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And now your voice for Dodger Talk like that, 4 00:00:12.960 --> 00:00:13.800 David Vasse. 5 00:00:15.720 --> 00:00:19.399 We are live at Chase Field after the Dodgers defeat 6 00:00:19.440 --> 00:00:22.719 the Diamondbacks by a final score of ten to nine. 7 00:00:23.199 --> 00:00:26.879 Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vasse with you until eleven 8 00:00:27.079 --> 00:00:30.559 thirty tonight here on Dodgers Radio and five to seventy 9 00:00:30.679 --> 00:00:34.759 LA Sports and on the iHeartRadio app. What a game 10 00:00:34.799 --> 00:00:38.960 tonight here at Chase Field, A great opening act between 11 00:00:39.000 --> 00:00:42.560 these two teams, arguably the two best teams in the 12 00:00:42.640 --> 00:00:46.079 National League right now, and the Dodgers hold on for 13 00:00:46.159 --> 00:00:49.079 a ten to nine win. They had a five run 14 00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:52.240 lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning, but 15 00:00:52.679 --> 00:00:55.880 the Diamondbacks have had so many come from behind wins 16 00:00:55.920 --> 00:00:58.640 here at home. It looked like they were putting a 17 00:00:58.719 --> 00:01:02.960 scare into Anthony Banda and Dave Roberts, because they scored 18 00:01:03.000 --> 00:01:06.920 four runs in the ninth inning, including getting a three 19 00:01:07.079 --> 00:01:11.799 run home run from Johennio Suarez, his twenty first of 20 00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:15.560 the season. But Anthony Banda was able to hold on 21 00:01:15.879 --> 00:01:18.560 and get the final out of the game of a 22 00:01:19.120 --> 00:01:23.879 very very entertaining first game before forty six thousand and 23 00:01:24.040 --> 00:01:27.840 six to h six. Here at Chase Field, we have 24 00:01:28.040 --> 00:01:31.359 three lines open at eight six, six, nine, eight seven, two, 25 00:01:31.439 --> 00:01:34.799 five seventy. We will get to you. We will hear 26 00:01:34.920 --> 00:01:38.760 from Clayton Kershaw. We will hear from Dave Roberts, we 27 00:01:38.799 --> 00:01:43.040 will hear from Max Munsey, we will hear from Freddie Freeman. 28 00:01:43.439 --> 00:01:47.239 But a few different key plays moments in this game 29 00:01:47.280 --> 00:01:50.439 that stood out to me. Number one the first inning 30 00:01:50.560 --> 00:01:54.359 Freddie Freeman's two run home run. After missing the entire 31 00:01:54.439 --> 00:01:58.040 Baltimore series, Freddy comes back to hit his first home 32 00:01:58.120 --> 00:02:02.000 run since August ninth. That was huge and certainly gave 33 00:02:02.040 --> 00:02:05.519 the Dodgers some confidence and maybe put some doubt in 34 00:02:05.599 --> 00:02:09.719 that Arizona dugout, although it did not last long. Arizona, 35 00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:14.919 who unceremoniously swept the Dodgers out of the NLDS last year, 36 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:18.960 really believes they belong on the same field now as 37 00:02:19.039 --> 00:02:23.039 the Dodgers. If you go back to twenty sixteen, twenty seventeen, 38 00:02:23.599 --> 00:02:28.680 twenty eighteen, it was the Dodgers coming in to bully Arizona, 39 00:02:28.840 --> 00:02:31.840 even when Arizona beat the Dodgers maybe the six or 40 00:02:31.919 --> 00:02:36.240 seven final games of the twenty seventeen regular season. The 41 00:02:36.280 --> 00:02:39.719 Dodgers came back and swept them in the NLDS that 42 00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:44.000 year and made a statement so tonight coming in putting 43 00:02:44.080 --> 00:02:46.759 up a tense spot in their house and holding on 44 00:02:47.319 --> 00:02:51.159 in that fashion. With Clayton Kershaw going down in the 45 00:02:51.199 --> 00:02:55.039 second inning after giving up a leadoff home run to 46 00:02:55.120 --> 00:02:58.680 Corby and Carroll that forced the Dodgers to use seven 47 00:02:58.960 --> 00:03:03.759 different relief pitchers, Ryan Brasier gets the win in relief, 48 00:03:04.199 --> 00:03:07.840 and to me, Hujuenio Suarez came up with a big 49 00:03:07.879 --> 00:03:11.560 three run home run for Arizona in the ninth inning, 50 00:03:11.719 --> 00:03:14.759 but to me, the key at bat was in the 51 00:03:14.800 --> 00:03:19.360 fifth inning by Suarez. He did Brazier a huge favor 52 00:03:19.960 --> 00:03:24.319 because he swung at the first pitch, grounding into a 53 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:28.199 double play. All in all, in that fifth inning, because 54 00:03:28.199 --> 00:03:32.000 of Suarez swinging at that first pitch and grounding into 55 00:03:32.120 --> 00:03:36.879 a double play, Ryan Brasier only threw seven innings, so 56 00:03:36.919 --> 00:03:40.240 it gave Dave Roberts the option to bring back Brazier 57 00:03:40.719 --> 00:03:44.919 for the sixth inning or have one of these seven 58 00:03:45.000 --> 00:03:50.039 relievers fresh four tomorrow and for the day after because 59 00:03:50.240 --> 00:03:53.120 this is a four game series and right now the 60 00:03:53.199 --> 00:03:57.240 Dodger bullpen is a little compromised. But Brazier should be 61 00:03:57.280 --> 00:04:00.960 fresh and ready to go tomorrow. Because day Roberts chose 62 00:04:01.000 --> 00:04:04.360 to go with Michael Kopek in the sixth inning to 63 00:04:04.479 --> 00:04:09.120 face the bottom of the order. He was facing Newman 64 00:04:09.599 --> 00:04:14.919 Herrera and then Heraldo Perdomo in that sixth inning. He 65 00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:18.879 was able to get out of it by striking out 66 00:04:19.000 --> 00:04:22.720 Jock Peterson looking for the second out after walking Perdomo, 67 00:04:23.160 --> 00:04:27.120 and then a line shot by lords Guriel to Miguel 68 00:04:27.199 --> 00:04:30.439 Rojas ended the inning. And look, there is an argument 69 00:04:30.480 --> 00:04:33.800 to be made that maybe Anthony Bonda should have been 70 00:04:34.120 --> 00:04:37.560 in that sixth inning, or maybe Ryan Brazier should have 71 00:04:37.639 --> 00:04:41.160 came out for the sixth inning as well and save 72 00:04:41.279 --> 00:04:44.920 Kopek for the ninth. And I know you're playing to 73 00:04:45.000 --> 00:04:48.439 have your offense score more rons, and right there you 74 00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:52.120 have to get keep the game where it was. I 75 00:04:52.160 --> 00:04:54.839 know games could be lost in the sixth inning, but 76 00:04:55.560 --> 00:04:58.160 it's not out of the question to debate whether or 77 00:04:58.199 --> 00:05:00.519 not copex should have been used in the s inning 78 00:05:01.040 --> 00:05:05.439 or the ninth inning. But the way Dave Roberts managed 79 00:05:05.480 --> 00:05:10.040 It made sense from his standpoint. He was looking to 80 00:05:10.160 --> 00:05:12.600 keep the score where it was a close game at 81 00:05:12.600 --> 00:05:16.560 that point in time, and counting on his offense to 82 00:05:16.639 --> 00:05:19.680 score more. And he did hand the ball to Anthony 83 00:05:19.759 --> 00:05:24.000 Banda in the ninth inning with a five run lead. Now, 84 00:05:24.000 --> 00:05:27.240 I'm not going to say that's low leverage because, like 85 00:05:27.319 --> 00:05:30.399 I mentioned a, Jose Mota and those that have come 86 00:05:30.439 --> 00:05:34.879 to this ballpark have witnessed five run leads, not being 87 00:05:35.360 --> 00:05:38.600 a five run lead anywhere else. This is a hitters 88 00:05:38.680 --> 00:05:42.519 ballpark just as much as Corsefield is, so a five 89 00:05:42.600 --> 00:05:46.879 run lead is not as large as it seems. But uh, 90 00:05:47.120 --> 00:05:50.560 it made sense the way Dave Roberts played it. Anthony 91 00:05:50.639 --> 00:05:53.240 Banda has just got to execute his pitches and not 92 00:05:53.399 --> 00:05:56.720 wak hitters in that ninth inning with a five run lead. 93 00:05:57.160 --> 00:06:00.279 Eight six, six, nine, seven two five seventy is the 94 00:06:00.279 --> 00:06:03.240 phone number. Let's head downstairs right now to hear from 95 00:06:03.279 --> 00:06:06.959 the manager Dave Roberts after a big ten to nine win. 96 00:06:08.439 --> 00:06:12.079 There was there was some awareness it's a bone spur, 97 00:06:12.800 --> 00:06:19.040 and and it's it's obviously not good. There's swelling, there's pain, 98 00:06:20.920 --> 00:06:25.160 you know, So he's doing everything he can to kind 99 00:06:25.160 --> 00:06:27.920 of get through things. Some starts it feels fine and 100 00:06:27.959 --> 00:06:33.600 it's not impeding. Today certainly it was, and he just 101 00:06:34.560 --> 00:06:38.360 you know, he had nothing no legs today obviously, and 102 00:06:38.399 --> 00:06:41.480 then you start worrying about how it could affect his arm, 103 00:06:42.120 --> 00:06:47.399 and so there was just no other alternative but to 104 00:06:47.399 --> 00:06:52.079 take him on that second inning after the Carol at bat. 105 00:06:52.920 --> 00:06:55.360 So yeah, so we're gonna see how he comes in tomorrow. 106 00:06:56.959 --> 00:07:00.959 We got somebody coming just to potential if it is 107 00:07:01.000 --> 00:07:04.560 an aisle situation, because you know, obviously they have to 108 00:07:04.560 --> 00:07:10.279 cover nine innings eight innings tonight, given where we're at 109 00:07:10.600 --> 00:07:14.560 over the over the last series, you know, all these 110 00:07:14.560 --> 00:07:16.519 guys are going to be down, and we pitched guys 111 00:07:16.560 --> 00:07:19.680 tonight that we were really trying to stay away from, 112 00:07:19.680 --> 00:07:21.680 but we had to finish the game and cover the game. 113 00:07:22.600 --> 00:07:27.319 So that's kind of the circumstance. So yeah, we'll see 114 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:31.920 how it comes in. But I'd be shocked if if 115 00:07:31.959 --> 00:07:34.439 we don't have to make a move, you know, or 116 00:07:34.480 --> 00:07:35.120 to tomorrow. 117 00:07:35.399 --> 00:07:38.439 With when you kind of looked at Clayton was doing, either, 118 00:07:38.519 --> 00:07:41.079 what was the biggest indicator, I guess for you, because 119 00:07:41.079 --> 00:07:42.879 it seemed like even after that home run, like you 120 00:07:42.920 --> 00:07:45.639 got out there pretty quickly, just knowing that something needed 121 00:07:45.680 --> 00:07:46.199 to change. 122 00:07:46.319 --> 00:07:51.240 Yeah, I didn't know anything, you know, until after the 123 00:07:51.279 --> 00:07:54.959 first inning he came to me and said that, you know, 124 00:07:55.079 --> 00:07:56.079 the toe is just not. 125 00:07:57.560 --> 00:07:58.839 Feeling good and it's. 126 00:07:58.920 --> 00:08:01.480 Very painful, and he's going to give us what he 127 00:08:01.560 --> 00:08:03.759 has and just you know, so at that point in time, 128 00:08:03.759 --> 00:08:05.279 I was obviously going to keep a close eye on 129 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:07.759 him and wash him in his warm ups and then 130 00:08:08.120 --> 00:08:10.279 you know, gets ahead of Carol and then he hangs 131 00:08:10.279 --> 00:08:11.959 a breaking bone and I just felt that that just 132 00:08:12.040 --> 00:08:13.839 he just had nothing left. 133 00:08:15.319 --> 00:08:17.360 With poser the ball. 134 00:08:17.560 --> 00:08:22.120 It's been, it's been, and I'm sure it's been a 135 00:08:22.160 --> 00:08:24.079 couple of years, you know, just off and on, you know, 136 00:08:24.199 --> 00:08:29.199 just sometimes it just shows itself and he's doing everything 137 00:08:29.279 --> 00:08:32.840 he can, you know, and so I don't know, I 138 00:08:32.879 --> 00:08:34.360 don't know. I don't know how long it's been. I 139 00:08:34.399 --> 00:08:36.360 really don't, but it's been it's been a long time 140 00:08:36.600 --> 00:08:40.120 that you know, he's had good starts, he's had you know, 141 00:08:40.320 --> 00:08:43.080 mediocre starts, but it's it's been a thing, certainly for 142 00:08:43.159 --> 00:08:43.559 this year. 143 00:08:44.480 --> 00:08:48.159 All right. There's manager Dave Roberts describing what was going 144 00:08:48.200 --> 00:08:52.039 on physically with Clayton Kershaw that last pitch that he 145 00:08:52.080 --> 00:08:55.360 threw to Curb and Carol. It was a curveball, a 146 00:08:55.480 --> 00:09:00.720 hanging curveball to Carol that was sixty seven miles an hour. 147 00:09:00.919 --> 00:09:04.519 That's just not a Clayton Kershaw curveball. And that's how 148 00:09:04.559 --> 00:09:08.080 everybody knew, Okay, there's something going on. It obviously was 149 00:09:08.120 --> 00:09:11.639 not his elbow or his shoulder. It turned out to 150 00:09:11.720 --> 00:09:13.879 be his big left toe where he has a bone 151 00:09:13.919 --> 00:09:17.200 spur in it. So that was the reason why Clayton 152 00:09:17.279 --> 00:09:19.960 Kershaw came out of this game. And I was sitting 153 00:09:20.000 --> 00:09:23.559 next to Bob Nightingale from USA Today during the game tonight, 154 00:09:23.879 --> 00:09:26.039 and he said, it's going to take ten runs to 155 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:29.600 win this game. And like I mentioned during the Clubhouse show, 156 00:09:29.600 --> 00:09:31.919 if you grew up in LA and he turned on 157 00:09:32.000 --> 00:09:36.200 Clipper Basketball, they're play by play broadcaster Ralph Lawler used 158 00:09:36.240 --> 00:09:40.840 to say Lawler's law, whoever gets to one hundred first wins. Well, tonight, 159 00:09:41.200 --> 00:09:44.919 Lawler's law, whoever gets to ten wins the game. And 160 00:09:44.960 --> 00:09:47.919 that's what happened as the Dodgers got three home runs, 161 00:09:48.440 --> 00:09:51.320 one from Freeman, a two run shot in the first inning, 162 00:09:51.399 --> 00:09:53.919 a three run shot from Will Smith in the seventh, 163 00:09:54.200 --> 00:09:57.240 and show Hey Otani, which would turned out to be 164 00:09:57.639 --> 00:10:00.600 the difference in this game. His forty third home run 165 00:10:00.679 --> 00:10:04.080 in the eighth inning, O'tani becomes the first player in 166 00:10:04.159 --> 00:10:07.759 baseball history to be forty three and forty three and 167 00:10:07.840 --> 00:10:11.399 becomes the only player to homer and steal a base 168 00:10:11.480 --> 00:10:14.879 six different times in a game in one season. Just 169 00:10:14.919 --> 00:10:18.200 an incredible year, and tonight it came in the process 170 00:10:18.279 --> 00:10:21.879 of winning. We will hear from Clayton Kershaw, Freddie Freeman, 171 00:10:21.960 --> 00:10:24.120 and Max Munsey a little bit later in the show, 172 00:10:24.320 --> 00:10:26.240 but we have a full board a call, so I 173 00:10:26.279 --> 00:10:29.159 want to get out to you. Let's start in Pasadena. Andy, 174 00:10:29.440 --> 00:10:31.919 You're on Dodger Talk Live from Chase Field. 175 00:10:32.039 --> 00:10:35.360 Hi, Andy, Hey, dB, how you doing. 176 00:10:35.559 --> 00:10:38.039 I'm doing good. I'm gonna need more energy from you, Andy. 177 00:10:38.120 --> 00:10:40.039 I mean, this was a big game, playoff game. 178 00:10:40.080 --> 00:10:44.279 Here, I'm here, No, I'm here. I'm actually just curious. 179 00:10:44.600 --> 00:10:45.799 He kind of covered it too. 180 00:10:45.679 --> 00:10:48.879 But I was just wondering what you thought about roberts 181 00:10:48.879 --> 00:10:51.000 Sony Kopek in the sixth innings. 182 00:10:51.440 --> 00:10:56.039 Yeah, at that point in time, I was expecting, because 183 00:10:56.120 --> 00:10:59.080 Brazier only threw seven pitches in that fifth inning, for 184 00:10:59.200 --> 00:11:01.799 him to come back out. But at that point in 185 00:11:01.840 --> 00:11:04.360 time and you're playing the long game. You're expecting your 186 00:11:04.399 --> 00:11:07.440 offense to score more runs and for you to have 187 00:11:08.600 --> 00:11:12.080 a lower leverage situation in the ninth and if it 188 00:11:12.159 --> 00:11:14.759 is a tighter game, you still had Evan Phillips to use. 189 00:11:14.840 --> 00:11:17.720 But I can understand what he's doing and I can't 190 00:11:17.759 --> 00:11:22.279 be I cannot contradict myself. I've said many times before, 191 00:11:22.919 --> 00:11:25.200 the game is not always in the ninth inning on 192 00:11:25.240 --> 00:11:27.480 the line. The game can be on the line in 193 00:11:27.559 --> 00:11:29.679 the sixth inning, and he felt like it was. 194 00:11:31.799 --> 00:11:35.080 You're right, but you know, the Diamondbacks have been coming 195 00:11:35.120 --> 00:11:37.480 back time and time again the last I don't know 196 00:11:37.480 --> 00:11:39.519 how many games, but they've been coming back in the 197 00:11:39.600 --> 00:11:42.799 later innings. And I thought when he put Kopek in 198 00:11:43.200 --> 00:11:44.159 it worked out tonight. 199 00:11:44.279 --> 00:11:45.480 But it just it didn't. 200 00:11:45.639 --> 00:11:48.240 It didn't sit with me right, you know. 201 00:11:48.600 --> 00:11:51.159 Yeah, it was six a six ' five lead at 202 00:11:51.159 --> 00:11:54.200 that point in time. He doesn't want Arizona to come back. 203 00:11:54.279 --> 00:11:57.080 It's the bottom of the order plus the leadoff hitter. 204 00:11:58.639 --> 00:12:01.240 There's a there's an argument to be made what you're 205 00:12:01.320 --> 00:12:04.879 contending that you should save Copek for the ninth inning 206 00:12:05.279 --> 00:12:08.039 if you believe your offense is going to score runs 207 00:12:08.080 --> 00:12:11.000 to give you a win, because you know, the ninth inning, 208 00:12:11.440 --> 00:12:15.360 especially in this atmosphere, against that team, it's not just 209 00:12:15.519 --> 00:12:18.559 any other team. It's not the it's not you know, 210 00:12:18.600 --> 00:12:21.840 you're not facing the Orioles, You're not facing the Mariners. 211 00:12:21.840 --> 00:12:28.279 It's a different type of animal in this environment. Yeah, yeah, 212 00:12:29.000 --> 00:12:31.720 I get right, Andy, all Right, cool, So I'm not 213 00:12:31.879 --> 00:12:34.399 arguing with you. I'm just trying to explain what I 214 00:12:34.440 --> 00:12:36.399 believe his thought process. 215 00:12:36.120 --> 00:12:37.960 Was, and I don't. 216 00:12:38.039 --> 00:12:39.840 I think we were all surprised to see and I'm 217 00:12:39.879 --> 00:12:41.919 glad to see it. Will Smith coming in with that 218 00:12:41.960 --> 00:12:43.159 three run home run. 219 00:12:46.519 --> 00:12:48.639 And he also hit the ball hard on the top 220 00:12:48.679 --> 00:12:51.559 of the ninth inning, Carol robbed him of extra basis 221 00:12:51.960 --> 00:12:55.200 going the opposite way. So that's a great sign that 222 00:12:55.240 --> 00:12:57.960 Will Smith is hitting the ball the way he did tonight. 223 00:12:58.320 --> 00:13:01.399 Thanks for the phone call. Appreciated by the way. Coming 224 00:13:01.440 --> 00:13:05.480 into this game since the All Star Break, Will Smith 225 00:13:05.919 --> 00:13:09.960 had only one home run. Tonight was only his second 226 00:13:10.000 --> 00:13:12.960 home run since the All Star Break, and coming into 227 00:13:13.039 --> 00:13:16.480 August he was only hitting one seventy two. But what 228 00:13:16.600 --> 00:13:18.879 a time to break out of a slump. A go 229 00:13:18.960 --> 00:13:21.600 ahead three run home run, A huge home run at 230 00:13:21.600 --> 00:13:24.000 that point in time to add to a one run lead, 231 00:13:24.399 --> 00:13:27.120 Will Smith's two out, three run home run in the 232 00:13:27.159 --> 00:13:32.559 seventh inning off of demoted closer here in Arizona, Paul Sewald, 233 00:13:32.960 --> 00:13:36.200 let's go out to Sergio and Azusa. You're on Dodger 234 00:13:36.240 --> 00:13:37.639 Talk with David vasse Hi. 235 00:13:37.759 --> 00:13:41.639 Sergio, Hi, David, how you doing great? Talking to you? 236 00:13:41.720 --> 00:13:41.960 Hey. 237 00:13:42.320 --> 00:13:45.039 I want to point out how they how they used 238 00:13:45.519 --> 00:13:49.720 out productively and they were able to be there. They 239 00:13:49.720 --> 00:13:52.399 did the little things and I just I mean, the 240 00:13:52.440 --> 00:13:54.600 home runs and doubles are exciting, but I get more 241 00:13:54.600 --> 00:13:58.399 excited seeing those sacrifices and those coming in, you know, 242 00:13:58.480 --> 00:14:01.480 being at the right spot. And I think that's the 243 00:14:01.600 --> 00:14:04.879 difference that's going to make this team a championship. Being 244 00:14:05.000 --> 00:14:07.759 able to hit it to the right move that runner 245 00:14:07.799 --> 00:14:11.039 over to third. I'm seeing more of that. I saw 246 00:14:11.159 --> 00:14:14.320 Mookie was clapping when he when he moved Phil hit 247 00:14:14.639 --> 00:14:17.799 over to third. And I just can't stress how when. 248 00:14:17.720 --> 00:14:22.519 They're losing, they're not getting that one run, that one run. 249 00:14:22.320 --> 00:14:24.559 That they get a leadoff double and then they just 250 00:14:24.639 --> 00:14:28.360 pop up and strike out. That's I'm really excited about that. 251 00:14:29.440 --> 00:14:32.039 Yeah, that was There were a few different times tonight 252 00:14:32.120 --> 00:14:34.679 that happened, Sergio, and I'm glad you pointed that out 253 00:14:34.759 --> 00:14:41.080 because tonight had to be the start of team over me, 254 00:14:41.080 --> 00:14:44.000 meaning having more team at bats. We saw that when 255 00:14:44.080 --> 00:14:46.720 Mookie bed sitting a fly ball the center field in 256 00:14:46.759 --> 00:14:49.679 the second inning. We saw that also in the second 257 00:14:49.679 --> 00:14:53.960 inning where Freddie Freeman, after Otani stole second, got to 258 00:14:54.080 --> 00:14:57.159 third on the sack fly by Bets hit the ball 259 00:14:57.240 --> 00:15:00.200 to the right side to get the run in. That's 260 00:15:00.279 --> 00:15:03.480 the type of baseball that is going to win in October. 261 00:15:03.879 --> 00:15:06.360 And I thought it was phenomenal as well that your 262 00:15:06.399 --> 00:15:10.320 two biggest superstars are leading by example in that way. 263 00:15:10.679 --> 00:15:13.519 And speaking of Freddie Freeman, he had a huge two 264 00:15:13.639 --> 00:15:16.559 run home run in the first inning that gave the 265 00:15:16.679 --> 00:15:20.480 Dodgers confidence throughout the rest of this game. And also, 266 00:15:20.960 --> 00:15:24.200 in my opinion, let the Diamondbacks know they were here 267 00:15:24.240 --> 00:15:27.399 to play and we're not going to be complacent. I 268 00:15:27.480 --> 00:15:30.320 also thought the biggest play of the game was in 269 00:15:30.360 --> 00:15:33.879 the first inning when ta Oscar Hernandez made a great 270 00:15:34.039 --> 00:15:38.559 diving catch on a sinking line drive by Yuenio Suarez. 271 00:15:39.039 --> 00:15:43.159 Josh Bell a bad bass running mistake, ran the third 272 00:15:43.240 --> 00:15:46.600 without tagging up, thinking that it was going to drop 273 00:15:46.759 --> 00:15:50.200 or Hernandez trap the ball. He did not trap it. 274 00:15:50.320 --> 00:15:54.039 He caught it. The umpire signaled it very clearly, and 275 00:15:54.240 --> 00:15:57.559 the Dodgers were able to double up Josh Bell to 276 00:15:57.759 --> 00:16:01.200 end that inning on a very unique inning ending double 277 00:16:01.240 --> 00:16:05.519 play f seven seven to five to two on that play, 278 00:16:05.759 --> 00:16:08.159 and the run did score. They scored a run on 279 00:16:08.200 --> 00:16:11.480 that play. And I look back at it, and the 280 00:16:11.519 --> 00:16:15.360 scoring runner, Lord of Scouriel, did not leave third base early. 281 00:16:15.559 --> 00:16:18.200 So it was smart not to challenge that as well. 282 00:16:18.559 --> 00:16:21.240 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is 283 00:16:21.279 --> 00:16:24.840 the phone number. Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks in Game one 284 00:16:25.279 --> 00:16:28.840 of this four game series, ten to nine. Let's go 285 00:16:28.879 --> 00:16:31.759 out to Huntington Beach. Mark, you're on Dodger Talk with 286 00:16:31.879 --> 00:16:33.039 David vasse Hi. Mark. 287 00:16:33.960 --> 00:16:37.240 Hey, David, first time caller. Uh And I've been a 288 00:16:37.279 --> 00:16:39.720 Dodger fan since the days of the bleacher Bums in 289 00:16:39.799 --> 00:16:42.840 seventy two out in leftfield pavilion. But with Charlie Hoff 290 00:16:42.879 --> 00:16:46.879 and the bullpen talking to him, but nice, is it 291 00:16:48.600 --> 00:16:51.759 too optimistic or should we start focusing on the Dodgers 292 00:16:51.879 --> 00:16:54.039 magic number? Just think of the other teams, Say God, 293 00:16:54.080 --> 00:16:57.039 they're already thinking what's their magic numbers. They're already thinking 294 00:16:57.120 --> 00:16:58.600 that I all have to do is win. I don't 295 00:16:58.600 --> 00:17:01.480 know how many games are what six something like that? 296 00:17:01.759 --> 00:17:03.960 Yeah, why don't we, uh, why don't we talk about 297 00:17:03.960 --> 00:17:07.319 magic number after Monday's game? Mark, to see how this 298 00:17:07.440 --> 00:17:09.039 series plays out? How about that? 299 00:17:09.400 --> 00:17:11.440 I'm gonna make a I'll make a prediction. They're gonna 300 00:17:11.480 --> 00:17:13.440 sweep them all four games. 301 00:17:13.519 --> 00:17:18.039 Okay, eight back that that is a huge prediction. Okay, Mark, 302 00:17:18.319 --> 00:17:20.880 thank you for the phone call. Eight six six nine 303 00:17:20.920 --> 00:17:24.279 eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers 304 00:17:24.319 --> 00:17:27.440 with the win tonight ensure they will be in first 305 00:17:27.480 --> 00:17:31.640 place when they leave Arizona and return home to Dodger 306 00:17:31.720 --> 00:17:35.039 Stadium on Tuesday night. They are five games ahead of 307 00:17:35.079 --> 00:17:40.359 both Arizona and San Diego in the NL West. Unfortunately, though, 308 00:17:40.400 --> 00:17:43.880 they win the game, but lose Clayton Kershaw. He comes 309 00:17:43.920 --> 00:17:46.960 out with bone spur in his big left toe. Let's 310 00:17:46.960 --> 00:17:49.839 head downstairs right now to the Dodger Clubhouse to hear 311 00:17:50.200 --> 00:17:51.559 from the future Hall of Famer. 312 00:17:52.119 --> 00:17:52.319 Yeah. 313 00:17:52.319 --> 00:17:54.720 I just couldn't really push off, you know, And it's 314 00:17:54.759 --> 00:17:57.200 frustrating when you know, everything else seems to be feeling great, 315 00:17:57.200 --> 00:17:59.799 but you know, I just no matter what I did, 316 00:18:00.000 --> 00:18:02.440 couldn't find it like a comfortable way to push off 317 00:18:02.440 --> 00:18:02.960 on my toe. 318 00:18:03.079 --> 00:18:06.000 So it super frustrating. 319 00:18:06.039 --> 00:18:08.079 Obviously put the team in a really tough spot, you know, 320 00:18:08.119 --> 00:18:11.799 having the bullpen to cover eight innings. But the team 321 00:18:11.799 --> 00:18:14.759 did amazing, you know, they they battled and grinded, and 322 00:18:14.920 --> 00:18:17.279 I know the bullpens hanging after today, so you know, 323 00:18:17.319 --> 00:18:20.640 obviously disappointed that I was the culprit of that, but 324 00:18:21.119 --> 00:18:23.079 they did an unbelievable job and it was it was 325 00:18:23.079 --> 00:18:23.920 a big one for us. 326 00:18:24.039 --> 00:18:26.640 Is this something that you've dealt with before? And are 327 00:18:27.119 --> 00:18:28.960 I guess and even looking ahead, are you kind of 328 00:18:28.960 --> 00:18:30.920 concerned as to what is next for you in regard 329 00:18:30.920 --> 00:18:31.559 to this injury. 330 00:18:32.160 --> 00:18:34.079 Yeah, I just have to see I've come out of 331 00:18:34.079 --> 00:18:34.640 it tomorrow. 332 00:18:35.880 --> 00:18:39.839 Not a lot of answers right now, but yeah, I 333 00:18:39.960 --> 00:18:42.519 just no matter what I did, I couldn't really find 334 00:18:42.519 --> 00:18:44.640 a way to push off to night. So you know, 335 00:18:44.680 --> 00:18:48.000 maybe it'll feel better tomorrow. I don't know you or 336 00:18:48.119 --> 00:18:49.599 during the first thing. 337 00:18:50.920 --> 00:18:53.319 I felt it? Did you learn the team and the. 338 00:18:53.319 --> 00:18:55.599 Dug out after the first looked like Joe was already warm, 339 00:18:55.640 --> 00:18:58.000 and when you went out there for the second. 340 00:18:58.759 --> 00:18:59.880 I just I just felt it. 341 00:19:00.039 --> 00:19:03.880 Yeah, you are you gonna have at a trade or 342 00:19:04.400 --> 00:19:05.880 an MRI or anything on it. 343 00:19:06.519 --> 00:19:08.279 He'll figure all this about tomorrow. Probably. 344 00:19:09.200 --> 00:19:11.880 Was it affecting, like all your pitches looked like like 345 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:14.039 the velo on the fastball and slider okay, but like 346 00:19:14.039 --> 00:19:17.200 the kurveball one was down. Was it anything in particular 347 00:19:17.240 --> 00:19:18.119 that made it tougher? 348 00:19:18.240 --> 00:19:19.240 It just didn't feel great? 349 00:19:19.359 --> 00:19:24.680 Yeah, all right. There's Clayton Kershaw after the game, obviously disappointed. 350 00:19:24.759 --> 00:19:29.240 He really takes it hard when he compromises the team, 351 00:19:29.359 --> 00:19:32.039 and that's what happened tonight when he couldn't continue in 352 00:19:32.039 --> 00:19:35.720 that second inning. The Dodgers had to use seven different relievers. 353 00:19:35.759 --> 00:19:38.559 And going into the rest of this series and the 354 00:19:38.559 --> 00:19:40.880 rest of this road trip, the Dodgers will not be 355 00:19:40.960 --> 00:19:43.839 at Dodgers Stadium on Tuesday night. I forgot. They got 356 00:19:43.839 --> 00:19:47.680 two games in Anaheim against the Angels starting on Tuesday 357 00:19:47.880 --> 00:19:51.359 and going into Wednesday, and then on Friday, the Dodgers 358 00:19:51.359 --> 00:19:55.720 are back at home. But nonetheless, this is not just 359 00:19:55.799 --> 00:19:58.359 about tonight. It's about tomorrow. It's about the rest of 360 00:19:58.400 --> 00:20:01.039 the series. It's about the the rest of this road 361 00:20:01.039 --> 00:20:03.480 trip before they get to their day off on Thursday, 362 00:20:03.519 --> 00:20:07.799 where they can reset this bullpen. So the Dodgers definitely 363 00:20:07.839 --> 00:20:11.039 are going to make some moves and bring in some 364 00:20:11.119 --> 00:20:15.279 fresh arms that Dave Roberts can rely upon not only tomorrow, 365 00:20:15.279 --> 00:20:19.119 but the rest of this road trip where they play 366 00:20:19.160 --> 00:20:22.079 three more here and then two in Anaheim against the Angels. 367 00:20:22.400 --> 00:20:25.079 Eight six six nine, eight seven two five seventy is 368 00:20:25.119 --> 00:20:28.559 the phone number. Dodgers beat Arizona ten to nine at 369 00:20:28.640 --> 00:20:31.200 Chase Field tonight. We're gonna take a time out when 370 00:20:31.240 --> 00:20:33.880 we continue more of your phone calls. We have phone 371 00:20:33.920 --> 00:20:36.759 lines open at eight six six nine, eight seven two 372 00:20:36.920 --> 00:20:40.200 five seventy. Dodgers win their eighty first game of the 373 00:20:40.279 --> 00:20:43.319 year and increase their lead in the NLS to five 374 00:20:43.400 --> 00:20:46.200 games after a ten to nine win in the Desert 375 00:20:46.519 --> 00:20:48.480 on a five to seventy LA Sports. 376 00:20:53.319 --> 00:20:56.519 Dodger Talk is available on AM five seventy LA sports 377 00:20:56.559 --> 00:21:00.559 dot com, hand on the iHeartRadio app. Back to more 378 00:21:00.720 --> 00:21:04.079 Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Vasse. 379 00:21:04.920 --> 00:21:07.240 She won't stretch of the old twos, swung on a 380 00:21:07.359 --> 00:21:10.920 hammer left field. This one's teap, this one's heading back 381 00:21:10.960 --> 00:21:15.720 toward the wall. It's got a home run Number forty three. 382 00:21:15.839 --> 00:21:19.119 The first major leaguer to have forty three home runs 383 00:21:19.240 --> 00:21:20.119 forty three. 384 00:21:19.960 --> 00:21:25.039 Stolen bases the Passos Alex Rodriguez the forty two forty 385 00:21:25.079 --> 00:21:26.000 two Club. 386 00:21:28.599 --> 00:21:34.119 Joey O'tani becomes the first player in baseball history to 387 00:21:34.200 --> 00:21:37.720 hit forty three home runs and steal forty three bases 388 00:21:38.279 --> 00:21:41.599 in the same season. His quest for fifty to fifty 389 00:21:41.720 --> 00:21:45.799 continues as the Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks ten to nine 390 00:21:46.240 --> 00:21:50.480 at Chase Field. David Vasse live in Arizona, Dodger Talk 391 00:21:50.559 --> 00:21:54.039 with you until eleven thirty tonight here on a five 392 00:21:54.039 --> 00:21:57.960 to seventy LA Sports. 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