WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.720 --> 00:00:07.440 God channeling his dinner Clurk, get them dives makes the 2 00:00:07.559 --> 00:00:09.119 cat backhand sigh. 3 00:00:09.320 --> 00:00:12.560 Dustin off that gold globe said, you want my spot, 4 00:00:12.960 --> 00:00:13.759 come and get it. 5 00:00:13.919 --> 00:00:16.440 Wanna take your shot? We're waiting for you. 6 00:00:16.480 --> 00:00:19.640 Think you're looking real hot, Come in get it. We're here. 7 00:00:19.719 --> 00:00:21.480 The road comes through La. 8 00:00:21.800 --> 00:00:22.480 Come get it. 9 00:00:22.519 --> 00:00:23.839 If you won't it, I got it. 10 00:00:23.839 --> 00:00:25.839 Do you think you can beat this team in a series? 11 00:00:25.879 --> 00:00:29.920 I got it best overall, Miss Dan Klass. Padre's fans 12 00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:30.960 can line up to kiss our. 13 00:00:32.520 --> 00:00:32.719 Ring. 14 00:00:32.880 --> 00:00:35.880 You gotta do what I do if you want my spot. 15 00:00:36.240 --> 00:00:39.759 Welcome to Dodgers on Tech. Now your host walking you 16 00:00:39.920 --> 00:00:40.880 up to first pitch. 17 00:00:41.280 --> 00:00:46.759 Tim Case, Hi, everybody, Welcome in to Morongo Casino Dodgers 18 00:00:46.759 --> 00:00:50.759 on Day. Hope you're well on this beautiful Friday afternoon 19 00:00:50.840 --> 00:00:52.640 here in Southern California. 20 00:00:53.159 --> 00:00:54.439 Weather heating up here. 21 00:00:54.560 --> 00:00:58.479 Los Angeles Dodgers also read hot fifty one and thirty 22 00:00:58.479 --> 00:00:59.640 one on the season. 23 00:00:59.439 --> 00:01:01.840 Winners of four in a row, eight of their last ten. 24 00:01:02.159 --> 00:01:05.239 After a three game sweep over the Rockies in Denver, 25 00:01:05.439 --> 00:01:09.640 the road trip now continues in Kansas City with a 26 00:01:09.760 --> 00:01:13.799 three game weekend series against the Royals. Dustin May on 27 00:01:13.879 --> 00:01:16.519 the Mount in the series opener. First pitch from Kaufman 28 00:01:16.599 --> 00:01:19.280 Stadium is coming up at five to ten. Coming up 29 00:01:19.359 --> 00:01:22.439 over the next sixteen minutes here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers 30 00:01:22.480 --> 00:01:25.719 on deck. You're gonna hear from the manager himself, Dave Roberts. 31 00:01:25.760 --> 00:01:29.239 We'll dive deeper into this pitchy matchup. David Vase will 32 00:01:29.239 --> 00:01:31.959 sit down with tay Oscar Hernandez. That's coming up in 33 00:01:32.000 --> 00:01:35.079 forty five minutes. We got your Dodgers magical moment. In 34 00:01:35.239 --> 00:01:37.239 just a few minutes, we will head out to Kansas 35 00:01:37.280 --> 00:01:40.359 City and the Gallpa Motors Broadcast Booth with Tim Neverett 36 00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:41.840 and Rick Monday. 37 00:01:41.879 --> 00:01:42.040 Well. 38 00:01:42.120 --> 00:01:47.159 Yesterday in Denver, Clayton Kershaw got another step closer to 39 00:01:47.359 --> 00:01:50.519 three thousand strikeouts. The Hall of Famer took the mound 40 00:01:50.799 --> 00:01:53.799 win six innings, allowed one run on two hits while 41 00:01:53.840 --> 00:01:57.159 striking out five. He went into the game eight strikeouts 42 00:01:57.200 --> 00:02:01.120 away from getting to three thousand strikes in his career. 43 00:02:01.159 --> 00:02:04.760 Only nineteen other pitchers have ever done it in the 44 00:02:04.840 --> 00:02:08.960 history of this great game of baseball. Clayton Kershaw after 45 00:02:09.080 --> 00:02:11.919 yesterday well, he had five punch outs. He is now 46 00:02:12.159 --> 00:02:16.439 three shy of three thousand, sitting at two thousand, nine 47 00:02:16.520 --> 00:02:21.759 hundred and ninety seven strikeouts for Clayton Kershaw yesterday threw 48 00:02:21.879 --> 00:02:25.360 sixty nine pitches over the six innings. Got a strikeout 49 00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:28.000 in the first inning, got a strikeout on the second inning, 50 00:02:28.319 --> 00:02:30.919 got a strikeout two in the second inning, one of 51 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:33.159 the fifth, and one of the six. He came out 52 00:02:33.199 --> 00:02:35.520 after six innings and turned it over to Kirby Yates, 53 00:02:35.560 --> 00:02:39.000 Michael Kopek, and Tanner Scott, who were fantastic in each 54 00:02:39.319 --> 00:02:42.159 in inning of work. Dodgers down won nothing in the 55 00:02:42.159 --> 00:02:44.599 third inning when Mookie Betts tied it up. 56 00:02:45.439 --> 00:02:49.199 Payoff pitch coming to Betts, Looky swings, hits a ground 57 00:02:49.240 --> 00:02:52.039 ball right side diving stop Tony and nobody at first 58 00:02:52.039 --> 00:02:55.199 and Bets beats him there. Coming into score is Rojas. 59 00:02:55.560 --> 00:02:58.800 It is a tie ball game one one and Lookie 60 00:02:58.800 --> 00:02:59.280 Betts with. 61 00:02:59.240 --> 00:03:02.719 A basin and for Gombert, he was asleep at the wheel. 62 00:03:04.759 --> 00:03:08.680 Bets was almost halfway down the first baseline before Gomber realized, oh, 63 00:03:08.879 --> 00:03:10.199 I need to cover the bag. 64 00:03:10.400 --> 00:03:13.120 Well, you've seen that before Game five of the World Series, 65 00:03:13.280 --> 00:03:17.400 Yankees blundered covering first. Yesterday, Austin Gomber didn't cover Mookie 66 00:03:17.439 --> 00:03:21.080 Betts infield. Single scored mcguil Rojas. We were tied at one. 67 00:03:21.240 --> 00:03:24.879 Then in the six Dodgers took the lead thanks to Freddy. 68 00:03:25.000 --> 00:03:28.960 Nobody out first and second, Bets at second, as Smith 69 00:03:29.000 --> 00:03:30.680 at first, and it comes to pitch to Freddy. 70 00:03:31.800 --> 00:03:33.680 He swings it, drives it in the right field. That's 71 00:03:33.680 --> 00:03:34.280 a base hit. 72 00:03:34.719 --> 00:03:37.520 Bets will turn third, He'll come around the score and 73 00:03:37.639 --> 00:03:40.520 the Dodgers have taken the lead to the one. Wehill 74 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:43.800 there it is Freddy Freeman with a base hit and 75 00:03:43.800 --> 00:03:46.800 an RBI that breaks an zero for eleven skid for 76 00:03:46.879 --> 00:03:51.360 Freddy and the Dodgers have their first lead of the afternoon. 77 00:03:51.479 --> 00:03:53.599 I just mentioned that one of the bread and butter 78 00:03:53.680 --> 00:03:56.520 pitches for Chavi against lefties has been the changeup. 79 00:03:56.599 --> 00:03:58.120 What was the first pitch to Freeman? 80 00:03:58.639 --> 00:03:59.159 Change up? 81 00:03:59.199 --> 00:04:02.199 And he was all over Freddy was all over it 82 00:04:02.240 --> 00:04:04.639 with the RBI single, Dodgers up two to one. In 83 00:04:04.680 --> 00:04:08.919 the eighth show, hey Otani with a solo blast to 84 00:04:09.039 --> 00:04:13.039 write his twenty eighth of the season, RBI number fifty two. 85 00:04:13.199 --> 00:04:17.199 Dodgers sweep the Rockies yesterday three to one the final. 86 00:04:17.439 --> 00:04:21.560 They've now won ten straight over Colorado, thirty first come 87 00:04:21.560 --> 00:04:25.319 from behind win of the season. Clayton Kershaw. He gets 88 00:04:25.360 --> 00:04:27.319 to win. He's now four to oh in his last 89 00:04:27.319 --> 00:04:31.959 four starts, four to oh with a one fifty seven ero, 90 00:04:32.920 --> 00:04:36.800 twenty one strikeouts over those four starts, and again next 91 00:04:36.839 --> 00:04:40.759 week his next started Dodgers Stadium, he'll be three strikeouts 92 00:04:40.759 --> 00:04:45.040 away from three thousand in his career. Dodgers now fifty 93 00:04:45.079 --> 00:04:46.959 one and thirty one, and they have a nice six 94 00:04:47.040 --> 00:04:50.120 game lead in the division and now they're in Kansas 95 00:04:50.199 --> 00:04:53.319 City to take on the Royals over the weekend. Dustin 96 00:04:53.439 --> 00:04:55.519 May gets the ball in this series opener, and with 97 00:04:55.560 --> 00:04:57.800 more we head out to the Gapin Motors broadcast booth 98 00:04:57.959 --> 00:05:00.800 as we welcome in Tim Neffertt and Rick Gus. 99 00:05:00.959 --> 00:05:01.920 Tim, thanks very much. 100 00:05:01.920 --> 00:05:04.959 We've got a nice night here in Kansas City, right 101 00:05:05.000 --> 00:05:09.360 off of Interstate seventy, the Royals and the Dodgers an 102 00:05:09.399 --> 00:05:12.759 interleague series game one of three. Dustin May gets the 103 00:05:12.800 --> 00:05:14.800 start for the Dodgers. He's four and five and a 104 00:05:14.839 --> 00:05:17.079 four to four six ERA. He'll take on one of 105 00:05:17.079 --> 00:05:21.000 the top pitching prospects in the Royals organization, left handed 106 00:05:21.040 --> 00:05:22.879 Noah Cameron, who's. 107 00:05:22.639 --> 00:05:24.800 Two and three, but he has an ERA of two 108 00:05:25.240 --> 00:05:26.120 zero eight. 109 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:29.279 Dodgers start the day, twenty games over five hundred and 110 00:05:29.279 --> 00:05:32.399 fifty one and thirty one six up on the Pobres 111 00:05:32.439 --> 00:05:34.639 in the National League West, the Royals twelve and a 112 00:05:34.680 --> 00:05:37.959 half back fourth place in the American League Central thirty 113 00:05:38.000 --> 00:05:41.000 eight and forty three and moth. This Royals team has 114 00:05:41.040 --> 00:05:43.720 been scuffling to score runs. They've lost ten in a 115 00:05:43.800 --> 00:05:47.040 row at home. Overall, they have lost eleven of their 116 00:05:47.120 --> 00:05:49.120 last fifteen, including five straight. 117 00:05:49.439 --> 00:05:51.319 Yeah, and the other part too, is and you talk 118 00:05:51.360 --> 00:05:54.920 about the offense not doing anything, ten consecutive home losses 119 00:05:54.959 --> 00:05:58.040 where they've been outscored forty three runs to twelve. Yes, 120 00:05:58.120 --> 00:06:00.439 that's in the past. They would like to change that. 121 00:06:00.519 --> 00:06:02.639 But one of the things that we're talking about during 122 00:06:02.680 --> 00:06:06.279 this series, and certainly during this ballgame, looked up a 123 00:06:06.279 --> 00:06:07.920 couple of numbers with the hitters and one of the 124 00:06:07.920 --> 00:06:13.240 problems many problems for the Royals first pitch strikes. Sixty 125 00:06:13.279 --> 00:06:16.920 four percent of the first pitches had been strikes. Okay, 126 00:06:16.920 --> 00:06:17.519 that's one thing. 127 00:06:17.879 --> 00:06:18.079 You know. 128 00:06:18.120 --> 00:06:20.639 This swing rate at the first pitch is only twenty 129 00:06:20.639 --> 00:06:23.399 eight percent. I mean, they're letting more than thirty percent 130 00:06:23.439 --> 00:06:26.000 of first pitches in the strike zone go buy them. 131 00:06:26.240 --> 00:06:28.920 So they're hitting in the hole behind in the count early. 132 00:06:29.079 --> 00:06:31.480 Do you suspect that's an organizational thing where they want 133 00:06:31.519 --> 00:06:33.839 guys to take pitches and get deep in counts, because 134 00:06:34.040 --> 00:06:36.519 otherwise it's hard to explain why so many guys on 135 00:06:36.560 --> 00:06:39.120 that team and in that lineup would let so many 136 00:06:39.120 --> 00:06:39.959 first pitch strikes go. 137 00:06:40.040 --> 00:06:41.839 About the last three days, Tim, you and I were 138 00:06:41.839 --> 00:06:45.800 talking about the aggressiveness, overly aggressive by the Colorado Rockies, 139 00:06:45.800 --> 00:06:47.839 who looked like that they were coming to home play 140 00:06:47.839 --> 00:06:50.079 with a time limit and if they did not hit 141 00:06:50.120 --> 00:06:51.920 the ball within the first thirty seconds, they were going 142 00:06:51.959 --> 00:06:55.000 to be called automatically out. So you have two different philosophies. 143 00:06:55.000 --> 00:06:57.000 At least that's what it looks like on the outside. 144 00:06:57.360 --> 00:06:59.800 Dodgers have to take care of their own business. In fact, 145 00:06:59.839 --> 00:07:02.920 the last twelve games home runs have really been in effect. 146 00:07:02.959 --> 00:07:05.439 They've hit twenty two out of the ballpark in those 147 00:07:05.519 --> 00:07:06.720 dozen games. 148 00:07:06.920 --> 00:07:10.000 Against the lefty. Today, Dave Roberts has three lefties in 149 00:07:10.040 --> 00:07:12.639 the lineup, O Johnny leading off and Freddie Freeman batting 150 00:07:12.680 --> 00:07:16.720 clean up. Max Munsey will be batting in the eighth spot, 151 00:07:16.759 --> 00:07:18.959 and the numbers that he's put up this month, he 152 00:07:19.000 --> 00:07:20.839 doesn't put up the numbers like a number eight hitter 153 00:07:20.879 --> 00:07:21.480 is expected to. 154 00:07:21.560 --> 00:07:22.920 I mean, they're so much better. 155 00:07:23.040 --> 00:07:26.720 No, he had two weeks within three days hitting Grand 156 00:07:26.720 --> 00:07:29.600 Slams and hopefully that's going to continue. You'll bat in 157 00:07:29.600 --> 00:07:32.120 the eighth spot. Kick her Nanis will start in left 158 00:07:32.120 --> 00:07:36.000 field tonight. Tommy Edmund is at Zacha. Bay's pretty much 159 00:07:36.160 --> 00:07:38.519 as we normally see. The only change is really flip 160 00:07:38.519 --> 00:07:41.399 flopping Ti Oscar. Her name is will bat third, Freddie 161 00:07:41.439 --> 00:07:44.519 Feedman will bat fourth, and then Will Smith will be 162 00:07:44.560 --> 00:07:45.959 in the five spout doing the catching. 163 00:07:46.120 --> 00:07:47.879 Ga we go back to the fact that the Royals 164 00:07:47.959 --> 00:07:51.879 just struggling to score runs. They're averaging this season three 165 00:07:52.000 --> 00:07:56.639 and a quarter runs per game. However, the pitching staff 166 00:07:56.639 --> 00:07:59.680 has kept a lot of runs off the board and 167 00:08:00.240 --> 00:08:02.519 they've got so many losses. Obviously they're just not hitting. 168 00:08:02.759 --> 00:08:04.720 The pitching seems to be getting it done, and I 169 00:08:04.759 --> 00:08:09.000 know they're against left handed pitchers. The Dodgers have the 170 00:08:09.079 --> 00:08:11.800 number one slugging percentage at four sixty one, so you've 171 00:08:11.800 --> 00:08:13.519 got to figure something's going to give in that area. 172 00:08:13.560 --> 00:08:15.199 The other part two of the Royals, let's be honest 173 00:08:15.199 --> 00:08:17.399 about it, they've got some young guys that are getting 174 00:08:17.480 --> 00:08:19.959 really their feet wet. At the major league level, that's 175 00:08:20.000 --> 00:08:23.879 not sometimes an enviable position on a daily basis. So yeah, 176 00:08:23.959 --> 00:08:27.639 they're struggling and they're getting a direction. You start to 177 00:08:27.639 --> 00:08:29.680 look at the future. You have to build the future 178 00:08:29.759 --> 00:08:30.920 starting today and tonight. 179 00:08:31.319 --> 00:08:35.440 They're leading home run producers. Vinnie Pasquentino, He's going to 180 00:08:35.480 --> 00:08:38.879 DH tonight and bat fourth. He has eleven. He's got 181 00:08:38.879 --> 00:08:40.120 the most home runs on this team. 182 00:08:40.200 --> 00:08:41.960 Yeah. Well, it's a big ball park, there's no question 183 00:08:42.000 --> 00:08:43.840 about it. We mentioned the fact, okay, a lot of 184 00:08:43.919 --> 00:08:49.039 territory square footage in Denver at Corsfield. Here in Kansas City, 185 00:08:49.279 --> 00:08:52.960 it's the most square footage of any stadium in Major 186 00:08:53.039 --> 00:08:53.679 League Baseball. 187 00:08:53.720 --> 00:08:55.799 It should be a pleasant night for a game tonight. 188 00:08:56.240 --> 00:08:58.639 Temperature would be in the mid eighties or so around 189 00:08:58.639 --> 00:09:03.720 game time. A beautiful summer evening in Kansas City, Missouri, 190 00:09:03.720 --> 00:09:07.159 at Kaufman Stadium. It's the Royals hosting the Dodgers in 191 00:09:07.240 --> 00:09:08.080 interleague play. 192 00:09:08.480 --> 00:09:10.399 All right, thank you guys, as we count you down 193 00:09:10.440 --> 00:09:13.399 to first pitch. Dodger fans on this Friday, get your 194 00:09:13.480 --> 00:09:16.679 GameDay meal on It's Shaky's Pizza Parlor or your Shaky's 195 00:09:16.679 --> 00:09:21.039 Pizza Chicken and Mojo's right now at Shaky's dot Com. 196 00:09:21.039 --> 00:09:23.480 Coming up here on Morongo Casino Dodgers on deck, you're 197 00:09:23.480 --> 00:09:25.919 gonna hear from the manager himself, Dave Roberts. We will 198 00:09:26.000 --> 00:09:28.320 check in with David bestI. He goes one on one 199 00:09:28.360 --> 00:09:31.840 with tay Oscar Hernandez. We break down this pitchy Mancha. 200 00:09:32.000 --> 00:09:34.799 We got your magical moment up next. So you're o 201 00:09:34.960 --> 00:09:38.360 Tani Erie Ryan. That's all coming up as we lead 202 00:09:38.399 --> 00:09:41.639 you up to Dodgers and Royals from Kansas City. I'm 203 00:09:41.679 --> 00:09:43.759 Tim Kass and this is the world champion Los Angeles 204 00:09:43.759 --> 00:09:44.559 Dodgers audio. 205 00:09:44.639 --> 00:09:51.759 Not well, this is Morongo Casino Dodgers hunting game on 206 00:09:51.960 --> 00:09:54.480 your home for La Dodgers Baseball. 207 00:09:55.399 --> 00:09:58.799 It's the Dodgers and Royals from Kansas City. Dustin made 208 00:09:58.919 --> 00:10:01.840 Noah camera the pitchy matchup in the series opener. First 209 00:10:01.840 --> 00:10:03.919 pitch from Coffin Stadiums coming up in five point ten. 210 00:10:04.799 --> 00:10:07.840 This is the Otani rewide. 211 00:10:08.200 --> 00:10:11.799 Now the two two and Otani swings hits a drive 212 00:10:12.279 --> 00:10:13.080 deep right. 213 00:10:13.000 --> 00:10:15.200 Center field, way back. 214 00:10:15.000 --> 00:10:15.600 To the wall. 215 00:10:15.720 --> 00:10:18.759 Head has gone a home run show. 216 00:10:18.919 --> 00:10:24.120 Hey, O'tani home run number twenty eight, and the show 217 00:10:24.360 --> 00:10:32.440 rolls on in Denver, oh a mammoth blast and the 218 00:10:32.559 --> 00:10:34.240 Dodgers lead at three to one. 219 00:10:34.600 --> 00:10:38.120 Show hey Otani goes deep home run number twenty eight, 220 00:10:38.240 --> 00:10:41.440 also on base with o'walk now hitting two ninety one 221 00:10:41.559 --> 00:10:44.759 on this season as the Dodgers beat the Rockies yesterday 222 00:10:44.840 --> 00:10:47.399 three to one. The big three all driving in runs 223 00:10:47.440 --> 00:10:50.679 for the Dodgers yesterday. That show Hey Otani home run, 224 00:10:50.799 --> 00:10:54.960 Mookie Betts with an RBI infield single, and Freddie Freeman 225 00:10:55.080 --> 00:10:58.639 delivering with an RBI single in the sixth inning. Freddy 226 00:10:58.720 --> 00:11:00.759 struggling a little bit at the play. I mean, we're 227 00:11:00.799 --> 00:11:02.919 hitting three oh nine. How much you really struggling. But 228 00:11:03.240 --> 00:11:05.919 in Freddy's world, he is struggling. Feels good to get 229 00:11:05.919 --> 00:11:08.120 a hit yesterday, driving run. And here he is after 230 00:11:08.120 --> 00:11:09.600 the game yesterday with David Besse. 231 00:11:10.000 --> 00:11:12.399 Freddy, let's start with that game ending double play. What 232 00:11:12.480 --> 00:11:14.639 a throw by Paul has, What a stretch brought you? 233 00:11:15.039 --> 00:11:17.200 That's doesn't surprise me. The Andy out there, he's got 234 00:11:17.240 --> 00:11:20.080 an incredible arm. I think once you saw Tyler get 235 00:11:20.080 --> 00:11:20.879 off a little too far. 236 00:11:20.799 --> 00:11:21.559 He went for it. 237 00:11:21.559 --> 00:11:23.720 It feels like you have that feel at first base. 238 00:11:23.720 --> 00:11:25.399 You've been doing this a while, you know when to 239 00:11:25.480 --> 00:11:26.440 overturn things. 240 00:11:26.559 --> 00:11:27.519 You know when to stretch. 241 00:11:27.799 --> 00:11:30.000 Yeah, as a first rason when you have your foot 242 00:11:30.039 --> 00:11:31.200 on the back and you kind of feel when you're 243 00:11:31.240 --> 00:11:33.039 hit and when you're catching it. So yeah, a couple 244 00:11:33.039 --> 00:11:34.240 of times a day I felt like they were out 245 00:11:34.279 --> 00:11:35.320 and we got the calls right. 246 00:11:35.559 --> 00:11:37.360 How good did it feel in the sixth inning to 247 00:11:37.440 --> 00:11:39.480 deliver the goal ahead run there? 248 00:11:39.679 --> 00:11:41.279 Yeah, finally hit up. All good. 249 00:11:42.120 --> 00:11:44.320 It's been a long time, but you know, I just 250 00:11:44.320 --> 00:11:46.200 thought a lot of bad swings today. IVE been thankful 251 00:11:46.200 --> 00:11:47.600 that I was able to get a one good swing in. 252 00:11:47.519 --> 00:11:49.720 A good spot and it was good to give Kershaw 253 00:11:49.879 --> 00:11:51.200 all the runs he needed today. 254 00:11:51.200 --> 00:11:54.039 How good was he? He was playing Kershaw. You've been 255 00:11:54.039 --> 00:11:56.720 doing it for eighteen years and it doesn't matter what 256 00:11:56.759 --> 00:11:58.480 the velo is. He's gonna get out. He's going to 257 00:11:58.519 --> 00:11:59.960 strike people out. He's going to go just chance to 258 00:12:00.120 --> 00:12:02.200 the game. He's putting Gershaw like he always says, you. 259 00:12:02.159 --> 00:12:04.320 Know where the counter is for three thousand, I've got 260 00:12:04.320 --> 00:12:07.440 three more, that's right. Freddie Freeman a very inclusive and 261 00:12:07.480 --> 00:12:10.919 supportive teammate. He's the man Freddie Freeman delivers to go 262 00:12:10.960 --> 00:12:15.240 ahead basin and also keeping count of Kershaw's countdown to 263 00:12:15.320 --> 00:12:16.039 three thousand. 264 00:12:16.279 --> 00:12:19.559 All right, thank you DV, Thank you Freddie. Dodgers Baseball 265 00:12:19.600 --> 00:12:21.320 is brought to you by Cars for Kids. Ready to 266 00:12:21.360 --> 00:12:23.399 donate that old car? Give m a call at eighty 267 00:12:23.399 --> 00:12:25.759 seven seven Cars for Kids right now. 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It's a Dodgers 274 00:12:43.679 --> 00:12:47.000 and Royals on this Friday from Kansas City of Tim 275 00:12:47.080 --> 00:12:47.440 kase is. 276 00:12:47.399 --> 00:12:49.720 The world champion Los Angeles Dodgers Audio nowhere. 277 00:12:51.720 --> 00:12:57.759 This is Morongo Casino Dodgers on Tap on your home 278 00:12:57.879 --> 00:12:59.759 for the Blue all season long. 279 00:13:00.960 --> 00:13:04.399 Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck continues says, we lead you 280 00:13:04.519 --> 00:13:07.159 up to first pitch on this Friday from Kansas City 281 00:13:07.200 --> 00:13:10.879 Dodgers and the Royals, Morongo Casino Resort and spot. A 282 00:13:11.000 --> 00:13:15.000 good time for everybody, Dustin May, Noah Cameron. The pitching 283 00:13:15.080 --> 00:13:16.639 matchup first pitch coming up at five ten. 284 00:13:18.080 --> 00:13:21.519 It's the LA Dodgers Injury Report. 285 00:13:21.600 --> 00:13:24.360 We're insented by UCLA Healthy, official medical partner of the 286 00:13:24.399 --> 00:13:25.480 Los Angeles Dodgers. 287 00:13:25.519 --> 00:13:28.480 Tony Gonsolin on the sixty DIIL, Tyler Glass now on 288 00:13:28.519 --> 00:13:30.879 the sixty DIIL. These are the same names we keep 289 00:13:30.879 --> 00:13:34.039 hearing every day because the Dodgers have a lot of pitchers, 290 00:13:34.039 --> 00:13:37.879 starters or relievers on the injured list. Blake Snell, Rookie Sasaki, 291 00:13:37.919 --> 00:13:40.399 Blake trying to Bruce dar Garatoral. That's just the list 292 00:13:40.399 --> 00:13:43.440 of guys that could come back this season, not County 293 00:13:43.480 --> 00:13:46.279 and River, Ryan, Kyle Hurt, and those guys who are 294 00:13:46.399 --> 00:13:48.799 done for the season, including Evan Phillips. All Right, we 295 00:13:48.840 --> 00:13:51.080 head back out to Kansas City and check in with 296 00:13:51.080 --> 00:13:51.720 the Dodgers skipper. 297 00:13:51.879 --> 00:13:52.279 Anything else? 298 00:13:53.960 --> 00:13:56.840 Questions for Dave Dave? Can you just describe Dave? 299 00:13:56.919 --> 00:13:59.320 Can you talk about the pressure in. 300 00:13:59.360 --> 00:14:01.440 The dug with Dave Roberts. 301 00:14:02.480 --> 00:14:06.919 Dave will Smith leads the National League in batting average, 302 00:14:07.080 --> 00:14:10.240 on base percentage. Has it felt like or how has 303 00:14:10.240 --> 00:14:13.120 he been able to keep the feel since Tokyo? 304 00:14:15.000 --> 00:14:20.399 I think yeah, he's having a tremendous first half. Number one, 305 00:14:20.440 --> 00:14:24.039 I see he's healthy. I think he's making very good 306 00:14:24.080 --> 00:14:29.679 swing decisions. Yeah, I think that he's in a good 307 00:14:29.679 --> 00:14:34.240 spot mechanically, been very consistent verse right, verse left, and 308 00:14:34.919 --> 00:14:38.679 it is good to see him getting that you acknowledgment 309 00:14:39.000 --> 00:14:40.320 and respect from the fans. 310 00:14:40.799 --> 00:14:44.200 He has one of those late kicks, right. Is that 311 00:14:44.279 --> 00:14:46.799 a big part of a guy going as well as 312 00:14:46.799 --> 00:14:49.440 he has gone for this long. He obviously has the 313 00:14:49.480 --> 00:14:52.360 timing down. But is it dangerous as well that if 314 00:14:52.360 --> 00:14:54.440 you don't get the timing it could be harder to 315 00:14:54.519 --> 00:14:55.159 find it again. 316 00:14:55.919 --> 00:14:59.480 Yeah, I think that with anyone that has a leg kick, 317 00:15:00.519 --> 00:15:04.519 the timing is a very big factor can get out 318 00:15:04.519 --> 00:15:08.600 of whack. But his ability to kind of vary the 319 00:15:08.639 --> 00:15:11.960 leg kick at times, he has a good two strike approach. 320 00:15:13.320 --> 00:15:15.200 When he needs to hit the ball to right field, 321 00:15:15.240 --> 00:15:19.600 he can do that. But also when you're playing consistently, 322 00:15:20.279 --> 00:15:22.799 it certainly lends himself more to having a leg kick 323 00:15:23.519 --> 00:15:26.399 versus a guy that doesn't play very often. 324 00:15:26.519 --> 00:15:29.000 So he's just been in a really good spot. 325 00:15:32.000 --> 00:15:32.639 With Muncie. 326 00:15:32.799 --> 00:15:34.720 Like you guys have talked the last couple of years 327 00:15:34.759 --> 00:15:37.399 about wanting him to be a better hitter. What is 328 00:15:37.399 --> 00:15:39.840 it that he's done this year to not only have 329 00:15:39.919 --> 00:15:42.279 the power, but over the last you know, six weeks now, 330 00:15:42.440 --> 00:15:43.840 be like a three hundred plus hitter. 331 00:15:44.679 --> 00:15:48.320 I think he is. Yeah, so he is. In my opinion, 332 00:15:48.399 --> 00:15:50.840 he's a much better hitter. He's as good of a 333 00:15:50.919 --> 00:15:53.919 hitter as I've seen him in the big leagues. I 334 00:15:53.919 --> 00:15:59.480 think his swing is much shorter. He's hitting the ball 335 00:15:59.519 --> 00:16:04.679 to all fields the right way. I think when you 336 00:16:04.720 --> 00:16:08.200 have a shorter swing, you have you have a little 337 00:16:08.200 --> 00:16:11.600 bit more time to make a swing decision. Where I 338 00:16:11.639 --> 00:16:14.679 think that his swing decisions are even better. He's putting 339 00:16:14.679 --> 00:16:19.320 together much better at bats. He knows how to get 340 00:16:19.320 --> 00:16:22.960 a base hit now. And I think that there's times 341 00:16:23.639 --> 00:16:27.000 there's been spells in his career where it was the 342 00:16:27.080 --> 00:16:30.360 three probable outcomes and that was it. Where I think 343 00:16:30.360 --> 00:16:34.320 now he's a complete hitter. And so you see the 344 00:16:34.399 --> 00:16:37.799 runs batted in tick up. You see the homers, the 345 00:16:37.919 --> 00:16:39.440 quality of a bat all tick up. 346 00:16:40.039 --> 00:16:42.720 Then, like mechanical changes or is it more like between 347 00:16:42.759 --> 00:16:45.039 the glasses and just the shortening of being able to 348 00:16:45.080 --> 00:16:47.320 make better swing decisions more consistently. 349 00:16:47.639 --> 00:16:52.039 I think the glasses just kind of sharpening his vision. 350 00:16:53.639 --> 00:16:56.080 You know, there's a stigmatism thing going on that got 351 00:16:56.120 --> 00:16:58.919 cleaned up. Obviously, I think then to be able to 352 00:16:58.960 --> 00:17:02.879 see the baseball, to trust having a shorter swing, not 353 00:17:03.039 --> 00:17:06.160 having to be a max max efforts swing every time 354 00:17:06.200 --> 00:17:10.480 he swings the bat. Then the mechanics of being shorter 355 00:17:11.319 --> 00:17:15.720 not jumpy, and then it goes to the confidence, and 356 00:17:15.759 --> 00:17:17.440 then you got that part of it. So then now 357 00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:19.640 you've got a complete baseball player. 358 00:17:19.920 --> 00:17:22.839 All right, there's a manager, Dave Roberts talking about Max Munsey, 359 00:17:22.960 --> 00:17:25.599 and ever since he got his eyes jacked, he has been. 360 00:17:25.519 --> 00:17:28.079 A different player, certainly at the play. 361 00:17:28.160 --> 00:17:30.480 Well, we continue here on Wrongo Casino Dodgers on Deck. 362 00:17:30.519 --> 00:17:35.039 We'll check in with Dee David looking on his TV 363 00:17:35.160 --> 00:17:37.440 appearance to night on Sports at l A got a 364 00:17:37.559 --> 00:17:40.680 nice boot jacket on. We'll go back out to Kansas 365 00:17:40.720 --> 00:17:44.400 City and check in with DV. Next lead jumped to 366 00:17:44.759 --> 00:17:47.440 Dodgers and Royals. First pitch at five ten. I'm Tim 367 00:17:47.519 --> 00:17:50.200 Kakes' is the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers audio. 368 00:17:49.920 --> 00:17:57.359 Know as we were saying yes, is Marongo Casino Dodgers 369 00:17:57.400 --> 00:18:02.079 on Deck on the official home of l Dodgers Baseball. 370 00:18:04.480 --> 00:18:07.640 Dodgers and Royals from Kansas City on this Friday night, 371 00:18:07.680 --> 00:18:08.960 as the road trip continues. 372 00:18:09.039 --> 00:18:11.079 Dustin May Noah Cameron. 373 00:18:10.720 --> 00:18:14.200 The pitching matchup first pitch from Kaufman Stadium set for five. 374 00:18:14.119 --> 00:18:18.960 Times, joining Tim Kats on Dodgers on deck. I accept 375 00:18:19.000 --> 00:18:23.039 everybody for who they are. This is Dodger insider David 376 00:18:23.160 --> 00:18:24.920 Basse and Dave. 377 00:18:24.839 --> 00:18:27.759 Now joins us from Kansas City. Is the series opener 378 00:18:27.839 --> 00:18:31.119 about to get under way at Kaufman Stadium, Dave Dodgers 379 00:18:31.160 --> 00:18:33.799 coming off a sweep of the Colorado Rockies, and a 380 00:18:33.880 --> 00:18:37.480 guy yesterday that got a lot of praise from Dave Roberts. 381 00:18:37.559 --> 00:18:41.119 We heard it from Will Smith and Clayton Kershaw mcguil. 382 00:18:41.279 --> 00:18:44.440 Rojas been a great defensive third base yesterday. Kind of 383 00:18:44.440 --> 00:18:47.480 feels like he's putting together back to back. Good start here, right. 384 00:18:47.480 --> 00:18:51.759 Yeah, if you remember him and keyk Hernandez at Dodgers Stadium. 385 00:18:51.839 --> 00:18:55.119 Also got the start at the corners against the Washington 386 00:18:55.200 --> 00:18:58.799 Nationals and both had a really good offensive game. Rojas 387 00:18:58.839 --> 00:19:03.000 certainly did and and yesterday Clayton Kershot deflected all the 388 00:19:03.599 --> 00:19:07.319 attention off of him and towards Miguel Rojas, so he 389 00:19:07.400 --> 00:19:10.359 credited for changing the game and the fourth inning by 390 00:19:10.440 --> 00:19:12.759 making a great play down the line and starting a 391 00:19:12.839 --> 00:19:16.400 double play, and after the game I asked Rojas about 392 00:19:16.440 --> 00:19:19.559 not only his defense, but offense seems to be getting 393 00:19:19.559 --> 00:19:20.160 better too. 394 00:19:20.799 --> 00:19:23.519 I wasn't getting good at bats against left against left 395 00:19:23.599 --> 00:19:26.119 ended pitching. I feel like I've been making the adjustment, 396 00:19:26.119 --> 00:19:28.440 you know, I need to be productive against against left 397 00:19:28.480 --> 00:19:30.039 end the pitcher because that's my job, you know. And 398 00:19:30.599 --> 00:19:32.279 in the last couple of days, I've been doing what 399 00:19:32.279 --> 00:19:34.319 I'm supposed to do against left ended. I feel so 400 00:19:34.359 --> 00:19:36.839 much better. I make a couple of adjustments offensively. And 401 00:19:36.880 --> 00:19:38.920