WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (5-31-26) 

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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 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.

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<v Speaker 4>We get ready running back.

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<v Speaker 1>To get in on the show called eight six six

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<v Speaker 1>eight seven two five seven days and be sure to

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<v Speaker 1>follow Dodger Talk wherever you get your podcasts and now

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<v Speaker 1>your host, Here's Tim Kakes.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers wrap up a great homestand with a nine to

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<v Speaker 2>one win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Hi, everybody, Tim Kates

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<v Speaker 2>with you here on Dodger Talk Live from Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 4>On this absolutely glorious.

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<v Speaker 2>Sunday afternoon as the Dodgers flex their muscles and pound

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<v Speaker 2>the Philadelphia Phillies today nine to one in the series finale.

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<v Speaker 2>After winning the opener on Friday night, the Dodgers game

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<v Speaker 2>one away last night, giving up three runs in the

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<v Speaker 2>eighth inning to lose to the Phillies. But they answer

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<v Speaker 2>back today with nine runs on thirteen hits. They did

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<v Speaker 2>not score in the bottom of the first, but had

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<v Speaker 2>traffic on the bases against Andrew Paynter. And then the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers scored a run in the second, a run in

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<v Speaker 2>the third, two in the fourth, two in the fifth,

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<v Speaker 2>a run in the sixth, a run of the seventh,

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<v Speaker 2>and then.

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<v Speaker 4>A run in the eighth.

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<v Speaker 2>They were up nine to nothing before the Phillies got

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<v Speaker 2>a Bryson Stotts home run in the top half of

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth inning. The Dodgers offense today top the bottom

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<v Speaker 2>was really good, and today in particular, the Dodgers bottom

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<v Speaker 2>half of the lineup was excellent. Six through nine, Max Munsey,

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<v Speaker 2>Ryan Ward, Dalton rushing, Alex Frieland and then he could

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<v Speaker 2>throw Alex Calling there as well, who came off the

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<v Speaker 2>bench for Ryan Ward after Andrew Paynter came out of

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<v Speaker 2>the game.

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<v Speaker 4>The six through nine hitters today drove in six of

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<v Speaker 4>the nine Dodgers runs.

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Frielan the nine hitter today, two for three with

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<v Speaker 2>the double in a home run, Alex Call a two

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<v Speaker 2>run single off the bench in the fifth inning. Max Munsey,

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<v Speaker 2>the sixth hitter, his fourteenth home run in club leading

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<v Speaker 2>fourteenth home run of the season. Ryan Ward his first

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<v Speaker 2>major league home run in the Big leagues. When the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers bottom half of the lineup produces like they did today,

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<v Speaker 2>Odds are the Dodgers are gonna win a baseball game

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<v Speaker 2>because then you factor in, you've got Otani, Pohez, Freeman, Betts, Tucker,

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<v Speaker 2>the first five hitters, and they're gonna do something. Either

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<v Speaker 2>collectively or one or two of those guys is gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have a good game. And if you throw in the

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<v Speaker 2>bottom half of the Dodgers lineup, more times than not,

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna win a ballgame. And today they scored nine

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<v Speaker 2>runs on thirteen innings, and good for them. How about

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<v Speaker 2>some support for old Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who has been the

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<v Speaker 2>victim the last two plus seasons of zero run supported times.

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<v Speaker 2>How many times have we seen him go out, pitch

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<v Speaker 2>six or seven innings, give up a run and lose

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<v Speaker 2>a game or get a no decision?

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<v Speaker 4>Too many times?

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<v Speaker 2>Today that was not an issue because the Dodgers scored early,

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<v Speaker 2>they scored offen and Yamamoto.

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<v Speaker 4>Went out and.

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<v Speaker 2>To his credit, didn't have dominant stuff, didn't have swing

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<v Speaker 2>and miss stuff for the entire outing, even though he

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<v Speaker 2>did have ten strikeouts. He had a one two three

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<v Speaker 2>first inning, helped out by Dalton Rushing. More on that

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<v Speaker 2>in a second, but then in the second a leadoff

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<v Speaker 2>walk in the third, he hit the first batter of

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<v Speaker 2>the inning to put a runner on in the fourth,

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<v Speaker 2>and infield single in the fifth and infield single in

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<v Speaker 2>the sixth.

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<v Speaker 4>He walked the lead off batter.

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<v Speaker 2>In five of the six innings he pitched the lead

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<v Speaker 2>off runner was on base.

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<v Speaker 4>He was pitching out of the stretch more.

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<v Speaker 2>Times than not in this game today, and he still

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<v Speaker 2>navigated himself through five and a third innings. The pitch

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<v Speaker 2>count got up over one hundred or else he would

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<v Speaker 2>have stayed in the game. No runs, four hits, including

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<v Speaker 2>two infield singles, and ties a career high with ten strikeouts.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought he did a great job without his best

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<v Speaker 2>stuff on the mount to day.

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<v Speaker 4>Didn't have his best control.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean there was times where there was foul ball

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<v Speaker 2>after floulball, three to two count foul ball. There was

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of deep counts that Yamamoto was getting into today,

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<v Speaker 2>and more times than not he was getting out of

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<v Speaker 2>it with a strikeout or a ground ball out and

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<v Speaker 2>was able to get it out out of it, but

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<v Speaker 2>just having to just work at bad after at bat,

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<v Speaker 2>seventy one pitches through four innings. The key moment to

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<v Speaker 2>me was the fifth and at that point the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>were up four to nothing. Okay, the games stilling within reach.

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<v Speaker 2>You get the leadoff runner on in the fifth hit

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<v Speaker 2>by our infield single. Two batters later a double, you

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<v Speaker 2>got runners on second and third, and here comes Kyle

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<v Speaker 2>Schwarber in a four to nothing in game. You're one

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<v Speaker 2>swing of the bat away from it being four to three,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're right back in the game.

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<v Speaker 4>We saw it last night.

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<v Speaker 2>In the eighth inning, Dodgers rub a couple of runs

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<v Speaker 2>and that quickly changed with Tanner Scott on the mound,

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<v Speaker 2>ended up being a Dodger losses.

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<v Speaker 4>The Philly scored three runs in the eighth. Fast forwarded today,

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<v Speaker 4>runners on second and third.

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<v Speaker 2>Here comes Schwarber and Yamamoto just dealing fastball first pitch,

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<v Speaker 2>gets him swinging, mixes in the cutter and finally gets

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<v Speaker 2>him to strike out for the second out of the inning.

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<v Speaker 2>And then facing Trey Turner, who's a threat, can put

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<v Speaker 2>the ball in play, can find the gap. It's got

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<v Speaker 2>speed still only a four nothing game, gets him called

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<v Speaker 2>looking for a strike three and he tapped his helmet

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<v Speaker 2>and he can see him almost laughing with Dalon rushing

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<v Speaker 2>like probably a strike, But dude, I gotta challenge this

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<v Speaker 2>just to see if it's not a strike so I

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<v Speaker 2>can keep my head back going. It was a strike

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<v Speaker 2>on the outside part of the play. Sean Barber didn't

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<v Speaker 2>miss that one, even though it was challenged by Trey Turner.

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<v Speaker 4>But Yamamoto got out of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Second and third, one out, schwore Ber, Tray Turner four

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<v Speaker 2>nothing game, strike out, looking, strike out, swinging, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>out of the fifth inning.

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<v Speaker 4>He came out the.

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<v Speaker 2>Sixth, got a walk in the strikeout before Dave Roberts

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<v Speaker 2>said enough's enough and went to Will Klein to get

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<v Speaker 2>the final two outs of the inning and the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 4>The rest of the way.

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<v Speaker 2>But man, Yamamoto, I give a lot of credit. Was

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<v Speaker 2>battling out there. I don't know any other way to

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<v Speaker 2>describe it. A lot of two to two counts, foul

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<v Speaker 2>ball after foul ball, a lot of three two counts,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of foul balls mixed in. He threw twenty

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<v Speaker 2>pitches in the second inning. He threw twenty three pitches

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<v Speaker 2>in the fourth inning, twenty three more than the fifth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>Three of his five plus innings twenty plus pitches in

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<v Speaker 2>those inns. That's a lot of pitches. That's sixty pitches

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, almost three innings of work.

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<v Speaker 4>That's a lot for Yamamoto.

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<v Speaker 2>But he got around it, and he put up zeros

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<v Speaker 2>and turned it over to the bullpen. And what turned

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<v Speaker 2>out to them Bo Laffer as the Dodger scored again

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<v Speaker 2>in innings two to three, eight every inning the Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>scored there to take a lead nine to nothing. Then

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<v Speaker 2>they go on to win it by a final of

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<v Speaker 2>nine to one eight six six, nine eighty seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy. Is our number eight sixty six, nine eighty seven,

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy. We're gonna hear from the manager, Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts coming up in just a little bit. Well.

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<v Speaker 4>Also here from Alex Freeland, who.

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<v Speaker 2>Is back from TRIPLEA Oklahoma City and today in the

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<v Speaker 2>ninth spot and RBI double in the second, and then

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Freeland a solo home run in the fourth or

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<v Speaker 2>just over the wall and just inside the foul pole

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<v Speaker 2>down the right field line for a solo shot. He

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<v Speaker 2>had a big day, going two for three from the

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<v Speaker 2>play with a couple of RBIs. But how about the

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<v Speaker 2>home plate umpire Sean Barber. Now we can all agree

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<v Speaker 2>the changes that baseball has made over the last.

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<v Speaker 4>Few seasons have all been perfect.

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<v Speaker 2>Pitch clock Okay, maybe you didn't like it at first,

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<v Speaker 2>but we can all agree speeds up the game makes

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<v Speaker 2>it more interesting. The free runner at second base. You

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<v Speaker 2>may not like it, but a Thursday game in May,

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<v Speaker 2>it's three hours long and you want to get home.

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<v Speaker 2>You want the game to be over. I'm alright with it.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't see it in the postseason. We just see

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<v Speaker 2>it during the course of one hundred and sixty two.

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<v Speaker 2>The ABS the automated ball strike system, they have worked

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<v Speaker 2>it to perfection in my book, and I think there

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<v Speaker 2>is no need to take it in any further. Some

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<v Speaker 2>of you are pro computers and pro AI, and let's

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<v Speaker 2>just have the strikes and balls be called by a

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<v Speaker 2>computer system and take it out of the hands of

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<v Speaker 2>the human element of the umpire and let them call

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<v Speaker 2>the strikes, and let the umpire just stand there and

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<v Speaker 2>be a puppet for the computer. I'm out on board

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<v Speaker 2>with that. I am not on board with a full

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<v Speaker 2>computerized ball strike machine. I think what you have now

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<v Speaker 2>is a checks and balances for a human being behind

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<v Speaker 2>the plate in the homeplate umpire. I mean you look

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<v Speaker 2>at the challenges we have seen, and the challenges now

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<v Speaker 2>allow a hitter, a catcher and a pitcher to contest

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<v Speaker 2>whether they think it's a strike or a ball, or

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<v Speaker 2>the right call or the wrong call. Okay, they have

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<v Speaker 2>now two of them per game to use, and you

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<v Speaker 2>can choose when to use them. And we've seen some strategy.

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<v Speaker 2>We've seen teams not use them early, use them late. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>using them early, as long as it's a really strong challenge.

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<v Speaker 2>Today we saw two times in the first inning, Dalton

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<v Speaker 2>Rushing challenge home plate umpire Sean Barber, and both times

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<v Speaker 2>Yoshinobu Yamamoto recorded strikeouts off of overturn abs challenges. Brilliant

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<v Speaker 2>strategy by Dalton Rushing that worked, and it favored the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>and it led to two strikeouts in the top half

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<v Speaker 2>of the first inning, both of them called strike threes

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<v Speaker 2>after the overturn call that was initially a ball worked

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<v Speaker 2>in the Dodgers favor. But let's look at the game

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<v Speaker 2>as a whole today. Dodger fans, if you were at

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Stadium in the sellout crowd, or if you were

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<v Speaker 2>listening here on Anti seventy LA Sports. There was a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of challenges by both teams. There were ten count

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<v Speaker 2>the challenges to the automated ball strike system and home

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<v Speaker 2>played umpire Sean Barber ten combined challenges. How many calls

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<v Speaker 2>were overturned by the ABS eight of them. That is

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<v Speaker 2>a lot. Not a great day for home played umpire

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<v Speaker 2>Sean Barber certainly gotta be better than that. But I

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<v Speaker 2>love it. Umpire misses a call. The hitter, the catcher,

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<v Speaker 2>they know it to strike, they know it to ball.

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<v Speaker 2>Should have been called the office away challenge it. Eight

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<v Speaker 2>of the ten were overturned. It helps the game out.

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<v Speaker 2>Certainly helped the Dodgers out with two strikeouts in the

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<v Speaker 2>first inning. And sitting here at the stadium, whether you're

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<v Speaker 2>listening to it or watching as well, it happens so quick.

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<v Speaker 2>Umpire makes the announcement, the catcher is challenging the call

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<v Speaker 2>on the field. Within the next five to ten seconds,

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<v Speaker 2>we all look up at the JumboTron and we all

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<v Speaker 2>see the AI yeap that should have to strike. We're

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<v Speaker 2>going to overturn the ball, and that's a called strike three. Ah,

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<v Speaker 2>he's out. That's the end of the first inning for Yamamoto.

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<v Speaker 2>It's brilliant. It's absolutely brilliant, and I think they've hit

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<v Speaker 2>it on the head. And the way it's used and

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<v Speaker 2>how quick it is and how efficient it is and

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<v Speaker 2>how it is I think changed the game.

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<v Speaker 4>Completely now this year.

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<v Speaker 2>It has made that strike zone so much smaller. It

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<v Speaker 2>has made hitters more i think, more aware at the

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<v Speaker 2>plate as far as what the strike zone is and

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<v Speaker 2>having to take swings at pitches that are borderline pitches

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<v Speaker 2>because you think it could be a strike, not sure

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<v Speaker 2>about it, And it is completely taken away catch framing

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<v Speaker 2>behind the plate, any kind of framing jobs done by

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<v Speaker 2>catchers over the last ten years is out the door

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<v Speaker 2>because no longer can you steal a strike as a

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<v Speaker 2>catcher by snapping the glove back in on a ball

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<v Speaker 2>that's a couple inches outside and at ninety eight miles

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<v Speaker 2>an hour, the human eye can't see it and the

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<v Speaker 2>umpire thinks it's a strike when reality it's off the

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<v Speaker 2>plate and it's a ball.

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<v Speaker 4>We haha. Now the hitter can challenge and it's called

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<v Speaker 4>the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't steal strikes, whether it's an outside pitch, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a pitch right the knees are lower and you snap

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<v Speaker 2>the glove up as a catcher, that is done. The

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<v Speaker 2>strategy of the game is completely different, and I love

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<v Speaker 2>it and now being out at the stadium as often

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<v Speaker 2>as I've been now and seeing it today.

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<v Speaker 4>Ten times the challenge.

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<v Speaker 2>To homeplate umpire Sean Barber, eight of which were overturned.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a fun thing to watch and I think

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<v Speaker 2>it has been one of the best additions in Major

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<v Speaker 2>League Baseball, hands down, and it doesn't slow down the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't give me this with a game was three hours

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<v Speaker 2>and five minutes today.

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<v Speaker 4>It was a long game. You know why it was

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<v Speaker 4>a long game.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a long game because there was a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of three two counts. There was a lot of fouled

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<v Speaker 2>off pitches in this game, including one that almost hit

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<v Speaker 2>me in the booth here in the ninth inning. Thankfully,

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<v Speaker 2>I got catlike reflexes and I moved to my right

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<v Speaker 2>in the chair and it hit behind me and bounced

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<v Speaker 2>to the floor and I grabbed it. Still got in

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<v Speaker 2>my hand right now. But I love the ABS and

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<v Speaker 2>it was on full display today. I know we've played

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<v Speaker 2>what fifty nine games into a season, and you know

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<v Speaker 2>we're used to it, Tim, we get it, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>We're a third of the way through the year, dude,

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<v Speaker 2>we get it. It was on full display today, guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Ten challenges to the home played umpire Sean Barber. Guys,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a lot of challenges. Eight of those ten were overturned.

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<v Speaker 2>There was one of them that was two inches, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>missed between a ball and a strike. But for the

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<v Speaker 2>most part, hey, Sean, it's gonna get a lot of flak.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he's gonna be graded at a lower percentage

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<v Speaker 2>than usual because of the eight overturned calls. But we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about what two tenths of an inch? A tenth

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<v Speaker 2>of an inch when they show it on the jumbo

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<v Speaker 2>tron here. I mean, we are talking about min minute

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<v Speaker 2>space here, but the difference between a striking the ball

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<v Speaker 2>and I get it, it's big in baseball. But this

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<v Speaker 2>is where you can clean up the human element of

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<v Speaker 2>the game. You can only make it better by having

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<v Speaker 2>this AI technology, the ABS system to help everybody. Sure,

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<v Speaker 2>and him not a great look for a homeplate. Umpire

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<v Speaker 2>probably gets embarrassed, probably gets ticked off seeing a call

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<v Speaker 2>being overturned that he made. But you know what, it

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<v Speaker 2>perfects the game, and that's what you want. You don't

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<v Speaker 2>want that large room of air. You don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>leave a game, or you don't want to see an

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<v Speaker 2>any man. And you're like, wait a second through that

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<v Speaker 2>ball was three inches off the plate.

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<v Speaker 4>How you kind of call that a strike? Three on

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<v Speaker 4>a hitter? How are you gonna ring.

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<v Speaker 2>Up a Max Muncie or an Anti pie Is on

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<v Speaker 2>a ball that's you know, a foot low, but the

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<v Speaker 2>catcher snaps back up and to make it look like

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<v Speaker 2>a strike.

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<v Speaker 4>No, no, no, that doesn't happen anymore. And I think

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<v Speaker 4>that has.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely changed the game this year. It has completely changed

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<v Speaker 2>the strategy of pitchers and certainly hitters at the plate.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six nine eight seven two five seven. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>quickly hear from the manager Dave Roberts on his birthday.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, happy fifty fourth birthday to the manager

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts is a sung Happy birthday to him here

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<v Speaker 2>at Dodger Stadium. Deed rule on the Dodger Stadium, Oregon,

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<v Speaker 2>playing it in between innings. A happy flighting out of

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<v Speaker 2>Phoenix after a five to one homestand and a nine

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<v Speaker 2>to one win over the Phillies.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's go downstairs and here for the manager.

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<v Speaker 5>Excitement. You know, Wardo has has really excited for Ryan.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, he's spent a lot of time in the miners.

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<v Speaker 5>He's been a constant performer and got a little taste

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<v Speaker 5>of it earlier Colorado. So to get him back family

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<v Speaker 5>in town, hit a homer at Dodger Stadium, that's those

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<v Speaker 5>are special moments. And with Alex it's good to see

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<v Speaker 5>him kind of have some success. He's been going through

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<v Speaker 5>it and being recalled and you know, contributing today on

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<v Speaker 5>boat side of the ball were great. So yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 5>always fun to see, you know, young players do their things,

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<v Speaker 5>especially on a you know, a day game, and you know,

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<v Speaker 5>a series like this when you're just a smunk a.

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<v Speaker 1>Succession gris had over against teams that are doing very

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<v Speaker 1>well on their own, right, what is a series like

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<v Speaker 1>this team.

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<v Speaker 6>Get this way today winning the series?

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<v Speaker 1>What does that just kind of tell you as to where.

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<v Speaker 2>He's group is right now?

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<v Speaker 5>And also just applying base layers playing collective right now,

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<v Speaker 5>I think it just speaks to how we're playing. You know,

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<v Speaker 5>I expect to go out there, regardless of opponent and

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<v Speaker 5>play well, you know, on the heels of last night.

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<v Speaker 5>To be able to bounce back like we did was

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<v Speaker 5>a good thing and a good sign for our club.

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<v Speaker 5>But I just like the way we go about things

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<v Speaker 5>and to be able to give guys days off and

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<v Speaker 5>you know, backfill with other guys and for those guys

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<v Speaker 5>to step up that was great. And you know, even

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<v Speaker 5>you know Dalton, the way he's caught the ball and

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<v Speaker 5>you know, built the relationships with the pitchers that can't

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<v Speaker 5>be you know, you know, not talked about.

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<v Speaker 4>The five series in a row is just a consistency.

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<v Speaker 7>That you expect that now.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, yeah, you know you're gonna get beat at times.

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<v Speaker 5>It's going to happen. But I do think with the

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<v Speaker 5>talent that we have, if we you know, focus and

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<v Speaker 5>play like we're capable of, we should win series regardless

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<v Speaker 5>home road. So this next is going to be a

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<v Speaker 5>good one. Diamonbacks always play us tough, and so play

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<v Speaker 5>at their place is always difficult, So this is going

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<v Speaker 5>to be a fun series coming up.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, there's a manager Dave Roberts, certainly happy with

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<v Speaker 2>the way his team played today and all series long,

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<v Speaker 2>and quite frankly, the way they've been playing the last

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<v Speaker 2>three weeks is the Dodgers now on fourteen of the

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<v Speaker 2>last seventeen. The Dodgers winners of five in a row

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<v Speaker 2>as far as series are concerned. As they finish off

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<v Speaker 2>the Phillies today with a nine to one victory, Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go out to my guy Blake in Colorado.

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<v Speaker 4>Blake, welcome to Dodger Talk. How you doing today.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm doing really, Wally good.

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<v Speaker 7>How are you doing today?

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<v Speaker 4>I'm doing fantastic.

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<v Speaker 2>After a nine to one win, after Yamamoto gets the win,

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers take two or three from the Phillies. They've built

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<v Speaker 2>their lead even bigger now in the Division. Five and

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<v Speaker 2>a half up on San Diego, six and a half

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<v Speaker 2>up on Arizona.

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<v Speaker 4>Things are right right.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, Blake, Yes, yes they all.

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<v Speaker 2>What did you think about Ryan Ward hitting his first

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<v Speaker 2>home run in the big leagues?

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<v Speaker 4>What a big moment?

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<v Speaker 7>Yes, it is a big moment.

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<v Speaker 2>It is Yeah to see Alex frielan come back from

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<v Speaker 2>triple A and you know, start to stack together better

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<v Speaker 2>and better games today two for three, the double, the

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<v Speaker 2>home run. He played some really good defense as well,

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<v Speaker 2>made a couple of fancy plays in the ninth inning.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, yeah, I saw that. Now have you ever been

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<v Speaker 4>to Arizona.

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<v Speaker 2>Blake in the Chase field with the retractable roof and

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<v Speaker 2>the pool and right center field and being in downtown Phoenix, Sarah,

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<v Speaker 2>have you ever been to that stadium?

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<v Speaker 1>That was my very postasium I went to.

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<v Speaker 4>Actually, yeah, wows what'd you think about? What was your

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<v Speaker 4>experience like over there?

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<v Speaker 3>It was really fun?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, a lot of Dodger fans when you went to

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<v Speaker 2>that game? Was it a Dodger Diamondbacks game? What that

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<v Speaker 2>you went to?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>Game?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, there's always a lot of Dodger fans in Arizona.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>The joke is that it's La East Dodger Stadium East,

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<v Speaker 2>just like Petco Park has become a second home for Dodger.

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<v Speaker 4>Fans down in San Diego.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of feels like, well all the transplants over in

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<v Speaker 2>the desert. There's a lot of Dodger fans at these

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<v Speaker 2>games the next four nights, I imagine. Yeah, all right, Blake,

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<v Speaker 2>great to hear from you, my friend.

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<v Speaker 4>Anything else?

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<v Speaker 1>I have one question? Why do you think up.

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<v Speaker 3>Wine will over Alex Thomas?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, well, he's on the fourth I appreciate the phone call, Blake.

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<v Speaker 2>Ryan Ward's already on the forty man roster. So it

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<v Speaker 2>made it easier to bring him up. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>the bigger question is James Tims the third, why didn't

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<v Speaker 2>he get called up? And he hit another home run today.

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<v Speaker 2>He is red hot right now as far as what

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<v Speaker 2>he's doing in Triple A. But in order to bring

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<v Speaker 2>up James Timms the third, who we had on Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Talk a week ago, on the off night, they would

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<v Speaker 2>have to clear a spot on the forty man roster,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was just easier at this point to bring

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<v Speaker 2>up Ryan Ward. He's a left handed bat, He's a

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<v Speaker 2>guy who can play left field, and Tims can do

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<v Speaker 2>that as well.

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<v Speaker 4>But Ryan Ward's already on the forty man roster.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was just an easier roster maneuver for Andrew

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<v Speaker 2>Freeman and the Dodgers. And certainly Ryan Ward should be

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<v Speaker 2>rewarded for what he has done at the minor league level.

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<v Speaker 4>And look what he did today.

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<v Speaker 2>His first major league home run, a solo shot in

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<v Speaker 2>the bottom of the fourth in the Dodgers went it

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<v Speaker 2>nine to one over the Phillies. Dodgers baseball is brought

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<v Speaker 2>to my Medello. Medello the mark of a fighter. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>take a break, we'll come back We'll continue here with

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<v Speaker 2>your phone calls. Eight sixty six, nine eighty seven, two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy is the Dodgers beat the Phillies nine to one.

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<v Speaker 2>Yoshinobu Yamamoto goes five and a third shut out Indians

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<v Speaker 2>to get the victory. Brian Ward his first career Big

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<v Speaker 2>league home run. Alex Frielan drives into pair. Freddy Freeman

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<v Speaker 2>drives into pair. Max Monty now his team leading fourteenth.

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<v Speaker 4>Home run of this season. Good day for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 5>No.

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<v Speaker 4>Ward in the right.

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<v Speaker 8>Field, Ryan Ward worth the wait, his first major league

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<v Speaker 8>home run in his first game at Dodger Stadium. He's

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<v Speaker 8>running around the bases, but MO, he may as well

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<v Speaker 8>be floating.

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<v Speaker 6>I guarantee you he does not feel his feet hit

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<v Speaker 6>the ground. After seven hundred plus games at the minor

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<v Speaker 6>league level. He has been here, he's been down, He's

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<v Speaker 6>been back up, and welcome aboard.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to Dodger Stadium. Ryan Ward, his first major league

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<v Speaker 2>start at Dodger Stadium turns into his first major league

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<v Speaker 2>home run, and he hits a solo shot in the

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<v Speaker 2>bottom half of the fourth inn. He congratulations to him

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<v Speaker 2>Daniels Jewelers own the Dream. The Dodgers owned Andrew Painter

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<v Speaker 2>and the Philadelphia Phillies bullpen today nine runs on thirteen hits.

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<v Speaker 2>They almost scored in the first had traffic on the

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<v Speaker 2>bass pass but could not push across a run, but

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<v Speaker 2>then scored a run in the second, or running the

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<v Speaker 2>third two more and the fourth two more and the fifth,

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<v Speaker 2>a run of the sixth and run the seventh and

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<v Speaker 2>running the eighth as they win it by final of

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<v Speaker 2>nine to one. Alex Freeland drives into pair. He had

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<v Speaker 2>a solo home run in the fourth. Two batters after

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<v Speaker 2>Ryan Award, Alex call comes off the bench with the

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<v Speaker 2>two run single. Max Munsey goes deep, Freddie Freeman, a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of RBIs as well as the Dodgers get the

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<v Speaker 2>win over the Philadelphia Phillies eight six six nine eighty

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy. Speaking to Alex Freeland, what a

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<v Speaker 2>day he had. He has come back to the big

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<v Speaker 2>league level, played really good defense at second base, and

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<v Speaker 2>today two for three, a double, at a home run.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go back downstairs real quick, and let's hear from

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers second baseman.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just uber excited for Ryan Moore and on if

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<v Speaker 3>there's anybody that deserves it more than him, So to

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<v Speaker 3>share that moment with fam, it's kind of.

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<v Speaker 1>Special for you personally, just being able to come back

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<v Speaker 1>up here, get the back going pretty quickly.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, what does that just say as to where

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<v Speaker 5>you're at right now at the plate?

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<v Speaker 3>I feel confident. I mean it's a sigh of relief

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<v Speaker 3>to see some success, but yeah, just keep it wrong.

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<v Speaker 3>What was that moment like in the dug gap between

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<v Speaker 3>you and Ryan We're just just happy. I mean it's

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<v Speaker 3>been a long time coming for Ward, So, like I said,

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<v Speaker 3>I was just really store for him. But yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 3>a moment wheel chairsh So what's.

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<v Speaker 7>The what's the key to?

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<v Speaker 5>You know, when you start up here, you play well,

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<v Speaker 5>you go down, come back up and keeping that momentum

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<v Speaker 5>and that confidence up to when you.

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<v Speaker 4>Get that the call back up here to perform.

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<v Speaker 7>You just got to be in the right headspace. A

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<v Speaker 7>lot of stuff can't go your way and it's all

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<v Speaker 7>about how you respond. So I think if you have

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<v Speaker 7>the the right mindset and they take care of itself,

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<v Speaker 7>what was.

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<v Speaker 3>What was your focus when you went down there?

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<v Speaker 1>What kind of allowed you to have some success?

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<v Speaker 5>A cary over coming back up here?

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<v Speaker 7>So we go down there and get reps. Feel comfortable

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<v Speaker 7>with my swing? She gets some success.

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<v Speaker 4>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>There's Alex Freeland, and good on him. You know he

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<v Speaker 2>was sitting down a lot of people thought it would

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<v Speaker 2>be I Sung Kim at the time. Instead it was

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Freeland and couldn't have been happy with it. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>he was the opening day second baseman.

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<v Speaker 4>The last thing you.

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<v Speaker 2>Want to do is be sent bent down a triple

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<v Speaker 2>A because you're just not producing at the playoffensively. But

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<v Speaker 2>that was the case, found his right headspace, as he said,

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<v Speaker 2>goes back to Oklahoma City, gets right offensively, feels good

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<v Speaker 2>about his swing, and he's come back and he's had

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<v Speaker 2>some success, and today certainly a big example of that success,

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<v Speaker 2>going two for three with a double on the home run,

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<v Speaker 2>his fourth career game with two or more extra base

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<v Speaker 2>hits as he finished the day two for three and

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<v Speaker 2>a big part of the Dodgers bottom half of the

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<v Speaker 2>lineup that scored six of their nine runs today in

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<v Speaker 2>route to a nine to one win over the Philly

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<v Speaker 2>Dodge to talk on this Sunday afternoon. Many thanks to

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<v Speaker 2>Colin Ye for all his help today all day long,

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<v Speaker 2>all game along as the Dodgers get to win over

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<v Speaker 2>the Phillies, a weekend in which they take two to

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<v Speaker 2>three from Philadelphia could have been a clean sweep if

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<v Speaker 2>not for the eighth inning letdown last night from Tanners

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<v Speaker 2>got but hey, Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 4>Bounce back today. The Dodgers' bullpen will climb at. Guardo

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<v Speaker 4>Enriquez put up Zeros. Jonathan Hernandez give up a.

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<v Speaker 2>Solo home run in the ninth, but that was it

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<v Speaker 2>as a Dodgers cruise to a nine to one victory.

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<v Speaker 4>They take two to three from the Phillies.

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<v Speaker 2>They go five to one on the homestand they finished

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<v Speaker 2>a month of.

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<v Speaker 4>My May eighteen and ten.

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<v Speaker 2>As the Dodgers now thirty eight and twenty one overall

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<v Speaker 2>on this season. They have now won five series in

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<v Speaker 2>a row and now they're on their way to Phoenix

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<v Speaker 2>for a four game series against the Snakes. What Morongo,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know Dodgers on at Getting our cover started

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<v Speaker 2>at five thirty Pacific tomorrow, first pitch six forty mm.

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<v Speaker 2>Shean and Eduardo Ronriguez, the left hander, the pitching matchup

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<v Speaker 2>in the series opener. Until then, have a great safe

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<v Speaker 2>rest of your Sunday afternoon

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<v Speaker 4>And join out there Dodger fans song