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. Incredible. 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 2: It's not fair.
Speaker 1: Are making plans.
Speaker 3: Again.
Speaker 4: It's a singular focus on controlling what they can control.
Speaker 5: Now your pregame host of the world champion L.A.
Speaker 1: Dodgers, Tim Cates.
Speaker 6: Yeah, Tim Cates ain't here.
Speaker 4: David Basset live at Dodger Stadium as we get set
Speaker 4: for first pitch between the Dodgers and Cardinals, the middle
Speaker 4: game of this three-game series. Welcome to Morongo Casino, Dodgers
Speaker 4: on deck. The Dodgers with 82 wins on the season.
Speaker 4: Of course, first place in the NL West, but... They
Speaker 4: had their sights set on the best seeding in the
Speaker 4: National League postseason as possible. And earlier today, the Atlanta
Speaker 4: Braves beat the Nationals. So right now, the Dodgers are
Speaker 4: a half game back of Atlanta for the number two
Speaker 4: seed in the National League postseason picture.
Speaker 6: Last night, the Dodgers fell 13-8.
Speaker 4: They're looking to get back in the winning column tonight
Speaker 4: with Yamamoto on the mound.
Speaker 6: First pitch coming up at 7'10.
Speaker 4: Over the next hour here on Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck,
Speaker 4: you'll hear from the Honorable Chris Taylor.
Speaker 6: Chris Taylor is in the house tonight.
Speaker 4: He is throwing out the ceremonial first pitch, so we'll
Speaker 4: check in with Chris Taylor. Also, we'll check in with
Speaker 4: Dave Roberts in 20 minutes and also preview this pitching matchup.
Speaker 4: Last night, obviously not the way the Dodgers wanted it
Speaker 4: to go for Eric Lauer or the Dodgers. Lauer gave
Speaker 4: up seven runs. in three innings last night, and then
Speaker 4: things did not get any easier for the bullpen. Alex
Speaker 4: Vecchia came on in relief. Robleski came on in relief.
Speaker 4: All in all, St. Louis hit five home runs last
Speaker 4: night to beat the Dodgers, but the Dodger offense did
Speaker 4: put up eight runs and did not give away at-bats,
Speaker 4: beginning in the bottom half of the third inning when
Speaker 4: Mookie Betts was gifted a three-run double.
Speaker 2: Now there's two outs, 7-0 St.
Speaker 5: Louis.
Speaker 2: Brevey delivers.
Speaker 6: Swing and a high fly ball, short right field.
Speaker 2: Out goes a second baseman.
Speaker 1: Firmino, he trips over Walker.
Speaker 6: Ball is loose.
Speaker 7: Three runs come in to score. Dodgers get a gift.
Speaker 7: A collision between Firmino and Walker. And the Dodgers have
Speaker 7: just plated three.
Speaker 4: Jose Fermin playing second base last night went a little
Speaker 4: bit too far. Jordan Walker in right field was trying
Speaker 4: to make a sliding catch. The ball actually hit his
Speaker 4: glove and bounced out. So Mookie Betts was gifted a
Speaker 4: three-run double. And then I guess the only highlight outside
Speaker 4: of that for the Dodgers was the fact that Will
Speaker 4: Smith was activated before the game and back behind the
Speaker 4: plate for the first time since June 5th. In the
Speaker 4: seventh inning, Will Smith drove in his first run since
Speaker 4: May 29th.
Speaker 6: One out.
Speaker 7: There's a line drive base hit into left center field.
Speaker 7: Ohtani rounding third. He's on his way home. Bets will
Speaker 7: be held at third.
Speaker 2: Sliding into second base is Will Smith with an RBI double.
Speaker 7: The Cardinals lead has been trimmed to 11-5.
Speaker 3: Well, that's the bat that the Dodgers have been missing desperately.
Speaker 6: Will Smith with the night off tonight. That was scheduled.
Speaker 4: He'll be back in there tomorrow for the finale of
Speaker 4: this series. But Will Smith's RBI double was our top-tier
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Speaker 4: tonight with Yamamoto on the mound in the middle game.
Speaker 6: Of this three-game series.
Speaker 4: Let's check in for the first time tonight with Rick
Speaker 4: Munday and Charlie Steiner, who are right here in our
Speaker 4: Galpin Ford broadcast booth.
Speaker 7: All right, David, game 139, 24 games in 26 days.
Speaker 2: Remain in the regular season.
Speaker 7: Dodgers got beaten to a pulp last night, 13-8 by
Speaker 7: the Cardinals. But as play begins today, with Atlanta having
Speaker 7: shut out Washington, the Dodgers and the Braves are tied
Speaker 7: for second today. Three and a half games behind the
Speaker 7: Milwaukee Brewers. And they are playing the Cubs tonight.
Speaker 2: Quick look back last night.
Speaker 7: The Dodgers was down 7-0 early. And Lauer just didn't
Speaker 7: have it. And they were just trying to play. Come
Speaker 7: from behind and came up short.
Speaker 3: Yeah, it was just one of those games. It just
Speaker 3: did not work. And it's not going to work. Really
Speaker 3: giving up in total over the nine innings. Five home runs. Yes,
Speaker 3: four of those were solo blasts. But nonetheless, the Dodgers.
Speaker 3: I thought there was some positive things that came out
Speaker 3: of it. I thought there were a much better pitch
Speaker 3: selection of Dodger hitters. I thought there were much more
Speaker 3: as far as opportunities. They had 14 at-bats with runners
Speaker 3: in scoring position. That's the good news. Bad news is
Speaker 3: they only had four hits, but they did put on
Speaker 3: a pretty good display in that ninth inning.
Speaker 2: They fall short.
Speaker 3: What is a little surprising is that we heard about
Speaker 3: this St. Louis Cardinals ball club that had difficulty scoring runs,
Speaker 3: and while they've lost seven of the last ten games,
Speaker 3: And in those games, including adding the 13 runs last night,
Speaker 3: they've been outscored by 20 runs. But you would not
Speaker 3: have known that looking at them last night.
Speaker 7: That Jordan Walker, that home run shot to left center field,
Speaker 7: that was about the hardest hit home run I've seen
Speaker 7: in a long time.
Speaker 3: You know, the Cardinals, they're headed in the right direction
Speaker 3: if we look at it. They're a young ball club.
Speaker 3: They're enthusiastic about the way that they're playing. And as
Speaker 3: you mentioned, there's a remote chance that they could possibly
Speaker 3: cause some damage and and maybe be included in a
Speaker 3: wild card slot. But that is put to the wayside.
Speaker 3: You know, they've gone 5-5 in their last 10 ballgames.
Speaker 3: But overall, we're going to find out what happens tonight.
Speaker 3: And with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound tonight, you would
Speaker 3: expect good things because that would mean, if it translates
Speaker 3: to what it has been in the past, Dodgers will
Speaker 3: not have to score a great number of runs because
Speaker 3: Yamamoto does not allow a great number.
Speaker 7: He's 12-8 at 256 ERA, and he's held the opponents
Speaker 7: to a 187 batting average. The Cardinals counter with a lefty,
Speaker 7: Bryson Motz, M-A-U-T-Z. And so the Dodgers have fluctuated their
Speaker 7: lineup just a.
Speaker 2: Little bit, and we'll detail that a little later on
Speaker 2: in the hour.
Speaker 1: David.
Speaker 4: All right, guys, as we count you down to first pitch,
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Speaker 4: You'll hear from manager Dave Roberts, and we'll go high
Speaker 4: and tight with Chris Taylor, who retired earlier this year
Speaker 4: and is going to be throwing out the ceremonial flag
Speaker 4: First pitch a little bit later before the Dodgers and
Speaker 4: Cardinals get it going in game two of this three-game series.
Speaker 4: I'm David Vasse, and this is the back-to-back World Series
Speaker 4: champion Dodgers Audio Network.
Speaker 5: This is Morongo Casino, Dodgers on 10.
Speaker 1: On your home for L.A. Dodgers baseball.
Speaker 4: David Vasse, live at Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium as
Speaker 4: the Dodgers and Cardinals get set for the middle game
Speaker 4: of this three-game series.
Speaker 6: The Dodgers have the right guy on the mound tonight, and.
Speaker 4: Yoshinobu Yamamoto going up against Bryson Motts, a bullpen game
Speaker 4: for the Cardinals. This will only be Motts' third major
Speaker 4: league game in his career, and he's done the bullpen
Speaker 4: piggyback role before. First pitch is coming up at 7-10
Speaker 4: on Yamamoto Night.
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Speaker 7: McGreevy's 78th pitch. There's a looping line drive into right
Speaker 7: center field for a base hit. Oscar Hernandez holds at second.
Speaker 7: First and second.
Speaker 1: One out.
Speaker 2: Freddie Freeman coming up.
Speaker 4: Ohtani, he went one for two last night with a walk.
Speaker 4: He scored twice. Ohtani hitting 281 on the season. He's
Speaker 4: back in there tonight leading off as the Dodgers DH,
Speaker 4: but still no word on when he may still try
Speaker 4: to pitch. The Dodgers are not closing the door on
Speaker 4: that by any means. Dave Roberts and Andrew Friedman have
Speaker 4: both told me that even if Ohtani could give them
Speaker 4: two innings in the postseason, it's worth keeping the door open,
Speaker 4: but not at the expense of of injuring him or
Speaker 4: taking anything away from him being the force they need offensively.
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Speaker 1: This is Kirsten's Corner with Kirsten Watson.
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Speaker 4: with a K. All right, Kirsten with a K. We're
Speaker 4: back in the Dodger dugout, and Chris Taylor is back
Speaker 4: at Dodger Stadium. Dave Roberts was joking. He didn't say
Speaker 4: much when he played. Did you get a lot of
Speaker 4: words out of him?
Speaker 8: You know what's funny? I feel like It took time
Speaker 8: for me to build a relationship with him, but once
Speaker 8: I did, he was, I mean, not super talkative, but
Speaker 8: it was easy to converse with. I also love how just,
Speaker 8: he's a fan favorite, so I'm excited to see the
Speaker 8: reception that he's going to have from Dodger Stadium. I
Speaker 8: feel like I still see CT3 jerseys or tailored jerseys
Speaker 8: with the three on them. There's so much impact that
Speaker 8: he's had on this team, this organization, this community, what
Speaker 8: he does in Manhattan Beach with the polar plunge and
Speaker 8: things like that. So I'm excited to see him back here,
Speaker 8: but it'll be different. It'll be a fun one to see.
Speaker 4: Yeah, it's kind of weird how some of these guys
Speaker 4: that started with Dave Roberts are retired and having these
Speaker 4: type of nights.
Speaker 8: Yeah, and it's funny to think because... obviously when you
Speaker 8: think of someone like Chris Taylor and maybe he wasn't
Speaker 8: like the veteran vocal presence that in the clubhouse, like
Speaker 8: someone like a Justin Turner, but he still had so
Speaker 8: much impact on the team and he had really close
Speaker 8: relationships with all the guys. So even when he was
Speaker 8: released from the organization, it did kind of feel like
Speaker 8: it came out of surprise and it was just a
Speaker 8: shakeup for the Dodgers, but to see him go and
Speaker 8: then Austin Barnes, you know, those were impactful players for
Speaker 8: this team, for this clubhouse. And so, um, When they
Speaker 8: get to come back and whether you're seeing them kind
Speaker 8: of sitting in the side, it's really special for just
Speaker 8: the memories that they shared here, the teammate that they were,
Speaker 8: the men that they are. So I'm excited to see him.
Speaker 8: And now he's, I believe, a father of two. And
Speaker 8: I'm sure his older son, the name is slipping me
Speaker 8: right now.
Speaker 6: You don't need to know his name.
Speaker 8: The fact that he's probably just like four or five
Speaker 8: years old now to me is insane.
Speaker 6: Yeah, it's pretty crazy. And hopefully the Dodgers can get
Speaker 6: a win.
Speaker 4: Chris told me earlier today that he's hoping to just
Speaker 4: watch a baseball game, and last night it wasn't that
Speaker 4: much of a baseball game.
Speaker 8: No, it wasn't a pretty one, to say the least.
Speaker 8: Whether it was just getting behind early, being down 7-0
Speaker 8: by the third, Eric Lauer just didn't have his stuff
Speaker 8: in that one. And obviously to see how aggressive that
Speaker 8: the Cardinals were at the five home runs last night,
Speaker 8: and I think just... Ultimately, the Dodgers just didn't have
Speaker 8: their best performance. I thought it was good how they
Speaker 8: did show that fight towards the end, and Dave Roberts
Speaker 8: did speak highly of just the at-bats that he saw
Speaker 8: from the group, and then you have the excitement of
Speaker 8: Will Smith being back in the lineup. There were some positives,
Speaker 8: but ultimately I think we thought it was going to
Speaker 8: be the September 1st, a new day, a new series,
Speaker 8: get things back on track. And ultimately it was more
Speaker 8: like August 32nd. So hopefully today, I know, hopefully today
Speaker 8: will genuinely be that kind of reset and we'll see
Speaker 8: as a collective and the team get going. And with
Speaker 8: Yoshinova on the mound, it's hard to doubt that being
Speaker 8: what's going to happen.
Speaker 4: All right, Kirsten, thanks a lot for the time. Enjoy
Speaker 4: the game tonight. It should be a different outcome.
Speaker 8: I would love to see that, and I think it
Speaker 8: will be as well.
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Speaker 4: When we continue on Morongo Casino, Dodgers on deck. We'll
Speaker 4: preview this pitching matchup tonight. I'll go one-on-one with Chris
Speaker 4: Taylor after he throws out the first pitch. We'll get
Speaker 4: you the latest Dodger injury report, and, of course, we'll
Speaker 4: hear from manager Dave Roberts.
Speaker 6: First pitch is.
Speaker 4: Coming up at 7-10 between the Dodgers and Cardinals. I'm
Speaker 4: David Basset, and this is the back-to-back World Series champion
Speaker 4: Dodgers Audio Network.
Speaker 1: This is Morongo Casino. Dodgers on deck.
Speaker 5: On your home for the blue all season long.
Speaker 4: It's the Dodgers and Cardinals coming up at 7-10. Yamamoto
Speaker 4: on the mound as the Cardinals are going with a
Speaker 4: bullpen game. So the matchup leans towards the Dodgers tonight.
Speaker 4: Let's see them bounce back from a disappointing 13-8 loss
Speaker 4: last night.
Speaker 1: This is the L.A. Dodgers Injury Report.
Speaker 4: This Dodger Injury Report presented by UCLA Health, the official
Speaker 4: medical partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Well, speaking of
Speaker 4: last night's 13-8 loss, Eric Lauer gave up seven runs
Speaker 4: in three innings and about 30 minutes ago, the Dodgers
Speaker 4: announced they are placing Lauer on the injured list with
Speaker 4: left elbow inflammation. They are activating Blake Trinan, who also
Speaker 4: was on the IL with elbow inflammation. He is a
Speaker 4: right-handed pitcher, so he had right elbow inflammation, so Trinan
Speaker 4: will be available out of the Dodger bullpen. Also, Dave
Speaker 4: Roberts told us earlier today, no word on Roki Sasaki
Speaker 4: and the blister on his right middle finger.
Speaker 6: We'll see whether or.
Speaker 4: Not Sasaki will be activated after he comes off the IL.
Speaker 4: Also uncertain whether or not the Dodgers will have Sasaki
Speaker 4: go back into the rotation or make the transition to
Speaker 4: the bullpen, begin during the regular season to protect that
Speaker 4: right middle finger and the blister. All right, speaking of
Speaker 4: Dave Roberts, let's hear more from the Dodger manager down
Speaker 4: in the dugout, literally today.
Speaker 6: Anything else for Dave? Dave, do you think questions for Dave?
Speaker 2: Dave, can you just describe? Dave, can you talk about
Speaker 2: the pressure?
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Speaker 9: It's great. Yeah, obviously it was a short one last night.
Speaker 9: Looking at nine in a row. But I think, you know,
Speaker 9: considering everything, I think we came out of it okay.
Speaker 9: The leverage guys are in a good spot. Some guys
Speaker 9: have had three days off. But, yeah, it comes down
Speaker 9: to starting pitching. And, you know, obviously it's a young,
Speaker 9: hungry team out there. Came out last night swinging the bat. So,
Speaker 9: you know, it would be nice to put up a zero,
Speaker 9: get a lead, and go from there. And they got
Speaker 9: a bullpen game, so we sort of staggered our lineup
Speaker 9: a little bit.
Speaker 6: But I feel good about tonight.
Speaker 8: Last night you were talking about just the fight that
Speaker 8: the offense showed, especially late in the game, trying to
Speaker 8: just battle back from being down early 7-0. How do
Speaker 8: you want to see them carry that over, and what
Speaker 8: did you like to see there about the approach or
Speaker 8: the mindset of the group to end the game last night?
Speaker 9: Yeah, I like, again, I like the at-bat quality. Tonight,
Speaker 9: you know, just looking at kind of how it might
Speaker 9: play out, we're probably going to see four or five
Speaker 9: arms tonight.
Speaker 6: So we're going to.
Speaker 9: See different arms, but I think for us it's just
Speaker 9: kind of Just keep taking good at-bats, and we'll slug
Speaker 9: at some point. But last night I really liked the
Speaker 9: way we just kind of fought, saw some different arms,
Speaker 9: got the closer up, and things to build on.
Speaker 4: Did you feel like Shohei had better at-bat qualities last night?
Speaker 4: Did you see some signs of him getting back on track?
Speaker 2: I did. I did.
Speaker 9: I think that Shohei is no different than any other
Speaker 9: player where controlling the strike zone, taking walks when given—
Speaker 9: It's important, and I think yesterday for him to take
Speaker 9: a couple walks was important, and I know he wants
Speaker 9: to swing the bat, but it was good for him
Speaker 9: to control his strike zone a little bit last night.
Speaker 4: All right, there's manager Dave Roberts down in the dugout.
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Speaker 4: We'll check in with Chris Taylor later in the show.
Speaker 4: And also, we'll give you an update on Andy Pahez.
Speaker 4: Great news on the all-star center fielder. Dodgers hitting coach
Speaker 4: Aaron Bates shared with us the latest on Pahez's rehab
Speaker 4: coming back from a fractured left hand.
Speaker 6: Don't go anywhere.
Speaker 4: Dodgers and Cardinals coming up at 7-10.
Speaker 6: I'm David Vasse.
Speaker 4: And this is the back-to-back World Series champion Dodgers audio network.
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Speaker 1: Dodgers baseball.
Speaker 4: Big night at Dodger Stadium as fans are being given
Speaker 4: out a replica Shohei Otani 2025 World Series ring and
Speaker 4: Yoshi Yamamoto is on the mound for the Dodgers tonight
Speaker 4: in the middle game of this three-game series. against the
Speaker 4: Cardinals tomorrow night.
Speaker 6: Tarek Skubal will be on the mound for the Dodgers.
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Speaker 4: a can. We see right now Chris Taylor out there
Speaker 4: with his wife Mary and their two young children getting
Speaker 4: ready for the ceremonial first pitch, and he might get
Speaker 4: a little emotional. Chris Taylor does not get emotional. We
Speaker 4: never saw him get too sad or allow the joy.
Speaker 6: Turn into tears.
Speaker 4: But my understanding is the Dodgers may have some not
Speaker 4: only highlights from his 10 years with the Dodgers, but
Speaker 4: also some former teammates have recorded video messages to play
Speaker 4: up there on Dodger Vision. So that should be a
Speaker 4: fun time because Chris Taylor was acquired by in the
Speaker 4: middle of the 2016 season, hit a game one lead
Speaker 4: off home run in the 2017 World Series, had an
Speaker 4: unbelievable catch in game seven of the 2018 NLCS, hit
Speaker 4: three home runs against the Braves in the 21 NLCS,
Speaker 4: and of course, to get there, hit the walk off
Speaker 4: home run in the wild card game against the Cardinals.
Speaker 4: So it'll be great to celebrate Chris Taylor, who officially
Speaker 4: retired earlier this season. Well, Chris Taylor had a broken
Speaker 4: hand during his Dodger career. Andy Pahez broke his hand
Speaker 4: getting hit by a 100-mile-an-hour pitch during the Pirates series
Speaker 4: a couple of weeks ago, fractured his left hand, and
Speaker 4: a week ago underwent surgery to put in a compression
Speaker 4: screw in that left hand. But the great news is,
Speaker 4: Pahez is healing very quickly and Dodgers hitting coach Aaron
Speaker 4: Bates gave us an update on how quickly Pahez is healing.
Speaker 10: Yeah I think he starts swinging pretty soon I mean
Speaker 10: he was in the dugout yesterday during the game he
Speaker 10: said it he doesn't feel any pain he his hand
Speaker 10: feels really good which was encouraging because we got back
Speaker 10: from the road trip just you know seeing touch base
Speaker 10: other than text but he was in great spirits he
Speaker 10: was really good I think he starts swinging here coming
Speaker 10: up shortly but I mean, they said the surgery went
Speaker 10: really well, so he was excited by that because he
Speaker 10: expected to be more sore at this point and more pain,
Speaker 10: but he said no.
Speaker 2: He's feeling good.
Speaker 6: So he could actually grip a bat right now?
Speaker 9: Yeah.
Speaker 10: He hasn't swung yet as far as hitting a ball,
Speaker 10: but he said I think it was the next couple
Speaker 10: days or so he was going to practice. I think
Speaker 10: it's just dry swings at first. I think there's a progression.
Speaker 10: You have to talk to the trainers more so the
Speaker 10: specifics of the progression, but, yeah, he said there's no pain.
Speaker 6: I got good news for you.
Speaker 8: Dr.
Speaker 4: Shin, who performed the surgery on Andy Pahez's hand, performed
Speaker 4: the surgery after the slide.
Speaker 10: So were you quicker than expected from your slide?
Speaker 6: I went back the next day.
Speaker 2: Got it. So you're even quicker than that. Yeah. How
Speaker 2: about pain-wise? How did it feel?
Speaker 6: Oh, I could tell when it's going to rain. First
Speaker 6: guy to know.
Speaker 2: Got it, got it, got it. Okay. Well, hopefully Andy's
Speaker 2: feels better than yours, then.
Speaker 4: Oh, yeah, I hope so. I mean, Pa has is
Speaker 4: much more needed than I am. So great news and
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Speaker 4: The Cardinals are going with a bullpen game tonight, while
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Speaker 6: Oh, well, come on. This is so obvious.
Speaker 4: Chris Taylor throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before a
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Speaker 4: wild card game in 2021 Dodgers and Cardinals game tied
Speaker 4: at one Cody Bellinger on base for Chris Taylor.
Speaker 2: Reyes on two and one. Taylor.
Speaker 6: Fly ball to left.
Speaker 1: And deep. And done! Chris Taylor, a.
Speaker 6: Walk-off home run. The Dodgers are walking off to San Francisco.
Speaker 11: They win the wild card, 3-1. Here comes Taylor to
Speaker 11: the plate.
Speaker 6: They are bobbing him. The crowd is going crazy.
Speaker 11: The Dodgers advance to the National League Division Series with
Speaker 11: one mighty swing by Chris Taylor.
Speaker 4: A two-run walk-off home run off of Alex Reyes sending
Speaker 4: the Dodgers to San Francisco in a best-of-five NLDS. They
Speaker 4: would beat the Giants in five games and then lose
Speaker 4: to the Braves in the NLCS. But Chris Taylor, with
Speaker 4: that walk-off home run in the wild-card game, became just
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Speaker 4: Still to come, Chris Taylor. He's going to join us
Speaker 4: before he throws out tonight's ceremonial first pitch.
Speaker 5: And now, joined by David Basset, here's L.A. Dodgers broadcaster
Speaker 5: and World Series champion Dodger, Rick Monday.
Speaker 4: Well, Rick, this is perfect. We got baseball royalty in
Speaker 4: the booth. Chip Carey's in here, the Cardinals broadcaster.
Speaker 2: I have a bone to pick with Mr. Carey. Okay.
Speaker 3: Because about this time, 24 hours ago, he had the
Speaker 3: audacity to come into our booth and tell us that
Speaker 3: his Cardinals are having difficulty scoring runs. What a scouting report.
Speaker 2: Trying to lull you into a false sense of security. Oh, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 6: Lower the expectation. So then they score 13 runs.
Speaker 3: Trying to lull you into a false sense of security.
Speaker 4: Well, I'm glad he's in here because I want him
Speaker 4: to hear it. I want Charlie Steiner to hear this. Tomorrow,
Speaker 4: it is the 60th anniversary of Rick Monday making his
Speaker 4: major league debut.
Speaker 6: In Major League Baseball.
Speaker 4: Rick Monday has been part of Major League Baseball for
Speaker 4: 60 seasons, and tomorrow is the anniversary of your Major
Speaker 4: League debut, Rick.
Speaker 3: Yeah, you told me you had a surprise waiting for me,
Speaker 3: and I proved to the world that I should have
Speaker 3: been there.
Speaker 2: Here is the deal.
Speaker 3: I was playing in Mobile, Alabama, a double-A ball, Southern League,
Speaker 3: And it's September 1st call-ups and Sal Bando, teammate of
Speaker 3: mine at Arizona State and with the Mobile Bears in
Speaker 3: the Southern League, we're both called up. Well, Sal didn't
Speaker 3: have his car there. I had a car. So we
Speaker 3: drove all night long from Mobile, Alabama to Kansas City.
Speaker 3: We got into the hotel about 7.30 in the morning,
Speaker 3: 8 o'clock in the morning by the time we checked in.
Speaker 3: I saw Bobby Hoffman, who was the first base coach
Speaker 3: for the Kansas City A's. He says, hey, by the way,
Speaker 3: we have a 10.30 workout this morning and you need
Speaker 3: to be there. So Sal and I are up at
Speaker 3: 10.30 in the morning, actually 10 o'clock, get to the ballpark,
Speaker 3: and now we've got an early workout, and we're in
Speaker 3: the lineup that night. And I proved to the world
Speaker 3: that I should have been the number one pick in
Speaker 3: the very first draft in 1965 out of Arizona State,
Speaker 3: We had just won the College World Series, had just
Speaker 3: defeated Ohio State in that final game.
Speaker 2: Here I am. I'm called up the number one pick.
Speaker 2: All eyes are on it.
Speaker 3: And I struck out the first time I went to
Speaker 3: home plate. So much for that crescendo.
Speaker 6: Hey, the game will humble you, Rick. The game will
Speaker 6: humble you.
Speaker 2: It took that story. And now Chip is going to leave. Oh, yeah.
Speaker 3: Now he's going to leave.
Speaker 2: That's my TV open.
Speaker 4: What do you got on former umpire Brian Gorman, who
Speaker 4: also is now in the booth?
Speaker 6: I mean, this is the party tonight.
Speaker 2: Well, let me put it this way.
Speaker 3: Let me put it, a second-generation Major League umpire. So
Speaker 3: if you put it that, and I had the pleasure,
Speaker 3: and I mean the pleasure, of playing with both Bryant
Speaker 3: and with.
Speaker 2: His dad, Tom.
Speaker 6: Did Tom ever throw you out of a game?
Speaker 5: No.
Speaker 3: No, he was a guy that did not throw guys out.
Speaker 3: He was a part of the game with very well respect,
Speaker 3: along with this gentleman. He happens to be in the
Speaker 3: booth with us as well, Brian. And I saw that,
Speaker 3: by the way, Brian, I saw that you had gone
Speaker 3: down to the umpire's room and talked to them. So
Speaker 3: we got that all worked out. And Brian and I
Speaker 3: talk a lot. We talked, I think, last homestand about
Speaker 3: the fact that, you know, with the ABS system, you
Speaker 3: know what it's proved to me? is that how good
Speaker 3: these umpires are on a daily basis. And I've said
Speaker 3: this on the last road trip. I believe that the
Speaker 3: umpiring crew as a total right now, all of the umpires,
Speaker 3: probably the best level of umpiring that we have seen
Speaker 3: for a lot of different reasons. They're getting a better
Speaker 3: workforce to choose from. These guys are schooled on exactly
Speaker 3: what they're doing. And I just think that right now
Speaker 3: we're seeing the umpire. And I don't know if it's
Speaker 3: a result of, you know, hey, look, they're on the
Speaker 3: spot and they're answerable to the videotape all the time.
Speaker 2: And people can see it.
Speaker 3: But this is a good game. It's not just the players.
Speaker 3: It's also the officials and I think the reputation of
Speaker 3: the game of baseball.
Speaker 4: game.I'm glad I could get a day ahead of you.
Speaker 3: Oh, well, that's all right. I'll get even at some
Speaker 3: particular point.
Speaker 6: All right.
Speaker 2: I'll listen to you in the postgame. All right.
Speaker 4: Thank you, Rick.And we'll listen to you and Charlie Steiner
Speaker 4: and Tim Nevrit tonight. And still to come here on
Speaker 4: Morongo Casino, Dodgers on deck. Chris Taylor is coming up
Speaker 4: right around the corner as we get set for first
Speaker 4: pitch at Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium at 710. I'm
Speaker 4: David Vasse, and this is the Back-to-Back World Series Champion
Speaker 4: Dodgers Audio Network.
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Speaker 1: Dodgers baseball.
Speaker 4: It's the Dodgers and Cardinals game two of this three
Speaker 4: game series coming up at 710 Yamamoto on the mound
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Speaker 2: Reyes on two and one.
Speaker 6: Taylor. Fly ball to left.
Speaker 2: And deep.
Speaker 6: And down.
Speaker 2: Chris Taylor, a walk-off home run.
Speaker 6: The Dodgers are walking off to San Francisco.
Speaker 2: They win the.
Speaker 11: Wild card, 3-1. Here comes Taylor to the plate.
Speaker 2: They are bobbing him.
Speaker 6: The crowd is going crazy.
Speaker 11: The Dodgers advance to the National League Division Series with
Speaker 11: one mighty swing by Chris Taylor.
Speaker 4: That's how it sounded on that October night at Dodger Stadium.
Speaker 4: Chris Taylor with one of his great playoff moments in
Speaker 4: a Dodger uniform. That was against the Cardinals in the
Speaker 4: 21 wildcard game. And Chris Taylor is going to be
Speaker 4: celebrated tonight at Dodger Stadium, rightfully so. And we'll be
Speaker 4: throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. And Chris Taylor joins
Speaker 4: us now. Chris, thanks a lot for the time and
Speaker 4: congratulations on a great career.
Speaker 12: Thanks. I appreciate that. And I'm excited to get back
Speaker 12: to Dodger stadium tonight and watch a game. It'd be
Speaker 12: a new perspective for me, but I'm, I'm excited to
Speaker 12: go with my family and just soak it all in.
Speaker 4: I know the last couple of years when we did interviews,
Speaker 4: I held back trying to celebrate your career because you
Speaker 4: still had a lot, a lot left, but Now that
Speaker 4: you are officially retired, I can just go all in
Speaker 4: and celebrate some of the great moments you had in
Speaker 4: your great career. Did you ever believe when you got
Speaker 4: traded from the Mariners to the Dodgers in 2016 and
Speaker 4: you showed up in Pittsburgh that your career would take
Speaker 4: this arc and you would be throwing out the first
Speaker 4: pitch and being celebrated by Dodger fans 10 years later?
Speaker 12: Oh man, I don't know.
Speaker 5: Yeah.
Speaker 12: That's a tough question. Um, you know, I was just
Speaker 12: at that point in my career, I was just so
Speaker 12: focused on like getting to the major leagues and like
Speaker 12: earning a spot. Um, you know, it'd be hard to say.
Speaker 12: I thought that I would get, um, you know, over
Speaker 12: 10 years in the major leagues with the pretty much
Speaker 12: all with the Dodgers. Um, So, yeah, no, I don't
Speaker 12: I don't know.
Speaker 2: I always had a lot.
Speaker 12: Of confidence in myself and always believed I would get there.
Speaker 12: But I don't know if I thought it would happen
Speaker 12: the way I did.
Speaker 4: When you're out there on the field before first pitch tonight,
Speaker 4: what do you think your emotions are going to be?
Speaker 4: Because like you said, you were always just about today.
Speaker 4: And that's what made you so good is that you
Speaker 4: were worried about today.
Speaker 6: You were where your feet were.
Speaker 4: And you were in the middle of the grind of
Speaker 4: a career trying to win championships. So when you see
Speaker 4: the montage of all the moments we've talked about over
Speaker 4: the years, how do you think you'll react?
Speaker 12: You know what? I'm going to do my best to
Speaker 12: just soak it all in and just try to enjoy
Speaker 12: a baseball game with my family. The plan right now
Speaker 12: is for my oldest son, Theo, to throw out the
Speaker 12: first pitch to me. So I think I might be
Speaker 12: a little nervous for him. And we'll see how he
Speaker 12: is emotionally at that time. And, of course, I'm not
Speaker 12: going to pressure him to do it if he's not comfortable.
Speaker 2: But I hope.
Speaker 12: he's able to throw out the first pitch. And I
Speaker 12: think that would be a really cool experience to watch him,
Speaker 12: you know, have his moment. And then, yeah, I'm kind
Speaker 12: of just excited to watch a baseball game with my family.
Speaker 12: I haven't been able to do that ever. So, yeah,
Speaker 12: I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 4: Well, I got to say this. It's so great you're
Speaker 4: coming back. You are always going to be part of
Speaker 4: the Dodger family. And I'm so grateful to you for
Speaker 4: treating me like family and treating my kids like family.
Speaker 6: And it's been a real pleasure watching your career.
Speaker 4: And I can't believe I'm outlasting you. I can't believe
Speaker 4: I'm still doing this and you're retired. So I'll have
Speaker 4: to digest that tonight as well.
Speaker 12: Thanks. I mean, your friendship means a lot to me
Speaker 12: and it was always a pleasure.
Speaker 2: Working with you. All right.
Speaker 6: I'll see you on the beach this summer.
Speaker 3: All right.
Speaker 12: That sounds good.
Speaker 9: All right.
Speaker 6: Sounds good.
Speaker 2: There he goes.
Speaker 4: Chris Taylor has been our guest. He is a champion
Speaker 4: on and off the field and deserves to be celebrated
Speaker 4: as he is tonight. Dodger baseball presented by Uniqlo Field
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Speaker 4: We are leading you up to first pitch. Dodgers and Cardinals.
Speaker 4: Yamamoto on the mound at 7-10. I'm David Vasse. And
Speaker 4: this is the back-to-back World Series champion Dodgers Audio Network.
Speaker 5: This is Morongo Casino. Dodgers on deck.
Speaker 1: On your home for L.A. Dodgers baseball.
Speaker 4: David Basset live at Uniqlo Field at Dodgers Stadium as
Speaker 4: the Dodgers and Cardinals are getting set for first pitch
Speaker 4: at 7-10. Thanks again to Chris Taylor for joining us.
Speaker 4: He's on the field right now with his family, catching
Speaker 4: up with some old teammates. as he gets set to
Speaker 4: throw out the ceremonial first pitch. We're brought to you
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Speaker 4: we know Yamamoto's on the mound for the Dodgers tonight.
Speaker 4: The Cardinals are going with a bullpen game, starting with
Speaker 4: Bryson Motts, who piggybacked another Cardinals starter in his last appearance,
Speaker 4: and that did not go so well last Saturday. Motts
Speaker 4: gave up four runs in three innings, so... This matchup
Speaker 4: certainly favors the Dodgers, and they got their ace on
Speaker 4: the mound in Yamamoto, who's 12-8 on the year with
Speaker 4: an ERA of 286. But since the All-Star game, he's
Speaker 4: been even better. In seven starts in the second half
Speaker 4: of the season, Yamamoto's ERA is 190 in 47 and
Speaker 4: a third innings pitched. And also, his fastball has had
Speaker 4: a lot of giddy-up, and hitters are having a hard
Speaker 4: time against his four-seamer. They only have two hits. in
Speaker 4: 33 at-bats against that four-seam fastball.
Speaker 6: So we'll see.
Speaker 4: Whether or not Yamamoto can continue his second-half dominance tonight
Speaker 4: against the Cardinals. We're 15 minutes away from first pitch.
Speaker 6: Keys to the game are next.
Speaker 4: I'm David Vasse, and this is the back-to-back World Series
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Speaker 4: It's the Dodgers and Cardinals coming up at 7-10. Yamamoto
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Speaker 4: All right, let's check in once more with Rick Munday
Speaker 4: and Charlie Steiner.
Speaker 6: Guys?
Speaker 7: All right, David, the Dodgers and the Cardinals get ready
Speaker 7: for the second game of this three-game series.
Speaker 2: Dodgers looking to rebound.
Speaker 7: And they've got their ace, Yashinobu Yamamoto. What a year
Speaker 7: he's had. 12-8 at 256 ERA. Opponents are hitting just
Speaker 7: 187 against him. His strikeout-to-walk ratio is unseemly. 153 strikeouts
Speaker 7: in just 36 walks.
Speaker 3: You know what's amazing, too, is you look at his record.
Speaker 3: He's 5-5 at 13 starts at home. He's 7-3 at
Speaker 3: 11 starts on.
Speaker 2: The road, and yet.
Speaker 3: Both those batting average against are below 191, whether it
Speaker 3: be home or on the road. He's really been sensational,
Speaker 3: in particular with the fastball. And he gets that fastball
Speaker 3: by some guys. In fact, it's the lowest batting average
Speaker 3: against of any starting pitcher with the number of innings
Speaker 3: pitched that he has gone this year. Just a 152
Speaker 3: average against the fastball, but it's not just one-dimensional. The
Speaker 3: off-speed pitches have also been, well, a little bit. More
Speaker 3: difficult to hit.
Speaker 7: I was going to say, he's got so much stuff,
Speaker 7: so many pitches.
Speaker 2: Seems like the release point, game in, game out, pitch in,
Speaker 2: pitch out. He's just a model of consistency.
Speaker 3: And in consistency also, Charlie, with his mechanics in delivering
Speaker 3: the baseball. He stands right in the middle of the rubber.
Speaker 3: Not to one side, not to the other. He is
Speaker 3: absolutely spot on. as far as the balance all the
Speaker 3: way through his delivery. He is something to really watch
Speaker 3: and hopefully a very big night tonight, but he's going
Speaker 3: to have to have some runs scored behind him.
Speaker 7: Bryson Motts, M-A-U-T-Z, making his third appearance for the Cardinals.
Speaker 7: It's going to be a bullpen game tonight, a lefty,
Speaker 7: and so Dave Roberts has juggled the lineup a little bit.
Speaker 3: Yeah, and for Motts, only two starts that he's had,
Speaker 3: two appearances in a. 345 batting average against him. You
Speaker 3: face someone that's new, yes, you're going to scouting reports,
Speaker 3: but The biggest thing is continue having good pitch selection,
Speaker 3: which the Dodgers, I thought, did a better job, and
Speaker 3: I think they've done a better job in at least
Speaker 3: two of the last three games that they've played.
Speaker 7: Edmonds starting in center field, batting second tonight. Muncie with
Speaker 7: the lefty aboard is batting eighth at third base. We'll
Speaker 7: get to the lineups and first pitch in just a minute.
Speaker 4: All right, Rick Monday and Charlie Steiner will start the game.
Speaker 4: Tim Nevrit will follow. And also, we'll have the highlights
Speaker 4: after the game tonight, plus post-game reaction and Dodger talk.
Speaker 6: Enjoy the game. I'm David Vasse.
Speaker 4: This is the Back-to-Back World Series Champion Dodgers Audio Network.