WEBVTT - Dodgers on Deck (6-22-26) 0:00:00.560 --> 0:00:03.560 For the back to back World champions of Baseball. 0:00:03.720 --> 0:00:06.040 One of the greatest runs in the history of baseball. 0:00:06.080 --> 0:00:08.600 Immortality is within their reach. 0:00:08.920 --> 0:00:13.160 Incredible and while others make excuses, the only reason the 0:00:13.200 --> 0:00:15.480 Dodgers are doing this because they can they printing money. 0:00:15.480 --> 0:00:17.360 The Dodgers just can't continue. 0:00:17.400 --> 0:00:18.160 It's not fair. 0:00:18.320 --> 0:00:19.480 Are making plans. 0:00:20.079 --> 0:00:25.279 Yeah, it's a singular focus on controlling what they can control. 0:00:25.800 --> 0:00:29.520 Now your pregame host of the World champion LA Dodgers, 0:00:30.000 --> 0:00:31.320 tam Cats. 0:00:31.560 --> 0:00:33.760 Hi, everybody, and good afternoon. 0:00:33.920 --> 0:00:37.239 Welcome in to my Rongo Casino Dodgers on deck on 0:00:37.320 --> 0:00:40.720 this Monday, June the twenty second, as you're back to 0:00:40.760 --> 0:00:44.800 back World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers sit atop the 0:00:45.080 --> 0:00:48.559 NL West all alone at forty nine and twenty nine. 0:00:48.640 --> 0:00:52.199 The Dodgers with a nine game lead in the division 0:00:52.240 --> 0:00:55.080 going into play tonight. After a four and two homestand 0:00:55.120 --> 0:00:57.880 and saw the Dodgers sweep the Raisin drop two of 0:00:57.920 --> 0:01:00.800 three to the Baltimore Orioles. The Dodgers take the show 0:01:00.800 --> 0:01:04.120 on the road nine games three cities, first up three 0:01:04.200 --> 0:01:07.720 game series against the Minneapolis Twins. As they take on 0:01:07.880 --> 0:01:11.800 Minnesota today, Will Klein will be the opener. Yes, Will 0:01:11.880 --> 0:01:14.880 Klein will serve with the opener, followed by Eric Lauer, 0:01:14.920 --> 0:01:17.640 who will come on in relief. First pitch from Target 0:01:17.640 --> 0:01:20.800 Field in Minneapolis is coming up at four forty. Between 0:01:20.880 --> 0:01:22.440 then and now, we've got a lot to get to here. 0:01:22.640 --> 0:01:25.119 All Marago Casino Dodgers on deck. You're gonna hear from 0:01:25.120 --> 0:01:28.000 the manager himself, Dave Roberts, get his thoughts on this 0:01:28.120 --> 0:01:30.280 Dodgers team. Is the embark on this road trip and 0:01:30.480 --> 0:01:33.120 try to put the weekend behind them. We'll dive deeper 0:01:33.200 --> 0:01:35.200 to this pitchy matchup with the Dodgers now going with 0:01:35.240 --> 0:01:38.160 the opener. David Vase checks him throughout the hour. He'll 0:01:38.200 --> 0:01:40.399 go one on one with Alex Call. We got your 0:01:40.440 --> 0:01:45.280 Dodgers magical moment. Shortly we'll visit with Kirsten Watson. Charlie 0:01:45.280 --> 0:01:47.160 Steiner will stop buying it just a few minutes. We'll 0:01:47.160 --> 0:01:49.120 head out to Tim Never and Rick Monday at the 0:01:49.120 --> 0:01:51.480 gallpin Ford Broadcast booth. 0:01:51.520 --> 0:01:53.360 Well, yesterday, Emmett. 0:01:53.000 --> 0:01:56.840 She and got the ball and well the Baltimore Orioles scarred, 0:01:56.880 --> 0:02:00.560 scored early and scored often against the Dodgers right right hander. 0:02:00.840 --> 0:02:04.800 First four batters reached base, then after the sixth batter 0:02:04.960 --> 0:02:07.200 that image she In faced, the Orioles had a two 0:02:07.240 --> 0:02:10.519 to nothing lead before the Dodgers could even bat. In 0:02:10.600 --> 0:02:12.359 the bottom of the first, though, the Dodgers with a 0:02:12.360 --> 0:02:14.320 little magic thanks to Max Munsey. 0:02:14.760 --> 0:02:17.880 Well Tany off of second base Freeman off of first, 0:02:18.600 --> 0:02:23.240 three ball, one strike pitch to Monseion swings lines at 0:02:23.280 --> 0:02:25.560 the left. That's down for a base hit. We're gonna 0:02:25.600 --> 0:02:28.560 send out Tony Hall. There comes the throw that goes 0:02:28.600 --> 0:02:32.560 all the way through. Oh Tony slides. Who's safe and 0:02:32.680 --> 0:02:36.000 it's two to one. Little two out RBI sendo for 0:02:36.120 --> 0:02:36.800 Max Monson. 0:02:37.160 --> 0:02:39.920 Dodgers cut the deficit in half, just down two to 0:02:40.000 --> 0:02:43.160 one after one inning. Image Shean needed him to go 0:02:43.200 --> 0:02:45.079 out and put up zero's the rest of the way. 0:02:45.160 --> 0:02:48.000 See that Dodger offense could get back into this game, 0:02:48.040 --> 0:02:51.200 maybe take the lead. Unfortunately, gave up a solo home 0:02:51.280 --> 0:02:53.880 run in the top of the second as the Orioles 0:02:53.960 --> 0:02:57.760 led three to one. Then in the third, Colton Cowser 0:02:57.840 --> 0:02:58.560 was at it again. 0:02:58.960 --> 0:03:02.960 Now a payoff pitch as she and pours at home. 0:03:03.040 --> 0:03:06.119 Bauls swung on hit well to center field, going back Piez, 0:03:06.160 --> 0:03:08.920 He's at the track. Handy at the wall, he leaps, 0:03:08.960 --> 0:03:12.320 it's gone. It's a home run for Colton Kowser is 0:03:12.400 --> 0:03:16.240 eighth of the year, second one giving up by Shean. 0:03:16.360 --> 0:03:18.840 This afternoon, it is four to one Baltimore. 0:03:19.160 --> 0:03:20.760 Colton Cowser goes deep. 0:03:20.840 --> 0:03:22.720 So after giving up a home run to Taylor Ward 0:03:22.760 --> 0:03:25.280 in the second, Colton Kowser has solo home run the third, 0:03:25.320 --> 0:03:27.320 and all of a sudden, the Orioles with a four 0:03:27.360 --> 0:03:30.080 to one lead, and it got worse. In the fourth, 0:03:30.360 --> 0:03:34.320 Colton Kowser a two run single. Both runs accounted to 0:03:34.440 --> 0:03:37.840 Image Shean, who was gone. Jack Dryer gave up the single. 0:03:38.160 --> 0:03:42.080 He Image Shean three and a third, six runs, eight hits, 0:03:42.120 --> 0:03:45.080 a couple of home runs. The Dodgers bullpen came in 0:03:45.240 --> 0:03:48.160 didn't fare much better, as the Baltimore Orioles were up 0:03:48.360 --> 0:03:51.720 six to one. They scored four more in the seventh, 0:03:52.040 --> 0:03:55.440 then two more in the eighth on the Blaze Alexander 0:03:55.520 --> 0:03:58.480 two run home run. Pete Alonso had a three run 0:03:58.520 --> 0:04:01.240 home run before that. Part of that four run seventh inning. 0:04:01.480 --> 0:04:06.520 The Baltimore Orioles erupted for twelve runs on fifteen hits. 0:04:06.600 --> 0:04:07.200 Yesterday. 0:04:07.560 --> 0:04:10.360 Meanwhile, the Dodgers offense just the one run on the 0:04:10.400 --> 0:04:13.560 Max Months the RBI single in the first, then zero's 0:04:13.640 --> 0:04:16.400 the rest of the way as the Dodgers loose to 0:04:16.480 --> 0:04:19.320 the Orioles twelve to one. They fall to two of 0:04:19.360 --> 0:04:22.000 the three games of the Baltimore Orioles, losing for the 0:04:22.040 --> 0:04:25.880 season series for the second time in two years. As 0:04:25.920 --> 0:04:28.599 the Dodgers, though, finish off the homestand four and two. 0:04:28.640 --> 0:04:30.840 They're forty nine and twenty nine now hit the road 0:04:31.040 --> 0:04:35.279 for a nine game road trip. First up, the Minnesota 0:04:35.320 --> 0:04:37.920 Twins as the inter league play continues. 0:04:38.200 --> 0:04:40.400 It'll be Will kleinb serving as the opener. 0:04:40.520 --> 0:04:42.760 Eric Louerd to follow first pitch at four to forty 0:04:42.760 --> 0:04:44.560 and with more we head out to the galpin Ford 0:04:44.560 --> 0:04:46.960 broadcast booth as we say hello to Tim Neverett and 0:04:47.080 --> 0:04:47.640 Rick Monday. 0:04:47.680 --> 0:04:49.400 Guys, thank you very much, Tim. 0:04:49.440 --> 0:04:52.920 Beautiful night of the Twin Cities as the Dodgers get 0:04:52.960 --> 0:04:56.400 set to start another interleague series, this time with the 0:04:56.440 --> 0:04:57.560 Minnesota Twins. 0:04:57.600 --> 0:04:59.600 The Twins come in with a record of thirty eight 0:04:59.680 --> 0:05:00.760 and forty one. 0:05:00.880 --> 0:05:03.359 They're three and a half out in the American League Central, 0:05:03.440 --> 0:05:06.200 just the game out of the wild card in the 0:05:06.240 --> 0:05:09.080 American League. As far as the Dodgers go twenty games 0:05:09.080 --> 0:05:12.440 above five hundred forty nine and twenty nine nine up 0:05:12.800 --> 0:05:15.600 in the division. They are six and four in their 0:05:15.640 --> 0:05:20.080 last ten twenty three and fifteen on the road. Tonight, 0:05:20.120 --> 0:05:23.560 the Dodgers will start an opener. Right hander Will kleinb 0:05:23.920 --> 0:05:26.080 will pitch the first inning and that's it, and then 0:05:26.160 --> 0:05:28.560 left hander Eric lower will come in for the second 0:05:28.560 --> 0:05:31.520 inning and pitch the bulk of the innings. Tonight, they 0:05:31.560 --> 0:05:34.680 will oppose Zebbie Matthews. The right hander is three and 0:05:34.839 --> 0:05:38.279 four in a four to seventy eight earned run average. 0:05:38.920 --> 0:05:42.800 Not much talk about yesterday's game at Dodger Stadium because 0:05:42.839 --> 0:05:44.880 the Dodgers are trying their very best to put that 0:05:44.960 --> 0:05:45.960 game behind them. 0:05:46.279 --> 0:05:48.640 Flush it, wipe it off the board, forget about it. 0:05:48.680 --> 0:05:51.440 Tonight's the most important game of the season, as it's 0:05:51.480 --> 0:05:52.440 the only one they're play. 0:05:52.560 --> 0:05:55.560 It's already gone. In fact, for the Dodgers, I'd like 0:05:55.640 --> 0:05:58.280 to have the last two already gone. But of one 0:05:58.360 --> 0:06:01.520 run loss on Saturday and then blow out in yesterday's 0:06:01.520 --> 0:06:05.279 Bowl game, those games happened. The Dodgers did not hit well, 0:06:05.360 --> 0:06:07.840 in fact, in that series did not hit particularly well 0:06:08.160 --> 0:06:10.560 in the run production area, just four hits in twenty 0:06:10.600 --> 0:06:12.280 advanced with runners in scoring position. 0:06:12.440 --> 0:06:14.279 That's got to change. That will be changing. 0:06:14.600 --> 0:06:16.880 And for this Dodger ball club still in searched him 0:06:17.200 --> 0:06:19.480 of victory number fifty of the season. 0:06:19.960 --> 0:06:22.640 Well, tonight, they've got to take care of business, especially 0:06:22.720 --> 0:06:25.680 in the first inning, because the Twins' bats have been 0:06:25.760 --> 0:06:27.960 very hot lately. They've won five to the last six 0:06:28.040 --> 0:06:31.599 on the road they come home. In their last seven games, 0:06:31.680 --> 0:06:35.239 they've outscored their opponents eleven to nothing in the first inning. 0:06:35.480 --> 0:06:37.200 Well, how about the fact they've won seven of the 0:06:37.320 --> 0:06:40.480 last nine and they've outscored the opposing teams by seventy 0:06:40.560 --> 0:06:42.640 to forty seven. So this is the ball club being 0:06:42.680 --> 0:06:46.760 the Twins feeling very good about themselves. Little surprising with 0:06:46.800 --> 0:06:48.680 all the numbers you can throw out there. They're only 0:06:48.720 --> 0:06:52.040 one game above five hundred at home. You would expect 0:06:52.080 --> 0:06:54.560 that to be changing, and they feel that in the 0:06:54.680 --> 0:06:57.599 right direction, having won seven to ten. In fact, the 0:06:57.680 --> 0:06:59.800 Twins the only team in the Central Division of the 0:07:00.000 --> 0:07:03.719 Perica League with a winning record in the last ten games. Also, 0:07:03.960 --> 0:07:07.280 the Dodgers fallow in that category, only record above five 0:07:07.360 --> 0:07:10.320 hundred the last ten in the Nashleague West, I. 0:07:10.320 --> 0:07:13.240 Don't suspect a different approach to hitting in this ballgame. 0:07:13.280 --> 0:07:15.640 I know Dave Roberts after the game yesterday was not 0:07:15.800 --> 0:07:19.640 really happy with how the Dodgers approached there at bats 0:07:19.720 --> 0:07:22.200 during the Baltimore series, that they chased a lot of 0:07:22.240 --> 0:07:23.560 spin and took a lot of fastball. 0:07:23.640 --> 0:07:25.520 Yeah, and they're going to see a lot of spin tonight. 0:07:25.640 --> 0:07:29.200 And we talked more about it the opposing pitchers, Zmbie Matthews. 0:07:29.200 --> 0:07:31.440 Because he has a very good slider, he's not afraid 0:07:31.440 --> 0:07:33.400 to use it. He is going to use it, and 0:07:33.440 --> 0:07:36.680 the Dodgers abused the sliders thrown to them yesterday. 0:07:37.280 --> 0:07:40.640 Otani has been pretty good still. He'll lead off three 0:07:40.800 --> 0:07:43.600 seventy six over his last thirty two games with twenty 0:07:43.680 --> 0:07:44.560 extra base hits. 0:07:44.600 --> 0:07:45.679 Half of those home runs. 0:07:45.760 --> 0:07:48.520 Yeah, man, for Atani just sets the stage at the 0:07:48.560 --> 0:07:51.320 top of the order. Annie Pie has has struggled if 0:07:51.360 --> 0:07:53.280 you look at the last number of games, the last 0:07:53.280 --> 0:07:56.720 fifteen in particular, hitting just a buck eighty eight in 0:07:56.720 --> 0:07:59.800 that category. One bet that is coming lives in Mookie Benz. 0:08:00.200 --> 0:08:02.440 That's a good sign. A couple of the guys kind 0:08:02.440 --> 0:08:04.520 of swinging the bets here and there, but from top 0:08:04.560 --> 0:08:07.160 to bottom. I think the Dodgers understand. Hey, look, this 0:08:07.200 --> 0:08:09.720 is a nine game road trip. They do not want 0:08:09.720 --> 0:08:12.000 this trip to get out of hand in a negative way. 0:08:12.200 --> 0:08:16.040 Great night for a ballgame in downtown Minneapolis, Dodgers and Twins. 0:08:16.120 --> 0:08:18.960 More interleague baseball coming your way, Tim, all right. 0:08:18.880 --> 0:08:19.720 Thank you very much. 0:08:19.800 --> 0:08:22.720 Yeah, the interleague play continues for the Dodgers, a stretch 0:08:22.720 --> 0:08:25.920 of twelve straight games against the American League. 0:08:25.960 --> 0:08:26.880 As we're often running and. 0:08:26.920 --> 0:08:29.120 Counting down to first pitch, Dodger fans get that game 0:08:29.200 --> 0:08:29.600 day meal. 0:08:30.240 --> 0:08:31.600 It's Shaky's Pizza Parlor. 0:08:31.600 --> 0:08:34.920 What are your Shaky's Pizza and chicken and Mojo's Right now. 0:08:34.720 --> 0:08:36.720 It's shakys dot Com. 0:08:36.760 --> 0:08:37.200 Coming up. 0:08:37.240 --> 0:08:39.079 Before first pitch, you're gonna hear from the matag of 0:08:39.200 --> 0:08:39.880 Dave Roberts. 0:08:39.960 --> 0:08:42.360 We'll check in with David Vass. He'll go high and 0:08:42.400 --> 0:08:45.480 tight with Alex Call. We'll dive deeper to this pitchy matchup. 0:08:45.559 --> 0:08:48.400 Charlie Steiner stops by your magical moment. But up next, 0:08:48.559 --> 0:08:53.160 you know, Tani rewind hand, We'll hear from Kirsten Watson 0:08:53.360 --> 0:08:57.000 from sportsnet LA. That's all coming up as we lead 0:08:57.040 --> 0:08:59.840 you up to Dodgers and Twins first bitch and target field. 0:09:00.120 --> 0:09:02.480 It's coming up at four forty. Thanks for being with us. 0:09:02.600 --> 0:09:04.600 I'm Tim Kase's the back to back World Series champion 0:09:04.600 --> 0:09:06.320 Dodgers Audio Networks. 0:09:09.120 --> 0:09:14.319 This is Morongo Casino Dodgers Hunting game on your home 0:09:14.360 --> 0:09:16.319 for LA Dodgers Baseball. 0:09:17.760 --> 0:09:22.000 Dodgers in Minnesota to take on the Twins. Will Klein 0:09:22.120 --> 0:09:25.360 will be the opener, follow by Eric Lawers. Zebbie Matthews 0:09:25.400 --> 0:09:28.760 will go for Minnesota first pitch. Coming up at four forty. 0:09:29.440 --> 0:09:33.679 This is the Otani rewhy whatkow He's played in the 0:09:33.720 --> 0:09:37.000 last month, so the last thirty two games, twenty extra 0:09:37.040 --> 0:09:41.000 base hits, ten home runs, is slugging percentage seven thirty nine, 0:09:41.040 --> 0:09:43.920 which is the highest in Major League Baseball. 0:09:44.280 --> 0:09:45.920 Swings hits the ground ball toward the. 0:09:45.840 --> 0:09:48.800 Middle, that's who for a base yet thrilling around second, 0:09:49.000 --> 0:09:51.880 he's on his way to third and Otani has a 0:09:51.920 --> 0:09:54.400 two hot base hit and the Dodgers have a time 0:09:54.480 --> 0:09:56.360 run a board show. 0:09:56.440 --> 0:10:00.600 Hey Otani yesterday one for two on base twy including 0:10:00.640 --> 0:10:03.640 a walk, now hitting two ninety seven on this season. 0:10:03.559 --> 0:10:06.360 A four to eighteen on base percentage. 0:10:06.400 --> 0:10:09.840 Unfortunately, the Dodgers got clobbered by the Baltimore oils yesterday 0:10:09.880 --> 0:10:10.480 twelve to one. 0:10:10.960 --> 0:10:15.320 This is Kirston's Corner with Kirston Watson. 0:10:15.320 --> 0:10:18.280 And Kirson now joins us from Minneapolis. Brought to you 0:10:18.320 --> 0:10:21.199 by Cars for Kids, donating now at Carsfrokids dot org. 0:10:21.240 --> 0:10:25.040 That's Cars with the k all right, Kirsten. Eric Lauer 0:10:25.480 --> 0:10:28.040 supposed to get the start. We're still gonna see him. 0:10:28.040 --> 0:10:30.400 But the Dodgers go with an opener today. 0:10:30.840 --> 0:10:32.640 They are going with an opener. And of course once 0:10:32.679 --> 0:10:35.199 the lineup came out, that was the big thing because 0:10:35.480 --> 0:10:37.920 when Eric came to the Dodgers organization, when he was 0:10:37.960 --> 0:10:40.280 talking to the media, he talked about some of the 0:10:40.280 --> 0:10:42.760 frustrations and the experiences he had with the Blue Jays. 0:10:42.800 --> 0:10:45.600 It was clearly documented and reports how when the Blue 0:10:45.679 --> 0:10:48.000 Jays would go with an opener it was something he 0:10:48.240 --> 0:10:51.920 did not like. He said, quote unquote that he hated it. 0:10:52.160 --> 0:10:55.480 And so when you see an opener then for the Dodgers, 0:10:55.920 --> 0:10:57.560 that led to a lot of questions as to why 0:10:57.559 --> 0:10:59.559 they decided to go with one. What was his feelings 0:10:59.720 --> 0:11:02.280 in re gard to this, And with speaking to Mark 0:11:02.280 --> 0:11:04.840 Pryor as well as Dave Roberts, they said that when 0:11:05.000 --> 0:11:08.199 Eric joined the organization. When he came over, they made 0:11:08.200 --> 0:11:10.959 it very clear to him that he's going to start games, 0:11:10.960 --> 0:11:12.640 but there will also be times in which they will 0:11:12.720 --> 0:11:14.880 use an opener in front of him, and he said, 0:11:14.920 --> 0:11:16.760 as long as that they're as long as there's clear 0:11:16.880 --> 0:11:19.960 and open communication, then he has no issue with that 0:11:20.040 --> 0:11:21.880 and he's willing to do what the team needs. And 0:11:21.920 --> 0:11:24.520 so they had a conversation with him yesterday after the 0:11:24.600 --> 0:11:26.839 game against the Orioles and they shared that they wanted 0:11:26.840 --> 0:11:28.600 to go with an opener for this one. They shared 0:11:28.600 --> 0:11:31.800 their reasoning as to why the cat and house behind it, 0:11:31.920 --> 0:11:34.360 and he said, okay, So the plan is that Will 0:11:34.440 --> 0:11:36.840 Klein is going to open this game. He's only going 0:11:36.880 --> 0:11:39.280 to do the first inning, and then Eric Lawer is 0:11:39.320 --> 0:11:42.079 expected to come in to open that second inning of work. 0:11:42.120 --> 0:11:44.800 And that's something that Eric has been very clear with 0:11:44.880 --> 0:11:47.200 and we've been seeing just signs after his starts if 0:11:47.240 --> 0:11:49.920 he's pulled in a certain situation. He and Dave Roberts 0:11:49.960 --> 0:11:53.079 are always communicating with each other, and Dave has always 0:11:53.080 --> 0:11:56.080 been very transparent as to the decision, the reasoning as 0:11:56.120 --> 0:11:58.280 to why they chose to go with this, and Eric 0:11:58.320 --> 0:12:00.559 has shared in the past with being with the Dodgers 0:12:00.600 --> 0:12:03.320 that he's been very grateful and he appreciates that communication 0:12:03.320 --> 0:12:05.680 because that's all that he wants, and so that's everything 0:12:05.679 --> 0:12:08.199 that went into this one, and so hopefully it'll play out. 0:12:08.200 --> 0:12:10.840 But ultimately it was they've got some real empowered they 0:12:10.880 --> 0:12:12.840 have some strong writings, and so if you look at 0:12:12.840 --> 0:12:15.360 the lineup today, by going with the writing and will climb, 0:12:15.559 --> 0:12:18.240 they were able to manipulate the top of the Twins lineup, 0:12:18.280 --> 0:12:21.200 having it go left right, left, which then puts Eric 0:12:21.200 --> 0:12:23.760 in a better position being a lefty to hopefully take 0:12:23.800 --> 0:12:26.000 down more out and get deeper into the game. 0:12:26.559 --> 0:12:29.480 The offense for the Dodgers here, there's no secret they 0:12:29.520 --> 0:12:31.719 need to get something going. The last two days just 0:12:32.000 --> 0:12:33.679 have not been Dodger baseball. 0:12:34.360 --> 0:12:36.120 No they haven't. They only have three runs in the 0:12:36.200 --> 0:12:38.679 last two games, and we know that any team that 0:12:38.679 --> 0:12:40.920 faces the Dodgers they're going to bring in We've seen 0:12:40.960 --> 0:12:44.440 excellent pitchings again for the opposing teams, even for the Dodgers. 0:12:44.440 --> 0:12:46.240 You know, we saw Yoshi Nobu. Yes, you have the 0:12:46.240 --> 0:12:47.959 three runs, but he's been putting the team in a 0:12:48.000 --> 0:12:51.480 position to win. Yesterday a little bit of a different story, 0:12:51.520 --> 0:12:54.520 but ultimately like you said, the offense has been silent, 0:12:54.559 --> 0:12:57.520 and Dave Roberts last night, when he spoke about the offense, 0:12:57.559 --> 0:12:59.760 he said, what he's been seeing is there's just been 0:12:59.800 --> 0:13:03.680 this passivity to them. You know, they usually this group 0:13:04.040 --> 0:13:06.800 is so talented and so aggressive that they can scare 0:13:06.920 --> 0:13:09.120 the pictures out of the strike zone, and we're not 0:13:09.160 --> 0:13:11.720 seeing that at the moment. We're seeing the pictures being 0:13:11.800 --> 0:13:14.360 confident in the strike zone. And so what he wants 0:13:14.400 --> 0:13:16.640 to see is them be the aggressor a little bit 0:13:16.679 --> 0:13:20.520 more match that energy that he knows the Twins are 0:13:20.520 --> 0:13:23.200 going to bring. But talking to some of the guys 0:13:23.200 --> 0:13:25.920 on the offense, you know, it's hard because for them 0:13:25.960 --> 0:13:27.760 it's just they have to stick to their approach. They 0:13:27.800 --> 0:13:29.960 can't get out of themselves. But they do know that 0:13:30.320 --> 0:13:32.400 they want to get back on track. They have talked 0:13:32.400 --> 0:13:34.959 about how this is. You know, all these last two losses. 0:13:35.000 --> 0:13:37.320 There are two losses in one sixty two. You know, 0:13:37.440 --> 0:13:39.760 there's still so much of baseball to be played. But 0:13:39.800 --> 0:13:41.400 they do want to get back on track, and so 0:13:41.440 --> 0:13:43.040 hopefully you'll start with this one today. 0:13:43.320 --> 0:13:45.160 Need to get back on track. No better place to 0:13:45.200 --> 0:13:46.840 do it than tonight against the Twins. 0:13:46.920 --> 0:13:48.880 Kearson. We appreciate it. Well, check out with you after 0:13:48.880 --> 0:13:49.120 the game. 0:13:49.160 --> 0:13:49.600 Still to come. 0:13:49.600 --> 0:13:52.079 Here on Rongo Casino Dodgers on Deck, David Besse goes 0:13:52.080 --> 0:13:54.439 one on one with Alex Call. We'll get you an 0:13:54.440 --> 0:13:57.400 injury update. Brock Stewart is back. That is good news. 0:13:57.400 --> 0:13:59.640 Off the injured list. Not next, so we'll hear from 0:13:59.640 --> 0:14:02.240 the man. 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