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<v Speaker 1>It's Game five Dodgers and Padres. And we're joined right

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<v Speaker 1>now by one of those Dodger relievers that forced a

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<v Speaker 1>Game five, and that is Evan Phillips. Thanks a lot

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<v Speaker 1>for the time, Evan, appreciate.

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<v Speaker 2>It absolutely anytime.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave, What a great moment for as a group, for

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<v Speaker 1>you guys to come out there and really impose your will.

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<v Speaker 1>What does that say about who you guys are in

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<v Speaker 1>that bullpen?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I think Game four is a testament to

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<v Speaker 3>the kind of work we've been putting in all year

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<v Speaker 3>and what we've been bracing for. And you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>really proud of how each guy came in and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>different situations and what they were used to doing, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>in the regular season. But you know, we've we've had

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<v Speaker 3>bullpen games before and we take a lot of pride

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<v Speaker 3>in being, you know, the guys that are relied on

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<v Speaker 3>to go out there and get the job done.

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<v Speaker 2>So we fed off of one another.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, Brazier and Anthony and Bandas had a great tone,

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<v Speaker 3>uh built a good lead offensively, so being able to

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<v Speaker 3>hold that lead throughout the game was you know, really

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<v Speaker 3>just a momentum builder for each guy that came out

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<v Speaker 3>of the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 1>Evan, When you look at this entire season, you all

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<v Speaker 1>have been very nimble, not really confined to one inning,

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<v Speaker 1>but to groupings of hitters. How much did that benefit

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<v Speaker 1>you in a situation like Game four?

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<v Speaker 3>That's a that's such a great point. I think that's

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<v Speaker 3>exactly why we were able to go out there and

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<v Speaker 3>do what we what we did. I think you saw,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, guys in different innings than you normally see it,

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<v Speaker 3>but you also saw them pitching in similar you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Spots of the orderist to which they would.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think doing that throughout the year, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you know when situations called for it early in the season,

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<v Speaker 3>or you know it's it's all bracing four when it

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<v Speaker 3>matters most of the posts.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think you saw that in Game four. Evan.

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<v Speaker 1>Phillips is our guest just in front of first pitch

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<v Speaker 1>here as Game five is getting ready to go, and

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<v Speaker 1>obviously Yamamoto is starting today, Evan, But in a situation

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<v Speaker 1>like this, all hands on deck, is it the same

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<v Speaker 1>kind of feeling mentality at being ready at any point

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<v Speaker 1>in time?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, I think you know they'll communicate, you know what's

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<v Speaker 3>expected of us tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>You know pregame. You know, we expect Yama to go

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<v Speaker 2>out there.

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<v Speaker 3>And give us his best, and we'll be ready to

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<v Speaker 3>go for at whatever point we need to be.

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<v Speaker 1>When Dave Roberts talked about what he may or may

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<v Speaker 1>not do today, he said he would check in with

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<v Speaker 1>all the relievers and see how you were feeling during

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday's workout. What would you say is the consensus on

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<v Speaker 1>how all you guys are feeling?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, I think that's just a formality. That's

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<v Speaker 3>Doc being nice to us and taking care of us

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<v Speaker 3>and looking out for us. But we're all gonna be

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<v Speaker 3>ready to go without a doubt.

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<v Speaker 2>When you look at this starts your team.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys have had to overcome a lot of injuries

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<v Speaker 1>and different types of things throughout the season. What does

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<v Speaker 1>it say about each other that you were able to

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<v Speaker 1>band together and force the game five?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I just got chills thinking about it because

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<v Speaker 3>I can go, you know, gut a guy in the bullpen,

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<v Speaker 3>and really, you know, for basically our whole team, each

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<v Speaker 3>guy has endured their own, you know, challenges throughout the year,

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<v Speaker 3>whether it's physically on the field or an injury.

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<v Speaker 2>Ebbs and flows throughout the season.

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<v Speaker 3>So for each guy on our team really, like I said, so,

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<v Speaker 3>to be able to chip away and contribute to the team,

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<v Speaker 3>contribute to these wins in the postseason has been really special.

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<v Speaker 3>And I hope we can do it one more time

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<v Speaker 3>here in Game five and keep on going.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you can appreciate Freddie Freeman and everything he's

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<v Speaker 1>had to go through this year. What does it say

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<v Speaker 1>about him and what's the message to the team that

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<v Speaker 1>he's been able to endure.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, that's something that Freddy's done his entire career.

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<v Speaker 3>He's he's you know, he does whatever he can to

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<v Speaker 3>play at a high level each and every day, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I know it's eating at him to not

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<v Speaker 3>be one hundred percent right now, but he's still doing

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<v Speaker 3>everything he can to be available for us.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we'll see what kind of capacity we get.

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<v Speaker 3>Him in here tonight, but uh, you know, hopefully it's

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<v Speaker 3>a benefit to the team. And I think that's that's

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<v Speaker 3>the line for Freddie's he knows if he can go out.

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<v Speaker 2>There and contribute, he'll be out there.

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<v Speaker 3>If he thinks he's going to go out there and

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<v Speaker 3>be detrimental to us getting a win, you know, that's

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<v Speaker 3>when we'll see him pull it back, So hopefully we

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<v Speaker 3>get his best tonight and get him back in the lineup.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, I think you've seen guys step up

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<v Speaker 3>in spots, especially like we saw in Game four with

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<v Speaker 3>that without Freddy, So hopefully we get more of the

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<v Speaker 3>same tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Before I let you go, Gavin told me after Game

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<v Speaker 1>four there was a group chat going on amongst the

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<v Speaker 1>teammates to really encourage each other not to give up.

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<v Speaker 1>How late was that group chat going last night? And

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<v Speaker 1>how on fire is it?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know that that group chat's pretty steady, especially

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<v Speaker 3>you know, situations like this where everyone's pulling their heart

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<v Speaker 3>their heartest for each other. I think you're seeing a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of guys, you know, been together in a different

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<v Speaker 3>way here in the postseason because everything is on the

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<v Speaker 3>line now, you know. And I think that's that's the

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<v Speaker 3>special part about, you know, the camaraderie that we've built

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<v Speaker 3>throughout the year and guys pulling for each other and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, pushing each other to get the best out

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<v Speaker 3>of them. So group chat has definitely been lively, But

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<v Speaker 3>we've also spent a lot of extra time together. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>we took bus rides to and from San Diego together

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<v Speaker 3>just you know, building that extra chemistry together to really

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<v Speaker 3>be able to support each other when it matters most.

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<v Speaker 1>Now Game five, Evan, thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 1>You've been such a big part of this Dodger team

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<v Speaker 1>and I'd look for it to be no different tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot, absolutely, thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave,