WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:05.280 Dodger Talk is sponsored by LA Care Health Plan, providing affordable healthcare insurance to 2 00:00:05.360 --> 00:00:10.599 millions of Angelinos for over twenty five years. And now your voice for Dodger 3 00:00:10.679 --> 00:00:19.000 Talk, hie back David Vasse. We are live at City Field in New 4 00:00:19.079 --> 00:00:26.039 York after the Dodgers snapped their five game losing streak by sweeping the doubleheader today 5 00:00:26.239 --> 00:00:31.480 against the Mets. Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vase with you until eight thirty 6 00:00:31.480 --> 00:00:35.920 tonight here on AM five to seventy LA Sports. We have two lines open 7 00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:40.880 at eight six six nine, eight seven two five seventy. The Dodgers, 8 00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:44.479 in case you missed the first game, came from behind. They were down 9 00:00:44.520 --> 00:00:50.399 two nothing and then started chip away with Freddie Freeman RBI single in the eighth 10 00:00:50.399 --> 00:00:56.399 inning and then a Chris Taylor safety squeeze with runners at the corners to tie 11 00:00:56.439 --> 00:01:00.000 the game and send it to extra innings. That's where Hookie Mets hit a 12 00:01:00.039 --> 00:01:04.239 go ahead base hit, and then Freddie Freeman hit a two run home run 13 00:01:04.280 --> 00:01:08.959 to beat the Mets five to two in ten innings. And then you have 14 00:01:10.079 --> 00:01:15.879 Gavin Stone pitching seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and not walking a single 15 00:01:15.959 --> 00:01:19.599 batter to win his fifth game of the year, and the Dodgers, all 16 00:01:19.640 --> 00:01:23.040 of a sudden, now after being swept in Cincinnati and not feeling great about 17 00:01:23.079 --> 00:01:29.319 themselves, are now with a two game winning streak looking to sweep the Mets 18 00:01:29.719 --> 00:01:33.920 here in New York. And let's not make any mistakes about it, the 19 00:01:33.959 --> 00:01:37.560 Dodgers are catching the Mets at a great time. They are one of the 20 00:01:37.599 --> 00:01:42.319 worst teams in baseball right now. Defensively, one of the worst teams in 21 00:01:42.359 --> 00:01:47.920 baseball. And that reared its ugly head in the first game because Francisco Lindoor 22 00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:53.719 in the ninth inning should have turned a double play. Instead, the inning 23 00:01:53.879 --> 00:01:59.480 was extended and the Dodgers were able to tie the score and then not to 24 00:01:59.599 --> 00:02:05.640 mention in the first game their third baseman, Vientos or not Viento's in the 25 00:02:05.640 --> 00:02:09.120 first game. I have my old score card here. It was Batty in 26 00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:15.400 the first game that had an error in that first game that opened the door 27 00:02:15.439 --> 00:02:22.360 for the Dodgers even more in that ninth inning. It was really a comedy 28 00:02:22.400 --> 00:02:24.840 of errors on the left side of the Mets infield. It was actually in 29 00:02:24.879 --> 00:02:29.520 the eighth inning which allowed the Dodgers to score a run to cut the Mets 30 00:02:29.599 --> 00:02:31.919 lead to two to one. If that doesn't happen, the Dodgers have to 31 00:02:31.960 --> 00:02:36.759 score two in the ninth, which is possible, but they did come back 32 00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:42.599 against Adam Montovino and Chris Taylor with the squeeze play, So Lindor and Beatty 33 00:02:42.800 --> 00:02:46.520 in the eighth inning of the first game opened up the door for the Dodgers 34 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:51.599 to come back to beat the Mets five to two in ten innings after they 35 00:02:51.639 --> 00:02:57.039 had no answers for Tyler McGill, who was going to the well quite often 36 00:02:57.080 --> 00:03:01.840 with the fastballs in that first game. And Tyler McGill out of Los Alamitos 37 00:03:01.879 --> 00:03:07.199 High School, threw fifty three percent of his pitches for fastballs. He was 38 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:10.599 averaging ninety five miles an hour, almost ninety six miles an hour on his 39 00:03:10.759 --> 00:03:15.000 fastball, and there's no secrets about it. The Dodgers have had a hard 40 00:03:15.039 --> 00:03:21.479 time in the last two weeks dealing with high velocity fastballs. So I'm not 41 00:03:21.560 --> 00:03:25.800 going to declare the Dodger offense is cured after winning these two games, because 42 00:03:27.120 --> 00:03:32.240 McGill held the Dodger offense scoreless for seven innings and jose Kntana, he's what 43 00:03:32.319 --> 00:03:38.360 they call a crafty lefty. He gave up two solo home runs to Will 44 00:03:38.360 --> 00:03:40.520 Smith in the first inning, Miguel Vargas in the sixth inning, and an 45 00:03:40.639 --> 00:03:46.039 RBI double that was not played well either by Harrison Bader in center field on 46 00:03:46.199 --> 00:03:52.800 Miguel Rojas's shot. So Jose Kintana, who throws ninety miles an hour for 47 00:03:52.879 --> 00:03:57.840 a fastball, that's more the Dodgers speed these days. So I'm not going 48 00:03:57.919 --> 00:04:02.479 to declare the Dodger offense is back, but it is nice for them to 49 00:04:03.159 --> 00:04:08.400 have a game like they did in the first game, to come back and 50 00:04:08.479 --> 00:04:11.719 get a win number one, because they were on the verge of losing their 51 00:04:11.800 --> 00:04:15.360 sixth in a row. That hasn't happened since twenty nineteen. So they come 52 00:04:15.399 --> 00:04:19.800 back, get the win and they carry that momentum into the second game. 53 00:04:19.879 --> 00:04:25.759 So the feelings are much better for the Dodgers and what they were on the 54 00:04:25.759 --> 00:04:30.759 way here to City Field yesterday before the rain out and today on the way 55 00:04:30.800 --> 00:04:34.399 to the ballpark. Eight six six seven two five seventy is the phone number 56 00:04:34.519 --> 00:04:41.560 speaking of the first game, Daniel Hudson, Wow, that is veteran composure 57 00:04:41.680 --> 00:04:46.360 on the mound. He had given up singles to Pete Alonso and former Dodger 58 00:04:46.480 --> 00:04:53.040 JD. Martinez, America's DH with one out, and then he walks Harrison 59 00:04:53.120 --> 00:04:58.759 Bader, so he's got bases loaded, one out and he's facing Tyrod. 60 00:04:58.839 --> 00:05:03.360 Taylor gets behind three to zero and during that at bat, Mark Pryor goes 61 00:05:03.360 --> 00:05:08.360 out to talk to Hudson to try to give him a breather reset, and 62 00:05:09.000 --> 00:05:13.839 the first strike he got on Taylor was up and in very borderline strike, 63 00:05:13.920 --> 00:05:16.480 but it was strike one. And after that it seemed like he was back 64 00:05:16.519 --> 00:05:21.079 on the tracks throwing strikes, and he was able to get Taylor to pop 65 00:05:21.199 --> 00:05:28.639 up to Mookie Bets in shallow left field, and then Jeff McNeil, who 66 00:05:29.720 --> 00:05:32.360 he really you could tell the way he was gripping the bat, the way 67 00:05:32.399 --> 00:05:36.519 he was in the batter's box. He really wanted to deliver there and maybe 68 00:05:36.600 --> 00:05:42.639 wanted it a little bit too much because Daniel Hudson got him to pop up 69 00:05:42.680 --> 00:05:46.639 to Gavin Lux and that was the end of the inning. If the Mets 70 00:05:46.680 --> 00:05:50.439 get a fly ball with less than two outs, the game is over. 71 00:05:50.879 --> 00:05:55.160 He had loaded the bases with one out and Taylor was up three to zero 72 00:05:55.199 --> 00:05:58.160 in the count and he was able to get out of that, and once 73 00:05:58.199 --> 00:06:01.279 he was able to get out of that, the McNeil at bat seemed to 74 00:06:01.319 --> 00:06:08.720 be basically easy for Daniel Hudson. So here is Daniel after the first game 75 00:06:08.920 --> 00:06:12.439 talking about how he got out of that jam. Yeah, I felt good. 76 00:06:12.639 --> 00:06:15.439 Obviously I would have liked to have not made that as stressful as it 77 00:06:15.560 --> 00:06:17.120 was, but you know, you got your stuff you got for the day, 78 00:06:17.160 --> 00:06:19.040 and you just try to grind through it. Right there, Obviously I 79 00:06:19.079 --> 00:06:23.160 lost it there for a little bit. Would have been ideal to not walk 80 00:06:23.279 --> 00:06:27.120 Vader and fall three zero to the next guy, but you know, just 81 00:06:27.120 --> 00:06:29.399 try to make one pitch at a time, and luckily you got a couple 82 00:06:29.399 --> 00:06:30.800 of pop ups and got out of there. I like this was a complete 83 00:06:30.839 --> 00:06:34.360 team wine, just considering what the last week has looked like for you guys, 84 00:06:34.439 --> 00:06:36.879 just getting back in the win column. How you guys mare able to 85 00:06:36.879 --> 00:06:40.600 pull this one out? What does it say about this team? Yeah, 86 00:06:40.639 --> 00:06:43.680 this was a lot. Obviously the boys have been we've been grinding on the 87 00:06:43.759 --> 00:06:46.879 last week or so, offensively, pitching a little bit too, and you 88 00:06:46.879 --> 00:06:49.360 know we're just trying to the last thing I wanted to do right there, 89 00:06:49.439 --> 00:06:53.240 was was, you know, immediately give the game back to them. I 90 00:06:53.240 --> 00:06:56.240 felt like we could steal one right there after not being able to you know, 91 00:06:56.439 --> 00:06:59.399 just scratch one across the starter there, so you know, to try 92 00:06:59.399 --> 00:07:00.519 to get out of that, and to be able to do that in voye, 93 00:07:00.560 --> 00:07:02.959 to be able to score a few runs in a tent is huge. 94 00:07:03.199 --> 00:07:06.439 You've talked about just how competitive you are. These are the kind of moments 95 00:07:06.439 --> 00:07:09.600 that you know, you really kind of live for when you're out there on 96 00:07:09.639 --> 00:07:12.720 that mound. Yeah, I mean, that's that's it's it's put up or 97 00:07:12.720 --> 00:07:15.519 shut up, man. It's basically loading one out city field the ninth inning. 98 00:07:15.560 --> 00:07:17.319 I mean, it's it's what you train for. It's you know, 99 00:07:17.480 --> 00:07:21.680 you all the reps that you do throughout your whole offseason, preseason up to 100 00:07:21.759 --> 00:07:25.680 this point, that's what you that's what you trained for. So you know, 101 00:07:25.720 --> 00:07:27.720 I've been through a lot in this game, and you know, basis 102 00:07:27.800 --> 00:07:30.199 loaded situation nine th inning's not really that big of a deal to me and 103 00:07:30.279 --> 00:07:31.839 going if you look at the grand scheme of things, so you know, 104 00:07:31.839 --> 00:07:35.120 I'll take it. We squeaked that one out. Obviously, next time hopefully 105 00:07:35.120 --> 00:07:38.360 a little bit less stressful, but Uh, but, like I said, 106 00:07:38.399 --> 00:07:42.519 we'll take it all right. There's Daniel Hudson, after getting out of a 107 00:07:42.560 --> 00:07:46.879 basis loaded jam with one out in the first game in the ninth inning to 108 00:07:46.000 --> 00:07:51.000 send it to extra innings for the Dodgers to score three runs and beat them 109 00:07:51.000 --> 00:07:56.160 Ats five to two and ten innings. And it felt like the Dodgers carried 110 00:07:56.160 --> 00:08:01.279 the momentum of what Hudson did into the tenth inning and then carried it over 111 00:08:01.759 --> 00:08:05.680 into the second game because Will Smith on the first pitch he saw hitting second 112 00:08:05.720 --> 00:08:09.720 as the dh gave the Dodgers a one nothing lead, and you felt like 113 00:08:09.759 --> 00:08:13.079 in that Mets dugout, They're like, all right, here we go again. 114 00:08:13.160 --> 00:08:18.160 And I firmly believed if the Dodgers came back to win that first game, 115 00:08:18.240 --> 00:08:20.319 they would win the second one. And that's what turned out to happen. 116 00:08:20.639 --> 00:08:24.839 Eight six six seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go 117 00:08:24.839 --> 00:08:28.920 out to Huntington Beach. Paul, You're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi. 118 00:08:28.959 --> 00:08:31.600 Paul. Hey, Dave, thanks saying my call, dude. Thanks, 119 00:08:31.679 --> 00:08:37.000 let me that leadofs tonight, man. Hey, So first, maybe 120 00:08:37.080 --> 00:08:39.600 let us know how Autman's doing down on the farm. Love to see that 121 00:08:39.600 --> 00:08:43.440 guy bounce back. And I know you were on the on the Gavin Stone 122 00:08:43.519 --> 00:08:46.879 train pretty early, man, and that dude, I think there's a bright 123 00:08:46.919 --> 00:08:50.840 future for him. He pitches like a dog and he gets after it obviously, 124 00:08:50.960 --> 00:08:54.440 you know, having a good night tonight is you know, we can 125 00:08:54.519 --> 00:08:56.600 celebrate that he's had a few clunkers along the way, but at the end 126 00:08:56.600 --> 00:09:01.879 of the day, man, that dude has been app fully fantastic. We 127 00:09:01.879 --> 00:09:03.840 shouldn't lose sight of that. And I guess I will say this too, 128 00:09:05.120 --> 00:09:07.600 Hudson. Hudson probably got away with one on that three to one pitch because 129 00:09:07.639 --> 00:09:13.360 Trama wanted nothing to do with swinging at a cookie right down the middle, 130 00:09:13.759 --> 00:09:16.799 and and that that really changed the whole inning. Just something to think about. 131 00:09:16.840 --> 00:09:18.879 But yeah, man, lot of love for Gavin Stone and let us 132 00:09:18.919 --> 00:09:22.240 know how aman's doing. Have a good one in New York, dude, 133 00:09:22.840 --> 00:09:24.200 all right, Paul, thanks a lot for the phone call. Yeah, 134 00:09:24.320 --> 00:09:30.799 James Outman has eighteen at bats at Oklahoma City since being sent down. He's 135 00:09:30.840 --> 00:09:35.480 six for eighteen with a home run. So h he needs to get back 136 00:09:35.519 --> 00:09:39.720 on track and the Dodgers, if they see that We'll give him another opportunity, 137 00:09:39.120 --> 00:09:43.759 just like they gave Miguel Vargas another opportunity this year. It was great 138 00:09:43.759 --> 00:09:46.759 to see Vargas hit a home run tonight in the sixth inning with two outs, 139 00:09:46.840 --> 00:09:52.080 and hopefully he gets more of an opportunity out there and left field eight 140 00:09:52.159 --> 00:09:56.120 six six ninety seven two five seventy is the phone number. Yeah, I 141 00:09:56.240 --> 00:10:00.440 was big on Gavin Stone. If you go back to spring training, Gavin 142 00:10:00.480 --> 00:10:03.360 Stone had the best spring of any pitcher, and Andy pie Haz had the 143 00:10:03.360 --> 00:10:07.879 best spring of any hitter. Now pi Haz tonight it was good to see 144 00:10:07.919 --> 00:10:11.399 him get back on track as well, because he had a couple of hits 145 00:10:11.799 --> 00:10:15.440 in the nightcap of this game, and Pies was two for four with a 146 00:10:15.559 --> 00:10:18.960 run scored. So he was the one that scored on the Miguel Rojas doubled 147 00:10:18.960 --> 00:10:22.639 the center field, and he also was the one that scored the go ahead 148 00:10:22.679 --> 00:10:26.720 run in the first game when Mookie Betts drove him in as the place runner. 149 00:10:28.480 --> 00:10:33.559 But going back to Gavin Stone, the way he pitches, he does 150 00:10:33.600 --> 00:10:37.879 not let his emotions get the best of him. That's what I appreciate the 151 00:10:37.879 --> 00:10:41.600 most about Gavin Stone. There is no panic on the mound And the reason 152 00:10:41.639 --> 00:10:46.799 why he's more confident this year is because he's going into the games with more 153 00:10:46.840 --> 00:10:50.159 pitches. He's got a sinker, now, he's got a cutter. He's 154 00:10:50.360 --> 00:10:56.080 starting to incorporate his slider to go along with his four seen fastball and his 155 00:10:56.240 --> 00:11:00.759 changeup. That's all he had last year. He was not a finished product 156 00:11:00.759 --> 00:11:03.960 by any means. Last year he was still in the development stage of his 157 00:11:05.679 --> 00:11:09.159 professional career and he still is to a certain extent. But the best experience, 158 00:11:09.519 --> 00:11:15.080 the best teacher, is experience, and he got handed his lunch a 159 00:11:15.159 --> 00:11:20.639 few times last year and he took that with him into the offseason to get 160 00:11:20.679 --> 00:11:24.039 better, to perfect those other pitches. So he came back better, bigger, 161 00:11:24.200 --> 00:11:28.159 stronger, better, and you're seeing the results of that now because Gavin 162 00:11:28.200 --> 00:11:33.399 Stone on the season in ten starts is five and two with an ERA at 163 00:11:33.480 --> 00:11:37.240 three sixteen. He goes into the seventh inning tonight for the third time this 164 00:11:37.399 --> 00:11:43.279 year, seven strikeouts, no walks. He's one of my favorite people on 165 00:11:43.360 --> 00:11:48.279 the Dodgers. He's a really respectful young man. He respects the game and 166 00:11:48.639 --> 00:11:54.480 he wants more and he doesn't feel like after a game like tonight or after 167 00:11:54.519 --> 00:11:58.039 the first ten starts this year that oh I've got this figured out. No, 168 00:11:58.360 --> 00:12:01.919 he's not making any of it. For granted, he is hungry and 169 00:12:01.960 --> 00:12:05.559 he doesn't let his emotions get the best of him. Speaking up, Gavin 170 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:11.399 Stone, let's sad downstairs right now to the Dodger Clubhouse to hear from tonight's 171 00:12:11.399 --> 00:12:15.240 winning pitcher in the second game. I think it was just fastball command really 172 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:18.840 both sides of the play, and then mixing the change up and slider. 173 00:12:20.000 --> 00:12:22.840 When you know that you're pitching doubleheader, I know it's gonna be a long 174 00:12:22.879 --> 00:12:24.399 game. How important is it just for you to kind of get deep into 175 00:12:24.399 --> 00:12:28.559 the game and really kind of carry over what Tyler did in Game one? 176 00:12:28.919 --> 00:12:31.879 Yeah, I mean, you know, just giving our bullpen as at least 177 00:12:31.879 --> 00:12:35.840 amount of innings as possible on a doubleheader like this. You know, a 178 00:12:35.879 --> 00:12:39.919 glass pitch's ass often and so just giving them that that low stretch. You 179 00:12:39.960 --> 00:12:43.559 know, four innings today from the bullpen. This is huge for tomorrow. 180 00:12:43.080 --> 00:12:48.639 I hope your most complete outing is a Big leaguer. Yeah, you know, 181 00:12:48.919 --> 00:12:52.480 Barnesy called the great game, but yeah, I felt good. Command 182 00:12:52.559 --> 00:12:54.960 was good, and then you know, Offsome is pretty good too fucking up. 183 00:12:56.000 --> 00:13:01.480 Man? Is that with fastball command? I think'll build off then? 184 00:13:01.960 --> 00:13:03.679 Oh yeah, that's huge. I mean everything plays off you know where you 185 00:13:03.720 --> 00:13:09.480 throw your fastball. So yeah, that's that's a huge part. How important 186 00:13:09.480 --> 00:13:11.679 did you to get the seven scoreless of the first time? Is that extra 187 00:13:11.720 --> 00:13:16.200 meaning to you? You know, just trying to put up zeros for the 188 00:13:16.240 --> 00:13:18.519 squad. We really needed it today. We really needed to win today. 189 00:13:18.919 --> 00:13:24.039 Think thankfully we got too. Did you like feel the difference? I guess 190 00:13:24.159 --> 00:13:28.399 just kind of how last game ended preparing did you feel kind of as you 191 00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:31.320 were getting ready for your outing? Yeah, I mean Mark and Connor had 192 00:13:31.320 --> 00:13:35.480 great insights, you know throughout the week, just stuffed to fix on, 193 00:13:35.600 --> 00:13:39.799 work on and change and so you know they were a huge hope. All 194 00:13:39.919 --> 00:13:45.320 right, there's Gavin Stone, thanks to sports net LA from bringing the winning 195 00:13:45.320 --> 00:13:50.080 pitcher of Game two to US five and two is his record after pitching seven 196 00:13:50.120 --> 00:13:54.679 scoreless innings tonight with seven strikeouts. And it's funny yesterday when we got to 197 00:13:54.679 --> 00:13:58.960 the ballpark, I was here at about eleven thirty Eastern time, getting ready 198 00:14:00.279 --> 00:14:03.759 for whatever was going to come, and around noon Gavin Stone, who was 199 00:14:03.799 --> 00:14:09.080 scheduled to start yesterday, came out of the clubhouse and I was staying next 200 00:14:09.080 --> 00:14:13.480 to Chico Herrera, the Dodgers' bullpen catcher, and Stone comes out, and 201 00:14:15.080 --> 00:14:20.519 Gavin Stone and Bobby Miller and Emmit Sheen. They're a different breed of starters. 202 00:14:20.639 --> 00:14:26.279 Because I've been covering the Dodgers for since twenty twelve every day, and 203 00:14:26.440 --> 00:14:31.240 going back to when I was just covering them, just covering baseball in general, 204 00:14:31.639 --> 00:14:35.200 you don't talk to the starting pitchers. I remember covering the Angel games 205 00:14:35.240 --> 00:14:41.120 and John Lackey and Jared Weaver, they were on the Kershaw spectrum of don't 206 00:14:41.120 --> 00:14:43.360 even look at them in the eye, just keep your head down and maybe 207 00:14:43.360 --> 00:14:48.799 stay fifty feet clear of them. And now you have Gavin Stone and Bobby 208 00:14:48.840 --> 00:14:54.440 Miller and Emit Shean, who are very cool with you talking to them. 209 00:14:54.720 --> 00:14:58.320 They'll even say hello and dab you up in the clubhouse, and I'm like, 210 00:15:01.120 --> 00:15:03.519 I don't know if I should be doing this. So yesterday Gavin Stone 211 00:15:03.639 --> 00:15:07.600 comes out in the dugout and we're all looking at the sky and we're hearing 212 00:15:07.639 --> 00:15:11.879 that there's gonna be a meeting at twelve thirty Eastern time to decide whether or 213 00:15:11.960 --> 00:15:16.440 not they were going to play yesterday, and Gavin Stone had no idea that 214 00:15:16.519 --> 00:15:20.279 it could rain. He's like, hey, Dave, is it going to 215 00:15:20.360 --> 00:15:22.799 rain today. I was like, yeah, Gavin, it might rain. 216 00:15:22.879 --> 00:15:26.799 We may not play. He's like, oh really, I'm all yeah. 217 00:15:26.960 --> 00:15:31.559 And when he was asking me these questions, I was making sure everybody around 218 00:15:31.600 --> 00:15:35.840 me knew I was not talking to this guy. I was looking directly straight 219 00:15:35.840 --> 00:15:39.080 ahead, and he said, oh, you're talking to me right now. 220 00:15:39.159 --> 00:15:43.919 So that's the difference in I guess this generation or certain pictures now. But 221 00:15:43.720 --> 00:15:48.919 Gavin Stone a great guy, and I strongly encourage you that. I know 222 00:15:48.000 --> 00:15:52.679 he's wearing a Dodger uniform, but he's an easy guy to root for because 223 00:15:52.720 --> 00:15:56.840 of who he is. Let's go out to a Westchester Gabe. You're on 224 00:15:56.960 --> 00:16:00.720 Dodger Talk. Who are you talking to, Gabe? I'm talking to my 225 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:03.559 girl right next to me. We're in the car. But yeah, I 226 00:16:03.600 --> 00:16:08.480 actually, you know, Dodger games are Yeah, Dodger games are sort of 227 00:16:08.519 --> 00:16:12.200 my work day thing when I'm doing contract. It's a great thing to watch 228 00:16:12.200 --> 00:16:17.440 and I watch both games and I want to kind of echo your Gavinstone sentiment 229 00:16:17.519 --> 00:16:21.039 and love for him, because I think I mean, look, he's been 230 00:16:21.080 --> 00:16:23.200 having a great year. I think going behind glass now was great because you 231 00:16:23.240 --> 00:16:26.120 get to observe the hitters, You get to see what's going on. You 232 00:16:26.159 --> 00:16:30.360 get to sort of get a template for what you're gonna face the next game, 233 00:16:30.399 --> 00:16:34.279 which is literally the same day. I thought Hudson was extremely veteran. 234 00:16:34.919 --> 00:16:41.200 I thought that, I thought Vessia, with his two innings say was amazing. 235 00:16:41.799 --> 00:16:45.120 I look from a hitting perspective, as much as I love Freddy's my 236 00:16:45.200 --> 00:16:48.720 guy and I love seeing him get hot, I'm still not convinced we're out 237 00:16:48.759 --> 00:16:53.279 of the slump. I really felt like the Mets lost more than we beat 238 00:16:53.320 --> 00:16:59.279 them on offense. It really didn't feel like like where we were before all 239 00:16:59.360 --> 00:17:02.639 this went down, and I wanted to point out an observation. I'm with 240 00:17:02.720 --> 00:17:04.759 you. I believe it's like baby steps, right, baby steps, you 241 00:17:04.799 --> 00:17:10.480 get your confidence back in games like this, whether the Mets are horrible or 242 00:17:10.559 --> 00:17:15.519 not, or they open the door or not. The Dodger's confidence was starting 243 00:17:15.559 --> 00:17:19.200 to sink. No matter how great these guys are, doubt was starting to 244 00:17:19.240 --> 00:17:23.480 set in, especially after the first seven innings of the first game. You 245 00:17:23.519 --> 00:17:30.160 saw heads down, so hopefully this is a confidence booster mentally more than anything 246 00:17:30.200 --> 00:17:34.680 else. Gabe, I hope so too. And I wanted to get your 247 00:17:34.720 --> 00:17:40.839 opinion because in the Red Series I noticed this, and really at some of 248 00:17:40.880 --> 00:17:42.839 our worst at bats today, I noticed this. Do you think that the 249 00:17:42.880 --> 00:17:45.960 Dodger hitters are taking too much on the first pitch? Because I really feel 250 00:17:45.960 --> 00:17:52.279 like, yes, giving up And I agree with you, yes, yes, 251 00:17:52.359 --> 00:17:55.440 yes, I agree with you one hundred percent. They've got to be 252 00:17:55.519 --> 00:17:59.799 more aggressive early in the count because when you're not going well, why are 253 00:17:59.839 --> 00:18:03.519 you gonna try to take the pitcher deeper into the count, especially a fastball 254 00:18:03.559 --> 00:18:07.680 pitcher like McGill. All of a sudden, you're gonna go deep in the 255 00:18:07.720 --> 00:18:12.160 count when you're not doing well, be aggressive on first pitch. And I 256 00:18:12.200 --> 00:18:17.079 think that Mookie Betch is a lot better, especially a lot better against fastball 257 00:18:17.119 --> 00:18:19.240 pitchers when he ambushes them on the first pitch. I've seen him at I 258 00:18:19.279 --> 00:18:23.319 don't know how many doubles down the left field line by jumping on a first 259 00:18:23.319 --> 00:18:26.720 pitch fastball on the zone. And today, yeah, he had that clutch 260 00:18:26.799 --> 00:18:30.200 hit, which was huge, but I just felt like, I feel like 261 00:18:30.319 --> 00:18:33.680 him, I feel like show Hey, they're just sort of letting the first 262 00:18:33.680 --> 00:18:36.960 pitch go down the middle, and we have too much talent to do that. 263 00:18:37.039 --> 00:18:38.680 And it's like, okay, if you get a sting a swinging strike, 264 00:18:38.839 --> 00:18:41.519 great, but at least you're telling the pitcher you can't give me a 265 00:18:41.519 --> 00:18:45.599 guinea pitch. It's it's not gonna be that easy. And I felt like, 266 00:18:45.839 --> 00:18:48.319 I think there's times to swing at the first pitch, and there's times 267 00:18:48.400 --> 00:18:52.359 not to swing at the first pitch. But when you have a guy that's 268 00:18:52.400 --> 00:18:59.559 throwing ninety six ninety seven and you're having struggles against the fastball, he's gonna 269 00:18:59.559 --> 00:19:03.559 throw a pitch fastball, you should take advantage of that. Thanks for the 270 00:19:03.599 --> 00:19:06.839 phone call, Gabe, appreciate it. We're gonna take a time out here 271 00:19:06.920 --> 00:19:10.039 on Dodger Talk when we come back. More of your phone calls. Eight 272 00:19:10.119 --> 00:19:12.920 sixty six nine eight seven, two, five seventy. And I know I 273 00:19:14.000 --> 00:19:18.559 have not gotten into it that much, if any, so far this season, 274 00:19:18.640 --> 00:19:22.880 but we're starting to get closer to June, and obviously we're starting to 275 00:19:22.920 --> 00:19:27.599 realize where the Dodgers can improve at the trade deadline. So let's do it. 276 00:19:27.799 --> 00:19:32.480 Next segment, Trade talk, Trade talk, my numbing trade talk. 277 00:19:32.759 --> 00:19:37.440 When we continue on Dodger Talk after the Dodgers sweep the Mets five to two 278 00:19:37.480 --> 00:19:41.400 and ten innings in the first game, three nothing shut out in the second 279 00:19:41.519 --> 00:19:51.559 on a five to seventy LA Sports. Dodger Talk is available on AM five 280 00:19:51.640 --> 00:19:56.319 seventy LA sports dot com hand on the iHeartRadio app. Back to more Dodger 281 00:19:56.400 --> 00:20:03.960 Talk with Dodger insider David Stretch and the pitch on the way Freddie swings. 282 00:20:03.000 --> 00:20:07.279 That's a drive to right field and deep. This ball's back, this's both 283 00:20:07.359 --> 00:20:11.799 gone. A home run Freddie Freeman a two run shot and the Dodgers extend 284 00:20:11.799 --> 00:20:17.960 the lead to five to two. Home run number six for Freddie Freeman. 285 00:20:18.079 --> 00:20:22.880 He hit a frozen rope over the right field wall and the Dodgers extend their 286 00:20:22.000 --> 00:20:26.240 lead in extra energy. And it's amazing how many Dodger fans immediately go to 287 00:20:26.279 --> 00:20:33.400 their feet and why not. Let's go Dodgers, was the chant as I 288 00:20:33.480 --> 00:20:37.599 was coming back up from the field after the Dodgers sweep the doubleheader at City 289 00:20:37.720 --> 00:20:42.039 Field. Freddie Freeman with a two run home run in the tenth inning in 290 00:20:42.079 --> 00:20:47.160 a five to two victory for the Dodgers, and then in the second game, 291 00:20:47.279 --> 00:20:51.480 Will Smith goes deep in the first inning, Miguel Vargas with his first 292 00:20:51.480 --> 00:20:55.640 home run since June twenty first in the sixth inning with two outs in the 293 00:20:55.680 --> 00:20:59.960 second game as they shut out the Mets three to nothing, and the Dodgers 294 00:21:00.240 --> 00:21:04.039 will take a two game winning streak. Looking for the sweep tomorrow afternoon. 295 00:21:04.079 --> 00:21:10.000 Here in New York Daniel's Jewelers. They are the official sponsor of the Trip 296 00:21:10.039 --> 00:21:15.039 around the Diamond. Stop by any Daniel's location and say home run for your 297 00:21:15.039 --> 00:21:19.200 free team bracelet and fifty dollars gift card toward any purchase of ninety nine dollars 298 00:21:19.359 --> 00:21:25.839 or more. Daniels Jewelers own the Dream. Eight six six seven two five 299 00:21:25.960 --> 00:21:30.680 seventy is the phone number. We will get to mind numbing trade talk before 300 00:21:30.720 --> 00:21:33.759 we uh say goodnight at the bottom of the hour. But first I wanted 301 00:21:33.759 --> 00:21:40.480 to give you an update on much needed reinforcement super reliever Evan Phillips, who 302 00:21:40.480 --> 00:21:44.559 has been on the injured list for the last few weeks with a Grade one 303 00:21:44.920 --> 00:21:49.480 right hamstring strain. Evan Phillips, Dave Roberts said earlier today, if all 304 00:21:49.519 --> 00:21:55.880 goes well, will be activated when the Dodgers return home Friday night. To 305 00:21:56.000 --> 00:22:00.920 host a brief three game homestand against the Rockies. Well, I got a 306 00:22:00.960 --> 00:22:04.559 text from one of the scouts that was at Rancho Kucamonga today and Evan Phillips 307 00:22:04.880 --> 00:22:08.519 came in in the middle of the inning to get the final two outs and 308 00:22:08.720 --> 00:22:14.680 his fastball was clocked at ninety five ninety six, And the scout also texts 309 00:22:14.720 --> 00:22:18.599 me he looks healthy. So Evan Phillips will be back on Friday, and 310 00:22:19.000 --> 00:22:26.400 that is welcome news for a bullpen that has been depleted of injuries in the 311 00:22:26.480 --> 00:22:30.960 last month or so. Ryan Brasier, Evan Phillips, Bruce star Graderol, 312 00:22:32.240 --> 00:22:37.880 Joe Kelly key relievers that are on the injured list. So Evan Phillips is 313 00:22:37.920 --> 00:22:41.319 going to be the first to return. I'm not sure if Bruce Star Graderol 314 00:22:41.400 --> 00:22:45.160 pitches this year, to be honest with you. If he does, it 315 00:22:45.200 --> 00:22:49.039 won't be before September. Ryan Brazier is expected to return in the next three 316 00:22:49.079 --> 00:22:55.599 to four weeks. Joe Kelly probably another month at least, maybe not until 317 00:22:55.599 --> 00:22:59.359 the breaks. So the Dodgers are a little thin in the bullpen. But 318 00:22:59.559 --> 00:23:03.440 if he gets Evan Phillips back all of a sudden, now you got Phillips, 319 00:23:03.440 --> 00:23:07.200 you got Hudson, and he got Trining, which makes the complexion of 320 00:23:07.240 --> 00:23:11.920 that bullpen much different having Evan Phillips back, so it looks like he'll be 321 00:23:12.000 --> 00:23:18.359 activated on Friday, which brings us to my numbing trade talk. When you 322 00:23:18.359 --> 00:23:23.559 look at the Dodgers so far, Yes, they have the second highest payroll 323 00:23:23.960 --> 00:23:29.400 in Baseball, two these New York Mets, who are not very good at 324 00:23:29.400 --> 00:23:30.680 all. You could have all the money in the world, but if you 325 00:23:30.680 --> 00:23:34.039 don't spend it the right way, you're going to be ten games under five 326 00:23:34.119 --> 00:23:40.200 hundred, like the Mets are. But even with the Dodgers' second highest payroll 327 00:23:40.519 --> 00:23:44.440 and a lot of good things they've done on the fringes of the roster, 328 00:23:44.920 --> 00:23:51.799 there are still holes that could be filled to solidify their chances to run deeper 329 00:23:51.880 --> 00:23:56.240 into October. Let's face it, the Dodger offense in the outfield outside of 330 00:23:56.279 --> 00:24:03.480 ti Oscar Hernandez has not been great. Jason Hayward does not seem to resemble 331 00:24:03.559 --> 00:24:07.359 the Jason Hayward from last year. His back obviously gave him issues. Who 332 00:24:07.400 --> 00:24:11.160 knows if it's still giving him issues, but he's hitting a buck eighty four 333 00:24:12.000 --> 00:24:15.519 this year. Andy Poe has a rookie is going to have the ups and 334 00:24:15.559 --> 00:24:21.000 downs of a rookie season. Chris Taylor, we all know about his struggles. 335 00:24:21.400 --> 00:24:25.920 So for me, the Dodgers need to start looking for some outfield help. 336 00:24:26.279 --> 00:24:30.680 And if you remember back in twenty twenty, the Dodgers were this close 337 00:24:30.799 --> 00:24:36.200 to making a trade with the Angels that would have brought Taylor Ward and Louis 338 00:24:36.240 --> 00:24:42.119 Renhefo back to the Dodgers in exchange for Jock Peterson, Ross Stripling and a 339 00:24:42.160 --> 00:24:47.720 minor leaguer by the name of Andy Poe. Has. Good thing they didn't 340 00:24:47.759 --> 00:24:52.400 make that trade because Joctober came up big. Ross Strippling was really good as 341 00:24:52.440 --> 00:24:56.440 well. They eventually did trade Stripling that year before they got to the postseason. 342 00:24:56.559 --> 00:25:02.000 But my point is the Dodger had interest in Taylor Ward then, and 343 00:25:02.039 --> 00:25:06.839 Taylor Ward's having a very good year for the Angels now, why wouldn't they 344 00:25:07.720 --> 00:25:12.559 try to engage Perry Manasseion in their interest in trading Taylor Ward, who, 345 00:25:12.599 --> 00:25:18.640 as I believe, another year of service time under his belt, so it's 346 00:25:18.680 --> 00:25:22.160 not like he's a rental. You would have him for next year as well. 347 00:25:22.200 --> 00:25:27.720 Also, Bob Nangel's reporting that the White Sox are taking offers for often 348 00:25:27.880 --> 00:25:33.480 injured young outfielder Luis Robert. Would he be a guy that Dodgers have interest 349 00:25:33.519 --> 00:25:38.240 in. It's tantalizing, but he's one of those players that I call a 350 00:25:38.359 --> 00:25:44.839 tease because he can't stay healthy. That's the problem. He's a great player 351 00:25:45.000 --> 00:25:48.440 when he's healthy, but last year was the only year that he was healthy. 352 00:25:48.880 --> 00:25:52.960 So whoever it is, I feel like they need help in the outfield 353 00:25:52.079 --> 00:25:57.200 to provide more offense at the bottom of the order. Also, you think 354 00:25:57.240 --> 00:26:03.599 about where else they can improve. Shortstop right Mookie Betts is doing an admirable 355 00:26:03.680 --> 00:26:07.839 job at that position, But if they have an opportunity to acquire a guy 356 00:26:07.880 --> 00:26:11.119 like Bob Bashett, would they pull the trigger on that. Bob Bashett's under 357 00:26:11.119 --> 00:26:15.880 contract not only for the rest of this year, but also next year, 358 00:26:15.240 --> 00:26:18.720 and then you could slide Mooki Betts to second base, and you might say, 359 00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:22.440 well, what about Gavin Lux. Well, if you're going to make 360 00:26:22.480 --> 00:26:25.160 a trade for a player like Bob Bashett, if you're going to try to 361 00:26:25.160 --> 00:26:29.839 add an outfielder, if you're trying to add more bullpen help, you're probably 362 00:26:29.920 --> 00:26:33.799 going to have to trade Gavin Luck somewhere in the middle of those exchanges, 363 00:26:34.440 --> 00:26:38.960 so that would not be a logjam. And like I mentioned, relief help, 364 00:26:40.400 --> 00:26:45.240 the Dodgers probably are looking to add another arm who isn't in the bullpen. 365 00:26:45.880 --> 00:26:49.880 Kenley Janssen reportedly is going to be traded at the deadline. He would 366 00:26:49.880 --> 00:26:55.039 love to come back. We all know that, and the Dodgers had interest 367 00:26:55.079 --> 00:26:59.640 in him during spring training and before the season started, so I would not 368 00:26:59.720 --> 00:27:03.480 rule out. As far as Mason Miller, I know everybody wants to know, 369 00:27:03.839 --> 00:27:07.559 are the Dodgers going to trade for Mason Miller? I just don't see, 370 00:27:07.359 --> 00:27:11.319 And we haven't seen Andrew Friedman get into a bidding war and unload the 371 00:27:11.400 --> 00:27:17.000 farm for a relief pitcher. He's a great reliever, he would be a 372 00:27:17.039 --> 00:27:22.359 difference maker. I just don't see, because of the track record of Andrew 373 00:27:22.400 --> 00:27:27.559 Freeman that he would get into a bidding war and unload a lot of prospects 374 00:27:27.599 --> 00:27:33.480 for Mason Miller. I just don't see it. So that's the scratching the 375 00:27:33.519 --> 00:27:37.359 surface on the mind numbing trade talk. Those are my thoughts. Where do 376 00:27:37.440 --> 00:27:41.240 you believe is the number one area of need for the Dodgers. Let's go 377 00:27:41.279 --> 00:27:45.119 out to Xavier in La. You're on Dodger Talk. Javier, you want 378 00:27:45.160 --> 00:27:48.880 to do some mind numbing trade talk. Uh yeah, I want to take 379 00:27:48.920 --> 00:27:52.880 you on for a couple of things. Well, I would say that they 380 00:27:52.880 --> 00:27:56.440 should go more for a bullpen. But as for infield help, you think 381 00:27:56.440 --> 00:28:00.279 it's too early for trades. We need to make a stint or is it 382 00:28:00.400 --> 00:28:03.880 like a September call up? Maybe? What do you think for who? 383 00:28:04.960 --> 00:28:08.480 Well, well, I'm thinking Tray Sweeney took to come up and be in 384 00:28:08.519 --> 00:28:12.880 the Major League. Yeah, I've very good thinks about him. But Javier, 385 00:28:14.119 --> 00:28:18.359 is he going to solve all your problems and take you to the promised 386 00:28:18.440 --> 00:28:22.920 Land? I don't think so this year. I feel like no. But 387 00:28:22.160 --> 00:28:26.160 I mean, we give it a bunch of these young guys good chances. 388 00:28:26.160 --> 00:28:30.480 Look at it. You're not going to bring up Tray Sweeney down the stretch 389 00:28:30.720 --> 00:28:34.960 and expect him to be a guy in October, Javier, Maybe next year 390 00:28:36.000 --> 00:28:38.720 in spring training he's a He's a guy that you add off the bench, 391 00:28:40.279 --> 00:28:45.920 but not this year, gotcha? And then who would you say are top 392 00:28:45.960 --> 00:28:49.680 candidates for trade pieces that we would get rid of? Oh, come on, 393 00:28:49.759 --> 00:28:53.240 Javier, you can't put me on the spot like that. The Dodgers 394 00:28:53.279 --> 00:28:56.839 have a lot to make it pitching. They got a lot of good young 395 00:28:56.920 --> 00:29:02.000 pitching, and like I said, Gavin Lux probably would have to be included 396 00:29:02.400 --> 00:29:06.079 in one of these trades for an outfielder, for a reliever, for another 397 00:29:06.160 --> 00:29:11.079 shortstop. He's a guy that teams have interest in, so he would he 398 00:29:11.079 --> 00:29:15.400 he would be a guy that teams are going to ask for even now, 399 00:29:15.519 --> 00:29:18.920 That's what I was thinking as well. I was going to bring up Vargas, 400 00:29:18.920 --> 00:29:19.960 but he hit a homer, so I can't. I can't put him 401 00:29:19.960 --> 00:29:23.880 in the conversation. Well, he's in there too, Vargas, Autman, 402 00:29:25.039 --> 00:29:27.440 Lux. Those guys are really good young players, and if you're trying to 403 00:29:27.480 --> 00:29:33.160 trade for a difference maker, teams are going to ask for players like that. 404 00:29:33.319 --> 00:29:37.920 Thanks for the phone call, Javier, appreciate it. Eight six six 405 00:29:37.039 --> 00:29:41.920 nine seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go out to Santa 406 00:29:41.000 --> 00:29:45.599 Anna. Tucker. You're on Dodger Talk. Hi Tucker, Hey, thanks 407 00:29:45.599 --> 00:29:51.240 for having me. I guess my my question is, I know there's cure 408 00:29:51.279 --> 00:29:56.200 Meyer trades kind of popping around, but I've heard of players not getting along 409 00:29:56.240 --> 00:30:00.920 with him in the past due to him kind of taking over center field. 410 00:30:00.160 --> 00:30:04.519 And I feel like the Dodgers are so likable because not only are they great 411 00:30:04.559 --> 00:30:10.200 ballplayers, they're all great personalities. So I just I don't know. I 412 00:30:10.200 --> 00:30:12.240 don't know if he's a great fit for the Dodgers. I haven't heard that. 413 00:30:12.680 --> 00:30:17.160 I haven't heard that. But he's only hitting two twenty six this year. 414 00:30:18.200 --> 00:30:22.839 The Dodgers already have a guy that can do better than that and is 415 00:30:22.119 --> 00:30:26.720 a guy that they groomed and Andy Pie has that plays really good center fields. 416 00:30:26.799 --> 00:30:32.960 So they don't need another defensive outfielder. They need some offense if they 417 00:30:32.960 --> 00:30:37.119 make a trade in the outfield, yeah, definitely on the Pie has trained. 418 00:30:37.000 --> 00:30:41.119 I guess the second question would be, I heard the stat today at 419 00:30:41.160 --> 00:30:45.680 the bottom third of the lineup is the worst in baseball, you know, 420 00:30:45.720 --> 00:30:48.079 And I think the beginning of the year it's it's less concerning. I think, 421 00:30:48.160 --> 00:30:51.079 you know, this is the time of the year where you start to 422 00:30:51.160 --> 00:30:55.599 kind of grab your head a bit. And I don't know. That's why 423 00:30:55.599 --> 00:31:00.279 I'm bringing up these trade ideas, Tucker. The Dodgers need to make their 424 00:31:00.279 --> 00:31:03.319 line up longer right now, they're not getting the job done. Key k 425 00:31:03.480 --> 00:31:08.759 Hernandez is hitting below the Mendoza Mendoza line. Now, so you got Chris 426 00:31:08.799 --> 00:31:15.079 Taylor, Key K Hernandez, Jason Hayward all hitting under two hundred, Tucker, 427 00:31:15.359 --> 00:31:19.440 and these guys are playing almost every day. Think about that. I 428 00:31:19.480 --> 00:31:22.920 know. I guess the hard part is they they have got such a great 429 00:31:22.960 --> 00:31:27.440 track record in October, which is what the Dodgers need. So maybe the 430 00:31:27.480 --> 00:31:32.359 Dodgers are just trying to weigh you know. Yeah, key K's that guy. 431 00:31:32.599 --> 00:31:36.559 Key K's that guy, Chris Taylor. I don't know. He has 432 00:31:36.599 --> 00:31:40.680 had his moments, but are the best behind him? That's something we all 433 00:31:40.720 --> 00:31:45.599 have to ask ourselves. And obviously he's being paid a quite handsome sum of 434 00:31:45.640 --> 00:31:48.079 money this year and next year. Thanks for the phone call, Tucker, 435 00:31:48.160 --> 00:31:52.440 appreciate it. Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone 436 00:31:52.519 --> 00:31:56.359 number. Let's take one more phone call before we say good night. Justin 437 00:31:56.440 --> 00:32:01.000 and Seemi Valley, you're on Dodger Talk. Hij Hey, Dave, thanks 438 00:32:01.000 --> 00:32:07.119 for taking my call. Got a hot got a hot take. Dodgers need 439 00:32:07.119 --> 00:32:15.839 to go out and get jazz Chisholm from the Marlin okay take. I feel 440 00:32:15.839 --> 00:32:20.400 he's a game changer. He uh he's got speed, he can hit the 441 00:32:20.400 --> 00:32:22.559 ball out of the ballpark. Uh, he plays with fire. I think 442 00:32:22.599 --> 00:32:27.160 that's what this team needs. I think it's a luxury. Obviously. I 443 00:32:27.200 --> 00:32:30.079 think they should go out and get a bullpen piece as well. But I 444 00:32:30.240 --> 00:32:35.839 really really feel they should reach her Jash Chiden, that's an interesting name. 445 00:32:36.119 --> 00:32:40.119 Would Miguel Rojas still be on the team if Jazz Chisholm is you know they 446 00:32:40.160 --> 00:32:45.839 have right, Jazz is not a big fan of Rojas, and Rojas is 447 00:32:45.880 --> 00:32:50.920 not a big fan of Chisholm. With all due respect to Miguel Rojas, 448 00:32:50.920 --> 00:32:54.759 So we could use Jazz Chisholm's bat much more than we need Miguel Rojas. 449 00:32:57.160 --> 00:33:00.400 All right, Justin? So your team Jazz, big, big Jazz guy. 450 00:33:00.559 --> 00:33:05.920 Yup? All right, that's not a bad idea. I've heard crazier 451 00:33:06.000 --> 00:33:12.039 trade rumors, so I'm not just brushing you aside. I wouldn't rule that 452 00:33:12.119 --> 00:33:15.200 out. How about that, Justin? I would love that. And also 453 00:33:15.240 --> 00:33:19.519 a bullpen piece. I think that's needed. I think we're okay on the 454 00:33:19.559 --> 00:33:22.640 starting pitching front, or I think we could live with our current rotation. 455 00:33:24.279 --> 00:33:30.079 But yeah, bullpen piece and give me Jazz chism all day long. All 456 00:33:30.160 --> 00:33:32.160 right, justin thanks for the phone call. Good way to end the show 457 00:33:32.200 --> 00:33:37.519 tonight, and as we get closer to that July thirtieth trade deadline, we'll 458 00:33:37.519 --> 00:33:42.319 continue to have more mind numbing trade talk. That'll do it for us. 459 00:33:42.359 --> 00:33:45.799 Tonight on Dodger Talk, it was a good night here at City Field. 460 00:33:45.799 --> 00:33:50.839 The Dodgers will be looking for the sweep tomorrow night or evening. It's a 461 00:33:50.880 --> 00:33:55.160 four to ten Eastern start, one ten Pacific with James Paxton on the mound. 462 00:33:55.200 --> 00:34:00.359 He's undefeated five and zero with an era at three forty nine, coming 463 00:34:00.400 --> 00:34:04.960 off a disappointing start in Cincinnati, and he's going to pitch on four days 464 00:34:05.079 --> 00:34:09.320 rest. He's going up against David Peterson Morongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck begins 465 00:34:09.360 --> 00:34:15.239 at noon with Tim Cats and first pitch is at one ten from City Field. 466 00:34:15.480 --> 00:34:21.079 Thanks to Colin Ye back at our Burbank Studios in there for the doubleheader. 467 00:34:21.320 --> 00:34:24.800 Thanks to Dwayne McDonald out here all day long at City Field for the 468 00:34:24.840 --> 00:34:30.039 doubleheader as well, and thanks to you for listening. In case you missed 469 00:34:30.039 --> 00:34:34.239 any of the show, you can find it on the iHeartRadio app and our 470 00:34:34.239 --> 00:34:39.760 pregame conversation with mister author Andy McCullough, who has written a great biography on 471 00:34:39.880 --> 00:34:45.159 Clayton Kershaw, the last of his kind. A great Father's Day gift and 472 00:34:45.239 --> 00:34:51.000 a great gift for yourself. I finished the book. It's outstanding and you 473 00:34:51.079 --> 00:34:57.360 want to read the last chapter. Very enlightening on what mister Kershaw thinks about 474 00:34:57.679 --> 00:35:05.039 the recent Dodger teams. That's my teams for the book. I'm not gonna 475 00:35:05.039 --> 00:35:09.719 spoil it. I was even shocked by what I read. Once again from 476 00:35:09.800 --> 00:35:15.280 City Field. The Dodgers sweep the doubleheader from the Mets, five to two 477 00:35:15.320 --> 00:35:19.320 and ten innings in the first game, three nothing shut out in the nightcap. 478 00:35:19.480 --> 00:35:22.360 Fox Sports Radio is next. Have a great rest of your night. 479 00:35:22.760 --> 00:35:23.280 See you from the Big Apple.