen game hitting streak at Corsfield. 0:09:26.640 --> 0:09:29.080 Yeah, Otani loves hitting here. Who doesn't. 0:09:29.120 --> 0:09:32.839 He's hitting three seventy nine in thirty nine games here 0:09:32.880 --> 0:09:35.960 at Corsfield. And with that two out base hit in 0:09:36.000 --> 0:09:39.960 the ninth inning, O'tani extended his on base streak to 0:09:40.120 --> 0:09:44.560 fifty games, tying we Willie Keeler for the third longest 0:09:44.600 --> 0:09:48.480 on base streak in Dodger franchise history. He trails only 0:09:48.559 --> 0:09:52.720 Duke Snyder, who had fifty eight consecutive games of reaching base, 0:09:53.080 --> 0:09:57.880 and Sean Green fifty three consecutive games of reaching on base. 0:09:58.000 --> 0:10:03.000 So Otani in rarefied again with two Dodger legends. 0:10:04.400 --> 0:10:08.240 This is Kirston's Corner with Kirston Watson. 0:10:09.360 --> 0:10:11.480 All right, we're in the dugout with Kirsten Watson. 0:10:11.559 --> 0:10:14.120 Kirsten brought to you by Cars for Kids, the easiest 0:10:14.120 --> 0:10:16.480 way to get rid of your old car. Donate today 0:10:16.520 --> 0:10:19.160 and your car can be picked up tomorrow. Donate now 0:10:19.280 --> 0:10:24.480 at Carsfourkids dot org. That's cars with a K. Happy Sunday, Kirston. 0:10:24.240 --> 0:10:27.280 Happy Sunday, Vessa. It's a beautiful day. Finally we got 0:10:27.320 --> 0:10:31.520 We went from snow to a mild was a mouth. 0:10:31.559 --> 0:10:34.600 It was very cold yesterday but not snowy. And today 0:10:34.600 --> 0:10:36.679 we've got sons. Still a little chili, but we're getting 0:10:36.679 --> 0:10:37.360 better each day. 0:10:37.559 --> 0:10:39.920 Look, I was impressed by Jack Dryer coming out to 0:10:39.960 --> 0:10:42.040 pitch the final two innings in the first game at 0:10:42.080 --> 0:10:45.120 thirty five degrees. But you're trying to one up Jack 0:10:45.200 --> 0:10:46.880 Dryer today with no sleeves today. 0:10:46.920 --> 0:10:49.120 Okay, so I said, suns out, guns out. But I'm 0:10:49.120 --> 0:10:52.640 gonna be honest, I'm cold. I am not prepared for 0:10:52.720 --> 0:10:54.559 the suns out, guns out right. I currently have a 0:10:54.640 --> 0:10:56.680 blanket on, to be honest, so you know, you guys 0:10:56.679 --> 0:10:58.880 can't see me, but I'm currently wrapped up in a blanket. 0:10:59.080 --> 0:11:02.000 Where is like Jack or even someone like Tanner, Like 0:11:02.040 --> 0:11:05.200 they just came out here snowing, no sleeves on. There 0:11:05.200 --> 0:11:08.160 were like this is nothing, this is nothing. I said, Okay, cool, guys, 0:11:08.160 --> 0:11:10.720 I'm in three different layers. But it's fine. 0:11:10.840 --> 0:11:13.199 Kuston we had a chance to catch up with Ryan Ward, 0:11:13.240 --> 0:11:15.880 who's not only making his major league debut today, but 0:11:15.960 --> 0:11:18.760 he's starting at first base. What's the sense you got 0:11:18.760 --> 0:11:20.720 from him how excited he is for today. 0:11:20.800 --> 0:11:22.400 It seems like he's just over the moon. He's obviously 0:11:22.440 --> 0:11:23.920 putting a lot of hard work to get to this 0:11:23.960 --> 0:11:26.880 position if you look at just the awards PCL MVP 0:11:27.160 --> 0:11:29.760 last year. And so for him, I mean, it did 0:11:29.840 --> 0:11:31.680 feel like this time was going to be coming soon, 0:11:31.679 --> 0:11:34.319 and he said with making the forty man roster this offseason, 0:11:34.440 --> 0:11:36.600 it felt like it could be sooner rather than later. 0:11:36.920 --> 0:11:38.840 So for Ryan, he's got a whole bunch of family here, 0:11:38.880 --> 0:11:41.200 he said, about twenty people we actually got. I'm going 0:11:41.240 --> 0:11:42.920 to go try to find his dad at some point, 0:11:42.960 --> 0:11:44.240 see we could talk to him and see how his 0:11:44.280 --> 0:11:46.520 family's reacting to the news, since he did say that 0:11:46.600 --> 0:11:49.800 his parents and his fiance were absolutely in tears once 0:11:49.840 --> 0:11:52.400 he found out. But you know what, to have this day, 0:11:52.520 --> 0:11:55.160 it's special for anyone who's truly a dream come true. 0:11:55.240 --> 0:11:57.680 So for Ryan, I think right now it does seem like, 0:11:57.720 --> 0:12:00.320 as you said earlier, doesn't seem too nervous, but it 0:12:00.360 --> 0:12:02.240 does feel like maybe some butterflies will kick in at 0:12:02.240 --> 0:12:02.760 some point. 0:12:02.920 --> 0:12:05.240 You did this when James Outman was called up, you 0:12:05.280 --> 0:12:07.840 went to the stands to talk to his dad. Do 0:12:07.880 --> 0:12:10.040 you feel like the families are more excited than the 0:12:10.080 --> 0:12:11.560 player for days like this. 0:12:11.960 --> 0:12:15.040 You know what? I yes, and no, I think there's 0:12:15.240 --> 0:12:17.560 you have the player excitement just because of all of 0:12:17.559 --> 0:12:19.840 the hard work they've put in to get to this position. 0:12:20.120 --> 0:12:22.880 From the family, though, you see even more of that 0:12:22.960 --> 0:12:25.040 hard work. I mean, obviously his parents were the ones 0:12:25.080 --> 0:12:26.720 who were when he was young, taking him to te 0:12:26.880 --> 0:12:29.680 ball and taking him to practice, travel league, all of 0:12:29.720 --> 0:12:33.200 those things. They see the sacrifices that not only that 0:12:33.640 --> 0:12:35.640 as a family they had to make, but I'm sure 0:12:35.640 --> 0:12:37.320 that he had to make when it came to like 0:12:37.600 --> 0:12:39.439 being in high school and maybe wanting to go hang 0:12:39.480 --> 0:12:41.599 out with friends, but instead committing to his craft of 0:12:41.600 --> 0:12:45.120 playing baseball. And so I do think for the parents, 0:12:45.200 --> 0:12:49.040 you're seeing your child live out their dream. And I 0:12:49.040 --> 0:12:51.360 don't know some I don't have children. I hope to 0:12:51.360 --> 0:12:54.120 you one day, but I can't imagine anything more beautiful 0:12:54.200 --> 0:12:57.040 than that. And so I would say I think it's 0:12:57.080 --> 0:13:00.199 emotional for all parties, but there's something really special. Well, 0:13:00.200 --> 0:13:01.920 I think when you get to see your children just 0:13:01.960 --> 0:13:05.440 doing everything, especially at their wildest of dreams, like becoming 0:13:05.480 --> 0:13:06.680 a major league baseball player. 0:13:06.800 --> 0:13:10.000 All right, Kirsten, good luck hunting Ryan Ward's family at 0:13:10.080 --> 0:13:10.760 chorus Field. 0:13:11.040 --> 0:13:13.199 Thanks a lot for stopping by. And this was fun. 0:13:13.320 --> 0:13:14.320 This was absolutely fun. 0:13:14.360 --> 0:13:15.680 Stay warm, you stay warm. 0:13:15.760 --> 0:13:18.679 No sleeves for Kirsten Watson today, still to come here 0:13:18.720 --> 0:13:22.600 On Marongo Casino Dodgers on Deck, we'll preview today's pitching matchup. 0:13:22.640 --> 0:13:25.400 I'll go one on one with Kyle Hurt, who made 0:13:25.480 --> 0:13:28.080 his major league debut last week, and we'll get you 0:13:28.120 --> 0:13:31.480 the latest Dodger injury report. First pitch is coming up 0:13:31.480 --> 0:13:34.760 at twelve ten from chorus Field. I'm David Vasse and 0:13:34.880 --> 0:13:39.960 this is the back to back World Champion Dodgers Audio Network. 0:13:40.120 --> 0:13:46.200 This is Marongo Casino Dodgers on Deck on your home 0:13:46.280 --> 0:13:48.200 for the Blue All Season Law. 0:13:50.280 --> 0:13:55.120 Marongo Casino Dodgers on Deck continues live from Corus Field, 0:13:55.240 --> 0:13:58.880 leading you up to first pitch. Dodgers and Rockies. Marongo 0:13:58.920 --> 0:14:03.360 Casino Resortants BA a Grand Slam for good times. Roki 0:14:03.480 --> 0:14:07.400 Sasaki's on the mound against Michael Lorenzen. First pitch coming 0:14:07.480 --> 0:14:08.400 up at twelve ten. 0:14:09.200 --> 0:14:14.440 This he's the LA Dodgers injury report. 0:14:14.920 --> 0:14:17.280 We got good news when it comes to a right 0:14:17.320 --> 0:14:21.000 handed reliever the Dodgers acquired last year at the trade deadline. 0:14:21.040 --> 0:14:24.920 Brock Stewart is on a minor league rehab assignment, as 0:14:25.200 --> 0:14:28.080 he may return when the Dodgers return home from this 0:14:28.200 --> 0:14:32.520 road trip. Blake Snell is scheduled to throw another live BP, 0:14:32.840 --> 0:14:35.320 his third, and is expected. 0:14:34.800 --> 0:14:36.520 To go at least three innings. 0:14:36.680 --> 0:14:40.640 Blake Snell was at Coachella, as he posted on Instagram yesterday. 0:14:40.960 --> 0:14:43.880 Mookie Betts was at the Laker game yesterday. He's on 0:14:43.960 --> 0:14:47.440 the il with a right oblique strain. Let's check in 0:14:47.520 --> 0:14:50.120 right now with the Dodger manager Dave Roberts, who was 0:14:50.160 --> 0:14:54.320 at cors Field yesterday. 0:14:54.880 --> 0:14:58.000 Questions for Dave, Dave, can you just describe Dave? Can 0:14:58.040 --> 0:14:59.640 you talk about the pressure. 0:15:00.120 --> 0:15:02.000 In the dugouts with Dave. 0:15:01.880 --> 0:15:07.120 Robbers it's a really good story. I'm gonna start him 0:15:07.120 --> 0:15:09.960 today first base, and obviously, you know we got to 0:15:10.560 --> 0:15:13.920 he's here because of Freddie's portornity to leave, but it's 0:15:13.920 --> 0:15:17.480 an opportunity for Ryan and it's just he's been a 0:15:17.520 --> 0:15:19.720 Dodger's farm hand for a long time, and we've asked 0:15:19.800 --> 0:15:21.520 him to a lot of different things as far as 0:15:22.360 --> 0:15:27.080 hit for power, control the strike zone, more hit for average, 0:15:27.120 --> 0:15:29.680 and improve the defense. And he's done all that. And 0:15:29.760 --> 0:15:31.600 so when you look at a guy like Ryan and 0:15:32.040 --> 0:15:34.160 you see him in a big league clubhouse, it's one 0:15:34.200 --> 0:15:37.200 of those stories that he earned every bit of this opportunity. 0:15:37.280 --> 0:15:40.520 So I think he's got about twenty people in town 0:15:40.560 --> 0:15:42.400 to watch his debut, So it'll be a fun day. 0:15:42.520 --> 0:15:44.800 The patternial list obviously is not a very long time. 0:15:44.880 --> 0:15:45.480 But what do you. 0:15:45.440 --> 0:15:48.120 Think just this opportunity can do for someone like Ryan? 0:15:48.720 --> 0:15:51.880 Well, I think it's it's validation for all the hard 0:15:51.880 --> 0:15:56.120 work he's put in. I think it's an organizational win, 0:15:56.320 --> 0:15:59.680 but certainly most for Ryan and his hard work he's 0:15:59.680 --> 0:16:03.360 put in. But you never know, obviously this paternity situation, 0:16:03.480 --> 0:16:05.160 but him to get here, cut his teeth in the 0:16:05.200 --> 0:16:08.200 big leagues and make his debut, you never know what 0:16:08.600 --> 0:16:09.040 could be the. 0:16:09.040 --> 0:16:11.600 Story you expect. 0:16:12.760 --> 0:16:16.280 We expect him back at some point in San Francisco. 0:16:17.200 --> 0:16:19.160 When do you for a guy like you that spent 0:16:19.240 --> 0:16:22.760 eight years in the minor leagues, when you have this 0:16:22.920 --> 0:16:26.640 type of situation story Ryan Ward is, does it kind 0:16:26.640 --> 0:16:29.040 of hit home closer to you. And to reward a 0:16:29.080 --> 0:16:30.800 guy like this, to give him a start. 0:16:30.840 --> 0:16:31.960 It does? It does? 0:16:32.720 --> 0:16:35.360 I think that you know, he's a guy that you 0:16:35.400 --> 0:16:38.160 know when you look at him, he's never been that 0:16:38.400 --> 0:16:42.240 big prospect. And so I just for me, I really 0:16:42.240 --> 0:16:47.200 believe in meritocracy and performing. And he's a guy that 0:16:47.440 --> 0:16:49.400 nothing was given to him. He's had to earn it 0:16:49.560 --> 0:16:52.120 and continue to earn it and continue to prove it. 0:16:52.200 --> 0:16:54.680 So I do relate to that, and so I am 0:16:54.760 --> 0:16:57.080 sensitive to guys like him. 0:16:57.320 --> 0:17:00.680 All Right, there's manager Dave Roberts, Ryan Ward, his major 0:17:00.760 --> 0:17:03.800 league debut and getting the start today at first base. 0:17:04.320 --> 0:17:07.800 Dave Roberts and our injury report presented by UCLA Health, 0:17:07.840 --> 0:17:11.840 the official medical partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. When 0:17:11.880 --> 0:17:15.760 we continue live from Coors Field, you'll hear from Kyle Hurt, 0:17:15.800 --> 0:17:18.600 you will hear from Ryan Ward as we get set 0:17:18.800 --> 0:17:22.280 for first pitch at twelve ten. 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El 0:17:59.160 --> 0:18:03.879 Pato brings authentic Mexican style tomato sauces, salsas and hot 0:18:03.920 --> 0:18:05.360 sauces to your table. 0:18:05.640 --> 0:18:08.320 El Pato Gourmet in a can. 0:18:08.520 --> 0:18:11.720 Well Today, Ryan Ward, as you heard throughout today's show, 0:18:12.280 --> 0:18:14.800 is making his major league debut, getting the start at 0:18:14.800 --> 0:18:18.240 first base. Nobody happier than Tim Neverett to be here 0:18:18.320 --> 0:18:22.439 on the call for this day. He's been anticipating Ward's 0:18:22.480 --> 0:18:25.280 call up since last year. We had a chance to 0:18:25.320 --> 0:18:27.840 catch up with Ryan Ward earlier today in the dugout. 0:18:28.359 --> 0:18:31.120 Yeah, we were down in Albuquerque and I got pulled 0:18:31.119 --> 0:18:34.040 from the game and kind of was like getting smirks 0:18:34.040 --> 0:18:36.240 from people you now on the bench, and then eventually 0:18:36.280 --> 0:18:39.919 they told me and it was incredible. I mean I 0:18:39.960 --> 0:18:41.800 came into scribe whell I was feeling in that moment. 0:18:41.880 --> 0:18:45.560 So to be here and have this opportunity is incredible. Yeah, Yeah, 0:18:45.640 --> 0:18:47.240 I was on the I was literally walking to the 0:18:47.240 --> 0:18:49.399 on deck circle the first inning of the game and 0:18:49.800 --> 0:18:51.920 I got pulled down. Yeah, Henny was actually couching third 0:18:51.920 --> 0:18:54.200 at the time, so we had to wait the whole 0:18:54.200 --> 0:18:56.840 inning until he came in and finally told me. Everyone 0:18:56.880 --> 0:18:59.000 was kind of contemplating what it was about, you know, 0:18:59.800 --> 0:19:01.960 but people had a feeling and end up being that, 0:19:01.960 --> 0:19:02.680 so it was awesome. 0:19:03.040 --> 0:19:05.040 Are you aware of the cold hero status you have 0:19:05.119 --> 0:19:06.320 amongst Dodger fans. 0:19:07.359 --> 0:19:09.520 I've heard about it, and I've definitely been tagged in 0:19:09.560 --> 0:19:11.800 some stuff on social media, but I do my best 0:19:11.800 --> 0:19:13.800 to try and stay off social media, especially what I'm 0:19:13.800 --> 0:19:15.719 getting tagged and stuff. I kind of everything muted, so 0:19:16.600 --> 0:19:17.480 but yeah, I know that's awesome. 0:19:17.560 --> 0:19:18.160 It's kind of cool. 0:19:18.440 --> 0:19:20.600 What's it like to not only get called up, but 0:19:20.760 --> 0:19:23.240 were you expecting to be in the starting lineup considering 0:19:23.280 --> 0:19:24.679 the way Rushing has been playing? 0:19:25.200 --> 0:19:27.240 Yeah, you know, I mean, Russia's been playing great. Another 0:19:27.280 --> 0:19:30.120 Homer last night, one of my best friends. I think 0:19:30.119 --> 0:19:31.639 it's really cool just to have the opportunity to be 0:19:31.720 --> 0:19:34.719 up here and get my debut, and I'm excited for it. 0:19:35.000 --> 0:19:35.959 You don't seem nervous. 0:19:36.000 --> 0:19:38.040 Do you have any butterflies right now, or that'll happen 0:19:38.080 --> 0:19:38.960 closer to the game. 0:19:39.400 --> 0:19:41.399 They've been on and off, Like I woke up this 0:19:41.440 --> 0:19:43.320 morning with a lot of butterflies. They've kind of went 0:19:43.359 --> 0:19:45.639 away since I've been here, but I'm sure they'll come 0:19:45.680 --> 0:19:48.480 back for sure. What did you do the last couple 0:19:48.520 --> 0:19:51.040 of years, So, like improved the plate discipline and just 0:19:51.119 --> 0:19:53.720 kind of getting on base more and all that stuff. Yeah, 0:19:53.760 --> 0:19:56.560 I honestly a lot of work in the off season, 0:19:57.119 --> 0:19:59.520 just simple things like whoever was feeding the machine that 0:19:59.600 --> 0:20:02.159 day after a pitch, like if they would move it, 0:20:02.200 --> 0:20:03.320 like make an adjustment to it. 0:20:03.359 --> 0:20:03.840