WEBVTT - Dodgers on Deck (8-27-26) 0:00:00.590 --> 0:00:03.600 For the back-to-back world champions of baseball. 0:00:03.790 --> 0:00:06.040 One of the greatest runs in the history of baseball. 0:00:06.120 --> 0:00:12.090 Immortality. is within their reach. Incredible. And while others make excuses. 0:00:12.410 --> 0:00:14.390 The only reason the Dodgers are doing this is because 0:00:14.410 --> 0:00:14.750 they can. 0:00:14.770 --> 0:00:17.370 They print money. The Dodgers. This can't continue. 0:00:17.410 --> 0:00:18.290 It's not fair. 0:00:18.450 --> 0:00:20.390 Are making plans. Again. 0:00:20.470 --> 0:00:25.310 It's a singular focus on controlling what they can control. 0:00:25.489 --> 0:00:29.170 Now your pregame host of the world champion L.A. Dodgers, 0:00:29.710 --> 0:00:30.470 Tim Cates. 0:00:31.720 --> 0:00:36.540 Hi, everybody, and welcome to Morongo Casino. Dodgers on deck 0:00:36.600 --> 0:00:40.600 on this Thursday afternoon, August the 27th. It is a 0:00:40.820 --> 0:00:44.240 hot day here in Southern California as your back-to-back World 0:00:44.260 --> 0:00:47.900 Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers are in Atlanta trying to 0:00:47.940 --> 0:00:50.950 salvage the series in the South with the Braves. Dodgers 0:00:50.970 --> 0:00:54.790 80-53 overall, first place atop the NL West. Their lead 0:00:54.830 --> 0:00:56.570 in the division is eight and a half games, but 0:00:56.590 --> 0:00:59.810 the Dodgers went to Atlanta and dropped the first two 0:00:59.850 --> 0:01:02.690 games of this series tonight. They look to avoid getting 0:01:02.790 --> 0:01:06.910 swept with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound. First pitch coming 0:01:06.970 --> 0:01:09.750 up at 415. Between then and now, we got a 0:01:09.850 --> 0:01:11.880 lot to get to here on Morongo Casino. 0:01:11.920 --> 0:01:12.479 Dodgers on deck. 0:01:12.500 --> 0:01:14.620 We're going to hear from the manager, Dave Roberts, get 0:01:14.660 --> 0:01:15.580 his pregame thoughts. 0:01:15.600 --> 0:01:16.220 We'll dive deeper. 0:01:16.560 --> 0:01:19.520 In this great pitching matchup with Yamamoto and Chris Sale 0:01:19.540 --> 0:01:22.560 going at it, David Vassey goes one-on-one with Tarek Skubal. 0:01:22.819 --> 0:01:25.780 We got your Dodgers magical moment coming up. Charlie Steiner 0:01:25.810 --> 0:01:27.710 will be by in just a little bit. We'll visit 0:01:27.730 --> 0:01:30.430 with Kirsten Watson from Sportsnet LA. And in just a 0:01:30.470 --> 0:01:33.130 few minutes, we'll head out to the Galper Ford broadcast booth. 0:01:33.530 --> 0:01:36.510 with Steven Nelson and Rick Monday. Well, last night in Atlanta, 0:01:36.630 --> 0:01:39.900 another night of missed opportunities for the Dodgers as they 0:01:39.920 --> 0:01:41.539 get walked off by the Braves. 0:01:41.959 --> 0:01:43.380 Rokey Sasaki got the start. 0:01:43.420 --> 0:01:46.080 The right-hander would pitch into the fourth inning before leaving 0:01:46.100 --> 0:01:49.420 with a blister on his middle finger on his throwing hand. Sasaki, though, 0:01:49.460 --> 0:01:51.310 got into trouble in the first with two outs. He 0:01:51.330 --> 0:01:53.410 was one pitch away from getting out of the inning, 0:01:53.710 --> 0:01:55.890 but he gave up his solo home run to Matt Olsen. 0:01:56.210 --> 0:01:58.850 as the Braves struck first to take a 1-0 lead. 0:01:59.150 --> 0:02:02.450 In the second, Dodgers would answer back. Hunter Fadusha, RBI 0:02:02.510 --> 0:02:05.830 single to center. Tommy Edmund scored. Dodgers were all tied 0:02:06.030 --> 0:02:08.780 up at one with the Braves. Then in the third, 0:02:09.160 --> 0:02:12.320 it was Tommy Edmund again. After a Freddie Freeman double, 0:02:12.660 --> 0:02:14.680 Tommy Edmund comes up two batters later. 0:02:14.880 --> 0:02:18.109 Goes deep. Hit in the air to right field. 0:02:18.389 --> 0:02:20.950 Acuna has it go over his head, and this ball 0:02:21.150 --> 0:02:29.089 is gone. Tommy tanks to break the tie. He has 0:02:29.150 --> 0:02:32.390 been up twice, and he has smoked a baseball twice 0:02:32.490 --> 0:02:36.090 in this one. Just sneaks over that high wall in 0:02:36.130 --> 0:02:39.440 right field. It's a two-run shot for Edmond, and the 0:02:39.500 --> 0:02:41.100 Dodgers jump ahead 3-1. 0:02:41.280 --> 0:02:44.260 Oh, did he get some backspin on that ball. That 0:02:44.300 --> 0:02:46.780 just line drive, it just did not come down. 0:02:47.320 --> 0:02:50.079 Two-run home run for Tommy Tanks, his fifth of the season. 0:02:50.120 --> 0:02:53.950 Dodgers a 3-1 lead. The Braves, though, responded in the 0:02:54.030 --> 0:02:57.390 fourth against Rokey Sasaki. A walk is single. Then Austin Riley, 0:02:57.430 --> 0:02:59.810 a sack fly after giving up a double. Rokey left 0:02:59.830 --> 0:03:02.650 the game with the blister. In came Engardo Enriquez. Drake 0:03:02.690 --> 0:03:05.070 Baldwin hit a ball down the left field line. Teoscar 0:03:05.110 --> 0:03:08.690 Hernandez misplayed it. Two-run double. That flips the scoreboard. Braves 0:03:08.830 --> 0:03:12.419 up 4-3 in the sixth. The Braves added to that lead. 0:03:12.540 --> 0:03:15.260 Eric Lauer on in relief. Sean Murphy, of all people, 0:03:15.639 --> 0:03:18.500 a solo home run. His second of the season. That 0:03:18.540 --> 0:03:22.080 made it a 5-3 Braves lead. Dodgers were down but 0:03:22.300 --> 0:03:25.060 not out. In the seventh, Shohei a double. Freddie Freeman 0:03:25.100 --> 0:03:27.220 a single to left. Mookie Betts, then an RBI single 0:03:27.240 --> 0:03:29.590 up the center. Made it a 5-4 game. And they 0:03:29.600 --> 0:03:32.870 weren't done. Max Muncy walked. After a pitching change, Tommy 0:03:33.030 --> 0:03:36.210 Edmond drew a bases-loaded walk. That brought in Freddie Freeman, 0:03:36.250 --> 0:03:39.230 and the game was tied at five. And the Dodgers 0:03:39.250 --> 0:03:43.210 still had the bases loaded, nobody out. A golden opportunity. However, 0:03:43.630 --> 0:03:46.200 Kyle Tucker lined out. Alec Thomas hit into a double 0:03:46.240 --> 0:03:48.580 play to end the threat, and the game remained tied 0:03:48.620 --> 0:03:50.900 at five. In the eighth, the Dodgers again with the 0:03:50.940 --> 0:03:55.420 golden opportunity. They loaded the bases with two outs. Max Muncy, though, 0:03:55.560 --> 0:03:58.150 struck out on a nine-pitch at-bat to end the threat. 0:03:58.430 --> 0:04:00.930 Dodgers and Braves went to the ninth, tied at five. 0:04:01.230 --> 0:04:04.350 Tanner Scott on in relief in the bottom of the inning. 0:04:04.670 --> 0:04:07.010 Tanner Scott retired the first two batters. He gave up 0:04:07.070 --> 0:04:09.860 a double, then an intentional walk. Braves then brought in 0:04:09.900 --> 0:04:11.660 a pinch hitter, Hussung Kim. 0:04:12.460 --> 0:04:15.580 Kim hits it to left field, down for a hit. 0:04:16.420 --> 0:04:20.490 Green light coming home, and the Braves walk it off. 0:04:21.320 --> 0:04:24.790 Ha Sung Kim snaps an 0 for 30 with a 0:04:24.790 --> 0:04:29.240 walk-off base hit. And for a second straight night, the 0:04:29.300 --> 0:04:32.760 Braves beat the Dodgers in a one-run game. 0:04:32.800 --> 0:04:37.750 Kim hitting 0-67, comes off the bench, RBI single. Braves 0:04:37.850 --> 0:04:41.150 walk off the Dodgers 6-5. Tough loss for the Blue, 0:04:41.370 --> 0:04:43.409 who for the second night in a row had chances 0:04:43.510 --> 0:04:46.030 late but couldn't get that big hit. Dodgers have now 0:04:46.050 --> 0:04:48.789 dropped two straight in Atlanta tonight. They look to avoid 0:04:48.830 --> 0:04:51.920 getting swept in the south. Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound. 0:04:51.940 --> 0:04:53.839 First pitch from Truist Park in Atlanta is at 4-15. 0:04:54.160 --> 0:04:54.620 And with more. 0:04:54.960 --> 0:04:57.080 Let's head out to the Galvin Ford broadcast booth as 0:04:57.120 --> 0:05:00.220 we say hello to Steven Nelson and Rick Monday guys. 0:05:01.120 --> 0:05:03.680 All right, Tim, the Dodgers have a tall task ahead 0:05:03.720 --> 0:05:06.540 of them on this Thursday. They got to win to 0:05:06.580 --> 0:05:10.330 salvage the series. And they're facing Chris Sale. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 0:05:10.370 --> 0:05:13.310 against Chris Sale. An outstanding pitching matchup for what has 0:05:13.350 --> 0:05:16.480 been a really good series, Mo. Obviously, two really tough 0:05:16.660 --> 0:05:19.620 one-run losses for the Dodgers the last couple of games. 0:05:20.779 --> 0:05:24.260 But look, everyone's calling it a postseason preview, and the 0:05:24.300 --> 0:05:25.700 last two nights have played out that way. 0:05:25.940 --> 0:05:28.640 Yeah, too many runners have been left on base. Eleven 0:05:28.700 --> 0:05:30.800 in each of the first two games of this series. 0:05:31.120 --> 0:05:33.100 Ten hits in each of the first two games of 0:05:33.140 --> 0:05:36.260 this series. And, you know, one run losses in each 0:05:36.350 --> 0:05:39.270 of the first two games. That's got to change. The 0:05:39.310 --> 0:05:42.010 brief conversation with Dave Roberts a little bit earlier. He said, look, 0:05:42.570 --> 0:05:45.529 we're just not quite getting over the hump and doing 0:05:45.910 --> 0:05:46.510 little things. 0:05:47.250 --> 0:05:49.229 The defense, well, that broke down last night. 0:05:49.750 --> 0:05:53.289 Opportunities to score runs, that broke down last night. And 0:05:53.350 --> 0:05:55.110 if you look at the injury also. 0:05:55.930 --> 0:05:57.070 It sounds rather. 0:05:57.350 --> 0:05:59.529 Easy when you say, well, it was just a blister, 0:05:59.630 --> 0:06:02.430 but for a pitcher who has got to have infinite 0:06:02.490 --> 0:06:05.950 control and feel and touch in throwing the baseball, that 0:06:06.010 --> 0:06:09.070 is a big blow for Rookie Sasaki and the starting 0:06:09.110 --> 0:06:10.930 rotation now for this Dodger ball club. 0:06:11.010 --> 0:06:14.610 Yeah, and, you know, just to take another layer deeper, Mo, 0:06:15.370 --> 0:06:18.750 so back-to-back one-run games, the Dodgers now 26-10 in one-run 0:06:18.790 --> 0:06:19.810 games on the season. 0:06:20.690 --> 0:06:22.190 And they have played. 0:06:24.310 --> 0:06:27.370 More than about half of those games in just the 0:06:27.430 --> 0:06:30.790 last month. So all that to say, when you are 0:06:30.850 --> 0:06:33.850 playing these tight one-run. 0:06:33.510 --> 0:06:35.810 Games, there have been two-run games in there. 0:06:36.230 --> 0:06:39.630 As well, you're putting a lot of strain on the 0:06:39.650 --> 0:06:42.800 pitching staff. And the bullpen has been worn very thin. Obviously, 0:06:42.830 --> 0:06:45.300 starters have been going in and out. Justin Robleski working 0:06:45.320 --> 0:06:47.760 his way back. Tyler Glass now just got back. Wotani's 0:06:47.800 --> 0:06:49.400 working his way back. He'll lose this time. 0:06:49.760 --> 0:06:53.570 So that shuffling and that strain, it's taxing. 0:06:53.890 --> 0:06:58.050 And I think it stands out even more now with 0:06:58.089 --> 0:07:01.229 the bullpen because the offense is not scoring runs and 0:07:01.250 --> 0:07:05.479 the bullpen is not working with much latitude here and there. 0:07:05.580 --> 0:07:07.320 I mean, since the All-Star break, we talked about it 0:07:07.360 --> 0:07:10.500 last night, since the All-Star break, the Dodgers bullpen is 0:07:10.800 --> 0:07:14.180 22nd down the list in earned rent average. I think 0:07:14.220 --> 0:07:15.950 that's going to turn around. It needs to turn around 0:07:15.990 --> 0:07:18.510 in a hurry. But I think a lot of areas 0:07:18.690 --> 0:07:21.750 in the Dodgers play, and we're talking about an outstanding team. 0:07:21.790 --> 0:07:24.510 We're not talking about just a run-of-the-mill team. But they 0:07:24.530 --> 0:07:26.890 have a lot of different areas, quite frankly, that are 0:07:26.980 --> 0:07:28.740 not quite up to snuff right now. 0:07:29.180 --> 0:07:34.000 No, and today, I believe, is the one-month warning. And so, 0:07:34.760 --> 0:07:37.739 you know, last year the Dodgers went through a similar 0:07:37.820 --> 0:07:40.360 swoon in the summer. We've talked about that ad nauseum, 0:07:40.400 --> 0:07:43.810 and they're going through another one Here in 2026, they're 0:07:43.830 --> 0:07:46.670 a game above. 500 since the beginning of July. But 0:07:46.730 --> 0:07:49.210 last year, the big thing, the big key was they 0:07:49.230 --> 0:07:51.090 turned it on, winning 15 of the last 20. We 0:07:51.490 --> 0:07:54.920 will see if they can flip a similar switch here 0:07:55.040 --> 0:07:56.960 in 2026. But first things first, got to get a 0:07:56.980 --> 0:07:59.060 win today, Tim, to salvage the series and avoid a sweep. 0:07:59.660 --> 0:08:00.500 All right, thank you, Nellie. 0:08:00.520 --> 0:08:02.160 As we count you down to first pitch, Dodger fans, 0:08:02.180 --> 0:08:04.660 get that game day meal on at Shakey's Pizza Parlor. 0:08:04.720 --> 0:08:09.140 Order your Shakey's Pizza, chicken and mojos right now at Shakey's.com. 0:08:09.220 --> 0:08:11.870 Coming up here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers on deck. David 0:08:11.890 --> 0:08:14.590 Basse goes high and tight with Tarek Skubal. We got 0:08:14.630 --> 0:08:17.450 your manager, Dave Roberts. Latest on the injury front, we 0:08:17.490 --> 0:08:20.350 got your Dodger magical moment. Charlie Steiner stops by. We'll 0:08:20.370 --> 0:08:22.970 break down this pitchy matchup. That's all coming up. But 0:08:23.030 --> 0:08:26.060 up next, your Otani Rewind and... We'll visit with Kirsten 0:08:26.100 --> 0:08:28.820 Watson from Sportsnet LA. We lead you up to Dodgers 0:08:28.860 --> 0:08:31.080 and Braves on this Thursday. I'm Tim Cates, and this 0:08:31.480 --> 0:08:33.360 is the back-to-back World Series champion Dodgers. 0:08:33.840 --> 0:08:34.280 Audio Network. 0:08:36.950 --> 0:08:43.070 This is Morongo Casino. Dodgers on deck. On your home 0:08:43.110 --> 0:08:45.059 for the blue all season long. 0:08:47.270 --> 0:08:49.650 Dodgers in Atlanta as they take on the Braves. Final 0:08:49.690 --> 0:08:52.980 game of this three-game series. Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Chris Sale, 0:08:53.020 --> 0:08:57.220 the pitching matchup. First pitch coming up at 415. 0:08:57.220 --> 0:09:00.800 This is the Ohtani. Ohtani time. Ian Osweiler. 0:09:01.340 --> 0:09:02.120 Rewind. 0:09:03.120 --> 0:09:05.510 Ohtani breaks his bat, flips it into right field. That's 0:09:05.570 --> 0:09:08.170 down for a hit. Fadusha's going to cut the bag 0:09:08.230 --> 0:09:11.610 and head to third. Ohtani will take the two-out knock, 0:09:11.670 --> 0:09:13.750 and the Dodgers will take the two runners on the corners. 0:09:14.150 --> 0:09:16.610 First pitch of the night. Otani lines it. Fair ball 0:09:16.650 --> 0:09:19.630 down the right field line. Ricochets off the inlet. He 0:09:19.690 --> 0:09:23.320 stumbles rounding first. And now he's playing a game with Acuna. 0:09:23.360 --> 0:09:27.989 He goes to second. Acuna's throw is late. So Ohtani 0:09:28.130 --> 0:09:31.030 rounds first. He stumbles a little bit, and so he stops. 0:09:31.110 --> 0:09:35.010 Acuna kind of picks the ball up casually, does not 0:09:35.090 --> 0:09:38.469 throw the ball back in. So Ohtani says, bet, I'm 0:09:38.490 --> 0:09:41.650 going to run to second. And then Acuna, who's got 0:09:41.670 --> 0:09:43.790 a strong arm, he throws it to second base, but 0:09:43.809 --> 0:09:44.530 it was too late. 0:09:44.890 --> 0:09:48.730 Shohei Ohtani, two for five, a double run scored. He 0:09:48.809 --> 0:09:51.829 also had a stolen base. However, the Dodgers get walked 0:09:51.929 --> 0:09:54.530 off by the Atlanta Braves last night, six to five. 0:09:55.350 --> 0:09:59.290 This is Kirsten's corner with Kirsten Watson. 0:09:59.559 --> 0:10:01.520 And Kirsten now joins us live from the field, the 0:10:01.540 --> 0:10:03.679 truest park in Atlanta, brought to you by cars for kids. 0:10:03.700 --> 0:10:05.200 The easiest way to get rid of that old car. 0:10:05.220 --> 0:10:07.160 Donate today. Your car could be picked up tomorrow. 0:10:07.179 --> 0:10:07.640 That easy. 0:10:07.960 --> 0:10:10.640 Donate now at cars for kids.org. That's cars with the 0:10:10.720 --> 0:10:12.640 K kind of feel. We're going to see a lot 0:10:12.679 --> 0:10:15.020 of case tonight with this great pitchy matchup. 0:10:15.070 --> 0:10:15.500 Kirsten. 0:10:16.110 --> 0:10:16.330 Yes. 0:10:16.450 --> 0:10:18.949 You've got Chris Dale going for the Braves up against 0:10:19.050 --> 0:10:23.250 Yoshinobu Yamamoto. This is literally the definition of a pitcher's duel. 0:10:23.270 --> 0:10:25.830 You have two guys who, you know, as much as you, 0:10:25.850 --> 0:10:28.069 of course, you've got Jacob Mizorowski, who's been fighting on 0:10:28.110 --> 0:10:32.390 conversations internationally. But these are just also in the conversation 0:10:32.429 --> 0:10:35.170 around actually going to pick votes. So it's going to 0:10:35.210 --> 0:10:37.670 be a good one. But obviously, for the Dodgers side, 0:10:37.710 --> 0:10:39.730 they want to find ways to get some run support 0:10:39.770 --> 0:10:42.530 for Yoshinobu. just not only to support him, but also 0:10:42.550 --> 0:10:44.300 to find a way to pick up this win and 0:10:44.360 --> 0:10:47.680 not get swept by the brave. So they recognize that 0:10:48.000 --> 0:10:50.719 it's not going to be easy. He's not a guy 0:10:50.740 --> 0:10:52.420 who's going to make a lot of mistakes. We're going 0:10:52.440 --> 0:10:55.770 to have to find ways to just generate runs, string 0:10:55.809 --> 0:10:59.550 hits together, take their walks when presented. So that's really 0:10:59.590 --> 0:11:00.030 the focus. 0:11:00.090 --> 0:11:00.510 Even I was. 0:11:00.470 --> 0:11:04.360 Talking to Tommy Edmund actually this afternoon about like preparing 0:11:04.500 --> 0:11:07.300 for a guy's talent hit as a cross tail and 0:11:07.440 --> 0:11:09.600 even has kind of like a different arm slot and 0:11:09.640 --> 0:11:12.020 the ball comes out of his hand as a lefty 0:11:12.420 --> 0:11:15.190 and he was saying he actually when he's in the 0:11:15.210 --> 0:11:18.470 cage he has to move the jugs machine so the 0:11:18.490 --> 0:11:20.589 machine that's giving the velocity for the ball for them 0:11:20.610 --> 0:11:22.750 to hit it to like an angle out of the 0:11:22.809 --> 0:11:25.790 left side to kind of present as a a different 0:11:25.830 --> 0:11:28.170 way of you seeing the ball coming from that angle. 0:11:28.190 --> 0:11:30.790 So he's hoping that, you know, sometimes you're facing a 0:11:30.790 --> 0:11:32.420 guy like him, you just got to take what you 0:11:32.440 --> 0:11:34.620 can and hopefully something happens. You got to be ready 0:11:34.640 --> 0:11:34.980 for it. 0:11:35.340 --> 0:11:37.060 What's the mood around this team as you're on the 0:11:37.100 --> 0:11:39.120 field there, as they drop the first two games of 0:11:39.160 --> 0:11:42.040 this series, Kirsten against the possible playoff matchup in the 0:11:42.080 --> 0:11:44.980 Atlanta Braves. And this is a series that very easily 0:11:45.000 --> 0:11:46.599 could be in favor of the Dodgers too. Oh, if 0:11:46.660 --> 0:11:49.900 not some lighting heroics for the Atlanta Braves. 0:11:50.650 --> 0:11:51.130 Exactly. 0:11:51.170 --> 0:11:54.630 You know, the mood is really more of, They understand 0:11:54.710 --> 0:11:57.730 the talent that they have within the clubhouse. They understand 0:11:57.790 --> 0:12:00.430 that there have been positives in this series, whether it's, 0:12:00.850 --> 0:12:03.350 you could look at how they were stringing at bats together. 0:12:03.390 --> 0:12:06.450 They did have 10 hits yesterday. There's a negative in 0:12:06.490 --> 0:12:09.190 that in which there was two times in which the 0:12:09.230 --> 0:12:11.890 bases were left loaded. So they did leave runners on 0:12:11.950 --> 0:12:16.890 base at an unfortunate clip, but you're still seeing situations 0:12:16.929 --> 0:12:19.209 and when things have been good. So now it's just 0:12:19.270 --> 0:12:21.750 about how do they bring it all together? Because Nate 0:12:21.790 --> 0:12:25.170 Roberts has even said today, His team is not playing 0:12:25.330 --> 0:12:27.570 their best baseball. It felt like when they had the 0:12:27.590 --> 0:12:30.089 six-game win streak when the team was back home, or 0:12:30.110 --> 0:12:34.290 I guess half home, half in Colorado. That was a really, like, 0:12:34.309 --> 0:12:37.110 he was seeing really good signs there. So now it's 0:12:37.150 --> 0:12:38.910 a matter of just how do they get back to 0:12:38.970 --> 0:12:42.050 that all being back together. And hopefully they can do 0:12:42.090 --> 0:12:45.010 that today. So then, you know, she knows he's obviously 0:12:45.250 --> 0:12:48.220 excellent this season. He sets the tone early. As long 0:12:48.240 --> 0:12:49.780 as he can do that and make it sort of 0:12:49.820 --> 0:12:54.270 build around them, they feel good and they understand that Yes, okay. 0:12:54.290 --> 0:12:58.120 We're in the final month of the regular season, and unfortunately, 0:12:58.160 --> 0:13:01.179 they haven't been playing their best baseball against really good teams, 0:13:01.200 --> 0:13:05.130 potential playoff teams. That being said, they still recognize that 0:13:05.740 --> 0:13:07.939 come October, they know who they are. They know who 0:13:08.000 --> 0:13:10.480 they are right now. It's just a matter of maybe 0:13:10.500 --> 0:13:11.940 some of these other teams are just maybe they're not 0:13:11.980 --> 0:13:14.620 getting them at their best. 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However, he 0:14:26.860 --> 0:14:29.520 did throw yesterday in his sim game. Edwin Diaz on 0:14:29.560 --> 0:14:32.040 the IEL working his way back from neck inflammation. Dalton 0:14:32.080 --> 0:14:34.420 rushing on the IEL with the elbow injury. Blake Trinan 0:14:34.440 --> 0:14:37.260 still on the IEL with the right elbow inflammation. Will 0:14:37.300 --> 0:14:40.340 Smith is in AAA Oklahoma City working his way back 0:14:40.400 --> 0:14:42.940 to hopefully join this Dodgers team on the next homestand 0:14:42.960 --> 0:14:45.540 when they come back to Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium. 0:14:45.800 --> 0:14:48.450 Will Kline also on the IEL trying to get back 0:14:48.850 --> 0:14:51.470 in a September run. Well, let's head back out to 0:14:51.490 --> 0:14:53.970 Atlanta and get the pregame thoughts of the manager, Dave Roberts. 0:14:54.620 --> 0:14:56.000 Anything else for Dave? Dave, do you think. 0:14:56.060 --> 0:14:57.280 Other questions for Dave? 0:14:57.340 --> 0:15:00.380 Dave, can you just describe... Dave, can you talk about 0:15:00.400 --> 0:15:00.980 the pressure? 0:15:01.900 --> 0:15:04.070 In the dugout with Dave Roberts. 0:15:04.970 --> 0:15:08.390 You know, it's important, you know, first and foremost to 0:15:08.410 --> 0:15:12.130 win a baseball game, to play good baseball. There's still 0:15:12.190 --> 0:15:14.770 a lot of the season left. So, you know, even 0:15:14.790 --> 0:15:18.170 before this series, regardless of the result, it wasn't going 0:15:18.200 --> 0:15:21.280 to be a determinant on the season. 0:15:21.940 --> 0:15:22.790 So I think for us. 0:15:23.720 --> 0:15:26.359 I love that we've got Yama going. It's going to 0:15:26.380 --> 0:15:28.180 be a good pitcher's duel. We've got to go out 0:15:28.220 --> 0:15:32.240 there and compete, take good at-bats. And for me, honestly, 0:15:32.340 --> 0:15:35.080 just getting a game here would be a great thing 0:15:35.100 --> 0:15:35.940 and then head to Detroit. 0:15:35.970 --> 0:15:38.310 It's not going to be an easy one for the offense. 0:15:38.390 --> 0:15:40.070 What has to be the key for them to find 0:15:40.110 --> 0:15:41.330 ways to get to for sale? 0:15:41.770 --> 0:15:46.210 Yeah, you know, it's just really, you know, everything sort 0:15:46.270 --> 0:15:50.050 of looks like a fastball. There's enough velocity. There's a four-seamer. 0:15:50.070 --> 0:15:52.990 There's a two-seamer. There's a change-up in there. And then 0:15:53.030 --> 0:15:55.710 with the righties, there's a back foot slider for Chase. 0:15:55.910 --> 0:15:56.750 So I think that. 0:15:57.210 --> 0:15:59.290 It's one of those things that you've got to really 0:15:59.310 --> 0:16:04.680 be stubborn in your zone, try to eliminate the Chase 0:16:04.720 --> 0:16:08.820 down below. But, yeah, I mean, when it's presented as 0:16:08.880 --> 0:16:12.100 a strike, it has late depth and break. He's tough, 0:16:12.140 --> 0:16:15.450 you know, and I think it's good for me today. 0:16:15.510 --> 0:16:19.640 We're giving Tuck a day. uh, versus tough lefty, giving 0:16:19.680 --> 0:16:21.700 max a day, uh, versus sale. 0:16:21.900 --> 0:16:32.490 But, uh, I like the guys we have in there. 0:16:34.670 --> 0:16:35.890 Is that. 0:16:38.510 --> 0:16:46.510 A Bill Plunkett question? Um, no, honestly, Jack, Jack, um, Honestly, 0:16:46.910 --> 0:16:49.530 I'm not too concerned about it. I know we've got 0:16:49.570 --> 0:16:53.400 a good ball club. Baseball is one of those things 0:16:53.480 --> 0:17:00.140 where how you're playing, who you're playing, how they're playing 0:17:00.200 --> 0:17:03.900 at a point in time. I didn't know that statistic, 0:17:04.000 --> 0:17:06.510 but I'll still take our team against any of those 0:17:06.550 --> 0:17:09.830 winning teams. I think it just comes down to us. 0:17:09.890 --> 0:17:12.590 We've just got to play good baseball, which I think 0:17:12.630 --> 0:17:15.310 for a six-game stretch, we were you know, on our 0:17:15.350 --> 0:17:15.909 way to doing that. 0:17:16.270 --> 0:17:16.610 All right. 0:17:16.630 --> 0:17:18.050 There's the manager, Dave Roberts. 0:17:18.150 --> 0:17:20.750 When we continue here on Morongo Casino Dodgers on deck, 0:17:20.770 --> 0:17:23.290 we will check in with David Vasse. So we lead 0:17:23.310 --> 0:17:25.250 you up to first pitch from Truist Park in Atlanta. 0:17:25.290 --> 0:17:27.689 Dodgers and Braves one final time. I'm Tim Cates. This 0:17:27.710 --> 0:17:30.210 is the back-to-back World Series champion Dodgers Audio Network. 0:17:35.150 --> 0:17:36.390 As we were saying. 0:17:36.670 --> 0:17:41.590 This is Morongo Casino Dodgers on deck on the official 0:17:41.630 --> 0:17:47.250 home of L.A. Dodgers baseball. 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Then 0:18:18.600 --> 0:18:21.850 last night, Tanner Scott against Kim, and wow, a lot 0:18:21.869 --> 0:18:23.429 of people surprised Kim got the best of them. 0:18:24.609 --> 0:18:27.230 Yeah, and I feel like Tanner Scott was still thinking 0:18:27.270 --> 0:18:30.550 about the Kim from San Diego when he was teammates 0:18:30.590 --> 0:18:33.230 with him a couple of years ago. And I actually 0:18:33.270 --> 0:18:36.550 was talking to Tanner Scott on the field right outside 0:18:36.590 --> 0:18:40.919 the Dodger dugout, and Hassan Kim was actually taking ground 0:18:40.940 --> 0:18:44.400 balls at shortstop And as Kim started to come towards 0:18:44.500 --> 0:18:47.619 the foul line, the third base foul line, we yelled 0:18:47.760 --> 0:18:50.110 at him. And Kim looked at Tanner Scott and gave 0:18:50.150 --> 0:18:52.149 him the chest pound like he was sorry that he 0:18:52.190 --> 0:18:54.990 had to do that against him. And I asked Tanner, 0:18:55.050 --> 0:18:57.510 I said, hey, I mean, what were you thinking right there? 0:18:57.550 --> 0:18:59.409 And he said, if I would have thrown him a 0:18:59.490 --> 0:19:02.310 slider when he was going good, he would have flipped 0:19:02.330 --> 0:19:04.870 it to right field. So that was in the back 0:19:04.910 --> 0:19:08.310 of Tanner Scott's mind. But I know the Dodgers game 0:19:08.350 --> 0:19:11.940 plan was not for Tanner Scott. to throw eight consecutive 0:19:11.980 --> 0:19:17.199 fastballs to Kim. And Joe Simpson, the Braves' longtime broadcaster, 0:19:17.290 --> 0:19:19.730 came into the booth to visit with his former teammate, 0:19:19.770 --> 0:19:22.050 Rick Monday, and he thought it was a good pitch 0:19:22.090 --> 0:19:24.970 made by Tanner Scott. Kim, just for the first time 0:19:25.030 --> 0:19:28.130 this year, after being 0 for his last 30, was 0:19:28.190 --> 0:19:30.430 able to put a good swing on it. So sometimes 0:19:30.470 --> 0:19:34.180 that happens. Unfortunately for the Dodgers, that's not the way 0:19:34.240 --> 0:19:35.199 they wanted it to end. 0:19:35.760 --> 0:19:37.720 Yeah, David is brought to you by Ford Summer Sales Event. 0:19:37.960 --> 0:19:39.639 Don't wait, hurry, and now for the best offers of 0:19:39.660 --> 0:19:42.560 the year. Go to buyfordnow.com or your Southern California Ford 0:19:42.580 --> 0:19:46.370 dealer for more information. Ford, official vehicle of Major League Baseball. 0:19:46.390 --> 0:19:48.949 Looking at the lineup tonight, David, no Kyle Tucker in 0:19:48.970 --> 0:19:52.090 the lineup against Chris Simmons. Is this maybe an indicator 0:19:52.150 --> 0:19:54.390 that he's not going to be there come playoff games 0:19:54.430 --> 0:19:54.990 against the lefty? 0:19:56.240 --> 0:19:58.640 Yeah, that's what I wanted to know. 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And so, aces up. 0:25:04.130 --> 0:25:04.669 Let's play. 0:25:05.050 --> 0:25:07.629 Yeah, and let me take it from just a home 0:25:07.770 --> 0:25:10.750 and road stance. And I mention that because you look 0:25:10.770 --> 0:25:13.010 at the numbers of Chris Sale. 0:25:13.030 --> 0:25:13.510 6'6, lefty. 0:25:14.520 --> 0:25:16.659 Has a pretty good record to begin with in his career. 0:25:16.740 --> 0:25:22.280 But at home, his ERA is 1.65. How about Yoshinobu 0:25:22.300 --> 0:25:27.680 Yamamoto on the road? His ERA is 1.99. So, both 0:25:27.720 --> 0:25:30.879 of these guys match up really, really well. And the 0:25:30.920 --> 0:25:34.740 question is, can the Dodgers, from an offensive standpoint, score 0:25:34.760 --> 0:25:37.899 some runs? Boy, they have missed a boatload of opportunities 0:25:37.960 --> 0:25:41.470 to bust innings open, but wide open in this series. 0:25:41.730 --> 0:25:43.669 Each of the first two games, they have failed at 0:25:43.730 --> 0:25:46.590 doing that. And tonight, I would imagine from both sides, 0:25:46.670 --> 0:25:48.350 both of these managers are saying, look, we're going to 0:25:48.369 --> 0:25:51.129 have to play small ball. and just hunt and scratch 0:25:51.190 --> 0:25:52.800 and peck away and try to get one or two 0:25:52.859 --> 0:25:53.940 runs if that's possible. 0:25:54.140 --> 0:25:57.340 Well, again, in the old days, you'd have the aces 0:25:57.420 --> 0:25:59.929 go in the big games of the series back when 0:25:59.950 --> 0:26:01.310 there were four starters, etc. 0:26:02.410 --> 0:26:04.730 So here we are. This is a throwback kind of 0:26:04.770 --> 0:26:05.109 a game. 0:26:05.770 --> 0:26:08.439 Dodgers need to win this thing to get out and 0:26:08.740 --> 0:26:12.420 get themselves some room again against Atlanta. 0:26:12.040 --> 0:26:14.379 And move up a little bit closer to Milwaukee. 0:26:15.020 --> 0:26:20.890 And here's Yamamoto, 12-7 at 261 ERA. His last six starts, 0:26:21.250 --> 0:26:26.150 a 198 earned run average. His two career starts against Atlanta, 0:26:26.530 --> 0:26:27.190 hasn't given. 0:26:27.050 --> 0:26:27.450 Up a run. 0:26:27.720 --> 0:26:29.899 Yeah, and keep in mind the Dodgers beat Sale a 0:26:29.900 --> 0:26:31.980 little earlier out on the West Coast. The other part 0:26:32.020 --> 0:26:35.520 about Yamamoto, you know, he has completed now six innings 0:26:35.580 --> 0:26:38.460 in 11 of his last 12 starts. And that other 0:26:38.500 --> 0:26:40.939 start of the 12, he went five and two-thirds. So 0:26:40.980 --> 0:26:42.840 he really gives his ball club a chance to win. 0:26:42.859 --> 0:26:45.510 The other part, too, is a brief conversation with Dave 0:26:45.570 --> 0:26:48.090 Roberts on the bus today before we left the hotel 0:26:48.170 --> 0:26:51.410 coming out. Talk about shaking up a lineup. Well, Tommy 0:26:51.490 --> 0:26:54.720 Edmonds got a bad second playing in center field. Miguel 0:26:54.760 --> 0:26:57.320 Rojas will be at second base. Alex Call will be 0:26:57.359 --> 0:27:00.850 in right field. And Kike Hernandez will be at third 0:27:00.910 --> 0:27:04.070 base to start this ball game off. So a little 0:27:04.090 --> 0:27:06.189 bit of shuffling against the lefty and a little bit 0:27:06.210 --> 0:27:08.470 of shuffling as far as Dodgers are trying to find 0:27:08.510 --> 0:27:10.429 some offense that's going to be clicking in order and 0:27:10.450 --> 0:27:11.270 get some runs across. 0:27:11.470 --> 0:27:14.230 Yeah, with the big lefty sale going, you've got Edmund 0:27:14.350 --> 0:27:18.310 in center. Kike at third base instead of Muncie. I 0:27:18.350 --> 0:27:21.530 suspect that once or if the sale comes out of 0:27:21.550 --> 0:27:24.980 the game, we'll see Muncie come back in. And Rojas 0:27:25.040 --> 0:27:30.409 is going to be at second base. Now, to Sale. 12-9, 0:27:30.730 --> 0:27:35.370 a 220 ERA. In his last 20 starts, an earned 0:27:35.410 --> 0:27:40.220 run average of 197. He has been, when you talk 0:27:40.240 --> 0:27:44.060 Cy Young, that fella in Milwaukee. 0:27:43.840 --> 0:27:46.740 Seems to stand in the way of everybody else. But Sale. 0:27:47.560 --> 0:27:50.800 and Yamamoto both have had tremendous years. 0:27:50.960 --> 0:27:53.580 Yeah, both of these guys are really something to watch. 0:27:54.080 --> 0:27:56.220 They don't allow too many opportunities for the other team 0:27:56.260 --> 0:27:59.859 to score. When they do allow those opportunities, they really 0:27:59.900 --> 0:28:02.720 get tough, and they can change speeds for sale. I 0:28:02.760 --> 0:28:04.679 think the big thing is, does he get the slider 0:28:04.740 --> 0:28:07.879 over consistently? That's a big pitch for him. And for Yamamoto, 0:28:08.500 --> 0:28:11.960 not just the off-speed pitch and the splitter, but once 0:28:11.980 --> 0:28:15.020 he establishes that, he can run that fastball just by 0:28:15.040 --> 0:28:17.310 a lot of different hitters, especially if he elevates it. 0:28:17.720 --> 0:28:18.770 We're going to find out tonight. 0:28:19.050 --> 0:28:22.490 The Dodgers, quite frankly, they need to get it into gear. 0:28:22.570 --> 0:28:25.129 They have not been playing to the type of baseball 0:28:25.190 --> 0:28:27.850 that they are capable of playing, and you expect them 0:28:27.890 --> 0:28:28.250 to play. 0:28:28.490 --> 0:28:31.690 Well, defensively, it's been an issue. And again, hitting in 0:28:31.730 --> 0:28:34.230 the clutch has been a real big issue. 0:28:34.450 --> 0:28:36.650 Yeah, no question about it. And they got beat last 0:28:36.710 --> 0:28:40.500 night by Hesong Kim, who was 0 for 30. And 0:28:40.540 --> 0:28:42.400 he winds up with the base hit to win the 0:28:42.420 --> 0:28:46.060 ball game. And just too many missed opportunities. Dodgers, they 0:28:46.100 --> 0:28:49.050 need to close things out. and start getting back to 0:28:49.800 --> 0:28:52.580 where they should be, and that's winning more ballgames than 0:28:52.640 --> 0:28:53.540 what they're currently doing. 0:28:53.980 --> 0:28:57.920 Yeah, Kim's pinch hit, his first hit since the 3rd 0:28:58.040 --> 0:29:01.560 of June. So it was a real heartbreaking loss for 0:29:01.640 --> 0:29:04.680 the Dodgers, who currently have an 8.5 game lead over 0:29:04.740 --> 0:29:08.320 the Padres. The division is essentially settled. The Dodgers' magic 0:29:08.360 --> 0:29:12.300 number is 21. But now the Dodgers are two games 0:29:12.520 --> 0:29:17.260 behind Milwaukee, two games in front of Atlanta. The Dodgers 0:29:17.640 --> 0:29:19.780 got to get out of town with that Heisman Trophy 0:29:19.820 --> 0:29:23.030 pose and just move on to Detroit with a win today. 0:29:23.310 --> 0:29:25.610 They've got to do it, and it's going to start 0:29:25.790 --> 0:29:28.210 right away, and we'll find out in that first inning. 0:29:28.270 --> 0:29:30.550 It's going to be Otani, Edmond, and Betts, the first 0:29:30.570 --> 0:29:32.610 three batters to go against Chris Sale tonight. 0:29:32.890 --> 0:29:34.550 And we'll get to the rest of the lineups in 0:29:34.610 --> 0:29:36.310 first pitch in just a bit, Tim. 0:29:36.850 --> 0:29:37.710 All right, thank you, Charlie. 0:29:37.730 --> 0:29:41.690 Dodgers baseball presented by Uniqlo Field at Dodger's Visit Uniqlo.com 0:29:42.110 --> 0:29:45.100 slash US. Still to come here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers 0:29:45.140 --> 0:29:47.540 on deck. Before first pitch, we'll get you a preview 0:29:47.580 --> 0:29:49.800 of this great pitching matchup. 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Everybody is anticipating the homecoming of Tarek Skubal. 0:30:54.890 --> 0:30:57.290 It's been such a short time, but he went through 0:30:57.350 --> 0:31:00.050 a media car wash yesterday, so I'm here to get 0:31:00.090 --> 0:31:03.230 the reviews from the one and only back-to-back Cy Young 0:31:03.250 --> 0:31:06.000 Award winner, Tarek Skubal. Thanks a lot for the time. 0:31:06.420 --> 0:31:07.810 Yeah, thanks for having me. 0:31:07.850 --> 0:31:11.910 So I saw like five waves of riders come your 0:31:11.970 --> 0:31:15.670 way in the clubhouse and here in the dugout. I 0:31:15.710 --> 0:31:17.989 would imagine all they wanted to ask you about was 0:31:18.030 --> 0:31:19.370 going back to Motown. 0:31:20.110 --> 0:31:22.490 Yeah, that was kind of probably the general theme of 0:31:22.550 --> 0:31:23.370 a lot of it yesterday. 0:31:24.910 --> 0:31:28.760 What are your feelings? Do you have a little butterflies? 0:31:28.840 --> 0:31:30.380 Are you looking forward to it? I know you have 0:31:30.400 --> 0:31:32.640 to pitch tomorrow. How do you handle all this? 0:31:33.570 --> 0:31:35.950 Yeah, I mean, the game of baseball is always going 0:31:35.970 --> 0:31:37.790 to stay the game of baseball. You know, that's something 0:31:37.810 --> 0:31:40.170 that I pride myself on is treating every game as 0:31:40.230 --> 0:31:42.470 if it's the same, you know. But, you know, it's 0:31:42.510 --> 0:31:44.850 just I'm very familiar, obviously, with the stadium and all 0:31:44.870 --> 0:31:47.890 the guys across the way. And, you know, I look 0:31:47.910 --> 0:31:49.430 forward to seeing all those guys, too. You know, some 0:31:49.450 --> 0:31:51.170 of those guys are my, you know, my really good friends. 0:31:51.210 --> 0:31:54.700 And we're going to have relationships beyond baseball. So, you know, 0:31:54.720 --> 0:31:57.220 I look forward to getting back there and, you know, pitching. 0:31:57.680 --> 0:32:00.180 Jack Flaherty already texted me. He threatened me that if 0:32:00.240 --> 0:32:02.510 I don't come see him, I'll have hell to pay. 0:32:02.650 --> 0:32:05.370 So I got to go see your old teammate, Jack Flaherty. 0:32:05.410 --> 0:32:08.230 And Kenley Jansen has the most saves in Dodger history. 0:32:08.270 --> 0:32:09.320 I got to go see him, too. 0:32:09.600 --> 0:32:11.420 Yeah, no doubt. No doubt. Those are both good people. 0:32:11.580 --> 0:32:13.320 You know, Flair, make sure he's doing all right. 0:32:13.660 --> 0:32:16.640 And I can't ignore Zach McKinstry because he has, like, 0:32:16.680 --> 0:32:19.680 an inferiority complex. He thinks I don't care about him enough. 0:32:19.780 --> 0:32:21.880 So I guess I got to check in with him, too. 0:32:22.460 --> 0:32:23.520 Yeah, Z-Mac's awesome, too. 0:32:23.530 --> 0:32:26.270 You know, I forget that all those guys were, you know, 0:32:26.310 --> 0:32:27.910 Dodgers and obviously now they're with us. 0:32:28.230 --> 0:32:30.390 Hey, when Z-Mac got to the Tigers, he made the 0:32:30.470 --> 0:32:34.670 all-star team, McKinstry. I always felt like even though he 0:32:34.690 --> 0:32:36.930 was a role player and he had a lot of confidence, 0:32:36.970 --> 0:32:39.860 it felt like, you know, he thought he was as 0:32:39.980 --> 0:32:43.200 big as Ronald Acuna Jr. or Juan Soto. He has 0:32:43.240 --> 0:32:45.800 that type of confidence. Did you feel that way too 0:32:45.820 --> 0:32:46.580 when you were teammates? 0:32:47.140 --> 0:32:50.530 Yeah, I think his compete mode is as good as anybody's. 0:32:50.690 --> 0:32:52.330 You know, I think that when he stands in the box, 0:32:53.010 --> 0:32:55.010 he doesn't think he's out. You know, he always feels 0:32:55.030 --> 0:32:56.710 like he has a chance to put a good swing 0:32:56.750 --> 0:32:59.420 on the ball and The way he plays defense is 0:32:59.460 --> 0:33:02.470 really fun to watch, especially the way he bounces around, too. 0:33:02.750 --> 0:33:05.370 He's at second base, shortstop third. He'll go play a 0:33:05.410 --> 0:33:08.570 really good right field and kind of use him as 0:33:08.590 --> 0:33:11.390 a Swiss Army knife. Sometimes he's on the mound, too, 0:33:11.890 --> 0:33:15.540 in games that aren't so fun. He's a really good competitor, 0:33:15.620 --> 0:33:16.700 and he's a good player. 0:33:17.130 --> 0:33:20.310 Freddie Freeman, since we're in Atlanta, when he first came 0:33:20.350 --> 0:33:23.270 back to Atlanta with the Dodgers, it was obviously an 0:33:23.310 --> 0:33:26.930 emotional return. He's a position player. He can do all 0:33:26.970 --> 0:33:30.430 that stuff. Do you feel like going back to Detroit 0:33:30.470 --> 0:33:33.650 will be a certain sense of closure for you? 0:33:33.670 --> 0:33:35.260 Um, I don't know. 0:33:35.660 --> 0:33:35.959 I don't know. 0:33:36.000 --> 0:33:37.560 I don't, I mean, I'm, I'm not really looking for 0:33:37.600 --> 0:33:41.100 that either. You know, it's this sport. Um, you know, 0:33:41.120 --> 0:33:44.440 it's a business, right? And, um, things happen. Uh, and 0:33:45.280 --> 0:33:47.610 I look forward to just competing with my teammates. That's 0:33:47.630 --> 0:33:48.670 kind of what I'm looking forward to. 0:33:48.870 --> 0:33:50.970 When we're in Detroit, will you be ashamed of me? 0:33:51.050 --> 0:33:55.380 Will you deny me three times? How will you embrace 0:33:55.440 --> 0:33:58.020 me in your former baseball home? 0:33:59.110 --> 0:33:59.640 The same. 0:34:00.110 --> 0:34:01.610 No, yeah, when I get there, I'm going to act 0:34:01.630 --> 0:34:03.090 like I don't know anybody on the team. That's what 0:34:03.110 --> 0:34:05.070 I'm going to try and do. No, no, the same. 0:34:05.210 --> 0:34:05.770 I'm the same guy. 0:34:06.290 --> 0:34:09.609 Derek Skubal is our guest, and I've, in the short time, 0:34:09.630 --> 0:34:12.650 I've gotten to really enjoy being around you, and I 0:34:12.710 --> 0:34:15.240 love the way that you talk the game. You said 0:34:15.280 --> 0:34:18.020 in your introductory press conference you'd be a weirdo and 0:34:18.060 --> 0:34:21.420 go watch other guys throw their bullpen sessions. I've noticed 0:34:21.440 --> 0:34:24.660 you go out there. and watch Yamamoto, who's pitching tonight. 0:34:24.739 --> 0:34:27.850 So what have you taken away from watching Yamamoto and 0:34:27.890 --> 0:34:30.830 how he goes about his in-between starts preparation? 0:34:31.310 --> 0:34:34.270 Yeah, his process is so special. It's so unique. It 0:34:34.310 --> 0:34:38.270 works for him. He's so methodical on every single time 0:34:38.290 --> 0:34:41.290 he throws the baseball. And, you know, even if it's 0:34:41.310 --> 0:34:43.069 just like warming up, you know, I feel like there's 0:34:43.130 --> 0:34:46.089 just the intent behind everything is special. The intent behind 0:34:46.110 --> 0:34:49.509 the way he warms up is directly correlated to how 0:34:49.550 --> 0:34:51.740 he throws the baseball. You know, it's just, His whole 0:34:51.780 --> 0:34:54.779 process is pretty special, and that's something that I've taken away, 0:34:54.840 --> 0:34:56.520 is I should probably have a little bit more focus 0:34:56.580 --> 0:34:59.960 on my day-to-day throws, you know, on each and every throw, 0:35:00.020 --> 0:35:03.029 and the way he commands the baseball, there's no mistake, 0:35:03.050 --> 0:35:06.029 you know, there's no, like, he's not just gifted, I 0:35:06.070 --> 0:35:07.770 think he works his ass off to be able to 0:35:07.810 --> 0:35:10.330 do all those things, and he's become very good at 0:35:10.410 --> 0:35:13.589 commanding the baseball, and that's something that I would always 0:35:13.640 --> 0:35:15.700 love to get better at, and I've been fortunate enough 0:35:15.719 --> 0:35:16.980 to be able to pick his brain and kind of 0:35:17.060 --> 0:35:19.680 ask what he's cues for this, cues for that, what 0:35:19.700 --> 0:35:23.340 he's thinking in this situation, and all that stuff. So 0:35:23.520 --> 0:35:25.609 I'm a big fan of how he goes about his business. 0:35:25.840 --> 0:35:27.930 And he doesn't lift weights. I know you're a big 0:35:27.969 --> 0:35:30.830 weights guy. Is that impressive as well, that he's able 0:35:30.910 --> 0:35:34.009 to have the endurance of a full season start to 0:35:34.070 --> 0:35:35.650 start without lifting any weights? 0:35:36.190 --> 0:35:38.130 Yeah, I think it's a little bit different. You know, 0:35:38.150 --> 0:35:39.410 I see him in the weight room a lot doing 0:35:39.430 --> 0:35:44.480 different things. So he may not do like the traditional weightlifting, 0:35:44.500 --> 0:35:46.660 you know, that's kind of probably been Americanized, but I 0:35:46.700 --> 0:35:49.940 think that he does like his version of, of weightlifting 0:35:50.000 --> 0:35:52.900 and his version of making sure his body stays strong and, 0:35:53.440 --> 0:35:55.819 and in shape and in routine. So it's not like 0:35:55.890 --> 0:35:59.390 traditional load up and, you know, move weight. Um, but it's, 0:35:59.690 --> 0:36:03.069 it works, you know, it works for him. Um, and it's, 0:36:03.170 --> 0:36:03.770 it's fun to watch. 0:36:04.190 --> 0:36:06.950 I saw you doing yoga in the clubhouse yesterday. When 0:36:06.969 --> 0:36:08.570 did you start to incorporate yoga? 0:36:09.010 --> 0:36:09.970 It's not really yoga. 0:36:10.010 --> 0:36:10.810 It's just a warmup. 0:36:10.969 --> 0:36:11.770 That was yoga. 0:36:11.790 --> 0:36:14.549 Well, certain positions are just good for your spine and 0:36:14.570 --> 0:36:16.090 good for your body and good for your hips. And 0:36:16.650 --> 0:36:19.549 And you do those positions in yoga a lot for sure. But, yeah, 0:36:19.850 --> 0:36:21.730 it's just what works for me and gets me, you know, 0:36:22.530 --> 0:36:24.440 moving every single day to where I feel comfortable when 0:36:24.480 --> 0:36:25.560 I pick up a baseball and I'm ready to go. 0:36:25.880 --> 0:36:27.719 So I don't want you to feel like you're in 0:36:27.760 --> 0:36:30.620 the shadow of Kershaw with me, but I spent every 0:36:30.660 --> 0:36:33.680 day for 15 years watching him. And he kind of 0:36:33.700 --> 0:36:36.279 went away from, you know, crushing in the weight room 0:36:36.320 --> 0:36:38.640 and then started to go to yoga and doing some 0:36:38.680 --> 0:36:41.009 of the moves that you did. Is that something that 0:36:41.050 --> 0:36:44.810 you've incorporated recently or is that something that you always did? 0:36:45.630 --> 0:36:51.759 Yeah, I think I've always done that preparation since 2018, really, 0:36:51.800 --> 0:36:54.900 since I got into pro ball. And then that routine 0:36:54.920 --> 0:36:56.759 has changed over time, but I've always had some sort 0:36:56.780 --> 0:37:00.580 of prep routine to get going. And as far as 0:37:00.620 --> 0:37:04.120 working out, you know, I don't really– I've also changed 0:37:04.140 --> 0:37:06.529 that a lot, made some adjustments on that aspect of 0:37:06.830 --> 0:37:10.089 how I treat my in-season lifts and when I work out, 0:37:10.170 --> 0:37:13.310 how I work out. All that stuff is very structured to– 0:37:14.190 --> 0:37:16.049 to what I think works for me and what keeps 0:37:16.090 --> 0:37:18.290 me fresh. And a lot of that changed after I 0:37:18.350 --> 0:37:21.570 had an injury in 23. I changed my entire routine 0:37:22.190 --> 0:37:24.870 and it's just made me feel fresher, better in between 0:37:24.910 --> 0:37:27.210 starts and I'm not so run down. And I just 0:37:27.230 --> 0:37:29.719 feel like I can be healthier and sustain some stuff. 0:37:29.739 --> 0:37:31.360 And you can kind of see it in my velocity 0:37:31.400 --> 0:37:34.340 and obviously the results are the results, but just the 0:37:34.360 --> 0:37:36.600 way I feel every fifth day is really good too. 0:37:36.680 --> 0:37:39.420 So that's how I know my process is is the 0:37:39.460 --> 0:37:41.799 right thing for me. And it's always evolving, you know, 0:37:41.860 --> 0:37:43.620 with a workload and all that stuff. 0:37:43.940 --> 0:37:46.399 Hey, speaking of the results and velocity and your last 0:37:46.440 --> 0:37:49.719 start at Dodger stadium, it was impressive to watch you 0:37:50.280 --> 0:37:52.620 dig deep in the sixth and seventh innings over a 0:37:52.660 --> 0:37:55.700 hundred pitches and dialing up what you were dialing up. 0:37:55.989 --> 0:37:58.450 Where does that come from? And I'm curious if you've 0:37:58.530 --> 0:38:00.710 ever pitched angry, have you ever pitched angry? 0:38:01.690 --> 0:38:03.569 Um, I think there's always a little bit of edge. 0:38:03.630 --> 0:38:05.270 I don't know if it's anger, but there's always a 0:38:05.290 --> 0:38:07.790 little bit of edge, you know, when I pitch, um, 0:38:09.330 --> 0:38:11.350 I don't know. You just kind of find some things, 0:38:11.390 --> 0:38:15.500 and sometimes you're frustrated with yourself, and that's all it takes. But, yeah, 0:38:15.540 --> 0:38:18.440 I think sometimes there's times to kind of let it 0:38:18.460 --> 0:38:21.440 go and then get after it, and I think that 0:38:21.460 --> 0:38:24.080 I can do that throughout an entire game. I can 0:38:24.340 --> 0:38:25.739 run it up to 100 in the first, and I 0:38:25.780 --> 0:38:28.720 can run it up to 100 at pitch, 100-plus. I've 0:38:28.739 --> 0:38:31.820 always thought that that's the way that I play baseball, 0:38:31.890 --> 0:38:34.989 and it's the way that I prepare. It's the reason 0:38:35.030 --> 0:38:37.270 I do everything that I do is so that way. 0:38:37.730 --> 0:38:40.330 when I'm out there, I feel confident in going out 0:38:40.350 --> 0:38:41.890 there and putting our team in a really good spot 0:38:41.930 --> 0:38:42.410 to win a game. 0:38:42.710 --> 0:38:45.650 That's what's special about you and other guys that are 0:38:45.950 --> 0:38:48.950 at the top of your game. Obviously, everybody sees what 0:38:48.989 --> 0:38:51.140 you do when you're on the mound, but what's so 0:38:51.180 --> 0:38:55.259 special is the privilege of watching you and others go 0:38:55.360 --> 0:38:58.120 about your preparation to get to that point. 0:38:58.600 --> 0:38:59.120 Yeah, no doubt. 0:38:59.140 --> 0:39:00.520 I think all the good ones have a really good 0:39:00.560 --> 0:39:02.420 process and a really good plan of what makes them 0:39:02.460 --> 0:39:04.870 good and what makes them tick, and and each guy, 0:39:04.890 --> 0:39:07.370 the individual of each guy is going to be different, right, 0:39:07.390 --> 0:39:08.750 you know, what works for me isn't going to work 0:39:08.790 --> 0:39:11.250 for the next guy, you know, what works for Blake 0:39:11.310 --> 0:39:12.569 is not going to work for me, you know, what 0:39:12.610 --> 0:39:15.549 works for Glass, but I think that everyone has that 0:39:15.590 --> 0:39:18.010 process that they're super bought into, and they're almost stubborn 0:39:18.070 --> 0:39:20.130 to it, you know, and they just stick to it, 0:39:20.310 --> 0:39:22.250 whether things are going well or things are going bad, 0:39:22.290 --> 0:39:24.370 they stick to it, they make these little micro adjustments, 0:39:24.410 --> 0:39:27.500 and then um they turn into the the player that 0:39:27.520 --> 0:39:29.859 you see every fifth day and that's what i've noticed 0:39:29.880 --> 0:39:32.140 just being around really good players and that's why i 0:39:32.180 --> 0:39:34.140 love being teammates with really good players is you kind 0:39:34.180 --> 0:39:37.219 of just watch and feed and learn and listen and 0:39:37.260 --> 0:39:39.489 all those things and i've been fortunate enough to have 0:39:39.510 --> 0:39:41.730 some really good managers too you know in my career 0:39:41.790 --> 0:39:43.870 and and some really good coaching that has kind of 0:39:43.910 --> 0:39:46.630 helped guide me and corral me and um get my 0:39:46.670 --> 0:39:50.030 focus on what my focus needs to be and um Yeah, 0:39:50.070 --> 0:39:52.520 I think all that stuff, all-encompassing, is what makes really 0:39:52.540 --> 0:39:53.419 good players really good. 0:39:53.719 --> 0:39:57.040 Okay, holy crap, Scooble. Thanks a lot for going down 0:39:57.080 --> 0:39:58.940 the slide with me on this radio interview. 0:39:59.020 --> 0:39:59.960 Yes, of course. Thank you. 0:40:00.500 --> 0:40:03.560 There he is, Derek Scooble. I'm going to acquire taste, 0:40:03.620 --> 0:40:06.549 and he loves having Vasse in his life now. He'll 0:40:06.590 --> 0:40:09.270 receive a gift card to Capitol Grill in Burbank, an upscale, 0:40:09.310 --> 0:40:11.730 relaxed spot with a great bar, great steaks, and a 0:40:11.790 --> 0:40:13.750 great lefty ready to be in there. We'll send it 0:40:13.770 --> 0:40:14.410 back to you, Tim. 0:40:14.830 --> 0:40:16.550 All right, thank you very much, David Vasse. 0:40:16.570 --> 0:40:18.779 Tarek Scooble, great to catch up with Scooble as he's 0:40:19.080 --> 0:40:22.420 making his start against his former team tomorrow at Comerica 0:40:22.460 --> 0:40:24.820 Park in Detroit as the road trip continues with a 0:40:24.840 --> 0:40:27.310 weekend set against the Tigers. Leading up to first pitch, 0:40:27.350 --> 0:40:29.509 Dodgers and Braves from Atlanta. Up next, we'll dive deeper 0:40:29.530 --> 0:40:31.470 into this pitching matchup. Don't you go anywhere. 0:40:31.710 --> 0:40:33.750 I'm Tim Cates. This is the Back-to-Back World Series Champion 0:40:33.770 --> 0:40:35.009 Dodgers Audio Network. 0:40:38.750 --> 0:40:39.930 As we were saying. 0:40:40.270 --> 0:40:45.180 This is Morongo Casino Dodgers on deck on the official 0:40:45.219 --> 0:40:47.540 home of L.A. Dodgers baseball. 0:40:51.320 --> 0:40:53.180 It's the Dodgers and Braves on this Thursday. 0:40:53.219 --> 0:40:55.200 Final game of this three-game set, then it's off to 0:40:55.219 --> 0:40:59.569 Detroit for a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers. You 0:40:59.590 --> 0:41:01.190 heard from Tarek Skubal. He'll be on the mound in 0:41:01.210 --> 0:41:03.970 the series opener tomorrow. First pitch tonight, though, from Atlanta 0:41:03.989 --> 0:41:05.839 coming up at 415. 0:41:05.840 --> 0:41:09.330 And now, before the Dodgers hit the diamond, we look 0:41:09.370 --> 0:41:10.770 at the pitching matchup. 0:41:11.450 --> 0:41:14.350 Brought to you by your Toyota dealers, we make it easy. 0:41:14.469 --> 0:41:17.290 Chris Sale on the mound for the Braves, 12-9 with 0:41:17.310 --> 0:41:21.109 the 2-2-0 ERA. The 37-year-old left-hander, one of the best 0:41:21.170 --> 0:41:23.910 in baseball, 10-time All-Star, World Series champ of the Red 0:41:23.930 --> 0:41:26.550 Sox in 2018. He won the Cy Young Award back 0:41:26.630 --> 0:41:29.870 in 2024 with Atlanta, making his 24th start this season. 0:41:29.910 --> 0:41:33.259 Last time out, six innings, two runs, eight hits, six strikeouts, 0:41:33.340 --> 0:41:35.840 and a loss to the Brewers. In the month of August, 0:41:35.960 --> 0:41:40.020 he's 0-3, but has gotten an ERA of three. Sale 0:41:40.040 --> 0:41:43.840 is 1-3 with a 565 ERA and 32 strikeouts and 0:41:43.940 --> 0:41:46.700 six career appearances against the Dodgers. He faced them back 0:41:46.760 --> 0:41:49.140 on May 8th at Dodger Stadium. Seven innings, two runs, 0:41:49.200 --> 0:41:53.410 five hits, and a Dodger victory. Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the 0:41:53.450 --> 0:41:57.069 mound for the Dodgers, 12-7, 261 ERA. He, too, has 0:41:57.110 --> 0:42:00.490 been great this year. 28-year-old right-hander making his 24th start. 0:42:00.550 --> 0:42:03.290 Last time out, Yamamoto, six and a third innings, two runs, 0:42:03.350 --> 0:42:06.190 five hits, nine punch-outs. in a no decision against the 0:42:06.250 --> 0:42:09.910 Pirates last Friday. In four August starts, Yamamoto has a. 0:42:09.680 --> 0:42:15.140 208 ERA with 27 strikeouts over 26 innings, allowing three 0:42:15.219 --> 0:42:17.360 earned runs or fewer in all four of those appearances 0:42:17.400 --> 0:42:19.960 so far. It's his third career start against Atlanta. He's 0:42:19.980 --> 0:42:22.989 1-0 with a zero ERA. Both previous starts come in 0:42:23.030 --> 0:42:27.509 at Truist Park, 1-24, 1-25. His standout performance against the 0:42:27.550 --> 0:42:29.770 Braves last May when he took a no-hitter into the 0:42:29.830 --> 0:42:32.129 sixth inning and finished with a six scoreless frames, giving 0:42:32.170 --> 0:42:36.759 up just one hit. and striking out six. It's Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 0:42:36.880 --> 0:42:40.000 Chris Sale, the pitching matchup. Dodgers and Braves are 15 0:42:40.000 --> 0:42:41.060 minutes away from first pitch. 0:42:41.320 --> 0:42:43.040 Keys to the game are next. I'm Tim Cates. 0:42:43.060 --> 0:42:53.860 This is the back-to-back World Series champion Dodgers Audio Network. 0:42:53.880 --> 0:42:59.040 This is Morongo Casino. Dodgers on tape. On your home 0:42:59.120 --> 0:43:01.000 for L.A. Dodgers baseball. 0:43:04.080 --> 0:43:06.799 Dodgers and Braves on this Thursday getaway day as the 0:43:06.840 --> 0:43:11.320 Dodgers will head to Detroit, start a three-game weekend set tomorrow. Yoshinobu, Yamamoto, 0:43:11.380 --> 0:43:13.799 Chris Sale, the pitching matchup tonight as we get you 0:43:13.840 --> 0:43:15.880 ready for the start of the game with the Sapporo start. 0:43:16.390 --> 0:43:18.089 Great moment to start with Sapporo beer. 0:43:18.110 --> 0:43:20.630 Whatever your taste preference, Sapporo has you covered with a 0:43:20.650 --> 0:43:25.630 variety of crisp and refreshing lagers, including light and non-alcoholic beers. Sapporo, 0:43:25.690 --> 0:43:28.950 good with sushi, great with baseball. Back out to the 0:43:28.969 --> 0:43:31.919 booth one final time before first pitch. Steven Nelson, Rick Monday. 0:43:33.100 --> 0:43:34.739 All right, Tim, we're getting ready for the first pitch 0:43:34.800 --> 0:43:37.920 of this series finale. The Dodgers and Braves, Yoshinobu Yamamoto 0:43:37.940 --> 0:43:41.240 going for L.A. and Chris Sale for the Atlanta Braves. 0:43:41.260 --> 0:43:44.049 You look at the Cy Young odds in the National League. Obviously, 0:43:44.090 --> 0:43:47.750 Jacob Mizorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers is the favorite. Chris 0:43:47.790 --> 0:43:51.790 Sale and Yamamoto, they're right there in the conversation as well, Mo. 0:43:51.810 --> 0:43:54.560 So this should be. a well-pitched ball game. What is 0:43:54.600 --> 0:43:55.379 your biggest key? 0:43:55.940 --> 0:43:58.339 My biggest key is don't be a hitter tonight. I mean, 0:43:58.920 --> 0:44:01.100 either side. I mean, let's be honest about it. You're 0:44:01.140 --> 0:44:06.200 talking about really two outstanding pitchers. The 6'6 lefty, Chris Sale, 0:44:06.239 --> 0:44:09.219 who the Dodgers got to him earlier this year out 0:44:09.260 --> 0:44:11.480 on the West Coast. But if you look at what 0:44:11.540 --> 0:44:16.240 he's done, the last seven games, Sale, the ERA, 2.03 0:44:16.239 --> 0:44:20.000 in the month of August. He's been right on track, 0:44:20.040 --> 0:44:22.760 and he's not giving up a home run the entire month. 0:44:22.800 --> 0:44:24.859 And then we look at Yamamoto and what he's done. 0:44:24.880 --> 0:44:27.180 I think the biggest thing for Yamamoto that I take 0:44:27.219 --> 0:44:30.859 away from it, he has completed six innings in 11 0:44:30.860 --> 0:44:33.180 of his last 12 starts, the only start that he 0:44:33.239 --> 0:44:35.450 didn't go six. He went five and two-thirds in that one. 0:44:35.880 --> 0:44:39.239 He has been terrific. He's allowed just a 183 batting 0:44:39.320 --> 0:44:41.770 average against. One thing that Chris Sale has really improved 0:44:41.830 --> 0:44:45.089 upon this year, talking about very quickly, last year he 0:44:45.130 --> 0:44:49.720 gave up 23 stolen bases. Only seven so far this season. 0:44:49.780 --> 0:44:51.460 Even if the Dodgers are not a running ball club, 0:44:51.900 --> 0:44:55.500 it does kind of diminish a little bit of the 0:44:55.580 --> 0:44:57.480 opportunities to maybe get some runners going. 0:44:57.800 --> 0:45:00.219 Against a pitcher like that, you've got to manufacture by. 0:45:00.180 --> 0:45:01.640 Hook or by crook. The biggest thing, you've got to 0:45:01.660 --> 0:45:02.990 get on base to begin with. No doubt. 0:45:03.050 --> 0:45:04.830 And they've left a ton of runners on base in 0:45:04.850 --> 0:45:07.609 this series. As we both know, 11 in the first game, 0:45:07.610 --> 0:45:11.490 11 last night. And the productivity with the bases loaded 0:45:11.510 --> 0:45:14.850 specifically last night was atrocious. And really for the season, 0:45:14.890 --> 0:45:16.950 they've been mediocre at best. But last night they were 0:45:16.950 --> 0:45:18.030 0 for 3. 0:45:18.030 --> 0:45:19.330 With a walk, that. 0:45:19.200 --> 0:45:22.960 Produced their lone RBI in bases loaded spots. A strikeout, 0:45:23.440 --> 0:45:26.820 and of course, a double play ball. And on the season, hitting. 0:45:26.800 --> 0:45:30.160 258 as a team, a. 684 OPS, that is 20th 0:45:30.280 --> 0:45:32.739 in the majors. This is a lineup, given all the 0:45:32.780 --> 0:45:35.400 talent and all the success and experience, that should be 0:45:35.460 --> 0:45:38.560 producing much better in those kind of situations. If you 0:45:38.640 --> 0:45:42.049 get such a situation against Chris Sale, you better believe 0:45:42.210 --> 0:45:45.430 you've got to take advantage. Otherwise, it could be another sweep. 0:45:45.930 --> 0:45:48.480 This time, the Dodgers suffering. the losing end of it. 0:45:48.830 --> 0:45:50.210 Series finale in a couple moments. 0:45:50.250 --> 0:45:51.469 Tim, let's get it back to you in the studio. 0:45:51.489 --> 0:45:54.390 All right, thank you, Nelly. Dodgers 80-53. 0:45:54.489 --> 0:45:56.839 They start the night eight and a half games up 0:45:56.900 --> 0:45:59.400 on the San Diego Padres, who are idle, so the 0:45:59.420 --> 0:46:01.440 Dodgers can pick up a half game or lose a 0:46:01.460 --> 0:46:04.100 half game in the standings in the NL West. As 0:46:04.140 --> 0:46:06.760 far as the National League is concerned, Dodgers two games 0:46:06.840 --> 0:46:08.940 back of the Milwaukee Brewers, who will wrap up their 0:46:08.980 --> 0:46:11.450 series against the New York Mets. And the Atlanta Braves 0:46:11.489 --> 0:46:13.610 just two games back of the Dodgers, so the Dodgers 0:46:13.650 --> 0:46:15.870 gap has shrunk. They need to get that back up 0:46:15.910 --> 0:46:18.989 with a win tonight. Yoshinobu, Yamamoto, Chris Sale, the pitchy matchup. 0:46:19.180 --> 0:46:20.460 When this is all over, I'll be back with all 0:46:20.480 --> 0:46:23.160 the postgame festivities, including Dodger talk as well. 0:46:23.200 --> 0:46:23.590 Enjoy it. 0:46:23.840 --> 0:46:26.910 Dodgers and Braves from Atlanta next. This has been Morongo Casino. 0:46:26.950 --> 0:46:29.550 Dodgers on deck on your back-to-back World Series champion Dodgers. 0:46:29.890 --> 0:46:30.390 Audio Network.