Speaker 1: It's Game two of the NLDS and we're joined right
Speaker 1: now by the Dodgers starting center fielder Tommy Edmond, who
Speaker 1: had a huge impact on the game last night. Tommy,
Speaker 1: thanks a lot for the time. Appreciate it.
Speaker 2: Yeah, thank you. It was a fun game last night.
Speaker 2: Good to get that first win out of the way.
Speaker 1: Hey, I think back to the fourth inning a couple
Speaker 1: of weeks ago actually against these San Diego Padres, you
Speaker 1: came up with a big double from the left side
Speaker 1: to really ignite a rally. Last night, from the left
Speaker 1: side again, you do it a different way, laying down
Speaker 1: a bunch to start that big three run rally. Can
Speaker 1: you just take us through what you saw and when
Speaker 1: it started to enter your game plan to maybe hey,
Speaker 1: I can get on base this way.
Speaker 2: Yeah. I saw Machado back at third base, you know,
Speaker 2: usually the third baseman play me in. I think with
Speaker 2: one strike he backed off a little bit, and I
Speaker 2: saw my opportunity, you know, and just trying to get
Speaker 2: a little something going in those in those middle innings,
Speaker 2: and fortunately we had a couple of good at bats
Speaker 2: after me, which led to a rally.
Speaker 1: You had one strike on you when you laid down
Speaker 1: that bunt when you step out of the box and
Speaker 1: you just survey the field, did you notice that before
Speaker 1: the first pitch was thrown or did you notice it
Speaker 1: after that strike one?
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's after the strike one. I think he was
Speaker 2: up playing up on the grass with no strikes and
Speaker 2: then with one strike he backed off, which is what
Speaker 2: a lot of third basemen tend to do. So yeah,
Speaker 2: just saw the opportunity.
Speaker 1: It feels like that part of the order is so
Speaker 1: important to get base runners on for Otani with the
Speaker 1: way he's hitting. Are you guys conscious of that? Is
Speaker 1: that like priority number one? Find a way to get
Speaker 1: on base for him? Yeah?
Speaker 2: Absolutely, you know, the more runners on when show Hey
Speaker 2: gets up, the better, you know, just gives him a
Speaker 2: chance to do something great like you did yesterday.
Speaker 1: Can you describe the feeling in the dugout and just
Speaker 1: being on the team obviously when he hit that game
Speaker 1: tying three run home run. I'm sure you've been part
Speaker 1: of electric playoff atmospheres before, but can you just describe
Speaker 1: what it was like yesterday?
Speaker 2: Yeah, it was, you know, amazing. You know, we got
Speaker 2: down early and you know, I think think with a
Speaker 2: lot of teams, a lot of teams can tend to
Speaker 2: get deflated, but we know we got a great offense
Speaker 2: and then show hey, hitting that through on Homer to
Speaker 2: tie it up. Really, I think swung the momentum in
Speaker 2: our favor and then having that other beginning and the
Speaker 2: fourth was was huge, you know, and just we had
Speaker 2: some good at bats kind of throughout the game, and
Speaker 2: you know, just kept piling on.
Speaker 1: I feel like you just walked out of a press
Speaker 1: conference and maybe the first or second question must have been,
Speaker 1: why did you hit from the right side against a
Speaker 1: right handed reliever yesterday?
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's all about the matchup, you know. I think
Speaker 2: that guy had had pretty even splits against left handed
Speaker 2: and right handed hitters, and his like pitch profile just
Speaker 2: matched up better with me hitting right handed, so it
Speaker 2: just made sense to hit right either.
Speaker 1: That's amazing because not a lot of players know who
Speaker 1: they are from just one side of the plate. How
Speaker 1: are you so aware of who you are from both
Speaker 1: sides of the plate.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean there's a lot of at bats you know,
Speaker 2: just kind of learn through experience, and you can kind
Speaker 2: of see which guys are tougher on you, which guys
Speaker 2: are which uh pitches play into your strengths a little
Speaker 2: bit better. So, you know, it's kind of just something
Speaker 2: that I've learned over the past few years.
Speaker 1: Tommy Edmund, He's been described as a baseball player, that's
Speaker 1: what he is. He's in there again tonight, starting in
Speaker 1: center field with another one of your former Cardinal teammates,
Speaker 1: Jack Flaherty, on the mound. What have you seen from
Speaker 1: Jack this year that really has helped him kind of
Speaker 1: turn the corner from a couple of years ago.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it comes out with great intensity. He's always had
Speaker 2: that great intensity, and you know, and he's since he's
Speaker 2: been here, you know, I've I've watched him the past
Speaker 2: few starts and he just does a great job of
Speaker 2: you know, attacking hitters going after him. And you know,
Speaker 2: he's had a great year so far, and I'm excited
Speaker 2: to see what he can do tonight.
Speaker 1: It feels like he has ice in his veins. It
Speaker 1: doesn't seem like the game gets too fast on him.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, that's that's you know, something that makes
Speaker 2: him great. You know, he's got he's got a ton
Speaker 2: of confidence, and you know, the moment never gets too
Speaker 2: big for him, and I think he lives for these moments.
Speaker 1: Hey, moment never gets too big for Tommy Edmund. Thanks
Speaker 1: a lot for the time Tommy, and good luck today.
Speaker 2: Thank you, I appreciate it.