WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:06.480 One thing about this geen is the invisible and tangibles 2 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.919 that they have. 3 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:09.400 This teen is really becoming a family. 4 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:10.839 Let's not play one on Tom. 5 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:11.720 Let's wind it. 6 00:00:11.919 --> 00:00:13.720 I love writing me these guys after the show. 7 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:15.199 So just thank you, give me are. 8 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:17.600 Your attention, your fire and not a pistons. 9 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:21.800 This is world champion, Dodger, world champion for. 10 00:00:21.839 --> 00:00:23.679 The small soft time they get up people, what they 11 00:00:23.679 --> 00:00:25.960 want to die to in a row two is special. 12 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:29.359 I'm like, yeah, it's not a headache one of a con. 13 00:00:30.239 --> 00:00:32.479 This ball's gone. You ready to go? 14 00:00:32.679 --> 00:00:36.000 Sure, old time go to the sud grab your phone 15 00:00:36.039 --> 00:00:38.439 to get in on the show called eight six six 16 00:00:38.640 --> 00:00:40.560 nine eighty seven two five seven. 17 00:00:40.359 --> 00:00:42.920 And come to the show. And now your host of 18 00:00:43.039 --> 00:00:45.960 Dodger Talk, Tim Kakes. 19 00:00:45.880 --> 00:00:51.359 The Oklahoma City Express comes through for the Dodgers today 20 00:00:51.560 --> 00:00:56.159 in Miami. Hi, everybuddy, and welcome to Dodger Talk here 21 00:00:56.200 --> 00:00:59.679 on five seventy LA Sports Live Everywhere on the I 22 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:02.439 Heart Radio app. Thanks for being with us on these 23 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:07.439 Wednesday afternoon some day baseball in Miami. As the Dodgers 24 00:01:07.439 --> 00:01:09.599 beat the Marlins ten to one, it took a couple 25 00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:12.079 of spins around the lineup to get the Dodgers on 26 00:01:12.120 --> 00:01:14.359 the board. Finally, in the top half of the sixth inning, 27 00:01:14.680 --> 00:01:19.239 Freddie Freeman delivered with an RBI single after showing Otani 28 00:01:19.439 --> 00:01:22.680 tripled with one out and two batters before that, RBI 29 00:01:22.799 --> 00:01:25.560 number twenty six on this season, and Freddie Freeman was 30 00:01:25.640 --> 00:01:28.400 just getting going. Finished with four ribbies in the game. 31 00:01:28.480 --> 00:01:32.000 The Dodgers erupted with a six run seventh inning to 32 00:01:32.040 --> 00:01:34.680 take a seven to Zing League. James Outman put the 33 00:01:34.760 --> 00:01:37.400 cherry on top in the ninth inning with a three 34 00:01:37.519 --> 00:01:41.760 run home run, but the Oklahoma City Express. The four 35 00:01:41.959 --> 00:01:46.280 different Triple A players called up during this road trip 36 00:01:46.799 --> 00:01:51.519 all came through today. Landon Knack recalled from Triple A 37 00:01:51.560 --> 00:01:55.680 Olkama City to get the start five shutout. 38 00:01:55.120 --> 00:01:56.519 Innings for the win. 39 00:01:57.200 --> 00:02:02.719 Matt Sour called up activated right before the game with 40 00:02:02.840 --> 00:02:07.120 Evan Phillips going on the injured list. Four innings of relief, 41 00:02:07.359 --> 00:02:11.039 four strikeouts, gives up an unearned run after a couple 42 00:02:11.039 --> 00:02:13.759 of Dodger airs in the ninth inning, brought in and 43 00:02:13.879 --> 00:02:17.039 run on a Sack fly, he picks up his first 44 00:02:17.080 --> 00:02:20.520 save of his big league career. Then you've got Hey 45 00:02:20.520 --> 00:02:25.080 sun Kim the RBI single in the seventh inning started 46 00:02:25.120 --> 00:02:28.759 that big six run seventh for the Dodgers. Kim played 47 00:02:28.800 --> 00:02:34.319 center field today, has been absolutely fantastic for the Dodgers 48 00:02:34.360 --> 00:02:38.560 since getting called up. And then you add James Altman, 49 00:02:38.840 --> 00:02:43.400 who also was on the Oklahoma City Express, joining this 50 00:02:43.520 --> 00:02:47.159 Dodgers team on the road trip and gets out into 51 00:02:47.199 --> 00:02:50.080 center field today as a relief player, lead in the 52 00:02:50.120 --> 00:02:52.840 game and has a three run home run in the 53 00:02:52.960 --> 00:02:55.520 ninth inning, his first this season in. 54 00:02:55.479 --> 00:02:56.280 The Big leagues. 55 00:02:56.919 --> 00:03:03.319 Four different TRIPLEA players called up or recalled on this 56 00:03:03.560 --> 00:03:07.840 road trip contributing for the Dodgers today along with the 57 00:03:07.879 --> 00:03:12.479 Big Three and Andy Pajez, and the Dodgers put a 58 00:03:12.520 --> 00:03:15.000 ten spot up on the board as they beat the 59 00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:18.759 Miami Marlins ten to one. If you ever wanted to 60 00:03:18.879 --> 00:03:24.919 test the depth of this Dodgers team at multiple positions 61 00:03:25.000 --> 00:03:33.319 right pitching, outfield, infield, it was on full display today 62 00:03:33.520 --> 00:03:38.719 with James Autman, Hey Sunk, Kim, Matt sower landinack all 63 00:03:38.759 --> 00:03:41.840 four brought up on this road trip, two brought up 64 00:03:41.879 --> 00:03:47.000 in the last day to help because of entrees because 65 00:03:47.039 --> 00:03:51.759 of really a taxed bullpen, and they all deliver for 66 00:03:51.840 --> 00:03:54.560 the Dodgers this afternoon and the win over the Miami Marlins. 67 00:03:54.560 --> 00:03:57.080 The Dodgers take two to three, and they're the first 68 00:03:57.080 --> 00:03:59.520 team now in Major League Baseball to get to twenty 69 00:03:59.560 --> 00:04:02.479 five wins. Don't look now, but the Dodgers are twenty 70 00:04:02.479 --> 00:04:06.680 five and twelve. And I say that cautiously because the 71 00:04:06.800 --> 00:04:13.400 division is stacked. The Dodgers just can't shake the Padres 72 00:04:14.199 --> 00:04:17.279 or the Giants, and based on what happens the next 73 00:04:17.319 --> 00:04:20.920 four days in Arizona, the Diamondbacks could be right back 74 00:04:20.959 --> 00:04:24.199 into the equation in the NL West. And I get 75 00:04:24.240 --> 00:04:28.399 it's only early May and the Dodgers have played thirty 76 00:04:28.480 --> 00:04:32.439 seven games, but based on what we've seen so far, 77 00:04:33.360 --> 00:04:35.279 the Dodgers out in front of the division for the 78 00:04:35.319 --> 00:04:39.040 most part the entire way. The Padres and Giants going 79 00:04:39.079 --> 00:04:43.319 through runs had their lull last week and now both 80 00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:46.199 teams have won six out of their last ten, and 81 00:04:46.240 --> 00:04:48.560 they're right there at game game and a half back 82 00:04:48.600 --> 00:04:51.639 of the Dodgers. Depending on what happens in New York 83 00:04:52.120 --> 00:04:55.720 and what happens with the Giants moving forward, the Dodgers 84 00:04:55.759 --> 00:04:58.319 just can't seem to shake them, but still the first 85 00:04:58.319 --> 00:05:02.680 team to twenty five wins. The Dodgers two hundred and 86 00:05:02.759 --> 00:05:07.800 three runs scored is the second best in all of baseball, 87 00:05:07.920 --> 00:05:11.720 only behind the Chicago Cubs, who have the best offense 88 00:05:12.720 --> 00:05:16.600 in the major leagues right now. So the Dodgers continue 89 00:05:16.639 --> 00:05:19.519 to win, but just can't shake the teams behind them. 90 00:05:19.519 --> 00:05:22.040 And I got a feeling it's gonna be that way 91 00:05:22.399 --> 00:05:25.360 all season long. This is gonna be the wild Wild West, 92 00:05:25.399 --> 00:05:27.759 like we thought a couple of years ago was gonna 93 00:05:27.759 --> 00:05:30.240 happen and the Dodgers just ended up running away with 94 00:05:30.279 --> 00:05:33.279 the division. I think here in twenty twenty five, it's 95 00:05:33.279 --> 00:05:36.399 gonna be that way. It's gonna be competitive. And think 96 00:05:36.399 --> 00:05:39.879 about all the head to head matchups the Dodgers and 97 00:05:40.000 --> 00:05:44.920 Padres and Dodgers and Giants still have against each other. 98 00:05:46.199 --> 00:05:49.639 The Dodgers are three to zero against three against NL 99 00:05:49.680 --> 00:05:50.319 West teams. 100 00:05:50.480 --> 00:05:52.120 And correct me if I'm wrong. 101 00:05:52.160 --> 00:05:55.240 Call those are against the Colorado Rockies, right they haven't 102 00:05:55.279 --> 00:05:59.000 even played the Padres yet, Dodgers haven't even seen the 103 00:05:59.079 --> 00:06:03.120 Giants yet, And those are the two teams sniffing them 104 00:06:04.040 --> 00:06:07.519 in the standings. Oh, this is gonna be a fun season. 105 00:06:08.399 --> 00:06:10.839 This is gonna be a fun stretch run the second 106 00:06:10.839 --> 00:06:13.600 half of the year. With the NL West being as 107 00:06:13.639 --> 00:06:17.160 good as it is this season eight sixty six, nine 108 00:06:17.160 --> 00:06:21.639 eighty seven, two, five seventy. With the good comes the bad. 109 00:06:23.040 --> 00:06:26.480 The injuries for the Dodgers. As good as it was 110 00:06:26.560 --> 00:06:30.759 to see the Oklahoma City Express and the four guys 111 00:06:31.319 --> 00:06:34.639 contribute today, they're here for a reason. 112 00:06:35.800 --> 00:06:37.720 They're here because of injuries. 113 00:06:39.040 --> 00:06:42.800 Tommy Edmund, David Vasse telling us on the pregame show today, 114 00:06:43.279 --> 00:06:46.879 worked out in Miami, but Dave Roberts is not going 115 00:06:46.959 --> 00:06:49.480 to activate him off the injury list for this four 116 00:06:49.560 --> 00:06:54.120 game set in Arizona because of the Chase Field field 117 00:06:54.879 --> 00:06:59.759 being synthetic turf and being notoriously hard on knees and 118 00:06:59.800 --> 00:07:06.120 ankles when playing there. They're going to side on the 119 00:07:06.199 --> 00:07:08.759 side of caution. Either on the side of caution here 120 00:07:09.000 --> 00:07:12.439 for Tommy Edmond and let him stay on the injured 121 00:07:12.480 --> 00:07:15.519 list through the four games in Arizona and then activate 122 00:07:15.600 --> 00:07:17.759 him afterwards. Give him a few more days to rest 123 00:07:17.800 --> 00:07:22.079 that right ankle. That is good, It hasn't been a problem. 124 00:07:22.439 --> 00:07:25.800 They're just, you know, being cautious with Tommy Edmund and 125 00:07:25.879 --> 00:07:30.920 his ankle. Clayton Kershaw threw six no hit innings in 126 00:07:30.959 --> 00:07:36.000 an Arizona League game yesterday over in Phoenix. Now he's 127 00:07:36.000 --> 00:07:40.160 pitching against eighteen and nineteen year old young kids dominated them. 128 00:07:40.439 --> 00:07:43.519 But the good news is came out of it injury free. 129 00:07:43.879 --> 00:07:46.639 The toe is good, the arm is good, the body 130 00:07:46.680 --> 00:07:49.000 feel is good, and the future Hall of Famer is 131 00:07:49.040 --> 00:07:52.319 scheduled to get one more start in Oklahoma City before 132 00:07:52.399 --> 00:07:55.279 being activated when he's eligible to come off the injured 133 00:07:55.279 --> 00:07:59.079 list on May eighteenth. That is fantastic news for the 134 00:07:59.120 --> 00:08:05.120 Dodgers Taoscar Hernandez. Dave Roberts telling David Vasse in the 135 00:08:05.160 --> 00:08:09.519 media before the game forty eight hours ago, it wasn't 136 00:08:09.519 --> 00:08:12.480 looking good, could be a month. Well, here we are 137 00:08:12.519 --> 00:08:14.680 the final game of the series in Miami, and Dave 138 00:08:14.759 --> 00:08:17.839 Roberts alluded to the media that he could be back 139 00:08:17.839 --> 00:08:18.800 in a few weeks. 140 00:08:19.439 --> 00:08:22.240 They are fingers crossed hoping. 141 00:08:21.920 --> 00:08:23.600 It's not going to be as a long of an 142 00:08:23.600 --> 00:08:27.439 eyel stent for Taoscar Hernandez. Then then he initially thought, so, 143 00:08:27.639 --> 00:08:29.959 we'll see how that plays out and how much rest 144 00:08:30.000 --> 00:08:32.480 and rehabit he can get in the next few weeks. 145 00:08:32.759 --> 00:08:36.840 But also right before first pitch, the Dodgers announced Evan 146 00:08:37.080 --> 00:08:42.360 Phillips was placed on the injured list, another blow to 147 00:08:42.440 --> 00:08:46.840 the Dodgers' bullpen. Evan Phillips has just been activated from 148 00:08:46.879 --> 00:08:49.559 the injured list. What three and a half weeks ago, 149 00:08:50.039 --> 00:08:53.080 he missed twenty one games because of the right rotator 150 00:08:53.159 --> 00:08:58.720 cuff strain. Since coming back, made seven appearances with a save, 151 00:08:58.879 --> 00:09:01.639 six strikeouts in a couple of walks, well not giving 152 00:09:01.720 --> 00:09:04.960 up a run. But he goes back on the injured 153 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:10.159 list today. Evan Phillips with right forearm discomfort. 154 00:09:10.240 --> 00:09:11.639 Let's head back out to Miami. 155 00:09:11.840 --> 00:09:15.759 Our own David Vasa just moments ago catching up with 156 00:09:15.799 --> 00:09:16.679 Evan Phillips. 157 00:09:16.720 --> 00:09:18.360 How long is this bothering you? 158 00:09:18.639 --> 00:09:21.080 Uh, you know, it's kind of just been. I thought 159 00:09:21.080 --> 00:09:25.039 it was just reacclimating to, you know, the workload, and 160 00:09:25.480 --> 00:09:27.480 I always felt good when I pitched, so that's kind of, 161 00:09:28.000 --> 00:09:30.879 you know, where my disappointment comes in, as I do 162 00:09:30.919 --> 00:09:33.159 feel like I can still contribute. But I think what 163 00:09:33.200 --> 00:09:34.639 it comes down to is is we don't want to 164 00:09:34.639 --> 00:09:39.080 mess around with something in early May, so we don't 165 00:09:39.080 --> 00:09:41.360 really have the luxury of giving me a couple of 166 00:09:41.440 --> 00:09:44.200 days off here to you know, figure it out. So 167 00:09:44.519 --> 00:09:47.440 we decided best to just you know, be cautious with it. 168 00:09:48.279 --> 00:09:50.360 We'll get a you know, a deeper look at things 169 00:09:50.360 --> 00:09:52.919 over the next week or a few days in Arizona 170 00:09:52.960 --> 00:09:54.879 when we get over there and you know, hopefully have 171 00:09:54.879 --> 00:09:56.720 a clear idea of what we're working with. But I 172 00:09:56.720 --> 00:09:58.440 think there's a lot of optimism in the training room 173 00:09:58.440 --> 00:10:01.320 about you know, what they're expecting. So let's just hope 174 00:10:01.360 --> 00:10:03.240 this is a quick fifteen days and we're right back 175 00:10:03.279 --> 00:10:06.919 to its true. We'll get to Arizona and kind of 176 00:10:06.919 --> 00:10:08.559 get our ducks in a row and create a plan, 177 00:10:08.600 --> 00:10:10.679 whether that's getting back to LA and getting something figured 178 00:10:10.679 --> 00:10:13.279 out or you know, see how things develop overnight. I 179 00:10:13.279 --> 00:10:15.159 think we've made some great progress even in just the. 180 00:10:15.159 --> 00:10:16.120 Past couple of days. 181 00:10:16.159 --> 00:10:16.320 You know. 182 00:10:16.360 --> 00:10:19.080 That's again I'm you know, not happy to be in 183 00:10:19.080 --> 00:10:21.440 this position. I think we've made some great strides, am 184 00:10:21.440 --> 00:10:24.039 I just general recovery over the past couple of days. 185 00:10:24.039 --> 00:10:26.480 So hopefully we just keep building on that, you know, 186 00:10:26.480 --> 00:10:29.399 a pretty like normal ramp up with the rehab and everything. 187 00:10:29.399 --> 00:10:31.240 But do you think like just coming back and kind 188 00:10:31.240 --> 00:10:32.960 of being a little delayed the start of the season 189 00:10:33.039 --> 00:10:37.799 like it has anything to do with it. Maybe, you know, probably, 190 00:10:38.039 --> 00:10:40.399 But I think anytime a pictures, you know, building up, 191 00:10:40.720 --> 00:10:43.519 we're bound to experience some you know, soreness and you 192 00:10:43.840 --> 00:10:45.799 getting rebuilt up is always, you. 193 00:10:45.759 --> 00:10:46.840 Know, kind of a process. 194 00:10:46.879 --> 00:10:49.039 So I think this is just something we're being cautious 195 00:10:49.080 --> 00:10:51.519 with and we'll just you know, see how it plays out. 196 00:10:51.559 --> 00:10:54.320 But I don't feel too too worried at this point. 197 00:10:54.039 --> 00:10:57.120 In the forearm A yeah, Yeah, Well, I had been 198 00:10:57.159 --> 00:10:59.679 feeling you know, tightness kind of just generally in my 199 00:10:59.679 --> 00:11:02.559 my my lower arms would bice tricep forearm, and then 200 00:11:03.039 --> 00:11:05.960 it's kind of just bounced around a little bit. I've 201 00:11:06.000 --> 00:11:08.480 been getting different kinds of treatment to try to handle it, 202 00:11:08.519 --> 00:11:10.120 and I think that was a little bit alarming to 203 00:11:10.159 --> 00:11:11.600 get to the folks in the training room to see 204 00:11:11.639 --> 00:11:12.759 me handling things differently. 205 00:11:13.840 --> 00:11:14.080 Damn. 206 00:11:14.120 --> 00:11:15.519 Like I said, just at this stage, they're just not 207 00:11:15.559 --> 00:11:16.720 willing to take any chances. 208 00:11:17.200 --> 00:11:17.480 All right. 209 00:11:17.519 --> 00:11:20.639 There's Evan Phillips talking with David Veasse and the assembled media. 210 00:11:21.320 --> 00:11:23.519 Yeah, it's a stretch in which the Dodgers. 211 00:11:23.120 --> 00:11:28.279 Are playing ten games in ten days, playing nineteen games 212 00:11:28.320 --> 00:11:33.279 in twenty days. There is only one day off next Monday, 213 00:11:33.759 --> 00:11:37.039 before the Dodgers then turn around and start a nine 214 00:11:37.080 --> 00:11:40.919 game homestand before another day off, so there isn't a 215 00:11:40.919 --> 00:11:43.919 lot of breathing room to let a guy rest and 216 00:11:44.000 --> 00:11:46.080 give him a day off at the end of a series, 217 00:11:46.440 --> 00:11:48.840 a day off and then maybe a travel day. There's 218 00:11:48.879 --> 00:11:51.720 just not enough time there for a guide to rest 219 00:11:51.720 --> 00:11:53.600 without having to go on the injured list. So they 220 00:11:53.600 --> 00:11:56.840 are siding again on the side of caution there for 221 00:11:56.919 --> 00:11:58.840 the Dodgers like Tommy Evan and his ankle. 222 00:11:59.440 --> 00:12:01.559 With Evan Phillips. 223 00:12:01.120 --> 00:12:05.360 And his forearmed discomfort, a little bit of tightness there, 224 00:12:05.960 --> 00:12:08.519 says it feels better already than it did two days ago, 225 00:12:09.320 --> 00:12:12.279 and an injury injury listing is what they needed to 226 00:12:12.320 --> 00:12:15.759 do again because there's no days off during this ten 227 00:12:15.840 --> 00:12:18.440 games and ten days, and there's only one day off 228 00:12:18.440 --> 00:12:21.159 over the course of twenty days. With nineteen games in 229 00:12:21.200 --> 00:12:23.720 twenty days, you have to get another arm up there. 230 00:12:23.799 --> 00:12:26.519 There's just not enough room for Evan Phillips to get 231 00:12:26.519 --> 00:12:28.279 a breather or without him having to go on the 232 00:12:28.320 --> 00:12:30.480 injured list. So we'll see how that pans out. In 233 00:12:30.519 --> 00:12:32.559 the next couple of days. They're heading to Arizona. They 234 00:12:32.600 --> 00:12:34.639 certainly they got the facility there at camel Back Ranch 235 00:12:34.840 --> 00:12:37.399 that they can send Evan to and that's where all 236 00:12:37.440 --> 00:12:40.120 the Dodger pitchers and players go for rehab. That's where 237 00:12:40.159 --> 00:12:43.840 Clayton Kershaw was pitching yesterday in an Arizona League game 238 00:12:44.159 --> 00:12:47.360 against a bunch of young players. So thankfully the Dodgers 239 00:12:47.360 --> 00:12:50.679 are going outside of coming back to Los Angeles, Dodgers 240 00:12:50.679 --> 00:12:53.120 are going to the best spot Arizona so they can 241 00:12:53.200 --> 00:12:57.080 get those bodies that are hurt to camel Back Ranch. 242 00:12:57.240 --> 00:12:59.240 And I know they're gonna plan on getting hopefully some 243 00:12:59.320 --> 00:13:03.360 eyes on Blake Trining and Blake Snell and some of 244 00:13:03.360 --> 00:13:06.320 these Dodger pitchers, Tyler Glassdal while they're at camel Back 245 00:13:06.399 --> 00:13:08.399 Ranch and kind of get an update on what's happening 246 00:13:08.759 --> 00:13:11.799 with some of these Dodger pitchers. Again today, a masterful 247 00:13:11.879 --> 00:13:14.759 job by Matt Sower four innings gets him out of 248 00:13:14.799 --> 00:13:16.679 a jam with nobody out and runners on first and 249 00:13:16.679 --> 00:13:19.320 second in the sixth land and neck before that five 250 00:13:19.320 --> 00:13:22.200 shot out innings, the Dodgers' offense explodes for six runs 251 00:13:22.200 --> 00:13:25.039 in the seventh in a ten to one win over 252 00:13:25.080 --> 00:13:27.720 the Marlins. Just got to the phone, Steven la Thanks 253 00:13:27.720 --> 00:13:29.960 for joining us here on Dodger Talk on this Wednesday afternoon. 254 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:30.679 What's going on? Steve? 255 00:13:32.120 --> 00:13:35.120 Hey, Tim, I'm glad you're on the phone with me 256 00:13:35.320 --> 00:13:38.600 because I played baseball. You played baseball at a high level. 257 00:13:38.919 --> 00:13:42.360 The eyes don't lie. When Edmund comes back, howsum and 258 00:13:42.440 --> 00:13:45.759 Kim should be the second baseman, then you what do 259 00:13:45.759 --> 00:13:46.200 you call it? 260 00:13:46.200 --> 00:13:46.720 At third? 261 00:13:46.799 --> 00:13:50.879 You use Kiki and the month Sie. But here's the 262 00:13:50.879 --> 00:13:54.080 big thing, Tim, how much and you are a catcher? 263 00:13:54.519 --> 00:13:56.720 How much longer do we have to put up with 264 00:13:56.879 --> 00:13:58.120 Austin Barnes. 265 00:13:57.799 --> 00:13:58.360 As a hitter? 266 00:13:58.440 --> 00:14:00.759 You know, I have my nephew's friend. It's better than 267 00:14:00.799 --> 00:14:01.639 Austin Barnes. 268 00:14:02.120 --> 00:14:02.960 He's pathetic. 269 00:14:03.480 --> 00:14:05.440 It was a struggle. It was a struggle. 270 00:14:05.440 --> 00:14:07.399 I appreciate it was a struggle today at the plate 271 00:14:07.720 --> 00:14:12.440 for Austin Barnes. He obviously was not happy with one 272 00:14:12.480 --> 00:14:14.360 of the at bats. You can see him almost like 273 00:14:14.399 --> 00:14:16.480 he wanted to break the bat over his knee Bo 274 00:14:16.679 --> 00:14:21.600 Jackson style. And he's frustrated with his offense and lack thereof. 275 00:14:21.720 --> 00:14:25.919 But Austin Barnes is a really good defensive catcher. And 276 00:14:26.000 --> 00:14:29.559 Austin Barnes is not playing every day. Will Smith is catching, 277 00:14:30.159 --> 00:14:33.240 you know, two out of every three games, four out 278 00:14:33.240 --> 00:14:35.679 of every six games. So that's where a bulk of 279 00:14:35.679 --> 00:14:38.279 the Indians and the at bats are going. It's hard 280 00:14:39.120 --> 00:14:42.120 to be a backup catcher in the major leagues and 281 00:14:42.240 --> 00:14:45.639 be a three hundred hitter. It just is you don't 282 00:14:45.639 --> 00:14:48.799 get enough of AB's. You don't get as as many 283 00:14:48.840 --> 00:14:51.720 opportunities as you like. Austin Barnes would love to be 284 00:14:51.759 --> 00:14:54.279 out there catching two out of every three games, four 285 00:14:54.320 --> 00:14:56.080 out of any six games, like a Will Smith. 286 00:14:56.360 --> 00:14:58.559 But his role is to be the backup. 287 00:14:58.919 --> 00:15:01.000 And it's not like you're gonna bring up I don't 288 00:15:01.039 --> 00:15:05.519 know Dalton Rushing to be a backup catcher to catch 289 00:15:05.639 --> 00:15:08.039 one out of every game in a series, a day 290 00:15:08.080 --> 00:15:09.279 game after a night game. 291 00:15:09.759 --> 00:15:10.840 You need to get him at. 292 00:15:10.759 --> 00:15:14.000 Bats, you need to get him opportunities to play every day. 293 00:15:14.279 --> 00:15:17.200 And that's why he's had a logjam right now in TRIPAA, 294 00:15:17.240 --> 00:15:18.240 Oklahoma City. 295 00:15:18.639 --> 00:15:20.240 And that's why Austin Barnes, to me. 296 00:15:20.200 --> 00:15:24.840 Is the perfect backup catcher veteran calls a great game, 297 00:15:25.720 --> 00:15:30.000 receives well, is very good defensively, and you know what 298 00:15:30.039 --> 00:15:32.000 you get out of him on defense, it's just a 299 00:15:32.120 --> 00:15:37.559 very very solid, above average, really good major league catcher, 300 00:15:37.799 --> 00:15:42.240 a good mind behind the plate. Offensively, what you get 301 00:15:42.279 --> 00:15:44.919 is what you get, and right today, zero for four 302 00:15:45.039 --> 00:15:47.799 with three punch outs, that's what you're gonna get at 303 00:15:47.840 --> 00:15:51.720 the bottom of the lineup with Austin Barnes. Fortunately, everybody 304 00:15:51.720 --> 00:15:54.320 else stepped up today. Even a hitless Mookie Betts still 305 00:15:54.320 --> 00:15:57.039 got on base twice with a couple of walks. Dodgers 306 00:15:57.159 --> 00:16:00.600 ten runs on twelve hits, beat the Marlins until one. 307 00:16:00.600 --> 00:16:02.320 We'll take a break, we'll come back. We'll get to 308 00:16:02.360 --> 00:16:04.159 more of your phone calls. We're also gonna hear from 309 00:16:04.159 --> 00:16:06.879 Freddy Freeman, what a day he had, what a series he. 310 00:16:06.879 --> 00:16:08.639 Had against the Miami Martins. 311 00:16:08.639 --> 00:16:10.879 We'll hear from Freddy her phone calls, and then turn 312 00:16:10.919 --> 00:16:13.120 things over to Petro. Some money coming up in about 313 00:16:13.159 --> 00:16:15.679 fifteen minutes. Don't go anywhere. Dodgers beat the Marlins ten 314 00:16:15.720 --> 00:16:17.600 to one here on A five seventy LA Sports. 315 00:16:17.639 --> 00:16:19.159 Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. 316 00:16:21.679 --> 00:16:25.519 AM five seventy LA Sports. Be anywhere at any time, 317 00:16:25.840 --> 00:16:28.679 and you can hear past episodes of Dodger Talk all 318 00:16:28.679 --> 00:16:31.279 of those things. Search AM five to seventy on the 319 00:16:31.320 --> 00:16:35.480 iHeartRadio app. We're streaming online. We stream every game too. 320 00:16:36.000 --> 00:16:36.519 Come find it. 321 00:16:36.720 --> 00:16:40.480 Back to Dodger Talk on AM five seventy LA Sports. 322 00:16:40.919 --> 00:16:43.159 I've regressed it back where it was, but he was 323 00:16:43.200 --> 00:16:45.759 swinging well, and he swings well here and he hammers 324 00:16:45.799 --> 00:16:47.840 one to the center field. It's deep, it's back to 325 00:16:47.879 --> 00:16:48.279 the wall. 326 00:16:48.360 --> 00:16:49.000 It's gone. 327 00:16:49.120 --> 00:16:50.120 A har run, A. 328 00:16:50.799 --> 00:16:53.639 Three run home run for James Outman. 329 00:16:54.759 --> 00:16:59.480 Once around the park, James, it is ten to nothing Dodgers. 330 00:17:00.279 --> 00:17:02.720 James out me with the three run home run. Daniels 331 00:17:02.759 --> 00:17:05.119 Jewelers presents the home run forecast. 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As 343 00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:33.720 the Dodgers erupted for six runs in the seventh inning. 344 00:17:33.799 --> 00:17:35.960 You just heard the three run home run from James 345 00:17:35.960 --> 00:17:37.759 Outman in the ninth inning. That was the cherry on 346 00:17:37.880 --> 00:17:41.119 top in a Dodgers ten to one win. Again, Tommy 347 00:17:41.200 --> 00:17:43.960 Edmond Ta Oscar Hernandez trending in the right direction. You 348 00:17:44.000 --> 00:17:46.559 heard Evan Phillips going on the injured list with the 349 00:17:46.640 --> 00:17:50.000 right forearm tightness. That was Matt Sower getting called up 350 00:17:50.160 --> 00:17:52.680 from Triple A Oklahoma City taking his spot, and he 351 00:17:52.799 --> 00:17:55.920 was fantastic with four innings of relief, giving up one 352 00:17:55.960 --> 00:17:58.240 Earnarn run in the ninth inning after back to back 353 00:17:58.359 --> 00:18:01.680 errors by the Dodger in field put runners on, and 354 00:18:01.720 --> 00:18:03.799 then a sack fly brought in the loan run of 355 00:18:03.799 --> 00:18:06.799 the game for my Amy. Let's go back out to 356 00:18:06.839 --> 00:18:09.599 the phones, Larry to Mechila, thanks for being patient, Larry. 357 00:18:09.599 --> 00:18:10.079 How you doing. 358 00:18:10.799 --> 00:18:13.680 I'm doing great. Hey, I just wanted to comment on 359 00:18:13.720 --> 00:18:16.039 your last caller, who I don't know. He seemed to 360 00:18:16.039 --> 00:18:19.039 proclaim that he's he's played ball at a high level. 361 00:18:20.079 --> 00:18:23.160 I don't know. Full me crazy, but I don't think 362 00:18:23.200 --> 00:18:26.200 it's a coincidence that every time, not every time, but 363 00:18:26.359 --> 00:18:29.000 often times, when the Dodgers have to throw a young 364 00:18:29.119 --> 00:18:33.640 pitcher out to start a game, often times Austin Barnes 365 00:18:33.799 --> 00:18:36.799 is behind the plate. I think there's a reason for that. 366 00:18:36.960 --> 00:18:40.960 I don't think it's a coincidence, right Austin Barnes obviously 367 00:18:41.000 --> 00:18:45.920 knows how to receive the ball. He's a really good receiver. 368 00:18:45.640 --> 00:18:46.200 Of the ball. 369 00:18:46.960 --> 00:18:48.880 He doesn't have the arm that he used to have. 370 00:18:49.160 --> 00:18:53.000 That's okay, I mean, but young pitchers need to have 371 00:18:53.079 --> 00:18:58.000 their confidence built, and apparently he must provide something because, 372 00:18:58.119 --> 00:19:00.359 as I say, I don't think it's coincidence that he's 373 00:19:00.400 --> 00:19:04.400 always out there catching these young guys. And by the way, yeah, 374 00:19:04.440 --> 00:19:06.759 he's not hitting as well as he did last year, 375 00:19:06.799 --> 00:19:09.440 but Austin Barnes had a nice what two eighty last 376 00:19:09.480 --> 00:19:10.680 year playing once a week. 377 00:19:10.759 --> 00:19:11.440 That's not bad. 378 00:19:11.720 --> 00:19:13.200 Now the guy that plays once a. 379 00:19:13.160 --> 00:19:15.720 Week, I'm with you, yeah, go ahead, go ahead. 380 00:19:16.279 --> 00:19:20.200 One other comment. You know, Andrew Friedman has done a 381 00:19:20.240 --> 00:19:23.359 really nice job over the years obviously putting this roster together. 382 00:19:23.400 --> 00:19:26.039 But don't look now, but you know, they were like, 383 00:19:26.160 --> 00:19:30.839 what four superior arms available in the off season. Max 384 00:19:31.000 --> 00:19:34.400 Freed is sitting with a sub one e r A, 385 00:19:35.200 --> 00:19:38.880 so we signed the first of those big arms. You know. 386 00:19:38.960 --> 00:19:40.920 Blake Snell is a great pitcher, but he has a 387 00:19:41.039 --> 00:19:44.400 history of injury, and as does Max Freed. But Max 388 00:19:44.440 --> 00:19:48.640 Freed looks pretty good and the Yankee tin strike he looks. 389 00:19:48.480 --> 00:19:49.039 Good so far. 390 00:19:49.119 --> 00:19:51.240 Larry, you're right, Well, we'll see how it all shakes 391 00:19:51.240 --> 00:19:54.359 out the second half of the season and moving forward. 392 00:19:54.440 --> 00:19:58.319 Because you're right, Max Freed does have an injury history, 393 00:19:58.680 --> 00:20:01.640 as does Blake Snell, But Blake Snell's also got a 394 00:20:01.640 --> 00:20:04.079 couple of Cy Young's sitting on. 395 00:20:04.000 --> 00:20:05.599 The back of his office chair. 396 00:20:05.640 --> 00:20:09.440 There has been a really good pitcher the second half 397 00:20:09.440 --> 00:20:11.559 of the season, and certainly that's what the Dodgers are wanting, 398 00:20:11.640 --> 00:20:14.200 is him to be there when it counts late in 399 00:20:14.319 --> 00:20:17.400 the year. Freddie Freeman has been there and continues to dominate. 400 00:20:17.559 --> 00:20:20.559 Freddie Freeman today an RBI single in the sixth He 401 00:20:20.599 --> 00:20:23.200