WEBVTT - Dodgers on Deck (9-16-26) 0:00:00.550 --> 0:00:04.019 For the back-to-back world champions of baseball. One of the 0:00:04.110 --> 0:00:07.970 greatest runs in the history of baseball. Immortality. is within 0:00:08.020 --> 0:00:08.600 their reach. 0:00:08.990 --> 0:00:10.140 Incredible. 0:00:10.380 --> 0:00:12.040 And while others make excuses. 0:00:12.360 --> 0:00:14.340 The only reason the Dodgers are doing this is because 0:00:14.380 --> 0:00:15.420 they can. They print money. 0:00:15.460 --> 0:00:17.320 The Dodgers. This can't continue. 0:00:17.380 --> 0:00:18.239 It's not fair. 0:00:18.420 --> 0:00:19.500 Are making plans. 0:00:19.900 --> 0:00:20.320 Again. 0:00:20.420 --> 0:00:25.259 It's a singular focus on controlling what they can control. 0:00:25.440 --> 0:00:29.120 Now your pregame host of the world champion L.A. Dodgers, 0:00:29.640 --> 0:00:30.420 Tim Cates. 0:00:30.820 --> 0:00:31.740 Hi everybody. 0:00:31.960 --> 0:00:36.650 And welcome in to Morongo casino Dodgers on deck on 0:00:36.690 --> 0:00:42.010 this beautiful Wednesday afternoon here in Southern California, your back-to-back 0:00:42.030 --> 0:00:46.490 world series champion, Los Angeles Dodgers 92 and 59 on 0:00:46.530 --> 0:00:48.860 the season. First place to top the NL West, the 0:00:48.960 --> 0:00:52.500 magic number to clinch the division is. 0:00:52.500 --> 0:00:53.540 Down to one. 0:00:53.720 --> 0:00:58.100 A win tonight in Cincinnati, and the celebration will be 0:00:58.340 --> 0:01:01.480 on for the 13th time in the last 14 years. 0:01:01.880 --> 0:01:03.470 Blake Snell on the mound. 0:01:03.530 --> 0:01:06.330 Game three of this four-game set. First pitch coming up 0:01:06.450 --> 0:01:09.830 at 340. Between then and now, we got a lot 0:01:09.870 --> 0:01:12.569 to get to here. El Morongo Casino Dodgers on deck. 0:01:12.590 --> 0:01:14.640 You're going to hear from the manager, Dave Roberts, coming 0:01:14.660 --> 0:01:17.300 up in about 20 minutes. David Vasse goes high and 0:01:17.340 --> 0:01:20.600 tight with Dodger catcher Hunter Fiducia. He's continued to be 0:01:20.760 --> 0:01:24.560 pretty good offensively and defensively. We'll preview this pitchy matchup. 0:01:24.580 --> 0:01:27.610 We got your Dodgers magical moment. Shortly, we'll visit with 0:01:27.670 --> 0:01:30.890 Kirsten Watson live on the field at Great American Ballpark 0:01:31.230 --> 0:01:33.110 as she too is getting ready for what could be 0:01:33.430 --> 0:01:36.310 a celebration postgame tonight. And in just a few minutes, 0:01:36.330 --> 0:01:38.229 we'll head out to the Galper Ford broadcast booth with 0:01:38.270 --> 0:01:40.080 Tim Nevrit and Rick Monday. 0:01:40.120 --> 0:01:41.520 Well, last night in Cincinnati. 0:01:41.860 --> 0:01:46.100 Yamamoto was dealing while the Dodgers got a little closer 0:01:46.160 --> 0:01:49.480 to clenching. Yoshinobu Yamamoto got the start. The right-hander went 0:01:49.560 --> 0:01:51.440 seven innings while just one hit. 0:01:51.890 --> 0:01:52.330 That's it. 0:01:52.850 --> 0:01:55.250 One hit while striking out 10 along the way. He 0:01:55.290 --> 0:01:58.630 retired 21 of the last 22 batters that he faced 0:01:58.690 --> 0:02:01.870 after back-to-back walks last in the first inning. He has 0:02:01.910 --> 0:02:04.390 been the victim of no run support in games over 0:02:04.430 --> 0:02:07.330 the last couple of years. Recently, though, the Dodgers offense 0:02:07.390 --> 0:02:08.380 hasn't had that problem. 0:02:08.400 --> 0:02:10.700 They scored 14 for him in his. 0:02:10.680 --> 0:02:13.680 Last start at Uniqlo field, the Dodger stadium last night, 0:02:14.080 --> 0:02:17.960 more Dodger offense for Yama in the second max Muncy 0:02:18.000 --> 0:02:20.040 hit by a pitch. Tommy Edmond, a single to center 0:02:20.360 --> 0:02:21.160 that brought. 0:02:20.940 --> 0:02:21.740 Up under fiducia. 0:02:22.330 --> 0:02:25.010 On 0-2, Fiducia hits a ground ball. Base hit right 0:02:25.070 --> 0:02:28.610 up the middle. Muncy's rounding third. He's getting the wave home. 0:02:28.669 --> 0:02:33.190 The throw from the outfield goes to third. Edmund is safe. 0:02:33.570 --> 0:02:37.459 And the Dodgers lead 1-0. RBI single for Fiducia. I 0:02:37.480 --> 0:02:40.160 mentioned the offense is there for him. Dodgers a 1-0 0:02:40.160 --> 0:02:43.139 lead in the third. They got after Rhett Lauder again. 0:02:43.240 --> 0:02:46.960 This time, two out magic for the Dodgers. Kyle Tucker 0:02:47.419 --> 0:02:49.160 drew a walk. Still two down. 0:02:49.240 --> 0:02:51.340 Runner on for Teoscar Hernandez. 0:02:51.660 --> 0:02:54.070 That's something the Reds couldn't do against Teoscar. He was 0:02:54.190 --> 0:02:57.030 seven for nine with a triple, a home run. A 0:02:57.090 --> 0:03:00.130 triple was a near inside the parker. Drove in six 0:03:00.270 --> 0:03:01.010 in three games. 0:03:01.030 --> 0:03:02.950 0-1. 0:03:03.130 --> 0:03:06.530 A laser to left field. This one's got some carry, 0:03:06.710 --> 0:03:10.880 and it's gone! Teoscar Hernandez! 0:03:11.580 --> 0:03:17.919 Back-to-back nights with a two-run blast here in Cincinnati. Number 0:03:17.919 --> 0:03:21.639 15 on the year, he hits third base, salutes Dino Ebel, 0:03:22.100 --> 0:03:24.420 and he's headed home to meet Kyle Tucker for a 0:03:24.480 --> 0:03:27.160 second straight game. It's 3-0 Dodgers. 0:03:27.220 --> 0:03:30.380 Teoscar has actually worn out the Cincinnati Reds. 0:03:30.840 --> 0:03:35.280 Back-to-back games with home runs for Teoscar Hernandez. Dodgers a 0:03:35.310 --> 0:03:38.390 3-0 lead in the seventh. They added on Alex Freeland, 0:03:38.690 --> 0:03:41.550 little oppo boppo down the left field line just over 0:03:41.610 --> 0:03:43.770 the wall for a home run. His fourth and the season. 0:03:44.090 --> 0:03:48.210 Dodgers up 4-0. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, he would go the seven innings. 0:03:48.330 --> 0:03:51.350 He allowed only a third-inning double to Ellie Daly-Cruz. At 0:03:51.650 --> 0:03:53.070 least he didn't home run last night. He had done 0:03:53.090 --> 0:03:55.920 that in four straight games against the Dodgers. After which, then, 0:03:56.000 --> 0:03:59.000 Yamamoto retired 10 in a row. He walked two, struck 0:03:59.080 --> 0:04:01.700 out seven along the way. Brock Stewart pitched the eighth. 0:04:02.040 --> 0:04:05.060 He put up a zero. Tanner Scott got the ninth. 0:04:05.150 --> 0:04:07.190 He worked around a hit and a walk, striking out 0:04:07.210 --> 0:04:09.970 the side as the Dodgers go on and shut out 0:04:09.990 --> 0:04:13.130 the Reds last night in Cincinnati, 4-0. Yoshi with his 0:04:13.950 --> 0:04:17.310 14th win of the season, a career high. And with 0:04:17.330 --> 0:04:20.570 the win, the Dodgers now 92-59. And that magic number 0:04:20.600 --> 0:04:24.210 to win the division... It's down to one. A Dodger win, 0:04:24.350 --> 0:04:27.270 and they do it again for the 13th time in 0:04:27.270 --> 0:04:29.450 14 years, win the NL West, and they have. 0:04:29.390 --> 0:04:30.830 The right guy on the mound to do it. 0:04:30.980 --> 0:04:34.000 Blake Snell goes for the Dodgers. First pitch from Cincinnati 0:04:34.360 --> 0:04:36.540 is at 340. And with more, let's head out to 0:04:36.560 --> 0:04:39.100 the Galpin Ford broadcast booth on this Wednesday afternoon as 0:04:39.120 --> 0:04:41.400 we welcome in Tim Nevrit and Rick Monday. 0:04:41.440 --> 0:04:41.600 Guys. 0:04:42.240 --> 0:04:44.360 Tim, thanks very much. This could be a pretty special 0:04:44.420 --> 0:04:46.820 night for the Dodgers tonight with the magic number down 0:04:46.860 --> 0:04:50.720 to one, a win, and they'll be popping champagne in 0:04:50.779 --> 0:04:54.250 the clubhouse. The clubhouse was already prepared this morning with 0:04:54.270 --> 0:04:57.050 the plastic that will be coming down over the lockers 0:04:57.110 --> 0:04:59.549 should they win the ballgame tonight, but they are prepared 0:04:59.589 --> 0:05:03.990 down there. The champagne has been rolling in, and the 0:05:04.630 --> 0:05:09.309 less-than-one-year-old carpet in the visitors' clubhouse hopes to get wet tonight. 0:05:09.330 --> 0:05:11.530 At least the Dodgers hope to ruin it a little bit. 0:05:11.960 --> 0:05:13.900 But they'll take on the Reds in game three of 0:05:13.940 --> 0:05:17.560 this three-game series. They've won the first two. Dodgers 92-59. 0:05:18.020 --> 0:05:20.930 They've won 10 of the last 12 ballgames. And the 0:05:20.990 --> 0:05:27.150 Reds 70-81. It'll be Blake Snell pitching tonight looking for 0:05:27.190 --> 0:05:29.670 his fifth win. He's been unbeaten since coming off the 0:05:29.730 --> 0:05:31.630 injured list. Andrew Abbott, lefty. 0:05:31.380 --> 0:05:33.400 For the Reds. 0:05:33.440 --> 0:05:36.640 A 6-11 record and a 4-78 earned run average. He's 0:05:36.660 --> 0:05:38.960 been knocked around lately. The Dodgers looking to knock him 0:05:38.980 --> 0:05:41.690 around some more tonight. Well, Mo, when you look at 0:05:41.710 --> 0:05:44.010 a night like tonight, you're on the verge of clinching 0:05:44.029 --> 0:05:47.310 the division title for the 13th time in the last 0:05:47.310 --> 0:05:51.130 14 years. This is a pretty special night for the Dodgers, 0:05:51.150 --> 0:05:52.370 and they hope to complete the task. 0:05:52.410 --> 0:05:54.930 Yeah, I like what Dave Roberts said the other night 0:05:54.970 --> 0:05:58.050 when they clinched going into the postseason. So, look, it's 0:05:58.150 --> 0:06:02.330 one step closer. But the task is not really over yet. 0:06:02.790 --> 0:06:05.610 It's just the opening, if you will, with the opportunities. 0:06:05.750 --> 0:06:08.830 And one game to win or someone else loses, they 0:06:08.850 --> 0:06:13.610 would rather lose. enter that door on their own best behavior. 0:06:13.630 --> 0:06:15.859 There's no question about them. You know, you mentioned the 0:06:15.880 --> 0:06:17.800 fact that they've won 10 of the last 12. I 0:06:17.839 --> 0:06:20.620 think it's worth saying that the offense is starting. 0:06:20.360 --> 0:06:21.060 To come alive. 0:06:21.200 --> 0:06:23.800 Not quite there yet, but it's getting a little bit 0:06:23.839 --> 0:06:24.680 closer and closer. 0:06:24.779 --> 0:06:25.039 Why? 0:06:25.140 --> 0:06:28.159 Well, because in those 12 games, the Dodgers have outscored 0:06:28.200 --> 0:06:31.880 the opposing team 65 runs to 31. Oh, yes, they 0:06:31.900 --> 0:06:34.380 put runs on the board, but more importantly, they have 0:06:34.500 --> 0:06:37.420 not allowed the opposing team to score a lot of runs, 0:06:37.779 --> 0:06:39.620 in particular with the starting rotations. 0:06:40.370 --> 0:06:43.650 Roster move today as the Dodgers added lefty Chris Bubich 0:06:44.050 --> 0:06:47.289 to the active roster. That was kind of an under-the-radar pickup. 0:06:47.350 --> 0:06:51.210 Former Kansas City Royal and veteran reliever will be active 0:06:51.250 --> 0:06:53.950 in the Dodger bullpen tonight. In order to get him 0:06:54.120 --> 0:06:57.599 on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers had to make another move. 0:06:58.180 --> 0:07:02.420 Designated for assignment was Ryan Ward today. He is in 0:07:02.540 --> 0:07:06.140 AAA with Oklahoma City, but he is on the 40-man roster, 0:07:06.160 --> 0:07:09.010 and the Dodgers took him off today. in what should 0:07:09.050 --> 0:07:12.730 be an interesting move. I wouldn't be surprised if Ward 0:07:12.770 --> 0:07:14.270 gets picked up by somebody pretty quickly. 0:07:14.350 --> 0:07:14.970 Absolutely. 0:07:14.990 --> 0:07:17.950 He put some numbers together. It's just been blocked by 0:07:18.010 --> 0:07:20.430 numbers in front of him as far as the personnel. 0:07:20.450 --> 0:07:22.830 So it may be a big deal for him to 0:07:22.890 --> 0:07:24.810 be able to have the opportunity to stretch his wings 0:07:25.180 --> 0:07:28.059 maybe with another organization. We'll find out what's going to happen. 0:07:28.080 --> 0:07:29.800 The Dodgers, meanwhile, have to take care of their own 0:07:29.840 --> 0:07:33.650 business looking for their 93rd win of the season. Yes, 0:07:33.710 --> 0:07:36.560 it's nice to look at that win and loss record overall, 0:07:36.600 --> 0:07:39.900 but it's nice to make sure that you're solidified in 0:07:39.940 --> 0:07:42.040 the big dance and you're just one game away from 0:07:42.080 --> 0:07:42.480 doing that. 0:07:42.740 --> 0:07:45.850 Doctors had a simulated game for pitcher Rokey Sasaki today. 0:07:46.010 --> 0:07:49.590 Four innings, 48 pitches. Report was good afterward. He had 0:07:49.630 --> 0:07:53.210 the Durabond over the blister that has been giving him problems. 0:07:53.530 --> 0:07:56.130 There's still conversation whether or not he'll come back and 0:07:56.170 --> 0:07:59.000 make a start or two, or will he be acclimated 0:07:59.040 --> 0:08:01.310 to the bullpen? That is yet to be determined, so 0:08:01.350 --> 0:08:06.010 that happened earlier today. Blake Snell and Andrew Abbott, the 0:08:06.030 --> 0:08:08.530 pitchers tonight as the Dodgers look to win their third 0:08:08.550 --> 0:08:09.980 straight here against Cincinnati. 0:08:10.450 --> 0:08:11.360 All right, thank you, guys. 0:08:11.420 --> 0:08:13.620 As we count you down to first pitch, Dodger fans, 0:08:13.650 --> 0:08:16.580 get that game day meal on, Shakey's Pizza Parlor, maybe 0:08:16.600 --> 0:08:19.000 a little late lunch, busy at the office, driving around, 0:08:19.020 --> 0:08:21.420 a little early dinner, enjoy a little Dodgers baseball, order 0:08:21.440 --> 0:08:25.340 your Shakey's Pizza, chicken and mojos right now at Shakey's.com. 0:08:25.400 --> 0:08:28.140 Coming up here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers on deck, David 0:08:28.160 --> 0:08:31.360 Vasego is high and tight with Hunter fiducia. We'll hear 0:08:31.380 --> 0:08:33.880 from the manager, Dave Roberts, latest on the injury front. 0:08:33.900 --> 0:08:36.460 We've got your Dodgers magical moment. Time deeper to this 0:08:36.520 --> 0:08:38.600 pitchy matchup, but up next, we go live to the 0:08:38.660 --> 0:08:42.380 field at great American ballpark in Cincinnati. Kirsten Watson from 0:08:42.440 --> 0:08:43.260 sports in LA. 0:08:43.559 --> 0:08:44.100 That's next. 0:08:44.340 --> 0:08:47.059 We lead you up to Dodgers and reds. Magic number 0:08:47.200 --> 0:08:49.920 is one. Will it be celebration night tonight? 0:08:50.380 --> 0:08:51.760 We'll find out. I'm Tim case. 0:08:51.780 --> 0:08:54.250 It's the back-to-back world series champion Dodgers audio network. 0:08:57.140 --> 0:09:02.360 This is Morongo Casino. Dodgers on deck. On your home 0:09:02.420 --> 0:09:04.420 for L.A. Dodgers baseball. 0:09:05.700 --> 0:09:08.620 Dodgers and Reds from Cincinnati on this Wednesday. 0:09:08.679 --> 0:09:11.860 Game three of this four-game set. Dodgers' magic number is one. 0:09:11.940 --> 0:09:14.880 So a victory tonight, and it's celebration time for the 0:09:14.920 --> 0:09:17.420 13th time in the last 14 years to win the 0:09:17.520 --> 0:09:19.700 NL West. Blake Snell on the mound. First pitch coming 0:09:19.760 --> 0:09:21.559 up at 340. 0:09:21.559 --> 0:09:26.330 This is the Otani Rewind presented by Mikado Shochu. 0:09:26.490 --> 0:09:28.490 Well, the Dodgers were able to celebrate tonight. A big 0:09:28.530 --> 0:09:31.030 reason why this season, of course, was Shohei Otani, what 0:09:31.050 --> 0:09:32.910 he was able to do offensively and what he was 0:09:32.960 --> 0:09:35.079 able to do on the mound. Currently on the injured list, though, 0:09:35.100 --> 0:09:37.740 working his way back, hopefully a week from today when 0:09:37.760 --> 0:09:39.840 he's eligible to come off the injured list. 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Do you sense pressure? 0:10:14.080 --> 0:10:16.849 Do you sense a team that's confident, just knocking on 0:10:16.890 --> 0:10:18.750 the door, looking to win another divisional title here? 0:10:19.540 --> 0:10:19.939 You know what? 0:10:20.000 --> 0:10:23.780 I don't sense pressure. I do sense confidence. Obviously, this team, 0:10:23.820 --> 0:10:26.090 they're very aware. At least most of them were very 0:10:26.190 --> 0:10:29.810 aware when it came to clinching a postseason berth. And 0:10:29.910 --> 0:10:32.470 even Dave Roberts, in that conversation, that toast that he 0:10:32.510 --> 0:10:35.089 gave to the team, he said that it's not just 0:10:35.130 --> 0:10:37.610 the guys who are in this room currently right now. 0:10:37.690 --> 0:10:40.040 This is a, you know, accomplishment that it took a 0:10:40.050 --> 0:10:42.179 lot of people to get to this day. And also, 0:10:42.240 --> 0:10:45.079 it took, like, You need to consider they haven't been 0:10:45.140 --> 0:10:48.040 playing their best baseball up into this point. Now there 0:10:48.059 --> 0:10:50.100 have been facets of the game that have been excellent. 0:10:50.120 --> 0:10:53.179 That includes the pitching. You can include the defensive, able 0:10:53.200 --> 0:10:55.820 to clean some stuff up as of late. And while 0:10:55.840 --> 0:10:59.040 the offense individually guys are getting back on track, you 0:10:59.070 --> 0:11:01.550 saw Freddie Freeman have those three hits last night. And 0:11:01.570 --> 0:11:03.130 so you ask him, he was like, I don't know. 0:11:03.590 --> 0:11:05.829 Forget the three for 30 right now. I am three 0:11:05.870 --> 0:11:08.790 for five. That is the focus for him. So you 0:11:08.830 --> 0:11:11.310 have now a situation where guys are kind of coming 0:11:11.350 --> 0:11:13.910 back together, coming back to life. And so it does 0:11:14.070 --> 0:11:16.360 feel like when it comes to that goal, the first 0:11:16.500 --> 0:11:19.180 one was the puncher ticket to the postseason. Next one 0:11:19.220 --> 0:11:21.360 is to win the division that it's going to clinch 0:11:21.400 --> 0:11:23.660 that first round by. And then of course it goes 0:11:23.720 --> 0:11:25.939 round by round. So they are in a really good 0:11:25.960 --> 0:11:27.860 spot and they want to get it done. I think 0:11:27.900 --> 0:11:29.679 that's what you're seeing from the group right now. They 0:11:29.700 --> 0:11:32.260 want to put the pressure on the reds because they 0:11:32.280 --> 0:11:34.630 do want to win tonight. And honestly, find a way 0:11:34.730 --> 0:11:36.809 to not only just win this series, but really sweep 0:11:36.830 --> 0:11:38.530 this series. They can go home on a high note. 0:11:39.090 --> 0:11:41.150 Now the Dodgers are hopefully going to get back Roki 0:11:41.190 --> 0:11:44.130 Sasaki sooner rather than later. And it looks like a 0:11:44.170 --> 0:11:45.809 positive step for Roki today. 0:11:46.429 --> 0:11:48.750 Yeah, he was able to take part in a live bullpen. 0:11:48.809 --> 0:11:51.530 And so for Rokuzaki, he's of course been dealing with 0:11:51.990 --> 0:11:54.310 a blister on his right hand, that middle finger. And 0:11:54.390 --> 0:11:57.460 so by doing a live bullpen rather than having to 0:11:57.500 --> 0:12:01.640 start tomorrow, it's very hot Cincinnati. It's very humid in Cincinnati. 0:12:01.900 --> 0:12:05.260 So by doing a live bullpen, you can control the parameters. 0:12:05.580 --> 0:12:08.400 If for some reason the blister started bothering him, they 0:12:08.460 --> 0:12:10.820 could shut things down, but he was able to get 0:12:10.840 --> 0:12:13.880 through the four innings through about 48 pitches. So they 0:12:13.920 --> 0:12:16.510 feel really good. He had the Dermabond on his finger, 0:12:16.550 --> 0:12:19.650 which he can use in games. So for now it's 0:12:19.690 --> 0:12:22.819 more of, There were no step back, which is huge. 0:12:22.840 --> 0:12:25.520 The hand feels good. The stuff was coming out really good. 0:12:25.580 --> 0:12:27.680 And so now they just have to decide how do 0:12:27.710 --> 0:12:30.090 they want to use rookie come October? It might make 0:12:30.130 --> 0:12:32.030 sense to give them a start in a big league 0:12:32.050 --> 0:12:34.530 game before the end of the regular season. It might 0:12:34.570 --> 0:12:36.150 make sense to have them come out of the bullpen, 0:12:36.190 --> 0:12:39.120 you know, or to close out this regular season. But 0:12:39.150 --> 0:12:41.079 first they kind of want to decipher what that role 0:12:41.140 --> 0:12:42.860 is going to be for him in October. 0:12:43.760 --> 0:12:46.059 All right. Well, the Dodgers knocking on the door, clenching 0:12:46.080 --> 0:12:46.640 the division. 0:12:46.679 --> 0:12:49.920 Hopefully you brought a, I don't know, a rain slicker 0:12:50.020 --> 0:12:53.440 or something you can wear in the clubhouse. 0:12:53.620 --> 0:12:54.060 What's that? 0:12:54.620 --> 0:12:57.459 Usually I'm prepared for these things, but for some reason 0:12:57.600 --> 0:12:59.620 I was not prepared for this one. So what I 0:12:59.660 --> 0:13:02.670 have is I have a dry cleaning bag, a plastic 0:13:02.809 --> 0:13:04.290 one that you get when you pick up your clothes 0:13:04.309 --> 0:13:06.449 from the dry cleaners. I cut a little hole in 0:13:06.570 --> 0:13:08.689 it where the little hanger would come out. I made 0:13:08.710 --> 0:13:10.670 it a little bit bigger and I cut some arm sleeves. 0:13:11.050 --> 0:13:13.230 And I will be in there with that, with my 0:13:13.250 --> 0:13:14.569 bare feet. So wish me luck. 0:13:14.790 --> 0:13:18.270 Cannot wait to see it on Sportsnet LA. Kirsten, enjoy it. 0:13:18.550 --> 0:13:20.860 And we will be listening and checking in after the game. 0:13:20.880 --> 0:13:23.140 Still to come here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers on deck. 0:13:23.160 --> 0:13:25.040 We'll dive deeper into this pitchy matchup. We'll check in 0:13:25.059 --> 0:13:27.620 with David Vasse. But up next, the latest injury report. 0:13:27.660 --> 0:13:29.960 And we'll hear from the manager, Dave Roberts. Dodgers and 0:13:30.000 --> 0:13:32.819 Reds from Cincinnati. The magic number is one. 0:13:33.160 --> 0:13:34.939 I'm Tim Cates. 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Shoei Otani on the IL with the 0:14:17.220 --> 0:14:18.220 bicep inflammation. 0:14:18.559 --> 0:14:19.500 You heard from Kirsten there. 0:14:19.520 --> 0:14:22.940 Roki Sasaki threw a sim game with the blister on 0:14:22.980 --> 0:14:26.470 his throwing hand that is now apparently healed and feeling better, 0:14:26.500 --> 0:14:28.109 but he's still putting some stuff on the finger to 0:14:28.150 --> 0:14:30.190 help him out. Dalton Rushing on the injured list with 0:14:30.210 --> 0:14:33.170 the right elbow discomfort. Eric Lauer on the 60-day IL. 0:14:33.230 --> 0:14:36.190 Andy Pajas on the injured list with the left fractured hand. 0:14:36.270 --> 0:14:39.090 Edwin Diaz is in AAA Oklahoma City. We'll see if 0:14:39.390 --> 0:14:41.260 he's got enough to come back and help out this 0:14:41.320 --> 0:14:44.760 team in a October push. All right, let's go back 0:14:44.840 --> 0:14:47.340 out to Cincinnati and check in with the Dodger skipper. 0:14:47.420 --> 0:14:48.160 Anything else for Dave? 0:14:48.420 --> 0:14:50.330 Dave, do you think questions for Dave? 0:14:50.400 --> 0:14:53.450 Dave, can you just describe, Dave, can you talk about 0:14:53.470 --> 0:14:54.430 the pressure. 0:14:54.950 --> 0:14:58.310 In the dugout with Dave Roberts brought to you by 0:14:58.330 --> 0:15:03.950 Concordia university, Irvine's masters in coaching and athletics administration. Uh, 0:15:04.190 --> 0:15:04.830 it's a big deal. 0:15:05.350 --> 0:15:07.560 Um, It's not easy. 0:15:07.840 --> 0:15:10.710 I think that a lot of people think that it's easy, 0:15:10.770 --> 0:15:12.090 it's a rite of passage. 0:15:12.320 --> 0:15:12.900 It's hard to. 0:15:13.840 --> 0:15:16.900 Win a division when everyone's gunning for you and to 0:15:16.940 --> 0:15:21.340 keep guys motivated to play the course of 162. So 0:15:21.360 --> 0:15:25.010 it's something that we're all really proud of, but really 0:15:25.050 --> 0:15:27.710 understand that that's not the end goal. But I do 0:15:27.770 --> 0:15:30.330 think that, like I mentioned the other night, when we 0:15:30.390 --> 0:15:33.190 clinched a postseason berth, that you've got to celebrate those 0:15:33.270 --> 0:15:36.250 moments and then turn the page and then look forward. 0:15:36.320 --> 0:15:40.440 But it's exciting, and hopefully we can win a ball 0:15:40.480 --> 0:15:41.940 game and pop some champagne. 0:15:42.380 --> 0:15:44.720 All right, there's the manager, Dave Roberts. Yeah, hopefully the 0:15:44.760 --> 0:15:47.680 Dodgers can celebrate in a couple of hours. Dave Roberts 0:15:47.700 --> 0:15:50.450 down the dugout brought to you by Concordia University Irvine's 0:15:50.750 --> 0:15:54.470 Masters in Coaching and Athletics Administration Program. 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He was an all-star, made 20 0:17:23.480 --> 0:17:26.619 starts yesterday. Last year with the Royals, this year he's 0:17:26.660 --> 0:17:30.700 had some arm issues and really wasn't himself, and he's 0:17:30.740 --> 0:17:31.800 a free agent at the end. 0:17:31.740 --> 0:17:32.140 Of the year. 0:17:32.330 --> 0:17:34.530 So the Dodgers took a flyer that he could help 0:17:34.590 --> 0:17:37.250 him in the bullpen, and he is active for tonight's 0:17:37.290 --> 0:17:40.670 game and a very intriguing arm that if he's back 0:17:40.690 --> 0:17:43.730 to that all-star level, what a weapon the Dodgers have 0:17:43.770 --> 0:17:46.570 found in Chris Bubich as he comes out of the 0:17:46.609 --> 0:17:50.469 bullpen starting tonight. To make room for Chris Bubich, the 0:17:50.510 --> 0:17:55.300 Dodgers have DFA'd Ryan Ward, So Ward no longer on 0:17:55.320 --> 0:17:58.000 the 40-man roster. He is free to be claimed by 0:17:58.060 --> 0:18:01.659 any team out there. So tonight is the start of 0:18:01.740 --> 0:18:05.790 what could be a secret weapon in some respects that 0:18:06.330 --> 0:18:10.310 could make the roster for October as far as the 0:18:10.350 --> 0:18:12.450 playoff bullpen. So keep your eye on him. 0:18:12.690 --> 0:18:14.090 I know the Prosecco is there. 0:18:14.109 --> 0:18:16.610 It's not on ice yet, DV, but there's a little 0:18:16.650 --> 0:18:19.410 bit of anticipation because tonight could be the night. 0:18:20.460 --> 0:18:20.720 Yeah. 0:18:20.760 --> 0:18:23.420 Hard to hide that stuff right in the hallway, especially 0:18:23.460 --> 0:18:27.320 here at great American ballpark. And also when Andrew Friedman 0:18:27.400 --> 0:18:30.880 flies in, who has never been to Cincinnati in his 0:18:30.960 --> 0:18:34.810 baseball career, he flies into Cincinnati, you know, he's pretty 0:18:34.850 --> 0:18:37.210 confident his team is going to get the job done 0:18:37.290 --> 0:18:40.710