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forty five and twenty nine on this season, first place and all alone to
top the NL last after taking two of three over the Royals over the weekend.
The Dodgers kept the winning going last night in the series opener in Denver
against the Colorado Rockies. A great performance from the Big Maple Walker Bueller on
the mountain tonight, hoping to duplicate that first pitch from Corsefield that is coming
up at five forty. Between then and now, we got a lot to
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the Dodger manager Dave Roberts. We'll preview this pitching matchup with Walker Bueller set
to go. Today is the ten year anniversary of Clayton Kershaw's no hitter.
David Vasse will go one on one with the catcher that night at Dodger Stadium.
Ay jay Ellis. Shortly we'll hear from Kirsten Watson, who is on
the field in Denver, and in just a few minutes we'll head out to
the Gallpin Motors broadcast booth. And here from Rick Monday and Tim never Well.
Last night in Denver, James Paxson was really good the Big Maples.
They call him seven innings, one run, just two hits. He struck
out eight along the way. He was efficient ninety one pitches over seven innings,
sixty three for strikes. And the offense they gave him plenty of run
support and started in the first with ta Oscar and a three to two.
Again there goes Freeman. Bitches swung on and belt at deep to right center
field, going back on it as the right fielder totally it's off the wall
around third is Freeman. He's on his way to the play. He will
score in the second with a two out run scoring double his tasker Hernandez and
the Dodgers lead at one to nothing. Ta Oscar Hernandez with the RBI double
scoring Freddie Freeman. The Dodgers on the board with a one nothing lead.
In the second, they added more showey Otani and RBI single scoring Miguel Rojas.
Then Will Smith and RBI triple scoring o'tani As. The Dodgers had a
three to nothing lead, Stallings with a homer. The only mistake that James
Paxson made last night was the solo shot in the second to make it a
three to one game. Then the seventh, the Dodgers tacked on more gl
Rojas got the party started. Ohs is two, four, three, two
singles. He scored a run. He'll swing and hit a hard ground ball
past a diving Trenio at third. That's down the left field line. Rounding
second is Hayward. He's gonna get way home. Here comes Hayward to the
plate. The relay throw is not in time. He's safe. Bigal Rojas
with a double, driving in Hayward and it's four to one. Miguel Rojas
getting in in the action last night offensively, we know what he could do
defensively. Now in there for Mookie Betts, who's out with the broke in
hand. Dodgers with a four to one lead. Calvin Evigio then a single
des Center that scored roll Host the Dodgers with a five to one lead in
the eighth. The Dodgers tacked on two more Jason Hayward and RBI single to
right Freeman scored. Here comes Otani two more runs across. It was eight
seven to one lead in the top of the ninth two more for the Dodgers.
Twos were a wild last night. Late Gavin Lucks an RBI single made
it eight to one Dodgers lead. Then Will Smith almost hit it out again
and sack fly at a center that scored Gavin Lucks. Dodgers with a nine
to one lead. James Paxson with the seven innings JP fireeyes and pitched two
innings of relief. The eighth inning he needed only five pitches. The ninth
inning was a struggle bus He gave up two home runs a couple of doubles,
including an RBI double to Montero. He gave up in that bottom half
of the ninth inning four runs the Rockies, with the Dodgers lead was already
big. They go on and win it by a final of nine to five.
James Packson now seven to one on the season as a Dodgers starter.
Show Heltani with three five with the walk. Last night, multiple hit game
for Jason Hayward, who goes three for five with a couple of ribis.
Miguel Rojas, welcome to the starting lineup. Three for five last night.
In fact, the Dodgers five to six, seven and eight hitters all had
RBI's Gavin Lux in the ninth finally get on the board with an RBI single
as the Dodgers take the series opener nine to five. Tonight, they look
to make it two straight in Denver, Walker Bueller on the mount and with
more. Let's head out to the Gallpin Motors broadcast booth as we say hello
to Rick Monday and Tim Never Guys, Thanks Tim very much. A nice,
cool evening here in downtown Denver, Colorado. At Corsfield the Dodgers and
the Rockies, Game two of this four game series, Dodgers winning last night
nine to five. It was really a runaway at nine to one, but
four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning for the Rockies made it relatively
close, but the Dodgers picked up their forty fifth win of the season,
so forty five wins against twenty nine losses. They start the night tonight,
eight and a half games in front of the San Francisco Giants. We're the
lead in the Western Division. Meantime, the Rockies are in the basement of
the West nineteen out, twenty five and forty seven, and they are on
pace for another rough season. Tonight, Walker Bueler takes this one and four
record of the mound. He'll face Austin Gomber, the left hander he is
one and four as well. Last night, Moll the first night that the
Dodgers did not have Mookie Betts, and they know they're not going to have
him for a while. So sho hail Tony batted the lead off and boy
did he deliver. He delivered. And one of the things we talked about
too, really the beginning Dodgers want to be able to get into the Rockies
bullpen. We'll talk about their bullpen a little bit later on. But the
Dodgers have an amazing record when they score first, as they did last night
in the very first inning the RBI doubled by Tiasca Hernandez. But they're thirty
four wins and four losses when they score first in a ballgame. And this
is a very good ballpark in order to do that, and for the Dodgers,
they have absolutely handled the Rockies. You go back to twenty eighteen.
They're now seventy two wins and thirty two losses. But I would also throw
in the caveat that's in the past. The Dodgers have three more games if
they want to be able to win and sweep this series here in Denver.
And again when you look at this schedule coming up, you've got three more
with the Rockies starting here tonight, then two with the Angels Friday Saturday at
Dodger Stadium, then back out on the road to take on the Chicago White
Sox, who have the worst record in all of Major League Baseball by a
long way. This is what you would look at as a soft spot in
the schedule. The Dodgers can't look at the records. They've got to make
hay over the next week. Absolutely, and we're going to see a different
lineup tonight because they're going to be facing a left hand of that being Austin
Gomber as walker Buelah will go for this Dodger bunk club, So a little
bit different look at least in the first five spots is kind of the normal
area. But then Rojas again, who's really picked up the pace in hitting.
He's again at shortstop. KICKI her Nanas would be at third. Miguel
Vargas just recalled yesterday. We'll start in left field, and Chris Taylor gets
his first start of the season at second base. Tailor bat ninth. And
for the Rockies, they've got their mainstay, Charlie Blackman back in the lineup,
the designated hitter. He has hit Walker Bueller pretty well in the past.
He has a three to sixty average with seven extra base hits. He's
eighteen for fifty against Buehler. Yeah, he's hit well, no question about
it. Here's my note on the reason the Dodgers wanted to get into the
bullpen. A is he do with most all bullpens itself, but especially here.
First of all, the month of June, the Rockies overall had dropped
twelve of their last sixteen games. Can't blame it all on the bullpen,
but the bullpen in the month of June hasn't earned her an average of over
eight. They've been giving a fifty two runs in fifty eight in the third
innings. The battle cry get to the pin. Freddy Freeman was on base
six times last night and he was one for one. What will he do
tonight? Stand By we'll find out together short as we count you down to
the first pitch Dodgers and Rockies, Game two of this four game series.
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Clayton Kershaw through a no hitter ten years ago. Today, we'll hear from
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Bueller on the mound. First pitch coming up in five forty. This is
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swings hits a hard ground battle right field. That's a base hit. Rojas
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hey O'tani and the Dodgers lead it two to nothing. These swings and lines
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the Dodgers and Rockies at krus Field and Kirston the left hander Austin Gomber on
the mound. That means the Dodgers got a lot of righties in the lineup,
including CT three. Yeah, Chris Taylor. As so for the plan,
who you have a guy like Chris Taylor's looking to get back on track.
Saw him have a huge home run the other day and he was even
saying that, you know, hopefully that's from unlocks them and get him going
where he wants. To be putting in a lot of hard work. But
you'll notice also with him playing at second base, and so with the injury
to Mookie Bets, Dave Roberts Swift saying kind of with kind of what we're
going to be seeing at shortstop, which is primarily going to be Miguel Rojas,
and then Keith a Hernandez here and there, and then at third base
it's going to be Cavin Bigio as well as Key k here and there.
So I think with that he was saying, and he likes Chris Taylor at
second at the end for Gavin Luck, especially as you mentioned, with a
leftie on the mound, so that's kind of and he's not in the outfield,
we'll see him at second, so he kind of looking at it in
that way. And then with Miguel Bark's coming back, with Mookie Bets playing
on the I l this is what the plan for him is going to be
playing in left field against leftie. So it's nice to kind of, you
know, these guys are getting different opportunities dates that he wants to run guys
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getting in a little bit of a rhythm. Now, yeah, you know,
I think that's exactly what it is and what I can appreciate when it
comes to Walker Bueler, he's been very transparent with the media just kind of
where he's at, how he's feeling. And he's expressed some frustration because you
know, when you're coming back from an injury and the second time Tommy John
surgery a couple of years and took them to get here. So when you
think about just all of that time away from baseball and of course is going
to get take time to get your feet under you. And even Dave Robert's
at one point had said, you know, maybe like five to seven starts
he could be in a good spot. But he's say he was like,
you know, it's as much as you want to say that sometimes it's hard
to say that because you just don't know. But the biggest thing is is,
like you mentioned Walker, with every start, he's learning more about kind
of stuff, how it plays, moving in that right direction, and even
with his last outing against the Rangers sequencing really really well. The only time
Tonally gott in him was that Corey Seeger home run, and to be fair,
it was a multiple like three run home run, but that was the
one time where he kind of tried to bully him in a sense, and
Corey Seeker, we've seen what he's done before and so ultimately he got the
best of him. So because of that, you know, ol Walker's learning
about where he's at, learning what works, and so it's kind of just
this evolution of Walker at the moment. But Dave does feel that he continues
to progress and continues to show that he is getting back to where he wants
to be hopefully, So Kirsten, we appreciate it. We will check you
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pressure in the dugouts with Dave Roberts Dave? With Walker going today, as
you can see him continue just to progress back from having that Tommy John surge,
You're getting back to getting where he wants to be as a pitcher.
Are there things that you're looking to see from him that just show you that
not only of course he's healthy, but the stuff is where he wants it.
Yeah, you know, with with Walker, it's I think there's still
an upward trend still kind of you know, trying to grasp the consistency of
the throw. The different pitches here. The ball certainly reacts differently as far
as being at altitude. I think, you know, just watching him,
I think just stay in his delivery. The breaking ball is just going to
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right, DV. It's June eighteenth, ten years ago today, Clayton Kershaw
through that no hitter. What sticks out? What do you remember? Well,
Number one, Tim, It was one of the most dominant performances I've
ever seen, and honestly Major League Baseball has ever seen. I still have
the one sheet here from that night where it really lays out dominant Kershaw was
that night at Dodgers Stadium against the Rockies, who had guys like Troy Tulowitzki
in their starting lineup. It wasn't this version of the Rockies. So you
know, the one thing that stands out the good Miguel Rojas's great play down
the line at third base when Rojas was just a rookie and major League Baseball
he was starting that night at third base. He saved the no hitter for
kershawn the seventh inning. And then I remember Hanley Ramirez's poor throw to Adrian
Gonzalez to ruin the perfect game. But still Clayton Kershaw the only pitcher in
Major League Baseball history that has ever recorded fifteen strikeouts without allowing a hit or
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simulated games at Rancho Kuckamunga, but tomorrow it will be an actual game.
And just think about it as it being his first start of a Cactus League
season. So he'll go about two or three innings, depending on the pitch
count. And funny enough, Kershaw sent a text to his buddy and our
friend, Brad Paisley and offered him tickets to the Rancho Cucamonga game tomorrow as
a joke. But Brad's not available to drive out there tomorrow. He's not
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Well Game one, Rick without Mookie Bets, they went pretty well last night.
Well it went pretty well, yes, overall, that's not to eliminate
the loss of one of the really premier players in Major League Baseball. So
the Dodgers change in the lineup around last night and again they'll have a little
bit different to look also with the Otani, the leadoff hitter Will Smith and
then Freddie Freeman against the lefty. We see now a little different scenario kk
here Nanas at third, Miguel Vargas just re called yesterday but playing left field,
and Chris Taylor will be at second base, and of course also in
right field will be Tiascar Hernandez in that area. So yeah, not all
a bad game at all. The offense was right there. They got off
the very good start three runs over the first couple of innings. And for
the Rockies, yeah, this has been a long season already for Colorado,
they've already lost forty seven games. Dodgers trying to win their forty sixth here
tonight of the season. Rick, I'm glad you brought up Miguel Vargas back
in the starting lineup tonight. I've heard from other outfielders that have played at
Coors Field. Left field at Coors Field is not an easy place to play.
It's as expansive of any left field in baseball. Yeah, this clue.
I never played the outfield position in this ballpark. It did not exist
when I was playing. But I will tell you with the amount of square
footage in left field, center field, in right field, this is not
an easy place to play, period. And also especially in right field and
at first base, you know the sun is really problematic at a six forty
local start time. We'll see it again tonight tomorrow and then again on the
final game of the series before the Dodgors are head back home briefly for that
two game weekend series against the Angels in the Freeway Series. But it's going
to be an adventure because this is a new transition. If you're looking at
Vargus playing in left field, he has not had particularly great routes in his
first stop this year at the big league level playing in left field. So
we'll see how it goes tonight. It's funny you mentioned the sun. When
they show it on TV, they always talk about what a beautiful sunset it
is. But first baseman, I have told me it's anything, but you
get blinded when that sun goes down there. Yeah, I've said it before.
It reminds me of Montreal when they first got the franchise up there and
then played it to Jerry Park Jorie as they they called it. And Ron
Fairley was the first baseman, the former Dodger. Well, he was the
first basement for the Expos that first year they went up there, and fairly
with a runner at first base, as the setting sun was down in the
left field corner, really left field into the foul territory. You would see
Ron Fairley would flip down sunglasses, waiting and anticipating either a pickoff throw from
the pitcher or a throw from the third basement. And he really asked the
third baseman if you're going to throw the ball to me in the first couple
of innings with that setting sun, he would prefer that you bounce the ball
on the ground versus throwing it in the air, especially high before we let
you go. It would be hard press not to ask you about the tenth
anniversary of Clayton Kershaw's no hitter. You called two no hitters in a span
of eighteen days ten years ago, Josh Beckett's and Philly and then Kershaw's had
Dodger Stadium against these Rockies. Both special, but I think Kershaw's even more
so because he was the first guy that threw the no hitter and had fifteen
strikeouts in a ballgame. How he maneuvered through that game was absolutely scintillating,
and not too many people were leaving their seats. I know you're coming up
with a guy who didn't catch many pitches. But he was the catcher behind
the plate in that no hitter for Clayton Kershaw On that's coming up in just
a few minutes. That's right. A j Ellis will join us his thoughts
and memories of that special night at Dodgers Stadium. Rick, thanks a lot.
We'll check with you and Tim Nevertt a little bit later in the show.
Look forward to it, David, have a great night. All right.
There he goes the great Rick Monday, Tim in Denver, Colorado.
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Ten years ago, tonight at Dodger Stadium, Clayton Kershaw pitched one of the
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where he had fifteen strikeouts against You guessed it, the Rockies at Dodger Stadium,
and his catcher that night was aj Ellis, and we had a chance
to catch up with AJ to hear his memories about that special night. Noice.
We joke about it, but you know, you have been an amazing
advocate and amazing voice for the Dodgers, and you're not afraid of telling as
it is, and you give the Dodger fans a great perspective of what it's
like on a daily basis. Well, thank you so much for that.
It's anniversary of you catching that no hitter. Where do you rank that being
on the field, being there with Kershaw and being the catcher the night that
he threw that no hitter in your career? Oh, I mean, it's
it's without a doubt a top three time five moment of my professional career,
you know, especially I look at regular season events and regular season you know
games that I got to play in, and if that's the case, it's
definitely probably number one. Yeah. I felt like I still feel like one
of the greatest privileges of my career was being able to work sixty feet away
from this, the future Hall of Famer that that Clayton is and got to
see his his uh, his work ethic and in his determination and his character
up close for I don't know, eight or nine years when the count count
some of the minor league time we got to spend together as well, and
for our professional relationship to transcend into the close personal friendship that we have now.
You know, he's still a guy that I in regular contact with.
Our families are in close contact with each other, and you know, to
be there and be able to share that that day with him, you know,
it's crazy. I think it's been seven years now and just uh,
you know, uh, it was just a special, special time. I
think if I look think back over the course of my career, you know,
outside of some of those fun clinching games, I think it maybe be
asking a lot that it was your favorite game you ever played in. There
was a we clinched in twenty fifteen in San Francisco, which was which is
really special. To clinch up there against the Giants, and Clayton threw a
complete game of one hitter. He was almost there a complete game one and
struck out thirteen or fourteen guys and then be able to celebrate there in San
fran and the clubhouse and then afterwards at the hotel. That probably is probably
my favorite Recro season moment, but after that would definitely be Clayton's, you
know, his no hitter, and that did that game against the Rockies.
I went back to watch that entire game last night. I wanted to point
out a couple of different at bats. But before we do, I know,
Clayton's all on that five day schedule, good or bad. The next
day he's on to the next start. But do you remember what it was
like the day after the no hitter when he walked into the clubhouse. Did
you guys drive to the ballpark together that day? What was it like if
you remember? Now? Yeah, no, I think it was I think
it was a little bit of business as usual for him, But also I
think he was out was really still in the reflection mode of just how special
the previous night was. It wasn't just a no hitter, I mean it
was it was it was him, you know, on the national stage,
you know, really putting a stamp on you know, who he was was
the dominant picture. I think everyone at that point knew, you know,
he had kind of you know, transcended into being the best picture on the
planet for that stretch of time that he was that he was out there competing,
But for him to do it in the way that he did. It
wasn't just a no hitter. It was completely utter dominance and it was the
talk of baseball for the week to follow it. And I think that was
in the midst of I'm not mistaken, like a thirty eight or thirty nine
Indian scoreless streak he had going as well. So he was he was at
the at as our friend John Pratt, he was at the peak of his
powers and he was he was, he was absolutely dominant over that over the
course of over the course of that that month. And yeah, so I
think coming in the next day, you know, obviously there's there's the next
name media rush that comes as the national media now wants to be a part
of it, and there's UH interviews, and you know, people will famil
the network want to connecting radio interviews, and so there was definitely a flurry
of people who really wanted to get a little bit farther behind the curtain of
what that game is all about. Hey, speaking of the celebration, there's
that iconic photo of you and Kershaw embracing on the mound. How big of
that photo is hanging in your living room right now? Is it sixteen twenty
or larger? It is, you know what I think? Uh, well,
which one? We got one? We got one on each floor of
the house. You know, you know there I'll be first one to be
self deprecated. And there are people out there who will say that I am
sitting right now in the house that curseh Off built. I'm not. I'm
not. Like there's part of it that can't deny that our relationship was special.
And I will be the first admit that my crew was probably extended and
probably a little bit overinflated because of our relationship and my ability to work with
him. But no, I do have a nice I haven't I you know,
honestly, Dave, I have him planning up. I do haven't been
full of no Hitter. The memorability from that game, the scorecard and baseball
from that game, and a couple of other items were definitely those photos.
And we've talked about doing something and putting putting up, putting it up,
maybe a plaque. But at the same time, like it's similar to what
you said earlier, it's like not about like the items, like you mentioned
their ring, It's about the relationships and it's about the memories and like I
I love the memories I have from that day and even just talking right now,
I'm smiling right now just thinking back to so much that happened. But
not after he showers did his media, he was sitting there by the locker.
And you know, one of the traditions I had when I was in
LA and in my career was if the Dodgers of the team I played with
one, my son Luke got to come and spend time in the clubhouse afterwards,
because the clubhouse was was was fun and boiterous, and you know,
it's a good, good place for kids, and you know, he got
to come there and have a chocolate milk and just have a good time.
But he, uh, there's a I have a great picture of him and
Clayton and they both kind of holding up a zero sign with their fingers and
Luke has no idea what he's doing. He's you know, he's five years
old at the time and I'm or four years old at time, and he
doesn't even know what he's doing, but he's dame with Clayton. They're both
holding up a zero. And it's like memories like that are what are really
much more special than uh, you know, any any framed photo or uh,
you know, nostalgic plaque or anything like that. It's the memories,
it's the people. It's conversations like this just you know, we get to
share. Well, this was awesome, a J. I wish I could
just how about this. You tell the family you're occupied the rest of the
day. I won't go to the game tonight, and we'll just keep talking.
And I love love connecting with your days les, telling old old stories
and just reflecting and just remembering. And I think we talked about it last
time, you know, you know, I chatted. Is it's really important
for me, like it's really important for all of us just to take a
time to you know, as Dodger fans, it's as as people who've had
the fortunate time to be in that Dodger organization, just as like you know,
have be grateful and uh, you know, just show a lot of
gratitude towards just the experience that we had, h and you know, being
for yourself are currently having. There's no place like it. It's it's uh,
it's a like I said, it's a it's a it's a great home
office to get the call to go to and all right, man, this
is great. We'll do this again soon. I hope to see you in
person very soon. So thank you so much for taking the time out to
share these great stories with us. Awesome Dave. Good to connect with you
and enjoy and enjoyed the time out there. And uh, you know,
tell the boys. I said, hey, when you get in the club.
Lass next to hear that full interview with A j Ellis and all the
great details about Kershaw's one and only no hitter. You can find it on
the iHeartRadio app. Tim We'll send it back to you in the studio.
Thanks a lot, DV. Great to hear A j Ellis one of the
good guys and a great Dodger and certainly a big part of that early part
of Clayton Kershaw in the middle part of Clayton Kershaw's Hall of Fame career.
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league's fourth of the Rockies, making his fourteen start this year. He throws
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Last time out three innings, eight runs, eleven hits and loss to the
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and eight career appearances seven starts. Walker Buehler on the mound. Twenty nine
year old right hander one in four four to twenty six rray his eight season
already in the big leagues, but missed most of the last two years recovering
from Tommy John surgery. Making his eighth start here in twenty twenty four last
time out five innings, three runs, seven hits in a loss to the
Texas Rangers. He's facing the Texas or the Colorado Rockies for the twenty second
time in his career. Is eighteen start. He is seven to three with
a four to nineteen RORA in a complete game with one hundred and thirteen strikeouts.
He last faced Colorado May thirty, first at Dodger Stadium. He wins
six innings, giving up four runs, six hits, one home run in
four walks while striking out seven, but getting tagged with the loss. It's
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It's a beautiful night here in Denver, much cooler than it was twenty four
hours ago. Temperatures are going to be in the low seventies for this ball
game, and then cool off as the night goes along. They'll play most
of it in the mid upper sixties. Austin Gomber, the left hander,
takes on Walker Bueler. Bueler making his eighth start one in four. Buehler
has one job tonight that is to go deep in the well. He does
have another job, that's to keep the ball in the ballpark. He's allowed
eight home runs already in just thirty three innings pitched. Let me try and
oversimplify tonight, I look at the first inning. Why well for Walker Builder
in the first inning, he's given up a three eighty seven batting average against
him and three of the eight home runs on the flip side of the coin.
Austin Gomber, the left hander in the first inning this year, has
allowed a three ninety seven batting average against him, and he's allowed four home
runs in the opening frame. So it goes back that we're saying earlier the
Dodgers when they score first thirty four and four, a good opportunity to score
first here tonight. Gomber has not had much luck against the Dodgers whatsoever.
He's made seven starts prior to tonight, He is zero to four with an
ERA of six to eleven, and his last loss to the Dodgers was on
June second, back in LA for nothing. The Dodgers got the shout out
win, but he just has not had much luck and the Dodgers need to
keep that train rolling. Dodgers and Rockies Game two of this four game series
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next to Walker Bueler Austin Gomer the Vichy matchup. Dodgers starting the night first
place and all alone atop the Western Division of the National League at forty five
and twenty nine. The Dodgers winners of two straight six to ten. They're
eight and a half games up on the San Francisco Giants, nine games up
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back the rear end of the NLS. They're nineteen games back of the Dodgers
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