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<v Speaker 1>David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vasse live at Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>After the Dodgers come from behind to get to the

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<v Speaker 2>Mariner's bullpen tonight, it was Jason Hayward in the eighth

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<v Speaker 2>inning off of Andres Munios with a go ahead pinch

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<v Speaker 2>hit three run home run to give the Dodgers a

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<v Speaker 2>six to three win. Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vasse

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<v Speaker 2>with you until midnight tonight. We have phone lines open

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<v Speaker 2>at eight six, six, nine eighty seven, two five seventy.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a lot to get to between now and midnight.

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<v Speaker 2>We will get you a Chris Taylor update and get

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<v Speaker 2>his thoughts on the Dodgers division race. Also will get

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<v Speaker 2>you a Yoshi Yamamoto update, and we will hear from

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<v Speaker 2>Justin Turner who joined us earlier today on our Instagram

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<v Speaker 2>live and also on the pregame show, so you'll hear

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<v Speaker 2>part of that conversation and Justin Turner's thoughts about the

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<v Speaker 2>emotional pregame ceremony last night as he returned to Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>Stadium for the first time since leaving the Dodgers a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of years ago. And we do have Brent Honeywell news.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't hold it any longer. I got good Brent

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<v Speaker 2>Honeywell news for you. Brent Honeywell went unclaimed. So the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers did not want to lose Honeywell. But because of

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<v Speaker 2>the roster crunch and needing a fresh charm last weekend,

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<v Speaker 2>they had to dfa Brent Honeywell. And there were some

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<v Speaker 2>reports out there the Boston Red Sox, who were in

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<v Speaker 2>need pit of need of pitching, were going to claim Honeywell,

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<v Speaker 2>but they did not. So Honeywell has been sent to

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<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma City and can be called back in ten days

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<v Speaker 2>from now. So Brent Honeywell stays in the organization. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's big because he was really good for the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>pitching out of the bullpen in seven different several different roles.

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<v Speaker 2>So good news. The Dodgers keep Brent Honeywell. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>let's get to tonight's game. Walker Buehler, we had talked

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<v Speaker 2>a lot about how long of a leash do the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers have for Walker Bueller. I wouldn't say tonight was convincing.

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<v Speaker 2>He only went four innings tonight and he only struck

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<v Speaker 2>out one Mariner. The Mariners have struck out more times

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<v Speaker 2>than any other offense in Major League Baseball, as evident

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<v Speaker 2>by last night's ten strikeout performance by Gavin Stone. One

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<v Speaker 2>strikeout against this team is not great if you're Walker Bueller.

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<v Speaker 2>But he was able to go at least four innings.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that positive? I'm not sure. And we saw still

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<v Speaker 2>trouble with him commanding his f ball.

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<v Speaker 3>That was a big issue tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>His curveball, I thought was really good, and his curveball

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<v Speaker 2>got him back into counts. I was keeping track of

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<v Speaker 2>how many pitches he was throwing behind in the count

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<v Speaker 2>from the second inning on. Between the second and fourth

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<v Speaker 2>inning tonight, Walker Buehler threw twelve pitches behind in the count.

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<v Speaker 2>That's not a way to live now. Dave Roberts said

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<v Speaker 2>before the game when he was asked what do the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers do if Bueller does not have a good performance,

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<v Speaker 2>and he talked about what are the alternatives? You have

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<v Speaker 2>a guy like Bobby Miller who is still searching so far,

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<v Speaker 2>this season, Justin Robleski has not really given the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>consistent length. His best start was in Houston. I know

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<v Speaker 2>he got his first major League win in Saint Louis.

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<v Speaker 2>He was solid then as well. There's an argument to

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<v Speaker 2>be made that Justin Robleski and Landon Nack have both

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<v Speaker 2>been more effective than Walker Bueller trying to find himself.

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<v Speaker 3>And look, it's not as easy as you think.

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<v Speaker 2>Talking to a couple of different pitchers that have come

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<v Speaker 2>back from two Tommy John surgeries, sometimes you don't feel

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<v Speaker 2>like yourself until two years after that.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not an easy.

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<v Speaker 2>Surgery to come back from once. It's even harder to

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<v Speaker 2>come back twice. And right now, Walker Bueller, he's healthy,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's still trying to figure out who.

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<v Speaker 3>He is in this stage of his career.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, if he was on the Marlins or you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a last place team, pick any one, he would have

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<v Speaker 2>the luxury to try to figure this out in the season.

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<v Speaker 2>But the issue is the Dodgers are in a division race.

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<v Speaker 2>They are only three games ahead of the Padres and

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<v Speaker 2>only four games ahead of the Diamondbacks, so they don't

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<v Speaker 2>have the luxury to allow Walker Buehller to find his footing.

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<v Speaker 2>They have to win games and they can't compromise their bullpen.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's the issue for Walker Buehler being on this team.

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<v Speaker 2>He needs to figure it out now, and the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>need him to figure it out now. Easier said than done.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's head downstairs right now to hear from Walker Buehler.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, you know, in general, getting No. Two

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<v Speaker 4>is kind of a weird victory for me right now.

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<v Speaker 4>But you know, I felt like I was kind of

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<v Speaker 4>two or two oh the whole night, and we made

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<v Speaker 4>a couple of bad pitches.

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<v Speaker 3>Planco got me twice, and it's a tough one. He

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't come off the.

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<v Speaker 4>Heater and try to throw kind of the front hip

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<v Speaker 4>two seamer and he kind of smother hooked it and

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<v Speaker 4>hit it hard and uh for two in the first.

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<v Speaker 4>But I'm so tired of saying that. I feel closer.

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<v Speaker 4>But I kind of explained to people I felt like

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<v Speaker 4>a bad version of myself in twenty one, and I

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<v Speaker 4>think that's as that's as close as I felt the

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<v Speaker 4>kind of me of old as I have, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>as I felt this year. And yeah, I don't want

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<v Speaker 4>to I didn't throw the ball well, and our team

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<v Speaker 4>really helped me out and got us back in the game.

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<v Speaker 4>And I don't want to sound too optimistic about it

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<v Speaker 4>just because of kind of the results, but you know,

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<v Speaker 4>I came out of that one feeling pretty good about

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<v Speaker 4>where I'm at and what we've done this week in

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<v Speaker 4>terms of the delivery.

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<v Speaker 3>And now now it's you.

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<v Speaker 4>Know, I've been saying it's I got to perform, and

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<v Speaker 4>I got to perform, but I feel like I can

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<v Speaker 4>actually perform now, and and you know, I'm gonna have

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<v Speaker 4>five six days to throw and feel the same thing

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<v Speaker 4>that I've been feeling the past three or four days, and.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I feel better about it.

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<v Speaker 4>And and I think also like this is the kind

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<v Speaker 4>of power of being on a team like this, right,

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<v Speaker 4>I can throw the ball not great, you know, we

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<v Speaker 4>get we get their guy out of there quickly and

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<v Speaker 4>and kind of chip away at it and then explode

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<v Speaker 4>and we got guys off the bench that are veteran

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<v Speaker 4>players and really prepared.

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<v Speaker 3>And j it's a big homer and wins us the game.

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<v Speaker 5>So yeah, it sucks.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, it's hard to say, like keep sticking with me,

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<v Speaker 4>but I feel a lot better about it. And obviously

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<v Speaker 4>it's nice not to lose every game that I start.

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<v Speaker 6>Giving you a contractual situation, right.

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<v Speaker 3>We don't care about my contract, but.

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<v Speaker 7>I mean, I guess just the fact that this.

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<v Speaker 4>There's just not a whole lot to talk about it, man,

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<v Speaker 4>Like I have a six ra like I'm trying to

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<v Speaker 4>figure out how to get people out in the major leagues,

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<v Speaker 4>like free agencies. For talking about when you have a

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<v Speaker 4>two five and you're rolling through the league, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>I really don't care. And to be honest with you,

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<v Speaker 4>I've played here in my whole career. I love playing here.

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<v Speaker 4>We've won the World Series here. That's all I give.

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<v Speaker 3>Is all right.

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<v Speaker 2>There's Walker Buehler on Sports in at LA responding to

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a pointed question that has got to be

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<v Speaker 2>somewhere and in the back of his mind that.

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<v Speaker 3>He is on the brink of free agency.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not just pitching for the Dodgers, but he's pitching

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<v Speaker 2>for the rest of the league to be able to.

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<v Speaker 3>Find a landing spot.

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<v Speaker 2>And obviously the business of baseball is on the horizon.

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<v Speaker 2>But honestly, at this point in time, I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>Walker Bueller is just trying to find his confidence again.

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<v Speaker 2>And if the Dodgers aren't going to have him start again.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think tonight was a start where you say

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<v Speaker 2>we have to pull the plug on Walker Bueller. It

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't just that type of game. But the facts are

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<v Speaker 2>the Mariners are not a good offensive team, and I

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<v Speaker 2>guess getting to the fourth inning and not giving up

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<v Speaker 2>more than three runs was a victory. But only striking

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<v Speaker 2>out one Mariner is alarming to me. And when he

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<v Speaker 2>comes back to make his next start, it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a huge test compared to what he saw tonight

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<v Speaker 2>because he's either going to face the Rays on four

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<v Speaker 2>days rest.

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<v Speaker 3>He just said five or six days rest.

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<v Speaker 2>So that makes me believe he's pitching the first game

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<v Speaker 2>of the Baltimore Orioles series on Tuesday, a week from tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Orioles are one of the best offensive teams

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<v Speaker 2>in baseball. He is going to have to be better

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<v Speaker 2>than he was tonight and even better than what we've

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<v Speaker 2>seen this year to get outs. Eight six, six, nine, eight,

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<v Speaker 3>I will say.

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<v Speaker 2>The most entertaining part of Bueller's start tonight was him

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<v Speaker 2>screaming at C. B. Buckner for missing one of many

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<v Speaker 2>balls and strikes tonight. That was in the fourth inning

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<v Speaker 2>during the Julio Rodriguez at bat, it was strike three

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<v Speaker 2>and Buckner, who may want to go see key Y

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<v Speaker 2>Hernandez is optometrist, doctor Lou maybe to get you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if it works for players, it could work for umpires.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to the phones. Bruce, who is at

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Stadium tonight? Hi, Bruce, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 6>Hey mes say always something interesting to do and say

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<v Speaker 6>that left side of.

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<v Speaker 8>The MC tonight.

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<v Speaker 6>I know that hairword is going to get the in

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<v Speaker 6>the bullpen rightfully, so we'll get the headlines. But seeing

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<v Speaker 6>Tommy Edmond make that infield play as a backup shortstop

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<v Speaker 6>to you know, Rojas, who's mister glove. And then to

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<v Speaker 6>see Months he not only hit another homer and both

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<v Speaker 6>those guys were you know, got hits tonight and last night,

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<v Speaker 6>but to see Months he work that walk. Our lineup

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<v Speaker 6>is just much deeper. Lux is back. There's just a

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<v Speaker 6>different feel to it. We got down three to nothing

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<v Speaker 6>and we just chipped away at it at.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, this is the most formidable lineup in baseball, Bruce,

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<v Speaker 2>one through nine, anyway you slice it, this is a

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<v Speaker 2>very different lineup than what we saw even two weeks ago.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmund was everything is advertised that Andrew Friedman was

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<v Speaker 2>telling us about Tommy Edmund, elite defender at shortstop, elite

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<v Speaker 2>defender in see in her field, and we have seen

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<v Speaker 2>it the first two games and he puts back to ball,

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<v Speaker 2>and tonight he doubled in the seventh inning and scored

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<v Speaker 2>the tying run thanks to Mookie Betts double with two outs.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm with you.

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<v Speaker 2>All points accounted for eight six, six, seven, two five

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<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number. Let's go out to Michael,

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<v Speaker 2>who was also at Dodger Stadium tonight. Did you get

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<v Speaker 2>your ta Oscar Hernandez bobblehead tonight?

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<v Speaker 3>Michael?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, sir, I did you kind of saw my thunder

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<v Speaker 5>with the pitching thing, but just kind of going into.

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<v Speaker 7>The playoffs obviously, Bobby Miller, maybe you think he'll be

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<v Speaker 2>unfortunately he doesn't. All Right, thank you for the phone call, Michael,

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate it. Look it's hard. I'm not saying that I'm

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<v Speaker 2>but winning their seventy fifth game of the year. They

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<v Speaker 2>go out to San Pedro. Eddie, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>How you doing, Eddie?

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<v Speaker 8>Hey, Dave, thanks for thanking my call. I've got three

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<v Speaker 8>tonight and channeling one pinch hitter, Dodger pinch hitter to

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<v Speaker 8>and it was real exciting. And three, are you going

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<v Speaker 2>I was wondering about that, like where did that ball

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<v Speaker 3>But it was a home run.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a strange night umpiring, umpiring wise and also

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<v Speaker 2>But the Dodgers were beneficiaries of a couple of them,

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<v Speaker 2>especially in the ninth inning where Luis Rivas was very safe.

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<v Speaker 2>Leo Revas was very safe and the Dodgers were able

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

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<v Speaker 1>On air at AM five seventy online at amfive seventy

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<v Speaker 3>Two ball, one strike, pitch to Hayward. He plays and

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, how do you like that day? He comes up.

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<v Speaker 9>Big time bus the pench for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>Jason Hayward.

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<v Speaker 2>in relief this season, and the Dodgers win their seventy

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<v Speaker 2>and fifty two on the season, currently holding the best

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<v Speaker 2>beat the Mariners six to three tonight. They are now

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<v Speaker 2>have an eight game winning streak over Seattle going all

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<v Speaker 2>out to the phones. Miles, who is at Dodgers Stadium tonight? Hi, Miles,

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<v Speaker 7>Hey, how are you doing things to taking like I

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<v Speaker 7>got two questions perfect to the different observation. You know,

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, the last two seasons the postseason when they collapsed.

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<v Speaker 7>also what do you think there's any correlation between that

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<v Speaker 7>phase to be seen of course how they do this postseason,

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<v Speaker 7>But my question would be do you think that they

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<v Speaker 7>for the postseason. That's voluntary for the players. I realized

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<v Speaker 7>you know, for a number of days just to ask

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Miles, Miles, number one, I appreciate the phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>Great question number one on that. As you know, in

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<v Speaker 3>But I understand your question.

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<v Speaker 2>It's more about having team at bats, hitting the ball

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<v Speaker 3>That's number one.

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<v Speaker 2>Number two, the Dodgers have a sports psychologist on their staff.

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<v Speaker 2>He's on their coaching staff. He's in the dugout every

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, they have multiple umpires looking at games, right,

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<v Speaker 2>in the command center. For that reason, so if there

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<v Speaker 2>that would be the best to answer any replay questions

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<v Speaker 3>So, yeah, it's a you.

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<v Speaker 7>Okay, well thanks to my questions.

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<v Speaker 2>Answer Okay, thanks, Miles appreciated. Eight six six nine seven

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<v Speaker 3>I was starting to get the sheiks. I was hoping

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<v Speaker 2>And also the coaching staff down there with Dino Ebel

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<v Speaker 2>speaking of being on the witness stand, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>For some reason today I felt like Dave Roberts pre

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<v Speaker 2>He's the manager, He's not making roster decisions. He has

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<v Speaker 10>How you doing Mike, Hey, I'm doing well. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 10>about the Dodgers and like productive outs and them being

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<v Speaker 10>able to manufacture runs in the postseason. I know there's

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<v Speaker 10>a couple opportunities tonight, Mookie with Showy at third and

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<v Speaker 10>then Keik not getting Edmond over to third, but nobody

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<v Speaker 10>out in the eighth.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that is a little bit of a concern. Those

429
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<v Speaker 2>are the little things that can get a much needed

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<v Speaker 2>run across in the postseason.

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<v Speaker 3>Mike.

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<v Speaker 2>But even talking to Freddie Freeman, he said it's tough

433
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<v Speaker 2>to string three or four hits together in the playoffs

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<v Speaker 2>against number ones and number two's. And that's why, as

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<v Speaker 2>much as we don't like to hear it, having players

436
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<v Speaker 2>that are capable of doing what Jason Hayward did tonight,

437
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<v Speaker 2>even as unexpected as it was, can help you win

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<v Speaker 2>a playoff game. So having that ability and more players

439
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<v Speaker 2>having that ability to be able to hit the ball

440
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<v Speaker 2>out of the ballpark can be the difference in winning

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<v Speaker 2>or losing a playoff series.

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<v Speaker 10>Oh no, I agree, I agree, that's your Miller.

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<v Speaker 2>I think back to the twenty nineteen and LDS Matt

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<v Speaker 2>Batty had an opportunity and see it goes back to

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<v Speaker 2>the situation and the player, right, Matt Baty shouldn't be

446
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<v Speaker 2>trying to be hero.

447
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<v Speaker 3>He should have been trying.

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<v Speaker 2>To hit the ball to the right side to get

449
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<v Speaker 2>the run home in the twenty nineteen and LDS Game five.

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<v Speaker 2>To me and talking to some other managers that we're

451
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<v Speaker 2>watching that series, that was the play that the Dodgers

452
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<v Speaker 2>may have lost Game five because they needed that run

453
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<v Speaker 2>and it would have given them more insurance in that

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<v Speaker 2>Game five. I know I'm going way back, but that's

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<v Speaker 2>an example to what you're talking about.

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<v Speaker 10>Oh yeah, no, and again they hit him off to

457
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<v Speaker 10>get arms and with one of those excuse me, with

458
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<v Speaker 10>Miller and Munios. But I mean, you're gonna be facing

459
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<v Speaker 10>tough arms in the postseason, So I was just wanted

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<v Speaker 10>if that was any any time, I know you need

461
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<v Speaker 10>those those power bats off the bench.

462
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<v Speaker 2>I'm with you to be able to I think that's

463
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<v Speaker 2>been part of the downfall the last couple of postseasons,

464
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<v Speaker 2>as well being one dimensional and not making adjustments in

465
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<v Speaker 2>the middle of the game.

466
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<v Speaker 3>So I think you're onto something.

467
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<v Speaker 2>But adding a player like Tommy Edmund and also having

468
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<v Speaker 2>a player like Gavin Lux swinging the bat the way

469
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<v Speaker 2>he is difference making lineup right now Mike one through nine.

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<v Speaker 10>Oh yeah, I agree with the way Lux has been

471
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<v Speaker 10>swinging it. And Tomy Edmund clutch at bat today, clutch

472
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<v Speaker 10>play at short And then Brazier's two innings were huge

473
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<v Speaker 10>I thought tonight too.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, great point.

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<v Speaker 2>Ryan Brazier looked great in Saint Louis, and he looked

476
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<v Speaker 2>great tonight, two scoreless innings after Walker Bueller only went

477
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<v Speaker 2>four tonight. There were a lot of This was a

478
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<v Speaker 2>team win to keep the score where it was and

479
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<v Speaker 2>to be able to chip away. How about Max Munsey

480
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<v Speaker 2>and Gavin Lux homering in the same inning for the

481
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<v Speaker 2>second straight last night it was in the seventh inning. Tonight,

482
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<v Speaker 2>it was in the fourth inning, Gavin Lux with a

483
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<v Speaker 2>solo home run, and then Munsey a couple.

484
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<v Speaker 3>Of batters later, also a solo home run.

485
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<v Speaker 2>Monsey with two home runs and as many nights since

486
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<v Speaker 2>his return, this is a tough lineup to get through.

487
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<v Speaker 2>Eight six, six, nine seven two five seventy is the

488
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<v Speaker 2>phone number before the game today if in casey missed it.

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<v Speaker 2>We had an Instagram live with Justin Turner and you

490
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<v Speaker 2>can watch the full interview on our Instagram page at

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<v Speaker 2>a five to seventy. LA Sports brought to you by Modello,

492
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<v Speaker 2>with a.

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<v Speaker 3>Fighting spirit with taste that's pure gold.

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<v Speaker 2>Here was part of our conversation with Justin Turner sharing

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<v Speaker 2>his thoughts on the emotional pregame ceremony last night.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, it was.

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<v Speaker 11>It was something. It was pretty special, and you know,

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<v Speaker 11>I want to thank the whole Dodgers organization for putting

501
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<v Speaker 11>so much thought and time into that and and making

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<v Speaker 11>it in a night that myself in court and one day,

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<v Speaker 11>Bo we'll always remember.

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<v Speaker 2>So I know you had some idea the Dodgers were

505
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<v Speaker 2>going to honor your first return back here.

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<v Speaker 3>But did it exceed your expectations?

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, I knew, I knew someone was going on. They

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<v Speaker 11>told me that they were going to do a presentation

509
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<v Speaker 11>after the anthem and then didn't know what. Obviously go

510
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<v Speaker 11>out there and the tribute video was was amazing. Had me, uh,

511
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<v Speaker 11>you know, in all my feels and running back all

512
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<v Speaker 11>the memories, all the great memories we've had here. The

513
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<v Speaker 11>Czech presentation to the Foundation, I think was certainly spectacular.

514
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<v Speaker 11>I think everyone here knows how much the Foundation means

515
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<v Speaker 11>the court and I how much work, especially Courtney puts

516
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<v Speaker 11>into the foundation. So that was definitely a nice, nice touch.

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<v Speaker 11>But the thing that got me the most, and you know,

518
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<v Speaker 11>thinking back and I actually wrote text to a bunch

519
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<v Speaker 11>of the guys this morning, but you know, I've been

520
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<v Speaker 11>a part of that on the other side. You know,

521
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<v Speaker 11>when guys make their return to down your stadium, and

522
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<v Speaker 11>usually it's one or two guys come out and give

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<v Speaker 11>a gift or a jersey or a picture or something.

524
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<v Speaker 11>When I turned around and saw ten guys coming out

525
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<v Speaker 11>of the dugout, uh, you know that that kind of

526
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<v Speaker 11>got me a little bit and uh, I don't know

527
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<v Speaker 11>if that was planned. I don't know if that's how

528
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<v Speaker 11>it was supposed to go. But you know, I wrote

529
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<v Speaker 11>all those guys this morning and that that meant the

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<v Speaker 11>world to me, and uh that was at that point

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<v Speaker 11>I started getting a little little moke. I was doing

532
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<v Speaker 11>great until I saw all those guys walking out.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm like, oh man, this is this is cool.

534
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<v Speaker 2>That is so cool to have Justin Turner share those feelings.

535
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<v Speaker 2>And I know how much his teammates meant to him

536
00:28:47.279 --> 00:28:51.160
<v Speaker 2>and how much uh uh he means to them, and

537
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<v Speaker 2>that was evident by what we saw last night. And

538
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<v Speaker 2>I even got a phone call from Andre Ethier, who was, uh,

539
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<v Speaker 2>he checks in almost every other day, but he wanted

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<v Speaker 2>me to send his best to Justin Turner because he

541
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<v Speaker 2>even acknowledged that without Justin they don't have as much

542
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<v Speaker 2>winning as they did while Drey was on the team

543
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<v Speaker 2>and obviously during his nine years.

544
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<v Speaker 3>And how about this.

545
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<v Speaker 2>Andre Ethier also told me, because we talked shot, we

546
00:29:18.160 --> 00:29:21.599
<v Speaker 2>talk baseball, I told him about Key Hernandez going to

547
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<v Speaker 2>an optometrist to get a different type of eye exam

548
00:29:25.319 --> 00:29:27.799
<v Speaker 2>and it found out that you know, he needed a

549
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<v Speaker 2>different prescription for his glasses and that's when he's taken

550
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<v Speaker 2>off in the month of August. Andre Ehier actually told

551
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<v Speaker 2>me he did the same thing after the twenty fourteen season.

552
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<v Speaker 2>He went to go see an i specialist after he

553
00:29:41.880 --> 00:29:45.559
<v Speaker 2>only hit two forty nine and twenty fourteen. He got

554
00:29:45.640 --> 00:29:50.319
<v Speaker 2>corrective contacts and he came back in twenty fifteen hitting

555
00:29:50.359 --> 00:29:54.279
<v Speaker 2>two ninety four with fourteen home runs and fifty three RBIs.

556
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<v Speaker 2>So what keiy K a Hernandez did is something more

557
00:29:58.160 --> 00:30:01.079
<v Speaker 2>hitters should do. Because Andre was telling me that he

558
00:30:01.200 --> 00:30:03.640
<v Speaker 2>just didn't feel right, he couldn't see the ball out

559
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<v Speaker 2>of the hand of the picture, and it sounded exactly

560
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<v Speaker 2>like what Keik was describing. And he also said the

561
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<v Speaker 2>eye test given in spring training, like key K said,

562
00:30:12.759 --> 00:30:15.279
<v Speaker 2>is very standard. So if you're feeling a little off

563
00:30:15.319 --> 00:30:17.799
<v Speaker 2>with your eyes, you have to go to a specialist

564
00:30:17.960 --> 00:30:22.160
<v Speaker 2>like these guys did. So uh Kik way to go,

565
00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:24.640
<v Speaker 2>and other players should not be afraid to do the

566
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<v Speaker 2>same if they're feeling the same way.

567
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<v Speaker 3>As far as their their depth.

568
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<v Speaker 2>Vision from you know, where it's coming out of the

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<v Speaker 2>pitcher sand to oncoming vision. As a hitter, that's number one.

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<v Speaker 2>You need that all right, let's go out to Mario Bay. Julian,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk. I love Morobay.

572
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<v Speaker 5>Hey, David, Yeah, it's a great place to visit, great

573
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<v Speaker 5>place to live too. And do you think any of

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<v Speaker 5>the umpires could go to Keyk's optometrist?

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<v Speaker 3>That would be right? Gave you three guess is what

576
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<v Speaker 3>CB stands for? And see B. Buckner?

577
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<v Speaker 5>I don't. I was trying to believe it, right, I can't.

578
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<v Speaker 2>Think, but he's definitely optically challenged when it comes to

579
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<v Speaker 2>balls and strikes. And look, I remember Chick hern saying

580
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<v Speaker 2>this as an NBA announcer when it came to referees.

581
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<v Speaker 2>If you know their names, they're not very good.

582
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<v Speaker 3>So we know C. B.

583
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<v Speaker 2>Buckner's name, we know Angel Hernandez's name. We knew Joe

584
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<v Speaker 2>West's name, so as we know C. B. Buckner, that's

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<v Speaker 2>not a good thing.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah. I was listening to the audio feed and I

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<v Speaker 5>like to say a shout out to Charlie Steiner. It's

588
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<v Speaker 5>great to hear him coming back and being on more

589
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<v Speaker 5>of the audio. But Rick Monday had an interesting point

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<v Speaker 5>about that lux home run that he thought about it

591
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<v Speaker 5>and since he played a lot of outfield. He said,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, there may have been a second ball trapped

593
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<v Speaker 5>behind the padding that got laudged loose when the outfielder

594
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<v Speaker 5>hit the wall and it dropped out, And by looking

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<v Speaker 5>at the replay on TV, it sure looks like that

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<v Speaker 5>maybe what happened. It'd be interesting if you can find

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<v Speaker 5>out later did the actual home run ball fall behind

598
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<v Speaker 5>the fence and was that really a second ball that

599
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<v Speaker 5>appeared out of nowhere.

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<v Speaker 3>So there you go, Rick Monday giving us the answer.

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<v Speaker 2>I actually missed that part of the broadcast, but that

602
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<v Speaker 2>makes a lot of sense because on the replay the

603
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<v Speaker 2>ball cleared the center field wall. So yeah, that makes

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of sense. Thanks Julian. And yes, it was

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<v Speaker 2>nice to have Charlie stop by the booth today and

606
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<v Speaker 2>hear his voice. It was nice to see Chris Taylor

607
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<v Speaker 2>in the Dodger Clubhouse yesterday. Tonight he was playing for

608
00:32:42.839 --> 00:32:47.000
<v Speaker 2>Rancho Cucamonga, the first of two rehab games scheduled for

609
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<v Speaker 2>Chris Taylor in Rancho Cucamonga. He's on the injured list

610
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<v Speaker 2>with a groin injury, and yesterday he told me that

611
00:32:54.359 --> 00:32:58.519
<v Speaker 2>he has made some noticeable changes in his swing and

612
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<v Speaker 2>Chris Taylor has been part of this team since twenty seventeen,

613
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<v Speaker 2>and he has seen a lot of different seasons with

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers, including the close races of the one sixty

615
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<v Speaker 2>three season in twenty eighteen, and also the Dodgers winning

616
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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and six games in twenty twenty one and

617
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<v Speaker 2>coming up one game short to the Giants. So I

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<v Speaker 2>asked him whether or not this season feels like those.

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<v Speaker 9>I mean, I guess as far as like us not

620
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<v Speaker 9>having a huge lead, you know, which a lot of

621
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<v Speaker 9>the years who've been here, we've been fortunate enough to

622
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<v Speaker 9>have that comfortable lead, and I think maybe two of

623
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<v Speaker 9>the seasons I've been here, it's been like pretty tight

624
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<v Speaker 9>down to the end, and you know, so from that regard,

625
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<v Speaker 9>yet feels kind of like that. It's like definitely like

626
00:33:51.200 --> 00:33:56.240
<v Speaker 9>a heavy, a tough, top end division. You know, it's

627
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<v Speaker 9>three legit like World Series contenders. So I think it's

628
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<v Speaker 9>good though, and you know, we're really just focused on

629
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<v Speaker 9>ourselves and like for us, it's big like getting healthy.

630
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<v Speaker 9>I think we're finally starting to get some guys back

631
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<v Speaker 9>and you know, hopefully some of the guys that just

632
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<v Speaker 9>recently got banged up and play. I don't know yet.

633
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<v Speaker 9>But but yeah, I think it's more just focusing on

634
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<v Speaker 9>if we know, if we perform the way we're capable of,

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<v Speaker 9>we'll be We'll be there.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Taylor talking about this year's division race as tight

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<v Speaker 2>as twenty eighteen and twenty twenty one were for the Dodgers,

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00:34:35.559 --> 00:34:38.360
<v Speaker 2>and Chris Taylor tonight was one for four with two

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00:34:38.480 --> 00:34:42.000
<v Speaker 2>RBIs playing second base at Rancho Kucamonga.

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<v Speaker 3>Now this is.

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<v Speaker 2>Where there are tough roster decisions to be made. The

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00:34:48.079 --> 00:34:51.320
<v Speaker 2>previous one to activate Monthsey and Edmund did not seem

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00:34:51.360 --> 00:34:54.360
<v Speaker 2>as tough because Nick on med was not going to

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00:34:54.400 --> 00:34:56.559
<v Speaker 2>get a lot of playing time with Tommy Edmund on

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00:34:56.599 --> 00:34:59.199
<v Speaker 2>this team with Miguel Rojas playing the way he is,

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00:35:00.320 --> 00:35:03.760
<v Speaker 2>Andy Pa has had options. So those were the two

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00:35:03.840 --> 00:35:07.679
<v Speaker 2>logical choices and kind of layups to activate Muncie and

648
00:35:07.760 --> 00:35:11.599
<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmond. And tomorrow Blake Trining is going to be activated.

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00:35:11.639 --> 00:35:14.840
<v Speaker 2>So there's a good chance Ben Casparrius is return to

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00:35:14.920 --> 00:35:18.480
<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma City because the Dodgers did not use him tonight,

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00:35:19.480 --> 00:35:22.159
<v Speaker 2>and Jack Flaherty is pitching tomorrow, so you expect him

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00:35:22.199 --> 00:35:24.519
<v Speaker 2>to go at least six innings. But here it is

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<v Speaker 2>you got Chris Taylor, you got Kevin Kiermyer, and you

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00:35:28.079 --> 00:35:31.760
<v Speaker 2>got Jason Hayward. How do the Dodgers keep all three

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00:35:31.920 --> 00:35:35.840
<v Speaker 2>on the roster. That's a tough question. And rosters do

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00:35:35.960 --> 00:35:39.360
<v Speaker 2>expand by two in the month of September, but that's

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<v Speaker 2>not happening for another six or seven days here. So

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<v Speaker 2>do the Dodgers make Chris Taylor extend his rehab assignment

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<v Speaker 2>for another week? Can they ask him to do that?

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>It would be convenient for everybody involved, because then you

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't be forced to try to maneuver for Kevin Kiermeyer

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<v Speaker 2>or Jason Hayward for however you want to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, ker Myer was picked up off of waivers,

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00:36:08.400 --> 00:36:10.760
<v Speaker 2>so there were other teams that had a chance to

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<v Speaker 2>claim him and they chose not to. But kier Myers

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00:36:13.960 --> 00:36:17.360
<v Speaker 2>played great defense, He's had some team at bats. But

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00:36:17.519 --> 00:36:20.559
<v Speaker 2>Jason Hayward showed tonight what he can do off the

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<v Speaker 2>bench and has showed it over the course of this

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00:36:23.800 --> 00:36:28.159
<v Speaker 2>season in small sample sizes. Tonight was Hayward's eighth pinch

671
00:36:28.239 --> 00:36:30.840
<v Speaker 2>hit at that He is now four for eight with

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00:36:30.960 --> 00:36:34.679
<v Speaker 2>two home runs and seven RBIs. And that's what the

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00:36:34.760 --> 00:36:38.159
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are thinking when it comes to Hayward catching lightning

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<v Speaker 2>in the bottle like they did tonight in the eighth

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<v Speaker 2>inning where he was able to hit a ninety nine

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00:36:43.760 --> 00:36:46.400
<v Speaker 2>fastball at the top of the strike zone for a

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00:36:46.440 --> 00:36:49.480
<v Speaker 2>three run home run off the bench. What are the

678
00:36:49.559 --> 00:36:53.480
<v Speaker 2>chances Kevin Kiermeyer could do that. Two different players that

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00:36:53.519 --> 00:36:57.920
<v Speaker 2>bring two different styles to the Dodgers bench. I would

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00:36:57.960 --> 00:37:02.039
<v Speaker 2>take Kevin Kiermyer AND's center field defense civilly over anybody

681
00:37:02.119 --> 00:37:05.000
<v Speaker 2>right now. I like the way he has team at bats.

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00:37:05.039 --> 00:37:07.480
<v Speaker 2>He's a great clubhouse guy. But you could say the

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00:37:07.519 --> 00:37:12.360
<v Speaker 2>same about Jason Hayward. I you know, I just Tommy

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00:37:12.480 --> 00:37:14.679
<v Speaker 2>Edmond's gonna get a lot of time in center field.

685
00:37:15.239 --> 00:37:18.559
<v Speaker 2>He's gonna spot start at shortstop on those days like tonight.

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00:37:18.920 --> 00:37:21.079
<v Speaker 2>It was great to have a player like Kevin Kiermyer

687
00:37:21.159 --> 00:37:24.719
<v Speaker 2>in center and frankly, the Dodgers, between Paz and Outman

688
00:37:25.079 --> 00:37:28.000
<v Speaker 2>have not gotten great center field defense, and that was

689
00:37:28.159 --> 00:37:30.679
<v Speaker 2>a part of their team they needed to shore up,

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00:37:31.000 --> 00:37:33.199
<v Speaker 2>and they did that with two different players and kier

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00:37:33.239 --> 00:37:36.000
<v Speaker 2>Meyer and Edmund. Now kier Meyer was playing a lot

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00:37:36.039 --> 00:37:38.960
<v Speaker 2>more because Edmund was still on the il, but with

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<v Speaker 2>Edmund back.

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<v Speaker 3>Now here we go.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, the Dodgers have a tough decision to make,

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00:37:45.239 --> 00:37:48.679
<v Speaker 2>so we'll see what direction they go in. But I

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<v Speaker 2>would love to see all three still on this roster

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00:37:51.440 --> 00:37:52.199
<v Speaker 2>on September.

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<v Speaker 3>First.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, here's your Yoshi Yamamoto update. He is going

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<v Speaker 2>to throw another simulated game here Dodgers Stadium. Once he

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00:38:02.079 --> 00:38:04.960
<v Speaker 2>does that and he feels good, he will do it

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00:38:05.000 --> 00:38:08.719
<v Speaker 2>one more time and extend himself to three innings tomorrow,

704
00:38:08.800 --> 00:38:12.159
<v Speaker 2>two innings, one more time, three innings, and then the

705
00:38:12.239 --> 00:38:14.960
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers will send him out on a rehab assignment and

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00:38:15.039 --> 00:38:17.719
<v Speaker 2>from there they should have him back sometime in the

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00:38:17.719 --> 00:38:22.519
<v Speaker 2>middle of September to get at least two starts before

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00:38:22.559 --> 00:38:27.519
<v Speaker 2>the postseason. And Yamamoto better be prepared to ramp this

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00:38:27.599 --> 00:38:31.480
<v Speaker 2>thing up. As far as getting five six days of

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00:38:31.639 --> 00:38:35.880
<v Speaker 2>rest in the postseason, that's not how it works, unless

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00:38:35.920 --> 00:38:39.079
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers are thinking about a five man rotation in

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00:38:39.119 --> 00:38:42.440
<v Speaker 2>the playoffs. But as you know, in the postseason, you

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00:38:42.559 --> 00:38:46.639
<v Speaker 2>ride the hot hand. So if Yamamoto pitches five or

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00:38:46.679 --> 00:38:50.079
<v Speaker 2>six scoreless innings, he'd better be ready to go again

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00:38:50.280 --> 00:38:52.920
<v Speaker 2>in a short series or in a best of seven series.

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00:38:53.480 --> 00:38:54.639
<v Speaker 3>That's the way it works.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why you got the richest contract of any starting

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00:38:58.440 --> 00:39:04.480
<v Speaker 2>pitcher in baseball history. Tomorrow, Jack Flaherty, who I believe

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<v Speaker 2>will be one of the first three starters in a

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<v Speaker 2>postseason series for the Dodgers, will be on the mound.

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<v Speaker 2>He's nine to five with an ERA at three zero six,

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<v Speaker 2>going up against a very good pitcher in Logan Gilbert,

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00:39:17.039 --> 00:39:19.920
<v Speaker 2>who is having another really good year, even though his

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<v Speaker 2>record doesn't reflect it lack of offense. Seven and nine

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<v Speaker 2>with an ERA of two ninety six. He will be

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<v Speaker 2>going up against the Dodgers and trying to avoid the

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00:39:30.599 --> 00:39:35.159
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers sweeping the Mariners out of La Morongo Casino. Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>on Deck begins at six o'clock tomorrow, with first pitch

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<v Speaker 2>at seven ten.

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<v Speaker 3>That'll do it for us tonight from Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Colin Yee back at our Burbanks Studios, Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>to Dwayne McDonald doing a great job out here at

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Stadium, and thanks to you for listening.

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<v Speaker 3>In case you missed any.

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<v Speaker 2>at the Real Underscore DV once again. The final score

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<v Speaker 2>tonight from Dodgers Stadium. The Dodgers come from behind to

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<v Speaker 2>beat the Mariners six to three. Coming up next that

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<v Speaker 2>bump Ben Maller on Fox Sports Radio. Have a great

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<v Speaker 2>rest of your night. Enjoy Fountain Talk on the Ben

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<v Speaker 2>Mallor Show next right here on m five to seventy

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<v Speaker 2>LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll talk to you tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 7>See um