WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:03.359 And now your host former Rongo Casino Dodgers on Tech 2 00:00:03.480 --> 00:00:07.080 tam Case. 3 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:14.439 Hi everybody, and welcome in to Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck. 4 00:00:14.519 --> 00:00:16.079 Hope you're well on this Friday night. 5 00:00:16.120 --> 00:00:19.600 You're Los Angeles Dodgers seventy six and fifty two on 6 00:00:19.640 --> 00:00:23.079 the season, best record in baseball, first place and all 7 00:00:23.079 --> 00:00:26.359 alone atop the NL West after a sweep of Seattle 8 00:00:26.440 --> 00:00:29.440 to start this homestand the Dodgers now welcome in the 9 00:00:29.519 --> 00:00:32.719 Tampa Bay Rays to the ravine. Bobby Miller on the 10 00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:35.600 mount in this series opener, First Bitch from Dodgers Stadium 11 00:00:35.679 --> 00:00:37.399 is coming up at seven ten. 12 00:00:37.520 --> 00:00:39.600 Between now and then, we got a lot to get 13 00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:40.039 to here. 14 00:00:40.079 --> 00:00:42.679 On Dodgers on Deck, you're gonna hear from the manager, 15 00:00:42.840 --> 00:00:43.679 Dave Roberts. 16 00:00:43.679 --> 00:00:45.960 We'll dive deeper into this pitching matchup. 17 00:00:46.159 --> 00:00:48.679 We'll hear from Max Munsey, who has had quite a 18 00:00:48.719 --> 00:00:51.600 return since coming off the injured list. We got your 19 00:00:51.600 --> 00:00:54.479 Dodgers magical moment. We'll check in with Kirsten Watson from 20 00:00:54.479 --> 00:00:56.640 Sports in La. In in just a few minutes, we'll head 21 00:00:56.640 --> 00:00:58.920 out to the Gallpin Motors broadcast booth and check in 22 00:00:59.200 --> 00:01:02.719 with Stephen Nell and Rick Monday Well, Wednesday night at 23 00:01:02.759 --> 00:01:06.719 the Ravine, Flerity was fantastic. While the Dodgers bats had 24 00:01:06.760 --> 00:01:09.599 won really big inning. Jack Flerdy got to start. The 25 00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:12.159 right hander win five and two third innings, two runs, 26 00:01:12.200 --> 00:01:12.840 five hits. 27 00:01:13.079 --> 00:01:14.719 He struck out five along the way. 28 00:01:15.000 --> 00:01:17.079 Flarity gave up a run in the second as the 29 00:01:17.079 --> 00:01:19.439 Mariners jumped out to the early one to nothing lead. 30 00:01:19.760 --> 00:01:22.000 The Dodgers offense, though, answered right back. 31 00:01:22.040 --> 00:01:22.680 In the third. 32 00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:25.519 Kevin Kiermeier reached base on an air with two outs, 33 00:01:25.519 --> 00:01:28.799 opening the door for the Dodgers. Shoey Otani drew a 34 00:01:28.840 --> 00:01:31.519 two out walk that brought up Mookie Betts. 35 00:01:31.760 --> 00:01:34.640 Ooky waits at the plate and out of the stretches Gilbert, 36 00:01:34.760 --> 00:01:38.000 he fires and Mookie light's a time on left faild side. 37 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:40.640 That's gonna roll to the corner. Here comes Kiirmeyer in 38 00:01:40.719 --> 00:01:45.239 the score. Otani's gonna get waved around third. Here's the throw, it'll. 39 00:01:45.040 --> 00:01:45.879 Be cut off o. 40 00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:49.719 Tony scores and Mookie Betts gems the Dodgers up. 41 00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:50.159 Two to one. 42 00:01:50.280 --> 00:01:54.400 League Oh, he hammered it down the left field line. 43 00:01:54.840 --> 00:01:59.079 Otani's scoring all the way from first, and Mookie Betts 44 00:01:59.120 --> 00:01:59.560 turns this. 45 00:01:59.680 --> 00:02:03.879 Game two out, two run double for Mookie Dodgers a 46 00:02:03.959 --> 00:02:06.439 two to one lead. In the fourth, they added more 47 00:02:06.480 --> 00:02:09.159 to that Will Smith a sack fly, scoring in Taoscar 48 00:02:09.159 --> 00:02:11.719 Hernandez and the Dodgers were up three to one. Then 49 00:02:11.719 --> 00:02:14.280 in the fifth the Dodgers again with some two out 50 00:02:14.319 --> 00:02:17.360 matchic and this time they really made the Mariners pay. 51 00:02:17.599 --> 00:02:20.960 Freddie Freeman and RBI double is thirty first of this season. 52 00:02:21.039 --> 00:02:24.199 Dodgers of four to one. Then Taoscar Hernandez and RBI 53 00:02:24.319 --> 00:02:25.680 single bring in Freddie Freeman. 54 00:02:25.960 --> 00:02:27.759 Dodgers' lead was five to one. 55 00:02:27.879 --> 00:02:31.199 After Gavin Lux walked and Will Smith single, the bases 56 00:02:31.199 --> 00:02:33.719 were loaded two outs for Max Munsey. 57 00:02:34.280 --> 00:02:36.599 He swung on a pelta down the right field line. 58 00:02:36.599 --> 00:02:40.199 That's headed for the corner ti Oscar Scores. Here comes 59 00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:43.919 Lux behind them. They're gonna wave home Will Smith. Here's 60 00:02:43.960 --> 00:02:48.080 the relaying. It's late, Will Scores standing up and Max 61 00:02:48.199 --> 00:02:52.879 Monsey reached the new Mariners reliever with a bass clearing 62 00:02:52.960 --> 00:02:57.439 double with two outs. It is now eight to one Dodgers. 63 00:02:57.280 --> 00:02:59.840 Two out, bases clearing double for Monsey. 64 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:02.080 That's the top tier play of the game sponsored by 65 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:05.759 Arco Quality, top tier gas for less. Dodgers with five 66 00:03:05.919 --> 00:03:08.680 runs in the fifth inning, they go up eight to one. 67 00:03:09.120 --> 00:03:11.719 Jack Flarity had an edge to him. On Wednesday Night, 68 00:03:11.759 --> 00:03:14.919 got a little chippy with Randio Roserena. Flarity went five 69 00:03:14.919 --> 00:03:17.599 and two third innings, two runs, five hits, the five strikeouts. 70 00:03:17.680 --> 00:03:20.240 Anthony Bonda relieved him, got the final out of the six, 71 00:03:20.280 --> 00:03:22.639 put up a zero in the seventh. Blake Trining came 72 00:03:22.680 --> 00:03:24.599 in and got the eighth. He gave up a run. 73 00:03:24.680 --> 00:03:26.879 Alex Vesia got tagged for a run of the ninth. 74 00:03:27.080 --> 00:03:29.879 Didn't matter though, Dodgers go on and beat the Mariners 75 00:03:30.240 --> 00:03:33.360 eight to four. Jack Flerity is tenth one of the season. 76 00:03:33.360 --> 00:03:35.759 He's now three to zero as a Dodger. With the win, 77 00:03:35.800 --> 00:03:38.719 the Dodgers now seventy six and fifty two, first place 78 00:03:38.759 --> 00:03:41.800 atop the NL West, best record in baseball, and they 79 00:03:41.840 --> 00:03:44.240 go now into play with a four game lead over 80 00:03:44.319 --> 00:03:47.879 the Diamondbacks. To night, as the Homestead continues a three 81 00:03:47.919 --> 00:03:50.479 game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Bobby Miller on 82 00:03:50.520 --> 00:03:52.639 the mound, first pitch, coming up at seven to ten, 83 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:54.919 and with more, let's head out to the Gallpen Motors 84 00:03:54.919 --> 00:03:58.400 Broadcast booth as we welcome in Steven Nelson and Rick 85 00:03:58.520 --> 00:04:00.960 Monday guys, Hey you Tim. 86 00:04:00.960 --> 00:04:03.960 Happy Friday to you and everybody heading the Dodgers Stadium 87 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:07.000 for tonight's series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, a 88 00:04:07.080 --> 00:04:09.879 rematch of the twenty twenty World Series, of course, won 89 00:04:09.919 --> 00:04:10.840 by the Dodgers. 90 00:04:10.960 --> 00:04:12.360 How would the off day treat them? O? 91 00:04:13.479 --> 00:04:16.279 Nice to see you, glad you could show up. Nice socks, 92 00:04:16.319 --> 00:04:17.439 by the way on top of it. 93 00:04:17.920 --> 00:04:20.399 But the viewers don't hear or see. Doesn't hurt them. 94 00:04:20.439 --> 00:04:23.000 Well, sometimes it pays to be on radio. And I 95 00:04:23.079 --> 00:04:25.800 say that only because on the last road trip I 96 00:04:25.839 --> 00:04:29.519 had to sub in for Oral herscheizer. You did, and 97 00:04:29.600 --> 00:04:32.639 you were doing the play by play on television and 98 00:04:32.759 --> 00:04:36.879 you had a nice jacket on, and I packed for radio. 99 00:04:36.959 --> 00:04:39.519 So I just wanted to mention that the socks issue. Now, 100 00:04:39.759 --> 00:04:41.680 since we're on radio and people can't see. 101 00:04:41.439 --> 00:04:45.160 It, it always comes back to the wardrobe. And for 102 00:04:45.360 --> 00:04:48.800 this game tonight, it comes down to Bobby Miller for 103 00:04:48.839 --> 00:04:52.240 the Dodgers model. This is a pivotal start, not just 104 00:04:52.319 --> 00:04:54.279 for the team, of course, the four game lead in 105 00:04:54.319 --> 00:04:57.399 the division, as they've played good baseball of late. Trying 106 00:04:57.399 --> 00:05:00.519 to kind of keep go stride for stride for punch 107 00:05:00.560 --> 00:05:01.959 with the Diamondbacks and the Padres. 108 00:05:02.000 --> 00:05:03.040 But for Bobby. 109 00:05:02.720 --> 00:05:06.519 Miller as an individual, okay, he's not long on time 110 00:05:06.560 --> 00:05:08.879 here in terms of the rest of the regular season. 111 00:05:08.959 --> 00:05:10.959 So this was someone at the beginning of the year 112 00:05:11.279 --> 00:05:13.279 was for sure going to get the ball for the 113 00:05:13.279 --> 00:05:16.040 Dodgers in a short postseason series. Now you don't know 114 00:05:16.079 --> 00:05:17.600 if he's going to be on the roster, to put 115 00:05:17.639 --> 00:05:20.839 it frankly, so for him, he's got to put his 116 00:05:20.879 --> 00:05:22.680 best foot forward after his last start in. 117 00:05:22.600 --> 00:05:25.040 Saint Louis, and Dave Roberts talked about it earlier this afternoon. 118 00:05:25.079 --> 00:05:27.560 He says, this is a very important start for Bobby Miller. 119 00:05:27.639 --> 00:05:28.600 He starts to look at it. 120 00:05:28.639 --> 00:05:32.519 Miller has been a lack of command of the strike zone. 121 00:05:32.560 --> 00:05:35.279 He's falling behind accounts, and Roberts is also saying, look, 122 00:05:35.319 --> 00:05:37.839 it's important to throw first pit strikes and you have 123 00:05:37.879 --> 00:05:40.079 to be able to challenge some hitters. So if you're 124 00:05:40.079 --> 00:05:43.399 looking at Bobby Miller, yes, a big, big outing because 125 00:05:43.480 --> 00:05:46.759 postseason gets closer and closer and closer, and I think 126 00:05:47.160 --> 00:05:50.199 if we're looking at it honestly, Walker Buehler is falling 127 00:05:50.240 --> 00:05:54.399 into that same category. His next outing, throwing strikes, command 128 00:05:54.399 --> 00:05:57.240 of the strike zone, because again the clock is ticking 129 00:05:57.240 --> 00:05:58.000 for postseason. 130 00:05:58.720 --> 00:06:01.199 Bobby Miller will be opposed by the left handed tyler 131 00:06:01.279 --> 00:06:04.920 Alexander of the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Dodgers have 132 00:06:05.079 --> 00:06:05.680 typically all. 133 00:06:05.680 --> 00:06:07.800 You've been excellent against left handed starters. 134 00:06:07.839 --> 00:06:10.759 What's notable for me Mo wh looking at this matchup, 135 00:06:10.839 --> 00:06:13.279 is that Gavin Lux is getting a start against LEFTI 136 00:06:13.399 --> 00:06:16.560 he has just forty one played appearances against left handed 137 00:06:16.600 --> 00:06:19.519 pitchers all year long, not just starters, left handed pitchers. 138 00:06:19.759 --> 00:06:21.399 So with the way he's been swinging the bat, the 139 00:06:21.439 --> 00:06:23.720 Dodgers giving them a chance to settle in against south 140 00:06:23.759 --> 00:06:26.160 balls and give him a chance to earn it every day, 141 00:06:26.240 --> 00:06:27.160 not just the platoon role. 142 00:06:27.240 --> 00:06:28.839 Yeah, and Lux has been hot. I mean, there's no 143 00:06:28.879 --> 00:06:30.519 way of fans the butts about it. You look those 144 00:06:30.560 --> 00:06:33.160 last thirty games hitting at three to sixty seven. Roberts 145 00:06:33.240 --> 00:06:36.040 Is also asked about Lux being in there against the 146 00:06:36.079 --> 00:06:38.439 left and he goes, look, if we're looking at Alexander, 147 00:06:38.480 --> 00:06:40.079 who's going to pitch for the race, He said he's 148 00:06:40.079 --> 00:06:44.920 somewhat neutral. What that means is the average left hands 149 00:06:45.000 --> 00:06:48.000 versus right handers against him, there's not that much of 150 00:06:48.040 --> 00:06:50.839 a disparity in the numbers. So Lux is in there. 151 00:06:51.199 --> 00:06:54.399 Mounsey not starting tonight, not just because of a left hander. 152 00:06:54.639 --> 00:06:56.839 He had a little bit of soreness after playing the 153 00:06:56.879 --> 00:06:58.720 first three games. Nothing's going to keep him out of the 154 00:06:58.680 --> 00:07:02.120 lineup that needed tonight. I'm back in either pinch hitting 155 00:07:02.319 --> 00:07:04.720 or that end of it. He'll be returning to the 156 00:07:04.720 --> 00:07:05.920 starting lineup tomorrow night. 157 00:07:06.360 --> 00:07:08.920 First pitch from Bobby Miller on the way in just 158 00:07:08.959 --> 00:07:10.879 a matter of time, Tim Kates, we'll talk to you 159 00:07:10.959 --> 00:07:11.279 as soon. 160 00:07:12.160 --> 00:07:13.920 All right, Thank you guys, as we cut you down 161 00:07:13.959 --> 00:07:14.480 to first pitch. 162 00:07:14.519 --> 00:07:17.079 Dodger fans get that game day meal on a Shaky's 163 00:07:17.120 --> 00:07:20.319 Pizza parlor. What are your Shaky's Pizza, chicken and mojo 164 00:07:20.800 --> 00:07:24.160 right now at Shaky's dot Com. Coming up here on 165 00:07:24.199 --> 00:07:27.000 Dodgers on Deck, you're gonna hear from manager Dave Roberts. 166 00:07:27.079 --> 00:07:29.399 We'll check in with David bass Say, we'll hear from 167 00:07:29.439 --> 00:07:32.120 Max Bunsey. We'll dive deeper into this pitchy match up 168 00:07:32.160 --> 00:07:35.040 your magical moment. But up next, you're o Tawny Rewine 169 00:07:35.120 --> 00:07:37.959 and a visit with Kirsten Watson. Lean you up to 170 00:07:38.079 --> 00:07:41.079 Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays on this Friday night, First 171 00:07:41.079 --> 00:07:41.879 pitch of seven ten. 172 00:07:42.040 --> 00:07:43.879 I'm Tim Kates, thanks for being with us. This is 173 00:07:43.959 --> 00:07:45.879 Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. 174 00:07:49.399 --> 00:07:52.639 It's Morongo Casino, Dodgers on to. 175 00:07:52.560 --> 00:07:53.519 Dodgers on deck. 176 00:07:53.639 --> 00:07:59.079 Y'all on the official home of La Dodgers Baseball. 177 00:07:59.160 --> 00:08:02.000 Dodgers and Tama Rays on this Friday night started a 178 00:08:02.000 --> 00:08:05.000 three game weekend series. Bobby Miller going for the Dodgers, 179 00:08:05.000 --> 00:08:08.120 Tyler Alexander. He'll be the opener for the Ray's first 180 00:08:08.120 --> 00:08:09.800 pitch coming up at seventeen. 181 00:08:10.920 --> 00:08:17.879 This is the Otani rewide and the pitch coming to show. 182 00:08:17.920 --> 00:08:18.759 Hey, here it is. 183 00:08:19.839 --> 00:08:22.040 He swings and he belts it into the right centerfield 184 00:08:22.079 --> 00:08:25.399 alley for a base set show Hey, rounding first, he'll 185 00:08:25.439 --> 00:08:29.800 stop there. Otani with a single one for two tonight 186 00:08:30.600 --> 00:08:33.399 and the Dodgers with a base runner with one out there, 187 00:08:33.399 --> 00:08:35.679 he goes for second base. The pitch is in there 188 00:08:35.679 --> 00:08:39.240 for a strike, no throw by Raleigh. Stolen base number 189 00:08:39.399 --> 00:08:46.039 thirty nine for show, Hey o'tani? Well, he is one 190 00:08:46.120 --> 00:08:49.200 stolen base and one home run away from being the 191 00:08:49.240 --> 00:08:53.720 fastest man ever to get to forty forty show hey. 192 00:08:53.720 --> 00:08:56.720 Otani won for four on base twice, including a walk 193 00:08:56.759 --> 00:08:59.639 he picked up stolen base number thirty nine on this 194 00:08:59.759 --> 00:09:02.679 sea and to put him so close to becoming a 195 00:09:02.720 --> 00:09:06.919 forty forty player currently thirty nine home runs and thirty 196 00:09:07.000 --> 00:09:10.080 nine stolen bases. 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That means there needed 205 00:09:36.919 --> 00:09:38.960 to be a seat opened up at the dinner table 206 00:09:39.360 --> 00:09:41.200 and Jason Hayward gets dfaid. 207 00:09:41.440 --> 00:09:43.960 Yeah, and it's it was a heartbreaking one because when 208 00:09:44.000 --> 00:09:46.600 you think about what Jason has meant to this team, 209 00:09:46.639 --> 00:09:50.080 whether it's been just a friend, a leader, someone who's 210 00:09:50.120 --> 00:09:52.840 showed up and performed. We've seen kind of like the 211 00:09:53.159 --> 00:09:55.080 I feel like resurrection might be too strong of a word, 212 00:09:55.159 --> 00:09:57.840 but just how when he got to this organization last year, 213 00:09:58.159 --> 00:10:00.440 how he shined and then coming back share with a 214 00:10:00.440 --> 00:10:02.679 lot of excitement, so he's meant a lot to a 215 00:10:02.720 --> 00:10:05.159 lot of people. We also know that him and Freddie 216 00:10:05.279 --> 00:10:08.200 Freeman are best of friends, So it was definitely a 217 00:10:08.240 --> 00:10:10.840 tough one just knowing what he's meant to this team, 218 00:10:10.919 --> 00:10:13.399 what he's meant as a leader to this group, the 219 00:10:13.480 --> 00:10:16.759 guy in the clubhouse, things like that. Even I mean 220 00:10:16.879 --> 00:10:19.720 the three run home run the other day, Like you 221 00:10:19.799 --> 00:10:21.840 saw the excitement from the guys, and so you could 222 00:10:21.840 --> 00:10:23.600 truly see just what he meant to this group. So 223 00:10:24.000 --> 00:10:26.960 it was definitely heartbreaking, But I mean, it's the sport, 224 00:10:27.000 --> 00:10:28.960 it's the reality of it. We knew it was going 225 00:10:29.000 --> 00:10:30.840 to be a roster crunch. We knew that there was 226 00:10:30.879 --> 00:10:33.399 going to have to be a big decision to bring 227 00:10:33.480 --> 00:10:35.639 Chris Taylor back. And he's healthy now and he's ready 228 00:10:35.679 --> 00:10:37.960 to go, so you know, it's what had to be done. 229 00:10:38.600 --> 00:10:40.440 But it is good news that Chris Taylor is back, 230 00:10:40.480 --> 00:10:42.639 So as much as you kind of have to balance 231 00:10:42.679 --> 00:10:45.039 it both in both hands, I guess. 232 00:10:45.080 --> 00:10:47.879 Yeah, for Chris Taylor, it's an opportunity to come back 233 00:10:48.080 --> 00:10:50.080 and show that he's still got something left because he 234 00:10:50.159 --> 00:10:52.960 went onto the injured list having a really disappointing first 235 00:10:52.960 --> 00:10:53.679 half of the season. 236 00:10:53.879 --> 00:10:55.600 Yeah, I mean there's a lot of swing and miss 237 00:10:55.600 --> 00:10:57.840 in the first half of the season, and he even 238 00:10:57.879 --> 00:11:01.240 had moments where we started seeing some more power towards 239 00:11:01.279 --> 00:11:05.240 the Before he went on the il, he was he 240 00:11:05.320 --> 00:11:07.399 was honest, you know, he was very transparent that there 241 00:11:07.399 --> 00:11:09.399 were a lot of frustrations for him. He's working through 242 00:11:09.440 --> 00:11:11.440 a lot with his swing. He couldn't get the right feel. 243 00:11:11.679 --> 00:11:13.600 He finally started to feel a little bit something, then 244 00:11:13.639 --> 00:11:15.720 he had the groin injury. So he was able to 245 00:11:15.799 --> 00:11:18.919 use this last month. He's four weeks down to really reset, 246 00:11:19.000 --> 00:11:21.799 and so he feels that he did some tinkering to 247 00:11:21.879 --> 00:11:23.919 his swing, a few mechanical changes, and he feels like 248 00:11:24.000 --> 00:11:26.840 now returning back to the big leagues, he's healthy, he's 249 00:11:26.879 --> 00:11:28.200 ready to go, and he does feel like his swing 250 00:11:28.279 --> 00:11:30.759 is in a really good spot to bring some consistency 251 00:11:30.799 --> 00:11:33.080 at the plate. So, you know, obviously now is going 252 00:11:33.120 --> 00:11:35.879 to be telling facing big league pictures, but the hope 253 00:11:35.919 --> 00:11:37.879 is that he can get going because this is the 254 00:11:37.919 --> 00:11:40.759 most important time of the season. It's a division race there, 255 00:11:40.840 --> 00:11:43.000 you know, it's a Pennant race, and they're looking to 256 00:11:43.000 --> 00:11:45.240 win the World Series. So now is a time that 257 00:11:45.279 --> 00:11:46.759 he needs to get going for this group. 258 00:11:47.080 --> 00:11:49.320 Speaking of getting going, Bobby Miller needs to get it 259 00:11:49.320 --> 00:11:50.679 going for the Dodgers. 260 00:11:50.600 --> 00:11:52.240 He does, and he also needs to get going for 261 00:11:52.320 --> 00:11:54.600 himself personally, just you know, to continue to build that 262 00:11:54.639 --> 00:11:57.039 confidence on the mound. This year has obviously been a 263 00:11:57.080 --> 00:11:59.279 tough one for him, you know, uh, dealing with a 264 00:11:59.279 --> 00:12:01.399 little bit of an injury and being optioned. So now 265 00:12:01.440 --> 00:12:03.879 that he's back, he did speak to he was talking 266 00:12:03.960 --> 00:12:05.600 to some of the guys the other day and just 267 00:12:05.639 --> 00:12:07.720 saying that, you know, he does feel like the work 268 00:12:07.720 --> 00:12:11.120 he was doing in his bullpens this week, he does 269 00:12:11.159 --> 00:12:12.639 believe like that's going to put him in a really 270 00:12:12.679 --> 00:12:15.919 good spot coming into this start. So, you know, hopefully 271 00:12:15.960 --> 00:12:18.000 this can be a step in the right direction because 272 00:12:18.080 --> 00:12:20.120 ultimately we've been saying, you know, we're getting closer to 273 00:12:20.279 --> 00:12:23.039 October and want to win games you know, really are 274 00:12:23.080 --> 00:12:24.799 going to matter, and we're going to need someone like 275 00:12:24.840 --> 00:12:27.360 Bobby to be an option. So this is an important 276 00:12:27.360 --> 00:12:29.639 one for him, whether it's just being a young picture, 277 00:12:29.679 --> 00:12:32.240 getting his confidence back, showing that his stuff is playing, 278 00:12:32.600 --> 00:12:35.519 and being confident with that stuff. So yeah, we'll see 279 00:12:35.559 --> 00:12:37.840 how he goes against this this race. Team has been 280 00:12:38.480 --> 00:12:42.000 not playing so well as of late, but you never know. 281 00:12:42.200 --> 00:12:44.279 Like Moloki likes to say, they all drive Mercedes too, 282 00:12:44.559 --> 00:12:46.080 so they're still big leaguers. 283 00:12:46.480 --> 00:12:49.200 I wish I drove one, Christen, appreciate it. We'll check 284 00:12:49.320 --> 00:12:51.559 back with you after the game. Dodger fans and answered 285 00:12:51.559 --> 00:12:54.320 listening and experienced by downloading the iHeartRadio app and listening 286 00:12:54.360 --> 00:12:57.279 in HD. It's all powered by Lacare Health Plan serving 287 00:12:57.320 --> 00:13:00.919 all Angelinos Lacare dot Org. Still come here on Dodgers 288 00:13:00.919 --> 00:13:02.879 on Deck, we'll dive deeper to this pitching matchup. 289 00:13:03.080 --> 00:13:04.720 We'll hear from Dave Roberts. 290 00:13:04.720 --> 00:13:07.000 Of course, we'll check in with Max Munsey though when 291 00:13:07.000 --> 00:13:09.039 we come back, and we'll get you an injury report. 292 00:13:09.320 --> 00:13:11.759 All leading up to Dodgers and Rays on this Friday night. 293 00:13:11.759 --> 00:13:14.240 First pitch is seven ten. I'm Tim Kats's Los Angeles 294 00:13:14.320 --> 00:13:15.720 Dodgers Audio Network. 295 00:13:20.320 --> 00:13:25.639 This is Marongo Casino Dodgers Hunts on your home for 296 00:13:25.960 --> 00:13:27.480 LA Dodgers Baseball. 297 00:13:29.399 --> 00:13:32.639 Marongo Casino Dodgers on Deck continues on this Friday night 298 00:13:32.639 --> 00:13:34.399 as well, lead you up to first pitch Dodgers in 299 00:13:34.440 --> 00:13:38.000 Tampa Bay Rays. Marongo Casino Resort and Spa a grand 300 00:13:38.039 --> 00:13:42.159 slam of four good times. Bobby Miller, Tyler Alexander the 301 00:13:42.159 --> 00:13:45.559 pitching matchup in the series opener, first pitch at sevent ten. 302 00:13:46.159 --> 00:13:50.759 This it's the LA Dodgers Injury. 303 00:13:50.320 --> 00:13:53.799 Report presented by UCLA Healthy, Official medical partner of the 304 00:13:53.799 --> 00:13:56.879 Los Angeles Dodgers. Freddie Freeman dealing with the hairline fracture 305 00:13:56.879 --> 00:13:59.279 in his right middle finger, but he continues to play 306 00:13:59.279 --> 00:14:02.000 through it and play well. Austin Barnes on the iel 307 00:14:02.039 --> 00:14:04.399 with the fractured toe. Tyler Glass now on the iel 308 00:14:04.399 --> 00:14:06.159 at the right elbow. Ten to night is Bruce Dark 309 00:14:06.200 --> 00:14:10.000 Graderol on the iel at the right hamstring strain. Dodgers 310 00:14:10.080 --> 00:14:13.320 keeping an eye on what is happening with Yoshinobu Yamamoto 311 00:14:13.360 --> 00:14:15.639 as well as he continues to throw sim games and 312 00:14:15.759 --> 00:14:19.600 progress towards a mid September return. River Ryan, Dustin May, 313 00:14:19.679 --> 00:14:22.440 Kyle hurt Imache, and Tony Gonsolin of course, all out 314 00:14:22.440 --> 00:14:26.120 for the season with elbow injuries. All right, Max Munsey, 315 00:14:26.200 --> 00:14:28.279 what a return he has had coming back from the 316 00:14:28.320 --> 00:14:31.440 IL after a long stint with an oblique injury. Homer 317 00:14:31.440 --> 00:14:33.720 and in back to back games Basis clearing double on 318 00:14:33.759 --> 00:14:36.440 Wednesday night and afterwards talk to the media. 319 00:14:37.120 --> 00:14:38.120 Max is coming out the IL. 320 00:14:38.159 --> 00:14:40.000 I know you talked a little bit about kind of 321 00:14:40.039 --> 00:14:42.360 just making sure you wanted your timing to where it was. 322 00:14:42.399 --> 00:14:44.600 To see the success you've had in this series. Just 323 00:14:44.600 --> 00:14:46.399 what does that say for you personally and just how 324 00:14:46.960 --> 00:14:48.399 I guess is it a sense of relief or just 325 00:14:48.399 --> 00:14:50.159 how proud are you of yourself with kindess where you 326 00:14:50.200 --> 00:14:52.080 are with this return small relief? 327 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:54.799 You know, that's sort of like to get pitching staff. 328 00:14:54.519 --> 00:14:56.879 Over there and you know, are goula be the best 329 00:14:56.919 --> 00:14:59.200 in baseball and you know, to be able to just 330 00:14:59.200 --> 00:15:00.840 get a couple of good swings off felt. 331 00:15:00.559 --> 00:15:01.200 Really really good. 332 00:15:01.279 --> 00:15:02.960 Felt good to be back out there, and uh, most 333 00:15:03.000 --> 00:15:05.320 importantly it was a good, good series win for the team, 334 00:15:05.519 --> 00:15:07.759 serious sweep. It was uh, you know, felt the whole 335 00:15:07.759 --> 00:15:09.399 team up and down the lineup was putting together really 336 00:15:09.399 --> 00:15:10.519 good at bats and it was it was fun to 337 00:15:10.519 --> 00:15:11.120 be back out there. 338 00:15:11.960 --> 00:15:14.039 We talked about like so it was almost going back 339 00:15:14.039 --> 00:15:16.360 like through spring training and how much time you weren't 340 00:15:16.440 --> 00:15:19.080 swinging this summer, Like how much uncertainty was there just 341 00:15:19.080 --> 00:15:20.720 coming back of like how you were going to feel 342 00:15:20.720 --> 00:15:24.360 at the plate, and has it been almost unexpected, like 343 00:15:24.360 --> 00:15:26.720 how well this week's gone kind of getting back into things. 344 00:15:27.240 --> 00:15:31.279 I definitely say it's unexpected considering, uh, my timing wasn't 345 00:15:31.320 --> 00:15:34.039 exactly there with low nineties V load during my rehab 346 00:15:34.080 --> 00:15:36.639 assignment and all of a sudden facing several guys still 347 00:15:36.639 --> 00:15:37.080 on a hundred. 348 00:15:37.120 --> 00:15:39.919 It's a you know, definitely unexpected from me. 349 00:15:40.000 --> 00:15:41.759 But like I said, it felt good just trying to 350 00:15:41.799 --> 00:15:44.440 keep things simple and I guess some good results out there. 351 00:15:44.720 --> 00:15:46.840 So much to be a gay as helped the fact 352 00:15:46.840 --> 00:15:48.559 you're able to sort of put together the office. Of 353 00:15:48.559 --> 00:15:49.960 course you did it against. 354 00:15:49.600 --> 00:15:51.480 A guy like Gilbert and gains the last. 355 00:15:51.240 --> 00:15:53.679 Marriage Pitchers, what's the first thing about what this happens? 356 00:15:53.679 --> 00:15:53.919 Skate? 357 00:15:54.759 --> 00:15:56.840 Oh, when when when we're at our best, we're wearing 358 00:15:56.840 --> 00:15:57.200 them down. 359 00:15:58.000 --> 00:15:59.200 You know, he was at one hundred pitches in the 360 00:15:59.200 --> 00:16:01.919 fifth in a and it's, uh, you know, he was 361 00:16:01.919 --> 00:16:03.399 doing pretty well, and we just always. 362 00:16:03.159 --> 00:16:03.840 Kept wearing them down. 363 00:16:03.879 --> 00:16:05.799 And then you know, for a guy to go out 364 00:16:05.799 --> 00:16:08.159 there until that many pitches, you know, every every single night, 365 00:16:08.200 --> 00:16:09.960 all three guys that we faced, it's it just wears 366 00:16:09.960 --> 00:16:11.960 them down and it gets the bullpend of the game 367 00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:14.279 and it allows us to be facing. You know, guys 368 00:16:14.320 --> 00:16:16.639 that we feel a lot better at instance, so you know, 369 00:16:16.679 --> 00:16:18.159 it was just it was it was fun to watch 370 00:16:18.200 --> 00:16:18.840 up and done the lineup. 371 00:16:18.960 --> 00:16:21.879 All right, there's Max Munsey down in the Dodgers Clubhouse. 372 00:16:21.879 --> 00:16:24.120 Brought to you by Service Titan. The Dodgers have a 373 00:16:24.200 --> 00:16:26.399 plan before they hit the field. You need one too 374 00:16:26.480 --> 00:16:29.600 for your growing contracting business. Let Service Titan help you 375 00:16:29.759 --> 00:16:33.440 implement it. Learn more at service titan dot com. When 376 00:16:33.480 --> 00:16:35.799 we continue here on Dodgers on Deck, we will check 377 00:16:35.799 --> 00:16:38.720 in with David Vassays. We are leading up to first 378 00:16:38.799 --> 00:16:41.320 pitch Dodgers and Rays. I'm Tim Katson. This is the 379 00:16:41.320 --> 00:16:43.559 Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. 380 00:16:47.480 --> 00:16:50.759 This is Marongo Casino, Dodgers on Deck. 381 00:16:52.960 --> 00:16:56.399 On your home for the Blue All Season Law Law. 382 00:16:56.919 --> 00:16:59.879 It's the Dodgers in Tampa Bay Raised, Bobby Miller, Tyler 383 00:17:00.120 --> 00:17:03.080 Alexander the pitching match up, first pitch of this three 384 00:17:03.120 --> 00:17:05.359 game series coming up at seven to ten. The umpiring 385 00:17:05.440 --> 00:17:07.960 crew for tonight's game, brought to you by Fred Loya Insurance, 386 00:17:08.000 --> 00:17:12.359 celebrating fifty years of providing reliable and affordable car insurance 387 00:17:12.359 --> 00:17:13.799 for you and your family. 388 00:17:15.680 --> 00:17:18.160 Joining Tim Kits on Dodgers on Deck. 389 00:17:18.240 --> 00:17:20.000 I accept everybody for who they are. 390 00:17:20.119 --> 00:17:23.640 This is Dodger inside there, David Basse. 391 00:17:24.200 --> 00:17:24.880 All right, DV. 392 00:17:25.160 --> 00:17:28.960 The decision for Jason Hayward to be DFAD, What exactly 393 00:17:28.960 --> 00:17:29.559 does this mean? 394 00:17:30.039 --> 00:17:33.920 Well, Number one, the Dodgers just had a roster crunch. 395 00:17:33.960 --> 00:17:36.200 We've been talking about this for the last two weeks. 396 00:17:36.240 --> 00:17:39.599 The Dodgers. We're going to have some roster decisions to 397 00:17:39.680 --> 00:17:43.119 make that are not going to be comfortable conversations. And 398 00:17:43.240 --> 00:17:47.799 unfortunately for Jason Hayward this season, he just hasn't had 399 00:17:47.839 --> 00:17:50.000 the same top of year that he had a year ago. 400 00:17:50.440 --> 00:17:53.880 And also with Mookie Betts moving the right field because 401 00:17:53.960 --> 00:17:57.519