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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>We're in the Dodger Clubhouse right now in the High

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<v Speaker 2>Rent district. Whenever you're next to Blake Trinon's locker you

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<v Speaker 2>know it's High Rent district. And we're joined right now

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<v Speaker 2>by the man Whiskey Sour Sweden Sour, Matt Sour. Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>a lot for.

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<v Speaker 1>The time, Yeah, thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>So what is it like being the locker mates with

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<v Speaker 2>Blake Trnon? You know, he has a lot of rules,

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<v Speaker 2>he wants, he wants a lot of structure. So what's

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<v Speaker 2>it like.

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<v Speaker 1>It's awesome. But Blake's man, obviously having a sender right

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<v Speaker 1>next to a vet is always good. And get to

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<v Speaker 1>pick his mind and see how he goes about his

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<v Speaker 1>day every day.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't be concerned. He's playing that little Finger soccer game

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<v Speaker 2>over there. He can't hear what you're gonna say. So

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<v Speaker 2>full disclosure here about Blake Trinon as a locker mate,

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<v Speaker 2>because as you could see, the gloves perfectly placed, the

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<v Speaker 2>hats perfectly placed, while yours same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah No, I mean I'd say we got a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>clean corner over here. I'm not gonna bad man his side.

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<v Speaker 1>Neither of us crossed the center line, so we're doing good.

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<v Speaker 2>Is there a delineation here? I mean, we all want

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<v Speaker 2>to know the dynamics of being this close to another teammate.

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<v Speaker 2>What is the line here?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think his line goes a little onto

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<v Speaker 1>my side, but he's over on his side.

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<v Speaker 2>So you feel like he can encroach on your side

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<v Speaker 2>of the locker. But because of him being the decorated

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<v Speaker 2>reliever and veteran that he is, you know, you have

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<v Speaker 2>to respect the wall. So you're kind of hugging the wall.

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<v Speaker 1>That's okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Sour is our guest. What a ride it's been

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<v Speaker 2>for you since the beginning of spring training. Have you

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<v Speaker 2>been able to take inventory of where you started and

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<v Speaker 2>how much the Dodgers have relied upon you early on?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? For sure. I mean obviously signed here because I

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<v Speaker 1>thought the pitching development was, you know, the top of

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<v Speaker 1>the top, and you know, I think it's shown in

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<v Speaker 1>the brief stint that I've been up here so far,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think just within the last you know, three

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<v Speaker 1>months of being with this Horde, my pitching has gone

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<v Speaker 1>to away new heights and I really enjoy being here.

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<v Speaker 2>You developed a cut fastball. Where did you start to

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<v Speaker 2>develop that cut fastball?

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<v Speaker 1>It was actually Ryan Dennick down during spring training came

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<v Speaker 1>up with the idea because I already h I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>my fourth seam, I already cut a little bit. So

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<v Speaker 1>he said, why don't we just lean into you know,

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<v Speaker 1>actually cutting it, throwing a cutter with it, and the

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<v Speaker 1>first a through it in a bullpen. I was like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I love this pitch and just took off from there.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a real easy pitch for me to learn

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<v Speaker 1>and just been writing it.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of right handers use that pitch to be

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<v Speaker 2>effective against lefties? Is that the thought behind yours?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Throughout my whole career, I've always been, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>good splits against rieties. I'm always had a little more

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<v Speaker 1>issues getting lefties out. So I think this cutter has

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<v Speaker 1>opened up where, you know, I can get both sides

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<v Speaker 1>of the plate out with these.

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Sour is our guest. Can you tell us and

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<v Speaker 2>explain the life of a pitcher like Matt Sour where

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<v Speaker 2>you're not Clayton Kershaw, You're not Blake Snell. The Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>use your versatility. How do you adapt so well?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? No, you know, I once I got called up.

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of understood that I'd be more of like

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<v Speaker 1>a Swiss army guy here, you know, might make some

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<v Speaker 1>spot starts, do some long relief appearances. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever opportunities to give to me, I love pitching into him.

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<v Speaker 1>I just want the ball, and whatever opportunity that is,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna do it.

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<v Speaker 2>So you've this year been able to record your first

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<v Speaker 2>major league win in your first major league save. Did

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<v Speaker 2>you ever believe that would happen? Yeah, I mean I

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<v Speaker 2>hope so I always win, yes, but not the same.

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<v Speaker 1>The save was a little surprising. It was honestly immediately

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<v Speaker 1>after the game. I didn't even realize it because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I came in and it was at the sixth inning.

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<v Speaker 1>Came in the sixth and get through and finish the

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<v Speaker 1>game out, and then they all congratulated after the game,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was like a little confused, like, wait, did

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<v Speaker 1>I really get the save there? But yeah, so it

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<v Speaker 1>was awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember being on the field with you and James Outman.

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<v Speaker 2>Were you concerned that he was going to throw the

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<v Speaker 2>ball into the stands.

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<v Speaker 1>No, I never was concerned. I saw him catch the

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<v Speaker 1>ball and spin straight in and he put a right

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<v Speaker 1>in my glove as soon as he got to the dugout,

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<v Speaker 1>so it was all good.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, you can never put anything by out man. The

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<v Speaker 2>other day I had to remind him it was his birthday.

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<v Speaker 1>That sounds about right, that's funny.

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<v Speaker 2>Matt sour is our guest just in front of first

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<v Speaker 2>pitch between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks. Pretty tough lineup over there, Matt.

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<v Speaker 2>What did you learn from that four game series in

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<v Speaker 2>the desert?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no, I got to, you know, watch. It's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of cool the situation where I'm in because I'll watch

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<v Speaker 1>the starters and see how they can get through a

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<v Speaker 1>lineup more than one time, and then also getting to

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<v Speaker 1>pick the reliever's brains where if I do go in

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<v Speaker 1>for you know, one or two innings, I gotta be

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<v Speaker 1>able to come in and throw my best stuff immediately

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<v Speaker 1>and get out immediately. So I get to watch a

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<v Speaker 1>little more of both sides of the pitching aspect of it,

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<v Speaker 1>understanding that for when I come into games, I need

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<v Speaker 1>to be efficient. So watch the starters a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>what they're doing in the lineup where they're trying to

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<v Speaker 1>throw guys, and then you know, relievers you might need

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<v Speaker 1>a big strikeout in this situation. So you know, talking

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<v Speaker 1>to borrow Bart always gets us ready as soon as

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<v Speaker 1>we get into the game. You know, he always got

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<v Speaker 1>us right. So yeah, it's been great.

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<v Speaker 2>That's interesting. I wonder if being a reliever coming out

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<v Speaker 2>of the bullpens certain games has helped you throw more

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<v Speaker 2>strikes as a starter because of what you said, it's

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<v Speaker 2>so important to throw strikes and be aggressive early.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, exactly. I mean as a reliever, always you're coming

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<v Speaker 1>into the game, you gotta get out immediately, so you

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<v Speaker 1>start with strike one. And so far this year, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I've been pretty good at pounding the zone.

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<v Speaker 1>And once you get strike one, then you're in a

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<v Speaker 1>picture advantage count and then you can go from there.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, you never know, we might see Matt sour tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Never know, never know.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks a lot for the time we got out of

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<v Speaker 2>this clean Tryina never came to his locker.

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<v Speaker 1>He did it. We're all good. We're safe over here.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Matt.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you,