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<v Speaker 1>And now your host for Marongo Casino Dodgers on te

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<v Speaker 1>Tam Chase, Hi.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody, and welcome in. It's Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck

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<v Speaker 2>on this Tuesday afternoon. Thanks you for being with us.

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<v Speaker 2>You'r Los Angeles Dodgers seventy and forty nine on this season,

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<v Speaker 2>first place atop the NL West. Dodgers winners of four

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<v Speaker 2>in a row. After a great performance from Clayton Kershaw

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<v Speaker 2>last night, well, they give the ball now to young

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<v Speaker 2>Gavin Stone in search of his tenth win of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Game two of this four game set Dodgers and Brewers

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<v Speaker 2>from Milwaukee. First pitch coming up at five to ten.

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<v Speaker 2>Between then and now, we got a lot to get

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<v Speaker 2>to here on Marongo Casino Dodgers on Deck, you are

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<v Speaker 2>gonna hear from Mookie Bets. In just a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna check in with the Dodger manager, Dave Roberts,

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<v Speaker 2>get his pregame thoughts. We'll dive deeper to this pitching matchup.

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<v Speaker 2>We got your Otani rewind David Vase goes one on

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<v Speaker 2>one with Michael Kopek, Dodger reliever who has been sensational

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<v Speaker 2>since coming over at the trade deadline from the White

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<v Speaker 2>Sox in just a few minutes lead out to the

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<v Speaker 2>Galpin Motors broadcast booth with Rick Monday and Tim never Well.

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<v Speaker 2>Last night in Milwaukee, it was vintage Kershaw on the

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<v Speaker 2>mound and a dominant one two punch at the plate.

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw, at the age of thirty six years old,

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<v Speaker 2>looked like Kershaw from ten years ago. Pinpoint fastball, devastating curveball,

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<v Speaker 2>his slider with a lot of bite to it. He

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<v Speaker 2>pitched into the sixth inning last night for the first

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<v Speaker 2>time this year. He gave just one run on three

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<v Speaker 2>hits while striking out six along the way, and that

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<v Speaker 2>low run that he gave up was credited to him,

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<v Speaker 2>but scored when Joe Kelly gave up a two run

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<v Speaker 2>home run in the sixth inning. The Dodgers offense, meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 2>that was dynamic with the old one to two punch

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<v Speaker 2>of Showy Otani and Mookie Betts. Mookie back after missing

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<v Speaker 2>seven weeks with a broken hand last night, Otani and

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<v Speaker 2>Betts provided all the offense and the third one on

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<v Speaker 2>two outs. Mookie was one of those Mookie moments, swinging

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<v Speaker 2>a drive deep blatt field. This ball aheaded back toward

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<v Speaker 2>the wall.

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<v Speaker 3>And it is gonna be on a home run Bets.

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<v Speaker 4>Welcome back Bookie Bets with us eleventh home run and

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<v Speaker 4>the Dodgers lead at two to nothing. Hold a shot

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<v Speaker 4>by Mookie Bets and a great way to return to

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<v Speaker 4>the Dodger lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back Mookie. Two run home run is eleventh of

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<v Speaker 2>the season, his first since June sixth, A two run

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<v Speaker 2>home run Dodgers a two to nothing lead. In the fifth.

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<v Speaker 2>It was show Hey O'tani's turn. Kevin Kiermeyer leadoff single,

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<v Speaker 2>then O'tani with a blast three zero.

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<v Speaker 4>Swings hits, a high drive left center field deep, this

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<v Speaker 4>ball heading back toward.

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<v Speaker 3>The bultpen heads done, a two run home run, Show

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<v Speaker 3>Hey o'tni and the show begins here in Milwaukee.

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<v Speaker 4>Four nothing Dodgers. Otani with his thirty sixth home run.

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<v Speaker 2>Two run home run for show Hey, Dodgers a four

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<v Speaker 2>to nothing lead. Clayton Kershaw would go five to two

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<v Speaker 2>third Indians Joe Kelly gave up that two run home run,

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<v Speaker 2>though in the sixth and the seventh Dodgers of four

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<v Speaker 2>to two. They get an insurance run with two outs.

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<v Speaker 2>Showyotani walked, he stole second, then Mookie Betts delivered with

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<v Speaker 2>the two out RBI single Dodgers of five to two.

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<v Speaker 2>The bullpen took it the rest of the way. Alex

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<v Speaker 2>Vesi has struck out the side in the seventh, Michael

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<v Speaker 2>Kolpek put up a zero in the eighth, Daniel Hudson

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<v Speaker 2>a one two three ninth. As the Dodgers go on

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<v Speaker 2>and beat the Brewers last night, five to two. Clayton

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<v Speaker 2>Kershaw with his first win of the season, number two

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and eleven of his Hall of Fame career. Mookie

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<v Speaker 2>Betts two for four, home run, three ribbies of stolen

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<v Speaker 2>base Showeyotani goes one for three with the home run

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<v Speaker 2>two ribbies in a stolen base Dodgers now twenty one

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<v Speaker 2>games over five hundred on this season, they're seventy to

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<v Speaker 2>forty nine, and tonight they look to make it five

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<v Speaker 2>straight overall. Game two of this four game series against

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<v Speaker 2>the Brewers. Gavin Stone on the mound, first pitch at

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<v Speaker 2>five to ten, and let's head out right now to

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<v Speaker 2>the gapin Motors Broadcast booth, as we welcome in Rick Monday.

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<v Speaker 2>He and Tim Neffer, guys.

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<v Speaker 4>Thanks Tim. Game two between the Dodgers and the Milwaukee

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<v Speaker 4>Brewers coming up in just a bit. The Dodgers tied

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<v Speaker 4>for the best record in Major League Baseball at seventy

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<v Speaker 4>and forty nine. They're tied with Baltimore and Cleveland, but

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<v Speaker 4>they do have the top record in the National League.

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<v Speaker 4>As of today, They've won seven of their last nine,

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<v Speaker 4>including the last four straight. I mean time, the Brewers

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<v Speaker 4>top team in the National League Central Division, seven and

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<v Speaker 4>a half games up on Saint Louis. They've lost back

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<v Speaker 4>to back games, and they've lost eight of their last

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<v Speaker 4>eleven to the Dodgers. Colin Ray gets the start tonight

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<v Speaker 4>for Milwaukee. He's ten and three. Gavin Stone goes for

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<v Speaker 4>the Dodgers. He is nine and five. And the news

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<v Speaker 4>today involving a pitcher River Ryan. Granted he's only had

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<v Speaker 4>a handful of starts at the major league level, but

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<v Speaker 4>the word on River Ryan he needs Tommy John surgery,

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<v Speaker 4>so he's going to be out for quite a while.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, when we looked at River Ryan, moll

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<v Speaker 4>real promising young pitcher, and he looked very very good.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, he just took some of the coaches in fact

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<v Speaker 5>Sunday night where the Dodgers that flew into here in Milwaukee.

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<v Speaker 5>Obviously a big, big concern and our best wishes for

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<v Speaker 5>SBD recovery. One thing about it, the Dodgers' association with

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<v Speaker 5>the physicians and doctor Neil Elatrasha. He's going to be

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<v Speaker 5>in great hands. That is a big, big blow because,

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<v Speaker 5>as you mentioned, remember Ryan was developing and understood he

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<v Speaker 5>well beyond his number of years and experienced at the

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<v Speaker 5>big league level. And I talked so many times about pitchers,

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<v Speaker 5>good pitchers, observers of the hitters, the swings, if they're late,

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<v Speaker 5>if they're early, on different pitches, and that's exactly the

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<v Speaker 5>area that he was going into. That's a big blow,

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<v Speaker 5>and especially the Dodger rotation, which has been banged up

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<v Speaker 5>to say the least.

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<v Speaker 4>And back to what's happening here in Milwaukee. Mookie Betts

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<v Speaker 4>returns to the lineup last night, no rehab games, no

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<v Speaker 4>big deal. He hits a home run in a second

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<v Speaker 4>at bat, then gets another RBI late in the game.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, how about the first of bet though that we

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<v Speaker 5>see Mookie Benz that the count was three and two,

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<v Speaker 5>took a swing that took him across home plate and

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<v Speaker 5>fell down that's how big the swing was. Well, he

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<v Speaker 5>didn't fold out at all in the two to one

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<v Speaker 5>pitch in the third ending of the mat aboard the

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<v Speaker 5>home run. Welcome back Mookie Benzi was not done RBI,

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<v Speaker 5>single and a stolen base his final at bat in

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<v Speaker 5>the ball game. The Dodgers turned over to the bullpen

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<v Speaker 5>last night, and the bullpen did exactly what they needed

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<v Speaker 5>to do. They just able to shut the door and

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<v Speaker 5>take Game one of the series.

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<v Speaker 4>Talking about the bullpen, how about the work we've seen

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<v Speaker 4>of Michael Kopek since he's thrown on a Dodger uniform.

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<v Speaker 5>It's amazing. Since he's come to the Dodgers twenty one

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<v Speaker 5>batters that he has faced, he's struck out ten of

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<v Speaker 5>the twenty one, he's walked only one. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 5>those twenty one hitters have had just one base hit

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<v Speaker 5>against him.

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<v Speaker 4>And Alex Vessi very impressive last night face three men

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<v Speaker 4>struck him all out.

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<v Speaker 5>I think also that bullpen now is gaining confidence on

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<v Speaker 5>exactly what their roles are. It's been shuffled here, been

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<v Speaker 5>shuffled there, but they've been answering the over a question

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<v Speaker 5>is that, Okay, who's going to be pitching in the seventh,

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<v Speaker 5>the eighth, and even the ninth inning, and Dave Roberts

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<v Speaker 5>is basically not only go over the hot hand, but

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<v Speaker 5>matches up the reliever to the portion of the lineup

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<v Speaker 5>that they would come in and face.

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<v Speaker 4>In center field. Batting nights to night, Andy Pahz know

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<v Speaker 4>Kevin Kiermyer in the lineup. So Dave Roberts opting for

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<v Speaker 4>the right handed hitting Pahz.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, And for piz this is a big on field,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, four hundred feet to straightaway center field. There's

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<v Speaker 5>a lot of different angles in left center and right center.

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<v Speaker 5>We've seen him have some difficulty recent times as far

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<v Speaker 5>as maybe either reading the ball off the bat or

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<v Speaker 5>the route that he takes to get the baseball. So

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<v Speaker 5>this is a big ballpark and need to cover a

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<v Speaker 5>lot of ground.

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<v Speaker 4>Dodgers and Brewers coming up from American Family Field in Milwaukee.

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<v Speaker 4>Dodgers taking the opener last night five to two, looking

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<v Speaker 4>to put another one in the win column here tonight

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<v Speaker 4>and continue to extend a distance between themselves and the

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<v Speaker 4>team chasing them. The two teams chasing him, both the

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<v Speaker 4>Arizona and the Padres, who are tied at three and

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<v Speaker 4>a half back.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, thank you guys, as we count you down

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<v Speaker 2>we'll hear from the manager, Dave Roberts, David Veas. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>check in throughout the Shark Coast. He'll go one on

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<v Speaker 2>one with Michael Kopek, Dodger reliever, will dive deeper into

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<v Speaker 2>this pitching matchup with Gavin Stone looking for his tenth

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<v Speaker 2>win of the season. But up next, you're o Tani

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<v Speaker 2>Rewind and we'll hear from Mookie Vetts what a night

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<v Speaker 2>he had last night and his return from the injured

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<v Speaker 2>list out since June seventeenth, comes back into two run

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<v Speaker 2>home run drives in three helps. The Dodgers picked their

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<v Speaker 2>fourth win in a row. Leading up to Dodgers and

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<v Speaker 2>Brewers first pitch on this Tuesday is coming up at

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<v Speaker 2>five to ten. I'm Tim Kasi's Los Angeles Dodgers Audio.

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<v Speaker 2>Nowhere it is.

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<v Speaker 1>Laurento Casino Dodgers on Dodgers on deck, y'all on the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers in Milwaukee to take on the Vers. Game two

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<v Speaker 2>of this four game cent Kevin Stone in search of

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<v Speaker 2>his tenth win of the year, first win since June

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<v Speaker 2>twenty six. Colin Ray on the mound for Milwaukee. First pitch,

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<v Speaker 2>coming up at five ten.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Otani three wide, three to zero swings

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<v Speaker 1>hits a high drive left center field deep.

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<v Speaker 4>This ball heading back toward the bultpenhead has done.

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<v Speaker 2>A two run home run.

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<v Speaker 4>Show Hey o'tni and the show begins here in Milwaukee,

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<v Speaker 4>four nothling Dodgers. Otani with his thirty sixth home run.

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<v Speaker 4>I wonder if he might take off here too, Johnny

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<v Speaker 4>with thirty two steals a career high. There he goes

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<v Speaker 4>and lookie swings and misses. Throw down is not merely

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<v Speaker 4>in time. That's the thirty third stolen base for show,

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<v Speaker 4>Hey O.

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<v Speaker 2>Johnny, Show Oyotani last night one for three with the

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<v Speaker 2>home run is thirty six of the season. Drove in

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<v Speaker 2>a pair with the two run shot on base twice,

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<v Speaker 2>including a walk, and that walk led to his stolen base.

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<v Speaker 2>Stolen base number thirty three for show, Heyotani hitting two

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<v Speaker 2>ninety eight on this season, thirty six home runs, thirty

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<v Speaker 2>three stolen bases, already a thirty thirty player on his

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<v Speaker 2>done last night. Clayton Kershaw pitched it to the sixth inning,

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<v Speaker 2>six strikeouts. He gets the win, but also the return

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<v Speaker 6>He picked up where he left off. How did it

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<v Speaker 2>I felt great. It felt great.

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<v Speaker 6>You were with your baseball family. How much fun did

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<v Speaker 7>These guys welcome me with open arms obviously, and it's

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<v Speaker 6>I saw Freddie saying something to you on the way

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<v Speaker 6>back the ball there in the ninth inning. Were they

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<v Speaker 7>I love it, but they're just really just kind of welcome, welcome,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just glad to be here.

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<v Speaker 6>How did it feel when you drove in your third

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<v Speaker 6>Did that feel like something we're going to see more

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<v Speaker 2>I just got to do my part. But you know,

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<v Speaker 7>Good knowing that I can help put a put a

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<v Speaker 2>And you know I got plenty of uh.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm just trying to do the same thing he does.

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<v Speaker 6>Hey, it felt right, didn't it, Driving in a run,

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<v Speaker 7>Yes, Sarah, that's that's Dodger baseball right there. Today was

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<v Speaker 6>Hey, it's Dodger baseball. When Mookie Betts is here. Thanks

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<v Speaker 6>a lot for stopping. Congratulations you sir. There he is

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<v Speaker 6>the man felt like he never left.

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<v Speaker 2>River Ryan on the injured list. Gonna have Tommy John surgery.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers skipper Dave.

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<v Speaker 6>Do you think the questions for Dave?

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<v Speaker 8>Can you just describe Dave?

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<v Speaker 2>Can you talk about the pressure in.

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<v Speaker 6>The dugouts with Dave Roberts, Dave, you have Gavin Stone

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<v Speaker 6>on the man. The second half hasn't gone as smooth

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<v Speaker 6>as the first half did. What do you attribute that to?

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<v Speaker 6>Just usual rookie lumps that you take. Where's he at?

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<v Speaker 8>I think command. I think it boils down to command.

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<v Speaker 8>Mentally, I don't know where he's at. But it's a

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<v Speaker 8>sustained success and having hitters start to understand what you're

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<v Speaker 8>and it's a challenge, and he's doing a great job.

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<v Speaker 8>So I think for me is he's got to command

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<v Speaker 6>You always talk about the chess game, the cat and

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<v Speaker 8>It is the time because now there's enough of a

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<v Speaker 2>we come back. Lead you up to Dodgers and Brewers.

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<v Speaker 2>five to two. Gavin Stone on the mound tonight, looking

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<v Speaker 1>This is Dodger insider David Bassee.

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<v Speaker 2>And Dave joins Is now from Milwaukee. Before Game two

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<v Speaker 2>of this four game said sorry DV last night the

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<v Speaker 2>one two combo everybody's talking.

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<v Speaker 6>About Yeah, Mookie Bets and show Hey Otani or should

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<v Speaker 6>I say Tim, show Hey Otani and Mookie Betts. The

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<v Speaker 6>first game of the season where Otani was the leadoff

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<v Speaker 6>hitter and Mookie Betts was hitting in front of Freddie Freeman,

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<v Speaker 6>and it worked out to design as Otani was able

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<v Speaker 6>and also steal a bass Mooki drove him in against

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<v Speaker 6>with those two. And Mooki told me after the game

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<v Speaker 6>Sometimes teammates have told me he forgets how good he

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<v Speaker 6>seems like he's warming up to this idea of Otani

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<v Speaker 2>Kershaw got into the sixth inning, gave him a great outing.

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<v Speaker 2>David Tonight Gavin Stone on the mound and feels like

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<v Speaker 2>Gavin Stone's been kind of in neutral for the last

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<v Speaker 2>six weeks. Hasn't got a win since the end of June.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, his era is over seven since his complete game

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<v Speaker 6>He's got to change that trend, and teams are starting

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<v Speaker 6>to hunt that first pitch fastball. We started to see

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<v Speaker 6>on the first one they see. And also talking to

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<v Speaker 6>So I said, the best teaching is for them to

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<v Speaker 6>try to give them that teaching lesson in this classroom.

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<v Speaker 6>On this team. They're not on the Pirates, they're not

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<v Speaker 6>on the Brewers, They're on the Dodgers, and they're expected

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<v Speaker 6>to win every night.

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<v Speaker 2>Just to follow that up, David. For Gavin Stone, the

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<v Speaker 2>next couple starts going into September and possibly the postseason

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<v Speaker 2>are big for him, maybe auditioning for one of those

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<v Speaker 2>two three opener spots.

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<v Speaker 6>Right, and also with Walker Bueller coming back tomorrow, Tim, look,

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<v Speaker 6>the roster is starting to get full. Yoshiyamamoto, who's going

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<v Speaker 6>to join the team in Saint Louis to throw a

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<v Speaker 6>similar game, He's on his way back the first week

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<v Speaker 6>of September. So all of a sudden, now Gavin Stone's

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<v Speaker 6>got to earn his spot in the rotation, and he's

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<v Speaker 6>pitching more innings than he ever has before. You've got

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<v Speaker 6>to take all of that into account. I know how

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<v Speaker 6>great he was in the first half of the season,

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<v Speaker 6>but rookies don't usually have a linear path to the

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<v Speaker 6>finish line of their first full major league season.

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<v Speaker 2>As good as Gavin Stone was in the first half

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<v Speaker 2>of the season, Gavin Lux has been really good in

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<v Speaker 2>the second half of the season, David.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, and a big reason why is here at the

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<v Speaker 6>game again for the second straight night. That's his uncle,

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<v Speaker 6>Augi Schmidt. Augi Schmidt, if you don't know, has a

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<v Speaker 6>pretty decorated baseball resume. He was the number two overall

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<v Speaker 6>pick in the nineteen eighty two amateur draft, and obviously

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<v Speaker 6>his major league career did not come to fruition with

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<v Speaker 6>some injuries. But he's Gavin Lux's number one hitting coach.

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<v Speaker 6>And during the All Star break, Gavin told me while

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<v Speaker 6>here in Wisconsin, uncle Aggi Schmidt took him into the

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<v Speaker 6>backyard and the batting cage and they went through some

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<v Speaker 6>minor tweaks that have made a huge difference for Lux,

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<v Speaker 6>who is coming into the game tonight hitting close to

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<v Speaker 6>three eighty since the second half of the season began.

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<v Speaker 6>So Augi Schmid a big reason why.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, DV, we'll check back in with you just

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<v Speaker 6>Not a bad start to the Dodgers new look lineup yesterday,

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<v Speaker 6>Rick Monday.

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<v Speaker 5>No, not bad at all. And for the Dodgers it's

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<v Speaker 5>going to be a little different lineup tonight as well.

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<v Speaker 5>Hondy Patas will be in center field patrolling that area.

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<v Speaker 5>But for the Dodgers, welcome back. To Mookie Betts. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 5>for Bets knocked in three at a two run home

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<v Speaker 5>run in the third inning that gave the Dodgers a

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<v Speaker 5>two to nothing lead at the time, and then for

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<v Speaker 5>good measure, not only an RBI signal in the summit,

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<v Speaker 5>but also a stolen base, a new position, if you will,

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<v Speaker 5>in the lineup, Mookie Betts batting second. And it just

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<v Speaker 5>makes sense if you're looking at Bets playing in right field,

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<v Speaker 5>because it allows Miguel Rojans, who's one of the premier

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<v Speaker 5>glove men at shortstops in Major League Baseball, and hitting

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<v Speaker 5>right around two seven is the tered last night's ball game.

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<v Speaker 5>It just adds another dimension to this Dodger Bunklin Rick.

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<v Speaker 6>The Dodgers have three professional scouts on this trip, including

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<v Speaker 6>Dave Finley, who oversees them all. They were not talking

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<v Speaker 6>about the three RBIs, the stolen base, the home run.

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<v Speaker 6>They were talking about the play Mookie Betts made in

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<v Speaker 6>right field to hold Jackson Curio to a long.

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<v Speaker 5>Single exactly, and we made the comment of the ball

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<v Speaker 5>off the wall came back, fortunately, came right back to

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<v Speaker 5>Mookie Betts. He was able to bare hand the ball

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<v Speaker 5>and then threw one hop strike into second base. It

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<v Speaker 5>helps the the ball come right back to you. But

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<v Speaker 5>I'm in total agreement. There's another dimension that Mooki Betts

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<v Speaker 5>And I think from a mentality standpoint, what a huge

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<v Speaker 5>addition now to this Dodger buck club has been playing

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<v Speaker 5>a few men short. There's still a couple of guys

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<v Speaker 5>that they're getting closer and closer to being able to

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<v Speaker 5>come off the injury list. But in the meantime, not

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<v Speaker 5>a bad edition at all with Bets, not at all.

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<v Speaker 6>And speaking of some of those players, Max Munsey's at

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<v Speaker 6>Oklahoma City, Kei k a Hernandez has been holding down

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<v Speaker 6>third base, and all of a sudden, after an eye

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<v Speaker 6>test Rick Monday, he has, all of a sudden started

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<v Speaker 6>to seeing breaking balls a lot better.

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<v Speaker 5>I have always said that I would be interested to

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<v Speaker 5>know than on if you go a one on one basis,

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<v Speaker 5>what's the eyesight of major league hitters, in particular, because

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<v Speaker 5>you're having to pick up the baseball that's going close

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<v Speaker 5>to one hundred miles an hour at most, it's going

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<v Speaker 5>less than sixty feet six inches by the time the

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<v Speaker 5>picture released, the ball and you have a nano second.

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<v Speaker 5>And I keep saying, hold your car keys out about

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<v Speaker 5>amount of time that a hitter has to discern if

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<v Speaker 5>it's a strike, if it's a ball, if it's a

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<v Speaker 5>fast ball, to curveball, a changeup, and then swing at bat.

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<v Speaker 5>That referred to announces but weighs two plus pounds. You

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<v Speaker 5>put all that into making but what's the eyesight of

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<v Speaker 6>And yeah, no doubt. And I know you've talked about

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<v Speaker 6>these players in spring training did not pick up the

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<v Speaker 6>adjustment that Keik needed for his eyes. He needed to

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<v Speaker 6>go to your guy, doctor Lou. After talking to Martine

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<v Speaker 5>And sometimes it's just a specialty that has I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>we go to different doctors and different positions that have

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<v Speaker 5>It worked out because I've always said, you know, here's

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<v Speaker 5>another thing. From an eyesight standpoint, what's the depth perception.

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<v Speaker 5>I happen to believe that depth perception of hitters is

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<v Speaker 6>Well, I have twenty twenty vision. When you wave me

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<v Speaker 6>out of the booth, Rick, I see that very clearly.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, yeah, Do you see that exit sign behind you?

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<v Speaker 5>Can you read it?

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<v Speaker 6>It's a little blurry today, Rick, Well, you need to

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<v Speaker 6>get closer. We'll set it back to you in the studio.

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<v Speaker 6>We're joined right now by one of the newest members

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<v Speaker 6>of the Dodger bullpen, Michael Kopeck. Michael, thanks a lot

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<v Speaker 6>It was great to introduce myself to you on the

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<v Speaker 6>bus yesterday. It feels like I got some streat credit

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<v Speaker 6>with you after you recognized the slide gate.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah. I didn't realize it was you until I asked

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<v Speaker 9>the question, and then you made it seem like I

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<v Speaker 9>had kind of attacked you there, So I'm sorry about that.

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<v Speaker 9>But yeah, I want to see around two at it.

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<v Speaker 6>I would need Michael Kopek and some other Dodgers to

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<v Speaker 6>support me at the bottom of the slide if I

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<v Speaker 6>went down.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, like I said, I'd support you. I'd help brace

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<v Speaker 9>your fall in somewhere or another.

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<v Speaker 6>Hey, last night, another great outing with the Dodgers. How

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<v Speaker 6>have you been able to make the transition so seamless

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<v Speaker 6>or appear to make it so seamless?

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<v Speaker 9>You know what, I think, It's just a for me,

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<v Speaker 9>a matter of a couple of things. A change of

646
00:32:03.759 --> 00:32:08.319
<v Speaker 9>scenery has been important for me because the start of

647
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<v Speaker 9>my career didn't exactly go the way I would have

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<v Speaker 9>liked for it to have gone, but also coming to

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<v Speaker 9>a team that is disinvested in winning, that has so

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<v Speaker 9>many moving pieces that you don't have to have, you know,

651
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<v Speaker 9>one guy go out there and be a hero anything

652
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<v Speaker 9>like that. Necessarily, you just have to come in and

653
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<v Speaker 9>step into your job. And even if you don't that day,

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<v Speaker 9>you know that there's gonna be guys to pick you up.

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<v Speaker 9>And so it's it's almost, you know, just playing stress

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<v Speaker 9>free because there's MVP after m v P on this team,

657
00:32:42.480 --> 00:32:44.680
<v Speaker 9>there's All Star after All Star on this team. There's

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00:32:45.680 --> 00:32:48.119
<v Speaker 9>some of the best pictures in all of baseball in

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<v Speaker 9>this team, if not the best pitcher or in all

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<v Speaker 9>the baseball. So you don't you necessarily worry about dropping

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<v Speaker 9>the ball and you know, messing up a game or

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<v Speaker 9>what have you, because you know that everything is kind

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<v Speaker 9>of being picked up after you if if something slips

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<v Speaker 9>that day.

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<v Speaker 6>And the Dodgers do define roles, but they don't define

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<v Speaker 6>it by innings. They do it by groupings of hitters.

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<v Speaker 6>Like last night, the highest leverage situation was in the

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<v Speaker 6>eighth inning when you came in. Does that happen with

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<v Speaker 6>other teams? Whereas that unique.

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<v Speaker 9>I'm in my experience.

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<v Speaker 6>It's unique.

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<v Speaker 9>I like how it plays out, though, because I think

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<v Speaker 9>amongst the guys in the bullpen, each and every one

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<v Speaker 9>of us realized that we could close out a game

675
00:33:33.400 --> 00:33:36.960
<v Speaker 9>on any given night, but we could also be in in,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, in the fifth if the situation called for

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<v Speaker 9>it or what have you. And I don't think any

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<v Speaker 9>of us doubts one situation versus another for any guy

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00:33:45.920 --> 00:33:48.960
<v Speaker 9>down there. So it's been pretty it's been pretty unique.

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<v Speaker 9>It's been pretty cool, though. I like pitching when the

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<v Speaker 9>game calls for me to pitch, whether that be the

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<v Speaker 9>you know, the first through the ninth that I don't care.

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<v Speaker 6>Have you embraced being a super reliever? I mean that's

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<v Speaker 6>what we call a lot of these guys. Have you

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<v Speaker 6>fully embraced it? And is that part of the reason

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<v Speaker 6>why you're excelling?

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I don't know if I like any kind of

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<v Speaker 9>label on what I do other than pitcher. You know,

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<v Speaker 9>I've been in almost every position you can imagine as

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<v Speaker 9>a pitcher in the big leagues. Have been a starter,

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00:34:21.159 --> 00:34:25.760
<v Speaker 9>middle relief, a bolt guy, long guy, leverage guy, closer

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00:34:25.800 --> 00:34:30.559
<v Speaker 9>at times. But I think for me, it's just going

693
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<v Speaker 9>out there and pitching and matching the necessity of the game.

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00:34:36.559 --> 00:34:40.519
<v Speaker 9>So right now every game seems like leverage because we're

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<v Speaker 9>a winning team fighting for you know, you know, a

696
00:34:43.719 --> 00:34:47.280
<v Speaker 9>really good position in the playoffs. So it's it's really

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<v Speaker 9>easy to go out there and compete.

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<v Speaker 6>Speaking of labels, you would expect from a relief pitcher

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<v Speaker 6>or pitcher that throws as hard as you do, we

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00:34:55.719 --> 00:34:58.679
<v Speaker 6>would be blown away with your hair on fire, a

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<v Speaker 6>very outgoing person. But that's not who Michael Kopek is.

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<v Speaker 9>No, you know, I think that just came with growing up.

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<v Speaker 9>But at one point I probably was more after the

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<v Speaker 9>the energy and the personality or what have you. But

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<v Speaker 9>you know, I I've kind of adapted to the game

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<v Speaker 9>and I found my my calm and my piece in

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00:35:21.920 --> 00:35:24.519
<v Speaker 9>this game. And you know, especially since having kids, I

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<v Speaker 9>feel like that I I operate on a on that

709
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<v Speaker 9>level much easier than you know, getting too ramped up

710
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<v Speaker 9>and riding the wave or the roller coaster, how emotions go.

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<v Speaker 9>So I tried my best to say, even keel, not

712
00:35:38.639 --> 00:35:41.360
<v Speaker 9>to say that I'm perfect at it, but I, uh, yeah,

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<v Speaker 9>I don't like getting too high.

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<v Speaker 6>All right. So I saw you out here earlier doing

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<v Speaker 6>your pre work, preparation what music are you listening to?

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00:35:49.639 --> 00:35:52.719
<v Speaker 6>A CDC back in Black? Are you more yacht rock?

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<v Speaker 6>Where does Michael Kopek fit?

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<v Speaker 9>To be honest, I wasn't listening to music. I was

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<v Speaker 9>kind of just, you know, fighting the demons in my head.

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<v Speaker 6>We all are, yeah, right for the most.

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<v Speaker 9>Part, though, I kind of mix it up. I like

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<v Speaker 9>country music, I like Christian rap or you know, Christian

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<v Speaker 9>music in general. It branches pretty pretty far and wide,

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<v Speaker 9>and I like a lot of classic rock as well.

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<v Speaker 9>But I'm not pending on one genre necessarily.

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<v Speaker 6>All right, Michael, thanks a lot for sharing more of

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<v Speaker 6>who you are, introducing yourself more to Los Angeles. We

728
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<v Speaker 6>all appreciate what you do on the mound, and maybe

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<v Speaker 6>I'll see you at the bottom of the slide tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 6>Kopek sounds good.

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<v Speaker 9>I see there.

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<v Speaker 6>He is, great guy, Michael Kopek. We'll send it back

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<v Speaker 6>to you in the studio, all.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Thanks a lot. DV Yeah, Michael Kopek sounds like

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<v Speaker 2>one of the good guys. Dodger fans getting to know

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<v Speaker 2>him just a little bit better. Dodgers Baseball is brought

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<v Speaker 2>and Brewers come back. We'll dive deeper to this pitching matchup.

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<v Speaker 2>Gavin Stone on the Mount. I'm Tim Kats's Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 2>two in the series opener, winners of four in a row,

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<v Speaker 2>best overall record in the National League ted overall in baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>First pitch of Milwaukee's coming up at five to ten, and.

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<v Speaker 1>Now before the Dodgers hit the Dina, we look at

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<v Speaker 2>Spent a couple of years over in Japan. Now in

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<v Speaker 2>his second full season with Milwaukee, making his twenty to

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<v Speaker 2>start this year. Twenty first appearance, has seven quality starts,

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<v Speaker 2>eight and three as a starter, two to zero as

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<v Speaker 2>a reliever. Last time out, seven shutout innings, five hits,

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<v Speaker 2>nine strikeouts in a win over the Braves. He's one

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<v Speaker 2>to ozh a five thirty two EERRA in six games,

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<v Speaker 2>three starts against the Dodgers. Last time he started was

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<v Speaker 2>twenty sixteen as a member of the Padres. Gavin Stone

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<v Speaker 2>on the mound for the Dodgers, nine to five with

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<v Speaker 2>a three seventy one ERRA. Twenty five year old right

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<v Speaker 2>hender making his twenty second start of the season. He's

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<v Speaker 2>been sitting on nine wins since the end of June.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, June twenty sixth, the last time he got

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<v Speaker 2>a victory. Last time out, four and two third innings,

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<v Speaker 2>three run, six hits, two strikeouts and a no decision

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<v Speaker 2>against the Phillies. Dodgers Brewers Gavin Stone Colin Rad the

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<v Speaker 2>to the game our next I'm Tim Kates's Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 2>And Brewers on this Tuesday night. Dodgers going to action.

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<v Speaker 2>Seventy and forty nine, best record in baseball, winners of

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<v Speaker 2>four in a row, seven of the last nine, and

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<v Speaker 2>out to Milwaukee Rick Monday, Tim never guys.

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<v Speaker 4>Tim, thanks again. The pitching matchup tonight. Gavin Stone Colin

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<v Speaker 4>ray Stone winless in his last six starts since the

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<v Speaker 4>beginning of July, so he is due to get back

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<v Speaker 4>in the win call.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes.

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<v Speaker 5>And if we think about Gavin Stone earlier on in

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<v Speaker 5>the season, you know he may have been in that

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<v Speaker 5>conversation still is as far as that goes. Nashley Rookie

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<v Speaker 5>of the Year possibility started nine and two ERA under

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<v Speaker 5>two point eight, but since that time, as you mentioned,

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<v Speaker 5>the last six starts no victories, he's zero and three

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<v Speaker 5>with an ear close to seven. And he's also had difficulty,

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<v Speaker 5>more so in the last six starts keeping the bowl

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<v Speaker 5>in the ballpark than he did over first number of starts.

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<v Speaker 4>Colin Ray, thirty four years of age, having a resurgence

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<v Speaker 4>late in his career. He's allowed two or fewer runs

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<v Speaker 4>in eleven of his last thirteen sears.

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<v Speaker 5>And the Brewers have responded with him on the mound.

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<v Speaker 5>They're fourteen and five this year. Colin Ray, He's gonna

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<v Speaker 5>throw about six different type pitches, and he's one of

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<v Speaker 5>those guys he knows how to pitch. He throws strengths.

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<v Speaker 5>Pat Murphy, the manager of the the Brewers, saying, look,

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<v Speaker 5>it's really a pleasure to watch him work each and

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<v Speaker 5>every night.

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<v Speaker 4>Dodgers a season high twenty one games over five hundred,

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<v Speaker 4>National League's best record, tied for the best in the

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<v Speaker 4>majors at seventy and forty nine. The Brewers sixty seven

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<v Speaker 4>and fifty one timp all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers going to action tonight looking to get a win

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<v Speaker 2>and maybe pick up some ground in the division with

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<v Speaker 2>the Arizona and San Diego both in action later on tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't be forget. I'll be back after the game with

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<v Speaker 2>all the postgame festivities, highlights, postgame reaction, and of course

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