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<v Speaker 1>One thing about this gene is the invisible and tangibles

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<v Speaker 1>that they have.

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<v Speaker 2>This team is really becoming a family.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's not play one on Tom.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's lend it.

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<v Speaker 3>I love writing you guys after the shows and just

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<v Speaker 3>thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Give me all your attention, your fire, a piss this

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<v Speaker 1>this is world champion Dodgers, world champion thing. It put

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<v Speaker 1>a small soft time to get up people. What they

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<v Speaker 1>want to die in a row two is special. I'm like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not a.

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<v Speaker 2>Headache, y'all.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, one of a con. This ball's gone. You ready

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<v Speaker 1>to go?

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<v Speaker 4>Hell time go to the South.

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<v Speaker 1>Grab your phone to get in on the show called

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<v Speaker 1>eight six six nine eighty seven two five seven. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>come to the show and now your host of Dodger Talk,

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<v Speaker 1>David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 2>We are live at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix. After

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<v Speaker 2>the Arizona Diamondbacks shut out the Dodgers today three to nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to Dodger Talk. David Vass with you until nine

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<v Speaker 2>o'clock tonight right here on AM five to seventy. LA

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<v Speaker 2>Sports phone lines are open at eight six six nine

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<v Speaker 2>eight seven two five seventy. This is only the third

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<v Speaker 2>time this year the Dodgers have been shut out by

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<v Speaker 2>an opponent. The last time the Dodgers were shut out

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<v Speaker 2>was at home against Paul Skeens and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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<v Speaker 2>And today another really good starting pitcher in Major League

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<v Speaker 2>Baseball doing it a little bit longer than Paul Skens

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<v Speaker 2>was Corbyn Burns, who was vintage Corbyn Burns today, seven

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<v Speaker 2>scoreless innings for the Diamondbacks right hander and certainly his

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<v Speaker 2>best start of the season for Arizona. Remember, Burns signed

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<v Speaker 2>a lucrative contract during the offseason with the Diamondbacks, and

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<v Speaker 2>certainly the Diamondbacks have tried to put together a team

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<v Speaker 2>that would match up really well against the Dodgers. You

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<v Speaker 2>heard Jose Mota mention what was the biggest key for

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<v Speaker 2>Corbyn Burns keeping the ball away from the Dodger hitters.

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<v Speaker 2>And he was doing that today with his cut fastball

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<v Speaker 2>and his change up, and that certainly was the recipe

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<v Speaker 2>for success as Arizona shuts out the Dodgers today three

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<v Speaker 2>to nothing. Dustin May was really good too, except for

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that he blinked a couple of times when

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<v Speaker 2>Corbyn Burns did not blink at all in the staredown.

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<v Speaker 2>Dustin May gave up a triple to Corbyn Carrol. I

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<v Speaker 2>felt like Hay Song Kim misplayed that into a triple,

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<v Speaker 2>and Carol was standing at third base with less than

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<v Speaker 2>two outs and scored on a ground ball to the

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<v Speaker 2>right side, and then I felt like, Hey Song Kim

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<v Speaker 2>later in the game really misplayed a ball. And I

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<v Speaker 2>was wondering when I saw the starting lineup today why

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<v Speaker 2>Hay Song Kim was starting in center and keyk Hernandez

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<v Speaker 2>was starting at second base. It feels like, and after

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<v Speaker 2>watching the postseason last year, Key k a Hernandez is

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<v Speaker 2>a really good center fielder, and you could say, and

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<v Speaker 2>I would argue that keyk right now is probably the

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<v Speaker 2>best defensive center fielder with Tommy Edmond on the IL

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<v Speaker 2>and Kim's an elite defender on the infield. My only

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<v Speaker 2>explanation would be is that the Dodgers want to see

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<v Speaker 2>what Kim can do in center field, but this is

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<v Speaker 2>a tough center field to give him an audition because

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<v Speaker 2>this outfield, left field, center field is a huge outfield

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<v Speaker 2>for him to cover, and it didn't seem like he

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<v Speaker 2>had his feet set when pitches were being thrown, So

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<v Speaker 2>that's something he's got to learn the pre pitch, to

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<v Speaker 2>be better prepared with his feet on the ground, to

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<v Speaker 2>get better jumps in center field. But nonetheless, you know

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<v Speaker 2>that's not the reason why the Dodgers lost. It was

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<v Speaker 2>because they didn't score any runs after scoring fourteen runs

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday and an exhilarating fourteen to eleven come from behind

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<v Speaker 2>win eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy

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<v Speaker 2>is the phone number. My other question as far as

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<v Speaker 2>what happened as far as strategy goes, was in the

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<v Speaker 2>fifth inning, after a lead single by Hayesng Kim, Austin

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<v Speaker 2>Barnes was at the plate and on the very first

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<v Speaker 2>pitch he saw from Corbyn Burns, he sacrificed Kim to

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<v Speaker 2>second base. I have no issues with Austin Barnes sacrificing.

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<v Speaker 2>That's exactly what he should be doing. But I felt

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<v Speaker 2>Kim at least two pitches to try to steal second

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<v Speaker 2>base and then try to bunt him over to third

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<v Speaker 2>base to get a run across. Why are you bunting

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<v Speaker 2>Kim to second He can get there on his own.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to give him a chance to steal second

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<v Speaker 2>and he probably would he was already under Burns's skin.

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<v Speaker 2>Burns made a violation of throwing over and stepping off

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<v Speaker 2>well three times and going over the limit by one

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<v Speaker 2>the last time Kim was on base in the third inning,

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<v Speaker 2>so already Kim had him distracted. So Kim could have

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<v Speaker 2>stole second base easily in the fifth inning, and then

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<v Speaker 2>you could have Austin Barnes button him to third base

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<v Speaker 2>and see what o'tani could do with him just ninety

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<v Speaker 2>feet away rather than him being at second even though

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<v Speaker 2>Kim no doubt could have scored from second base, but

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<v Speaker 2>it feels like you could have held on to that

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<v Speaker 2>sacrifice just a little bit. Again, not the reason why

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers lost, but a few things that stand out

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<v Speaker 2>to me as far as this game goes. And if

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna do a Dodger talk show, I can't just

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<v Speaker 2>sit here the whole hour and give you hot takes.

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<v Speaker 2>We got to talk about the game that was right

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<v Speaker 2>in front of us. And look, this is a different

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<v Speaker 2>series than what we saw in Atlanta and Miami. This

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<v Speaker 2>is a division rival, and the reality is this team

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<v Speaker 2>and a lot of the players are still here. Is

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<v Speaker 2>the last team to eliminate the Dodgers from the postseason,

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<v Speaker 2>a sweep in the twenty three NLDS, which fueled the

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<v Speaker 2>fire for Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts to come back

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<v Speaker 2>stronger last year and into October. So coming into the year,

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<v Speaker 2>I thought that the Diamondbacks and Padres were the biggest

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<v Speaker 2>threat to the Dodgers in any sort of postseason series.

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<v Speaker 2>And you see why. You have a guy like Cormyn

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<v Speaker 2>Burns out there doing his thing, and then you never

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<v Speaker 2>know what happens with these other pitchers. But I will

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<v Speaker 2>say this, after seeing the Diamondbacks in the first three

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<v Speaker 2>games of this series, they do not have enough pitching

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<v Speaker 2>in their bullpen to even think about beating the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>in a playoffs series. Maybe they'll add by the time

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<v Speaker 2>the season ends at the trade deadline, they're hoping to

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<v Speaker 2>get back aj Puck and Jason Martinez, but right now

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<v Speaker 2>their bullpen is really short. And they were very fortunate

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<v Speaker 2>that Ryan Nelson was on his game and was able

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<v Speaker 2>to get the top of the Dodgers order out in

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<v Speaker 2>the eighth inning one, two, three, Otani, Betts and Freeman.

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<v Speaker 2>And by the way, Muki Betts not hitting the ball

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<v Speaker 2>really hard these days. I know he lost a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of weight with the illness to start the year. But

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<v Speaker 2>has anybody wondered if his focus on being the best

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<v Speaker 2>shortstop that he can be has taken away from his offense.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's been fine defensively, but hasn't taken away

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<v Speaker 2>from his offense. I'm not going to say that right

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<v Speaker 2>now after you know, thirty plus games, but something to

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<v Speaker 2>keep your eye on. And you know, when I heard

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<v Speaker 2>that Muki lost twenty pounds to start the year with

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<v Speaker 2>that illness, and by the way, Christoph porzingis of with

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<v Speaker 2>the Celtics, is going through something similar. He doesn't know

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<v Speaker 2>what the diagnosis is, but he's not at full strength.

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<v Speaker 2>So my point of being is Mookie Bets putting in

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<v Speaker 2>all that work since November, all of a sudden now

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<v Speaker 2>is playing from behind because of that illness that made

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<v Speaker 2>him lose twenty pounds. So it's unfortunate for Mookie, but

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<v Speaker 2>he's still out there every day and he's trying to

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<v Speaker 2>help the Dodgers win. Today. He was zero for four.

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<v Speaker 2>He grounded into a double playing the first inning. Freddie

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<v Speaker 2>Freeman oh for four, snapping a fourteen game hitting streak

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<v Speaker 2>eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number. David Vasse live from Chase Field and

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<v Speaker 2>downtown Phoenix after the Diamondbacks shut out the Dodgers three

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<v Speaker 2>to nothing. Coming up later in the show, you will

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<v Speaker 2>hear from Blakesnell. He joined us on the pregame show

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<v Speaker 2>and gave us an exclusive update on where he's at

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<v Speaker 2>in his rehab, his throwing, and when he might return. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>former Dodger and two time world champion Daniel Hudson, who

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<v Speaker 2>lives in the Phoenix area, showed up at the ballpark

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<v Speaker 2>today and got his World Series rings. So you'll hear

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<v Speaker 2>what it was like in the Dodger clubhouse when Annuel

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<v Speaker 2>Hudson was presented with his twenty twenty four World Series ring.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's head downstairs to the Dodger postgame club house to

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<v Speaker 2>hear from Dustin May.

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<v Speaker 3>Just pitch location, I mean, if I execute a pitch,

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<v Speaker 3>I think I win the ab but definitely left it

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<v Speaker 3>where I shouldn't have and he definitely took advantage of it.

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<v Speaker 4>Did you find that you were just feeling outside of

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<v Speaker 3>I mean you were kind of cruising along, it felt

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<v Speaker 3>like in this one. Yeah, kind of the same thing

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<v Speaker 3>would the carrollly be when he hit off the wall.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, just I think it was right pitch, just

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<v Speaker 3>bad location overall. I mean, did that kind of feel

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<v Speaker 1>Especially kind of land in the sweeper one side of

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean I feel like I was working the

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<v Speaker 3>sinker to both sides of the plate, and I mean

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<v Speaker 3>I just two poorly executed sinkers and they took me

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<v Speaker 3>into them. So that's the big leagues and that's what

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<v Speaker 3>they do.

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<v Speaker 4>What think's the Dbacks challenging as a lineup.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, they're all really good hitters and they like

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<v Speaker 3>to put the ball in play. They don't punch a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>So being able to just get week contact to this

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<v Speaker 3>how you beat him?

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, there's Dustin May a short session there on

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<v Speaker 2>Sports at LA. But we appreciate them bringing us Dustin

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<v Speaker 2>in the clubhouse. Obviously, he was frustrated when he was

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<v Speaker 2>taken out out of the game and the seventh inning

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<v Speaker 2>after striking out Heraldo Perdomo with Tim Tahwah at second

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<v Speaker 2>Barnes and Dustin May but Corbyn Carroll was coming up

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<v Speaker 2>against May for the fourth time, and Dave Roberts obviously

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<v Speaker 2>thought the left handed Carroll was seeing Dustin May really

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<v Speaker 2>well and he wanted to go to his left hander,

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Vessia, and it turned out to be the right

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<v Speaker 2>move because Vessia, bouncing back after giving up back to

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<v Speaker 2>back home runs last night in the eighth inning, struck

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<v Speaker 2>out Corbyn Carroll to end the seventh inning. But Dustin

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<v Speaker 2>May in the heat of the moment, not really happy

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<v Speaker 2>being taken out of the game, and Dave Roberts didn't

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<v Speaker 2>seem very happy with the way Dustin May handed in

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<v Speaker 2>the baseball, and he had a conversation with May in

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<v Speaker 2>the dugout after that. So you know, obviously, in the

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<v Speaker 2>heat of competition, you love seeing that. Here's the catch

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two. You can't hold it against a guy that

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<v Speaker 2>wants to stay in the game, is competitive after getting

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<v Speaker 2>the first two outs in the seventh inning and then

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<v Speaker 2>be upset at another pitcher that is looking at the

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen and is very ready to hand you the baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd rather have a guy like Dustin May doing what

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<v Speaker 2>he did and doesn't want to come out of the

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<v Speaker 2>game eight six six seven two five seventy is the

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<v Speaker 2>that they believe that Roki Sazaki was going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a much better pitcher by the second half of the

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<v Speaker 2>season than what we're going to see in the first

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<v Speaker 2>few months. That's fair, But with the way the innings

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<v Speaker 2>innings than any other bullpen in baseball, and Roki Sazaki

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<v Speaker 2>only pitching once a week and half of his starts

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<v Speaker 2>have been four innings or less. To me, that puts

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<v Speaker 2>few days after in the few days before. That's difficult, especially,

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<v Speaker 2>like I said, when you're only pitching once a week

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<v Speaker 2>and the Dodgers are lining things up for Sazaki specifically

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<v Speaker 2>to pitch basically every Saturday. Dave Roberts was asked about

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<v Speaker 5>There's nothing more impactful than going through a particular experience,

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<v Speaker 5>and he's going through some struggles right now, and major

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<v Speaker 5>league hitters tell you what adjustments you need to make,

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<v Speaker 5>So I think you learn that by doing that here.

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<v Speaker 4>So it's a betort for him to be up here

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<v Speaker 4>right now than you know. It's this word of continued

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<v Speaker 4>like thinking about a minor league stint.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, There's manager Dave Roberts before the game, and look,

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<v Speaker 2>we were not the only ones thinking about how much

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<v Speaker 2>this growing pains learning curve at the major league level.

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<v Speaker 2>But obviously the Dodgers were not the only team in

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<v Speaker 2>believe could be a difference maker in their starting rotation.

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<v Speaker 2>But here's the catch. If Sazaki goes to a team

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<v Speaker 2>that isn't a contender, similar to when Shohe Otani decided

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<v Speaker 2>to go with the Angels, and his agent Nez Bulelo

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<v Speaker 2>actually said this at a conference the other day. It

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<v Speaker 2>benefited Otani being with the Angels with the expectations very

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<v Speaker 2>low and being able to get acclimated to major League

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<v Speaker 2>Baseball and figure things out and become the player that

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<v Speaker 2>Roki Sazaki being with the Dodgers does not have that luxury.

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<v Speaker 2>He's under the microscope every time he goes out there

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<v Speaker 2>and is expected to deliver. There is no room for

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of room for that, considering the depth

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers have, But you saw it earlier this season.

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<v Speaker 2>Bobby Miller got an opportunity, didn't pitch well, sent back

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<v Speaker 2>to the minor leagues. Justin Robleski got an opportunity for

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<v Speaker 2>his start, didn't pitch well, sent to the minor leagues.

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<v Speaker 2>Landon Nak had a couple of poor starts to start

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<v Speaker 2>Sazaki is being given. And you know he's only pitching,

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<v Speaker 2>Eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is

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<v Speaker 2>You will hear him receiving his World Series Championship ring

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<v Speaker 2>earlier today in the Chase Field visiting Clubhouse. Dodgers shut

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Talk is available on AM five seventy LA sports

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<v Speaker 2>What no Highlight? Dodgers shut out today by the Diamondbacks

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<v Speaker 2>three to nothing. The Dodgers fall to twenty six and fourteen.

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<v Speaker 2>They are percentage points behind the San Diego Padres in

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<v Speaker 2>the nlast who won big tonight at Corsfield. The San

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<v Speaker 2>Diego Padres scored three touchdowns against the Rockies. Yeah, you

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<v Speaker 2>heard me right. The Padres shut out the Rockies twenty

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<v Speaker 2>Daniels Jewelers own the Dream. I wonder if Bud Black

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<v Speaker 2>finally lost his cool. I wonder if he had a

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<v Speaker 2>lee Ilia type of tirade after losing twenty one to

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<v Speaker 2>nothing to the Padres. Look at all these Padres at

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<v Speaker 2>Homer tonight at Corsfield to beat them twenty one to nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>Fernando Tatis, Xander Bogart's, Jason Hayward, Jake Croninworth and Gavin

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<v Speaker 2>twenty one to nothing tonight at corus Field. I just

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<v Speaker 2>can't get over that they scored five runs in the first,

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<v Speaker 2>eight runs in the fourth inning, four runs in the

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<v Speaker 2>fifth inning, and then sprinkled a run in the second, third, sixth,

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<v Speaker 2>and eighth inning of tonight's game. Yikes. Yeah, Well, the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers got some wins against the Rockies, so that helps anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers, by the way, are looking for a split

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<v Speaker 2>in the series tomorrow, and they would end their longest

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<v Speaker 2>road trip of the year on a high note. They

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<v Speaker 2>would have finished this ten game road trip six and four,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's pretty good considering they had to fly to

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<v Speaker 2>to Miami overnight after Sunday Night Baseball, then flycross country

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<v Speaker 2>after a four o'clock Eastern game in the final game

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<v Speaker 2>of the series against the Marlins, and now play a

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<v Speaker 2>four game series against the Diamondbacks. So a split here

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers to end that road trip six and four. Look,

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<v Speaker 2>that's the way you got to play on the road.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't expect the Dodgers to go seven and one,

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<v Speaker 2>nine and one on these arduous road trips. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>believe many people appreciate the fact that the Dodgers are

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<v Speaker 2>not playing many day games, even on getaway Day, and

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<v Speaker 2>are playing primetime games, and even some teams like the Marlins,

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<v Speaker 2>are playing games to push it as far back of

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<v Speaker 2>a start time as possible on getaway Day just so

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<v Speaker 2>they could have the Dodgers in primetime or as close

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<v Speaker 2>to prime time. Not to mention the national networks Fox, ESPN, Apple,

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<v Speaker 2>they want a piece of the Dodgers as much as

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<v Speaker 2>they can be and those are night games as well.

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<v Speaker 2>When the Dodgers play the Mets on their next road trip,

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<v Speaker 2>all three games at City Field are night games on

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<v Speaker 2>nat TV. So that's life being a Dodger, and no

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<v Speaker 2>other team has that type of schedule. Eight sixty six

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to catch up with Snell Zilla Blake Snell

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<v Speaker 2>before today's game. He hasn't really spoken publicly about how

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<v Speaker 6>We're just taking a day by day, going slow, but

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<v Speaker 6>we should know soon. So once once I feel one

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<v Speaker 6>hundred percent healthy, ready to go, that's the plan, and

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<v Speaker 2>You feel like you're moving in the right direction.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, every day, you know, some days I feel a

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<v Speaker 6>on the iland forever, so it's been frustrating and difficult

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<v Speaker 6>to go through. But I like being on the road trip.

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<v Speaker 6>I like being able to, you know, support the teammates

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<v Speaker 6>and and more so just be selfless. I've worrying about

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<v Speaker 6>myself and start learning more about the team. It's just

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<v Speaker 6>really helped me mentally, just you know, focus on day

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<v Speaker 6>by day and when it's my time it will be

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<v Speaker 6>my time, but right now it's not, and I got

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<v Speaker 6>to accept that and focus on rheab get as strong

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<v Speaker 6>and healthy as I can get. Then when it's my time,

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there's Blake Snell and you could hear our

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<v Speaker 2>app And uh yeah, I don't think that's happening every Saturday,

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<v Speaker 2>but I tried anyway. That's the first time Blake Snell

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<v Speaker 2>He will come back, and I feel like with him

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<v Speaker 2>sometime in June, and that's gonna be a huge boost

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<v Speaker 2>to the Dodger rotation. They're gonna be getting Clayton Kershaw

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<v Speaker 2>Sunday afternoon at Dodgers Stadium against the Angels. He's pitching

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<v Speaker 2>one more rehab game tomorrow at Oklahoma City on Mother's

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<v Speaker 2>Day eight six six, nine, eight seven, two five seventy

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<v Speaker 2>Diamondbacks three to nothing. We are going to have an

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, Chicken Strip is going to join us at

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<v Speaker 2>seven point thirty on Monday night on an off day

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<v Speaker 2>the A's and Angels, and quite frankly, on that six

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<v Speaker 2>game homestand I think the Dodgers should only lose one game,

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<v Speaker 2>and that would be to the A's, no doubt. They

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<v Speaker 2>again to Cityfield to face Juan Soto and the Mets

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers, as you heard Jack Harris present to Dave

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<v Speaker 2>six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the

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<v Speaker 2>and getting himself out of a bas's loaded jam, and

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<v Speaker 2>then as he came back to the dugout, put his

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<v Speaker 2>fingers over his lips to silence the crowded City Field.

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<v Speaker 2>And he said after that game that the reason why

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<v Speaker 2>he did that was to signify to his teammates, who

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<v Speaker 2>weren't playing that great at that time, that they are

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<v Speaker 2>still the Dodgers and they would go on to beat

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<v Speaker 2>the Mets in the NLCS. That's actually when the Mets

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<v Speaker 2>turned their season around. After the Dodgers swept that doubleheader,

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<v Speaker 2>and later in the year, Daniel Hudson and the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>would go back to New York and beat the Mets

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<v Speaker 2>in six games in the NLCS, and Daniel Hudson was

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<v Speaker 2>warming up in the Dodger bullpen before Walker Bueller was,

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<v Speaker 2>and eventually Buehler would come in to close Game five

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<v Speaker 2>in the World Series because Daniel Hudson's elbow, the way

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<v Speaker 2>he described it to teammates was that it was on

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<v Speaker 2>fire and he was con concerned that if he did

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<v Speaker 2>go into the game he was going to blow out

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<v Speaker 2>his arm. So that's the reason why Walker Buehler. Another

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<v Speaker 2>reason why Walker Bueller was so valuable in that ninth

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<v Speaker 2>inning to come out and close it out, it's because

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<v Speaker 2>the veteran Daniel Hudson had nothing left in the tank. Anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>Daniel Hudson, who lives in the Phoenix area, was here

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<v Speaker 2>at Chase Field today and was presented his World Series

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<v Speaker 2>ring and his gold Dodgers World Series jersey.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you guys. Obviously he's a lot to me being

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<v Speaker 4>able to come back here and see all you guys,

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<v Speaker 4>So this is very much appreciated. Something about last year,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, going into it, I was pretty sure it

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<v Speaker 4>was gonna be my last season. Then he kind of

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<v Speaker 4>get calling through the season and have success, you know, like,

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<v Speaker 4>oh am I making the right decision here?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 4>And it was about what was a doctor in August

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<v Speaker 4>when you put me in time out for ten dah think?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>I think his coach so to put all the hard

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<v Speaker 4>work in and all you guys did the exact same.

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<v Speaker 4>On the sacrifices you guys made to help me go

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<v Speaker 4>out on my own and on top. Thank you guys

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<v Speaker 4>so much.

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<v Speaker 2>This is awesome day, all right. That was Daniel Hudson

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<v Speaker 2>in the Dodger Clubhouse as he was presented as World

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<v Speaker 2>Series ring He meant so much to the Dodgers last

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<v Speaker 2>year and always has been such a great teammate. He

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<v Speaker 2>was actually the last pitcher on the mound in the

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<v Speaker 2>twenty nineteen season for the Washington Nationals. That's right, Daniel

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<v Speaker 2>Hudson was closing out games for the Nationals in their

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<v Speaker 2>run to the World Series in twenty nineteen. The nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>Nationals beat the Dodgers, as you know, in five games

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<v Speaker 2>in the NLDS and went on to beat the Astros

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<v Speaker 2>in the World Series, and Daniel Hudson was the last

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<v Speaker 2>pitcher on the mound for that World Championship, so a

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<v Speaker 2>two time World Series champion, and he had such a

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<v Speaker 2>big smile. He was so talkative today. Was always so

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<v Speaker 2>intense and very stoic when he was pitching, and now

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<v Speaker 2>he's retired he could relax, exal and have a good time.

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<v Speaker 2>So really great to see Daniel Hudson and great to

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<v Speaker 2>see him enjoying retirement. And he certainly meant a lot

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<v Speaker 2>to the Dodgers, and the Dodgers are actually going to

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<v Speaker 2>Boston this year, so the Dodgers are going to present

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<v Speaker 2>Walker Bueller, I believe with his World Series ring when

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers are at Fenway Park after the All Star Break.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope they do it where we see it and

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<v Speaker 2>they post it online like they did with Daniel Hudson.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope they didn't just mail it to him, and

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<v Speaker 2>I hope that it's not just an undercover World Series

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<v Speaker 2>ring handed to Buehler. He's kind of in the same

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<v Speaker 2>position as Justin Turner because after Turner signed with the

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<v Speaker 2>Red Sox, the Dodgers went to Fenway the following season,

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<v Speaker 2>so Justin Turner had to wait for his homecoming last

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<v Speaker 2>year when he came to Dodgers Stadium with the Mariners,

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<v Speaker 2>not even with the Red Sox or Blue Jays, the

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<v Speaker 2>team that he originally signed with. So hopefully Walker Buehler

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<v Speaker 2>eventually gets back to Dodger Stadium with whoever he's pitching

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<v Speaker 2>for in a couple of years and gets the deserved

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<v Speaker 2>ovation that he will get from the fans in LA

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<v Speaker 2>because he will forever be remembered in Dodger history as

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<v Speaker 2>one of the big game pitchers they have ever had

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<v Speaker 2>put on their uniform, not only last year to close

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<v Speaker 2>out the World Series, but going back to the twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty World Series, I think back to Bueller striking out

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<v Speaker 2>the side and order with the bases loaded in the

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<v Speaker 2>NLCS against the Atlanta Braves. I think back to him

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<v Speaker 2>being a big time pitcher in twenty eighteen Game one

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<v Speaker 2>sixty three to win the nl West. And also he

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<v Speaker 2>was the starting pitcher in that eighteen Inny marathon of

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<v Speaker 2>Game four of the World Series where Max Munsey hit

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<v Speaker 2>the walk off home r on off of Nathan Valdi.

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<v Speaker 2>So it'll be great to see Walker Bueller actually keep

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<v Speaker 2>in touch with him quite often via the text, So

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<v Speaker 2>can't wait to see Bueller after the All Star break

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<v Speaker 2>in him and Daniel Hudson had a really tight bond.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, Daniel Hudson told me today that he kept

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<v Speaker 2>his emotions together while he was in the bullpen watching

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<v Speaker 2>Bueller close out the game. But once the final out

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<v Speaker 2>was recorded, once Bueller struck out Alex Verdugo and they

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<v Speaker 2>started to rush out of the bullpen, he said he

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<v Speaker 2>was looking for one guy and that was Walker Buehler.

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<v Speaker 2>And once he found Walker Buehler and they embraced a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of emotion, tears came out. That's how much those

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<v Speaker 2>two men to each other. And Daniel Hudson was a

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<v Speaker 2>mentor to Walker Bueller. So just wanted to share that

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<v Speaker 2>with you as well. By the way, this next homestand

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<v Speaker 2>is not a six game homestand it's the A's, Angels

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<v Speaker 2>and Diamondbacks a nine game homestand so a three game

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<v Speaker 2>series again those three teams. So the Dodgers should go

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<v Speaker 2>into that Diamondback series five and one after beating the

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<v Speaker 2>A's and sweeping the Angels and then probably take two

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<v Speaker 2>out of three from the Diamondbacks. In case you haven't

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<v Speaker 2>been keeping up with the Halos down south, After a

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good start to the season, they have really fallen

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<v Speaker 2>off as far as record wise. They are in last

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<v Speaker 2>place in the AL West, fifteen and twenty two, seven

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<v Speaker 2>games out of first place, behind the Seattle Mariners, who

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<v Speaker 2>are in first place. The A's are just two and

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<v Speaker 2>a half games back of Seattle, but that's a really

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<v Speaker 2>weak division. Tomorrow, it'll be the finale of this four

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<v Speaker 2>game series in Arizona and the finale of the Dodgers'

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<v Speaker 2>longest road trip of the year ten games and ten days.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers looking for the split. Tony Gonsolin will be

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<v Speaker 2>on the mount tomorrow. He's one to zero with an

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<v Speaker 2>ERA of five zero nine going up. And Zach Gallen,

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<v Speaker 2>who's three and four this year with an ERA of

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<v Speaker 2>four p thirty seven. Marongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck begins

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<v Speaker 2>at noon tomorrow with first pitch at one ten. That'll

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<v Speaker 2>do it for us tonight from Chase Field in downtown Phoenix.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Dwayne McDonald here at Chase Field, thanks to

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<v Speaker 2>calling me back at our Burbank studios, and thanks to

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<v Speaker 2>you for listening. In case you missed any of the show,

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<v Speaker 2>you can find it on the iHeartRadio app. And I

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<v Speaker 2>want to send out happy Mother's Day wishes to all

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<v Speaker 2>the moms out there. You are the backbone of every

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<v Speaker 2>family we know, we appreciate you and we love you.

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<v Speaker 2>And a special Happy Mother's Day to my mom, Bianca.

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<v Speaker 2>We are going to celebrate after the road trip with

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<v Speaker 2>dinner at Monte Steakhouse. Michael Levine be ready once again

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<v Speaker 2>the final score tonight from Arizona. The Dodgers are shut

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<v Speaker 2>out for just the third time this season. The Snakes,

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<v Speaker 2>behind Corbyn Burns seven shutout innings, beat the Dodgers three

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<v Speaker 2>to nothing. Have a great rest of your weekend, Happy

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<v Speaker 2>Mother's Day.

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<v Speaker 4>See them See subjects shackling