WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:06.480 One thing about this gene is the invisible and tangibles 2 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:09.400 that they have. This team is really becoming a family. 3 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:11.720 Let's not play one on Tom. Let's wind it. 4 00:00:11.919 --> 00:00:14.119 I love letting these guys after the show. So just 5 00:00:14.119 --> 00:00:15.199 thank you, give me are. 6 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:17.440 Your attention, your fire and not a pisson. 7 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:21.120 This is world champion, Dodger, world champion. 8 00:00:21.719 --> 00:00:22.760 Put a small soft. 9 00:00:22.559 --> 00:00:23.359 Time they get up people. 10 00:00:23.399 --> 00:00:24.079 What they want to. 11 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:26.600 Die in a row two is special. I'm like, yeah, 12 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:31.359 it's not a headache one of them. This ball's gone. 13 00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:34.359 You ready to go? Sure, Hell old time to the. 14 00:00:34.520 --> 00:00:37.039 Sound grab your phone to get in on the show 15 00:00:37.159 --> 00:00:40.320 called eight six six nine eighty seven two five seven 16 00:00:40.359 --> 00:00:42.920 and go to the show. And now your host of 17 00:00:43.039 --> 00:00:46.920 Dodger Talk, Tim Kakes Clayton. 18 00:00:46.479 --> 00:00:52.000 Kershaw looking like vintage Clayton Kershaw as he is one 19 00:00:52.759 --> 00:00:57.200 step closer to three thousand strikeouts. Hi, everybody, and welcome 20 00:00:57.240 --> 00:01:00.000 to postgame Dodger Talk here on a five seventy LA Sports. 21 00:01:00.000 --> 00:01:02.560 The phone lines are wide open. Eight sixty six, nine 22 00:01:02.600 --> 00:01:03.960 eighty seven to two five seventy. 23 00:01:04.239 --> 00:01:05.000 Jump on board. 24 00:01:05.079 --> 00:01:07.879 Let's talk from Dodger Baseball eight sixty six, nine eighty 25 00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:11.280 seven to two five seventy Dodgers salvage the finale of 26 00:01:11.359 --> 00:01:14.000 this three game series in Saint Louis with a seven 27 00:01:14.079 --> 00:01:18.319 to three win. They scored early, gave Clayton Kershaw elite 28 00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:22.079 to work with, and he was fantastic for five innings, 29 00:01:22.239 --> 00:01:27.319 one run, six hits, seven strikeouts, no walks, eighty two 30 00:01:27.480 --> 00:01:31.439 pitches fifty two for strikes. He got first pitch strikes 31 00:01:31.680 --> 00:01:34.879 on thirteen of the twenty one batters that he faced. 32 00:01:35.519 --> 00:01:38.959 He has now got two thousand, nine hundred and eighty 33 00:01:39.120 --> 00:01:41.920 three strikeouts in his Hall of Fame career. 34 00:01:42.560 --> 00:01:44.879 Wasn't a math major at UCLA, but I can tell 35 00:01:44.879 --> 00:01:49.680 you that is seventeen strikeouts away from three thousand in 36 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:54.079 his career today, passing his former teammate Zach Grank for 37 00:01:54.359 --> 00:01:58.920 twentieth all time on the strikeout list. John Smoltz is 38 00:01:58.959 --> 00:02:01.719 the next guy in front of him. It's gonna be 39 00:02:01.879 --> 00:02:05.920 hard to catch Smoltze. He is ninety nine strikeouts away 40 00:02:06.519 --> 00:02:09.879 from John Smoltz. First things first, he's got to get 41 00:02:09.919 --> 00:02:12.759 to three thousand, which he is on track to do 42 00:02:13.039 --> 00:02:19.360 this season. But today, overall, his performance was fantastic. Five innings, 43 00:02:19.479 --> 00:02:22.479 the one run, the six hits that he scattered. He 44 00:02:22.599 --> 00:02:25.120 had a great third inning in which he came out 45 00:02:25.159 --> 00:02:28.080 with a one two three inning of Paris strikeouts. That's 46 00:02:28.080 --> 00:02:30.719 where he passed Zach Ranking to get into the twentieth 47 00:02:30.800 --> 00:02:31.719 spot all time. 48 00:02:32.199 --> 00:02:33.199 Had some traffic on. 49 00:02:33.240 --> 00:02:35.479 The bass pass in the fourth and fifth inning, give 50 00:02:35.560 --> 00:02:38.240 up a run with a two out double in the 51 00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:42.199 fifth to Mason win. But overall was very effective, and 52 00:02:42.319 --> 00:02:45.840 he was effective because he was able to get his 53 00:02:46.080 --> 00:02:50.800 austby pitches over for strikes and get swinging misses from 54 00:02:50.879 --> 00:02:55.319 the Saint Louis Cardinals. Today, you know, if there was 55 00:02:55.479 --> 00:02:59.479 ever an example in Major League Baseball for not having 56 00:02:59.560 --> 00:03:02.680 to throw one hundred miles an hour and v low 57 00:03:03.199 --> 00:03:05.759 and what what is a guy gonna do? How hard 58 00:03:05.840 --> 00:03:07.919 he can throw to get a past the guy and 59 00:03:08.039 --> 00:03:10.199 just go out there and chuck and be a thrower 60 00:03:10.639 --> 00:03:11.599 rather than a pitcher. 61 00:03:12.639 --> 00:03:14.120 Well we saw that for years. 62 00:03:14.240 --> 00:03:17.240 Greg Maddox the ultimate example of a sitting ninety one, 63 00:03:17.400 --> 00:03:21.680 ninety two, ninety three painting the quarters using your offspeed pitches, 64 00:03:21.719 --> 00:03:24.879 your change up to keep guys off balanced. Clayton Kershaw 65 00:03:25.319 --> 00:03:28.319 has evolved into the second half of his career as 66 00:03:28.360 --> 00:03:32.719 a different pitcher and today when everything working, it was 67 00:03:33.080 --> 00:03:36.479 fantastic to see. It was like an artist on the 68 00:03:36.639 --> 00:03:41.120 mound today. In Clayton Kershaw one time he threw ninety 69 00:03:41.240 --> 00:03:44.360 one and a half miles per hour, he was averaging 70 00:03:44.639 --> 00:03:46.240 eighty nine and a half. 71 00:03:46.159 --> 00:03:48.280 Miles per hour on his fastball. 72 00:03:49.240 --> 00:03:53.000 That was It wasn't pumping at past guys didn't have 73 00:03:53.199 --> 00:03:57.319 the v low, didn't have this spin raid. He just 74 00:03:57.439 --> 00:04:01.840 went out there and carved dudes up with his offspeed pitches. 75 00:04:02.919 --> 00:04:08.919 He had fifteen called strikes, twelve swinging strikes in this game. 76 00:04:10.719 --> 00:04:14.840 He was fantastic with his curveball and his slider. As 77 00:04:14.919 --> 00:04:18.360 they say, he had bite on his off speed pitches. 78 00:04:19.120 --> 00:04:23.639 He had that old Clayton Kershaw twelve to six curveball 79 00:04:23.720 --> 00:04:28.040 that was so vintage ten years ago that he got 80 00:04:28.120 --> 00:04:31.759 guys just to swing and miss with and punch them out. 81 00:04:32.519 --> 00:04:36.480 Today throwing eighty nine ninety miles an hour paint in 82 00:04:36.560 --> 00:04:39.240 the corners, and when you're throwing eighty nine to ninety 83 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:43.439 it looks faster when you're throwing your offspeed pitches for 84 00:04:43.600 --> 00:04:46.920 strikes and you're getting swinging missus from pitches out of 85 00:04:46.959 --> 00:04:50.720 the strike zone. The Cardinals didn't do themselves any favors 86 00:04:50.800 --> 00:04:54.120 by swinging at pitches, lowing the strike zone out of 87 00:04:54.160 --> 00:04:57.680 the strike zone and helping out Clayton Kershaw. But his 88 00:04:57.839 --> 00:05:02.040 stuff was on point today for the Dodgers. And you 89 00:05:02.160 --> 00:05:04.600 heard him in the postgame. You heard Dave Roberts in 90 00:05:04.639 --> 00:05:07.319 the postgame, you heard Will Smith in the postgame with 91 00:05:07.399 --> 00:05:10.800 David Vasse on the field. All three of them said 92 00:05:10.839 --> 00:05:14.600 the same thing. The command was there, his off speed 93 00:05:14.720 --> 00:05:17.360 pitches were there, and when he pitches like it he 94 00:05:17.480 --> 00:05:21.920 did today five solid innings, gives up one run, scatters 95 00:05:22.000 --> 00:05:24.720 six hits, a little bit of traffic on the base pass, 96 00:05:25.120 --> 00:05:27.279 but he can get punch outs and swinging misses. 97 00:05:28.040 --> 00:05:30.600 That's exactly what the Dodgers need in this rotation. 98 00:05:31.040 --> 00:05:33.399 You can have your one hundred mile an hour chucker 99 00:05:33.480 --> 00:05:36.399 out there, you can take your ninety nine mile an 100 00:05:36.439 --> 00:05:39.079 hour thrower out there who get to give you three 101 00:05:39.199 --> 00:05:41.639 innings and just throw as hard as he can for 102 00:05:41.680 --> 00:05:44.519 as long as the arm's gonna last. I'll take Clayton 103 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:48.480 Kershaw and an artist, a pitcher, a guy who can 104 00:05:48.560 --> 00:05:52.279 go out there and work hitters and give you five 105 00:05:52.480 --> 00:05:56.079 solid any day of the week. And that's what he 106 00:05:56.160 --> 00:05:59.000 gave the Dodgers today. And that's exactly what they needed, 107 00:05:59.240 --> 00:06:02.040 the bullpen came in. Lu Trevino gave up a run. 108 00:06:02.160 --> 00:06:04.639 Jack Dryer gave up a run. But how about the 109 00:06:04.720 --> 00:06:07.800 back end of the bullpen. This is what we thought 110 00:06:08.199 --> 00:06:11.519 when the Dodgers this offseason went out and acquired Tanner, 111 00:06:11.600 --> 00:06:15.480 Scott and Kirby Yates, that this back end the bullpen 112 00:06:15.680 --> 00:06:18.800 high leverage or leivers would look like. Now, certainly, Evan Phillips, 113 00:06:18.839 --> 00:06:22.279 we thought we'd be part of the pitcher But having Yates, 114 00:06:22.839 --> 00:06:26.959 Scott Kopek to pitch the final two and a third 115 00:06:27.000 --> 00:06:32.000 innings for you is basically how in my mind I 116 00:06:32.120 --> 00:06:34.439 thought the Dodgers back end the bullpen would look like 117 00:06:34.920 --> 00:06:37.519 from the seventh inning on or the eighth inning on. 118 00:06:39.120 --> 00:06:40.399 And today that's what we saw. 119 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:44.959 Kirby Yates coming in getting the final out, Tanner Scott 120 00:06:45.040 --> 00:06:49.399 pitching the eighth, Michael Kopek needing nine pitches including a 121 00:06:49.480 --> 00:06:52.680 strikeout to get the final three outs of the game. 122 00:06:53.800 --> 00:06:57.360 That's how I envisioned this Dodgers' bullpen. And as we 123 00:06:57.519 --> 00:07:01.360 sit here on June the eighth, David June the eighth, 124 00:07:01.959 --> 00:07:07.279 finally we're seeing a healthy bullpen and these veteran high 125 00:07:07.399 --> 00:07:10.800 leverage relievers ready to go for the Dodgers, and you 126 00:07:11.000 --> 00:07:14.839 add in a Jack Dryer, an emerging Luke Trevino of 127 00:07:15.040 --> 00:07:21.480 ben Kisparius with an Alex Vesia look out, because this bullpen, 128 00:07:22.639 --> 00:07:25.600 this bullpen's now ready to go knock on wood. They 129 00:07:25.639 --> 00:07:27.959 can stay healthy and these arms can stay fresh and 130 00:07:28.120 --> 00:07:33.120 not be overused and taxed. This bullpen is ready and primed. 131 00:07:34.639 --> 00:07:37.120 Here on June the eighth, David, as they get ready 132 00:07:37.319 --> 00:07:40.319 to go into San Diego, And oh yeah, how fired 133 00:07:40.439 --> 00:07:43.439 up are you Dodger fans for this three game series 134 00:07:43.759 --> 00:07:47.319 against the Padres. Don't think that it doesn't mean anything, 135 00:07:47.680 --> 00:07:51.800 this three game series. It means a lot, because the 136 00:07:51.839 --> 00:07:54.319 Dodgers have a one game lead over the Padres and 137 00:07:54.439 --> 00:07:57.480 the Giants in the NL West. And to go into 138 00:07:57.560 --> 00:08:02.879 San Diego, get some separation, get to a three heck, 139 00:08:03.079 --> 00:08:06.920 to sweep a three game series would be tremendous. But 140 00:08:07.079 --> 00:08:10.639 to get a little separation, a little confidence, and just 141 00:08:10.759 --> 00:08:14.680 a little reminder to the guys in San Diego that 142 00:08:15.240 --> 00:08:17.360 the Dodgers are the best team in the NL West, 143 00:08:18.480 --> 00:08:20.759 that would be fantastic. This is a little reminder to 144 00:08:20.839 --> 00:08:24.240 guys like Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network and the 145 00:08:24.439 --> 00:08:28.160 Charger broadcast who will probably be at those games because 146 00:08:28.160 --> 00:08:32.039 he's a Padre season ticket holder. How big this series 147 00:08:32.120 --> 00:08:34.639 is gonna be. Yeah, I'll go ahead and say it. 148 00:08:35.200 --> 00:08:39.559 It's a rivalry. It has turned into a twenty first 149 00:08:39.639 --> 00:08:44.159 century rivalry. Sure, it doesn't have the history of New 150 00:08:44.320 --> 00:08:47.399 York and coming out West at the same time with 151 00:08:47.559 --> 00:08:51.279 the Giants, But this is a rivalry. This isn't the 152 00:08:51.399 --> 00:08:56.000 Diamondbacks who are trying to create a rivalry. Dodgers Padres, 153 00:08:56.720 --> 00:09:00.960 in my mind, is a current, present day rivalry. And 154 00:09:01.039 --> 00:09:03.360 they've played each other for many years in the Western 155 00:09:03.399 --> 00:09:07.240 Division of the National League, but with the emergence of 156 00:09:07.320 --> 00:09:10.960 what Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Junior and the winning 157 00:09:11.080 --> 00:09:14.279 culture down in San Diego which they have built absolutely 158 00:09:14.399 --> 00:09:17.600 in Petco Park, and spending money in off seasons and 159 00:09:17.639 --> 00:09:21.320 all those off season trophies they have for winning the 160 00:09:21.399 --> 00:09:24.120 off season, which are just starting to collect, aren't they, 161 00:09:24.200 --> 00:09:29.799 Daniel Huh. The Dodgers and Padres is a fantastic rivalry 162 00:09:30.159 --> 00:09:34.039 in current day baseball, current day baseball, and I'm here 163 00:09:34.159 --> 00:09:36.360 for it because I can't wait for the next three days. 164 00:09:36.480 --> 00:09:39.519 And while the Dodgers go in with a healthy bullpen 165 00:09:39.639 --> 00:09:45.320 now and a roster that is pretty much healthy. Their 166 00:09:45.360 --> 00:09:49.639 starting rotation is anything but healthy going into San Diego 167 00:09:50.639 --> 00:09:55.919 with Tony Gonsolin now back on the injured list, it's 168 00:09:56.120 --> 00:10:01.320 Dustin May, TBD, and Justin Robleski pitching for the Dodge Now. 169 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:04.519 Just a reminder for all those Padre fans when you 170 00:10:04.600 --> 00:10:06.360 look at who you've got set up, and thanks to 171 00:10:06.440 --> 00:10:09.960 DJ for sending me the three starting pitchers in this series, 172 00:10:10.279 --> 00:10:15.799 Nick Pavetta, Dylan Ceese, and Randy Vasquez Monday Tuesday Wednesday 173 00:10:15.840 --> 00:10:17.440 at Petco Park for the Padres. 174 00:10:17.879 --> 00:10:21.440 Oh, they set it up so Pavetta would start against 175 00:10:21.480 --> 00:10:22.000 the Dodgers. 176 00:10:22.840 --> 00:10:26.440 They set this up a week ago plus with their rotation, 177 00:10:27.039 --> 00:10:30.200 to set it up that their best three pitchers would 178 00:10:30.240 --> 00:10:32.519 be ready to go. And they're banged up as well 179 00:10:32.720 --> 00:10:35.240 their rotation, No you, Darvish, Michael. 180 00:10:35.000 --> 00:10:35.559 King is out. 181 00:10:36.360 --> 00:10:39.120 They're banged up as well. The Dodgers' rotations banged up. 182 00:10:39.639 --> 00:10:41.759 So it's equal footing in my mind going into this 183 00:10:41.879 --> 00:10:44.600 series as much as it can be. I guess with 184 00:10:45.440 --> 00:10:48.759 Dustin May, Justin Robleski and a TBD set to go 185 00:10:49.159 --> 00:10:53.879 for the Dodgers, you think about the Dodgers' rotation right now, 186 00:10:54.240 --> 00:10:56.279 three fifths of their starter are out. 187 00:10:57.080 --> 00:10:58.799 I just like to remind everybody of that. 188 00:10:59.039 --> 00:11:01.200 When you panic in the Dodgers lost two to three 189 00:11:01.600 --> 00:11:06.480 to the Saint Louis Cardinals, keep in mind Rokie, Sasaki, 190 00:11:08.639 --> 00:11:13.919 Tyler Glass Now, and Blake Snell are all hurt. Three 191 00:11:14.159 --> 00:11:18.679 fifth year rotation are hurt right now. You're relying on 192 00:11:19.440 --> 00:11:25.200 Justin Robleski, You're relying on Land and Knack, You're relying 193 00:11:25.279 --> 00:11:27.960 on bullpen games to get you through this. And a 194 00:11:28.200 --> 00:11:32.919 thirty seven year old Clayton Kershaw who shouldn't be one 195 00:11:32.960 --> 00:11:36.360 of your one to two starters in this rotation. He 196 00:11:36.559 --> 00:11:40.399 is a four or five starter in a healthy Dodgers rotation, 197 00:11:40.519 --> 00:11:42.879 and there's no shame in that for what he can 198 00:11:42.919 --> 00:11:45.039 then bring on the back end of a rotation when 199 00:11:45.039 --> 00:11:50.519 you have Snell, Sasaki, Yamamoto, Glass now all ahead of you. 200 00:11:52.279 --> 00:11:54.639 But as it is, the Dodgers banged up and they're 201 00:11:54.679 --> 00:11:58.120 relying on bullpens and guys who are taxing back and 202 00:11:58.240 --> 00:12:02.840 forth on Southwest airlines between LA in Oklahoma City. Eight 203 00:12:02.919 --> 00:12:05.480 sixty six nine eighty seven two five seventy is the number. 204 00:12:05.679 --> 00:12:07.879 Let's get out to the phones. Thanks for being very patient. 205 00:12:07.960 --> 00:12:10.840 I appreciate that. Dodgers get the win on this Sunday, 206 00:12:11.200 --> 00:12:13.960 a seven to three victory over the Saint Louis Cardinals 207 00:12:14.200 --> 00:12:17.879 as Tommy Edmond drives in three. Dodgers get the victory 208 00:12:18.240 --> 00:12:22.600 and Clayton Kershaw well one step closer to punching his 209 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:26.320 ticket to Cooper sound, Greg and Corona start things off 210 00:12:26.360 --> 00:12:27.960 here on this Sunday edition to Dodgers talk. 211 00:12:27.960 --> 00:12:28.600 How you doing, Greg? 212 00:12:29.879 --> 00:12:30.240 What's up? 213 00:12:30.320 --> 00:12:30.480 Case? 214 00:12:30.519 --> 00:12:32.600 You didn't leave much of us much for us to 215 00:12:32.639 --> 00:12:33.039 talk about. 216 00:12:33.240 --> 00:12:35.759 There's still some meat on that bone, Greg, There's still 217 00:12:35.759 --> 00:12:36.519 some meat there to get. 218 00:12:37.360 --> 00:12:39.600 Hey, And do you ever get a day off? Because 219 00:12:39.799 --> 00:12:43.279 I'm an avid AM five seventy listener and every time 220 00:12:43.320 --> 00:12:44.240 I turn on you're on. 221 00:12:44.480 --> 00:12:46.159 I do not take days off. Greg. If there was 222 00:12:46.159 --> 00:12:47.879 an eighth day, my wife would make me work it. 223 00:12:49.600 --> 00:12:52.759 Yep. I feel you, Hey, quickly, I'll try to run 224 00:12:52.799 --> 00:12:56.080 through this Kerseh. I'm so happy for him today, like 225 00:12:56.720 --> 00:12:59.799 this should have been his second win at least, and 226 00:13:00.279 --> 00:13:03.960 he's it's super cool. And what you said about I 227 00:13:04.039 --> 00:13:06.559 mean you were you were a ballplayer, you know, I mean, 228 00:13:07.000 --> 00:13:12.279 obviously Vlow is huge, but the great pictures when you 229 00:13:12.320 --> 00:13:14.679 were in the box, if you knew Vilo was coming, 230 00:13:14.879 --> 00:13:16.840 you're setting up for that and you're and that's what 231 00:13:16.919 --> 00:13:19.440 that's what you're concentrating on. But if you start, if 232 00:13:19.480 --> 00:13:21.559 you went up because a picture a picture like a 233 00:13:21.720 --> 00:13:24.039 like a like a glavin or those type of guys, 234 00:13:24.480 --> 00:13:27.960 you're it's it's it's a mystery. So and curtis figuring 235 00:13:28.000 --> 00:13:31.360 that out. He's he's transformed himself, which is amazing. Ye, 236 00:13:31.639 --> 00:13:34.600 and I hope he just continues to do that this year. 237 00:13:34.799 --> 00:13:40.879 And you know, however, many years beyond San Diego, I 238 00:13:40.960 --> 00:13:43.320 guess it is a rivalry. And credit to them, they 239 00:13:43.440 --> 00:13:45.639 finally made it a rivalry because they got the players 240 00:13:45.679 --> 00:13:47.960 and the team to do it, and their their fans 241 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:51.720 are you know, all into it, and the the atmosphere 242 00:13:51.879 --> 00:13:54.120 and obviously San Diego is a beautiful, you know place, 243 00:13:54.519 --> 00:13:57.879 So it's it's become a rivalry in that sort. And 244 00:13:58.039 --> 00:13:59.720 they got the guys that back in Earth. So but 245 00:13:59.799 --> 00:14:03.120 I think I think we'll be fine. But I've actually 246 00:14:03.240 --> 00:14:06.679 call it in because the sustainability of the Dodgers, not 247 00:14:07.000 --> 00:14:10.360 just of the way things have been going, but I 248 00:14:10.440 --> 00:14:13.279 mean it's like they going it's it's a playoff atmosphere 249 00:14:13.519 --> 00:14:14.559 every single day. 250 00:14:14.799 --> 00:14:15.000 Yeah. 251 00:14:15.120 --> 00:14:18.840 And I was on once before this this season with Dave. 252 00:14:20.159 --> 00:14:23.000 He's stilling daughter talk at night. But and it's just 253 00:14:23.159 --> 00:14:26.039 it's these guys are it's it's a playoff. It's like 254 00:14:26.080 --> 00:14:28.159 a world series every night that they go into somewheer. 255 00:14:28.159 --> 00:14:30.960 It's just that they're on the road, yeah, everywhere, and 256 00:14:31.039 --> 00:14:31.399 they know that. 257 00:14:31.480 --> 00:14:33.360 Greg and I appreciate the phone call that they know that, 258 00:14:33.519 --> 00:14:34.759 and that's expected. 259 00:14:34.799 --> 00:14:34.840 You. 260 00:14:34.960 --> 00:14:37.360 You have got to target on your back when you're 261 00:14:37.399 --> 00:14:38.919 the defending champs in any sport. 262 00:14:39.559 --> 00:14:42.159 You add to that you're the Dodgers. You add to 263 00:14:42.200 --> 00:14:42.840 that even more. 264 00:14:43.080 --> 00:14:45.600 You're the Dodgers who spend a lot of money and 265 00:14:45.720 --> 00:14:48.480 go out and land all these big time free agents, 266 00:14:48.559 --> 00:14:53.159 including show Heyo Tani. That's a big target on your back. 267 00:14:53.240 --> 00:14:55.679 That's not just the defending champions target on your back. 268 00:14:56.039 --> 00:14:59.639 You've now got a huge bullseye on your back if 269 00:14:59.679 --> 00:15:00.480 you're the Dodgers. 270 00:15:00.679 --> 00:15:02.200 So whether you're playing host. 271 00:15:02.039 --> 00:15:04.159 To a team or you're on the road for three 272 00:15:04.240 --> 00:15:07.879 in Saint Louis or going back east to Miami, you've 273 00:15:07.919 --> 00:15:10.039 got a target on your back and teams are coming 274 00:15:10.120 --> 00:15:10.480 to hunt. 275 00:15:10.759 --> 00:15:12.039 They want to knock you off. 276 00:15:12.480 --> 00:15:14.960 They want to get to you and they want to 277 00:15:15.000 --> 00:15:16.559 be the team that wins the series and say, hey, 278 00:15:16.600 --> 00:15:18.480 we took two or three from the defending champs. We 279 00:15:18.840 --> 00:15:21.960 held Otani to one for fourteen. You know, we held 280 00:15:22.039 --> 00:15:24.360 Mookie Betts this weekend to one for the series in 281 00:15:24.399 --> 00:15:27.159 Saint Louis. That's what they want to be able to say, 282 00:15:27.320 --> 00:15:29.759 because those are wins for those kind of teams to 283 00:15:29.879 --> 00:15:30.440 their season. 284 00:15:30.600 --> 00:15:31.840 A quick update on Show Hey. 285 00:15:31.879 --> 00:15:35.840 Otani got hit on the left foot late in the 286 00:15:35.919 --> 00:15:38.600 game with a pitch appeared to be okay he is, 287 00:15:39.159 --> 00:15:41.279 and Dave Roberts said that Show Hey will go ahead 288 00:15:41.279 --> 00:15:43.000 and throw his simulated game in San. 289 00:15:42.879 --> 00:15:46.480 Diego on Tuesday on Tuesday. 290 00:15:46.600 --> 00:15:48.159 Now, he's not going to throw on Monday, but we'll 291 00:15:48.200 --> 00:15:51.200 throw on Tuesday his simulated a game he was scheduled 292 00:15:51.240 --> 00:15:53.480 to throw this weekend, but he will now throw that 293 00:15:53.600 --> 00:15:56.960 sim game at Petco Park on Tuesday, again a sim 294 00:15:57.080 --> 00:16:00.240 game for show Heyo Tani as he continues to build 295 00:16:00.279 --> 00:16:03.039 himself back up and get ready to return post All 296 00:16:03.120 --> 00:16:06.480 Star Break to the mound for the Dodgers, having already 297 00:16:06.519 --> 00:16:08.759 been an MVP at the plate now for a year 298 00:16:09.159 --> 00:16:12.559 and two months. That's go to Daryl and Palmdale checking 299 00:16:12.639 --> 00:16:14.879 in here on this Sunday afternoon after a Dodger win 300 00:16:15.000 --> 00:16:15.600 in San Louis. 301 00:16:15.600 --> 00:16:16.279 HOI you doing, Darryl. 302 00:16:17.320 --> 00:16:19.639 I'm doing good. Seeming like the Dodgers are doing better. 303 00:16:20.399 --> 00:16:22.759 They did exactly what they were supposed to do. It 304 00:16:22.840 --> 00:16:25.639 looked like the pigeon is coming together. Mostly they hit 305 00:16:25.720 --> 00:16:29.080 in Saint Louis. Bit they didn't get the timely yet, 306 00:16:29.480 --> 00:16:32.200 but they were hitting. Hitting. They got ten dicks, they 307 00:16:32.279 --> 00:16:34.440 got Russ today. But I liked what I saw. I 308 00:16:34.559 --> 00:16:37.879 really did. Mostly, like I say, the pitcheon get real good. 309 00:16:37.919 --> 00:16:41.120 They the Picchure had really coming along. And Harry, you 310 00:16:41.200 --> 00:16:44.679 know everything of a picky t you know, I feel 311 00:16:44.720 --> 00:16:46.799 good about him. Yeah, don't get the Dodgers. 312 00:16:46.840 --> 00:16:50.240 They know what to do, absolutely, dar David d it 313 00:16:50.320 --> 00:16:52.720 the other day that they're veteran club and they know 314 00:16:52.799 --> 00:16:53.120 what to do. 315 00:16:53.600 --> 00:16:55.919 Yeah, they're gonna be okay, Daryl. I appreciate it. 316 00:16:56.240 --> 00:16:58.759 And they getting now held to Southern California to take 317 00:16:58.799 --> 00:17:01.240 on the Padres for the next three games. You mentioned 318 00:17:01.279 --> 00:17:04.400 the offense, Yeah, it's runners of scoring position. Those timely 319 00:17:04.559 --> 00:17:08.119 hits they just couldn't get the first two games against 320 00:17:08.160 --> 00:17:10.599 the Cardinals. It was one for twenty five in the 321 00:17:10.680 --> 00:17:14.119 first two games. With runners in scoring position, they out 322 00:17:14.200 --> 00:17:17.799 hit the Cardinals in the first game. They had nine 323 00:17:17.880 --> 00:17:20.680 hits equal to the Cardinals in Game two of this 324 00:17:20.839 --> 00:17:23.160 series yesterday and what turned out to be a really 325 00:17:23.200 --> 00:17:26.279 good pitching matchup and then a defensive miss queue and 326 00:17:26.599 --> 00:17:29.039 some good base running from the Cardinals and they walk 327 00:17:29.119 --> 00:17:33.480 off the Dodgers yesterday. Today, the Dodgers a much better 328 00:17:33.680 --> 00:17:38.240 job scoring early, taking advantage with runners on base to 329 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:41.200 get those runs in and to deliver with runners in 330 00:17:41.240 --> 00:17:44.720 scoring position. They were three for fourteen today, a big 331 00:17:44.839 --> 00:17:48.359 hit from Tommy Evan twice, Hayes on Kim the two 332 00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:51.519 run triple. So yeah, a difference for the Dodgers today 333 00:17:51.599 --> 00:17:53.759 and what they didn't do the first two games delivering 334 00:17:53.799 --> 00:17:57.680 with runners on base. They had the opportunities. The Ducks 335 00:17:57.680 --> 00:17:59.319 were on the pawn, as the old saying was, the 336 00:17:59.359 --> 00:18:02.160 first two games, they just couldn't bring them in. But 337 00:18:02.319 --> 00:18:04.759 they did today and they got some really good pitching 338 00:18:04.839 --> 00:18:07.759 from Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers get the victory. Now 339 00:18:08.079 --> 00:18:10.799 thirty nine and twenty seven on this season, as they 340 00:18:10.880 --> 00:18:12.759 remained one game up in the NL West over the 341 00:18:12.799 --> 00:18:16.319 San Diego Padres, who won earlier today the Giants in 342 00:18:16.519 --> 00:18:19.440 action and that game is that gone final calling as 343 00:18:19.440 --> 00:18:21.559 your Giants won the game, yep to call. The San 344 00:18:21.559 --> 00:18:24.920 Francisco Giants have beat in the Atlanta Braves four to three, 345 00:18:25.079 --> 00:18:27.960 so that is a final as well on this Sunday afternoon. 346 00:18:28.079 --> 00:18:31.200 So the Dodgers remained one game up in the Western 347 00:18:31.279 --> 00:18:33.680 Division of the National League. One game up on the 348 00:18:33.759 --> 00:18:36.400 Padres and the Giants. We'll take a time out, we'll 349 00:18:36.440 --> 00:18:38.039 come back, we'll get to more of your phone calls 350 00:18:38.279 --> 00:18:40.920 and wrap things up here on this Sunday edition of 351 00:18:41.079 --> 00:18:44.359 Dodger Talk. A good flight for the Dodgers now as 352 00:18:44.400 --> 00:18:46.920 they get ready to head back to the West Coast. 353 00:18:47.240 --> 00:18:50.359 A happy flight, as Dave robertsice to say. They'll pack 354 00:18:50.440 --> 00:18:53.680 up from Saint Louis head to San Diego as they'll 355 00:18:53.720 --> 00:18:57.480 take on the Padres for a three games series Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. 356 00:18:57.480 --> 00:18:59.759 By the way, what a week. It's gonna be. Three 357 00:18:59.799 --> 00:19:02.519 games against the Padres, and then the. 358 00:19:02.680 --> 00:19:06.839 Giants come to town Friday, Saturday and Sunday, followed by 359 00:19:06.880 --> 00:19:09.359 a four game series again against the Padres. 360 00:19:09.920 --> 00:19:10.119 Oh. 361 00:19:10.799 --> 00:19:14.240 Things heating up here in the wild wild NL. 362 00:19:14.079 --> 00:19:18.039 West Dodgers win today and say Louis seventy three victory 363 00:19:18.039 --> 00:19:20.000 over the Cardinals. 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This ball's back and 375 00:20:05.680 --> 00:20:07.079 it is gone. 376 00:20:07.240 --> 00:20:11.920 That's a home run for Bets, and Mookie with his 377 00:20:12.359 --> 00:20:14.559 ninth home run of the season, gets a. 378 00:20:14.640 --> 00:20:17.400 Run back for the Dodgers. It is five to two. 379 00:20:18.119 --> 00:20:20.799 Mookie Betts with his solo home run and the seventh 380 00:20:20.839 --> 00:20:23.400 inning his ninth of the season. That was a big 381 00:20:23.519 --> 00:20:26.160 insurance run for the Dodgers to take a five to lead. 382 00:20:26.519 --> 00:20:28.680 They go on and beat the Cardinals today in Saint 383 00:20:28.720 --> 00:20:32.799 Louis seventy three. 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Dustin mate 392 00:20:55.960 --> 00:20:59.160 Nick Pavetta is the pitching matchup in the series opener tomorrow, 393 00:20:59.200 --> 00:21:02.759 first pitch at six four Showyotani will throw a SIM 394 00:21:02.839 --> 00:21:05.960 game on Tuesday before the game at Petco Park. And 395 00:21:06.160 --> 00:21:08.000 if in case you missed the injury news before the 396 00:21:08.079 --> 00:21:11.880 game today, Dave Roberts said that Tony Gonsolin's UCL in 397 00:21:12.000 --> 00:21:15.319 his right elbow is intact, so that is good Remember 398 00:21:15.359 --> 00:21:17.599 he had Tommy John surgery at the end of twenty 399 00:21:17.640 --> 00:21:21.200 twenty three. There's no damage and it is still intact, 400 00:21:21.759 --> 00:21:24.440 but Dave Roberts says it's gonna be a while before 401 00:21:24.519 --> 00:21:27.880