WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:07.639 And now your host for Morongo Casino Dodgers on Tech. Tim Chase, Hi, 2 00:00:07.679 --> 00:00:12.960 everybody, and welcome in to Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck. Hope you're 3 00:00:13.039 --> 00:00:18.199 well on this Wednesday afternoon. You're a Los Angeles Dodgers thirty eight and twenty 4 00:00:18.239 --> 00:00:22.719 four looking to get back on track after losing last night in Pittsburgh. In 5 00:00:22.800 --> 00:00:27.079 this series opener tonight, James Paxson on the mound, Paul Schemes, former 6 00:00:27.079 --> 00:00:30.359 first round number overall, number one overall pick is going for the Pirates. 7 00:00:30.359 --> 00:00:34.200 First pitch from P and T Park is coming up at three forty. Between 8 00:00:34.320 --> 00:00:37.000 now and then, we got a lot to get to here. On Maronggo 9 00:00:37.039 --> 00:00:40.560 Casino Dodgers on Deck, you will hear from Gavin Stone, who is off 10 00:00:40.560 --> 00:00:44.000 to a great season here in twenty twenty four for the Dodgers. We'll check 11 00:00:44.000 --> 00:00:48.240 in with the Dodger manager Dave Roberts will preview this pitch matchup. Shortly, 12 00:00:48.320 --> 00:00:51.439 we'll hear from Kirsten Watson. David Vassa will join us. Throughout the show. 13 00:00:51.479 --> 00:00:54.240 We'll get your O TWI, rewind your magical moment of the day, 14 00:00:54.280 --> 00:00:57.119 and in just a few minutes we'll head out to the Gallpin Motors Broadcast booth 15 00:00:57.280 --> 00:01:00.039 and here from Rick Monday and Tim neffertt Well. Last night in Pittsburgh, 16 00:01:00.119 --> 00:01:06.680 it was a pitcher's duel as the Dodgers struggled offensively to get after Jared Jones, 17 00:01:06.760 --> 00:01:11.159 the former Lamarado High School standout, when six shutout innings, allowed just 18 00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:15.719 three hits along the way while striking out six before turning it over to the 19 00:01:15.719 --> 00:01:19.239 Pittsburgh bullpen. Meanwhile, Tyler Glass, now who has gotten zero run support 20 00:01:19.239 --> 00:01:23.400 in his last five starts, it continued again last night. Six innings, 21 00:01:23.400 --> 00:01:26.920 he allowed just one run on three hits while striking out nine. The only 22 00:01:27.000 --> 00:01:30.719 run of the game he gave up came at the bottom of the third, 23 00:01:30.840 --> 00:01:33.760 a solo home run. It was just joining us. They were a little 24 00:01:33.799 --> 00:01:37.280 tarny taking the field tonight. Three two pelt at the right field and date. 25 00:01:37.359 --> 00:01:41.280 This ball's back and it is can over the clemeny wall for a home 26 00:01:41.400 --> 00:01:44.840 run. A three to two pitch, A fastball left up and end, 27 00:01:45.480 --> 00:01:49.120 so Winsky turns on it for his fifth home run of the season. The 28 00:01:49.159 --> 00:01:53.840 Pirates strike first to night it has one to nothing Pittsburgh. Jacksonwinsky with the 29 00:01:53.879 --> 00:01:57.280 solo home run the thirty and that was the only mistake that Tyler glass Now 30 00:01:57.319 --> 00:02:00.840 made the entire night last night, and the Dodgers right after Alex Vessi has 31 00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:05.680 scored at seventh inning. Ramirez a scoreless eighth inning. Meanwhile, the Dodgers 32 00:02:05.719 --> 00:02:08.479 offense had five hits in the game. They actually out hit the Pittsburgh Pilots 33 00:02:08.639 --> 00:02:13.360 last night, five to four, but that solo home run was the difference. 34 00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:16.240 The Dodgers had a couple of chances with runners in scoring position, especially 35 00:02:16.319 --> 00:02:21.360 late. They wasted two late inning opportunities. Gavin Lux double leading off the 36 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:24.599 seventh but was stranded at second. Then pinchitter Andy pot Has struggled to in 37 00:02:24.680 --> 00:02:29.199 the eighth inning with runners on first and third as he struck out. The 38 00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:34.039 Dodgers last night were zero for twelve with runners in scoring position. They left 39 00:02:34.159 --> 00:02:37.960 nine base runners on base. The Dodgers had a chance of the ninth inning, 40 00:02:38.599 --> 00:02:42.840 bdard On in relief. Banar pitching for the Pirates, their closer usually 41 00:02:42.919 --> 00:02:46.159 lights out, facing Chris Taylor, who almost hit it out oh one pitch. 42 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:51.520 Taylor swings hits a high fly ball deep to left center, going back 43 00:02:51.560 --> 00:02:55.319 toward the notch, but's gonna stay in. It's caught by Reynolds a one, 44 00:02:55.400 --> 00:03:00.240 two, three ninth, and the Pirates shut out the Dogs one to 45 00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:05.719 nothing here tonight and take game one of those three game series. Chris Taylor 46 00:03:05.759 --> 00:03:09.520 gave it a ride last night. That ball was deep four hundred plus feet, 47 00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:14.560 but the wall was four hundred and twelve and it stayed in the ballpark 48 00:03:14.560 --> 00:03:16.800 at P and C Park as the Pirates hang on for a one to nothing 49 00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:21.479 win over the Dodgers. Jared Jones at Alamarad against the win, He's now 50 00:03:21.520 --> 00:03:24.680 four and five. Tyler Glass now again no runs support. He falls to 51 00:03:24.840 --> 00:03:29.439 six and four on this season. With the loss, The Dodgers now thirty 52 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:32.479 eight and twenty four on this season as they drop this series opener. The 53 00:03:32.520 --> 00:03:37.960 good news is the Padres also lost, so the Dodgers remained seven games up 54 00:03:38.000 --> 00:03:40.280 on San Diego. They're eight and a half games up on Arizona going into 55 00:03:40.319 --> 00:03:44.560 tonight's game, and James Paxston on the mound for the Dodgers, looking to 56 00:03:44.560 --> 00:03:47.759 get them back on track in game two of this three game series from Pittsburgh. 57 00:03:47.840 --> 00:03:51.039 It's the Dodgers and Pirates, and with more than head out to the 58 00:03:51.039 --> 00:03:53.599 Galpin Motors Broadcast booth. As we welcome in Rick Monday and Tim Neffrick. 59 00:03:53.599 --> 00:03:57.280 Guys, Tim, thanks very much. Got except for Game two of this 60 00:03:57.400 --> 00:04:01.199 three game series Dodgers and Pirates and the the old battling Buckos they battled last 61 00:04:01.280 --> 00:04:05.400 night. The Dodgers had a bottom out kind of night offensively last night. 62 00:04:05.919 --> 00:04:10.479 You know, the season is all peaks and valleys, and this was the 63 00:04:10.479 --> 00:04:13.159 bottom of the valley last night for the Dodgers in terms of the offense. 64 00:04:13.199 --> 00:04:15.759 Oh, for twelve with runners in scoring position over the last four games, 65 00:04:15.759 --> 00:04:20.360 they've just got four hits in thirty six at bats with runners in scoring position. 66 00:04:20.759 --> 00:04:24.639 These things all turned around eventually, but for the Dodgers that can't come 67 00:04:24.720 --> 00:04:26.839 soon enough. It was just in the bottom of the valley. It may 68 00:04:26.879 --> 00:04:29.439 have been in a trench, and they've been in a trench the last ten 69 00:04:29.480 --> 00:04:32.560 games with runners in scoring position. Did some numbers on that, seventeen for 70 00:04:32.680 --> 00:04:36.399 ninety three in the last ten games. That's a one to eighty three batting 71 00:04:36.439 --> 00:04:41.319 average when they've had opportunities to knock in runs and with one swing. The 72 00:04:41.360 --> 00:04:45.720 difference in last night's game with the Jack Lewinsky hitting the home run, just 73 00:04:45.759 --> 00:04:49.120 getting recold because he was not producing well. He produced last night his first 74 00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:54.439 evamp took a three to two pitch Tyler Glasnow offering out of the ballpark and 75 00:04:54.480 --> 00:04:58.079 that was the extent of the scoring. And not too many times do you 76 00:04:58.120 --> 00:05:01.040 lose a game or the other team. He was also hitless with runners in 77 00:05:01.040 --> 00:05:05.120 scoring position and hookie bets. He is in a slump. He's won for 78 00:05:05.199 --> 00:05:09.680 his last twenty one. That was a home run on Sunday. He has 79 00:05:09.720 --> 00:05:12.920 now gone four straight games without a hit. He did reach base in the 80 00:05:12.959 --> 00:05:15.399 third inning last night when he walked, but he's gone four straight games without 81 00:05:15.439 --> 00:05:18.600 a hit. It's only the third time in his career that's ever happened. 82 00:05:18.680 --> 00:05:21.959 Yeah, and the man right behind him show hey O'tani. The last eight 83 00:05:23.040 --> 00:05:26.879 games. First of all, the strikeat rate is almost at forty percent, 84 00:05:26.959 --> 00:05:30.279 and in those eight games Otani now surprisingly even though he's still hitting at three 85 00:05:30.399 --> 00:05:35.000 twenty one last eight games, it's a one ninety four Patty average. One 86 00:05:35.000 --> 00:05:41.240 of the concerns tonight is going to be the fastball. Paul Skeins, the 87 00:05:41.439 --> 00:05:46.800 rookie phenom who less than a year ago was just beginning LSU's run to the 88 00:05:46.879 --> 00:05:49.800 national title. Just out of college and he's already in the big leagues and 89 00:05:49.839 --> 00:05:54.759 he is dominating major league hitters. Makes his first ever start against the Dodgers. 90 00:05:54.800 --> 00:05:57.519 He's a Southern California out of El Toro High School. He grew up 91 00:05:57.519 --> 00:06:01.240 an Angels fan, and he's going to be pitching against whom he saw make 92 00:06:01.319 --> 00:06:06.800 his major league debut as a pitcher with the Angels. But he throws the 93 00:06:06.879 --> 00:06:12.839 hardest fastballs far and away out of any starter in Major League Baseball. And 94 00:06:12.879 --> 00:06:17.040 the Dodgers have struggled against pitches that have been ninety nine miles an hour plus 95 00:06:17.079 --> 00:06:19.680 this year, hitting only sixty eight against them. Yeah, they're gonna have 96 00:06:19.720 --> 00:06:23.839 to change something now. Sometimes hitters will say, look, here's a guy 97 00:06:23.879 --> 00:06:27.839 with an overpowering fastball and he's thrown thirty seven pitches one hundred miles an hour 98 00:06:28.240 --> 00:06:30.319 or higher. Do they get a little bit deeper in the box, in 99 00:06:30.360 --> 00:06:34.360 other words, towards the catcher, deep in the box, give themselves a 100 00:06:34.360 --> 00:06:38.560 few more men, maybe a foot, depending upon where they normally stand. 101 00:06:38.959 --> 00:06:42.360 Also, do you think about choking up? Do you go hunting for a 102 00:06:42.439 --> 00:06:46.480 fastball first pitch because it's not just the fastball, Then you thinker and the 103 00:06:46.519 --> 00:06:49.240 splitter that scheme throws. So I think from an offensive standpoint, the Dodgers 104 00:06:49.319 --> 00:06:53.199 have to figure out something in their pregame meeting. Look, are we going 105 00:06:53.240 --> 00:06:56.560 to change our approach? And certainly need to change it firstus the approach they 106 00:06:56.600 --> 00:07:00.319 had last night. As far as the lineup is concerned, Chris Taylor back 107 00:07:00.319 --> 00:07:04.680 in there. The hardest ball he hit all year was hit last night in 108 00:07:04.720 --> 00:07:09.720 the ninth inning, it seemed, and it went into the area known as 109 00:07:09.759 --> 00:07:12.120 the north side notch four hundred and ten feet away. It was like a 110 00:07:12.160 --> 00:07:15.680 four hundred and nine foot out, which would have tied the game but for 111 00:07:15.800 --> 00:07:18.759 Chris Taylor getting another chance starting on back to back nine Yeah, and I 112 00:07:18.759 --> 00:07:24.079 think also with Taylor, we talked about it quite a lot. His strikeout 113 00:07:24.079 --> 00:07:28.279 percentage is really high. I mean it's forty five percent. That's going to 114 00:07:28.319 --> 00:07:30.000 have to change. Last night it did. He put the ball into play 115 00:07:30.079 --> 00:07:33.480 all four outings. But if we go back to spring turning, Taylor came 116 00:07:33.519 --> 00:07:38.639 in and say, look, I'm no longer buying into that launch angle, 117 00:07:38.879 --> 00:07:41.680 he says, hitting too many balls into the air well. Last night, 118 00:07:42.079 --> 00:07:45.839 he made three fly ball outs to the outfield and one pop up to the 119 00:07:45.839 --> 00:07:48.120 infield, so it was not the lion drive stroke that he's been working in 120 00:07:48.160 --> 00:07:53.920 trying to find. So the Dodgers and Pirates go at it Game two of 121 00:07:53.959 --> 00:07:57.639 this three game series, Dodgers trying to even things up. It is Paul's 122 00:07:57.720 --> 00:08:01.680 Skeins pitching for the Pirates. He is two and oh with a two forty 123 00:08:01.680 --> 00:08:07.759 five ERA one hundred miles an hour fastball almost every fastball he throws. Meantime, 124 00:08:07.839 --> 00:08:09.360 James Paxton, the lefty, is five and oh. He is off 125 00:08:09.399 --> 00:08:13.839 to a great start in a three twenty nine era first pitch not that far 126 00:08:13.879 --> 00:08:16.959 away, Tim, All right, thank you guys, as we count you 127 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:20.160 down to first pitch. 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It is Loronzo Casino, Dodgers on, 136 00:08:52.960 --> 00:08:58.879 Todgers on deck y'all on the official home of La Dodgers Baseball Dodgers Empire. 137 00:09:00.000 --> 00:09:03.679 It's from Pittsburgh, James Paxton and Paul Schemes. The pitching matchup, 138 00:09:03.720 --> 00:09:11.440 first pitch set for three forty. This is the otanis rewy. Two balls, 139 00:09:11.480 --> 00:09:16.480 two strikes, nobody on, Nobody out and the pitch from Chapman to 140 00:09:16.679 --> 00:09:20.360 Otani show, Hey swings hits the ground ball up the middle, axa bas 141 00:09:22.159 --> 00:09:28.440 show, Hey has a single show Hey Otani last night was one for four 142 00:09:28.679 --> 00:09:31.559 and the Dodgers losing effort. He struck out twice. The average now three 143 00:09:31.679 --> 00:09:35.440 twenty two on this season. The Dodgers lose to the Pirates last night, 144 00:09:35.879 --> 00:09:39.879 one to nothing. The Otani Rewind brought to by Eto inns Oocha, Japan's 145 00:09:39.960 --> 00:09:43.080 number one Green to You, Available at your local Diso stores, Amazon, 146 00:09:43.159 --> 00:09:48.240 and etoin dot com. That's it O e N dot com. This is 147 00:09:48.360 --> 00:09:54.919 Kirston's Corner with Kirston Watson. Hey, Kirston now joins us from PNC Park 148 00:09:54.039 --> 00:09:58.159 in Pittsburgh. Dodgers looking to get back on track. Heuston and an ee 149 00:09:58.240 --> 00:10:01.480 MC offense right now, especially yesterday, I had some opportunities but couldn't get 150 00:10:01.519 --> 00:10:05.200 any runs across in a one nothing loss to Jared Jones. Are the pirates 151 00:10:05.360 --> 00:10:09.559 and tonight they got their work cutout for them against Paul Skeans. Yeah, 152 00:10:09.600 --> 00:10:15.159 they really do. And yesterday when it came to Jared Jones, he was 153 00:10:15.240 --> 00:10:18.679 finding different ways to be effective. And I think even when Dave was talking 154 00:10:18.720 --> 00:10:22.720 about him afterwards, like there are some challenges when you are facing younger pitchers 155 00:10:22.720 --> 00:10:24.480 where you have information on them, of course, but not as much as 156 00:10:24.720 --> 00:10:28.799 necessarily to help you make those adjustments you really need to be making in game. 157 00:10:28.879 --> 00:10:33.840 And so today is going to be a similar battle against Paul Skeans and 158 00:10:33.879 --> 00:10:39.519 the other catchers that he throws the ball really hard, tim And unfortunately right 159 00:10:39.559 --> 00:10:43.639 now for the Dodgers, as much as the offense hasn't been you've kind of 160 00:10:43.639 --> 00:10:48.879 seen these inconsistent results. The offense against the hard ball is not necessarily the 161 00:10:50.200 --> 00:10:52.399 numbers aren't where you'd want them to be, so that's right now. The 162 00:10:52.440 --> 00:10:56.799 biggest focus for the offense is how do you get back on track going against 163 00:10:56.799 --> 00:11:01.600 the hard stuff. And because of Paul Skean's is gonna be pitching today most 164 00:11:01.600 --> 00:11:03.440 of his stuff, the numbers are up there, so it should be it's 165 00:11:03.480 --> 00:11:07.679 gonna be a tough one for them. Hopefully they can get the results. 166 00:11:07.720 --> 00:11:09.200 But Dave was saying, you know, they're trying to make you know, 167 00:11:09.240 --> 00:11:13.200 adjustments. It's obviously a very broad word and that means a lot of different 168 00:11:13.200 --> 00:11:16.960 things, but they're trying to do what is necessary to get the results. 169 00:11:16.960 --> 00:11:22.600 So hopefully that happens tonight. We'll see what happens. But I think the 170 00:11:22.639 --> 00:11:26.120 hope is just find ways to get going early. That's got to be the 171 00:11:26.159 --> 00:11:30.360 focus, and then hopefully, of course they're really strong outing from James Paxson 172 00:11:30.399 --> 00:11:33.320 as well to keep them in the game. Kirsten is brought to buy Cars 173 00:11:33.320 --> 00:11:35.039 for Kids. The easiest way to get ready to old cars. Donate today 174 00:11:35.080 --> 00:11:39.080 your car could be picked up tomorrow. Donate now at Cars for Kids dot 175 00:11:39.159 --> 00:11:41.679 org. That's cars with a Kay you mentioned James Paxson, the big Maple 176 00:11:41.759 --> 00:11:46.639 get the start last time out and abbreviated one, but that was on purpose. 177 00:11:46.720 --> 00:11:50.039 But what about tonight. Yeah, so his last one, he only 178 00:11:50.080 --> 00:11:52.759 threw three innings, and he was sufficient and effective. It was great, 179 00:11:52.799 --> 00:11:56.120 and they were being very mindful of his you know, start dates. So 180 00:11:56.159 --> 00:12:00.759 he is someone who does performs better when he's on an x straight day or 181 00:12:00.759 --> 00:12:03.799 so of rest, and so his last one was his first one on regular 182 00:12:03.840 --> 00:12:07.759 rest, so they limited the pitch count so that he was able to kind 183 00:12:07.759 --> 00:12:09.600 of be ready for this one. So when it comes to today, Dave 184 00:12:09.639 --> 00:12:13.399 feels really good about where he's at. He can hopefully he can get deep 185 00:12:13.399 --> 00:12:16.799 into the game or really just go for as long as as hard as he 186 00:12:16.879 --> 00:12:20.399 can. Because the other catch, which probably I forgot to mention, is 187 00:12:20.639 --> 00:12:24.080 the weather here in Pittsburgh. You know, there is some raine that's going 188 00:12:24.120 --> 00:12:28.759 to be coming in tonight, so hopefully it doesn't interrupt, you know, 189 00:12:28.919 --> 00:12:31.240 early in the game, and so it's kind of like, hopefully they can 190 00:12:31.240 --> 00:12:35.639 get through six seven innings before it does downpour. Well let mean I say 191 00:12:35.639 --> 00:12:37.000 down poor, because I don't want to wish that upon us before it's ours 192 00:12:37.000 --> 00:12:41.600 s Erraine. So hopefully they can get as much as they can from the 193 00:12:41.679 --> 00:12:45.080 starters though, because that is something that they got to be mindful of. 194 00:12:45.159 --> 00:12:48.080 So we can get some quick efficient, you know, five innings. Let's 195 00:12:48.120 --> 00:12:50.440 make it happen. Absolutely. Let's play a little fast baseball tonight, boys, 196 00:12:50.519 --> 00:12:54.799 and we appreciate it. Cures still to come here. Amargo Casino Dodgers 197 00:12:54.799 --> 00:12:58.600 on Deck will preview this bitch matchup. David Mass goes one on one with 198 00:12:58.720 --> 00:13:01.879 Gavin Stone, but I'm not We'll get you an injury report. Got some 199 00:13:01.919 --> 00:13:05.279 big news possibly helping for the Dodgers, and some arms coming back, and 200 00:13:05.399 --> 00:13:09.240 we'll hear from Dodger manager Dave Roberts. It's the Dodgers and Pirates from Pittsburgh. 201 00:13:09.279 --> 00:13:13.399 First pitch of three forty. I'm Tim Kates's Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. 202 00:13:15.399 --> 00:13:22.559 This is Marongo Casino Dodgers Hunters on your home for La Dodgers Baseball. 203 00:13:22.840 --> 00:13:28.559 Marongo Casino Dodgers on Deck continues on these Wednesday afternoon Marongo Casino Resort and Spam 204 00:13:28.639 --> 00:13:33.960 a Grand Slam for good times, leading you up to Dodgers and Pirates from 205 00:13:33.960 --> 00:13:41.240 Pittsburgh. First pitch set for three forty. This it's the LA Dodgers Injury 206 00:13:41.360 --> 00:13:45.559 Report, presented by UCLA Health, official medical partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. 207 00:13:45.559 --> 00:13:48.320 Max Munsey on the IL with the oblique injury, Joe Kelly on the 208 00:13:48.360 --> 00:13:50.879 I L with the shoulder strain, Ryan Brazier on the IEL with the right 209 00:13:50.919 --> 00:13:56.519 cap strain, Bobby Miller right shoulder inflammation. More on Bobby Miller and Kyle 210 00:13:56.600 --> 00:14:00.320 Hurt coming up in just a few minutes with David Vasse. Also an update 211 00:14:00.360 --> 00:14:03.360 on Clayton Kershaw, how the future Hall of Famer is progressing throwing off a 212 00:14:03.440 --> 00:14:07.759 mount and how soon could he be returning to this Dodger's rotation. Dustin May 213 00:14:07.799 --> 00:14:11.600 on the sixty day I L imageon done for the season, having Tommy John 214 00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:16.279 surgery two weeks ago. Let's head back out to PNC Park in Pittsburgh and 215 00:14:16.360 --> 00:14:20.720 check you with the Dodger skipper. Questions for Dave Dave? Can you just 216 00:14:20.840 --> 00:14:26.639 describe Dave? Can you talk about the pressure in the dugouts with Dave Roberts. 217 00:14:28.399 --> 00:14:33.120 It's it's difficult at times when you don't have familiarity with with a pitcher, 218 00:14:35.759 --> 00:14:39.919 you know, yesterday obviously, Jerry Jones had his way with us. 219 00:14:39.360 --> 00:14:46.799 It's fun to watch a young pitcher compete like you did. Obviously, unfortunately 220 00:14:46.840 --> 00:14:50.320 we were the recipients of a good outing, you know, with schemes, 221 00:14:50.440 --> 00:14:54.600 just kind of watching the video and you know, trying to you know, 222 00:14:54.720 --> 00:15:01.399 gather information. It's a four pitch mix, it's good man, it's high 223 00:15:01.519 --> 00:15:05.840 velocity, and so I think it's more of just trying to be on the 224 00:15:05.879 --> 00:15:13.000 attack. I think, you know, for us hunting certain pitches locations, 225 00:15:13.759 --> 00:15:18.360 and when we do get an opportunity, we got to cash in. And 226 00:15:18.440 --> 00:15:22.720 so you know, you let a young pitcher get confidence and get settled in. 227 00:15:24.799 --> 00:15:26.960 You know, you see what can happen. You had a Taylor start 228 00:15:28.080 --> 00:15:31.320 yesterday, You have him at third base today. Was that predetermined or did 229 00:15:31.360 --> 00:15:35.799 you see something last night that made you think that you want to give him 230 00:15:35.840 --> 00:15:41.759 another opportunity tonight. I think it's a combo. I thought the first at 231 00:15:41.759 --> 00:15:46.519 bat, I like, the first at bat, I like the contact, 232 00:15:46.600 --> 00:15:52.480 and the last at bat versus Bednar. I think it's just trying to create 233 00:15:52.519 --> 00:15:58.480 a little opportunity for him, you know, with schemes. I gave Pies 234 00:15:58.519 --> 00:16:06.600 a day off yesterday, uh to get ct in there and uh I figured, 235 00:16:06.720 --> 00:16:11.240 you know, given Rojas and Keith k another day to get CT in 236 00:16:11.279 --> 00:16:15.600 the lineup. It's not a bad thing, all right. There's Dave Roberts 237 00:16:15.679 --> 00:16:18.879 down the dugout, brought to you by Service Titan. Dave Roberts a Titan 238 00:16:18.879 --> 00:16:21.000 in his own right, and he's got a plan before his team hits the 239 00:16:21.039 --> 00:16:25.480 field. You need one for your growing contracting business too. Let Service Titan 240 00:16:25.480 --> 00:16:29.080 help you implement it. 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I accept everybody for 249 00:17:14.440 --> 00:17:18.559 who they are. This is Dodger insider David Basse. All right, DV, 250 00:17:18.920 --> 00:17:22.599 I'm on a weather man, but I know there's some rain in the 251 00:17:22.640 --> 00:17:26.839 forecast. What's going on? Oh yeah, you can feel the humidity here 252 00:17:27.000 --> 00:17:32.759 at PNC Park. The tams are getting closer to ninety degrees and there's been 253 00:17:32.839 --> 00:17:38.359 thunderstorms since last night in the Pittsburgh area, and batting practice was canceled for 254 00:17:38.480 --> 00:17:44.079 both teams because the skies opened up for about twenty minutes and there was that 255 00:17:44.200 --> 00:17:48.000 threat throughout the early afternoon that it could happen again. This game is going 256 00:17:48.039 --> 00:17:53.160 to start on time, but about three hours from now is when weather forecasters 257 00:17:53.200 --> 00:17:59.039 are saying there could be more rain in the area. So fingers crossed the 258 00:17:59.119 --> 00:18:03.720 Dodgers and Pirates can get this game in before the rain and the sky opens 259 00:18:03.799 --> 00:18:07.799 up. But right now, they have a bunch of bunch of youth baseball 260 00:18:07.839 --> 00:18:11.599 and softball kids walking the field, similar to what we see on Sundays at 261 00:18:11.640 --> 00:18:18.359 Dodgers Stadium. So right now, beautiful weather, I guess steamy weather to 262 00:18:18.440 --> 00:18:21.960 play baseball in Pittsburgh. David is driven by a Ford F Series, America's 263 00:18:21.960 --> 00:18:25.240 best selling truck for forty seven years in county. Ford gives you freedom of 264 00:18:25.319 --> 00:18:30.160 choice gas hybrid electric, head of your Southern California four dealers and find yours 265 00:18:30.440 --> 00:18:34.519 Ford M Series built tough. Paul Skins certainly tough to hit DV. This 266 00:18:34.559 --> 00:18:37.640 is a guy who can throw it up there in the upper nineties and usually 267 00:18:37.680 --> 00:18:41.359 over one hundred. Yeah, and he's a tall kid, six six. 268 00:18:41.400 --> 00:18:45.880 You heard from him on the pregame show yesterday. And look, the Dodgers 269 00:18:45.920 --> 00:18:51.440 are under no false pretenses that this will be easy. This is going to 270 00:18:51.480 --> 00:18:56.400 be a tough matchup for them. And Skiings has been tough on Major league 271 00:18:56.960 --> 00:19:00.759 offenses since his call up. And what makes them difficult, like I mentioned, 272 00:19:00.880 --> 00:19:04.039 is that not only is he six six, so when he releases the 273 00:19:04.039 --> 00:19:10.480 ball, HiT's extremely close to the home plate than most pitchers. So that 274 00:19:10.559 --> 00:19:15.119 makes it another layer to the difficulty to hit him. But the Dodgers have 275 00:19:15.200 --> 00:19:18.400 got to find a way to move runners over and do a better job with 276 00:19:18.480 --> 00:19:22.160 runners in scoring position than what they did last night. Dave Roberts actually said 277 00:19:22.200 --> 00:19:26.359 when he talks about adjustments that hitters are going to have to sell out at 278 00:19:26.440 --> 00:19:30.880 times for the fastball, and we'll see whether or not they do that against 279 00:19:30.920 --> 00:19:34.559 one of the young heart throwing pitchers in Major League Baseball, Paul Skins. 280 00:19:34.680 --> 00:19:38.559 All Right, DV Friday, Dodgers will be at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. 281 00:19:38.599 --> 00:19:41.319 But it's a big day for some of the Dodger pitchers on the injured 282 00:19:41.359 --> 00:19:48.119 list. Yeah, Rancho Kucamonga is going to have Clayton Kershaw out at their 283 00:19:48.200 --> 00:19:52.839 stadium. No, not pitching in a game, but pitching a two inning 284 00:19:52.960 --> 00:19:57.160 simulated game. And for Oklahoma City Bobby Miller, it is expected to be 285 00:19:57.279 --> 00:20:04.119 his final rehab start before he rejoins the Dodger at Dodgers. And also a 286 00:20:04.240 --> 00:20:07.799 name we have not heard in quite some time that's been on the injured list 287 00:20:08.000 --> 00:20:12.559 since the first month of the season, and that is reliever out of USC 288 00:20:12.920 --> 00:20:18.160 Kyle Hurt. Kyle Hurt has been on the sixty day IL with right shoulder 289 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:23.400 inflammation and is expected to pitch in the same game that Bobby Miller is going 290 00:20:23.440 --> 00:20:27.720 to start on Friday for Oklahoma City. So that would be huge for the 291 00:20:27.759 --> 00:20:32.680 Dodgers to get an arm like Hurt back in their bullpen. No. Doubt 292 00:20:32.720 --> 00:20:34.359 about it. Guys starting to trickle back. That's always a good thing. 293 00:20:34.440 --> 00:20:37.720 DV. All right, Tim, Now for the Dodger Jermy brought to you 294 00:20:37.759 --> 00:20:42.400 by Santa Anita Park. We're gonna pick Friday's first race at San Anino one 295 00:20:42.480 --> 00:20:47.279 mile on the turf. It is a ten of horse race currently DV. 296 00:20:47.599 --> 00:20:49.359 Friday's first race, one mile on the turf. What do you like out 297 00:20:49.359 --> 00:20:53.440 of the ten horses? Well, I'm all about metaphors, right, so 298 00:20:53.519 --> 00:20:59.200 I'm going with the number eight horse fight back like the Dodgers will tonight against 299 00:20:59.200 --> 00:21:02.480 the Buckos. All right, I'm gonna go with the five horse Ghostly Act. 300 00:21:02.519 --> 00:21:07.160 Ghostly Act. So we'll see who wins on Friday. David get in 301 00:21:07.160 --> 00:21:10.680 the action every Friday, Saturday at Sunday at Satday Nena Park. 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Dodgers and Pirates on this Wednesday afternoon. James Paxson Paul 311 00:21:52.680 --> 00:21:56.319 Schemes the pitching matchup. Dodds looking to bounce back after getting shut out last 312 00:21:56.359 --> 00:22:00.680 night one to nothing by the puck cut by the Pirates. First fitch coming 313 00:22:00.759 --> 00:22:08.240 up at three forty dogs, hot dog, who wins? It's time for 314 00:22:08.319 --> 00:22:15.240 the Hawfy Magical Moment. It's Magical presented by Hawfey Hottails. May ninth, 315 00:22:15.359 --> 00:22:19.720 twenty seventeen, the Dodgers playing host to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodgers Stadium. 316 00:22:21.160 --> 00:22:26.480 Austin Barnes would walk it off for the Dodgers, Wine driving the right center 317 00:22:26.559 --> 00:22:30.880 field for a base hit that's gonna split the scene, that's gonna go to 318 00:22:30.920 --> 00:22:38.319 the wall. Here comes stripling and the Dodgers will win it Austin Barnes with 319 00:22:38.400 --> 00:22:44.640 a two out double in the right center the Dodgers with a run in the 320 00:22:44.720 --> 00:22:51.119 bottom of the tenth binning walk it off. It's four to three, and 321 00:22:51.279 --> 00:22:59.039 now Austin Barnes is getting pummeled out in short left field by his delirious teammates. 322 00:22:59.240 --> 00:23:02.759 Austin barn with the walk off double and the tenth inning of Dodger Stadium 323 00:23:02.759 --> 00:23:07.799 scoring pinch runner Ross drifling as the Dodgers would come off, the run would 324 00:23:07.799 --> 00:23:11.559 come off future teammate Daniel Hudson, who was on in relief for the Pittsburgh 325 00:23:11.599 --> 00:23:15.480 Pirates that day. That was the second of what would have been ten walk 326 00:23:15.480 --> 00:23:19.680 off wins in twenty seventeen for the Los Angeles Dodgers. 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Got 342 00:24:32.920 --> 00:24:37.319 runs on five fifth last night, and for Timeler glassnow he gets stuck with 343 00:24:37.359 --> 00:24:40.839 the loss, even though he pitched much better than to get the loss. 344 00:24:40.839 --> 00:24:44.720 Six innings one run on three hits, was all struck out nine. But 345 00:24:44.839 --> 00:24:47.880 the problem for Glass now has not been the pitching. It's been lack of 346 00:24:47.960 --> 00:24:51.799 hitting and lack of scoring. The Dodgers now the last time they scored a 347 00:24:51.880 --> 00:24:56.359 run with Tyler Glass noow actually still in the ballgame. You have to go 348 00:24:56.440 --> 00:25:00.279 back to May fourth. It's been over a month, it really has. 349 00:25:00.319 --> 00:25:03.640 And it's shocking when you read that, see that, hear that. But 350 00:25:03.960 --> 00:25:08.480 for glass now Rick, he's been better than advertised as far as what we 351 00:25:08.559 --> 00:25:11.000 knew about him in Tampa Bay. Yeah, yeah, I think if you 352 00:25:11.039 --> 00:25:15.440 start to look at what the glass now has done. Also, the first 353 00:25:15.640 --> 00:25:19.359 nine batters through the first inning just to one twenty nine batting average against his 354 00:25:19.400 --> 00:25:22.920 below two hundred to second time through. The third time through has been a 355 00:25:22.960 --> 00:25:26.279 little problematic. As far as the earned run average, it's over six, 356 00:25:26.920 --> 00:25:30.680 but the batting average against is barely two hundred. So he has held up 357 00:25:30.720 --> 00:25:34.119 on that end of it. And then you start to talk about holding up. 358 00:25:34.440 --> 00:25:40.440 Alex Vessi again comes in. Vessia has lowered his ERA to one point 359 00:25:40.680 --> 00:25:45.400 three. The lefty has been equally effective against left handed hitters right handed hitters. 360 00:25:45.839 --> 00:25:48.880 And then Johann Ramirez came on and worked a scoreless eighth inning one two 361 00:25:48.960 --> 00:25:52.359 three. He got through it. So the Hunters have to figure out a 362 00:25:52.359 --> 00:25:56.279 better way to try and attack it, because last night they had plenty of 363 00:25:56.319 --> 00:26:00.359 opportunities, but they were zero for twelve with runners in scoring position. And 364 00:26:00.440 --> 00:26:03.200 I did some adding up the last ten games. Now the Dodgers has a 365 00:26:03.319 --> 00:26:08.079 team with a chance to knock in a run and scoring position collectively hitting just 366 00:26:08.240 --> 00:26:11.160 one eighty three, and that's not going to get it done when you look 367 00:26:11.200 --> 00:26:15.000 at who they faced last night and who they're going to face tonight. Not 368 00:26:15.160 --> 00:26:19.359 an easy task going up against pitchers that throw one hundred plus miles an hour. 369 00:26:19.519 --> 00:26:22.359 No Tim and I will talk about it also a little bit later on 370 00:26:22.440 --> 00:26:26.519 the pregame show. But I look forward to seeing what is going to take 371 00:26:26.559 --> 00:26:29.759 place with Paul Skeins, who's the local Sun, the California product out of 372 00:26:29.759 --> 00:26:36.039 the Fullerton I've seen him pitch once on television for a few innings and it 373 00:26:36.119 --> 00:26:38.079 really caught my attention, and I want to see him now up close and 374 00:26:38.119 --> 00:26:41.480 personally. He's got good stuff, and the Dodgers are going to have to 375 00:26:41.519 --> 00:26:44.599 make some adjustments, and I'm not seeing a whole lot of adjustments offensively at 376 00:26:44.599 --> 00:26:47.880 the present time. When you talk about adjustments. I mentioned this that I 377 00:26:47.920 --> 00:26:52.400 saw a video from Darryl Strawberry last week where if he was not hitting the 378 00:26:52.440 --> 00:26:56.160 fastball well, he would move back on the pitcher. If he was not 379 00:26:56.279 --> 00:27:00.680 seen or hitting the off speed stuff, he would move closer to the picture. 380 00:27:00.880 --> 00:27:03.279 You don't see those adjustments, right, And who's pitching on that given 381 00:27:03.400 --> 00:27:07.960 night, because it's a guy that is labeled as a soft tosser that throws 382 00:27:07.000 --> 00:27:11.680 a lot of breaking stuff. Then yeah, maybe you will move forward in 383 00:27:11.759 --> 00:27:15.319 the batter's box a little closer to the picture. Maybe you move forward a 384 00:27:15.359 --> 00:27:19.359 little bit closer to home plate, daring him to give you a fastball. 385 00:27:19.799 --> 00:27:25.400 And are you trying to basically lay in the weeds and just hunt for that 386 00:27:25.440 --> 00:27:30.359 fastball? You know, pictures set up hitters a lot. How many times 387 00:27:30.400 --> 00:27:33.000 can hitters maybe set up a picture? Doesn't happen as often as picture is 388 00:27:33.039 --> 00:27:37.359 doing it to hitters, But it is a possibility to do that if you 389 00:27:37.480 --> 00:27:40.279 tempt them to do it. But how many guys do you see to go 390 00:27:40.319 --> 00:27:44.160 home plate? They measure it from the bat to home plate. We see 391 00:27:44.319 --> 00:27:48.200 Miguel Rojas do that every bat that he has, even though he knows where 392 00:27:48.279 --> 00:27:52.640 the comfortable point is in that the batter's box. But they're all conditioned, 393 00:27:52.640 --> 00:27:55.039 most of them are conditioned to be the same place at the same time, 394 00:27:55.119 --> 00:28:00.440 the same place, and the adjustments are made from a swing stand point and 395 00:28:00.519 --> 00:28:04.519 approach standpoint versus physically moving around. Interesting that Strawberry would do it, and 396 00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:08.000 he was quick enough and strong enough to be able to move forward closer to 397 00:28:08.000 --> 00:28:11.839 the picture by talking about moving forward and maybe even closer under play too. 398 00:28:12.079 --> 00:28:15.880 That's what struck me. Rick. We're talking about a player that was a 399 00:28:15.920 --> 00:28:21.279 thirty thirty player and he's even talking about making those type of adjustments. Yeah, 400 00:28:21.319 --> 00:28:23.440 you do. You have to make adjustments. I'm still a firm believer 401 00:28:23.599 --> 00:28:29.759 that baseball quote unquote baseball, And I'm talking about the large picture with thirty 402 00:28:29.759 --> 00:28:33.160 teams and thirty organizations, with the defensive alignments that I'm seeing, it is 403 00:28:33.200 --> 00:28:38.680 no longer the shift being applied. How many infields play shallow, very very 404 00:28:38.720 --> 00:28:44.160 few, only in some circumstances if they move the infield in or the runner 405 00:28:44.160 --> 00:28:47.599 a third in a close ballgame, late in the ballgame. My point being, 406 00:28:48.319 --> 00:28:49.880 there's a lot of base hits out there if you learn how to bunt 407 00:28:51.440 --> 00:28:55.799 and guys are hitting around two hundred that don't bunt that can run. My 408 00:28:55.960 --> 00:29:00.400 question is why exactly if you're struggling with runners in squirm position and you're struggling 409 00:29:00.440 --> 00:29:04.160 to have productive outs. Yeah, well we noticed what a bunt can do. 410 00:29:04.920 --> 00:29:07.920 With the bunt that Austin Barnes laid down in New York against the Mets 411 00:29:08.000 --> 00:29:11.640 late in the ball game, no doubt. And Chris Taylor was able to 412 00:29:11.680 --> 00:29:15.440 split hits out there. It's not easy to get them. But if your 413 00:29:15.480 --> 00:29:18.599 one dimensional and that one dimension is not working, why do you not then 414 00:29:18.920 --> 00:29:22.799 open your arms with at least the thought and work on bunting. Bunting can 415 00:29:22.920 --> 00:29:26.279 be a weapon, not an inconvenience. I love it, Rick, That's 416 00:29:26.279 --> 00:29:30.599 why I like to look at life with a broad optical horizon. Really, 417 00:29:30.759 --> 00:29:33.440 Yes, you're so full of it. We'll set it back. Is our 418 00:29:33.480 --> 00:29:37.359 time up? We'll leave it right there, Rick, please, we'll send 419 00:29:37.400 --> 00:29:38.559 it back to the studio. Tim All right, thanks lock, guys. 420 00:29:38.599 --> 00:29:42.400 Dodgers Baseball's brought to you by Speedy Cash, official sponsor of every LA Weekend. 421 00:29:42.480 --> 00:29:47.119 Find out more at Speedy Cash dot commerce. Stop in an LA area 422 00:29:47.519 --> 00:29:49.160 Speedy Cash store still to come here, on Dodgers on Deck. We'll get 423 00:29:49.200 --> 00:29:52.640 you a preview of this pitching matchup Wrinkle be back with Tim never before first 424 00:29:52.720 --> 00:29:56.440 pitch with the keys to the game, but up to actually go high and 425 00:29:56.480 --> 00:30:00.680 tight with Gavin Stone. What a season he is having, dodg There's Pirates 426 00:30:00.720 --> 00:30:07.839 from Pittsburgh. I'm Tim Kas's Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. This is Wrongo 427 00:30:08.039 --> 00:30:18.480 Casino Dodgers Hunters game on your home for LA Dodgers Baseball. It's the Dodgers 428 00:30:18.519 --> 00:30:22.799 and the Pirates, James Paxton, Paul Schemes. 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And I know that's his motivation 436 00:30:52.559 --> 00:30:57.359 on the mound and in between starts every single step he takes, and that 437 00:30:57.559 --> 00:31:00.960 is the one and only Gavin's Gavin, thanks a lot for the time. 438 00:31:02.160 --> 00:31:04.440 Did I feel like I tapped into your motivation? Oh yeah, yeah, 439 00:31:04.519 --> 00:31:08.000 definitely. Yeah, it's good to be on. Thanks for having me again. 440 00:31:08.799 --> 00:31:14.480 Hopefully I get a boom box after this, but yeah, it's gonna 441 00:31:14.480 --> 00:31:17.359 be. It's in the mail. Oh yeah, thanks, thanks for sure. 442 00:31:17.400 --> 00:31:19.559 I just need the charger honestly. Okay, we'll get to the charger 443 00:31:19.640 --> 00:31:23.920 for the boom box I gave you last year, courtesy of Travis Matthews. 444 00:31:25.039 --> 00:31:29.400 Yeah, thank you, Travis. Hey, how about this. Not a 445 00:31:29.400 --> 00:31:33.720 lot of people realize Back in LA you and Bobby Miller are roommates, and 446 00:31:33.759 --> 00:31:38.880 he said he was a good roommate after that torturous flight last week from New 447 00:31:38.920 --> 00:31:44.480 York back to LA. He was leaving while you were coming home. Yeah. 448 00:31:44.519 --> 00:31:45.720 We got back at like I don't know, it was probably like eight 449 00:31:45.759 --> 00:31:48.440 o'clock. Yeah, and he was going to the field that day. It 450 00:31:48.480 --> 00:31:52.720 was our off day. And I come in and I eat something, I 451 00:31:52.839 --> 00:31:59.039 order some DoorDash, eat something, and then Bobby wakes up and it's literally 452 00:31:59.079 --> 00:32:02.279 probably like twenty minutes Rob. Whenever I got home, he left and I 453 00:32:02.319 --> 00:32:07.440 went straight to bed after that. How many interactions do you guys have living 454 00:32:07.440 --> 00:32:08.799 together? Oh? Yeah, I mean we see each other all the time 455 00:32:10.240 --> 00:32:14.960 at home, at the field. Yeah, we're pretty much always together. 456 00:32:15.000 --> 00:32:19.240 It sucks that he's been hurt, you know, this long, because he 457 00:32:19.279 --> 00:32:22.319 hasn't been on the road trips and stuff. But uh yeah, whenever I 458 00:32:22.359 --> 00:32:24.880 come home, like, we're always together pretty much. Can you tell his 459 00:32:24.960 --> 00:32:30.200 demeanor has changed in any way while he's been on the iol because he wants 460 00:32:30.240 --> 00:32:32.160 to pitch so badly. Oh yeah, he's itching the pitch. That's all 461 00:32:32.200 --> 00:32:36.559 he wants to do is pitch. I mean you can tell he's he's uh, 462 00:32:37.039 --> 00:32:39.480 you know, anxious to get back out there for sure. But no, 463 00:32:39.599 --> 00:32:43.640 he's got a good head on him. Do any of you cook? 464 00:32:43.759 --> 00:32:46.000 Does anybody make a home cook meal? I don't. I don't cook. 465 00:32:46.000 --> 00:32:50.480 Bobby cooks. Bobby likes to cook. Bobby he just got we have this 466 00:32:50.480 --> 00:32:52.000 little pool area and there's a girl downstairs. He just got a bunch of 467 00:32:52.039 --> 00:32:57.559 Kershaws Kershaw's beef. Yeah, so he's been cooking that downstairs. Have you 468 00:32:57.599 --> 00:33:00.559 tried any of the kers Shaw beef. Is it what they say on the 469 00:33:00.599 --> 00:33:05.200 package? No curve balls? No, I actually haven't tried it. Bobby 470 00:33:05.240 --> 00:33:07.319 said it's really good though, So Bobby knows his way around the grill. 471 00:33:07.640 --> 00:33:10.640 Yeah, he's a grill master, all right. That's a good roommate to 472 00:33:10.680 --> 00:33:13.960 have a guy that knows how to grill. Oh, I know he doesn't 473 00:33:13.960 --> 00:33:17.079 never cook me anything, but I'm sure I would if i. Gavin Stone 474 00:33:17.200 --> 00:33:22.039 is our guest, just had a first pitch here in Pittsburgh. How's the 475 00:33:22.079 --> 00:33:25.240 season been going for you? Obviously we know things seem to get into a 476 00:33:25.319 --> 00:33:30.119 rhythm, but for you personally, I'm sure you want more. Yeah, 477 00:33:30.200 --> 00:33:31.559 I mean, I'm just trying to win ball games for the club, to 478 00:33:31.599 --> 00:33:36.400 be honest, it's been a lot of fun so far. I don't get 479 00:33:36.400 --> 00:33:37.799 a lot of strikeouts. Of the defense has telled me out a lot so 480 00:33:38.519 --> 00:33:43.440 and they've been great. We've had a great defense all year. But no, 481 00:33:43.559 --> 00:33:45.960 it's been a lot of fun. I'm enjoying it. Still got a 482 00:33:45.960 --> 00:33:50.440 long ways to go though. On the flip side strikeout pitchers, sometimes the 483 00:33:50.519 --> 00:33:53.160 guys behind them kind of get bored when they're not doing much stuff. But 484 00:33:53.200 --> 00:33:58.720 it seems like the pace that you pitch at and the way these guys play 485 00:33:58.799 --> 00:34:02.440 behind you. It works that you work fast and you induce a lot of 486 00:34:02.480 --> 00:34:07.480 contact. Yeah, I mean it's always been something that I've done, is 487 00:34:07.599 --> 00:34:09.480 just work fast, try and get the guys back in the dugout, trying 488 00:34:09.480 --> 00:34:13.920 and put up more runs, get them off their feet as much as I 489 00:34:13.960 --> 00:34:17.199 can do you pay attention to that when people want to poke holes in your 490 00:34:17.239 --> 00:34:21.239 game and say, well, you know, he puts up zeros, but 491 00:34:21.280 --> 00:34:22.920 he doesn't strike out a lot of guys. No, I don't care. 492 00:34:23.159 --> 00:34:27.760 Zero's is really it's the only thing that really matters. Do you feel like 493 00:34:27.800 --> 00:34:30.800 you're starting to find pitches that can dial up for you to be able to 494 00:34:31.239 --> 00:34:35.360 get that strike out when you need it? Oh? Yeah, there's opportunities 495 00:34:36.440 --> 00:34:39.800 certain pitches of certain areas. You know, the last couple of games, 496 00:34:40.039 --> 00:34:45.400 I've gotten a couple of strikeouts on fast on heaters up and heaters around the 497 00:34:45.480 --> 00:34:47.280 zone and stuff like that, and then I think that'll open up my change 498 00:34:47.320 --> 00:34:51.519 up. And the slider has been good too, so you know, just 499 00:34:51.519 --> 00:34:54.079 trying to find ways to open up the change up and then and then you 500 00:34:54.079 --> 00:34:59.840 know, catching them off guard with other crap what's the biggest difference between the 501 00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:05.159 a year change up appears and the way your two seamer appears to hitters because 502 00:35:05.199 --> 00:35:07.559 they're both pitches down in the zone. Yeah, I'm honestly, I mean 503 00:35:07.679 --> 00:35:13.440 I'm not sure. I know two seamen has more vertical on it obviously, 504 00:35:13.559 --> 00:35:17.119 Uh, probably more run too, but I mean that feels the natural pronation 505 00:35:17.239 --> 00:35:20.960 feels good out of my hand. Uh, And so that's why the two 506 00:35:20.960 --> 00:35:22.719 seam works really well. And then and then the change up I've had since 507 00:35:22.760 --> 00:35:28.000 I got into Pro Bowl, and it's, uh, you know, it's 508 00:35:28.039 --> 00:35:30.119 a it's a pitch where you gotta you gotta keep making adjustments on week to 509 00:35:30.159 --> 00:35:34.519 week. But no, they've been, they've been, honestly two of my 510 00:35:34.559 --> 00:35:37.159 best pitches this year. Thanks a lot for the time, Gavin, really 511 00:35:37.239 --> 00:35:39.559 appreciate talking to you, and like I've said many times, you're an easy 512 00:35:39.599 --> 00:35:45.039 gutta root for. And we'll certainly uh find that battery for your boombox zoom 513 00:35:45.239 --> 00:35:47.599 banks. Appreciate it. There he is the man, Gavin Stone. Even 514 00:35:47.599 --> 00:35:52.360 when the power goes out, cool as a cucumber. We'll send it back 515 00:35:52.400 --> 00:35:54.719 to you in the studio. Get that guy a new battery for sure. 516 00:35:54.800 --> 00:35:59.440 Dodgers Baseball is brought to you by Shakey's Pizza Parlor, the official pizza partner 517 00:35:59.440 --> 00:36:01.920 of the Dodgers Audio Broadcast. When it's game day, it's group day at 518 00:36:01.960 --> 00:36:06.400 shakys dot Com. Leading me up to first pitch. Dodgers and Pirates from 519 00:36:06.400 --> 00:36:08.719 Pittsburgh Up next, we'll break down this pitchy matchup. Don't go anywhere. 520 00:36:08.920 --> 00:36:17.800 I'm Tim Kase's Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. This is Marongo Casino, Dodgers 521 00:36:17.840 --> 00:36:25.880 on Deack on your home for the Blue all season long. Dodgers in Pittsburgh 522 00:36:25.920 --> 00:36:29.199 to take on the Pirates. They got to shut out last night. I 523 00:36:29.199 --> 00:36:31.760 wanted nothing. Looking to bounce back this afternoon at PNC Park. First pitch 524 00:36:31.800 --> 00:36:37.159 at three forty and now before the Dodgers hit the dining we look at the 525 00:36:37.280 --> 00:36:42.480 pitching matchup. Present about your Southern California Toyota Dealers. Turn your trail dominating 526 00:36:42.559 --> 00:36:45.519 off roading dreams into a reality in the all new twenty twenty four Tacomas He 527 00:36:45.639 --> 00:36:50.719 or Toyota Dealer Today they make it easy. Paul skiings on the Mountain two 528 00:36:50.719 --> 00:36:53.239 and oh two forty five e twenty two year old right hander out of El 529 00:36:53.280 --> 00:36:57.280 Toro High School. They went to the Air Force Academy, pitched there for 530 00:36:57.280 --> 00:37:01.000 two years and then one year at LSU. First overall pick in last year's 531 00:37:01.159 --> 00:37:06.360 MLB draft, he can get it up there. In the National League, 532 00:37:06.360 --> 00:37:10.239 Skiings has tied for the seventh lowest RA tenth lowest batting average against in time 533 00:37:10.280 --> 00:37:15.880 for the seventh most strikeouts thirty and he's making his fifth start tonight. Since 534 00:37:15.920 --> 00:37:20.360 being promoted on May eleventh, Skeens has had nine or more strikeouts, and 535 00:37:20.400 --> 00:37:23.239 two of his four starts he has thrown thirty seven pitches one hundred miles an 536 00:37:23.239 --> 00:37:27.719 hour and more of this season, the most any major league starter this year. 537 00:37:27.760 --> 00:37:30.199 To date, he has thrown seven of the top ten hardest thrown pitches 538 00:37:30.400 --> 00:37:35.239 by Major leaguers, the other three being thrown by teammate Jared Jones, who 539 00:37:35.320 --> 00:37:37.559 the Dodgers saw last night. Last time out, he earned the win in 540 00:37:37.599 --> 00:37:40.519 the second game of a double header at Cole America Park in Detroit against the 541 00:37:40.559 --> 00:37:45.119 Tigers. He allowed two runs on three hits while striking out nine over six 542 00:37:45.199 --> 00:37:47.079 innings. James Pax and the Big maple they call him on the mound for 543 00:37:47.119 --> 00:37:51.440 the Dodgers still undefeated, a five and oh three to twenty nine e thirty 544 00:37:51.480 --> 00:37:53.199 five year old left hander in his twelve season, first with the Dodgers, 545 00:37:53.400 --> 00:37:57.199 making his eleven start last time out, three innings, no runs, two 546 00:37:57.239 --> 00:38:00.840 hits, three strikeouts in an abbreviated start when he was on short rest. 547 00:38:00.079 --> 00:38:05.079 He's facing the Pirates for his second time in his career. Last time twenty 548 00:38:05.199 --> 00:38:08.320 sixteen. He's with the Mariners. He suffered a loss in five innings of 549 00:38:08.440 --> 00:38:14.800 work. Paul Skins, James Paxson, Pirates Dodgers were fifteen minutes away for 550 00:38:14.920 --> 00:38:19.199 first pitch. Keys to the game are next. Don't go anywhere. I'm 551 00:38:19.239 --> 00:38:25.559 Tim Kates. This is Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. As we were saying, 552 00:38:27.000 --> 00:38:31.840 this is Marongo Casino Dodgers on jack On, the official home of La 553 00:38:32.039 --> 00:38:39.199 Dodgers Baseball. Dodgers and Pirates from Pittsburgh. Dodgers looking to bounce back last 554 00:38:39.239 --> 00:38:43.360 night after getting shut down by Jarrett Jones. Paul Skans on the Mountain, 555 00:38:43.440 --> 00:38:46.159 James paxon the Big Maple will go for the Dodgers. Dodgers fans and Hanser 556 00:38:46.239 --> 00:38:51.800 listening experience to games by downloading the iHeartRadio app and listening an HD. It's 557 00:38:51.800 --> 00:38:53.239 crystal clear. It's a great way to take it with you on the go 558 00:38:53.480 --> 00:38:58.039 on your mobile device. And it's all powered by la Care Health Plan serving 559 00:38:58.079 --> 00:39:01.719 all Angelinos la Care. Before first pitch, Tad back out to the both 560 00:39:01.800 --> 00:39:06.199 Rick Monday, Tim never guys, Tim, thanks again, we get you 561 00:39:06.239 --> 00:39:08.440 ready for this one. Paul skeens all eyes on, the rookie out of 562 00:39:08.559 --> 00:39:15.360 LSU, less than a year removed from his national title run at LSU and 563 00:39:15.400 --> 00:39:19.480 his first ever start against the Dodgers. He'll throw the fastball hard. He's 564 00:39:19.480 --> 00:39:23.360 got another pitch that's a combination split finger two seemer sinker. He calls it 565 00:39:23.760 --> 00:39:27.880 a splinker. We'll see some of that tonight. But he has just been 566 00:39:27.960 --> 00:39:30.440 dynamite for the Pirates. I just have to put the ball into play and 567 00:39:30.559 --> 00:39:34.960 are they going to go hunting on the first pitch fastball? And for Paxson, 568 00:39:35.039 --> 00:39:37.639 coming off kind of a strange outing last Wednesday in New York and no 569 00:39:37.760 --> 00:39:42.840 decision. He went just three innings in spite of the fact making just fifty 570 00:39:42.880 --> 00:39:45.480 pitches in the game, no runs, only two hits, but he did 571 00:39:45.519 --> 00:39:50.400 not find the strike zone often enough in that outing. Mother nature may have 572 00:39:50.480 --> 00:39:52.239 something to say in this ball game. A little bit later on, there 573 00:39:52.280 --> 00:39:57.960 are storms expected to come through this area a little later in the evening. 574 00:39:58.079 --> 00:40:01.320 James Paxton against Paul Skeens, game two of a three game series. Right 575 00:40:01.360 --> 00:40:06.360 here tonight in Pittsburgh, all right again, looking at the line of Chris 576 00:40:06.360 --> 00:40:08.199 Taylor back in it, not in the outfield, but playing third base. 577 00:40:08.239 --> 00:40:13.440 Andy pat Has back in the outfield and center field, Gavin Lux at second 578 00:40:13.519 --> 00:40:16.320 base, Jason Hayward at right field tonight, te Oscar Hernandez back in the 579 00:40:16.360 --> 00:40:20.079 left field getting the start, Will Smith behind the play, batting cleanup, 580 00:40:20.280 --> 00:40:24.039 and of course top three batters as always, Mookie Betch, Shoho Tani and 581 00:40:24.079 --> 00:40:28.079 Freddie Friedman. Don't forget after the game, David Vassay's got you cover with 582 00:40:28.119 --> 00:40:30.840 all the postgame festivities, highlights, reaction from the clubhouse, some Mager, 583 00:40:30.920 --> 00:40:35.840 Dave Roberts, and of course Dodger talk as well. First pitches, next 584 00:40:36.199 --> 00:40:40.039 Dodgers and Pirates from Pittsburgh. I'm Tim Kates has been wrong with Casino Dodgers 585 00:40:40.039 --> 00:40:45.239 on deck. I'm the Los Angeles Dodgers. Audio note