WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:06.480 One thing about this geen is the invisible and tangibles 2 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.919 that they have. 3 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:09.400 This team is really becoming a family. 4 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:12.599 Let's not play one on Tom. Let's I love writing 5 00:00:12.640 --> 00:00:13.720 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 --> 00:00:21.120 This is world champion, Dodger, world champion. 9 00:00:21.719 --> 00:00:23.440 Put a small soft time they get up people, what 10 00:00:23.559 --> 00:00:24.079 they want to. 11 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:26.600 Die in a row two is special. I'm like, yeah, 12 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:29.079 it's not a headache one of them. 13 00:00:29.160 --> 00:00:31.359 Come, this ball's gone. 14 00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:32.479 You ready to go? 15 00:00:32.679 --> 00:00:32.880 Sure? 16 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:36.439 Hell old time to grab your phone to get in 17 00:00:36.520 --> 00:00:39.399 on the show called eight six six nine eighty seven 18 00:00:39.479 --> 00:00:41.399 two five seven and go to the show. 19 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:47.399 And now your host of Dodger Talk, Tim Kats, Now that's. 20 00:00:46.960 --> 00:00:51.280 What the Dodgers' offense is supposed to look like. Hi, everybody, 21 00:00:51.399 --> 00:00:54.560 and welcome into postgame Dodger Talk here on AM five 22 00:00:54.640 --> 00:00:57.320 seventy LA Sports. Thanks for being with us on this 23 00:00:57.479 --> 00:01:01.719 glorious Wednesday afternoon. The cloud that burned off right at 24 00:01:01.759 --> 00:01:05.280 first pitch, the sun broke through right when the Dodgers' 25 00:01:05.359 --> 00:01:08.359 offense started to get going and picking up right where 26 00:01:08.359 --> 00:01:12.799 they left off last night. Fifteen runs on eighteen hits, 27 00:01:13.319 --> 00:01:17.120 and today they tack on more twelve runs on seventeen 28 00:01:17.239 --> 00:01:20.799 hits in a twelve seven win over the Miami Marlins. 29 00:01:20.840 --> 00:01:23.159 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is 30 00:01:23.200 --> 00:01:28.040 the number. Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy. 31 00:01:28.079 --> 00:01:30.200 We got plenty of time for your phone calls between 32 00:01:30.200 --> 00:01:32.000 now and the bottom of the hour when we turn 33 00:01:32.120 --> 00:01:35.400 things over to Petro some money. As the Dodgers get 34 00:01:35.400 --> 00:01:37.879 the three game sweep over the Miami Marlins. They've now 35 00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:41.959 won five straight overall on what was a really good 36 00:01:42.000 --> 00:01:44.760 home stand for the Dodgers. I mentioned it last night. 37 00:01:44.799 --> 00:01:47.599 I mentioned in the Clubhouse Show just a little while ago. 38 00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:50.079 Last night was one of those get right games for 39 00:01:50.159 --> 00:01:54.280 the Dodgers. This guy's struggling offensively, maybe not filling it 40 00:01:54.319 --> 00:01:57.719 on defense, the pitching staff having their ups and downs, 41 00:01:57.760 --> 00:02:00.519 the bullpen being asked to do a lot. Last night 42 00:02:00.680 --> 00:02:03.480 was one of those games. Everything went right. Matt Sower 43 00:02:03.560 --> 00:02:06.040 went the five innings to help out the bullpen. The 44 00:02:06.079 --> 00:02:09.520 Dodgers erupted offensively. You're starting to see Mookie Betts swing 45 00:02:09.560 --> 00:02:12.639 the bat. Andy Pojez, I mean somebody, this guy is 46 00:02:12.680 --> 00:02:15.039 on fire. Do not touch him because you will get burned. 47 00:02:15.240 --> 00:02:17.520 How hot he is right now and hopefully he stays 48 00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:21.960 hot and you're seeing a Dodgers' offense last night. Just 49 00:02:22.159 --> 00:02:25.120 get back on track, get right, as they say, Well 50 00:02:25.159 --> 00:02:28.680 today it was a continuation of that, and even more 51 00:02:28.759 --> 00:02:31.960 so for a Mookie Bet and a Max Munci who 52 00:02:32.000 --> 00:02:33.960 hit his first home run of the season. You heard 53 00:02:33.960 --> 00:02:36.960 Max in the clubout show, ecstatic, just had a smile 54 00:02:37.039 --> 00:02:40.360 on his face the entire time, messing around with Davivet 55 00:02:40.400 --> 00:02:45.400 saying the Dodgers' clubhouse. Certainly, a mood can change when 56 00:02:45.439 --> 00:02:47.919 you hit a home run, and when things start clicking 57 00:02:47.960 --> 00:02:50.280 at the plate, and when things aren't going right and 58 00:02:50.360 --> 00:02:52.879 you start the season like Max had one hundred and 59 00:02:52.879 --> 00:02:56.280 five played appearances without a home run, you start feeling 60 00:02:56.319 --> 00:02:59.680 it mentally, emotionally, on and off the field, and to 61 00:02:59.759 --> 00:03:01.960 hit a home run, he rounded. 62 00:03:01.599 --> 00:03:03.840 First and just kind of threw his hands. 63 00:03:03.680 --> 00:03:07.680 Up in the air like, finally, yes, that's it, a 64 00:03:07.759 --> 00:03:10.840 home run, Finally I can get going and got that 65 00:03:11.000 --> 00:03:13.680 monkey off of his back, so to speak, and can 66 00:03:13.719 --> 00:03:15.800 go on now and be the Max Muncie where he 67 00:03:15.840 --> 00:03:18.159 knows he can be offensively and what we've seen him 68 00:03:18.319 --> 00:03:22.240 produce offensively for this Dodgers team. Year after year, it's 69 00:03:22.280 --> 00:03:25.000 a get right series for the Dodgers. There's no doubt 70 00:03:25.039 --> 00:03:28.319 about it. The offense is clicking. We saw some really 71 00:03:28.360 --> 00:03:31.759 good defense, and the pitching the last few games has 72 00:03:31.840 --> 00:03:35.360 been really good for the Dodgers. And today spotlighted by 73 00:03:35.560 --> 00:03:38.840 what Tony Gonsolin did in his return. I don't think 74 00:03:38.879 --> 00:03:41.599 you understand how good he was today. And I'm not 75 00:03:41.639 --> 00:03:45.080 gonna temper it either by saying it's the Miami Marlins. 76 00:03:45.280 --> 00:03:49.599 It's a last place team. Look at Sandy al Contre yesterday, 77 00:03:50.120 --> 00:03:52.879 a Cy Young Award winner a few years ago, Tommy 78 00:03:52.960 --> 00:03:55.439 John surgery. He was making I believe, his six or 79 00:03:55.479 --> 00:03:59.560 seven start yesterday. He still doesn't look right. He's still 80 00:03:59.680 --> 00:04:03.560 getting his stuff back. He is still trying to work 81 00:04:03.599 --> 00:04:06.400 his way back from Tommy John surgery. Because just because 82 00:04:06.439 --> 00:04:09.879 you're cleared, just because you're activated off the injury list, 83 00:04:09.960 --> 00:04:13.199 just because you made some minor league rehab starts, and 84 00:04:13.879 --> 00:04:17.279 the calendar tells you you're good and the doctor tells 85 00:04:17.279 --> 00:04:20.160 you you're good, you still have to get your stuff back. 86 00:04:20.160 --> 00:04:21.959 You still have to get that feel back, You still 87 00:04:21.959 --> 00:04:23.800 have to get your pitches back. You still have to 88 00:04:23.800 --> 00:04:26.160 get your mechanics back. You start have to get into 89 00:04:26.160 --> 00:04:29.240 a rhythm and build yourself up. And yes, you're cleared 90 00:04:29.319 --> 00:04:31.480 and you checked all the boxes to get back onto 91 00:04:31.519 --> 00:04:35.040 the field. But then there's the whole emotional hurdle of 92 00:04:35.160 --> 00:04:38.360 coming back from an injury, whether it's a knee injury, 93 00:04:38.519 --> 00:04:40.720 whether it's a foot injury in Freddie Freeman, and for 94 00:04:41.040 --> 00:04:45.600 this case it's Tony Gonsolin and Tommy John surgery last year. 95 00:04:45.720 --> 00:04:47.920 He could have gone, he said in his own words 96 00:04:47.959 --> 00:04:51.040 to David Vasse on Monday Night on the Dodgers pregame show, 97 00:04:51.480 --> 00:04:54.000 that he could have pitched in October. Could he have 98 00:04:54.040 --> 00:04:56.920 been successful. We hope he would have been, but the 99 00:04:57.000 --> 00:04:59.560 Dodgers elected to just keep him shut down and let 100 00:04:59.639 --> 00:05:02.040 him get read for twenty twenty five, and then a 101 00:05:02.079 --> 00:05:05.319 back injury lifting weights in the spring training derailed his start. 102 00:05:05.560 --> 00:05:08.439 He would have broke camp with this Dodgers team and 103 00:05:08.480 --> 00:05:12.319 bet in the rotation to start the year, but he wasn't. 104 00:05:12.399 --> 00:05:15.079 And so now we finally get the debut today of 105 00:05:15.160 --> 00:05:18.319 Tony Gonsolin. And while it took a few extra weeks 106 00:05:18.319 --> 00:05:20.680 for him to get back out under the mound, I'm 107 00:05:20.680 --> 00:05:23.959 not worried about that. Because what I saw was Tony 108 00:05:24.000 --> 00:05:29.879 Gonsolin dialed in mechanics, his pitches, everything looked really good 109 00:05:30.480 --> 00:05:33.600 in six innings of work. It's almost like Dave Roberts 110 00:05:34.000 --> 00:05:37.000 was noster damis. You know, knew what was happening before 111 00:05:37.000 --> 00:05:40.160 it happened. Calling his shot yesterday, Colin, he didn't he 112 00:05:40.160 --> 00:05:42.600 say yesterday? He said he expects Yeah. On the postgame 113 00:05:42.639 --> 00:05:46.600 show yesterday, Dave Roberts said he fully expected Tony Gonslon 114 00:05:46.600 --> 00:05:49.040 to give him six today and wouldn't you know it, 115 00:05:49.319 --> 00:05:52.439 the Catman went out there today and pitched six innings 116 00:05:52.720 --> 00:05:56.120 for the Dodgers, gave up three runs on three hits. 117 00:05:56.319 --> 00:06:00.360 Kyle Towers proved to be a thorn in in the 118 00:06:00.399 --> 00:06:04.920 backs of the Dodgers today as Kyle Stowers was four 119 00:06:04.959 --> 00:06:08.480 for four with two home runs and four ribbies. He 120 00:06:08.600 --> 00:06:11.759 drove in four the Dodgers or the Marelands seven runs 121 00:06:11.959 --> 00:06:13.879 in this game today, including the two run home run 122 00:06:13.959 --> 00:06:18.879 off Tony Gonsolin with two outs and then Stowers and 123 00:06:19.000 --> 00:06:22.959 RBI double in the sixth inning off of Tony Gonsolin. 124 00:06:23.720 --> 00:06:27.399 So the Dodgers today got a really impressive performance from 125 00:06:27.439 --> 00:06:31.120 Tony Gonsolin, just what they needed and quite frankly impressive 126 00:06:31.120 --> 00:06:33.839 in my eyes, because it is his first start back. 127 00:06:34.319 --> 00:06:37.040 It is his first start knocking off the rust from 128 00:06:37.079 --> 00:06:41.360 twenty twenty three, missing entire year, And I think more importantly, 129 00:06:41.759 --> 00:06:46.720 the emotional and psychological hurdle that he got over today 130 00:06:47.480 --> 00:06:51.480 was massive. Now he knows, Okay, I can go out there. 131 00:06:51.519 --> 00:06:54.240 I can throw my fastball. I can throw all four 132 00:06:54.279 --> 00:06:58.759 pitches really well, my four seam fastball, my splitter, my slider, 133 00:06:58.839 --> 00:07:03.079 my curveball, all my pitches I can throw really good. 134 00:07:03.120 --> 00:07:07.879 And that splitter opponents only hit below two hundred against him. 135 00:07:07.879 --> 00:07:11.600 That's his best pitch, his knockout pitch, his strikeout pitch, 136 00:07:12.360 --> 00:07:14.439 and today you saw him throw it for strikes and 137 00:07:14.480 --> 00:07:18.759 get swinging missus. He had seventeen swinging misses today from 138 00:07:18.800 --> 00:07:23.600 the Miami Marlins. It was exactly what he needed and 139 00:07:23.639 --> 00:07:27.720 what the Dodgers needed today. Six strong innings from a 140 00:07:27.800 --> 00:07:31.680 starter and from Tony Gonsolin. Now something to build off 141 00:07:31.720 --> 00:07:36.480 of and something to feel positive about again. Psychologically, you 142 00:07:36.639 --> 00:07:39.680 feel good, you know your pitchers are back, your mechanics 143 00:07:39.759 --> 00:07:43.079 feel good. I'm assuming he feels good physically after the game, 144 00:07:43.240 --> 00:07:44.959 or else we would have heard differently when he talked 145 00:07:45.000 --> 00:07:48.439 to David Vasse in the clubhouse and the pitches were working. 146 00:07:49.560 --> 00:07:51.639 And now that he gets it all underneath his belt, 147 00:07:52.160 --> 00:07:55.199 he knows that he's paying free. He's not having the 148 00:07:55.279 --> 00:07:57.680 arm problems like he did in twenty twenty three. He's 149 00:07:57.720 --> 00:08:00.920 over that emotional psychological hurdle and he's ready to go 150 00:08:01.399 --> 00:08:03.800 the rest of twenty twenty five, hopefully knock on wood 151 00:08:03.839 --> 00:08:06.040 God willing injury free for the catman. 152 00:08:06.120 --> 00:08:06.759 Tony Gonsol. 153 00:08:06.959 --> 00:08:09.160 I love the new look, the shaved head and the 154 00:08:09.199 --> 00:08:13.959 full beard. I love it looks good. Tony Gonsolin's velocity 155 00:08:14.600 --> 00:08:18.240 was back as well mid nineties with the fastball I 156 00:08:18.319 --> 00:08:20.920 mentioned in the Clubout Show. The first three batters he 157 00:08:21.000 --> 00:08:23.600 faced six strikes eight pitches in the first inning. That 158 00:08:23.720 --> 00:08:26.439 was it, and he got some help from Michael Conforto 159 00:08:26.480 --> 00:08:28.959 on a running catch the first at bat of the game. 160 00:08:30.279 --> 00:08:33.559 But then in the second inning he started pitching backwards. 161 00:08:33.639 --> 00:08:35.200 What does that mean? Pitching backwards? 162 00:08:35.879 --> 00:08:38.799 Oh? Oh, count you start mixing in your off speed pitches. 163 00:08:39.039 --> 00:08:41.320 So the first pitch of it at bat is an 164 00:08:41.360 --> 00:08:44.440 off speed pitch, a curveball, a slider, a split finger, 165 00:08:44.879 --> 00:08:46.919 and you throw it for a strike and as Freddy 166 00:08:47.000 --> 00:08:48.919 Freeman said in the postgame show, David ask him, what 167 00:08:48.960 --> 00:08:51.039 did you see out of Tony Gonsolyn. Freddy Freeman said, 168 00:08:51.080 --> 00:08:53.440 the exact same thing. The fact that he was already 169 00:08:53.480 --> 00:08:56.960 pitching backwards in the counts like he was today, and 170 00:08:57.000 --> 00:08:59.679 having that confidence to throw the slider, the splitter and 171 00:08:59.720 --> 00:09:03.639 the cur for an o pitch for a strike opens 172 00:09:03.720 --> 00:09:06.879 up everything for a pitcher and it at bad and 173 00:09:06.960 --> 00:09:10.559 gives them an advantage over the hitter ahead of strike 174 00:09:10.600 --> 00:09:13.440 in the count. And now that you got the hitter thinking, okay, 175 00:09:13.639 --> 00:09:16.200 is he gonna continue to throw auspeed pitches? Which one 176 00:09:16.320 --> 00:09:19.120 is it? I'm sitting fastball. That split finger looks like 177 00:09:19.120 --> 00:09:21.080 a fastball. The slider's got a lot of bite on 178 00:09:21.120 --> 00:09:23.159 it today, and you're just a mess at the plate. 179 00:09:23.279 --> 00:09:26.039 And Tony Gonsolin's got you like a cat with a 180 00:09:26.039 --> 00:09:28.679 ball of yarn for the cat man, just playing with you. 181 00:09:29.120 --> 00:09:31.679 And that's what he did today for six solid innings 182 00:09:31.720 --> 00:09:33.799 for the Dodgers as they get the twelve seven win 183 00:09:34.200 --> 00:09:36.440 over the Miami Marlins eight sixty six nine eighty. 184 00:09:36.360 --> 00:09:37.200 Seven two five seven. 185 00:09:37.320 --> 00:09:38.840 Squad to the phones before we take a break, and 186 00:09:38.840 --> 00:09:40.679 we hear from Jose Mota we'll also here from the 187 00:09:40.679 --> 00:09:43.960 manager Dave Roberts as well Maxwell and Austin. 188 00:09:44.000 --> 00:09:44.360 Maxwell. 189 00:09:44.360 --> 00:09:49.799 How you doing, Hey, Tim, I'm doing okay, I'm doing good. 190 00:09:49.840 --> 00:09:52.279 It was a good win for this Dodgers team. Maxwell, 191 00:09:52.320 --> 00:09:55.000 it was a good series win for this Dodgers team. 192 00:09:55.080 --> 00:09:57.960 Is finally the guys are healthy, Tommy, I've been a 193 00:09:57.960 --> 00:09:58.840 little banged up injury. 194 00:09:58.919 --> 00:10:01.120 We found out after the game. Wasn't in the lineup. 195 00:10:01.159 --> 00:10:05.080 But the big three finally playing together in that lineup together, 196 00:10:05.120 --> 00:10:06.639 and we're starting the three and see the three of 197 00:10:06.679 --> 00:10:07.480 them start producing. 198 00:10:09.000 --> 00:10:12.679 Yeah, yesterday I called my shop for Max. Today I 199 00:10:12.720 --> 00:10:16.120 called my shop for Max Monthly actually to hit his 200 00:10:16.279 --> 00:10:18.840 first home run and he did it. 201 00:10:19.360 --> 00:10:21.759 Yeah, it was good to see him get a home run. Max, 202 00:10:21.799 --> 00:10:25.639 Well swim that silver Hamill appreciated. Checking in from Austin. 203 00:10:26.240 --> 00:10:28.519 It was a big home run for Max. You can 204 00:10:28.600 --> 00:10:32.679 see the excitement, you can see the relief coming off 205 00:10:32.720 --> 00:10:35.440 of him when he hit that home run. And on 206 00:10:35.480 --> 00:10:37.480 the flip side of it, I think of some of 207 00:10:37.600 --> 00:10:41.039 Bat's this homestand where he thought he got it and 208 00:10:41.120 --> 00:10:43.600 hit it right to somebody in the outfield, where he 209 00:10:43.720 --> 00:10:46.159 swung a pitch and struck out and he just is 210 00:10:46.240 --> 00:10:48.799 staring at the ground and you can see the frustration 211 00:10:48.960 --> 00:10:51.200 you feel for a Max mount see, because you don't 212 00:10:51.200 --> 00:10:53.159 want to see a hitter go through this because the 213 00:10:53.360 --> 00:10:56.120 entire time they're thinking, this is ever gonna stop? Am 214 00:10:56.159 --> 00:10:58.519 I ever gonna get out of this? Am I destined 215 00:10:58.600 --> 00:11:00.799 just to be a one ninety four hitter? Is this 216 00:11:00.840 --> 00:11:03.480 what my career has come to? It's a lot to 217 00:11:03.519 --> 00:11:05.600 start thinking that, and then you get the pressure of 218 00:11:05.600 --> 00:11:08.679 the fans. Come on, man, what'ch you're hitting? Where's Max 219 00:11:08.759 --> 00:11:12.679 Munsey's power? Where's the silver hammer? All that starts playing 220 00:11:12.720 --> 00:11:15.919 into things. And for Max Munsey to hit a home 221 00:11:16.000 --> 00:11:19.840 run today, it just gets that pressure off of his shoulders, 222 00:11:20.080 --> 00:11:23.639 and I hope for him it just unlocks something for 223 00:11:23.720 --> 00:11:26.240 him offensively at the plate. And we just see a 224 00:11:26.320 --> 00:11:29.480 lot of production from Max Munsey because to think about 225 00:11:29.519 --> 00:11:35.480 this offense with Otani, bat Freeman, Taeoscar Hernandez pretty impressive, right. 226 00:11:35.960 --> 00:11:39.799 You got a Will Smith always dangerous, Andy Pajez on 227 00:11:39.879 --> 00:11:44.879 fire now and you throw in a Max Munsey starting 228 00:11:44.879 --> 00:11:47.320 to turn things around offensively, getting maybe back to the 229 00:11:47.360 --> 00:11:50.960 Max Munsey that we saw from the last couple of years. Again, 230 00:11:51.080 --> 00:11:54.039 that elongates this lineup, and it makes it so hard 231 00:11:54.080 --> 00:11:57.519 to pitch to one through nine. You just make it 232 00:11:57.559 --> 00:12:00.399 so there's no breathing room for a starting pitcher. You 233 00:12:00.440 --> 00:12:02.840 make it so there's no breathing room for a manager 234 00:12:03.080 --> 00:12:05.600 when something goes wrong to go to the bullpen because 235 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:07.000 you're like, who do I go to? 236 00:12:07.480 --> 00:12:08.240 Lefty? Righty? 237 00:12:08.320 --> 00:12:11.159 Doesn't matter because I got Otani coming, It doesn't matter 238 00:12:11.200 --> 00:12:14.480 because I got red hot Andy Payez coming up. You 239 00:12:14.559 --> 00:12:16.879 just have no moves to make on the chessboard if 240 00:12:16.879 --> 00:12:20.279 you're a posy manager, because the Dodgers control the board 241 00:12:20.639 --> 00:12:23.720 with their offense and their lineup. Eight sixty six nine 242 00:12:23.720 --> 00:12:25.559 eight seven two five seven. We'll take a break, we'll 243 00:12:25.559 --> 00:12:27.360 come back. We'll get to more of your phone calls. 244 00:12:27.399 --> 00:12:29.720 We'll hear from Jose Moto, We'll hear from the manager, 245 00:12:29.840 --> 00:12:30.519 Dave Roberts. 246 00:12:30.759 --> 00:12:32.120 A busy time here. 247 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:35.200 On Dodger Talk, as it continues on this Wednesday afternoon. 248 00:12:35.200 --> 00:12:37.600 Dodgers beat the Marlins twelve to seven here on a 249 00:12:37.679 --> 00:12:41.039 FI seventy LA Sports Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. 250 00:12:43.039 --> 00:12:46.840 AM five seventy LA Sports be anywhere at any time, 251 00:12:47.200 --> 00:12:49.759 and you can hear past episodes of Dodger Talk. 252 00:12:49.879 --> 00:12:50.759 All love those things. 253 00:12:50.759 --> 00:12:53.759 Search AM five to seventy on the iHeartRadio app. 254 00:12:53.799 --> 00:12:55.159 We're streaming online. 255 00:12:55.320 --> 00:12:56.840 We stream every game too. 256 00:12:57.360 --> 00:12:57.879 Come find it. 257 00:12:58.080 --> 00:13:02.159 Back to Dodger Talk on AM five seventy LA Sports. 258 00:13:02.639 --> 00:13:05.639 Here's a two blow on one strike pitch and this 259 00:13:05.759 --> 00:13:08.919 one is hit. Weldes center failed and is heading back. 260 00:13:08.720 --> 00:13:12.440 Toward the wall in his god home run number one. 261 00:13:13.279 --> 00:13:16.240 As Maxwell gets go swing the silver hammer for the 262 00:13:16.279 --> 00:13:19.759 first time this season and the Dodgers on the board 263 00:13:19.960 --> 00:13:20.840 won nothing. 264 00:13:21.399 --> 00:13:23.679 Max months. He did it his first home run of 265 00:13:23.759 --> 00:13:26.320 this season. Dodgers and All had two home runs today. 266 00:13:26.320 --> 00:13:28.759 Freddie Freeman went deep a two run shot in the 267 00:13:28.879 --> 00:13:32.840 six twelve run seventeen hits, seven hits extra base hits 268 00:13:32.840 --> 00:13:35.480 for the Dodgers today as they crush the Marlins twelve 269 00:13:35.519 --> 00:13:38.720 to seven. Tony Gonsolin gets to win. Daniels Jewelers presents 270 00:13:38.720 --> 00:13:40.679 the home run Forecast. 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Impressive to see. 278 00:13:59.399 --> 00:13:59.919 Him out there. 279 00:14:00.039 --> 00:14:00.639 I mentioned it. 280 00:14:00.879 --> 00:14:05.639 The physical stuff was back, obviously, but I think emotionally, psychologically, 281 00:14:05.919 --> 00:14:07.919 he got over a big hurdle today being out there 282 00:14:07.960 --> 00:14:09.200 in the mount for six innings. 283 00:14:09.399 --> 00:14:11.279 Hey man, he looked like daking out there that we 284 00:14:11.320 --> 00:14:14.279 saw in twenty twenty two going sixteen to one pitching 285 00:14:14.320 --> 00:14:16.679 in the All Star Game at Dodger Stadium and Tony 286 00:14:16.720 --> 00:14:18.799 in total control. I mean, Tony got a good glimpse 287 00:14:18.799 --> 00:14:20.720 of what he needed to do that first inning one 288 00:14:20.919 --> 00:14:23.120 He only threw eight pitches, as he mentioned, Tim, But 289 00:14:23.279 --> 00:14:24.960 I'm talking about the defense, you know, knowing that. 290 00:14:24.840 --> 00:14:25.159 You know what. 291 00:14:25.279 --> 00:14:26.919 It's not about how hard I can throw today, It's 292 00:14:26.919 --> 00:14:30.519 about spotting the baseball. He was sin fational, spotting every 293 00:14:30.559 --> 00:14:33.519 pitch as he mentioned, pitching backwards and then stealing some 294 00:14:33.559 --> 00:14:37.000 strikes with that curveball, and better description than Freddy Freeman. 295 00:14:37.080 --> 00:14:39.960 When he had to face Tony Gonsold you couldn't find 296 00:14:40.120 --> 00:14:42.960 and just how hard it is to lay off that curveball. 297 00:14:43.000 --> 00:14:45.000 Then he got to change your eyes to the high fastball, 298 00:14:45.440 --> 00:14:48.120 to the dotting fastball that he has spotted so well today, 299 00:14:48.120 --> 00:14:50.600 and to the splitter. So happy to see him. He's 300 00:14:50.600 --> 00:14:51.879 a big part of this whole thing. And he was 301 00:14:51.879 --> 00:14:54.320 pitching like a guy who was on a mission to 302 00:14:54.360 --> 00:14:55.240 stay in that rotation. 303 00:14:55.600 --> 00:15:00.799 Speaking of an emotional and psychological hurdle, getting over. Talk 304 00:15:00.799 --> 00:15:03.440 about what Max Munsey is feeling right now as opposed 305 00:15:03.480 --> 00:15:05.120 to what he was feeling a couple of hours ago 306 00:15:05.320 --> 00:15:07.519 just by hitting that a home running in the second inning. 307 00:15:09.559 --> 00:15:13.919 Relief, Yeah, total relief. Talk to months a lot last 308 00:15:14.000 --> 00:15:16.519 road trip, and we're talking about eggs and velocities and 309 00:15:17.039 --> 00:15:18.759 balls that he had been hitting right at the end 310 00:15:18.759 --> 00:15:22.120 of the last homestand and it continued on in the 311 00:15:22.159 --> 00:15:24.759 following road trip and just where balls are just not falling. 312 00:15:25.279 --> 00:15:27.360 And we know that, you know, players today do paid 313 00:15:27.360 --> 00:15:29.399 a lot of attention to how the ball's traveling and 314 00:15:29.399 --> 00:15:31.039 how hard they hit and all the kinds of things 315 00:15:31.039 --> 00:15:34.639 and that related to hits. Right, So the portions were 316 00:15:34.679 --> 00:15:36.279 not on his favor, but we know eventually if you 317 00:15:36.320 --> 00:15:38.799 continue just put together good at bats and you and 318 00:15:38.879 --> 00:15:41.639 Davis said, do a good job just mentioning his game 319 00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:45.279 and how important the walk is for Max Munsey. The 320 00:15:45.279 --> 00:15:47.399 more he watched, the better he is. And right now 321 00:15:47.480 --> 00:15:50.559 we're seeing a Max Monsey that he's walking, making better contact, 322 00:15:51.000 --> 00:15:53.080 using the big part of the field. That to me 323 00:15:53.200 --> 00:15:55.120 is the one thing he has to really stay with 324 00:15:55.639 --> 00:15:58.120 and not looking for home runs, looking for good contact 325 00:15:58.159 --> 00:16:00.000 and singles and good things happen for him. 326 00:16:00.200 --> 00:16:02.799 Baseball is a funny game. It's a long season. 327 00:16:03.039 --> 00:16:07.039 Sometimes fans panic, sometimes talk show host panic when a 328 00:16:07.120 --> 00:16:09.480 thing's not going right or a player's not going right 329 00:16:09.840 --> 00:16:11.879 at the plate or on the mound. But to see 330 00:16:11.919 --> 00:16:14.960 Mookie Betts doing what he's doing now, hits in four 331 00:16:15.000 --> 00:16:18.320 straight games, two for four last night, again, two for 332 00:16:18.360 --> 00:16:22.200 four today, driving in runs, ta Oscar Hernandez, staying hot, 333 00:16:22.200 --> 00:16:24.360 Andy pot Has stay in the hot. And then you 334 00:16:24.399 --> 00:16:28.120 add in Max Munsey hopefully turned things around this lineup 335 00:16:28.159 --> 00:16:31.200 pose I think for the first time. I hope now 336 00:16:31.240 --> 00:16:33.440 moving forward is kind of what we expected. 337 00:16:33.480 --> 00:16:34.679 How potent they can. 338 00:16:34.639 --> 00:16:39.279 Be, Yes, definitely, when you consider that today he Showey 339 00:16:39.799 --> 00:16:41.759 is not a huge factor, but you have the bottom 340 00:16:41.759 --> 00:16:44.039 of the older Austin Bonds a very great job today 341 00:16:44.279 --> 00:16:46.039 and the way he may contact got on base. But 342 00:16:46.120 --> 00:16:48.559 you're talking about a lineup now is he describes him 343 00:16:48.879 --> 00:16:52.360 that has really stretched out. I think Pahasa's resurgence has 344 00:16:52.399 --> 00:16:55.080 really helped everything else. It was great to see him 345 00:16:55.120 --> 00:16:56.600 hitting in the middle, but he's going to be a 346 00:16:56.639 --> 00:17:00.159 bigger influence in the bottom third when everybody's back. See 347 00:17:00.200 --> 00:17:03.559 without Tomomy Edman today, but for Mooki bets. Going back 348 00:17:03.559 --> 00:17:06.039 to Mooki, you look at his swing. You look at 349 00:17:06.039 --> 00:17:07.480 all the the mans that are putting on his body 350 00:17:07.559 --> 00:17:09.160 right now. The fact that this guy lost close to 351 00:17:09.160 --> 00:17:11.200 twenty pounds the beginning of the season, it was going 352 00:17:11.240 --> 00:17:14.039 to take him a while to catch up. And the 353 00:17:14.160 --> 00:17:18.039 loopy swing we saw, say ten days ago, is disappearing more. 354 00:17:18.119 --> 00:17:22.319 Line drives, more staying inside the ball. He's gotting better rotation, 355 00:17:22.480 --> 00:17:25.000 you know, spin off his bat. And Mooki is a 356 00:17:25.039 --> 00:17:26.599 guy that you know, he started out for this home 357 00:17:26.640 --> 00:17:29.960 stale was just moving guys over in a sack on 358 00:17:30.000 --> 00:17:32.200 a fly ball from second to the third, but making 359 00:17:32.240 --> 00:17:34.519 good contact and stay within himself. But I think overall 360 00:17:34.839 --> 00:17:36.799 we're gonna see that swing, the big whip where he 361 00:17:36.799 --> 00:17:39.079 starts pulling the ball, you know, provides a lot of power, 362 00:17:39.200 --> 00:17:40.799 but at least he's off for a good start, because 363 00:17:40.799 --> 00:17:42.680 he says inside the ball very nice the year in 364 00:17:42.680 --> 00:17:43.519 the last couple of days. 365 00:17:43.599 --> 00:17:46.839 While this road trip won't be the Pirates and the Marlins, 366 00:17:46.880 --> 00:17:48.799 they will see the Marlins for three, but they're going 367 00:17:48.880 --> 00:17:52.640 to catch an Atlanta Braves team that is struggling right now, Jose, 368 00:17:52.799 --> 00:17:56.279 And they're gonna get an Arizona Diamondbacks team that is 369 00:17:56.359 --> 00:17:58.799 under five hundred a hovering right around five hundred right now, 370 00:17:58.799 --> 00:17:59.599 but they've lost. 371 00:17:59.359 --> 00:18:00.839 Seven the last ten. 372 00:18:01.119 --> 00:18:03.319 This could continue to be a nice little stretcher for 373 00:18:03.359 --> 00:18:06.559 the Dodgers to continue this momentum and who knows, maybe 374 00:18:06.599 --> 00:18:08.440 get a little bit more separation in the division. 375 00:18:09.119 --> 00:18:11.000 It's gonna be an important stretch because you never see 376 00:18:11.160 --> 00:18:13.319 the Brace for a second time. A much different and 377 00:18:13.359 --> 00:18:15.400 confident team. They know a lot about you, you know 378 00:18:15.480 --> 00:18:18.279 more about them. Same thing new with Miami. You know 379 00:18:18.279 --> 00:18:20.640 they're gonna have a little vengees and you know Clay 380 00:18:20.759 --> 00:18:23.759 mccollon knowing the things they need to do better. And 381 00:18:23.799 --> 00:18:27.359 then the Arizonadamers are just waiting for that calendar to 382 00:18:27.400 --> 00:18:29.400 turn to see the Darers face to face, because we 383 00:18:29.480 --> 00:18:31.200 know it's going to be a fight all the way 384 00:18:31.240 --> 00:18:33.799 to the end. Three teams involved, but certainly is better 385 00:18:33.799 --> 00:18:36.279 to go on the strip on a climb the way 386 00:18:36.279 --> 00:18:38.240 the Diaries are playing after being shut up by Paul 387 00:18:38.279 --> 00:18:41.240 Schemes and company that one night, and the confidence level 388 00:18:41.240 --> 00:18:44.359 and things that we're talking about just two weeks ago, 389 00:18:44.440 --> 00:18:46.680 with the defense and the base running a little by little, 390 00:18:46.920 --> 00:18:49.319 they're disappearing and things are really catching on to just 391 00:18:49.319 --> 00:18:50.279 playing a more solid game. 392 00:18:50.400 --> 00:18:53.480 Yeah, you figure the defense and the base running blunders 393 00:18:53.480 --> 00:18:55.720 weren't going to stick around and happen too many more 394 00:18:55.759 --> 00:18:58.680 times than like you said, they have. They have put 395 00:18:58.720 --> 00:19:01.079 in the rear view mirror for has happened over the 396 00:19:01.160 --> 00:19:03.440 last couple of road trips. Jose, we appreciate it, and 397 00:19:03.440 --> 00:19:04.599 we'll check with you on Friday. 398 00:19:05.319 --> 00:19:06.160 You got it, my friend? 399 00:19:06.920 --> 00:19:07.240 All right? 400 00:19:07.279 --> 00:19:10.160 There he goes Jose Motas the Dodgers get the win 401 00:19:10.440 --> 00:19:12.880