WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:07.480 And now your host for Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck. Tam Case, Hi 2 00:00:07.519 --> 00:00:13.560 everybody, and welcome in to Morongo Kissino Dodgers on Deck. Hope you're enjoying 3 00:00:13.599 --> 00:00:20.160 this beautiful Saturday afternoon. You're Los Angeles Dodgers thirty three and twenty on this 4 00:00:20.320 --> 00:00:23.239 season. Right now, they're in a little bit of a rut. Despite 5 00:00:23.280 --> 00:00:26.920 being in first place to top the NL West, Dodgers have dropped three in 6 00:00:26.960 --> 00:00:31.199 a row, including the series opener last night in Cincinnati. Tonight, they 7 00:00:31.199 --> 00:00:34.719 look to get back on track. Walker Mueller on the mound. First pitch 8 00:00:34.759 --> 00:00:38.560 from Great American Ballpark is coming up at four point fifteen. Coming up over 9 00:00:38.600 --> 00:00:42.399 the next hour plus here on Marogo Casino Dodgers on Deck, we'll hear from 10 00:00:42.399 --> 00:00:46.719 the Dodger manager Dave Roberts. David Vest will go one on one with Chris 11 00:00:46.759 --> 00:00:51.159 Taylor. Yeah, CT three back in the starting lineup again tonight after having 12 00:00:51.159 --> 00:00:53.880 a two run double last night. More on that coming up. We'll dive 13 00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:57.079 deeper to this pitching matchup. In just a few minutes, we'll check out 14 00:00:57.079 --> 00:01:00.039 with Rick Monday and Tim Neverertt at the Gallpin Motors broad Kas Booth Well last 15 00:01:00.119 --> 00:01:03.959 night in Cincinnati, the Dodgers dug themselves out of an early hole, only 16 00:01:04.040 --> 00:01:08.439 to see the bullpen implode in the fifth inning. James Paxson got the start, 17 00:01:08.439 --> 00:01:11.519 the Big Maple struggled to build to his control. He walked two of 18 00:01:11.560 --> 00:01:15.640 the first and three batters that he faced before giving up a three run home 19 00:01:15.719 --> 00:01:19.439 run to Spencer Steer in the bottom half of the first inning, and the 20 00:01:19.519 --> 00:01:23.280 Red jumped out to the early three to nothing lead. But the Dodgers would 21 00:01:23.359 --> 00:01:26.239 answer back in the top half of the second inning. Runners on for Chris 22 00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:32.000 Taylor, two minute scoring position, nobody out, good chance for Taylor to 23 00:01:32.000 --> 00:01:34.480 get a run home. These swings, he will get a run home, 24 00:01:34.480 --> 00:01:38.200 maybe two. That's on the left center field gap. That's gonna get down 25 00:01:38.239 --> 00:01:42.079 and go to the wall. Here comes Hernandez in the score looks around third. 26 00:01:42.200 --> 00:01:46.000 He will score, and Chris Taylor, with his first double of the 27 00:01:46.079 --> 00:01:49.480 season, scores two. It's now a three to two ballgame CT three. 28 00:01:49.519 --> 00:01:53.760 With the two run double, Dodgers down three to two, but they would 29 00:01:53.760 --> 00:01:56.400 tie it up. Things to Mookie Benz in a ground roll double down the 30 00:01:56.400 --> 00:01:59.519 line that scored Taylor, and we were all knotted up as three. The 31 00:01:59.560 --> 00:02:02.640 Dodgers weren't done. At the top of the second showey Otani and Rbi ground 32 00:02:02.640 --> 00:02:07.840 out that scored Andy Pajas. Dodgers four runs to the top of the second 33 00:02:07.120 --> 00:02:12.039 take the lead four to three. In the fifth, Dodgers added to their 34 00:02:12.120 --> 00:02:15.919 lead thanks to Will Smith one Ota Willie hits the ball high in the ear 35 00:02:15.919 --> 00:02:17.599 of the right field and deep heard of. He's going back to the track 36 00:02:17.639 --> 00:02:22.560 to the wall. That's got a home run. Will Smith an opposite field 37 00:02:22.599 --> 00:02:25.759 homer, his sixth ot the year, and the Dodgers now lead at five 38 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:30.360 to three. That ball get out of here in a hurry. The laser 39 00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:35.319 from will Smith his sixth of the season. Dodgers up five to three. 40 00:02:35.520 --> 00:02:38.199 James Paxson had that lead going to the bottom half of the fifth inning, 41 00:02:38.240 --> 00:02:43.360 but the first batter he faced, Stuart Fairchild solo home run. It was 42 00:02:43.400 --> 00:02:46.680 a five to four Dodgers lead. After a couple of outs too, out 43 00:02:46.719 --> 00:02:51.319 walk from James Packson and that would be it. Dave Roberts comes out, 44 00:02:51.360 --> 00:02:54.759 gives the ball to Johann Ramirez, who immediately hits the batter. Walks a 45 00:02:54.800 --> 00:03:00.479 batter, hits a batter, bringing in Nick Martini, who scores, making 46 00:03:00.520 --> 00:03:04.759 it a five to five game, and the Reds weren't done. After Dave 47 00:03:04.840 --> 00:03:07.080 Roberts came out and took the ball from Ramirez, he gave it to Alex 48 00:03:07.199 --> 00:03:14.120 Vesia, first batter he faced, Hello India stretch by Vessia. The payoff 49 00:03:14.159 --> 00:03:17.000 pitch swang hot hit deep to left field, down the line. It does. 50 00:03:17.199 --> 00:03:24.680 It is the third career grand slam for Jonathan India, a pitch away 51 00:03:24.719 --> 00:03:29.879 from getting out of the inning, and the Reds have opened it up. 52 00:03:29.919 --> 00:03:34.919 They've come all the way back in a two out, three to two pitch 53 00:03:35.800 --> 00:03:40.639 drilled out of here to left field. It is nine to five Cincinnati, 54 00:03:42.120 --> 00:03:46.280 Jonathan India with the grand slam down the left field line. A six run 55 00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:53.199 fifth inning for the Cincinnati Reds against James Paxton, Johann Ramirez and the grand 56 00:03:53.199 --> 00:03:58.319 slam off Alex Vesia. Dodgers down nine to five. They would close the 57 00:03:58.360 --> 00:04:01.280 gap a little in the ninth on a solo home run from Taoscar Hernandez is 58 00:04:01.319 --> 00:04:05.919 twelfth of the year. Dodgers go on and lose to the Reds nine to 59 00:04:06.039 --> 00:04:11.280 six is the final. Graham Ashcraft gets the win. The Dodgers drop the 60 00:04:11.319 --> 00:04:15.000 series opener. They've now lost three in a row. They're a five hundred 61 00:04:15.000 --> 00:04:18.519 team to lost ten games. They're now thirty three and twenty on this season. 62 00:04:18.839 --> 00:04:23.800 The good news is new day, new game in Cincinnati, and Walker 63 00:04:23.879 --> 00:04:27.600 Bueler is on the mound. First pitch is coming up at four point fifteen 64 00:04:27.839 --> 00:04:30.639 and with Moreland's head out to the Galpin Moters broadcast with the Great American Ballpark 65 00:04:30.680 --> 00:04:34.519 as we say hello to Rick Monday and Tim Nevert guys, Tam, thank 66 00:04:34.519 --> 00:04:40.399 you very much. Gorgeous afternoon in the evening here in Cincinnati, Ohio. 67 00:04:40.680 --> 00:04:44.120 The weather a bit warm and a bit humid today on a big day on 68 00:04:44.160 --> 00:04:46.360 a Saturday, Memorial Day weekend, always big in the city of Cincinnati. 69 00:04:46.759 --> 00:04:50.000 But the Dodgers trying to get back to their winning waves. They have lost 70 00:04:50.000 --> 00:04:54.519 three in a row for the second time this year. That matches their longest 71 00:04:54.519 --> 00:04:58.199 losing skid of the year and trying not to lose their fourth straight. Last 72 00:04:58.279 --> 00:05:00.600 year they did lose four straight once. The year before that they lost four 73 00:05:00.639 --> 00:05:04.360 straight once, so they don't have a lot of long losing streaks. That's 74 00:05:04.399 --> 00:05:09.480 the good news about the Dodgers and hoping to get back on track here against 75 00:05:09.480 --> 00:05:13.680 the Reds Hunter Green out of Los Angeles, he'll have the ball for the 76 00:05:13.759 --> 00:05:18.279 Reds tonight, and Walker Buehller pitching for the Dodgers making his fourth start and 77 00:05:18.399 --> 00:05:21.279 Walker Bueller dynamite in his last start. Talk about that in a little bit. 78 00:05:21.720 --> 00:05:27.279 In the meantime, the offense both top mam bottom had some success last 79 00:05:27.360 --> 00:05:30.519 night. In one inning in the second ending they scored four, had another 80 00:05:30.560 --> 00:05:32.959 one in the fifth, another one in the ninth. But still they need 81 00:05:33.000 --> 00:05:36.360 to have a more sustained offensive effort, especially against a tough pitcher like Green. 82 00:05:36.519 --> 00:05:40.160 Yeah, and when you start to score as many runs as they were 83 00:05:40.160 --> 00:05:42.439 able to do it last night, that being six, so you need to 84 00:05:42.480 --> 00:05:45.399 be in the ball game a little bit more. But when you issue eight 85 00:05:45.480 --> 00:05:50.720 walks and you hit two batters, the pitchers had difficulty after James Packson went 86 00:05:50.759 --> 00:05:56.079 four and two thirds, pitching had difficulty finding a strike zone and the game 87 00:05:56.120 --> 00:05:59.720 got out of hand. Also, the Reds helped themselves. One of the 88 00:05:59.759 --> 00:06:04.079 areas is that we really noticed is that Stuart Fairchild put on a terrific display 89 00:06:04.399 --> 00:06:10.040 of defense in center field for the Reds last night. He robbed one at 90 00:06:10.120 --> 00:06:14.040 least extra base hit and robbed at least one home run that would have been 91 00:06:14.079 --> 00:06:17.480 over the fence. And for a Stuart Fairchild, he is rewarded by not 92 00:06:17.639 --> 00:06:21.600 being in the lineup tonight for Cincinnati. But that's baseball. It is hey 93 00:06:21.639 --> 00:06:26.000 with them. Well, here's something about the Reds. Earlier, we were 94 00:06:26.000 --> 00:06:29.360 observing La de la Cruz in the banning cage going to switch hitters. So 95 00:06:29.399 --> 00:06:31.319 he did most of his bunning from the right side. He worked on bunning 96 00:06:31.360 --> 00:06:34.000 a ball on the third base side and pushing it up the right side. 97 00:06:34.040 --> 00:06:39.160 Then he turned around and did it left handed. Since his really good game 98 00:06:39.199 --> 00:06:44.160 against the Dodgers two Thursdays ago at Dodger Stadium, he is just three for 99 00:06:44.240 --> 00:06:47.439 his last twenty nine, striking out almost half the time and hitting just one 100 00:06:47.600 --> 00:06:51.759 h three. And maybe the Reds were telegraphing what they're trying to get him 101 00:06:51.759 --> 00:06:55.959 to do and in order to get him on base. Well, as someone 102 00:06:56.000 --> 00:07:00.519 that bunted occasionally, and you and I were watching him very closely, cannics 103 00:07:00.519 --> 00:07:04.439 of bunning the ball were not exactly what you would put as a classroom teaching 104 00:07:04.480 --> 00:07:09.720 material. He tried it down to third baseline and then tried also to push 105 00:07:09.759 --> 00:07:11.639 the button. Now, whether he's going to try and do it tonight. 106 00:07:12.000 --> 00:07:15.480 We are going to fight out because once he gets on base, little surprise, 107 00:07:15.560 --> 00:07:17.199 he was not running last night, but he's stolen the thirty one out 108 00:07:17.240 --> 00:07:20.199 of thirty six tonight. One of the things I've been looked forward for de 109 00:07:20.279 --> 00:07:26.240 la Cruz first pitch to him. In fact, a couple of guys he's 110 00:07:26.319 --> 00:07:30.839 hit five twenty four on the first pitches thrown to him, and Spencer Steer, 111 00:07:30.160 --> 00:07:33.480 who hit the big three run home run in the first inning last night, 112 00:07:33.560 --> 00:07:36.680 first pitch is thrown to him this year hitting at four sixty two, 113 00:07:36.800 --> 00:07:42.040 so two batters in particular have been very aggressive for Cincinnati early. Another thing 114 00:07:42.079 --> 00:07:45.800 to consider tonight for the Dodgers. Sho hel Tani last night all for five. 115 00:07:45.920 --> 00:07:48.759 Over his last eight games, he is six for thirty, and considering 116 00:07:48.800 --> 00:07:53.000 the fact that he's cooled off quite a bit lately, he still leads the 117 00:07:53.079 --> 00:07:56.399 National League in batting average at three point forty and is due to get hot 118 00:07:56.399 --> 00:07:59.560 again. Some teams may want to look at some video or look at the 119 00:07:59.680 --> 00:08:03.439 prints on what the Reds have done pitching wise to show heyo Tony because he's 120 00:08:03.480 --> 00:08:09.879 three for nineteen in his appearances against them so far this season. But we're 121 00:08:09.920 --> 00:08:13.839 gonna find out what happens. Because show Heyo Tonny he gets right handed pitchers 122 00:08:13.199 --> 00:08:18.839 has hit three point fifty nine so far this season. That's the second best 123 00:08:18.879 --> 00:08:22.600 average against right handed pitching in Major League Baseball to this point. Dodgers trying 124 00:08:22.600 --> 00:08:26.240 to even things up with the Reds here tonight in Cincinnati. The Dodgers thirty 125 00:08:26.240 --> 00:08:31.519 three and twenty the Reds twenty one and thirty. Walker Bueller making his fourth 126 00:08:31.800 --> 00:08:35.679 start of the season. Hunter Green will make his eleventh tim All right, 127 00:08:35.679 --> 00:08:37.120 thank you guys, as we cut you down to first pitch. Dodger fans, 128 00:08:37.159 --> 00:08:41.879 get your game day meal on at Shaky's Pizza Parlor. What are your 129 00:08:41.879 --> 00:08:48.159 Shaky's Pizza chick in and Mojo's and Shaky's dot Com coming up here on Marongo 130 00:08:48.159 --> 00:08:52.159 Becauseino Dodgers on deck, you will hear Dodger manager Dave Roberts. We'll check 131 00:08:52.200 --> 00:08:56.639 in with David vass eight. Throughout the show, we'll break down this pitching 132 00:08:56.799 --> 00:09:01.440 madchup. We'll get your magical moment at Injury Ports. You're gonna hear from 133 00:09:01.519 --> 00:09:05.519 Chris Taylor. I'm next, though, we'll hear from James Packson and we'll 134 00:09:05.519 --> 00:09:09.759 get your Otani rewe so lead jump to first pitcher of Cincinnati on this Saturday 135 00:09:09.039 --> 00:09:13.440 Dodgers and Reds. Danks for being with us. I'm Tim Katson's Los Angeles 136 00:09:13.480 --> 00:09:20.639 Dodgers Audio Nework Is Lorongo Casino, Dodgers On, Dodgers on Deck y'all on 137 00:09:20.759 --> 00:09:28.279 the official home of La Dodgers Baseball. Dodgers and Reds on this Saturday, 138 00:09:28.320 --> 00:09:31.360 Game two of this three game weekend set Walker Bueller, Hunter Green. The 139 00:09:31.399 --> 00:09:37.559 pitching matchup First pitcherm Cincinnati is coming up at four fifteen. This is the 140 00:09:37.639 --> 00:09:46.200 Otani Rewhy Dodgers lost nine to six last night. Mookie Betts was three for 141 00:09:46.240 --> 00:09:48.919 four with the double. He got on base four times, including in a 142 00:09:48.080 --> 00:09:52.919 Walkie had an RBI right behind him. Show Hey, Otani did drive in 143 00:09:52.919 --> 00:09:56.039 a run an RBI ground out in the second inning part of a four run 144 00:09:56.159 --> 00:10:01.200 second, but officially last night, Oh show he o Tani zero for five 145 00:10:01.960 --> 00:10:07.320 with the RBI, now batting three forty on this season. Tony rewind brought 146 00:10:07.320 --> 00:10:09.480 to you by Etoins oilot Jud Japan's number one Green to you if he'll be 147 00:10:09.480 --> 00:10:15.879 a local DISO stores, Amazon and Etoin dot coments I t O e M 148 00:10:15.919 --> 00:10:18.480 dot com. The Dodgers last night had some rough addings from their bullpen. 149 00:10:18.960 --> 00:10:22.120 The last night, their starter, James Paxson four and two third innings, 150 00:10:22.159 --> 00:10:26.679 five runs, five hits, he walked for struck out for give him a 151 00:10:26.720 --> 00:10:31.679 couple of home runs and afterwards talk to David sa James, how much were 152 00:10:31.679 --> 00:10:35.360 you finding yourself out there tonight? Yeah? I was fighting myself in the 153 00:10:35.360 --> 00:10:37.039 first for sure, just couldn't really find a rhythm. And then I feel 154 00:10:37.039 --> 00:10:39.559 like it got better as the game went on a little bit, and then 155 00:10:39.919 --> 00:10:43.600 just that fifth inning kind of lost that hand a little bit again. What 156 00:10:43.759 --> 00:10:46.639 was the feel missing? Which pitches were you not really having a feel for 157 00:10:46.840 --> 00:10:50.759 tonight? Just a fastball location wasn't there night? You know, it wasn't 158 00:10:50.759 --> 00:10:54.840 really executing very well at that The curve balls were kind of hit and miss, 159 00:10:56.159 --> 00:10:58.519 through some good ones, through some good ones, just overall, notice 160 00:10:58.519 --> 00:11:03.360 sharp tonight. How tough was it for you to watch the way that fifth 161 00:11:03.360 --> 00:11:07.559 inning when after you came out and were you surprised that you weren't able to 162 00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:11.480 face Stevenson? You know, I always want the ball, but that's not 163 00:11:11.559 --> 00:11:13.840 my call to make. And you know, Yeah, it was unfortunate, 164 00:11:13.840 --> 00:11:18.879 see how it went, you know, but that's that's baseball happened. Sometimes. 165 00:11:18.120 --> 00:11:20.360 We've talked about the cutter a lot. I mean, it didn't seem 166 00:11:20.360 --> 00:11:24.919 like to threw one today because actually, just how it's sort of feeling lately, 167 00:11:24.039 --> 00:11:26.200 said not to throw it. Yeah, it's just not there yet, 168 00:11:26.360 --> 00:11:30.320 you know. So there's other pitches that I think are better to be throwing 169 00:11:30.360 --> 00:11:33.679 a game right now. You know, still something I'm going to work on 170 00:11:33.600 --> 00:11:35.000 on the side and if it comes around, we'll use it, but right 171 00:11:35.039 --> 00:11:39.360 now it's just not there. Both have that handcuff to you this season that 172 00:11:39.879 --> 00:11:43.960 having that sort of weapon. I mean, you know, it's it's a 173 00:11:45.000 --> 00:11:46.120 pitch that I've used in the past. It's kind of helped me get strike 174 00:11:46.120 --> 00:11:50.480 guts and stuff like that. But you know, so far, the fastball 175 00:11:50.559 --> 00:11:54.840 is change up curder balls. I'm working pretty well, just having to getting 176 00:11:54.840 --> 00:11:56.960 the strikeouts, but I've been able to get weak contact, and tonight wasn't 177 00:11:56.960 --> 00:12:01.039 one of those nice you're determinedly going into this start, you weren't going to 178 00:12:01.080 --> 00:12:03.879 throw that pitch at all. No, you know, you throw it in 179 00:12:03.879 --> 00:12:05.559 the bullpen and you see how it's working and it just wasn't there, So 180 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:11.480 we went to other stuff in this ballpark. I know it's not the same 181 00:12:11.480 --> 00:12:16.120 altitude as Corsfield, but how much does it play as far as walks and 182 00:12:16.159 --> 00:12:20.440 then that kind of turning into a big ring. Oh yeah, walks are 183 00:12:20.480 --> 00:12:22.039 always you know, not good. You know, you don't want to get 184 00:12:22.159 --> 00:12:26.159 guys on base for free so that they maybe pay for that tonight in the 185 00:12:26.200 --> 00:12:30.399 first pinning, right, I said, this was just one of those games 186 00:12:30.440 --> 00:12:33.039 where the hit by pitch played a factor. Is that the way you as 187 00:12:33.080 --> 00:12:37.240 a picture look at it that you know, sometimes guys don't have full command 188 00:12:37.240 --> 00:12:41.639 and pictures get away. Yeah. Yeah, I think it was just one 189 00:12:41.679 --> 00:12:45.159 of those nice where I can't speak for anyone else than myself. I just 190 00:12:45.279 --> 00:12:48.399 I wasn't as sharp. Yeah, it wasn't a sharp last night. Dodgers' 191 00:12:48.399 --> 00:12:52.159 pitching staff in general, the bullpen gave up nine walks last night, three 192 00:12:52.240 --> 00:12:56.000 home runs, a couple of hit batters as the Dodgers lost nine to six. 193 00:12:56.320 --> 00:12:58.080 Dodgers Baseball's brought to by Cars for Kids. The easiest way to get 194 00:12:58.120 --> 00:13:01.799 rid of your old car. Donate it today and your car can be picked 195 00:13:01.840 --> 00:13:05.159 up tomorrow. That easy donate now at Carsfurkids dot Org. That's cars with 196 00:13:05.279 --> 00:13:09.039 a case still to come. Here. On Dodgers on Deck, we'll preview 197 00:13:09.080 --> 00:13:11.919 this pitching matchup David Vatago is a one on one with Chris Taylor. We'll 198 00:13:11.919 --> 00:13:15.679 get you an injury report though when we come back, and we'll hear from 199 00:13:15.679 --> 00:13:18.639 the manager. Dave Roberts So Dodgers and Reds from Cincinnati on this Saturday, 200 00:13:18.840 --> 00:13:22.919 first pitch at four fifteen. I'm Tim Katson's Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. 201 00:13:26.279 --> 00:13:33.480 This is Morongo Casino Dodgers Hunts the game on your home for LA Dodgers Baseball. 202 00:13:35.639 --> 00:13:39.080 Morongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck continues on this Saturday, Marongo Casino Resort 203 00:13:39.120 --> 00:13:43.960 and spat a Grand Slam. Four Good times. Lead you up to Dodgers 204 00:13:45.000 --> 00:13:48.759 and Reddits from Cincinnati, Game two of this three games set, First pitch 205 00:13:48.840 --> 00:13:56.799 at four fifteen. This it's the LA Dodgers Injury Report presented by UCLA Healthy 206 00:13:56.799 --> 00:14:00.440 Official medical partner the Los Angeles Dodgers. Max Munsey on the L with the 207 00:14:00.440 --> 00:14:03.159 oblique injury, Joe Kelly on the I L with the shoulders strain. Ryan 208 00:14:03.240 --> 00:14:07.879 Brasier on the I L with the right cap strain. Bobby Miller is gonna 209 00:14:07.879 --> 00:14:11.879 have a rehab assignment tomorrow in Rancho Kuckamongo with the Quakes. Connor brought it 210 00:14:11.960 --> 00:14:16.120 out with platter fasciitis. Clayton Kershaw, Brusdarc got are All, Kyle hurt 211 00:14:16.240 --> 00:14:20.559 Imma, She and Tony Gonsolin dues to May all out right now with arm 212 00:14:20.720 --> 00:14:24.320 injury. So ted back out to Cincinnati Great American Ballpark and check out with 213 00:14:24.320 --> 00:14:31.120 the doctor Skipper. Any questions for Dave Dave? Can you just describe Dave? 214 00:14:31.200 --> 00:14:35.720 Can you talk about the pressure in the dugouts with Dave Roberts, Dave 215 00:14:37.159 --> 00:14:41.519 Walker, Buehler coming off a really good outing. What do you anticipate today? 216 00:14:43.279 --> 00:14:46.840 I think bore the same. It's just kind of mixing and matching. 217 00:14:48.120 --> 00:14:54.360 Obviously, he's just seen this team recently, so just kind of figuring out 218 00:14:54.399 --> 00:14:58.399 when, how to sequence, when do you use the fastball, you know, 219 00:14:58.519 --> 00:15:03.679 change levels kind of it's gonna be be about sequencing. You know, 220 00:15:03.919 --> 00:15:07.840 we know his four pitch mix and you know he knows those guys. He's 221 00:15:07.919 --> 00:15:09.559 just seen him, So it's gonna be about the sequencing. Do you believe 222 00:15:09.559 --> 00:15:15.919 he's completely bought in after the results he got in his last start. I 223 00:15:15.960 --> 00:15:22.039 don't know if Walker will ever be completely bought into listening or taking advice of 224 00:15:22.080 --> 00:15:26.720 others, but I do think that kind of you know, getting some of 225 00:15:26.759 --> 00:15:31.919 the counsel from some of the pitching guys was certainly helpful and beneficial. So 226 00:15:31.279 --> 00:15:35.159 we'll see. But he's got a good mix. I think that, you 227 00:15:35.159 --> 00:15:37.399 know, his last one is something to build on. He said, Barnes 228 00:15:37.679 --> 00:15:43.000 told him for the last two or three years before he got hurt to make 229 00:15:43.039 --> 00:15:46.919 those adjustments on the rubber, and he finally did in that last start. 230 00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:52.120 Well, I'm glad he did. And I wasn't privy of that conversation, 231 00:15:52.360 --> 00:15:56.519 but Austin knows him pretty well. But they do got a good fair share 232 00:15:56.559 --> 00:16:00.480 of banter, Like difficult are those conversations to have with the guy when you 233 00:16:00.559 --> 00:16:03.519 have to tell him or suggest to him maybe like, hey, the way 234 00:16:03.559 --> 00:16:07.000 you pitch before bullying guys like you might not be able to do that now. 235 00:16:07.080 --> 00:16:10.320 We might want to try to get you to do something different. Like 236 00:16:10.519 --> 00:16:14.759 how receptive was he to that whole kind of approach as he's been coming back. 237 00:16:15.919 --> 00:16:22.120 I think not really receptive. I think that certain guys have a certain 238 00:16:22.159 --> 00:16:27.919 way of doing things, and especially when they've had success doing something a certain 239 00:16:27.919 --> 00:16:34.200 way, so to be convinced to do it otherwise can be difficult, understandably, 240 00:16:36.919 --> 00:16:40.039 But I think at the end of the day, the hitters tell you, 241 00:16:40.759 --> 00:16:45.639 and when they're taking good swings and hanging in there against your slider, 242 00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:52.159 they're not missing on certain pitches saying that obviously you're not sequencing well enough, 243 00:16:52.279 --> 00:16:56.000 or you've got to go about it a different way. So I think that 244 00:16:56.600 --> 00:16:59.960 you know Walker's smart enough to know that the hitters are telling you something. 245 00:17:00.120 --> 00:17:02.679 All right, there's Dave Roberts down the dugout, brought to you by Service 246 00:17:02.679 --> 00:17:04.440 Titan. 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We'll hear from Chris Taylor, Dodger fans and 256 00:17:48.720 --> 00:17:52.079 Hans. You're listening experience by downloading the iHeartRadio app and listening in HD. 257 00:17:52.200 --> 00:17:56.880 It's all powered by LA Care Health Plan serving all Angelinos la Care dot Org. 258 00:17:59.559 --> 00:18:03.680 Joining Tim Kates on Dodgers on Deck, I accept everybody for who they 259 00:18:03.720 --> 00:18:07.319 are. This is Dodger insider David Bassi. All right, d V. 260 00:18:07.480 --> 00:18:11.039 The wheels fell off the Dodgers last night, and that fifth inning, Johann 261 00:18:11.160 --> 00:18:15.400 Ramirez, who's been DFA twice already this year, comes in, hits a 262 00:18:15.400 --> 00:18:18.599 guy walks, a guy hits a guy to bring in the tie and run. 263 00:18:18.680 --> 00:18:22.720 Dave Roberts couldn't run out to the mound fast enough to get the ball 264 00:18:22.759 --> 00:18:27.079 from him. The big question though, why Johann Ramirez last night? Well, 265 00:18:27.160 --> 00:18:33.079 number one, you can't throw out the same relievers in every situation, 266 00:18:33.359 --> 00:18:37.400 so there are parameters. These guys are humans. They're not part of MLB. 267 00:18:37.559 --> 00:18:42.079 The show tim number two, Johann Ramirez is part of the bullpen. 268 00:18:42.279 --> 00:18:48.680 So if he's in the bullpen, that's what's at Dave roberts disposal. And 269 00:18:48.920 --> 00:18:53.079 I think we found out the reason why the Orioles dfa Johann Ramirez and the 270 00:18:53.119 --> 00:18:57.400 Mets let him go two separate times. Yes, he may have great stuff, 271 00:18:57.480 --> 00:19:02.559 but the command is a huge issue, as we saw last night in 272 00:19:02.599 --> 00:19:07.880 the fifth inning when he could not get one out and instead walked the bases 273 00:19:07.920 --> 00:19:11.839 loaded, hit a batter and the wheels came off as the Red scored six 274 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:17.559 runs with two outs. But that's who was at Dave Roberts' disposal, especially 275 00:19:17.640 --> 00:19:21.000 since he was hoping to get Ramirez to get the final out of the fifth 276 00:19:21.039 --> 00:19:26.880 inning after James Paxton was ineffective and then bring Ramirez back out for the sixth 277 00:19:26.920 --> 00:19:32.319 inning and that certainly did not go to plan. But that's the reason why 278 00:19:32.519 --> 00:19:34.599 David is driven by Ford, America's best selling truck for forty seven years in 279 00:19:34.680 --> 00:19:38.240 counting Heady your Southern California four dealers for great offers on a Ford F Series 280 00:19:38.240 --> 00:19:42.839 truck or any Ford model during Ford's Memorial Day, Celithon built a ford, 281 00:19:42.880 --> 00:19:48.079 a tough walk rebueler on the Mound DV. He grew up downing Lexington, 282 00:19:48.200 --> 00:19:52.279 just down the seventy five freeway from Cincinnati. So it's a homecoming of sorts, 283 00:19:52.160 --> 00:19:56.880 it really is. And one of my fondest memories of coming to Great 284 00:19:56.880 --> 00:20:02.599 American Ballpark was back in twenty eighteen when the Dodgers came here to Cincinnati, 285 00:20:02.720 --> 00:20:07.839 first time Walker Bueller was able to be here in his own backyard. This 286 00:20:07.920 --> 00:20:11.880 is a ballpark he grew up watching Major League baseball. His favorite player growing 287 00:20:11.960 --> 00:20:15.960 up was Bronson Arroyo, who was pitching for the Reds at the time that 288 00:20:17.319 --> 00:20:22.240 he was really getting into being a baseball player. And I remember back in 289 00:20:22.279 --> 00:20:26.680 twenty eighteen, we Bueller and I actually walked from the hotel to the ballpark, 290 00:20:26.759 --> 00:20:32.240 and he had a lot of memories and different flashbacks, and it wasn't 291 00:20:32.279 --> 00:20:34.160 something we planned. We just walked out of the hotel at the same time. 292 00:20:34.680 --> 00:20:40.640 But tonight pitching in his own backyard. From what I understand from the 293 00:20:40.720 --> 00:20:47.559 team director of travel Scott Akasaki, Walker Buehler has requested fifty four tickets for 294 00:20:47.720 --> 00:20:52.759 tonight's game, So fifty four of his closest family and friends will be in 295 00:20:52.799 --> 00:20:56.960 attendance tonight for his start. Oh think I've got fifty four friends to invite 296 00:20:56.960 --> 00:21:00.680 to a game? All right, DV the only of ten that's a high 297 00:21:00.759 --> 00:21:06.279 night. Go five. Maybe the weather DV tomorrow afternoon in particular, are 298 00:21:06.319 --> 00:21:10.000 supposed to get real bad, so bad. Major League Baseball has moved to 299 00:21:10.039 --> 00:21:14.279 start time for tomorrow's game. That's right. It was scheduled to be at 300 00:21:14.359 --> 00:21:19.599 one forty Eastern time, but because of severe weather storms in the Cincinnati area 301 00:21:19.720 --> 00:21:26.960 for about fourteen hours starting tomorrow, Major League Baseball, the Dodgers the Reds 302 00:21:26.079 --> 00:21:32.240 agreed to move the game up to twelve ten Eastern time, and Dave Roberts 303 00:21:32.240 --> 00:21:37.680 said that yes, Yoshi Yamamoto will still start tomorrow's game, even with the 304 00:21:37.720 --> 00:21:41.799 weather threat and a possible interruption. His understanding is by moving the game up 305 00:21:42.200 --> 00:21:48.519 to nine ten Pacific time twelve ten Eastern, the Dodgers and Reds will be 306 00:21:48.559 --> 00:21:52.920 able to play nine innings without interruptions. But Mother Nature will have the last 307 00:21:52.960 --> 00:21:56.119 say on that, as always she does. Time down for the Dodgers. 308 00:21:56.200 --> 00:22:00.960 Derby brought to by sen Anita Park. We're gonna pick tomorrow second race at 309 00:22:02.039 --> 00:22:03.559 Santa Anita DV. It's a four and a half for a long race. 310 00:22:03.839 --> 00:22:08.480 Currently seven horses slated to rice tomorrow. Who do you like in this one? 311 00:22:08.920 --> 00:22:14.240 I'm going with the horse that Edwin A. Maldonado is riding, the 312 00:22:14.279 --> 00:22:18.480 six horse, Lula Betera O Lula Belle. I'm gonna go with the two 313 00:22:18.559 --> 00:22:22.799 horse, Thirsty Mama, Thirsty Mama, the two horse. So good luck 314 00:22:22.839 --> 00:22:23.759 to you, you Tamy, Love you Tam. We know you got more 315 00:22:23.839 --> 00:22:29.400 friends than Walker Buehler. No, I'm making a list as we speak, 316 00:22:29.559 --> 00:22:33.480 not even close. 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I'm Tim Kats's Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. 324 00:23:03.279 --> 00:23:08.119 As we were saying, this is Marongo Casino Dodgers on Jack on the 325 00:23:08.160 --> 00:23:17.480 official home of LA Dodgers Baseball, Dodgers and Reds from Cincinnati, Walker Buehler, 326 00:23:17.960 --> 00:23:21.599 Hunter Green. The pitching matchup. First pitch is coming up at four 327 00:23:21.759 --> 00:23:33.200 fifteen. Who wants? It's time for the hawfe Magical Moment Pitch Magical presented 328 00:23:33.240 --> 00:23:38.640 by Hawfey Hot Jobs. It's an anniversary. May twenty fifth, two thousand 329 00:23:38.680 --> 00:23:45.079 and fourteen. The Dodgers on the road in Philadelphia, Josh Beckett on the 330 00:23:45.160 --> 00:23:48.720 mount and what a day he had. So here goes Beckett. He's coming 331 00:23:48.799 --> 00:23:52.240 up. He is set and on the way. 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It is Morono Casino, Dodgers on Dodgers on Deck. 348 00:25:12.079 --> 00:25:18.640 Y'all on the official home of LA Dodgers, Baseball, Dodgers and Reds, 349 00:25:18.640 --> 00:25:22.240 Walker Buehler and Hunter Green the pitching match up first pitch set for four fifteen. 350 00:25:22.279 --> 00:25:26.279 Dodger fans. Start your future at a California community college. Financial aid 351 00:25:26.319 --> 00:25:30.720 is available to help you with tuition, books, and sometimes even the rent. 352 00:25:30.000 --> 00:25:33.119 It's time to take that next big step. Classes can fill up quickly. 353 00:25:33.200 --> 00:25:38.079 So enrolled today and I can go to college dot com and now joined 354 00:25:38.079 --> 00:25:45.720 by David Basseying. Here's La Dodgers broadcaster and World Series champion Dodger Rick Monday. 355 00:25:47.319 --> 00:25:49.200 Rick. Today, I wanted to take a trip down memory lane, 356 00:25:49.200 --> 00:25:53.680 and I headed over to the Reds Hall of Fame Baseball Museum. You did, 357 00:25:53.920 --> 00:25:56.400 Oh, you went to the Shrine of the Enemy. I did. 358 00:25:56.519 --> 00:26:02.519 I did because the Big Blue Wrecking Crew took that bad taste of everybody's mouth 359 00:26:02.720 --> 00:26:04.960 when they beat the Big Red Machine in nineteen seventy seven. That used to 360 00:26:06.039 --> 00:26:08.680 be fun, though, I got to tell you, in that particular era, 361 00:26:11.039 --> 00:26:14.240 you look at the Cincinnati Reds, I mean, they were everything in 362 00:26:14.279 --> 00:26:18.839 baseball. And then this guy named Tommy Lasorda took over the ball club in 363 00:26:18.920 --> 00:26:22.480 nineteen seventy seven. His first full year, he was part time manager. 364 00:26:22.519 --> 00:26:26.799 At the end of seventy six, when Wald Austin was going to relinquish the 365 00:26:26.839 --> 00:26:32.000 title as field manager. But in seventy seven time he came aboard, and 366 00:26:32.279 --> 00:26:37.440 that's when people started to look at the big Blue Wrecking Crew and the big 367 00:26:37.480 --> 00:26:42.000 Red Machine and all the battles that we had at various times. And we've 368 00:26:42.039 --> 00:26:45.039 talked about it before, but Sparky Anderson before one of the ball games, 369 00:26:45.079 --> 00:26:52.079 don't remember the exact year, but we in Cincinnati in the third base dugout, 370 00:26:52.119 --> 00:26:55.279 we'd go down the left field line prior to the game and get loose 371 00:26:55.519 --> 00:26:57.599 the starting eight players. It may have been the catcher would be in the 372 00:26:57.599 --> 00:27:02.039 bullpen with the pitcher, but most of the guys that go down to loosen 373 00:27:02.119 --> 00:27:06.039 up. That was something that was not really done by all the teams at 374 00:27:06.079 --> 00:27:11.440 that particular time. A comment was attributed to Sparky Anderson, a wonderful manager 375 00:27:11.599 --> 00:27:15.279 with the Cincinnati Reds. Supposedly he made a comment that said, oh, 376 00:27:15.319 --> 00:27:18.440 look at him down there. Yeah, they're running in eight different directions. 377 00:27:18.839 --> 00:27:22.279 Tommy found out about it, because yeah, they're going to be running to 378 00:27:22.279 --> 00:27:25.519 eight different banks. Also to make deposits when the season is over, well, 379 00:27:25.559 --> 00:27:27.640 you have to get to the World Series. Seventy seven, seventy eight 380 00:27:27.680 --> 00:27:32.440 both of those years lost to the New York Yankees. But that was the 381 00:27:32.519 --> 00:27:37.240 beginning of what was a big, big rivalry because people lose sight of the 382 00:27:37.279 --> 00:27:41.440 fact that at one time over the years in baseball, there'd been some people 383 00:27:41.480 --> 00:27:47.200 that have built the divisions and separated the divisions that weren't very good in geography 384 00:27:47.759 --> 00:27:52.279 because Cincinnati was in the Western Division, as was as were the Atlanta Braves 385 00:27:52.440 --> 00:27:56.079 at one particular time. So yeah, kind of a miscalculation on geography. 386 00:27:56.079 --> 00:28:03.119 But some great battles here in Cincinnati and at LA between two really top organizations 387 00:28:03.160 --> 00:28:04.640 at the time. Well, not only did I go to the Red's Hall 388 00:28:04.680 --> 00:28:08.599 of Fame, Rick, but I happen to stumble upon a public appearance by 389 00:28:08.680 --> 00:28:14.119 one of your adversaries, part of the big Red machine, and that was 390 00:28:14.160 --> 00:28:17.799 the nineteen I need to brace myself for this. Sure it wasn't Pete Rose. 391 00:28:18.440 --> 00:28:23.319 Nineteen seventy seven National League MVP George Foster happened to be making a public 392 00:28:23.359 --> 00:28:27.279 appearance at the Red's Hall of Fame when I was there, and they arranged 393 00:28:27.279 --> 00:28:30.960 for me to go interview him and ask him a couple of questions, And 394 00:28:32.440 --> 00:28:36.519 of course you came to mind right away why would I come to mind if 395 00:28:36.559 --> 00:28:40.440 you're in the Reds Hall of Fame, you're talking to George because you beat 396 00:28:40.480 --> 00:28:42.480 the Reds. Your seventy seven Dodgers beat them, which, by the way, 397 00:28:44.119 --> 00:28:48.279 terrific player and a wonderful, wonderful human being. I mean that very 398 00:28:48.319 --> 00:28:51.160 sincerely. He had a great sense of humor. He told he didn't bury 399 00:28:51.200 --> 00:28:53.319 me if you talked to him. Well, funny you ask. This is 400 00:28:53.359 --> 00:28:59.119 what he said about Rick Monday. What are your memories of playing against Rick 401 00:28:59.200 --> 00:29:03.920 Monday? I always saw his number because I hit home runs. He was 402 00:29:03.920 --> 00:29:08.000 trying to chase it down and Rick and I haven't met Rick in string training 403 00:29:08.039 --> 00:29:11.799 because we're in Arizona at the time, but he was with Oakland at one 404 00:29:11.799 --> 00:29:15.680 period of time. So but I always saw that he was a he was 405 00:29:15.720 --> 00:29:21.440 a good player, and be a white player. He was pretty fast, 406 00:29:22.920 --> 00:29:25.480 Hey, one of the fastest white guys. Ray, let me tell you 407 00:29:25.519 --> 00:29:27.160 something. No, I wasn't just kind of fast when I first came up. 408 00:29:27.240 --> 00:29:32.279 I was really fast. George Foster. If you start to look at 409 00:29:32.279 --> 00:29:37.960 it, you know George wound up nineteen seventy seven. He hit three twenty. 410 00:29:38.200 --> 00:29:44.400 He hit fifty two home runs that year and in his career three hundred 411 00:29:44.400 --> 00:29:45.680 and forty eight home runs. You look at him and say, well, 412 00:29:45.799 --> 00:29:48.519 you know, here's a guy that he won a Silver Slugger Award, five 413 00:29:48.599 --> 00:29:52.559 time All Star. He could really play the game, one of the nice 414 00:29:52.599 --> 00:29:56.880 people. And sometimes, you know, that's when fraternizing was not allowed. 415 00:29:56.880 --> 00:30:02.160 You could get fined by Major League base well if you even had a conversation 416 00:30:02.240 --> 00:30:06.920 with the opposing team before, during, or even after a ball game, 417 00:30:07.000 --> 00:30:08.960 if it was on the field. And but he was one of those guys 418 00:30:10.000 --> 00:30:12.119 coming in and out of the out of the dugout and going onto the field, 419 00:30:12.519 --> 00:30:17.119 he would make some kind of remark. And I smiled when I heard 420 00:30:17.119 --> 00:30:19.240 that, because from various times you say, damn, I'm gonna get your 421 00:30:19.319 --> 00:30:22.559 number. I'm gonna get your number. That means that turn your back and 422 00:30:22.599 --> 00:30:26.759 go go for a fly ball. That was a big ballpark with high fences 423 00:30:26.799 --> 00:30:30.200 also here in Cincinnati, the Old Ballpark. But George Foster, you could 424 00:30:30.240 --> 00:30:32.839 do a lot of different things. I'm glad you ran into him because he's 425 00:30:32.880 --> 00:30:36.519 one of the really, really good guys that meant a lot to that that 426 00:30:36.640 --> 00:30:41.400 big red machine that was so successful for a number of years. Yeah, 427 00:30:41.440 --> 00:30:45.079 I was wondering too, because at this point in time, stages of your 428 00:30:45.119 --> 00:30:49.079 lives, the rivalry is not as the way it was. But did you 429 00:30:49.240 --> 00:30:53.200 dislike the Big Red Machine? Would you say you disliked them? No? 430 00:30:53.359 --> 00:30:59.640 No, I respect to them. There was some there were some people on 431 00:30:59.680 --> 00:31:02.960 different teams that maybe you didn't get along. I mean it's like being in 432 00:31:02.960 --> 00:31:04.359 the office. You know, there are people you work with, and there 433 00:31:04.359 --> 00:31:07.119 are people that you really really like, and there are other people you work 434 00:31:07.200 --> 00:31:11.319 with, and that's that's going to be the extent of it. George was 435 00:31:11.319 --> 00:31:14.279 one of those guys that you could look at and say, hey, we 436 00:31:14.400 --> 00:31:17.519 could be friends. If we were not on on different teams, you could 437 00:31:17.519 --> 00:31:22.079 still be friend lee to to all of them. But he was one of 438 00:31:22.119 --> 00:31:25.799 those those good guys until he came up to home plate with the game on 439 00:31:25.839 --> 00:31:29.079 the line, they go that rat. Hey he won the National League MVP, 440 00:31:29.279 --> 00:31:32.079 but the Dodgers won the pennant. Yeah, yeah, so take that 441 00:31:32.160 --> 00:31:34.319 to the bank eight different directions, no doubt, Rick, I love talking 442 00:31:34.359 --> 00:31:37.279 about those days with you. Thanks a lot, and we'll check in late. 443 00:31:37.400 --> 00:31:40.920 Talk to a good guy, David, not me George. All right, 444 00:31:40.960 --> 00:31:42.200 two good guys in my book. We'll send it back to you in 445 00:31:42.200 --> 00:31:45.960 the studio. Tim thanks a lot. DV Dodgers Baseball is brought to you 446 00:31:45.039 --> 00:31:49.759 by Speedy Cash, official sponsor of every LA Weekend. Find out more Speedy 447 00:31:49.759 --> 00:31:55.559 Cash dot com or stop in a LA area Speedy Cash Store. Still to 448 00:31:55.599 --> 00:31:57.440 come here, Amrago Casino Dodgers on today. We got a lot to get 449 00:31:57.480 --> 00:32:01.039 to. Still before first pitch, we're going to preview this pitching matchup. 450 00:32:01.519 --> 00:32:05.519 Rick will be back with Tim Nevertt gets you those keys to the game. 451 00:32:06.079 --> 00:32:09.920 But up next, don't go anywhere. David vas saying goes one on one 452 00:32:10.119 --> 00:32:15.640 high and tight with CT three Chris Taylor. That's next lead Get to Dodgers 453 00:32:15.680 --> 00:32:22.599 and Reds. I'm Tim Kasi's Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. This is Morongo 454 00:32:22.759 --> 00:32:30.640 Casino Dodgers Hunting game on your home for LA Dodgers Baseball. Dodgers and Reds 455 00:32:30.640 --> 00:32:36.319 from Cincinnati, Game two of this three game series. Walker Buehler, Hunter 456 00:32:36.480 --> 00:32:40.079 Green the pitching Managa first pitch coming up at four fifteen. Dodgers Baseball is 457 00:32:40.119 --> 00:32:45.319 presented by Children's Hospital LA. 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That was a place that you learned back in twenty 467 00:33:23.160 --> 00:33:29.119 seventeen. How do you feel about that and is it any big difference do 468 00:33:29.160 --> 00:33:34.160 you expect today? No, not really. You know, I feel pretty 469 00:33:34.160 --> 00:33:37.720 comfortable in center and left. I have experienced in both those spots, so 470 00:33:38.000 --> 00:33:43.160 you know, for me, it's kind of similar no matter which outfield spotto. 471 00:33:43.240 --> 00:33:45.480 Man, I just want to be aggressive and you know, kind of 472 00:33:45.519 --> 00:33:50.319 all over the field, just play without aggressive mentality. So some outfielders have 473 00:33:50.359 --> 00:33:53.519 told me that left field is actually harder to learn if you've never played there 474 00:33:53.519 --> 00:33:57.799 before, just the way the ball angle comes at you. Yeah, I 475 00:33:57.799 --> 00:34:01.039 think center field, you get the truest fight. You know. Typically, 476 00:34:02.039 --> 00:34:06.119 you know, you want your center field to kind of take control, and 477 00:34:06.880 --> 00:34:10.159 you know, anything they can catch, you know, call the other guys 478 00:34:10.159 --> 00:34:14.840 off. So that's probably the biggest difference in left field. Sometimes you have 479 00:34:14.880 --> 00:34:16.920 to concede that ball of the center fielder. I'm not gonna say you've lost 480 00:34:17.000 --> 00:34:22.119 a step because it doesn't look that way. But how much different is it 481 00:34:22.159 --> 00:34:25.000 trying to get a better jump in twenty twenty four than maybe twenty seventeen. 482 00:34:25.360 --> 00:34:30.000 I don't think it's any different, you know, other than the fact that 483 00:34:30.039 --> 00:34:35.679 I was playing center field almost every day. But no, it's nothing's really 484 00:34:35.760 --> 00:34:38.880 changed. Were you offended by me even insinuating you may have lost a step? 485 00:34:39.239 --> 00:34:44.440 Yeah, a little bit. What do you mean by that, I 486 00:34:44.480 --> 00:34:46.840 don't know. I mean like it's seven years ago, so I imagine that 487 00:34:47.159 --> 00:34:52.440 you have to get a better jump these days. Yeah, I feel great. 488 00:34:52.599 --> 00:34:55.320 Let's just move on, okay. Chris Taylor is our guest, and 489 00:34:55.639 --> 00:35:00.760 speaking of feeling great, it must have failed great to get the results that 490 00:35:00.800 --> 00:35:04.320 you got yesterday. I know you've been working really hard. Your first extra 491 00:35:04.400 --> 00:35:07.360 base hit of the season A big spot there, I mean, even at 492 00:35:07.360 --> 00:35:10.840 this stage of your career to get those results, how much does that help 493 00:35:10.880 --> 00:35:15.280 you moving forward to build upon? Yeah, you know, I felt like 494 00:35:15.360 --> 00:35:17.840 myself yesterday, which I haven't been there in a while, you know, 495 00:35:19.000 --> 00:35:22.639 just I thought the quality of the at baths were better, more aggressive on 496 00:35:22.960 --> 00:35:25.480 pitches in the zone. I felt like I was on time for pitches. 497 00:35:27.039 --> 00:35:30.519 I missed a few. The pitchers also made a few good pitches on me, 498 00:35:30.599 --> 00:35:35.559 So you know, I just kind of felt like I was in control 499 00:35:35.599 --> 00:35:38.199 of Matt bats yesterday, which I haven't felt that way in a while. 500 00:35:38.239 --> 00:35:43.519 So to get back to that point and you know, kind of be the 501 00:35:43.639 --> 00:35:49.159 aggressor when I'm up there rather than be on the defense is a switch of 502 00:35:49.199 --> 00:35:52.840 the mentality that you know, hopefully I can carry that going forward. Does 503 00:35:52.840 --> 00:35:55.800 that mean you're more aggressive early in the counts when you say that, No, 504 00:35:57.039 --> 00:36:00.960 I think it's more just the mindset, you know, I'm It's the 505 00:36:00.000 --> 00:36:04.480 way you know you step in the box, you know, the kind of 506 00:36:04.559 --> 00:36:09.280 having that confidence and you know, trusting your abilities and trusting all the prep 507 00:36:09.320 --> 00:36:15.880 you did, and you know, no matter whether I'm on the defensive side 508 00:36:15.880 --> 00:36:19.079 of the offensive side, I want to be aggressive. I want to live 509 00:36:19.079 --> 00:36:22.199 and die that way. So yeah, just fall a lot better when you 510 00:36:22.400 --> 00:36:27.480 go through this type of start to the season. How how much do you 511 00:36:27.559 --> 00:36:34.559 rely upon just your consistent approach and preparation. Yeah, you know, I've 512 00:36:34.559 --> 00:36:37.719 had to make some adjustments for sure. Obviously the the beginning of the season 513 00:36:37.800 --> 00:36:43.480 wasn't going the way out or this season hasn't been going away I wanted it 514 00:36:43.519 --> 00:36:47.880 to. And you know, I've kind of had a chance to gather. 515 00:36:47.960 --> 00:36:52.239 I haven't been playing as much recently, so I've had a chance to kind 516 00:36:52.239 --> 00:36:54.519 of regroup and work on some things, and I feel like I'm at a 517 00:36:54.519 --> 00:37:00.519 point now where I don't have to dwell so much on the mechanical side of 518 00:37:00.559 --> 00:37:02.159 it. I feel like I'm in a pretty good place. So now it's 519 00:37:02.239 --> 00:37:07.320 just back to, you know, playing the game and doing things the right 520 00:37:07.360 --> 00:37:10.440 way and kind of letting my instincts take over, you know, the way 521 00:37:12.159 --> 00:37:15.039 I used to play, and I think I've lost that a little bit, 522 00:37:15.119 --> 00:37:19.079 you know, especially this year, so just trying to get back to that. 523 00:37:19.519 --> 00:37:22.840 I've heard hitters say that it's just when you step in the batter's box 524 00:37:22.960 --> 00:37:25.960 that day, the feel is there and you've got that aha moment. Have 525 00:37:27.079 --> 00:37:30.480 you felt that recently. Did you feel it yesterday where you have that feel 526 00:37:30.519 --> 00:37:34.760 and, like you said, playing like you used to, relying on instincts. 527 00:37:35.039 --> 00:37:38.360 Yeah, I just felt better, you know, felt more confident. 528 00:37:39.920 --> 00:37:45.960 You know, I wasn't overthinking things, and you know, I wouldn't say 529 00:37:45.000 --> 00:37:49.719 I'm locked in by any means, but I just felt like myself, which 530 00:37:49.719 --> 00:37:52.800 I haven't felt that way in a while. Chris Taylor is our guest in 531 00:37:52.840 --> 00:37:55.639 front of first pitch here in Cincinnati. Chris Walker. Bueller's on the mound 532 00:37:55.679 --> 00:38:00.639 for you guys today. He's coming off his best start since returning from his 533 00:38:00.719 --> 00:38:07.199 second elbow surgery. What have you seen from Walker so far in this process? 534 00:38:07.079 --> 00:38:12.079 Yeah, you know, he left outing he looked great. I thought 535 00:38:12.079 --> 00:38:15.559 it was by far the best he's looked. And since he's come back, 536 00:38:15.599 --> 00:38:20.440 which you know, he hadn't pitched and you know, year and a half 537 00:38:20.559 --> 00:38:22.679 or whatever it was, so you know, there's gonna be a little adjustment 538 00:38:22.679 --> 00:38:29.559 getting back into the game speed and figuring all that out. And you know, 539 00:38:29.760 --> 00:38:34.079 I think that last start was huge for his confidence, and you know, 540 00:38:34.119 --> 00:38:37.679 I expect to see more of the same today. It feels like whenever 541 00:38:37.760 --> 00:38:42.199 he has that swag and he's chirping a little bit more. That's when you 542 00:38:42.239 --> 00:38:45.559 know he feels good about things. Yeah, I think that's what makes him 543 00:38:45.599 --> 00:38:49.280 great. You know, that mentality of you know, a little bit of 544 00:38:50.679 --> 00:38:53.559 subtle arrogance that he has on the mound. I think that's a great quality 545 00:38:53.599 --> 00:38:58.960 for any player to have. Before I let you go, your first position 546 00:38:59.519 --> 00:39:02.440 was shortstop. You know that position really well, what have you seen from 547 00:39:02.519 --> 00:39:07.760 Mookie And do you believe that he is playing it at a higher level than 548 00:39:07.119 --> 00:39:12.360 somebody that just picked it up two weeks before opening day? Oh? Yeah, 549 00:39:12.480 --> 00:39:15.679 you know, he's been outstanding. For him to step into that role 550 00:39:16.239 --> 00:39:21.440 in the middle of spring training and be asked to take that on, you 551 00:39:21.440 --> 00:39:23.440 know, one of the toughest positions on the field, position he hadn't really 552 00:39:23.480 --> 00:39:29.719 played consistently since I don't know it was high school or what. You know, 553 00:39:29.760 --> 00:39:32.800 it's pretty incredible what he can do. You know, we all know 554 00:39:34.800 --> 00:39:38.280 he's one of the best athletes in the game, and you know, he's 555 00:39:38.280 --> 00:39:42.840 been outstanding. He's worked worked his ass off this year. He's out there 556 00:39:42.880 --> 00:39:46.840 taking early ground balls every day with Dino and Niggie, and you know the 557 00:39:46.880 --> 00:39:52.760 improvement is shown then I imagine he's going to continue to get better. I 558 00:39:52.800 --> 00:39:57.000 remember you telling me at shortstop you just felt to be more aggressive as an 559 00:39:57.039 --> 00:40:00.639 infielder. Is that the mentality he has to have, just have aggressiveness playing 560 00:40:00.679 --> 00:40:06.000 that position? Yeah, but I think you know, that's part of what 561 00:40:06.079 --> 00:40:10.960 makes Mookie special is he always has confidence in himself and he's he's pretty good 562 00:40:10.960 --> 00:40:15.000 at that. He's pretty good at, you know, believing in himself and 563 00:40:15.039 --> 00:40:20.320 playing aggressively no matter where he is. So I don't think that's gonna be 564 00:40:20.320 --> 00:40:22.519 an issue for him. All right, Chris, thanks a lot for the 565 00:40:22.559 --> 00:40:25.599 time. We'll look forward to seeing you patrol center field today in Great American 566 00:40:25.639 --> 00:40:29.920 Ballpark. Thanks a lot for the time. Yeah, thanks for having me. 567 00:40:30.119 --> 00:40:31.760 Oh. Always great to catch up with my guy, Chris Taylor. 568 00:40:32.039 --> 00:40:36.639 Things are right, Walker Buehler on the mound and Chris Taylor in center field. 569 00:40:36.800 --> 00:40:37.559 We'll send it back to you in the studio, Tim, Yeah, 570 00:40:37.599 --> 00:40:40.760 the world is right. CT three back on the outfield, starting to swing 571 00:40:40.760 --> 00:40:44.199 the bat a lot better. Great to hear from him. Dodgers Baseball is 572 00:40:44.199 --> 00:40:47.320 brought to you by Shakey's Pizza Partner, the official partner of the Dodgers Audio 573 00:40:47.360 --> 00:40:52.400 Broadcast. When it's game night, it's group night, It's shakys dot Com. 574 00:40:52.840 --> 00:40:57.480 Leading up to first pitch on this Saturday, Dodgers and Reds coming up. 575 00:40:57.519 --> 00:41:00.960 We'll break down this pitching matchup. Don't go anywhere of Tim Kayson's Los 576 00:41:00.960 --> 00:41:09.960 Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. This is Marongo Casino Dodgers on Tech on your home 577 00:41:10.039 --> 00:41:15.480 for the Blue all season long. Dodgers and Restrance, Cincinnati. First pitch 578 00:41:15.559 --> 00:41:22.079 coming up at four fifteen, and now before the Dodgers hit the dining we 579 00:41:22.159 --> 00:41:25.119 look at the pitching matchups. Present about your Southern California Toyota Dealers. 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Over his last 588 00:41:55.159 --> 00:41:59.480 five starts, he's two to zero with a two oh three er Raight. 589 00:41:59.519 --> 00:42:02.039 This is his fourth career start against the Dodgers, zero to two with a 590 00:42:02.119 --> 00:42:06.559 five forty e r Ray Walker Bueler on the mound, one and one with 591 00:42:06.559 --> 00:42:09.480 a four h five ERA. The twenty nine year old right hander is back 592 00:42:09.559 --> 00:42:15.039 after two years out from Tommy John surgery. Making his fourth start this season. 593 00:42:15.480 --> 00:42:20.320 Last time out was his best by far, six shutout innings, three 594 00:42:20.400 --> 00:42:23.440 hit, seven punchouts, no walks in a win over these Reds, who 595 00:42:23.480 --> 00:42:28.320 was his first win in two years. He's looking to secure his first victory 596 00:42:28.360 --> 00:42:31.119 today at Great American Ballpark as he's facing the Reds for the eighth time in 597 00:42:31.159 --> 00:42:36.639 his career. Two and three overall with the two seventy six r Ray Dodgers 598 00:42:36.719 --> 00:42:39.519 Reds, Walker Bueler, Hunter Green the pitching matchup. We're fifteen minutes away 599 00:42:39.519 --> 00:42:43.440 for first pitch. Keys to the game. Our next I'm Tim Katesin's Los 600 00:42:43.440 --> 00:42:52.159 Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. As we were saying, this is Marongo Casino Dodgers 601 00:42:52.199 --> 00:42:59.079 on Jack on the official home of La Dodgers Baseball. Dodgers and Reds Walker 602 00:42:59.079 --> 00:43:01.519 Buehler Hunter the bitching match up. First pitch coming up at a four fifteen 603 00:43:01.559 --> 00:43:06.800 Todger fans and Hancher listening to the experience by downloading the iHeartRadio app and listening 604 00:43:06.880 --> 00:43:09.360 to all the games in HD. It's all power by la Care Health Plans 605 00:43:09.400 --> 00:43:14.880 serving all Angelinos lakare dot org. Before first pitch, let's head back out 606 00:43:14.920 --> 00:43:17.639 to the booth a great American ballpark brick Monday, Tim never guess, Tim, 607 00:43:17.719 --> 00:43:22.559 Thanks again, gorgeous night in Cincinnati for a ballgame the Dodgers and the 608 00:43:22.639 --> 00:43:27.039 Reds, Game two of this three game weekend set. As Walker Buehler will 609 00:43:27.039 --> 00:43:29.920 take the hill. He's about two hours from his hometown. He's got a 610 00:43:29.920 --> 00:43:34.519 lot of friends and family here watching him. And last time out, Dodger 611 00:43:34.559 --> 00:43:37.960 fans were watching him have his best game in quite some time, and he 612 00:43:37.039 --> 00:43:44.639 pitched against Cincinnati and had six innings, shut out Baseball just he was absolutely 613 00:43:44.679 --> 00:43:47.079 phenomenal in his last start. And that's the kind of Walker Bueler I think 614 00:43:47.079 --> 00:43:51.320 people expect to see, you know, I look back to that that he 615 00:43:51.440 --> 00:43:54.559 had on May twelve, that was on the Sunday in San Diego. He 616 00:43:54.599 --> 00:43:59.280 didn't last long in that ballgame, but that was the first real instance where 617 00:43:59.280 --> 00:44:01.880 we saw Walker Buehler beginning to fire on all cylinders. I said at the 618 00:44:01.920 --> 00:44:06.800 time, wondering if that was going to be the bridge for Walker for the 619 00:44:06.840 --> 00:44:09.280 rest of the season. And then if you look at the last outing Saturday, 620 00:44:09.559 --> 00:44:15.119 the winning pitcher against these same Reds six innings, he made only seventy 621 00:44:15.119 --> 00:44:17.719 eight pitches, did not allow run, did not give up a walk, 622 00:44:17.760 --> 00:44:22.679 and struck out seven batters, only three hits, and he was the entire 623 00:44:22.760 --> 00:44:28.119 package as we saw Walker Buehler his last outing, and Bieler was pretty forthcoming 624 00:44:28.159 --> 00:44:31.280 afterward, talking about an adjustment he made with his foot on the rubber that 625 00:44:31.440 --> 00:44:35.119 seemed to make all the difference. Well, anything that you use that you 626 00:44:35.199 --> 00:44:37.519 have confidence in doing, you try and repeat it. And that's the entire 627 00:44:38.039 --> 00:44:42.159 case, and you feel that he's kind of in the swing of things. 628 00:44:42.320 --> 00:44:46.320 Speaking of swing with Hunter Green, the Dodgers did not have very many good 629 00:44:46.360 --> 00:44:51.960 swings and no decision last Sunday at Dodgers Stadium, but he went six and 630 00:44:52.079 --> 00:44:55.280 a third, two runs, four hits, he struck out eight and for 631 00:44:55.320 --> 00:44:59.760 the Dodgers had to wait and win it in the tenth enning to walk off 632 00:45:00.119 --> 00:45:04.760 by a show. Hey Otani, but Hunter Green is absolutely devastating and he'll 633 00:45:04.800 --> 00:45:08.800 register up in triple digits with the fastballs. Hunter Green against Walker Bueller here 634 00:45:08.920 --> 00:45:14.480 in Cincinnati. Don't forget a change of game time tomorrow. Will remind you 635 00:45:14.559 --> 00:45:17.519 several times they've changed it by an hour and a half up to twelve ten 636 00:45:17.559 --> 00:45:22.280 Eastern time. That'll be breakfast in baseball tomorrow nine to ten in the morning. 637 00:45:22.639 --> 00:45:27.800 And the reason they're expecting some heavy weather to come through here late in 638 00:45:27.840 --> 00:45:30.440 the afternoon. And though there is a window to play in and the Dodgers 639 00:45:30.440 --> 00:45:34.920 hope to be in it, it's going to be absolute nasty weather. As 640 00:45:35.119 --> 00:45:37.639 the Dodgers, hopefully we'll get out of town just in front of the front's 641 00:45:37.719 --> 00:45:42.800 moving in Dodgers and the Reds. Bueller against Green, that's the pitching matchup, 642 00:45:43.280 --> 00:45:45.639 and we're getting ready for this ball game tonight at Great American Ballpark. 643 00:45:45.679 --> 00:45:49.320 Tim all right, first pitch is next. Don't forget. After the games, 644 00:45:49.400 --> 00:45:52.360 David Vassy's got you cover with all the postgame including reaction from the clubhouse, 645 00:45:52.400 --> 00:45:57.440 highlights and Dodger talk as well Dodgers or Reds Walker, Bueller, Hunter 646 00:45:57.519 --> 00:46:00.599 Green in the pitching matchup. Game two of this three game set is next. 647 00:46:00.719 --> 00:46:02.880 I'm Tim Kates has been Rongo Casino Dodgers on Deck on the Los Angeles 648 00:46:02.880 --> 00:46:05.440 Dodgers Audio Network