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Fight back, damn cakes. I don't know what. I didn't deserve
this, but it feels like every time I do Getaway Dodger Talk, which
has been now what seventeen times already this year? Oh they're eight to nine
getaway day. It's not everyone's a getaway game for a series. But I'm
now three and five, my record three and five and getaway Dodger Talks.
After the Dodgers lose tonight seven to or six to nothing to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
As the Dodgers tonight had opportunity after opportunity with runners on base in each
of the first six innings, they stranded those base runners eight of them.
To be exact, they were zero for eight with runners in scoring position.
Tyler class Now pitched out of a jam in the first with a one out
single, pitched out of a jam in the second with a one out single,
and then a lead off air from Mookie Betts in the third inning.
Thought uh oh, this could be trouble. For Tyler Glass now in the
Dodgers. But to his credit, the big right hander struck out back to
back to back Arizona hitters to get out of the third inning on twenty three
pitches, a one, two three fourth In the fifth inning, a leadoff
pop out and then a walk with one out, and that's when things unraveled
for Tyler Glass. Now a one out single put runners on second and third,
and then a two run triple from Corbyn Carroll, who would then score
on a wild pitch from Tyler Glass. Now three runs in the fifth inning.
As Tyler Glass now unraveled, he would go five innings, three runs,
four hit, six strikeouts, one walk in a wild pitch, and
a losing effort tonight, as he has dropped out two straight decisions for the
Dodgers, who dropped two of three to the Arizona Diamondbacks. And I know
the numbers aren't good. For these thirteen games in thirteen days. I mentioned
how they're hitting just over two hundred during this stretch, they were scoring just
over three runs per game. When going into these thirteen games in thirteen days,
they were scoring near five and a half runs per game. The Dodgers'
offense right now is kind of just in neutral, is what It sort of
feels like. They were erupting offensively. They were scoring runs in bunches.
They were not only winning series, they had won four in a row.
They were putting together these streaks and really starting to elongate that lead in the
NL West. And it's still a seven game lead in the division as we
speak, but it doesn't feel as big as it should be as far as
their lead over the Padres and the Diamondbacks, and certainly the Giants and the
Colorado Rockies are picking up the rear of the division. But the last thing
the Dodgers really want to do is let the Podres and now an Arizona Diamondbacks
team that is still under five hundred, hovering at twenty four and twenty six,
but they've won two in a row, they win this series, they've
won six of ten. Is let these teams stick around. Even the Giants
have won seven of ten. They've caught in fire in the last ten days.
You don't want these teams to stick around. And I know it's May
twenty second, I understand that, but the last thing you want to do
is have an eight game lead now down to seven, go on a road
trip and maybe it's down to four because you're playing five hundred baseball and kind
of just sitting in neutral. Offensively, the Dodgers top of the lineup has
carried this team, There's no doubt about it. And the Dodgers top of
the lineup tonight didn't produce much outside of Mookie Betts, Oh Show Hey o
Tany had a base hit. Mookie Betts was on base twice, he had
a double, he had a walk. But Freddy Freeman came up and was
oh for fourth of plate tonight, struck out twice and was er for two
with runners in scoring position. He came up twice during the Dodgers' run of
the first six innings in which they had runners on base and an opportunity for
Freddy to do some damage. The first opportunity was in the third out double
by Mookie Otani grounded out, and then Freddy Freeman got out, then Freddy
Freeman in the fifth, first and second nobody out, Otani flew out,
Freeman struck out, Will Smith flew out. So twice Freddy Freeman had opportunities
to drive in runs wasn't able to do it. Will Smith an oh for
night Tonight. At the plate, Gavin Lux had two of the Dodgers six
hits tonight. Kikey Hernandez had a hit at the bottom of the lineup.
Taskar Hernandez had a hit at the fifth spot tonight. When the top of
the lineup produces it, gets on base and they're driving in runs, usually
it's a sign that the rest of the lineup is following, or if not,
they're still gonna win a game. But when the big three, so
to speak, go two for eleven with three punch outs, that is not
going to be a good winning recipe for this Dodgers team, and it wasn't
tonight. Eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy. Eight sixty six,
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that as well. Tonight, the Dodgers get shut out for the third time
this season. That's it. But couldn't have come in a worse time for
a Dodgers team that wanted a little momentum going on the road. You're gonna
go to Cincinnati and face a Reds team that you just took three or four
from, a Reds team that is reeling a little bit but would love nothing
more than to get right in a three game series against you at home.
And the Dodgers struggled against Hunter Green their last outing against him over the weekend.
They'll see him on Saturday. They'll see the right handed Graham Ashcraft again
on Saturday. The Dodgers need to get back on track in Cincinnati. And
you're not gonna win every game, certainly, but start stacking series wins together.
It would have been great to finish off this Arizona Diamondbacks team tonight with
the win, because you would have taken two of three coming off of taking
three or four from the Cincinnati Reds. But they can't. They can't get
the big hit tonight. The offense struggled with runners in scoring position. The
top of the lineup struggled defensively. Mookie Betts another air at shortstop in the
third inning at E six on a two hopper to short. He tried side
arming it over to Freddie Freeman pulled him off the bag, up the line
and the runner was safe to lead off the third inning. Thankfully, Tyler
Glass now was able to get out of it, striking out the side the
rest of the way, getting Carol Marte and Peterson in order. Because that
right there could have been damage. I even wrote it down third inning,
zero zero game on Betts to the nine hitter Newman, turning the lineup over
with nobody out and maybe a flustered Tyler Glass, now having gotten what he
wanted was a ground ball, but had an air behind him on defense,
but to his credit, got Corbyn Carroll to strike out on five pitches,
got him on a four seam fastball and ninety five miles an hour up and
in. Then he got Ktel Marte on a three to two pitch ninety seven
mile an hour fastball inside part of the plate, and then got Jock Peterson
again on a three to two pitch, this time a curveball. He got
jocked to chase out of the zone for the final out of the inning.
A really good job by Tyler Glass now tonight to put that in the back
of his mind and not let it affect him. In the third to come
back out in the fourth inning, facing the four to five to six hitters
of the Arizona Diamondbacks, including Christian Walker, and going one to two to
three in that inning, you felt like he was just waiting for the offense
to join him, waiting for the offense to start putting together something and getting
some runs on the board. Because if they could have gotten a run in
the first when they had an opportunity, if they could have pushed across a
running the second when they got a lead off walk by ti Oscar Hernanez but
got nothing, if they could have done something in the third when they got
a one out double for Mookie and Otanian Freeman and Will Smith couldn't do anything.
If they could have done anything in the fourth and they had second and
third with one out and Andy Paez struck out, Jason Hayward grounded out anything
to give Tyler Glass now a lead. I think his confidence boosted pitching with
the lead going into that fifth inning. I think the role results are different.
I think he's more aggressive. I think he's out there knowing he needs
to get that fifth inning in the books to pick up the win. And
it's a different result. But as it is the Dodgers had opportunity after opportunity
on offense and just couldn't pushed together runs. And I already got a couple
tweets saying the Diabacks are doing this to the Dodgers again, it's just like
the NLDS. Well, let's pump the brakes just a little bit about the
old This is the NLDS again. The Diabacks aren't doing what they did in
October where they went on that magical run a year ago. Would everything run
right? Their bullpen was locked down, they got great starting pitching, and
they just were crushing the ball, all right? This is completely different.
Sure, this is a Diabacks team that the Dodgers should have taken two to
three and should be four and two against through six games already this year.
Instead, they have split the first six games with the Arizona Diamonbacks, having
took two to three in Arizona and now dropped two of three to the Snakes
at home to finish off this home stand. Needless to say, a road
trip could be a good thing for this Dodgers team to get this out of
their head, starting new and get back on track. Certainly was the last
time around. Remember the home stand in which the Dodgers lost the series of
the Padres. They faced the Nationals and then the Mets, and how did
they finish that homestand that was really trending in the wrong direction. They blew
out the Mets on that Sunday at Dodger Stadium, had a day off to
clear their heads, went back east on one of their longest road trips of
the year, Washington, DC, Toronto in three games against Arizona and the
Desert where they won two to three. It was a really good road trip.
They got right, so to speak, on that road trip. It
kind of feels like the Dodgers can have that get right road trip again when
they head now to Cincinnati and New York. Eight six six nine eighty seven
two five seventy is the number. Eight sixty six nine eighty seven two five
seventy. The Dodgers' bullpen tonight gave up a couple of runs Eliza Hernandez a
home run to Christian Walker. And by the way, if we don't have
to see Christian Walker and even I'm soon, thank goodness. He has become
a new Dodger killer. Remember Vin Scully used to say Goldie. Paul Goldschmid,
the Dodger Killer, Yeah, because that's what he was. Seemed like,
Paul Goldschmid every time he faced the Dodgers, hit home runs, caused
damage. Was a one man wrecking crew against the Dodgers. Now, certainly
his career has come down and he's in Saint Louis now, but Christian Walker
has turned into that Dodger killer. Christian Walker came in to this series with
eight home runs. Christian Walker left this series heaving him back to back home
runs. Last night and tonight, Christian Walker hit a home run again at
Dodger Stadium for the fourteenth time in his career. He's now hit twenty two
home runs against the Dodgers all time in eighty seven games, the staggering number.
He has become the Dodgers Killer here in twenty twenty four in the last
three years before that. So if we don't have to see Christian Walker for
a while, and the Dodgers won't see the Arizona Diamondbacks by the way,
until right before the fourth of July, they have a break from them until
July two, three, and four, and then they won't see the Arizona
Diamondbacks again until Labor Day weekend at the end of August and early September.
So six games down, they've got how what seven to go against Arizona,
three at Dodgers Stadium in July, and then a four game series against the
Snakes over in Arizona when it's nice and hot over in Phoenix around Labor Day
weekend. Eight six, six nine, eight seven two five seventy is the
number. We'll take a break, we'll come back, We'll get to your
phone calls, hose A Moti will join us. A disappointing night. You
don't want to overreact in the moment, but tonight's one of those games you
just felt like going through the motions. What are those games? Like?
A getaway day on a Sunday where the Dodgers have already won the first two
games and just kind of going through a Sunday to get out of town,
get ready for a road trip, get home as soon as possible, and
enjoy a little barbecue at the family. Well, problem is, Dodgers lost
this series. Dodgers got shut out tonight. They had their opportunities, but
very frustrating one through nine could not come through that big hit zero for eight
with runners in scoring position, and they stranded eight base runners eight six six,
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the Dodgers get shut out tonight by the Arizona Diamondbacks six to nothing. Ryan
Nelson gets the win after an opener, got the start, he came in,
got the bulk of the innings. Tyler Glass now gets the loss.
He win five innings, three runs, four hit, six strikeouts, but
things fell apart in the fifth Indian after a one out walk, a single,
and then a two run double from Corporn Carrol, a wild pitch would
score Carol. Three runs came across in the top half of the fifth inning
for the Arizona Diamondbacks and they go on and win. It's six to nothing.
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couple of minutes. Let's check in with those. It's tough to go around
the Horn with Jseane Moga Hose Andy offense. Tonight's whether it was the Big
three, the Big four really one through nine couldn't string together those hits.
One of those frustrating nights, I imagine for Tyler Glass now, who for
the first four innings really pitched well, and things just kind of fell apart
in the fifth he did. I mean, the curveball for him, you
know, was literally inconsistent. There are times when he was spiking it too
much. At times he left it up throwing it too hard. And then
the big one is the one he hung to Paul N. Carroll, who
is not able to get around fastballs, and the scouting report pretty much is
he cannot hit fastballs right now, which is pretty amazing, right if for
a guy like Carrol. But he took advantage of, you know, somebody's
slowing down his bat and drove that ball to to right center field. And
one thing about Carol too is, you know, forget the one night he
won. He's an impact player. That's why he's better lead off, and
they're trying to get him, you know, spark around a little bit.
Yesterday, the way he drove the ball the other way on fastballs was pretty
much an indication that he has kind of come around. And what is ever
just him? I mean, Tory Lerulis says, my team really needs to
get somebody going out, just Martin and Christian Walker, and that was the
right guy for them to come up in that situation there too. But you
know, for a guy like last though. The other thing too is and
that happened with Gavin. Still, you know your starters will have nice like
this, okay, but it's gonna look bigger obviously when you're not hitting.
So these guys need to be picked up. I mean, you cannot expect
these guys to go out there to go seven and six and allow one or
two runs to win a ball game, right, So it this really all
falls on the offense. Tonight the Dodgers were zero for eight with runners in
scoring position. They left eight runners out there. They had base runners that
they left eight of the first six innings. And it wasn't like they was
finding the bottom of the order every single time. Jose and those guys weren't
pricking up the slack. Freddie Freeman oh for two with runners in scoring positions,
Showy o Tani oh for two with runners be scoring position. Will Smith
was oh for one with runners in scoring position. Guys, for whatever reason
to I just couldn't get that key hit against the Diamondbacks. Yeah, you
know what's really cut my eye, Tim was Ryan Nelson, who, in
fact, coming into the series, Toyler woles like, I don't know if
he's going to make the start. He's not pitching. Well, this is
that, right, he comes out today with fire and says no, and
you know what he did so well tonight is and it relates to the way
daiers swimming about. He was not messing around. I mean it was pretty
much like, you know what, guys, if I going to get hurt,
I'm going to get hurt. Here hit it. He threw the fastball
rad down in the middle many times, plenty of times to see where it
was. And the more they missed, and more confident he got in.
He spider very well. And for the dodgerstop pretty much where they are right
now. You know, there's some swings outside the zone, trying to do
too much. There's no doubt him. You know what that as Freddy Freeman
goes, so go the Dodgers. They need Freddy Freeman to be Freddy Freeman.
I know there's show here, there's Mookie Betts, there's Will Smith at
ti Oscar. But my god, when Freddy Freeman goes on one of these
hot streaks, just look at the history with the Braves and with the Dodgers.
What happens to those teams? And he has become a key clog in
this whole thing. And you know a guy that's been absent that we got
to understand that he prolongs in sometimes because of the watks is Max Munsey.
I think his presidence has been missing that lineup. And certainly there's guys who
want to more contact from like the Oscar and Andy Paies who was finding out
how tough it is to hit the big leagues, especially after he has success
early and why I justment, is he going to be made in a heartbeat
here? What is it about Pie is that he needs to adjust to Jose?
Is is it the way they're pitching him backwards? I mean, what
is it about what he was doing right the first I don't know two and
a half weeks and what he has really struggled to do the last two and
a half weeks. He's missing his pitch. He's missing his pitch. Young
guy going through a learning process in the in the curve that you go through
in the big leagues. And you know, sometimes you simplify the best him
by allowing him to think about singles. Just get singles, that's fine,
Just get your singles because you're strong enough to have one of those singles turn
into a double triple at home run because you're strong enough. So if he's
thinking about I got to drive the ball, now I'm the everyday center fielder
and you don't want that to happen. Okay, he saw James Outman go
down to the minor leagues because of his production. Okay, now he has
to say, hey, listen, I earned this by doing what by enjoying
the game, knowing that they're going to have to make a move at some
point, and being productive and opportunities of what I got right, So now
it's not time to do more. He's got to and think about doing less
and think singles contact good at batsman more than anything, just have productive at
basket because the ad bass and they've gotten to him quite a few times on
purpose, are just not there right now. You know, you're not seeing
a consistent contact and certainly not the first time a young player goes through this.
But there's a reason why he's here. And I think what I would
want to see is this affect him in the outfield where you know he's not
playing to the best in the outfield when he can because the hitting is affecting
them. But for Andy who was a good athlete. Hopefully, you know,
he'll somebody come and have a the oscar or somebody like to come talk
to him and know, hey, brought there, and just have enjoy the
game. You're playing every day. That's a bit thing. You're not being
looked at and saying, hey, if he goes over, he's gonna stay
down. So you got that going for you in today for a young player,
that's a big plus. But you know what, go get your singles
and start with batting practice. Get your singles in batting practice fro from there
on, you're thinking contact, might play some pepperin. Before you know it,
you're gonna have, you know, more success and more contact. Final
thing, Hose, I just looked at the schedule and I guess I didn't
realize this, you know, looking at it earlier. They're in a brutal
stretch here over the four month period or four week period. Excuse me.
Get the thirteen games in thirteen days. Then you go back east for six.
You come home for three games against Colorado before going back out on the
road to the East Coast for six more, three against Pittsburgh and then three
more in New York, this time against the Yankees. You talk about a
brutal stretch, thirteen in a row and then two trips to the East Coast
in a two and a half week span. Thank you, schedule makers.
Well go and strap it on and know that nobody's gonna feel bad for you,
right And you know, and sometimes I've seen teams go at their best
and stretches like this because you know why, guys, it is what it
is. Let's go out there and take care of business. What do we
have. We got Cincinnati, well, they play tough over here, we
though, you know, they beat them three out of four. You have
the Mets, who've been up and down and the Mets beat him two out
of three here. And then Pittsburgh who just never know. It seems like
Pittsburgh finds another level when they see the Dodgers go now. And of course
then you have the Yankees and who's not going to be amped up for that
series? So you know what, enjoy the ride. I'm glad I'm not
playing. I'm calling the game, so obviously it's a much different perspective for
me. But the one thing too, I was going to point out to
them is the Dodgers, in terms of game just hiding hits from the opponent.
They have to take care of the bottom of the Oders. The Compusanos
of the world and the stew are fairchilds or respect to them. They're big
leagu hitterers, Kevin Newman's but those guys can, I'll be the biggest factors
in beating you. You know, will come down to a series into a
game. Yeah, I'm Moreno and Newman tonight on base three times between the
two of them just cannot happen. Jose, appreciate it. We'll talk to
you in a couple days, all right, But not just to Jose Mota
as well. As the Dodgers dropped a final game to the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight
six to nothing. They lose two to three to Arizona. They go four
and three on the homestand seven and six over these thirteen games in thirteen days.
Yeah, nobody's gonna cry a river here for the La Dodgers. I
understand that, but this is a brutal stretch. I get travel as part
of professional sports. I understand that, but thirteen games in thirteen days,
day off to travel back east for six games in six days, then a
day off you get a wopping three games at home against Colorado before you have
to go back east for six more games. Twelve of their next fourteen games
are on the East coast. Unbelievable. What the three game series, twelve
of the next see six and six twelve, the next fifteen, yeah,
are on the East coast. That's unbelievable. Brad mission Vaho. Thanks for
being patient, Brad, Thanks for checking in here on Dodger Log. How
you do Ton, Buddy, thank you, thanks for chaking my call.
Yeah, it's funny. Over the last two days, there's been a lot
of power is shown by the Diamondbacks. And you're right about Walker over like
about five years, he's done the trick, you know, nineteen games a
year, you know, and that's a lot that's very frequent. What I'm
wondering is do you think Glass now has lost the edge a little bit because
he pitched that excellent game in San Diego, but he was just out pitched
by King, you know, and he had like about nine strikeouts and he
stayed the course for seven innings but gave up one long Well, but do
you think he's still considered the ace of the staff right now or what I
think him and Yamamoto are neck and next. Certainly the first eight starts.
I appreciate it, Brad, the first eight starts of the season, Tyler
Glass, Now was it? He went head to head on that Friday night
in San Diego with King. You're right in a pitcher's duel and lost that
game or got no decision. Excuse me. Then you get the game against
Cincinnati in which he gives up four runs on six hits over five innings and
loses last Thursday to the Reds. And tonight I thought he pitched really well
for four innings. Again, he could have melted down after an air in
the third inning, but he comes back and gets back to back to back
strikeouts. He has a one two three fourth inning. He gets a pop
out to lead off the fifth inning, but then a walk and a base
hit, and then a two run triple, a wild pitch, and when
the course of three at bat three batters, he's down three to nothing.
Things unraveled for him. I don't think he's lost it by any means.
I mean, he's still striking out guys at an enormous rate. Six more
punchouts tonight. He had eight in his last start. He's got four games
where he's got double digit strikeouts. He leads the major leagues going into tonight
and leaving tonight as far as strikeouts is concerned. He's been a victim of
no run support. I mean the Reds game last Thursday, Dodgers scored two
runs. The start before that in San Diego where he got into the pitcher's
duel of King on that Friday night, the opener of that three game series
in San Diego, he gave one run over seven innings and that was a
solo home run. One hit. That was it. Ten punchouts and he
gets no decision. He pitched his butt off. He just didn't get any
run support. The three starts before that, eleven runs scored by the Dodgers,
four run scored by the Dodgers, ten runs scored by the Dodgers,
double digit run scored in two of those three victories for Tyler glassnow just not
getting the run support he had gotten early from the Dodgers offense. The last
couple of starts eight sixty six ninety seven two five to seventy Woodland Hills,
Matt in the eight one eight, How doing Matt good? Damn how's it
going come all right? A little frustrated with the last two nights. Yeah,
man, sitting here watching it. So yeah, the team with Arizona,
why it does seem like it's like a replay of the You know,
it's just a small ball. Yond it's the speed it is given to thirty
They got up three nothing while pitch took advantage of it. And if the
Addiers don't hit a home run, it's they don't win. He looked at
Yeah. This year they've been shut out three times. Last year they were
shut out four times, so they're on pace for twelve. They're just thinking,
you get people one third, one out, can't punch somebody home,
not a chance for directional hitting. I don't understand the it's like this the
time practicing some of these gay situations where they don't ds because they're gonna it's
just thatsentful. Yeah, appreciated, mag Your phone's breaking up a little bit.
You mentioned if they don't hate a home runs, they don't win.
A great stat from Blake Carris on Twitter earlier tonight. The Dodgers record in
twenty twenty four when hitting two or more home runs, they're seventeen and one
when they hit one home run, they're eleven and six when they hit no
home runs in a game. This Dodgers team in twenty twenty four. The
record now five and twelve right there, tells you a lot. When you
hit home runs. They win when they hit a home run more times than
not. They win when they don't hit home runs. They are a five
and twelve team that's not manufacturing runs. That's home run or bust for this
Dodgers team. And that's what they were trying to get out of after the
last couple of failures in the postseason. Tonight, Corbyn Carroll, tip your
cap. Hit a one to two pitch, drove in runs, the wild
pitch he scored on, that's on Tyler Glass. Now the Christian Walker home
run. You tip your cap to a guy who's completely own you since he's
been an Arizona Diamondback for whatever reason. But the Dodgers tonight offensively, they
had their chances. First inning, Otani left on base, second inning,
lead off walk by tay Oscar, nothing, third inning, one out double
by Mookie and you got Otani and Freeman up nothing. Fourth inning, second
and third, one out, and you can't get a fly ball out.
You can't punch across one run. You get a strikeout from Pajes on a
fastball in the middle of the plate and Hayward grounds out nothing. Nothing.
At that point, it's still a three to nothing game. You get a
run, you get two, you're right back in it. Fifth inning,
first and second, nobody out. Nobody out, first and second, Otani
flies out, Freeman strikes out, Will Smith flies out. You had another
opportunity, maybe it's a three to one, three to two game, to
tie the game or take the lead, and you put up a zero in
the sixth inning, first and second, nobody out. Come on, bottom
of the lineup, Come on, pa Hez hit into a double play,
Come on, Jason Hayward flies out to the in the inning. It wasn't
the bottom of the lineup solely not coming through. This Dodger lineup as a
whole for eight with runners in scoring position, including O'tani and Freeman, who
are both OH for two with runners in scoring position, equal opportunity lack of
driving in runs tonight, for this Dodger's offense, had the opportunities, had
a chance to get back in this game. With Tyler Glass now on the
mound. As it would turn out, things unraveled in the fifth inning.
You had a chance to give him the lead in the third, the fourth,
you had a chance to get back in it in the fifth and couldn't
do it. Ish Riverside, You're gonna be our final call tonight here on
Dodger Talk. Hi Ish, Hey, tim Man for taking my calls.
Just a big shoutouts to you and calling you guys are always so hospitable taking
my call. I'll appreciate it. Yeah. So basically, yeah, that's
a crazy stab as far as the home run, and I don't know,
maybe that's something that the front office do. They wanted to keep swinging for
the fences when you when you talk about that seventeen and one, you know,
with two or more home runs and especially with the home run hitters.
But pretty pretty interesting. But my Mike we question honestly called in. Yeah,
we're gonna lose games up baseball, right, hundred and sixty two games,
but it's just the way we lose. I don't know, I was
a little bit not gonna lie a little bit hot when you know, Pa
Haz was calling for that ball. I think it was the sixth, six
or seventh and uh clearly called it and uh, you know, ta Oscar
comes in and just swoops and basically snags the ball. And and reason I
mentioned that because I know that you know, Jose Mota and Dave Assay they
kind of broke down that play whether there was a collision, uh, you
know, several games ago. So I don't know. My my concern on
the defensive end, you know, with t Oscar, I'm just a little
bit concerned, like you know, just in terms of his effort and stuff
like that. Like I don't know what he is. What's going on in
the clubhouse? Are we good? I know that we had a transition with
some players going, you know, being optioned and some players called up.
It's a different dynamic. Just want to get your guys to take on that.
Appreciate it. I think we'll definitely get it going here soon. All
right, Appreciate it. I don't think the turnover has been that much.
You're talking about certainly a lot of arms on the il, so that's been
a change. But the guys who have come in have stepped up and been
fantastic, whether as starters or relievers. The position players outside of Jason Hayward
and now Max Munci relatively injury free. This Dodgers team and altman struggled at
the plate given every opportunity get sent down. Miguel Vargas, He's worked his
tail off in Triple A the second half of last season, getting right in
the first six weeks of the Triple A season this year on fire, absolutely
on fire offensively, and so he gets called up to hopefully continue the at
you know, great pace that he's at offensively. He's just not getting in
bat to the opportunities. But I think this group's fine. There's no issues,
there's no finger pointing, there's no issues inside that clubhouse. It's a
good clubhouse. It's a good group of guys. I'm not worried about that.
I am worried about the fact that too many guys tonight, in particular,
had an opportunity to get a hit, drive the ball, score run,
hit the ball on the right side, score run, and they failed
oh for eight with runners in scoring position. And again, wasn't the top
of the lineup not coming through? Wasn't the bottom of the lineup coming through?
You can't point the fingers and say, ha, top of the lineup
did their job. Where's the bottom of the lineup? No, no,
no, equal opportunity, lack of driving in runs tonight for this Dodgers offense.
Blame goes to everybody for the failures to get on the board tonight.
And the Dodgers had their opportunities throughout the game to take a lead, to
get back into it, but ultimately they fall to the Arizona Diamondbacks by final
well off, six to nothing. That's gonna do it for Dodger Talk tonight,
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top prospects doing. And then we're back at it Friday from Cincinnati, Dodgers
taking on the Reds. Three o'clock. We're ang Go Casino, Dodgers on
deck first, pitching four to ten, James Paxton, the Big Maple taking
on the right hander Graham Ashcroft the start of a three game series in Cincinnati,
and then It's off to New York for three and City field against the
Mets. Dodgers lose tonight at home to the Arizona Diamondbacks. They fall to
the Snakes six to nothing. So now thirty three and nineteen on this season.
Chance to get right on Friday, start up a six game ROACHO from
Cincinnati until off night Dodger Talk tomorrow. Have a safe rest your Wednesday night.
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