WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.360 --> 00:00:05.639 The one thing about this gene is the invisible and 2 00:00:05.799 --> 00:00:06.919 tangibles that they have. 3 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:09.400 This teen is really becoming a family. 4 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:11.720 Let's not play one on Tom. Let's wind it. 5 00:00:11.919 --> 00:00:13.679 I love writing me these guys after the show. 6 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:16.120 So just thank you, give me are your attention, your 7 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:17.480 fire and not a pisson. 8 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:21.600 This is world champion, Dodgers, world champion. 9 00:00:21.719 --> 00:00:23.440 For a small soft time. They get up people. What 10 00:00:23.559 --> 00:00:26.000 they want to die to in a row two is special. 11 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:27.719 I'm like, yeah, it's not a headache. 12 00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:29.079 One of them. 13 00:00:29.160 --> 00:00:32.560 Con this ball's gone. You ready to go? 14 00:00:32.679 --> 00:00:32.880 Sure? 15 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:34.600 Hell old time go to the. 16 00:00:34.479 --> 00:00:37.039 South, grab your phone to get in on the show 17 00:00:37.159 --> 00:00:40.320 called eight six six nine eighty seven two five seven 18 00:00:40.359 --> 00:00:42.920 and go to the show. And now your host of 19 00:00:43.039 --> 00:00:45.759 Dodger Talk, Tim Kakes. 20 00:00:46.159 --> 00:00:49.240 The seven game winning streak comes to an end for 21 00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:52.880 the Dodgers. Is they lose in Atlanta to nine four 22 00:00:53.000 --> 00:00:56.119 to three. Hi, everybody, and welcome to Dodger Talk on 23 00:00:56.240 --> 00:00:59.320 your home of the Blue AMPHI seventy LA Sports Live 24 00:00:59.439 --> 00:01:02.479 everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Thanks for being with us 25 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:05.439 and making us your choice here on this Sunday night. 26 00:01:05.519 --> 00:01:08.480 As the Dodgers had a seven game winning streak going 27 00:01:08.519 --> 00:01:12.760 into the series finale in Atlanta, Dustin May on the mound. 28 00:01:13.079 --> 00:01:17.200 The Dodgers had scored sixty three runs during that seven 29 00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:20.640 game winning streak. Coming into tonight, they fell behind two 30 00:01:20.760 --> 00:01:23.000 nothing in the first. They were down four to nothing 31 00:01:23.079 --> 00:01:26.560 after three innings. To their credit, the Dodgers chipped away 32 00:01:26.680 --> 00:01:30.599 Max Munsey couple of RBIs Miguel Rojas, of all people, 33 00:01:30.599 --> 00:01:33.519 his first home run, a solo shot at pinchhit home running. 34 00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:36.239 The seventh inning. Dodgers were down one and they had 35 00:01:36.319 --> 00:01:39.599 opportunities again. In the ninth inning, Hey Sun Kim, a 36 00:01:39.680 --> 00:01:42.920 pinch runner for Andy Patez, who got on board the 37 00:01:43.040 --> 00:01:48.120 leadoff infield single, stole second. Will Smith struck out a 38 00:01:48.200 --> 00:01:51.159 drop third strike and great base running. What a heads 39 00:01:51.239 --> 00:01:54.319 up piece of running from Haysung Kim running to third 40 00:01:54.480 --> 00:01:56.400 when the throw goes to first. On the drop third 41 00:01:56.439 --> 00:01:59.920 strike from Will Smith, the Dodgers had the tie running 42 00:02:00.120 --> 00:02:03.920 ninety feet away. Again. I know it's Ryzola Iglesias, a 43 00:02:03.959 --> 00:02:07.959 really good closer for the Atlanta Braves, but not a 44 00:02:08.080 --> 00:02:12.120 great at bat for Miguel Rojas and from Austin Barnes 45 00:02:12.479 --> 00:02:17.120 striking out on changeups from Iglesias out of the zone. 46 00:02:17.479 --> 00:02:20.319 And that ended the game with Kim standing down the 47 00:02:20.360 --> 00:02:22.960 third base line, and that was the tie in run. 48 00:02:23.039 --> 00:02:25.199 Felt like the momentum had swung back in favor of 49 00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:28.520 the Dodgers. You get an infield single, get something going, 50 00:02:28.639 --> 00:02:31.680 Kim Steele's second base, gets a little energy into the 51 00:02:31.680 --> 00:02:35.400 Dodgers dugout, and then they leave him ninety feet away. 52 00:02:35.479 --> 00:02:38.280 So disappointing, laws certainly, you're happy with the two of 53 00:02:38.319 --> 00:02:41.800 three you get in Atlanta from the Braves and you're 54 00:02:41.840 --> 00:02:44.080 still in first place atop the NL West. With the 55 00:02:44.159 --> 00:02:47.479 road trip now continuing in Miami tomorrow eight sixty six, 56 00:02:47.639 --> 00:02:50.039 nine eighty seven to two five seventy. We're here from 57 00:02:50.120 --> 00:02:52.080 Dave Roberts coming up in just a couple of minutes. 58 00:02:52.120 --> 00:02:54.599 Also gonna give you an update. I tweeted it out 59 00:02:55.479 --> 00:02:59.039 earlier this afternoon at Tim Kats, Tim c at s. 60 00:02:59.080 --> 00:03:00.879 If you want to give me a fallo, Brad Paisley 61 00:03:00.919 --> 00:03:03.560 eight six six ninety seven two five seventies a number, 62 00:03:03.560 --> 00:03:06.039 But again, you can follow me on Twitter at Tim Kates, 63 00:03:06.039 --> 00:03:11.199 tim c A t S. I tweeted it out Dalton Rushing. 64 00:03:11.719 --> 00:03:14.560 It caught my attention following the Oklahoma City comments. The 65 00:03:14.560 --> 00:03:19.199 Dodgers Triple A team. The lineup was posted and Dalton 66 00:03:19.280 --> 00:03:23.479 Rushing was not catching and was not a designated hitter. 67 00:03:24.439 --> 00:03:26.840 He was in left field. We'll get into that coming 68 00:03:26.879 --> 00:03:29.840 up in just a little bit. What that means maybe 69 00:03:30.120 --> 00:03:32.520 for the Dodgers moving forward, What it means for the 70 00:03:32.599 --> 00:03:37.319 twenty four year old Dodgers' top hitting prospect, what he's 71 00:03:37.360 --> 00:03:39.759 done so far in Triple A, where he fits into 72 00:03:39.800 --> 00:03:42.159 the puzzle, as far as the Dodgers at the major 73 00:03:42.240 --> 00:03:44.960 league level. What this means maybe to a move to 74 00:03:45.039 --> 00:03:47.960 left field. We'll get into that coming up in just 75 00:03:48.000 --> 00:03:50.120 a little bit, and hear from Dave Roberts as well. 76 00:03:50.199 --> 00:03:52.199 Let's get out to the phones. Eight sixty six ninety 77 00:03:52.199 --> 00:03:55.280 seven two five seventy rough one for the Dodgers. Had 78 00:03:55.360 --> 00:03:58.400 opportunities Dustin May put him in a hole they almost 79 00:03:58.439 --> 00:04:00.280 got out of it, had a chance to tie, if 80 00:04:00.280 --> 00:04:03.039 not winning in the ninth inning, only to lose four 81 00:04:03.199 --> 00:04:05.199 to three. Let's go to Eric and the two one 82 00:04:05.319 --> 00:04:07.560 three is first up here on Dodger Talk. 83 00:04:07.599 --> 00:04:12.879 How you doing, Eric, I'm doing pretty good, a little 84 00:04:12.879 --> 00:04:17.040 bit frisky, a little bit on that medicinal Jimmy. 85 00:04:16.959 --> 00:04:22.319 Okay, all right, So while you're on it. What do 86 00:04:22.360 --> 00:04:23.000 you want to say? 87 00:04:24.160 --> 00:04:28.279 Here? We are, right, you know, the one the best 88 00:04:28.319 --> 00:04:32.199 record in the league, and yet our pitching staff has 89 00:04:32.240 --> 00:04:35.720 been a little bit decimated. We really haven't been clicking 90 00:04:35.759 --> 00:04:39.199 on all cylinders. And here we are with the best 91 00:04:39.240 --> 00:04:44.160 record in the league. Right. But I'm calling because I 92 00:04:44.240 --> 00:04:49.319 got some bigative things to say. How about that? Tim go? What? Huh? What? 93 00:04:49.560 --> 00:04:50.040 Yeah? 94 00:04:50.199 --> 00:04:53.920 So here we go. Uh. As much as I love 95 00:04:53.959 --> 00:04:57.759 Andrew Friedman, as as much as I praised this regime 96 00:04:58.519 --> 00:05:03.079 right for being the best run organization and all the sports, yes, 97 00:05:03.680 --> 00:05:07.319 I've been saying this right, but we might hold on 98 00:05:07.639 --> 00:05:10.639 to our guys a little bit too much. I E. 99 00:05:10.800 --> 00:05:14.759 Chris Taylor, I E. Max Munsey. I know Max has 100 00:05:14.759 --> 00:05:18.240 been he barreled, he barreled it out tonight today. But 101 00:05:19.399 --> 00:05:21.759 we might be hanging out hanging on to these guys 102 00:05:21.800 --> 00:05:24.079 a little bit too much. I know. Maybe you can 103 00:05:24.120 --> 00:05:27.079 talk about the incentives that goes along with keeping Chris 104 00:05:27.120 --> 00:05:34.000 Taylor this long. I don't know, but Timmy, I'm gonna 105 00:05:34.000 --> 00:05:38.279 pound this. I'm gonna keep saying this show Hey needs 106 00:05:38.279 --> 00:05:43.120 to go down in the lineup, Cheryl, would you I. 107 00:05:43.120 --> 00:05:45.240 Like him in the lead? Ospot Eric, I appreciate the 108 00:05:45.319 --> 00:05:49.879 phone call. First off, hanging on to Max Munsey and 109 00:05:49.959 --> 00:05:53.120 Chris Taylor for as long as they have. These guys 110 00:05:53.120 --> 00:05:57.720 got pretty hefty contracts. These aren't players. They just signed 111 00:05:58.360 --> 00:06:01.519 two small deals, and hey, we can afford to get 112 00:06:01.600 --> 00:06:03.680 rid of them if they're not producing. We got somebody 113 00:06:03.720 --> 00:06:06.319 we can bring up and we'll eat the costs. Chris 114 00:06:06.360 --> 00:06:11.920 Taylor's making thirteen million dollars this year in the last 115 00:06:12.000 --> 00:06:14.000 year of his deal. He's got a club option for 116 00:06:14.079 --> 00:06:18.040 next year for twelve million dollars, but most likely will 117 00:06:18.120 --> 00:06:22.399 not see that. Max Munsey, you gotta figure he's going 118 00:06:22.480 --> 00:06:25.240 to get some kind of offense going even going to 119 00:06:25.279 --> 00:06:28.639 the eye doctor and finally getting glasses, which is another 120 00:06:28.680 --> 00:06:31.160 thing that's interesting. How is it that it's taken this 121 00:06:31.319 --> 00:06:34.000 long to find out you've got a stigmatism in your 122 00:06:34.000 --> 00:06:36.279 eye and glasses are going to help you, or goggles 123 00:06:36.319 --> 00:06:38.439 are going to help you at the plate. I mean, 124 00:06:38.519 --> 00:06:40.600 he didn't need him when he was hitting thirty plus 125 00:06:40.600 --> 00:06:42.839 home runs the season, but now that he's struggling, I 126 00:06:42.839 --> 00:06:45.120 guess you kind of try everything and see what you 127 00:06:45.160 --> 00:06:47.879 can get, right, And certainly maybe his eyes were the 128 00:06:47.959 --> 00:06:50.720 reason he only had a couple of RBIs going in 129 00:06:50.720 --> 00:06:53.279 tonight and had a pair tonight RBI six and seven 130 00:06:53.319 --> 00:06:57.000 on the season, so maybe hood get things going. I'm 131 00:06:57.040 --> 00:06:59.639 still confident, Max Munsey, I am. I brought this up 132 00:06:59.680 --> 00:07:01.959 on Dodg S you talk the other night. I'm more 133 00:07:02.000 --> 00:07:04.399 concerned about left field than Mike and Conforto. And we'll 134 00:07:04.439 --> 00:07:06.959 get into it with Dalton rushing and again where he 135 00:07:07.040 --> 00:07:09.399 fits into the puzzle now, maybe moving forward and playing 136 00:07:09.480 --> 00:07:12.040 left field and triple A. But to me, left field 137 00:07:12.120 --> 00:07:15.000 is a glaring issue right now for the Dodgers, and 138 00:07:15.079 --> 00:07:17.800 Michael Conforto made a nice diving play in left field tonight. 139 00:07:17.839 --> 00:07:21.000 Go into this right great, But at the plate, Michael 140 00:07:21.040 --> 00:07:23.560 Conforto is now hitting one forty one and he was 141 00:07:23.639 --> 00:07:25.600 zero for to tonight with a couple of strikeouts before 142 00:07:25.680 --> 00:07:27.839 Dave Roberts took him out of the game in the 143 00:07:27.879 --> 00:07:30.519 seventh inning for Miguel Rojas as a pin shitter who 144 00:07:30.560 --> 00:07:33.560 then hit the home run. It's a glaring hole in 145 00:07:33.600 --> 00:07:37.240 the lineup with Michael Conforto there offensively, and something's going 146 00:07:37.279 --> 00:07:40.439 to have to be done eventually if he can't turn 147 00:07:40.519 --> 00:07:43.399 things around. Trey and west La is next up here 148 00:07:43.439 --> 00:07:45.800 on Dodger Talk after the Dodgers lose to the Braves 149 00:07:46.000 --> 00:07:47.720 four to three in Atlanta. How you doing, Trey, what's 150 00:07:47.720 --> 00:07:48.040 going on? 151 00:07:49.160 --> 00:07:50.839 Very well, sir? How are you, Tim Toll? 152 00:07:50.879 --> 00:07:53.399 You appreciate you taking my colle Hey, you know real 153 00:07:53.480 --> 00:07:56.199 quick though, with the CT and the Muncy Bash, it's 154 00:07:56.240 --> 00:07:59.439 been going on since last year and CT's on the books. 155 00:07:59.639 --> 00:08:02.199 And see, like you said, he literally just got glasses. 156 00:08:02.240 --> 00:08:05.199 The same thing happened to Key k. He wasn't. I mean, 157 00:08:05.519 --> 00:08:07.319 we don't even know how that was affecting him. And 158 00:08:07.800 --> 00:08:09.720 you know, it's a slow degradation. He might not even 159 00:08:09.759 --> 00:08:12.199 have realized it. But let's just let's just chill on 160 00:08:12.240 --> 00:08:15.399 that situation. The thing that's bothering me. And as you know, 161 00:08:16.079 --> 00:08:19.560 I'm trying to be objective and I'm generally way optimistic, 162 00:08:19.600 --> 00:08:22.240 but tonight I'm a little disappointed. That night then me, 163 00:08:22.759 --> 00:08:24.720 despite the fact we lost the game, I don't think 164 00:08:24.720 --> 00:08:25.879 we should have lost it. In the top of the 165 00:08:25.959 --> 00:08:30.240 nice situational awareness, you had Pajz battle. 166 00:08:30.199 --> 00:08:32.360 At the plate. He fouled a few off. 167 00:08:32.639 --> 00:08:36.440 He gets on. You get Kim on and this guy 168 00:08:36.840 --> 00:08:39.480 is he's Flash Gordon on the basis he's doing his 169 00:08:39.559 --> 00:08:42.080 best Elie Day La Cruz impression and he gets the 170 00:08:42.120 --> 00:08:46.080 third with one out. Now here's what I don't understand. 171 00:08:46.279 --> 00:08:48.960 Iglaciers is at the mound and he's dealing, and he's 172 00:08:48.960 --> 00:08:52.000 in rhythm. You got to slow the guy down. You 173 00:08:52.039 --> 00:08:54.360 got to throw him off. I mean, he's just going 174 00:08:54.399 --> 00:08:57.840 he's pitching, he's going quick. I don't know if it's Miguel. 175 00:08:58.120 --> 00:09:00.960 And then when we get to you know, is the 176 00:09:00.960 --> 00:09:03.120 whole other thing, because I think that that bat was 177 00:09:03.159 --> 00:09:06.480 even worse if they don't understand it, isn't it Dino's 178 00:09:06.559 --> 00:09:08.320 job to Yoda on the line of slow down, step 179 00:09:08.360 --> 00:09:11.519 out all time, throw this guy off. Let him think 180 00:09:11.559 --> 00:09:14.799 about Kim on third while he's dancing halfway down the line, 181 00:09:15.039 --> 00:09:19.120 because we don't even need ideally sack Fly but we 182 00:09:19.159 --> 00:09:21.200 don't even need that. You need a dribbler because he's 183 00:09:21.200 --> 00:09:24.080 going home. He's going to beat the picture home. And 184 00:09:24.360 --> 00:09:26.639 you know, it's as we know, it's the little things 185 00:09:26.679 --> 00:09:28.720 in the game. I don't want to be overly particular, 186 00:09:29.399 --> 00:09:31.919 but that situational awareness, and I think from the best 187 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:33.919 team in baseball, we should have seen a little bit 188 00:09:33.960 --> 00:09:35.440 of that conscientiousness right there. 189 00:09:35.639 --> 00:09:38.279 I'm with you, agree you let me know, but I'm 190 00:09:38.320 --> 00:09:40.519 with you, tr I appreciate it. Yeah, I didn't think 191 00:09:40.519 --> 00:09:42.759 they were very good at bat. For Miguel Rojas, you 192 00:09:42.759 --> 00:09:46.720 get ahead one to zero and then three straight change 193 00:09:46.759 --> 00:09:50.080 ups that were in the strike zone and you strike 194 00:09:50.120 --> 00:09:53.879 out swinging. All right, I Glacius is nasty. Okay, he 195 00:09:54.000 --> 00:09:57.799 just struck out Will Smith on a to two fastball. 196 00:09:59.679 --> 00:10:02.799 You know, thankfully the drop third strike, Kim's awareness gets 197 00:10:02.879 --> 00:10:06.120 over to third. Rojas has gotta somehow put the ball 198 00:10:06.159 --> 00:10:09.360 in play, shorten up your swing. It just felt like 199 00:10:09.399 --> 00:10:11.039 it needed to be a better at bat. And then 200 00:10:11.080 --> 00:10:13.399 with two outs, you really got to put the ball 201 00:10:13.440 --> 00:10:16.200 in play somewhere because a ground ball out, a fly 202 00:10:16.360 --> 00:10:18.240 ball out, and the game's over. You gotta put the 203 00:10:18.240 --> 00:10:21.840 ball in play somewhere. And Austin Barnes swings at the 204 00:10:21.879 --> 00:10:24.480 first pitch, strike one, takes a fastball down the middle 205 00:10:24.480 --> 00:10:27.159 of the plate, strike two, fouls off the third pitch, 206 00:10:27.440 --> 00:10:29.720 and then strikes out swinging on a slider that's out 207 00:10:29.720 --> 00:10:33.320 of the strike zone. Ball game over. Gotta be better 208 00:10:33.360 --> 00:10:37.720 at bats than that. And I know the Dodgers wanted 209 00:10:37.759 --> 00:10:40.399 to get to Otani certainly, Colin, he and I were 210 00:10:40.399 --> 00:10:44.440 sitting here thinking, gosh, just can somebody walk, can somebody 211 00:10:44.519 --> 00:10:47.360 get on maybe or get hit by just something to 212 00:10:47.399 --> 00:10:50.639 get to Otani so he can drive the ball somewhere. 213 00:10:50.879 --> 00:10:52.840 He can put the ball in play and maybe get 214 00:10:52.919 --> 00:10:55.799 the Dodgers tied or get him a lead somehow. But 215 00:10:55.919 --> 00:10:58.600 unfortunately they just couldn't turn that lineup over. Yeah, that 216 00:10:58.720 --> 00:11:02.200 situational baseball. That's a heads up job by hay Sun Kim. 217 00:11:02.720 --> 00:11:04.840 I thought it was brilliant to have him out there 218 00:11:05.399 --> 00:11:08.399 steal second. He had thirteen stolen bases in triple A 219 00:11:08.480 --> 00:11:11.720 alrighty in the first month of the season. Steal second. 220 00:11:12.360 --> 00:11:15.080 He's halfway between second and third on the drop third strike, 221 00:11:15.159 --> 00:11:17.159 the catcher looks him down, and as soon as the 222 00:11:17.240 --> 00:11:20.960 catcher squares his shoulder to throw to first, Kim took 223 00:11:21.039 --> 00:11:23.720 off for third. The throw goes to first on the 224 00:11:23.799 --> 00:11:26.320 drop third strike, and then by the time the first 225 00:11:26.320 --> 00:11:29.720 basement was that Matt Olson gets to throw over to third, 226 00:11:30.360 --> 00:11:35.919 Kim safe. He beats the throw easily and the Dodgers 227 00:11:35.919 --> 00:11:38.000 have the tie. Run at third base with one out, 228 00:11:39.240 --> 00:11:41.000 and the Dodgers are right where they want to be 229 00:11:41.840 --> 00:11:44.039 with a chance to flip the lineup over in the 230 00:11:44.120 --> 00:11:46.919 ninth inning, but they can't get to that point because 231 00:11:46.919 --> 00:11:49.200 of strikeouts. Eight sixty sixth nine eighty seven two five 232 00:11:49.279 --> 00:11:51.919 seventy Bill admission via ho is next up on Dodger Talk. 233 00:11:52.000 --> 00:11:53.960 Hi doing Bill, pretty good? 234 00:11:53.960 --> 00:11:56.120 Thanks for taking my call. What do you make of 235 00:11:56.240 --> 00:12:00.600 Elder with his six strikeouts in the wizarded three innings, 236 00:12:01.279 --> 00:12:02.279 six or seven strikers. 237 00:12:02.440 --> 00:12:05.799 Yeah, he had six strikeouts and five innings tonight. 238 00:12:07.240 --> 00:12:09.360 Yeah, and I mean he was He's the era was 239 00:12:09.360 --> 00:12:11.120 pretty high when he came in. And the question is 240 00:12:11.840 --> 00:12:14.879 this game and the first game, whoever that starter was 241 00:12:14.919 --> 00:12:17.519 that pitched that excellent, you know, the two to one game. 242 00:12:18.200 --> 00:12:20.080 He had a lot of strikeouts too. Are you concerned 243 00:12:20.080 --> 00:12:22.080 about that every few games? I mean, they've got to 244 00:12:22.120 --> 00:12:24.159 put a cirk at number of last night, which was great, 245 00:12:24.440 --> 00:12:27.440 But are you concerned about the strikeout the pace sometimes 246 00:12:27.440 --> 00:12:28.799 it goes on with the Dodgers. 247 00:12:28.879 --> 00:12:32.200 Well, you know, the Dodgers saw that on Friday night, 248 00:12:32.360 --> 00:12:35.919 running into a buzz saw again on Friday Night with 249 00:12:35.960 --> 00:12:39.960 Grant Homes nine punch outs. The Dodgers collectively eleven strikeouts 250 00:12:39.960 --> 00:12:45.200 in that game. Tonight, twelve more strikeouts collectively. That's that's Dodgers, Right, 251 00:12:45.240 --> 00:12:48.679 that's typical Dodgers. You know, they'll strike out a lot, 252 00:12:48.759 --> 00:12:50.360 but at the same time, on the flip side, they'll 253 00:12:50.399 --> 00:12:52.360 win a game putting twelve runs on the board with 254 00:12:52.399 --> 00:12:56.600 seventeen hits and three home runs. It's not boom or 255 00:12:56.639 --> 00:12:58.759 buss necessarily, because they had a chance to win the 256 00:12:58.799 --> 00:13:01.159 game tonight. They they chipped away in a four to 257 00:13:01.159 --> 00:13:06.320 nothing deficit and manufactured runs an RBI double, an RBI groundout, 258 00:13:06.440 --> 00:13:09.039 a pinch hit home run. So it's not necessarily a 259 00:13:09.039 --> 00:13:11.600 boom or bust. They're just a team that will strike 260 00:13:11.639 --> 00:13:14.720 out a lot. But quite frankly, looking baseball, that's the 261 00:13:14.759 --> 00:13:17.279 way it is now. You know, we're seeing a little 262 00:13:17.279 --> 00:13:21.399 bit of a swing of the pendulum back to less strikeouts, 263 00:13:21.519 --> 00:13:24.240 put the ball in play more, not an emphasis on 264 00:13:24.320 --> 00:13:28.000 slug as much. But we haven't got completely back to 265 00:13:28.000 --> 00:13:31.360 where it was twenty five years ago, so we're still 266 00:13:31.399 --> 00:13:34.519 seeing a lot of strikeouts in baseball. Dodgers certainly one 267 00:13:34.559 --> 00:13:36.679 of the teams that strikes out a lot. But look 268 00:13:36.720 --> 00:13:38.879 what they've done the seven games going into tonight, the 269 00:13:38.879 --> 00:13:43.840 seven game winning streak, they had sixty three scored runs. 270 00:13:44.600 --> 00:13:48.000 They averaged nine runs per game. Granted it was against 271 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:50.600 the Pirates, the Marlins and the first two games against 272 00:13:50.639 --> 00:13:53.440 the Atlanta Braves, but it's a good Schwellen bocking against 273 00:13:53.480 --> 00:13:55.879 Grant Holmes, two really good pitchers for the Atlanta Braves. 274 00:13:55.960 --> 00:13:59.440 The Braves are under five hundred. But let's not get 275 00:13:59.480 --> 00:14:02.320 it wrong here. They're a bad team. They're a good team, 276 00:14:02.639 --> 00:14:04.919 and they're a team that's gonna be fighting down the 277 00:14:04.960 --> 00:14:07.759 stretch in the second half of the season. They'll continue 278 00:14:07.799 --> 00:14:10.240 to get healthy. They've kind of, you know, lucky they 279 00:14:10.279 --> 00:14:12.279 have the Marlins in their division because they're so bad, 280 00:14:12.679 --> 00:14:15.279 but they're gonna chip away at that deficit. The Mets 281 00:14:15.320 --> 00:14:18.399 have gotten off to an unbelievable start twenty two wins. 282 00:14:18.440 --> 00:14:19.840 I think they're the first team to get to twenty 283 00:14:19.840 --> 00:14:21.799 two wins, but they've now lost too in a row. 284 00:14:21.960 --> 00:14:25.360 They've lost six of their last ten. Dave cooled off, 285 00:14:25.399 --> 00:14:29.559 the Padres, cooled off, the Dodgers eight no start, cooled 286 00:14:29.559 --> 00:14:32.559 off now a seven game winning streak. Lose tonight, but 287 00:14:32.600 --> 00:14:34.200 they're in a nice stretch here with I think they 288 00:14:34.200 --> 00:14:37.679 go to Miami for a three game series which they're 289 00:14:37.720 --> 00:14:41.360 gonna absolutely tear apart the Marlins at least they should. 290 00:14:41.519 --> 00:14:44.200 They should score as many runs as they did Monday, 291 00:14:44.240 --> 00:14:47.039 Tuesday Wednesday at Dodger Stadium again against the Marlins in 292 00:14:47.120 --> 00:14:49.159 a ballpark where the ball is gonna fly out of there. 293 00:14:49.720 --> 00:14:52.600 I mean, it should be a home run derby for 294 00:14:52.759 --> 00:14:55.039 this Dodger team. We saw it Tani go off and 295 00:14:55.120 --> 00:14:58.000 his last time in Miami last season where he set 296 00:14:58.000 --> 00:15:00.639 the record and had had ten RB in the game, 297 00:15:01.120 --> 00:15:04.320 hit all those home runs. That was in Miami, folks. 298 00:15:04.120 --> 00:15:07.919 It's a place where the ball travels. And the Dodgers 299 00:15:07.919 --> 00:15:09.879 could feast on the Marlins for the next three games, 300 00:15:09.919 --> 00:15:13.279 which would be great for them. But tonight, yeah, disappointing 301 00:15:13.480 --> 00:15:15.240 ninth inning. You fought your way back, you had a 302 00:15:15.240 --> 00:15:19.080 golden opportunity with the Tyne run ninety feet away, and 303 00:15:19.159 --> 00:15:21.000 you strike out twice. I mean, tip of the cap 304 00:15:21.080 --> 00:15:24.759 to riizul Iglesias. A good closer. As Jose Mota mentioned, 305 00:15:24.799 --> 00:15:27.000 he was an angel at one point. He's become the 306 00:15:27.000 --> 00:15:31.480 closer for the Atlanta Braves. Has n't been dominant, necessarily 307 00:15:31.559 --> 00:15:34.399 picked up his six saved tonight. Okay, He's been really 308 00:15:34.440 --> 00:15:37.799 good and he is a really good reliever and closer 309 00:15:37.840 --> 00:15:40.360 for the Braves. The Dodgers that had been able to 310 00:15:40.399 --> 00:15:42.240 get to him. Tonight, you kind of had him on 311 00:15:42.279 --> 00:15:44.799 the ropes with the tye run at second and nobody 312 00:15:44.840 --> 00:15:48.639 out and a speedy runner out there. You know, he 313 00:15:48.720 --> 00:15:50.799 gets a strike out with the runner advances to third. 314 00:15:50.840 --> 00:15:54.080 He's dancing off third ninety feet away potentially to tie 315 00:15:54.120 --> 00:15:56.840 the game. You had him rattled a little bit. You 316 00:15:56.919 --> 00:16:00.480 had him kind of on the ropes and back to 317 00:16:00.519 --> 00:16:03.320 back punch outs. You lose the game four to three. 318 00:16:03.360 --> 00:16:05.559 To the final, they fall to the Atlanta Braves eight 319 00:16:05.639 --> 00:16:07.720 sixty six nine eighty seven two five seventy. We'll take 320 00:16:07.720 --> 00:16:09.279 a break, we'll come back. We'll get some more of 321 00:16:09.320 --> 00:16:12.360 your phone calls. We'll hear from Dave Roberts and his 322 00:16:12.399 --> 00:16:15.399 postgame thoughts, and I'll tell you what's happening with Dalton, 323 00:16:15.440 --> 00:16:18.559 Russian and TRIPLEA. Oklahoma City Dodgers lose tonight in Atlanta 324 00:16:18.759 --> 00:16:20.919 on Sunday night in baseball. They fall to the Braves 325 00:16:20.960 --> 00:16:22.840 four to three. 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Back to 334 00:16:47.159 --> 00:16:51.039 Dodger Talk on AM five to seventy LA Sports. 335 00:16:50.919 --> 00:16:53.519 Bill and Lee set to go his pitch and Rojas 336 00:16:53.559 --> 00:16:55.840 swings hits a drive to left field and is back 337 00:16:55.919 --> 00:16:56.720 toward the pullpen. 338 00:16:56.879 --> 00:16:58.080 It is gone. 339 00:16:58.159 --> 00:17:01.399 A home run, a pinch hit home run for. 340 00:17:01.519 --> 00:17:05.400 Miguel Rojas, and he brings the Dodgers to within a run. 341 00:17:05.960 --> 00:17:07.599 It is four to three. 342 00:17:08.039 --> 00:17:10.880 Rojas with his first home run of the season. 343 00:17:11.680 --> 00:17:12.759 Oh how do you like that? 344 00:17:14.000 --> 00:17:18.240 Miguel Rojas with the home run that made it a 345 00:17:18.279 --> 00:17:20.839 four to three game. Dodgers would get no closer. They 346 00:17:20.880 --> 00:17:22.759 follow to the Atlanta race by the score of four 347 00:17:22.799 --> 00:17:25.559 to three. 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Dodgers down four to nothing, chip their 357 00:17:53.920 --> 00:17:55.680 way back, had to tie run at third base with 358 00:17:55.759 --> 00:17:58.960 one out in the ninth inning, only to see Miguel 359 00:17:59.039 --> 00:18:02.480 Rojas an Austin Barnes strikeout to end the game. Dodgers 360 00:18:02.480 --> 00:18:04.359 still take two or three in Atlanta. It's still twenty 361 00:18:04.359 --> 00:18:07.079 three and eleven on the season and still in first 362 00:18:07.079 --> 00:18:09.039 place in the nl wes IS. They now head to 363 00:18:09.039 --> 00:18:11.519 Miami for a three game series. Well here for the manager, 364 00:18:11.599 --> 00:18:13.240 Dave Roberts coming up in just a couple of minutes 365 00:18:13.240 --> 00:18:15.039 to go back out to the phones. Let's go to 366 00:18:15.160 --> 00:18:17.599 Charlie and Valencia's next up here on Dodgers Talk. How 367 00:18:17.640 --> 00:18:20.440 you doing, Charlie, Hey, how's it going today? 368 00:18:21.160 --> 00:18:23.759 Just wanted to say, I really was hoping to see 369 00:18:23.759 --> 00:18:27.039 Hey Sung in the starting lineup today. I thought it 370 00:18:27.079 --> 00:18:30.039 was a great opportunity for you know, you have a 371 00:18:30.119 --> 00:18:33.119 right handed pitcher who does not overpower you at all. 372 00:18:34.240 --> 00:18:35.200 I thought it would have been good. 373 00:18:35.400 --> 00:18:38.599 I think maybe they wanted Keek in there because you 374 00:18:38.640 --> 00:18:41.359 know he's got some pop. The reality is, though k 375 00:18:41.599 --> 00:18:45.079 as a starter, jess if not the same guy. He's 376 00:18:45.079 --> 00:18:45.839 just not the same guy. 377 00:18:47.000 --> 00:18:47.400 Anyway. 378 00:18:49.119 --> 00:18:53.920 As far as Dalton Rushing playing left field, that's really 379 00:18:53.920 --> 00:18:58.000 good to hear because mat Comforto is letting this thing 380 00:18:58.079 --> 00:19:01.119 slip away man. He's in a great situation and in 381 00:19:01.160 --> 00:19:04.640 a lineup that doesn't really need him to have, you know, 382 00:19:04.759 --> 00:19:07.000 a lot of pop. He just needs to you know, 383 00:19:07.079 --> 00:19:10.400 gout there and make contact. And he's he's letting a 384 00:19:10.440 --> 00:19:13.160 slip away man. Is a great opportunity for him to 385 00:19:13.200 --> 00:19:14.839 make himself a lot of money. 386 00:19:15.200 --> 00:19:18.000 Yeah, like Taoscar Hernandez did a year ago signing a 387 00:19:18.000 --> 00:19:21.039 one year deal. Bet on yourself, surround yourself in a 388 00:19:21.079 --> 00:19:24.240 lineup that's full of all stars and MVPs, don't have 389 00:19:24.279 --> 00:19:27.400 to do too much and make yourself a lot of money. Unfortunately, 390 00:19:27.599 --> 00:19:29.720 just has not been a good start to the season 391 00:19:29.759 --> 00:19:33.359 offensively for Michael Conforto. I get why Keiky Hernanda's got 392 00:19:33.359 --> 00:19:34.960 the start. I would have loved to send hast On 393 00:19:35.039 --> 00:19:37.599 Kim get the start as well. Maybe you know Michael 394 00:19:37.640 --> 00:19:40.880 Conforto doesn't get the start and you put kek in 395 00:19:40.920 --> 00:19:43.119 the left and let Kim get the start as a 396 00:19:43.160 --> 00:19:47.200 left handed hitter and second baseman. I'd did okay with that. 397 00:19:47.240 --> 00:19:50.359 I wouldn't have you know, have been fine. But Kim 398 00:19:50.440 --> 00:19:53.680 comes off the bench, steals a couple of bases and 399 00:19:53.799 --> 00:19:57.480 is in great opportunity for the Dodgers to tie the 400 00:19:57.519 --> 00:19:59.960 game with one out at third base, but the Dodger 401 00:20:00.079 --> 00:20:02.319