WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.400 --> 00:00:04.000 And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vasse. 2 00:00:06.400 --> 00:00:07.719 Welcome to Dodger Talk. 3 00:00:07.839 --> 00:00:11.640 David Vasse with you until eleven thirty tonight right here 4 00:00:11.640 --> 00:00:15.160 on AM five to seventy LA Sports. After the Dodgers 5 00:00:15.560 --> 00:00:20.600 hold on to beat the Rockies five to three, eight six, six, nine, 6 00:00:20.679 --> 00:00:23.839 eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. 7 00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:25.359 Look, a win's a win. 8 00:00:25.559 --> 00:00:29.600 This wasn't the Dodgers' best performance and by no means 9 00:00:29.640 --> 00:00:33.119 are they playing their best baseball of the season tonight. 10 00:00:34.119 --> 00:00:37.119 They had the big boys carry them. There's no way 11 00:00:37.159 --> 00:00:42.759 around this. Dustin May, plus Mooki Otani and Freddie Freeman 12 00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:47.719 carried them tonight. Otani, Bets and Freeman were combined seven 13 00:00:47.759 --> 00:00:51.560 to fourteen with two home runs, a double, three RBIs 14 00:00:51.600 --> 00:00:54.759 and five runs scored. They scored all five of the 15 00:00:54.840 --> 00:00:59.719 Dodgers runs tonight. They needed those three in a big way, 16 00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:03.200 or they may not win this game tonight with a 17 00:01:03.240 --> 00:01:06.840 team that came in after getting swept by the Padres 18 00:01:06.879 --> 00:01:10.599 and not scoring a single run in San Diego. The 19 00:01:10.640 --> 00:01:16.359 Dodgers five through nine hitters, again struggling, including two ending 20 00:01:16.439 --> 00:01:20.159 double plays by Michael Conforto. Dave Roberts can talk about 21 00:01:20.200 --> 00:01:22.480 hitting the ball hard as much as he wants, But 22 00:01:22.959 --> 00:01:25.640 when you hit the ball hard on the ground, it's 23 00:01:25.719 --> 00:01:28.920 not good. Hitting the ball hard on the ground with 24 00:01:29.439 --> 00:01:33.319 runners on base turn into double plays like we saw tonight. 25 00:01:33.439 --> 00:01:38.000 So the five through nine hitters struggle again one for 26 00:01:38.159 --> 00:01:42.799 fifteen combined. The only kind of silver lining was Max 27 00:01:42.920 --> 00:01:46.719 Munsey walking twice, which is a good sign after a 28 00:01:46.760 --> 00:01:50.920 sacrifice fly from Monsey last night to tie the game. 29 00:01:51.079 --> 00:01:54.680 Keike A Hernandez also in the fifth inning, kept the 30 00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:57.480 line moving with a one out single to put runners 31 00:01:57.519 --> 00:02:00.319 at first and third. So the fifth inning was the 32 00:02:00.359 --> 00:02:04.319 best inning for that group of hitters, but still one 33 00:02:04.480 --> 00:02:08.360 for fifteen, getting on base what three times and that 34 00:02:08.479 --> 00:02:13.400 was only two players. Not great, so still concerning in 35 00:02:13.439 --> 00:02:17.919 that department. Good news for the Dodgers. They recorded ten 36 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:20.960 hits for the first time this season and they only 37 00:02:21.000 --> 00:02:25.360 struck out three times. That's big as well. Eight six, six, 38 00:02:25.479 --> 00:02:28.759 nine eighty seven, two five seventy is the phone number. 39 00:02:29.360 --> 00:02:33.439 Nothing bigger than Dustin May doing what he did tonight 40 00:02:33.479 --> 00:02:37.560 again in three starts, and May has gone six innings. 41 00:02:37.599 --> 00:02:40.400 In all of them, He's allowed just two runs tonight, 42 00:02:40.879 --> 00:02:45.599 one run, seven strikeouts, no walks, in six innings of work, 43 00:02:45.960 --> 00:02:48.840 and I'm sure he was very emotional after he came 44 00:02:48.879 --> 00:02:51.360 out of the game and after the Dodgers got the win, 45 00:02:51.599 --> 00:02:55.280 because that was Dustin May's first win of the season, 46 00:02:55.800 --> 00:03:00.199 and that was Dustin May's first major league win. It's 47 00:03:00.360 --> 00:03:04.680 May sixth of twenty twenty three. Let's head downstairs right 48 00:03:04.680 --> 00:03:08.520 now to the Dodger clubhouse to hear from tonight's winning pitcher. 49 00:03:09.000 --> 00:03:11.960 Just getting ahead early, being able to strike the breaking 50 00:03:11.960 --> 00:03:15.120 ball and then use the sinker off of it was huge, 51 00:03:15.159 --> 00:03:17.199 and being able to command both of them tonight was 52 00:03:17.520 --> 00:03:19.400 really big for a moratus. 53 00:03:19.639 --> 00:03:23.080 Did you find just kind of your rhythm was getting 54 00:03:23.159 --> 00:03:24.719 in a good spot really early in this one'u? 55 00:03:24.759 --> 00:03:26.240 It seemed really as soon as you took the mount 56 00:03:26.319 --> 00:03:28.280 after that first inning, you kind of works on a roll. 57 00:03:28.759 --> 00:03:32.680 Yeah, Yeah, it was. It was really smooth saling. Like 58 00:03:32.719 --> 00:03:34.759 I said, if I was if I've been able to 59 00:03:34.840 --> 00:03:36.520 be in the zone throughout the year, they're not really 60 00:03:36.599 --> 00:03:40.199 hitting it. So being able to get in the head, 61 00:03:40.319 --> 00:03:43.000 get ahead early and not fall behind was big. 62 00:03:43.680 --> 00:03:46.199 Just because you felt about your breaking ball just since 63 00:03:46.639 --> 00:03:49.439 coming back and as you kind of a ramping pack towards. 64 00:03:49.120 --> 00:03:49.759 At this point. 65 00:03:50.800 --> 00:03:52.599 I mean, I would say that my breaking ball feel 66 00:03:52.599 --> 00:03:56.439 has been pretty much about even every start. It's more 67 00:03:56.439 --> 00:03:59.000 so just been like sinker command was really good. 68 00:03:58.800 --> 00:04:01.840 In that the guys here just seemed a little down 69 00:04:01.919 --> 00:04:04.759 the way things have gone the last week or so. 70 00:04:04.800 --> 00:04:07.319 How much of a lift was tonight's win? 71 00:04:08.199 --> 00:04:10.599 I mean every win is big. I mean, yeah, we 72 00:04:10.919 --> 00:04:13.439 haven't been playing our best, but that's baseball. You go 73 00:04:13.599 --> 00:04:15.159 through the epsom flows. 74 00:04:14.919 --> 00:04:15.080 So. 75 00:04:16.639 --> 00:04:19.680 Definitely gonna use this one and pushing them off. 76 00:04:20.720 --> 00:04:24.279 All right, there's Dustin May on sports net LA, and yeah, 77 00:04:24.279 --> 00:04:26.959 he's right. A win's a win in the major leagues 78 00:04:27.040 --> 00:04:30.079 no matter how you do it, especially when you're not 79 00:04:30.079 --> 00:04:32.920 playing your best baseball, and the Dodgers are not playing 80 00:04:32.959 --> 00:04:36.439 their best baseball. Their offense is not hitting on all cylinders, 81 00:04:37.160 --> 00:04:40.240 but they're getting good starting pitching. Whenever Dustin May and 82 00:04:40.360 --> 00:04:43.680 Yoshi Yamamoto are on the mound, those two guys have 83 00:04:43.759 --> 00:04:48.720 been spectacular. They have been the two most consistent and 84 00:04:48.839 --> 00:04:53.639 dependable starters the Dodgers have had this season. And it's 85 00:04:53.639 --> 00:04:56.759 so cool to see Dustin May be that guy, because 86 00:04:57.319 --> 00:05:00.920 you know, he was so hyped up to be so great, 87 00:05:00.959 --> 00:05:05.800 and unfortunately he's had two elbow surgeries. He obviously had 88 00:05:05.879 --> 00:05:11.240 a life threatening surgery with the esophagus tear last year 89 00:05:11.360 --> 00:05:14.240 after you know, coming back and being ready to go 90 00:05:14.319 --> 00:05:18.519 to pitch. To have that happen certainly was obviously scary 91 00:05:18.639 --> 00:05:22.040 number one and number two disappointing after he was able 92 00:05:22.079 --> 00:05:27.079 to recover. So all of this has been very emotional 93 00:05:27.160 --> 00:05:30.279 for him, and you can understand why. But now that 94 00:05:30.360 --> 00:05:33.519 he's gotten some firsts out of the way since twenty 95 00:05:33.560 --> 00:05:37.240 twenty three, including tonight getting his first win since May 96 00:05:37.759 --> 00:05:41.160 sixth of twenty twenty three, he could settle in and 97 00:05:41.279 --> 00:05:44.519 just keep moving forward and building upon this. I love 98 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:48.879 the way he's turned into a pitcher. And yes he 99 00:05:49.000 --> 00:05:51.839 still throws hard. Yes he could still hit ninety six, 100 00:05:51.920 --> 00:05:55.120 but it feels like he's not and he said this 101 00:05:55.680 --> 00:05:59.240 during spring training. He's not trying to throw as hard 102 00:05:59.240 --> 00:06:02.040 as he can every single time out there. He's not 103 00:06:02.120 --> 00:06:04.959 trying to hit one hundred miles an hour like he 104 00:06:05.199 --> 00:06:07.800 was before he had his second elbow surgery. 105 00:06:08.360 --> 00:06:09.759 I could remember. 106 00:06:09.399 --> 00:06:13.000 Maybe in twenty two when he came to spring training 107 00:06:13.079 --> 00:06:17.319 or twenty three, and the first day of spring training 108 00:06:17.319 --> 00:06:20.639 there was buzz around Camelback Ranch that he hit one 109 00:06:20.720 --> 00:06:23.079 hundred miles an hour and it was the first week 110 00:06:23.120 --> 00:06:26.639 of spring training. That's nothing to be proud of. You 111 00:06:26.759 --> 00:06:29.839 don't want to throw one hundred miles an hour when 112 00:06:29.879 --> 00:06:32.759 you just get to spring training. And that goes back 113 00:06:32.800 --> 00:06:37.560 to another conversation where basically, these pitchers feel so much 114 00:06:37.639 --> 00:06:43.680 pressure because they're competing against each other and they're competing 115 00:06:43.839 --> 00:06:47.560 against the data on those iPads. You know, Jim Palmer 116 00:06:48.040 --> 00:06:50.639 told me and Jose Mota last year when he came 117 00:06:50.720 --> 00:06:53.720 to Dodger Stadium with the Orioles, he thinks a lot 118 00:06:53.720 --> 00:06:56.480 of these arm injuries early in the year would go 119 00:06:56.560 --> 00:06:59.639 away if teams would just get rid of those iPads 120 00:06:59.680 --> 00:07:02.279 and the track man and all that for the first 121 00:07:02.360 --> 00:07:05.040 two weeks of spring training. Just get them away. Let 122 00:07:05.040 --> 00:07:08.560 these guys ease into it and not try to throw 123 00:07:08.720 --> 00:07:11.600 max effort and try to be the best, just because 124 00:07:11.600 --> 00:07:14.759 they're concerned that if they have one bad day and 125 00:07:14.800 --> 00:07:17.199 it shows up on that iPad, all of a sudden, 126 00:07:17.600 --> 00:07:20.560 the front offices around baseball are down on them. But 127 00:07:21.079 --> 00:07:24.079 going back to Dustin May and this version of him, 128 00:07:24.319 --> 00:07:29.199 I love that he is changing speeds and changing line 129 00:07:29.360 --> 00:07:33.639 eyesight lines with his fastball. He's changing the line of sight. 130 00:07:33.759 --> 00:07:36.839 With his fastball, he's stepping on the gas when he 131 00:07:36.920 --> 00:07:39.720 needs to. With the fastball, he's taking his foot off 132 00:07:39.720 --> 00:07:42.480 the gas a little bit with the fastball. And you 133 00:07:42.560 --> 00:07:44.879 heard this breaking ball, you know. I asked him, what 134 00:07:45.040 --> 00:07:47.639 is this pitch? Is it really a sweeper? Is it 135 00:07:47.759 --> 00:07:50.519 a slider? What is this pitch? And he said, I 136 00:07:50.519 --> 00:07:53.759 don't really know what you call it, but all I 137 00:07:53.839 --> 00:07:56.399 know is that it gives me a pitch that goes 138 00:07:56.480 --> 00:07:59.560 east to west or west to east, because a lot 139 00:07:59.560 --> 00:08:02.319 of his pitches are down in the zone and that's 140 00:08:02.399 --> 00:08:04.920 why he gets a lot of ground balls he can elevate. 141 00:08:05.319 --> 00:08:09.319 But that sweeper, let's just call it, that runs into 142 00:08:09.399 --> 00:08:12.639 lefties and runs away from righties. And he threw it 143 00:08:12.680 --> 00:08:16.319 twenty eight times tonight. He only threw seventy six pitches 144 00:08:16.360 --> 00:08:19.160 and six innings, so that just shows you how efficient 145 00:08:19.199 --> 00:08:22.439 he was. So can't say enough about Dustin May. And 146 00:08:22.480 --> 00:08:25.720 it's really cool to see him turn into a pitcher 147 00:08:25.879 --> 00:08:28.680 and not just be a thrower. Eight sixty six nine 148 00:08:28.759 --> 00:08:31.720 eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's 149 00:08:31.759 --> 00:08:34.759 go out to West La Trey. You're on Dodger Talk 150 00:08:34.799 --> 00:08:36.360 with David vasse Hi, Trey. 151 00:08:37.120 --> 00:08:39.519 Oh, thank you, sir. I get to kick it off tonight. 152 00:08:39.519 --> 00:08:40.120 I appreciate that. 153 00:08:40.320 --> 00:08:42.480 Yes, saw much. How you doing, I'm doing great? 154 00:08:42.679 --> 00:08:47.840 Well. Hey, look, you can't say enough about Dustin. I 155 00:08:47.879 --> 00:08:49.799 went the fans to appreciate what this guy had to 156 00:08:49.840 --> 00:08:54.080 come back from. How difficult that is with you know, 157 00:08:54.080 --> 00:08:57.000 with the two surgeries and the craziestophagus thing. And he 158 00:08:57.200 --> 00:09:01.159 has been spectacular. We are blessed have him at this point. 159 00:09:02.320 --> 00:09:05.840 Call me crazy, but his presence and his command that 160 00:09:05.919 --> 00:09:08.759 he's shown in these past two games, he's given me 161 00:09:08.840 --> 00:09:11.200 like low key kind of Randy Johnson kind of vibes. 162 00:09:12.600 --> 00:09:15.080 The upside is fantastic. So I wish him the best. 163 00:09:15.639 --> 00:09:17.600 Let's see him go the rest of the season. I 164 00:09:17.600 --> 00:09:20.279 do have a question for you, and you've spoken about 165 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:24.559 that with hitting them runners in scoring position and the 166 00:09:24.720 --> 00:09:27.360 offense not clicking where we're lying a little bit too 167 00:09:27.480 --> 00:09:31.159 much on the home run, And do you think we 168 00:09:31.200 --> 00:09:34.039 should be more aggressive on the base pass or what 169 00:09:34.080 --> 00:09:36.600 do you think is going on there with getting hits 170 00:09:36.960 --> 00:09:37.600 in time? 171 00:09:37.720 --> 00:09:39.960 You can't be aggressive on the bass if you don't 172 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:43.600 have anybody on base. So that's my answer to that. 173 00:09:44.399 --> 00:09:46.240 Who are you going to be aggressive with the first 174 00:09:46.240 --> 00:09:49.679 three hitters, the stars got on base and did their job. Tonight, 175 00:09:50.200 --> 00:09:53.240 the five through nine hitters were combined one for fifteen 176 00:09:53.360 --> 00:09:56.320 with two months. He walks, how do you get more 177 00:09:56.360 --> 00:09:59.399 aggressive if nobody's getting on base ahead of those guys? 178 00:10:00.360 --> 00:10:03.720 That's true. Do you think show hay Is is taking 179 00:10:03.799 --> 00:10:05.600 a little easier on the base pass this year? Just 180 00:10:05.639 --> 00:10:08.000 considering he's going to try to pitch later on this season. 181 00:10:09.200 --> 00:10:10.799 I think there's something to it. 182 00:10:10.840 --> 00:10:13.440 And also he wants to be careful with that shoulder, 183 00:10:13.480 --> 00:10:16.440 that left shoulder. He did have surgery on it, so 184 00:10:16.720 --> 00:10:20.000 I'm watching him when he slides. Sometimes he falls back 185 00:10:20.039 --> 00:10:23.720 into his old habit of sliding and putting that left 186 00:10:23.759 --> 00:10:26.879 hand down into the ground. I just think that he's 187 00:10:26.919 --> 00:10:29.360 trying to be careful because there's so much at stake. 188 00:10:30.639 --> 00:10:33.200 Yeah, completely agree. Well, Hey, we got to win tonight 189 00:10:33.240 --> 00:10:36.200 and always I appreciate you taking the call early in 190 00:10:36.200 --> 00:10:38.879 the season. We got a great team and we'll be 191 00:10:38.919 --> 00:10:40.840 here till the end. We're going to be uh, We're 192 00:10:40.840 --> 00:10:42.720 gonna come out on top again, all. 193 00:10:42.679 --> 00:10:45.200 Right, Tray, thanks for the phone call. Eight six six 194 00:10:45.320 --> 00:10:48.399 nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. 195 00:10:48.480 --> 00:10:52.919 Dodgers beat the Rockies tonight five to three. Bets and Otani, 196 00:10:53.000 --> 00:10:57.200 Homert and Mookie Betts loves seeing Antonio Senzatela. He now 197 00:10:57.279 --> 00:11:00.159 has three home runs and twenty two at bats, he 198 00:11:00.279 --> 00:11:03.320 now has what is it, it's eleven hits now in 199 00:11:03.399 --> 00:11:07.840 twenty two at bats against Antonio Senzateela for Mookie Betts 200 00:11:07.919 --> 00:11:11.720 and Otani came very close to hitting three home runs tonight. 201 00:11:11.759 --> 00:11:15.440 He hit two fly balls, one to right center and 202 00:11:15.480 --> 00:11:18.000 one to left center that were caught at the wall, 203 00:11:18.039 --> 00:11:21.720 and there was almost a collision with Mickey Moniak, the 204 00:11:21.799 --> 00:11:24.960 Rocky center fielder, with his right fielder and left fielder 205 00:11:25.480 --> 00:11:28.440 catching those fly balls that were up against the wall. 206 00:11:28.639 --> 00:11:32.639 So Otani came this close to having three home runs, 207 00:11:32.679 --> 00:11:33.759 but it wasn't meant to be. 208 00:11:34.279 --> 00:11:35.559 And all in all, you know. 209 00:11:35.519 --> 00:11:38.039 This game should have been a blowout for the Dodgers. 210 00:11:38.120 --> 00:11:41.600 Quite frankly, they'll take the win, but they left a 211 00:11:41.600 --> 00:11:45.240 lot of runners and opportunities on base. They left ten 212 00:11:45.320 --> 00:11:47.559 men on base and they were two for ten with 213 00:11:47.639 --> 00:11:50.559 runners in scoring position. I thought this game should have 214 00:11:50.559 --> 00:11:54.000 been over by the fifth inning. But look, the Dodgers 215 00:11:54.039 --> 00:11:56.960 are grinding right now. And I know people ask me 216 00:11:57.000 --> 00:11:59.799 all the time, is it some sort of emotional let 217 00:11:59.879 --> 00:12:02.240 down or World Series hangover? 218 00:12:02.960 --> 00:12:03.559 Not at all. 219 00:12:03.759 --> 00:12:07.919 Number One, they haven't gotten consistent starting pitching and getting 220 00:12:08.279 --> 00:12:12.399 starters to go deep into games consistently. Outside of tonight's 221 00:12:12.399 --> 00:12:16.159 sky Dustin May and Yamamoto, who I picked before the 222 00:12:16.240 --> 00:12:19.360 season to win the cy Young, they don't have Blake Snell. 223 00:12:19.559 --> 00:12:23.320 They probably won't have Blakesnell by the way, until they 224 00:12:23.360 --> 00:12:26.279 go out on an extended East coast road trip that 225 00:12:26.360 --> 00:12:29.360 will take them to Atlanta and Miami and then wrap 226 00:12:29.480 --> 00:12:32.919 up in Arizona. That's probably where it's at. Blake played 227 00:12:32.960 --> 00:12:36.679 catch today, so there's a process to get him back 228 00:12:36.759 --> 00:12:39.279 to be built up, and if you do the math 229 00:12:39.360 --> 00:12:42.519 on all that, it's probably gonna end up him coming 230 00:12:42.559 --> 00:12:46.039 back to pitch in Atlanta or Miami because they're gonna 231 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:47.639 need him in that spot as well. 232 00:12:48.080 --> 00:12:50.240 No days off on that road trip. 233 00:12:50.320 --> 00:12:54.679 They play three in Atlanta, three in Miami, and four 234 00:12:54.679 --> 00:12:57.440 in Arizona, so they're going to need a starter right there, 235 00:12:57.519 --> 00:13:01.039 and that's where it would benefit the to have Snell 236 00:13:01.120 --> 00:13:04.200 come back and be available to start one of those 237 00:13:04.240 --> 00:13:08.679 games early on in that road trip. Eight six, seven, two, five, 238 00:13:08.840 --> 00:13:12.440 seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat the Rockies tonight 239 00:13:12.559 --> 00:13:15.960 five to three, and speaking of starting pitchers, Tomorrow, land 240 00:13:16.120 --> 00:13:17.919 Nak is going to make his second start of the 241 00:13:18.000 --> 00:13:21.720 year for the Dodgers, and also on Wednesday, the Dodgers 242 00:13:21.759 --> 00:13:25.639 are going to need a spot starter. And Dave Roberts 243 00:13:25.960 --> 00:13:30.759 didn't say it point blank, but he didn't shy away 244 00:13:30.840 --> 00:13:33.639 when somebody brought up the other day that Bobby Miller 245 00:13:34.080 --> 00:13:37.039 only threw two or three innings in his last start. 246 00:13:37.159 --> 00:13:40.519 So we may see Bobby Miller make his major league 247 00:13:40.600 --> 00:13:43.799 debut on Wednesday in the finale of this three game 248 00:13:43.879 --> 00:13:47.879 series against the Rockies. Eight six six seven two five 249 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:50.039 seventy is the phone number. We're going to take a 250 00:13:50.080 --> 00:13:52.679 time out when we come back. More of your phone 251 00:13:52.720 --> 00:13:57.080 calls you'll hear from Alex Vesia as well. Dodgers beat 252 00:13:57.120 --> 00:14:00.440 the Rockies five to three on a five to seventy LA. 253 00:14:00.360 --> 00:14:08.000 Sports on air at AM five to seventy, online at 254 00:14:08.039 --> 00:14:11.919 AM five seventy LA sports dot com, and available my 255 00:14:12.080 --> 00:14:14.159 podcast on the iHeartRadio app. 256 00:14:14.360 --> 00:14:17.679 This is Dodger Talk with David Bassey. 257 00:14:18.360 --> 00:14:21.200 Out of the Strench's Senstello Tani off of First the 258 00:14:21.279 --> 00:14:25.919 Pitch Swang hot hammer, dape left, paild way back, it 259 00:14:26.120 --> 00:14:31.519 goes and ass go damnage done for Mookie Bets as 260 00:14:31.600 --> 00:14:33.960 he's hit his fourth home none. 261 00:14:33.840 --> 00:14:34.440 Of the season. 262 00:14:34.600 --> 00:14:36.279 The Dodgers jump on top. 263 00:14:36.200 --> 00:14:37.000 Too Nothing. 264 00:14:39.799 --> 00:14:46.840 Dodgers with Otani, Bets, and Freeman all in the game 265 00:14:48.080 --> 00:14:51.200 for the first time in quite some time consistently, they 266 00:14:51.279 --> 00:14:54.399 have the Big Three back in the lineup together, and 267 00:14:54.639 --> 00:14:58.120 they delivered Tonight's scoring all five of the Dodgers runs. 268 00:14:58.240 --> 00:15:00.480 Mookie Betts with a two run home home run in 269 00:15:00.559 --> 00:15:04.080 the first inning. O'tani also homered for the Dodgers in 270 00:15:04.200 --> 00:15:07.559 the third. Freddie Freeman doubled and the Dodgers beat the 271 00:15:07.679 --> 00:15:12.399 Rockies five to three. Daniels Jewelers presents the home run Forecast. 272 00:15:12.679 --> 00:15:15.080 Go to AM five to seventy LA sports dot com 273 00:15:15.200 --> 00:15:17.320 and use the keyword home run for your chance to 274 00:15:17.399 --> 00:15:20.960 win a fifty dollars Daniels Jeweler's gift card predicting the 275 00:15:21.080 --> 00:15:24.000 number of home runs in the next game. Daniels Jewelers 276 00:15:24.440 --> 00:15:27.320 own the dream Yeah the Big Three Tonight seven for 277 00:15:27.440 --> 00:15:31.159 fourteen with two home runs, a double, Mookie's two run 278 00:15:31.240 --> 00:15:35.399 home run, Otani solo shot, and they all scored the 279 00:15:35.519 --> 00:15:38.679 runs for the Dodgers tonight. Five runs scored between those 280 00:15:38.799 --> 00:15:43.399 three superstars Otani, Betts, and Freeman, and they got a 281 00:15:43.480 --> 00:15:47.279 great pitch start from Dustin May, who went six innings tonight, 282 00:15:47.320 --> 00:15:51.120 allowed just one and run at seven strikeouts and no walks. 283 00:15:51.159 --> 00:15:54.159 He was very efficient. He only threw seventy eight pitches, 284 00:15:54.240 --> 00:15:57.360 so a great night from him. And for the Rockies, 285 00:15:58.120 --> 00:16:02.720 they came into town after going twenty seven consecutive innings 286 00:16:02.799 --> 00:16:06.840 in San Diego without scoring a run. It lasted thirty 287 00:16:06.919 --> 00:16:11.840 two consecutive innings until former Dodger Kyle Farmer doubled down 288 00:16:11.879 --> 00:16:15.480 the left field line for the first Rocky run in 289 00:16:15.600 --> 00:16:19.000 quite some time. But they lost, and they lost again, 290 00:16:19.480 --> 00:16:22.840 which means their record is three and thirteen to start 291 00:16:22.919 --> 00:16:26.600 the year, while the Dodgers are twelve and six. The 292 00:16:26.759 --> 00:16:32.200 Padres one tonight. The Giants won tonight, so the NLST continues, 293 00:16:32.399 --> 00:16:35.519 at least early on to be the toughest division in 294 00:16:35.720 --> 00:16:38.879 all of Major League Baseball, the only division that has 295 00:16:39.039 --> 00:16:42.879 three teams with at least ten wins. Eight six six 296 00:16:43.080 --> 00:16:46.519 nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number 297 00:16:47.240 --> 00:16:51.559 you know. Part of tonight's game included Anthony Bunda relieving 298 00:16:51.759 --> 00:16:54.320 Dustin May and at that point in time, I was 299 00:16:54.440 --> 00:16:59.440 down at field level seven delivering a Hello Kitty plush 300 00:16:59.799 --> 00:17:05.440 to Petro's Papadaegus's daughter because when she came through the gates, they. 301 00:17:05.400 --> 00:17:06.079 Had run out. 302 00:17:06.240 --> 00:17:09.000 So Petro's text me, can you get an extra one? 303 00:17:09.119 --> 00:17:11.359 So I said yes, I brought it down and at 304 00:17:11.400 --> 00:17:14.319 that point in time, I was standing on the field 305 00:17:14.440 --> 00:17:18.640 level when Anthony Banda was introduced and warmed up for 306 00:17:18.960 --> 00:17:22.759 the seventh inning, and man, I couldn't get over the 307 00:17:22.880 --> 00:17:27.480 fact how these fans go wild for Anthony Banda. We're 308 00:17:27.519 --> 00:17:30.559 talking about Anthony Bonda here, and it feels like ever 309 00:17:30.759 --> 00:17:34.680 since he went shirtless in the parade last year, fans 310 00:17:34.839 --> 00:17:39.319 have gone wild. He had to do three different autograph 311 00:17:39.440 --> 00:17:43.839 signings in the same Montebello mall during the offseason. That's 312 00:17:43.880 --> 00:17:49.079 how popular and in demand Anthony Banda was. Unfortunately, he 313 00:17:49.240 --> 00:17:52.039 gave up a two run home run when he was 314 00:17:52.119 --> 00:17:55.640 in the game tonight. But I still I can't get 315 00:17:55.720 --> 00:17:59.480 over the fact how the fans react to Anthony Banda. 316 00:17:59.599 --> 00:18:02.839 Now eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy 317 00:18:02.920 --> 00:18:05.319 is the phone number if you're part of the bund 318 00:18:05.359 --> 00:18:07.880 The band I would love to hear from you and 319 00:18:08.240 --> 00:18:12.400 why he has become this cult figure among Dodger fans. 320 00:18:12.599 --> 00:18:15.599 Is it just because you know, you like the tattoos 321 00:18:15.720 --> 00:18:18.480 when he was riding around on the parade bus. It 322 00:18:18.599 --> 00:18:22.079 might be just that simple who knows part of the 323 00:18:22.160 --> 00:18:26.480 Dodger bullpen. Alex Vesia joined us on the pregame show 324 00:18:26.759 --> 00:18:29.400 and we talked about a few different things, and it 325 00:18:29.519 --> 00:18:32.079 kind of went back to the Dodgers setting the bar 326 00:18:32.319 --> 00:18:36.359 so high for themselves that maybe you're a little spoiled. 327 00:18:37.319 --> 00:18:39.599 Do you feel like you guys have set the bars 328 00:18:39.680 --> 00:18:43.440 so high for yourselves that to a certain extent, people 329 00:18:43.480 --> 00:18:44.200 are spoiled. 330 00:18:45.759 --> 00:18:49.960 I mean, ah, I'm not too sure. Obviously, that's a 331 00:18:50.160 --> 00:18:52.000 that's a tough question. But at the end of the day, 332 00:18:52.000 --> 00:18:53.359 our job is to go out there and do the 333 00:18:53.440 --> 00:18:56.200 best we can and to win that day. Right, and 334 00:18:56.279 --> 00:18:58.720 it's one hundred and sixty two games. We're not gonna 335 00:18:58.720 --> 00:19:01.200 win them all. Yeah, we win every single game. You 336 00:19:01.279 --> 00:19:04.480 know that that's at stake, So taking it one day 337 00:19:04.480 --> 00:19:06.839 at a time, right, And you know it's it's very 338 00:19:06.920 --> 00:19:09.319 early in the year, and you know we're gonna have 339 00:19:09.440 --> 00:19:11.440 ups and downs. We're gonna you know, even when you 340 00:19:11.559 --> 00:19:13.240 look back to last year. Last year, a lot of 341 00:19:13.279 --> 00:19:16.680 people have had a lot of opinions, and our season 342 00:19:16.799 --> 00:19:19.440 turned out pretty darn good, right, So you know, take 343 00:19:19.480 --> 00:19:21.160 it one day at a time, right, and not to 344 00:19:21.799 --> 00:19:24.119 to not get too far ahead of ourselves. And you know, 345 00:19:24.200 --> 00:19:26.119 we we do have a really good group of guys 346 00:19:26.160 --> 00:19:28.559 here with you know, our our leaders and the guys 347 00:19:28.640 --> 00:19:31.759 that are out in front. You know, we have full 348 00:19:31.799 --> 00:19:33.599 faith in them. They have full faith in us, right, 349 00:19:33.640 --> 00:19:35.279 And that's what I think makes this team so special. 350 00:19:35.519 --> 00:19:37.960 You're not a young buck anymore, Vesia, You've been here 351 00:19:38.039 --> 00:19:40.440 for a while. Do you feel like you're starting to 352 00:19:40.799 --> 00:19:44.319 evolve into that leadership role to go along with what 353 00:19:44.480 --> 00:19:47.880 you've learned from past veterans and current veterans like Blake Trining? 354 00:19:48.160 --> 00:19:51.759 Yeah, yeah, I mean it's every year there's new challenges, right, 355 00:19:51.839 --> 00:19:54.559 There's there's different you know, not every year is the same. 356 00:19:55.519 --> 00:19:57.640 I think, you know, the adversity that I've faced over 357 00:19:57.680 --> 00:19:59.759 the last five years, it's you know, it's definitely helped 358 00:19:59.799 --> 00:20:03.720 me and it's also helped me teach guys like Ben 359 00:20:03.839 --> 00:20:06.279 and Jack, you know, just how to how to be 360 00:20:06.319 --> 00:20:09.000 a big leaguer and you know, and what might work 361 00:20:09.039 --> 00:20:11.559 for me might not work for them, right, But we 362 00:20:11.720 --> 00:20:13.720 do have a very good communication down there to where 363 00:20:13.720 --> 00:20:17.160 we're able to bounce ideas, topics, just anything off. 364 00:20:17.039 --> 00:20:17.480 Of each other. 365 00:20:17.599 --> 00:20:21.279 And you know, with with that open and honesty, knowing 366 00:20:21.319 --> 00:20:24.720 that like everything that I say is is in in 367 00:20:24.839 --> 00:20:26.839 good spirits, you know, and I think that that's that 368 00:20:27.079 --> 00:20:29.880 goes a long way. And yeah, man, you know, every 369 00:20:29.960 --> 00:20:32.759 every year it's you know, it's a new opportunity to 370 00:20:33.039 --> 00:20:34.480 uh to go out there and win World Series. 371 00:20:35.000 --> 00:20:37.720 All right, that's Alex Vessia And can you believe it's 372 00:20:37.920 --> 00:20:42.279 vessius fifth season with the Dodgers. He was acquired from 373 00:20:42.319 --> 00:20:45.640 the Marlins in exchange for Dylan Floro after the Dodgers 374 00:20:45.720 --> 00:20:48.920 won the twenty World Series and Floro had such a 375 00:20:48.960 --> 00:20:51.960 big part of that in Game six and you know, 376 00:20:52.200 --> 00:20:54.599 he struck out Randy a Rose Arena for a big 377 00:20:54.720 --> 00:20:57.359 out in that Game six of the twenty World Series. 378 00:20:57.440 --> 00:21:01.039 And he was traded for this unknown left handed reliever 379 00:21:01.279 --> 00:21:04.200 that we heard was very excitable and Alex Vesia and 380 00:21:04.279 --> 00:21:07.279 that proved to be true and he still is. But 381 00:21:07.400 --> 00:21:10.319 it feels like he's been able to over the last 382 00:21:10.359 --> 00:21:13.279 two or three years. Channel it in the right direction. 383 00:21:13.519 --> 00:21:16.359 But yeah, Vessi has been part of the Dodger bullpen 384 00:21:16.559 --> 00:21:18.920 for the last This is his fifth year, so the 385 00:21:19.039 --> 00:21:23.279 last four years. So he's a guy that's experienced. And 386 00:21:23.880 --> 00:21:28.079 we talk about Keik Hernandez being an October performer, you 387 00:21:28.200 --> 00:21:30.759 go look at what Alex Vesia has done in his 388 00:21:31.000 --> 00:21:33.720 last five years or his first five years with the 389 00:21:33.839 --> 00:21:38.640 Dodgers in October. He's pretty good. He's mister October out 390 00:21:38.640 --> 00:21:41.480 of the bullpen, that's for sure. Eight six six nine, 391 00:21:41.519 --> 00:21:44.680 eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers 392 00:21:44.759 --> 00:21:47.880 beat the Rockies tonight by a final score of five 393 00:21:48.000 --> 00:21:51.640 to three. Will Smith drove in two runs tonight. He 394 00:21:51.759 --> 00:21:54.759 was hitting cleanup for the Dodgers tonight, And I like 395 00:21:54.880 --> 00:21:58.799 that dynamic because if you look at the others that 396 00:21:58.960 --> 00:22:02.640 are not named Ota, Betzer Freeman, Will Smith is the 397 00:22:02.680 --> 00:22:05.200 guy that's hitting the ball the best, seeing the ball 398 00:22:05.319 --> 00:22:05.759 the best. 399 00:22:06.279 --> 00:22:07.960 Why not have him hit clean up? 400 00:22:08.079 --> 00:22:11.599 Especially on a night that Oscar Hernandez was not in 401 00:22:11.680 --> 00:22:15.039