Speaker 1: And now your host of Dodger Talk, Tim kakes Dodgers
Speaker 1: victorious in Texas on this Easter Sunday. They get a
Speaker 1: one nothing shutout over the Rangers thanks to Freddie Freeman's
Speaker 1: sack fly in the eighth innan bringing home Will Smith,
Speaker 1: who let off the inning with a single as the
Speaker 1: Dodgers take two to three in Arlington. And they're now
Speaker 1: sixteen and seven overall in this season. And the Dodgers
Speaker 1: now have won five of their last six after taking
Speaker 1: two to three in Arlington. Now they'll head to Chicago
Speaker 1: for the remainder of this five game road trip Tuesday
Speaker 1: and Wednesday at rick Leyfield. Eight six six nine eight
Speaker 1: seven two five seventy is our number here on this
Speaker 1: Easter Sunday edition of post game Dodger Talk. Eight six
Speaker 1: six nine eighty seven to two five seventy. Got a
Speaker 1: line open if you want to jump on board. We're
Speaker 1: gonna hear from Dave Roberts and Ben Casparius coming up
Speaker 1: throughout Dodger Talk here on this Sunday afternoon. But be
Speaker 1: a part of the show Dodger fans at eight six
Speaker 1: nine eighty seven to two five seventy. Couple of big
Speaker 1: story lines from this game today, and really this series
Speaker 1: is all bit about pitching and starting pitching and how
Speaker 1: good it has been on both sides between the Texas
Speaker 1: Rangers and the Dodgers. And today another great pitching matchup
Speaker 1: with Tyler Molly from Westminster High School. He goes out
Speaker 1: there and pitches seven shutout innings, allowed two hits while
Speaker 1: striking out four. Went toe to toe with Tyler Glass Now,
Speaker 1: who was really good for the Dodgers for four innings,
Speaker 1: no runs, three hits, six strikeouts, one walk. He was
Speaker 1: very efficient throwing fifty two pitches, but in the fourth inning,
Speaker 1: cramping began to bother him out on the mound, and
Speaker 1: our own Rick Monday noticed it first and mentioned it
Speaker 1: here on the telecast or the broadcast that it was
Speaker 1: an issue, and Dave Roberts Dodger training staff went out
Speaker 1: to look at Tyler glass Now who was in discomfort.
Speaker 1: He waved them off after talking to them. Finished got
Speaker 1: out of it with the fly ball out and the
Speaker 1: third and the fourth three straight punchouts for Tyler Glass
Speaker 1: Now goes back out in the top half of the
Speaker 1: fifth inning, and I have to wonder if the short
Speaker 1: top of the fifth for the Dodgers. Five pitch inning
Speaker 1: is all they needed to get out of the top
Speaker 1: half of the fifth inning. Going quickly in order led
Speaker 1: to Tyler Glassnow not being able to get rid of
Speaker 1: those cramps or take a gel or a banana or
Speaker 1: pickle juice or whatever he needed to do to stop
Speaker 1: the cramping because it was a five pitch top of
Speaker 1: the fifth and back out came Tyler Glassnow through one
Speaker 1: pitch to Jake Berger and that was it. Had to
Speaker 1: come out of the game because of cramping in his legs,
Speaker 1: and it's something that's bothered him over his career with
Speaker 1: the Dodgers. Last year we saw it in Toronto where
Speaker 1: he had cramping had to leave the game early. It
Speaker 1: reared its ugly head again today. Unfortunately for Tyler Glassnow,
Speaker 1: who was really pitching well for four shutout innings through
Speaker 1: one pitch in the fifth before having to come out.
Speaker 1: That meant the Dodgers' bullpen, which has been a theme
Speaker 1: through the first twenty three games of this season, needed
Speaker 1: to come in and help out and put up zeros
Speaker 1: and get outs and pitch a majority of the game.
Speaker 1: The Dodgers' bullpen coming into today was already the most
Speaker 1: used bullpen in baseball, and they just extended that number
Speaker 1: out to ninety six and two third combined innings of
Speaker 1: work by this Dodgers' bullpen is today six different relievers
Speaker 1: combined for five shutout innings to pick up where Tyler
Speaker 1: Glass now left off and keep putting zero's up on
Speaker 1: the board, keep passing that baton from Garcia to Bonda
Speaker 1: to Caspira's Jack Dryer, Evan Phillips, Tanner Scott, and hoping
Speaker 1: the Dodgers offense would create something and get them on
Speaker 1: the board with some numbers and the Dodgers can then
Speaker 1: shut them down and get out of there with the
Speaker 1: winning That's exactly what happened. Evan Phillips closed it out
Speaker 1: with the runner at second base with two outs in
Speaker 1: the eighth innings, struck out Garcia, and in the ninth inning,
Speaker 1: with the Tyne run at first and two outs, Will
Speaker 1: Smith threw out why at length and it's second, a
Speaker 1: play which was reviewed and rule was well confirmed that
Speaker 1: the call was out at second base and the Dodgers
Speaker 1: hang on and get the win. But certainly good news
Speaker 1: that Tyler Glass now only had cramps in his lower legs.
Speaker 1: But again the Dodgers' bullpen having to pick up for
Speaker 1: a starter that couldn't go deep into a game, and
Speaker 1: they combined for five shutout innings. I mentioned it on
Speaker 1: Dodger Talk on I don't know what was that Monday night,
Speaker 1: Thursday night, Thursday night, an off night Dodger Talk. It's
Speaker 1: it's not a concern, but it's something to keep an
Speaker 1: eye on. It's something that maybe you want to just
Speaker 1: kind of put in the back pocket for now. The
Speaker 1: amount of innings that the Dodger bullpen is pitching, it's
Speaker 1: not alarming, but it's certainly eye opening for the amount
Speaker 1: of innings that these guys have had to rack up
Speaker 1: and considering the guys they've used, the amount of times
Speaker 1: they have Bonda Casparius, Jack Dryer, Luis Garcia, who is
Speaker 1: an innings eater, I tweeted out during the game that
Speaker 1: is the Dodgers really going to be in need of
Speaker 1: a relief pitcher that bad that Brent Honeywell junior, maybe
Speaker 1: they can sign him and just put him on the
Speaker 1: team plane and taking to Chicago with him for the
Speaker 1: rest of the road trip and on beyond that because
Speaker 1: they need innings eaters moving forward. Seen as the Dodger
Speaker 1: starters are just not giving him length here in the
Speaker 1: first twenty three games of the season. Now the Dodgers
Speaker 1: will get back different relievers, Bruce dark Ratterol at some point,
Speaker 1: Michael Kopek at some point. Blake trying the good news.
Speaker 1: If you missed it in the pregame show, MRIs showed
Speaker 1: just a strained ligament in his forearm. He avoids any
Speaker 1: kind of long term IL stint, and they're going to
Speaker 1: rest him for right now, strengthen him up with some rehab,
Speaker 1: and get him back, hopefully sooner rather than later. But
Speaker 1: at this point, there's no rush to bring him back.
Speaker 2: Scene.
Speaker 1: It's the end of April. You got five more months
Speaker 1: of a season to go. You don't need to rush back.
Speaker 1: Blake trying to pitch in May. I mean, quite frankly,
Speaker 1: I would shut him down for at least a month,
Speaker 1: let him get healthy completely, let his arm get right,
Speaker 1: let his body get right, and bring him back for
Speaker 1: the last three and a half months of the season.
Speaker 1: But the line of relievers that the Dodgers you think
Speaker 1: in your mind have ready to come back, quite frankly,
Speaker 1: it is just not there. I mean, Kyle Hurt Michael Grove,
Speaker 1: Gavin Stone, Image Shean young Arms that, oh, whatever happened
Speaker 1: to those guys, River Ryan, They're gonna come back, right, No,
Speaker 1: most of those guys are done for the year. We're
Speaker 1: not gonna see him because of arm injuries and shoulder
Speaker 1: injury for Gavin Stone having surgery, the young arms that
Speaker 1: they've already used, Landon Nag, Justin Robleski, Bobby Miller. Three
Speaker 1: guys who have been given opportunities to start games here
Speaker 1: out of necessity just haven't been effective. And that's why
Speaker 1: we've seen so much usage at kispit Arrius and drag Dryer.
Speaker 1: But you cannot go to Ben Casparrius every other game
Speaker 1: the whole season. You cannot ask Ben Casparrius to pitch
Speaker 1: in eighty one games. You just can't. You can't ask
Speaker 1: Jack Dryer to pitch in sixty five to seventy games.
Speaker 1: That's impossible. You cannot do that. So the Dodgers are
Speaker 1: gonna have to get more length out of their starters,
Speaker 1: and they're gonna have to obviously get more arms out
Speaker 1: of the bullpen to help, and over the course of
Speaker 1: a season, that's where the honeywells come in. That's where
Speaker 1: the Luis Garcias of the world come in. That's where
Speaker 1: you get long relievers to help you throughout the course
Speaker 1: of a season, eat up innings and hope that your
Speaker 1: offense just scores so many runs that you can run
Speaker 1: out guys out there to eat up innings and win
Speaker 1: a game six to three, win a game seven to
Speaker 1: four because your offense is so good to go to
Speaker 1: score runs, you can give up two, three, four innings
Speaker 1: or four runs and still win a ballgame. Today, the
Speaker 1: Dodgers bullpen put up zeros five innings of shutout baseball
Speaker 1: by six different relief and they get the win one
Speaker 1: to nothing over the Texas Rangers. How fun was this weekend?
Speaker 3: Though?
Speaker 1: By the way, this series in Arlington, I think they
Speaker 1: had two sellout crowds Friday and Saturday. I don't think
Speaker 1: today was a sold out capacity. Didn't sound like it,
Speaker 1: but great atmospheres. A lot of Dodger fans, certainly a
Speaker 1: lot of Transplants that have left California and gone to Texas,
Speaker 1: still rooting for their boys in blue watching them take
Speaker 1: on the Texas Rangers. You can hear the Freddie Freeman chance,
Speaker 1: the MVP chants. You can hear the O Tawny chance,
Speaker 1: you hear the Dodger chance. That was a cool atmosphere
Speaker 1: for the Dodgers, who certainly won a championship in twenty twenty.
Speaker 1: Down there in the bubble during the COVID year and
Speaker 1: now the second time back. A lot of Dodger fans
Speaker 1: out there. Great pitching matchups on both sides, performances on
Speaker 1: both sides, some timely hittings yesterday, the walk off of
Speaker 1: the Rangers today, a sack fly in the eighth inning,
Speaker 1: the only run of the game that the Dodgers needed,
Speaker 1: and they get the win. So good baseball if you're
Speaker 1: a fan of baseball in general. It's been a fun weekend.
Speaker 1: And who knows a matchup we'll see in October. As
Speaker 1: they first placed Texas Rangers team continues to have a
Speaker 1: good twenty twenty five, we'll see what happens to them
Speaker 1: come October eight six, six, nine, eight seven two five seven.
Speaker 1: It's go out to the phones, Rob at Arlington today
Speaker 1: to see this game at Globe Live Field. What's going on?
Speaker 4: Rob?
Speaker 1: Do you live in Texas or are you just out
Speaker 1: there for the series?
Speaker 5: Yes, sir, I live in Dallas and I'm in California
Speaker 5: a transplant?
Speaker 1: Nice?
Speaker 4: Was it?
Speaker 1: The atmosphere pretty good the last three games. It seemed
Speaker 1: like it the first two nights with the sellout crowds.
Speaker 5: Man, we only made it to the Eastern game, but
Speaker 5: it was a lot of fun. It was kind of
Speaker 5: dull because it was zero zero for a long time,
Speaker 5: but once the Dodgers got two on and Freddy came up,
Speaker 5: if that place came alive, man, it was. It was
Speaker 5: a lot of fun.
Speaker 1: Yeah, it was. Did you know what was happening with
Speaker 1: Tyler Glass now in the moment when it was happening
Speaker 1: with the cramps out there on the mount because he
Speaker 1: was pitching really good for those four innings, then all
Speaker 1: of a sudden it came to an end.
Speaker 5: Honey, that you say that because I didn't know. I
Speaker 5: thought that I would listen to the show today and see,
Speaker 5: like or ask you guys maybe what happened. But you
Speaker 5: guys mentioned that he had some cramps. Yeah, he was rolling, man,
Speaker 5: and I thought that he was gonna keep going, and
Speaker 5: I was happy to see him rolling like that.
Speaker 1: Yeah, he pitched well. The bullpen, I mean, my goodness, Rob,
Speaker 1: This Dodger's bullpen this weekend was fantastic. They've been absolutely
Speaker 1: lights out and guys that have come in and got
Speaker 1: the Dodgers out of situations numerous times already the first
Speaker 1: twenty three games, they've been great.
Speaker 5: I love our bullpen man, the way that they pitch
Speaker 5: right now. I know you were kind of saying that
Speaker 5: you think that we over use him, but Doc, that's
Speaker 5: just kind of his way, man, Like he likes to
Speaker 5: go to that bullpen early, and uh for good reason,
Speaker 5: Like we got some studs in there.
Speaker 1: Man, Yeah, they no doubt about it. Rob appreciate it.
Speaker 1: Thanks for checking in here, and I'm glad you enjoyed
Speaker 1: a great game on that Easter Sunday. I am not
Speaker 1: concerned yet about the usage of the bullpen. I just
Speaker 1: look at the amount of innings that have already been
Speaker 1: racked up by this Dodgers' bullpen staff. It's a lot
Speaker 1: of innings, it's a lot of updowns for guys out
Speaker 1: of the bullpen. You're talking nearly one hundred innings pitched
Speaker 1: already through twenty three games, the most of any bullpen
Speaker 1: in baseball. Meanwhile, the Dodgers starters bottom three in baseball
Speaker 1: as far as innings pitch combined for that group. It's
Speaker 1: certainly got a change, we hope for the Dodgers and
Speaker 1: their starting pitchers with Clayton Kershaw's and showey O Tonys,
Speaker 1: They're gonna get some arms back, no doubt. But I
Speaker 1: bring it up because to think that there's just a
Speaker 1: farm of Dodger relievers just waiting to go in Triple
Speaker 1: A and Double A, there's not there. Just isn't that
Speaker 1: Ben Casparius Jack Dryer group ready to come and help
Speaker 1: out this Dodgers bullpen, eat up innings. I mean, Ben
Speaker 1: Casparius was a starter a year ago in Double A
Speaker 1: and Triple A, converted to a reliever because they needed
Speaker 1: help in the bullpen in October. Same with Jack Dryer,
Speaker 1: was a guy who can start games, be an opener,
Speaker 1: and be a reliever. But the Groves, the Kyle Hurts,
Speaker 1: the river Ryans, the Amdchians, they're all hurt right now.
Speaker 1: Gavin Stone, that wave of young arms that I'm gonna
Speaker 1: throw Casparius and Jack Dryer into that wave that we've
Speaker 1: seen the last two plus years, the Bobby Millers, that's
Speaker 1: that group that's come up. There's not an experienced wave
Speaker 1: of relievers or starters behind them yet. They're young, the
Speaker 1: Dodger pitching prospects, and we'll see where they go to.
Speaker 1: But like I said, it's great that they're saving the
Speaker 1: Dodgers right now the bullpen, but I just kind of
Speaker 1: look what's down the line, what's behind them. Who's going
Speaker 1: to help out this team in May, June, July, and
Speaker 1: August when they need Indians eaters. There's just not a
Speaker 1: farmer guys that are available to do that. Unless the
Speaker 1: Robleski's and Bobby Miller and land quickly turn things around
Speaker 1: and help out this Dodgers team, they're gonna have to
Speaker 1: probably go out into the free agent market or the
Speaker 1: trade market. I mean, look at Honeywell. Brent Honeywell Junior
Speaker 1: last year was df FA and I believe by the
Speaker 1: Pirates and the Dodgers acquired him and he made a
Speaker 1: start in Detroit right before the All Star break because
Speaker 1: they had nobody else to pitch. So there will be
Speaker 1: guys in that market that the Dodgers go out and get.
Speaker 1: There's gonna be a lot of arms coming through that
Speaker 1: bullpen gate between now and the rest of the season.
Speaker 1: We've already seen a lot already ninety six and two
Speaker 1: third Indians combined by the Dodgers' bullpen staff. So I'm
Speaker 1: not alarmed by it, but I just want to make
Speaker 1: sure people are aware. Innings are starting to rack up
Speaker 1: for this Dodger's bullpen, including Ben Casparrius, who came out
Speaker 1: and got the win today and inning in two thirds,
Speaker 1: no runs, no hits in the strikeout he continues to impress.
Speaker 1: Here's Ben Casparius talking to the media after the game.
Speaker 6: I'm in the bullpen has really had to pick up
Speaker 6: a lot of innings this year. You've been a big
Speaker 6: part of that. What's it like to come into a
Speaker 6: situation like today and be able to pitch as well
Speaker 6: as you guys did.
Speaker 4: Yeah, I think, you know, top the bottom o bullpen,
Speaker 4: we have really great versatility, and you know, I think
Speaker 4: he gives relief to guys who were typically throwing back
Speaker 4: into the game as you saw this week what we
Speaker 4: were able to do, and it's you know, it's been
Speaker 4: fun and just to you know, be able to take
Speaker 4: on that role. It's something that you know, I really
Speaker 4: enjoy doing and you know, we just keep getting it done.
Speaker 6: Not only you by yourself, but it seems like each
Speaker 6: game it's either you were dryer today was both of
Speaker 6: you picking up a lot of innings. How have you
Speaker 6: guys been able to do what you did today and
Speaker 6: against that lineup?
Speaker 4: Yeah, I think you know, it all starts with our
Speaker 4: game plan with the coaches, It starts with our preparation
Speaker 4: and just you know, going out there attacking the zone,
Speaker 4: and we think good things happen when you keep it
Speaker 4: simple like that.
Speaker 1: Yeah, they've kept it simple and they've been very effective.
Speaker 1: Ben Casparious right there and Jack Dryer two guys that
Speaker 1: have come out and really pitched well for the Dodgers
Speaker 1: out of the bullpen, and today the two of them
Speaker 1: come out and pitch in this game. Ben Caspiraus at
Speaker 1: inning and two thirds, Jack Dryer two thirds of an
Speaker 1: inning before I need it off to Evan Phillips for
Speaker 1: the final out of the eighth inning, and then Tanner
Speaker 1: Scott pitches the ninth. Dodgers hang on and get the
Speaker 1: win one to nothing over the Texas Rangers. Will continue
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Speaker 1: Dodger Talk continues on this Easter Sunday, Thanks for being
Speaker 1: with us wherever you may be, driving around and joining
Speaker 1: your Sunday with your friends, your family, well, barbecuing, whatever
Speaker 1: you're doing. We appreciate you taking us with you. As
Speaker 1: the Dodgers beat the Rangers one to nothing, Freddie Freeman
Speaker 1: as sackfly, bringing in Will Smith the only run of
Speaker 1: the game. In the eighth inning, Ben Kisparius gets the win.
Speaker 1: We heard from Ben just a few minutes ago. Former
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Speaker 1: Now it's off to Chicago for a two game series
Speaker 1: against the Cubbies beginning on Tuesday, with Dustin May scheduled
Speaker 1: to get the start against Shodamanaga as the Dodgers will
Speaker 1: see the Cups for the final time, I believe now
Speaker 1: in the regular season. I've been seeing them last weekend
Speaker 1: at Dodger Stadium and then of course seeing them in Tokyo,
Speaker 1: Japan to start the twenty twenty five season. Marco also
Speaker 1: at Globe Life Field today at arleingson love this. How
Speaker 1: you doing, Marco?
Speaker 5: I'm good, Timmy.
Speaker 8: How are you?
Speaker 1: I'm doing good?
Speaker 7: Now?
Speaker 1: Do you live there? Are you visiting there?
Speaker 4: No?
Speaker 8: So I live. I live currently in Fort Wood, but
Speaker 8: by way of Gardena, California.
Speaker 2: Actually, awesome.
Speaker 1: How long you've been out in Texas?
Speaker 8: So I've been out here for about fifteen years, give
Speaker 8: or take.
Speaker 1: Nice. Nice How about the Dodger representation, the fans, Dodger
Speaker 1: Nation showing up for all three games today or this weekend.
Speaker 8: Yeah, yeah, doctor Nation's huge. I didn't see pants on
Speaker 8: two ninety four out there today from what we could see,
Speaker 8: but yeah, it's still a lot of Dodger fans out there.
Speaker 1: No doubt about it. What did you think about the
Speaker 1: game today? The Dodgers manufacturing run and a lot of
Speaker 1: great pitching.
Speaker 8: Yes, it was a great game, But I just I'm
Speaker 8: kind of my question you to me, I'm kind of
Speaker 8: concerned about the boys. It feels like we're in a slump.
Speaker 8: I know, Freddie looked a little uneasy out there with
Speaker 8: his ankle out at first, like running the bases and
Speaker 8: are bullpen man like. I mean, they've been lights out,
Speaker 8: but our boys are hidden.
Speaker 1: Yeah, the offense struggled this weekend. You gotta tip your
Speaker 1: cap to the pitching. Marko. Great to hear from you.
Speaker 1: Thanks for checking in from Texas here on postgame Dodger Talk.
Speaker 1: We really appreciate that. I hope you enjoyed the day
Speaker 1: to day out at the game. Sounds like you did.
Speaker 1: The Dodgers today didn't have a lot of offense and
Speaker 1: they won two games this weekend, actually getting out hit
Speaker 1: by the Texas Rangers and the Rangers yesterday got out
Speaker 1: hit by the Dodgers and the Rangers won that game.
Speaker 1: The Dodgers had three hits all game today. The top
Speaker 1: of the lineup Otani, Bets, and Freeman, by the way,
Speaker 1: playing for the just the eighth time together in the
Speaker 1: lineup this season because of injuries and paternity lists and
Speaker 1: all that and viruses. Otani goes over three with a walk,
Speaker 1: Mookie Betts over three with a walk. Freddie Freeman oh
Speaker 1: for two with the sack fly on a walk, so
Speaker 1: they were getting on base. The guys behind them, Tiascar
Speaker 1: Hernandez had a hit, Austin Barnes had a hit, and
Speaker 1: Will Smith had a hit down at the ninth spot.
Speaker 1: Will Smith's single, by the way, the pitch hit sing
Speaker 1: on the eighth. Then he would turn around to be
Speaker 1: the go ahead running game when he'd run when he
Speaker 1: would score on the sack fly from Freddie Freeman. So
Speaker 1: not a lot of offense. Freddy he Freeman joked with
Speaker 1: David Vasse after the game and said he just doesn't
Speaker 1: feel like his swing is right. He hopes he finds
Speaker 1: it in Chicago when they go take on the Cubs
Speaker 1: this weekend. Mookie Betts has been struggling literally the last
Speaker 1: week and a half or so. Showy o Tani, I'm
Speaker 1: gonna give him the benefit of doubt. Wife just had
Speaker 1: a baby, He's a new dad. He's going back and
Speaker 1: forth from California to Texas. He rushed back to be
Speaker 1: with the Dodgers today after being with his wife and
Speaker 1: newborn the last couple of days in southern California. Zero
Speaker 1: for three with the walk and a strikeout. Hey, the
Speaker 1: guy's out there playing, giving it us all. The fact
Speaker 1: that he came back this quickly says a lot about
Speaker 1: Showy Otani and how much he wants to be back
Speaker 1: with this Dodgers team here in late April. Deacon and
Speaker 1: Ventura is next up here on postgame Dodger Talk. Deacon welcome.
Speaker 1: How you doing.
Speaker 9: Good?
Speaker 10: Are you?
Speaker 5: Tim?
Speaker 1: I'm doing fantastic. Dodgers take two or three in Arlington.
Speaker 1: It's Easter Sunday. Can't be better than that.
Speaker 9: Yeah, So I wanted to talk about conferdo. But the
Speaker 9: first thing is, Tim, it's definitely so like you are
Speaker 9: concerned about the bullpen like you are. You're going off
Speaker 9: on the bullpen, So that definitely sounds that you're concerned,
Speaker 9: and I think I agree with you.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm not concerned, but my alarm has gone off
Speaker 1: a little bit there, Deacon. I think it's on my radar,
Speaker 1: so to speak, how many innings the Dodgers' bullpen has pitched,
Speaker 1: and just doing a little research and looking kind of
Speaker 1: in the minors and where the Dodgers sit right now
Speaker 1: in Double A and Triple A. They just don't have
Speaker 1: the depth right now. So I'm just curious where those
Speaker 1: innings are gonna come from when they need arms later
Speaker 1: on this season, because quite frankly, they can't keep up
Speaker 1: with this pace for one hundred and sixty two games.
Speaker 9: So how about we not go with a bullpen game
Speaker 9: coming up?
Speaker 1: I would love that. I would love to see Tony Gonsolin.
Speaker 1: I'd love to see Bobby Miller get called up, which
Speaker 1: I don't think he can because it's under ten days
Speaker 1: and there have to be an injury. Land and Knack.
Speaker 1: I think that's the same category. Justin Robleski pitched today
Speaker 1: and got the start. I think he went three plus
Speaker 1: innings almost four innings for trip Play Oklahoma City, so
Speaker 1: he's out of the running. But Tony Gonsolin hasn't pitched
Speaker 1: I think since the sixteenth down in Triple A Oklahoma City,
Speaker 1: so he could be stretched out, I guess, and pitch
Speaker 1: on Wednesday if the Dodgers needed him, but they'd have
Speaker 1: to make a corresponding move. I don't know what that
Speaker 1: move would be. Who would get sent down or who
Speaker 1: would go to the injured list, So we'll find out
Speaker 1: in the next couple of days. I think Tuesday, Deacon
Speaker 1: has a lot to determine what happens Wednesday. If Dustin
Speaker 1: May could give them six strong innings and maybe give
Speaker 1: him seven, and I don't know if that's asking a lot,
Speaker 1: but if he can do that on Tuesday, that sets
Speaker 1: up the bullpen to be in good position for a
Speaker 1: bullpen game on Wednesday, and then don't forget Deacon a
Speaker 1: off day on Thursday for the Dodgers. All right, appreciate Dacon.
Speaker 1: Thank you checking in eight sixty six, nine eighty seven,
Speaker 1: two five seventy. Eric in Beverly Hills is next up
Speaker 1: here on postgame Dodgers Talk. Hi you doing, Eric, I'm
Speaker 1: doing well.
Speaker 2: How you doing?
Speaker 1: I'm doing okay? Dodgers get the win on this Easter Sunday, Eric,
Speaker 1: and they take two or three in Texas against a
Speaker 1: really good Texas Rangers team who woul By the way,
Speaker 1: I had only lost at home once prior to the
Speaker 1: Dodgers going into Globe Life Field.
Speaker 2: Yeah I was.
Speaker 3: I lost every game, and I was super excited to
Speaker 3: see them win by a deficit of or win by
Speaker 3: just one run today because they know the Texas Rangers
Speaker 3: having to allowed any teams to win by just one run.
Speaker 3: So I was happy to see that. Was hoping to
Speaker 3: see that yesterday, but you know, Kirby Yates let off
Speaker 3: the big bomb to get to let the walk off
Speaker 3: yesterday unfortunately. But I saw that our bullpen kept it together,
Speaker 3: and I think Dave Roberts.
Speaker 5: Is doing a really great.
Speaker 3: Job of managing those arms down there, and especially in
Speaker 3: terms of managing our starters. I mean, he gave Bobby
Speaker 3: Miller the start the other day against the weak Colorado
Speaker 3: Rockies team, which allowed a lot of our starters to
Speaker 3: get some rest.
Speaker 1: Yeah, no doubt, And I would love to have seen
Speaker 1: Bobby Miller go a little longer in the outing that
Speaker 1: he had at Dodger Stadium. But again, he's been given
Speaker 1: the opportunity, Land and Knack be given an opportunity, and
Speaker 1: certainly we've seen the Dodgers, justin Robleski, get opportunities to
Speaker 1: pitch and soak up innings and make a case to
Speaker 1: be in that rotation every five days. Eric, I appreciate
Speaker 1: the phone call. None of the three have really excelled
Speaker 1: and taken the bull by the horn, so to speak,
Speaker 1: to get that opportunity to continue to be in the
Speaker 1: rotation every five days, or else they'd be here and
Speaker 1: not down in TRIPLEA, Oklahoma City. So you hope one
Speaker 1: of those guys eventually steps up and emerges out of
Speaker 1: the pack to be that starter in the rotation eight six, six,
Speaker 1: nine eighty seven two five seventy, Eric, you brought up
Speaker 1: Dave robertson what a good job he has done maneuvering
Speaker 1: through the bullpen and the rotation. Let's go back out
Speaker 1: to Arlington and get the postgame thoughts of Dave Roberts.
Speaker 10: All right, Davill, let's start with just the eighth inning
Speaker 10: to see how this offense kind of whether it was
Speaker 10: the pinchant off the bench from Will Smith, to see
Speaker 10: the walk, to see the productive auds does see you guys,
Speaker 10: see how you all came together kind of not relying
Speaker 10: on the long bult. Just what did you see from
Speaker 10: the group in that inning?
Speaker 11: It was just a great manufactured inning. Obviously Will gets
Speaker 11: on base with the pinch hit, and then Michael takes
Speaker 11: a good of back hits on base, and then Mookie
Speaker 11: does a great job of getting into third base, and
Speaker 11: then Freddie drives in a run. So we certainly maximized
Speaker 11: the amount of hits we got today and fortunately we
Speaker 11: came away with a win.
Speaker 10: You never want to see your starter come out of
Speaker 10: the game early, but when you are able to piece
Speaker 10: together the bullpen like you guys did, Just how did
Speaker 10: it feel to do that from your stand?
Speaker 1: And just what did you see from this group?
Speaker 11: The bullpen's done a great job all year. It's certainly
Speaker 11: nice that we have an off day tomorrow to reset.
Speaker 11: But you know, I thought Tyler was throwing the baseball
Speaker 11: really well and then he just cramped up. And then
Speaker 11: at that point in time, we don't want to put
Speaker 11: him in harm's way. And fortunately, like you said, the
Speaker 11: bullpen came up big tonight.
Speaker 3: Okay, on the last year, Like, what how did you
Speaker 3: guys go about like avoiding that happening then, and so
Speaker 3: you expected the insame thing where he kind of makes
Speaker 3: the next start.
Speaker 11: Yeah, we expect him to make his next start on
Speaker 11: Sunday at home. So I remember last year it happened
Speaker 11: kind of right around this time, and I don't know
Speaker 11: if it's a combination of pickle juice, water or whatever
Speaker 11: it is, but it didn't kind of show its head
Speaker 11: after that one in Toronto. So hopefully this is the
Speaker 11: one time occurrence.
Speaker 1: Well, let's hope. So Tyler Glasnow had to come out
Speaker 1: of the game today after throwing one pitch in the
Speaker 1: bottom half of the fifth inning to Jake Berger cramping
Speaker 1: up in his lower legs. And as David Roberts alluded to,
Speaker 1: that was in Toronto last year when that happened to
Speaker 1: Tyler glass Now. Didn't happen again the rest of the year,
Speaker 1: but it reared its ugly head again today, which is
Speaker 1: unfortunate for Tyler Glassnow as he was pitching really well
Speaker 1: four shutout innings. He struck out the side in the
Speaker 1: fourth inning when he was cramping up and obviously bothered
Speaker 1: by it and shaking his legs in between pitches. Could
Speaker 1: not deal with it, though after the first pitch of
Speaker 1: the fifth inning to Jake Berger, and the bullpen picked
Speaker 1: up the rest of the way five shutout innings by
Speaker 1: six different relievers as the Dodgers get the one nothing
Speaker 1: to win. Don in the City of Industry, thanks for
Speaker 1: being patient, Happy Easter, Don, How you doing happy?
Speaker 2: Used to you? Tim? He has risen. Hallelujah. Dog man, man,
Speaker 2: so many moving parts to him, it's just uh and
Speaker 2: gaining momentum, going slow. But all these these grinded out
Speaker 2: games are nerve wracking, these pictures. Du But man, oh man,
Speaker 2: I'm so glad we came out on top and now
Speaker 2: on to Chicago and then we have to crush those cubs.
Speaker 2: But uh yeah, I'm just astounded, you know, at all
Speaker 2: the all the moving parts and the chess game. You know,
Speaker 2: David Roberts, the grand Master out there, old Doc doing
Speaker 2: his thing, so uh man, and it's just I don't
Speaker 2: know how you do it, How you keep on top
Speaker 2: of all these well, this guy's down here, and he's
Speaker 2: over here. They might bring him up there, and you know,
Speaker 2: it's man, it's it's it's impressive how you keep all
Speaker 2: these balls juggling, you know, So.
Speaker 1: I appreciate that anyway. All right, don good to hear
Speaker 1: from your friend, Thanks for checking in here on this
Speaker 1: Easter Sunday the Dodge today, six different relievers come in
Speaker 1: and pitch for those five shutout innings. And again, it
Speaker 1: sounds like a broken record every time I'm doing Dodger talk,
Speaker 1: But it just is a testament to what this Dodger's
Speaker 1: bullpen is doing on a consistent basis, game after game,
Speaker 1: series after a series. Sure they're gonna have a game
Speaker 1: like they did against the Cubbies last Saturday in which
Speaker 1: they just got lit up and then Miguel Ross comes in,
Speaker 1: everybody's laughing and having a fun and gives up a
Speaker 1: bunch of more runs. That's gonna happen. But I am almost
Speaker 1: every single game we're seeing a Dodger's bullpen come in
Speaker 1: at a necessity. Pick up innings, keep a Dodger team
Speaker 1: in a game, keep a Dodger lead on the board,
Speaker 1: maintain a lead late in the game, maintain a lead
Speaker 1: early in the game because the Dodger starter couldn't go
Speaker 1: more than an inning, two or three innings and just
Speaker 1: having to pick up the slack. And they've done such
Speaker 1: a great job doing that? Is he an Anaheim? Is
Speaker 1: he happy East or my friend.
Speaker 12: Happy? He sits in to you everybody, the staying, your
Speaker 12: family and everybody. Oh, they're listening our audience. Okay, I
Speaker 12: got two questions for you before I get to my rant.
Speaker 12: But but did Joe Kelly retire?
Speaker 1: No, Joe Kelly is not retired. He is uh not
Speaker 1: one d per healthy, but who knows? He could be
Speaker 1: somebody the Dodgers look to bring back at some point
Speaker 1: when he is good to go, but he's just not
Speaker 1: ready yet.
Speaker 12: Yeah. Okay, well listen my chiut that why don't they
Speaker 12: even did to? Why don't they tire honey? Well, but anyway,
Speaker 12: yeah I didn't. Why did did not resign him? Who knows? Okay,
Speaker 12: my own rant is did I'm glad they got out
Speaker 12: of this series. This is long your pe win this
Speaker 12: series that I care about. You can always sweep. It's
Speaker 12: not always easy to sweep. Skill long you they get
Speaker 12: out as long as they take two and three in there. Yeah,
Speaker 12: and then they got against with Chicago Charity TZ so.
Speaker 1: Maybe tweet, we'll see, we'll see. It's gonna be a
Speaker 1: good series against the Chicago Cubs. Ezzy the Cubbies are
Speaker 1: a top e NL central right now, a fourteen win
Speaker 1: Cubies team. So the Dodgers this road trip are seeing
Speaker 1: a first place Texas Rangers team in a first place
Speaker 1: Chicago Cubs team who they've certainly very familiar with so far.
Speaker 12: Yeah, it's gonna be. It's canna be, tipit it will is.
Speaker 1: Yeah, all right, easy, Happy Eastern to you. We appreciate
Speaker 1: you checking in on this Easter Sunday. That's gonna do
Speaker 1: it for postgame Dodger Talk. Many thanks to all you
Speaker 1: Dodger fans for being a part of the show and
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Speaker 1: We appreciate you taking this with you. Thanks to Coliny,
Speaker 1: the best of the best, even though he didn't help
Speaker 1: me on my prize picks bet today actually hurt me.
Speaker 1: It's okay, okay, we'll get in tomorrow. For Tuesday. We're
Speaker 1: back at it, Amongo Casino. Dodgers on deck beginning at
Speaker 1: three thirty in the afternoon. First pitch a four forty
Speaker 1: from Wrigley Field on the north side of Chicago. Dodgers
Speaker 1: will send out dustin May in the series opener. Then
Speaker 1: a scheduled bullpen game. We'll see on Wednesday what they
Speaker 1: end up doing with the bullpen game or bringing somebody
Speaker 1: in to make that start. But Dodger just get the
Speaker 1: win in Texas today and they take two or three
Speaker 1: against the Texas Rangers. With a one nothing Big Tree
Speaker 1: over the Rangers. Freddy Freeman delivered his sack fly in
Speaker 1: the eighth inning, the lone run of the game. Dodgers
Speaker 1: bullpen committing for five shutout innings. Ben Casparrius gets the
Speaker 1: winner relief. Until then, have a great safe rest of
Speaker 1: your Sunday afternoon, Happy East, everybody, so long.