WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (4-27-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>The quest for the three peat has begun.

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<v Speaker 2>Only four teams in Major League Baseball history have won

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<v Speaker 2>three consecutive titles. The Dodgers are the favorites to become

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<v Speaker 2>the fifth.

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<v Speaker 1>This is World Champion Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 3>Here we go again. We're get y running back to.

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<v Speaker 4>eighty seven two five seven, and be sure to follow

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<v Speaker 4>Dodger Talk wherever you get your podcasts.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's your host, David Vase.

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<v Speaker 2>Last day, What a night for the Dodgers as they

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<v Speaker 2>score three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning

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<v Speaker 2>to come back and beat the Marlins walk off style

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<v Speaker 2>five to four. Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vase with

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<v Speaker 2>you until eleven thirty tonight. We have phone lines open

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<v Speaker 2>at eight six six nine, eight seven two five seventy.

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Tucker delivered the big hit with two outs in

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<v Speaker 2>the bottom of the ninth inning. Score show Hayo Tani

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<v Speaker 2>and Freddie Freeman as the Dodgers walk it off against

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<v Speaker 2>the Marlins five to four and take game one of

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<v Speaker 2>this three game series. We got a lot to get

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<v Speaker 2>to between now and eleven thirty. Your phone calls eight

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<v Speaker 2>sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy. Also, you'll

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<v Speaker 2>hear from Edwin Diaz and Andrew Friedman on Diaz's right

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<v Speaker 2>elbow procedure that he underwent last week. Edwin Diaz at

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Stadium and speaking to the media earlier today, Andrew

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<v Speaker 2>Friedman gave us a little bit more detail over the weekend,

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<v Speaker 2>so we'll share that with you as well. But tonight

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<v Speaker 2>it was a night where you thought, maybe the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>are just going to go down quietly against the Marlins.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's not who this Dodger team is. They want

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<v Speaker 2>to win each and every game and they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>do their best to find a way to do that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yamamoto, he's human. He was off tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>He was not really having the feel for his split

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<v Speaker 2>fingered fastball. He was missing it. He was leaving it

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<v Speaker 2>up in the strike zone. And the fifth inning was

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<v Speaker 2>indicative of all that, because you know, Yama Moto doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>walk batters when he's on and let alone, let the

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<v Speaker 2>number nine hitter again hurt you. Connor Norby was on

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<v Speaker 2>base three times tonight. He singled in the third, he

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<v Speaker 2>walked in the fifth, and that was the beginning of

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<v Speaker 2>Yama Moto having a very frustrating fifth inning where he

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<v Speaker 2>Norby let off the inning with a walk, and then

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<v Speaker 2>what was even more frustrating was that Yama Moto was

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<v Speaker 2>this close to getting out of the fifth but he

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<v Speaker 2>walked second basement Xavier Edwards with two outs, which allowed

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<v Speaker 2>Liam Hicks, the left handed hitting DH, to come up

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<v Speaker 2>and hit a go ahead three run home run over

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<v Speaker 2>the short wall inside the right field foul pole. So

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<v Speaker 2>it was a two to one Dodger lead, and it

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<v Speaker 2>turned into a four to two Marlins lead at that

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<v Speaker 2>point in time until the ninth inning when the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>came alive. He kind of felt like the game was

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<v Speaker 2>in the seventh inning when the Dodgers had an opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>with the bases loaded and two outs and the right

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<v Speaker 2>guy at the plate, Will Smith against the Marlins left

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<v Speaker 2>handed reliever Andrew Nrdi, who was in a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>trouble and reeling at that point in time. So Smith

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<v Speaker 2>broke his bat and grounded out softly to the second baseman.

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<v Speaker 2>And Smith this year against lefties is not doing well.

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<v Speaker 3>Early on.

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<v Speaker 2>He's only hitting a buck eighty eight against lefties with

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<v Speaker 2>no home runs. Usually a lefty against Will Smith especially

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<v Speaker 2>a lefty reliever against will Smith and the bases loaded,

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<v Speaker 2>will Smith is at least going to get a base hit.

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<v Speaker 2>And tonight will Smith came up twice with the bases

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<v Speaker 2>loaded and couldn't get one run in seventh inning and

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth inning. He was the second out in the

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<v Speaker 2>ninth inning, and luckily Kyle Tucker was able.

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<v Speaker 3>To deliver his first walk off hit for the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 3>So he.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of felt like that seventh inning that was the

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<v Speaker 2>best chance for the Dodgers to do Dodger things. And

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<v Speaker 2>against the Marlins bullpen that is the best in Major

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<v Speaker 2>League Baseball coming into tonight, holding hitters to a batting

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<v Speaker 2>average of what a buck eighty seven coming into the

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<v Speaker 2>game tonight, So it's not a bad Marlins bullpen. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a pretty good Marlin's bullpen, and they lost their

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<v Speaker 2>closer tonight. Pete Fairbanks came in throwing ninety seven and

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<v Speaker 2>after intentionally walking Freddie Freeman, the Marlins manager, Clayton McCullen,

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<v Speaker 2>the training staff went out there and Fairbanks left the

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<v Speaker 2>game with one out and the bases loaded, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>when Tyler Phillips came into the game, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just being right next to the Dodger Dougout. I looked

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<v Speaker 2>like an NFL sideline with the offensive coordinator, the defensive

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<v Speaker 2>coordinator looking at everything. And you had Dino Ebol, Bob Gearan,

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<v Speaker 2>J T. Watkins, Rob ban Zoyak all in a huddle,

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<v Speaker 2>all looking and sharing information. As Tyler Phillips was coming

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<v Speaker 2>into the game and Will Smith was the first spatter up.

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<v Speaker 2>He struck out, so it was two out, spaces loaded.

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<v Speaker 2>After Shohei Otani was able to double one run in,

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<v Speaker 2>you had the bases loaded for Kyle Tucker, who had

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<v Speaker 2>his biggest moment to date as a Dodger, delivering a

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<v Speaker 2>two run walk off basit to center field to give

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers the five to four win. After the game,

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<v Speaker 2>we had a chance to catch up with Tucker who

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<v Speaker 2>just had gotten the ice bath from Taascar, Hernandez and Alex.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, that was nice, Like I said earlier, when you

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<v Speaker 5>know the teammates with the phenomenal at bats in front

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<v Speaker 5>of me and just getting on base. Show Hey with

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<v Speaker 5>a huge double right there to get get the extra run,

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<v Speaker 5>Freddie Paez with the grant at bats, Dalton, just guys

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<v Speaker 5>getting on base in front of us and grinding throughout

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<v Speaker 5>the whole game, just get the opportunity.

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<v Speaker 3>So that is that was huge in that situation.

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<v Speaker 2>Base is loaded, there's really no march at Frere for

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<v Speaker 2>the picture.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you feel like that was a huge advantage for you?

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, he's a great picture. He's you know, had

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<v Speaker 5>a really good year so far. So I was just

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<v Speaker 5>trying to get something I could handle decently and just

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<v Speaker 5>try and get hit with it.

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<v Speaker 3>So it worked out.

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<v Speaker 6>Well.

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<v Speaker 2>You feel like this personality lends itself to those moments.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 5>Maybe I'm just trying and grind the abats on, trying

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<v Speaker 5>to do my job, and you know, sometimes it works,

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<v Speaker 5>sometimes it doesn't, but you just gotta keep moving on and.

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<v Speaker 1>Can grinding it.

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<v Speaker 3>Are you expecting the gate ade bath?

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<v Speaker 5>No, I don't. I don't know the last time I've

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<v Speaker 5>had something like that, so I wasn't at all. So

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<v Speaker 5>it was pretty cold though.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Hey, congratulations, glad you got to enjoy that and deliver.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, thank you appreciate it. One of many.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep, there we go, all right, Kyle Tucker delivering his

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<v Speaker 2>biggest hit as a Dodger.

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<v Speaker 3>And I like Kyle Tucker I.

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<v Speaker 2>Know he's not the emotional guy that's gonna be the

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<v Speaker 2>greatest interview or really pour out his emotions.

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<v Speaker 3>But I like him.

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<v Speaker 2>I've gotten to know him over the course of the

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<v Speaker 2>last two months since spring training, and I like him.

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<v Speaker 2>He is who he is, and it's not that he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't want to help the team win or he doesn't care.

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<v Speaker 3>I know that label is out there. Of course he cares.

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<v Speaker 2>He wouldn't be in the major leagues if he didn't care.

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<v Speaker 2>He's just not going to be Yasie Oh Puig type

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<v Speaker 2>of personality. I'm sorry. He's just not gonna be that guy.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not gonna be Freddie Freeman. He's gonna be more

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<v Speaker 2>on the show, hal tany type of personality spectrum with

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<v Speaker 2>some dry sense of humor. But look, I felt like

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<v Speaker 2>he gave as much as he was going to give

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<v Speaker 2>right there, and he certainly gave more between the lines,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's that's what counts a two run walk off

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<v Speaker 2>base hit. As the Dodgers beat the Marlins tonight five

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<v Speaker 2>to four, and I got to give some love to

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodger bullpen because after Yamamoto came out of the game,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers were down four to two, And I know

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of times we only look at the bullpen

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<v Speaker 2>when the team has a lead, whether it's the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>or any other team or any other fan base. You

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<v Speaker 2>only really focus or put the bullpen under a microscope

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<v Speaker 2>when you have a lead. But this was big as well.

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<v Speaker 2>It's only a two run deficit and you got this

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger offense behind you. So a four to two lead

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<v Speaker 2>for the Marlins is not insurmountable, as we saw with

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<v Speaker 2>two outs in the ninth inning tonight, So it was

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<v Speaker 2>huge for Alex Vesia, Tanner Scott, Edgardo Enriquez and Jake

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<v Speaker 2>Eder to come in and.

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<v Speaker 3>Hold the score where it was.

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<v Speaker 2>So you got four scoreless innings from four different relievers

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<v Speaker 2>are combined, four different relievers tonight, and that was huge.

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<v Speaker 2>If one of them gives up a run all of

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<v Speaker 2>a sudden, you know it's a different game. A three

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<v Speaker 2>run deficit's a little bit different than a two run deficit.

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<v Speaker 2>And Svesia had three strikeouts, ten Or Scott had three strikeouts,

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<v Speaker 2>and Riquez had won seven strikeouts combined from the Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen is the most in a game this season. And

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<v Speaker 2>Jake Eder tonight won his first ever major League game

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<v Speaker 2>in relief. So congratulations to Jake as well as the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers beat the Marlins five to four.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's go out to Dean, who is at the game tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>Hi Dean, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 7>Hey Dave, longtime listener, first time caller. I just wanted

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<v Speaker 7>to pay you a compliment first, because you're always very objective.

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<v Speaker 7>You're not afraid to call guys out when they're not performing,

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<v Speaker 7>and I appreciate that You're not a homer.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, we were at the same to night.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I grew up with, Mia Karrn, Vince Scully,

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<v Speaker 2>Don Drysdale, Ross Porter, Charlie steiner, Rick Monday.

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<v Speaker 3>None of them are homers.

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<v Speaker 7>I love all those guys. And yeah, we stayed till

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<v Speaker 7>the end because I told my friend, I go, Tucker

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<v Speaker 7>is gonna come through. You know, I know that they're

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<v Speaker 7>gonna come through. And I'm so happy he had his moment.

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<v Speaker 7>And you know, Yamamotos, you know, nobody's gonna throw perfect

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<v Speaker 7>games every every time out, so he was due for

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<v Speaker 7>a set back and I'm just glad that Tucker had

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<v Speaker 7>his moment. And Dodgers are so balanced rushing. I'm very

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<v Speaker 7>excited about rushing. He's a he's a great young player,

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<v Speaker 7>and he needs to get in there more often.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he'll find his way in the lineup more and more.

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<v Speaker 8>Dean.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that was a good at back, coming off

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<v Speaker 2>the bench, working a walk, not trying to do too much,

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<v Speaker 2>understanding the situation. And he's really starting to really embrace

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<v Speaker 2>this role, coming off the bench and starting whenever they

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<v Speaker 2>need him to. So I'm with you and appreciate the

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<v Speaker 2>phone call and appreciate you even more for staying all

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<v Speaker 2>the way through and not giving up.

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<v Speaker 3>In the ninth inning.

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<v Speaker 7>All Right, thank you, Dave.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, Dean, thank you for the phone call. Eight

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<v Speaker 2>six six two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>walk it off against the Marlins five to four. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go out to Braxton, who is at the game tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi Braxton, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 6>Hey David, thanks for taking a call. Man.

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<v Speaker 8>What I want to hit on is today this game,

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<v Speaker 8>this game is just such a game, and you know

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<v Speaker 8>we deserved that win. I stayed to the end as well,

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<v Speaker 8>like I with this team. And you just know I

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<v Speaker 8>said the last time I called you, you just know

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<v Speaker 8>they're going to come through. And if if you look

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<v Speaker 8>at this game as a whole, y'all, Mamoto he gave

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<v Speaker 8>up a lot of a lot of men on base, right,

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<v Speaker 8>But I mean, but he kept battling through and he

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<v Speaker 8>kept getting out of the jam, and then we had

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<v Speaker 8>we had he had a home run stick over the

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<v Speaker 8>short the short wall. You know, it is unfortunate. You

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<v Speaker 8>look at our bats on the other side, and I

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<v Speaker 8>mean we were hot tonight, like sitting in the stands.

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<v Speaker 8>There were so many balls that we all thought were

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<v Speaker 8>out of there, and I mean, I'm in a lot

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<v Speaker 8>of games, but I mean we crushed the ball all night.

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<v Speaker 8>And then Meggy has the ball that's a one foot

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<v Speaker 8>foul and I think Kyle Tucker hit won the right

0:12:39.920 --> 0:12:42.200
<v Speaker 8>field that was like one foot foul. So I mean,

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<v Speaker 8>we could have won this game by ten runs with

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<v Speaker 8>if it was just a few feet each way, you know.

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<v Speaker 8>So yeah, that's that's what I want to talk about.

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<v Speaker 8>You've got all the faith in the world this team, man, Like,

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<v Speaker 8>how fun, good for Tucker.

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<v Speaker 6>So proud of y'allah, no doubt. Awesome game, no doubt.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it was a great game. And you're right.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers have had their chances to maybe have that

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<v Speaker 2>big hit. It just didn't go fair for Miguel Rojas

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<v Speaker 2>and his first at bat of the game when he

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<v Speaker 2>came up to pinch hit in the seventh inning for

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Freeland and then he struck out looking. Speaking of

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<v Speaker 2>Miguel Rojas, the whole decision for him to lay down

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<v Speaker 2>or try to lay down a sacrifice bunt with nobody

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<v Speaker 2>out and runners it first and second in the ninth

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<v Speaker 2>inning against Pete Fairbanks. Look, I'm not gonna say there

0:13:32.120 --> 0:13:36.359
<v Speaker 2>wasn't thought behind it, because Miguel Rojas has an extremely

0:13:36.520 --> 0:13:39.280
<v Speaker 2>high baseball IQ and many believe that he'll be a

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<v Speaker 2>manager one day in Major League baseball.

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<v Speaker 3>But here's my thought.

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<v Speaker 2>If he does get that bunt down, then you have

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<v Speaker 2>runners at second and third, you're still down two runs,

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<v Speaker 2>and show Hao Tani's coming up. I kind of feel

0:13:53.280 --> 0:13:57.319
<v Speaker 2>like Clayton McCullough would intentionally walk O Tony take the

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<v Speaker 2>bat out of his hands. And I can understand, and Okay,

0:14:00.679 --> 0:14:04.080
<v Speaker 2>that's fine. You got Freddie Freeman coming up with one

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<v Speaker 2>out and the bases loaded. That's that's not a great

0:14:07.080 --> 0:14:10.440
<v Speaker 2>spot to be in if you're Pete Fairbanks, but I

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<v Speaker 2>still would have had Roja swing away in that situation.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do understand the line of thinking from his side.

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<v Speaker 2>I just don't know how many people in the stadium

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<v Speaker 2>would agree with that decision. And I'm sure that was

0:14:25.040 --> 0:14:28.200
<v Speaker 2>on his own. And look, the Dodgers are able to

0:14:28.240 --> 0:14:30.880
<v Speaker 2>come from behind and win it. But I just feel like,

0:14:31.040 --> 0:14:33.560
<v Speaker 2>if he does get those runners over, you got the

0:14:33.640 --> 0:14:37.600
<v Speaker 2>tying run at second base, but you have Otani with

0:14:37.680 --> 0:14:40.400
<v Speaker 2>the bat out of his hands, and you know when

0:14:40.480 --> 0:14:43.200
<v Speaker 2>you want Otani up, especially after what we've seen the

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<v Speaker 2>last couple of days, he could end the game with

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<v Speaker 2>one swing with two guys on celebrate ninety years of

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, Otani with the ground rule double down

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<v Speaker 2>the right field line another example of what Braxton was

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<v Speaker 2>talking about. If that doesn't one to hop the wall

0:15:10.640 --> 0:15:12.760
<v Speaker 2>and he hits it, let's say a little bit to

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<v Speaker 2>the left off the bullpen gate, you have a tie

0:15:16.040 --> 0:15:19.400
<v Speaker 2>score with one swing from Otani right there. So those

0:15:19.480 --> 0:15:22.080
<v Speaker 2>are the type of things that were occurring tonight. But

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<v Speaker 2>at the end, the Dodgers again showed the game was

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit too long for their opponent as they

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<v Speaker 2>beat the Marlins tonight five to four, eight six, six, seven,

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>until Otani's ground rule double in the ninth inning, the

0:15:41.680 --> 0:15:45.360
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers did not have an extra base hit in the game.

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<v Speaker 2>The last time the Dodgers won a game without an

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<v Speaker 2>extra base hit was April of twenty twenty four. They

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<v Speaker 2>don't win many games if they're not slugging, and tonight

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<v Speaker 2>they slugged once with the Otani's ground rule double. But

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<v Speaker 2>nonetheless they find a way to pass the baton, get

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<v Speaker 2>the other guy up taking the walk, not trying to

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<v Speaker 2>be the hero, understanding you can't have a three run

0:16:12.000 --> 0:16:14.960
<v Speaker 2>home run with nobody on base. It started with Andy

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<v Speaker 2>Pie as lead off walk. In the ninth inning, Dalton

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<v Speaker 2>Rushing came off the bench, and by the way, he

0:16:20.760 --> 0:16:23.080
<v Speaker 2>was the last position player on the bench for the

0:16:23.120 --> 0:16:27.440
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers outside of I believe Santiago Espinal. He was the

0:16:27.480 --> 0:16:31.920
<v Speaker 2>only other guy still left on the bench when Rushing

0:16:32.040 --> 0:16:35.640
<v Speaker 2>came up to pain shit, So he took a walk

0:16:35.800 --> 0:16:39.360
<v Speaker 2>and from there the Dodgers kept putting pressure on the Marlins.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna take a time out here on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>When we come back. More of your phone calls. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>Jose Moto will check in and you'll hear from Edwin

0:16:52.000 --> 0:16:56.240
<v Speaker 2>Diaz and Andrew Friedman. After the Dodgers knock out the

0:16:56.280 --> 0:16:59.200
<v Speaker 2>Marlins in the ninth inning five to four on a

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<v Speaker 2>five to seven LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 4>Dodger Talk is available on AM five to seventy LA

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<v Speaker 4>more Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Basse.

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<v Speaker 1>Two hounds of the on one and.

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<v Speaker 3>Tucker lines went on the center fielder base Dodgers are

0:17:32.800 --> 0:17:35.280
<v Speaker 3>gonna win it. Here comes old tiny Rod Third.

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<v Speaker 1>He'll store hop.

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<v Speaker 3>About that second walkoff winning the season for Tucker four

0:17:42.560 --> 0:17:45.840
<v Speaker 3>career walkoff hits, and the Dodgers.

0:17:45.400 --> 0:17:47.560
<v Speaker 1>Come back for the eleventh time this.

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<v Speaker 3>Year and win the ball game of five to four. Oh,

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<v Speaker 3>how do you like that? Woman?

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers have the second most comeback wins this season

0:17:58.800 --> 0:18:01.760
<v Speaker 2>in Major League Baseball. They score three runs in the

0:18:01.880 --> 0:18:05.400
<v Speaker 2>ninth inning and beat the Marlins tonight, five to four.

0:18:05.600 --> 0:18:07.919
<v Speaker 2>Rick Monday and Tim Nevertt on the call in the

0:18:08.000 --> 0:18:11.720
<v Speaker 2>ninth inning. Rick Monday and Charlie Steiner on the call

0:18:11.840 --> 0:18:14.239
<v Speaker 2>to start the game. Great to have Charlie back at

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<v Speaker 2>the ballpark. Daniel Steelers presents the home run forecast. For

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<v Speaker 2>Daniel Stewlers owned the dream. I'm just looking at the scorecard.

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<v Speaker 2>I was right initially. Dalton Rushing coming off the bench

0:18:35.400 --> 0:18:39.000
<v Speaker 2>in the ninth inning was pinch hitting in the Santiago

0:18:39.280 --> 0:18:43.679
<v Speaker 2>espinall spot, so Rushing was the last position player the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers used in the game tonight. What if the game

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<v Speaker 2>just is tied and the Dodgers don't walk it off,

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<v Speaker 2>who goes where? How do they arrange all that? I'll

0:18:56.800 --> 0:19:00.199
<v Speaker 2>have to ask Dave Roberts that tomorrow. But luckily that

0:19:00.320 --> 0:19:02.840
<v Speaker 2>was not a concern as the Dodgers got a big

0:19:02.920 --> 0:19:05.720
<v Speaker 2>hit from Kyle Tucker with two outs and beat the

0:19:05.760 --> 0:19:07.879
<v Speaker 2>Marlins tonight five to four.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, let's check in with Jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time to go around the horn with Jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Hose, I'm sure you were looking at your

0:19:18.640 --> 0:19:21.320
<v Speaker 2>score book when all that was happening. Let's start there.

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<v Speaker 2>What if the game is tied? Who goes where?

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<v Speaker 6>Man, I'm trying to figure that out myself. Let's get

0:19:27.760 --> 0:19:29.920
<v Speaker 6>rushing a first baseman's.

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<v Speaker 3>Glove, first, Freddy going left field.

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<v Speaker 6>Keep Freddy in the infield. But I'm sure they were

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<v Speaker 6>about wage you'll get somebody in there in the right time. Thanks.

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<v Speaker 6>Thankfully we're not talking about the dogues again because of that.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, exactly right. And here's another one for you. Just

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<v Speaker 2>as it was happening. I could understand the thought process

0:19:53.760 --> 0:19:56.960
<v Speaker 2>by Miguel Rojas, But where do you land on the

0:19:57.040 --> 0:20:01.320
<v Speaker 2>strategy to leave first base open if you successful getting

0:20:01.320 --> 0:20:05.600
<v Speaker 2>that sacrifice bunt down with nobody out runners at first

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<v Speaker 2>and second in the ninth inning.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm not against him, and I'll tell you why. Show

0:20:10.800 --> 0:20:16.240
<v Speaker 6>Hal Touney has struggled mightily this season against right handed pitchers.

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<v Speaker 6>And if you go back, Dave to September or last season,

0:20:21.080 --> 0:20:23.879
<v Speaker 6>you know what was happening. In those situations with Ben Robert,

0:20:23.920 --> 0:20:26.080
<v Speaker 6>he was bunning the guy over and Dave Roberts like, hey,

0:20:26.680 --> 0:20:28.399
<v Speaker 6>you o the pictures show Hey, that's fine. We got

0:20:28.520 --> 0:20:30.680
<v Speaker 6>other guys behind him and worked out more times than it,

0:20:30.840 --> 0:20:33.000
<v Speaker 6>not against the Dodgers, I mean against the other team.

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<v Speaker 6>So I was not totally say. And the one thing

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<v Speaker 6>that I mean, I gotta make clear is sometimes if

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<v Speaker 6>he showed bunt on your own and the managers doesn't agree,

0:20:41.520 --> 0:20:43.159
<v Speaker 6>somebody's gonna yell you, hey, hey, no, no, no, you

0:20:43.200 --> 0:20:46.280
<v Speaker 6>sung the bat. But remember Miguel showed bun the first time,

0:20:46.400 --> 0:20:49.119
<v Speaker 6>nobody said pull the bat back. He did it again,

0:20:49.320 --> 0:20:51.760
<v Speaker 6>showed it early, which is a sacrifice, and he and

0:20:51.840 --> 0:20:54.960
<v Speaker 6>he missed. But I'm not against it just because there's

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<v Speaker 6>been proof that show. Hey, i'll tell you what it

0:20:57.720 --> 0:21:01.280
<v Speaker 6>is today coming against right handed pictures. He was at

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<v Speaker 6>two nineteen against lefties three sixty seven. So I can

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<v Speaker 6>see what McColls looking at those numbers, going, you know what,

0:21:07.880 --> 0:21:09.600
<v Speaker 6>just going to go out there and just either get

0:21:09.600 --> 0:21:12.480
<v Speaker 6>after him or at least go after Freddie. And that's

0:21:12.520 --> 0:21:15.240
<v Speaker 6>what we call great protection right there. But I'm not

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<v Speaker 6>against that player.

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<v Speaker 2>Jose Moti is joining us after the Dodgers scored three

0:21:20.320 --> 0:21:23.080
<v Speaker 2>runs in the ninth inning and beat the Marlins five

0:21:23.200 --> 0:21:26.040
<v Speaker 2>to four. I'm sure you saw what I did in

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth inning when Tyler Phillips came into the game,

0:21:29.480 --> 0:21:32.600
<v Speaker 2>right there a lot of huddling by the Dodgers, not

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<v Speaker 2>only with Will Smith and Kyle Tucker, but with the

0:21:35.480 --> 0:21:39.199
<v Speaker 2>base runners as Phillips was coming in. So when you

0:21:39.280 --> 0:21:42.160
<v Speaker 2>have a situation like that, what did you see? Number one,

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<v Speaker 2>why Pete Fairbanks came out of the game with an injury,

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<v Speaker 2>and number two just that whole Okay, here's a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that we weren't expecting coming into the game right here.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, he always think advantage for Pete Fairbanks. What I

0:21:56.080 --> 0:21:57.880
<v Speaker 6>saw him just taking his right hand a lot, which

0:21:58.000 --> 0:21:59.680
<v Speaker 6>is not an invacation of the hand, but it could

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<v Speaker 6>be something. Now hopefully it is not the moment some

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<v Speaker 6>crumping for him because he's a very valued guy in

0:22:04.920 --> 0:22:07.360
<v Speaker 6>the gate captor sign him for a reason because they're

0:22:07.480 --> 0:22:11.240
<v Speaker 6>right now, you know, in a good spot. But with

0:22:11.359 --> 0:22:12.760
<v Speaker 6>a guy like Phillips, you know he's got all the

0:22:12.760 --> 0:22:14.920
<v Speaker 6>time with the world to walmap, and you have all

0:22:14.920 --> 0:22:16.840
<v Speaker 6>the time in the world also to do your homework

0:22:16.920 --> 0:22:19.000
<v Speaker 6>on him and to see what he comes with out

0:22:19.000 --> 0:22:21.840
<v Speaker 6>of that bullpen. Anybody coming in like this who was

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<v Speaker 6>not expecting to be in the game, you are always

0:22:24.400 --> 0:22:26.520
<v Speaker 6>going to be And the advantage of the hitter. Now

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<v Speaker 6>he beat Will Smith, yes, but as they left on

0:22:28.760 --> 0:22:31.120
<v Speaker 6>that hitter, like you know Kyle Tucker, who was looking

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<v Speaker 6>for that big moment. The information you want to get is, hey,

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<v Speaker 6>why is the secondary pitch? How does he get ahead?

0:22:36.800 --> 0:22:38.480
<v Speaker 6>What does he do when he's behind? And for Kyle

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<v Speaker 6>Tucker right now, all those things mean get something good

0:22:42.200 --> 0:22:45.800
<v Speaker 6>to hit, period, Just get something to hit. He rolled

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<v Speaker 6>over first pitch day, which he does a whole lot

0:22:48.320 --> 0:22:50.440
<v Speaker 6>to the you know, the opponent, but out here at home.

0:22:51.040 --> 0:22:54.720
<v Speaker 6>But then he squared things up. If you stop that swing, fans,

0:22:54.760 --> 0:22:57.919
<v Speaker 6>go ahead, find the video. Stop the swing. That is

0:22:57.960 --> 0:23:01.399
<v Speaker 6>the best swing he has. That is a Dodger is

0:23:01.440 --> 0:23:05.119
<v Speaker 6>it's all perfection, middle of the field, behind the baseball,

0:23:05.320 --> 0:23:07.840
<v Speaker 6>that barrel is not drugging or going around the baseball

0:23:07.920 --> 0:23:10.159
<v Speaker 6>and is exactly what he needed to say, fill the

0:23:10.200 --> 0:23:12.320
<v Speaker 6>baseball a little bit more and have the big ballert.

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<v Speaker 6>But that could be a big lifter found.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that would be a good thing for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that O'tani in the last three games is starting

0:23:20.480 --> 0:23:23.800
<v Speaker 2>to look like o'tani. And then you have Kyle Tucker

0:23:24.240 --> 0:23:28.680
<v Speaker 2>hopefully getting some some weight off his shoulders with that

0:23:28.800 --> 0:23:31.399
<v Speaker 2>walk off hit. All of a sudden, you may have

0:23:31.480 --> 0:23:34.320
<v Speaker 2>Otani and Tucker hitting at the same time.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I was looking at you know, at Tucker some

0:23:38.040 --> 0:23:39.879
<v Speaker 6>digging deep in what he has been doing. And the

0:23:40.000 --> 0:23:42.720
<v Speaker 6>chases have been very high. Last year, he's in a

0:23:42.800 --> 0:23:46.879
<v Speaker 6>great spot in great ratings in chases. This year he's not.

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<v Speaker 6>He's a very poor twenty five percent. In other words, Dave,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, it's kind of baffling sometimes if you look

0:23:53.480 --> 0:23:57.720
<v Speaker 6>at a hitter and you tell anybody, hey, getting ahead

0:23:57.840 --> 0:24:01.160
<v Speaker 6>for you as a hitter isn't advantage. It's proved throughout

0:24:00.560 --> 0:24:03.360
<v Speaker 6>the history of baseball. Want to know is a great

0:24:03.400 --> 0:24:05.880
<v Speaker 6>count to be in because it could lead to seeing

0:24:05.960 --> 0:24:08.520
<v Speaker 6>us right, and it could lead to ball to now

0:24:08.520 --> 0:24:11.960
<v Speaker 6>you two and zero. Check this out for Kyle Tucker

0:24:12.040 --> 0:24:15.000
<v Speaker 6>days after one and oh he comes in hitting one

0:24:15.160 --> 0:24:18.160
<v Speaker 6>forty eight. You can't explain that. It's like, how has

0:24:18.200 --> 0:24:22.080
<v Speaker 6>that happen? That is one thing, making bad decisions swinging

0:24:22.080 --> 0:24:24.560
<v Speaker 6>the pitches that you shouldn't be swinging at but mainly

0:24:24.640 --> 0:24:26.840
<v Speaker 6>just not having that consistence well, which he has admitted.

0:24:27.200 --> 0:24:29.240
<v Speaker 6>But you know, today is the day in which I

0:24:29.280 --> 0:24:31.480
<v Speaker 6>hope he just puts it all behind, becomes a good

0:24:31.520 --> 0:24:34.119
<v Speaker 6>contact hitter, goes out in hiss BP sometimes on the

0:24:34.160 --> 0:24:36.679
<v Speaker 6>field to see how the ball's traveling, and just is

0:24:36.760 --> 0:24:39.040
<v Speaker 6>able to show why the dollars went um signed this guy.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, hose before I'll let you go.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts said in his postgame press conference that O'tani

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<v Speaker 2>will not hit tomorrow night, second time this year that

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<v Speaker 2>O'tani will not DH on the same night that he

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<v Speaker 2>is pitching. Do you believe this is a trend we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to see moving forward? Do you believe that O'tani

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<v Speaker 2>might get Wednesday off as well?

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<v Speaker 6>I believe that he will play against Sandie al Contra

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<v Speaker 6>on Wednesday, then there's an off day for the players

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<v Speaker 6>before they, you know, head out to Saint Louis. And

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<v Speaker 6>I think there's a trend. We say it that you

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<v Speaker 6>played it perfectly the other day with Andrew feeven A Mansters.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, they've thought about this for many, many, many months,

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<v Speaker 6>and before the season they're planning out this guy is

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<v Speaker 6>going to come full bore to be a picture and

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<v Speaker 6>we have to protect Showy from show and it is

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<v Speaker 6>a trend that's going to be more than beneficial for

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<v Speaker 6>show Hey, for the Dodgers, anybody else, because obviously you

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<v Speaker 6>want this guy not just healthy and productive and strong

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<v Speaker 6>for six months, it is beyond six months, and there's

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<v Speaker 6>a very big step. And I always say, protect Joy

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<v Speaker 6>from Showy and everything should be all right.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose, thanks a lot for checking in. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>see you at the ballpark tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 6>Yes, sir, Hey, no slump today. Thanks for not throwing

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<v Speaker 6>me the breaking balls day for jobs taking you out

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<v Speaker 6>of the slump.

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<v Speaker 2>There he goes, Jose Motive part of the Dodgers Spanish

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<v Speaker 2>radio broadcast. Dodgers beat the Marlins tonight five to four.

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<v Speaker 2>And speaking of Andrew Friedman, you could hear our full

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<v Speaker 2>conversation with Andrew that we had on Saturday on the

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<v Speaker 2>iHeartRadio app. He was so candid with so many different

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<v Speaker 2>topics from Otani and the strategy of what the or

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<v Speaker 2>the plan the Dodgers are going to have for Otani

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<v Speaker 2>moving forward when he pitches, and also his response to

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<v Speaker 2>the critics or all of a sudden the whiny people

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<v Speaker 2>around baseball bringing up the Otani rule. And also he

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<v Speaker 2>gave us some real clarity on the severity of Edwin

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<v Speaker 2>Diaz's right elbow procedure. I mean, that's a pretty big deal.

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<v Speaker 2>We hadn't heard from Diaz or Andrew to that point

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<v Speaker 2>about how severe the procedure was. And here's what Andrew

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<v Speaker 2>told me on Saturday as far as where the floating

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<v Speaker 2>loose bodies were in Edwin Diaz's right elbow, you know, with.

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<v Speaker 9>That one, obviously it's a big law. But you know,

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<v Speaker 9>it was something he had been feeling in his last

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<v Speaker 9>couple outings and velocity was down just where the chip

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<v Speaker 9>was was pushing right on the tricep muscle and so

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<v Speaker 9>something that just wasn't allowing him the same freedom to

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<v Speaker 9>get to his velocity, and just a lot of discomfort.

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<v Speaker 9>So fortunately it didn't involve anything with the ligament. It

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<v Speaker 9>wasn't near the ligament, and doctor Elatrosh felt really confident,

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<v Speaker 9>let's go in and get it out. It will alleviate

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<v Speaker 9>those symptoms and he'll come back and be in a

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<v Speaker 9>good spot.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's good in.

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<v Speaker 9>Terms of, you know the prognosis of him coming back

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<v Speaker 9>and helping us in the second half of the season

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<v Speaker 9>and hopefully through along October.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so that was encouraging from Andrew Friedman knowing now

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<v Speaker 2>that there was a bone ship pressing up against his

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<v Speaker 2>right tricep and that was causing him pain. And today

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<v Speaker 2>Edwin Diaz spoke to the media for the first time

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<v Speaker 2>in the Dodger dugout and he echoed the same optimististic

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<v Speaker 2>sentiments that Andrew Friedman had, and he also explained just

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<v Speaker 2>how this was affecting his fastball velocity and his effectiveness.

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<v Speaker 10>I guess I think my emotion was a little way

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<v Speaker 10>short and normal. Now after I saw you, I'm getting

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<v Speaker 10>close to what what what I ad when I am

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<v Speaker 10>when I was good. So I think that maybe that's

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<v Speaker 10>why the villa was a little way inconsistent. But at

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<v Speaker 10>the end of the day, you know, I was feeling great.

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<v Speaker 10>Just I am feel tired that day, tired on the

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<v Speaker 10>image showed that loose body on it were removed.

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<v Speaker 2>So after that night at Course Field, that was it

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<v Speaker 2>for Edwin Diaz and the Dodgers. They said, hey, let's

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<v Speaker 2>go take a look with an MRI what's going on,

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<v Speaker 2>And luckily there was no ligament damage. It was just

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<v Speaker 2>a bone chip pressing up against his right tricep muscle.

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<v Speaker 2>And Edwin Diaz also said that he has a more

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<v Speaker 2>range of motion with his arm than he expected after

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<v Speaker 2>that right elbow procedure. Doctor Electro the best, so obviously

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<v Speaker 2>he's gonna handle with care and he's gonna bring him

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<v Speaker 2>back as soon as possible. He has an incredible track record,

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<v Speaker 2>so doctor elatrosh is the right guy to do a

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<v Speaker 2>procedure like that, and Edwin Diaz should be should be

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<v Speaker 2>returning sometime during the second half of the season. And

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<v Speaker 2>don't forget, the Dodgers will be getting back Evan Phillips

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<v Speaker 2>the second half of the season as well. Tonight's game

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<v Speaker 2>brought to you by Modello Modello the Mark of a Fighter,

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<v Speaker 2>all right. Tomorrow the Dodgers will have show Hey Tani

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<v Speaker 2>on the mound. They will not have him leading off

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<v Speaker 2>as the DH. We'll see whether or not Freddie Freeman

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<v Speaker 2>gets off his feet and is the DH and Dalton

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<v Speaker 2>Rushing plays first base. That would be my first choice,

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<v Speaker 2>but we'll see what Dave Roberts puts out there tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Otani in four starts absolutely dominant. Zero thirty eight era

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<v Speaker 2>a whip of zero seventy five. He's undefeated going up

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<v Speaker 2>against the year old Jansen Junk. Junk in five starts

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<v Speaker 2>is one and two with an ERA of three sixty seven.

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<v Speaker 2>Our coverage begins at six o'clock. First pitch between the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and Marlins on Otani Night at seven ten, and

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<v Speaker 2>of course I'll get here thanks to my friends at

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<v Speaker 2>Downey Hunday. I'll be driving my Downy Tucson here. Freddie

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<v Speaker 2>Freeman did not carpool with me and my Hyundai Tucson,

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<v Speaker 2>but maybe he'll decide to do that tomorrow. You never know.

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<v Speaker 2>You never know anyway. Thanks to Colin e back at

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<v Speaker 2>our Burbank Studios, Thanks to Dwayne McDonald out here at

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Stadium, and thanks to you for listening. In case

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<v Speaker 2>you missed any of the show or our pregame conversation

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<v Speaker 2>with former Dodgers first base coach now Marlin's manager Clayton McCullough,

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<v Speaker 2>you can find it on the iHeartRadio app. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>also where you can hear our full conversation over the

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<v Speaker 2>weekend with Andrew Friedman once again. The final score tonight

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<v Speaker 2>from Dodgers Stadium. The Dodgers come back with three runs

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<v Speaker 2>in the ninth inning and walk off the Marlins five

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<v Speaker 2>to four. Ben Mallor on Fox Sports Radio is next.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a great rest of your night, See you

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<v Speaker 3>Season,