WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.480 --> 00:00:06.480 One thing about this geen is the invisible and tangibles 2 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.919 that they have. 3 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:09.400 This team is really becoming a family. 4 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:10.679 Let's not play one on too. 5 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:11.519 Let's wind. 6 00:00:11.919 --> 00:00:13.679 I love writing me these guys after the show. 7 00:00:13.800 --> 00:00:15.199 So just thank you, give me are. 8 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:17.480 Your attention, your fire, and not a pisses. 9 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:22.239 This is world champion, Dodger world championing for a small 10 00:00:22.280 --> 00:00:23.960 soft time. They get up people what they want to 11 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:26.600 die too? In a row two is special. I'm like, yeah, 12 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:31.359 it's not a headache one of them. Come, this ball's gone. 13 00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:32.479 You ready to go? 14 00:00:32.679 --> 00:00:32.880 Sure? 15 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:34.119 Hell old time go. 16 00:00:34.159 --> 00:00:34.759 To the sun. 17 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:37.359 Grab your phone to get in on the show called 18 00:00:37.439 --> 00:00:40.880 eight six six nine eighty seven two five seven. 19 00:00:40.359 --> 00:00:42.920 And go to the show. And now your host of 20 00:00:43.039 --> 00:00:49.479 Dodger Talk, David Basse. Welcome to Dodger Talk. David Basse, 21 00:00:49.719 --> 00:00:53.280 with you until eleven thirty Tonight at eight six six 22 00:00:53.439 --> 00:00:57.280 nine eighty seven two five seventy. The Dodgers defeat the 23 00:00:57.359 --> 00:01:00.840 Nationals tonight by a final score of six to five. 24 00:01:00.920 --> 00:01:04.519 Tonight was game one of a three game weekend series 25 00:01:04.560 --> 00:01:09.400 here at Dodgers Stadium between Washington and the Dodgers. Washington 26 00:01:09.439 --> 00:01:13.519 really scuffling coming to town this weekend. They just snapped 27 00:01:13.519 --> 00:01:17.879 an eleven game losing streak yesterday thanks to a walk 28 00:01:17.920 --> 00:01:22.120 off home run by James Wood and Washington after the 29 00:01:22.159 --> 00:01:26.159 lost tonight is thirty one and forty five. The Dodgers 30 00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:29.799 improved their record of forty seven and thirty with the 31 00:01:29.840 --> 00:01:32.959 win tonight, and after seventy seven games they have the 32 00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:37.239 exact same record they had a year ago at this time, 33 00:01:37.640 --> 00:01:40.239 and they increased their lead in the division by a 34 00:01:40.280 --> 00:01:44.599 game because San Francisco lost to alex Cora and the 35 00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:48.480 Boston Red Sox tonight up there at Oracle Parks seven 36 00:01:48.519 --> 00:01:54.359 to five, and in San Diego, Fernando Tattis Junior was 37 00:01:54.400 --> 00:01:57.040 back in the starting lineup, but the Royals beat the 38 00:01:57.079 --> 00:02:01.359 Padres tonight six to five. The Dodgers now are four 39 00:02:01.439 --> 00:02:05.519 games ahead of San Francisco, six games ahead of the 40 00:02:05.560 --> 00:02:09.960 Padres in the NL West. Eight six six eight seven 41 00:02:10.039 --> 00:02:13.759 two five seventy is the phone number. Clayton kershot tonight 42 00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:17.960 with four strikeouts. He's eight away from three thousand in 43 00:02:18.080 --> 00:02:21.879 his career, likely making his next start in the finale 44 00:02:22.240 --> 00:02:26.400 of that series at Corsfield and then coming back home 45 00:02:26.560 --> 00:02:31.240 against the White Sox. If everything basically stays on schedule, 46 00:02:31.840 --> 00:02:35.800 So there is a real possibility that Kershaw reaches the 47 00:02:35.879 --> 00:02:40.599 three thousand strikeout milestone here at Dodger Stadium in two 48 00:02:40.639 --> 00:02:43.520 starts from now, but we'll see where it goes. Because 49 00:02:43.919 --> 00:02:46.680 the Rockies have struck out more than any other team 50 00:02:46.759 --> 00:02:51.120 in baseball, so it is conceivable Kershaw could get eight 51 00:02:51.199 --> 00:02:55.560 punchouts at Corse Field this upcoming week. Eight six six 52 00:02:55.840 --> 00:02:58.560 eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. A 53 00:02:58.639 --> 00:03:00.800 couple of other things I want to point out about 54 00:03:00.800 --> 00:03:05.159 tonight's game. Kershaw maybe not his best stuff all night long. 55 00:03:05.360 --> 00:03:08.719 Certainly he wasn't as effective as we had seen him 56 00:03:08.919 --> 00:03:12.199 in his previous two starts going back to Saint Louis 57 00:03:12.240 --> 00:03:15.680 and on this homestand against the Giants, but he found 58 00:03:15.719 --> 00:03:18.400 a way, found a way to only give up two runs, 59 00:03:18.759 --> 00:03:21.879 even with in his own words, not having the consistency 60 00:03:22.360 --> 00:03:25.520 he would like, and he kept the Dodgers in the 61 00:03:25.599 --> 00:03:30.599 game and went seventy eight pitches in five innings, four strikeouts. 62 00:03:30.639 --> 00:03:32.719 And you got to give a lot of props tonight 63 00:03:33.039 --> 00:03:36.639 to the eight to nine hitters Keiky Hernandez and Miguel Rojas, 64 00:03:36.919 --> 00:03:40.919 who were combined four for six tonight with two doubles, 65 00:03:41.000 --> 00:03:45.080 a two run home run, two RBIs, and four run scored. 66 00:03:45.240 --> 00:03:49.080 Those guys really made the offense go tonight. Andy Pajez 67 00:03:49.199 --> 00:03:52.080 continues to swing a hot bat. He's two for four 68 00:03:52.120 --> 00:03:54.960 with an RBI. Otani and Mooki also drove in a 69 00:03:55.039 --> 00:03:58.360 run tonight, so they got contributions from the eight to 70 00:03:58.439 --> 00:04:02.439 nine guys that turned the lineup over for Otani, Betts 71 00:04:02.680 --> 00:04:05.639 and the rest. Will Smith on base twice tonight with 72 00:04:05.719 --> 00:04:09.879 two walks, so this offense seems to be really coming together. 73 00:04:10.599 --> 00:04:15.080 The only glaring weak spot is Michael Conforto, who got 74 00:04:15.159 --> 00:04:17.680 the starting left field again tonight and was zero for 75 00:04:17.800 --> 00:04:21.319 four with the strikeout. But Conforto made a nice catch 76 00:04:21.360 --> 00:04:24.399 tonight in the game, diving to in the inning, so 77 00:04:24.879 --> 00:04:27.639 he did a nice job. And I would say, you know, 78 00:04:27.759 --> 00:04:32.879 Confordo's been better than expected defensively tonight. Confordo's catch to 79 00:04:33.040 --> 00:04:37.600 end the seventh inning was nice on Brandon Low, so 80 00:04:38.199 --> 00:04:41.959 that that was probably the highlight for Comfortera tonight. And 81 00:04:42.439 --> 00:04:44.879 I don't know where the Dodgers go with this. The 82 00:04:44.920 --> 00:04:47.399 reason why he got the start is for some reason, 83 00:04:47.439 --> 00:04:51.240 he's better against lefties than he is against righty's, so 84 00:04:51.319 --> 00:04:54.079 that's why he was in there against Mackenzie Gore. You 85 00:04:54.120 --> 00:04:56.920 had Kei k at first, giving Freddie a day off. 86 00:04:57.319 --> 00:05:00.000 Rojas was at third, giving Muncie a day off against 87 00:05:00.120 --> 00:05:03.800 the lefty. But uh, Dave Roberts made it sound like 88 00:05:04.240 --> 00:05:07.439 he was going to bench Conforto, but he did say 89 00:05:07.480 --> 00:05:09.639 he was going to get some starts here and there, 90 00:05:09.920 --> 00:05:12.759 so we'll see what it looks like tomorrow. But you know, 91 00:05:12.800 --> 00:05:15.279 he's sitting one sixty five. He has no ps of 92 00:05:15.319 --> 00:05:18.800 five seventy two. I still don't believe he's this bad 93 00:05:18.800 --> 00:05:22.399 of a player. His his resume certainly says he isn't. 94 00:05:22.519 --> 00:05:26.240 But for whatever reason, it hasn't come together. But nonetheless, 95 00:05:26.279 --> 00:05:28.639 with all that being said, and maybe the reason why 96 00:05:28.720 --> 00:05:31.759 the Dodgers are giving Conforto a little bit longer of 97 00:05:31.800 --> 00:05:35.279 a leash is because they're forty seven to thirty and 98 00:05:35.360 --> 00:05:39.160 the offense is still rolling. Even with all that being said, 99 00:05:39.639 --> 00:05:42.279 eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is 100 00:05:42.319 --> 00:05:46.000 the phone number. Dodgers beat the Nationals tonight six to five. 101 00:05:46.399 --> 00:05:50.120 There was some fallout from last night's drama. In the 102 00:05:50.240 --> 00:05:53.920 ninth inning, In case you didn't notice, Dave Roberts was 103 00:05:53.959 --> 00:05:57.560 not in the Dodger dugout tonight because he and Padres 104 00:05:57.600 --> 00:06:02.600 manager Mike Shilt were suspended for one game. Shilt not 105 00:06:02.759 --> 00:06:05.879 in the dugout for the Padres tonight at Petco. The Dodgers. 106 00:06:05.959 --> 00:06:09.439 Dave Roberts not here at Dodgers Stadium after being suspended 107 00:06:09.439 --> 00:06:13.399 and fined, and also Robert Suarez was suspended and fined. 108 00:06:14.319 --> 00:06:19.279 The fine undisclosed. The suspension was for three games. I 109 00:06:19.279 --> 00:06:23.120 guess that's everybody agrees that was what needed to be done, 110 00:06:23.240 --> 00:06:26.920 no doubt about it. But how about the Padres bench coach. 111 00:06:27.839 --> 00:06:30.639 Shouldn't he have been suspended for a game being the 112 00:06:30.680 --> 00:06:35.079 acting manager after warnings were issued and Suarez was thrown 113 00:06:35.120 --> 00:06:37.160 out of the game. You know you could ask that 114 00:06:37.279 --> 00:06:41.639 question as well. And like I said, the prayers were answered. 115 00:06:42.120 --> 00:06:46.040 Manny Machado said, the Dodgers better pray that Fernando Tattis 116 00:06:46.120 --> 00:06:51.279 Junior CT scan came back negative, and it did. Those 117 00:06:51.319 --> 00:06:55.600 prayers by the Dodgers really worked. Tatis was back in 118 00:06:55.639 --> 00:06:58.720 the starting lineup tonight for the Padres and he was 119 00:06:58.879 --> 00:07:02.399 a big oh F zero for three with a walk, 120 00:07:03.399 --> 00:07:08.879 huge difference maker, huge difference maker, and as it always happens, 121 00:07:09.480 --> 00:07:13.439 win or lose the series. The Padres get so emotionally 122 00:07:13.600 --> 00:07:17.399 drained playing the Dodgers, they let down against the team 123 00:07:17.560 --> 00:07:21.000 like the royals in their own house. And how about this, 124 00:07:21.160 --> 00:07:24.680 The Dodgers are trend setters and the bar setters in 125 00:07:24.800 --> 00:07:29.439 Major League Baseball. They get into a little benches clearing 126 00:07:29.480 --> 00:07:32.759 issue with the Padres. And he got the Angels zag 127 00:07:32.879 --> 00:07:36.879 Netto going after Hunter Brown at Anaheim tonight. And then 128 00:07:36.959 --> 00:07:41.120 you had eroldish Chapman chirping and going after Wilmer Flores 129 00:07:41.600 --> 00:07:44.040 on the final out of the game in San Francisco. 130 00:07:44.199 --> 00:07:47.319 So I guess you know everybody around baseball was watching 131 00:07:47.319 --> 00:07:49.839 the game last night. They're like, hey, I want to 132 00:07:49.879 --> 00:07:52.160 be part of that kind of stuff too. And there 133 00:07:52.199 --> 00:07:55.360 were two separate games tonight that had some back and 134 00:07:55.439 --> 00:07:58.959 forth between pitchers and hitters. In Anaheim, it was Hunter 135 00:07:59.000 --> 00:08:03.240 Brown hitting zag Netta, who said that was two blanking times. 136 00:08:03.360 --> 00:08:06.319 And Hunter Brown, who's got an arm tattoo, don't want 137 00:08:06.319 --> 00:08:08.800 to mess with the picture with an arm tattoo. Uh 138 00:08:09.120 --> 00:08:13.600 took exception to it. Eight sixty six seven two five 139 00:08:13.720 --> 00:08:17.279 seventy is the phone number. Let's go out to Porterville, Howard, 140 00:08:17.439 --> 00:08:20.360 you're on Dodger talk with David messe Hi Howard. 141 00:08:21.079 --> 00:08:23.800 Hey, thanks for taking a call. Hope you guys are 142 00:08:23.839 --> 00:08:25.959 having a good night there. I had a couple of 143 00:08:26.040 --> 00:08:29.920 questions for you. Do you think that the Padres seeing 144 00:08:30.800 --> 00:08:37.279 you know, Shohei Yamamoto, Sasaki II Son Kim bypass them 145 00:08:37.759 --> 00:08:40.480 if I'm correcting that? For the Dodgers? Do you think 146 00:08:40.519 --> 00:08:43.399 there was a little resentment there last night which was 147 00:08:43.440 --> 00:08:47.159 the real reason show he got hit? And also, how 148 00:08:47.159 --> 00:08:53.559 does this work Dave? With Dave Roberts as the National League, 149 00:08:53.600 --> 00:08:56.519 as the All Star manager, how does he work? Does 150 00:08:56.559 --> 00:09:01.960 this impact his relationship with Tattoos and Machado? Can you 151 00:09:02.320 --> 00:09:04.679 maybe speak to that a little bit for that game? 152 00:09:05.600 --> 00:09:08.679 Well, Dave has maintained that he has a good relationship 153 00:09:08.679 --> 00:09:11.799 with Machado. I'm not sure how much of a relationship 154 00:09:11.840 --> 00:09:14.679 he has with Tattis Junior. We still have to wait 155 00:09:14.720 --> 00:09:17.519 and see if Fernando Tattists Junior is there because he's 156 00:09:17.559 --> 00:09:20.159 been in a slump. But I don't think in that 157 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:22.279 setting it's that big of a deal. Maybe they'll have 158 00:09:22.320 --> 00:09:27.120 a matter of fact conversation. But going back to the frustrations, yes, 159 00:09:27.240 --> 00:09:31.879 absolutely the Padres were frustrated that the Dodgers beat them 160 00:09:31.919 --> 00:09:35.360 in the NLDS last year after being up two games 161 00:09:35.360 --> 00:09:40.159 to one. They were frustrated. The Dodgers came back this 162 00:09:40.320 --> 00:09:42.320 year and beat them two out of three in their 163 00:09:42.320 --> 00:09:45.720 home ballpark last week, and they were frustrated. The Dodgers 164 00:09:45.720 --> 00:09:47.799 won the first three games of the series here at 165 00:09:47.840 --> 00:09:51.759 Dodgers Stadium, so their emotions again got the best of them. 166 00:09:52.120 --> 00:09:54.440 And their manager is supposed to be the adult in 167 00:09:54.519 --> 00:09:58.480 that dugout, and he was the juvenile. He was very 168 00:09:58.559 --> 00:10:01.559 sophomoric last night night at Dodgers Stadium. 169 00:10:02.639 --> 00:10:06.480 I agree. Do you think what's his name the picture? 170 00:10:07.360 --> 00:10:09.840 Do you think he should have gotten a longer suspension? 171 00:10:11.600 --> 00:10:15.559 From what I gathered in the dugout and around the 172 00:10:15.559 --> 00:10:19.759 field today, everybody felt like that was appropriate. Three games 173 00:10:19.799 --> 00:10:24.159 for a relief picture was appropriate. Thanks for the phone call, Howard, 174 00:10:24.200 --> 00:10:27.279 appreciate it. Eight sixty six nine to eighty seven two 175 00:10:27.360 --> 00:10:30.639 five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat the National 176 00:10:30.759 --> 00:10:34.039 six to five tonight behind five innings of Clayton Kershaw, 177 00:10:34.080 --> 00:10:38.000 who now is undefeated. If you could believe that, everybody 178 00:10:38.360 --> 00:10:41.639 always wants to pull the plug on his career prematurely, 179 00:10:41.759 --> 00:10:44.360 but here he is three and zero with an era 180 00:10:44.559 --> 00:10:48.600 hovering around three and going strong and finding a way. 181 00:10:49.200 --> 00:10:52.159 And that's an example for every other picture on this staff. 182 00:10:52.559 --> 00:10:56.440 Find a way, compete out there and get through it, 183 00:10:56.480 --> 00:11:00.559 no matter what's bothering you, whether or not you're feeling perfect, 184 00:11:01.360 --> 00:11:04.519 find a way. And that's what Kershaw has done in 185 00:11:04.639 --> 00:11:07.480 eighteen years at the major league level. Let's go out 186 00:11:07.519 --> 00:11:10.720 to Laguna, Neguel, Ralph, you're on Dodger Talk with David 187 00:11:10.799 --> 00:11:11.440 vasse Hi. 188 00:11:11.519 --> 00:11:14.720 Ralph, thank you, Thank you David for taking my call. 189 00:11:14.759 --> 00:11:16.840 I really appreciate I've been at Dodger fans with nineteen 190 00:11:16.879 --> 00:11:20.960 fifty five. I know you've been praising Mookie Bets for 191 00:11:21.080 --> 00:11:23.840 his dedicated work at to play shortstop this second year, 192 00:11:24.440 --> 00:11:26.480 and he puts in a lot of time and effort 193 00:11:26.519 --> 00:11:29.240 into this. In my opinion, just please let me get 194 00:11:29.279 --> 00:11:35.320 this out. Mookie Bets, Dave Ray Robinson, Ben's conforto. Mookie 195 00:11:35.320 --> 00:11:37.759 Bets should be permanently put back in the right field, 196 00:11:38.120 --> 00:11:41.759 tiaskar in the left and be done with it because 197 00:11:41.759 --> 00:11:45.080 he's burning himself out. He needs the rest back there 198 00:11:45.279 --> 00:11:48.279 just to concentrate it more naturally. He's the perfect right 199 00:11:48.320 --> 00:11:52.759 fielder since they signed Kim and Edmonds, and they can 200 00:11:52.879 --> 00:11:55.879 rotate them through second and short throughout the lineup in 201 00:11:55.919 --> 00:11:58.639 different different you know, different days, but they have a 202 00:11:58.639 --> 00:12:01.720 perfect perfect So that what I think should happen. As 203 00:12:01.759 --> 00:12:04.399 far as the batting order is concerned, Mookie Bets, you'd 204 00:12:04.440 --> 00:12:13.159 bat first, Freeman, second, third, Joska Can had his fourth, Schmid, Sift, Muncy, Edmunds, 205 00:12:13.279 --> 00:12:17.240 Kim and and Pies is the best ninth place hitter 206 00:12:17.279 --> 00:12:22.639 in baseball. That's right, because he can he can put 207 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:25.000 the ball in play, and the. 208 00:12:25.000 --> 00:12:28.159 Lineup a little bit more. I would not go that far, 209 00:12:28.279 --> 00:12:30.679 but let's go back to your original point about Mooki 210 00:12:30.799 --> 00:12:34.000 going back to right field. That's not outrageous, Ralph, and 211 00:12:34.039 --> 00:12:36.559 I'll be candid with you. Other fans have asked me 212 00:12:36.600 --> 00:12:40.200 that as well. But you have to concede that last year, 213 00:12:40.639 --> 00:12:43.679 before Mooki was hit on the hand, he was hitting 214 00:12:43.840 --> 00:12:47.200 really well playing shortstop, and he wasn't even that great 215 00:12:47.200 --> 00:12:50.960 of a shortstop. Last year. He certainly is at least 216 00:12:51.200 --> 00:12:53.919 five times better than he was a year ago, and 217 00:12:53.960 --> 00:12:56.200 he was on his way to winning an MVP before 218 00:12:56.240 --> 00:12:58.120 he got hit in the hand by a pitch and 219 00:12:58.480 --> 00:13:02.159 missed six weeks. So For those that say that, uh, 220 00:13:02.320 --> 00:13:06.039 the position has taking away his offense, well it didn't 221 00:13:06.159 --> 00:13:10.360 last year, and he's making really good plays at shortstop now. 222 00:13:10.440 --> 00:13:13.320 If the Dodgers really need to move them back to 223 00:13:13.399 --> 00:13:17.919 right field, which I doubt will happen, he would probably 224 00:13:18.000 --> 00:13:21.200 concede and like he did last year, understand where the 225 00:13:21.240 --> 00:13:26.480 Dodgers needed him the most. But I refute that offense 226 00:13:26.559 --> 00:13:30.159 is being taken away from Mookie because he's playing shortstop, 227 00:13:30.360 --> 00:13:33.399 because he hit really well last year playing. 228 00:13:33.159 --> 00:13:37.320 Shortstop, well, well, they have Edmunds now for a whole 229 00:13:37.360 --> 00:13:40.480 year they didn't have last year. Yeah, graded at elite 230 00:13:40.840 --> 00:13:44.120 as a second baseman, a shortstop and center field us 231 00:13:44.279 --> 00:13:46.440 you want to gold glove at second base, and so 232 00:13:46.559 --> 00:13:48.919 Mookie Bets they don't need him at shortstop. They could 233 00:13:48.919 --> 00:13:51.840 put Contort on the bench. Put he's the best right 234 00:13:51.879 --> 00:13:55.159 fielder in baseball, and they have adequate replacements for short 235 00:13:55.200 --> 00:13:58.159 and second and just rotate them throughout, you know, throughout 236 00:13:58.200 --> 00:14:00.559 the week or what have you stop him every game 237 00:14:00.840 --> 00:14:03.679 that I want. 238 00:14:03.519 --> 00:14:05.879 Mooky beck in the You want Mookie back in right 239 00:14:05.919 --> 00:14:09.679 field because Confordo is not that great. And look, Ralph, 240 00:14:09.759 --> 00:14:12.600 the reality is MOOKI Betts is the best right fielder 241 00:14:13.159 --> 00:14:16.679 maybe ever in baseball history. I mean, I've asked some 242 00:14:16.759 --> 00:14:21.080 guys that seen all the best Clemente, Willie Mays. They 243 00:14:21.080 --> 00:14:24.600 all said that Mooki Betts is the best outfielder they 244 00:14:24.639 --> 00:14:27.960 have seen since Willie Mays. But you know, the Dodgers 245 00:14:28.000 --> 00:14:30.000 have moved in the shortstop, and I think we should 246 00:14:30.080 --> 00:14:35.279 appreciate the fact that no player in baseball history is 247 00:14:35.360 --> 00:14:38.159 doing or has done, what Mooki Betts is doing right 248 00:14:38.200 --> 00:14:42.000 now at his age over thirty, moving in from right 249 00:14:42.039 --> 00:14:45.080 field to play shortstop at a high level. Can you 250 00:14:45.120 --> 00:14:46.759 tell me one player that's ever done that? 251 00:14:46.919 --> 00:14:50.639 Ralph, Yes, well, that's great that they he can do that, 252 00:14:50.679 --> 00:14:53.480 but should he? I mean, they got out of stops. 253 00:14:53.559 --> 00:14:56.679 Now now they have forty seven wins. Right now, they 254 00:14:56.679 --> 00:14:59.559 have forty seven wins and they're in first place carrying 255 00:15:00.080 --> 00:15:03.840 you know, Michael Conforto, that's only hitting a buck sixty five. 256 00:15:03.960 --> 00:15:07.759 So right now, I say, if it's not broke, don't 257 00:15:07.759 --> 00:15:08.240 fix it. 258 00:15:09.120 --> 00:15:09.600 That's right. 259 00:15:09.799 --> 00:15:12.320 And as far as the batting would, I know, Otani's 260 00:15:12.360 --> 00:15:15.320 leading Major League Baseball in run scored, but he goes 261 00:15:15.440 --> 00:15:17.679 dark a lot of games. He stripes out a lot 262 00:15:17.960 --> 00:15:20.279 at the top of the order. They should be he's 263 00:15:20.360 --> 00:15:22.759 usually batting cleared permanently for the rest of the year, 264 00:15:22.960 --> 00:15:26.240 and they would have a tremendous lineup. They would demush teams. 265 00:15:27.000 --> 00:15:28.000 And so that's right, I think. 266 00:15:28.039 --> 00:15:30.720 Okay, all right, Ralph, thank you for the phone call. 267 00:15:30.919 --> 00:15:34.519 And look, I've mentioned this on the show before. Those 268 00:15:34.639 --> 00:15:38.960 that believe that Otani gets more at bats, significantly more 269 00:15:39.000 --> 00:15:42.639 at bats leading off, well it's really not the case 270 00:15:42.840 --> 00:15:46.679 because last year the average and Major League Baseball of 271 00:15:46.720 --> 00:15:50.039 all the teams, the leadoff hitter only had thirty three 272 00:15:50.159 --> 00:15:53.600 more played appearances on average than the number three hitter. 273 00:15:54.159 --> 00:15:57.240 And yeah, early on in this season, the majority of 274 00:15:57.240 --> 00:15:59.879 this season, Otani's been leading off a lot of innings 275 00:16:00.240 --> 00:16:02.799 outside of the first inning. And I'll be curious to 276 00:16:02.799 --> 00:16:06.080 see what happens on Sunday. Will he be leading off 277 00:16:06.200 --> 00:16:08.840 or will he be hitting second or third in the lineup, 278 00:16:09.000 --> 00:16:12.960 And we'll see whether or not Dave Roberts who talked 279 00:16:12.960 --> 00:16:16.159 about it that he was considering maybe having him moved 280 00:16:16.200 --> 00:16:18.080 down in the lineup a little bit on days that 281 00:16:18.120 --> 00:16:21.440 he pitches. We'll see what happens on Sunday. Let's go 282 00:16:21.480 --> 00:16:24.159 out to Malibu, Bob you're on Dodger Talk Live from 283 00:16:24.200 --> 00:16:26.759 Dodgers Stadium. Hi, Bob Dave. 284 00:16:26.879 --> 00:16:28.519 Always good to be on with you, man, Thanks for 285 00:16:28.600 --> 00:16:29.320 taking the call. 286 00:16:31.000 --> 00:16:32.639 Yeah, my pleasure. What do you have tonight? 287 00:16:33.559 --> 00:16:36.000 I'm here to be in Confordo's corner, Dave. I mean, 288 00:16:36.039 --> 00:16:38.679 I can't disagree with you. The numbers don't lie. It's 289 00:16:38.799 --> 00:16:42.080 obviously true he's struggling. But I'm putting my neck on 290 00:16:42.120 --> 00:16:44.039 the line. I've said it before on Dodger Talk and 291 00:16:44.080 --> 00:16:46.679 I'll say it again. We are all gonna be grateful 292 00:16:46.720 --> 00:16:49.279 Michael Confordo is in our lineup in the second half 293 00:16:49.440 --> 00:16:51.279 and postseason of this year. 294 00:16:51.840 --> 00:16:53.320 I feel like he's gonna come around. 295 00:16:55.080 --> 00:16:57.519 I feel like, like you said earlier, I know he's 296 00:16:57.519 --> 00:16:59.559 not this bad of a player. He's got a history 297 00:16:59.600 --> 00:17:02.960 to prove he's better than this. He's obviously struggling, but 298 00:17:03.039 --> 00:17:05.279 I just feel like something's going to click with this kid. 299 00:17:05.799 --> 00:17:07.680 We also said it about. 300 00:17:07.559 --> 00:17:12.359 And came around. We all said about Paez, he came around. 301 00:17:12.799 --> 00:17:14.319 I'm saying it about Conforto too. 302 00:17:14.480 --> 00:17:16.119 He may not get all the starts in the world 303 00:17:16.240 --> 00:17:19.240 right now, and maybe that's deserved from his plate appearances, 304 00:17:19.559 --> 00:17:21.680 but in the second half of postseason days. 305 00:17:21.920 --> 00:17:23.720 I'm calling it with you right now, Buddy. 306 00:17:24.039 --> 00:17:25.920 I think Michael Confordo is going to be a guy 307 00:17:26.000 --> 00:17:28.839 we're all cheering along for the Dodgers in this season. 308 00:17:29.759 --> 00:17:31.920 Well, he's a great guy and I hope that's true. 309 00:17:32.039 --> 00:17:34.759 Thank you for the phone call, Bob, appreciate it. Eight 310 00:17:34.839 --> 00:17:37.599 sixty six nine eighty seven two five seventy is the 311 00:17:37.640 --> 00:17:39.880 phone number. We're going to take a time out here 312 00:17:39.880 --> 00:17:42.599 on Dodger Talk when we continue more of your phone calls, 313 00:17:42.640 --> 00:17:45.319 and Jose Mota will check in as well. After the 314 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:48.519 Dodgers beat the National six to five on a five 315 00:17:48.519 --> 00:17:51.240 to seventy LA Sports Light a candle. 316 00:17:56.359 --> 00:17:59.839 On air at AM five seventy, online at AM five seventy, 317 00:18:00.240 --> 00:18:05.079 sports dot com, and available by podcast on the iHeartRadio app. 318 00:18:05.279 --> 00:18:10.400 This is Dodger Tom with David Basson. Here's a two 319 00:18:10.640 --> 00:18:15.200 m swung on hammer dape till that field baseball way back. 320 00:18:14.960 --> 00:18:19.480 In down Bigel Rojas with a two out, two run homer. 321 00:18:19.680 --> 00:18:24.240 Now the Dodgers lead at six to two. Oh, the 322 00:18:24.359 --> 00:18:29.400 Miguel just absolutely clabber that baseball. What a shot for. 323 00:18:29.599 --> 00:18:35.480 Rojas, three hundred and ninety six feet into the pavilion. 324 00:18:38.359 --> 00:18:41.880 It was the Rojas and Key k Hernandez show tonight, 325 00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:45.160 as those two got the starts at the corners, Rojas 326 00:18:45.240 --> 00:18:48.160 at third, Key k Hernandez at first base, and they 327 00:18:48.200 --> 00:18:52.559 delivered tonight a combined big night. Four hits between those 328 00:18:52.599 --> 00:18:56.519 two guys, including that two run home run by Miguel 329 00:18:56.680 --> 00:18:59.720 Rojas and those eight to nine hitters, Key k and 330 00:18:59.799 --> 00:19:03.400 Rowe combined to score four runs as the Dodgers beat 331 00:19:03.400 --> 00:19:07.240 the National six to five and Clayton Kershaw gets the win. 332 00:19:07.680 --> 00:19:11.480 He's undefeated this season, three and zero. And I know 333 00:19:11.960 --> 00:19:14.839 those of you out there say wins don't mean that much, 334 00:19:14.960 --> 00:19:17.960 Well yeah they do. It does mean something. That's the 335 00:19:18.039 --> 00:19:20.480 point of the game, staying in the game long enough 336 00:19:20.519 --> 00:19:22.839 to give your team a chance to win the game. 337 00:19:23.240 --> 00:19:26.680 And here he is, Clayton Kershaw in his eighteenth season, 338 00:19:27.279 --> 00:19:31.200 proving that truck still works. Daniels Jewelers presents the home 339 00:19:31.279 --> 00:19:34.799 run forecast go to AM five seventy. LA sports dot 340 00:19:34.839 --> 00:19:37.640 Com used the keyword home run for your chance to 341 00:19:37.680 --> 00:19:40.799 win a fifty dollars Daniels Jeweler's gift card predicting the 342 00:19:40.880 --> 00:19:43.960 number of home runs in the very next game. Daniels 343 00:19:44.000 --> 00:19:47.039 Jewelers own the dream. We had a chance to catch 344 00:19:47.119 --> 00:19:50.480 up with Key k Hernandez after tonight's game. Oh yeah, 345 00:19:50.519 --> 00:19:51.000 it was great. 346 00:19:51.440 --> 00:19:54.200 Feels good to a contribute for once in this month. 347 00:19:55.079 --> 00:19:57.079 Miguel had a great game, man, Miguel and back to 348 00:19:57.119 --> 00:20:00.839 the game in a big way. And I just, uh, slowly, 349 00:20:00.839 --> 00:20:04.480 it's trying to feel better. But yeah, I mean, Kirsch 350 00:20:04.519 --> 00:20:06.880 did a great job tonight both be and kept us 351 00:20:06.880 --> 00:20:07.359 in the game. 352 00:20:07.960 --> 00:20:09.359 Because he gorey really til Pitcher. 353 00:20:09.359 --> 00:20:11.559 We were able to score six runns off him. 354 00:20:11.559 --> 00:20:15.759 So good night overall, Kyk. People don't fully appreciate the 355 00:20:15.880 --> 00:20:18.200 job you and Miguel Rojas have where you're not playing 356 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:20.519 every night. How do you get ready for a game 357 00:20:20.680 --> 00:20:23.559 like tonight after only having three starts all month? 358 00:20:24.000 --> 00:20:26.480 I mean the same way that you get ready if 359 00:20:26.480 --> 00:20:28.039 you we're getting a lot of starts, you know, and 360 00:20:28.079 --> 00:20:28.799 nothing changes. 361 00:20:29.240 --> 00:20:30.119 It comes with a role. 362 00:20:30.240 --> 00:20:31.839 So as part of you. 363 00:20:31.759 --> 00:20:34.599 Know, we're we're pretty uh, we're pretty salty guys. And 364 00:20:34.640 --> 00:20:37.000 because of you know, we we've been there, done that, 365 00:20:37.160 --> 00:20:39.599 so we we have an idea of what to do, 366 00:20:39.680 --> 00:20:42.839 how to stay ready, and you know tonight we were ready. 367 00:20:42.559 --> 00:20:45.319 And we showed up morning raised in La. Thanks for stopping. 368 00:20:45.359 --> 00:20:49.920 I'm angry. Key k Hernandez a fan favorite for good reason. 369 00:20:50.200 --> 00:20:53.720 He stands up for what's right and certainly the Dodgers 370 00:20:54.519 --> 00:20:57.799 are very happy to have him. As the Dodgers beat 371 00:20:57.839 --> 00:21:01.160 the national six to five. And look, it's not that easy. 372 00:21:01.559 --> 00:21:04.119 People think you can just show up and be a 373 00:21:04.160 --> 00:21:07.920 pinch hitter here and there and then get a start 374 00:21:08.160 --> 00:21:10.759 after not starting for the majority of the month and 375 00:21:10.880 --> 00:21:13.680 have a huge impact on the game. It's not that simple. 376 00:21:13.720 --> 00:21:16.680 And for Rojas and Kik to be able to do 377 00:21:16.720 --> 00:21:19.640 that tonight it certainly was big for the Dodgers and 378 00:21:19.680 --> 00:21:23.240 a continuation of what took place during that four game 379 00:21:23.359 --> 00:21:26.440 series against the Padres. That was the big difference in 380 00:21:26.480 --> 00:21:29.240 the first three games that series, and even in the 381 00:21:29.319 --> 00:21:32.440 ninth inning of last night's game. How the Dodgers seven eight, 382 00:21:32.559 --> 00:21:35.640 nine hitters were so productive in getting on base and 383 00:21:35.680 --> 00:21:38.759 scoring runs and driving in runs. That was the difference 384 00:21:38.839 --> 00:21:43.880 between winning and losing those first three games against the Padres. Also, 385 00:21:44.119 --> 00:21:46.480 I want to point this out that the Dodgers did 386 00:21:46.480 --> 00:21:49.839 announce today in partnership with the City of La the 387 00:21:49.920 --> 00:21:54.160 Dodgers have committed a million dollars towards direct financial assistance 388 00:21:54.559 --> 00:21:58.519 for families of immigrants impacted by recent events in the region. 389 00:21:58.880 --> 00:22:02.240 Additional community efforts to be announced in the coming days. 390 00:22:02.279 --> 00:22:06.400 That's on the Dodgers Twitter account, and Keik obviously had 391 00:22:06.440 --> 00:22:09.000 something to say on his Instagram. Let's go out to 392 00:22:09.039 --> 00:22:12.680 South Central. Dan, You're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi. 393 00:22:12.759 --> 00:22:18.000 Dan Hi, Dave, quick question, is there any way that 394 00:22:18.079 --> 00:22:22.720 the team can manipulate Kursh's next start to make sure 395 00:22:22.759 --> 00:22:25.240 he gets his three thousand strikeout at home? Or is 396 00:22:25.240 --> 00:22:26.480 that going to be done on the road. 397 00:22:27.680 --> 00:22:30.799 They cannot move his starts. He needs to pitch every 398 00:22:30.839 --> 00:22:33.079 five or six days. That's just the way it is. 399 00:22:33.599 --> 00:22:37.240 And look, he's eight strikeouts away, and the Rocky strikeout 400 00:22:37.319 --> 00:22:40.440 more than any other team in baseball. So I wouldn't 401 00:22:40.480 --> 00:22:43.559