Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker.
Speaker 1: We are live in Philadelphia at the Bank. Ta Oscar
Speaker 1: Hernandez to the rescue in the seventh inning to help
Speaker 1: the Dodger steal game one, five to three over the Phillies.
Speaker 1: Can you just talk about how emotional you were around
Speaker 1: in the bases and coming back to the dugout You
Speaker 1: quiteed this very loud place. You know it was loud.
Speaker 2: It was lou Sanchez was was dealing. I mean, good
Speaker 2: for him. That situation is just trying to get something
Speaker 2: up in the in the strike zone. I wasn't trying
Speaker 2: to hit a homer. I was just trying to put
Speaker 2: a good swing on it. Maybe bring one run with
Speaker 2: a maid, how good a bat and just you know,
Speaker 2: but the big, big swing comes and I put the
Speaker 2: thing ahead.
Speaker 1: When you hit it, did you believe that it was
Speaker 1: going over the wall.
Speaker 2: It was a good swing. I feel I feel like
Speaker 2: like like I hit it really good. It was gonna
Speaker 2: be maybe a homer adult the wall, So thank god it.
Speaker 1: Was a home Taioscar, what is it about the playoffs
Speaker 1: that brings out the best in you? And Kei K?
Speaker 1: How did you guys keep your poise tonight in such
Speaker 1: a hostile environment.
Speaker 2: You know, I like this. I like the pressure. I
Speaker 2: like when when this moment is it's it's just going on.
Speaker 2: So uh, I don't know. I get ready the same thing.
Speaker 2: I prepare him the same way. It doesn't matter how
Speaker 2: the game is or how important it is, but you know,
Speaker 2: it just it just happened.
Speaker 1: Before I let you go. You were standing next to
Speaker 1: Otani when Roki Sasaki was closing out the game. What
Speaker 1: were you guys saying to each other? And how big
Speaker 1: is Rokie? Now? For you?
Speaker 2: You know, we were trying to call all the pitches
Speaker 2: that he was gonna throw in that situation, so you know,
Speaker 2: it's trying to help him like mentally mental Uh you know,
Speaker 2: I'm trying to give this a poor that he needs
Speaker 2: to get the last three outs.
Speaker 1: Ta Oscar, I'm not very smart, but I know this.
Speaker 1: You can't spell October without Tao, thank you, thank you.
Speaker 1: There he goes Teasca Hernandez with the big home run
Speaker 1: in the seventh inning to give the Dodgers the lead,
Speaker 1: and they beat the Phillies tonight five to three to
Speaker 1: steal game one of the NLDS