WEBVTT - Dodgers on Deck (8-29-26) 0:00:00.590 --> 0:00:03.570 For the back-to-back world champions of baseball. 0:00:03.770 --> 0:00:06.010 One of the greatest runs in the history of baseball. 0:00:06.100 --> 0:00:08.640 Immortality is within their reach. 0:00:09.039 --> 0:00:10.200 Incredible. 0:00:10.400 --> 0:00:12.080 And while others make excuses. 0:00:12.400 --> 0:00:14.380 The only reason the Dodgers are doing this is because 0:00:14.400 --> 0:00:15.440 they can. They print money. 0:00:15.480 --> 0:00:17.360 The Dodgers. This can't continue. 0:00:17.400 --> 0:00:18.290 It's not fair. 0:00:18.460 --> 0:00:19.550 Are making plans. 0:00:19.950 --> 0:00:20.390 Again. 0:00:20.470 --> 0:00:25.310 It's a singular focus on controlling what they can control. 0:00:25.470 --> 0:00:29.130 Now your pregame host of the world champion L.A. Dodgers. 0:00:29.650 --> 0:00:31.710 Hi everybody. 0:00:31.870 --> 0:00:33.070 And good morning. 0:00:33.630 --> 0:00:38.809 Welcome in to Morongo casino Dodgers on deck on this Saturday, 0:00:39.350 --> 0:00:42.760 August the 29th is your back to back world series champion, 0:00:42.800 --> 0:00:47.440 Los Angeles Dodgers 81 and 54 on this season. The 0:00:47.479 --> 0:00:50.820 Dodgers first place atop the NL West with a nine 0:00:50.920 --> 0:00:54.620 game lead in the division. The Dodgers three games back 0:00:54.680 --> 0:00:56.700 in Milwaukee for the top spot in the national league, 0:00:56.860 --> 0:00:59.280 one game up on Atlanta. for the second spot in 0:00:59.300 --> 0:01:02.860 the national league. After a series opening win in the 0:01:02.900 --> 0:01:05.980 motor city last night, today, the Dodgers looked to make 0:01:06.040 --> 0:01:09.160 it two in a row against the tigers. Blake Snell 0:01:09.380 --> 0:01:12.280 on the Mount first pitch from Comerica park is coming 0:01:12.340 --> 0:01:14.460 up at 10, 10 between then. And now we got 0:01:14.480 --> 0:01:16.980 a lot to get to here on Morongo casino Dodgers 0:01:17.050 --> 0:01:19.060 on deck. You're going to hear from the manager, Dave Roberts. 0:01:19.080 --> 0:01:22.369 You got the latest on Shohei Otani. Will he, or 0:01:22.490 --> 0:01:25.370 won't he pitch tomorrow in the series finale? Been a 0:01:25.390 --> 0:01:27.710 lot of talked about him coming back, throwing it in. 0:01:28.170 --> 0:01:29.750 We'll see if he's going to do that or not. 0:01:29.790 --> 0:01:32.190 David Vasse will check in throughout the hour. He'll also 0:01:32.230 --> 0:01:35.190 go one-on-one with Hunter Froduscio. We've got your Dodgers magical moment. 0:01:35.209 --> 0:01:38.610 Charlie Steiner will stop by shortly. Kirsten Watson will be 0:01:38.670 --> 0:01:40.339 here in just a few minutes. We head out to 0:01:40.360 --> 0:01:43.140 the Galper Ford broadcast booth and check in with Steven Nelson. 0:01:43.640 --> 0:01:44.360 And Rick Monday. 0:01:44.380 --> 0:01:47.480 Well, last night in Detroit, Tarek Scooble made his return 0:01:47.500 --> 0:01:50.390 to Comerica park to face his former team 26 days 0:01:50.830 --> 0:01:53.090 after he was traded to the Dodger Scooble greeting with 0:01:53.150 --> 0:01:55.350 a tribute video and a round of applause from the 0:01:55.410 --> 0:01:58.440 tiger faithful in the second Scooble gave up a lead 0:01:58.530 --> 0:02:02.460 off double the Gleyber Torres, then retired 12 straight six 0:02:02.500 --> 0:02:05.639 via strikeout. In the fifth, Scooble gave up a double 0:02:05.680 --> 0:02:08.720 to Eduardo Valencia. Three batters later, rookie Max Clark with 0:02:08.760 --> 0:02:11.700 an opposite field triple down the left field line, and 0:02:11.720 --> 0:02:15.690 the Tigers grabbed a 1-0 lead. The Dodgers offense, which 0:02:15.730 --> 0:02:18.030 was held in check the night before in Atlanta by 0:02:18.070 --> 0:02:21.410 Chris Sale, struggled the first spin through the lineup last night, 0:02:21.430 --> 0:02:24.130 but finally in the sixth, a throwing error of all 0:02:24.169 --> 0:02:29.290 things by Tigers shortstop McGonigal helped Kyle Tucker get on base. 0:02:29.350 --> 0:02:32.260 That's all the Dodgers needed. Single by Quique Hernandez. Unfortunately, 0:02:32.300 --> 0:02:33.920 Tucker failed. We're just thrown out at home. But in 0:02:33.940 --> 0:02:36.480 the next batter, Teoscar Hernandez, a two-out walk. 0:02:36.860 --> 0:02:39.600 So two on, two out for the pinch hitter. And 0:02:39.620 --> 0:02:40.140 go Rojas. 0:02:40.639 --> 0:02:45.150 First pitch from Summers. Rojas hits it hard through into 0:02:45.169 --> 0:02:46.270 left center field. 0:02:46.470 --> 0:02:47.910 This will tie the game. 0:02:49.370 --> 0:02:52.790 Rojas with a pinch hit RBI knock to score Kike. 0:02:53.730 --> 0:02:59.460 And it's 1-1. That ball was smoked. 0:02:59.820 --> 0:03:03.560 And it didn't waste any time either. I just wonder 0:03:03.840 --> 0:03:06.520 if he was really making an observation as well as 0:03:06.600 --> 0:03:09.250 a kicker. Hernandez got fastball right down the middle first 0:03:09.310 --> 0:03:11.910 pitch to him. Rojas maybe saying, hey, wait a minute. 0:03:12.030 --> 0:03:14.459 He might be challenging me first pitch. Get ready. 0:03:15.180 --> 0:03:18.500 RBI single for Miggy Rowe is 19th of the season. 0:03:18.540 --> 0:03:21.400 Dodgers tied the game up at one. Tarek Scooble, meanwhile, 0:03:21.440 --> 0:03:23.679 went six innings, allowed just that one run on four 0:03:23.700 --> 0:03:26.270 hits while striking out seven of his former teammates. Evan 0:03:26.330 --> 0:03:28.990 Phillips got the seventh, struck out the side. In the eighth, 0:03:29.010 --> 0:03:32.150 the Dodgers bats woke up again. Teoscar Hernandez got it 0:03:32.190 --> 0:03:34.490 started with the single to the left. Ben Rortvedt, nice sack, 0:03:34.530 --> 0:03:36.850 but hey, a little small ball by the Dodgers. Teoscar 0:03:36.870 --> 0:03:41.130 went over to second. Shohei Otani, Grounded out, so two down, 0:03:41.190 --> 0:03:45.020 Teoscar Hernandez 90 feet away, hoping to give the Dodgers 0:03:45.120 --> 0:03:47.400 the lead, and up came Freddie Freeman. 0:03:47.620 --> 0:03:49.720 Go ahead and run 90 feet away for the Dodgers, 0:03:49.740 --> 0:03:55.060 but two out in a 1-1 game. First pitch, Freeman 0:03:55.180 --> 0:03:58.300 scolds it into center field to give the Dodgers the lead. 0:03:59.560 --> 0:04:02.650 Jumps all over the first pitch from Wagaspec to score 0:04:02.670 --> 0:04:03.930 Teoscar Hernandez. 0:04:04.270 --> 0:04:09.600 And it's 2-1 L.A., We said the last time up 0:04:09.640 --> 0:04:11.720 that Freeman's swing is getting a little bit better and 0:04:11.740 --> 0:04:14.840 a little bit better in the timing. So he's two 0:04:14.880 --> 0:04:16.850 for two in each of the last two at-bats. The 0:04:16.870 --> 0:04:20.610 Dodgers finally take the lead on the 11th at-bat with 0:04:20.670 --> 0:04:22.290 a runner in scoring position tonight. 0:04:22.510 --> 0:04:25.669 How about that? Freddie Freeman comes through. RBI number 62. 0:04:25.670 --> 0:04:28.310 Dodgers take the 2-1 lead. The bottom of the ninth 0:04:28.350 --> 0:04:31.590 belonged to Brock Stewart. He got two out. Well, that 0:04:31.610 --> 0:04:33.370 was the eighth. And then in the ninth, that belonged 0:04:33.390 --> 0:04:35.270 to Tanner Scott, who came in and struck out two 0:04:35.290 --> 0:04:36.350 of the three batters that he faced. 0:04:36.390 --> 0:04:37.289 Ball game! Game over. 0:04:37.570 --> 0:04:40.349 Dodgers beat the Tigers last night, 2-1. They snapped their 0:04:40.390 --> 0:04:44.700 three-game losing streak. They're now 81-54 on this season. Dodgers 0:04:44.740 --> 0:04:47.780 a nine-game lead in the division, still one game back, 0:04:47.800 --> 0:04:50.159 three games back in Milwaukee, one game up on Atlanta 0:04:50.240 --> 0:04:52.140 in the National League for the best records in the 0:04:52.180 --> 0:04:54.720 top two spots in the National League. And today, the 0:04:54.740 --> 0:04:57.080 Dodgers look to make it two straight over Detroit with 0:04:57.140 --> 0:04:58.370 Blake Snell on the mound. 0:04:58.400 --> 0:04:59.870 First pitch at 10-10. 0:05:00.130 --> 0:05:01.710 And with more, we head out to the Galvin Ford 0:05:01.750 --> 0:05:04.710 broadcast booth as we say good morning to Steven Nelson 0:05:04.750 --> 0:05:05.190 and Rick Monday. 0:05:05.210 --> 0:05:08.630 Guys, All right, Tim, good morning to you. It's a 0:05:08.750 --> 0:05:12.120 Saturday day game in Detroit, the Dodgers and Tigers, and 0:05:12.130 --> 0:05:15.120 the Dodgers looking to clinch this series. And Mo, last night, 0:05:15.480 --> 0:05:18.740 38th comeback victory of the season for the Dodgers, another 0:05:19.020 --> 0:05:22.200 one-run game to be played in. But all in all, 0:05:22.540 --> 0:05:25.380 I know the frustrations are still there for this offense, 0:05:25.440 --> 0:05:29.380 but to just get a W after... What happened in 0:05:29.440 --> 0:05:30.580 Atlanta was big for this club. 0:05:30.680 --> 0:05:31.520 Yeah, it was. 0:05:31.620 --> 0:05:33.539 There's no ifs, ands, and buts about it, but there's 0:05:33.580 --> 0:05:36.180 a lot that they're leaving on the table, and especially 0:05:36.200 --> 0:05:37.980 when you get 10 walks in a ballgame, as they 0:05:38.020 --> 0:05:42.180 did last night, and you only come up with two runs. 0:05:42.200 --> 0:05:46.830 It was, I guess you could say, an emotional-packed ballgame 0:05:46.870 --> 0:05:49.910 because of the buildup. Derek Scouble coming back to Detroit. 0:05:50.390 --> 0:05:52.390 There was a lot of emotions on the field, and 0:05:52.410 --> 0:05:54.410 he had to wipe some tears out of his eyes 0:05:54.470 --> 0:05:56.370 when he was coming out of the bullpen to come 0:05:56.410 --> 0:05:59.430 into the dugout right before the first inning. He even 0:05:59.490 --> 0:06:02.710 got underway as a wonderful video tribute that they played here. 0:06:03.089 --> 0:06:05.990 I do want to set something straight. I heard and 0:06:06.050 --> 0:06:11.810 saw a report today that there were boos slanted towards 0:06:11.860 --> 0:06:14.060 Scooble when he took the mound yesterday. That was not 0:06:14.120 --> 0:06:16.580 the case. It's very similar in L.A. when people yell 0:06:16.600 --> 0:06:19.180 out Mookie for Mookie Betts. Well, they were yelling out 0:06:19.260 --> 0:06:21.760 Scooble for Scooble, and then there was applause. There were 0:06:21.800 --> 0:06:24.839 no boos that took place. There may have been boos 0:06:24.880 --> 0:06:27.620 directed towards the Tigers that traded him to the Dodgers, 0:06:27.660 --> 0:06:30.659 but that was not the case. And I really admire 0:06:30.680 --> 0:06:33.700 Terrence Google, who was able to separate somehow, some way, 0:06:33.900 --> 0:06:37.680 emotion to professionalism, and it had to happen in a hurry. 0:06:37.800 --> 0:06:41.140 Yeah, you know, his ability to, in his words, keep 0:06:41.180 --> 0:06:44.080 baseball baseball last night was really something to be admired. 0:06:44.420 --> 0:06:47.690 You definitely, you know, looking at that conversation he had 0:06:47.730 --> 0:06:50.010 with Dave Roberts after the sixth inning, you could tell 0:06:50.050 --> 0:06:51.909 he wanted to go back out there, but I also 0:06:51.970 --> 0:06:56.010 think That was the prudent thing for Doc to do. 0:06:56.330 --> 0:06:59.310 And sometimes you have to have that cuff conversation with 0:06:59.370 --> 0:07:02.350 a player, knowing he's a competitor. You've got to save you, 0:07:02.529 --> 0:07:04.370 talking to you, Mo, because you're a professional athlete, from 0:07:04.410 --> 0:07:08.130 yourself and keeping the bigger picture in mind for this club. 0:07:08.450 --> 0:07:10.550 They still have a lot of work to do this. 0:07:10.410 --> 0:07:12.430 Final month of the regular season, less than a month 0:07:12.490 --> 0:07:15.470 left in the regular season. And obviously the Dodgers are 0:07:15.490 --> 0:07:19.360 hoping for another deep postseason run. And for Scooble, who 0:07:19.390 --> 0:07:22.590 got pushed past 100 pitches in his last couple of turns, Like, 0:07:22.710 --> 0:07:24.090 all right, hey, let's throttle down here. 0:07:24.230 --> 0:07:27.840 Yeah, because you're looking at the big picture. A brief 0:07:27.900 --> 0:07:30.920 chat with Dave Roberts in the hotel this morning going 0:07:30.940 --> 0:07:33.240 to the bus to come to the ballpark. He said 0:07:33.300 --> 0:07:36.380 it was a difficult decision, but they're thinking the big plan. 0:07:36.420 --> 0:07:39.510 The big plan is to have Scoble pitch not just yesterday, 0:07:39.950 --> 0:07:42.230 but all the days that his rotation will be coming on, 0:07:42.410 --> 0:07:46.290 including going into postseason play. The other part, too, is 0:07:46.330 --> 0:07:48.230 they did not want to run him out there again 0:07:49.020 --> 0:07:51.170 with all the emotion, how much of the emotion has 0:07:51.230 --> 0:07:54.150 really spent his energy to begin with, and run into 0:07:54.210 --> 0:07:56.890 maybe one pitch and the difference in maybe him having 0:07:56.910 --> 0:07:59.690 a loss attached to his return here. He means so 0:07:59.730 --> 0:08:01.610 much to this ball club, and out of mutual respect 0:08:01.630 --> 0:08:04.170 for both of those, Roberts and with Scooble, it was 0:08:04.190 --> 0:08:04.910 the right decision. 0:08:05.310 --> 0:08:07.610 Speaking of that, Tim, as we get it back to you, 0:08:07.730 --> 0:08:11.230 someone who also fits that bill, Shohei Ohtani. And he 0:08:11.290 --> 0:08:14.150 threw the bullpen yesterday, and it was a shorter bullpen 0:08:14.230 --> 0:08:18.200 than planned or expected or hoped for. And Dave Roberts 0:08:18.240 --> 0:08:22.440 telling the media just a little while ago that Ohtani 0:08:22.490 --> 0:08:23.690 is not 100%. 0:08:23.690 --> 0:08:24.610 It's the full body. 0:08:24.890 --> 0:08:26.190 It's not just the knee. 0:08:26.330 --> 0:08:28.350 It's also that right bicep. 0:08:27.930 --> 0:08:30.790 And also the team keeping, as we just discussed, Mo, 0:08:31.070 --> 0:08:34.390 the bigger picture in mind for him, knowing that right now, 0:08:34.910 --> 0:08:39.010 given what the roster has from a pitching standpoint, Ohtani's 0:08:39.070 --> 0:08:44.160 value as a hitter outweighs that as him as a two-way. 0:08:43.860 --> 0:08:45.580 Player or as a pitcher. 0:08:45.780 --> 0:08:46.240 TBD. 0:08:47.290 --> 0:08:49.790 If he actually pitches tomorrow, if he does, it would 0:08:49.820 --> 0:08:53.760 just be an inning. Based on that pregame scrum, I 0:08:53.840 --> 0:08:56.840 honestly would be surprised if that happens. And who knows 0:08:57.440 --> 0:08:59.980 when Otani will be back on the bump because, as 0:09:00.260 --> 0:09:04.670 Dave is saying, it's not worth the squeeze is the 0:09:04.750 --> 0:09:07.210 exact quote to try and push him back to the mound. 0:09:07.490 --> 0:09:09.630 We'll get back to the game in our next visit. 0:09:09.940 --> 0:09:12.900 A little bit later as Rick Monday gives you a key. 0:09:12.980 --> 0:09:14.020 But Tim, we'll send it back to you. 0:09:14.240 --> 0:09:14.559 All right. 0:09:14.580 --> 0:09:15.079 Thank you, Nelly. 0:09:15.120 --> 0:09:17.350 As we count you down to first pitch, Dodger fans, 0:09:17.380 --> 0:09:19.790 get your game day meal on at Shakey's Pizza Parlor 0:09:19.830 --> 0:09:24.070 or your Shakey's Pizza Chicken and Mojos at Shakey's.com. 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The big question is we'll Shohei pitch tomorrow 0:10:36.500 --> 0:10:39.140 and the finale of this series game two coming up 0:10:39.200 --> 0:10:40.370 at 10, 10. 0:10:40.370 --> 0:10:44.290 This is Kirsten's Corner with Kirsten Watson. 0:10:44.970 --> 0:10:46.949 Hey, Kirsten now joins us from Detroit, brought to you 0:10:46.970 --> 0:10:48.630 by Cars for Kids, the easiest way to get rid 0:10:48.650 --> 0:10:50.270 of that old car. You can donate it today, and 0:10:50.290 --> 0:10:53.500 that car can be picked up tomorrow. Donate now at carsforkids.org. 0:10:53.510 --> 0:10:57.780 That's cars with a K. Shohei Otani. Tomorrow, we kind 0:10:57.820 --> 0:11:01.339 of penciled in him maybe pitching against the Tigers there 0:11:01.360 --> 0:11:02.380 at Comerica Park. 0:11:02.820 --> 0:11:04.900 Will he or won't he, Kirsten? 0:11:05.880 --> 0:11:07.060 Yeah, that is the big question. 0:11:07.100 --> 0:11:09.220 And I think what you said, you know, penciling it in, 0:11:09.300 --> 0:11:11.920 that is the safe bet right now, because Dave Roberts 0:11:11.960 --> 0:11:15.160 was saying after his bullpen for Shohei Otani yesterday, he 0:11:15.200 --> 0:11:16.370 threw about 20 pitches. 0:11:16.890 --> 0:11:19.510 That was deemed somewhat of a shorter. 0:11:19.470 --> 0:11:22.240 Pitch mix, or not pitch mix, pitch count for bullpen 0:11:22.250 --> 0:11:25.420 for Shohei, who typically does about that 30 using his 0:11:25.460 --> 0:11:28.500 full pitch mix. So Dave Roberts said afterwards last night 0:11:28.559 --> 0:11:31.760 that he felt that Shohei specifically felt that the 20 0:11:31.760 --> 0:11:33.780 pitches was enough for him to kind of get the 0:11:33.900 --> 0:11:36.380 feel and understand how he was feeling coming out of it. 0:11:36.840 --> 0:11:39.160 Dave Roberts was adamant that he came out of the 0:11:39.200 --> 0:11:44.520 bullpen feeling good, but ultimately he's just not 100% just yet. 0:11:44.540 --> 0:11:47.859 It's still the knee. The bicep is still bothering him 0:11:47.920 --> 0:11:49.959 as he's coming down the mound. And of course, just 0:11:50.020 --> 0:11:52.450 with his pitch mechanics, and he's been trying to work 0:11:52.470 --> 0:11:56.130 through a few things to offset that. But ultimately, you know, 0:11:56.150 --> 0:11:59.229 there's no decision just yet for tomorrow. Dave Roberts was 0:11:59.309 --> 0:12:01.770 clear that he is going to have a definitive answer 0:12:02.210 --> 0:12:03.930 by the end of this game because he does not 0:12:03.970 --> 0:12:05.540 want to put the Tigers, he does not want to 0:12:05.580 --> 0:12:07.700 blindside them or put them in a situation where they're 0:12:07.740 --> 0:12:12.760 guessing for the pitching plan tomorrow. So there's still some unknown. 0:12:13.179 --> 0:12:16.250 But at this point, it does sound like It's leaning 0:12:16.309 --> 0:12:19.490 towards unlikely, but ultimately you will have that final answer 0:12:19.670 --> 0:12:20.310 this evening. 0:12:20.350 --> 0:12:22.470 But Dave Roberts did say that if he does. 0:12:22.410 --> 0:12:26.290 Not pitch tomorrow, then it's not that he's not going 0:12:26.350 --> 0:12:28.810 to pitch again this year. It just might be some 0:12:28.850 --> 0:12:31.470 more time until they feel he's ready to get into 0:12:31.510 --> 0:12:34.110 a game. And he even added that with this thought 0:12:34.170 --> 0:12:36.010 of hoping to get him up to about five innings 0:12:36.050 --> 0:12:38.550 before the end of the regular season, that might be 0:12:38.590 --> 0:12:40.130 a bit of a stretch. But if they can just 0:12:40.150 --> 0:12:43.250 get anything out of him, that's worth something. But now 0:12:43.309 --> 0:12:46.620 it's just kind of trying to decide Is it more valuable, 0:12:46.840 --> 0:12:48.880 ultimately no one's at 100% right now, but is it 0:12:48.920 --> 0:12:51.939 more valuable to have him out there as a two-way 0:12:51.960 --> 0:12:54.620 guy to get those innings from him? Or when you 0:12:54.640 --> 0:12:57.640 look at the strengths of this rotation, now that Blake 0:12:57.720 --> 0:13:01.459 is healthy, Tyler Glasnow is healthy, all of these other things, 0:13:01.480 --> 0:13:04.830 now that they have Tarek Skubal, is it more valuable 0:13:04.920 --> 0:13:07.750 just for Shohei to focus on the hitting side of 0:13:07.809 --> 0:13:11.360 his game for October? They're still working through a few things, 0:13:11.400 --> 0:13:13.740 but ultimately, like I said, we will have a definitive 0:13:13.840 --> 0:13:16.160 answer on if he will have the start tomorrow for 0:13:16.280 --> 0:13:18.900 just one inning or if it's truly just going to 0:13:18.920 --> 0:13:20.560 be Tyler Glasnow's game tomorrow. 0:13:20.760 --> 0:13:22.620 The benefit of being in the Dodgers with so much 0:13:22.780 --> 0:13:24.900 depth in this rotation and in the bullpen that they 0:13:24.950 --> 0:13:27.650 can rely on. Last night we saw Tarek Skubal make 0:13:27.690 --> 0:13:31.030 his return to Comerica Park, and it's been kind of 0:13:31.050 --> 0:13:31.970 a nice reunion for. 0:13:31.890 --> 0:13:32.290 Him, right? 0:13:33.270 --> 0:13:34.809 It has. You know, he had shared that. 0:13:35.300 --> 0:13:37.829 Obviously, when he was coming out of the bullpen, so 0:13:37.910 --> 0:13:39.630 ahead of the game, coming out of the bullpen to 0:13:39.670 --> 0:13:41.790 come back into the dugout to prepare for his start, 0:13:42.330 --> 0:13:45.530 the Tigers had played a video just, you know, recognizing 0:13:45.570 --> 0:13:47.459 him in his time with the organization, and there was 0:13:47.480 --> 0:13:50.840 a standing ovation, and that did bring some tears to him, 0:13:50.900 --> 0:13:53.500 and so he said, It was emotional, but ultimately, once 0:13:53.540 --> 0:13:55.510 he was able to take that mound, he felt he 0:13:55.540 --> 0:13:57.870 did a really good job of just getting back to baseball. 0:13:58.350 --> 0:14:01.030 So for today, for now, he's just kind of like 0:14:01.590 --> 0:14:03.470 enjoying being here, getting to. 0:14:03.470 --> 0:14:05.270 See everyone, getting to catch up with friends. 0:14:05.650 --> 0:14:08.390 He's actually taking his teammates, so the Dodgers, of course, 0:14:08.450 --> 0:14:10.429 they're going to dinner this evening, which I think is 0:14:10.450 --> 0:14:12.730 going to be really special for him. Another way just 0:14:12.790 --> 0:14:16.620 to share his city with his new teammates and kind 0:14:16.640 --> 0:14:18.830 of bringing them around so but he has shared that 0:14:18.870 --> 0:14:20.790 he spent time with the Tigers manager. 0:14:20.830 --> 0:14:21.970 He spent time with their. 0:14:21.850 --> 0:14:24.930 Pitching coach and really just creating moments that like these 0:14:24.990 --> 0:14:29.710 are lifelong relationships, friendships, mentors, things of the sort. So 0:14:30.030 --> 0:14:32.740 he's been very grateful and it's fun because today he's 0:14:32.750 --> 0:14:34.280 just been kind of walking. 0:14:34.000 --> 0:14:35.940 Around, chit-chatting. There's been a lot of talk about the 0:14:35.980 --> 0:14:37.140 espresso machine that he took. 0:14:37.200 --> 0:14:39.660 I should add that. He was like, it wasn't my fault. 0:14:39.680 --> 0:14:42.080 He was like, it was a very expensive machine. And 0:14:42.100 --> 0:14:45.160 so the Detroit media was like, well, where is it? 0:14:45.160 --> 0:14:48.180 Is it in the Dodgers clubhouse? And he was like, Well, 0:14:48.460 --> 0:14:51.140 they kind of have a whole setup already. 0:14:52.750 --> 0:14:54.450 So he's like, I just brought it home. 0:14:54.470 --> 0:14:55.930 So now I can have my coffee in the morning 0:14:55.970 --> 0:14:58.930 at home, which is a fun little laugh for the group. 0:14:59.170 --> 0:15:01.150 That is great. Kirsten, we appreciate it. We'll check in 0:15:01.170 --> 0:15:01.910 with you after the game. 0:15:01.930 --> 0:15:04.010 Still to come here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers on deck. 0:15:04.210 --> 0:15:06.450 We'll dive deeper to this pitchy matchup. David Vassey goes 0:15:06.530 --> 0:15:09.700 one-on-one with Hunter Fadusha. Up next, though, your injury report. 0:15:09.760 --> 0:15:11.480 And we'll hear from the manager, Dave Roberts. This is 0:15:11.500 --> 0:15:13.360 the Dodgers and Tigers on this Saturday morning. 0:15:13.660 --> 0:15:15.600 I'm Tim Cates. This is the back-to-back World Series champion, 0:15:15.620 --> 0:15:17.020 Dodgers Audio Network. 0:15:20.090 --> 0:15:25.230 This is Morongo Casino Dodgers on deck. On your home 0:15:25.290 --> 0:15:27.210 for L.A. Dodgers baseball. 0:15:27.970 --> 0:15:31.330 Morongo Casino Dodgers on deck continues on this Saturday morning. 0:15:31.370 --> 0:15:34.480 Dodgers in Detroit to take on the Tigers. Morongo Casino 0:15:34.510 --> 0:15:36.380 Resort and Spa Grand Slam for good times. 0:15:36.420 --> 0:15:40.020 First pitch coming up at 10-10. This is the L.A. 0:15:40.080 --> 0:15:42.670 Dodgers. injury report. 0:15:42.710 --> 0:15:44.950 Presented by UCLA Health, the official medical partner of the 0:15:44.990 --> 0:15:47.350 Los Angeles Dodgers. Roki Sasaki on the I.L. with a 0:15:47.370 --> 0:15:50.330 blister on his finger. 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It's about him getting reps. and 0:16:25.210 --> 0:16:27.690 getting ready for September. We head back out to Detroit 0:16:27.710 --> 0:16:28.850 and check in with the Dodger Skipper. 0:16:28.910 --> 0:16:29.690 Anything else for Dave? 0:16:29.930 --> 0:16:30.670 Dave, do you think. 0:16:30.690 --> 0:16:31.850 Other questions for Dave? 0:16:31.930 --> 0:16:33.770 Dave, can you just describe. 0:16:33.950 --> 0:16:35.550 Dave, can you talk about the pressure? 0:16:36.450 --> 0:16:38.590 In the dugout with Dave Roberts. 0:16:39.470 --> 0:16:41.650 I haven't caught up with him. I saw him, didn't 0:16:41.790 --> 0:16:48.390 chat with him, talked to the training staff, and, you know, good. 0:16:49.100 --> 0:16:52.960 He felt good coming out of it. I still think 0:16:53.020 --> 0:16:57.220 that I just don't have a definitive answer as far 0:16:57.260 --> 0:17:01.200 as tomorrow. What I am certain of is if he 0:17:01.260 --> 0:17:06.899 does pitch tomorrow, it's going to be one inning. I 0:17:06.940 --> 0:17:12.179 don't think he's 100%. So I think that's where we're trying. 0:17:12.240 --> 0:17:14.740 That's the hard part right now is trying to figure 0:17:14.859 --> 0:17:20.639 out if he's not 100%, you know, overall body, is 0:17:20.720 --> 0:17:24.310 it worth, you know, giving him an inning? to build 0:17:24.400 --> 0:17:28.869 up or not. And so I think that that's kind 0:17:28.930 --> 0:17:31.969 of where we're at right now, trying to weigh the 0:17:32.030 --> 0:17:37.149 positives and negatives. So, again, short answer, I don't have 0:17:37.190 --> 0:17:37.950 an answer right now. 0:17:38.270 --> 0:17:39.929 It's a knee, not 100% specifically? 0:17:40.070 --> 0:17:44.870 It's not. The knee, the body, it's just not. Just throwing, pitching, 0:17:45.030 --> 0:17:48.510 not 100%. What percent it is, I don't know the answer. 0:17:48.940 --> 0:17:50.929 All right, there's manager Dave Roberts with a little bit 0:17:50.950 --> 0:17:53.670 more of an explanation on Shohei Otani. So not feeling 100%, 0:17:53.670 --> 0:17:57.010 and we'll see whether or not he pitches one inning 0:17:57.070 --> 0:18:00.650 tomorrow for the Dodgers. If not, it's Tyler Glass now 0:18:00.710 --> 0:18:02.760 getting the start. When we continue here on Morocco Casino 0:18:02.780 --> 0:18:04.740 Dodgers on DAF, we will check in with David Bassey 0:18:05.100 --> 0:18:07.000 leading up to Dodgers and Tigers. He's live on the 0:18:07.040 --> 0:18:08.340 field at Comerica Park next. 0:18:08.640 --> 0:18:10.300 I'm Tim Cates. This is the back-to-back World Series champion 0:18:10.320 --> 0:18:15.820 Dodgers Audio Network. As we were saying. 0:18:16.100 --> 0:18:21.010 This is Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck on the official 0:18:21.050 --> 0:18:23.350 home of L.A. 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