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Like back, 4 00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:14.199 David Vasse. 5 00:00:15.800 --> 00:00:18.039 We are live at Dodger Stadium. 6 00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:21.239 I'm after the Orioles hold on for a three to 7 00:00:21.239 --> 00:00:25.120 two win in Game one of this three game series. 8 00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:27.160 Welcome to Dodger Talk. 9 00:00:27.320 --> 00:00:32.159 David Vase with you until eleven thirty tonight here on 10 00:00:32.520 --> 00:00:34.159 five to seventy LA Sports. 11 00:00:34.200 --> 00:00:36.119 We got a big show for you tonight. 12 00:00:36.560 --> 00:00:39.880 Mike Soosha joined us on the Off Day Dodger Talk 13 00:00:40.079 --> 00:00:43.119 last night, and we are going to share part of 14 00:00:43.200 --> 00:00:47.200 that conversation with you. Since this is a series of 15 00:00:47.320 --> 00:00:50.960 two of the better young catchers in baseball, and Adalie 16 00:00:51.039 --> 00:00:54.880 Rushman and Will Smith, we'll hear from the man that 17 00:00:55.000 --> 00:00:59.799 caught more games than any other Dodger catcher in franchise 18 00:01:00.119 --> 00:01:04.280 history and is also a great teacher managing for twenty 19 00:01:04.359 --> 00:01:07.920 years with the Angels. So we'll hear from Mike Soosie 20 00:01:08.040 --> 00:01:11.159 and we'll get a catching clinic that he gave us 21 00:01:11.239 --> 00:01:15.200 last night on the Off Days show. Also, Jose Moto 22 00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:17.519 will check in at the top of the hour, but 23 00:01:17.719 --> 00:01:20.719 between now and then, it's your phone calls at eight 24 00:01:20.799 --> 00:01:24.599 sixty six, nine eighty seven, two five seventy, and man, 25 00:01:24.680 --> 00:01:27.840 I have to say before we go any further, how 26 00:01:27.879 --> 00:01:33.079 impressive it was to have a sellout crowd of fifty 27 00:01:33.159 --> 00:01:37.599 two thousand, three hundred and eighty two at the end 28 00:01:37.760 --> 00:01:42.519 of August. That just shows the passion of this city 29 00:01:42.719 --> 00:01:46.959 for this team, and it was great to celebrate Salvadorian 30 00:01:47.079 --> 00:01:49.319 Night here at Dodger Stadium. There were a lot of 31 00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:53.159 featured foods around the ballpark, and certainly there was a 32 00:01:53.159 --> 00:01:57.879 lot of Salvadorian pride at Dodger Stadium tonight. But nonetheless, 33 00:01:58.400 --> 00:02:03.680 fifty two thousand and three and it was legit because 34 00:02:04.280 --> 00:02:07.799 a foul poll to foul pole, every seat was taken. 35 00:02:08.000 --> 00:02:11.240 So that was pretty awesome to see on a Monday night. 36 00:02:11.439 --> 00:02:14.000 You know, like I mentioned, when we travel around to 37 00:02:14.039 --> 00:02:17.960 these different cities, even on a weekend, they don't have 38 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:20.599 a sellout and they don't have a stadium this big 39 00:02:20.639 --> 00:02:24.919 to sell out, So honestly, truly impressive to see a 40 00:02:25.000 --> 00:02:28.639 sellout crowd tonight here at Dodgers Stadium on a Tuesday night. 41 00:02:28.719 --> 00:02:31.800 I apologize always feels like the first game of the 42 00:02:31.879 --> 00:02:35.240 series is a Monday, but first game of the series 43 00:02:35.439 --> 00:02:38.759 this week is Tuesday, as the Dodgers are closing out 44 00:02:39.159 --> 00:02:44.039 and All American League homestand this is the final leg 45 00:02:44.199 --> 00:02:47.800 of a nine game homestand that welcomed in the Mariners 46 00:02:47.840 --> 00:02:50.919 for a sweep. The Rays came in got lost two 47 00:02:50.919 --> 00:02:53.639 out of three to the Dodgers, and the Dodgers are 48 00:02:53.680 --> 00:02:56.080 looking to win the final two games of this series 49 00:02:56.560 --> 00:03:01.680 to have a really successful home stand. And tonight the 50 00:03:01.719 --> 00:03:05.960 Dodgers blew a golden opportunity to gain a game on 51 00:03:06.039 --> 00:03:10.599 the Arizona Diamondbacks, who lost to JD. Martinez and the 52 00:03:10.639 --> 00:03:15.240 Mets tonight in Arizona eight to three. The Padres were 53 00:03:15.280 --> 00:03:18.560 in Saint Louis and beat the Cardinals seven to five. 54 00:03:18.800 --> 00:03:22.639 So this is your up to date standings in the 55 00:03:22.759 --> 00:03:26.439 NL West. The Dodgers now seventy eight and fifty four, 56 00:03:27.080 --> 00:03:32.039 three games ahead of both the Diamondbacks and the Padres in. 57 00:03:32.080 --> 00:03:33.120 The NL West. 58 00:03:33.240 --> 00:03:37.120 And we all know that there is a huge series 59 00:03:37.439 --> 00:03:41.960 looming beginning on Friday in the Desert, a wrap around 60 00:03:42.199 --> 00:03:48.199 four game series Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in the 61 00:03:48.240 --> 00:03:52.199 Desert for the Dodgers, and it goes even into Tuesday 62 00:03:52.599 --> 00:03:57.479 in Arizona, so Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and also Monday, sorry, 63 00:03:57.560 --> 00:03:58.759 doesn't go into Tuesday. 64 00:03:59.560 --> 00:04:00.280 Just stick with with me. 65 00:04:00.319 --> 00:04:03.719 A four game series and the final time the Dodgers 66 00:04:03.759 --> 00:04:08.120 and Diamondbacks will see each other during the regular season. 67 00:04:08.240 --> 00:04:10.120 And by the way, speaking of all that and the 68 00:04:10.159 --> 00:04:14.680 implications that go into it, right now, if the postseason started, 69 00:04:15.080 --> 00:04:19.120 it would be the Diamondbacks and Padres playing in a 70 00:04:19.279 --> 00:04:23.639 best out of three wildcard series and the winner would 71 00:04:23.639 --> 00:04:28.160 play the Dodgers. So the number one seed would play 72 00:04:28.199 --> 00:04:32.319 the winner of Arizona and San Diego as it stands 73 00:04:32.399 --> 00:04:36.120 right now, and honestly, if the Dodgers go into Arizona 74 00:04:36.560 --> 00:04:40.360 and even split four games, to me, that's a winning 75 00:04:40.439 --> 00:04:44.600 series for the Dodgers because there is a tiebreaker at stake, 76 00:04:44.920 --> 00:04:49.279 and also time is running out on Arizona if all 77 00:04:49.319 --> 00:04:52.079 they get is a split, and it's important for the 78 00:04:52.120 --> 00:04:55.519 Dodgers to have at least a three game lead over 79 00:04:55.720 --> 00:04:59.000 Arizona going into that four game series. They're not going 80 00:04:59.000 --> 00:05:02.680 to have Yama Mode or Glass now pitching in that series. 81 00:05:03.040 --> 00:05:06.600 Jack Flaherty and Gavin Stone will be part of that series. 82 00:05:06.639 --> 00:05:11.480 And probably Kershaw because that's just the way the days 83 00:05:11.560 --> 00:05:15.560 line up, and those are right now the three best 84 00:05:15.720 --> 00:05:20.639 healthiest pitchers on their staff. So that's where things stand 85 00:05:20.839 --> 00:05:23.879 after tonight's loss. And look, the reason why I keep 86 00:05:23.959 --> 00:05:26.839 saying the Orioles held on is because they did just 87 00:05:26.920 --> 00:05:31.480 barely hold on. That ninth inning was the Dodgers to take, 88 00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:34.959 and they almost did. Those were great at bats from 89 00:05:35.000 --> 00:05:38.519 start to finish. Miguel Rojas with a base hit to 90 00:05:38.600 --> 00:05:41.879 get that rally going in the ninth inning, Kevin Kiermier 91 00:05:42.079 --> 00:05:44.879 came off the bench to pinch run, and then you 92 00:05:44.959 --> 00:05:48.319 had great at bats by Max Munsey and Gavin Lox 93 00:05:48.399 --> 00:05:52.120 and even Chris Taylor Monthly. He was fit to be 94 00:05:52.240 --> 00:05:56.839 tied in an at bat that probably could have ended 95 00:05:56.879 --> 00:06:01.439 differently if Jansen Visconte would have been a little bit 96 00:06:01.519 --> 00:06:04.600 more on the calls on the balls and strikes there. 97 00:06:05.000 --> 00:06:07.480 And Munsey and the rest of the Dodger dugout had 98 00:06:07.480 --> 00:06:10.120 an argument there during that at bat that there was 99 00:06:10.160 --> 00:06:12.680 a pitch down and a way and it was it 100 00:06:12.800 --> 00:06:16.319 was called a strike, and I thought it showed some 101 00:06:16.480 --> 00:06:22.920 maturity from Max Munsey to gather himself after a call 102 00:06:23.000 --> 00:06:26.600 that went against him, and obviously he was upset barking 103 00:06:26.639 --> 00:06:29.040 at the home plate umpire during that at bat. But 104 00:06:29.879 --> 00:06:33.120 I love that Max Munsey was able to gather himself 105 00:06:33.120 --> 00:06:36.439 and continue that bat at bat and continue to fight. 106 00:06:36.639 --> 00:06:39.040 There was the fourth pitch of that at. 107 00:06:38.839 --> 00:06:43.199 Bat, ninety nine down in a way that was a ball, 108 00:06:43.639 --> 00:06:46.079 and then the fifth pitch of the at bat was 109 00:06:46.120 --> 00:06:49.519 a foul ball where Munsey was protecting the outer part 110 00:06:49.600 --> 00:06:53.680 of that strike zone. After that poor call on the 111 00:06:53.720 --> 00:06:57.120 fourth pitch of the at bat, So after Monthsy flies out, 112 00:06:57.399 --> 00:07:00.319 Gavin Lux comes to the plate. He's down two to 113 00:07:00.399 --> 00:07:05.480 Sir Anthony de Minguez, and somehow walks on nine pitches 114 00:07:05.600 --> 00:07:08.079 to set up Chris Taylor, who had a seventh pitch 115 00:07:08.120 --> 00:07:10.879 at bat hit the ball hard but right out the 116 00:07:10.959 --> 00:07:13.519 left fielder to end the game. All in all, Sir 117 00:07:13.519 --> 00:07:17.959 Anthony Dominguez gets his seventh save, but through thirty two 118 00:07:18.040 --> 00:07:22.040 pitches in that inning, and the Dodgers come up a buck. 119 00:07:21.920 --> 00:07:23.000 Short to the Orioles. 120 00:07:23.000 --> 00:07:26.920 Tonight three to two, eight six six nine, seven, two 121 00:07:26.959 --> 00:07:30.519 five seventy is the phone number. Let's head downstairs right 122 00:07:30.560 --> 00:07:34.160 now to the Dodger Clubhouse to hear from Jack Flaherty, 123 00:07:34.560 --> 00:07:37.519 who loses his first game as a Dodger. 124 00:07:38.040 --> 00:07:38.480 That's good. 125 00:07:39.959 --> 00:07:40.160 There. 126 00:07:40.720 --> 00:07:43.680 Checks out pretty good, and we'll see how it is tomorrow. 127 00:07:43.680 --> 00:07:45.639 Pfas freg here right now and you follow up on 128 00:07:45.720 --> 00:07:48.480 the progress of it. We need some more imaging and stuff, 129 00:07:48.879 --> 00:07:50.720 and I'll talk to enough for this. 130 00:07:50.879 --> 00:07:51.240 We just. 131 00:07:52.680 --> 00:07:54.920 Looked at a little bit, but I think we're pretty 132 00:07:54.920 --> 00:07:57.720 good stuff wise. How did you feel out there before 133 00:07:57.759 --> 00:08:01.480 and after the hit? I mean, all felt the same. 134 00:08:01.560 --> 00:08:04.279 I wouldn't have kept pitching if if things felt felt bad. 135 00:08:04.759 --> 00:08:06.000 That's just a situation there. 136 00:08:06.519 --> 00:08:10.160 Trunter gets a hit and walk walk Tony, but just 137 00:08:10.199 --> 00:08:11.720 gonna go out and make pitches. And then Tail made 138 00:08:11.720 --> 00:08:13.199 a really nice play to get me out of that ending. 139 00:08:14.759 --> 00:08:17.319 But you know, overall, just two pitches that I really 140 00:08:17.399 --> 00:08:19.120 like back that they put the swings onto the ship 141 00:08:19.319 --> 00:08:22.680 and uh, you know, otherwise, just continue to find a 142 00:08:22.680 --> 00:08:26.800 ways to get out and I'm trying to get deeper, but. 143 00:08:27.240 --> 00:08:29.120 I'd known the second one is that kind of way 144 00:08:29.120 --> 00:08:29.600 you're trying. 145 00:08:29.439 --> 00:08:29.720 To throw it. 146 00:08:30.120 --> 00:08:31.720 No, no, no, I'm not trying. I'm not trying to 147 00:08:31.759 --> 00:08:32.039 throw it there. 148 00:08:32.080 --> 00:08:32.320 I don't know. 149 00:08:32.320 --> 00:08:35.559 I think accounts one two there like I throw them, 150 00:08:35.679 --> 00:08:38.759 throwing them a handful of good ones and just uh 151 00:08:39.000 --> 00:08:40.480 need to get it more to the outer half and 152 00:08:40.519 --> 00:08:42.440 get it down away in there is where you can 153 00:08:42.480 --> 00:08:44.399 handle it. And you know he put a good swing on. 154 00:08:44.519 --> 00:08:47.879 It doesn't always happened. You know, hitting is hard, but 155 00:08:49.000 --> 00:08:50.480 you wanna you wanna fill up the zone. You want 156 00:08:50.480 --> 00:08:52.000 to go attack, but you want to make a better 157 00:08:52.039 --> 00:08:53.600 pitch there, and you know I would love to have 158 00:08:53.720 --> 00:08:54.159 that one back. 159 00:08:56.039 --> 00:08:57.720 Is there any bruising or swelling on the wrist? 160 00:08:57.759 --> 00:08:59.919 Is obviously wrapped up between innings after you got hit. 161 00:09:00.200 --> 00:09:02.039 I mean I was able to go out and finish 162 00:09:02.120 --> 00:09:05.360 the finish the sixth with no real issues whatsoever. 163 00:09:05.480 --> 00:09:06.720 And I'll see how it is. 164 00:09:06.799 --> 00:09:08.679 Tom, He's fine. 165 00:09:09.279 --> 00:09:11.759 Dave Roberts would not have sent him back out there 166 00:09:11.879 --> 00:09:14.519 for the sixth inning if there was any swelling or 167 00:09:14.759 --> 00:09:18.720 any bruising to his right pitching hand. Jack Flarerty's tough, 168 00:09:18.879 --> 00:09:22.480 but the Dodgers would have protected Flarity from himself in 169 00:09:22.559 --> 00:09:26.000 that situation. And really that fifth inning, I mean he 170 00:09:26.159 --> 00:09:29.720 was dodging bullets from the very beginning. Cedric Mullens sent 171 00:09:29.799 --> 00:09:32.240 a line drive right back at Flarerty and the ball 172 00:09:32.320 --> 00:09:35.759 went right into his mit. And then after the Ramon 173 00:09:35.960 --> 00:09:39.840 Uias to run home run. It was Colton Kowser, the 174 00:09:39.960 --> 00:09:43.559 leadoff hitter, that hit Flarity on that right pitching hand, 175 00:09:43.639 --> 00:09:46.720 but luckily it caught the outer part of the meaty 176 00:09:46.840 --> 00:09:50.279 area of his hands. So the Dodgers and Flarity uh 177 00:09:51.039 --> 00:09:55.639 dodged a bullet no pun intended right there and Ramon 178 00:09:55.799 --> 00:09:57.919 Urias a slider that leaked out. 179 00:09:57.879 --> 00:10:00.679 Over the middle part of the plate elevated. He did 180 00:10:00.759 --> 00:10:01.279 not miss it. 181 00:10:01.559 --> 00:10:04.120 And even though he's the ninth hitter, he's a big 182 00:10:04.240 --> 00:10:06.679 league hitter and those are pitches that he's going to 183 00:10:06.799 --> 00:10:08.799 hit his tenth home run of the year. And I'm 184 00:10:08.879 --> 00:10:11.840 sure Jack wanted that back as soon as it left 185 00:10:11.879 --> 00:10:14.639 his hand, because he went down to his knees when 186 00:10:14.720 --> 00:10:18.440 that ball was traveling towards the left field seats over 187 00:10:18.480 --> 00:10:21.120 there at Dodgers Stadium. So a tough way for Flarity 188 00:10:21.200 --> 00:10:25.039 to lose. And honestly, we've heard this many times before. 189 00:10:25.559 --> 00:10:28.879 You don't always lose games in the ninth inning, And 190 00:10:29.080 --> 00:10:32.080 to me, I felt like the key inning tonight was 191 00:10:32.200 --> 00:10:35.799 that fifth inning. Not only does Flarity make a mistake 192 00:10:35.919 --> 00:10:38.440 pitch to the ninth hitter for a go ahead, two 193 00:10:38.559 --> 00:10:41.000 run home run, but in the bottom half of the 194 00:10:41.080 --> 00:10:45.039 fifth inning, Keik Hernandez led off with a double Chris 195 00:10:45.120 --> 00:10:48.200 Taylor walked, So the eight to nine hitters for the 196 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:52.480 Dodgers did their jobs for the big boys, and Otani 197 00:10:52.960 --> 00:10:56.000 popped up to the third baseman. Mookie Betts flew out 198 00:10:56.000 --> 00:10:59.399 to the right fielder, and Taoscar Hernandez also flew out 199 00:10:59.440 --> 00:11:02.600 to right field, so they had first and second nobody 200 00:11:02.679 --> 00:11:05.840 out for their first three hitters, and they couldn't get 201 00:11:05.960 --> 00:11:09.120 a run across. All in all, the Dodgers were just 202 00:11:09.200 --> 00:11:12.679 one for eight with runners in scoring positions. So for me, 203 00:11:13.879 --> 00:11:17.360 that's where the game turned right there in the top 204 00:11:17.440 --> 00:11:20.000 half of the fifth and also the bottom half of 205 00:11:20.039 --> 00:11:23.080 the fifth inning, and the Dodgers fall to the Orioles Tonight. 206 00:11:23.480 --> 00:11:26.600 Three to two eight six six, nine, seven, two five 207 00:11:26.759 --> 00:11:29.600 seventy is the phone number. Let's go out to John 208 00:11:29.679 --> 00:11:32.200 who is at Dodgers Stadium tonight. Hi, John, you're on 209 00:11:32.320 --> 00:11:32.960 Dodger Talk. 210 00:11:33.960 --> 00:11:34.080 Hi. 211 00:11:34.240 --> 00:11:38.799 How you doing great at the ballpark? Talking baseball? John 212 00:11:38.879 --> 00:11:39.840 doesn't get better. 213 00:11:40.159 --> 00:11:42.639 Beautiful, you know, I'm I'm kind of nipicking that. I 214 00:11:42.759 --> 00:11:45.000 because I love Jackson. No, sorry, I think he's a 215 00:11:45.080 --> 00:11:48.279 great I think he's a great pitcher, but I'm kind 216 00:11:48.279 --> 00:11:50.120 of frustrated with him. I'd like to see him loose 217 00:11:50.159 --> 00:11:52.240 the ball up and down a little bit. I don't 218 00:11:52.240 --> 00:11:53.879 think he wasted up my pitches. 219 00:11:54.639 --> 00:11:57.279 All right, I'll let him know your advice, John. I 220 00:11:57.399 --> 00:12:00.200 feel like he's done a pretty good job. He just 221 00:12:00.240 --> 00:12:03.720 made a mistake pitch there. But I understand what you're saying. 222 00:12:03.759 --> 00:12:05.759 You just can't go east and west. You got to 223 00:12:05.799 --> 00:12:08.039 go north and south a little bit more. I understand 224 00:12:08.080 --> 00:12:08.600 what you're saying. 225 00:12:09.320 --> 00:12:12.200 Yeah, I think sometimes pitchers don't want to waist pitches 226 00:12:12.360 --> 00:12:15.120 are they want to cut their pitch count down. And 227 00:12:15.399 --> 00:12:18.399 I think it's so important to get that ball up 228 00:12:18.440 --> 00:12:18.879 of the strike. 229 00:12:18.919 --> 00:12:21.039 Well, sometimes that's true. 230 00:12:21.240 --> 00:12:23.600 I mean that's been in vogue for the last six 231 00:12:23.759 --> 00:12:25.919 or seven years, trying to get that strike at the 232 00:12:26.000 --> 00:12:28.600 top of the zone. But now it's kind of moved 233 00:12:28.679 --> 00:12:31.600 to getting the ball down and getting those lower strikes. 234 00:12:31.960 --> 00:12:34.600 I will say this, for Flaherty, early in this game, 235 00:12:34.679 --> 00:12:37.799 when things were going right for him, strike won. When 236 00:12:37.879 --> 00:12:40.799 things were not going right for him, ball won, and 237 00:12:41.559 --> 00:12:44.399 getting that first pitch strike was crucial to him. That 238 00:12:44.600 --> 00:12:46.879 was just a mistake pitch to Urius. He had two 239 00:12:46.919 --> 00:12:49.240 strikes on him and he made a bad pitch. So 240 00:12:49.799 --> 00:12:53.320 maybe he outthought himself on that one. Throwing his third 241 00:12:53.399 --> 00:12:56.480 best pitch getting beat on his third best pitch, probably 242 00:12:56.600 --> 00:12:57.159 not the best. 243 00:12:58.519 --> 00:12:59.440 Yeah, I agree. 244 00:12:59.519 --> 00:13:01.240 I think you bitch good enough to night to win 245 00:13:01.320 --> 00:13:02.960 and we gotta we gotta hit the ball a little 246 00:13:02.960 --> 00:13:03.320 bit better. 247 00:13:04.120 --> 00:13:04.679 Yes, they do. 248 00:13:04.960 --> 00:13:07.200 Thanks a lot for the phone called John, appreciate it. 249 00:13:07.519 --> 00:13:11.000 Eight sixty six two five seventy is the phone number. 250 00:13:11.320 --> 00:13:14.240 Let's go out to the miracle mile, Fred. You're on 251 00:13:14.399 --> 00:13:15.039 Dodger Talk. 252 00:13:15.120 --> 00:13:17.360 How you doing, Fred, I'm well yourself. 253 00:13:17.919 --> 00:13:18.600 I'm doing great. 254 00:13:19.639 --> 00:13:21.559 So what do we have to do to get rid 255 00:13:21.600 --> 00:13:22.360 of Chris Taylor? 256 00:13:23.240 --> 00:13:25.919 What you didn't like Chris Taylor? Is that bad? In 257 00:13:26.039 --> 00:13:27.320 the ninth Inny Tonight? Fred? 258 00:13:28.200 --> 00:13:31.360 I think Chris Taylor's ops plus this year, where one 259 00:13:31.440 --> 00:13:35.440 hundred is normal, is fifty. He's been dreadful the last 260 00:13:35.519 --> 00:13:39.960 two playoffs. He's been dreadful the last two years. Almost 261 00:13:40.039 --> 00:13:42.080 any player they have would be an improvement. 262 00:13:43.399 --> 00:13:47.200 That's a little harsh for a guy that's come up 263 00:13:47.240 --> 00:13:49.679 with some big hits in his Dodger career. And the 264 00:13:49.799 --> 00:13:52.480 fact is Redd, he's under contract for big money. So 265 00:13:53.120 --> 00:13:55.720 you know what they say in professional sports, money plays. 266 00:13:56.480 --> 00:13:59.519 But I feel like you're being a little harsh, especially 267 00:13:59.639 --> 00:14:02.000 after at bat he had in the ninth inning tonight 268 00:14:02.080 --> 00:14:05.759 that was very good at bat. It just didn't work out. 269 00:14:06.039 --> 00:14:10.519 It happens sometimes. I'm sure Duke Snider and Gil Hodges 270 00:14:10.600 --> 00:14:12.559 didn't always come through in the ninth inning either. 271 00:14:13.600 --> 00:14:15.919 Wait, are you comparing Chris Taylor to Gil Hodges. 272 00:14:16.240 --> 00:14:18.480 I am not, but I'm just saying even the greatest 273 00:14:18.519 --> 00:14:21.200 of players don't always come through in the ninth inning. 274 00:14:21.919 --> 00:14:24.399 He's very far from the greatest of players. He's that 275 00:14:24.519 --> 00:14:25.320 tree the team. 276 00:14:25.840 --> 00:14:28.759 Okay, all right, Fred, I understand you don't like Chris Taylor. 277 00:14:28.759 --> 00:14:32.000 Would you rather have had Jason Hayward stay on the 278 00:14:32.080 --> 00:14:33.159 team over Chris Taylor. 279 00:14:34.039 --> 00:14:36.559 No. I think you can bring up rushing. I think 280 00:14:36.639 --> 00:14:39.279 you can bring up outman. Again, there's a bevy of 281 00:14:39.360 --> 00:14:42.279 players who at least are young and need need to 282 00:14:42.320 --> 00:14:45.279 be blooded instead of veterans who do nothing and have 283 00:14:45.399 --> 00:14:46.879 done nothing for the last two years. 284 00:14:47.159 --> 00:14:49.759 Well, I feel like veterans are more equipped to come 285 00:14:49.840 --> 00:14:52.399 off the bench better than young players. You want young 286 00:14:52.440 --> 00:14:55.039 players to get better and seasoning in the minor leagues. 287 00:14:55.320 --> 00:14:57.639 But I will say this, Fred, The one thing we 288 00:14:57.799 --> 00:15:01.200 agree on on this call, other than Chris Taylor's nack, 289 00:15:01.200 --> 00:15:05.480 Gil Hodges, is that Dalton Rushing could be a very 290 00:15:05.639 --> 00:15:09.039 interesting player for the Dodgers in September. He had two 291 00:15:09.159 --> 00:15:12.480 more home runs tonight in Oklahoma City, and there is 292 00:15:12.600 --> 00:15:17.559 a very real possibility you may see Dalton Rushing in September. 293 00:15:17.639 --> 00:15:19.720 Fred hung up. I was trying to say I agreed 294 00:15:19.759 --> 00:15:21.320 with him. Sheesh. 295 00:15:21.960 --> 00:15:25.120 I wasn't expecting that hate on Chris Taylor after the 296 00:15:25.240 --> 00:15:29.399 ninth inning. Wow, Fred on the miracle mile not giving 297 00:15:29.480 --> 00:15:30.840 CT three a lot of love. 298 00:15:30.960 --> 00:15:33.799 Look, he has not had a great year, there's no 299 00:15:33.919 --> 00:15:34.639 way around that. 300 00:15:34.919 --> 00:15:38.039 But before he got hurt, he certainly was starting to 301 00:15:38.120 --> 00:15:41.279 trend in the right direction. His ops was eight hundred, 302 00:15:41.399 --> 00:15:44.440 he was hitting two fifty, and he cut the strikeouts 303 00:15:44.480 --> 00:15:48.000 out by half the last thirty games before he went 304 00:15:48.080 --> 00:15:50.519 on the il, and tonight I thought he had good 305 00:15:50.559 --> 00:15:55.440 at bats. Wow, Fred, I'm shocked. I don't know what 306 00:15:56.120 --> 00:15:58.840 one of the few times I'm speechless after a caller. 307 00:15:59.279 --> 00:16:02.080 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is 308 00:16:02.159 --> 00:16:05.440 the phone number. Luckily for Fred, he will not be 309 00:16:05.559 --> 00:16:09.039 seeing Chris Taylor get regular at bats. Gavin lux will 310 00:16:09.080 --> 00:16:11.679 be back in there against the right handed Corbyn Burns 311 00:16:12.200 --> 00:16:16.360 tomorrow night. And speaking of the Dodger lineup, Freddie Freeman 312 00:16:16.559 --> 00:16:19.879 was out of it tonight despite having a day off yesterday, 313 00:16:20.480 --> 00:16:22.840 and he may not be in the starting lineup again 314 00:16:22.919 --> 00:16:26.960 tomorrow because the Dodgers want to get the inflammation out 315 00:16:27.000 --> 00:16:31.000 of Freddie's right middle finger that has a micro fracture 316 00:16:31.159 --> 00:16:33.879 in it. He sustained it in Saint Louis on the 317 00:16:33.960 --> 00:16:36.840 last road trip fielding a ground ball. It got the 318 00:16:36.960 --> 00:16:40.480 top part of his right middle finger the nail area, 319 00:16:41.080 --> 00:16:44.480 and frankly, Freddy hasn't been the same guy since he 320 00:16:44.879 --> 00:16:48.480 had that micro fracture in his right middle finger. Freddie 321 00:16:48.519 --> 00:16:51.600 Freeman is just three for his last twenty three with 322 00:16:51.840 --> 00:16:54.759 no home runs and only two doubles. He just has 323 00:16:54.879 --> 00:16:58.879 not looked like Freddie Freeman, so he is human as well. 324 00:16:59.000 --> 00:17:02.559 And like I mentioned, the Dodgers have a huge four 325 00:17:02.679 --> 00:17:06.799 game series against the Diamondbacks beginning on Friday. The Dodgers 326 00:17:06.920 --> 00:17:09.680 need Freddy Freeman to be in that starting lineup and 327 00:17:10.200 --> 00:17:14.319 to have some better feel in that right hand with 328 00:17:14.480 --> 00:17:17.960 that microfracture in his fingers. So hopefully he's ready to 329 00:17:18.039 --> 00:17:21.680 go and speaking of Freddie Freeman, his best buddy Jason Hayward, 330 00:17:22.039 --> 00:17:25.279 who was let go by the Dodgers last week, was 331 00:17:25.400 --> 00:17:30.160 signed by the Houston Astros. Jason Hayward is a Houston Astro. 332 00:17:30.359 --> 00:17:33.680 And we also have an update on Yoshi Yamamoto. He 333 00:17:33.920 --> 00:17:36.559 is going to make his first rehab start since going 334 00:17:36.640 --> 00:17:40.039 on the IL tomorrow in Oklahoma City for two innings. 335 00:17:40.440 --> 00:17:43.599 Eight six, six nine seven two five seventy is the 336 00:17:43.680 --> 00:17:46.039 phone number. We're gonna take a time out here on 337 00:17:46.200 --> 00:17:48.599 Dodger Talk. When we come back, we'll check in with 338 00:17:48.720 --> 00:17:52.119 Jose Mota. After the Dodgers fall to the Orioles three 339 00:17:52.160 --> 00:17:55.240 to two on a f five to seventy LA Sports. 340 00:18:00.839 --> 00:18:03.960 On air at AM five to seventy, online at amfive 341 00:18:04.079 --> 00:18:08.200 seventy LA sports dot com, and available by podcast on 342 00:18:08.279 --> 00:18:09.599 the iHeartRadio app. 343 00:18:09.799 --> 00:18:12.680 This is Dodger Talk with David Bassi. 344 00:18:17.240 --> 00:18:20.680 I'm still here, Fred from the Miracle Mild did not 345 00:18:20.880 --> 00:18:25.440 chase me away all as well. David Basse live at 346 00:18:25.519 --> 00:18:29.000 Dodgers Stadium. After the Orioles hold on for a three 347 00:18:29.079 --> 00:18:29.559 to two. 348 00:18:29.519 --> 00:18:33.240 Win in Game one of this three game series. The 349 00:18:33.359 --> 00:18:35.279 Dodgers and Orioles got two more to go. 350 00:18:35.440 --> 00:18:38.799 Here at Dodgers Stadium to close out this nine game 351 00:18:39.000 --> 00:18:43.200 All American League homestand for the Dodgers Tomorrow night show. 352 00:18:43.319 --> 00:18:47.359 Hey Otani Bobblehead Night, the second one of the season. 353 00:18:47.599 --> 00:18:49.000 This time he's. 354 00:18:48.880 --> 00:18:52.960 Holding his dog decoy and there is a lot of demand. 355 00:18:53.319 --> 00:18:58.119 First forty thousand in attendance will receive the Otani decoy 356 00:18:58.279 --> 00:19:02.440 bobblehead and I guess the Dodgers are spicing it up again. 357 00:19:03.000 --> 00:19:05.359 A few of them have been sprinkled in in all 358 00:19:05.960 --> 00:19:10.160 gold fake gold, the gold painting. Daniel's Jewelers is the 359 00:19:10.240 --> 00:19:13.319 official sponsor of the trip around the Diamond. Stop by 360 00:19:13.440 --> 00:19:16.880 any Daniel's location and say home run for your free 361 00:19:17.000 --> 00:19:20.599 team bracelet and fifty dollars gift card toward any purchase 362 00:19:20.640 --> 00:19:24.359 of ninety nine dollars or more. Daniel's Jewelers Own the Dream. 363 00:19:24.519 --> 00:19:27.000 We'll check in with Jose Mota in a moment. You'll 364 00:19:27.039 --> 00:19:30.519 hear from Mike'sosha as well. But first let's take another 365 00:19:30.640 --> 00:19:34.119 phone call Danny, who is at Dodgers Stadium tonight part 366 00:19:34.200 --> 00:19:38.240 of the sellout crowd of fifty two thousand plus. Hi Danny, 367 00:19:38.279 --> 00:19:39.240 You're on Dodger Talk. 368 00:19:40.240 --> 00:19:43.039 Hey Dan, thanks for gonna be on pleasure. 369 00:19:43.039 --> 00:19:45.480 You gonna Are you going to just give me a warning? 370 00:19:45.559 --> 00:19:47.960 Are you going to attack Chris Taylor the way Fred 371 00:19:48.319 --> 00:19:50.559 from the Miracle Mile did, because I'll get ready. 372 00:19:51.519 --> 00:19:52.680 No, no, no, lay no. 373 00:19:55.000 --> 00:19:55.319 Is uh. 374 00:19:55.440 --> 00:19:57.480 You know, if the team's gonna ride with him, I'm 375 00:19:57.480 --> 00:19:58.319 gonna ride it him too. 376 00:19:58.720 --> 00:19:58.920 You know. 377 00:19:58.960 --> 00:20:01.720 I was there for the three home run game in 378 00:20:01.799 --> 00:20:04.640 the playoffs. I watched that happen. That was amazing. This 379 00:20:04.759 --> 00:20:07.640 guy's done a ton of amazing plays for the team 380 00:20:07.680 --> 00:20:10.240 over the years, and he just gotta trust that he 381 00:20:10.400 --> 00:20:12.799 still has in him. You know, if the team's gonna 382 00:20:12.799 --> 00:20:14.920 believe in him, then as fans, we should believe in 383 00:20:15.000 --> 00:20:16.680 him too. And he did have a really good at 384 00:20:16.720 --> 00:20:19.079 bat to day and that's something that I like that 385 00:20:19.200 --> 00:20:20.920 Dave robertson a few days ago when he was asked 386 00:20:20.920 --> 00:20:22.920 about Chris Taylor and he said, all he wants to 387 00:20:22.960 --> 00:20:24.920 see good at bats, And I think that's a great 388 00:20:24.960 --> 00:20:27.279 approach because the guy can play all over the field. 389 00:20:27.519 --> 00:20:29.480 You can use him as a pitch runner, and he 390 00:20:29.599 --> 00:20:31.880 has an experience. It don't be surprised if he shows 391 00:20:31.960 --> 00:20:34.079 up in October it has a big hit or two 392 00:20:34.119 --> 00:20:35.759 down the line, because that's the kind of player, and 393 00:20:35.839 --> 00:20:38.480 he is, so you can't count on him out just yet. 394 00:20:38.599 --> 00:20:39.720 So no, I'm not gonna talk trust. 395 00:20:39.920 --> 00:20:42.000 That's not my cup day to talk trust about Chris Taylor. 396 00:20:42.279 --> 00:20:45.839 Wow, Danny part of the Chris Taylor Marching Chowder Society. 397 00:20:45.920 --> 00:20:47.960 I like that, Danny, all right? What else he got? 398 00:20:48.839 --> 00:20:52.440 Well, you know the thing with Freddy's finger. You know, 399 00:20:52.559 --> 00:20:55.359 I'm on the thought if if it's not right, then 400 00:20:55.440 --> 00:20:57.680 let him sit and let him rest. And I hope 401 00:20:57.759 --> 00:20:59.599