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<v Speaker 2>Tim Kates with you here on postgame Dodger Talk on

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<v Speaker 2>AM five to seventy LA Sports Live Everywhere on the

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<v Speaker 2>iHeartRadio app. As the Dodgers get the win against the

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<v Speaker 2>San Francisco Giants. As they keep on rolling after the

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<v Speaker 2>All Star Break. They've won six of seven and now

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<v Speaker 2>they hit the road for an eight game road trip

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<v Speaker 2>beginning tomorrow in Houston. But what a day out at

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Stadium. Nick Ahmed and Showey O'tani with back to

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<v Speaker 2>back home runs in the eighth inning give the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>the lead and the win today, though Clayton Kershaw the

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<v Speaker 2>first time he has taking the mound in twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>four his long awaited day. Four innings, he allowed two runs,

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<v Speaker 2>six hits, walked to struck out six. This is a

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<v Speaker 2>thirty six year old future Hall of Famer who with

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<v Speaker 2>a way The season ended last October seventh against the

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<v Speaker 2>Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLDS, hanging his head, his arm

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<v Speaker 2>and shoulder, not doing what he had hoped going to

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<v Speaker 2>an offseason of where he didn't know what his future

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<v Speaker 2>was going to entail, what his shoulder was going to

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<v Speaker 2>entail as far as surgery, no surgery. Could he pitch

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<v Speaker 2>again in the big leagues? Would he be a Dodger again?

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<v Speaker 2>Would he be somewhere else? He re signs with the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>has off season shoulder surgery, the first time ever, he

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<v Speaker 2>goes under the knife in his professional career, and here

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<v Speaker 2>he is, seven plus months later after his surgery, goes

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<v Speaker 2>back out on the mound, makes his major league debut

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<v Speaker 2>here in twenty twenty four with four really good innings

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<v Speaker 2>eight six, nine eighty seven to two five seventy. What

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<v Speaker 2>did you think of that performance from the future Hall

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<v Speaker 2>of famer? Is it what you thought we'd get out

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<v Speaker 2>of Clayton Kershawn his first game back. I'll be honest

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<v Speaker 2>with you. It was that plus more, and I'll tell

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<v Speaker 2>you why. Yeah, the innings for seventy two pitches kind

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<v Speaker 2>of right around where they wanted him to get in

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<v Speaker 2>his first star back. You weren't gonna see him go

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<v Speaker 2>deep into this game unless he had seven or eight

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<v Speaker 2>pitch innings and the pitch count allowed him to get

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<v Speaker 2>deep into a game, but realistically he was going to

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<v Speaker 2>be about four maybe five innings and get around seventy

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<v Speaker 2>to seventy five pitches, and that's exactly where he got.

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<v Speaker 2>And the first inning he gives up a double with

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<v Speaker 2>two outs, walks a batter, get out of it with

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<v Speaker 2>the strikeout. Fourteen pitches. First inning. All right, he's back.

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<v Speaker 2>He's Clayton Kershaw. The fastball sitting low nineties, curveball, slider.

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<v Speaker 2>He was on point. Felt like he had a good

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<v Speaker 2>command of his pitches. Goes back out in the second inning, leadoff, strikeout,

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<v Speaker 2>line drive out, two out, single again and just like

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<v Speaker 2>in the first inning, gets out of it, no damage done.

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<v Speaker 2>Ten pitch second inning. The third inning is where the

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<v Speaker 2>things well kind of got away from Clayton Kershaw. Initially,

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<v Speaker 2>the lineup turned over the second time. Now the Giants

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<v Speaker 2>hitters were seeing Clayton Kershaw and he was doing a

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<v Speaker 2>good job in his pitch mix with the slider, the curveball,

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<v Speaker 2>pitching backwards with ausby pitches to lead off the guys

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<v Speaker 2>in their bats, doing a really good job. Clayton Kershaw

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<v Speaker 2>gives up a leadoff single, an RBI triple, an RBI single,

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<v Speaker 2>and then another single. The first four batters reached base

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<v Speaker 2>and all four Giants hitters hit the ball hard off

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw. And I'm I'm curious how many of you

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger fans at that point in the third inning one nothing,

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<v Speaker 2>lead's gone, it's a two to one San Francisco advantage,

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<v Speaker 2>runners on first and second, nobody out, and everybody's hitting

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<v Speaker 2>the ball hard against Clayton Kershaw. How many of you thought,

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<v Speaker 2>Oh no, I've seen this movie before. I don't like

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<v Speaker 2>the ending. I'm not into horror films. This is not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna end well. And this is his first start back

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty four What does this mean? I know

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<v Speaker 2>some of you thought, Oh no, is he gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>able to pitch in October? Oh no? What does this

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<v Speaker 2>mean for the playoffs? I thought, we're getting Kershaw back?

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<v Speaker 2>Where's Kershaw from twenty fourteen? I know that was going

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<v Speaker 2>through your mind because I saw social media. But during

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<v Speaker 2>that same inning in which the first four batters hit

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<v Speaker 2>the ball hard against Clayton Kershaw, he comes back with

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<v Speaker 2>runners on first and second. The lead is gone, and

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw buckles down. Layton Kershaw in that third inning,

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<v Speaker 2>gets Patrick Bailey after it again, first and second, nobody out,

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<v Speaker 2>two to one lead, facing Patrick Bailey, ball one, ball two,

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<v Speaker 2>ball three. Oh no, I know you guys were panicking

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger fans. I saw it on social media. I can

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<v Speaker 2>literally hear it with the windows were open here in Burbank,

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<v Speaker 2>the size of Dodger fan Oh no, the groans of

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<v Speaker 2>oh not again. Three to zero count to Patrick Bailey.

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<v Speaker 2>Runners on first and second, Nobody out. The walls are

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<v Speaker 2>caving in for Clayton Kershaw throws a four seam fastball

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<v Speaker 2>for a strike, a slider for a swinging strike. Patrick

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<v Speaker 2>Bailey fouls off another slider, and then a three to

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<v Speaker 2>two pitch slider down and in gets Patrick Bailey swing

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<v Speaker 2>and missing strike three. To me, that was one hell

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<v Speaker 2>of it at bat for Clayton Kershaw, facing Patrick Bailey

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<v Speaker 2>to fall behind three and zero, battle back, attack the

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<v Speaker 2>strike zone, not afraid to throw his slider, and there

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<v Speaker 2>weren't sliders that they got guys lucky to chase. They

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<v Speaker 2>were down to the zone and the guys were swinging

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<v Speaker 2>over the top of them. He was getting swinging missus

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<v Speaker 2>which was big for the first out. All right, still

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<v Speaker 2>possible damage out there. You have a lard. You got

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<v Speaker 2>a Strata up first and second, one out. He's still

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<v Speaker 2>on the ropes. Okay, it's a heavyweight fight. He saw

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<v Speaker 2>on the ropes. But he's protected himself a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>His hands are up. He's not getting the referee to

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<v Speaker 2>step in here. Billard comes up ball one, falls behind

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<v Speaker 2>two to one in the count, gets it two to

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<v Speaker 2>two fouls off a slider over the middle of the plate,

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<v Speaker 2>got away with one, and then a strike three, looking

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<v Speaker 2>on a nasty, nasty seventy three mile an hour curveball,

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<v Speaker 2>the old twelve to six Clayton Kershaw good night curveball

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<v Speaker 2>for the second out of the inning. Dieter rule plays

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<v Speaker 2>the organ dout dot d second out of the inning.

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<v Speaker 2>see the social media hits. Oh maybe maybe we're okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Then he faces Estrata two out, lead off ball to

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<v Speaker 2>Estrada two, two count, three to two count, and then

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<v Speaker 2>on a three to two eighth pitch of the at

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<v Speaker 2>bat gets a slider right the bottom of the zone

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<v Speaker 2>and Estrada swings over it. Strike three. Amazing third inning

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<v Speaker 2>for Clayton Kershaw. It started awful. First, four batters tattooing him,

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<v Speaker 2>two runs scored, first and second, nobody out. He's on

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<v Speaker 2>the ropes, taking body shots, taking hits to the head.

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<v Speaker 2>And what does Clayton Kershaw do? Strikeout, strikeout, strikeout, thank you,

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<v Speaker 2>good night. Goes back to the dugout damage. Not bad,

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<v Speaker 2>two runs could have been worse. Pitch count was up

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<v Speaker 2>after a thirty two pitch third inning, so you knew

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<v Speaker 2>he wasn't destined to go five six, seven innings because

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<v Speaker 2>the pitch count was already up. Goes back out there

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<v Speaker 2>for the fourth inning, puts up a zero. Four innings,

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<v Speaker 2>two runs, six hits, six strikeouts, two walks, seventy two pitches.

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<v Speaker 2>Now the fastball is not gonna blow anybody away anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>He is now a pitcher if he ever wasn't one before,

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<v Speaker 2>which he was. He's always been masterful with this stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>He's Clayton Kershaw. He's a Hall of Famer. It's one

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<v Speaker 2>of the best that ever played. He's on the mount

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<v Speaker 2>Rush of the Dodgers. He's always been a really good pitcher,

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<v Speaker 2>but even more so now with the fastball. He's very

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<v Speaker 2>good at where he's throwing in and out up in

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<v Speaker 2>the zone and then getting that slider where it looks

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<v Speaker 2>the same arm slot that all of a sudden the

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<v Speaker 2>ball just drops and guys are swinging over the top

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<v Speaker 2>of it. The curveball, which comes out of the same

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<v Speaker 2>arm slot as the fastball, the slider. You think it's

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<v Speaker 2>a slider and it's not gonna have much of a

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<v Speaker 2>bite on it, then all of a sudden it drops

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<v Speaker 2>two feet. It's nasty. When he has that curveball working

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<v Speaker 2>like he did today. He did a fantastic job in

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<v Speaker 2>his return and to me, that third inning, when you're

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<v Speaker 2>coming back from an injury, and even he admitted it

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<v Speaker 2>didn't know what to expect physically mentally to be on

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<v Speaker 2>the ropes like he was in the third and to

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<v Speaker 2>fight his way out of it in the third inning,

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<v Speaker 2>to me, that was all the confidence he needs now

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<v Speaker 2>moving forward. One he knows he can pitch still, and

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<v Speaker 2>two he knows he can be a really good pitcher

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<v Speaker 2>out there and get himself out of jams and be efficient.

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<v Speaker 2>So to me, I know he's emotionally and mentally back,

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<v Speaker 2>and physically he's checked off boxes, and I'm excited now

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<v Speaker 2>to see what Clayton Kershaw can do building on this. No,

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<v Speaker 2>he's not gonna throw seven, eight to nine inning complete

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<v Speaker 2>games for you and throw one hundred and ten pitches.

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<v Speaker 2>Those days aren't there anymore. But if he can give

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<v Speaker 2>you five to six, get into the seventh inning, keep

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<v Speaker 2>the runs down, keep the traffic off the base pass,

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<v Speaker 2>limit the damage. It says exactly what the Dodgers need

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<v Speaker 2>every five days. Is Clayton Kershaw building on what he

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<v Speaker 2>did today moving forward. I'm excited about it. I really am.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight sixty six, nine eighty seven to two, five seventy.

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<v Speaker 2>He gets a no decision, went the four innings, turned

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<v Speaker 2>it over to the bullpen. Who was gonna have to

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<v Speaker 2>come in and get the final eighteen outs. They were

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have to come in and get the final five

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<v Speaker 2>innings of work done collectively. Is that what they had

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<v Speaker 2>hoped for? Probably not, But as it is, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>were able to retake the lead in the fifth, work

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<v Speaker 2>that lead in the sixth, the seventh, take it back

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<v Speaker 2>out there in the eighth until Alex Vessi had give

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<v Speaker 2>up an RBI double, then Blake trying and give up

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<v Speaker 2>a two out single to Solaire on an O two

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<v Speaker 2>pitch in which the power of Solaire all jacked up.

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<v Speaker 2>Solaire hits the ball flares out into the infield. Anybody

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<v Speaker 2>else makes contact, by the way, that's an out to

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<v Speaker 2>the infield. But Jorge Silaire is so muscular and jacked up,

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<v Speaker 2>he gets a little flair and that ball just goes

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<v Speaker 2>into no man's land there. It's like a pitching wedge.

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<v Speaker 2>He just shoots it out there into no man's land

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<v Speaker 2>in the outfield, and it brings him the tye and run.

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<v Speaker 2>And there were some booze at Dodger Stadium. Yes, we

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<v Speaker 2>heard you, Dodger fans. If you were leaving Dodger Stadium early,

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<v Speaker 2>shame on you. If you were upset and getting out

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<v Speaker 2>of your seat and frustrated, shame on you. It was

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<v Speaker 2>a tie game, four to four, Dodgers had their lineup

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<v Speaker 2>about to turn over eight nine to one. And what

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<v Speaker 2>happened in that bottom half of the eighth inning, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>if your nick I met it's pretty special. Would the

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<v Speaker 2>last twenty four hours have been free agent sitting at home,

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<v Speaker 2>probably hitting his local batting cage, local high school, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>taking soft toss, maybe doing VR in his garage with

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<v Speaker 2>the goggles on. I don't know what he does. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know what do they do anymore, just to keep

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<v Speaker 2>themselves hot when they're not playing. But whatever he was doing,

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<v Speaker 2>he was staying ready. The Dodgers called him because of

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<v Speaker 2>the injury to Miguel Rojas. Gets on a flight, heads

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<v Speaker 2>to Burbank Lands. Yesterday at Dodger Stadium on the field,

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<v Speaker 2>our own David Vasse had complete surprise on his face

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<v Speaker 2>A solo home run to left field nearly four hundred feet,

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<v Speaker 2>give the Dodgers eight five to four lead, and before

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth that he belonged to. You guessed it, Brent Honeywell.

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<v Speaker 2>If you had, Brent Honeywell, get in the same today

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<v Speaker 2>because nobody else did. Brent Honeywell pitches the ninth inning,

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<v Speaker 2>fellow infielders than Freddie Freeman from Japan to the opening

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<v Speaker 2>weekend Dodgers Stadium to today in the ninth inning, stretching

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<v Speaker 2>like he's a goalie between the pipes at Staples Center

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<v Speaker 2>right now. Start putting his name into the medal because

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<v Speaker 2>he will win it without a doubt. With the big

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<v Speaker 2>save today and the ninth that he defensively, Dodgers get

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<v Speaker 2>to win six ' four over the Giants. What a

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<v Speaker 2>day starts with Clayton Kershaw. He's back, looking forward to

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<v Speaker 2>what he's gonna do here in the final two months

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<v Speaker 2>and postseason. Here in twenty twenty four, Brent Honeywell and

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<v Speaker 2>his turtleneck gets to save Dodgers get to win, take

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<v Speaker 2>three or four from Colin Ye's Giants. Dodgers go six

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<v Speaker 2>and one on the homestand Dodgers maintaining their seven and

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<v Speaker 2>a half game lead in the division. And real quick,

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<v Speaker 2>that's important because when you look in your rear of

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<v Speaker 2>they're the next closest team. They're seven and a half

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<v Speaker 2>games back. They're on fire right now. They've won five

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<v Speaker 2>in a row. They got a no no thrown today

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<v Speaker 2>by Dylan Cease, who they picked up from the White Sox.

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<v Speaker 2>He throw it no hitter today against the Washington Nationals.

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<v Speaker 2>They get the win again. They've won five straight. The

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<v Speaker 2>only problem is if you're in San Diego, like our

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<v Speaker 2>and you're texting me how excited you are about Dylan

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<v Speaker 2>Ceases no no, Well, let's wait two more hours because

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers get the win, and I'm looking right now,

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<v Speaker 2>and you didn't gain any ground in the division. It

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<v Speaker 2>is still sitting at seven and a half in the

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<v Speaker 2>NL West, and the Dodgers and Padres will square off

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<v Speaker 2>for a two game series next Tuesday and Wednesday at

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers stated, as you can tell, I have fired up.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers get the win dramatic fashion, two runs in the

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<v Speaker 2>eighth inning, back to back home runs. Clayton Hershaw's back.

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<v Speaker 2>Loved what I saw from him the third inning, the fire,

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<v Speaker 2>the fight, the grit that he had out there in

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<v Speaker 2>the third inning. His wife's crying, Ellen and the kids

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<v Speaker 2>are in the load section, crying seeing their dad and

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<v Speaker 2>husband out there making his debut in twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't a given. That's the important part. You just thought, oh, surgery,

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<v Speaker 2>he'll be back in a few months. Write it down July.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll be back pitching for the Dodge folks. It wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>a given at all that he'd be back. Had no

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<v Speaker 2>idea what was wrong with that arm, elbow, shoulder, what

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<v Speaker 2>was it? Thirty six year old goes into the offseason.

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<v Speaker 2>Neil Elatrosh who David Vasse had on Dodgers on decks

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<v Speaker 2>earlier today, performed the surgery. He admitted it with arthroscopic surgery. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>they put three holes in you. It's the least evasive

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<v Speaker 2>surgery you could have, rather than cutting you open, old

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<v Speaker 2>didn't know his future. But it with an arthroscopic surgery,

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<v Speaker 2>it went well, least invasive kind of surgery you can have.

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<v Speaker 2>And here he is back seven and a half months later,

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<v Speaker 2>almost eight months from the surgery. Pretty remarkable. And to

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<v Speaker 2>see what he did out there today in front of

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<v Speaker 2>fifty two thousand the Dodger Stadium was impressive. Eight sixty

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<v Speaker 2>six nine eighty seven two five. Say well, take a

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<v Speaker 2>Eight sixty six, nine eighty seven two fights. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not being mean to Izzy?

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<v Speaker 3>Is he? Is?

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<v Speaker 2>He standing by the launching pad with Petros. Some money

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<v Speaker 2>cockpit and locked and loaded, ready to go for the

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<v Speaker 2>launching pad with petros of money. So everybody else, we

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<v Speaker 2>will get you. At eight six, six ninety seven two

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<v Speaker 2>the Giants as they finish off this homestand six and one. Unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 2>Your phone calls when we returned. Dodger Talk on HAM

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<v Speaker 1>Back to Dodger Talk on AM five seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>Now the two two pitch. I'm in left center field,

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<v Speaker 2>fly ball carrying back toward the.

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<v Speaker 1>Wall and.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank comment, did you his second home run of the year.

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<v Speaker 2>His first is a Dodger, so get back against his

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<v Speaker 2>old club. The Dodgers lead at five to four. Nick

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<v Speaker 2>I'm in with a home run against his former teammates

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<v Speaker 2>in San Francisco Giants DFAD two and a half weeks ago,

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<v Speaker 2>sitting at home signs with the Dodgers in the last

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four hours, and it hits the go ahead home

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<v Speaker 2>run on the eighth inning show. He O Tani followed

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<v Speaker 2>that up with the back to back home runs his

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<v Speaker 2>thirty first of the year. Is the Dodgers come back

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<v Speaker 2>and beat the Giants six to four. Daniels Jewelers, the

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<v Speaker 2>own the dream. Let's go out to the phones. Danny

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<v Speaker 2>and Palmdale is first up here on Dodgers Talk. How

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<v Speaker 2>you doing, Danny, I'm doing good, man, I could. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>doing fantastic. Big day for the Dodgers. They get to win.

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<v Speaker 2>Nick got Met goes deep, showy O Tani goes deep

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<v Speaker 2>and Clayton Kershaw's back.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, then you fired me up, dude, You fired

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<v Speaker 3>me up. Hearing you get off fired up? I was

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<v Speaker 3>listening to that that Diurney and I'm like, oh, here

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<v Speaker 3>we go. Get but Michin and pattick Man Chrisha's a

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<v Speaker 3>veteran pop kind of get some these dub time, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>And big, big acquisition.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm in.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, maybe he shook some replacement just for now,

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<v Speaker 3>but hey, it's all right. The team with the team

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<v Speaker 3>game and show hey, always what he does comes through

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<v Speaker 3>in the clitch of time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, show is show Hey. I appreciate the phone call, Danny,

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<v Speaker 2>Glad you're fired up as well, because to me that

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<v Speaker 2>thirty inning was big and I think that was a

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<v Speaker 2>moment moving forward this season that Clayton Kershaw is going

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<v Speaker 2>to look at and realize, Yeah, mentally, emotionally, physically, he

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<v Speaker 2>is back. He can do this. He can pitch at an

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<v Speaker 2>elite level again like he did before. Maybe not the

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<v Speaker 2>same type of pitcher, but certainly he can go out

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<v Speaker 2>there and get out for the Dodgers and be a

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<v Speaker 2>really good front of the rotation guy for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe not an ace anymore, but certainly a guy that

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers can throw out there in October. Certainly a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of baseball between now and then. We want to see

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<v Speaker 2>some more innings and starts underneath his belt, but certainly

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<v Speaker 2>after one start today, the four innings, the way he

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<v Speaker 2>pitched out of that jam with nobody out first and

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<v Speaker 2>second in the thirty to get strikeout, strikeout, strikeout to

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<v Speaker 2>end the inning was fantastic. Let's go to Andy and

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<v Speaker 2>Lake Elson or down the nine to five or nine

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<v Speaker 2>or nine area code.

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<v Speaker 1>Andy.

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<v Speaker 4>How you doing, buddy, I'm doing great, tim And you

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<v Speaker 4>know what, it just sounds good here.

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<v Speaker 5>You're so fired up because you know what I was thinking, Kershaw.

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<v Speaker 4>Look, he's the leader of this team.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't care that he's just coming back and that

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<v Speaker 5>he's not the ace anymore. I saw everybody trying to

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<v Speaker 5>get this win just for him. I know he doesn't

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<v Speaker 5>qualify for the win, but you know what, I love

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<v Speaker 5>the way he passed, and I love the way he

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<v Speaker 5>just put himself out there, and you know what, he

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<v Speaker 5>just has that work ethic. And I love the way

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<v Speaker 5>everybody just comes out and plays to try to just

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<v Speaker 5>win this game. Just just just I just loved it.

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<v Speaker 5>But I do have one question.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I honestly, look, I was high on pie Is,

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<v Speaker 4>but look I'm looking, I'm looking big picture, and I'm

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<v Speaker 4>seeing playoffs, and I'm seeing, honestly, just I don't think

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<v Speaker 4>he's gonna be able to perform in the playoffs. They're gonna.

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<v Speaker 2>They're gonna need an Andy. I appreciate it, my man,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for the nice words. They are gonna need

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<v Speaker 2>him in October because him or James Autman is gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have to be out there in the infield. Then don't

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<v Speaker 2>give me that. You know, it's a circus every time

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<v Speaker 2>he's out there in center field. I'm getting those tweets.

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<v Speaker 2>I got confidence in Andy Pajez. Still, I think James

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<v Speaker 2>Autman gonna come back and get some starts. We'll see

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<v Speaker 2>what he can do. And is now third stentting back

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<v Speaker 2>with the Dodgers this season. They're gonna need these guys.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't just ride off somebody and say on to

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<v Speaker 2>the next. You gotta get this guy an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 2>work out his defensive issues and hope that he's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>turn things around offense. I mean the keep in mind,

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<v Speaker 2>Andy pa Has is not a cleanup hitter for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>He was batting clean up today. Andy pai Has is

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<v Speaker 2>more like a six ' seven hitter in this Dodgers lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe a five spot, but it's certainly not a cleanup

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<v Speaker 2>hitter in this Dodgers line up again when they get healthy,

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<v Speaker 2>and the first one back as far as the everyday players,

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<v Speaker 2>think Max Munsey's gonna be back anytime soon. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>something to keep in mind. Max Munsey may not return

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<v Speaker 2>until September. I mean, we're about to flip the calendar

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<v Speaker 2>here in a few days to August, folks, And when

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<v Speaker 2>it does, we start getting less and less of the

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<v Speaker 2>season to play before we get to October. And how

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<v Speaker 2>much time is he going to have before October when

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<v Speaker 2>he hasn't really played in three months? So are they

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<v Speaker 2>gonna go out and make a move and get another

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<v Speaker 2>third basement? Are the Cavin Biegio's, Keiky Hernandez Chris Taylor's

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<v Speaker 2>of the world going to be starting at a third base?

419
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<v Speaker 2>We'll we'll find out eight six, six, nine eighty seven,

420
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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy ish and Riverside is next up on

421
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<v Speaker 2>Dodge Talk. What's up? Ish?

422
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<v Speaker 3>Hey?

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<v Speaker 6>Shit?

424
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<v Speaker 3>What's come on?

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<v Speaker 6>Man? How are you going?

426
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<v Speaker 3>Brother?

427
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<v Speaker 1>Oh?

428
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<v Speaker 2>I'm fired up today, Ish, Big game for the Dodgers,

429
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<v Speaker 2>Big inning for Clayton Kursh. I love what I saw

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<v Speaker 2>out of him.

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<v Speaker 6>Oh man, I could not agree more. Man, honestly, it's

432
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<v Speaker 6>just great having him back kind of piggyback on previous

433
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<v Speaker 6>colors there from Lson or like having curshed off back. Yeah,

434
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<v Speaker 6>he's got to be the leader.

435
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<v Speaker 3>Man.

436
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<v Speaker 6>Guys are you know, uh, you know, doing their best

437
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<v Speaker 6>obviously to to get that win for Kershaw. So that

438
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<v Speaker 6>was really cool, cool scene. You know, his family just

439
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<v Speaker 6>uh you know up in the stands, you know, really

440
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<v Speaker 6>really happy for them. And it's like when the Kershaws

441
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<v Speaker 6>are there, to me, they seem to kind of you know,

442
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<v Speaker 6>restore some to decency in class with with with our

443
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<v Speaker 6>our team.

444
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<v Speaker 1>Man.

445
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<v Speaker 6>So I really enjoyed that. But I want to also

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<v Speaker 6>give a couple of their shout outs. Man, this is

447
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<v Speaker 6>this is probably not the most popular opinion in my

448
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<v Speaker 6>personal opinion though, I mean, you know, you really got

449
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<v Speaker 6>to give some kudos to in my personal opinion, the

450
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<v Speaker 6>best catcher, uh defensive catcher on the team, you know,

451
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<v Speaker 6>Austin Barnes.

452
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<v Speaker 7>Man.

453
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<v Speaker 6>They were working out there. I think you had mentioned

454
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<v Speaker 6>before some type of ballets, some type of you know,

455
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<v Speaker 6>symphony whenever they're they're there the battery and it was

456
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<v Speaker 6>looking great, man. So I really it was really a

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<v Speaker 6>treat to see that. But uh, I did have one

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<v Speaker 6>other ad.

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<v Speaker 8>So just I think it does kind of expose some

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<v Speaker 8>of the you know, some of the defense lasses that

461
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<v Speaker 8>we're definitely gonna have to keep working on obviously, you know,

462
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<v Speaker 8>going into the playoffs here, you know, as see when

463
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<v Speaker 8>we do make it.

464
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<v Speaker 6>So definitely, you know, tying up a lot of the

465
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<v Speaker 6>play especially like you know how Kershaw mixes it up

466
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<v Speaker 6>quite a bit, you're going to get different plays on

467
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<v Speaker 6>the ball. So I think that's something that we definitely

468
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<v Speaker 6>need to work on. Something. Go Dodgers and go ahead

469
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<v Speaker 6>and get this road chip under a dark dot, you guys, all.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, I just appreciate the phone call. Andy Pott has

471
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<v Speaker 2>took a different break on the ball early in the

472
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<v Speaker 2>game that was in the center field. He went to

473
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<v Speaker 2>his right and the ball coming off the bat sort

474
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<v Speaker 2>of had a tail, like if you had a slice

475
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<v Speaker 2>in a golf game was slicing right and he read

476
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<v Speaker 2>it wrong off the bat, and that could be fixed.

477
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's the day game at Dodger Stadium. It's

478
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<v Speaker 2>the blue sky, it's hard to see out there at

479
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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Stadium here, Rick Monday talk about that all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>And I take Rick's opinion greatly because he played it

481
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<v Speaker 2>for a long time and was out in that outfield

482
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<v Speaker 2>at Dodger Stadium for many a game, so he would know.

483
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<v Speaker 2>And he talks about how hard it is, especially when

484
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<v Speaker 2>the balls hit off the bat to pick it up

485
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<v Speaker 2>in a day game. So, yeah, we saw that today

486
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<v Speaker 2>early on for Andy Potters. But I still think you

487
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<v Speaker 2>bought him lower in the lineup he's gonna produce. I

488
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<v Speaker 2>just don't think he's a cleanup hitter and ask him

489
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<v Speaker 2>to be a cleanup hitter, especially this lineup, in this talent,

490
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<v Speaker 2>it's just not where he's gonna be. Come October, let's

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<v Speaker 2>go to Charles and San Diego, your next up here

492
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<v Speaker 2>on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Charles, Oh good? Great?

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<v Speaker 7>Actually, when that was an awesome game, I partially watched

494
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<v Speaker 7>it when I was working, you know, I wanted to

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<v Speaker 7>point out that, you know, I'm really inspired by the

496
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<v Speaker 7>production we've been getting from the bottom half of our lineup.

497
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<v Speaker 6>Guys.

498
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<v Speaker 7>I Luxe is on fire. You got Austin Barnes, you

499
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<v Speaker 7>mentioned Potheads, just about everybody in that about even Chris

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<v Speaker 7>Taylor before you got hurt yesterday. I'm wondering if that's

501
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<v Speaker 7>gonna affect or change our capitalist how we approach the

502
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<v Speaker 7>traded deadline.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know.

504
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<v Speaker 2>That's a great question, because you've seen Gavin Lux heat

505
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<v Speaker 2>up here since the All Star Break, National League Player

506
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<v Speaker 2>of the Week for the three game series over the weekend. Today,

507
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<v Speaker 2>as you mentioned the bottom of the lineup, and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>give you the numbers five through nine, they all had

509
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<v Speaker 2>hits us apt for Jason Hayward who was zero for four,

510
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<v Speaker 2>Gavin Lux had a pair of hits. Keithy aar Nandez

511
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<v Speaker 2>was three for four, Austin Barnes was two for four,

512
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<v Speaker 2>nick onmed was two for fourth. The home run five

513
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<v Speaker 2>through nine in the lineup today, which we talk about

514
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<v Speaker 2>a lot for their lock of production and they're not

515
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<v Speaker 2>carrying their weight at the bottom of the lineup. Well,

516
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<v Speaker 2>they went to combined nine for nineteen with a home

517
00:27:22.759 --> 00:27:25.680
<v Speaker 2>run in four ribies. So yeah, they did produce today

518
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<v Speaker 2>and they have been producing, and you're seeing guys rise

519
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<v Speaker 2>to the occasion like keythy a Hernandez, who probably could

520
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<v Speaker 2>be making a case now to play third base every

521
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<v Speaker 2>day if he keeps us up offensively, having two or

522
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<v Speaker 2>three hits in the game and playing really good defense

523
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<v Speaker 2>as well. Over at the hot bag there, let's keep

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<v Speaker 2>things going with Gabe in Westchester. Gabe, Welcome to Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>After the Dodgers beat the Giants today six to four.

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<v Speaker 2>How you doing. Oh no, he lost, Gabe, that could

527
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<v Speaker 2>have been my fault. Sorry about that, Angelo La Angelo,

528
00:27:54.279 --> 00:27:54.720
<v Speaker 2>go ahead.

529
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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, great series wins against the hated Northern California San

530
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<v Speaker 9>Francisco Giants.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

532
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<v Speaker 2>Always nice to be colin the East San Francisco Giants.

533
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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

534
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<v Speaker 1>I call Clayton Kershaw killiek.

535
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<v Speaker 6>That's my firsonal nickname for him.

536
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<v Speaker 9>He really looked good today the twelve six Uncle Charlie

537
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<v Speaker 9>would really.

538
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<v Speaker 2>Working the slider.

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<v Speaker 9>I like how he dealt with the adversity in that

540
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<v Speaker 9>third inning. A couple of times he did some fake

541
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<v Speaker 9>pulses to second base. Has to throw off the timing

542
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<v Speaker 9>to help gather himself back in the control.

543
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<v Speaker 2>And I was very impressed with him today.

544
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<v Speaker 6>I'm proud of him.

545
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he pitched well. I really saw a lot from

546
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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw. Not that he has to meet anybody's expectation.

547
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<v Speaker 2>I'm not saying that at all, and it's certainly not mine,

548
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<v Speaker 2>but I think for him personally mentally to have question

549
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<v Speaker 2>marks if can I still be effective? Can I still

550
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<v Speaker 2>be a dominant left hander at the major league level?

551
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<v Speaker 2>Can I still be a guy that can go out

552
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<v Speaker 2>there every five days and pitch and get people out?

553
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<v Speaker 2>And I think today he checked those boxes. And to me,

554
00:29:02.279 --> 00:29:04.920
<v Speaker 2>the third inning is probably the last hurdle that he

555
00:29:05.000 --> 00:29:07.839
<v Speaker 2>needed to get it over was of adversity. He had

556
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<v Speaker 2>to be put into a situation where he had some

557
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<v Speaker 2>guys on, there was traffic, he was behind the count.

558
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<v Speaker 2>All that happened four straight hits, behind three to zero

559
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<v Speaker 2>in the count, and comes back and gets Patrick Bailly

560
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<v Speaker 2>to strike out, and then gets to another strikeout and

561
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<v Speaker 2>gets a third strikeout to end the third inning. To me,

562
00:29:24.960 --> 00:29:27.359
<v Speaker 2>that was a huge hurdle and it showed a lot

563
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<v Speaker 2>about the makeup of Clayton Kershel, which we already know

564
00:29:30.079 --> 00:29:34.799
<v Speaker 2>what he's made up, like what an intense warrior, hard

565
00:29:34.839 --> 00:29:37.480
<v Speaker 2>worker that he is out there on the mound, and

566
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<v Speaker 2>today he showed that again at the age of thirty six.

567
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<v Speaker 2>Ken in Newport wrap things up here on donjitalk Ken.

568
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<v Speaker 2>Usually you only check in when things don't go well

569
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<v Speaker 2>for the boys in Blue, but today they win.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you know what, I'm excited. At the bottom of

571
00:29:51.599 --> 00:29:56.079
<v Speaker 3>the lineup, he just said. Nine hits was great. They're

572
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<v Speaker 3>over five hundred from the month of July with all

573
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<v Speaker 3>the problems. But here's why I'm excited. Kurseshaw to me,

574
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<v Speaker 3>was unbelievable. That curveball was phenomenal, The slider was phenomenal.

575
00:30:07.839 --> 00:30:11.400
<v Speaker 3>To see him bat makes a complete change in that

576
00:30:11.559 --> 00:30:14.839
<v Speaker 3>rotation because he's the smartest guy out there. And if

577
00:30:14.920 --> 00:30:18.799
<v Speaker 3>he continues to do this, nobody's beating the Dodgers. And

578
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<v Speaker 3>that's what I'm excited about.

579
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, can he keep this up? Can Clayton Kershaw you

580
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<v Speaker 2>think can be this kind of style of pitcher and

581
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<v Speaker 2>continue to go out there and be effective moving forward?

582
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<v Speaker 2>I think he can. I think this is just the beginning.

583
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<v Speaker 3>I agree. You know, he's just he's smart. He knows

584
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<v Speaker 3>what to do. He knows he can't throw that fastball

585
00:30:39.400 --> 00:30:43.640
<v Speaker 3>too much. Yeah, but that curveball and that's slider that's unhittable,

586
00:30:44.000 --> 00:30:46.799
<v Speaker 3>and that's how you win games. He's going to be

587
00:30:46.880 --> 00:30:48.880
<v Speaker 3>the stud in this rotation.

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<v Speaker 2>Again, all right, can appreciate it. Great to hear from you,

589
00:30:51.640 --> 00:30:55.960
<v Speaker 2>especially after a Dodgers w So, yeah, appreciate all your

590
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<v Speaker 2>phone calls. That's going to do it for a postgame

591
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<v Speaker 2>Dodger talk. Many thanks to all you for listen, for

592
00:31:00.920 --> 00:31:03.359
<v Speaker 2>being a part of the show, calling in and podcasting

593
00:31:03.400 --> 00:31:06.599
<v Speaker 2>as well. We appreciate everybody who listens to the show afterwards.

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<v Speaker 2>You can listen on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you

595
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<v Speaker 2>procure your podcast. We certainly appreciated. Remember Dodgers back at

596
00:31:14.559 --> 00:31:17.279
<v Speaker 2>it tomorrow when they start a three game series in

597
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<v Speaker 2>Houston against the cheating Astros. Dodgers an eight game road

598
00:31:21.200 --> 00:31:24.960
<v Speaker 2>trip Houston, San Diego, and then Oakland for the final

599
00:31:25.000 --> 00:31:28.680
<v Speaker 2>time ever at the Memorial Coliseum to face the A's.

600
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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers finish off this seven game homestand with the win

601
00:31:32.279 --> 00:31:34.720
<v Speaker 2>over the Giants six to four, Nick on met and

602
00:31:34.799 --> 00:31:37.160
<v Speaker 2>show Hey Otani with back to back home runs in

603
00:31:37.200 --> 00:31:40.359
<v Speaker 2>the eighth Dodgers win at six to four. They go

604
00:31:40.640 --> 00:31:43.039
<v Speaker 2>six and one on the homestand as they are now

605
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<v Speaker 2>twenty games over five hundred and a seven and a

606
00:31:45.759 --> 00:31:49.359
<v Speaker 2>half game leads still in the Division over the Patres.

607
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<v Speaker 2>Coming up next, our buddies, Petros and Matt Bunny Smith

608
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<v Speaker 2>until seven o'clock. Thanks for being with us on this

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<v Speaker 2>Thursday afternoon. Thanks to Colin Ye, Thanks everybody us for

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<v Speaker 2>being a part of the show. So on, let's just

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<v Speaker 2>stand mm hmm