WEBVTT - Dodgers on Deck (9-22-26) 0:00:00.450 --> 0:00:03.460 For the back-to-back world champions of baseball. 0:00:03.660 --> 0:00:05.890 One of the greatest runs in the history of baseball. 0:00:05.970 --> 0:00:08.490 Immortality. is within their reach. 0:00:08.890 --> 0:00:10.050 Incredible. 0:00:10.250 --> 0:00:13.390 And while others make excuses. The only reason the Dodgers 0:00:13.460 --> 0:00:14.620 are doing this is because they can. 0:00:14.640 --> 0:00:15.320 They print money. 0:00:15.340 --> 0:00:17.220 The Dodgers. This can't continue. 0:00:17.280 --> 0:00:18.139 It's not fair. 0:00:18.320 --> 0:00:19.400 Are making plans. 0:00:19.800 --> 0:00:20.240 Again. 0:00:20.320 --> 0:00:25.160 It's a singular focus on controlling what they can control. 0:00:25.329 --> 0:00:29.010 Now your pregame host of the world champion L.A. Dodgers, 0:00:29.550 --> 0:00:30.310 Tim Cates. 0:00:31.250 --> 0:00:36.210 Hi, everybody, and welcome to Morongo Casino. Dodgers on deck 0:00:36.310 --> 0:00:41.370 live from Morongo Casino Resort and Spa as your back-to-back 0:00:41.430 --> 0:00:44.949 World Series champions are back at it tonight as the 0:00:45.030 --> 0:00:49.100 final homestand continues with a three-game series. against the San 0:00:49.200 --> 0:00:54.480 Diego Padres. Dodgers 96-60 have already clinched the NL West. 0:00:54.800 --> 0:00:58.230 The Dodgers with now six games remaining trying to clinch 0:00:58.270 --> 0:01:00.490 one of the top two spots in the National League 0:01:00.790 --> 0:01:03.550 and get a bye in the upcoming wildcard round. Tonight, 0:01:03.850 --> 0:01:07.220 it's a bullpen game for the Dodgers. Brock Stewart. We'll 0:01:07.260 --> 0:01:11.200 serve as the opener. Michael King will go for San Diego. 0:01:11.260 --> 0:01:14.280 First pitch from Uniqlo Field. The Dodger Stadium is coming 0:01:14.360 --> 0:01:16.760 up at 7-10. Between then and now, we've got a 0:01:17.020 --> 0:01:17.819 lot to get. 0:01:17.680 --> 0:01:20.220 To here on Morongo Casino. Dodgers on deck. 0:01:20.240 --> 0:01:22.640 You're going to hear from David Vasse, our Dodger insider, 0:01:22.910 --> 0:01:25.770 throughout the hour. We'll check in, of course, with Charlie 0:01:25.790 --> 0:01:28.330 Steiner and Rick Munday from the Galvin Ford Broadcast booth 0:01:28.650 --> 0:01:30.670 in just a couple of minutes. We'll check in with 0:01:30.709 --> 0:01:34.370 Kirsten Watson from Sportsnet LA. We'll hear from the manager himself, 0:01:34.430 --> 0:01:37.390 Dave Roberts. When David Vasquez sits down with the Dodgers 0:01:37.420 --> 0:01:41.100 skipper coming up in 45 minutes. The latest Dodgers injury news. 0:01:41.180 --> 0:01:43.860 It's all positive for the Dodgers as they get guys 0:01:43.900 --> 0:01:46.270 back here in the final week of the season. Well, 0:01:46.290 --> 0:01:49.230 the Dodgers had a day off yesterday. Before that on Sunday, 0:01:49.270 --> 0:01:51.570 they finished off the San Francisco Giants. 0:01:51.850 --> 0:01:54.520 And a three-game sweep. Jack Dreyer was the opener. 0:01:54.880 --> 0:01:57.600 Emmitt Sheehan put down a bulk of the innings, and 0:01:57.720 --> 0:02:00.790 Sheehan has been really good since coming back from AAA 0:02:00.850 --> 0:02:03.710 Oklahoma City. On Sunday, five and a third, no runs, 0:02:03.930 --> 0:02:08.310 one hit, nine strikeouts through 93 pitches. He got himself 0:02:08.380 --> 0:02:10.119 in a hole, well Jack Dreyer did in the first 0:02:10.139 --> 0:02:12.799 with an RBI single before Sheehan took over in the 0:02:12.840 --> 0:02:16.200 second inning, pitched into the seventh. The Dodgers offense meanwhile 0:02:16.260 --> 0:02:20.120 really struggled against Matt Wilkinson for five plus innings. Finally 0:02:20.160 --> 0:02:24.490 in the sixth though, against the Giants bullpen, Tommy Edmond 0:02:24.530 --> 0:02:25.610 got the offense going. 0:02:26.070 --> 0:02:29.470 Come down to the final day, but they're 78 and 78, 500. 0:02:29.450 --> 0:02:33.230 Edmond swings, hits a drive, deep right field, way back 0:02:33.430 --> 0:02:40.570 and gone. It is a tank for Tommy, and it's 0:02:40.650 --> 0:02:43.799 a tie game, 1-1, as Edmund hits his seventh home 0:02:43.820 --> 0:02:47.280 run of the year. Put it to the far reaches 0:02:47.760 --> 0:02:50.140 of the visiting bullpen out in the right field corner. 0:02:51.889 --> 0:02:54.269 Tommy Edmond got the Dodgers on the board with a 0:02:54.310 --> 0:02:56.670 home run in the sixth, his seventh on the year. 0:02:56.990 --> 0:02:59.590 He was two for his last 41 before that home run. 0:02:59.630 --> 0:03:02.209 That tied the game up at one apiece. Then in 0:03:02.270 --> 0:03:05.060 the seventh, the Dodgers offense got out for the Giants 0:03:05.090 --> 0:03:06.120 bullpen yet again. 0:03:06.500 --> 0:03:08.440 Runner on for Kike. 0:03:08.480 --> 0:03:11.180 Second baseman Jonah Cox playing way over close to the 0:03:11.240 --> 0:03:12.799 bag with one out playing for two. 0:03:14.300 --> 0:03:16.480 And the first baseman Harris holding on to Paula. 0:03:16.540 --> 0:03:17.080 Here's the pitch. 0:03:17.940 --> 0:03:21.019 Swung out. Line drive. Right center. That's going to get down. 0:03:21.040 --> 0:03:24.150 That's going to go into the glove of Gilbert on 0:03:24.190 --> 0:03:26.630 the warning track. Muncy comes in to score. 0:03:27.030 --> 0:03:31.310 In with a run scoring double is Quique Hernandez. 0:03:31.440 --> 0:03:32.040 It's 2-1 Dodgers. 0:03:34.290 --> 0:03:37.690 Kike Hernandez delivers with the RBI double, and it's not 0:03:37.730 --> 0:03:40.250 even October yet for Kike. That's the top-tier play of 0:03:40.270 --> 0:03:43.130 the game, brought to you by Arco Quality, top-tier gas 0:03:43.150 --> 0:03:43.630 for Lutz. 0:03:43.890 --> 0:03:44.990 Dodgers up 2-1. 0:03:45.030 --> 0:03:47.110 They tack on one more in the eighth on a 0:03:47.270 --> 0:03:49.440 Max Muncy RBI double. 0:03:50.120 --> 0:03:51.180 Make that an RBI single. 0:03:51.220 --> 0:03:54.600 His 76th of the season as the Dodgers had a 0:03:54.600 --> 0:03:57.540 3-1 lead. Brock Stewart had the 8th. Tanner Scott came in. 0:03:57.580 --> 0:04:00.040 He got the 9th. He'd give up a two-out walk, 0:04:00.060 --> 0:04:03.220 but then a strikeout ended the game. Dodgers finish off 0:04:03.260 --> 0:04:06.670 the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. A 3-1 win. They're 0:04:06.710 --> 0:04:11.170 now 96-60 on this season. Chris Bubich gets the win 0:04:11.210 --> 0:04:14.430 in relief. Tanner Scott His 23rd save of this season 0:04:14.490 --> 0:04:16.770 as the Dodgers, after the day off, back at it 0:04:16.810 --> 0:04:18.640 on this final homestand. 0:04:18.360 --> 0:04:19.479 Of the regular season. 0:04:19.520 --> 0:04:23.839 And it's three against the San Diego Padres. First up tonight, 0:04:24.160 --> 0:04:26.320 it is Brock Stewart on the mound as the opener. 0:04:26.360 --> 0:04:27.400 First pitch at 7-10. 0:04:27.420 --> 0:04:29.529 And with more, let's head out to the Galpin Ford 0:04:29.570 --> 0:04:33.250 broadcast booth as we welcome in Charlie Steiner and Rick Munday. 0:04:34.330 --> 0:04:37.390 All right, Tim, the Dodgers and the Padres. Only six 0:04:37.450 --> 0:04:41.170 games left in the regular season. The Dodgers 36 games 0:04:41.250 --> 0:04:45.710 over 500. That is a new season high. The Padres 0:04:45.800 --> 0:04:48.979 come in and they're on the precipice of getting into 0:04:49.020 --> 0:04:52.600 the postseason as a wildcard team. So this is a 0:04:52.700 --> 0:04:56.380 must-win game for them. Really a must-win series for them 0:04:56.460 --> 0:04:59.260 coming in. I really like this matchup too. Dave Roberts 0:04:59.290 --> 0:05:01.230 was talking about it a little bit earlier because the 0:05:01.610 --> 0:05:03.950 Dodgers have not been playing against teams that are in 0:05:04.320 --> 0:05:06.260 postseason contention until tonight. 0:05:06.279 --> 0:05:08.940 It's been a while. And while we say that, the 0:05:08.960 --> 0:05:11.660 Dodgers have won 14 of the last 17. And for 0:05:11.680 --> 0:05:14.320 the San Diego Padres, they've not only won nine of 0:05:14.339 --> 0:05:18.190 the last 10, they've won 13 of their last 14. 0:05:18.190 --> 0:05:21.250 And right now, just about every aspect of the Padres 0:05:21.290 --> 0:05:23.110 game is coming really together. 0:05:23.650 --> 0:05:26.650 While the Padres have won 13 of their last 14, 0:05:26.650 --> 0:05:30.120 the Dodgers have won 14 of their last 17. 0:05:30.120 --> 0:05:32.260 And that's a lot. 0:05:31.940 --> 0:05:35.430 To do with the schedule. Dodgers really haven't played very 0:05:35.460 --> 0:05:40.600 many good teams lately. Giants, Reds, Marlins. Reds again, Cardinals 0:05:40.650 --> 0:05:43.480 and Tigers. Not one of those teams over. 0:05:43.140 --> 0:05:43.820 500. 0:05:43.820 --> 0:05:46.060 So the Dodgers were able to fatten up, and that 0:05:46.120 --> 0:05:48.580 they did. And so they're really going to be tested 0:05:48.720 --> 0:05:52.099 against a solid team that is getting better down the stretch. 0:05:52.279 --> 0:05:55.659 And for the Dodgers, the curtain went up today. Roki 0:05:55.700 --> 0:05:59.049 Sasaki off the injured list. We may see him possibly 0:05:59.210 --> 0:06:02.910 in tonight's ballgame later on. And the other part, too, 0:06:03.029 --> 0:06:06.609 is playing in center field and batting eighth. Andy Pahez, 0:06:06.730 --> 0:06:09.190 and welcome back. It's been a quick turnaround for Pahez 0:06:09.250 --> 0:06:12.960 that broke in the fractured hand, the left hand. He 0:06:13.000 --> 0:06:16.040 had surgery, a pinfoot in it. So for Pahez, he's 0:06:16.080 --> 0:06:18.659 missed 27 games, but back in there tonight. 0:06:18.940 --> 0:06:23.500 Otani likely to be back tomorrow. Pahez will be hitting 0:06:23.620 --> 0:06:27.350 eighth tonight. Mookie Betts is leading off, which raises the question, 0:06:27.390 --> 0:06:31.349 when Otani returns, possibly tomorrow, where will Betts bat? 0:06:32.230 --> 0:06:34.150 That's the big question. Is he going to be? Well, 0:06:34.190 --> 0:06:36.020 the other part, too, is is Otani going to be 0:06:36.040 --> 0:06:39.200 in the leadoff spot initially when he comes back? And 0:06:39.440 --> 0:06:41.710 what about Mookie Betts? If you look at some of 0:06:41.750 --> 0:06:44.310 the numbers, I mean, both of these ball clubs can say, hey, look, 0:06:44.690 --> 0:06:47.170 Our guys are hot, and you look at the averages. Well, 0:06:47.210 --> 0:06:50.750 for Mookie Bentz, the last 15 games, he's hit. 362. 0:06:50.750 --> 0:06:53.770 The last 30 games, Bentz has really got it into 0:06:53.790 --> 0:06:55.029 a gear, hitting a. 0:06:54.850 --> 0:06:55.210 322. 0:06:55.210 --> 0:06:57.250 So where do you put him in the lineup? Because 0:06:57.270 --> 0:06:59.720 right now, he's red hot. So it's the Dodgers and 0:06:59.740 --> 0:07:03.599 the Padres. A real rivalry these days, isn't it? First 0:07:03.680 --> 0:07:06.120 pitch coming up in just a bit. The first of 0:07:06.180 --> 0:07:08.660 a big three-game series for both clubs. 0:07:08.760 --> 0:07:08.880 Tim? 0:07:09.720 --> 0:07:10.280 All right, thank you. 0:07:10.340 --> 0:07:12.500 Charlie, as we count you down to first pitch, Dodger fans, 0:07:12.520 --> 0:07:15.430 get that game day meal on at Shakey's Pizza Parlor. 0:07:15.770 --> 0:07:18.570 Order that Shakey's Pizza, chicken and mojos right now. 0:07:18.590 --> 0:07:19.369 No better time. 0:07:19.390 --> 0:07:23.470 Enjoy a little Shakey's Pizza and Dodgers baseball at Shakey's.com. 0:07:23.550 --> 0:07:26.210 Coming up here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers on deck live 0:07:26.560 --> 0:07:29.060 from Morongo Casino Resort and Spa. We're going to hear 0:07:29.080 --> 0:07:31.260 from the manager, Dave Roberts. We will check in with 0:07:31.280 --> 0:07:34.140 David Vasse. We'll dive deeper into this pitching matchup, of course. 0:07:34.460 --> 0:07:36.900 We'll have your Otani Rewind, and we'll hear from Kirsten 0:07:36.930 --> 0:07:40.250 Watson from Sportsnet LA. That's all coming up as we 0:07:40.330 --> 0:07:43.830 lead you up to first pitch. It's the Dodgers and 0:07:43.870 --> 0:07:45.390 the Padres. Thanks for being with us. 0:07:45.730 --> 0:07:48.010 I'm Tim Cates. This is the back-to-back World Series champion Dodgers. 0:07:48.590 --> 0:07:49.190 Audio Network. 0:07:51.720 --> 0:07:56.900 This is Morongo Casino. Dodgers on tape. On your home 0:07:56.960 --> 0:07:58.860 for L.A. Dodgers baseball. 0:08:00.940 --> 0:08:03.760 Dodgers and Padres on this Tuesday night as they start 0:08:03.820 --> 0:08:07.050 a three-game set from Unico Field at Dodgers Stadium. Brock 0:08:07.090 --> 0:08:10.670 Stewart will serve as the opener. 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But this series is still 0:09:06.309 --> 0:09:07.310 a big one, Kirsten. 0:09:07.929 --> 0:09:09.170 It is still a big one. 0:09:09.210 --> 0:09:11.790 Look, when you think about kind of where things are 0:09:11.830 --> 0:09:14.210 at for both of these teams, the Dodgers have been excellent. 0:09:14.230 --> 0:09:16.600 You're starting to see guys really get hot and kind 0:09:16.630 --> 0:09:19.180 of get consistent. And then you have guys who are 0:09:19.200 --> 0:09:21.460 getting healthy. So that's a big thing for the Dodgers. 0:09:21.620 --> 0:09:24.820 Then on the Padres side, I mean, they've been one 0:09:24.860 --> 0:09:27.420 of the best teams in baseball. So right now you've 0:09:27.460 --> 0:09:29.650 got one and two battling for the best teams in 0:09:29.690 --> 0:09:32.490 the month of September. And for the Padres, they've won 0:09:32.490 --> 0:09:35.650 13 of their last 14 games. They're looking to pop 0:09:35.670 --> 0:09:38.020 some bottles of champagne with a win. They're punched their 0:09:38.040 --> 0:09:42.189 ticket to the postseason. So things... This is where they 0:09:42.250 --> 0:09:43.890 want to be. They're trying to battle to be a 0:09:43.910 --> 0:09:46.189 wildcard team, and they are trying to battle to show 0:09:46.230 --> 0:09:48.140 that they're going to bring it to the Dodgers if 0:09:48.179 --> 0:09:51.760 they get the chance to see them hopefully come the NLDS. 0:09:51.840 --> 0:09:54.439 So both teams are still playing for a lot here. 0:09:54.460 --> 0:09:56.850 The Dodgers are playing for their bye, so it's not 0:09:56.870 --> 0:09:59.330 going to be an easy matchup. We know that whenever 0:09:59.370 --> 0:10:02.059 the Padres tend to show up, whether it's here at 0:10:02.100 --> 0:10:05.040 Dodger Stadium or when the team is playing at Petco Park, 0:10:05.700 --> 0:10:07.620 these two teams know how to go after each other. 0:10:07.740 --> 0:10:09.780 And they've got, you know, they've got their big dog, 0:10:09.830 --> 0:10:12.050 Michael King, on the mound today. So it's going to 0:10:12.090 --> 0:10:13.570 be a fun one here at Dodger Stadium. 0:10:14.200 --> 0:10:16.300 And the Dodgers getting healthy at the right time of 0:10:16.320 --> 0:10:19.460 the season. Shohei Ohtani on the horizon here, about to 0:10:19.500 --> 0:10:22.540 come back. But Dodgers getting two important keys to this 0:10:22.580 --> 0:10:23.300 team back tonight. 0:10:23.740 --> 0:10:26.100 Yeah, so first I'll start with Shohei Ohtani. He should 0:10:26.120 --> 0:10:29.160 be coming back hopefully tomorrow, returning to the lineup. But today, 0:10:29.260 --> 0:10:32.730 as you mentioned, Andy Pahez is returning after he broke 0:10:32.770 --> 0:10:36.429 his hand about a month ago now. It's crazy to 0:10:36.470 --> 0:10:38.670 think that it has only taken four weeks for him 0:10:38.730 --> 0:10:40.829 to be able to return to the lineup and be healthy. 0:10:41.270 --> 0:10:43.490 Over the weekend, he was able to take part in 0:10:43.830 --> 0:10:47.150 essentially a simulated game. We know what it's like as 0:10:47.210 --> 0:10:49.839 a pitcher, but as a position player, he would take 0:10:49.920 --> 0:10:51.900 at bats and he would run the bases. Then he 0:10:51.940 --> 0:10:54.080 would go play on the outfield and was able to 0:10:54.140 --> 0:10:56.640 essentially get up to about five, six innings of work. 0:10:57.120 --> 0:10:59.060 And so Dave Roberts said he feels really good as 0:10:59.100 --> 0:11:01.580 to where he's at with his buildup. He's young, he's 0:11:02.440 --> 0:11:04.969 eager to get back out there. So he's in a 0:11:04.970 --> 0:11:06.850 really good spot and they're hoping that he can kind 0:11:06.870 --> 0:11:09.429 of play these final six games of the regular season 0:11:09.470 --> 0:11:12.489 to put himself in a good spot come October. Then 0:11:12.530 --> 0:11:15.410 they're also getting Roki Sasaki back. For Roki, he's going 0:11:15.429 --> 0:11:17.620 to be returning in a different role. We know he's 0:11:17.640 --> 0:11:20.060 been on the IL dealing with that blister on his 0:11:20.100 --> 0:11:22.520 right hand. The good news is the blister is in 0:11:22.540 --> 0:11:25.440 a good spot and he's He's now going to be 0:11:25.480 --> 0:11:28.280 in a role as a reliever. So we saw in 0:11:28.600 --> 0:11:31.280 October last year, whether it was as a closer, whether 0:11:31.320 --> 0:11:34.040 it was high leverage inning, there's going to be opportunity 0:11:34.080 --> 0:11:37.140 for that as well for him this year. Today, it's 0:11:37.179 --> 0:11:40.470 probably going to be a multi-inning, no exact decision because 0:11:40.490 --> 0:11:42.350 it is a true bullpen game today as to kind 0:11:42.370 --> 0:11:44.309 of when we see him come out, but it's likely 0:11:44.350 --> 0:11:47.230 going to be with a clean inning. But Dave Roberts 0:11:47.290 --> 0:11:48.750 was saying they just want to get him in a 0:11:48.770 --> 0:11:50.870 position where he can build off of what he did 0:11:50.929 --> 0:11:53.410 last year in October and be ready because we are 0:11:53.450 --> 0:11:59.430 going to be seeing essentially a closer by committee come October. Yes, 0:11:59.470 --> 0:12:01.150 in a perfect world, Dave Roberts would love to say 0:12:01.190 --> 0:12:04.110 that so-and-so is the closer, but they have a lot 0:12:04.130 --> 0:12:06.150 of arms that are healthy this year that can be 0:12:06.190 --> 0:12:08.170 high leverage arms, and they just want to make sure 0:12:08.190 --> 0:12:10.650 they're putting them in the best position to be successful. 0:12:11.360 --> 0:12:13.620 Well, postseason rookie is the rookie that I like because 0:12:13.640 --> 0:12:16.439 he was really good last October, so hopefully we can 0:12:16.480 --> 0:12:19.140 get more of that, please. Kirsten, we appreciate it. We 0:12:19.160 --> 0:12:20.700 will check in with you after the game. Still to 0:12:20.740 --> 0:12:22.739 come here on Morocco Casino, Dodgers on deck. 0:12:23.000 --> 0:12:23.800 We'll dive deeper into. 0:12:23.720 --> 0:12:26.480 This pitching matchup, a bullpen game for the Dodgers. 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Dodgers. 0:13:10.980 --> 0:13:15.200 Injury Report Presented by UCLA Health, the official medical partner 0:13:15.220 --> 0:13:16.400 of the Los Angeles Dodgers. 0:13:16.740 --> 0:13:18.280 As Kirsten alluded to, good news. 0:13:18.400 --> 0:13:21.600 Andy Pah has activated and in the lineup tonight, coming 0:13:21.640 --> 0:13:24.459 off the IEL with the fractured left hand. Roki Sasaki 0:13:24.940 --> 0:13:27.199 in the bullpen tonight. He is back now for the 0:13:27.240 --> 0:13:30.420 final six games, coming off the blister on his throwing hand. 0:13:30.470 --> 0:13:33.230 His role has changed here, Lau, in the last week 0:13:33.350 --> 0:13:36.550 of the season. Shohei Otani trending towards coming off the 0:13:36.650 --> 0:13:39.530 injured list tomorrow. That is certainly great news. Dalton Rushing 0:13:39.570 --> 0:13:42.190 on the IEL with the right elbow discomfort. Eric Lauer 0:13:42.640 --> 0:13:45.800 He's on the I.L. with the elbow inflammation. And, of course, 0:13:45.840 --> 0:13:49.590 Will Kline on the I.L. His season is done. Well, 0:13:49.630 --> 0:13:52.410 the Dodgers coming off a big 3-1 win over the 0:13:52.470 --> 0:13:54.110 Giants on Sunday. 0:13:54.390 --> 0:13:56.350 And Tommy Edmond, a big reason why. 0:13:56.410 --> 0:13:59.050 He was 2-for-41 before he hit a home run in 0:13:59.080 --> 0:14:02.100 the sixth inning, sparked the Dodgers' offense, tied the game 0:14:02.160 --> 0:14:03.679 at 1. They go on to win it by a 0:14:03.679 --> 0:14:06.800 final of 3-1. And afterwards, Tommy tanks with David Vassez. 0:14:07.650 --> 0:14:10.430 Hey, this guy last night told me baseball is a 0:14:10.470 --> 0:14:13.470 what have you done for me lately sport. You've done 0:14:13.530 --> 0:14:16.050 a lot lately the last two nights. How good does 0:14:16.070 --> 0:14:16.670 that feel? 0:14:17.230 --> 0:14:19.600 Yeah, I felt really good to get the sweep, you know, 0:14:19.630 --> 0:14:23.000 just play some good, good quality baseball around. You know, 0:14:23.020 --> 0:14:25.240 these are kind of games that we got to win and, 0:14:25.320 --> 0:14:26.780 you know, just kind of getting it ready for playoffs. 0:14:27.200 --> 0:14:29.200 Baseball is a type of sport where you got to 0:14:29.220 --> 0:14:31.680 grind through the good and the bad to get the 0:14:31.720 --> 0:14:34.760 results you got driving in the go ahead runs last night, 0:14:34.920 --> 0:14:37.820 tying up the game today. That's got to boost a 0:14:37.860 --> 0:14:39.250 little bit of confidence, Tommy. 0:14:39.670 --> 0:14:41.470 Yeah, you know, feeling good and hopefully getting out of 0:14:41.490 --> 0:14:44.290 the right time and, you know, carry the momentum over. 0:14:44.310 --> 0:14:46.870 Going to enjoy the off day tomorrow and then got 0:14:47.250 --> 0:14:48.700 a big series with San Diego coming up. 0:14:49.100 --> 0:14:50.700 Do you feel like you guys are starting to hit 0:14:50.720 --> 0:14:52.380 your stride at the right time as a group? 0:14:53.020 --> 0:14:53.520 Yeah, I think so. 0:14:53.560 --> 0:14:55.280 I mean, we've won a lot of games, a lot 0:14:55.300 --> 0:14:57.140 of games lately in a lot of different ways. You know, 0:14:57.160 --> 0:14:59.910 pitching has been amazing. Defense has been really good. Our 0:14:59.950 --> 0:15:02.210 offense has had some really good performances as well. So, 0:15:02.230 --> 0:15:04.790 you know, we've kind of just showed that we can 0:15:04.850 --> 0:15:07.890 win in a lot of different ways, you know, perform 0:15:07.910 --> 0:15:09.710 well in all facets of the game. And, you know, 0:15:09.730 --> 0:15:10.890 something that we're going to need once we get to 0:15:10.910 --> 0:15:11.350 playoff time. 0:15:11.770 --> 0:15:14.620 Tommy and Chris Bubich were teammates at Stanford. He gets 0:15:14.650 --> 0:15:18.220 his first win in the major leagues since May. How 0:15:18.300 --> 0:15:20.220 good is it to have him on your side again? 0:15:20.700 --> 0:15:22.780 Yeah, it's been really fun to have a familiar face here. 0:15:22.800 --> 0:15:24.640 I got to play with him at Stanford for a year, 0:15:24.720 --> 0:15:27.540 and he was just a really, really good competitor there, 0:15:28.070 --> 0:15:30.370 improved a ton, and he's had a good career with 0:15:30.390 --> 0:15:31.050 the Royals so. 0:15:30.930 --> 0:15:32.630 Far, and excited to have him here. 0:15:32.670 --> 0:15:35.270 He's done a really good job, especially getting thrown into 0:15:35.990 --> 0:15:38.800 some leverage spots and really just performed well, and I 0:15:39.140 --> 0:15:40.040 know he's going to be a big part of our 0:15:40.060 --> 0:15:40.800 bullpen going forward. 0:15:41.200 --> 0:15:43.040 I like what you brought to the table today, Tommy. 0:15:43.670 --> 0:15:44.050 That's right. 0:15:44.090 --> 0:15:46.860 Thanks, Dave. Appreciate it. Hopefully the Chargers can bring it, too. 0:15:47.340 --> 0:15:47.790 Okay. 0:15:48.100 --> 0:15:51.740 We disagree on that. He's a Stanford man. Tommy Edmund, 0:15:51.780 --> 0:15:52.820 thanks a lot for stopping. 0:15:52.840 --> 0:15:53.040 All right. 0:15:53.080 --> 0:15:53.580 Appreciate it. 0:15:53.580 --> 0:15:53.980 Thanks, Dave. 0:15:54.660 --> 0:15:56.460 Ooh, that didn't age well, Tommy Tanks. 0:15:56.480 --> 0:15:59.680 Yeah, the Chargers took one, losing to the Raiders on 0:15:59.780 --> 0:16:00.770 Sunday afternoon. 0:16:00.850 --> 0:16:01.970 Your Chargers, Tommy Edmund. 0:16:02.470 --> 0:16:03.190 R-O-N-2. 0:16:04.130 --> 0:16:06.330 Dodgers baseball down in the dugout brought to you by 0:16:06.350 --> 0:16:11.110 Concordia University Irvine's Masters in Coaching and Athletics Administration Program. Hey, coaches, 0:16:11.170 --> 0:16:14.290 take your career to the next level. Learn from championship 0:16:14.330 --> 0:16:17.810 coaches and industry leaders. 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