WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (9-25-26) 0:00:00.590 --> 0:00:03.110 The quest for the three-peat has begun. 0:00:03.330 --> 0:00:07.310 Only four teams in Major League Baseball history have won 0:00:07.410 --> 0:00:09.450 three consecutive titles. 0:00:09.490 --> 0:00:13.210 The Dodgers are the favorites to become the fifth. 0:00:13.270 --> 0:00:16.840 This is World Champion Dodger Talk. Here we go again. 0:00:16.860 --> 0:00:17.860 We're getting ready to run it back. 0:00:17.890 --> 0:00:22.820 To get in on the show, call 866-987-2570. And be 0:00:22.900 --> 0:00:26.200 sure to follow Dodger Talk wherever you get your podcasts. 0:00:26.760 --> 0:00:29.760 And now your host, here's Tim Kays. 0:00:30.800 --> 0:00:35.320 Dodgers win, taking the series opener in San Francisco. A 0:00:35.340 --> 0:00:37.500 2-0 shutout over the Giants tonight. 0:00:37.520 --> 0:00:38.220 Hi, everybody, and. 0:00:38.180 --> 0:00:41.340 Welcome in to Dodger Talk. Tim Cates with you here 0:00:41.360 --> 0:00:45.339 until the bottom of the hour. 866-987-2570 is the number. 0:00:45.400 --> 0:00:47.559 You know what it is. 866-987-2570. 0:00:49.200 --> 0:00:49.820 Jump on board. 0:00:49.840 --> 0:00:53.960 Let's talk some Dodgers baseball. As the Dodgers improved to 98-62. 0:00:54.540 --> 0:00:55.480 On this season. 0:00:55.500 --> 0:01:01.680 And what was a dominant, absolutely dominant, Pitching performance from 0:01:01.740 --> 0:01:05.280 Tarek Skubal tonight. By far his best since coming over 0:01:05.420 --> 0:01:08.119 from the Tigers at the trade deadline. And just in 0:01:08.200 --> 0:01:11.500 time for the postseason. Seven shutout innings. Scattered three hits. 0:01:11.860 --> 0:01:15.530 Ten strikeouts. Zero walks. He got some great defensive help 0:01:15.560 --> 0:01:18.050 behind him in the first inning from Andy Pahez. And 0:01:18.069 --> 0:01:21.310 you talk about being efficient. First pitch strikes to 21 0:01:21.310 --> 0:01:22.130 of the 23 batters that he faced. 0:01:22.150 --> 0:01:29.750 11-02 counts to the first 18 batters. that he faced. 0:01:30.170 --> 0:01:32.270 You would think, is that a lot of 0-2 counts? 0:01:32.530 --> 0:01:32.830 Yes. 0:01:33.569 --> 0:01:35.520 The leader in the clubhouse this year for the most 0:01:35.580 --> 0:01:36.420 in a single game. 0:01:36.280 --> 0:01:37.240 Is Dylan Cease. 0:01:37.560 --> 0:01:38.180 He had 15 against. 0:01:39.819 --> 0:01:43.620 The same San Francisco Giants earlier this season. So tonight, 0:01:43.660 --> 0:01:48.210 Tarek Skubal with 11-0-2 counts against the San Francisco Giants lineup. 0:01:48.410 --> 0:01:52.370 And again, this is not your mom's San Francisco Giants. 0:01:52.590 --> 0:01:56.470 This isn't your grandparents' San Francisco Giants. This is a young, 0:01:56.950 --> 0:02:00.850 rebuilding San Francisco Giants team with a bunch of players 0:02:00.890 --> 0:02:04.110 who are young and probably should be still marinating in 0:02:04.140 --> 0:02:07.100 the minor leagues. This is more like the Sacramento Rivercats 0:02:07.560 --> 0:02:10.800 than the San Francisco Giants. And they're going to get 0:02:11.240 --> 0:02:12.910 their lumps here at the end of the season, and 0:02:12.930 --> 0:02:16.070 they've been taking it in the month of September. But 0:02:16.250 --> 0:02:19.020 you look at the big right-hander they threw out tonight, 0:02:19.400 --> 0:02:24.160 Junior Marte. He's only 23-year-old, big 6'6 Dominican kid, can 0:02:24.200 --> 0:02:26.590 throw a lively fastball. He's so big, and they talk 0:02:26.610 --> 0:02:30.929 about his reach, that 94-95 looks like 98-99 out of 0:02:30.970 --> 0:02:33.550 his hand. He's got great off-speed pitches. He started the 0:02:33.570 --> 0:02:36.250 year in A-ball. He was in AA, and they called 0:02:36.310 --> 0:02:38.050 him up because of injuries. I mean, he's just an 0:02:38.090 --> 0:02:41.080 example of what they have in a young core, that 0:02:41.460 --> 0:02:43.200 if they stick with this group and they stick with 0:02:43.220 --> 0:02:46.139 this coaching staff, and Buster Posey's able to ride it 0:02:46.280 --> 0:02:49.019 out for a couple of seasons... They could be building 0:02:49.040 --> 0:02:51.860 a big foundation in San Francisco, but the Dodgers certainly 0:02:52.180 --> 0:02:56.020 taking advantage of that youth and that inexperience tonight. Tarek 0:02:56.040 --> 0:03:00.190 Skubal just carving up the Giants lineup. Seven shutout innings. 0:03:00.210 --> 0:03:03.210 And then Rokey Sasaki came in and said, I'll strike 0:03:03.250 --> 0:03:04.690 out two of the three batters that I face. I'll 0:03:04.710 --> 0:03:07.010 get a pop up to the catcher. It'll take me 0:03:07.010 --> 0:03:08.170 14 pitches to get out of the eighth. And then 0:03:08.190 --> 0:03:10.130 Tanner Scott struck out two of the three batters he 0:03:10.169 --> 0:03:12.650 faced in the ninth inning. as the Dodgers get the 0:03:12.690 --> 0:03:13.270 win 2-0. 0:03:13.290 --> 0:03:13.570 866-987-2570. 0:03:13.590 --> 0:03:17.270 We're going to hear from the manager, Dave Roberts, coming 0:03:17.310 --> 0:03:19.350 up in just a little bit. Also, a nice tribute 0:03:19.370 --> 0:03:22.230 from the Dodger broadcasters, from Mike Kruko, who is leaving 0:03:22.250 --> 0:03:24.290 the Giants booth after a long time, so we'll get 0:03:24.310 --> 0:03:26.429 to that coming up in just a little bit. Dodgers 0:03:26.450 --> 0:03:29.290 baseball is brought to you by Modelo. Modelo, the mark 0:03:29.710 --> 0:03:33.850 of a fighter. Tarek Skubal tonight was absolutely great on 0:03:33.889 --> 0:03:36.590 the road in San Francisco. And you look at what 0:03:36.690 --> 0:03:39.369 he's done since coming over from the Dodgers. And, you know, 0:03:39.410 --> 0:03:41.790 didn't start off great that first start in Chicago. He 0:03:41.830 --> 0:03:44.430 went six innings and took the loss to the Cubbies. 0:03:44.930 --> 0:03:48.070 No decision against the Royals. Then a loss at home 0:03:48.210 --> 0:03:51.490 to the Milwaukee Brewers. He was 0-2 in his first 0:03:51.550 --> 0:03:55.090 three starts. But he hasn't lost since then. He got 0:03:55.130 --> 0:03:58.040 a win against the Pittsburgh Pirates after making five starts 0:03:58.080 --> 0:04:00.820 in the month of August. And then tonight, making his 0:04:00.900 --> 0:04:03.480 fifth start here in the month of September, he is 0:04:03.520 --> 0:04:03.690 now 4-0. 0:04:04.910 --> 0:04:05.910 In the month of September. 0:04:06.840 --> 0:04:10.200 It's pretty good. 4-0, and he's lowered his ERA closer 0:04:10.220 --> 0:04:13.040 to 2 than what it was at going into tonight's game. 0:04:13.960 --> 0:04:17.460 He is pitching really well. He's pitching really well on 0:04:17.500 --> 0:04:21.810 the road. He faced the same Giants team last weekend, 0:04:23.110 --> 0:04:26.310 and he got the win, but he gave up four 0:04:26.350 --> 0:04:29.659 runs over five innings and didn't have very many strikeouts. 0:04:30.880 --> 0:04:35.110 Before that, he pitched against Cincinnati in Cincinnati. Seven shutout innings, 0:04:35.170 --> 0:04:38.850 nine strikeouts. Before that, at home against Cincinnati. Pitched into 0:04:38.870 --> 0:04:42.330 the eighth inning, got the victory. Not a lot of strikeouts, 0:04:42.370 --> 0:04:47.630 but was efficient. Before that, no decision against the Cardinals 0:04:47.670 --> 0:04:50.540 in which they banged out ten hits against them. And 0:04:50.580 --> 0:04:52.219 the Dodgers ended up coming back and winning the game, 0:04:52.240 --> 0:04:54.190 but he was out of it after five and two-thirds. 0:04:54.730 --> 0:04:59.229 You look at his home versus road splits, and you 0:04:59.270 --> 0:05:00.890 just look at the numbers. I don't have the actual 0:05:00.930 --> 0:05:04.290 breakdown of wins, losses, ERA right here in front of me, 0:05:04.290 --> 0:05:06.169 but I'm just looking at the results in front of me. 0:05:06.610 --> 0:05:08.810 Win, loss, innings pitched, okay. 0:05:10.350 --> 0:05:13.190 It is glaring how much better he has been on 0:05:14.029 --> 0:05:17.970 the road for the Dodgers. outside of that Chicago start 0:05:18.010 --> 0:05:19.670 and his first start at Wrigley Field, in which the 0:05:19.730 --> 0:05:22.750 wind was just absolutely howling in Chicago there on the 0:05:22.800 --> 0:05:25.500 north side. And it was his first game. You kind 0:05:25.540 --> 0:05:28.380 of just kind of throw that out, little jitters, you know, 0:05:28.400 --> 0:05:30.260 a lot of pressure. I mean, it was his first 0:05:30.300 --> 0:05:33.320 start in a Dodger uniform a couple days after getting 0:05:33.339 --> 0:05:38.060 traded from Detroit. But the road numbers are pretty darn 0:05:38.080 --> 0:05:41.960 impressive for Tarek Skubal here since coming over to the Dodgers. 0:05:42.650 --> 0:05:44.990 And I say that because the Dodgers are going to 0:05:45.029 --> 0:05:48.169 get ready here for the NLDS. And the Dodgers will 0:05:48.190 --> 0:05:52.729 have the first two games at home at Uniqlo Field 0:05:52.750 --> 0:05:55.810 at Dodger Stadium. So the Dodgers are going to be 0:05:56.070 --> 0:05:59.100 at home for games one and two. And then the 0:05:59.140 --> 0:06:01.620 Dodgers are going to have to hit the road for 0:06:01.660 --> 0:06:06.359 the next couple of games in the NLDS. And remember, 0:06:06.400 --> 0:06:08.719 the NLDS is a best of five. 0:06:09.279 --> 0:06:12.690 Two, two, one. in a best-of-five series. 0:06:14.430 --> 0:06:19.669 The Dodgers might think about putting Tarek Skubal as the 0:06:19.730 --> 0:06:26.590 Game 3 starter. That, to me, fits him better on 0:06:26.610 --> 0:06:30.490 the road and not at Dodger Stadium, where, again, the numbers... 0:06:30.550 --> 0:06:32.089 I'm trying to get a better breakdown of the home 0:06:32.150 --> 0:06:35.130 road here. He's been better on the road than at 0:06:35.210 --> 0:06:36.490 Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium. 0:06:37.150 --> 0:06:40.160 So why not go with Yamamoto.... 0:06:40.720 --> 0:06:43.299 And Blake Snell in games one and two. 0:06:44.920 --> 0:06:45.760 Of the NLDS. 0:06:46.060 --> 0:06:51.909 Games three and four, you go with Tarek Skubal and 0:06:51.950 --> 0:06:55.580 Tyler Glass now. Makes sense, doesn't it? 0:06:56.390 --> 0:06:57.489 Have him start on the road. 0:06:57.750 --> 0:07:02.440 First two starts at home, Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Again, it's 0:07:02.500 --> 0:07:05.339 a best-of-five series. All you've got to do is win three. 0:07:05.360 --> 0:07:07.440 If you can jump out to a 2-0 lead, or 0:07:07.480 --> 0:07:10.620 let's say, worst case, you're tied 1-1, going back to 0:07:10.640 --> 0:07:13.870 the other team's ballpark for Game 3 on that Tuesday night, 0:07:13.910 --> 0:07:17.190 October 6th, you've got Tarek Skubal on the mound. You 0:07:17.210 --> 0:07:18.650 can feel him pretty confident about it. He's going to 0:07:18.670 --> 0:07:20.330 go up there and give you a really good effort 0:07:20.730 --> 0:07:24.370 and keep it low-scoring. That's, I think, the best idea 0:07:24.550 --> 0:07:27.190 for this Dodgers team when it comes to this NLDS. 0:07:27.770 --> 0:07:30.480 And as David Vasse mentioned earlier today with Petros of Money, 0:07:30.930 --> 0:07:32.810 which I was filling in with Petros because Matt was off. 0:07:34.400 --> 0:07:36.760 In the NLDS, because it's only a five-game series, you 0:07:36.780 --> 0:07:39.040 don't need as much starting pitching or as much pitching 0:07:39.600 --> 0:07:42.340 in that series. So the Dodgers could lean towards an 0:07:42.400 --> 0:07:45.500 extra position player and one less pitcher. Now when you 0:07:45.520 --> 0:07:48.000 get to the seven-game series of the NLCS and the 0:07:48.020 --> 0:07:49.500 World Series, that is certainly different. 0:07:49.540 --> 0:07:51.310 But something to think about. 0:07:52.210 --> 0:07:55.050 That the Dodgers for the NLDS keep Tarek Scooble for 0:07:55.110 --> 0:07:58.250 game three. And that first road start eight, six, six, nine, eight, seven, 0:07:58.270 --> 0:08:01.350 two five 70. Let's hear from the Dodger manager, Dave Roberts. 0:08:01.690 --> 0:08:04.540 After the game tonight, I imagine pretty happy with the 0:08:04.570 --> 0:08:07.600 performance from his starter, Tarek Scooble, his bullpen and the 0:08:07.680 --> 0:08:09.240 offense coming through with a couple of home runs. 0:08:10.220 --> 0:08:12.900 Dave, what did you see from Scooble? Is that the 0:08:12.940 --> 0:08:15.140 best you've seen since he joined the Dodgers? 0:08:15.500 --> 0:08:18.190 That was the best we've seen. You know, he was 0:08:18.250 --> 0:08:21.760 on a mission tonight. You could see it, but, Everything 0:08:21.780 --> 0:08:24.360 was working. And he just went after those guys and 0:08:25.480 --> 0:08:29.900 did a fantastic job. Pounded the zone. Everything was working tonight. 0:08:30.060 --> 0:08:30.660 Efficient. 0:08:31.320 --> 0:08:34.900 And I think he went through seven innings, 75 pitch, 0:08:34.940 --> 0:08:35.780 something like that. 0:08:36.720 --> 0:08:39.340 Incredibly good. When you say he was on a mission, 0:08:39.380 --> 0:08:40.920 he was pretty upset with himself. 0:08:41.380 --> 0:08:44.710 Facing these guys last week about the lack of fastball command. 0:08:44.750 --> 0:08:47.010 Do you feel like that lent itself to what we 0:08:47.070 --> 0:08:47.670 saw tonight? 0:08:48.010 --> 0:08:48.910 I think so, yeah. 0:08:49.050 --> 0:08:51.530 You know, he wasn't pleased with his outing the last time, 0:08:51.590 --> 0:08:54.430 and so to come back and face the same team 0:08:54.530 --> 0:08:56.809 and do what he did, you know, less than a 0:08:56.830 --> 0:08:58.679 week later is pretty impressive. 0:08:59.200 --> 0:09:02.800 When you had Rokey come out after him, is Rokey 0:09:03.300 --> 0:09:05.760 better than what he was a year ago at this time, 0:09:05.880 --> 0:09:06.980 getting ready for this role? 0:09:07.750 --> 0:09:08.590 Yeah, he is. 0:09:09.140 --> 0:09:12.390 I think the fastball's better. I think the split's better. 0:09:13.130 --> 0:09:17.170 And it's also nice that he's already done it. So 0:09:17.210 --> 0:09:19.489 just in total, he's just a better pitcher than he 0:09:19.530 --> 0:09:22.349 was last year and a lot more confident. And certainly 0:09:22.390 --> 0:09:24.390 this stuff was really good the last couple outings. 0:09:24.970 --> 0:09:28.090 How did that look, Rokey in the 8th, Tanner Scott 0:09:28.110 --> 0:09:28.349 in the 9th? 0:09:29.050 --> 0:09:31.450 It's not a i mean i liked it tonight you 0:09:31.490 --> 0:09:34.250 know um they both did they both did a fantastic job. 0:09:35.570 --> 0:09:36.989 We feel like it kind of gives you something to 0:09:37.030 --> 0:09:38.910 build off though you know like you said like right 0:09:38.929 --> 0:09:41.410 there could be situations where maybe you spot earlier but 0:09:41.830 --> 0:09:43.929 does it kind of give you a foundation i guess. 0:09:44.910 --> 0:09:47.459 Yeah it does but uh i don't want you to 0:09:47.500 --> 0:09:50.040 pigeonhole me into using these guys in certain roles but 0:09:50.140 --> 0:09:51.760 yeah i mean i think it's just the better to 0:09:51.840 --> 0:09:55.360 have as many guys that you have confidence in and leverage. 0:09:55.600 --> 0:09:58.670 And so it just allows us to deploy guys whenever 0:09:58.710 --> 0:10:01.650 we need to. But, yeah, I feel comfortable with a 0:10:01.650 --> 0:10:02.990 lot of guys at the back end for sure. 0:10:03.510 --> 0:10:05.350 So, okay, he's going to pitch up to that. 0:10:05.390 --> 0:10:07.250 He's probably going to pitch on Sunday. 0:10:07.990 --> 0:10:10.579 Dave, where are you with the offense, two solo home 0:10:10.600 --> 0:10:11.319 runs tonight? 0:10:11.740 --> 0:10:13.750 It's been a little bit of a struggle the last 0:10:13.820 --> 0:10:14.510 three games. 0:10:14.550 --> 0:10:16.780 What are you seeing from the group? 0:10:18.000 --> 0:10:18.280 Yeah. 0:10:20.470 --> 0:10:23.150 I thought, obviously, we had two homers tonight. I thought, 0:10:23.330 --> 0:10:26.210 you know, it's... I thought Will had a really good night. 0:10:26.570 --> 0:10:32.699 You know, I thought Mookie still looks fine. Yeah, we're 0:10:32.720 --> 0:10:36.420 not putting a bunch of hits together. But I still... 0:10:36.179 --> 0:10:39.300 I don't know, it doesn't seem like the results are there, 0:10:39.320 --> 0:10:42.370 but I still like our intent in the batter's box. 0:10:43.020 --> 0:10:43.410 And so. 0:10:46.020 --> 0:10:48.250 Trying not to overthink it as far as kind of 0:10:48.260 --> 0:10:50.990 the production the last few games because, honestly, I like 0:10:51.490 --> 0:10:54.630 where our offense is at kind of mentally. But I 0:10:54.670 --> 0:10:57.990 do think, like I said before, this week for our 0:10:58.030 --> 0:10:59.809 group is going to be a very good thing. 0:11:00.770 --> 0:11:03.330 All right, there's Dave Roberts talking about his plans for 0:11:03.350 --> 0:11:05.130 the rest of the weekend. We're going to see Roki 0:11:05.170 --> 0:11:08.809 Sasaki again on Sunday. I just looked it up real quick, 0:11:08.850 --> 0:11:11.730 the numbers for Tarek Skubal, who tonight seven shutout innings, 0:11:12.130 --> 0:11:16.470 ten strikeouts, zero walks, three hits, 75 pitches. The road 0:11:16.530 --> 0:11:19.830 number is pretty remarkable for Tarek Skubal with the Dodgers. 0:11:20.410 --> 0:11:24.050 He's allowed just three earned runs in 26 innings away from. 0:11:24.150 --> 0:11:25.450 Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium. 0:11:25.970 --> 0:11:31.829 That's a 1.04 ERA with 32 strikeouts. His four road 0:11:31.890 --> 0:11:37.360 starts for his time with the Dodgers at the Cubs, 0:11:37.530 --> 0:11:40.580 at the Tigers, at the Reds, at the Giants. Three 0:11:40.600 --> 0:11:42.780 and one in those starts. Again, that start against the 0:11:42.820 --> 0:11:44.920 Cubs on August 4th, his first start as a Dodger. 0:11:45.559 --> 0:11:46.579 Is kind of an outlier. 0:11:46.740 --> 0:11:50.209 It was his first start in a Dodger uniform. His 0:11:50.260 --> 0:11:53.610 splits at home, 375 ERA on the road, 1.04. Again, 0:11:53.610 --> 0:11:55.890 3.75 ERA at home for Terry Skubal with the Dodgers, 0:11:55.890 --> 0:11:58.809 1.04 ERA on the road with 32 strikeouts. Kind of 0:11:58.850 --> 0:12:11.440 feels like he should be the Game 3 starter. when 0:12:11.460 --> 0:12:14.090 that series in the NLDS goes back to wherever it's 0:12:14.120 --> 0:12:17.770 at in Philadelphia or Atlanta for game three and four 0:12:17.830 --> 0:12:19.750 of that series. 0:12:19.770 --> 0:12:21.050 866-987-2570 is the number. 0:12:21.110 --> 0:12:23.980 Dodgers with the 2-0 win over the San Francisco Giants 0:12:24.440 --> 0:12:25.340 up at Oracle Park. 0:12:25.360 --> 0:12:26.160 Let's go out to the phones. 0:12:26.300 --> 0:12:28.800 Eddie and San Pedro, kick us off here on Dodger 0:12:28.820 --> 0:12:30.199 Talk on this Friday night. How you doing, Eddie? 0:12:31.670 --> 0:12:33.910 I'm doing good, Tim. How about yourself? 0:12:34.350 --> 0:12:37.200 I'm doing great. Dodgers with a big win tonight. And, uh, 0:12:37.210 --> 0:12:39.500 if it looks like this, this is the recipe they 0:12:39.540 --> 0:12:40.480 have in October. 0:12:40.620 --> 0:12:43.579 Look out because this is, uh, this was something special tonight. 0:12:45.220 --> 0:12:45.700 Yeah. 0:12:45.760 --> 0:12:48.199 And, and, and like I said, last time, the Bruins, 0:12:48.760 --> 0:12:52.819 Bruins are looking hot. And so, uh, that's, that's, uh, good. 0:12:52.860 --> 0:12:55.660 So that looks like the season is, uh, starting up 0:12:55.720 --> 0:12:58.900 in a, in a, on a good foot, but, uh, 0:12:58.940 --> 0:13:03.500 getting back to the Dodgers. Yeah. Uh, You know, you know, 0:13:03.520 --> 0:13:06.100 I think you read my mind about the Dodger pitching 0:13:06.120 --> 0:13:08.960 staff and how they're going to line up on this 0:13:09.500 --> 0:13:15.750 on this this post postseason here. I like your idea 0:13:16.030 --> 0:13:20.230 of Scooble pitching third or on the road. He's got 0:13:20.270 --> 0:13:23.569 the numbers. He's got the stats. So but, you know, 0:13:23.630 --> 0:13:27.130 Dave Roberts, you know, you never know what he's going 0:13:27.150 --> 0:13:31.309 to be planning. So I'd like to see myself, Scooble, 0:13:31.330 --> 0:13:35.370 start the first game. But, you know, let's see what happens. 0:13:35.570 --> 0:13:38.230 I mean, you know, let's put it out there and 0:13:38.290 --> 0:13:41.590 see how Robertson and Mark Pryor are going to come 0:13:41.650 --> 0:13:44.190 out with this. But anyway, I'm looking for the Dodgers 0:13:44.230 --> 0:13:47.770 to go all the way. And, you know, let's do 0:13:47.850 --> 0:13:48.650 the three-peat. 0:13:49.460 --> 0:13:49.820 No doubt. 0:13:49.860 --> 0:13:52.700 Appreciate the phone call. Thanks for checking in tonight. Yeah, 0:13:52.900 --> 0:13:55.240 I think Yamamoto's your game one starter. Not only has 0:13:55.280 --> 0:13:57.500 he earned it, he should be your game one starter 0:13:57.540 --> 0:13:59.979 because he's of how dominant he has been, and he 0:14:00.000 --> 0:14:02.020 has been your horse this year. And he has certainly 0:14:02.090 --> 0:14:04.970 shown that when the calendar flips to October, he is 0:14:05.010 --> 0:14:07.210 a guy that steps up and is there for you 0:14:07.890 --> 0:14:10.349 and will do whatever necessary to win for the Dodgers. 0:14:10.370 --> 0:14:12.590 So I have all the confidence in a Yamamoto in 0:14:12.610 --> 0:14:15.579 Game 1, Blake Snell in Game 2, and coming back 0:14:15.600 --> 0:14:18.660 with Tarek Skubal, who, again, the numbers speak for themselves, 0:14:18.780 --> 0:14:21.630 is a much... better pitcher on the road than he 0:14:21.770 --> 0:14:25.070 is at Uniqlo Field. Again, not that he's got awful 0:14:25.150 --> 0:14:26.650 numbers at Dodger Stadium. 0:14:27.210 --> 0:14:27.750 He's got a. 0:14:27.570 --> 0:14:31.570 375 ERA. It's a smaller sample size, right? He's made 0:14:31.570 --> 0:14:34.720 10 starts now in the Dodger uniform. But you look 0:14:34.740 --> 0:14:37.480 at the 10 starts, and on the road, an ERA 0:14:37.520 --> 0:14:41.780 of 1.04, and on the starts at home, it's 3.75. 0:14:41.780 --> 0:14:45.280 So in the age of baseball, we look at numbers, 0:14:45.330 --> 0:14:47.870 we dissect everything, and we try to find where you 0:14:47.910 --> 0:14:51.130 have an advantage over your opponent. in just the littlest things, 0:14:51.790 --> 0:14:54.840 and what you can take advantage of them at. If 0:14:54.880 --> 0:14:57.920 you've got a starting pitcher that is better on the road, 0:14:58.360 --> 0:15:00.870 why not take advantage and have him pitching on the road? 0:15:01.420 --> 0:15:05.040 in a Game 3 situation where either up 2-0, tied 1-1, 0:15:05.080 --> 0:15:07.359 or God forbid the Dodgers are down 0-2 in a 0:15:07.420 --> 0:15:08.160 must-win Game 3. 0:15:08.140 --> 0:15:10.780 You've got Derek Skubel on the mound for you. We'll 0:15:10.800 --> 0:15:11.720 take a break. We'll come back. 0:15:12.000 --> 0:15:13.660 We'll get to more of your phone calls and especially 0:15:13.700 --> 0:15:17.240 tribute from the Dodger broadcasters to a San Francisco. 0:15:16.740 --> 0:15:18.340 Giant broadcaster we want you to hear. 0:15:18.360 --> 0:15:23.020 866-987-2570 is the number. Dodgers shut out the Giants tonight 0:15:23.040 --> 0:15:25.570 2-0 right here on AM570 LA Sports, live everywhere on 0:15:25.610 --> 0:15:26.450 the iHeartRadio app. 0:15:31.230 --> 0:15:32.730 Hey, it's Miguel Rojas. 0:15:33.130 --> 0:15:38.170 This is Dodger Talk, AM 570 LA Sports, your home 0:15:38.350 --> 0:15:38.970 of the Dodgers. 0:15:40.410 --> 0:15:44.000 He swings, it's a high drive to left. This ball's back, 0:15:44.520 --> 0:15:46.400 and this ball is gone. 0:15:46.860 --> 0:15:50.020 Andy Páez with his 22nd home run. 0:15:50.420 --> 0:15:51.580 And the Dodgers lead it 2-0. 0:15:53.660 --> 0:15:57.040 Andy Pahez, his first home run since coming back from 0:15:57.080 --> 0:15:57.880 the injured. 0:15:57.600 --> 0:15:59.500 List, his 22nd on this season. 0:15:59.520 --> 0:16:03.020 Dodgers with two solo bombs in the second off of 0:16:03.080 --> 0:16:05.900 Junior Marte. Took a 2-0 lead, and that's all she 0:16:05.960 --> 0:16:09.560 wrote as Tarek Skubal went seven shutout innings, struck out 10, 0:16:09.540 --> 0:16:11.890 did not walk a batter to pick up the win. 0:16:11.950 --> 0:16:15.170 His 12th of the season, he's now 5-2. since coming 0:16:15.270 --> 0:16:17.950 over from the Detroit Tigers. Daniels Jewelers presents the home 0:16:17.970 --> 0:16:20.830 run forecast for your chance to win a $ 50 Daniels 0:16:20.850 --> 0:16:24.420 Jewelers gift card. Just visit am570lasports. com with the keyword home. 0:16:24.320 --> 0:16:26.460 Run into your name and you could win. 0:16:26.540 --> 0:16:31.980 Daniels Jewelers own the dream. Tarek Skubal, fantastic tonight. Seven 0:16:32.080 --> 0:16:35.600 shutout innings. Roki Sasaki pitched the eighth inning, put up 0:16:35.660 --> 0:16:37.540 a zero. Tanner Scott put up a zero in the ninth. 0:16:37.900 --> 0:16:40.000 To pick up his 24th save of the season. And again, 0:16:40.040 --> 0:16:43.250 it took an hour and 53 minutes. Yes, a one 0:16:43.270 --> 0:16:46.390 hour and 53 minute game at Oracle Park. The second 0:16:46.430 --> 0:16:50.350 fastest game in that stadium's history. Let's go out to 0:16:50.410 --> 0:16:52.710 Dominic in Westwood. Thanks for being patient. Welcome to Dodger 0:16:52.750 --> 0:16:53.630 Talk on this Friday night. 0:16:53.650 --> 0:16:54.530 Dominic, how are you? 0:16:56.500 --> 0:16:59.920 I am just ready for playoffs. I'm glad we got 0:16:59.960 --> 0:17:02.180 that by week. Last time I called in, we were 0:17:02.280 --> 0:17:04.159 still trying to get that. We're trying to clinch a 0:17:04.200 --> 0:17:08.530 by week. But yeah, we clinched that by week. Now 0:17:08.590 --> 0:17:12.450 you mentioned the Sacramento River Cats. And by the way, 0:17:12.490 --> 0:17:15.949 shout out to the Ontario Buzzer Towers. I think I know. 0:17:16.010 --> 0:17:16.889 Tower buzzers, yes. 0:17:18.210 --> 0:17:20.970 Our power buzzers there you go our minor league affiliate 0:17:20.990 --> 0:17:23.860 which brought me which made me want to ask this 0:17:23.910 --> 0:17:27.100 question because i know um this is the case for 0:17:27.200 --> 0:17:30.340 some hockey teams but for baseball i think the atlanta 0:17:30.380 --> 0:17:33.460 braves are as close as uh they can get to 0:17:33.480 --> 0:17:36.420 um to what i'm about to say right now which 0:17:36.520 --> 0:17:40.040 is should the dodgers move all their minor league affiliates 0:17:40.180 --> 0:17:42.740 so from triple a all the way down to ricky 0:17:42.780 --> 0:17:45.480 league or or maybe leave rookie league in arizona and 0:17:45.520 --> 0:17:50.820 have it single A. Should they move them all to California? 0:17:50.840 --> 0:17:55.060 Because I know the Braves sort of did that, but 0:17:55.100 --> 0:17:58.160 they did leave one across the state line. It's next 0:17:58.180 --> 0:18:00.090 to Georgia since Savannah, so it's like, okay. 0:18:00.450 --> 0:18:01.189 Close enough, yeah. 0:18:01.790 --> 0:18:05.510 But close enough, yeah. But I thought, why not? Or 0:18:05.590 --> 0:18:09.429 should we just have Ontario promoted as a triple-A and 0:18:09.470 --> 0:18:13.340 then have a different single-A, similar to what the Rivercats 0:18:13.640 --> 0:18:16.679 and the Giants are doing? And then I wanted to 0:18:16.720 --> 0:18:20.680 predict the World Series because I predicted it correctly twice, 0:18:21.160 --> 0:18:25.070 which team will make it. Now, I haven't been correct 0:18:25.270 --> 0:18:27.109 about who's going to win. I thought we were going 0:18:27.130 --> 0:18:29.250 to take the Blue Jays and game. 0:18:31.050 --> 0:18:33.770 I think it was game five. I think I said 0:18:33.790 --> 0:18:37.420 game five, but that was, I was off by a 0:18:37.490 --> 0:18:39.439 long shot and that was a series. And I'm not 0:18:39.460 --> 0:18:42.139 going to even rant on that. We'll be here for hours, 0:18:42.700 --> 0:18:46.199 but I am going to say this and I, I, 0:18:47.720 --> 0:18:50.109 I hope we take it, but you know what? I 0:18:50.290 --> 0:18:51.210 know we will take it. 0:18:52.210 --> 0:18:54.290 I'm predicting this time around. 0:18:55.130 --> 0:18:59.899 My prediction is, The Dodgers and the Houston Cheaters. And 0:18:59.920 --> 0:19:03.280 we fire back this time. That's my prediction there. 0:19:03.300 --> 0:19:03.620 All right. 0:19:04.140 --> 0:19:04.760 All right, Dominic. 0:19:04.780 --> 0:19:07.400 I appreciate the phone call. It's an interesting prediction there. 0:19:07.840 --> 0:19:11.320 The Dodgers and the Houston Astros in a World Series. 0:19:11.359 --> 0:19:14.159 I know Houston's playing a lot better, and they're going 0:19:14.200 --> 0:19:17.780 to probably win the– well, they're tied with the Texas Rangers. 0:19:17.840 --> 0:19:20.480 So they're both teams 79 and 81. One of those 0:19:20.520 --> 0:19:23.080 teams is going to get in as the divisional winners, 0:19:23.280 --> 0:19:25.800 despite either being a 500 team if they win the 0:19:25.859 --> 0:19:29.040 next two, or a sub-500 team and still win the 0:19:29.080 --> 0:19:29.940 division at that point. 0:19:29.960 --> 0:19:30.940 That's pretty remarkable. 0:19:31.340 --> 0:19:33.439 That's a sad commentary on where the American League is 0:19:33.500 --> 0:19:35.979 right now, in particular the American League West. On your 0:19:36.020 --> 0:19:40.379 comment about the Dodgers minor league affiliates, I would not 0:19:40.619 --> 0:19:44.210 be shocked, I guess, if at some point they try 0:19:44.230 --> 0:19:47.690 to make them all closer to Los Angeles. I mean, 0:19:47.710 --> 0:19:51.520 to have your AAA affiliate in Oklahoma City, is pretty far. 0:19:52.100 --> 0:19:56.100 To have your AA affiliate in Tulsa is pretty far away. 0:19:56.560 --> 0:20:01.480 To have your high A ball team in Michigan is 0:20:01.540 --> 0:20:03.940 pretty far away. And to have your low A ball team, 0:20:03.980 --> 0:20:07.740 the Ontario Tower Buzzers, right here in Ontario is great. 0:20:08.130 --> 0:20:10.670