WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (9-26-26) 0:00:00.640 --> 0:00:03.190 The quest for the three-peat has begun. 0:00:03.380 --> 0:00:07.370 Only four teams in Major League Baseball history have won 0:00:07.470 --> 0:00:12.170 three consecutive titles. The Dodgers are the favorites to become 0:00:12.470 --> 0:00:13.270 the fifth. 0:00:13.310 --> 0:00:16.900 This is World Champion Dodger Talk. Here we go again. 0:00:16.920 --> 0:00:17.920 We're getting ready to run it back. 0:00:17.940 --> 0:00:22.880 To get in on the show, call 866-987-2570. And be 0:00:22.940 --> 0:00:26.299 sure to follow Dodger Talk wherever you get your podcasts. 0:00:26.900 --> 0:00:30.070 And now your host, here's Tim Kays. 0:00:31.290 --> 0:00:36.830 Dodgers with the win in San Francisco, number 99 on 0:00:36.870 --> 0:00:39.970 this season as they close in on the century mark 0:00:40.010 --> 0:00:44.120 tomorrow in the final game of the 2026 regular season. 0:00:44.140 --> 0:00:47.159 Hi everybody and welcome into Dodger Talk on this Saturday afternoon. 0:00:47.400 --> 0:00:49.960 Thanks for being with us wherever you're at, wherever you're 0:00:50.020 --> 0:00:52.720 listening or however you're listening. Thank you for being a 0:00:52.760 --> 0:00:55.840 part of this edition of Dodger Talk as the Dodgers 0:00:55.880 --> 0:00:59.290 get the 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants. Blake 0:00:59.330 --> 0:01:02.930 Snell in his final tune-up. before October and the postseason 0:01:02.970 --> 0:01:06.209 with four innings, allowed one run on five hits, three strikeouts. 0:01:06.250 --> 0:01:09.270 We could talk about what you saw in his outing today. 0:01:09.290 --> 0:01:12.690 It certainly wasn't Tarek Skubal-esque, but for a guy who 0:01:12.730 --> 0:01:15.350 was battling a sore groin the last time we saw 0:01:15.370 --> 0:01:17.860 him in Cincinnati, this is a next step forward. And 0:01:17.880 --> 0:01:20.180 he even admitted in the postgame with David Vaz saying 0:01:20.200 --> 0:01:22.920 the clubhouse that he needs to keep building on this 0:01:23.000 --> 0:01:26.040 and have some good workouts and bullpen sessions. before his 0:01:26.100 --> 0:01:30.039 first start in the NLDS, whatever game that may be. 0:01:30.120 --> 0:01:32.360 We do know game one of the NLDS will be 0:01:32.400 --> 0:01:35.290 next Saturday at a Uniqlo field at Dodger Stadium. Who 0:01:35.310 --> 0:01:37.789 the Dodgers will face, we'll find out as the regular 0:01:37.810 --> 0:01:40.710 season winds down tomorrow. And then the wildcard round takes 0:01:40.750 --> 0:01:44.380 place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. But the Dodgers get 0:01:44.420 --> 0:01:47.480 the win today, and it comes at a cost. Blake Trinan, 0:01:47.880 --> 0:01:50.480 Dodger reliever, a guy who's been really reliable for this 0:01:50.520 --> 0:01:53.820 Dodgers team in 2024. They count on him a lot, 0:01:53.920 --> 0:01:56.720 especially in that Game 5 in Yankee Stadium in which 0:01:56.770 --> 0:01:58.850 the Dodgers came back and beat the Yankees and won 0:01:58.890 --> 0:02:01.390 the World Series. He's been a fixture on this team, 0:02:01.510 --> 0:02:04.490 win healthy, and he has also battled those demons of 0:02:04.590 --> 0:02:07.530 injuries throughout his Dodgers career. As he got up there 0:02:07.550 --> 0:02:10.630 in age, he's now 38 years old. Blake Trinan, no doubt, 0:02:10.660 --> 0:02:13.000 has left it out there. And is this the final 0:02:13.040 --> 0:02:16.280 time we have seen Blake Trinan pitch? Who knows? 38 0:02:16.280 --> 0:02:18.700 years old, warming up in the eighth inning today, and 0:02:18.900 --> 0:02:21.800 felt some shoulder discomfort. Dave Roberts said he is done 0:02:21.840 --> 0:02:23.980 for this season. He's going to have imaging done on 0:02:24.020 --> 0:02:27.810 the shoulder. But remember, he missed the entire 2023 season 0:02:28.220 --> 0:02:31.850 recovering from right shoulder surgery to repair his labrum and 0:02:31.889 --> 0:02:34.169 his rotator cuff. He missed the entire year. He tried 0:02:34.230 --> 0:02:36.470 coming back in the end of August, but made one 0:02:36.490 --> 0:02:39.630 appearance over in Arizona, experienced a setback, and had to 0:02:39.669 --> 0:02:43.330 go back to resting that shoulder again. He came back 0:02:43.370 --> 0:02:46.530 in 2024, and like we mentioned, was superb helping out 0:02:46.560 --> 0:02:49.580 this Dodgers team. But the shoulder is a problem. It 0:02:49.620 --> 0:02:51.900 is a problem now here on the second-to-final day of 0:02:51.940 --> 0:02:55.340 the regular season. Timing couldn't have been worse. And now 0:02:55.480 --> 0:02:56.940 we're going to have to find out who's going to 0:02:56.980 --> 0:03:01.400 step up in his absence come October. And the bullpen, arms, 0:03:01.780 --> 0:03:03.579 what it's going to look like, how many they're going 0:03:03.600 --> 0:03:06.250 to carry, we'll find out in the next week or so. 0:03:06.310 --> 0:03:08.070 Plenty of time to break it all down, but certainly 0:03:08.110 --> 0:03:11.050 a setback for this Dodgers team. The good thing is, 0:03:11.150 --> 0:03:13.850 in a situation like this, the Dodgers have a plethora 0:03:13.990 --> 0:03:16.570 of different relievers that they can go to, both from 0:03:16.590 --> 0:03:18.970 the right side and from the left side. And outside 0:03:18.990 --> 0:03:23.510 of Blake Trinan and Edgardo Enriquez and Will Klein, the 0:03:23.550 --> 0:03:26.690 Dodgers bullpen is healthy and ready to go and looks 0:03:26.810 --> 0:03:30.290 really good going into the postseason. Clicking at the right time, 0:03:30.620 --> 0:03:33.200 guys are pitching well at the right time, and the 0:03:33.240 --> 0:03:36.080 Dodgers won't be able to carry everybody in the NLDS 0:03:36.140 --> 0:03:38.020 as far as who's down there in the bullpen. and 0:03:38.040 --> 0:03:40.340 who have contributed to this team. But with Blake Trinan 0:03:40.370 --> 0:03:42.950 going down, that just opens up another spot for Dave 0:03:43.010 --> 0:03:45.370 Roberts to figure out who he trusts. We like to 0:03:45.430 --> 0:03:48.050 use the expression, the trust tree that he can go 0:03:48.130 --> 0:03:50.110 to in a situation late in the game, middle of 0:03:50.150 --> 0:03:53.090 a game, close game, high leverage game, low leverage game, 0:03:53.110 --> 0:03:56.670 whatever the situation may be. Where does Dave Roberts put 0:03:56.710 --> 0:03:58.950 you on his trust tree? Are you up or down 0:03:58.990 --> 0:04:01.340 on that trust tree? And Edwin Diaz was a guy 0:04:01.380 --> 0:04:03.860 who was down on the trust tree. But the last 0:04:03.900 --> 0:04:06.360 four outings, He has pitched really well since coming back 0:04:06.380 --> 0:04:08.380 from the injured list. And you've got to imagine now 0:04:08.420 --> 0:04:11.220 with the injury to Blake Trinan, this could open a 0:04:11.280 --> 0:04:16.080 door potentially for more opportunities and more high leverage situations 0:04:16.600 --> 0:04:20.820 for Edwin Diaz with Blake Trinan now not available. 866-987-2570 0:04:20.960 --> 0:04:23.640 is our number. Dodgers baseball brought to you by Modelo, 0:04:23.920 --> 0:04:27.490 the mark of a fighter. Modelo. We love it, of course, 0:04:27.529 --> 0:04:32.630 here on Dodger Talk. All right, 866-987-2570. It's a tough blow. 0:04:32.770 --> 0:04:34.830 No matter what, you look at it, the Dodgers were 0:04:34.850 --> 0:04:37.100 going to count on Blake Trinan to be a high 0:04:37.130 --> 0:04:40.180 leverage right-handed reliever for them out of the bullpen. And 0:04:40.240 --> 0:04:41.859 now they're going to have to turn and pivot and 0:04:41.900 --> 0:04:45.040 go to a different direction. And Will Klein is not there. 0:04:45.260 --> 0:04:48.390 Edgardo Enriquez is not there. So Dave Roberts is going 0:04:48.410 --> 0:04:50.430 to have to look at the other right-handers down there 0:04:50.450 --> 0:04:53.310 in the bullpen that he can go to. And let's 0:04:53.350 --> 0:04:55.790 look at those right-handers real quick. And let's lay it 0:04:55.830 --> 0:04:58.239 out there for you who he can go to and 0:04:58.270 --> 0:05:03.839 who are the options. Rokey Sasaki, Evan Phillips, Brock Stewart, 0:05:04.880 --> 0:05:09.000 and Edwin Diaz. As far as the left-handed relievers are concerned, 0:05:09.120 --> 0:05:15.620 you've got Tanner Scott, Alex Vessia, Jack Dreyer, Justin Robleski, And, 0:05:15.839 --> 0:05:18.240 of course, you got Chris Bubich, who pitched today a 0:05:18.839 --> 0:05:22.760 scoreless inning in the sixth inning. So going into today, 0:05:22.880 --> 0:05:25.000 if you include Blake Triney, the Dodgers really had 10 0:05:25.000 --> 0:05:29.890 relievers to look at for nine spots. You know, the 0:05:29.910 --> 0:05:33.090 Dodgers are going to carry 13 pitchers, most likely in 0:05:33.690 --> 0:05:37.300 the NLDS. They carried less last year because they had 0:05:37.640 --> 0:05:40.830 different built-in off days, but the way it lines up now, 0:05:41.330 --> 0:05:45.330 it's projected the Dodgers are going to carry 13 pitchers, 0:05:45.330 --> 0:05:48.850 13 position players. So that means you've got the four starters, 0:05:49.750 --> 0:05:52.820 and you've got now nine relievers to pick from. The 0:05:52.860 --> 0:05:54.640 list we just mentioned, there was 10 guys, and you 0:05:54.680 --> 0:05:56.920 take Blake Trinan off the list, so now it's down 0:05:56.960 --> 0:06:01.880 to nine. So it looks like Sasaki, Phillips, Stewart, Diaz, Scott, Vessia, Dreyer, Robleski, 0:06:01.990 --> 0:06:08.039 and Chris Bubich are those nine relievers. 866-987-2570. You're asking 0:06:08.080 --> 0:06:10.340 about Will Klein. Where does he fit in? He's still 0:06:10.360 --> 0:06:12.419 on the injured list. He could technically come back, but 0:06:12.779 --> 0:06:14.280 is he built up and ready? I know he's been 0:06:14.300 --> 0:06:17.580 throwing some sim games, but is he postseason ready at 0:06:17.640 --> 0:06:20.839 this point? He hasn't had those live bullets, so to speak, 0:06:21.000 --> 0:06:23.670 in game action in a few weeks. You know, where 0:06:23.690 --> 0:06:26.309 does a Bobby Miller fit into the equation? Emmitt Sheehan, 0:06:26.350 --> 0:06:29.330 if you're wondering. Bring him up. Let him pitch long relief. 0:06:29.370 --> 0:06:32.200 Be a right-handed option for Dave Roberts. Well, Emmitt Sheehan 0:06:32.240 --> 0:06:35.460 was optioned on Monday. And you have to be 15 0:06:35.460 --> 0:06:38.640 days down in the minor leagues in order to come 0:06:38.700 --> 0:06:41.560 back up. It's 10 days for position players. It's 15 0:06:41.560 --> 0:06:44.219 for pitchers. That means Emmitt Sheehan wouldn't be eligible to 0:06:44.260 --> 0:06:46.900 come back to the Dodgers if added to the postseason 0:06:46.930 --> 0:06:51.470 roster until October 6th. That is the day of game three. 0:06:51.570 --> 0:06:53.830 So he's out of the equation. He would miss basically 0:06:53.870 --> 0:06:56.980 the first couple days of the NLDS. So that's not 0:06:57.010 --> 0:07:03.060 really an option. Landon Knack, Kyle Hurt, Seth Halverson, Bobby Miller, 0:07:03.720 --> 0:07:07.180 Paul Gervais. I mean, those are other options that they 0:07:07.200 --> 0:07:09.760 could go to if they wanted to add another right-handed pitcher. 0:07:10.200 --> 0:07:12.780 But in my opinion, you're going to go nine relievers. 0:07:13.400 --> 0:07:15.560 The nine are there right now without having to go 0:07:15.620 --> 0:07:18.580 to somebody who's right now pitching in AAA or Hurt. 0:07:19.460 --> 0:07:23.950 And that means, Edwin Diaz, time to step up. Step 0:07:24.030 --> 0:07:26.210 up to be the guy we thought you were going 0:07:26.230 --> 0:07:29.180 to be here in 2026. Doesn't mean you're going to 0:07:29.200 --> 0:07:31.240 be closing games for the Dodgers. I think Tanner Scott's 0:07:31.300 --> 0:07:34.160 locked that down right now. But certainly, you can put 0:07:34.180 --> 0:07:37.640 him in more high-leverage situations than you were four days ago. 0:07:38.060 --> 0:07:40.200 Things have changed drastically here with Blake trying to not 0:07:40.230 --> 0:07:44.290 be available in high-leverage situations. It's next man up. But 0:07:44.610 --> 0:07:47.390 Edwin Diaz, that guy, how much confidence do you have 0:07:47.430 --> 0:07:49.710 in him? He's pitched well late. Maybe he's unlocked something. 0:07:49.990 --> 0:07:52.490 He said he figured something out in AAA. He's pitching 0:07:52.510 --> 0:07:55.350 with more confidence right now. A sense of urgency. A 0:07:55.590 --> 0:07:56.170 little bit more. 0:07:58.040 --> 0:07:59.750 Anger, I guess is the best way to describe it, 0:08:00.300 --> 0:08:03.660 for a better lack of terms. Maybe he's turned the 0:08:03.680 --> 0:08:07.140 page at the right time. We saw Kyle Tucker offensively 0:08:07.250 --> 0:08:11.230 get right here in September. Who's to say that they 0:08:11.250 --> 0:08:15.610 can't get Edwin Diaz back here at just the right 0:08:15.650 --> 0:08:21.830 time pitching at his best baseball. 866-987-2570, 866-987-2570. It's a 0:08:22.230 --> 0:08:24.750 tough blow for the Dodgers with Blake Trinan now being 0:08:24.810 --> 0:08:27.400 shut down with a right shoulder injury. One of the 0:08:27.440 --> 0:08:29.040 guys who's going to be asked to do a lot 0:08:29.100 --> 0:08:31.840 is Alex Vessia, even from the left-handed side. And he's 0:08:31.900 --> 0:08:34.400 ready to go after he missed all of last year 0:08:34.500 --> 0:08:37.330 in the postseason with the family situation. He is back. 0:08:37.370 --> 0:08:38.910 He is ready to go. He's a free agent at 0:08:38.929 --> 0:08:40.250 the end of this year, so he's got a lot 0:08:40.309 --> 0:08:42.410 on his mind. Certainly wants to come back and help 0:08:42.470 --> 0:08:45.210 out this team win a third straight World Series championship. 0:08:45.429 --> 0:08:47.590 Let's head back out to San Francisco. David Vassie had 0:08:47.610 --> 0:08:49.569 a chance to catch up with Alex Vassie just a 0:08:49.600 --> 0:08:50.120 few minutes ago. 0:08:50.840 --> 0:08:55.740 Alex, obviously Dave told us about Blake and what happened 0:08:55.760 --> 0:08:57.800 in the bullpen when he was warming up. I know 0:08:57.820 --> 0:09:01.330 you guys have been teammates a long time, so can 0:09:01.350 --> 0:09:03.170 you take us through what you saw and how much 0:09:03.190 --> 0:09:03.810 you feel for him? 0:09:04.150 --> 0:09:07.080 Yeah, so... I was already done pitching. So I was 0:09:07.360 --> 0:09:11.340 in here, uh, when I heard the news, um, obviously 0:09:11.380 --> 0:09:14.740 it's a gut wrenching for us. Uh, he's, you know, 0:09:14.920 --> 0:09:17.109 Blake's one of our leaders out there in the bullpen. 0:09:17.170 --> 0:09:21.370 He's been around for quite some time. So, you know, hopefully, uh, 0:09:21.770 --> 0:09:23.250 if he, I don't know if he's going to get scans, 0:09:23.270 --> 0:09:26.930 I don't know what they've discussed. Um, but I'm hoping 0:09:26.950 --> 0:09:30.380 that he's going to be okay. Um, I definitely wanted 0:09:30.420 --> 0:09:32.920 him to be part of our bullpen for the postseason 0:09:32.940 --> 0:09:37.240 and stuff. So, um, hopefully that's still in the works 0:09:37.360 --> 0:09:41.460 but uh i think you know it's definitely definitely tough 0:09:42.100 --> 0:09:44.950 uh yeah i was tough tough. 0:09:44.830 --> 0:09:48.730 News you came out you got you pitched another scoreless 0:09:48.809 --> 0:09:51.329 inning do you feel like the slider is starting to 0:09:51.390 --> 0:09:52.689 be where you want it to be do you feel 0:09:52.730 --> 0:09:54.790 like everything is starting to come together. 0:09:54.870 --> 0:09:58.510 Yeah actually um i think the change up and the 0:09:58.530 --> 0:10:03.260 slider have both kind of saved me um being able 0:10:03.280 --> 0:10:06.339 to throw three pitches has been really good coming out 0:10:06.360 --> 0:10:09.360 of the bullpen um keeps me and like the hitter 0:10:09.380 --> 0:10:13.820 a little bit more on his toes um i feel 0:10:13.860 --> 0:10:15.940 really good uh out on the mound so that that's 0:10:15.960 --> 0:10:18.219 been that's been nice i think it's like getting ahead 0:10:18.660 --> 0:10:23.420 staying ahead and then um executing pitches to get strikeouts 0:10:23.520 --> 0:10:28.950 and weak contact. This time of the year is always 0:10:29.070 --> 0:10:31.990 super fun. I feel like I'm in a really good spot. 0:10:32.030 --> 0:10:36.950 As we wind down and whatnot, it's just staying healthy 0:10:37.570 --> 0:10:41.530 and be prepared for whatever Doc wants. We'll be ready 0:10:41.550 --> 0:10:41.750 to go. 0:10:42.550 --> 0:10:45.270 Yeah, a somber mood inside that Dodger clubhouse with the 0:10:45.309 --> 0:10:48.070 news of Blake Trinan being shut down with the right 0:10:48.150 --> 0:10:51.090 shoulder injury and now not going to be available for 0:10:51.130 --> 0:10:53.910 the postseason run. But next man up, we'll see if 0:10:53.950 --> 0:10:56.430 it's Edwin Diaz. You heard Alex Vessia talk about it there. 0:10:56.809 --> 0:10:59.650 It's one of the leaders down there in the Dodgers' bullpen. 0:10:59.670 --> 0:11:01.470 Not only is he a guy that the Dodgers have 0:11:01.510 --> 0:11:04.709 relied upon the last few years in October baseball, but 0:11:05.110 --> 0:11:07.210 he is a leader down there, a guy who helps 0:11:07.250 --> 0:11:10.290 control that Dodger bullpen and a leader to the young 0:11:10.410 --> 0:11:13.080 arms that have come up and come through that Dodger 0:11:13.100 --> 0:11:16.260 bullpen the last two seasons. Plus, that's a big blow. 0:11:17.140 --> 0:11:19.920 on and off the field, so hopefully they get some 0:11:19.960 --> 0:11:21.860 good news, but it sounds like not here for the 0:11:21.900 --> 0:11:24.790 end of 2026 for Blake Trine, and then his season 0:11:25.030 --> 0:11:29.390 is done. 866-987-2570. Josh, you're Belinda. Start us off here 0:11:29.450 --> 0:11:31.540 on Dodger Talk on this Saturday after the Dodgers beat 0:11:31.559 --> 0:11:33.100 the Giants 4-3. How you doing, Josh? 0:11:34.000 --> 0:11:35.020 Good, Gates. How are you? 0:11:35.520 --> 0:11:37.770 I'm okay. I'm all right. Dodgers get the win. Maybe 0:11:37.809 --> 0:11:39.469 get 100 tomorrow if they can get a sweep of 0:11:39.510 --> 0:11:42.530 the Giants. But certainly now the questions begin as far 0:11:42.570 --> 0:11:44.450 as what this Dodgers bullpen is going to look like 0:11:44.550 --> 0:11:47.329 and who is going to get high-leverage situations with Blake 0:11:47.350 --> 0:11:48.449 Trinan now not available. 0:11:49.650 --> 0:11:51.790 Yeah. First off, you're the man. 0:11:51.830 --> 0:11:57.490 Looking forward to some Saks and Cates coming. 0:11:55.790 --> 0:11:56.710 Up pretty soon. 0:11:57.950 --> 0:12:00.010 I'm worried about two things going into the playoffs. 0:12:00.080 --> 0:12:01.410 And I want you to kind of set my. 0:12:01.320 --> 0:12:02.219 Mind at ease, okay? 0:12:02.240 --> 0:12:02.700 Okay. 0:12:03.690 --> 0:12:06.590 One, how do you feel about Tanner Scott being the closer? 0:12:07.480 --> 0:12:09.660 I'm worried about it. How are you feeling with that? 0:12:10.280 --> 0:12:12.520 I like Tanner Scott as the closer. I love what 0:12:12.540 --> 0:12:15.420 I'm seeing out of him, especially this year. Don't remember 0:12:15.460 --> 0:12:17.740 what happened last year. Don't even think about 2025. That 0:12:17.780 --> 0:12:20.670 was last year. He's a completely different pitcher. He's the 0:12:20.710 --> 0:12:22.510 Tanner Scott that they went out and got in free 0:12:22.590 --> 0:12:25.170 agency because he was so dominant against guys from left 0:12:25.210 --> 0:12:27.030 and right side by the part of the plate. This 0:12:27.090 --> 0:12:29.290 is the Tanner Scott they thought they got a year ago, 0:12:29.590 --> 0:12:31.890 but he's just here in 2026. He's good to go. 0:12:31.910 --> 0:12:32.560 Don't worry about him. 0:12:33.670 --> 0:12:34.050 All right. 0:12:34.530 --> 0:12:36.520 And then, hey, I've just been a little disappointed that 0:12:36.620 --> 0:12:39.340 TK really hasn't been getting a ton of time like 0:12:39.360 --> 0:12:42.000 the last few weeks. Like, I know we signed him 0:12:42.080 --> 0:12:43.260 for October, right? 0:12:43.740 --> 0:12:44.060 Yeah. 0:12:44.080 --> 0:12:45.020 But it's kind of hard. 0:12:45.080 --> 0:12:46.679 It's like a big ask to be like, hey, you 0:12:47.080 --> 0:12:48.640 haven't played much in two weeks. 0:12:48.700 --> 0:12:51.710 Now perform, you know? Yeah. 0:12:51.809 --> 0:12:52.870 I mean, he knows his role. 0:12:52.970 --> 0:12:54.550 Which is great. Sure. 0:12:54.570 --> 0:12:56.110 He hit the home run today, which is great. He's 0:12:56.370 --> 0:12:58.270 99th as a member of the Dodgers, and I appreciate 0:12:58.290 --> 0:13:01.170 the phone call, Josh. Thanks for checking in. Kike knows 0:13:01.210 --> 0:13:02.959 his role, and certainly I know he would want to 0:13:03.000 --> 0:13:06.040 play every single day, but he understands what his role 0:13:06.140 --> 0:13:09.000 is on this year's team, and he's getting opportunities to 0:13:09.020 --> 0:13:10.780 play here in the final week of this season. He's 0:13:10.800 --> 0:13:13.940 getting a chance to play first base, outfield, left field. 0:13:13.980 --> 0:13:16.330 He's played second base a little bit. He's played all 0:13:16.350 --> 0:13:19.030 the positions here in 2026, and What his role is 0:13:19.050 --> 0:13:22.350 going to be is a right-handed bat off the bench 0:13:22.429 --> 0:13:24.170 and hopefully a guy who could be a spark for 0:13:24.210 --> 0:13:27.030 this Dodgers team. If they face a left-hander, maybe he 0:13:27.070 --> 0:13:28.929 gets an opportunity to get a couple of starts during 0:13:28.950 --> 0:13:31.810 the postseason. We'll find out. But for Kike Hernandez, you 0:13:31.830 --> 0:13:33.690 don't need to worry about him when he gets to October. 0:13:34.070 --> 0:13:36.950 I think he thought the calendar already flipped prematurely with 0:13:36.970 --> 0:13:38.449 that home run he hit in the ninth inning. It 0:13:38.490 --> 0:13:41.470 was a bomb to left center field off of Trent Harris. 0:13:41.490 --> 0:13:43.850 It gave the Dodgers a 4-3 lead. Just his fourth 0:13:43.870 --> 0:13:46.550 home run of the season, but his 99th as a 0:13:46.600 --> 0:13:48.460 member of the Dodgers. We'll take a break. We'll come back. 0:13:48.480 --> 0:13:51.679 We'll get to more of your phone calls. 0:13:51.700 --> 0:13:51.860 866-987-2570. 0:13:51.900 --> 0:13:55.300 Dodgers win. They beat the Giants 4-3. But Blake Trinan's 0:13:55.360 --> 0:13:58.520 shoulder injury, he is done. Will not pitch the rest 0:13:58.559 --> 0:14:01.350 of 2026. What does that mean for the Dodgers bullpen? 0:14:01.950 --> 0:14:04.170 Who do they go to now as a right-handed arm 0:14:04.670 --> 0:14:07.140 late in the game? Who do you trust? Is it 0:14:07.179 --> 0:14:09.820 Edwin Diaz? 0:14:09.840 --> 0:14:10.180 866-987-2570. 0:14:10.420 --> 0:14:12.720 Your phone calls when we continue here on AM570 LA 0:14:12.740 --> 0:14:15.150 Sports live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. 0:14:19.210 --> 0:14:20.710 Dodgers fans, this is Mookie Betts. 0:14:20.950 --> 0:14:23.390 You're listening to the home of the back-to-back world champion 0:14:23.430 --> 0:14:27.060 Dodgers on AM570 LA Sports. Call 1-877-CARS-4-KIDS now. 0:14:27.180 --> 0:14:29.940 That's CARS with a K. 0:14:29.680 --> 0:14:34.280 To donate your car today. 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Dodgers win, but 0:15:22.300 --> 0:15:25.880 after the game, find out Blake Trinan suffered a shoulder injury. 0:15:25.990 --> 0:15:28.910 He's going to have some imaging done either tonight or tomorrow, 0:15:28.950 --> 0:15:31.310 but Dave Roberts saying at this point of the season, 0:15:31.350 --> 0:15:34.100 the way the injury looks, he is done. for 2026 0:15:34.100 --> 0:15:37.300 that opens up a bullpen spot we'll see who takes 0:15:37.380 --> 0:15:39.190 it and who wants it and who will get the 0:15:39.250 --> 0:15:43.270 opportunity in the nlds and beyond as a right-handed reliever 0:15:43.430 --> 0:15:46.609 for dave roberts toyo and cypress is next up here 0:15:46.730 --> 0:15:48.410 on dodger talk welcome toyo how you. 0:15:48.290 --> 0:15:52.570 Doing hey great tim i just want to say we 0:15:52.610 --> 0:15:54.910 always love the energy you bring and we always love 0:15:54.970 --> 0:15:58.390 listening to you talk about dodgers on the radio Hey, 0:15:58.450 --> 0:16:01.530 you keep talking about Trinan being a high-level arm. You 0:16:01.570 --> 0:16:03.690 know what? I don't think he ever was going to be. 0:16:04.590 --> 0:16:07.390 I think Doc likes him. Doc likes his veterans. But, 0:16:07.770 --> 0:16:09.550 you know, he's been in and out this year. He's 0:16:09.580 --> 0:16:13.000 been injured. His numbers haven't been great. But him being 0:16:13.120 --> 0:16:15.480 off the roster, you know, he goes out as a 0:16:15.520 --> 0:16:19.640 three-time champ. Thank you for your service. But it actually 0:16:20.480 --> 0:16:23.520 gives us more clarity on the Bolton roster. And like 0:16:23.540 --> 0:16:25.989 you said, I think Diaz is in now. I think 0:16:26.050 --> 0:16:29.130 Bubic is in now. And I think Robleski, even though 0:16:29.150 --> 0:16:31.410 Robleski was kind of pitching his way off the way 0:16:31.430 --> 0:16:34.330 he pitched yesterday, I think Robe is in now, too, 0:16:34.370 --> 0:16:37.870 as a long man. And you mentioned Sheehan can't pitch 0:16:37.910 --> 0:16:39.810 until game three, and so I don't think he's going 0:16:39.830 --> 0:16:43.220 to be on the NLDS roster. But I did want 0:16:43.240 --> 0:16:46.460 to ask you a question about the rotation. You've got 0:16:46.520 --> 0:16:50.800 four starters. Who are you pitching? Let's say you've got 0:16:50.820 --> 0:16:53.800 to pitch four for the NLDS. Who are you pitching 0:16:54.220 --> 0:16:54.840 in what order? 0:16:55.490 --> 0:16:58.690 All right, game one, I'm going with Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Game two, 0:16:58.730 --> 0:17:02.400 I'm going with Blake Snell. Game three, on the road 0:17:02.520 --> 0:17:06.160 in the NLDS, I'm going with Tarek Skubal because his 0:17:06.520 --> 0:17:09.640 away numbers away from Dodger Stadium are just way better 0:17:09.660 --> 0:17:11.520 than they are in the home games. And I know 0:17:11.540 --> 0:17:13.820 it's a small sample size. He's only pitched in 10 games. 0:17:14.240 --> 0:17:18.460 But what I see in him pitching on the road 0:17:18.680 --> 0:17:21.750 is better, especially if you're up 2-0, if the series 0:17:21.810 --> 0:17:23.869 is tied 1-1, or if, God forbid, the Dodgers are 0:17:23.890 --> 0:17:26.780 down 0-2. in the best-of-five series. You've got Tarek Skubal 0:17:26.800 --> 0:17:29.160 pitching game three, and I come back with Tyler Glass 0:17:29.200 --> 0:17:31.560 now in game four. That's how I would line up 0:17:31.580 --> 0:17:34.300 the first four if the Dodgers are going to do 0:17:34.359 --> 0:17:36.470 it for the NLDS. We'll find out when they announce 0:17:36.490 --> 0:17:38.129 the roster, and I appreciate the phone call, Toyo. Thank 0:17:38.150 --> 0:17:41.469 you for the nice words. I think that's how it's 0:17:41.510 --> 0:17:44.869 going to look for Dave Roberts, is my guess, is 0:17:44.910 --> 0:17:48.350 you go with the righty, the two lefties, and the 0:17:48.410 --> 0:17:51.919 righty again. Just makes sense, and I appreciate the phone call. 866-987- 0:17:53.310 --> 0:17:56.709 2-5-70 is the number. I mean, Blake Trinan wasn't going 0:17:56.730 --> 0:18:00.210 to come in and necessarily pitch, you know, with runners 0:18:00.359 --> 0:18:03.780 on two outs in the eighth in that kind of situation. That, 0:18:03.900 --> 0:18:06.980 you know, that's a high, high leverage situation. But Blake Trinan, 0:18:07.000 --> 0:18:10.080 I mean, come October, every situation is a high leverage 0:18:10.119 --> 0:18:12.220 situation because you're trying to win games and you're trying 0:18:12.240 --> 0:18:15.000 to get to 27 outs. before your opponent and have 0:18:15.040 --> 0:18:17.199 more runs on the scoreboard than your opponent. So it's 0:18:17.240 --> 0:18:19.560 not like you're pitching a game against the Royals in 0:18:19.660 --> 0:18:22.740 June in Kansas City and you're up 7-1 or you're 0:18:23.520 --> 0:18:26.660 down 7-1. These games are all going to be close. 0:18:26.680 --> 0:18:28.780 These games are all going to be tight down the stretch. 0:18:29.160 --> 0:18:31.649 So it doesn't matter if it's the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 0:18:31.660 --> 0:18:33.590 or 9th inning. In my opinion, these are all going 0:18:33.609 --> 0:18:36.650 to be high-leverage situations. And if you're on the postseason roster, 0:18:37.090 --> 0:18:39.570 you're going to be demanded to get out. You're going 0:18:39.590 --> 0:18:42.030 to be asked to come in and get out as 0:18:42.130 --> 0:18:44.889 fast as you can and as best you can without 0:18:45.650 --> 0:18:48.550 getting hit around and putting up numbers from the opposition 0:18:48.930 --> 0:18:50.810 on the scoreboard. And I think Blake trying to improve 0:18:50.850 --> 0:18:53.290 in the postseason, he was very capable of doing that. 0:18:53.310 --> 0:18:59.220 866-987-2570 is the number. Let's go to Lewis. He joins 0:18:59.320 --> 0:19:01.160 us from Northern California. How are you doing, Lewis? 0:19:02.260 --> 0:19:07.639 I'm doing well, Tim. Wonderful energy. And I think Sheehan 0:19:07.680 --> 0:19:12.630 will ultimately be the other pitcher, and I believe since 0:19:12.780 --> 0:19:15.940 Treinen is going on the I.L., he can come back 0:19:16.000 --> 0:19:17.419 and replace him should. 0:19:17.280 --> 0:19:18.120 They want to do that. 0:19:18.580 --> 0:19:20.440 But here's my question. 0:19:21.320 --> 0:19:23.880 Do you want the Dodgers to win tomorrow or not? 0:19:24.710 --> 0:19:26.470 Of course I want them to get to 100 wins. 0:19:26.530 --> 0:19:26.810 Why? 0:19:26.830 --> 0:19:30.629 Okay, so here's the thing. I don't want them to 0:19:30.670 --> 0:19:33.109 get to 100 wins, and I'll tell you why. I 0:19:33.150 --> 0:19:37.600 looked this up today. Every year in L.A., including the 0:19:37.670 --> 0:19:43.340 old days, 63 and 65, the Dodgers won less than 0:19:43.340 --> 0:19:46.909