Speaker 1: For the back-to-back world champions of baseball. One of the
Speaker 1: greatest runs in the history of baseball. Immortality. is within
Speaker 1: their reach.
Speaker 2: Incredible.
Speaker 1: And while others make excuses.
Speaker 2: The only reason the Dodgers are doing this is because
Speaker 2: they can. They print money.
Speaker 1: The Dodgers. This can't continue.
Speaker 3: It's not fair.
Speaker 1: Are making plans.
Speaker 4: Again.
Speaker 5: 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. Well, hi everybody.
Speaker 2: And good afternoon. It's Morongo casino Dodgers on deck on
Speaker 2: this Friday, August 28th. You're back to back world series
Speaker 2: champion Dodgers on the road in Detroit. As they continue
Speaker 2: this six game East coast road trip Dodgers at 80
Speaker 2: and 54 on the season first place atop the NL West.
Speaker 2: They've got an eight game lead in the division. However,
Speaker 2: they're now three games back in Milwaukee. for the top
Speaker 2: spot in the National League. They're a game up on
Speaker 2: Atlanta for the second spot in the National League. That's
Speaker 2: because the Dodgers are fresh off getting swept down south
Speaker 2: in Atlanta over the last three days. The Dodgers now
Speaker 2: in Detroit looking to turn things around. And wouldn't you
Speaker 2: know it, it's the return of Tarek Skubal to his
Speaker 2: own stopping grounds there at Comerica Park. in Detroit to
Speaker 2: face his former team in the series opener. First pitch
Speaker 2: is coming up at three 40 between now. And then though,
Speaker 2: we got a lot to get to here on Morongo
Speaker 2: casino Dodgers on deck. You're going to hear from the manager,
Speaker 2: Dave Roberts. We'll dive deeper into this great pitching matchup.
Speaker 2: David Vasay goes one-on-one with a familiar name, Kenley Jansen.
Speaker 1: Yes.
Speaker 2: Now the closer of the Detroit Tigers. We'll hear from
Speaker 2: Kenley coming up in 45 minutes. We've got your Dodgers
Speaker 2: magical moment. Charlie Steiner stops by shortly. We'll head down
Speaker 2: to the field live with Kirsten Watson at Comerica Park.
Speaker 2: And in just a few minutes, out to Steven Nelson
Speaker 2: and Rick Monday in the Galpin Ford broadcast booth. Well,
Speaker 2: yesterday in Atlanta, the Dodgers finished off a three-game series
Speaker 2: with the Braves. They lost the first two games by
Speaker 2: one run. And yesterday, we expected a great pitching matchup
Speaker 2: and a duel it was between Yamamoto and Chris Sale.
Speaker 2: Chris Sale was absolutely fantastic. A complete game shutout. He
Speaker 2: scattered five hits along the way. Meanwhile, Yoshinobu Yamamoto got
Speaker 2: into some early trouble. How early? How about the first
Speaker 2: pitch he threw?
Speaker 6: Yamamoto facing Drake Baldwin, who's leading off once again, but
Speaker 6: this time as the catcher.
Speaker 7: First pitch. He's in the air to.
Speaker 6: Deep right field, hooking toward the chop house and into
Speaker 6: the chop house. Drake Baldwin ambushes Yamamoto in the very
Speaker 6: first pitch. He throws for a leadoff home run. An
Speaker 6: absolute no-doubter from Baldwin and the Braves. Once again, take
Speaker 6: the first lead.
Speaker 2: Yamamoto hangs a splitter on the first pitch to Drake Baldwin,
Speaker 2: who crushes at 402 feet into the right field chop
Speaker 2: house there and Truist park after Yamamoto gave up the
Speaker 2: home run though. He retired the next seven in a row.
Speaker 2: He then retired 10 in a row before a two
Speaker 2: out single in the six. His pitch count was getting up.
Speaker 2: He was at 90 pitches through six. He went back
Speaker 2: out for the seventh. He gave a ground ball out
Speaker 2: for the first out of the seventh. But then a
Speaker 2: single in the walk, you can see the fatigue. He
Speaker 2: was losing a little bit of his command. So Dave
Speaker 2: Roberts went to the bullpen. The Dodgers saw Yamamoto go
Speaker 2: six in a third inning. Strikeout eight. He threw 105 pitches. Again,
Speaker 2: he left with runners on first and second with one out.
Speaker 2: And Jack Dreyer in to clean it up.
Speaker 7: Dreyer closed stance on the mound. Delivers the 2-1. Line
Speaker 7: right back to Dreyer.
Speaker 2: Both runners are caught off their bags.
Speaker 6: Dreyer throws to second for the double play.
Speaker 3: Harris.
Speaker 6: And Thomas both drifted off after the liner off the bat.
Speaker 6: Yastrzemski right into the glove of Jack Dreyer. And that
Speaker 6: is a double play to get through the seventh to
Speaker 6: keep it a one-run game.
Speaker 2: A huge defensive play from Jack Dreyer. Line drive rack
Speaker 2: back at him from Yastrzemski. Turns around, fires a strike
Speaker 2: to Mookie Betts, covering second to double up the runner.
Speaker 2: A 1-6 double play to get out of the jam.
Speaker 2: but unfortunately the Dodgers offense just couldn't do much against
Speaker 2: Chris sale. They had a lead off double for Mookie
Speaker 2: bets in the fourth. They stranded him there. They got
Speaker 2: a hit from Freddie Freeman in the ninth. Couldn't do
Speaker 2: anything with that either. The Dodgers had five hits total
Speaker 2: in the game as Chris sale cruises to his first
Speaker 2: career shutout since 2019, his fourth overall in his career.
Speaker 2: as he was fantastic last night for the Braves in
Speaker 2: a 1-0 defeat of the Dodgers as the Dodgers get
Speaker 2: swept out of Atlanta for the first time since 2013. Yes,
Speaker 2: the Dodgers now 80-54 on this season. After a flight
Speaker 2: to Detroit, they're right back at it to start a
Speaker 2: weekend series against the Tigers, and it all lines up
Speaker 2: for Terry Schubel to make his return to face his
Speaker 2: former team at the former ballpark that he called home
Speaker 2: last Comerico Park in Detroit. First pitch at 340. With more,
Speaker 2: let's head out to the Galpin Ford broadcast booth as
Speaker 2: we say good afternoon to Steven Nelson and Rick Monday, guys.
Speaker 7: All right, here we go, TC, from the Motor City.
Speaker 6: And it's Tarek Skubal's return to Motown, Rick Monday, as
Speaker 6: the Dodgers kick off this three-game series against the Detroit Tigers.
Speaker 6: And two things are happening at the same time. The
Speaker 6: Dodgers are trying to wash away the pain of that sweep.
Speaker 7: Three one-run losses to the Braves.
Speaker 6: And then you also have the emotions of Scooble being
Speaker 6: back in Detroit less than a month after he was traded.
Speaker 4: Yeah, 26 days ago, to be exact. He came and
Speaker 4: started to put on the Dodger uniform. I think there's
Speaker 4: a whole lot of electricity, if you will, conversations, if
Speaker 4: you will, also. But I think after that first inning
Speaker 4: in particular, then it's going to come down. Scooble has
Speaker 4: to maneuver his way through. So do the Tigers. Maneuver
Speaker 4: the way through. Facing now a friend, a former teammate,
Speaker 4: and put it into competition. And that's what it's going
Speaker 4: to come down to. And now Scooble is on a
Speaker 4: ball club that is attempting to get, first of all,
Speaker 4: to a postseason. That seems to be pretty well wrapped up.
Speaker 4: They start today eight games in front of the second-place
Speaker 4: Padres in the Western Division. But more importantly, to get
Speaker 4: to postseason play. And even more importantly than that, if
Speaker 4: they succeed in postseason, they get back to the World
Speaker 4: Series again. So, yeah, there's a lot of emotions here
Speaker 4: and there. And wouldn't you like to be inside and
Speaker 4: know what that emotion is being felt like with Scooble,
Speaker 4: and especially when he takes the mound? Because I would
Speaker 4: imagine in the bottom of the first inning when he
Speaker 4: takes the mound, he is going to receive, and fittingly enough,
Speaker 4: he's earned it, a standing ovation here.
Speaker 7: Oh, one of the great Tigers all time.
Speaker 6: And just a meteoric rise, really, and it's a journey
Speaker 6: and story that we've talked about and you have to appreciate.
Speaker 7: Well, we can talk about the emotions. I can tell
Speaker 7: you this.
Speaker 6: You know, peeking into the Dodger clubhouse before today's game,
Speaker 6: it was, there was a silence. And not a solemn silence,
Speaker 6: but a business-like one, Mo. This team realizes that, hey,
Speaker 6: those three losses were really difficult against Atlanta. Now the
Speaker 6: lead for that second bye to avoid the wild card
Speaker 6: round in the National League is down to one game.
Speaker 6: They're three games behind the Brewers. for the top seed
Speaker 6: in the National League. And so now, in an interleague matchup,
Speaker 6: the bats trying to fire. It seems like that clubhouse
Speaker 6: is aware of what's in front of them.
Speaker 4: Well, this is more than just coming off of a
Speaker 4: three-game sweep in Atlanta. This is more about since the
Speaker 4: 1st of July. The Dodgers are just a 500 team.
Speaker 4: They're 24-24, and they need to kick it into gear
Speaker 4: because it's not a light switch that you say, oh,
Speaker 4: we're going to go to postseason tomorrow. Oh, let's go
Speaker 4: over and turn on the light switch. No, the light
Speaker 4: switch needs to be turned on right now. You know,
Speaker 4: put the injuries aside. Okay, there's some guys that may
Speaker 4: be coming back. They're getting healthier and healthier. The Dodgers
Speaker 4: right now as a team have to get healthier on
Speaker 4: the field.
Speaker 6: Yeah, they did it last year. Doesn't mean you can
Speaker 6: do it every year. Not in this sport, not in
Speaker 6: this league. Tigers-Dodgers game one from Comerica Park. Tarek Skubal
Speaker 6: and his return. We'll talk more about that matchup and
Speaker 6: get a key from all a little bit later.
Speaker 2: Tim?
Speaker 8: All right.
Speaker 7: Thank you, Nelly.
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Speaker 2: the hour. He'll go high and tight with Kenley Jansen.
Speaker 2: We'll hear from the manager, Dave Roberts. Latest injury news,
Speaker 2: we've got your Dodgers magical moment. Charlie Steiner stops by.
Speaker 2: We dive deep into this pitching matchup. But up next,
Speaker 2: your Otani Rewind and Kirsten Watson will join us live
Speaker 2: from the field in Detroit to lead you up to
Speaker 2: first pitch. I'm Tim Cates. This is the back-to-back World
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Speaker 1: This is Morongo Casino. Dodgers on deck. On your home
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Speaker 2: Dodgers and Tigers as they square off this weekend in Detroit.
Speaker 2: Tarek Skubal makes his return to Comerica Park. First pitch
Speaker 2: coming up at 340.
Speaker 1: This is the Otani Rewind.
Speaker 2: Well, the Dodgers didn't have much offense last night against
Speaker 2: Chris Sale. Mookie Betts had two of the Dodgers' five hits.
Speaker 2: Freddie Freeman had a hit in the ninth inning. Miguel
Speaker 2: Rojas had a hit. Ben Wartvett had a base hit.
Speaker 2: That's it. Shoei Otani at the top of the lineup
Speaker 2: was 0-4 with two strikeouts. His average has now dropped to.
Speaker 2: 285 on the season with a. 385. on base percentage.
Speaker 2: The Dodgers didn't have a lot of offense, and they
Speaker 2: lost to the Braves, and Chris Sale won it nothing.
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Speaker 2: Dodgers put Atlanta behind them, Kirsten. Now in there in Detroit,
Speaker 2: three games set and Tarek school bowl makes his return
Speaker 2: against his former team.
Speaker 6: It's going to be a.
Speaker 9: Special day for a Tarek school ball. You know, it,
Speaker 9: Everyone has been talking about what is it going to
Speaker 9: be like for him? Are they going to be emotions?
Speaker 9: He obviously started his career. He spent eight years with
Speaker 9: the Tigers and has talked about how the guys in
Speaker 9: that clubhouse, those are some of his best friends. And,
Speaker 9: you know, but ultimately, as much as he does believe
Speaker 9: that at some point the emotions might come in, it
Speaker 9: ultimately is just baseball. And I think Dave Roberts is
Speaker 9: something really powerful today that Yes, there's going to be
Speaker 9: familiarity here, but to use to his advantage, he knows
Speaker 9: this mound at Comerica Park probably better than anyone else.
Speaker 9: So if anything, there might be a comfortability when he's
Speaker 9: out there, which will be really nice. So it's definitely
Speaker 9: going to be all eyes. It already is all eyes
Speaker 9: on him. But I will say, I saw the cutest
Speaker 9: fans today. And they had a Terrence Google Detroit tigers Jersey,
Speaker 9: but at LA hat. And I was like, oh, so
Speaker 9: you all are true school fans. And they were, they
Speaker 9: had the biggest smile on their face. And they were like, yes,
Speaker 9: we are. We can't wait. And I hope that that's
Speaker 9: the reception that he received tonight.
Speaker 7: No doubt about it.
Speaker 2: Also all eyes were on show. Hey, Oh, Tony earlier today.
Speaker 1: Yes.
Speaker 9: So Dave Roberts had shared that before we got to Detroit,
Speaker 9: the plan was going to be for him to throw
Speaker 9: a bullpen today on Friday. And so he did just that.
Speaker 9: He threw 20 pitches. So it technically was a short
Speaker 9: curve bullpen. Typically he's in that 30 bull pitch mix,
Speaker 9: but it seems like he came out of it. Well,
Speaker 9: Dave Roberts was saying that we'll have more information this
Speaker 9: evening after the game, once he sits and talks with Shohei,
Speaker 9: as well as Mark Fryer. There is still, you know,
Speaker 9: a potential plan that he could have to start on Sunday.
Speaker 9: If he does that, it would be one inning. And
Speaker 9: then we would see Tyler glass now come into the game.
Speaker 9: If he does not decide to have that start on Sunday,
Speaker 9: then Tyler glass. Now we'll just have the start outright,
Speaker 9: like a normal game for him.
Speaker 1: So.
Speaker 9: You know, the hope is, though, that Shohei can get
Speaker 9: out there because when you look at the calendar, there's
Speaker 9: now less than 30 days left of the regular season.
Speaker 9: And so they do want to find ways to make
Speaker 9: sure that they're getting him at least enough outings to
Speaker 9: get somewhat built up and in a good position to
Speaker 9: be ready for October.
Speaker 2: Did I spy Edwin Diaz also throwing earlier today at
Speaker 2: Comerica park?
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Speaker 9: Mark Pryor came back. I said, Mark, was it a
Speaker 9: good day in the pen? It feels like it's been
Speaker 9: a good day. And he looked at me and he said,
Speaker 9: you know what? Yes, it is. It was a very
Speaker 9: good day in the pen. So I'm going to take
Speaker 9: that as a very positive sign, whether it's for Edwin,
Speaker 9: for Shohei, and even Edwin said that. He's been working
Speaker 9: through a few things mechanically, especially with that arm slot.
Speaker 9: And Dave Roberts said that he came out of it
Speaker 9: really well. When I talked to Edwin just very briefly,
Speaker 9: when he came into the dugout earlier, he said he
Speaker 9: felt really good and he had a smile on his face.
Speaker 9: Even the bullpen catcher Hamlet was laughing. He was like,
Speaker 9: my hand hurts. That's how good the stuff was today.
Speaker 9: So he's working through a few things mechanically and getting
Speaker 9: more comfortable with these changes. But Dave Roberts has made
Speaker 9: it clear that for Edwin, he will be going out
Speaker 9: on his rehab assignment, joining that OKC team just to
Speaker 9: continue to make sure these mechanical changes he's making. He's
Speaker 9: feeling confident on the mound with them. He's getting the
Speaker 9: results with them. So he does want to make sure
Speaker 9: he faces some batters before he makes his return to
Speaker 9: the big league team.
Speaker 2: Hopefully that is soon. He can come back stronger than ever. Kirsten,
Speaker 2: we appreciate it. We will check in with you after
Speaker 2: the game. Still to come here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers
Speaker 2: on deck. We'll dive deeper into this pitching matchup. David
Speaker 2: Vasse goes one-on-one with Kenley Jansen. But up next, your
Speaker 2: injury report. And we'll hear from the manager, Dave Roberts.
Speaker 2: It's the Dodgers and Tigers from Detroit. I'm Tim Cates.
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Speaker 2: Skubal on the mound as he makes his return to
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Speaker 1: Dodgers. Injury Report.
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Speaker 2: Los Angeles Dodgers. You heard Kirsten talk about Edwin Diaz
Speaker 2: through a bullpen session today. He's going to go out
Speaker 2: on a minor league rehab assignment. Eddie Pajas on the I.L.
Speaker 2: with the left fractured hand. Roki Sasaki on the I.L.
Speaker 2: with the blister on his middle finger on his right
Speaker 2: throwing hand. Justin Robleski on the I.L. He's heading to
Speaker 2: AAA Oklahoma City. Dalton Rushing on the I.L. with the
Speaker 2: elbow injury. Blake Trinan on the I.L. with the right
Speaker 2: elbow inflammation. He's working his way back with some minor
Speaker 2: league rehab assignments. Will Smith's in AAA as well. So
Speaker 2: a lot of guys heading out trying to get healthy
Speaker 2: here for the final month of the season. Let's head
Speaker 2: back out to Detroit and get the pregame thought to
Speaker 2: the Dodger Skipper. Anything else for Dave?
Speaker 3: Dave, do you think... Other questions for Dave?
Speaker 10: Dave, can you just describe.
Speaker 7: Dave, can you talk about the pressure?
Speaker 1: In the dugout with Dave Roberts.
Speaker 10: Yeah, I think that this is going to be a.
Speaker 10: This will probably be the toughest one, I think, as
Speaker 10: far as emotions Spent eight years here with these guys.
Speaker 10: Some of his best friends are on this ball club still.
Speaker 10: And he's going to get a great ovation from the fans.
Speaker 10: They'll probably do something tomorrow on the big board. But
Speaker 10: I do think that he'll be able to compartmentalize. But yeah,
Speaker 10: warming up in the opposing bullpen, being in the opposite dugout, clubhouse,
Speaker 10: all that stuff is going to be different. But again,
Speaker 10: once the game starts, it's baseball. But I do think
Speaker 10: he's trying to lock in a little bit more and
Speaker 10: not let the noise distract him.
Speaker 11: Your team comes into this series having, when you look
Speaker 11: at what happened in Atlanta, each of those was a
Speaker 11: one-run loss, but there still was a lot of positives.
Speaker 11: What do you want to see from your group? What
Speaker 11: do you want to see them carry over into this
Speaker 11: series or improve on in this series specifically?
Speaker 3: Um.
Speaker 10: Yeah, I think that I thought we pitched well. I
Speaker 10: thought we played good baseball. Obviously, we ran into a
Speaker 10: buzzsaw last night with Sale. But I think for me,
Speaker 10: it's just go out there and take good at-bats, tack
Speaker 10: on when we can, situationally be good, have a plan.
Speaker 10: And every time we get in there, have a plan, compete,
Speaker 10: and let the talent take over.
Speaker 6: You said yesterday you thought Tarek might have a little
Speaker 6: extra fire today.
Speaker 7: How do you think that's going to present itself.
Speaker 12: In the actual stuff, just in his interactions with the
Speaker 12: crowd and emotions coming off the mound?
Speaker 8: What are you expecting there?
Speaker 10: I don't see interactions with the crowd because he's focused
Speaker 10: on making a start. I just think that it's going
Speaker 10: to be a controlled sort of intensity. I've seen the excitement,
Speaker 10: the adrenaline, and the first start with us. The first
Speaker 10: home start, a little bit of the overthrow, lack of
Speaker 10: fastball command. I think we're past that. So I think
Speaker 10: those kind of have been markers to kind of prepare
Speaker 10: him for this one. Yeah, but again, there's going to
Speaker 10: be emotion, but I still think that he's going to
Speaker 10: stay within himself. It's a familiar mound, familiar background, all
Speaker 10: that stuff. So I think once he gets out there,
Speaker 10: he's going to be back to.
Speaker 4: Being who he is.
Speaker 2: All right, there's manager Dave Roberts talking about Tarek Skubal
Speaker 2: making his return to Detroit. When we continue here on
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Speaker 2: we lead you up to first pitch. I'm Tim Cates
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Speaker 2: All right, DV, quick turnaround. Dodgers last night finished off
Speaker 2: the series in Atlanta. It was a tough series, losing
Speaker 2: all three.
Speaker 5: Yeah, when you talk about a quick turnaround, the team
Speaker 5: did not get to their hotel in Detroit until 2 a.m.
Speaker 5: And really, when you look back at that series, the
Speaker 5: Dodgers needed to win those first two games because it
Speaker 5: was going to be tough. to score against Chris Sale
Speaker 5: as it proved to be. And after the game, Mookie
Speaker 5: Betts talked about the Dodgers being swept by another playoff team.
Speaker 13: I mean, I'm sure you guys will write whatever you
Speaker 13: want to write about it. But I remember last year
Speaker 13: we got swept by a few different teams. We still
Speaker 13: were able to win the World Series. So, I mean,
Speaker 13: all the game will tell who wins.
Speaker 5: So Mookie was echoing the sentiment of the Dodgers last
Speaker 5: night in Atlanta, trying to downplay the significance of being
Speaker 5: swept by the Braves. Because they were swept by the Braves, Tim,
Speaker 5: they lose the season series. So if they end up
Speaker 5: in a tie, the Braves would get the two seed. Also,
Speaker 5: the fact is the Dodgers came into that series against
Speaker 5: the Braves four games up for the number two seed.
Speaker 5: They leave only one game up now. Although they do
Speaker 5: have the second easiest schedule from here on out in
Speaker 5: Major League Baseball, they could have made their lives a
Speaker 5: lot easier if they would have just won two out
Speaker 5: of three, maybe even just one game would have helped things,
Speaker 5: but they're downplaying it, but that was a significant sweep.
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Speaker 5: Yeah, I saw Scooble out here about two and a
Speaker 5: half hours ago. He came out to survey the field.
Speaker 5: He saw some of his old teammates, rotation mates, throwing
Speaker 5: out in the outfield and left field, and He yelled at.
Speaker 3: Them and gave them the friendly salute.
Speaker 5: So it seems like he's not really putting a lot
Speaker 5: of pressure on himself right now.
Speaker 3: Blake Snell told me yesterday.
Speaker 5: He would expect Scooble to have butterflies and some nerves.
Speaker 5: maybe up until the point where he steps out of
Speaker 5: the dugout to take the mound, the Dodgers being the
Speaker 5: road team will hit first. So he'll have those nerves
Speaker 5: in the top of the first inning. So we'll see
Speaker 5: how he settles in tonight, but it seems like he's
Speaker 5: been handling it pretty well up to this point.
Speaker 1: Yeah.
Speaker 12: I mean, the game of baseball is always going to
Speaker 12: stay the game of baseball. You know, that's something that
Speaker 12: I pride myself on is treating every game as if
Speaker 12: it's the same, you know, but you know, it's just,
Speaker 12: I'm very familiar obviously with the stadium and all the
Speaker 12: guys across the way. Um, And I look forward to
Speaker 12: seeing all those guys too. Some of those guys are
Speaker 12: my really good friends, and we're going to have relationships
Speaker 12: beyond baseball. So I look forward to getting back there
Speaker 12: and pitching.
Speaker 5: And that was Scooble with us yesterday in Atlanta. To
Speaker 5: hear the full conversation with the two-time Cy Young Award winner,
Speaker 5: you can find it on the iHeartRadio app. Just type
Speaker 5: in Dodger Talk.
Speaker 2: That's a great interview, Davey. We're looking forward to your
Speaker 2: conversation with Kenley Jansen. That's coming up in about 15 minutes.
Speaker 2: Appreciate it. Still to come here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers
Speaker 2: on deck. We'll hear from Kenley. We'll get your Dodgers
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Speaker 2: Dodgers and Tigers square it off in Detroit. Tarek Skubal
Speaker 2: getting warmed up as he makes his return to face
Speaker 2: his former team. He pitched for the Tigers for seven years.
Speaker 2: Drew Anderson, the veteran right-hander, will go for Detroit. Time
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Speaker 14: Tim, this is game 135, 28 games and 31 days
Speaker 14: left in the regular season. And Tarek Scruble, the homecoming,
Speaker 14: we'll be talking about that in a bit. But Mo,
Speaker 14: let's look back at last night. We were talking about
Speaker 14: it yesterday. Aces up, and they both brought their A
Speaker 14: game together today. One pitch, the first of the game,
Speaker 14: thrown by Yamamoto, the only run of the game, and
Speaker 14: after that, really two artists at work.
Speaker 4: Yeah, I said actually in our pregame show, one of
Speaker 4: the things I would not have wanted to be last
Speaker 4: night was a hitter for either side. I mean, you
Speaker 4: look at it. I mean, Sale goes to complete game
Speaker 4: to shut out. Five hits struck out, eat 11. He
Speaker 4: did hit a couple of batters in it for Yamamoto.
Speaker 4: Went into the seventh inning. Again, he stretched it out.
Speaker 4: One run, four hits. It was the very first pitch
Speaker 4: that he threw in the ballgame was the home run.
Speaker 4: That was the difference in the game. So, yeah, indeed,
Speaker 4: what you did not want to be was a hitter.
Speaker 4: What you wanted to be was a spectator and watch
Speaker 4: a very good baseball game last night. Unfortunately for Dodger fans,
Speaker 4: they were on the losing end.
Speaker 1: Of it, 1-0.
Speaker 14: There was postseason drama, you know, a month before the
Speaker 14: postseason in that game last night.
Speaker 7: Obviously, the Dodgers.
Speaker 8: Wanted to win.
Speaker 14: Certainly would have been a whole lot bitter if they did.
Speaker 14: And so now they find themselves in a bit of
Speaker 14: a pickle.
Speaker 4: They.
Speaker 14: The Brewers and the Braves. The Brewers lead the Dodgers
Speaker 14: by three. The Braves are just a game behind the Dodgers. And,
Speaker 14: of course, one of those three will have to play
Speaker 14: in the best-of-three wild card. And so these games down
Speaker 14: the stretch are increasingly important for the Dodgers.
Speaker 4: Yeah, and Charlie, the Dodgers have an issue now from
Speaker 4: an offensive standpoint, and that issue is, okay, occasionally they're
Speaker 4: getting some runners on base, an exclusion of last night.
Speaker 4: Even though they left seven runners on base, in fact,
Speaker 4: only two innings did they not get a runner on
Speaker 4: base in last night's ballgame. But here's the deal. They're
Speaker 4: getting them on, but they're not getting them in. I mean,
Speaker 4: they had 26 at-bats in a three-game series with runners
Speaker 4: in scoring positions. More opportunities than what the Atlanta Braves had,
Speaker 4: but the Braves came up with timely hits. That's not
Speaker 4: happening right now, at least for the Dodger Ball Club.
Speaker 4: They've got to try and readjust some things and talk
Speaker 4: about readjustments. Well, it's going to be Alec Thomas in
Speaker 4: center field again tonight. Oscar Hernandez moved down to the
Speaker 4: number eight spot. He's in left field, but the question
Speaker 4: is going to be, can they get on base? And
Speaker 4: once they do, then what's the next step?
Speaker 14: You know, we've been talking about the inability to get
Speaker 14: those clutch hits.
Speaker 7: The Dodgers, since the All-Star.
Speaker 14: Break, are 19 and 18. By way of comparison, Tigers
Speaker 14: are 18 and 19. But the point is, the Dodgers,
Speaker 14: in those 37 games, they've had nine one-run losses. And
Speaker 14: the only team with more one-run losses since that period
Speaker 14: of time? The Giants. So the Dodgers, in these one-run games,
Speaker 14: they're excruciatingly frustrating.
Speaker 4: Yeah, absolutely. I mean, you can talk about, well, they're
Speaker 4: on a pace to accomplish this or that as far
Speaker 4: as the number of victories, but the numbers are already
Speaker 4: in the book, and they're written in ink, not in pencil.
Speaker 4: Since the 1st of July, this Dodger Ball Club is
Speaker 4: a 500 team. They've won 24, and they've lost 24.
Speaker 1: And now they're.
Speaker 14: Going to be scoreboard watching.
Speaker 1: The Braves... We'll.
Speaker 14: Be hosting the Rockies tonight. They should have a fairly
Speaker 14: good weekend against some cupcakes. The Brewers, with Logan Henderson,
Speaker 14: will be hosting the Rangers. And the Dodgers, of course, now.
Speaker 3: Three in Detroit.
Speaker 14: Which takes us to the return of Tarek Skubal. What's
Speaker 14: the mood and vibe in and around the ballpark, in
Speaker 14: and around the city, as the Dodgers and Tigers get
Speaker 14: ready to play?
Speaker 4: Well, I get a sense this is a big deal
Speaker 4: here locally. You know, it was 26 days ago that
Speaker 4: Skubal was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Well, it
Speaker 4: left an impact here in a lot of different ways.
Speaker 4: First of all, Skubal... trades uniforms, and that's a big
Speaker 4: loss for the Tiger fans. They're trying to win their
Speaker 4: 63rd game of the season. Tigers are a very young
Speaker 4: ball club. You look at the starting lineup that they
Speaker 4: have in there tonight. I thought it was interesting that
Speaker 4: one of the things that Scooble took with him was
Speaker 4: an espresso machine, a very high-quality espresso machine that he
Speaker 4: bought himself, moved into the locker room, and they said, well,
Speaker 4: now we're missing the espresso machine. And it was A.J. Hinch,
Speaker 4: the manager of the Detroit Tigers, said, hey, we're missing
Speaker 4: more than the espresso machine. We're missing that fastball and
Speaker 4: changeup combination also from the left-handers. It's going to be
Speaker 4: an interesting night. And I would imagine when he takes
Speaker 4: the mound tonight, he will receive a standing ovation and
Speaker 4: for very good reason.
Speaker 14: You know, Skrubel has pitched in six playoff starts for
Speaker 14: the Tigers. And in those six games, he's got a.
Speaker 14: 204 ERA and 56 strikeouts. And that's the guy that
Speaker 14: the Dodgers want and need in the rotation, into the postseason,
Speaker 14: and tonight, a big game against his alma mater. Drew Anderson,
Speaker 14: a right-hander, four up, five down, an ERA of a
Speaker 14: shade over four, going for the Motor City Kitties. Lineups
Speaker 14: and first pitch coming up, Tim.
Speaker 1: All right.
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Speaker 2: making his return to Comerica Park. But up next, Kenley Jansen,
Speaker 2: the Dodgers all-time saves leader. He is creeping in on
Speaker 2: a milestone as well in his career. He's now with
Speaker 2: Detroit closing out games for the Tigers. David Vasse goes
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Speaker 1: And now what will likely be Vasse fielding insults from
Speaker 1: a Dodger player.
Speaker 2: It's an engagement of endearment.
Speaker 1: This is high and tight.
Speaker 5: Well, there's a lot of storylines with the Dodgers being
Speaker 5: back in Detroit. Obviously, tonight, Tarek Skubal starting for the
Speaker 5: Dodgers back against the Tigers. But the guy that, number one,
Speaker 5: is in my heart is a guy that is the
Speaker 5: all-time saves leader in Dodger franchise history.
Speaker 3: 350 saves in.
Speaker 5: His Dodger career, 493 and counting in his future Hall
Speaker 5: of Fame career. And that's the one and only, bright lights,
Speaker 5: California love, turn on them lights, Kenley Jansen.
Speaker 3: Great to see you.
Speaker 5: And I don't usually make trips to Detroit, Kenley, but
Speaker 5: for you, I said I'll come to Detroit this time.
Speaker 8: Well, I told everybody I love you, man. Right on there.
Speaker 8: You know, thanks for coming. Thanks for having me. You know,
Speaker 8: great to see old faces, man. It's awesome.
Speaker 5: It was great to see Mookie Betts and Kike Hernandez
Speaker 5: and Travis Smith and Dino Ebel. They all wanted to
Speaker 5: come say hi and give you a big hug.
Speaker 3: How much... Did that make you feel like old times?
Speaker 15: You know, like that's... Those are the people that I'll
Speaker 15: be the longest in my life, in my career with,
Speaker 15: you know, so it's always feel family.
Speaker 8: You know, this organization always will feel family to me.
Speaker 15: No matter where I end, you know, and how many
Speaker 15: more years I play, you know, the Dodgers will always be,
Speaker 15: you know, my number one team. That's where I spend
Speaker 15: the most time. That's the team who signed me as
Speaker 15: a free agent as a kid, you know, and, you know.
Speaker 8: That's where.
Speaker 15: My whole, most of my legacy is. So, you know,
Speaker 15: I will never take that for granted. You know, I
Speaker 15: always have a special place in my heart.
Speaker 5: Kenley Jansen saved more Clayton Kershaw wins than anybody in
Speaker 5: his 18 year career. Is it hard to believe that
Speaker 5: you're still going and Kershaw now is retired?
Speaker 15: That's crazy, man, because my second year in the Gulf Coast,
Speaker 15: you know, I catch Kershaw his first game ever, you know,
Speaker 15: as a professional baseball player, you know, and Now he's
Speaker 15: doing interviews and being broadcast.
Speaker 8: It's good for him, man.
Speaker 15: Good for him that he has such a legacy career.
Speaker 15: Three rings for the Dodgers. It's unbelievable, man. It's unbelievable
Speaker 15: seeing that and being a part of that with him.
Speaker 15: Now he's enjoying his time with his family, raising his kids.
Speaker 8: That's awesome. That's what it is about.
Speaker 5: You know on social media they show that when you
Speaker 5: were catching him. Do you remember that moment, that day?
Speaker 8: Of course I remember him because he crushed me up.
Speaker 15: I met him first. I met him first. I asked
Speaker 15: for a curveball. He threw a fastball and it smoked
Speaker 15: me in my leg. So of course I remember that, yeah.
Speaker 15: You can ask him that too.
Speaker 3: Yeah, you still got the scar.
Speaker 8: Probably, yeah. You know, I still remember how bad it hurt, so.
Speaker 8: that's a 97, 98 Kirsch.
Speaker 1: Wow.
Speaker 7: Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 5: Hey, number one, when you say Kenley Jansen, you think
Speaker 5: about the big heart that you have, but you also
Speaker 5: think about your signature pitch, the cut fastball. We still
Speaker 5: got the cut fastball?
Speaker 15: Yeah, it's still in the working. It's still, you know,
Speaker 15: helping me do my job and, you know, do great things. So,
Speaker 15: for sure.
Speaker 5: How have you been able to keep the love for
Speaker 5: the game, even after leaving the Dodgers, pitching for a
Speaker 5: few different teams? How have you get that love for
Speaker 5: the game?
Speaker 15: I mean, you know, this is what I love. I
Speaker 15: grew up as a kid loving baseball and I understand
Speaker 15: it's a game of business and sometimes you don't be
Speaker 15: with one team. It's hard for you don't see that
Speaker 15: a lot no more. It's very rarely you see one
Speaker 15: player be with one team. I have a great time
Speaker 15: with the Dodgers and I can remember all the great memories,
Speaker 15: but Of course, I still want to be in that
Speaker 15: competitive side and compete and be out there and help
Speaker 15: my team win. I'm going to try to do it
Speaker 15: as long as I can because once I stop, I
Speaker 15: don't want to be the guy that regrets that I've
Speaker 15: got to go a few more years.
Speaker 8: The time will tell me when to stop. Then I
Speaker 8: go home and enjoy my time with my family.
Speaker 3: One day in Cooperstown.
Speaker 5: For Kenley Jansen, who certainly is on his way to
Speaker 5: the Hall of Fame, nearing 500 saves in his career.
Speaker 5: I never asked you this before, so you got your
Speaker 5: glove in your hand. Is that the same glove that
Speaker 5: you used when you pitched for the Dodgers?
Speaker 8: No, no, no.
Speaker 15: Once I stopped with the Dodgers, I stopped with that glove.
Speaker 15: I started with the new gloves. So that glove is
Speaker 15: in my trophy rooms and all this stuff. So, yeah,
Speaker 15: it's definitely a different glove now.
Speaker 5: Okay, what about the entrance song from the bullpen in
Speaker 5: the ninth inning in Detroit?
Speaker 15: I'm definitely having in the stones by Urban Fire, but, yeah,
Speaker 15: it's just different.
Speaker 5: Yeah, I think whenever we hear California love at Dodger Stadium,
Speaker 5: everybody remembers Kenley Jansen coming through those gates.
Speaker 15: Yeah, I mean, you know, like I say, I was
Speaker 15: lucky enough to do it the longest over there and
Speaker 15: the most consistent.
Speaker 8: Yeah, man, it's awesome.
Speaker 15: All I can say is it was awesome being there
Speaker 15: and wearing that uniform.
Speaker 5: One day I'll be in Cooperstown. I've never been there before,
Speaker 5: but I'll make two trips for 22 and 74.
Speaker 3: Thanks a lot, Kenley.
Speaker 7: Thank you.
Speaker 8: Thanks for having me, David.
Speaker 3: Hey, there he is, my guy, Kenley Jansen. We'll send
Speaker 3: it back to you in the studio, Tim. All right.
Speaker 2: Thanks a lot, DV. Thank you, Kenley. Great to hear
Speaker 2: Kenley Jansen still doing well and closing in on a
Speaker 2: milestone as far as saves are concerned. Leading you out
Speaker 2: to first pitch, Dodgers and Tigers from Detroit. Up next,
Speaker 2: we'll dive deeper into this pitching matchup. I'm Tim Cates.
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Speaker 2: a three-game series at Comerica Park. First pitch coming up
Speaker 2: at 340.
Speaker 1: And now, before the Dodgers hit the diamond, we look
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Speaker 2: Drew Anderson on the mound for the Tigers, 4-5 with
Speaker 2: a 4.09 ERA. 32-year-old right-hander, made his major league debut
Speaker 2: in 2017. Spent the better part of five seasons with
Speaker 2: the Phillies, White Sox, and Rangers prior to going overseas.
Speaker 2: where he went and pitched in Japan for two years,
Speaker 2: then two years in Korea in 24-25. Last season was
Speaker 2: 12-7 with a 2-2-7 ERA, 245 strikeouts as a starter. Fastball, changeup, curveball.
Speaker 2: This season with Detroit, he has been a reliever and
Speaker 2: a starter. Yeah, he's made 38 relief appearances, and tonight
Speaker 2: is his seventh start. Last time out, five innings, three runs,
Speaker 2: five hits, four strikeouts, and a loss to the Royals
Speaker 2: last Saturday. He's gone five innings, allowed three runs in
Speaker 2: each offense. of his last two starts.
Speaker 7: Tarek Scooble.
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Makes his return back to Detroit. 8-7
Speaker 2: with the 291 ERA. 29-year-old left-hander. Drafted by Detroit in 2018.
Speaker 2: Made his major league debut in 2020. He won back-to-back
Speaker 2: Cy Young Awards in 24 and 25 at Detroit. Traded
Speaker 2: in the Dodgers 26 days ago. Making his fifth start
Speaker 2: since coming over. Made his debut at Wrigley Field against
Speaker 2: the Cubs back on August 4th and took the loss.
Speaker 2: Last time out, seven innings. Three runs, five hits, 11 strikeouts,
Speaker 2: and a win over the Pirates. Tarek Skubal returning to
Speaker 2: Comerica Park, where he has made 75 career starts. He
Speaker 2: is 47-28 with a. 267 ERA. Dodgers-Tigers. Tarek Skubal, Drew Anderson.
Speaker 2: The pitching matchup. We're 15 minutes away for first pitch.
Speaker 2: Keys to the game are next. I'm Tim Cates. This
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Speaker 2: Stephen Nelson, Rick Monday, guys. Appreciate it, TC.
Speaker 6: First pitch coming up here from Comerica Park. Tarek Skubal
Speaker 6: not throwing the first pitch because he does not pitch
Speaker 6: for the home team anymore. It's Drew Anderson going for
Speaker 6: the Tigers and Tarek Skubal going for the Dodgers. 26
Speaker 6: days after he was dealt from Detroit to the Dodgers,
Speaker 6: he returns to the Motor City. Key for this series opener.
Speaker 7: Is what, Rick?
Speaker 4: Well, I think for Scooble, you know, he's a veteran.
Speaker 4: He understands it. And he's in the upper echelon. But
Speaker 4: I think this is about controlling emotions to begin with.
Speaker 4: The pitching is going to be there. The ability is there.
Speaker 4: That's not an issue. Controlling emotions on the front end
Speaker 4: of it, I think, could be able to handle it.
Speaker 4: I thought the comment really of the day came from A.J. Hinch,
Speaker 4: the manager of the Detroit Tigers, when asked about Scooble.
Speaker 4: Because Scooble evidently had purchased a very high-end espresso machine.
Speaker 14: Yep.
Speaker 4: And he put it into the locker room at the
Speaker 4: Detroit Tigers. Well, 26 days ago, not only Scooble left,
Speaker 4: but also the espresso machine. And Hinch was asked about it.
Speaker 4: He goes, hey, we lost more than the espresso machine.
Speaker 4: We also lost that fastball and change-up combination. So they
Speaker 4: can replace the espresso machine. I don't know how they're
Speaker 4: going to handle the fastball and the change-up today.
Speaker 7: Mo, really quickly before we send it back to Tim.
Speaker 6: Those Detroit Tiger hitters I mean all the focus is
Speaker 6: on Tarek Skubal and understandably so and what he may
Speaker 6: do but I you got to believe his old teammates
Speaker 6: and his buddies in there they're trying to take him
Speaker 6: bridge today or take him all over Comerica.
Speaker 4: Park with these big gaps yeah but again you have
Speaker 4: to turn that switch off when you come to home
Speaker 4: plate as a hitter just like this Skubal's gonna have
Speaker 4: to turn the switch off when he takes the mound
Speaker 4: yeah you have an idea but He may be your buddy.
Speaker 4: He may be your former teammate. But right now, he's
Speaker 4: a competitor. When he grabbed that lumber and go to
Speaker 4: home plate, good luck.
Speaker 6: I know it's not a big-time National League showdown. This
Speaker 6: is an interleague series, Tim. But the Dodgers need to
Speaker 6: stack wins. They got to get to a certain number
Speaker 6: to avoid.
Speaker 7: That wild card round.
Speaker 6: And they're a 500 team since the beginning of July.
Speaker 6: They're below 500. Three games under 500 in their last 25.
Speaker 6: But let's see if they can put a new series
Speaker 6: in front of them. The Tigers and Dodgers get going shortly.
Speaker 2: All right, Tarek Skubal making his fifth start in a
Speaker 2: Dodger uniform. He's 1-2 with a. 338 ERA, but coming
Speaker 2: off a win against the Pirates. David Vasse has got
Speaker 2: you covered with all the postgame, all the highlights, reaction,
Speaker 2: of course, from Tarek Skubal after he makes the start
Speaker 2: tonight going up against his former team in the Detroit Tigers.
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