WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:05.280 Dodger Talk is sponsored by La Care Health Plan, providing affordable healthcare insurance to 2 00:00:05.360 --> 00:00:10.599 millions of Angelinos for over twenty five years. And now your voice for Dodger 3 00:00:10.679 --> 00:00:19.359 Talk like back David Vase. Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vase live at Dodgers 4 00:00:19.359 --> 00:00:24.399 Stadium. After the Dodgers take care of the Diamondbacks tonight by a final score 5 00:00:24.640 --> 00:00:29.559 of six to four, phone lines are open eight sixty six nine to eight 6 00:00:29.719 --> 00:00:33.560 seven two five seventy is the phone number. We have a couple of calls 7 00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:37.399 on hold, on ready, so on hold already, and so we have 8 00:00:37.439 --> 00:00:41.479 a few more lines open if you want to get in and talk about these 9 00:00:41.520 --> 00:00:46.280 Dodgers who continue to put on a show. They have the largest divisional lead 10 00:00:46.439 --> 00:00:51.200 in all of Major League Baseball. They win their thirty third game of the 11 00:00:51.359 --> 00:00:57.600 season tonight, beating the defending National League champions behind a very good performance by 12 00:00:57.679 --> 00:01:02.200 Yoshi Yamamoto, who continue I used to show that he has a lot of 13 00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:07.040 compete in him because in the third inning he was up to the fifty pitch 14 00:01:07.120 --> 00:01:10.480 mark, but he found a way to push through. He got a great 15 00:01:10.519 --> 00:01:14.680 play behind him by Jason Hayward to end the third inning, and from there 16 00:01:14.799 --> 00:01:18.920 he cruised into the seventh inning, and he threw one hundred pitches in the 17 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:23.400 game. That's the first time he has ever thrown one hundred pitches in a 18 00:01:23.439 --> 00:01:26.840 Major League baseball game in his young career. So a really good night for 19 00:01:26.959 --> 00:01:33.319 Yamamoto. The split fingered fastball was working really well. My favorite at bat 20 00:01:33.359 --> 00:01:37.000 of the night that showed a lot of compete in him was the top of 21 00:01:37.040 --> 00:01:42.879 the fifth inning because earlier in the game, Jock Peterson drove in the first 22 00:01:42.000 --> 00:01:48.000 run against Yamamoto in the top of the third inning. Jock got him on 23 00:01:48.120 --> 00:01:53.599 his split fingered fastball. So Yamamoto made the adjustments, and in the top 24 00:01:53.599 --> 00:01:59.840 of the fifth inning he threw three straight fastballs by Jock Peterson and he sent 25 00:01:59.879 --> 00:02:04.599 it up a notch ninety six miles an hour. So that was really impressive, 26 00:02:04.640 --> 00:02:07.799 and to me, that was my favorite at bat of the night. 27 00:02:07.920 --> 00:02:14.719 That was indicative of yama Moto's competitive fire where he was able to remember what 28 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:19.159 Jock Peterson did and then say, all right, you got my split fingered 29 00:02:19.199 --> 00:02:22.680 fastball, Let's see what you could do with this ninety six and he struck 30 00:02:22.719 --> 00:02:28.360 out Jock Peterson on three pitches tonight. The Dodgers starters have been unbelievable. 31 00:02:28.719 --> 00:02:34.520 Not only are they going deep into games, but they're giving great great I 32 00:02:34.560 --> 00:02:38.520 mean, I hate to say defending the runs or whatever they say run prevention. 33 00:02:38.840 --> 00:02:44.479 They're pitching great, and they're keeping teams down and they're letting the offense 34 00:02:44.560 --> 00:02:49.319 do their job. They got six runs for Yamamoto tonight in the third inning 35 00:02:49.360 --> 00:02:53.879 thanks to a Freddie Freeman Grand Slam and two other home runs. But now 36 00:02:53.360 --> 00:02:59.000 Dodgers starters are the Dodgers. They're twenty two and three when their starters go 37 00:02:59.199 --> 00:03:06.199 six or more innings, and that's not a coincidence. Anytime you get starters 38 00:03:06.240 --> 00:03:09.840 going that deep into the game means something is going right. And the Dodgers 39 00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:16.199 certainly not only have quantity, but quality in their starting rotation with Clayton Kershaw 40 00:03:16.280 --> 00:03:23.039 and Bobby Miller on the horizon. Freddie Freeman hit his third Grand Slam as 41 00:03:23.080 --> 00:03:27.280 a Dodger tonight in the third inning. Let's head downstairs right now to hear 42 00:03:27.439 --> 00:03:31.039 from steady Freddie Freeman on sports and at LA just to hear the chance. 43 00:03:32.000 --> 00:03:35.159 What did that mean for it? Yeah? I mean like I to ok 44 00:03:35.199 --> 00:03:38.479 here, So it's nice. We were working every day, grinding every day, 45 00:03:38.520 --> 00:03:43.199 and and fans appreciate some little things in the games when we're ultimately trying 46 00:03:43.199 --> 00:03:50.639 to get the win. It's just it feels good. Yeah, okay, 47 00:03:51.240 --> 00:03:53.080 yeah, you have been It feels like I've been treading water all the year, 48 00:03:53.120 --> 00:03:57.800 but you know, still looking at the numbers and they're okay. So 49 00:03:58.560 --> 00:04:00.719 I'm just kind of waiting for the really really hot streak. But ultimately my 50 00:04:00.759 --> 00:04:03.879 swinging feeling a little bit better. Been like today, both balls kind of 51 00:04:03.919 --> 00:04:08.159 in the middle, even the double play against mantiplay Saint Crinity to to stay 52 00:04:08.199 --> 00:04:12.120 inside of it. So even though it's an out, there's little little wins 53 00:04:12.120 --> 00:04:15.280 inside those that create things later in the game. So feeling a little bit 54 00:04:15.319 --> 00:04:18.480 better. It's played as approachaseed to Cooni that ning where for six guys reach 55 00:04:18.519 --> 00:04:23.639 safe from kind of we just had a game plan of you know, we've 56 00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:28.160 never faced the guy before and two steamer change up kind of a cutter guy 57 00:04:28.160 --> 00:04:30.639 against Righty's kind of occasional cribbos a LEFTI so trying to get him up and 58 00:04:30.759 --> 00:04:33.839 be on the heater and we're able to do that in that ending. Well, 59 00:04:33.839 --> 00:04:38.240 the game plan came from Key k Hernandez. At least that's how it 60 00:04:38.319 --> 00:04:42.279 appeared from up here, because after Key k let off the third inning with 61 00:04:42.319 --> 00:04:45.199 a home run of his own, it seemed like he was having a lot 62 00:04:45.199 --> 00:04:48.279 of conversations with the hitters that were coming up after him. So I don't 63 00:04:48.279 --> 00:04:55.439 believe it was a coincidence the Dodgers had a big third inning against Slay Chacone. 64 00:04:56.160 --> 00:05:00.920 I really do believe keyk Hernandez brought some information back and the rest of 65 00:05:00.920 --> 00:05:03.839 the Dodger hitters were able to follow. Eight six, six, seven, 66 00:05:03.959 --> 00:05:08.800 two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go out to the phones for 67 00:05:08.839 --> 00:05:12.639 the first time tonight. Let's head out to Gabe, who is at Dodgers 68 00:05:12.639 --> 00:05:16.279 Stadium tonight. Hi, Gabe, you're on Dodger Talk. What's up, 69 00:05:16.360 --> 00:05:19.720 David. It's a new season, You're still awesome? And yeah, I 70 00:05:19.759 --> 00:05:24.399 brought my friends Ellie and Mike. Mike's in town from Denmark. It's not 71 00:05:24.480 --> 00:05:27.800 his first baseball game, but it's his first Dodger game, so it's good 72 00:05:27.800 --> 00:05:30.160 to see the win. It was a great time to be their great atmosphere. 73 00:05:30.240 --> 00:05:34.680 That inning with the six runs was awesome. I definitely would love to 74 00:05:34.720 --> 00:05:41.439 see a lot more, you know, run run, spread out through innings. 75 00:05:41.519 --> 00:05:44.959 But I'll take the win. Yoshi was solid. I thought, is 76 00:05:45.079 --> 00:05:47.839 strike two or strike three pitches rather? Especially that splitter you were talking about 77 00:05:47.879 --> 00:05:53.079 was on. It's great to see that I did have a question for you 78 00:05:53.120 --> 00:05:57.319 because you did mention you got Clayton Kershaw and Bobby Miller on the horizon. 79 00:05:58.120 --> 00:06:02.120 What are the Dodgers do in that situation? Paxson is pitching excellently, and 80 00:06:02.480 --> 00:06:06.879 you know Bueler's pitching excellently. Gavin Stone is making a case to stay up 81 00:06:06.959 --> 00:06:11.120 like it seems to be a log gym. Do you stack guys up? 82 00:06:11.120 --> 00:06:15.199 Do you have long relievers? So what's the game plan once you get into 83 00:06:15.240 --> 00:06:19.040 the dog days? With six seven you know, solid starters who put up 84 00:06:19.040 --> 00:06:21.879 good numbers. I know it's a great problem to have, but it is 85 00:06:21.959 --> 00:06:26.439 something that I'm very curious about. Okay, Gabe, Well, number one, 86 00:06:26.600 --> 00:06:30.279 A lot can happen between now and the dog days of August, right, 87 00:06:30.639 --> 00:06:33.639 I mean, we see injuries happen all the time, especially the pitchers. 88 00:06:33.680 --> 00:06:39.360 So I would love to believe that nobody's going to have any little hiccup 89 00:06:39.360 --> 00:06:43.519 to their season, But the chances are one of these guys is going to 90 00:06:43.560 --> 00:06:47.279 have a hiccup to their season. And also, the Dodgers have a lot 91 00:06:47.279 --> 00:06:51.879 of starting pitching where they can manage these innings with a guy like Walker Bueller 92 00:06:51.959 --> 00:06:58.800 that's coming off as second elbow surgery, Guys like Gavin Stone who's in his 93 00:06:59.000 --> 00:07:03.240 first full May League season. James Paxton's thirty five years old. So when 94 00:07:03.240 --> 00:07:08.199 I say Clayton Kershaw's on the horizon, he's in on the horizon after the 95 00:07:08.240 --> 00:07:13.199 All Star break to provide support for all that. And as far as Bobby 96 00:07:13.240 --> 00:07:15.959 Miller goes, he's going to be back within the next month. But the 97 00:07:16.000 --> 00:07:23.000 one thing gave the Dodgers cannot continue to go on a six day rest rotation, 98 00:07:23.199 --> 00:07:27.560 and I don't believe they will. They're coming off the earliest spring training 99 00:07:27.959 --> 00:07:31.439 of any team in baseball because of starting the season in Korea. The first 100 00:07:31.439 --> 00:07:35.519 couple of months, we've seen a lot of pitching injuries, and the Dodgers 101 00:07:35.519 --> 00:07:41.439 have done a pretty good job of using their depth to manage the workload on 102 00:07:41.560 --> 00:07:45.839 these guys. So I would imagine as we get into June and July, 103 00:07:46.319 --> 00:07:50.560 we're going to see a more traditional rotation. Yeah, I agree with you 104 00:07:50.639 --> 00:07:54.879 on that, especially once you get to playoffs, you gotta have a five 105 00:07:54.920 --> 00:08:00.240 to five day rotation, even with a four man starting lineup there starting rotation 106 00:08:00.360 --> 00:08:03.519 for pictures. So I do completely agree this six day rest thing. It's 107 00:08:03.600 --> 00:08:07.639 nice that we can spread it out, but it doesn't get pictures in a 108 00:08:07.720 --> 00:08:11.879 rhythm. It can throw people. I've seen it thrown pictures off in past 109 00:08:11.879 --> 00:08:13.120 season. So I completely agree, and you make a good point. A 110 00:08:13.120 --> 00:08:16.439 lot can happen. And it's also, like I said, it's a great 111 00:08:16.480 --> 00:08:20.759 problem to have when you have the guys who are there now putting in quality 112 00:08:20.800 --> 00:08:26.279 innings, you know, doing like what Yoshi's doing thoughing hundred pitches in striking 113 00:08:26.279 --> 00:08:30.560 out seven people, eight people, and then you got more guys coming for 114 00:08:30.600 --> 00:08:33.440 reinforcements, and who knows. I mean, I remember one season, I 115 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:37.080 think it was Donsol and Dustin May stacked up or something like that, and 116 00:08:37.120 --> 00:08:39.360 they had those two guys there and then one of them went down. So 117 00:08:39.720 --> 00:08:43.919 you make a good point that things can happen between now and then. But 118 00:08:43.360 --> 00:08:46.360 in any case, I love the win man. Thanks David, all right, 119 00:08:46.440 --> 00:08:50.759 Gabe, thanks for the phone calling Yamamoto himself. They're keeping them on 120 00:08:50.840 --> 00:08:56.399 six days rest, but this is his first full major league season. It's 121 00:08:56.519 --> 00:09:01.440 very different. A couple of Japanese report orders were explaining this to me. 122 00:09:01.879 --> 00:09:07.080 The travel itself is more rigorous for Yamamoto and Major League Baseball than what it 123 00:09:07.080 --> 00:09:13.480 would be in Japan. For instance, if Yamamoto was pitching his next start 124 00:09:13.559 --> 00:09:18.080 in New York, he would not travel to Cincinnati with the Dodgers. If 125 00:09:18.120 --> 00:09:22.759 this was Japan, he would travel directly to New York to make that start. 126 00:09:22.919 --> 00:09:26.320 So not only are the days of rest different, but the travels different. 127 00:09:26.360 --> 00:09:31.919 The expectations are different, the baseball is different. So there's a lot 128 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:37.360 of differences between playing in Japan. The seasons longer here as well. The 129 00:09:37.440 --> 00:09:43.840 Dodgers have expectations to play deep into October, so Yamamoto is another guy that 130 00:09:43.879 --> 00:09:48.240 you have to take into consideration where they may find a way to pause his 131 00:09:48.360 --> 00:09:52.440 season to keep him fresh for October as well. Let's go out to Danny 132 00:09:52.480 --> 00:09:56.799 who is at Dodgers Stadium tonight. Danny got a chance to see Yamamoto tonight. 133 00:09:56.879 --> 00:10:00.200 How you doing, Danny doing great day? Thank you for taking my 134 00:10:00.279 --> 00:10:05.399 call. Yeah, Yamamoto is electric. I got to watch him up, 135 00:10:05.639 --> 00:10:09.080 watch him warm. Up in the bullpen and the ball just flies out of 136 00:10:09.120 --> 00:10:11.679 his hand. He's really cool to watch, has a lot of unique techniques 137 00:10:11.759 --> 00:10:15.879 when he's getting ready, don't see other pitches do, and the ball is 138 00:10:15.919 --> 00:10:18.519 just so alive out of his hand. I've been watching bullpens all year and 139 00:10:18.559 --> 00:10:22.720 there's been no one I've seen like Yapamoto, but the player I want to 140 00:10:22.759 --> 00:10:24.480 talk about Dave the play at the game, I don't think anyone's talked about 141 00:10:24.519 --> 00:10:30.200 it yet. First ginning show, Aotani drops a fund Yeah, where did 142 00:10:30.200 --> 00:10:33.600 that come from? Man? The most surprised people were proud of the Diamondbacks. 143 00:10:33.240 --> 00:10:37.559 I agree. I think maybe the Dodgers were surprised as well, because 144 00:10:37.559 --> 00:10:41.200 he did that on his own. He saw the left side of the infield, 145 00:10:41.240 --> 00:10:46.399 the third baseman shifted where the shortstop usually plays. It's the first inning, 146 00:10:46.720 --> 00:10:48.840 so he's trying to set the table for the guy behind him. Maybe 147 00:10:48.879 --> 00:10:52.159 he's trying to send a message to the rest of the team that he's not 148 00:10:52.320 --> 00:10:56.679 just there for himself or to slug. So we have to find a way 149 00:10:56.720 --> 00:11:01.720 to ask Otani the next time he speaks to the media what was going through 150 00:11:01.759 --> 00:11:05.039 his head to decide that was the play? But hey, they're giving it 151 00:11:05.080 --> 00:11:09.360 to him, so why not take it? Hey, I love seeing it. 152 00:11:09.440 --> 00:11:11.039 That was one of the coolest things. He's the all round ball player. 153 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:13.519 I go to a lot of games with my friend Mark, who's an 154 00:11:13.519 --> 00:11:18.159 old school Dodger fan from the sixties, and he's always complained that these guys 155 00:11:18.159 --> 00:11:22.240 don't find anymore nobody bunts, and so it made his day to see show, 156 00:11:22.279 --> 00:11:24.480 Hey drop that button, get on first station. Are you saying, 157 00:11:24.559 --> 00:11:28.600 Danny, your buddy would rather see O'tani drop a bunt there than hit a 158 00:11:28.600 --> 00:11:33.799 home run? I mean, he does lead major League Baseball and home runs. 159 00:11:33.440 --> 00:11:37.720 That's the catch twenty two. Do we really want Otani dropping bunts? 160 00:11:37.720 --> 00:11:43.080 I'm sure the Diamondbacks prefer that. Hey, every once in a while, 161 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:45.759 why not when you got the bass open and there's a reason to do it. 162 00:11:45.919 --> 00:11:48.639 He gets plenty of homers. You know, I don't mind seeing stuff 163 00:11:48.639 --> 00:11:50.240 like that every once in a while. Day. All right, Danny, 164 00:11:50.320 --> 00:11:54.960 thanks for the phone call. First time ever we've had anybody say they'd rather 165 00:11:54.039 --> 00:11:56.919 see Otani drop a bunch than hit a home run. How about that? 166 00:11:58.879 --> 00:12:01.480 I'm not sure I would go that route. And really, that's the thought 167 00:12:01.759 --> 00:12:09.200 between opposing teams shifting that way. Even with a big power hitter, they 168 00:12:09.240 --> 00:12:13.559 would prefer him to drop a bunch and to swing away and possibly give the 169 00:12:13.600 --> 00:12:18.559 Dodgers a one nothing lead in that situation. But I'm sure he saw something. 170 00:12:18.879 --> 00:12:20.919 Maybe he wasn't picking up the ball really well from man to to play, 171 00:12:22.200 --> 00:12:24.240 and he saw the way they were defending him, So why not try 172 00:12:24.240 --> 00:12:28.159 to get on base for Freddie Freeman, who followed by hitting into a double 173 00:12:28.200 --> 00:12:33.840 play. Eight six six nine seven two five seventy is the phone number. 174 00:12:33.919 --> 00:12:39.120 Dodgers scored six runs in the third inning with three home runs tonight, first 175 00:12:39.120 --> 00:12:43.919 time since twenty twenty two the Dodgers have hit three home runs in the same 176 00:12:43.039 --> 00:12:48.600 inning. The Turners were part of that. Not Jerry Turner, he's the 177 00:12:48.639 --> 00:12:52.919 old clubhouse attendant. Justin Turner and Trey Turner were part of that three home 178 00:12:54.000 --> 00:12:58.120 run inning back in twenty twenty two. Tonight it was Keith a Hernandez, 179 00:12:58.399 --> 00:13:01.519 Freddie Freeman, and Will Smith went back to back, Freddie with the grand 180 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:07.360 Slam and Will Smith with his fifth home run of the year. Eight six 181 00:13:07.480 --> 00:13:11.440 six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat the 182 00:13:11.480 --> 00:13:16.519 Diamondbacks tonight six to four in Game one of this three game series. We 183 00:13:16.519 --> 00:13:20.399 were talking about the Dodgers starting pitching well. I had a chance to catch 184 00:13:20.519 --> 00:13:26.879 up with Walker Buehler, who has certainly been a fan favorite over the years 185 00:13:26.960 --> 00:13:31.720 because of his ability to pitch big in big games. Here's what he had 186 00:13:31.720 --> 00:13:37.360 to say about just his mentality then and now. Do you pitch with a 187 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:41.559 chip on your shoulder? People always seemed to short change you, whether it 188 00:13:41.600 --> 00:13:43.720 was in college, you were better than where they slotted you. You were 189 00:13:43.720 --> 00:13:48.240 better than where you were drafted. Do you pitch with that chip on your 190 00:13:48.240 --> 00:13:50.879 shoulder? Yeah? I think so. I mean I think you're kind of 191 00:13:50.919 --> 00:13:54.200 always teetering with you know, if you're having any sort of success, I 192 00:13:54.240 --> 00:13:58.000 think you're teetering behind or between like that chip. And then you know, 193 00:13:58.279 --> 00:14:01.440 being too common it in and you know, when you get hurt. I 194 00:14:01.440 --> 00:14:05.559 think that's probably the most humbling thing that can happen to an athlete. You 195 00:14:05.559 --> 00:14:07.399 know, if you if you perform badly, like you get to do it 196 00:14:07.440 --> 00:14:11.519 again the next week or the next day or whatever. But getting hurt it's 197 00:14:11.559 --> 00:14:13.440 really you know, for me, it's been what twenty two months of kind 198 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:18.000 of trying to figure out how to be good at this game again and you 199 00:14:18.000 --> 00:14:22.720 know, provide for your family and all of that, and so yeah, 200 00:14:22.720 --> 00:14:26.279 I mean I think there's some sort of chip I think for that to actually 201 00:14:26.279 --> 00:14:28.639 do anything, you have to like physically be right and mentally be ready to 202 00:14:28.679 --> 00:14:33.919 compete. And I think this last start was kind of all of that coming 203 00:14:33.960 --> 00:14:37.279 together. Before I let you go, you must have been feeling a little 204 00:14:37.320 --> 00:14:43.399 buffalo trace ish when you gave Austin Barnes credit for why you moved on the 205 00:14:43.440 --> 00:14:46.679 mound. I thought that was really revealing. He's been telling me this for 206 00:14:46.720 --> 00:14:52.440 a couple of years and I don't I don't like doing it, but Barnsy 207 00:14:52.519 --> 00:14:54.639 has his moments, and it really made a difference, I think. So, 208 00:14:54.759 --> 00:14:58.799 I mean, you know, it's kind of an abstract thing, but 209 00:14:58.840 --> 00:15:01.200 the orientation of our b and the way my eyes see the plate and stuff 210 00:15:01.240 --> 00:15:05.759 like that can kind of dictate some things happen physically. And you know, 211 00:15:07.240 --> 00:15:09.440 Barnes has always talked about how he wants certain things to come out in certain 212 00:15:11.320 --> 00:15:15.399 you know, lanes and things like that, and I had to be really 213 00:15:15.399 --> 00:15:18.279 perfect for it to come out like that where I used to be and so 214 00:15:18.360 --> 00:15:22.320 hopefully, you know, this kind of change works for the long term, 215 00:15:22.360 --> 00:15:26.080 but even just for the one I have to give him a little little hot 216 00:15:26.080 --> 00:15:31.200 top. That's a lot for Walker Buehler to concede that to Austin Barnes. 217 00:15:31.279 --> 00:15:37.879 And certainly that's the value of a backup catcher that has the baseball IQ and 218 00:15:37.960 --> 00:15:41.759 the awareness that Austin Barnes has to see things like that. And I guess 219 00:15:41.759 --> 00:15:46.440 he's been telling Walker Buehller to move to that part of the rubber for a 220 00:15:46.480 --> 00:15:50.639 couple of years now, and he finally conceded, and he pitched six scoreless 221 00:15:50.639 --> 00:15:54.759 innings and had what seven strikeouts with no walks. So let's see if it 222 00:15:54.799 --> 00:16:00.639 works again in Cincinnati. Buehler's expected to pitch there on Friday, the first 223 00:16:00.679 --> 00:16:06.159 game of a three game series against the Reds in their ballpark. We're gonna 224 00:16:06.200 --> 00:16:08.200 take a time out here on Dodger Talk. When we come back, we'll 225 00:16:08.279 --> 00:16:11.879 check in with Jose Mota and also more of your phone calls. At eight 226 00:16:11.960 --> 00:16:18.679 sixty six seven two, five seventy. After the Dodgers defeat the Diamondbacks six 227 00:16:18.759 --> 00:16:27.559 to four on a five to seventy LA Sports, Dodger Talk is available on 228 00:16:27.639 --> 00:16:33.039 AM five seventy LA sports dot Com. Hand on the iHeartRadio app Back to 229 00:16:33.200 --> 00:16:41.080 more Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Vasse. The walls one stripe so Cony 230 00:16:41.120 --> 00:16:45.639 de Freeman, I am here center field, hit deep, Harold's at the 231 00:16:45.720 --> 00:16:55.360 wall. It is gone, Hey Graham. Swing for Freddie Freeman. Freddie 232 00:16:55.399 --> 00:17:00.879 Freeman all smiles after a grand slam with nobody out in the third inning to 233 00:17:00.919 --> 00:17:04.319 give the Dodgers a five to one lead. Will Smith would follow with a 234 00:17:04.359 --> 00:17:08.079 home run of his own, the second time the Dodgers have hit back to 235 00:17:08.119 --> 00:17:12.680 back home runs this season. Freeman and Otani did it earlier this year. 236 00:17:12.799 --> 00:17:18.880 Tonight, a grand slam by Freeman and will Smith the second time the Dodgers 237 00:17:18.920 --> 00:17:22.359 have hit back to back home runs, and that would be the scoring for 238 00:17:22.440 --> 00:17:26.920 the Dodgers as they defeat the Diamondbacks tonight six to four for their fourth straight 239 00:17:27.039 --> 00:17:33.960 win on this homestand the Dodgers now thirty three and seventeen on the season. 240 00:17:33.400 --> 00:17:40.119 They lead the second place Padres by eight games in the NL West. Daniels 241 00:17:40.200 --> 00:17:45.200 Jewelers is the official sponsor of the Trip Around the Diamond stop by any Daniel's 242 00:17:45.240 --> 00:17:51.039 location and say home run for your free team bracelet and fifty dollars gift card 243 00:17:51.079 --> 00:17:56.599 toward any purchase of ninety nine dollars or more Daniels Jewelers Own the Dream. 244 00:17:56.279 --> 00:18:02.680 It's time to go around the horn, Hosean Mota. All right, Jose 245 00:18:02.880 --> 00:18:06.799 Mota. We could talk about that third inning, we could talk about Yamamoto. 246 00:18:07.000 --> 00:18:10.839 But I feel like after the other night where Mookie Betts was so hard 247 00:18:10.880 --> 00:18:15.000 on himself, a night like tonight might not get talked about because he made 248 00:18:15.000 --> 00:18:19.359 the plays. Muki is ready to make plays. Dave, There's no doubt 249 00:18:19.400 --> 00:18:22.799 about it. I mean, you know, one thing about guys that want 250 00:18:22.799 --> 00:18:26.960 to be better is that they want the ball hit to them. Usually when 251 00:18:26.039 --> 00:18:30.319 guys are struggling and they're not very sure about themselves and the work they've done 252 00:18:30.359 --> 00:18:33.640 previously the game and throughout their year, well, you know what, there's 253 00:18:33.680 --> 00:18:37.240 a hesitation of I don't know if I want the ball hit to me. 254 00:18:37.319 --> 00:18:41.400 That goes along with every single player that's played the infield, even in the 255 00:18:41.440 --> 00:18:44.759 outfield. It happens sometimes, But I'm glad that Muki wants the baseball. 256 00:18:44.759 --> 00:18:48.000 The ball it's going to continue to find him at shortstop and I just continue 257 00:18:48.000 --> 00:18:51.880 to do a very good job positioning him. He did a great job on 258 00:18:51.920 --> 00:18:56.240 a badhanded play that's given him a lot of trouble earlier tonight on a sharp 259 00:18:56.279 --> 00:19:00.480 ground ball and there was a line out, hard hit line drive and he 260 00:19:00.559 --> 00:19:04.200 was able to react and shortstop. Like I said, Jose the other days 261 00:19:04.319 --> 00:19:07.480 or if there are plays that he doesn't make, it's going to be talked 262 00:19:07.480 --> 00:19:11.759 about a lot. But how many people are talking about the fact that on 263 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:17.039 nights like tonight he makes the plays that most shortstops make. Yeah, these 264 00:19:17.279 --> 00:19:21.000 players are not gonna make any highlight reels anywhere around on national TV. But 265 00:19:21.359 --> 00:19:23.599 here's what we know. We talked about this coming into the season. All 266 00:19:23.880 --> 00:19:27.720 Mookie Best needs to do is make the routine plays. Everything beyond that with 267 00:19:27.799 --> 00:19:32.759 the athleticism is going to come naturally by instincts. Okay, And I did 268 00:19:32.880 --> 00:19:36.920 notice it's light change in his backhand today. I saw doing before the game. 269 00:19:37.319 --> 00:19:38.640 He's trying to get his body a little bit lower, so his eyes 270 00:19:38.799 --> 00:19:44.119 are a little bit closer to the glove, thus the ball. In other 271 00:19:44.160 --> 00:19:47.119 words, he's not trying to reach out and extend that left him. He's 272 00:19:47.160 --> 00:19:51.799 getting ready to as he gets to the ball on the backside and flips his 273 00:19:51.839 --> 00:19:55.079 glove to get us by a little bit lower. Then he's got some momentum 274 00:19:55.200 --> 00:19:57.200 and to push off right away to make a longer throw, which you know, 275 00:19:57.240 --> 00:20:00.160 I think still overall, he's going to do a better job using the 276 00:20:00.160 --> 00:20:06.079 outfielder's arm, which I think he hasn't yet at short stop. I like 277 00:20:06.079 --> 00:20:07.880 to see, you know, I like to see a little more a little 278 00:20:07.880 --> 00:20:11.079 Sean Dunston in him. Just air it out sometimes, just let ago. 279 00:20:11.200 --> 00:20:15.559 But for sure, he is making strikes every single day, and I'll be 280 00:20:15.720 --> 00:20:18.440 very happy if he doesn't make a highlight play the rest of the season, 281 00:20:18.880 --> 00:20:22.880 but makes the routine play, because that's what wins games like today with Yamamoto, 282 00:20:22.920 --> 00:20:26.200 throw a lot of strikes. Yeah, Yamamoto was in trouble in the 283 00:20:26.200 --> 00:20:30.160 third inning. Hoseah mentioned this. He was up to fifty pitches in the 284 00:20:30.200 --> 00:20:34.000 third inning. He got bailed out by Jason Hayward making a great catch, 285 00:20:34.039 --> 00:20:37.440 and then from there, I mean, it seemed like it was a lot 286 00:20:37.519 --> 00:20:42.359 smoother sailing for him into the seventh inning. Oh Man, Samurai was on 287 00:20:42.519 --> 00:20:45.880 man. He was sharped one thing and he mentioned this the best sequence, 288 00:20:45.880 --> 00:20:48.880 and I haven't written out of my book. Also, the same thing you 289 00:20:48.920 --> 00:20:52.119 mentioned, the one against Jack Peterson, and why is that to me? 290 00:20:52.559 --> 00:20:56.160 First of all, he knows jacka is looking down, dipping up front shoulder, 291 00:20:56.160 --> 00:20:59.480 looking for the hofspeed and especially that splitter right so he has enough of 292 00:20:59.519 --> 00:21:03.759 that fast to elevate in three different levels and three different lanes. I would 293 00:21:03.759 --> 00:21:07.839 say to get just over the hands. And then his last pitch that he 294 00:21:07.839 --> 00:21:10.720 got him the fastball in the fifth inning. I mean, that's a game 295 00:21:10.799 --> 00:21:12.720 changer right there. Jock has enough power to hurt you and make that bag 296 00:21:12.759 --> 00:21:17.559 him a little bit closer right then, and amplify even the amount of pitches. 297 00:21:17.839 --> 00:21:23.119 But he came back with number one knowing that reading batter's intentions as we 298 00:21:23.160 --> 00:21:30.240 saw Chota and I would do so well in Chicagoan's highlighted and document it same 299 00:21:30.319 --> 00:21:33.839 thing. He reads intentions on the swing and counteract because he does have a 300 00:21:33.880 --> 00:21:38.359 cliffer of pitches and very happy to day day once again to see more sliders. 301 00:21:38.400 --> 00:21:41.519 It is going to be a big pitch for him, and I'm glad 302 00:21:41.519 --> 00:21:45.480 his back. Yeah, the Dodgers are bringing that along little by little. 303 00:21:45.519 --> 00:21:48.799 The last time he was out there only three sliders tonight, ten sliders for 304 00:21:48.920 --> 00:21:53.039 Yamamoto. That's a pitch that they've been working on with him. As far 305 00:21:53.039 --> 00:21:57.759 as the Dodger offense goes Jose, obviously, how can you complain about a 306 00:21:57.799 --> 00:22:03.039 six run inning, But any concern they're not able to tack on, and 307 00:22:03.079 --> 00:22:07.119 the fact that they've only scored in three of their last nineteen offensive innings, 308 00:22:08.680 --> 00:22:11.079 No, I'm not gonna be concerned about it because they're winning games, and 309 00:22:11.279 --> 00:22:15.200 you know, winning games comes in different designs. It's not how you do 310 00:22:15.279 --> 00:22:18.519 it or how much he scores, is the fact that you score more than 311 00:22:18.559 --> 00:22:22.440 the other team if the other team obviously is battling and coming back, obviously 312 00:22:22.519 --> 00:22:26.079 going to find a way to strategize and find a way to score more runs. 313 00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:29.480 But you know, in one sixty two, man, you go through 314 00:22:29.519 --> 00:22:32.799 so many stretches when you're pounding runs, and then your pitcher gives it up 315 00:22:32.839 --> 00:22:36.079 and you got pounding runs again. So I'll take this. It doesn't matter. 316 00:22:36.160 --> 00:22:37.039 You know, they score only in what that one inning, in the 317 00:22:37.079 --> 00:22:42.039 sixth inning, because what they made was the most that one inning before actually 318 00:22:42.440 --> 00:22:47.119 getting retired sixteen in a row because she called him ended up finding a nice 319 00:22:47.119 --> 00:22:49.359 little groove there, but it was nicely. Plus he had the right hind 320 00:22:49.400 --> 00:22:52.119 the mound, knowing that he's not going to be going away and giving away 321 00:22:52.160 --> 00:22:56.920 walks to get that team back into the game too. Yamamoto, all right, 322 00:22:56.000 --> 00:22:59.960 yeah, we'll take it for sure, just thinking big picture. There's 323 00:23:00.599 --> 00:23:03.680 it's okay. You know what it's in the World Series game today. Would 324 00:23:03.720 --> 00:23:07.160 you complain about it? Not at all. But I think we're facing slate 325 00:23:07.279 --> 00:23:11.559 Chicone in the World Series. But a six running is a six running, 326 00:23:11.599 --> 00:23:14.440 no matter if it's April or October. You'll think it anyways, because it's 327 00:23:14.440 --> 00:23:17.359 a win, no doubt. But I love the tech on runs too. 328 00:23:17.519 --> 00:23:19.319 Tech I love it too, don't don't get me wrong, I do too. 329 00:23:21.000 --> 00:23:22.480 All Right, Jose, we'll see out here tomorrow night. I love 330 00:23:22.559 --> 00:23:26.240 watching Gavin Stone pitch looking forward to it. Yes, he's your guy, 331 00:23:26.240 --> 00:23:30.640 he's your pick. I remember you send sprint training big Year. Yeah, 332 00:23:30.680 --> 00:23:34.880 big Year, big Year, Big rookie Year. Thanks Jose. There he 333 00:23:34.960 --> 00:23:40.480 goes. Jose Mota part of the Dodgers Spanish radio broadcast, and man, 334 00:23:40.880 --> 00:23:45.519 they had a celebrity in their booth. I forgot to ask Jose about that. 335 00:23:45.799 --> 00:23:51.400 I mean they had a big time star from the Apple TV series that 336 00:23:51.480 --> 00:23:55.640 I love Ted Lasso. I don't even have to say Apple TV Ted Lasso. 337 00:23:56.039 --> 00:24:00.559 One of the main characters from that show, was visiting the press and 338 00:24:00.640 --> 00:24:07.240 specifically the Spanish radio booth. Cristo Fernandez, who played Danny Rojas. Football 339 00:24:07.480 --> 00:24:11.319 is life, coach, No, Baseball is life. And he actually said 340 00:24:11.319 --> 00:24:15.319 that to me in the hallway. So awesome meeting Cristo Fernandez, who is 341 00:24:15.359 --> 00:24:18.200 here at Dodger Stadium, and Joe Davis called me out. He said, 342 00:24:18.200 --> 00:24:22.079 don't go fanboy on that guy. Well I did. I love ted Lasso. 343 00:24:22.559 --> 00:24:26.200 My wife hated me watching it, but I loved it. Danny Rojas, 344 00:24:26.519 --> 00:24:30.640 Baseball is life. Awesome meeting Cristo. Thanks for coming out to Dodger 345 00:24:30.720 --> 00:24:36.039 Stadium tonight. Let's go out to the phones again, Gil and Aliso Viejo. 346 00:24:36.440 --> 00:24:40.480 You're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi. Gil, Hey, Dave, 347 00:24:40.960 --> 00:24:44.400 Plus, let me say this's a Jose the best man. He knows 348 00:24:44.400 --> 00:24:52.839 his stuff. Hey. My question or comedy is with Kershaw and Miller coming 349 00:24:52.880 --> 00:24:56.559 back. I think our pitching staff is best on baseball? What do you 350 00:24:56.640 --> 00:25:00.079 think? Yeah? I would agree. I saw some ranking from one of 351 00:25:00.160 --> 00:25:04.880 these websites that had the top ten pitching staffs and all of baseball, and 352 00:25:04.960 --> 00:25:08.680 the Dodgers were like nine or ten. I'm not sure if they're watching or 353 00:25:08.759 --> 00:25:12.920 understand the depth the Dodgers have, but I would put them at the top 354 00:25:12.960 --> 00:25:18.160 with anybody. Yeah, those are the East Coasters, so they don't know 355 00:25:18.839 --> 00:25:21.960 baseball. You're right, they had the Orioles number one, Gil, thanks 356 00:25:21.960 --> 00:25:25.559 for the phone call. Appreciated. Yeah, pound for pound, I would 357 00:25:25.559 --> 00:25:30.160 stack the Dodgers pitching staff up against any team out there when you go one 358 00:25:30.240 --> 00:25:33.160 through not just one through five or one through six, one through thirteen. 359 00:25:33.920 --> 00:25:38.720 The Dodgers, especially when they're healthy, pound for pound, I would take 360 00:25:38.759 --> 00:25:42.960 them. When you're talking about pitching staffs, you're not just talking about the 361 00:25:42.960 --> 00:25:47.559 ace of that staff, You're talking about the entire staff. So I was 362 00:25:47.559 --> 00:25:52.240 a little surprised to see it was actually Mookie's website, the br Walkoff, 363 00:25:52.359 --> 00:25:56.319 that had the Dodgers pitching staff down at the Bottommokie obviously did not rank them. 364 00:25:56.400 --> 00:26:00.400 It was some other Jabroni that I've ever heard of that ranked it. 365 00:26:00.480 --> 00:26:04.599 But anyway, let's go out to Sacramento. Frank, you're on Dodger talk 366 00:26:04.640 --> 00:26:10.960 with David vasse Hi. Frank, hey day, first time talking to you 367 00:26:11.039 --> 00:26:12.400 this year. That's been going, man, I've been waiting for you. 368 00:26:12.519 --> 00:26:18.079 Frank, Thank god you've called. Just want to talk about that third inning. 369 00:26:18.160 --> 00:26:22.720 I mean, Key k hitting their home run and then Freddy Freeman with 370 00:26:22.839 --> 00:26:26.640 this grand Slam and then will get jiggy with it in the Hey, fred, 371 00:26:26.720 --> 00:26:30.079 why don't you do us a favor? You said Freddy Freeman's name so 372 00:26:30.279 --> 00:26:34.119 nicely right there. How would you recreate that call of that grand Slam? 373 00:26:34.160 --> 00:26:38.720 Can you call Freddy's Grand Slam for us? I can try, all right, 374 00:26:38.799 --> 00:26:44.400 Let's give it your best shot right here, Freddy Freeman, there's a 375 00:26:44.640 --> 00:26:51.880 drive to deep center field. It is a grand Slam, Freddy freaking Freeman. 376 00:26:52.200 --> 00:26:55.880 I love it. I love it. Frank, we'll walk it off 377 00:26:56.000 --> 00:26:59.319 right there. Thank you for the phone call. Yes, indeed, I 378 00:26:59.359 --> 00:27:03.720 hope Stephen Else and Joe Davis are not nervous after Franken Sacramento just put out 379 00:27:03.759 --> 00:27:07.880 his audition tape right there. Hey, before we say goodnight. You don't 380 00:27:07.880 --> 00:27:15.119 see too many times players in Major League Baseball stealing home plate. Right The 381 00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:22.160 one famous attempt of stolen base in recent history was Manuel Margo trying to steal 382 00:27:22.160 --> 00:27:26.680 a home during the World Series against Clayton Kershaw. He was cut down at 383 00:27:26.680 --> 00:27:32.720 the plate. Well tonight, Christian Yellich in Miami, his former team, 384 00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:36.599 the Brewers were facing the Marlins. He was back in his former city of 385 00:27:36.680 --> 00:27:40.319 Miami, and in the top of the sixth inning, with one out and 386 00:27:40.359 --> 00:27:47.079 the right handed hitting William Damas at the plate, Christian Yelich caught the Marlin 387 00:27:47.279 --> 00:27:52.839 sleepin'. It's a quick oh too, that one didn't There comes Yelich to 388 00:27:52.880 --> 00:27:56.559 the plate and Yellis is safe at home. Oh my goodness, and now 389 00:27:56.559 --> 00:28:03.240 our teams is gonna take second base. As forts is down, Yelich came 390 00:28:03.319 --> 00:28:07.880 sprinting home on the throw back to the picture, and that was Jeff Levering 391 00:28:07.960 --> 00:28:12.359 on the Brewers TV network. Yeah, Yelich picked their pocket there as the 392 00:28:12.400 --> 00:28:18.160 catcher was throwing it back to the picture. There, Yelich saw that they 393 00:28:18.160 --> 00:28:23.119 were just going through the motions in I'm sure lackluster atmosphere there at Marlins Park, 394 00:28:23.160 --> 00:28:27.880 with what thirty five hundred give or take right, So he was able 395 00:28:27.920 --> 00:28:32.480 to take off and steal a home plate and with the right handed hitting Adamis 396 00:28:32.839 --> 00:28:36.880 he stepped out at the last minute, and he went feet first as you 397 00:28:36.920 --> 00:28:41.440 should when you're sliding into home plate and caught the Marlins napping. So Christian 398 00:28:41.519 --> 00:28:45.519 Yellich, out of Westlake Village High School, was able to steal home plate 399 00:28:45.519 --> 00:28:48.960 tonight in Miami against his former team, the Marlins. That'll do it for 400 00:28:49.079 --> 00:28:53.440 us. Tonight On Dodger Talk tomorrow, Gavin Stone will be on the mound 401 00:28:53.480 --> 00:28:57.000 for the Dodgers. He's four and one with an ERA of three to twenty 402 00:28:57.079 --> 00:29:02.920 seven, going up against Brandon Fott, who gave the Dodgers fits last year 403 00:29:03.319 --> 00:29:07.599 this season. Fought is one in three with the n ERA of four seventeen. 404 00:29:07.000 --> 00:29:12.039 Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck begins at six o'clock with first pitch at seven 405 00:29:12.160 --> 00:29:17.039 ten. How about that? Tonight in Major League Baseball Show, Hey Otani 406 00:29:17.400 --> 00:29:22.519 bunts for a single and Christian Yellich steel's home plate. How about that? 407 00:29:22.160 --> 00:29:27.599 And we had Frankett Sacramento call Freddie Freeman's vand Slam Special night around the League. 408 00:29:29.160 --> 00:29:32.839 Thanks to calling ye back at our Burbank Studios, Thanks to dwayn McDonald 409 00:29:32.880 --> 00:29:36.880 out here at Dodgers Stadium, and thanks to you for listening. In case 410 00:29:36.880 --> 00:29:40.519 you missed any of the show or our interview with Walker Buehler, you can 411 00:29:40.559 --> 00:29:44.960 find it on the iHeartRadio app. Just search Dodger Talk. Subscribe and you'll 412 00:29:45.000 --> 00:29:48.279 get all the Dodger content that you need. Once again, the final score 413 00:29:48.319 --> 00:29:52.400 tonight from Dodgers Stadium. The Dodgers win their fourth in a row with a 414 00:29:52.519 --> 00:29:57.160 six to four victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Have a great rest of your 415 00:29:57.279 --> 00:30:02.680 night. Ben Mahler on Fock Sports Radio is next. See yup.