Speaker 1: For the back to back world champions of baseball.
Speaker 2: One of the greatest runs in the history of baseball.
Speaker 1: Immortality. is within their reach. Incredible. And while others make excuses.
Speaker 3: The only reason the Dodgers are doing this because they can,
Speaker 3: they print money.
Speaker 1: The Dodgers. This can't continue.
Speaker 4: It's not fair.
Speaker 1: Are making plans.
Speaker 5: Again.
Speaker 6: It's a singular focus on controlling what they can control.
Speaker 1: Now your pregame host of the world champion LA Dodgers,
Speaker 1: Tim Cates. Hi everybody.
Speaker 7: Good afternoon.
Speaker 2: Welcome to Morongo casino Dodgers on deck. You're a home
Speaker 2: of the back-to-back world series champion, Los Angeles Dodgers who
Speaker 2: right now are at 80 and 52 on this season.
Speaker 2: First place atop the NL West. They are all alone
Speaker 2: atop the division. And after dropping the series opener yesterday
Speaker 2: in Atlanta, the Dodgers look to get back on the
Speaker 2: winning track against the Braves this afternoon. Roki Sasaki on
Speaker 2: the mound in game two of this three-game series. First
Speaker 2: pitch from Truist Park is coming up at 415. Over
Speaker 2: the next hour here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers on deck.
Speaker 2: You are in for a treat. You're going to hear
Speaker 2: from the manager, Dave Roberts. Get his pregame thoughts on
Speaker 2: on this Dodgers team going into the second game of
Speaker 2: the three-game series. We'll preview this pitching matchup with Rokey
Speaker 2: Sasaki on the mound. David Vasse is going to go
Speaker 2: high and tight with Dodger left-hander Eric Lauer, who's got
Speaker 2: a new role now coming out of the bullpen as
Speaker 2: a long reliever. We got your Dodgers magical moment. We'll
Speaker 2: hear from Charlie Steiner shortly. Kirsten Watson will stop by
Speaker 2: from Sportsnet LA in just a few minutes. Out to
Speaker 2: the Galpin Ford broadcast booth as we'll then welcome in
Speaker 2: Stephen Nelson and Rick Monday. Well, last night in Atlanta
Speaker 2: in the series opener, it was the return of Tyler Glassnow,
Speaker 2: who was back on the mound for the first time
Speaker 2: in three and a half months. The Atlanta Braves. Well,
Speaker 2: they welcomed him back rudely. In the bottom of the first,
Speaker 2: two of the first three batters singled. The fourth one, Dubon,
Speaker 2: is single. Then Harris is single. Two batters later, a
Speaker 2: sack fly. And just like that, in the bottom of
Speaker 2: the first, the Braves put up a three spot on
Speaker 2: four hits. None of them really hit hard. They just
Speaker 2: blooped them in. Soft contact, so to speak, as the
Speaker 2: Atlanta Braves had a 3-0 lead. Meanwhile, the Dodgers offense
Speaker 2: then went to work in the top of the second
Speaker 2: against Bryce Elder, and it was the bottom of the
Speaker 2: lineup again coming through. Max Muncy lead off single. Two
Speaker 2: batters later, Kyle Tucker starting to turn things around. He
Speaker 2: had a single to center. After Alex Call struck out,
Speaker 2: up came Alec Thomas.
Speaker 8: During spring training and then struggling to a degree he's
Speaker 8: never done before. Alec Thomas jumps on the first pitch,
Speaker 8: ropes it to right field. Tommy Edmond waved home, and
Speaker 8: the Dodgers are on the board. Alec Thomas, three games
Speaker 8: of the Dodgers, three hits, and now three driven in.
Speaker 9: It's a 3-1 game.
Speaker 2: Three straight games, three straight RBI singles for Alec Thomas,
Speaker 2: who was called up over the weekend from AAA. That
Speaker 2: got the Dodgers on the board down 3-1. The very
Speaker 2: next batter, how about Hunter Ferduscia, the nine-hitter, an RBI
Speaker 2: single to left, scoring Kyle Tucker.
Speaker 7: Dodgers down 3-2.
Speaker 2: Then in the fourth, the Dodgers still down 3-2, facing
Speaker 2: Bryce Elder. Tommy Edmond, a leadoff single. Two batters later
Speaker 2: after Tommy Edmond stole second. up came alex call.
Speaker 8: One two call goes the other way right center field
Speaker 8: down for a hit edmund read it perfectly off the
Speaker 8: bat he will race into score without a throw alex
Speaker 8: call with a game tying rbi single so mo we
Speaker 8: saw the defense from call in the last inning that
Speaker 8: sliding catch and foul territory and left and here he
Speaker 8: ties the game Doing it on the offensive side as well.
Speaker 5: And I think we were both questioning, why was that
Speaker 5: not a changeup in a spot like that? Good hitting
Speaker 5: by Cole. And I think not only reading the ball
Speaker 5: well off of second base bag, Edmund, after a big
Speaker 5: stolen base, but he also knew where the defense was
Speaker 5: lined up before the pitch was made.
Speaker 2: How about Alex call delivering the Dodger hitters last night,
Speaker 2: seven through nine called Thomas fiducia, a combined five for nine,
Speaker 2: three ribbies, two walks in the game. Meanwhile, Tyler glass
Speaker 2: now settled in the next four innings. He put up zeros.
Speaker 2: Alex Vessi had got the six Jack dryer. Evan Phillips
Speaker 2: came in and got the seven Tanner. Scott would come in,
Speaker 2: in the eighth, any with traffic on and end up
Speaker 2: giving up a RBI single to Albies to give the
Speaker 2: Atlanta Braves a 4-3 lead. But the Dodgers still weren't done.
Speaker 2: With Iglesias, the closer on in relief for Atlanta last night,
Speaker 2: 4-3 Braves lead. How about Shohei Otani? A triple to
Speaker 2: left field with nobody out. The Dodgers had the golden
Speaker 2: part of their lineup coming up. All they needed was
Speaker 2: a sack fly, something to drive in Otani to tie
Speaker 2: the game.
Speaker 7: Freddie Freeman struck out. Mookie Betts crowded out.
Speaker 2: After an intentional walk to Max Muncy, Tommy Edmund flew
Speaker 2: out to center.
Speaker 7: Ball game over.
Speaker 2: They strand Shohei Otani 90 feet away.
Speaker 7: In the ninth inning from tying the game.
Speaker 2: Not a good way for the Dodgers to lose as
Speaker 2: Tanner Scott picks up the loss.
Speaker 7: He's now 1-4 on this season.
Speaker 2: As Iglesias comes in to pick up his 28th save,
Speaker 2: the Braves now 77 and 55. The Dodgers now 80
Speaker 2: and 52.
Speaker 7: Overall on this season.
Speaker 2: The Dodgers with a nine and a half game lead
Speaker 2: as we speak in the division right now. They're also
Speaker 2: just one game back of Milwaukee. in the top spot
Speaker 2: in the National League, but just three up on the
Speaker 2: Atlanta Braves going into play tonight. Dodgers give the ball
Speaker 2: to Rokey Sasaki. Truist Park in Atlanta is the scene.
Speaker 2: First pitch at 415. And with more, let's head out
Speaker 2: to the Gal before broadcast booth as we say hello
Speaker 2: to Steven Nelson and Rick Monday.
Speaker 1: Guys.
Speaker 4: Appreciate you, Tim.
Speaker 9: Rick Monday and I.
Speaker 8: Back here at Truist Park for game two of three
Speaker 8: in this big series in the National League. The Dodgers
Speaker 8: and Braves now just three games separating these two teams
Speaker 8: from For that second bye in the National League. The
Speaker 8: Dodgers six-game winning streak coming to an end. They still
Speaker 8: have not had a seven-game winning streak. They have a
Speaker 8: seven-game losing streak, but not a seven-game winning streak this year.
Speaker 8: And last one, just the latest one-run nail-biter. And this
Speaker 8: one went the other way, Mo.
Speaker 5: You know, thinking about last night's ballgame, Stephen, I really
Speaker 5: thought that there were a lot of different scenarios. If
Speaker 5: you will, a lot of different paragraphs and different headings.
Speaker 5: First of all, the heading with Tyler Glass now coming
Speaker 5: off the injured list.
Speaker 4: He was beat.
Speaker 5: Pummeled really in that first inning three runs on four
Speaker 5: hits although the hits were not hit that hard um
Speaker 5: had a little trouble settled in and it was a
Speaker 5: different guy it was the tyler glass now that we
Speaker 5: know from the second inning on he went to five
Speaker 5: gave up just the three runs on the six hit
Speaker 5: struck out seven on top of it but i thought
Speaker 5: his outing was very very encouraging to understand exactly where
Speaker 5: he is then you look at the other part of
Speaker 5: the lineup We're not seeing the top of the lineup
Speaker 5: from an offensive standpoint really do some damage. We've now
Speaker 5: seen back-to-back games. It's been the bottom third of this
Speaker 5: lineup that's been a better presentation. And a very frustrating
Speaker 5: ninth inning last night after the leadoff triple by Shohei Otani,
Speaker 5: the number two, three, and four hitter Freeman Benson Muncy
Speaker 5: just not able to knock in that tying run. Muncy,
Speaker 5: of course, has walked intentionally, and then Edmund flied out
Speaker 5: to a shallow center field. Frustrating loss, but I thought
Speaker 5: there were some twists and turns in there, some positive
Speaker 5: and some negative.
Speaker 8: And the other aspect of this, if we're going to
Speaker 8: be objective about it, is that the Atlanta Braves are
Speaker 8: a much tougher opponent than the six-game winning streak against
Speaker 8: the Rockies and the Pirates.
Speaker 1: And that's a part of it.
Speaker 8: These are the competition. This is the type of competition.
Speaker 8: Those are the types of games that you're going to
Speaker 8: have to play to win a third straight.
Speaker 4: World Series.
Speaker 8: Now, the offense continues to be a little bit of
Speaker 8: a concern, factoring in that level of competition, because the
Speaker 8: fact of the matter is, in the month of August, they're.
Speaker 9: Averaging just a hair above four runs.
Speaker 8: Per game, and that includes that three-game eruption at Coors Field.
Speaker 8: If you take that series against Colorado out of it,
Speaker 8: they're less than three-and-a-half runs per game.
Speaker 5: Yeah, a common denominator with runs in Coors Field kind
Speaker 5: of cuts into that area. A little bit more. And
Speaker 5: we're going to see something a little different. It's going
Speaker 5: to be Teoscar Hernandez who will be back in the
Speaker 5: lineup in left field tonight batting in the eighth spot.
Speaker 5: And what's the concern there? Because Dave Roberts is talking
Speaker 5: about this. It has not been good. The last 18 games,
Speaker 5: Teosca was hitting just 172 with a very high percentage
Speaker 5: of strikeouts on pitches that are not even close to
Speaker 5: the strike zone itself. That's got to be able to
Speaker 5: pick up. But the top of the order, too, has
Speaker 5: been kind of a crossword puzzle and difficult at times
Speaker 5: to kind of figure out.
Speaker 8: Yeah, let's look for the MVP triumvirate to bounce back
Speaker 8: in the Dodgers as a whole as they try and
Speaker 8: even this series. They need to win the next two
Speaker 8: games to take this series and split the season-long series.
Speaker 1: Against Atlanta.
Speaker 8: We'll join you a little bit later, TC, with the key.
Speaker 9: All right.
Speaker 7: Thank you, Nelly.
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Speaker 2: Dodgers on deck coming up. David Vasse goes high and
Speaker 2: tight with Eric Lauer.
Speaker 7: We'll hear from the manager, Dave Roberts.
Speaker 2: We'll visit with Charlie Steiner, of course, your Dodgers magical
Speaker 2: moment and injury report. All that's coming up, but up next,
Speaker 2: your Otani Rewind, and we'll visit with Kirsten Watson from
Speaker 2: Sportsnet LA for leading you up to Dodgers and Braves
Speaker 2: on this Wednesday afternoon.
Speaker 7: Thanks for being with us. I'm Tim Cates. This is
Speaker 7: the back-to-back World Series champion Dodgers Audio Network.
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Speaker 1: for the blue all season long.
Speaker 2: Dodgers and Braves on this Wednesday. Game two of this
Speaker 2: three-game set. Dodgers had their six-game winning streak come to
Speaker 2: an end yesterday. Roki Sasaki on the mound from Atlanta.
Speaker 2: First pitch at 415. This is the Ohtani Rewind.
Speaker 9: The 1-0.
Speaker 8: Ohtani drives it the other way, pushing back Thomas onto
Speaker 8: the warning track at the wall.
Speaker 1: It's over his head.
Speaker 4: Oh!
Speaker 1: The wall.
Speaker 10: Ricochets away. Ohtani thinking three. The throw in is late.
Speaker 10: It's a leadoff triple for Shohei. Quiet for most of
Speaker 10: the night. A loud start to the ninth inning.
Speaker 2: Shohei Ohtani all the way around for a leadoff triple
Speaker 2: last night in the top half of the ninth inning.
Speaker 7: Dodgers had the.
Speaker 2: Tying run 90 feet away but couldn't drive them in
Speaker 2: as the Atlanta Braves hang on and beat the Dodgers
Speaker 2: last night 4-3.
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Speaker 2: We seem like we have a plan now as far
Speaker 2: as when we might or might not see him again, Kirsten.
Speaker 11: Yeah, no, we definitely have some more clarity because I
Speaker 11: will say... It's funny, yesterday we threw out a lot
Speaker 11: of dates. It was potentially today a bullpen, potentially Thursday, Friday.
Speaker 11: But we do have that clarity. And Dave Roberts said
Speaker 11: that what's going to be next for Shohei Otani is
Speaker 11: going to be a traditional bullpen. That's going to be
Speaker 11: on Friday in Detroit. That still puts him in line
Speaker 11: and to be available to have that start on Sunday
Speaker 11: if they decide that that's what they want to do
Speaker 11: next with him to start that build-up.
Speaker 1: So we have to remember.
Speaker 11: He's not someone who can go on a rehab assignment,
Speaker 11: go down to OKC and build up from there. His
Speaker 11: build-up is going to be in the big league game,
Speaker 11: similar to what we saw when he came off the.
Speaker 1: Rehab of surgery last year.
Speaker 11: So it's going to likely be one inning of work
Speaker 11: and then a second inning, kind of just continuing to
Speaker 11: build up. And the hope is that by the end
Speaker 11: of his regular season, he can get to five. And
Speaker 11: now with the days counting down, with only one month
Speaker 11: left of.
Speaker 9: The regular season.
Speaker 11: there is a little bit of a need to kind
Speaker 11: of put the foot on the pedal when it comes
Speaker 11: to that. So Dave Roberts made it clear that if
Speaker 11: Shohei has a start on Sunday, it will be one inning.
Speaker 11: And then Tyler Glass now, they're going to schedule him
Speaker 11: to then come out of the bullpen behind Shohei Otani.
Speaker 11: If Shohei is not ready to take down that start,
Speaker 11: it potentially could be on Tuesday because they have the
Speaker 11: off day on Monday. Then Tyler Glass now, excuse me,
Speaker 11: would just have the start on Sunday. And then it
Speaker 11: would be a similar situation. You just push Shohei to
Speaker 11: then having the start as the opener, I guess, technically
Speaker 11: on Tuesday.
Speaker 2: Roki Sasaki gets to start tonight. And for Roki, he's
Speaker 2: had a really good second half of the season and
Speaker 2: looking to carry that momentum here into the final.
Speaker 7: Month of the season and beyond.
Speaker 11: Yeah, it's really just about continuing to build that confidence.
Speaker 11: He's been so good since the All-Star break. And Dave
Speaker 11: Roberts said he was asked about just certain turning points
Speaker 11: for Rokey in his big league career, and he kind
Speaker 11: of pointed to a few of them. There's nothing really
Speaker 11: that specific that stands out, but he was saying if
Speaker 11: you look at what he did in October, coming in
Speaker 11: in high-leverage situations, how he was able to bounce back
Speaker 11: just that season. Obviously, he struggled in his major league
Speaker 11: debut and just kind of starting out the regular season,
Speaker 11: ended up dealing with that shoulder impingement, but then he
Speaker 11: came back, and he honestly was better than ever. And
Speaker 11: so then you look at how this year's played out.
Speaker 11: There were some really highs. There were a few things
Speaker 11: where he started getting beat up, but now he's You're
Speaker 11: just continuing to see that consistency. And they made some
Speaker 11: adjustments to the mechanics. You look at the splitter and
Speaker 11: then the forkball. And then even as much as Roki
Speaker 11: won't admit to the glove being slightly bigger, he just
Speaker 11: says that his head is getting smaller. Which, side note,
Speaker 11: I was told that that is a beauty standard in Japan.
Speaker 11: So he was like, I said, oh, so you're just
Speaker 11: more beautiful.
Speaker 1: I understand. I understand. Right. But no, but.
Speaker 9: Dave did it.
Speaker 11: Yes, the glove is clearly slightly bigger, and it is
Speaker 11: clearly having a positive impact.
Speaker 1: He's not tipping anymore.
Speaker 11: So now it's more of maintaining this, as I mentioned,
Speaker 11: with a month left of the regular season, keeping him
Speaker 11: in a really good spot.
Speaker 1: That is the focus at the moment.
Speaker 11: They would like him to be a little bit more
Speaker 11: efficient this evening against the Braves. But if they can
Speaker 11: do that, they feel really confident as to where he
Speaker 11: could be come October because, as we all know, it's
Speaker 11: all hands on deck. and for him to have the
Speaker 11: experience and high leverage out of the bullpen, out of
Speaker 11: the bullpen in general, and having success as a starter,
Speaker 11: those will all be key things for him come October.
Speaker 4: No doubt.
Speaker 7: Love to see what his role is going to be
Speaker 7: in the postseason.
Speaker 2: Kirsten, we appreciate it. We'll check in with you after
Speaker 2: the game. Still to come here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers
Speaker 2: on deck. We'll hear from Eric Lauer. David Vasse will
Speaker 2: join us. We'll preview this pitching matchup. But up next,
Speaker 2: an injury report, and we'll hear from the manager, Dave Roberts.
Speaker 2: It's Dodgers and the Braves on this Wednesday afternoon. First
Speaker 2: pitch at 415. I'm Tim Cates. This is the back-to-back
Speaker 2: World Series champion Dodgers.
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Speaker 2: good time. It's Roky Sasaki on the mound looking to
Speaker 2: get the Dodgers back on the winning track.
Speaker 7: First pitch at 415.
Speaker 2: This is the L.A.
Speaker 1: Dodgers. injury report.
Speaker 2: Presented by UCLA Health, the official medical partner of the
Speaker 2: Los Angeles Dodgers. Andy Paez on the IEL with the
Speaker 2: left hand fracture. Edwin Diaz on the IEL working his
Speaker 2: way back from neck inflammation. Dalton Rushing, IEL with the
Speaker 2: elbow injury. Blake Trinan on the IEL with the right
Speaker 2: elbow inflammation. Will Smith played in AAA Oklahoma City last
Speaker 2: night when one for three, including a home run in
Speaker 2: his third at-bat, also was catching behind the plate. He
Speaker 2: is looking to come back and help out this Dodgers
Speaker 2: team in.
Speaker 7: A little over a week.
Speaker 2: That is certainly great news. Will Klein on the IEL
Speaker 2: with the bone chips in his throwing elbow, but says
Speaker 2: he feels better And it's going to try to wrap
Speaker 2: things up here for the home stretch of this season.
Speaker 2: Let's head back out to Atlanta and check in with
Speaker 2: the Dodger skipper.
Speaker 4: Anything else?
Speaker 6: Dave, do you think questions for Dave?
Speaker 4: Dave, can you just describe Dave?
Speaker 3: Can you talk about the pressure in the dugout with
Speaker 3: Dave Roberts?
Speaker 12: I think he's on a good run right now. I
Speaker 12: just want to see him continue to attack hitters with
Speaker 12: his pitch mix and The fastball, the split, the slider.
Speaker 12: And I think, you know, this is an aggressive team.
Speaker 12: I'd love to see some efficiency and love to see
Speaker 12: him get into the seventh inning. I think Rokey's got
Speaker 12: a lot of confidence right now and the ball's coming
Speaker 12: out well. So I just think for me, it's just
Speaker 12: continue to do what he's been doing because it's been
Speaker 12: really good.
Speaker 2: With what he did.
Speaker 11: Last year in October coming out in high leverage situations
Speaker 11: to how he's built up and truly been an excellent
Speaker 11: starter this year, how valuable is that for any type
Speaker 11: of role he could potentially be in come October?
Speaker 12: Yeah, I think that, you know, once the playoffs start,
Speaker 12: all bets are off and, you know, it's all hands
Speaker 12: on deck. And I do think it's good for his
Speaker 12: growth as far as the experience of coming out of
Speaker 12: the bullpen, something he's never done before and For me,
Speaker 12: it just showed what kind of teammate he is, that
Speaker 12: he'll do whatever is needed to help us win playoff games.
Speaker 2: You know, he was fine.
Speaker 12: Obviously, he faced some guys that know him. I think
Speaker 12: it was more just the exercise of him throwing, call it,
Speaker 12: 26 pitches. And he's going to go out with that
Speaker 12: OKC team at.
Speaker 4: Some point in time soon.
Speaker 12: So, yeah, then once he does that, then he'll come
Speaker 12: back and join us in the bullpen.
Speaker 9: OKC the next step?
Speaker 4: Yeah, that'll be the next step.
Speaker 12: No, no, it'll be going to OKC and then pitching
Speaker 12: in real games and come back and join us.
Speaker 2: All right, there's the manager, Dave Roberts, giving an update
Speaker 2: on Justin Robleski as well, who's also on the injured list.
Speaker 2: When we continue here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers on Deck,
Speaker 2: we'll check in with David Vasse as we are leading
Speaker 2: up to first pitch, Dodgers and Braves from Atlanta.
Speaker 7: Game two of this three-game set. I'm Tim Cates. This
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Speaker 2: All right, DV yesterday, you were high and tight with
Speaker 2: the manager, Dave Roberts, and he revealed a lot about
Speaker 2: the plans for Shohei Otani. What do we know now
Speaker 2: as far when he's going to throw next? And maybe
Speaker 2: after that.
Speaker 6: Well, it's a very fluid situation, it feels like, all
Speaker 6: contingent on Shohei Ohtani and his left knee. Now, Dave
Speaker 6: Roberts is leaving the door open for Ohtani to possibly
Speaker 6: make his start Tuesday at Dodger Stadium, which, you know,
Speaker 6: does make sense. Ohtani is scheduled to throw a bullpen
Speaker 6: session on Friday. And Dave Roberts said depending on how
Speaker 6: he feels coming out of that, the Dodgers may have
Speaker 6: Otani open on Sunday, but also left the door open
Speaker 6: that Otani may open Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. And that
Speaker 6: gives him an extra day or two because when the
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Speaker 2: night's game, David, it was high leverage in the ninth
Speaker 2: inning there. Dodgers had the tie-in run 90 feet away
Speaker 2: with nobody out.
Speaker 7: It kind of felt like a playoff game, right?
Speaker 6: It felt that way from the very first pitch. And
Speaker 6: then as the game started to unfold, the way both
Speaker 6: managers were managing and matching up in that game, it
Speaker 6: definitely had that playoff feel. Not to mention the way
Speaker 6: the players between the lines were playing with urgency on
Speaker 6: both sides. Really screamed playoff atmosphere. And look, last night's
Speaker 6: game and this series means a lot to the Braves.
Speaker 6: They're only four games ahead of the Phillies. in the
Speaker 6: NL East, and they're three games back of the Dodgers
Speaker 6: for the second seed in the National League playoff picture.
Speaker 6: So these games mean a lot to the Braves, and
Speaker 6: you could feel like the Dodgers felt the same way.
Speaker 6: It was just unfortunate, and I think it doesn't sit
Speaker 6: well with a lot of guys even today that they
Speaker 6: stranded Shohei Otani at third base with nobody out. in
Speaker 6: the ninth inning last night. So I would expect, you know,
Speaker 6: obviously baseball's baseball, but there seemed to be a little
Speaker 6: irritation around the team today, especially amongst that offensive group,
Speaker 6: which really relied on the bottom third of the order
Speaker 6: to deliver all three runs. The top of the order
Speaker 6: didn't do much of anything. Otani's triple in the ninth
Speaker 6: inning was the only extra base hit in that game
Speaker 6: last night. And the Dodgers, from what I understand at
Speaker 6: those hitters meetings, Tim, they are talking about, hey, we've
Speaker 6: relied on the pitching staff a lot the last two years.
Speaker 6: It's time for us to maybe get some of that shine,
Speaker 6: and we're still waiting for that to happen.
Speaker 2: Dave, real quick, Alec Thomas, three games, three RBI singles.
Speaker 2: He's in the lineup again tonight. Is he there for
Speaker 2: the remaining future here?
Speaker 6: It seems like he's getting the lion's share against right-handed pitching.
Speaker 6: But look, you want Kike, October Kike, you got to
Speaker 6: play Kike in August and September so he doesn't show
Speaker 6: up in October with only 50 at-bats. And that's something
Speaker 6: that I hope is being taken into account. Tomorrow, Chris
Speaker 6: Sale on the mound. He will be at third base
Speaker 6: or center field tomorrow. I guarantee that.
Speaker 2: All right, David, great stuff. We'll check back in with
Speaker 2: you in just a little bit. Dave's going to go
Speaker 2: high and tight with Eric Lauer, now a reliever for
Speaker 2: the Dodgers. Coming up in just a little bit. Up next, though,
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Speaker 7: I'm Tim Cates. This is the back-to-back World Series champion Dodgers.
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Speaker 2: It's the Dodgers and the Braves on this Wednesday. Roki
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Speaker 7: So we lead you up to first pitch, Dodgers and Braves.
Speaker 7: I'm Tim Cates. This is the back-to-back World Series champion,
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Speaker 3: All right, Tim, game 133, the Dodgers and Braves, second
Speaker 3: game of the three-game series. Braves winning it last night, 4-3.
Speaker 3: 30 games and 33 days remain in the regular season.
Speaker 3: The Dodgers one game behind Milwaukee, three in front of
Speaker 3: the Braves in the race for the team that will
Speaker 3: not play in the opening round of the postseason.
Speaker 4: The other two teams, of course, get a bye.
Speaker 3: The Braves at 77-55, first place in the National League East,
Speaker 3: four and a half in front of Philly, and they
Speaker 3: trail the Dodgers by three and Milwaukee by four. Last night, though, Bo,
Speaker 3: it was a terrific game on many levels.
Speaker 4: Let's begin with Tyler Glass now.
Speaker 3: Five innings, first inning he struggled, four hits to five batters,
Speaker 3: three runs scored. After that, he retired 14 of the
Speaker 3: last 16 batters he faced, 89 pitches, and one he's
Speaker 3: at his best. And really, from the second inning on,
Speaker 3: the ball was moving all over the place.
Speaker 4: Yeah, it was.
Speaker 5: And he was pitching with a pretty good focus on
Speaker 5: top of it. And I kind of discount that first inning.
Speaker 5: You know, the four hits... None of the four hits
Speaker 5: were really hit hard. I like it to, let's say,
Speaker 5: not driving a car for a couple of months, and
Speaker 5: then you get into it and you feel a little off,
Speaker 5: no question about it.
Speaker 4: Well, this is the big leagues. You're trying to get
Speaker 4: some hitters out.
Speaker 5: So I thought that the way he held his composure
Speaker 5: in that first inning, and they came on in the second,
Speaker 5: the third, and the fourth, and obviously in the fifth inning,
Speaker 5: by leaps and bounds was a great improvement. A very
Speaker 5: positive end of it. But I think this is also
Speaker 5: like a road with a couple of different forks in
Speaker 5: the road itself. And one of the forks has not
Speaker 5: been a good one. And that's consistency. In particular, the
Speaker 5: top of the Dodgers offense. They have not been really
Speaker 5: doing the job in a frustrating loss last night because
Speaker 5: the leadoff triple in a one-run game. Leadoff triple by
Speaker 5: Shohei Otani. You've got the big part of the lineup
Speaker 5: coming on. and they failed to get the tying run
Speaker 5: across to home plate.
Speaker 4: That was the difference.
Speaker 3: Bottom of the eighth, Matt Olsen, leadoff double, comes around
Speaker 3: to score. By the way, it was the first extra
Speaker 3: base hit given up by Dodger pitching since Saturday.
Speaker 4: A little bloop shot by Ozzie Aldy scores him. Otani,
Speaker 4: of course, led off with the triple in the bottom
Speaker 4: of the ninth.
Speaker 3: Freeman struck out. Betts grounded out. Max Muncy intentionally walked,
Speaker 3: and Tommy Edmunds flied out. So you've got great players
Speaker 3: at the top of the lineup for the Dodgers last night,
Speaker 3: and they couldn't cash him in.
Speaker 5: No, and the Dodgers have to figure out something else
Speaker 5: to do against the Atlanta Braves, where they've dropped three
Speaker 5: of the four games. And for the Dodgers on the road,
Speaker 5: I mean, let's look at it. They have not played well.
Speaker 5: They have gone 4-7. In the last 11 games that
Speaker 5: they have played away from their home ballpark, that's got
Speaker 5: to change. But the Dodgers are going to also have
Speaker 5: to change against the Atlanta Braves starting pitching. Because in
Speaker 5: the four games this year, Atlanta against the Dodgers, their
Speaker 5: starting pitching combined has an ERA of just 182. They
Speaker 5: have really shut down the Dodgers offense.
Speaker 4: The Braves ERA, 3.6. The Dodgers 3.67, second and third.
Speaker 3: Best ERAs in the National League. So tonight, Roki Sasaki,
Speaker 3: who has actually been sensational in his last, well, going
Speaker 3: back to June 26th, six straight starts of two runs
Speaker 3: or fewer in that time, an ERA of 231 after
Speaker 3: the shaky.
Speaker 5: April, May, and June. Yeah, he's really been on task
Speaker 5: in being able to do it. It's going to be
Speaker 5: interesting also because he's got a very low ERA in
Speaker 5: the first inning. It's after that first inning he's run
Speaker 5: into a buzzsaw. at least before this streak that you're
Speaker 5: referring to. So we'll find out what's going to be
Speaker 5: happening in tonight's ballgame. And you like him to stretch
Speaker 5: it out. Here's the other part, too, that kind of
Speaker 5: gets overlooked. The Dodgers' bullpen since the All-Star break is
Speaker 5: 22nd among relief cores in ERA. It's at 444. That
Speaker 5: needs to turn around. And last night may have been
Speaker 5: an indication, is it indeed, starting to turn around on
Speaker 5: that end of it.
Speaker 3: It's a process or product of pitchers going five, the starters,
Speaker 3: five or six, and then you're looking at three or
Speaker 3: four relievers seemingly every game.
Speaker 4: Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 5: Last night, for example, four different relievers had to be
Speaker 5: called upon. If we look at the game before, well,
Speaker 5: it was only three, but that was because the Dodgers
Speaker 5: blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates in the final game at home
Speaker 5: before they embarked on this road trip. So all in all,
Speaker 5: the Dodgers understand right at the top of this segment,
Speaker 5: we're talking about neither one of these teams wants to
Speaker 5: have to play in that wildcard round because that's extra
Speaker 5: strain on your pitching staff.
Speaker 4: And it's more games you have to win.
Speaker 3: They're battling real hard tonight and tomorrow to keep from
Speaker 3: playing that first round, the wild card round in the postseason,
Speaker 3: which suddenly.
Speaker 4: Isn't that far off.
Speaker 3: Dodgers and Braves, second game of this three-game series coming up.
Speaker 1: All right.
Speaker 7: Thank you, Charlie.
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Speaker 2: on Dodgers on Deck, we'll dive deeper into this pitching matchup.
Speaker 2: Rookie Sasaki making his 23rd start this year. Nellie and
Speaker 2: Rick will have the keys to the game. But up next,
Speaker 2: we go high and tight with a man who's been
Speaker 2: absolutely fantastic since coming over from the Toronto Blue Jays.
Speaker 7: That's Eric Lauer.
Speaker 2: We'll hear from him next as he leads up to
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Speaker 2: World Series champion Dodgers.
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Speaker 1: This is High and Tight.
Speaker 6: All right, we're joined right now by one of my
Speaker 6: favorite lefties. Too many lefties to count. on the Dodgers
Speaker 6: but he's a good guy and all he has done
Speaker 6: since joining the Dodgers is win and that is the
Speaker 6: one and only Eric Lauer thanks a lot for the
Speaker 6: time appreciate.
Speaker 9: It yeah thanks for having me.
Speaker 6: Hey we like to have fun around here Lauer I
Speaker 6: mean your trainers like to have fun with you it
Speaker 6: seems like you're really one of the guys now.
Speaker 13: It feels like it it's nice when you can start
Speaker 13: having inside jokes with.
Speaker 6: People yeah and you were in the weight room earlier
Speaker 6: today and then you went out and you joined the
Speaker 6: bullpen today was that weird.
Speaker 13: A little bit, but not really. I tend to throw
Speaker 13: with those guys quite often.
Speaker 6: So you were already keeping one foot in with the
Speaker 6: relievers and one foot in with your own starting routine?
Speaker 9: Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 13: I like to, you know, be a jack of all trades,
Speaker 13: a little Swiss Army knife. So I got to stay
Speaker 13: close to all the guys.
Speaker 6: Was that always the case when you first got here,
Speaker 6: or is that something that you felt?
Speaker 13: I think it's just kind of part of my routine.
Speaker 13: It just kind of lines up the same way. So
Speaker 13: I was like, why change it now?
Speaker 9: Just let it ride.
Speaker 6: Who is your guy that you play catch with?
Speaker 9: It's usually one of the bullpen catchers.
Speaker 13: I'm not to the point where I have a designated
Speaker 13: bullpen guy that throws with me.
Speaker 9: They're pretty stocked up already.
Speaker 6: Okay, good to know. It always says a lot about somebody,
Speaker 6: who their catch partner is, don't you think?
Speaker 9: Yeah, I think so. It's all based on who you choose.
Speaker 13: I feel like a lot of times lefties will throw
Speaker 13: with lefties, and we got a few of them, but
Speaker 13: They seem to want to either throw with each other
Speaker 13: or throw with a bullpen catcher.
Speaker 9: So I'll do the same.
Speaker 6: Are you a big believer that lefties are a little
Speaker 6: bit different?
Speaker 4: Oh, yeah.
Speaker 12: Oh, yeah.
Speaker 9: I mean, it's a completely different brain.
Speaker 6: I'm sure it is.
Speaker 9: All right.
Speaker 6: Another lefty was in the broadcast booth yesterday. I'm going
Speaker 6: to run something by you that Clayton Kershaw said in
Speaker 6: his analysis role. He said he learned from Greg Maddox
Speaker 6: when he was a rookie. Greg Maddox, who obviously had
Speaker 6: a lot of success here with the Braves, told him,
Speaker 6: Whatever pitch that you're thinking about throwing 2-2, you better
Speaker 6: have the conviction to want to throw it in a
Speaker 6: full count. Do you live by that?
Speaker 13: That's actually kind of funny because that was the exact
Speaker 13: quote that my college pitching coach would use all the time.
Speaker 9: It was like, once.
Speaker 13: You get to 2-2, you throw your best pitch. Whatever
Speaker 13: you're comfortable throwing 2-2, you better be comfortable throwing 3-2.
Speaker 6: Do you feel like he got that from Maddox?
Speaker 13: There's a good possibility. He actually might have played around
Speaker 13: the same time as Maddox. So he probably got it
Speaker 13: either from him or Maddox got it from Berkey.
Speaker 9: I don't know which way it went.
Speaker 6: In your mind's eye, can you think of that situation
Speaker 6: on the mound, maybe as recently as your last start,
Speaker 6: where you're 2-2 against a hitter and you're thinking, should
Speaker 6: I throw this pitch? And then does that ever click
Speaker 6: in the back of your mind?
Speaker 13: It's usually when I get to 2-2, it's usually kind
Speaker 13: of one of the first thoughts that goes through my
Speaker 13: mind is like, all right, what am I going to
Speaker 13: throw here?
Speaker 9: What do I think is going to be the right pitch?
Speaker 13: For me, it's not always the same pitch, which generally
Speaker 13: it's your out pitch.
Speaker 5: Yeah.
Speaker 9: So you have to be able to throw.
Speaker 13: Basically the saying means you have to be able to
Speaker 13: throw your out pitch for a ball and for a strike.
Speaker 13: So for me, I don't have a definite out pitch,
Speaker 13: so it's whatever the situation kind of calls.
Speaker 9: For for me.
Speaker 13: Okay. It changes from count to count, but generally if
Speaker 13: I throw it and miss and I like it or
Speaker 13: I see how he took it, I'll throw it again
Speaker 13: or I'll audible off of that based on either how
Speaker 13: they take it, how they swing and foul it off,
Speaker 13: whatever that might happen.
Speaker 9: It kind of changes the next pitch regardless.
Speaker 6: Are you at the point of your career where you
Speaker 6: can read swings and that will tell you what you
Speaker 6: need to do?
Speaker 13: Yeah, yeah, I think that's kind of– that's always kind
Speaker 13: of been my– what I like to do more than,
Speaker 13: you know, scouting reports and numbers and stuff. Like, I'll
Speaker 13: look at them, but for me it's more I treat
Speaker 13: the game as a living thing, and it's, like, constantly changing,
Speaker 13: constantly evolving. You know, guys' numbers historically could lean one direction, but,
Speaker 13: you know, to me that means, like, if a guy
Speaker 13: is not good at hitting sliders, then what's he probably
Speaker 13: working on? Because if we know it, they probably know it, so–
Speaker 13: I look at the numbers, but I don't go too
Speaker 13: heavily off the numbers simply for the fact of guys
Speaker 13: are constantly getting better, changing, working on things, so you
Speaker 13: never know what's going to get.
Speaker 9: Them that day.
Speaker 13: You have to be able to read swings, see where
Speaker 13: they're at in the box, see where they have their hands,
Speaker 13: think about the situation, what they're trying to do, what inning,
Speaker 13: how many outs, where we're at in the game.
Speaker 9: It all plays into the pitch selection.
Speaker 6: Eric Lauer has been a successful pitcher for a long
Speaker 6: time in Major League Baseball. But what do you believe
Speaker 6: has been the biggest key to you not only being effective,
Speaker 6: but also, I mean, like I said, the Dodgers have
Speaker 6: only lost twice when Eric Lauer's been on the mound
Speaker 6: this year.
Speaker 9: It's true. I actually think it's only once.
Speaker 4: Oh, once.
Speaker 6: I apologize.
Speaker 9: It's fine. No, it's fine.
Speaker 1: Oh, man.
Speaker 6: Awkward, awkward moment right here.
Speaker 9: No, it's all right.
Speaker 13: I think for me, a lot of it has to
Speaker 13: do with just being in the zone, like making sure
Speaker 13: that I'm not being– too picky on the corners, making
Speaker 13: sure that I'm reaching for lanes, but not trying to
Speaker 13: be too fine with things early, and then just being
Speaker 13: able to adapt to the game, being able to change
Speaker 13: my rhythm, change what I'm throwing when, and find.
Speaker 9: A way to get through things.
Speaker 13: I think it's a lot of flying by the seat
Speaker 13: of our pants when I'm out there. Like I said,
Speaker 13: it's a constantly evolving thing, so you have to be
Speaker 13: able to constantly adjust and be able to, you know,
Speaker 13: be mendable.
Speaker 11: Yeah.
Speaker 6: And the Lauer language, the language of Lauer, you told
Speaker 6: me was a big part of all this too.
Speaker 13: Oh, yeah.
Speaker 9: Oh, yeah.
Speaker 13: It's a lot more comforting when, you know, you can
Speaker 13: have the conversation in your own words that you want
Speaker 13: to have with somebody and have them, you know, understand
Speaker 13: it and, like, level with you and say what they
Speaker 13: understand from what you're saying and based off what they
Speaker 13: want to see or what they think they should see or.
Speaker 9: Change and change.
Speaker 13: A thought that you might have. I think it's, it's
Speaker 13: all good just to like continue to grow. Really.
Speaker 6: Eric Lauer is our guest, a proud Dodger. He's still
Speaker 6: here and he's still winning. And on Sunday, he's going
Speaker 6: to pitch no matter Otani opening or not. You're pitching
Speaker 6: Sunday out of the bullpen. How does your week, you know,
Speaker 6: really translate? Hey, there's your guy. There's your piggyback partner
Speaker 6: right there. There he goes getting ready. How do you
Speaker 6: prepare for Sunday now?
Speaker 13: Well, I don't know if that's necessarily true anymore. I
Speaker 13: think there might be a little change in plans for me.
Speaker 13: So I think at this point I'm trying to get
Speaker 13: ready for today.
Speaker 9: And then, you know, after that we'll see what happens.
Speaker 13: So it's a very fluid situation right now.
Speaker 6: So there's a chance you may start that game on Sunday?
Speaker 1: Yeah.
Speaker 13: There's a chance I may throw in that game. There's
Speaker 13: a chance I might not throw in that game. There's
Speaker 13: a chance it might be a different game. There's a
Speaker 13: chance it might be today. There's a lot of different
Speaker 13: things that are moving around just because, you know, with
Speaker 13: the schedule and, you know, the off days we got
Speaker 13: coming up and the off days we had and moving forward,
Speaker 13: the lack of off days we might have. You know,
Speaker 13: it all kind of changes, and we have so many
Speaker 13: things We have so many good rotation arms that there's
Speaker 13: obviously guys who have precedence based on history and contracts
Speaker 13: and whatnot. I'm kind of in a very fluid role
Speaker 13: right now until we kind of settle into what we're
Speaker 13: going to.
Speaker 9: Do moving forward.
Speaker 6: I know you talked about how great the Dodgers are
Speaker 6: at communicating what they need from you on any given start, week,
Speaker 6: or day. So how has the line of communication been
Speaker 6: right now? Because you've You're throwing me for a loop
Speaker 6: right now, Lauer. I thought I had Sunday figured out.
Speaker 6: I thought I had the week figured out. How is
Speaker 6: it working for you if I'm thrown off?
Speaker 9: It's still pretty good.
Speaker 13: It's still to the point where I have a really
Speaker 13: good idea of what I'm preparing for and what I'm
Speaker 13: going to be using and how I'm going to be used.
Speaker 13: As long as we continue to have daily, hourly conversations,
Speaker 13: then I think we can all be as prepared as
Speaker 13: we possibly can whenever we go in there.
Speaker 6: All right, Lauer.
Speaker 9: So you.
Speaker 6: Don't want to give me a little bit more clarity
Speaker 6: to share with the fans.
Speaker 9: I've given you everything that I know.
Speaker 6: I feel weird now talking to you, Lauer. You might
Speaker 6: pitch tonight. Now I feel like you're going to get
Speaker 6: in trouble. Yeah, you're going to blame me. You're going
Speaker 6: to point the finger at me, Lauer. But when you
Speaker 6: go out there and shove tonight, Don't forget me either.
Speaker 9: Okay, then I'll give you a nice shout-out for helping
Speaker 9: me out.
Speaker 6: Thank you.
Speaker 4: Thank you.
Speaker 6: You don't even know what I do. I had to
Speaker 6: explain what I do.
Speaker 9: No, you hold the microphone and you talk.
Speaker 6: Yes, yes, that's all I do.
Speaker 9: Sometimes in provocative situations.
Speaker 6: Always that way. Always that way. Lauer, thanks a lot
Speaker 6: for the time. Don't reveal all my secrets either. I
Speaker 6: won't give away yours. You don't give away mine.
Speaker 9: Okay. All right.
Speaker 13: Deal.
Speaker 6: You ever listen to Dodger Talk on the iHeartRadio.
Speaker 12: App, Lauer?
Speaker 9: I don't have the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 6: Well, maybe you'll download it right now.
Speaker 1: I will.
Speaker 13: Maybe I will to hear this. I can't see it,
Speaker 13: but I'll hear it.
Speaker 4: Okay.
Speaker 6: Thanks a lot for the time. And seriously, it's been
Speaker 6: a real pleasure being around you. Heard so much about you,
Speaker 6: but now... Being in the orbit of Eric Lauer has
Speaker 6: been fun. I'm trying to learn the language of Lauer.
Speaker 6: I feel like I'm starting to connect.
Speaker 9: Yeah, I think you're starting to get there. I like it.
Speaker 9: I appreciate it.
Speaker 6: Eric Lauer, he'll understand this language. He'll receive a gift
Speaker 6: card to Capital Grill in Burbank, an upscale, relaxed spot
Speaker 6: with a great bar, great steaks. Capital Grill in Burbank
Speaker 6: and all over America. Thanks a lot for the time, Lauer. Enjoy.
Speaker 9: You got it. Thank you.
Speaker 6: Hey, when Lauer's having that shrimp cocktail after he shoves, Cates,
Speaker 6: he'll remember this. We'll send it back to you.
Speaker 2: Lauer Power with Eric Lauer, who's now a bullpen champion.
Speaker 7: So great to hear from Eric Lauer. Even he's trying
Speaker 7: to figure out his schedule here in this series and
Speaker 7: the rest of the road trip.
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Speaker 2: Dodgers and Braves game two of this three-game set. First
Speaker 2: pitch from Truist Park in Atlanta coming up at 415.
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Speaker 1: at the pitching matchup.
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Speaker 1: A.J.
Speaker 2: Smith, shover on the mound for the Braves, 23-year-old right-hander.
Speaker 2: Seventh-round pick back in 2021 out of high school in Texas.
Speaker 2: He was all set to go to Texas Tech and
Speaker 2: play football as quarterback. and some baseball but he decided
Speaker 2: to sign professionally and made his major league debut two
Speaker 2: years later in 2023 one start in 2024 made nine
Speaker 2: stars last year before tommy john surgery shut him down
Speaker 2: fastball splitter slider curveball making just his third start since
Speaker 2: returning from tommy john surgery at the big league level
Speaker 2: made his first start on july 29th four and a
Speaker 2: third innings against the mets then last time out wednesday
Speaker 2: of last week four and a third innings four runs
Speaker 2: five hits against the Minnesota Twins. This is his first
Speaker 2: time facing the Dodgers. Roki Sasaki on the mound for
Speaker 2: the Dodgers. 24-year-old right-hander, 5-5 with a. 442 ERA, making
Speaker 2: his 23rd start this year. His last six starts, four
Speaker 2: have been quality starts. Last time out, five innings, two runs,
Speaker 2: seven hits. Six starts since the All-Star break. This is
Speaker 2: where everything has changed. The big glove. Six starts since
Speaker 2: the All-Star break. He's 2-0 with a. 231 ERA and
Speaker 2: 34 strikeouts. In his only career start against Atlanta, Roki
Speaker 2: Sasaki recorded the win last May at Truist Park. He
Speaker 2: allowed three earned runs on six hits while striking out
Speaker 2: four over five innings. Roki Sasaki, A.J. Smith, Shavar, the
Speaker 2: pitching matchup. It's the Dodgers and the Braves. We're 15
Speaker 2: minutes away from first pitch. Keys to the game are next.
Speaker 1: I'm Tim Cates.
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Speaker 2: It's the Dodgers and the Braves.
Speaker 7: Rookie Sasaki, A.J.
Speaker 2: Smith-Shopper, the pitching matchup as we get you ready for
Speaker 2: first pitch at 415. We're getting you ready for the
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Speaker 2: with baseball. We head back out to the booth one
Speaker 2: final time before first pitch. Steven Nelson, Rick Mondegas.
Speaker 8: Here we go, TC, getting ready for the first pitch
Speaker 8: of the night.
Speaker 9: A.J.
Speaker 8: Smith-Shawver, right-hander, going for Atlanta. Roki Sasaki, a righty, going
Speaker 8: for the Dodgers. Rick, Monday, as you kind of play
Speaker 8: out game number two of this series in your head,
Speaker 8: what's the biggest key that comes to mind?
Speaker 5: Oh, I think immediately is to make Shawver, Smith-Shawver, throw strikes.
Speaker 5: I thought the Dodgers last night with an opportunity to
Speaker 5: tie the game in that type of the ninth inning
Speaker 5: after the lead-up triple by Ohtani. The pitch selection was
Speaker 5: not really considerably in their favor to get a ball
Speaker 5: hit into the air.
Speaker 4: My point being, they.
Speaker 5: Chase a lot of pitches down in the strike zone.
Speaker 5: And for Sauvert, he's going to come on. He gives
Speaker 5: a high batting average against. But the Dodgers have had
Speaker 5: difficulty this year. They've won just one of the four
Speaker 5: games against Atlanta. And the Braves starting pitchers in those
Speaker 5: four games has an ERA of barely 1.8.
Speaker 4: Against the Dodgers.
Speaker 5: So their pitch selection has not really been good on
Speaker 5: the pitches that they've been swinging.
Speaker 8: There are several bats that you could single out in
Speaker 8: this Dodger lineup that really want to turn things on
Speaker 8: here as we get ready to hop into the month
Speaker 8: of September. And you're looking at the top of the
Speaker 8: order to be specific. Otani, Freeman, and Betts, they were quiet,
Speaker 8: too quiet last night. And that includes Otani's leadoff triple
Speaker 8: in the ninth inning where he was stranded. So let's
Speaker 8: see if those big bats can get going in a
Speaker 8: big game here in the battery.
Speaker 1: All right.
Speaker 2: Dodgers looking up at the Milwaukee Brewers for the best
Speaker 2: overall record in baseball. The Brewers have lost two in
Speaker 2: a row. They're 81 and 51. They're in New York
Speaker 2: to take on the Mets. So we'll keep an eye
Speaker 2: on that game as the Dodgers right now in the
Speaker 2: National League. Just one game back of Milwaukee for the
Speaker 2: best overall record.
Speaker 7: They're 81-51.
Speaker 2: Dodgers are 80-52. The Braves 77-55. Three games back of
Speaker 2: the Dodgers, the Cubs, and Phillies all lurking behind the Brewers, Dodgers,
Speaker 2: and Braves.
Speaker 7: First pitch is next. David Vasse has got you covered
Speaker 7: when this one is over.
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