WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (5-19-26) 

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>the fifth.

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>On the show called eight six six, not eighty seven

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<v Speaker 1>two five seven days, and be sure to follow Dodger

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<v Speaker 1>Talk wherever you get your podcasts. Here's your host, David Vase.

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<v Speaker 1>Last day.

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<v Speaker 2>What a night in San Diego, an electric playoff like

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<v Speaker 2>atmosphere tonight as the Dodgers come from behind to beat

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

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<v Speaker 2>Vase with you until eleven o'clock tonight here on AM

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<v Speaker 2>five to seventy LA Sports. We will get postgame reaction.

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<v Speaker 2>You will hear from Eric Lower, the newest Dodger and

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<v Speaker 2>the former Padre, and we'll share with you part of

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<v Speaker 2>our pre conversation with Miguel Rojas, who is leaving the

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<v Speaker 2>door a crack open. It sounds like to maybe come

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<v Speaker 2>back and play next year if things line up the

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<v Speaker 2>right way. So we'll get to all that, but let's

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<v Speaker 2>start with this game because the first two matchups between

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<v Speaker 2>these two teams picked up where it left off last year.

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<v Speaker 2>It's playoff like atmosphere. I know it's may. I know

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<v Speaker 2>there's one hundred and ten games left, but thirty nine

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<v Speaker 2>thousand plus made it seem like there was fifty thousand

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<v Speaker 2>plus at Peco Park tonight. And I there are a

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<v Speaker 2>few different labels I can give this game. When Freddy

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<v Speaker 2>Freeman hit his second home run of the game off

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<v Speaker 2>of Jeremiah Estrada in the sixth inning to tie the game,

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<v Speaker 2>I was going to label this the Freddie Flu game.

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<v Speaker 1>You know me.

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<v Speaker 2>You know how many times I tell you in October

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<v Speaker 2>in the playoffs, how many regular season games do you remember? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>this would have been one of them, and this will

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<v Speaker 2>be one of them for a lot of different reasons,

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<v Speaker 2>especially that ninth inning. But I was gonna call this

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<v Speaker 2>the Freddy Flu game because I feel like I can

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<v Speaker 2>say this now. Freddy told me before the game that

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<v Speaker 2>he had a fever the last two days and the

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<v Speaker 2>fever broke today and he was still dealing with some

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<v Speaker 2>chills and not really feeling great, but feeling better than

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<v Speaker 2>what he did the previous two days. So I was

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<v Speaker 2>going to call this the Freddy Flu game with two

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<v Speaker 2>home runs tonight, a two run shot off of Griffin

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<v Speaker 2>Canning in the first inning and a game tying home

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<v Speaker 2>run against Jeremiah Estrada. And then we saw what happened

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<v Speaker 2>in the ninth inning tonight, and before we got to

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth inning, not only Freddy's to a game tying

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<v Speaker 2>home run, but how about Tanner Scott coming in with

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<v Speaker 2>men on base in the seventh inning with two outs

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<v Speaker 2>and he gets the Dodgers out of that jam and

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<v Speaker 2>then comes back to pay a scoreless eighth inning, And

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<v Speaker 2>it just showed that Dave Roberts understood the game was

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<v Speaker 2>on the line in the seventh inning. If the Padres

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<v Speaker 2>take the lead right there, it's lights out with this bullpen,

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<v Speaker 2>you would have to believe. But that's why Dave Roberts

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<v Speaker 2>brought in his highest leverage relief pitcher in that spot,

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<v Speaker 2>and Tanner Scott delivered in the seventh inning to get

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<v Speaker 2>them out of that jam and then pitched a scoreless

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<v Speaker 2>eighth inning. And you're wondering, Okay, who's pitching the ninth

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<v Speaker 2>Is it Kyle Hurt or is it Will Kline. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>it turned out to be Will Klein, who picked up

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<v Speaker 2>his first career saved tonight, retiring the Padres in order.

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<v Speaker 2>So Tanner Scott wins his first game since last June.

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<v Speaker 2>And by the way, this is only Tanner Scott's second

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<v Speaker 2>win in relief for the Dodgers since he joined them

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<v Speaker 2>last year. We all know it was a disaster last year.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody knows it more than Tanner Scott. He's acknowledged that

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<v Speaker 2>different times. But for the Dodgers to come back, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>full disclosure right here. When Dave Roberts brought in Alex

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<v Speaker 2>Call to pinch run for Max Munsey, I was thinking

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't have done that because Max Munsey is one

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<v Speaker 2>of the best Dodger base runners. But obviously Dave Roberts

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<v Speaker 2>had something else in mind where he was going to

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<v Speaker 2>force the issue to have Alex Call run. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>see Max Munsey stealing any bases and Call obviously he

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<v Speaker 2>has a lot of spirit, but I would say sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>maybe not the best base runner. And you saw him

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<v Speaker 2>kind of get hung out to dry going first move,

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<v Speaker 2>but he forced Mason Miller to make a mistake and

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<v Speaker 2>Ty Frantz, who's only five to ten couldn't grab an

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<v Speaker 2>er and throw and Call was off to the races

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<v Speaker 2>and then Call made a great base running play. By

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<v Speaker 2>the way he slid at home plate on the sacrifice

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<v Speaker 2>fly from Andy Pie haz and Pie has. What can

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<v Speaker 2>you say about him? What a tremendous year. He's on

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<v Speaker 2>his way to the All Star Game with gold Glove

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<v Speaker 2>defense in center field, being one of the best hitters

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<v Speaker 2>in the National League as far as RBIs go, he's

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<v Speaker 2>right at the top top two. Coming into tonight a

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<v Speaker 2>ninth pitch at bat against Mason Miller, Keyky Hernandez all

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<v Speaker 2>the way in Oklahoma City, posting on his Instagram story

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<v Speaker 2>saluting Andy Pajez for fighting off eight pitches to get

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<v Speaker 2>the one he could drive to the outfield. So can't

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<v Speaker 2>say enough about how the Dodgers came from behind and

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<v Speaker 2>Max Munsey give him a lot of credit because last

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<v Speaker 2>night the inning change, when Mason Miller was able to

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<v Speaker 2>get the abs on his side against Will Smith, it

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<v Speaker 2>would have been a two to le count.

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<v Speaker 3>Instead it was one to one.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Max Munsey worked a full count, a slider down

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<v Speaker 2>and away was called strike. Three months he was on

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<v Speaker 2>his way to first base and tapped his helmet and

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<v Speaker 2>he was right and that got the ninth inning rally

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<v Speaker 2>going eight six six eight seven seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>You've heard enough from me. We'll get to Alex call

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<v Speaker 2>again and uh, certainly a great win for the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>tonight against a very good and scrappy Padres team. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go out to Marcos who is at Petco Park tonight.

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

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<v Speaker 4>Hey Dave, thanks for taking my call.

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<v Speaker 3>A pleasure. Where were you sitting, Dave?

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<v Speaker 4>I was sitting on the top deck.

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<v Speaker 3>I was top TechDay.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, behind no plate.

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<v Speaker 3>Atmosphere with the top deck, I would imagine.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh electric. That's one thing that I do have to

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<v Speaker 4>give it to Peco Field. They do have a great

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<v Speaker 4>did They do do a good job of keeping the

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<v Speaker 4>fans engaged electric tonight. But two things, Dave, I have

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<v Speaker 4>to say. I have to give a shout out to

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<v Speaker 4>Dave on that call to have Alex call no no

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<v Speaker 4>pun intended uh to pinch run for for Max Monty.

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<v Speaker 4>I think that without Alex call being base that play,

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<v Speaker 4>that run wouldn't have happened. And also that long app

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<v Speaker 4>that's for sure, Andy payees do you think that because

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<v Speaker 4>of that long at bat, Mason Miller is pretty much

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<v Speaker 4>not gonna be available tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't see him pitching tomorrow because he threw twenty

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<v Speaker 2>two pitches last night and then had to really work

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<v Speaker 2>in tonight's game as well. Let's see how many pitches

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<v Speaker 2>he threw intnight's game. Mason Miller threw twenty two pitches

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<v Speaker 2>tonight as well, So I don't I don't see him

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<v Speaker 2>pitching tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's a great point.

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<v Speaker 2>You take Mason Miller out of the equation tomorrow night,

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<v Speaker 2>but you hope that the Dodgers have the lead in

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth inning and he's not even He wouldn't have

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<v Speaker 2>been a factory either way. But yeah, I don't see

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<v Speaker 2>him pitching tomorrow night with the number of pitches twenty

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<v Speaker 2>two each of the last two nights. Great call by you, Marcos.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for the phone call. Eight six six seven

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

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<v Speaker 3>Let's go out.

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<v Speaker 2>Downtown, Manny. You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Manny.

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<v Speaker 3>DV.

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<v Speaker 5>It's always a great day when we beat the little

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<v Speaker 5>Brothers from down South, So it's I'm loving it. So

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<v Speaker 5>a couple of honorable mentions. Tonight Freddy two home runs

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<v Speaker 5>he had you know, he had the flu. Tipping my

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<v Speaker 5>cap to him, my Dodger cap. Freddy, You're the man.

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<v Speaker 4>We love you.

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<v Speaker 5>My second honorable mention is gonna have to be Andy Paez.

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<v Speaker 5>He's obviously having just a breakout year. He's just continuing

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<v Speaker 5>his dominance from last season and now he's actually going

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<v Speaker 5>to carry over into the All Star Game. So it's

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<v Speaker 5>good to see those guys clicking. But my main star

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<v Speaker 5>of the night, the you know, doesn't get talked about

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<v Speaker 5>too much, but you mentioned him. So I'm glad Kenner Scott.

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<v Speaker 5>He received so much hate last year, and I get it.

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<v Speaker 5>He didn't really show up and he wasn't that guy

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<v Speaker 5>that we thought we signed, but comes into the game.

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<v Speaker 5>Just something about him. When I see this guy pitching

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<v Speaker 5>and he's like lining up to throw that ball, he

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<v Speaker 5>just looks locked in and he just definitely bailed the

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<v Speaker 5>Dodgers out tonight, Tenner. We love you, baby. I'm so

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<v Speaker 5>glad to see what I'm watching. And Mason Miller first

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<v Speaker 5>career throwing error, that's a huge one. That's the reason

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<v Speaker 5>why we won the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, it is an unforced throwing error. No reason to

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<v Speaker 2>even throw over there. Obviously, Call he had a feeling

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<v Speaker 2>that Caul was going on first move and he was

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<v Speaker 2>able to catch him and hang him out to dry.

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<v Speaker 2>But he made a bad pickoff throw in Ty Frantz,

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<v Speaker 2>who's not the best.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll just say he's not.

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<v Speaker 2>Freddy Freeman at first base couldn't grab that throw that

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<v Speaker 2>went into right field. That's where Fernando Tatist Junior, after

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<v Speaker 2>starting at second base, moved out to and he had

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<v Speaker 2>no chance to get Call because the ball was like

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<v Speaker 2>a Plinko chip down there off the wall and Alex

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<v Speaker 2>Call was at third base.

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<v Speaker 3>So a really good base running play by Alex Call.

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<v Speaker 3>I guess. I mean, once you go first move, you

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<v Speaker 3>don't freeze, you just go.

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<v Speaker 2>And maybe when he froze it kind of made Mason

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<v Speaker 2>Miller freak out a little bit and you know, think

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<v Speaker 2>about his throat at first space a little bit too much.

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<v Speaker 2>But closers like Mason Miller don't really throw over there

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<v Speaker 2>too often. They're usually just focused on getting the guy

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<v Speaker 2>at the plate. I had a chance to catch up

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<v Speaker 2>with Alex Call after he scored the goal I had

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<v Speaker 2>run in the ninth inning. Here's what the Dodgers pinch

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<v Speaker 2>runner had to say about everything that took place in

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth inning tonight.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah. Well, first credit to months great at back getting

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<v Speaker 6>on base. They're coming in, you know, green light there,

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<v Speaker 6>so you know we're willing to uh, you know, obviously

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<v Speaker 6>you don't want to be stupid, but trust the scouting,

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<v Speaker 6>trust the trust your eyes, and you know, got the

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<v Speaker 6>look that we wanted and you know ended up. You know,

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<v Speaker 6>there's a reason why. I guess he's only got a

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<v Speaker 6>couple of picks in the last few years. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, lucky when you work out in your favorite Alex.

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<v Speaker 7>Let's go to the point where you scored the goal.

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<v Speaker 7>I had run there in the ninth thinning, sacrifice fly

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<v Speaker 7>by Andy Paez close plate the plate, the ball was

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<v Speaker 7>cut off for some reason, and you got your foot

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<v Speaker 7>on home plate emphatically when you're getting closer to home plate.

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<v Speaker 7>Obviously with the new rules, what are you thinking there?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I mean I put my head down to try

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<v Speaker 6>to get as fast as I could run a straight line.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, I saw Tatis coming in charging the ball.

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<v Speaker 6>I know he's got a great arm, so I knew

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<v Speaker 6>he was gonna be close. I actually didn't see it

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<v Speaker 6>get cut, and I didn't know it was cut until they,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, told me in the in the dugout. But

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<v Speaker 6>I had a lane to slide and was able to

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<v Speaker 6>just kind of sneak my foot in there. So that

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<v Speaker 6>was that was all I was thinking.

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<v Speaker 2>Always ready. What a game for you guys to come

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<v Speaker 2>back tonight.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I mean, awesome game and Freddy beautiful. It's a

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<v Speaker 6>couple of swings, you know, getting this going, grinding and

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<v Speaker 6>out and then yeah, just a total team effort. Bullpen

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<v Speaker 6>did a great job, you know, great, great job by

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<v Speaker 6>our boys.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks for stopping great base running.

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<v Speaker 6>Thanks day.

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<v Speaker 3>Once he's taking all the credit, I mean he can

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<v Speaker 3>take it.

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<v Speaker 2>You can tell you Alex call deserves the credit. I

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<v Speaker 2>was just joking. And Miguel Rojas, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>you heard him walking by saying talk about his wheels.

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<v Speaker 2>So everybody happy in that Dodger clubhouse after a come

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<v Speaker 2>from behind victory against the Padres five to four tonight

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<v Speaker 2>at Peco Park, and the Padres came into this game

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<v Speaker 2>with the best record in baseball in one or two

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<v Speaker 2>run games. They were fourteen and five coming into the

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<v Speaker 2>game tonight in games that were decided by one or

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<v Speaker 2>two runs. Now their record is fourteen and six. Tonight's

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<v Speaker 2>game brought to you by Modello Modello the mark of

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<v Speaker 2>a fighter. Let's go out to see me, Valley Ben.

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<v Speaker 2>Hope you're safe out there with the Sandy fire. So

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully the Dodgers took some distraction away from all that.

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<v Speaker 8>Yes, thank you. Yeah, I'm a good distance away from

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<v Speaker 8>the fires, but I appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 4>Get into.

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<v Speaker 8>Thank you. Yeah. I could be mistaken, David, but I

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<v Speaker 8>think I remember you saying, like earlier in the year,

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<v Speaker 8>Pa has when he practices on like the virtual reality

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<v Speaker 8>pitching machine, that like he puts it on the setting

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<v Speaker 8>of Mason Miller. Is that correct.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if it's specifically Mason Miller. That was

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<v Speaker 2>not me that said that. Maybe Joe Davis talked about that,

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<v Speaker 2>but I know in spring training and leading up to

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<v Speaker 2>spring training, Andy Pa has worked on that virtual they

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<v Speaker 2>call it the Project machine, where it simulates the picture

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<v Speaker 2>on this big screen and then the pitching machine throws

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<v Speaker 2>the pitch that is duplicating what you would see in

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<v Speaker 2>a game from that picture. And he was working on

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<v Speaker 2>not chasing pitches outside the strike zone. So not even

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<v Speaker 2>trying to swing, just making sure he was being disciplined

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<v Speaker 2>in the strike zone. And that's been the biggest difference

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<v Speaker 2>from a year ago. We've seen a more disciplined pie

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<v Speaker 2>Haz at the plate.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, absolutely, I agree that at that was incredible. I mean,

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<v Speaker 8>ten pitches, but he was filing off those one hundred

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<v Speaker 8>mile an out plus heaters. I was impressed. He got

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<v Speaker 8>the job done, didn't that sack fly? You know, it

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<v Speaker 8>wasn't trying too hard to be the hero, but he

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<v Speaker 8>ended up, you know, getting redemption from I think last

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<v Speaker 8>night he struck out against Miller, so I don't.

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<v Speaker 3>Say it's redemption.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, come on, a lot of guys strike out

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<v Speaker 2>against Mason Miller. Be safe out there, Ben, But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it was a good night for Andy pie Has And

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<v Speaker 2>it's been a great first two and a half months

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<v Speaker 2>of the season for Andy pi Has.

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<v Speaker 3>He puts in a lot of work.

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<v Speaker 2>Him and Alex call are usually the two position players

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<v Speaker 2>I see out on the field before every game, working

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<v Speaker 2>with Dino Ebol and Dino is definitely a guy that

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<v Speaker 2>has played a big part in piz his growth and maturity,

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<v Speaker 2>so as Teoscar Hernandez. So happy to see it for

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<v Speaker 2>a guy that puts in a lot of work and

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<v Speaker 2>has come from the minor leagues to the major leagues

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<v Speaker 2>and made a big impact in his first two seasons

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<v Speaker 2>in the big leagues. And Andy pa has and who

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<v Speaker 2>could forget his catch against Ernie Clement knocking over Key

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<v Speaker 2>k Hernandez in game seven to two eight six six

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number. We have

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<v Speaker 2>two lines open. We're gonna take a time out. When

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<v Speaker 2>we come back, your phone calls. Plus you'll hear from

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<v Speaker 2>Miguel Rojas about whether or not he's leaving the door

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<v Speaker 2>open for next year. And you'll hear from the newest Dodger,

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<v Speaker 2>Eric Lauer, who is going to be inserted into the

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<v Speaker 2>rotation next week. Don't go anywhere more Dodger Talk live

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<v Speaker 2>from Peco Park in San Diego after the Dodgers come

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<v Speaker 2>from behind him beat the Padres five to four on

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<v Speaker 2>a five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 1>A five seventy online at am five seventy LA sports

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<v Speaker 1>This is Dodger Talk with David masson.

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<v Speaker 4>The Strata Readies.

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<v Speaker 3>Freeman Swings It.

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<v Speaker 1>Hits one high in the air to deep brightfield.

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<v Speaker 3>This game is tied.

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<v Speaker 9>Freddie Freeman with his second home run of the game,

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<v Speaker 9>and now we got a brand new game tied at four.

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie Freeman with two home runs tonight that was off

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<v Speaker 2>of Jeremiah Estrada in the sixth inning. The twenty third

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<v Speaker 2>time in Freddy's Hall of Fame career that he has

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<v Speaker 2>hit two home runs in a game. And he had

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<v Speaker 2>the flu and has had the flu, so it was

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<v Speaker 2>the Freddie flu game that certainly he performed at a

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<v Speaker 2>high level to help the Dodgers tie the game and

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<v Speaker 2>be in position to come from behind to be the Padres.

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<v Speaker 2>Tonight in game two of this three game series at

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<v Speaker 2>Petco Park, Daniel Stewlers presents the home run forecast for

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<v Speaker 3>Daniel Stewelers own the dream.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers beat the Padres tonight five to four, and

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<v Speaker 2>they have show Hao Tani on the mound tomorrow night

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<v Speaker 2>to try to go for the series win. And I

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<v Speaker 2>would say they're in a very good position for that.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go back out to the phones, Heather in Utah.

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<v Speaker 2>You're on Dodger Talk Live from San Diego. How you doing, Heather?

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<v Speaker 10>So good, So good to hear your voice, Dave. I

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<v Speaker 10>haven't told any of this season, so personally calling in

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<v Speaker 10>it was such an epic game. I can resist. So

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<v Speaker 10>good to hear your voice. I just kind of reiterating

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<v Speaker 10>the you know, everything that's been said that that was

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<v Speaker 10>just such a good team win, especially at the end

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<v Speaker 10>when you've got Max Monkey Chell that look that call

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<v Speaker 10>strike to line that up getting I mean, you've got

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<v Speaker 10>to give Dave his flowers for putting Alex Collin. I

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<v Speaker 10>know you said you didn't agree with that, and I

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<v Speaker 10>was kind of with you. I was like, oh, hopefully

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<v Speaker 10>that's a good call, and he's nuck in there and

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<v Speaker 10>he he's poured off of that rare throw throwing her

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<v Speaker 10>for Mason Miller and so one incredible playoff like game

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<v Speaker 10>during May. And as much as I do not like

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<v Speaker 10>the Padres, I got to give it to him for

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<v Speaker 10>bringing this awesome playoff atmosphere and really letting these two

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<v Speaker 10>rivals kind of elevate May baseball.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers really haven't had anybody else pushed them in

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<v Speaker 2>this division over the course of the last fifteen years

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<v Speaker 2>outside of the Padres and one year of the Giants.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's great for baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm glad the Padres have a new owner that

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<v Speaker 2>seems to be committed to continue to do what Peter

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<v Speaker 2>Seidler started here in San Diego. So it's good for BA.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Dodgers may just have a little too much,

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<v Speaker 2>but certainly a great night here in San Diego. Great

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<v Speaker 2>first two nights in San Diego. It came down to

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<v Speaker 2>the final out each of the first two nights, and

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't expect anything less tomorrow night. Let's take one

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<v Speaker 2>more phone call before we hear from Eric Lauer and

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<v Speaker 2>Miguel Rojas. Misa in Pasadena. You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 3>Hi, Misa, Hey, what's up DV.

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<v Speaker 11>I just want to talk about Freddie Freeman his ad bat.

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<v Speaker 11>I remember you just saying something about it. He was

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<v Speaker 11>showing his age, but I disagree with that today. You

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<v Speaker 11>know he was he took the ball deep and so

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<v Speaker 11>happy to see that. And I also I want to

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<v Speaker 11>give a big shout out to Mason Miller for throwing

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<v Speaker 11>that pitch why to first base and having.

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<v Speaker 8>Adx co advanced to therapase.

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<v Speaker 4>Cool moment.

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<v Speaker 3>Where are you at me? So you taking a late

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<v Speaker 3>night walk listening to us?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh yeah, definitely, I hear you a.

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<v Speaker 3>Little out of breath right there, Misa.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, thank you for sticking with us and certainly a

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<v Speaker 2>big night all around. And look, Freddie Freeman had a

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<v Speaker 2>big night tonight, even battling the flu. It was a

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<v Speaker 2>good matchup for him tonight in Griffin Canning, but it

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<v Speaker 2>was impressive for him to hit a ninety six fastball

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<v Speaker 2>off of Jeremiah Estrada and the Dodgers, for whatever reason,

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<v Speaker 2>have Estrada's number. That's not an intimidating guy for them.

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<v Speaker 2>Must be a comfortable at bat, even though he does

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<v Speaker 2>throw upwards of ninety six miles an hour, because they

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<v Speaker 2>got to him last year as well. So that was

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<v Speaker 2>a That was a big hit, the biggest of the

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<v Speaker 2>two home runs for Freddie Freeman tonight in the sixth

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<v Speaker 2>inning to tie the game. Eight six six seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy is the phone number. Speaking of having a

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<v Speaker 2>team's number, Eric Lower former padre former Brewer and now

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<v Speaker 2>former Blue Jay in his regular season career, has a

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<v Speaker 2>record of seven and two with an elra have two

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<v Speaker 2>ninety three against the Dodgers. Safe to say he was

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<v Speaker 2>a Dodger killer in San Diego Milwaukee, and even in

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<v Speaker 2>last year's World Series, the Dodgers couldn't do a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of much of anything against him. He actually was going

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<v Speaker 2>toe to toe or trying to go toe to toe

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<v Speaker 2>with the Dodgers in Game three and that eighteen in

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<v Speaker 2>an affair, and the Dodgers made the trade for Lower

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<v Speaker 2>on Sunday after, you know, a disappointing start to his

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<v Speaker 2>year with the Blue Jays.

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<v Speaker 3>Six starts Elray over six.

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<v Speaker 2>But here's an interesting connection that we found out today

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<v Speaker 2>between Eric Lower and the Dodgers. There's one guy, Mark Pryor,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers pitching coach, who really started his coaching career

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<v Speaker 2>as a pitching coordinator with the Padres. That's when Lower

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<v Speaker 2>was coming up with the Padres. So they know each

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<v Speaker 2>other really well. And Eric Lawer talked about just the

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<v Speaker 2>seamless transition or the transition being made easier with prior

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<v Speaker 2>part of the Dodgers' coaching staff.

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<v Speaker 12>Is it bizarre to be in San Diego, but being

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<v Speaker 12>part of the Dodgers after so many years being on

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<v Speaker 12>that side.

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<v Speaker 9>A little bit, A little bit, that's what That's what

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<v Speaker 9>me and Pryor were joking about because he was my

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<v Speaker 9>first pitching coordinator when I was with San Diego. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 9>we were laughing that it was kind of like a

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<v Speaker 9>full circle moment for us where it's like, of all places,

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<v Speaker 9>I come to the team he's with in San Diego,

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<v Speaker 9>so it was it's it's cool.

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<v Speaker 12>So that's an added plus, right, he might know you

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<v Speaker 12>better than most going to a new team.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I think we definitely have a history and you know,

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<v Speaker 9>he's he's shared things with me that he thinks that

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<v Speaker 9>can help me, and we've been I think he knows

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<v Speaker 9>me pretty well as far as I'm not I'm not

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<v Speaker 9>twenty two anymore, but I think I think I think

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<v Speaker 9>he still has a good grasp on, you know, what

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<v Speaker 9>makes me good and what can make me better.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, So that's interesting something that we all didn't

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<v Speaker 2>know or how tight Mark Pryor and Eric Lawer are.

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<v Speaker 2>They obviously have the trust. Prior has Lower's trust, and

0:23:06.400 --> 0:23:09.000
<v Speaker 2>that's big when you're trying to make some tweaks to

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<v Speaker 2>a pitcher that was pretty successful last year with the

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<v Speaker 2>Blue Jays and has had success in different years.

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<v Speaker 3>But the one thing for.

0:23:17.400 --> 0:23:20.800
<v Speaker 2>Eric Lower is that he will be part of a

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<v Speaker 2>six man rotation with the injuries to Snell and Glass.

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<v Speaker 2>Now no Gavin Stone, no River Ryan available right now.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's the reason why the Dodgers saw him defade

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<v Speaker 2>by the blue Jays. And I'm sure Mike Mark Pryor

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<v Speaker 2>endorsed the move to bring in Lawer because he's confident

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<v Speaker 2>that he can help him get back on track, because

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<v Speaker 2>Lawer was pretty good for the Blue Jays last year.

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<v Speaker 2>Now here's something that everybody was wondering in Toronto whether

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<v Speaker 2>or not Lower was deafade because he spoke out against

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<v Speaker 2>having an opener when he pitched there, and he was

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<v Speaker 2>asked about that, and he tried to set the record

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<v Speaker 2>straight about whether or not he was really that upset

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<v Speaker 2>over the Blue Jays having an opener on the days

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<v Speaker 2>that he pitched.

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<v Speaker 9>Some of that, all right, a lot of that was

0:24:11.600 --> 0:24:14.280
<v Speaker 9>kind of taken out of context. There was no there

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<v Speaker 9>was no ill will, there there was no hurt feelings.

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<v Speaker 9>It was it was a very simple question. I thought

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<v Speaker 9>was like how do you feel about an opener? And

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<v Speaker 9>I just I think if you ask most starters in

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<v Speaker 9>the league, they would probably have the same response that

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<v Speaker 9>they don't like it. But it doesn't mean that I'm

0:24:30.119 --> 0:24:32.680
<v Speaker 9>not willing to do it. It doesn't mean that I'm

0:24:32.720 --> 0:24:34.840
<v Speaker 9>not a team player. I'm not gonna I'm not gonna

0:24:34.840 --> 0:24:37.359
<v Speaker 9>have a problem if there is somebody in front of me.

0:24:37.480 --> 0:24:40.399
<v Speaker 9>It's it's part of the game. It's become part of

0:24:40.400 --> 0:24:43.000
<v Speaker 9>the game, and you know, like we're all here to

0:24:43.359 --> 0:24:46.240
<v Speaker 9>win ball games. It's not about any individual player.

0:24:46.359 --> 0:24:48.679
<v Speaker 10>So yeah, that was.

0:24:50.119 --> 0:24:52.199
<v Speaker 9>That was a lot more than I expected that to

0:24:52.240 --> 0:24:54.199
<v Speaker 9>turn into. And I think I got a lot of

0:24:54.200 --> 0:24:57.439
<v Speaker 9>hate for that, and I like I cleared it up

0:24:57.440 --> 0:24:59.119
<v Speaker 9>with the pitching coach. I cleared up with Pete and

0:24:59.119 --> 0:25:01.480
<v Speaker 9>Schneids right away, Like it was. There was no ill

0:25:01.520 --> 0:25:05.159
<v Speaker 9>will there, there was no crap talking or anything about

0:25:05.200 --> 0:25:07.920
<v Speaker 9>them to them, like we all understood where it came from.

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<v Speaker 9>And yeah, there was.

0:25:11.520 --> 0:25:11.800
<v Speaker 3>It was.

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<v Speaker 9>It was just a little more blown up than I

0:25:14.800 --> 0:25:16.600
<v Speaker 9>expected it to be and I ever wanted it to be.

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<v Speaker 9>So yeah, there's there's no there's no problem with an opener.

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<v Speaker 9>I'll say that, dude.

0:25:23.720 --> 0:25:29.000
<v Speaker 2>Wow, controversy Canada over an opener for Eric Lower, and

0:25:29.119 --> 0:25:31.879
<v Speaker 2>I've never met a starting pitcher that was okay with

0:25:31.960 --> 0:25:35.480
<v Speaker 2>an opener, so I understand what he's saying. But Eric

0:25:35.560 --> 0:25:38.800
<v Speaker 2>Lower is a Dodger after being a Dodger killer for

0:25:38.880 --> 0:25:42.520
<v Speaker 2>his entire career. I mentioned what he's done in his

0:25:42.680 --> 0:25:46.200
<v Speaker 2>career with the Padres and the Brewers Padres, especially being

0:25:46.240 --> 0:25:49.160
<v Speaker 2>in the same division. For whatever reason, he always pitched

0:25:49.200 --> 0:25:53.080
<v Speaker 2>really well against the Dodgers. But he is available out

0:25:53.080 --> 0:25:56.560
<v Speaker 2>of the bullpen tomorrow if the Dodgers need Lower, but

0:25:56.760 --> 0:26:01.240
<v Speaker 2>he will be making his first Dodgers start on Tuesday

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0:26:17.760 --> 0:26:20.480
<v Speaker 2>Snell last night. The reason why the Dodgers had to

0:26:20.520 --> 0:26:24.359
<v Speaker 2>trade for Lour is because Snell had to have surgery

0:26:24.480 --> 0:26:29.399
<v Speaker 2>on his left elbow. Today, doctor Neil Elatrosh was able

0:26:29.480 --> 0:26:35.000
<v Speaker 2>to successfully perform the nano procedure that he has perfected,

0:26:35.040 --> 0:26:38.720
<v Speaker 2>he invented, perfected, and what it is, it's a less

0:26:38.760 --> 0:26:45.720
<v Speaker 2>invasive scope to remove the bone chips in Snell's left elbow.

0:26:46.080 --> 0:26:49.080
<v Speaker 2>He was able to remove three bone chips out of

0:26:49.160 --> 0:26:53.000
<v Speaker 2>Snell's left elbow and from what Dave Roberts said, he

0:26:53.119 --> 0:26:57.000
<v Speaker 2>believes that this procedure can shave off at least a

0:26:57.119 --> 0:27:01.040
<v Speaker 2>month of recovery time, which hopefully it's snailed back in

0:27:01.200 --> 0:27:04.200
<v Speaker 2>August and gets him ramped up and ready to go

0:27:04.320 --> 0:27:07.600
<v Speaker 2>for the postseason. So that's good news. As far as

0:27:07.680 --> 0:27:11.200
<v Speaker 2>Tyler Glass now goes, he probably's not going to pitch

0:27:11.280 --> 0:27:14.000
<v Speaker 2>for another month, and that's the reason why the Dodgers

0:27:14.080 --> 0:27:17.359
<v Speaker 2>needed some help in Eric Lower and I mentioned last

0:27:17.440 --> 0:27:20.399
<v Speaker 2>night River Ryan pitched for the first time in a

0:27:20.520 --> 0:27:23.960
<v Speaker 2>month after coming off the IL in Oklahoma City with

0:27:24.080 --> 0:27:28.560
<v Speaker 2>a left hamstring strain. So he's not built up quite yet,

0:27:28.960 --> 0:27:33.240
<v Speaker 2>but certainly two more starts, maybe in Oklahoma City, and

0:27:33.280 --> 0:27:35.840
<v Speaker 2>if the Dodgers needed him, he would be ready to

0:27:35.840 --> 0:27:39.159
<v Speaker 2>be called up. Eight six six eight seven two five

0:27:39.320 --> 0:27:42.479
<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number David Vasse live at Peco

0:27:42.600 --> 0:27:46.159
<v Speaker 2>Park in San Diego. After the Dodgers come from behind

0:27:46.200 --> 0:27:49.639
<v Speaker 2>to beat the Padres five to four, Tanners Scott with

0:27:49.760 --> 0:27:53.320
<v Speaker 2>the win in relief after getting the Dodgers out of

0:27:53.359 --> 0:27:56.399
<v Speaker 2>a jam in the seventh inning, pitched the scoreless eighth inning.

0:27:56.480 --> 0:28:00.399
<v Speaker 2>Will kleinb retired the Padres in order to take up

0:28:00.400 --> 0:28:04.639
<v Speaker 2>his first career save, and Mason Miller suffers his first

0:28:04.760 --> 0:28:07.919
<v Speaker 2>loss of the season and in the process committing his

0:28:08.119 --> 0:28:11.840
<v Speaker 2>first career air throwing a ball away trying to pick

0:28:11.880 --> 0:28:15.600
<v Speaker 2>off pinch runner Alex Call, who would come around on

0:28:15.680 --> 0:28:19.680
<v Speaker 2>a sacrifice fly from Andy Pajaz and the Dodgers beat

0:28:19.720 --> 0:28:20.959
<v Speaker 2>the Padres.

0:28:20.440 --> 0:28:21.800
<v Speaker 3>Tonight five to four.

0:28:22.280 --> 0:28:24.280
<v Speaker 2>Now, when I was talking to Alex Call, one of

0:28:24.320 --> 0:28:27.040
<v Speaker 2>the team leaders, Miguel Rojas, came by and he was

0:28:27.080 --> 0:28:30.719
<v Speaker 2>excited and he was jokingly saying to ask Cal about

0:28:30.720 --> 0:28:33.760
<v Speaker 2>his wheels. And before today's game I had a chance

0:28:33.800 --> 0:28:37.639
<v Speaker 2>to catch up with Rojas because there's been some mixed messages.

0:28:37.720 --> 0:28:40.360
<v Speaker 2>He spoke to the athletic and said, you know, he

0:28:40.600 --> 0:28:44.280
<v Speaker 2>may consider coming back to play next year if the

0:28:44.360 --> 0:28:48.320
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers three peat. And then on his last Instagram post

0:28:48.720 --> 0:28:53.080
<v Speaker 2>at the end of it, he wrote, last dance Miggy Rowe.

0:28:53.120 --> 0:28:56.560
<v Speaker 2>So we wanted to find out is Miguel Rojas leaving

0:28:56.560 --> 0:28:59.840
<v Speaker 2>the door open for twenty twenty seven or is he

0:29:00.040 --> 0:29:02.760
<v Speaker 2>sticking to the plan to retire at the end of

0:29:02.760 --> 0:29:03.280
<v Speaker 2>this year.

0:29:04.240 --> 0:29:05.120
<v Speaker 3>This is my last year.

0:29:05.640 --> 0:29:08.360
<v Speaker 13>That's that's something that I that I always that I

0:29:08.400 --> 0:29:10.640
<v Speaker 13>said last year, this is going to be my last

0:29:10.960 --> 0:29:14.480
<v Speaker 13>year playing professional baseball, and kind of like that's the

0:29:14.520 --> 0:29:15.920
<v Speaker 13>way that I want to see it, you know, I

0:29:15.960 --> 0:29:18.680
<v Speaker 13>want to see it us coming every single day knowing

0:29:18.720 --> 0:29:21.520
<v Speaker 13>that that was my last time playing an Angel stadium

0:29:21.640 --> 0:29:24.360
<v Speaker 13>or or this is my last time playing in this

0:29:24.520 --> 0:29:28.120
<v Speaker 13>series for you know, for for my career. Uh, there's

0:29:28.200 --> 0:29:32.280
<v Speaker 13>one possibility, and it's like winning another championship. I'm gonna

0:29:32.280 --> 0:29:34.520
<v Speaker 13>have to sit down with my wife and realize and

0:29:34.560 --> 0:29:37.640
<v Speaker 13>see what is out there for me, especially with this organization,

0:29:37.680 --> 0:29:39.840
<v Speaker 13>because I would I wouldn't play for any other team

0:29:39.880 --> 0:29:41.440
<v Speaker 13>that is not the Dodgers. At this point of my

0:29:41.440 --> 0:29:44.000
<v Speaker 13>life and my career, my decision is already made that

0:29:44.040 --> 0:29:46.479
<v Speaker 13>I wanted to go. I wanted to go home, and

0:29:46.520 --> 0:29:49.280
<v Speaker 13>I want to start pursuing the next chapter of my

0:29:49.360 --> 0:29:52.720
<v Speaker 13>life and my my professional career, which is helping this

0:29:52.800 --> 0:29:58.240
<v Speaker 13>team from another standpoint or from another role. So that's

0:29:58.320 --> 0:30:01.280
<v Speaker 13>that's a sign, you know. The only way that I

0:30:01.320 --> 0:30:04.480
<v Speaker 13>will have a conversation and this is not one hundred percent,

0:30:04.480 --> 0:30:07.200
<v Speaker 13>and it have to be both ways kind of like

0:30:07.280 --> 0:30:09.120
<v Speaker 13>one in the same thing, you know, because I don't know.

0:30:09.360 --> 0:30:11.200
<v Speaker 13>I don't know what the what the team is gonna

0:30:11.200 --> 0:30:13.680
<v Speaker 13>want for next year in my position and all that.

0:30:13.960 --> 0:30:17.040
<v Speaker 13>And it's not just me saying that, yeah, I want

0:30:17.040 --> 0:30:19.920
<v Speaker 13>to come back if we win, because they might have

0:30:19.960 --> 0:30:23.600
<v Speaker 13>a different, you know, a different way to go. So

0:30:24.200 --> 0:30:26.520
<v Speaker 13>for me, it's just like, if we win this year,

0:30:26.720 --> 0:30:28.800
<v Speaker 13>it will be really hard not to have a conversation

0:30:29.320 --> 0:30:32.840
<v Speaker 13>with my family to try and to get something for

0:30:32.960 --> 0:30:36.600
<v Speaker 13>next year. But I'm focusing on on this year and

0:30:36.760 --> 0:30:40.200
<v Speaker 13>enjoying my last time playing baseball because something that I know,

0:30:40.800 --> 0:30:42.760
<v Speaker 13>as hard as we want, as hard as we work,

0:30:43.000 --> 0:30:45.640
<v Speaker 13>nothing is guaranteeing this four and we have to earn

0:30:45.880 --> 0:30:49.760
<v Speaker 13>everything that we that we accomplished. So I'm really humble

0:30:49.760 --> 0:30:52.520
<v Speaker 13>about that because I mean, even though we won the

0:30:52.560 --> 0:30:55.360
<v Speaker 13>last couple of Wars years, in one of them, we

0:30:55.360 --> 0:30:59.280
<v Speaker 13>were one out away from losing it, and it will

0:30:59.360 --> 0:31:02.280
<v Speaker 13>be a different versation. I might not have a job,

0:31:02.400 --> 0:31:04.920
<v Speaker 13>you know, like if I if I didn't hit the homer.

0:31:05.040 --> 0:31:07.840
<v Speaker 13>So I'd rather wait until like the season is over

0:31:08.200 --> 0:31:10.880
<v Speaker 13>and then make conclusions after after the year's old.

0:31:12.320 --> 0:31:14.680
<v Speaker 3>Okay, so the door is open.

0:31:14.760 --> 0:31:18.200
<v Speaker 2>It sounds like for Miguel Rojas to consider to come

0:31:18.240 --> 0:31:22.040
<v Speaker 2>back and play next year depending on how this season ends.

0:31:22.160 --> 0:31:24.520
<v Speaker 2>But the one thing he made clear, and if you

0:31:24.600 --> 0:31:27.040
<v Speaker 2>want to, I shouldn't say. If you want to to

0:31:27.280 --> 0:31:31.440
<v Speaker 2>listen to the full conversation of Miguel Rojas and myself

0:31:31.480 --> 0:31:34.760
<v Speaker 2>before the game, you can find it on the iHeartRadio app.

0:31:34.800 --> 0:31:37.040
<v Speaker 2>But what he was saying is it has to be

0:31:37.680 --> 0:31:40.920
<v Speaker 2>mutual for him to come back to play next year.

0:31:40.960 --> 0:31:43.560
<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers would have to need him to come back

0:31:43.560 --> 0:31:47.360
<v Speaker 2>to play. He would have to evaluate how the body's feeling,

0:31:47.480 --> 0:31:50.560
<v Speaker 2>how his family's feeling. But yeah, the door seems to

0:31:50.600 --> 0:31:54.080
<v Speaker 2>be cracked open if everything lines up for him to

0:31:54.680 --> 0:31:58.240
<v Speaker 2>maybe have one more last dance. But right now it

0:31:58.320 --> 0:32:01.040
<v Speaker 2>sounds like that's the original play that he's sticking with,

0:32:01.160 --> 0:32:05.080
<v Speaker 2>But then maybe not. So I'm glad we could kind

0:32:05.080 --> 0:32:07.680
<v Speaker 2>of set the record straight that he is leaving the

0:32:07.720 --> 0:32:11.479
<v Speaker 2>door open a crack in case some things line up

0:32:11.480 --> 0:32:14.120
<v Speaker 2>for next year. And look, he looks phenomenal. In fact,

0:32:14.480 --> 0:32:16.480
<v Speaker 2>kind of feel like he's playing better right now than

0:32:16.520 --> 0:32:19.680
<v Speaker 2>he ever did during the regular season last year. And

0:32:20.120 --> 0:32:23.280
<v Speaker 2>you know, He's a valuable piece to the bench and

0:32:23.320 --> 0:32:25.920
<v Speaker 2>a veteran and an energy guy and a leader.

0:32:26.440 --> 0:32:27.000
<v Speaker 3>You need that.

0:32:27.480 --> 0:32:31.000
<v Speaker 2>A lot of teams around baseball that don't succeed don't

0:32:31.120 --> 0:32:35.120
<v Speaker 2>value having veterans like Miguel Rojas on their team. So

0:32:36.040 --> 0:32:41.520
<v Speaker 2>Miguel Rojas is taking every day as it's his last

0:32:41.680 --> 0:32:43.720
<v Speaker 2>in the game, and that's.

0:32:43.600 --> 0:32:45.520
<v Speaker 3>A good way to go about it, all right.

0:32:45.600 --> 0:32:49.680
<v Speaker 2>Tomorrow, shoe Heo Tani is on the mound for the Dodgers.

0:32:49.720 --> 0:32:52.120
<v Speaker 2>He is three and two with an ERA of zero

0:32:52.160 --> 0:32:54.960
<v Speaker 2>eighty two. He's going to hit as well. He'll be

0:32:55.000 --> 0:32:58.760
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers DH tomorrow, going up against Randy Vasquez, who

0:32:58.880 --> 0:33:02.080
<v Speaker 2>is five and one with an two sixty eight. Our

0:33:02.120 --> 0:33:05.640
<v Speaker 2>coverage begins at four point thirty tomorrow because first pitch

0:33:06.080 --> 0:33:08.760
<v Speaker 2>is at five forty, and then the Dodgers will head

0:33:08.800 --> 0:33:13.200
<v Speaker 2>to Milwaukee for a three game weekend series beginning on Friday.

0:33:13.720 --> 0:33:16.680
<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Colin Ee back at our Burdbank Studios, Thanks

0:33:16.760 --> 0:33:20.520
<v Speaker 2>to Dwayne McDonald out here at Peco Park in San Diego,

0:33:20.560 --> 0:33:23.040
<v Speaker 2>and thanks to you for listening. And like we said

0:33:23.160 --> 0:33:26.320
<v Speaker 2>last night, thinking about all the firefighters out there in

0:33:26.400 --> 0:33:30.720
<v Speaker 2>Seami Valley fighting the Sandy Fire. Stay strong, and thank

0:33:30.760 --> 0:33:33.840
<v Speaker 2>you for trying to save lives, trying to save homes

0:33:33.880 --> 0:33:37.840
<v Speaker 2>and putting out this fire. So hopefully mother nature cooperates

0:33:37.880 --> 0:33:41.720
<v Speaker 2>as well. And to those firefighters in Riverside County fighting

0:33:41.800 --> 0:33:44.719
<v Speaker 2>a blaze that broke out earlier today as well, thinking

0:33:44.760 --> 0:33:46.640
<v Speaker 2>of you as well. So thank you to all our

0:33:46.720 --> 0:33:52.920
<v Speaker 2>firefighters because they do a hero's job. They are the

0:33:52.960 --> 0:33:56.280
<v Speaker 2>real heroes, not the guys that play the game of baseball.

0:33:56.320 --> 0:33:58.800
<v Speaker 2>And even the guys that play the game of baseball

0:33:58.840 --> 0:34:00.840
<v Speaker 2>would agree with me. So thank you to all of

0:34:00.880 --> 0:34:04.080
<v Speaker 2>you out there, and please be safe if you're in

0:34:04.160 --> 0:34:07.560
<v Speaker 2>Seami Valley and hopefully they get this fire contained in

0:34:07.680 --> 0:34:11.120
<v Speaker 2>Seami Valley and in Riverside County all right. In case

0:34:11.120 --> 0:34:12.560
<v Speaker 2>you missed any of the show, you know where to

0:34:12.600 --> 0:34:15.120
<v Speaker 2>find it the iHeartRadio app. We'll talk to you tomorrow.

0:34:15.360 --> 0:34:18.279
<v Speaker 2>Fox Sports Radio is next with Ben Mallor. Have a

0:34:18.280 --> 0:34:19.920
<v Speaker 2>great rest of your night see him