WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.520 --> 00:00:03.960 Now your host walking you up to first pitch. It's 2 00:00:04.120 --> 00:00:05.559 Tim kas. 3 00:00:05.719 --> 00:00:10.480 Hi everybody, and welcome in to Morongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck. 4 00:00:10.560 --> 00:00:14.240 Hope you're enjoying your Saturday afternoon. You're world champion Los 5 00:00:14.279 --> 00:00:17.399 Angeles Dodgers eleven and four to start this season. After 6 00:00:17.480 --> 00:00:21.440 a brilliant pitching performance from Yoshi Yamamoto last night in 7 00:00:21.519 --> 00:00:24.879 some timely hitting from Tommy Tanks, the Dodgers are back 8 00:00:24.920 --> 00:00:28.039 at it tonight as they host the Chicago Cubs, game 9 00:00:28.120 --> 00:00:30.920 two of this three game weekend. Sent from Dodger Stadium. 10 00:00:31.160 --> 00:00:34.479 Roki Sasaki on the mound, first pitch coming up at 11 00:00:34.600 --> 00:00:37.359 six ten. Between then and now, we got a lot 12 00:00:37.399 --> 00:00:40.159 to get to here on Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck, 13 00:00:40.159 --> 00:00:42.840 you're gonna hear from the manager himself, Dave Roberts will 14 00:00:42.880 --> 00:00:46.119 dive deeper into this pitching matchup. David Vase is gonna 15 00:00:46.119 --> 00:00:49.240 go one on one with former Dodger reliever Ryan Brasier. 16 00:00:49.600 --> 00:00:52.000 He was big for the Dodgers the last couple of seasons. 17 00:00:52.000 --> 00:00:54.840 Now in the other clubhouse with the Chicago Cubs, got 18 00:00:54.840 --> 00:00:56.920 his ring last night. Was a special moment for him. 19 00:00:57.039 --> 00:00:59.640 We got your Dodgers magical moment. We'll get you your 20 00:00:59.640 --> 00:01:02.359 price double play the day, and shortly we'll visit with 21 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:05.760 Kirsten Watson from Sports in LA and Steven Nelson and 22 00:01:05.840 --> 00:01:09.280 Rick Monday. We'll check in from the Gallpin Motors broadcast booth. Well, 23 00:01:09.359 --> 00:01:12.599 last night, the Dodgers pitching was on full display in 24 00:01:12.680 --> 00:01:16.959 a shutout win over the Cubbies. Yoshi Yamamoto got to start, 25 00:01:16.959 --> 00:01:20.159 the right hander, having a really good twenty twenty fives 26 00:01:20.239 --> 00:01:22.959 so far, and last night he was at his best. 27 00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:26.439 Six shutout innings. He allowed just two hits along the 28 00:01:26.439 --> 00:01:26.959 way wall. 29 00:01:26.959 --> 00:01:28.120 Punch it out nine. 30 00:01:29.159 --> 00:01:32.439 You have Mooto just issued a two out walk in 31 00:01:32.480 --> 00:01:33.719 a full count that ian half. 32 00:01:34.760 --> 00:01:36.159 He doesn't want to do the same here. 33 00:01:36.239 --> 00:01:40.840 Seyo Suzuki is on deck, pitch one oh three to 34 00:01:40.879 --> 00:01:42.560 pay it off against Tucker. 35 00:01:42.439 --> 00:01:46.840 Sways strike, pray, splinter. 36 00:01:46.439 --> 00:01:49.519 At the knees and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. 37 00:01:49.120 --> 00:01:51.480 Heads back to the dugout After. 38 00:01:51.200 --> 00:01:54.920 His ninth strikeout ends a sixth shutout inning. 39 00:01:56.200 --> 00:02:00.359 Yoshi Yamamoto went toe to toe with cup starter Matthew Lloyd, 40 00:02:00.599 --> 00:02:02.680 who only gave up a pair of singles the first 41 00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:05.760 five innings. In the sixth, though tay Oscar Hernandez single 42 00:02:05.799 --> 00:02:08.879 to win one out. Boyd then hit Freddy Freeman that 43 00:02:09.039 --> 00:02:10.400 brought up Tommy Edmond. 44 00:02:10.680 --> 00:02:14.919 Boyd looks back at ta Oscar comes home. Edmund swing 45 00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:18.159 tigh five ball left feeling deep. This ball's going back 46 00:02:19.039 --> 00:02:19.719 is gone. 47 00:02:20.919 --> 00:02:23.439 Tommy tugs goes halfway. 48 00:02:23.080 --> 00:02:25.759 Up to pavilion and we are scoreless. 49 00:02:25.800 --> 00:02:26.319 No more. 50 00:02:31.520 --> 00:02:35.199 Number six on the season for Tommy Edmond. A three 51 00:02:35.319 --> 00:02:40.800 room bomb and it's three nothing. Dodgers three run home run. 52 00:02:40.639 --> 00:02:43.400 From Tommy Edmond halfway up to the pavilion and left 53 00:02:43.400 --> 00:02:45.960 his six of the season. That ties him for most 54 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:48.159 of the major leagues. That is a top tier play 55 00:02:48.240 --> 00:02:50.599 the game brought to you by ARCO quality, top tier 56 00:02:50.639 --> 00:02:53.199 guests for less. Dodgers up three to nothing. Ya'm a 57 00:02:53.240 --> 00:02:55.680 modal left the game after six innings and one hundred 58 00:02:55.680 --> 00:02:58.879 and three pitches. The Dodgers bullpen then took over three 59 00:02:59.120 --> 00:03:02.520 high leverage relief going to work. First up, Kirby Yates 60 00:03:02.520 --> 00:03:04.479 got the seven struck out of pair. He put up 61 00:03:04.520 --> 00:03:06.960 a zero blake. Tryning got the eighth, a one two 62 00:03:07.080 --> 00:03:10.000 three inning. The ninth belong to Tanner Scott. He came 63 00:03:10.000 --> 00:03:13.080 in closed it out, fall game over Dodgers take the 64 00:03:13.120 --> 00:03:15.680 series opener last night as they shut out the Cubs 65 00:03:15.719 --> 00:03:19.240 three to nothing. Yoshi Yamamoto gets to win his second 66 00:03:19.280 --> 00:03:22.280 of the season. Dodgers improved to eleven and four on 67 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:24.479 the year, winners of two in a row, and they 68 00:03:24.479 --> 00:03:27.919 look to keep it going to night with Roki Sasaki 69 00:03:28.000 --> 00:03:29.840 on the mount and with more we head o Rid 70 00:03:29.840 --> 00:03:32.120 of the Galvin Motors broadcast both and say hello to 71 00:03:32.120 --> 00:03:33.960 Stephen Nelson and Rick Monday. 72 00:03:34.000 --> 00:03:39.520 Guys, Tim, It's a lovely, sunshiny Saturday at Dodgers Stadium. 73 00:03:39.520 --> 00:03:43.280 The Dodgers have an opportunity to clinch this series against 74 00:03:43.319 --> 00:03:48.000 the Chicago Cubs, and MO remain unbeaten here at home 75 00:03:48.080 --> 00:03:48.400 this year. 76 00:03:48.439 --> 00:03:49.719 They're seven to zero. 77 00:03:49.840 --> 00:03:52.360 If they were to win tonight, it would be an 78 00:03:52.759 --> 00:03:56.240 eight no start at home, just the second time since 79 00:03:56.280 --> 00:03:58.960 moving to Los Angeles. The only other time that happened 80 00:03:59.280 --> 00:04:02.520 was when they were out the gates thirteen and zero 81 00:04:02.520 --> 00:04:04.520 at home in two thousand and nine. 82 00:04:05.439 --> 00:04:07.599 Well, this is a ball club, no reason not to 83 00:04:07.800 --> 00:04:09.639 and I think right at the top when he said 84 00:04:09.639 --> 00:04:13.319 a chance to clinch the series, that's basically the goal. 85 00:04:13.479 --> 00:04:15.840 If you put it in most simplistic forms, that's the 86 00:04:15.879 --> 00:04:18.839 goal of a team when they go into a city, 87 00:04:19.319 --> 00:04:21.360 or if they have a team come into their very 88 00:04:21.360 --> 00:04:24.480 own city, is to try and win this series. Oh 89 00:04:24.519 --> 00:04:26.480 you like to have a sweet no question about it. 90 00:04:26.720 --> 00:04:28.240 But if you win the series, you're going to wind 91 00:04:28.319 --> 00:04:30.959 up with a wheelbarrow full of victories at the end 92 00:04:31.000 --> 00:04:33.480 of the year and you'll be in postseason play. 93 00:04:34.240 --> 00:04:37.120 And the Dodgers again last night, we mentioned it during 94 00:04:37.120 --> 00:04:40.279 the broadcast a couple of times. That win important, not 95 00:04:40.360 --> 00:04:41.759 only because it gave him a chance to win the 96 00:04:41.800 --> 00:04:44.279 series and potentially sweep it, but he had. 97 00:04:44.199 --> 00:04:46.160 To keep pace with this nationally West. 98 00:04:46.199 --> 00:04:49.720 I mean this division, especially at the top, with right 99 00:04:49.759 --> 00:04:52.040 now the Giants, the Padres, and the Dodgers. I mean, 100 00:04:52.040 --> 00:04:54.879 this is the juggernaut everybody thought it was going to be, 101 00:04:55.000 --> 00:04:58.360 but at maybe a different level than we've already expected. 102 00:04:58.399 --> 00:05:00.759 San Diego, I think we can agree, really a surprised, 103 00:05:00.879 --> 00:05:03.240 very talented team. They've grew in that last year. The 104 00:05:03.279 --> 00:05:05.519 Dodgers had to win the final game of that series 105 00:05:05.560 --> 00:05:08.120 down there to advance in postseasons. The Giants to this 106 00:05:08.160 --> 00:05:10.759 particular point, I think, yes, they catch a little my 107 00:05:10.920 --> 00:05:13.319 surprise everybody. The Giants, by the way, lost their ball 108 00:05:13.360 --> 00:05:17.759 game earlier today. But the Dodgers, if they continued doing 109 00:05:17.800 --> 00:05:19.959 some things as they did last night, they played a 110 00:05:20.000 --> 00:05:24.120 clean game as far as that goes. And for Yashinobu Yamamoto, 111 00:05:24.360 --> 00:05:26.720 who picked up the victory, went six innings, no runs, 112 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:28.759 and only two hits. Those are the only two hints 113 00:05:28.759 --> 00:05:31.240 that the Cubs had the entire game. And what the 114 00:05:31.279 --> 00:05:34.040 Dodgers were able to do, and last night's a ball 115 00:05:34.079 --> 00:05:36.759 game too, was to get the Cubs go out of 116 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:39.680 what has been successful so far this season and winning 117 00:05:39.720 --> 00:05:41.680 the nine games. In fact, they said before coming in 118 00:05:41.680 --> 00:05:45.319 the series, look, they want to be aggressive on pitches 119 00:05:45.319 --> 00:05:47.920 in the zone and they want to avoid pitches out 120 00:05:47.920 --> 00:05:51.199 of the zone. Well, last night they expanded the zone 121 00:05:51.279 --> 00:05:53.439 and and Yamamoto took advantage of it. 122 00:05:53.519 --> 00:05:58.240 Yamamoto has really continued his push into that upper echelon 123 00:05:58.279 --> 00:05:59.279 of starting pitchers in the. 124 00:05:59.199 --> 00:06:01.920 Majors, and he does it not just with the not 125 00:06:02.199 --> 00:06:05.040 just with the the splitter. We saw the Cubs kind 126 00:06:05.040 --> 00:06:08.879 of change gears, if you will, in the first third 127 00:06:08.879 --> 00:06:11.040 of the ball game where they started to look for 128 00:06:11.079 --> 00:06:13.279 the splitter, that fastball was just zip by them. Then 129 00:06:13.360 --> 00:06:14.959 they started looking for the fastball and then went back 130 00:06:14.959 --> 00:06:17.879 to the splitter again, so you know, I'm a moto 131 00:06:18.040 --> 00:06:19.560 very much on his game last night. 132 00:06:19.680 --> 00:06:22.360 And now the baton will be passed to Roki Sasaki 133 00:06:22.439 --> 00:06:25.519 against Ben Brown, a couple of youngsters trying to get 134 00:06:25.519 --> 00:06:29.360 their major league legs underneath them. Tim they'll have the 135 00:06:29.360 --> 00:06:31.639 ball here in Game two, which gets going shortly. We'll 136 00:06:31.639 --> 00:06:33.600 break down that pitching matchup when we talk to you next. 137 00:06:33.879 --> 00:06:35.560 All right, thank you guys, as we count you down 138 00:06:35.600 --> 00:06:37.959 to first pitch. Dodger fans, get your game day meal 139 00:06:38.040 --> 00:06:41.160 on at Shaky's Pizza Parlor. What are your Shaky's Pizza 140 00:06:41.279 --> 00:06:44.759 Chicken emojos right now at Shakys dot com. Still to 141 00:06:44.839 --> 00:06:47.839 come here on Marongo Casino Dodgers on deck, you're gonna 142 00:06:47.839 --> 00:06:50.480 hear from the manager, Dave Roberts. We'll check in with 143 00:06:50.560 --> 00:06:53.639 David Vaz Say he'll go one on one with Ryan Brazier. 144 00:06:53.920 --> 00:06:56.319 We'll dive deeper to this pitching matchup. We got your 145 00:06:56.360 --> 00:06:59.319 prize picks double play of the day. But up next, 146 00:07:00.439 --> 00:07:03.920 rewind and we'll visit with Kirsten Watson as we lead 147 00:07:03.959 --> 00:07:06.839 you up to first pitch on this Saturday night Dodgers 148 00:07:06.879 --> 00:07:09.079 and Cubs first pitch set for six ten. Thanks for 149 00:07:09.079 --> 00:07:11.160 being with us. I'm Tim kase Is the world champion. 150 00:07:11.279 --> 00:07:13.480 Los Angeles Dodgers Audio. 151 00:07:13.160 --> 00:07:20.920 Network is Lorongo Casino, Dodgers on, Dodgers on deck y'all 152 00:07:21.000 --> 00:07:24.360 on the official home of LA Dodgers Baseball. 153 00:07:25.360 --> 00:07:28.079 It's the Dodgers and the Cubs on this Saturday Night 154 00:07:28.160 --> 00:07:31.800 teacher appreciation night out of Dodgers Stadium. Rookie Sasaki and 155 00:07:31.839 --> 00:07:35.079 Ben Brown. The pitching matchup, first pitch coming up at 156 00:07:35.120 --> 00:07:35.560 six ten. 157 00:07:36.519 --> 00:07:41.279 This is the Otani rewind. 158 00:07:41.639 --> 00:07:44.279 Well, the Dodgers won last night three to nothing, but 159 00:07:44.399 --> 00:07:47.920 it was Tommy Edmund hitting the three run home run show. 160 00:07:47.920 --> 00:07:48.120 Hey. 161 00:07:48.120 --> 00:07:52.079 Otani went hitless and four at bats last night in 162 00:07:52.160 --> 00:07:55.839 the series opener against the Cubbies, two strikeouts, snapping his 163 00:07:55.959 --> 00:07:59.439 consecutive games on bass streak at twenty nine dating back 164 00:07:59.480 --> 00:08:02.040 to see number fourteenth of last year. 165 00:08:02.680 --> 00:08:06.600 This is Kirston's Corner with Kirston Watson. 166 00:08:07.360 --> 00:08:09.920 Hey, Kirston now joins us here at Dodger Stadium. Brought 167 00:08:09.920 --> 00:08:12.000 to you by Cars for Kids. Ready to donate your 168 00:08:12.000 --> 00:08:14.639 old car called eight seven seven Cars for Kids Right now, 169 00:08:14.680 --> 00:08:17.439 friendly agents are standing by to take your donations. That's 170 00:08:17.480 --> 00:08:21.040 Cars with a K to donate your car. Today it's 171 00:08:21.079 --> 00:08:23.560 game two of his three game set Dodgers in Cubs 172 00:08:24.040 --> 00:08:27.000 and rookie Susaki back on the mound against the Cubbies. 173 00:08:27.000 --> 00:08:28.199 Who's already seen this year? 174 00:08:28.360 --> 00:08:29.279 Yes, he sure is. 175 00:08:29.319 --> 00:08:31.079 And you know what, he's coming off of a very 176 00:08:31.639 --> 00:08:35.000 just quality and impressive start back in Philadelphia. That's obviously 177 00:08:35.039 --> 00:08:38.000 a very tough atmosphere to play in, a tough stadium, 178 00:08:38.039 --> 00:08:40.600 tough fans, So for him to have a success he 179 00:08:40.679 --> 00:08:42.679 had there. Even coming out of it, he had said 180 00:08:42.720 --> 00:08:45.399 that during that last week before that last start, he 181 00:08:45.440 --> 00:08:47.600 was feeling a little bit anxious and he was able 182 00:08:47.639 --> 00:08:49.679 to work through a few things mechanically, because even in 183 00:08:49.759 --> 00:08:52.679 a start hearing Dodger Stadium, he wanted to throw strikes 184 00:08:52.720 --> 00:08:54.720 that you know, he's on the mound, he's a big 185 00:08:54.759 --> 00:08:56.240 time pitcher. That's what he wants to do. But he 186 00:08:56.320 --> 00:08:58.679 felt like he was unable to do that. So just 187 00:08:58.679 --> 00:09:00.720 to have more and better commit and of his pitches 188 00:09:00.720 --> 00:09:03.240 and his last outing. The hope is that coming into 189 00:09:03.279 --> 00:09:05.960 this one he can just carry that momentum. He's going 190 00:09:06.000 --> 00:09:08.759 to be partnered with Austin Barnes again, who's behind the plate, 191 00:09:08.840 --> 00:09:13.679 and Dave likes this this battery just because it's Austin 192 00:09:13.679 --> 00:09:15.840 has been primarily catching some of his bullpens, and so 193 00:09:15.879 --> 00:09:18.480 there's a bit of comfortability between the two and it 194 00:09:18.519 --> 00:09:21.159 obviously went well in the last outing. He's not ready 195 00:09:21.200 --> 00:09:23.480 to commit to that being the full year thing, but 196 00:09:23.799 --> 00:09:26.080 just to have him back out there, hopefully you can 197 00:09:26.120 --> 00:09:28.639 have another just positive outing because he needed it in 198 00:09:28.720 --> 00:09:30.840 the last one, and hopefully he can keep that going. 199 00:09:30.919 --> 00:09:34.279 Speaking of positive, a step forward for show hey Otani 200 00:09:34.279 --> 00:09:35.600 who was throwing it a here dodges d. 201 00:09:35.799 --> 00:09:37.679 Yeap he was throwing his bullpen. It's funny you can 202 00:09:37.759 --> 00:09:40.960 always tell something is happening with him because all of 203 00:09:40.960 --> 00:09:43.240 the Japanese media all of a sudden, like cameras were 204 00:09:43.320 --> 00:09:45.960 up and they were going, they were shooting towards the outfield, 205 00:09:46.360 --> 00:09:47.840 and I was like, there's no one. 206 00:09:47.840 --> 00:09:48.279 On the field. 207 00:09:48.399 --> 00:09:51.559 That's happening, and then I realized, I go, oh, Show 208 00:09:51.559 --> 00:09:53.200 hey Atani's and the bullpen got it. 209 00:09:53.240 --> 00:09:54.840 So this was a big step for him. 210 00:09:54.879 --> 00:09:57.519 Though he added in a splitter with his pitch mix, 211 00:09:57.559 --> 00:10:01.320 and so primarily his bullpens have been fastball focus and 212 00:10:01.840 --> 00:10:04.360 how just the pitching progression goes for him is you're 213 00:10:04.360 --> 00:10:07.080 gonna continue to add your entire pitch mix. Once he 214 00:10:07.080 --> 00:10:10.399 does that in his bullpens, he'll start facing hitters and 215 00:10:10.519 --> 00:10:13.000 kind of progressing in that sense before he gets back 216 00:10:13.039 --> 00:10:15.600 on the big league mound. But for him to just 217 00:10:15.759 --> 00:10:18.440 throw in that splitter Dave Roberson, the command. 218 00:10:18.159 --> 00:10:18.879 Was really good. 219 00:10:19.159 --> 00:10:21.759 The velocity is still only in that ninety area. They 220 00:10:21.759 --> 00:10:24.360 don't want him kind of over exerting himself right now, 221 00:10:24.679 --> 00:10:26.759 but it was a big step. He does still have 222 00:10:27.039 --> 00:10:29.200 quite a bit of time until we see him back 223 00:10:29.240 --> 00:10:32.200 in a game. But hey, you know, whenever he gets 224 00:10:32.240 --> 00:10:34.240 off the mound, it's news, and it's good news that 225 00:10:34.279 --> 00:10:35.720 he continues to progress the right direction. 226 00:10:36.240 --> 00:10:38.120 I know people forget, and I tend to forget that 227 00:10:38.120 --> 00:10:40.840 Shoi Otani's a pitcher and he's still on his way 228 00:10:40.879 --> 00:10:42.600 back to watch out those Dodgers team. 229 00:10:43.120 --> 00:10:45.279 Scary to think it's so scary. 230 00:10:45.440 --> 00:10:47.320 It's gonna be crazy once he gets on the mound. 231 00:10:47.320 --> 00:10:47.840 I can't wait. 232 00:10:47.919 --> 00:10:49.279 Yeah, it's gonna be a lot of fun when that 233 00:10:49.360 --> 00:10:51.120 night happens. Bake you, Curioust, We'll check in with you 234 00:10:51.240 --> 00:10:53.120 after the game. Still to come here on rogo because 235 00:10:53.120 --> 00:10:55.039 you know Dodger's on deck, will dive deeper into this 236 00:10:55.080 --> 00:10:57.720 pitch matchup, David Mattie goes one on one with former 237 00:10:57.799 --> 00:11:01.480 Dodger now comes reliever Ryan but Up next, we'll get 238 00:11:01.519 --> 00:11:03.879 you an injury report and we'll hear from the manager himself. 239 00:11:04.000 --> 00:11:06.759 Dave Roberts is the Dodgers and Cubs first pitches six ten. 240 00:11:06.960 --> 00:11:10.440 I'm Tim Kasey's the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. 241 00:11:14.600 --> 00:11:19.799 This is Morongo Casino Dodgers Hunting game on your home 242 00:11:19.840 --> 00:11:22.360 for LA Dodgers Baseball. 243 00:11:23.120 --> 00:11:26.840 Morongo Casino Dodgers on decontinues on this Saturday nineties. We 244 00:11:26.960 --> 00:11:30.120 leads up to first pitch Dodgers and Cubbs Morongo Casino 245 00:11:30.399 --> 00:11:34.240 Resort and Spa a Grand Slam for good times Rookie 246 00:11:34.240 --> 00:11:37.399 Sasaki and Ben Brown. The pitching matchup, first pitch set 247 00:11:37.480 --> 00:11:38.039 for six ten. 248 00:11:38.440 --> 00:11:42.960 This is the LA Dodgers Injury. 249 00:11:42.559 --> 00:11:45.840 Report, presented by UCLA Healthy, official medical partner of your 250 00:11:45.840 --> 00:11:49.000 Los Angeles Dodgers. Twelve players on the injured list right now, 251 00:11:49.200 --> 00:11:51.879 including Blake Snell on the injured list with the left 252 00:11:51.960 --> 00:11:55.559 shoulder inflammation. Tony Gonslan with the back tightness, is in 253 00:11:55.600 --> 00:11:58.440 Triple A Oklahoma City, as is Evan Phillips trying to 254 00:11:58.440 --> 00:12:01.720 work his way back from the right rotator cuff strain. 255 00:12:02.080 --> 00:12:04.320 We know Michael Kopek is on the men and Wardo 256 00:12:04.440 --> 00:12:07.840 Henriquez as well. Clayton Kershaw continues to work his way 257 00:12:07.879 --> 00:12:11.120 back from the off season to surgery. All right, let's 258 00:12:11.120 --> 00:12:13.440 head downstairs into the manager's room and here from the 259 00:12:13.480 --> 00:12:14.440 Dodgers kipper. 260 00:12:14.559 --> 00:12:15.639 Anything Dave? 261 00:12:15.679 --> 00:12:17.360 Do you think the question for Dave? 262 00:12:17.440 --> 00:12:20.440 Dave, can you just describe Dave? Can you talk about 263 00:12:20.480 --> 00:12:21.480 the pressure. 264 00:12:21.879 --> 00:12:26.519 In the dugouts with Dave Roberts watching the show and 265 00:12:26.720 --> 00:12:27.759 how did it go? To me? 266 00:12:28.360 --> 00:12:32.399 It went well, right around thirty pitches, it was four 267 00:12:32.480 --> 00:12:36.720 sing fastball, two seeing fastball, and his split command was 268 00:12:36.759 --> 00:12:41.080 really good. Came out of it well, So yeah, I 269 00:12:41.120 --> 00:12:44.600 think so it's just going to continue to build up, 270 00:12:44.679 --> 00:12:47.840 build on that, and we'll see where you go from. 271 00:12:47.759 --> 00:12:53.039 There on the mound. I know, you know, just how 272 00:12:53.159 --> 00:12:55.320 big of that last out in confidence build are all 273 00:12:55.399 --> 00:12:58.279 the sorts? What are you hoping to see just today 274 00:12:58.320 --> 00:12:59.919 and how he carries that moment into it. 275 00:13:01.320 --> 00:13:04.279 I think, you know, last night was a pretty good 276 00:13:04.360 --> 00:13:10.519 blueprint on what to do, you know, get ahead, mix 277 00:13:10.600 --> 00:13:13.440 in both of your breaking balls and certainly the split 278 00:13:13.600 --> 00:13:19.799 is his primary, you know, secondary pitch, command the fastball 279 00:13:19.879 --> 00:13:23.799 and fill it up. And so I think that Yoshi 280 00:13:23.840 --> 00:13:26.000 had really good rhythm last night, and if Roki can 281 00:13:26.200 --> 00:13:29.240 kind of simulate that follow that, then we should be 282 00:13:29.240 --> 00:13:29.960 in good shape. 283 00:13:30.360 --> 00:13:31.240 Talk last night. 284 00:13:31.120 --> 00:13:36.639 About Yoshinovo and Roki having similar fastball split heavy river 285 00:13:36.720 --> 00:13:39.399 tours because of that, would you. 286 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:41.639 Eventually like to split them up in their rotation or 287 00:13:41.759 --> 00:13:44.360 is there once a week scheduling that all the working about. 288 00:13:46.440 --> 00:13:49.559 Yeah, I think that's a fair question, I think right now, 289 00:13:49.600 --> 00:13:52.120 obviously with the once a week it's kind of in 290 00:13:52.159 --> 00:13:55.039 the way the schedule of the off days it makes 291 00:13:55.080 --> 00:13:58.279 the most sense. But when we get into April things, 292 00:13:58.320 --> 00:14:01.720 that's when things can sort of open up and uh, 293 00:14:02.039 --> 00:14:05.519 you know, the days of rest for both those pictures 294 00:14:05.519 --> 00:14:09.679 could possibly change, where then that conversation or that outcome 295 00:14:09.759 --> 00:14:10.279 might happen. 296 00:14:10.600 --> 00:14:12.919 All right, there's Dave Roberts down in the dugout talking 297 00:14:12.960 --> 00:14:15.039 with the media just a short time ago. When we 298 00:14:15.080 --> 00:14:17.919 continue here, I'm Wrongo Casino Dodgers on deck. We will 299 00:14:18.000 --> 00:14:20.759 check in with David Vassy as we're leading you up 300 00:14:20.799 --> 00:14:23.240 to first pitch on this Saturday night. Dodgers in Cubs. 301 00:14:23.279 --> 00:14:25.360 First pitch set for six ten. I'm Tim Kates and 302 00:14:25.399 --> 00:14:28.120 this is the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. 303 00:14:31.919 --> 00:14:38.000 This is Marongo Casino Dodgers on dech on, your home 304 00:14:38.080 --> 00:14:39.960 for the Blue all season long. 305 00:14:41.039 --> 00:14:44.120 It's a Dodgers in Cobs on this Saturday night. Rokie Sasaki, 306 00:14:44.159 --> 00:14:46.720 Ben Brown. The pitching matchup coming up. We'll dive deeper 307 00:14:46.759 --> 00:14:50.080 into this pitching matchup. You're gonna hear from Ryan Brazier 308 00:14:50.120 --> 00:14:52.080 in about twenty minutes. Stephen and Rick will have the 309 00:14:52.120 --> 00:14:52.799 keys to the game. 310 00:14:52.840 --> 00:14:57.480 But first, joining Tim Kates on Dodgers on Deck. 311 00:14:57.559 --> 00:14:59.320 I accept everybody for who they are. 312 00:14:59.440 --> 00:15:02.679 This is Dodger insider David Bai. 313 00:15:03.200 --> 00:15:03.879 All right, David. 314 00:15:03.960 --> 00:15:06.720 Last night Dodgers win three to nothing, Tommy Edmond with 315 00:15:06.759 --> 00:15:08.799 a three run home run. It's a team full of 316 00:15:08.840 --> 00:15:12.639 superstars and MVPs. How much does Tommy Edmond mean to 317 00:15:12.720 --> 00:15:13.639 this team right now? 318 00:15:14.440 --> 00:15:15.279 He's the glue. 319 00:15:15.480 --> 00:15:18.559 I mean, from the first game in Tokyo to where 320 00:15:18.600 --> 00:15:22.039 we're at now. After fifteen of them, Tommy Edmund has 321 00:15:22.080 --> 00:15:25.679 been the most consistent baseball player the Dodgers have had 322 00:15:26.080 --> 00:15:30.279 offensively and defensively. You may have mentioned this earlier in 323 00:15:30.320 --> 00:15:34.519 the show Tim but Tommy Edmond is one of seven 324 00:15:34.639 --> 00:15:38.360 players in Major League Baseball that have six home runs 325 00:15:38.399 --> 00:15:41.399 to lead the league. It includes guys by the name 326 00:15:41.399 --> 00:15:45.480 of Mike Trout, Kyle Schwarber, and Aaron Judge. Tommy Edmond 327 00:15:45.559 --> 00:15:48.639 is part of that group with six home runs, and yesterday, 328 00:15:48.759 --> 00:15:51.639 in his third at bat against left hander Matthew boyd 329 00:15:51.879 --> 00:15:55.519 Is when he hit that big three run home runs. 330 00:15:55.600 --> 00:15:56.519 You just performed better. 331 00:15:56.600 --> 00:15:58.039 More and more times you see a guy you know, 332 00:15:58.200 --> 00:15:59.639 the second time through line up a little bit better, 333 00:15:59.639 --> 00:16:01.200 third time through the lineup a little bit better. 334 00:16:01.240 --> 00:16:03.240 And I don't want to say we got to him, but. 335 00:16:03.240 --> 00:16:05.320 We were able to scratch across a few runs and 336 00:16:05.360 --> 00:16:07.360 that third time through the lineup, but he just did 337 00:16:07.360 --> 00:16:08.759 a good job kind of throw out the game up 338 00:16:08.799 --> 00:16:09.240 to that point. 339 00:16:10.360 --> 00:16:12.639 And here's the thing about Tommy Edmund. He hit that 340 00:16:12.759 --> 00:16:15.519 home run from the right side of the plate. In 341 00:16:15.600 --> 00:16:18.759 his career, he hasn't been that good from the leb side, 342 00:16:18.759 --> 00:16:21.519 but he made an adjustment during the op season to 343 00:16:21.559 --> 00:16:25.320 stand a little taller to generate more power. In its work. 344 00:16:25.600 --> 00:16:28.360 He's hitting over three hundred from the left side of 345 00:16:28.399 --> 00:16:32.200 the plate, so it's working from both sides for Tommy Edmond. 346 00:16:32.120 --> 00:16:33.200 David has driven by Ford. 347 00:16:33.279 --> 00:16:34.799 There's one thing you like, its choices. 348 00:16:34.879 --> 00:16:37.480 Find yours with the fort f one fifty gas hybrid 349 00:16:37.600 --> 00:16:40.440 all electric tough this mark can only be called f 350 00:16:40.519 --> 00:16:44.080 one fifty. Roki Sisaki gets to start tonight David. The 351 00:16:44.120 --> 00:16:46.600 Cubs have seen him already, but after his last out, 352 00:16:46.600 --> 00:16:48.320 he kind of feels like maybe he's gotten a good 353 00:16:48.320 --> 00:16:48.840 page here. 354 00:16:50.120 --> 00:16:53.639 Yeah, that'll be interesting because when a team sees you 355 00:16:53.799 --> 00:16:57.080 so close since seeing you the first time, it could 356 00:16:57.120 --> 00:17:00.039 be a little challenging. And Justin Turner is in the 357 00:17:00.080 --> 00:17:02.960 starting lineup tonight for the Cubs. He was not expecting 358 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:05.640 to start any one of these three games. With the 359 00:17:05.720 --> 00:17:08.480 right handers the Dodgers were throwing at the Cubs. But 360 00:17:09.279 --> 00:17:12.519 Roki Sazaki, the last time we saw him at Dodger Stadium, 361 00:17:12.559 --> 00:17:16.519 threw forty one pitches in the first inning. It was disastrous, 362 00:17:16.599 --> 00:17:18.799 and his teammates said they just felt like he got 363 00:17:18.839 --> 00:17:22.599 a little too nervous in his Dodger Stadium debut. We'll 364 00:17:22.599 --> 00:17:25.440 see whether or not those nerves are there, because he's 365 00:17:25.480 --> 00:17:30.240 got to have fastball command to make that split fingered knuckleball. 366 00:17:30.279 --> 00:17:33.440 Whatever you want to call it, get Cubs to chase it, 367 00:17:33.640 --> 00:17:37.079 and Austin Barnes is catching him again and he had 368 00:17:37.119 --> 00:17:39.359 a good effect on him in his last start on 369 00:17:39.400 --> 00:17:40.279 the Pass road. 370 00:17:40.119 --> 00:17:43.359 Trip, Dave blake Snell on the Andrew List kind of 371 00:17:43.400 --> 00:17:46.920 halfway through that stint on the IL, how's he progressing? 372 00:17:46.920 --> 00:17:48.279 When can we see him? Maybe again? 373 00:17:49.119 --> 00:17:50.839 Well, you could have seen him, I think from your 374 00:17:50.920 --> 00:17:53.759 vantage point down the right field line on the suite 375 00:17:53.920 --> 00:17:57.000 level there. He was out visiting with some friends by 376 00:17:57.039 --> 00:18:00.480 the Dodger dugout look. Blake Snell's dealing with a couple 377 00:18:00.480 --> 00:18:03.640 of things, his shoulder tightness and also his home being 378 00:18:03.680 --> 00:18:08.000 broken into in Seattle when the day before he pitched 379 00:18:08.039 --> 00:18:11.200 on Opening Day. I'm told that Blake's now will be 380 00:18:11.319 --> 00:18:13.960 back by the end of April, so two to three 381 00:18:14.039 --> 00:18:15.680 starts and he should be good to go. 382 00:18:16.720 --> 00:18:19.480 David, this Cubs team, you mentioned Justin Turner in the 383 00:18:19.519 --> 00:18:21.519 lineup tonight. We heard him on the pregame with you 384 00:18:21.640 --> 00:18:24.680 last night. What's the feeling you get from JT as 385 00:18:24.680 --> 00:18:27.319 far as his career, where he's at right now, where 386 00:18:27.319 --> 00:18:30.359 he kind of involved with this Cubs team. 387 00:18:30.559 --> 00:18:33.039 Yeah, well, he said he doesn't want to make some 388 00:18:33.119 --> 00:18:36.960 sort of formal announcement where he gets too much attention 389 00:18:37.200 --> 00:18:40.200 as this might be his last year. He had always 390 00:18:40.240 --> 00:18:42.400 told us that he wanted to play until he was 391 00:18:42.480 --> 00:18:46.160 forty years old. Well, he's forty years old, and he's 392 00:18:46.279 --> 00:18:48.559 now kind of in the twilight of his career, so 393 00:18:48.599 --> 00:18:53.480 it wouldn't surprise me that this may be his last dance, 394 00:18:53.599 --> 00:18:56.920 even though he wouldn't say as much yesterday during the 395 00:18:56.960 --> 00:19:00.559 pregame show. But certainly he understands the end of his 396 00:19:00.720 --> 00:19:04.079 playing career is coming pretty close to the end, and 397 00:19:04.519 --> 00:19:07.079 he seems to be in a great spot mentally. He 398 00:19:07.279 --> 00:19:09.920 signed with the Cubs knowing he was not going to 399 00:19:09.960 --> 00:19:12.680 get as many plate appearances as he would with a 400 00:19:12.759 --> 00:19:15.960 lesser team, but he wants another chance to try to win, 401 00:19:16.160 --> 00:19:18.319