WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:03.680 Dodger Talk is sponsored by LA Care Health Plan, providing 2 00:00:03.720 --> 00:00:07.360 affordable healthcare insurance to millions of Angelinos for over twenty 3 00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:11.720 five years. And now your voice for Dodger Talking like. 4 00:00:11.839 --> 00:00:15.279 The back tim Cats make. 5 00:00:15.119 --> 00:00:17.320 It five in a row for the good guys. 6 00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:18.920 Dodgers win again. 7 00:00:19.079 --> 00:00:23.000 They beat the Brewers tonight m Milwaukee seven to two 8 00:00:23.120 --> 00:00:26.079 the final. Hi everybody, and welcome to Dodger Talk here 9 00:00:26.079 --> 00:00:29.760 on AM five to seventy, LA Sports Live everywhere on 10 00:00:29.800 --> 00:00:33.840 the iHeartRadio app. Thanks for being with us. Phone lines 11 00:00:33.880 --> 00:00:36.520 are wide open eight six six nine eighty seven two 12 00:00:36.679 --> 00:00:41.119 five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five 13 00:00:41.280 --> 00:00:44.960 seventy you know the number. Let's talk some Dodgers baseball now. 14 00:00:44.840 --> 00:00:47.479 That they're rolling. Yeah, I'm old enough. 15 00:00:47.320 --> 00:00:51.159 To remember when Dodger fans were panicking. I remember the 16 00:00:51.280 --> 00:00:54.240 old days on which Dodger fans were worrying about what 17 00:00:54.320 --> 00:00:58.039 was happening to this team and we're falling apart. They 18 00:00:58.079 --> 00:01:00.880 need to make all these trades, and they need to 19 00:01:00.920 --> 00:01:02.679 break it up, and they need to figure out what 20 00:01:02.679 --> 00:01:05.280 they're gonna do moving forward. I'm old enough to remember 21 00:01:05.319 --> 00:01:07.560 that because it was just a month ago. Well, here 22 00:01:07.599 --> 00:01:10.920 the Dodgers are now getting healthy. Hookie Betts is back, 23 00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:14.400 getting guys back in the rotation. Clayton Kershaw looks like 24 00:01:14.599 --> 00:01:17.560 he has hopefully turned the corner and his recovery coming 25 00:01:17.599 --> 00:01:20.599 back from shoulder surgery in the offseason. Some of the 26 00:01:20.719 --> 00:01:23.040 guys that they acquired at the deadline have been big, 27 00:01:23.079 --> 00:01:26.400 like Michael Kopek. We're gonna see Tommy Edmond and Max 28 00:01:26.480 --> 00:01:30.480 Muntsey make their debuts coming up next home stand, Walker 29 00:01:30.519 --> 00:01:34.280 Buehler's coming back. Yeah, things are turning out to be 30 00:01:34.560 --> 00:01:38.480 okay for the Dodgers after the trade deadline and after 31 00:01:38.519 --> 00:01:41.200 a few weeks of some baseball in which they played 32 00:01:41.200 --> 00:01:44.079 five hundred. There's no doubt the Dodgers were struggling a 33 00:01:44.200 --> 00:01:47.040 bit in the dog days of summer. Were biting the 34 00:01:47.120 --> 00:01:49.920 Dodgers in July and they got hit by the injury 35 00:01:49.959 --> 00:01:53.000 bug as well. And now that they're getting healthy, I 36 00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:55.439 don't think it's a coincidence you're starting to see them 37 00:01:55.480 --> 00:01:59.359 get w's because this Dodgers' offense is now back to 38 00:01:59.400 --> 00:02:01.920 having a line up that is really tough. 39 00:02:01.599 --> 00:02:02.680 To navigate through. 40 00:02:03.000 --> 00:02:06.560 If you're an opposing pitcher like Colin ray tonight and 41 00:02:06.599 --> 00:02:10.599 you're having to navigate your way through Otani, Betts, Freeman, 42 00:02:10.719 --> 00:02:14.120 ta Oscar, Gavin Lux and that's just the first five hitters. 43 00:02:14.520 --> 00:02:17.360 And then oh yeah, Will Smith, who has been really 44 00:02:17.840 --> 00:02:21.680 struggling offensively in June July in the first two weeks 45 00:02:21.680 --> 00:02:24.319 of August, all of a sudden has a three for 46 00:02:24.400 --> 00:02:29.240 four night as the sixth hitter, and Miguel Ross as 47 00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:32.840 a base knock Keicky Hernandez has a base knock and 48 00:02:32.960 --> 00:02:36.360 drives in a run. Andy Potter has hits a home run. 49 00:02:37.520 --> 00:02:41.199 So that lineup that a few weeks ago didn't look 50 00:02:41.360 --> 00:02:44.800 tremendous didn't necessarily have the murderers row, so. 51 00:02:44.840 --> 00:02:46.680 To speak, in that lineup. 52 00:02:47.039 --> 00:02:49.800 Now, all of a sudden win healthy, and you plug 53 00:02:49.879 --> 00:02:53.879 back in guys like Mookie Betts, and you get Will Smith, 54 00:02:53.960 --> 00:02:57.400 hopefully turned the corner here offensively, and you're gonna get 55 00:02:57.439 --> 00:02:59.879 Max Munsey back. All of a sudden, the lineup that 56 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:03.599 looked really good for a few batters is back to 57 00:03:03.680 --> 00:03:08.800 looking darn right tough. One through nine, Andy Pott has 58 00:03:08.879 --> 00:03:12.719 hitting nine okay, power hitting guy that can hit it 59 00:03:12.719 --> 00:03:15.240 out of the ballpark, can find the gap as a 60 00:03:15.240 --> 00:03:15.840 slug hitter. 61 00:03:15.919 --> 00:03:16.560 I'll take it. 62 00:03:17.240 --> 00:03:19.560 Key Ky Hernandez right behind right in front of him 63 00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:24.199 Miguel Rojas, two guys who can get on base, manufacture runs, 64 00:03:24.639 --> 00:03:25.680 put the ball in play. 65 00:03:25.840 --> 00:03:26.879 Okay, I'll take that. 66 00:03:27.439 --> 00:03:30.199 And right in front of him batting sixth is an 67 00:03:30.240 --> 00:03:33.280 all star catcher who is batting cleanup for you to 68 00:03:33.319 --> 00:03:34.080 start the season. 69 00:03:34.560 --> 00:03:35.599 Sign me up, please. 70 00:03:36.639 --> 00:03:42.000 This lineup is going to be nasty when everybody's healthy 71 00:03:42.599 --> 00:03:45.120 and knock on wood, God willing and they stay healthy 72 00:03:45.520 --> 00:03:49.520 in September and more importantly into October, because I'm telling 73 00:03:49.599 --> 00:03:52.120 you look at this lineup, where is there going to 74 00:03:52.159 --> 00:03:56.719 be a break when guys are hitting producing. We're not 75 00:03:56.800 --> 00:03:58.599 talking right now. I don't have full phone lines of 76 00:03:58.639 --> 00:04:01.719 people saying the bottom of the lineups not producing. 77 00:04:01.960 --> 00:04:04.560 What can six through nine carry their weight? 78 00:04:06.280 --> 00:04:09.479 Every Dodger starter had a hit tonight, Andy Poi has 79 00:04:09.520 --> 00:04:11.639 did a two run home run. Key Hernandez had an 80 00:04:11.719 --> 00:04:16.120 RBI's sack fly Okay, bobom My lineup produced and now 81 00:04:16.360 --> 00:04:18.360 six through nine includes an all. 82 00:04:18.160 --> 00:04:20.680 Star former cleanup hitter and Will Smith. 83 00:04:21.680 --> 00:04:24.319 And quite frankly, if Max Munsey comes back and you 84 00:04:24.480 --> 00:04:27.800 drop him into the six or seven spot and Will 85 00:04:27.800 --> 00:04:30.639 gets whatever, Max is not in the lineup, so right now, 86 00:04:30.680 --> 00:04:33.199 then You're gonna have a lineup that one through seven 87 00:04:33.959 --> 00:04:36.439 is nasty and with guys that can hit it out 88 00:04:36.439 --> 00:04:39.959 of the park anytime they're up. And then you add 89 00:04:40.079 --> 00:04:42.920 eight to nine hitters like a Kik a Piz, a 90 00:04:42.959 --> 00:04:48.319 Tommy Edmond. This lineup is gonna look tough. For all 91 00:04:48.360 --> 00:04:52.680 those that were panicking a month ago, we told you 92 00:04:52.720 --> 00:04:57.120 to pump the brakes, we told you hang on, get healthy, 93 00:04:57.759 --> 00:05:00.920 this team will be all right. Well, here they are 94 00:05:00.959 --> 00:05:05.800 now the middle of August, and they're getting right. They're 95 00:05:05.839 --> 00:05:09.920 getting healthy, and they're getting ready for a stretch run. Now, 96 00:05:10.000 --> 00:05:12.279 certainly they have not run away with the division right 97 00:05:12.279 --> 00:05:14.720 now up only three and a half games going into 98 00:05:14.720 --> 00:05:18.639 play tonight. Padres winning right now laid down at Petco 99 00:05:18.800 --> 00:05:21.879 Park is they take on the Pirates. The Arizona Diamondbacks 100 00:05:21.959 --> 00:05:24.160 losing at home to the Rockies and the eighth inning, 101 00:05:24.240 --> 00:05:26.680 but that doesn't mean anything. The diamond Bass came back 102 00:05:26.680 --> 00:05:29.879 and won last night over the Rockies. This race is 103 00:05:29.920 --> 00:05:33.160 going to stay tight. And I think with this Dodger 104 00:05:33.199 --> 00:05:35.360 team getting healthy and everything I just talked about for 105 00:05:35.399 --> 00:05:39.600 the last seven minutes, this team getting right at this 106 00:05:39.720 --> 00:05:44.079 point of the season is perfect because now you've got 107 00:05:44.079 --> 00:05:47.360 a team healthy and need a little dog in them. 108 00:05:47.959 --> 00:05:51.519 You have a healthy team full of veterans that now 109 00:05:51.519 --> 00:05:55.480 have themselves a fight, and what was before a runaway 110 00:05:56.920 --> 00:06:00.399 laugher of a division in l West, the worst vision 111 00:06:00.439 --> 00:06:02.959 in the National League, has all of a sudden flipped 112 00:06:03.000 --> 00:06:06.399 itself and now the National League West is the best 113 00:06:06.439 --> 00:06:10.519 division in the National League. And you can make an 114 00:06:10.639 --> 00:06:14.160 argument the best division right now in all baseball for 115 00:06:14.240 --> 00:06:16.279 all these teams that are competing in Kiloudi in the 116 00:06:16.319 --> 00:06:19.759 San Francisco Giants, who are now over five hundred on 117 00:06:19.839 --> 00:06:23.240 the season. So the fact that the Dodgers are healthy 118 00:06:23.720 --> 00:06:27.399 and gotten right and hopefully over this injury hump here 119 00:06:28.240 --> 00:06:30.160 in the next week or so with all the additions 120 00:06:30.199 --> 00:06:34.639 that are coming back, including more bullpen arms, and then 121 00:06:34.720 --> 00:06:37.120 PLoP them right in the middle of a playoff race 122 00:06:37.920 --> 00:06:41.959 in September, going into October and asking these guys to 123 00:06:42.000 --> 00:06:44.519 compete at a high level because they're playing for something. 124 00:06:45.959 --> 00:06:49.759 This is sort of what you want, Dodger fans. Competitive 125 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:53.319 games late in the season with a healthy Dodger team. 126 00:06:54.240 --> 00:06:57.720 This is what you ask for. This is what you 127 00:06:57.879 --> 00:07:02.360 want going into October, because for like six of the 128 00:07:02.399 --> 00:07:06.839 last seven years it's been a runaway division outside of 129 00:07:06.879 --> 00:07:09.360 the year in which the Dodgers lost to the Giants 130 00:07:09.639 --> 00:07:11.720 because they won one hundred and what eight games, one 131 00:07:11.759 --> 00:07:13.959 hundred and ten games, one hundred eleven games, whatever it was, 132 00:07:14.199 --> 00:07:16.160 and the Dodgers finished runner up but still beat him. 133 00:07:16.160 --> 00:07:19.199 In the NLDS, the Dodgers will pretty much run away 134 00:07:19.279 --> 00:07:24.279 with the division every other year. A little competition late 135 00:07:24.319 --> 00:07:28.120 in the season, a little fight for your life. What 136 00:07:28.120 --> 00:07:30.199 are you gonna do with your backup against the wall? 137 00:07:30.839 --> 00:07:34.199 Fighting for October baseball. I want to see a little toughness. 138 00:07:34.240 --> 00:07:36.720 I want to see a little grid. I want to 139 00:07:36.759 --> 00:07:39.160 see some ninety nine up and in on guys. I 140 00:07:39.160 --> 00:07:42.000 want to see Gavin Stone making sure these guys don't 141 00:07:42.439 --> 00:07:46.560 get too dug into the box tonight. I want to 142 00:07:46.600 --> 00:07:49.519 see the Dodgers bullpen not afraid to go inside with 143 00:07:49.680 --> 00:07:53.000 ninety nine and one hundred from Michael Kopek and a 144 00:07:53.040 --> 00:07:58.879 Dodger lineup that is long and dangerous. I like where 145 00:07:58.879 --> 00:08:02.199 they're at right now. Nine eight seven, two five seventy 146 00:08:02.680 --> 00:08:05.199 eight six six nine eighty seven to two five seventy 147 00:08:05.319 --> 00:08:07.399 We're gonna hear from the manager Dave Roberts coming up 148 00:08:07.600 --> 00:08:09.639 in just a couple of minutes, Real quick, Gavin Stone. 149 00:08:10.120 --> 00:08:12.040 I thought he pitched great tonight. I mentioned it in 150 00:08:12.160 --> 00:08:14.079 the Clubout Show, and I'll repeat it real quick again. 151 00:08:14.399 --> 00:08:17.319 Five innings, one run, three hit, six strikeouts, no walks, 152 00:08:17.879 --> 00:08:18.920 eighty six pitches. 153 00:08:19.040 --> 00:08:21.480 He has had an issue with the long ball. 154 00:08:21.920 --> 00:08:25.279 Gavin Stone hadn't won a game since June twenty sixth. 155 00:08:25.600 --> 00:08:28.319 He has given up fifteen home runs going into tonight's game. 156 00:08:28.600 --> 00:08:31.240 Seven of the fifteen have come with two strikes, and 157 00:08:31.279 --> 00:08:33.840 he did it again tonight to Wilson Contreres, who hit 158 00:08:33.879 --> 00:08:36.519 a home run in the third inning, but it was 159 00:08:36.559 --> 00:08:38.919 a solo shot and it was one of only three 160 00:08:39.000 --> 00:08:43.200 hits that Gavin Stone gave up tonight in a winning effort. 161 00:08:43.480 --> 00:08:45.399 And there was a moment in the second inning. I 162 00:08:45.399 --> 00:08:46.080 want to get him. 163 00:08:45.960 --> 00:08:46.639 Touch upon. 164 00:08:47.960 --> 00:08:52.519 Leadoff strikeout, hit by pitch in a single wild pitch 165 00:08:52.720 --> 00:08:56.879 puts runners at second and third with one out, one nothing, 166 00:08:56.960 --> 00:09:00.960 Dodger lead in the bottom of the second inning. We've 167 00:09:01.000 --> 00:09:05.679 seen it, okay several times this year where a game 168 00:09:05.679 --> 00:09:07.759 can get away from the Dodgers early and they're playing 169 00:09:07.840 --> 00:09:11.360 ketchup and this Dodgers' offense is asked to do a 170 00:09:11.399 --> 00:09:15.080 lot to get back into a game and to bail 171 00:09:15.120 --> 00:09:17.919 out of a starting pitcher. Well tonight, in the bottom 172 00:09:17.919 --> 00:09:19.840 of the second ing, Dodgers up one to nothing, Will 173 00:09:19.879 --> 00:09:21.399 Smith game to lead. In the top of the inning, 174 00:09:21.919 --> 00:09:25.399 runners on second and third, wild pitch from Gavin Stone. 175 00:09:26.480 --> 00:09:29.679 Frelick comes up to bat and he falls behind two 176 00:09:29.679 --> 00:09:33.080 to one in the count, but throws a cutter on 177 00:09:33.120 --> 00:09:35.840 a two to one pitch and gets Frelick to pop 178 00:09:35.879 --> 00:09:39.279 out a huge out. None of the runners are able 179 00:09:39.320 --> 00:09:43.200 to advance and there's two down. A fly ball to 180 00:09:43.200 --> 00:09:45.600 the outfield runner tags we have a tie game, a 181 00:09:45.639 --> 00:09:48.360 base hit. Dodgers are down two to one, instead to 182 00:09:48.399 --> 00:09:51.240 pop out to short second out of the inning, and 183 00:09:51.320 --> 00:09:55.399 then facing Ortiz gets ahead O two, throws a change 184 00:09:55.440 --> 00:09:57.919 up away to seefield Chase, he doesn't and then throws 185 00:09:57.919 --> 00:10:00.639 a change up loan the zone gets him to miss 186 00:10:01.000 --> 00:10:05.679 inning over no damage, no runs from the Milwaukee Brewers. 187 00:10:06.759 --> 00:10:11.120 That was a pivotal moment tonight for Gavin Stone, and 188 00:10:11.240 --> 00:10:14.480 maybe something you circle and put in the old memory bank. 189 00:10:14.639 --> 00:10:17.759 At least I'm going to moving forward for Gavin Stone 190 00:10:17.799 --> 00:10:21.240 this year. That second inning, how he got out of 191 00:10:21.279 --> 00:10:24.440 it with his back up against the wall and fought 192 00:10:24.440 --> 00:10:28.240 his way out of a tough situation on the road, 193 00:10:29.000 --> 00:10:31.399 because he comes back out and gives up home run 194 00:10:31.440 --> 00:10:35.919 the third okay, the fourth inning, strikes out the side 195 00:10:36.080 --> 00:10:41.840 in order, fighting clawn scratching to get to five innings, 196 00:10:43.000 --> 00:10:45.759 and then as a one two three fifth inning, all 197 00:10:45.799 --> 00:10:49.799 flyball outs to the outfield five innings from Gavin Stone 198 00:10:49.840 --> 00:10:50.480 to get the win. 199 00:10:50.759 --> 00:10:53.679 He shaw, he saw and showed a. 200 00:10:53.559 --> 00:10:56.759 Lot of fight in that second inning, which I absolutely 201 00:10:56.879 --> 00:10:59.240 loved and something I'm gonna remember now moving forward, and 202 00:10:59.279 --> 00:11:02.320 I think you should two next time Gavin Stone's out there, 203 00:11:02.519 --> 00:11:05.480 Gavenstone in September. If we see Gavin Stone in October, 204 00:11:05.480 --> 00:11:07.799 that moment in which he fought his way out of 205 00:11:07.840 --> 00:11:11.480 a tough jam on the road in Milwaukee, in a 206 00:11:11.519 --> 00:11:14.639 tough game against a first place Milwaukee Brewers team, Let's 207 00:11:14.720 --> 00:11:17.840 keep this in mind. This is not a Brewers team 208 00:11:17.879 --> 00:11:20.919 that's twenty games under five hundred and at the bottom 209 00:11:20.960 --> 00:11:24.440 of the NL Central. Pick up a paper, Well, they 210 00:11:24.480 --> 00:11:28.759 don't make him anymore. Look online, check out the standings. 211 00:11:30.600 --> 00:11:33.759 The Brewers are in first place and have a seven 212 00:11:33.799 --> 00:11:36.639 and a half game lead in the NL Central and 213 00:11:36.679 --> 00:11:39.480 now have lost three straight, including two straight to the Dodgers. 214 00:11:40.480 --> 00:11:42.720 The win last night and the win tonight are good 215 00:11:42.720 --> 00:11:45.559 wins for the Dodgers. They're not beating cupcakes. They're not 216 00:11:45.600 --> 00:11:48.360 in a stretch where they're beating under five hundred teams. 217 00:11:48.879 --> 00:11:50.840 They're in a stretch right now in which they're playing 218 00:11:50.960 --> 00:11:54.320 five hundred teams. The Cardinals next up this weekend, and 219 00:11:54.399 --> 00:11:57.480 right now four games against the Brewers. Thirteen games in 220 00:11:57.559 --> 00:12:00.759 thirteen days. Pivotal stretch for the Dodgers here in the 221 00:12:00.799 --> 00:12:03.759 middle of August, and they're checking boxes as they go. 222 00:12:03.840 --> 00:12:07.120 Eight six six. All right, let's go to Trey in 223 00:12:07.200 --> 00:12:07.759 West of LA. 224 00:12:07.879 --> 00:12:10.399 Start things off here on Dodger Talk after the Dodgers 225 00:12:10.399 --> 00:12:11.840 get a seven to two win in Milwaukee. 226 00:12:11.960 --> 00:12:15.360 Tray go ahead, Oh Tim, thank you Sarah for taking 227 00:12:15.399 --> 00:12:18.000 my call on a pleasure to start off Dodger Talk tonight. 228 00:12:18.000 --> 00:12:21.440 I couldn't agree with you more. I'm very enthusiastic, as 229 00:12:21.440 --> 00:12:24.360 you say, you know, going down the stretch. Let's see 230 00:12:24.360 --> 00:12:28.320 some grit. It's hot, it's August. We want some chin music. 231 00:12:29.000 --> 00:12:31.799 We got to, you know, tough it out. You know, 232 00:12:31.840 --> 00:12:35.960 earlier this season, Rick talked about generally during the season, 233 00:12:35.960 --> 00:12:38.759 you're gonna win sixty games, You're gonna lose sixty games. 234 00:12:39.039 --> 00:12:41.360 It's what you do with the other forty two. Here 235 00:12:41.360 --> 00:12:44.399 we are right at one twenty and this Los Angeles 236 00:12:44.480 --> 00:12:47.159 team is fired up the grill and it's cooking with 237 00:12:47.279 --> 00:12:50.600 deep hot Dodger blue gas. And I couldn't agree with 238 00:12:50.639 --> 00:12:53.279 you more and we should be enthusiastic. It's been great. 239 00:12:53.360 --> 00:12:55.240 Like you said, we just played a hell of a 240 00:12:55.320 --> 00:12:59.000 team in the Brewers and we looked good. Offense is popping, 241 00:12:59.039 --> 00:13:02.480 we're getting guys back, defense tight, and let's look forward 242 00:13:02.519 --> 00:13:04.559 to month. He coming back and hopefully we get Nobu 243 00:13:04.720 --> 00:13:07.360 and the rotations looking good and the bullpen's been solid, 244 00:13:07.399 --> 00:13:07.960 So no. 245 00:13:07.879 --> 00:13:09.840 Doubt, no doubt. I think tonight was huge. I appreciate 246 00:13:09.879 --> 00:13:11.200 the phone call, Tray. I think it was huge for 247 00:13:11.279 --> 00:13:14.120 Landon Nac as well. And I don't want to over 248 00:13:14.919 --> 00:13:18.440 overstate that what he did tonight was big for them, 249 00:13:18.440 --> 00:13:21.799 because it really was Landon that comes in in a 250 00:13:22.240 --> 00:13:26.440 seven to one game and the Dodgers get five out 251 00:13:26.440 --> 00:13:28.120 of Gavin Stone, but the pitch count is up at 252 00:13:28.120 --> 00:13:30.919 eighty six, so they need the Dodgers bullpen to get 253 00:13:30.919 --> 00:13:33.759 the final twelve outs. They need the Dodgers bullpen to 254 00:13:33.799 --> 00:13:36.759 go four innings. And this is again a stretch of 255 00:13:36.799 --> 00:13:40.600 thirteen games in thirteen days, and you're winning seven to 256 00:13:40.639 --> 00:13:43.559 one in the second game of a four game series 257 00:13:43.600 --> 00:13:48.080 against another divisional leader. The last thing Dave Roberts wants 258 00:13:48.120 --> 00:13:51.039 to do is have to go to his bullpen and 259 00:13:51.200 --> 00:13:55.559 use somebody in the sixth, somebody in the seventh, somebody 260 00:13:55.559 --> 00:13:57.519 in the eighth, and somebody. 261 00:13:57.159 --> 00:13:57.679 In the ninth. 262 00:13:57.960 --> 00:14:01.600 That's four arms. You had to go to the bullpen 263 00:14:01.639 --> 00:14:03.720 in a seven to one lead. 264 00:14:04.720 --> 00:14:05.840 You don't want to have to do that. 265 00:14:06.399 --> 00:14:08.960 This is where Ryan Yarborough would have came in and 266 00:14:09.039 --> 00:14:12.639 helped out the Dodgers team, but instead it's Landon Nack 267 00:14:13.120 --> 00:14:16.799 and a guy who's a starter comes into piggyback Gavin 268 00:14:16.840 --> 00:14:22.559 Stone and gets four innings out of the bullpen for you. 269 00:14:22.559 --> 00:14:25.559 You don't have to go to the bullpen phone the 270 00:14:25.600 --> 00:14:28.679 rest of the game. After Landon Nack comes in to 271 00:14:28.759 --> 00:14:33.840 pitch the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth, somebody buy that 272 00:14:33.879 --> 00:14:38.480 guy at steak tonight and some brats and some cheese 273 00:14:38.519 --> 00:14:44.399 curds and a beer in Milwaukee for giving that bullpen 274 00:14:44.440 --> 00:14:48.039 a night off, for not even getting these guys to 275 00:14:48.080 --> 00:14:49.639 have to get up. I mean, Michael Grove got in 276 00:14:49.679 --> 00:14:52.559 the ninth inning just to get hot, but nobody else 277 00:14:52.600 --> 00:14:55.960 had to get up and get loose. A night off 278 00:14:56.000 --> 00:15:00.320 for the Dodgers' bullpen thanks to Landon Nack pitching four 279 00:15:00.360 --> 00:15:01.919 innings out of the bullpen, and by the way, he 280 00:15:01.919 --> 00:15:04.240 gets credit with the save for a four inning save, 281 00:15:04.279 --> 00:15:07.000 even though it was a seven two Dodgers win, eight 282 00:15:07.039 --> 00:15:08.799 six six seventy. 283 00:15:08.919 --> 00:15:11.279 Ralph Laguna beach your next up on Dodger Talk. 284 00:15:11.360 --> 00:15:15.639 Hi, Ralph yep, Hello, thank you. I want to make 285 00:15:15.679 --> 00:15:19.799 a couple of comments. You're right about Gavin Stone. Prior 286 00:15:19.879 --> 00:15:22.840 to this game. In my opinion, he was, as you 287 00:15:22.879 --> 00:15:26.399 well know, he's pitching really bad. I'm a lifelong Dodger fan. 288 00:15:27.639 --> 00:15:31.039 Gavin Stone shouldn't even be in the major leagues. He's 289 00:15:31.039 --> 00:15:34.120 been back in the minor leagues and Rableski should have been. 290 00:15:34.559 --> 00:15:37.200 He gives the Dodgers a better five inning chance. I 291 00:15:37.279 --> 00:15:40.039 pitched a five in solid game for Beski's the better 292 00:15:40.080 --> 00:15:43.960 pitcher than Gavin Stone right now. Michael Grove is a 293 00:15:44.039 --> 00:15:46.720 run giving up machine. The boy he was injured yet 294 00:15:47.000 --> 00:15:49.399 runs every time he was in the game. The Dodger 295 00:15:49.440 --> 00:15:51.360 bullpen is not as strong as you might think it is. 296 00:15:53.440 --> 00:15:58.000 When when the Brazer comes back, Michael Grove wouldn't even 297 00:15:58.000 --> 00:16:00.480 mean in the major leagues right now, all right, Ralph. 298 00:16:00.279 --> 00:16:01.240 I appreciate the phone call. 299 00:16:01.360 --> 00:16:04.200 I'm gonna jump in right there because I'm gonna completely 300 00:16:04.240 --> 00:16:07.000 disagree with you about Gavin Stone. Gavin Stone, you can 301 00:16:07.080 --> 00:16:09.440 make an argument could have been an All Star the 302 00:16:09.440 --> 00:16:12.879 first half of the season. Nine wins before the All 303 00:16:12.879 --> 00:16:16.480 Star break, nine wins before they flipped the calendar to July. 304 00:16:18.919 --> 00:16:25.720 He struggled in July, certainly, he also hit that wall, 305 00:16:25.840 --> 00:16:31.159 so to speak. Innings started to mount up for Gavin Stone, 306 00:16:31.360 --> 00:16:35.799 who on June twenty sixth pitched a complete game, four 307 00:16:35.919 --> 00:16:40.879 hitter in Chicago to get to nine and two. After that, 308 00:16:42.039 --> 00:16:45.240 he went zero to two in four starts with a 309 00:16:45.360 --> 00:16:49.519 six twenty seven ERA in June. Gave up four runs 310 00:16:49.559 --> 00:16:51.799 in three of those four outings. He also had an 311 00:16:51.799 --> 00:16:54.320 outing by the way, and against the Boston Red Sox, 312 00:16:54.559 --> 00:16:58.840 he gave up one run and got zero run support 313 00:16:59.480 --> 00:17:01.320 until late in the game and once the Dodgers got 314 00:17:01.360 --> 00:17:04.559 went on a win, he got a no decision. In 315 00:17:04.559 --> 00:17:08.480 the month of August, going into tonight. He struggled, no doubt, 316 00:17:08.920 --> 00:17:11.440 you know what. He struggled both with the home run ball, 317 00:17:12.039 --> 00:17:14.519 giving up multiple home runs in two of his last 318 00:17:14.519 --> 00:17:17.720 three starts. I mentioned how many home runs he's given 319 00:17:17.759 --> 00:17:21.240 up with two strikes of the fifteen seven not finishing 320 00:17:21.279 --> 00:17:25.920 it off, guys not getting swinging missus. Tonight Gavin Stone 321 00:17:26.200 --> 00:17:28.480 looked like at Gavin Stone in the first half of 322 00:17:28.519 --> 00:17:31.519 the season. I'm gonna completely disagree with our last caller. 323 00:17:32.440 --> 00:17:35.960 Gavin Stone was fantastic the first half of the season, 324 00:17:36.599 --> 00:17:39.720 went into a rut. Has figured it out hopefully and 325 00:17:39.799 --> 00:17:42.119 moving forward. If he can get more of this out 326 00:17:42.119 --> 00:17:46.359 of Gavin Stone, sign me up for this. Five innings, 327 00:17:46.400 --> 00:17:49.640 one run, three hits. He made a mistake tonight with 328 00:17:49.680 --> 00:17:53.480 to Wilson Contreras with two strikes. All right, you tip 329 00:17:53.599 --> 00:17:58.160 a captain Contreras. He got Clershaw last night, he got 330 00:17:58.160 --> 00:18:02.119 Gavin Stone tonight. It's a good player. They don't give 331 00:18:02.160 --> 00:18:04.880 you this. Michael Grove one being the Michael Grove is 332 00:18:04.880 --> 00:18:06.960 a good reliever for the Dodgers. It's helped him out 333 00:18:06.960 --> 00:18:10.720 big time this year. All the guys who they've called upon, 334 00:18:11.240 --> 00:18:13.640 Ryan Brasier coming back, we don't know what kind of 335 00:18:13.680 --> 00:18:15.079 pitcher Ryan bras is gonna be. 336 00:18:15.359 --> 00:18:17.400 Ryan Brasier is not a spring Chicken anymore. 337 00:18:18.240 --> 00:18:20.359 Ryan Brasier may not be the Ryan Brazier that the 338 00:18:20.400 --> 00:18:23.160 Dodgers got. What a year ago, year and a half ago, 339 00:18:23.559 --> 00:18:25.599 and everybody thought, why are we picking up Ryan Brasier 340 00:18:25.680 --> 00:18:28.680 off the scrap heaps and getting them from the Red Sox? 341 00:18:28.880 --> 00:18:29.599 And what do they do? 342 00:18:29.960 --> 00:18:33.720 They work their magic, they develop some good pitches. He 343 00:18:33.759 --> 00:18:36.720 comes out. It looks like a completely different pitcher, Ryan Brasier, 344 00:18:37.000 --> 00:18:40.640 like an Evan Phillips freefo that, like a Joe Blanton 345 00:18:40.799 --> 00:18:45.519 ten years ago, like a Brandon Morrow twelve years ago. 346 00:18:45.799 --> 00:18:48.640 They find guys, they get the most out of them, 347 00:18:49.000 --> 00:18:51.079 and they know what works and what doesn't work as 348 00:18:51.119 --> 00:18:53.799 far as their pitch mix. But who's to say Ryan 349 00:18:53.839 --> 00:18:56.119 Brasier comes back and is the Ryan Brasier of old. 350 00:18:56.119 --> 00:18:56.599 We don't know. 351 00:18:58.000 --> 00:19:02.440 Blake Tryon's been heard, Bruce Dark gradolol can't stay healthy. 352 00:19:02.680 --> 00:19:06.000 Michael Grove may be called upon this October to help 353 00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:09.720 out this Dodgers team. Eight six six nine eight seven 354 00:19:09.759 --> 00:19:11.359 two five say we'll take a break, we'll come back. 355 00:19:11.359 --> 00:19:12.680 We'll get to know of your phone calls and we'll 356 00:19:12.720 --> 00:19:15.680 hear from the manager. Dave Roberts get his postgame thoughts. 357 00:19:16.000 --> 00:19:21.200 Dodgers win. Dodgers get a big win in Milwaukee. Two 358 00:19:21.279 --> 00:19:27.359 straight now over the Brewers, man negativity all over the place, 359 00:19:28.720 --> 00:19:32.519 Dodger's best record in the National League, Dodgers tied with 360 00:19:32.599 --> 00:19:35.799 Cleveland for the best record in baseball, and all people 361 00:19:35.839 --> 00:19:38.720 want to do is talk about this guy can't do this, 362 00:19:38.720 --> 00:19:39.839 This guy can't do that. 363 00:19:40.160 --> 00:19:42.680 He won't be here in October. We can't win with 364 00:19:42.720 --> 00:19:43.160 that guy. 365 00:19:43.319 --> 00:19:45.039 Huh. 366 00:19:45.079 --> 00:19:50.000 They's seventy one and forty nine. They went through a 367 00:19:50.079 --> 00:19:52.839 rough stretch with the lineup that they were mixing and 368 00:19:52.920 --> 00:19:55.000 matching and putting guys in the lineup that weren't with 369 00:19:55.039 --> 00:19:58.440 the roster opening day and aren't here now, may not 370 00:19:58.559 --> 00:20:01.079 be here in a month, may not be here next 371 00:20:01.079 --> 00:20:02.920 week when they all get healthy and come back like 372 00:20:03.000 --> 00:20:08.000 Max Muncie, pump the brakes on the negativity, getting tired 373 00:20:08.039 --> 00:20:12.960 of it. Dodgers win tonight in Milwaukee. Four home runs 374 00:20:13.079 --> 00:20:16.240 not enough for you, you want a five? Didn't hit 375 00:20:16.240 --> 00:20:20.319 it far enough for you? Not enough offense? Seven runs, 376 00:20:20.359 --> 00:20:23.400 thirteen hit Sorry, Sorry they win again. 377 00:20:24.440 --> 00:20:24.759 Sorry. 378 00:20:24.799 --> 00:20:27.640 Gavin Stone gets the ten wins on the season. Sorry, 379 00:20:27.880 --> 00:20:32.599 Landonax saved the bullpen tonight with four innings. Sorry not 380 00:20:32.640 --> 00:20:34.960 sorry eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy ten. 381 00:20:35.079 --> 00:20:37.640 Kates, I'm fired up here on Dodger. 382 00:20:37.400 --> 00:20:41.519 Talk on A five seventy LA Sports Live everywhere on 383 00:20:41.559 --> 00:20:48.960 the iHeartRadio. 384 00:20:42.359 --> 00:20:49.920 Up AM five seventy LA Sports be anywhere at any 385 00:20:49.960 --> 00:20:53.119 time and you can hear past episodes of Dodger Talk 386 00:20:53.640 --> 00:20:57.160 those things. Search AM five to seventy on the iHeartRadio app. 387 00:20:57.160 --> 00:20:58.519 We're streaming online. 388 00:20:58.680 --> 00:21:01.759 We stream every game two. Come find me back to 389 00:21:01.920 --> 00:21:05.240 Dodger Talk on AM five to seventy LA Sports. 390 00:21:06.119 --> 00:21:07.400 Wt't you both here watching him? 391 00:21:07.480 --> 00:21:10.079 This very swings and hits a drive deep to right, 392 00:21:10.200 --> 00:21:14.119 failed way back, It goes uper deck home run for 393 00:21:14.319 --> 00:21:18.519 Cavin Lucks. Oh looks just Rushton. 394 00:21:19.480 --> 00:21:23.400 Gavin Luck sits a ball to the moon as he 395 00:21:23.480 --> 00:21:28.920 returns to Wisconsin from Kenosha. Family of twenty friends in attendance, 396 00:21:29.680 --> 00:21:32.000 and he goes deep part of a Dodgers seven to 397 00:21:32.039 --> 00:21:34.960 two win over the Brewers tonight. Daniels Jewelers is the 398 00:21:34.960 --> 00:21:36.920 official sponsor of the Trip around the Diamond. 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