WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:03.680 Dodger Talk is sponsored by La Care Health Plan, providing 2 00:00:03.720 --> 00:00:07.320 affordable healthcare insurance to millions of Angelinos for over twenty 3 00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:12.279 five years. And now your voice for Dodger Talk. Like that, 4 00:00:13.119 --> 00:00:14.080 David Vasse. 5 00:00:16.199 --> 00:00:20.120 We are live at Lone Depot Park in Miami where 6 00:00:20.199 --> 00:00:23.839 the Marlins defeat the Dodgers by a final score of 7 00:00:23.920 --> 00:00:27.600 eleven to nine. David Vaz say with you until the 8 00:00:27.640 --> 00:00:31.199 top of the hour on Dodger Talk. After the Dodgers 9 00:00:31.239 --> 00:00:35.520 played very sloppy defense in the first four innings of 10 00:00:35.560 --> 00:00:39.159 this game to give extra outs to the Marlins and 11 00:00:40.039 --> 00:00:43.759 somewhat stunning that the team with one of the worst 12 00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:48.439 offenses in all of Major League Baseball. In fact, the 13 00:00:48.479 --> 00:00:51.880 Marlins are the second worst run scoring team in baseball 14 00:00:52.159 --> 00:00:56.000 with the second worst team ops in baseball, and they 15 00:00:56.039 --> 00:00:59.920 put an eleventh spot on the Dodger pitching staff tonight. 16 00:01:00.439 --> 00:01:02.799 In the first inning, I thought Gavin Lux made a 17 00:01:02.799 --> 00:01:05.359 poor play. The Dodgers could have got it out there. 18 00:01:05.799 --> 00:01:08.840 Max Munsey, instead of tagging the runner that was going 19 00:01:08.879 --> 00:01:12.400 to third, tried to turn a double play that was 20 00:01:12.439 --> 00:01:16.560 a misqueue. In the fourth inning to Oscar Hernandez in 21 00:01:16.680 --> 00:01:19.120 left field, let a ball go off his glove that 22 00:01:19.200 --> 00:01:22.640 he should have caught routine fly ball from Connor Norby 23 00:01:23.319 --> 00:01:29.200 and combined with Bobby Ice melting in Miami, the Dodgers 24 00:01:29.359 --> 00:01:33.319 got beat up by the Marlins eleven to nine, and 25 00:01:33.400 --> 00:01:37.359 the Padres now are as close as they have been 26 00:01:37.400 --> 00:01:40.239 to the Dodgers in the NL West in the last 27 00:01:40.280 --> 00:01:41.120 three weeks. 28 00:01:41.200 --> 00:01:43.680 The Padres are three games back. 29 00:01:43.760 --> 00:01:48.400 Currently, they are hosting the Houston Astros in San Diego, 30 00:01:48.640 --> 00:01:52.200 so we'll give you updates on that game as things 31 00:01:52.239 --> 00:01:55.640 go along. Right now, they are scoreless in the top 32 00:01:55.680 --> 00:01:58.959 of the fourth inning at Peco Park between the Dodgers 33 00:01:59.000 --> 00:02:02.560 and Astros. It would be a huge win for the 34 00:02:02.640 --> 00:02:07.079 Astros to help the Dodgers out tonight because after winning 35 00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:10.680 those last two games in Atlanta, you would believe the 36 00:02:10.759 --> 00:02:14.960 Dodgers were going to come to Miami and carry that momentum. 37 00:02:15.479 --> 00:02:19.800 And unfortunately they just woke up too late in this 38 00:02:19.919 --> 00:02:23.400 game and they got a poor pitching for performance from 39 00:02:23.439 --> 00:02:27.080 Bobby Miller. Look, I still believe in Bobby Miller. I 40 00:02:27.080 --> 00:02:30.280 believe Bobby Miller is going to have a really good 41 00:02:30.759 --> 00:02:34.719 major league career, but there are no ways around it. 42 00:02:34.719 --> 00:02:37.520 It's a lost season at this point in time. For 43 00:02:37.639 --> 00:02:41.680 Bobby Miller, he's battled injuries and he is trying to 44 00:02:41.719 --> 00:02:46.479 pitch through a left knee issue that, no matter how 45 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:50.439 much he says, isn't bothering him anymore. You have to 46 00:02:50.520 --> 00:02:55.560 believe it's affecting everything right now because you can't go 47 00:02:55.680 --> 00:02:59.439 from the guy we saw last year to this version 48 00:02:59.599 --> 00:03:03.240 of Bob Miller if there is not a physical ailment. 49 00:03:03.759 --> 00:03:08.039 And now not only is it physical, it's mental. You 50 00:03:08.080 --> 00:03:12.199 see a guy out there that's a shell of himself mentally. 51 00:03:12.639 --> 00:03:16.319 His confidence is not where we saw it last year. 52 00:03:16.360 --> 00:03:19.800 Where is the guy that was shouting down and staring 53 00:03:19.879 --> 00:03:24.400 down Ronald Acunya Junior. You don't see that guy. I 54 00:03:24.520 --> 00:03:28.120 haven't seen that guy all year long, and that just 55 00:03:28.240 --> 00:03:33.400 makes me believe he doesn't have confidence or conviction in 56 00:03:33.479 --> 00:03:37.840 what he's throwing, which is super disappointing. Let's head downstairs 57 00:03:37.919 --> 00:03:41.080 right now to hear from Bobby Miller on sports and 58 00:03:41.120 --> 00:03:41.599 at LA. 59 00:03:42.120 --> 00:03:44.479 Yeah, I mean the main thing was just working behind 60 00:03:44.520 --> 00:03:50.479 hitters today. I mean, yeah, I finally cut the ball 61 00:03:50.520 --> 00:03:54.479 inside the ballpark, but I mean the downside, I mean 62 00:03:54.520 --> 00:03:57.159 two innings and a lot of pitches. I mean, the 63 00:03:57.159 --> 00:04:00.439 main goal today was keep the ball down and keep 64 00:04:00.439 --> 00:04:03.159 the ball on the ground, which I did for the 65 00:04:03.159 --> 00:04:05.120 most part. But you know, it was just finding gaps 66 00:04:05.159 --> 00:04:08.599 out there. So you know, at the end of the day, 67 00:04:08.639 --> 00:04:11.800 I was just falling behind accounts. That's really just the 68 00:04:11.840 --> 00:04:13.919 main thing. And I didn't have my best pitch working 69 00:04:13.960 --> 00:04:17.360 for me to change up. Yeah, I was leaning a 70 00:04:17.399 --> 00:04:19.759 lot more on the two seamer today. I thought that 71 00:04:19.839 --> 00:04:22.120 was working out pretty well, getting a lot more ground balls, 72 00:04:22.160 --> 00:04:25.360 But yeah, I was finding gaps and working behind the counts. 73 00:04:25.519 --> 00:04:27.480 No, Mark Cryer was out there kind of chatting with you. 74 00:04:27.519 --> 00:04:29.839 What was the conversation just amongst you guys, whether it 75 00:04:29.920 --> 00:04:31.600 was to find ways to settle you down or just 76 00:04:31.680 --> 00:04:33.079 kind of get out of some traffic. 77 00:04:34.319 --> 00:04:36.920 Yeah, just talking about some sequencing. There's a couple of 78 00:04:36.959 --> 00:04:40.839 bad sequencing on my part, a couple of bad pitches 79 00:04:40.879 --> 00:04:46.199 that I shook to that I shouldn't have. But yeah, 80 00:04:46.279 --> 00:04:48.439 I mean they hit a couple of really good pitches 81 00:04:48.439 --> 00:04:50.920 as well. You know, Sanchez had a really good change 82 00:04:50.959 --> 00:04:53.519 up that I couldn't have executed any better. It was 83 00:04:53.920 --> 00:04:57.040 double down the line that threw above the strikes home. 84 00:04:57.120 --> 00:04:58.879 But I mean, at the end of the day, they 85 00:04:58.879 --> 00:05:01.759 were looking for a heater and it's pretty easy hit 86 00:05:01.800 --> 00:05:04.959 of hitter when you're looking for it, and Amander Lager 87 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:08.319 can really do that. But yeah, at the end of 88 00:05:08.360 --> 00:05:10.639 the day, it's just you're not gonna have much success 89 00:05:10.680 --> 00:05:12.120 when you're working behind in the count. 90 00:05:13.079 --> 00:05:15.839 There's Bobby Miller on sports Net LA and look, that's 91 00:05:15.920 --> 00:05:18.480 not a good outing when you're working behind in the count. 92 00:05:19.040 --> 00:05:22.639 That's not good when you're throwing ball one instead of 93 00:05:22.680 --> 00:05:26.759 strike one. And also these pitchers, these Dodger pitchers, like 94 00:05:26.839 --> 00:05:31.160 Bobby Miller, they're throwing way too many pitches. And instead 95 00:05:31.240 --> 00:05:35.079 of Dodger infielders and outfielders being on their toes, they're 96 00:05:35.120 --> 00:05:38.399 on their heels because they're pitchers for the most part, 97 00:05:38.480 --> 00:05:41.399 guys like on nights like Bobby Miller's night, he's not 98 00:05:41.519 --> 00:05:46.439 throwing strikes and that's not conducive to anything on the field. 99 00:05:46.639 --> 00:05:49.519 And he put the Dodger bullpen in a bad spot again, 100 00:05:49.560 --> 00:05:52.199 not only tonight, but you need a good start from 101 00:05:52.319 --> 00:05:55.600 Landon Nack tomorrow because the Dodgers use quite a bit 102 00:05:56.120 --> 00:05:59.199 of their relievers tonight, even some guys that you would 103 00:05:59.319 --> 00:06:02.959 use with a lead, guys like Bruce dar Graderol Alex Vesia, 104 00:06:03.439 --> 00:06:05.279 Ryan Brasier, Michael Grove. 105 00:06:05.040 --> 00:06:06.519 And Daniel Hudson came in. 106 00:06:06.680 --> 00:06:09.839 And speaking of Daniel Hudson, he was taking this loss 107 00:06:09.879 --> 00:06:12.639 pretty hard because he gave up a two run home 108 00:06:12.720 --> 00:06:15.720 run in the eighth inning to Jake Berger, and with 109 00:06:15.800 --> 00:06:18.839 the Dodgers rallying in the top of the ninth inning 110 00:06:18.879 --> 00:06:22.000 scoring two of their own, that was the difference between 111 00:06:22.000 --> 00:06:25.480 the Dodgers sending this into extra innings and losing by 112 00:06:25.560 --> 00:06:27.959 two runs at the end of the game. This game 113 00:06:28.120 --> 00:06:30.759 was to me, the Dodgers gave this game away in 114 00:06:30.839 --> 00:06:33.319 the first four innings with the way they play defense 115 00:06:33.680 --> 00:06:37.240 and Bobby Miller only going two innings. But Daniel Hudson 116 00:06:37.319 --> 00:06:40.759 was seen in the Dodger dugout once it emptied in solitude, 117 00:06:40.839 --> 00:06:44.879 just obviously thinking about the pitch that he made to 118 00:06:44.959 --> 00:06:48.040 Jake Berger that Berger hit to center field for a 119 00:06:48.079 --> 00:06:51.040 two run home run which gave the Marlins a four 120 00:06:51.160 --> 00:06:54.519 run lead going into the ninth inning. And Berger, by 121 00:06:54.560 --> 00:06:57.439 the way, has certainly been an issue for the Dodgers. 122 00:06:57.759 --> 00:07:02.160 In only fifteen career games against the Dodgers, Berger has 123 00:07:02.279 --> 00:07:06.600 eight home runs eight six, six, two five. Seventy is 124 00:07:06.639 --> 00:07:09.759 the phone number you'll hear from Clayton Kershaw and Gavin 125 00:07:09.800 --> 00:07:10.720 Stone in a moment. 126 00:07:10.800 --> 00:07:11.879 But we want to get out. 127 00:07:11.759 --> 00:07:15.279 To you and uh, let's not overreact too much over 128 00:07:15.319 --> 00:07:16.079 this loss. 129 00:07:16.319 --> 00:07:19.959 Let's go out to Rancho Kuckamonga. Michael, you're on Dodger Talk. 130 00:07:19.959 --> 00:07:23.079 How you doing, Michael, Hey, dB doing great? 131 00:07:23.800 --> 00:07:25.639 Thank you for one to put pressed. 132 00:07:26.360 --> 00:07:30.519 He sounds impressed, No, not depressed again. You know once again, 133 00:07:30.879 --> 00:07:35.040 you and Mona took all my talking points but pretty 134 00:07:35.120 --> 00:07:36.920 much touched on everything that I was going to ask. 135 00:07:37.040 --> 00:07:39.720 You know, if if it would make sense to uh 136 00:07:39.920 --> 00:07:42.160 bring up one of our younger guys and and said 137 00:07:42.199 --> 00:07:45.560 Bobby Miller, given that we got you know, eleven games 138 00:07:45.639 --> 00:07:49.519 left in the season. Uh, you know, unfortunately, like you said, 139 00:07:49.560 --> 00:07:51.959 you know, he just he just doesn't have it. You know, 140 00:07:53.279 --> 00:07:55.279 doesn't make much sense to run him out there again. 141 00:07:56.759 --> 00:07:59.920 You know, our pennis packs, we can see that, you 142 00:08:00.199 --> 00:08:02.600 know a lot of the guys that are high leverage 143 00:08:02.639 --> 00:08:06.759 guys quote unquote you know, just didn't perform well today. 144 00:08:07.600 --> 00:08:09.879 But you know the amount of innings that they've been 145 00:08:09.920 --> 00:08:12.839 pitching as a unit has been a lot lately, and 146 00:08:12.959 --> 00:08:15.720 just the mental errors, you know, the mental mistakes. I know, 147 00:08:15.839 --> 00:08:19.160 you know, Lux had a you know, a mental mistake. 148 00:08:19.279 --> 00:08:23.319 I think are a few in the Atlantic Series. So 149 00:08:23.519 --> 00:08:25.439 just you know you are on the Dodgers a lot. 150 00:08:25.480 --> 00:08:29.560 What do you think the mindset is with our defense 151 00:08:29.600 --> 00:08:33.879 and the attention to detail that's needed headed into the playoffs, 152 00:08:33.919 --> 00:08:36.159 given that we have only eleven games left, So just 153 00:08:36.159 --> 00:08:37.320 wanted to get your opinion on that. 154 00:08:38.240 --> 00:08:38.399 Well. 155 00:08:38.440 --> 00:08:40.720 I think part of it is the pitchers, Michael, I 156 00:08:40.759 --> 00:08:43.799 mean the Dodger defense. Ever since Mookie Betts came back 157 00:08:43.840 --> 00:08:46.759 and they acquired Tommy Edmond and he's been playing. 158 00:08:46.919 --> 00:08:47.960 It's been solid. 159 00:08:48.039 --> 00:08:51.279 But these pitchers are throwing way too many pitches and 160 00:08:51.399 --> 00:08:53.960 innings and they're not throwing strikes. So the guys are 161 00:08:54.000 --> 00:08:56.519 on their heels and not on their toes. It's not 162 00:08:56.600 --> 00:09:00.960 an excuse, but that does happen. The Dodgers need strike throwers, 163 00:09:00.960 --> 00:09:04.000 They need their pitchers to throw strikes. They need quicker 164 00:09:04.000 --> 00:09:07.840 innings because we have seen longer innings with a lot 165 00:09:07.840 --> 00:09:10.679 of pitches being thrown in those innings. So if the 166 00:09:10.720 --> 00:09:14.320 Dodger pitchers can help themselves, it will help the defense 167 00:09:14.399 --> 00:09:15.440 behind them as well. 168 00:09:15.840 --> 00:09:16.879 Thanks for the phone call. 169 00:09:17.159 --> 00:09:20.279 Eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy is 170 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:21.159 the phone number. 171 00:09:21.440 --> 00:09:22.679 Let's go out to Burbank. 172 00:09:22.799 --> 00:09:27.080 Andrew, You're on Dodger Talk with David Vasse live from Miami. 173 00:09:27.200 --> 00:09:30.440 Hi Andrew, Hi, Dave. How you doing tonight Beside the loss? 174 00:09:31.879 --> 00:09:34.440 I'm doing all right. It's an exciting season. 175 00:09:34.639 --> 00:09:37.639 I mean, the Dodgers have put on a great show 176 00:09:37.679 --> 00:09:41.639 this summer, but obviously it's a little bit of nervous 177 00:09:41.720 --> 00:09:44.720 time with a Division race as close as it's been 178 00:09:44.840 --> 00:09:46.440 for the first time in three weeks. 179 00:09:47.360 --> 00:09:49.720 Yeah, yeah, I agree. I agree, And you know that 180 00:09:49.720 --> 00:09:51.919 that leads me to my question, you know, I mean, 181 00:09:51.960 --> 00:09:54.559 whether or not we see Bobby Miller again. You know 182 00:09:54.759 --> 00:09:56.759 that's out of my hands. I agree with you and Jose. 183 00:09:56.919 --> 00:09:59.000 I don't think there's any need for the Dodgers to 184 00:09:59.080 --> 00:10:01.480 run him out there again. But whether or not starting 185 00:10:01.480 --> 00:10:04.519 pitching being what it is, I'm just curious. How confident 186 00:10:04.600 --> 00:10:06.919 are you now that the Dodgers do win the Division? 187 00:10:07.000 --> 00:10:09.879 I mean, the Padres are playing great ball down South 188 00:10:09.919 --> 00:10:11.519 right now. As much as I hate to admit it, 189 00:10:11.519 --> 00:10:14.159 but they are. And then we got this series coming 190 00:10:14.200 --> 00:10:16.320 up with them where they look hungry, and frankly, we 191 00:10:16.360 --> 00:10:17.679 look defeated and tired. 192 00:10:18.720 --> 00:10:21.639 I wouldn't say that on certain nights like tonight. It 193 00:10:21.639 --> 00:10:25.600 looks that way, but the Padres, there is no disputing this, Andrew. 194 00:10:25.919 --> 00:10:28.759 The Padres are playing the best baseball of their season. 195 00:10:29.200 --> 00:10:32.039 They got you Darvish back, they acquired ten Or Scott 196 00:10:32.080 --> 00:10:35.679 from the Marlins, and they got Fernando Tatist Junior back 197 00:10:36.200 --> 00:10:39.759 along with the guys they already had. So they are hungry. 198 00:10:39.799 --> 00:10:41.919 They are playing with an edge, and the Dodgers are 199 00:10:42.000 --> 00:10:45.480 going to have to match that intensity next week because 200 00:10:45.679 --> 00:10:48.159 you know, the Padres play with a lot of emotion 201 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:51.720 against the Dodgers anyway, and the Dodgers have got to 202 00:10:51.759 --> 00:10:54.879 be up to match that to a certain extent next 203 00:10:54.879 --> 00:10:58.360 week at Dodgers Stadium. But hopefully between now and then, 204 00:10:58.840 --> 00:11:01.960 the Dodgers can get help from other teams to give 205 00:11:02.000 --> 00:11:05.600 them a little bit of a wider lead in the division, 206 00:11:06.000 --> 00:11:07.320 starting tonight with Houston. 207 00:11:08.679 --> 00:11:10.840 That's that's such an uneasy feeling, though, when your face 208 00:11:10.919 --> 00:11:12.200 is in your own hands like that, you know, I 209 00:11:12.559 --> 00:11:14.240 prefer if you know, the Dodgers could just win and 210 00:11:14.279 --> 00:11:15.759 you know, put it to bed themselves. 211 00:11:16.799 --> 00:11:20.080 Yeah, they they control their own destiny. They're not trailing 212 00:11:20.120 --> 00:11:23.519 the Padres. The Padres are trailing the Dodgers. And the 213 00:11:23.519 --> 00:11:26.799 calendar's working against the Padres. And right now I got 214 00:11:26.840 --> 00:11:29.840 good news for you. The Astros went up to nothing 215 00:11:30.120 --> 00:11:34.840 in the fourth inning. So and if the Dodgers, uh yeah, 216 00:11:34.919 --> 00:11:37.279 that might tonight might be a mulligan and a blown 217 00:11:37.320 --> 00:11:40.559 opportunity for the Padres. And trust me, that puts more 218 00:11:40.600 --> 00:11:44.240 pressure on them considering they're the ones trailing the Dodgers. 219 00:11:44.720 --> 00:11:47.039 Thanks for the phone call, appreciate it. Let's go out 220 00:11:47.080 --> 00:11:50.879 to David in La. You're on Dodger Talk Live from Miami. 221 00:11:50.960 --> 00:11:54.360 Hi, David, Hey, Dave, pleasures be speaking with you today. 222 00:11:55.600 --> 00:11:58.639 So the story rotation is very very there bones at 223 00:11:58.639 --> 00:12:01.720 the moment, and we don't have a break glass in 224 00:12:01.799 --> 00:12:05.600 case of emergency type starter anymore. You could probably argue 225 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:08.720 about Rob Levski, but you know, we've heard, we've seen 226 00:12:08.960 --> 00:12:11.240 his his stuff up here, and he's just not ready. 227 00:12:11.279 --> 00:12:14.240 And there was a break glass in case of emergency 228 00:12:14.320 --> 00:12:16.399 kind of guy would be landing that, but he's already here. 229 00:12:17.639 --> 00:12:19.799 So I hope you forgive me for being a little 230 00:12:19.840 --> 00:12:22.799 a little crazy out here. Please know that I'm being 231 00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:27.480 a little facetious here. But how about we put up 232 00:12:27.519 --> 00:12:29.720 the bat signal, you know, we we call up you know, 233 00:12:30.240 --> 00:12:32.840 one Richard Joseph Hill, see what he's doing. 234 00:12:33.600 --> 00:12:35.080 He got de ustared by the Red Sox. 235 00:12:35.159 --> 00:12:36.879 Let's see if he wants to you know, like. 236 00:12:37.320 --> 00:12:39.279 Come on, I don't ring. 237 00:12:40.200 --> 00:12:41.360 I wasn't opposed to that. 238 00:12:41.519 --> 00:12:44.720 It was kind of strange how the Red Sox deffade 239 00:12:44.759 --> 00:12:46.720 him after picking them up. They put him in some 240 00:12:46.759 --> 00:12:50.279 weird situations where they put him in a game with 241 00:12:50.360 --> 00:12:54.519 the bases loaded after just signing him. A guy that 242 00:12:54.600 --> 00:12:57.679 has been throwing a hundred pitches out there in the 243 00:12:57.759 --> 00:13:00.519 Cape Cod Little League, and then you know, they brought 244 00:13:00.559 --> 00:13:02.960 him in on back to back days. He's forty four 245 00:13:03.080 --> 00:13:05.960 years old. I felt like if the Dodgers were going 246 00:13:06.039 --> 00:13:08.759 to sign rich Hill, it would have happened by now. 247 00:13:08.799 --> 00:13:12.039 But you know, stranger things have happened. But that's a 248 00:13:12.080 --> 00:13:14.159 lot to ask rich Hill to do, is to come 249 00:13:14.200 --> 00:13:17.799 in at this stage of the season and rescue the Dodgers. 250 00:13:18.159 --> 00:13:21.240 A guy that is more realistic David that could possibly 251 00:13:21.320 --> 00:13:24.240 make a start before the end of the regular season 252 00:13:24.440 --> 00:13:27.200 is Tony Gonsolin, who is going to make his third 253 00:13:27.240 --> 00:13:30.399 rehab start for Oklahoma City in five days from now. 254 00:13:30.480 --> 00:13:34.360 So I would I would remember that name because you 255 00:13:34.480 --> 00:13:37.320 may see Gonsolin before the end of the regular season 256 00:13:37.840 --> 00:13:42.399 and maybe even part of the NLDS postseason staff. 257 00:13:43.120 --> 00:13:45.440 Oh yeah, no, of course, yeah no. We love the cat, Matt. 258 00:13:45.519 --> 00:13:48.559 We know what he's done. He's an all star, you know, 259 00:13:48.639 --> 00:13:49.120 took the back. 260 00:13:49.200 --> 00:13:52.799 Don't forget about Clayton Kershaw. Don't count out Kershaw either, David, 261 00:13:53.120 --> 00:13:55.399 thanks for the phone call. And speaking of Kershaw, you 262 00:13:55.440 --> 00:13:58.360 will hear from Clayton. We had a chance to catch 263 00:13:58.480 --> 00:14:01.399 up with him earlier today after he threw again off 264 00:14:01.399 --> 00:14:04.879 a flat round. He'll let you know how optimistic he 265 00:14:05.000 --> 00:14:06.840 is that he's going to return this year. 266 00:14:07.159 --> 00:14:08.720 So don't go anywhere. 267 00:14:08.759 --> 00:14:11.919 We got more Dodger Talk for you from Miami after 268 00:14:11.960 --> 00:14:15.120 the Marlins beat the Dodgers tonight eleven to nine on 269 00:14:15.200 --> 00:14:28.360 A five to seventy LA Sports. 270 00:14:22.440 --> 00:14:25.279 On air at AM five to seventy, online at AM 271 00:14:25.399 --> 00:14:29.679 five seventy LA sports dot com, and available my podcast 272 00:14:29.720 --> 00:14:31.200 on the iHeartRadio app. 273 00:14:31.360 --> 00:14:38.000 This is Dodger Talk with David Bassan, RG Rojas, swings 274 00:14:38.000 --> 00:14:41.240 and hammers. One jeep to left, that's going back. It 275 00:14:41.480 --> 00:14:43.279 is God over the wall. 276 00:14:43.840 --> 00:14:46.720 Ro left fielder Sanchez had it in his glove. 277 00:14:46.440 --> 00:14:48.200 And it leaped out over the wall. 278 00:14:48.559 --> 00:14:52.120 Into the bullpen for a home run and Rojas ties 279 00:14:52.240 --> 00:14:53.559 the game at fine. 280 00:14:55.679 --> 00:15:00.720 Miguel Rojas returning to Miami and continuing a great season 281 00:15:00.879 --> 00:15:04.399 for him. He just continues to be a big boost, 282 00:15:04.600 --> 00:15:07.480 not only with the glove but with the bat. Tonight 283 00:15:07.519 --> 00:15:11.080 has only hit a home run for the Dodgers in 284 00:15:11.120 --> 00:15:14.919 the fourth inning, his sixth of the season. Daniels Jewelers 285 00:15:15.080 --> 00:15:17.720 is the official sponsor of the Trip around the Diamond. 286 00:15:18.000 --> 00:15:21.840 Stop by any Daniel's location and say home run for 287 00:15:21.919 --> 00:15:25.840 your free team bracelet and fifty dollars gift card toward 288 00:15:25.879 --> 00:15:29.600 any purchase of ninety nine dollars or more. Daniels Jewelers 289 00:15:29.799 --> 00:15:34.399 own the dream. Even with Rojas's home run and Otani's 290 00:15:34.480 --> 00:15:37.159 forty eighth home run of the year, the Dodgers lost 291 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:40.759 to the Marlins eleven to nine. You know, it's great 292 00:15:40.799 --> 00:15:44.320 that o'tani is going for fifty home runs in fifty 293 00:15:44.360 --> 00:15:47.879 stolen bases. He's forty eight forty eight. But this team 294 00:15:47.960 --> 00:15:51.240 is about winning and right now the Dodger lead is 295 00:15:51.799 --> 00:15:54.960 down to three games. It's the closest the Padres have 296 00:15:55.039 --> 00:15:58.039 been to the Dodgers in three weeks. So you know 297 00:15:58.120 --> 00:16:01.519 this isn't like the Angels. Rodgers are a winning team 298 00:16:01.600 --> 00:16:05.360 and have had a winning team since twenty thirteen running. 299 00:16:06.240 --> 00:16:09.240 We're not celebrating forty eight home runs on a night 300 00:16:09.279 --> 00:16:11.840 the Dodgers lose to the Marlins. I'm sorry, that's not 301 00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:15.360 just what we do the Dodgers, and I'm sure Otani 302 00:16:15.440 --> 00:16:17.120 at this stage don't care. 303 00:16:17.240 --> 00:16:18.879 He hit a home run and a loss. 304 00:16:19.200 --> 00:16:22.399 I thought his biggest at bat was in the sixth 305 00:16:22.440 --> 00:16:24.600 inning when he came up with runners at the corners 306 00:16:25.000 --> 00:16:28.720 and two outs and struck out. Just not trying to 307 00:16:28.759 --> 00:16:31.279 do too much right there. He's got to be able 308 00:16:31.320 --> 00:16:34.000 to shorten his swing and you know, bring out, as 309 00:16:34.120 --> 00:16:36.879 Dave Roberts likes to say, a different club. We've been 310 00:16:36.919 --> 00:16:41.159 seeing wild swings by Otani, and tonight was his first 311 00:16:41.159 --> 00:16:42.360 home run of the road trip. 312 00:16:42.480 --> 00:16:43.720 And look, he's human. 313 00:16:44.399 --> 00:16:47.240 You gotta know he's thinking about fifty home runs, but 314 00:16:47.519 --> 00:16:52.559 certain situations don't call for that type of swing. And 315 00:16:52.639 --> 00:16:55.039 in the sixth inning, I felt like there should have 316 00:16:55.039 --> 00:16:58.519 been a different type of swing from Otani in that situation. 317 00:16:58.720 --> 00:17:01.720 But he's not perfect. He is going to make outs. 318 00:17:01.759 --> 00:17:05.359 But the reality is the second half of the season, yes, 319 00:17:05.400 --> 00:17:08.000 he's hitting home runs, but He's only a two point 320 00:17:08.000 --> 00:17:10.880 thirty hitter the second half of the year, so you 321 00:17:10.960 --> 00:17:15.200 want to see a little more contact from him. But unfortunately, 322 00:17:15.599 --> 00:17:18.799 Otani and the Dodgers fall to the Marlins tonight. Eleven 323 00:17:18.880 --> 00:17:21.960 to nine eight six six nine eight seven two five 324 00:17:22.119 --> 00:17:25.160 seventy is the phone number we were talking about the 325 00:17:25.200 --> 00:17:29.480 Dodger pitching staff as we get closer to October. Right now, 326 00:17:30.759 --> 00:17:34.079 my top four Dodger starters to make a playoff start 327 00:17:34.359 --> 00:17:40.200 are Jack Flaherty, Yamamoto, Walker Bueller, and tomorrow starter Landon 328 00:17:40.319 --> 00:17:44.839 Knack and Clayton Kershaw may be part of that picture 329 00:17:45.039 --> 00:17:47.079 if this left big toe. 330 00:17:46.759 --> 00:17:48.680 Of his cooperates. 331 00:17:49.200 --> 00:17:52.480 And again today Kershaw was throwing off flat round with 332 00:17:52.599 --> 00:17:55.960 his spikes on, and we really haven't gotten an update 333 00:17:56.359 --> 00:17:59.920 from him on how much that left toe has improved. 334 00:18:00.119 --> 00:18:02.799 So since he came into the clubhouse, I took the 335 00:18:02.880 --> 00:18:06.319 opportunity to ask the future Hall of Famer whether or 336 00:18:06.400 --> 00:18:09.680 not the left big toe has improved at all, to 337 00:18:10.039 --> 00:18:13.240 give him hope that he will be back this season. 338 00:18:14.039 --> 00:18:17.559 This is making progress, you know. I think able to 339 00:18:17.599 --> 00:18:20.000 throw off the mound a little bit now. It's just 340 00:18:20.640 --> 00:18:22.440 trying to keep my arm going as best I can 341 00:18:23.559 --> 00:18:25.359 you know, the endurance part of it. So I'm throwing 342 00:18:25.400 --> 00:18:28.279 a lot of throws, just not at you know, max intensity, 343 00:18:28.319 --> 00:18:30.039 just because I can't quite push off the way I 344 00:18:30.079 --> 00:18:33.839 want to yet. But there's definitely some improvement. I think 345 00:18:33.880 --> 00:18:36.200 it's getting there, not as fast as I like, but 346 00:18:36.240 --> 00:18:39.559 it's definitely getting there. And I think the good news is, 347 00:18:39.680 --> 00:18:42.000 you know, the rehab part should be short since I'm 348 00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:45.799 able to keep my arm going pretty good. And I'm hopeful, 349 00:18:45.920 --> 00:18:47.000 you know, I know we don't have a lot of 350 00:18:47.000 --> 00:18:48.880 time left, but I'm hopeful that, you know, in these 351 00:18:48.920 --> 00:18:52.839 next twelve days, there's a chance that I could get 352 00:18:52.839 --> 00:18:56.559 back out there. So it's gonna be close. But I'm 353 00:18:56.799 --> 00:18:59.720 I'm I'm not I'm remaining optimistic. 354 00:18:59.720 --> 00:19:02.799 I guess, is there any medical quick fix or is 355 00:19:02.839 --> 00:19:04.480 it just rest and managing it? 356 00:19:05.400 --> 00:19:05.599 Yeah? 357 00:19:05.640 --> 00:19:08.759 I don't think. Yeah, some things just take time. Unfortunately, 358 00:19:08.839 --> 00:19:11.880 you know, I'm not the most patient person ever, so 359 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:14.960 it's not I wish there's just some miracle thing I 360 00:19:14.960 --> 00:19:19.680 could do. But ultimately, yeah, it just needs time and 361 00:19:21.319 --> 00:19:23.559 I think we have enough of it, so we'll see. 362 00:19:23.680 --> 00:19:27.559 Time for a postseason play. Is that what you're talking about? 363 00:19:27.599 --> 00:19:29.200 As far as time, I don't know. 364 00:19:29.279 --> 00:19:32.599 I think time to obviously the postseason, but you never know. 365 00:19:32.680 --> 00:19:37.759 I mean, I keep thinking I'll wake up and be 366 00:19:37.799 --> 00:19:40.039 able to pitch, you know, so maybe maybe one of 367 00:19:40.039 --> 00:19:42.160 these next twelve days that'll happen and we'll see. 368 00:19:43.160 --> 00:19:46.240 All right, there's Clayton Kershaw earlier today giving us the 369 00:19:46.319 --> 00:19:49.400 latest update on his left big toe. I never thought 370 00:19:49.440 --> 00:19:52.759 I would be giving you an update on Kershaw's left 371 00:19:52.759 --> 00:19:55.200 big toe, but that's where things are at right now. 372 00:19:55.240 --> 00:19:59.079 And you got to imagine that it is extremely painful 373 00:19:59.160 --> 00:20:02.079 for him to be sitting out this much time, and 374 00:20:02.319 --> 00:20:04.880 it seems like it's more than a turf toe. It 375 00:20:04.920 --> 00:20:07.799 seems like there is a little bit more extended damage 376 00:20:07.799 --> 00:20:10.200 in there, or he would have been back by now. 377 00:20:10.720 --> 00:20:14.160 And I think you know, those that are counting Kershaw 378 00:20:14.279 --> 00:20:18.480 out are doing so as always a little prematurely. As 379 00:20:18.519 --> 00:20:21.240 I have told you, you don't count the great ones out. 380 00:20:21.440 --> 00:20:25.559 And that's another reason why getting a bye and not 381 00:20:25.720 --> 00:20:30.160 playing in that Wildcard series is even more advantageous to 382 00:20:30.240 --> 00:20:33.839 the Dodgers. Number one, they have a very thin starting staff, 383 00:20:33.880 --> 00:20:37.559 and number two, you get guys like Kershaw back and 384 00:20:37.920 --> 00:20:42.599 healthy by getting five more extra days before Game one 385 00:20:42.799 --> 00:20:45.960 or the first game you play in the postseason. So 386 00:20:46.039 --> 00:20:47.880 I know in the last two years we have talked 387 00:20:47.920 --> 00:20:51.240 about how those five days off may have worked against 388 00:20:51.319 --> 00:20:55.079 the Dodgers, but it feels like those five days off 389 00:20:55.160 --> 00:20:59.359 this year are more needed than ever before. So hopefully 390 00:20:59.759 --> 00:21:04.960 the Dodgers can find a way to secure division lead 391 00:21:05.039 --> 00:21:07.759 and also secure one of the top two spots in 392 00:21:07.799 --> 00:21:11.839 the National League. The Brewers aren't going anywhere. The Padres 393 00:21:11.920 --> 00:21:14.319 are not going anywhere, and that's why the next two 394 00:21:14.359 --> 00:21:18.319 games here against one of the worst offenses in baseball, 395 00:21:18.359 --> 00:21:21.799 the Marlins, the Dodgers have to come up with two wins. 396 00:21:21.839 --> 00:21:23.319 There's no way around it. 397 00:21:23.640 --> 00:21:26.079 I'm not going to backtrack now and tell you, oh, 398 00:21:26.240 --> 00:21:29.440 come on, these are no big deal these losses. After 399 00:21:29.519 --> 00:21:33.079 telling you for the last month the Dodgers nine of 400 00:21:33.119 --> 00:21:35.799 their last twelve were against the Marlins and Rockies. 401 00:21:36.160 --> 00:21:37.519