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<v Speaker 1>And now your host for Morongo Casino Dodger Sun Tech.

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<v Speaker 2>Tam Chase, Hi, everybody, and welcome in to Molrongo Casino

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Sun Deck. Hope you're well on this afternoon in

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles. Dodgers sixty one and forty two on this season,

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<v Speaker 2>first place all alone. It's off the NL West, but

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<v Speaker 2>the lead is starting to shrad now seven and a

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<v Speaker 2>half games going into play today. After having their five

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<v Speaker 2>game winning streak come doing in last night, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>back at it today in the final game of this

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<v Speaker 2>four game series against the Giants, final game of this

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<v Speaker 2>seven game homestand and it's a special day with Clayton

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<v Speaker 2>Kershaw on the mound making his twenty twenty four season debut.

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<v Speaker 2>He is back and he's on the mound this afternoon.

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<v Speaker 2>First pitch is coming up at one ten. Between then

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<v Speaker 2>and now, we got a lot to get to. We're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna hear from the manager Dave Roberts, get his thoughts

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<v Speaker 2>on Clayton Kershaw returning. Will dive deeper into the numbers

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<v Speaker 2>between the pitching matchup with Clayton Kershaw going up against

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<v Speaker 2>Logan Webb, David Vassay is gonna go one on one

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<v Speaker 2>with the doctor who fixed the shoulder of the future

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<v Speaker 2>Cy Young Award or Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw. That's

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<v Speaker 2>doctor Neil La Trash. That's coming up in forty five minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>We also got your Dodgers' magical moment. Shortly we'll check

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<v Speaker 2>in with Kirsten Watson, who is live on the field,

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<v Speaker 2>as there is a buzz the inside Dodger Stadium right now,

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<v Speaker 2>and in just a few minutes we'll send it out

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<v Speaker 2>to the gapin Motors Broadcast booth and here from Stephen

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<v Speaker 2>Nelson and jose Motoll.

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<v Speaker 3>Last night it was.

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<v Speaker 2>The return of glass Now, but it didn't end good.

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler Glass Now got the start, his first in two

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<v Speaker 2>weeks since going on the IL with his stiff back.

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<v Speaker 2>Glass now, an All Star, did not pitch in the

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<v Speaker 2>Midsummer Classic last night. He had a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>rust that he had to shake off. He'd go five innings.

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<v Speaker 2>He allowed just two runs on four hits, struck out four,

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<v Speaker 2>but also walked for early. The Dodgers offense gave Tyler

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<v Speaker 2>Glass Newson early run support, but they didn't have to

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<v Speaker 2>do much as Giants starter Robbie Ray hit two batters

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<v Speaker 2>in the first inning, walk two batters in the first inning.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, he had the basis load and walked Andy

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<v Speaker 2>pie Has to give the Dodgers a one to nothing lead.

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<v Speaker 2>In the fourth, the Giants got the glass Now though

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Chapman lead off home run that tied the game

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<v Speaker 2>at four. Two batters later, Tyler Fitzgerald the double. Next

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<v Speaker 2>batter Michael Strimsky.

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<v Speaker 4>Glass Now's three to two line drive base hit up

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<v Speaker 4>the middle. Fitzgerald, being waved around Paz, drops the ball

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<v Speaker 4>before he could throw it home, an RBI signal for

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<v Speaker 4>Mike Strimsky, putting San Francisco ahead two to one.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes with the RBIs single, Giants with two runs in

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<v Speaker 2>the fourth off, Tyler glass Now took a two to

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<v Speaker 2>one laid the Giants well. Veteran Robbie Ray after the

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<v Speaker 2>first inning. It turned out he was really good. This

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<v Speaker 2>was his first game back since Tommy John surgery. He

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<v Speaker 2>hadn't pitched yet all this year, and the first inning

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<v Speaker 2>a little while he settled in retired fourteen consecutive batters

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<v Speaker 2>as the Giants took a two to one lead. Late

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<v Speaker 2>into the game eighth inning, Yowan Ramirez on in relief

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<v Speaker 2>and he struggled. The first five batters he faced reached

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<v Speaker 2>base that scored a pair of runs. He was left

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<v Speaker 2>with the bass's load and unable to get a run

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<v Speaker 2>or get an out recorded. So Joe Kelly came on,

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<v Speaker 2>and he didn't favor much better. Three more runs came

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<v Speaker 2>across for the Giants. They scored six in the top

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<v Speaker 2>of the eighth off Ramirez and Kelly. The Dodgers offense

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<v Speaker 2>not completely dead. Bottom of the eighth, Freddie Freeman with

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<v Speaker 2>an RBI double.

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<v Speaker 4>Nayler's two to zero. Freeman swings in the air right

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<v Speaker 4>center field did not get enough of this to Scremsky

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<v Speaker 4>will give.

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<v Speaker 3>Way drops in front of him.

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<v Speaker 5>In between he and Ramos, a man waved around Freeman

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<v Speaker 5>on second for a second time this series. The Giants

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<v Speaker 5>cannot talk in the outfield now.

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<v Speaker 2>If Freddy Freeman will take it, it's an RBI double

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<v Speaker 2>career double number four hundred ninety nine for Freddy. That's

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<v Speaker 2>top tier gas for less. Dodgers down eight to two

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<v Speaker 2>in the ninth, they got one more on a Cavin

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<v Speaker 2>Bezio fielder's choice, but that was it. Giants beat the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers last night eight to three. Robbie Ray gets the

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<v Speaker 2>return and gets the win. Tyler Glassdal comes back against

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<v Speaker 2>the loss. Dodgers have their five game winning streak come

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<v Speaker 2>to win the and they're now sixty one and forty two.

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<v Speaker 2>They're leading the division down to seven and a half

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<v Speaker 2>games in the nl WES and today the series finale,

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<v Speaker 2>and speaking of returns, after a lengthy recovery from offseason

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<v Speaker 2>shoulder surgery, Clayton Kershaw takes the mount in his first

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<v Speaker 2>start in twenty twenty four, first pitch coming up in

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<v Speaker 2>one ten and with more, let's head out to the

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<v Speaker 2>Galpin Motors broadcast both as we say hello and good

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<v Speaker 2>afternoon to Stephen Nelson in Jose Mone Guys.

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<v Speaker 4>Take it Tim Okay host sim Motor. We're not going

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<v Speaker 4>to waste any time talking about what happened last night.

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<v Speaker 4>It was a bummer to watch that game get away

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<v Speaker 4>from the Dodgers in the eighth inning, but the series

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<v Speaker 4>still in front of him. The final game of this series,

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<v Speaker 4>the final game against the Giants at twenty twenty four

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<v Speaker 4>before they hit the road to Houston, and it's Clayton

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<v Speaker 4>Kershaw Appreciation Day. His season debut in his seventeenth season.

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<v Speaker 6>Every day he takes a mound, even throw a bullfin

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<v Speaker 6>it's appreciation different Clifton Kershaw right because of everything that

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<v Speaker 6>he's done, what he represents, but also Steven the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 6>that put themselves in a good position to have a

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<v Speaker 6>very good home stand. Obviously they know what is at stake.

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<v Speaker 6>They also known under Maybe there's gonna be some limitations

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<v Speaker 6>on kersher but nonetheless you know you're gonna get full

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<v Speaker 6>effort efficiency, a drive in more than anything, a will

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<v Speaker 6>to win, and hopefully he'll have enough run to go

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<v Speaker 6>out there and get that w again.

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<v Speaker 4>Just what eight nine months removed from major arthroscopic surgery

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<v Speaker 4>on his left shoulder, something he hasn't done before. But

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<v Speaker 4>here he is about to take foot on the mound

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<v Speaker 4>at Dodger Stadium once again, a place where he's had

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<v Speaker 4>so much success. Granted, he's not fully built up and

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<v Speaker 4>the Dodger bullpen is taxed. So what's the best case

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<v Speaker 4>scenario today? In your mind?

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<v Speaker 6>Best case scenario is he completes four innings at least

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<v Speaker 6>and five will be a plus, and I think eighty

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<v Speaker 6>eighty five pitches will be ideal. For him considering who

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<v Speaker 6>he's facing, a team that's gonna be loading up with

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<v Speaker 6>right handers, a team that knows him quite well, and

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<v Speaker 6>also a team that he's beaten quite up and throughout

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<v Speaker 6>his career. But the one thing about the surgery and

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<v Speaker 6>rehabing coming back that is so out of his mind

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<v Speaker 6>right now when Kerr says, I'm ready, it's all about

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<v Speaker 6>competing and executing pitches.

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<v Speaker 7>I would like to.

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<v Speaker 6>See this ladder play early and also see perhaps that

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<v Speaker 6>fastball with some rise when he needs to make sure

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<v Speaker 6>he changes those eye angles on those hitters.

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<v Speaker 4>And what we saw from him in his rehab work

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<v Speaker 4>in the minor leagues, we did see the fastball creep

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<v Speaker 4>above ninety one miles per hour. Of course, you're not

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<v Speaker 4>looking for Clayton Kersh how to light up the radar

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<v Speaker 4>gun anymore. It's all about pitchability execution, and for him,

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<v Speaker 4>he still feels like he can get major league hitters out,

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<v Speaker 4>and when he has faced the Giants, he's gotten him

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<v Speaker 4>out more often than they have gotten him twenty six

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<v Speaker 4>wins in fifty games, fifty seven games started against him,

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<v Speaker 4>and Giants with just a five forty oh ps against.

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<v Speaker 6>Kersh you're talking about a guy with two hundred and

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<v Speaker 6>ten wins and the highest winning percentage I'm on pitchers.

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<v Speaker 7>It's just remarkable to see what he's done throughout the

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<v Speaker 7>years and to.

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<v Speaker 6>Still be talking about Clayton Kershel and a crucial point

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<v Speaker 6>of the season for the Dodgers just lets you know

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<v Speaker 6>how big he is, how much she means, and certainty

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<v Speaker 6>his attitude rubs off on the guys, not only on

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<v Speaker 6>the feet, but also in that clubhouse and in the dugout.

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<v Speaker 4>When we hit on the word appreciation, it used to

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<v Speaker 4>be just Kershaw day, and Oral Herscheiser's added appreciation to that.

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<v Speaker 4>Because you don't know how many more times you're gonna

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<v Speaker 4>get to see this future a statue player, first ballot

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<v Speaker 4>Hall of Famer toe the slab here and I'm so

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<v Speaker 4>glad that he gets the Giants at least one more

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<v Speaker 4>time here in twenty twenty four. Clayton Kershaw, coming off

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<v Speaker 4>a tenth All Star appearance in twenty twenty three, his

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<v Speaker 4>twenty twenty four season debut, We cannot wait for a

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<v Speaker 4>tim back to.

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<v Speaker 3>You cannot wait.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been two hundred and ninety three days since Clayton

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<v Speaker 2>Kershaw last made it start for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>As we cut you down to first pitch, Todger fans

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<v Speaker 2>you'll hear from the manager Dave Roberts.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, check in with David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll go one on one with the doctor who fixed

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw, doctor Neil La Trosh. Will dip deeper into

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<v Speaker 2>this pitching matchup. But up next your otani rewind and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll head down to the field. Kirsten Watson standing by

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<v Speaker 2>to get you the latest as well to lead you

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<v Speaker 2>up to Dodgers and Giants on this Thursday.

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<v Speaker 3>Happy Kershaw Day. He's back Hurst Pitch at one ten.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sim Kess Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network.

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<v Speaker 1>It is Lrongo Casino, Dodgers on Dodgers on Deck, y'all

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<v Speaker 2>It's Dodgers and Giants on this Thursday afternoon, final game

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<v Speaker 2>of this home stand. Clayton Kershaw makes his twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>four debut. First pitch coming up head one ten.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Otani rewind well rough night for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>Last night they get beat eight to three by the Giants,

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<v Speaker 2>who scored six runs in the eighth inning. In the

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<v Speaker 2>top of the lineup for the Dodgers head an RBI

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<v Speaker 2>from Freddie Freeman. But Will Smith went oh for three

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<v Speaker 2>show Hey Otani last night, oh for four with three strikeouts,

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<v Speaker 2>still hitting three ten on this season, three ninety six

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<v Speaker 2>on base percentage and slugging at a six twenty six percentage.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Kirston's Corner with Kirsten Watson.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Kirsten joins us now live from the field at

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 3>Kirsten, Happy curshod day.

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<v Speaker 8>He's back.

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<v Speaker 9>He's back, Happy curse shot day. You know what it

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<v Speaker 9>is special just to even say that. I think after

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<v Speaker 9>how last year ended, there were a lot of questions,

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<v Speaker 9>is he returning is he going to return in Dodger Blue?

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<v Speaker 9>And then we found out screen training and right before

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<v Speaker 9>he is in fact going to be a Dodger returning

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<v Speaker 9>for his seventeenth season. There's just so much excitement in

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<v Speaker 9>that period. Then you think about, Okay, he had a

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<v Speaker 9>major shoulder surgery the off season. He's now fully healed.

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<v Speaker 9>Dave Roberts just said that the stuff looks better than

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<v Speaker 9>he does think it might be an emotional one for Clayton.

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<v Speaker 9>When I spoke to him briefly yesterday, he didn't He

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<v Speaker 9>we'll see what happens. We will truly see what happens.

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<v Speaker 9>I think that's also his personality. But you can just tell.

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<v Speaker 9>I mean, his kids made him and his wife custom

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<v Speaker 9>are of him. You know, this hasn't been an easy

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<v Speaker 9>step in a very exciting second half of this year,

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<v Speaker 9>this year. That would be I think that's something special.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you touched on it here, so that this is

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<v Speaker 9>It really is. And even though you just think about,

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<v Speaker 9>be some new faces, but there are a lot of

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<v Speaker 9>So of course I mean he askewday we got Towler

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<v Speaker 9>to laugh and when yes, his injury was much shorter,

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<v Speaker 9>it was only about a week and a half off

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<v Speaker 9>with the All Star breaks. But like you get Clayton

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<v Speaker 9>kershot back, that's just it's a Verstus energy. The entire

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<v Speaker 9>the mouth. Then you've got arms from the Bulton that

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<v Speaker 9>Buehler who'll be stepping back into the rotation. And yet

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<v Speaker 9>he had you know, a tough first half coming back

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<v Speaker 9>from that surgery. But you know, now he's had another break,

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<v Speaker 9>he's feeling a lot better. The stuff is looking better,

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<v Speaker 9>his hits in a better position. So it's like you're

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<v Speaker 9>just then going to get him back because there's just

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<v Speaker 9>so much now, more opportunity and I and then you've

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<v Speaker 9>got position players Luky Betts. I was just talking to him,

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<v Speaker 9>and he's someone who he is taking ground. He's doing

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<v Speaker 9>some like with the rubber balls, kind of keep taking

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<v Speaker 9>So there's just so much excitement around that. This is

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<v Speaker 9>basically like getting guys back who've been hurt, so they're

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<v Speaker 9>going to be healthy. But it's like another boost of energy,

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<v Speaker 9>as if it's our own internal trade deadline. I guess

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<v Speaker 9>that's the public one, the.

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<v Speaker 2>Old saying the Cavarie is coming and they're starting to

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<v Speaker 3>Steve Kirson, we appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll check out you after the game, Dodger fans and

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<v Speaker 3>Listen to Clayton.

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<v Speaker 2>Kershaw's return, first pitch coming up and just a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>One on one with the man who fixed the shoulder

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<v Speaker 2>of Clayton Kershaw, doctor Neil la Trash. But up next

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<v Speaker 2>we'll hear from the managers himself, Dave Roberts. Happy Kershaw Day.

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<v Speaker 2>Spy Grand Slam for good Times. Clayton Kershaw makes his

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<v Speaker 2>Presented by UCLA Healthy Official medical partner Los Angeles Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>Last night in the seventh dating, Chris Taylor, removed from

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<v Speaker 2>the game with a groin injury, said it felt better.

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<v Speaker 2>It grabbed him, so to speak. But it looks like

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<v Speaker 2>Miguel Rojas on the IEL the Right Forum Tightness, Mookie Betts,

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<v Speaker 2>league rehab assignments. All right, let's head back out to

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Stadium. It's a big one. Clayton Kershaw's back. Let's

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<v Speaker 7>Hey Dave.

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<v Speaker 6>Questions for Dave.

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<v Speaker 10>Dave?

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<v Speaker 11>Can you just describe Dave?

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<v Speaker 10>Can you talk about the pressure in.

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<v Speaker 12>The dugouts with Dave Robbers Dave, It's finally Kursha day.

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<v Speaker 12>When you think about just what that means, the excitement

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<v Speaker 12>of it is it kind of crazy to think that

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<v Speaker 12>this day is happening again and just he's back and

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<v Speaker 12>he's healthy.

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<v Speaker 13>I'm excited. I think Dodger Nation is excited. I know

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<v Speaker 13>Clayton is excited. There's still some I'm sure there's some

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<v Speaker 13>nerves with him. It's been highly anticipated and the timing

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<v Speaker 13>is is what we expected, you know. So I think

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<v Speaker 13>for us, it's just go out there and watch him compete,

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<v Speaker 13>which we know he's going to do, and try to

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<v Speaker 13>a big day for all of us, and Clayton's had

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<v Speaker 13>a long road and I'm happy to finally get to

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<v Speaker 12>When you think about just what his bullpens have looked

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<v Speaker 12>like the rehab starts, what has stood out to you

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<v Speaker 13>couple of years when he was throwing afterwards there was soreness,

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<v Speaker 13>pain and trying to just get to the next start,

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<v Speaker 13>where now days after he throws, he feels strong, he

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<v Speaker 13>So results will wait and see, but I just feel

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<v Speaker 11>Indeed, Plane's gonna make history today, become in the first

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<v Speaker 11>pitture in Dodger's history to Dion seventeen seasons. We just

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<v Speaker 13>You know, I think for me having a small a

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<v Speaker 13>But the longevity piece is something that I really admire,

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<v Speaker 13>the consistency part, the ability to post and so for

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<v Speaker 13>him to set another record, as you said, it just

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<v Speaker 13>speaks to the character the competitor in Clayton Kershaw. And

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<v Speaker 13>you know, in all these years he's still been dominant

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<v Speaker 8>I accept everybody for who they are.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Dodger inside there, David Basse.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, David, it's been two hundred and ninety three

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<v Speaker 2>from a year ago off season surgery.

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<v Speaker 3>But Clayton Kershaw is back.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, and there's a lot of excitement here at Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 6>Just talking to Dave Roberts and some of the members

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<v Speaker 6>is the ultimate competitor. He may not be throwing ninety

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<v Speaker 7>And just being.

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<v Speaker 6>Around Kershaw this week, he doesn't seem to have any

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<v Speaker 6>more anxiousness than any other start from what I've observed, Obviously,

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<v Speaker 6>that sketchers the cleats that he use his kids designed

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<v Speaker 6>and they wish him luck on the cleat, so he'll

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<v Speaker 6>be wearing those today. But outside of that, it feels

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<v Speaker 6>like it's another intense Kershaw day because we all know

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<v Speaker 6>exciting to be here. And I'll say this, Tim, I

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<v Speaker 6>even talked to a scout from another team that actually

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<v Speaker 7>And when he showed it to.

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<v Speaker 6>but I felt like I needed to be here. So

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<v Speaker 6>there's a lot of people here at Dodgers Stadium, within

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<v Speaker 6>to Clayton Kershaw because he's been around that long.

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<v Speaker 2>Find yours with the four f one to fifty gas

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, Austin Barnes is riding a ten game hitting streak

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<v Speaker 7>And I was talking to Bob.

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<v Speaker 6>and it's certainly a help when you have Austin Barnes

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<v Speaker 6>Dodgers have to manage Will Smithy. You hear about managing pitchers,

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<v Speaker 6>as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Looking at the infield, David Chris Taylor, groin, Miguel Rojas

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<v Speaker 2>injured list. Do the Dodgers need infield depth now to

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<v Speaker 2>help cover.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, you heard me report that the Cubs have scouts

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<v Speaker 6>dispersed among three different levels of the Dodgers minor league

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<v Speaker 6>organization scouting their system, and from what I understand, Nico Horner,

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<v Speaker 6>the Cubs infielders second base shortstop, is possibly a player

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<v Speaker 6>that Dodgers are interested in. And the Cubs have a

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<v Speaker 6>lot of infield depths, not only at the major league level,

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<v Speaker 6>but also in the minor league level. So Nico Horner

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<v Speaker 6>might be a guy that the Dodgers and Cubs may

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<v Speaker 6>be talking about as we get closer to July thirtieth,

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<v Speaker 6>not only with the injuries to Rojas and Taylor and

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<v Speaker 6>Mookie Beds, but obviously the strengthen the Dodgers' depth on

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<v Speaker 6>the bench and in their infield.

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<v Speaker 1>No.

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<v Speaker 3>Doubt about it, David.

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<v Speaker 2>The trade deadline coming up on Tuesday. We'll see what

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<v Speaker 2>happens between now and then.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Coming up here on Dodgers on Deck, we'll hear from

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<v Speaker 2>the doctor who performed the surgery on Clayton Kershaw, doctor

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<v Speaker 2>Neil Elatrosh. That's coming up in fifteen minutes. We'll dive

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<v Speaker 2>deeper to this pitching matchup. But up next your Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>magical moment to lead you up to Dodgers and Giants

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<v Speaker 2>final game of this four games serious first pitcher, one ten.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Tim Kas's Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network.

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<v Speaker 1>As we were saying yes, is Marongo Casino. Dodgers on

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<v Speaker 3>Dodgers and Giants.

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw is back, making his first start in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four since offseason shoulder Surgerial heard from his doctor,

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<v Speaker 2>doctor Neil Eltrosh. Coming up in less than fifteen minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>First pitching Dodger Stadium, coming up at one ten.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's been two hundred and ninety three days since

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<v Speaker 2>to a start in twenty fourteen, September twenty fourth, twenty fourteen,

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers taking on the Giants, a day in which the

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw pitched and the Dodgers clenched.

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<v Speaker 14>Kershaw's one hundred and seventeenth pitch, send the ball, swaiton

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<v Speaker 14>good misses, strikeout number eleven for Clayton Kershaw. He hasn't

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<v Speaker 14>walked anybody, and the Dodgers now are three outs away

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<v Speaker 14>from their second consecutive National League Western Division titles. Wilson

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<v Speaker 14>Him out, and the Dodgers have won the National League

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<v Speaker 14>Western Division title.

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<v Speaker 8>It began six.

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<v Speaker 14>Months, two days and ten thousand miles ago when Clayton

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<v Speaker 14>Kershaw won his first game.

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<v Speaker 7>Tonight, the Dodgers win their.

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<v Speaker 14>Ninety first Clayton Kershaw wins his twenty eight first, and

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<v Speaker 14>the Dodgers have won their second consecutive National League Western

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<v Speaker 14>Division title.

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<v Speaker 2>September twenty four twenty fourteen, Dodgers clinched their second NL

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<v Speaker 2>West Crown, beating the Giants that day nine to one.

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw eight innings, eleven strikeouts. Giants would go on

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<v Speaker 2>We'll check back in with Jose Motives. He leads up

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<v Speaker 2>to first pitch. Happy Kershaw Day. He makes his return

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and Giants. Happy Kershaw Day. Clayton Kershaw makes his

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<v Speaker 2>return for starting twenty twenty four since offseason the shoulder surgery.

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<v Speaker 2>First pitch coming up at one ten Dodgers fans. Start

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<v Speaker 1>And now joined by David Massey, Here's La Dodgers broadcaster

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<v Speaker 1>and World Series Champion Dodger Rick Monday.

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<v Speaker 6>One more game for a Jose Mota filling in for

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<v Speaker 6>Rick Monday during the homestand but what a game to

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<v Speaker 6>broadcast Clayton Kershaw's for Turn to the Mound.

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<v Speaker 8>Just eight months after Lev's shoulder surgery.

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<v Speaker 6>Jose, It's just remarkable to see how this guy has

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<v Speaker 6>so driven to make it back. How we're talking about

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<v Speaker 6>this in spring training is that July is it gonna

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<v Speaker 6>be August? And then you're like, if it's Kersher, he's

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<v Speaker 6>thinking July not August, right, But I think overall this

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<v Speaker 6>is quite a test to him knowing that what he

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<v Speaker 6>went through. As Dave Roberts said today, you know, there

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<v Speaker 6>was one point where he didn't know if he was

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<v Speaker 6>gonna make another Media League pitch. So it is emotional

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<v Speaker 6>for Kersher, it is emotional for us, for the fans,

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<v Speaker 6>and for a guy that's not just happy to be back,

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<v Speaker 6>he wants to be back and contribute David, as you know,

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<v Speaker 6>in a big way. When you watch him today, what

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<v Speaker 6>will you be looking for to determine and paint the

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<v Speaker 6>picture for us. I'm gonna see that slighter and see

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<v Speaker 6>what it's doing. I don't think the pays is gonna

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<v Speaker 6>be any issues. I've been watching him throw his similar

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<v Speaker 6>to games here in the bullpens, and also want to

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<v Speaker 6>see all his basketball plays because we know that in

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<v Speaker 6>ninety one it plays well when his ladder is sharp. Downstairs,

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<v Speaker 6>Freddie Freeman told me that when he faced Kersher, he says,

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<v Speaker 6>I always thought slider. Okay, I sat slider, and before

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<v Speaker 6>you know it, he threw me two fast FLEs inside

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<v Speaker 6>for a strike. Then he finished me off with a slider.

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<v Speaker 6>So everything looks like a fastball. But I think for

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<v Speaker 6>Kersh today it's gonna be just to not exaggerate it

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<v Speaker 6>and try to look for the punch out, gets him

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<v Speaker 6>early outs and stay in the game as long as

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<v Speaker 6>he can. I know Austin Barnes and Clayton Kershaw have

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<v Speaker 6>a really good pitcher catcher relationship. That's obviously at the

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<v Speaker 6>forefront of why Barnes is starting behind the plate today.

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<v Speaker 6>But Will Smith, each of the last three full seasons

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<v Speaker 6>has caught over one hundred games. How important is it

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<v Speaker 6>for the Dodgers to continue to get something out of

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<v Speaker 6>Austin Barnes on the offensive side. It's a plus And

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<v Speaker 6>I'm just so happy that at Leasta's confidence is at

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<v Speaker 6>a point now where Dave Roberts has options with him.

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<v Speaker 7>We know that he is the best team bunter.

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<v Speaker 6>He is the only guy pretty much you can count

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<v Speaker 6>on when there's a situation with a safety squeeze. He's

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<v Speaker 6>a good guy to me that I think I would

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<v Speaker 6>put more hit and runs with him because he knows

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<v Speaker 6>and understands how that plays out with the defense, right.

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<v Speaker 6>But I think overall, when it comes down to calling

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<v Speaker 6>games and getting a sense and a feel for what

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<v Speaker 6>the opposing team is doing, he's so good. And Will

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<v Speaker 6>Smith has gotten better with that too, because Will Smith

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<v Speaker 6>is you know, talk to me about not holding having

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<v Speaker 6>only just a game plan, but adjusting to what he

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<v Speaker 6>sees guys doing in the batter's box and also with

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<v Speaker 6>the swings and then day on top of that, how

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<v Speaker 6>this tough plays out.

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<v Speaker 7>So you have a great combination of Austin Barnes.

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<v Speaker 6>Will knows this so well kersh you'll see in that

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<v Speaker 6>face pulling down the fingers or electronically obviously hearing the signs,

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<v Speaker 6>and then the comfort level down your stadium. It should

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<v Speaker 6>be a very special day between those two. Yeah, Barnes

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<v Speaker 6>is a great guy because pitchers have told me Jose

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<v Speaker 6>that yes there's a pregame plan, but he is so

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<v Speaker 6>good at adapting to what's happening in the game, but

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<v Speaker 6>also not giving up on certain pitches just because it

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<v Speaker 6>may not be working early exactly. And I think that's

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<v Speaker 6>where the veterans leadership comes in, or your mental fortitude

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<v Speaker 6>has to say I believe in this picture because we

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<v Speaker 6>talked about it before the game. Maybe let's abandon it

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<v Speaker 6>for a little, but we got to bring it back.

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<v Speaker 6>Why because they're looking for it and we want him

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<v Speaker 6>to look for it. And then before you know it,

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<v Speaker 6>you can pitch backwards, bring that pitch back and have

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<v Speaker 6>the opposing team going, well, we thought you didn't have

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<v Speaker 6>it before you know you're going to strike three because

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<v Speaker 6>you played it played the smarty. But in this game

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<v Speaker 6>today day, a lot of times, with so much planning

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<v Speaker 6>and preparing and graphics and analytics, they've gone away from

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<v Speaker 6>just studying and watching what's happening between the white lines,

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<v Speaker 6>and how say, guys taking early pitches right then, why

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<v Speaker 6>wife's breaking pitches Now? A guy like Kersher can still

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<v Speaker 6>to strigle to break the ball, but he's got to

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<v Speaker 6>get right after people fill his zone, but hopefully induce

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<v Speaker 6>also down on the zone with early contact.

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<v Speaker 7>One thing we cannot forget. My last thing on kershoris

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<v Speaker 7>he is a tremendous ground ball pitcher.

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<v Speaker 6>And because he is a power pitcher, he's like forty

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<v Speaker 6>seven percent ground ball in his career, which is just

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<v Speaker 6>amazing to know that when he has that weapon working.

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<v Speaker 7>For him, he's gonna use it.

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<v Speaker 8>That's why you gotta have good defense behind him.

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<v Speaker 6>Nick Ahmed making his second started shortstop as the Dodger

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<v Speaker 6>hose should be fun Kershaw Day for the first time

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<v Speaker 6>in twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 8>Tim, we'll send it back to you in the studio, all.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, Thanks a lot, guys.

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<v Speaker 2>we'll get you a preview of this pitching matchup. Steven

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<v Speaker 2>will be back with Jose and get you those keys

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<v Speaker 2>in the game. But up next, don't go anywhere. The

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<v Speaker 2>man who performed the surgery on the shoulder of Clayton Kershaw,

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<v Speaker 3>You'll hear from him next.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Giants first pitcher one ten. I'm Tim Katsus Los

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<v Speaker 3>Dodgers and Giants.

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<v Speaker 1>And now what will likely be vasse fielding insults from

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<v Speaker 3>It's an engagement of endearment this high and tight.

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<v Speaker 6>It's Kershaw Day at Dodgers Stadium for the first time

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<v Speaker 6>this season, and a big reason why Clayton Kershaw is

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<v Speaker 6>on the mound today is because of the greatest orthopedic

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<v Speaker 6>surgeon in the world, and he is the Dodgers team physician.

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<v Speaker 6>Everybody from William Shatner to Tom Brady to Kobe Bryant

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<v Speaker 6>to Clayton Kershaw comes to see this man, and that

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<v Speaker 6>is the great doctor Neil Elatrosh. Doctor Elatrosh, really special

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<v Speaker 6>to have you on this day, more than any other

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<v Speaker 6>day in recent memory.

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<v Speaker 15>Well, David, I don't know how you can expect me

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<v Speaker 15>to sit through that introduction. It's a it's very very generous,

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<v Speaker 15>but I've been waiting for this day, probably as much

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<v Speaker 15>more than anybody, maybe with the exception of Clayton.

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<v Speaker 6>There's a great story recently in The New Yorker and

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<v Speaker 6>it just describes the trust that you build with your patients.

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<v Speaker 8>How much trust did you have.

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<v Speaker 6>To build with Clayton to be able to not only

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<v Speaker 6>have them to your home the night before the surgery,

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<v Speaker 6>but also for him to entrust you with his pitching future.

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<v Speaker 15>I think that you hit on the thing that's the

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<v Speaker 15>main ingredient. It's absolutely necessary to take care of these

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<v Speaker 15>kinds of athletes, and you know, really anybody to have

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<v Speaker 15>a physician have somebody's health in their hands. I think

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<v Speaker 15>that without trust, you know, the results never would reach

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<v Speaker 15>their potential. But that especially true for athletes and athletes

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<v Speaker 15>at this level. I've noticed that that's probably the most

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<v Speaker 15>important ingredient is trust, and it goes both ways. I

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<v Speaker 15>have to trust that, you know, he's going to give

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<v Speaker 15>me all the information I need to take the best

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<v Speaker 15>care of him I can, and he obviously has to

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<v Speaker 15>trust me that that I'm going to I'm going to

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<v Speaker 15>do everything I need to do everything I can do

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<v Speaker 15>to to take as good a care of.

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<v Speaker 10>Him as possible.

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<v Speaker 15>You know, without it, nothing works well. With it, everything's possible.

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<v Speaker 6>Doctor Neil el A Josh not only the best as

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<v Speaker 6>far as orthopedic surgeons go in the world, but as

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<v Speaker 6>you can tell, he cares about the people that are

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<v Speaker 6>trusting him.

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<v Speaker 10>You are one of one.

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<v Speaker 8>There's no doubt about that. He's one of one.

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<v Speaker 6>Is this surgery for him to be able to be

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<v Speaker 6>on the mound eight months later one of one.

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<v Speaker 10>He's He's the.

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<v Speaker 15>First one that I know of that is coming back

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<v Speaker 15>to sports at this level with the with this particular operation.

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<v Speaker 10>They to be able to do what we did, it.

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<v Speaker 15>Had to be done arthroscopically for him to have a

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<v Speaker 15>chance of being able to rehabit and get his motion

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<v Speaker 15>back to be able to give him a chance to

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<v Speaker 15>play this year. And if we couldn't accomplish that, and

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<v Speaker 15>it would have had to be done with a more

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<v Speaker 15>invasive approach, we wouldn't be where we are. And the

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<v Speaker 15>problem with this particular diagnosis is it's really exceedingly difficult,

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<v Speaker 15>some think not possible to accomplish this arthroscopically.

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<v Speaker 6>Doctor Neil Elatrosh is our guest on Kershaw Day. Clayton

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<v Speaker 6>Kershaw making his season debut this afternoon. When you come

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<v Speaker 6>to the stadium on a daylight today, how emotional will

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<v Speaker 6>you be when you see him warm up today?

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<v Speaker 15>I mean, I think that maybe that does describe it.

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<v Speaker 15>I will have a lot of emotion about it. I

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<v Speaker 15>had those same emotions when when I saw Walker come

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<v Speaker 15>back this year.

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<v Speaker 10>But but you know, whenever.

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<v Speaker 15>You go through something like this and you see what

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<v Speaker 15>what they've done and the way they've gone about it,

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<v Speaker 15>like like Clayton, you can't help but really feel the

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<v Speaker 15>gravity and the and the emotion of the situation. You know,

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<v Speaker 15>you know, watching him make the decision, well what he

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<v Speaker 15>was going to do this.

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<v Speaker 10>Year, and all he wanted, all he wanted.

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<v Speaker 15>To do was to make sure that he could live

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<v Speaker 15>up to and fulfill what whatever a baseball contract would

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<v Speaker 15>would want coming back on the other side to you know,

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<v Speaker 15>what what his obligation was. And and I just I

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<v Speaker 15>watched him go through it, and it was remarkable.

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<v Speaker 10>You know how much integrity he has.

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<v Speaker 15>He's he's a hard worker, ultimate, ultimate professional, and it's

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<v Speaker 15>been a real privilege to see.

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<v Speaker 10>I've learned a lot from him.

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<v Speaker 15>I've learned a lot from him about pitching, things that

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<v Speaker 15>I that I will carry through and be able to,

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<v Speaker 15>you know, hopefully help other people. I already have used

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<v Speaker 15>some of the knowledge I've gained from him and people

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<v Speaker 15>like Walker, and so it's it's shaped and formed a

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<v Speaker 15>lot of and informed a lot of my my thinking

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<v Speaker 15>about how to take care of these guys. But he's

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<v Speaker 15>been a remarkable partner to go through this with.

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<v Speaker 10>And he did all the work. I did a little surgery,

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<v Speaker 10>he did all the work.

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<v Speaker 6>Doctor elatrosh thanks a lot for the time, no doubt.

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<v Speaker 6>Right next to Ellen and the kids, you are going

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<v Speaker 6>to be very proud and maybe the biggest smile at

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<v Speaker 6>Dodger stadium right next to them on Clayton Kershaw's season debut.

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<v Speaker 15>Thanks David, it's an honor privilege to work with him

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<v Speaker 15>and to talk to you.

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<v Speaker 10>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 8>I don't know about that.

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<v Speaker 6>It's my honor and privilege to be in your presence,

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<v Speaker 6>the great doctor Neil elatrosh.

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<v Speaker 7>We'll send it back to you in the studio.

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<v Speaker 8>Tim this day would not be here without.

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<v Speaker 10>Him, no doubt about that.

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<v Speaker 3>Appreciated David.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaking of injuries, Chris Taylor officially placed on the injured

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<v Speaker 2>list with a left growing string just a few minutes

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<v Speaker 2>ago by the Dodgers James Autman on his way back

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<v Speaker 2>from Oklahoma City. He has been recalled and back with

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<v Speaker 2>the team.

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<v Speaker 3>So there you go.

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Taylor goes on the il. James Altman back, and

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<v Speaker 2>so is Clayton Kershaw. Two hundred and ninety three days

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<v Speaker 2>since making his last start.

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<v Speaker 3>He is back. He just heard from his team.

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<v Speaker 2>Doctor will dive deeper into the numbers when we come back,

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<v Speaker 2>So we'd lead you up.

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<v Speaker 3>To first pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>left hander. In the seventeen season in the Big League's

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<v Speaker 2>World Series Champ, future Hall of Famer makes his twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four debut after offseason shoulder surgery. It's been two

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and ninety three days since his last start. He

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<v Speaker 2>made three rehab appearances, is allowing three runs over ten

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<v Speaker 2>innings in his most recent outing. He went four innings

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<v Speaker 2>sixty seven pitches. In his career against the Giants twenty

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<v Speaker 2>six and sixteen two oh one erara, four hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>two strikeouts in fifty nine games, which includes fifty seven

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<v Speaker 2>starts at Dodger Stadium, twenty nine career starts, two thirty

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<v Speaker 2>four ERA.

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<v Speaker 3>And eleven wins.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Clayton Kershaw. He is back Dodger fans, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw makes his start first in twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 7>Thank you TC.

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<v Speaker 4>We're getting closer to Clayton Kershaw's first pitch to the

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<v Speaker 4>twenty twenty four campaign as the Dodgers and Giants will

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<v Speaker 4>wrap up this four game series, the Dodgers trying to

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<v Speaker 4>take this series from their rivals the last time these

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<v Speaker 4>two teams will play in this new balance schedule before

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<v Speaker 4>they go on the road to Houston, San Diego and Oakland.

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<v Speaker 4>Clinton Kershaw fifty six strikeout shy of three thousand for

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<v Speaker 4>his career, and he is opposite the Giants.

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<v Speaker 7>Ace Logan Webb.

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<v Speaker 6>Logan Webb is a strike thrower who knows and understands

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<v Speaker 6>how to approach this ball clumb how to also pitch

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<v Speaker 6>under these conditions. I'm talking about the heat and the

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<v Speaker 6>fact that he knows the dollars are missing some key points.

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<v Speaker 6>The one guy he's not gonna miss is Bookie Benz

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<v Speaker 6>is like, you know what, I'm glad.

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<v Speaker 7>He's not in fine up today.

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<v Speaker 6>But the Dalliers know they have their hands full with

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<v Speaker 6>they guy the lexic compete just like Clinton Kershew. It

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<v Speaker 6>should be a nice paced game by the way here

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<v Speaker 6>Steven today on getaway Day. And overall though, going back

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<v Speaker 6>to Kershaw, I am so glad Stephen, we get a

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<v Speaker 6>chance to forget that last look we had on her

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<v Speaker 6>show here in October, that look of the over them

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<v Speaker 6>that dugout in the playoffs, and he has a chance

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<v Speaker 6>again to redeem himself and be perhaps a very important

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<v Speaker 6>piece here going forward.

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<v Speaker 4>You just knew that after what happened in Game one

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<v Speaker 4>against the Diamondbacks, just third of an inning, six runs

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<v Speaker 4>and six hits, we don't need to relive it. But

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<v Speaker 4>that was not going to be the last that we

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<v Speaker 4>saw Clayton Kershaw. The competitor in him was not going

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<v Speaker 4>to allow that to happen. The pride that he has

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<v Speaker 4>in himself and his legacy was not going to allow

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<v Speaker 4>that to happen.

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<v Speaker 7>And he has.

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<v Speaker 4>Worked his way back from surgery and he has returned

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<v Speaker 4>to the Major League mound here at Dodgers Stadium. It's

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<v Speaker 4>a beautiful sight and we will see it in a

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<v Speaker 4>matter of moments, the Dodgers and Giants for the last

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<v Speaker 4>time in twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, thank you, guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers start today sixty one and forty two on this season.

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<v Speaker 2>Right behind them the San Diego Padres, who just keep

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<v Speaker 2>on winning. They've won now five in a row. Dylan

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<v Speaker 2>sees through a no hitter for them in Washington to

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<v Speaker 2>beat the Nationals already, so at the moment, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>seven game lead could go back to seven and a.

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<v Speaker 3>Half with a win.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Giants, it's Clayton Kershaw on the mound.

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<v Speaker 10>He's back.

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<v Speaker 3>Enjoy this one. I'm Tim Casey has been wrong with Casino.

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<v Speaker 10>Dodgers on deck.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network