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Speaker 2: on Dodger Talk. As the Dodgers get the win three
Speaker 2: to two over the Oakland A's, a much needed win
Speaker 2: for the Dodgers, who last night snapped a three game
Speaker 2: losing streak thanks to Jack flairting the Dodgers erupting for
Speaker 2: six runs in the ninth inning and a ten to
Speaker 2: nothing shutout win the A's. They come back today. They
Speaker 2: get the scoring going right away in the first inning
Speaker 2: key k Hernandez a two run double. River Ryan gave
Speaker 2: it up a two run home run in the bottom
Speaker 2: of the first. The Dodgers would take the lead in
Speaker 2: the third on the cabin Vgo RBI single, and then
Speaker 2: it was the bullpen the rest of the way after
Speaker 2: River Ryan left the game with two outs in the
Speaker 2: fifth inning. An impressive performance from the Dodgers' bullpen today.
Speaker 3: It's been up and.
Speaker 2: Down in the month of July certainly was not very
Speaker 2: good for the collective group, but the Dodgers bullpen today.
Speaker 2: After River Ryan left with the bases loaded, two out,
Speaker 2: Dodgers clinging to a three to two lead, they go
Speaker 2: with Evan Phillips and Evan Phillips, the back end closer
Speaker 2: at one point of this Dodgers team certainly one of
Speaker 2: the high leverage relievers. Out of that Dodgers' bullpen was
Speaker 2: called upon to get the final out and get out
Speaker 2: of it bases loaded jam against one of the hot
Speaker 2: big hitters for the Oakland A's and Brenton Rooker, who
Speaker 2: already hit a two run home run and has kind
Speaker 2: of had his way with the Dodgers this weekend. He
Speaker 2: came up with the bases loaded, Evan Phillip strikes him
Speaker 2: out on four pitches and gets them looking on a
Speaker 2: sweeper on the inside corner for strike three, gets out
Speaker 2: of the bases loaded, jam keeps the Dodgers up three
Speaker 2: to two, and then the Dodgers rest of the bullpen
Speaker 2: puts up zeros. After that, Blake Trinan, Alex Vessia, Daniel Hudson,
Speaker 2: Anthony Bonda. The Dodgers' bullpen five relievers combined for four
Speaker 2: to third shutout innings and six strikeouts. That is exactly
Speaker 2: what the Dodgers needed today in a game in which
Speaker 2: going into it I mentioned with Jose I looked at
Speaker 2: the lineup the day Roberts filled out on the scorecard
Speaker 2: and I thought to myself, Wow, this is gonna be
Speaker 2: a struggle, I think for this Dodgers to find offense.
Speaker 2: I know they erupted for ten runs last night, but
Speaker 2: the Dodgers today had, you know, Keith a Hernandez batting fifth,
Speaker 2: Jason Hayward was batting clean up, Gavin lux was in
Speaker 2: that third spot again, Tay Oscar was batting second behind
Speaker 2: the show Hey, he had a line that had Kevin Bigio,
Speaker 2: Amano Rosario, Nick med was in there as well. Afterwards
Speaker 2: he had Kevin Kiermyer, Austin Barnes. It wasn't murderers row
Speaker 2: in that, you know, six through nine spot for the Dodgers,
Speaker 2: but those guys delivered. Cavin Biegho had a big hit
Speaker 2: in the third inning and an RBI single. He had
Speaker 2: a sacrifice butt in this game. Some good at bats
Speaker 2: of a Medeazario. Kevin Kiermyer on base with the walk today,
Speaker 2: eve though he went over three. Austin Barnes got on
Speaker 2: base with the walk today even though he was zero
Speaker 2: for three. And again it's just keeping the line moving.
Speaker 2: The Dodgers did a good job of that early in
Speaker 2: this game. And then in that third inning with two outs,
Speaker 2: Calvin Biegio two strikes, two count, delivers with the single
Speaker 2: the middle of scoring Jason Hayward and the Dodgers retake
Speaker 2: the lead and they would never give it back, going
Speaker 2: on and winning by a final of three to two.
Speaker 2: Today is one of those days you just kind of
Speaker 2: clap your hands and say, that's a great win. Dodgers
Speaker 2: bullpen picked them up when they needed him just enough,
Speaker 2: and a really good start for River Ryan. Any other situation,
Speaker 2: the Dodgers. In my opinion, if the Dodgers are up
Speaker 2: eight and a half in the Division, nine and a
Speaker 2: half of the Division, if this were three weeks ago,
Speaker 2: I think Dave Roberts leaves River Ryan out there with
Speaker 2: the bases loaded in a three to two game.
Speaker 3: Let him figure it out. Let's see what happens.
Speaker 2: If damage is done by Brent Rooker, then you're hoping, Okay,
Speaker 2: the Dodgers offense will get you back in the game.
Speaker 2: If you're down, you know, what is it four to
Speaker 2: two or four to three at that point, or five three,
Speaker 2: whatever happens, or it's tied up three to three. Worst
Speaker 2: case it's it's that then you're all right because you
Speaker 2: let River Ryan go out there and battle through some adversity.
Speaker 2: But I think with the way the Dodgers have been
Speaker 2: playing on this road trip, especially and getting to that
Speaker 2: Marcus seventy five pitches and looking at the Rooker what
Speaker 2: he's done the first couple of bats against River Ryan,
Speaker 2: I think it was the perfect move at the time.
Speaker 2: Seventy five pitches, bases loaded, get a fresh sharp there
Speaker 2: out there, different r slot with Evan Phillips, a new
Speaker 2: luck with the sweeper and it worked four pitches to
Speaker 2: get Rooker looking on a strike three sweeper and get
Speaker 2: out of the jam. But again, I think if this
Speaker 2: is different situation, the Dodgers weren't up four and a
Speaker 2: half games in the division and playing the way they
Speaker 2: have been on this road trip, striking out as many
Speaker 2: times as they have and you know, at times looking
Speaker 2: anemick offensively, and the bullpen having the month of July
Speaker 2: that they did.
Speaker 3: If that wasn't the case, I truly believe River Ryan.
Speaker 2: Would have gone back out there and got or at
Speaker 2: least stayed out there with two outs, bases loaded, to
Speaker 2: see what he could do against a Brent Rooker. As
Speaker 2: it is, it goes to Evan Phillips. He delivers in
Speaker 2: the bullpen. After that puts up Zeros as well. Eight
Speaker 2: six sixth ninet eighty seven two five to seventy fivet
Speaker 2: let's hear from Evan Phillips what a job he did.
Speaker 2: He's taking his criticism that sweeper is a nasty pitch
Speaker 2: when it's working and when it's not, and that sliders
Speaker 2: flat as well. He gets hit around and he had
Speaker 2: a rough July, as did the Dodgers collectively. As a
Speaker 2: bullpen but today Evan Phillip was nail strikes out Brent
Speaker 2: Rooker with two outs in the bases. Load of jam
Speaker 2: to go back up to Oakland's here from Evan Phillips
Speaker 2: after his great job in the fifth.
Speaker 4: I mean, when you look at just your last two outing,
Speaker 4: especially here in Oakland, do you feel like you've kind
Speaker 4: of turned the page, gotten back to where you want
Speaker 4: to be on the mound?
Speaker 5: Yeah.
Speaker 6: Yeah, I think it's still, you know, generally a work
Speaker 6: in progress. I think my objective coming to the field
Speaker 6: every days, you know, been the same Mick. I think
Speaker 6: we've kind of ironed out like a clear plan moving forward.
Speaker 6: You know, we clarified that if maybe a week ten
Speaker 6: days ago, and yeah, she's gonna continue to build on that.
Speaker 3: But definitely feel like I'm in a better spot.
Speaker 4: You find that it's been more mechanical stuff or more
Speaker 4: kind of I don't know about game plan, but just
Speaker 4: kind of decision making.
Speaker 6: It's been a little bit of everything, and I think that's, uh,
Speaker 6: you know, that was one of the most frustrating parts
Speaker 6: through my hard times that I think if it wasn't
Speaker 6: one thing, it was another, and piecing it back together
Speaker 6: just took you know, some diligent work and you had
Speaker 6: kind of getting under the hood and dissecting things a
Speaker 6: bit more closely. And yeah, it's been a bit of
Speaker 6: combo of you know, physical mental, But I think once
Speaker 6: we got the mental side right and then put a
Speaker 6: plan in for the physical side, it's coming together pretty
Speaker 6: quickly that what is a plan like that entailed when.
Speaker 7: You guys are putting it together.
Speaker 6: You know, from the mechanical side, it's just kind of
Speaker 6: breaking down some video and you know, getting back to
Speaker 6: you know, certain feels that I had in my delivery
Speaker 6: that were working for me. Uh, ironing those things out
Speaker 6: in cash play and getting practice work on the mound
Speaker 6: before the game, things like that.
Speaker 3: And then the mental side, it's really just a you.
Speaker 6: Know, honest conversation with myself about what I'm trying to
Speaker 6: do out there and you know, finding my identity again
Speaker 6: as a pitcher.
Speaker 2: All Right, there's Evan Phillips says he feels like he's
Speaker 2: in a good spot mentally and physically mechanically. They've been
Speaker 2: working on some things the last ten days, and yeah,
Speaker 2: the last two outings in Oakland really well. Today exceptionally well,
Speaker 2: striking out Brent Rooker on four pitches a sweeper off
Speaker 2: for a called strike three gets out of a basis
Speaker 2: loaded jam. That was huge with this Dodgers team just
Speaker 2: enough offense with three runs in the first three innings
Speaker 2: that carried them the rest of the ways.
Speaker 3: They go on to get the victory three to two.
Speaker 2: Is there now sixty five and forty seven with the
Speaker 2: teams behind them in the division also winning today, the
Speaker 2: Dodgers maintained their four and a half game lead real quick.
Speaker 2: Before we get to the phones. Rick and Tim mentioned
Speaker 2: it during the game. Just fantastic news Chelsea Freeman and
Speaker 2: Freddie Freeman today announcing on their social media pages just
Speaker 2: about two hours ago during the game that after eight
Speaker 2: long days in the pediatric ICU, the family's going home.
Speaker 2: That is awesome news. Young Maximus has a long road
Speaker 2: ahead of him to regain his strength and we learn
Speaker 2: how to walk, but they say they are grateful to
Speaker 2: have their family back together. Thank God for this miracle.
Speaker 3: Amen.
Speaker 2: Also thank you for their incredible team of doctors and
Speaker 2: angel nurses for taking such good care of their boy,
Speaker 2: and to their village for helping so much with Charlie
Speaker 2: and Brandon, their other two kids. Hashtag max strong, So
Speaker 2: that is certainly great news and continued prayers for their
Speaker 2: family in the rehab now for young Maximus and the
Speaker 2: whole entire family as they are now on the road
Speaker 2: to recovery after eight scary days in the ICU here
Speaker 2: in a southern California hospital. Prayers have been answered, thank God,
Speaker 2: and they are going home for recovery now. And as
Speaker 2: far as Freddy Freeman is concerned, do expect him back
Speaker 2: to rejoin this Dodger's team. Dave Roberts eluded pregame that
Speaker 2: could be for this Phillies opener tomorrow night.
Speaker 3: We'll see you know, hey, when the time is right.
Speaker 2: Freddy Freeman will be right family first, and then he'll
Speaker 2: come back and help out this Dodgers team during the
Speaker 2: stretch run. Could see him in Dodger uniform tomorrow, could
Speaker 2: see him tuesday. We'll find out certainly a little bit
Speaker 2: more in the next twenty four hours, but certainly great
Speaker 2: news for the Freeman family as they are all going
Speaker 2: home together, including young Maximus after eight days in the hospital.
Speaker 2: Let's go out to the phones at eight six, six,
Speaker 2: nine eighty seven, two five seventy. Let's go to Eric
Speaker 2: in Hollywood it's going to start things off here on
Speaker 2: this Sunday afternoon.
Speaker 3: What's up?
Speaker 7: Eric Dodger day.
Speaker 8: Should whoo Tam. I love it when we win, man,
Speaker 8: it's a great feeling. But it has been a very
Speaker 8: tough road trip. I want to start off by say
Speaker 8: Freddy Freeman, that's great news, but you're right having to
Speaker 8: take all the time in the world. Family, dust come first,
Speaker 8: baseball will be here and we'll go from there. We
Speaker 8: just need to get a couple of our ducks in order. Man,
Speaker 8: these guys need to step up. They have an opportunity
Speaker 8: to get at bats, to get to play, and these
Speaker 8: guys are starting to kind of feel it a little bit,
Speaker 8: you know what. I'm gonna get a chance. Next man up,
Speaker 8: next man up, next man up. These are the things
Speaker 8: that we need for a playoff series when when somebody
Speaker 8: gets hurt, somebody gets can't play a game, that these
Speaker 8: guys step in and kick butt. But man, I was
Speaker 8: at the precipice, man, but we weren't mosting Matt. But
Speaker 8: it's good to see him win thirty thirty four Otadi.
Speaker 7: Wow, Man, that's awesome.
Speaker 9: Man.
Speaker 8: I'm feeling good over here. Tied can't wait for the
Speaker 8: next team to come up.
Speaker 2: All right, Eric, appreciate it. I feel your excitement. It's
Speaker 2: good to get a win. The way they did it
Speaker 2: today was a different way with the bullpen putting Zero's
Speaker 2: up for four and third innings. Just enough offense from
Speaker 2: his Dodgers lineup today, three runs in the first three innings.
Speaker 2: It's all they needed as the Dodgers get the three
Speaker 2: to two win. Eight sixty six nine seven two five seventy.
Speaker 2: Andy and Lake Elsnor's next up on Dodge Talk. Welcome, Andy,
Speaker 2: How you doing?
Speaker 10: Hey Tim? How you doing?
Speaker 7: I just wanted to talk a little bit about it.
Speaker 7: Pick us on the pitch off Flerty and rollback. They're great.
Speaker 7: Pick us once again, Andy Friedman, just awesome. I mean
Speaker 7: that's going to help out a lot. I just I
Speaker 7: see the results yesterday and then today because the bullpen
Speaker 7: was fresh what's his name, Phillips and Hudson and that's yeah,
Speaker 7: they were all able to just throwzzeros up. But it's
Speaker 7: going to take that the rest of the way. So
Speaker 7: I'm excited and I can't wait to see what happens
Speaker 7: the rest of the year.
Speaker 3: Yeah, no doubt about it.
Speaker 2: I appreciated Andy Dodgers take two at three in Oakland
Speaker 2: as they get the series win with the three to
Speaker 2: two win today they get attend to nothing to win
Speaker 2: last night. A good job by this Dodgers team, the
Speaker 2: group that's there right now, certainly a lot of injuries,
Speaker 2: some new faces that have joined this Dodgers team, especially
Speaker 2: for this series. You get Michael Kopek joined this Dodgers team.
Speaker 2: You saw what Jack Flaherty did. I Meta Rosario join
Speaker 2: this Dodgers team this weekend in Oakland. New faces, a
Speaker 2: different lineup, especially today with no Will Smith in the lineup.
Speaker 2: And this guy's just persevered through this road trip and
Speaker 2: fought to win two to three in Oakland. And I
Speaker 2: say that because this is an A's team that sure
Speaker 2: doesn't have the payroll, doesn't have the superstars. Is a
Speaker 2: team that's in turmoil, leaving to go to Sacramento, without
Speaker 2: a stadium, without a home in Vegas yet and they're
Speaker 2: still out there grinding. And they were the one of
Speaker 2: the best teams in baseball in the month of July. Well,
Speaker 2: on the flip side, the Dodgers were sub five hundred
Speaker 2: in the month of July. The bullpen wasn't very good.
Speaker 2: And the bullpen had just as many innings as the
Speaker 2: starters did in the month of July.
Speaker 3: So you caught a red.
Speaker 2: Hot Oakland A's team and you take two to three
Speaker 2: from them, and now you build that momentum as the
Speaker 2: Dodgers now return home for his six game homestand and
Speaker 2: three games against the Phillies. I remember when the Dodgers
Speaker 2: went to Philadelphia on a road trip before the All
Speaker 2: Star Break, And how big was that three game series
Speaker 2: in Philadelphia in which the Dodgers kicked it off before
Speaker 2: they went to the break and went to Detroit for
Speaker 2: three and they lost all three games in Philadelphia, and
Speaker 2: it was the end of the world. And it's like, oh, no,
Speaker 2: the Phillies are the best team in the National League,
Speaker 2: and the Dodgers can't get past the Phillies and just
Speaker 2: go ahead and put the Phillies in going to the
Speaker 2: World Series. No, the Phillies have lost eight of ten. Folks,
Speaker 2: the Phillies are sixty six and forty five. The Dodgers
Speaker 2: are sixty five and forty seven. They're virtually neck and
Speaker 2: neck in wins and losses. And a Dodgers team that's
Speaker 2: banged up, a Dodgers team that's lost six of ten,
Speaker 2: and the Phillies team that's banged up has lost eight
Speaker 2: of ten.
Speaker 3: You're gonna see two teams.
Speaker 2: Wanting to get back on track, and this little momentum
Speaker 2: the Dodgers have for winning these two games against Oakland
Speaker 2: will hopefully be something they can carry him into this
Speaker 2: series opener tomorrow night with Tyler glassnow on the mount
Speaker 2: eight six sixth ninet eighty seven, two five seventy. Let's
Speaker 2: go to Brad and Mission Viejo is next up. Brad, welcome,
Speaker 2: how are you doing on the Sunday afternoon?
Speaker 11: Thank you for taking my call.
Speaker 1: Hi.
Speaker 11: Yeah, I was fortunate enough to be at the World
Speaker 11: Series in nineteen seventy four the first time around against
Speaker 11: the Athletics, and it was by the Blue and Don
Speaker 11: Sutton in that game, and the Dodgers won their only
Speaker 11: game of the series that day, three to two.
Speaker 2: That was a that was that was not a fun
Speaker 2: series for the Dodgers, but certainly a memorable one.
Speaker 3: One of two World Series played up there at the Coliseum.
Speaker 10: Yeah, they thought they got swept, but at least that's
Speaker 10: a good that's at least they got.
Speaker 11: One game, you know.
Speaker 3: Yeah, good thing.
Speaker 2: You were there, Brad, what about this team? A little
Speaker 2: momentum they got now with this group of guys, I.
Speaker 10: Like the momentum going into the did they still strike
Speaker 10: out a lot, but then the real lineup's not back yet,
Speaker 10: So it's it's guys just got to be a little
Speaker 10: bit patient with that.
Speaker 2: Yeah, no doubt, Brad. Appreciate the phone call. Eight six
Speaker 2: six nine eighty seven two five seven. We'll take the
Speaker 2: time out, we'll come back. We'll get to more of
Speaker 2: your phone calls, and we're going to give you an
Speaker 2: update on the guys who are out right now for
Speaker 2: the Dodgers. How close are they there returning? A couple
Speaker 2: of them are pretty close. I'll tell you who and
Speaker 2: where they're at in their recover their road to recovery.
Speaker 3: When we come back. Dodgers get the win three.
Speaker 2: To see you three to two over the Oakland A's
Speaker 2: as Alex Vessi gets the winning relief, Anthony Bonda gets
Speaker 2: the save, tenth Dodger this season to record a save
Speaker 2: as the Dodgers take two and three in Oakland, and
Speaker 2: now sixty five forty seven more of your phone calls
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Speaker 9: Swims hits the ball of the gap and left center field.
Speaker 9: That ball is going to get down for a hit
Speaker 9: and past the center fielder Ba Day around third and
Speaker 9: coming into score is Hernandez looks around third, he'll score
Speaker 9: and Key k Hernandez comes up with a two hot,
Speaker 9: two run double and the Dodgers strike first this afternoon.
Speaker 9: It is two and to uh now.
Speaker 2: The Dodger scored six runs in the ninth and in
Speaker 2: the last night part of a ten tonhing to win.
Speaker 2: They hit the right up today in the first inning,
Speaker 2: Keiky Hernandez a two run double is tenth of this season.
Speaker 3: RBI is twenty two and twenty three.
Speaker 2: Dodgers took a two to notzing to lead that was
Speaker 2: gone in the bottom of the first, but The Dodgers
Speaker 2: retook the lead in the third on a Cabin Bigio
Speaker 2: RBI single with two outs on an two pitch. Dodgers
Speaker 2: go on and win it three to two over the
Speaker 2: Oakland A's Tim Kate's back with you here on Dodger
Speaker 2: Talk eight six, sixth ninety seven two five seventy. Daniels
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Speaker 2: they claimed ownership of this one four to third combined
Speaker 2: innings of just one hit baseball six strikeouts.
Speaker 3: Along the way.
Speaker 2: The only hit they gave up was a Sun aided
Speaker 2: double that Kevin Kiermeyer lost in the Sun and center
Speaker 2: field in the sixth inning off Blake Trine, and that
Speaker 2: was it. The Dodgers put up zeros the entire time
Speaker 2: they were asked to go out there and help out
Speaker 2: River Ryan, who went four into two thirty eight to
Speaker 2: give a two run on five hits quickly, let's give
Speaker 2: you an update on what's happened. It was from as
Speaker 2: far as some of the Dodgers that are hurt, we
Speaker 2: mentioned Freddie Freeman expected to be back with the Dodgers
Speaker 2: in this series against the Phillies. Mookie Betts he has
Speaker 2: set a well a tentative date of return of August
Speaker 2: twelfth or August thirteenth, that is either the first day
Speaker 2: or second game of the next Dodger road trip. So
Speaker 2: that is good news to see. Mookie Betts is just
Speaker 2: about what a week eight nine days away from returning
Speaker 2: to this Dodgers team from the broken hand. Tommy Eman,
Speaker 2: who the Dodgers acquired at the deadline from the Cardinals,
Speaker 2: is going to go through a SIM game this week
Speaker 2: as he works his way back. Walker Bueller he's in
Speaker 2: Triple A, Oklahoma City on a rehab assignment. He pitched
Speaker 2: on Friday night. He is scheduled to pitch at least
Speaker 2: one more time in Triple A, Oklahoma City before the
Speaker 2: Dodgers got to make a decision on what to do
Speaker 2: with Walker Bueller and bringing him back to the rotation,
Speaker 2: maybe make him out of the bullpen, whatever they need.
Speaker 2: To do, give him more rehab assignments. They got to
Speaker 2: figure something out with Walker after his next rehab appearance.
Speaker 2: Ryan Brazier, Michael Grove, and Bruce dark All in the
Speaker 2: minor leagues at Oka see pitching multiple days, pitching out
Speaker 2: of the bullpen and working their way back to help
Speaker 2: out this Dodgers' bullpen, and sounds like Michael Grove out
Speaker 2: of the three relievers, Michael Grove is probably first up
Speaker 2: in returning and from I understand it could be this
Speaker 2: week on this homestand that we see Michael Grove returning
Speaker 2: to the Dodgers' bullpen. So yes, the Dodgers added some
Speaker 2: pieces at the bullpen. The Dodgers hoping to get a
Speaker 2: lot of these pieces back now after injuries the second
Speaker 2: half of the season. So we'll start to see some
Speaker 2: of some familiar faces out there in the Dodgers lineup
Speaker 2: with Freddie Freeman coming back and Max Munsey hopefully on
Speaker 2: the horizon, and Mookie Betts coming back.
Speaker 3: On the next road trip, Let's go out to Don
Speaker 3: in the City of Industry. Welcome Don.
Speaker 5: How you doing, Jim Kates, Mister Kates goes to Oakland,
Speaker 5: Oh Man, you gotta love it. I'm so happy, you know,
Speaker 5: we pull this one out and h first man just
Speaker 5: shouts out to Freddie Freeman and his family. God bless
Speaker 5: little Max. He's a fighter like his dad. Good for
Speaker 5: him and hopefully all doing well.
Speaker 10: Man.
Speaker 5: What about Otani Otani sound the big fish? It's you
Speaker 5: bonds skillful, thirty and thirty and counting. Yikes, Who knows
Speaker 5: where he could get by the end of the season. Tim,
Speaker 5: I'm feeling good. I'm feeling good. I had a touch
Speaker 5: base with my man, Tim Kates.
Speaker 2: All right, don great to hear your voice as always.
Speaker 2: Thirty thirty for Shoho Tani, I honestly think he gets
Speaker 2: to forty forty. It's not like I'm going out on
Speaker 2: a limon saying that. I just look at how much
Speaker 2: times left in the season. It's August fourth. We've virtually got,
Speaker 2: you know, two months left in play here in August
Speaker 2: and all of September. For Shoeo Tani to get to
Speaker 2: forty forty, that is something I believe, barring an injury,
Speaker 2: let's hope that doesn't happen, he's going to get to
Speaker 2: I think get to very easily. He's sitting on thirty
Speaker 2: three home runs he's sitting on thirty one stolen bases.
Speaker 2: He can hit seven home runs and get nine more
Speaker 2: stolen bases. That's something I truly believe he can do
Speaker 2: over the next two months. And to get to forty forty,
Speaker 2: that is rare in Major League Baseball. I mean, thirty
Speaker 2: thirty is pretty impressive, and the Dodgers have only had
Speaker 2: two players do that in their history, ral Mondessey and
Speaker 2: Matt Kemp. Ral Mondessey did it twice. Now Shoheo Tani
Speaker 2: is the third member of the Dodger organization to do that.
Speaker 2: But keep in mind the forty to forty club in
Speaker 2: Major League Baseball, the history of the game, forty home runs,
Speaker 2: forty stolen bases, the history of baseball, one hundred thirty
Speaker 2: years of baseball, and you've got five players who have
Speaker 2: done it Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano,
Speaker 2: and last year Ronald Lacuna Junior. Five players in the
Speaker 2: history of baseball have done forty forty and it's about
Speaker 2: to be six this year with Shohio Tani getting to
Speaker 2: forty forty. I believe some point this year, eight sixty
Speaker 2: six nine eighty seven to two five. It's going to
Speaker 2: Jonathan and Pomona's next up here on Dodger Talking.
Speaker 3: Welcome Jonathan, how are you hi? What's going on again?
Speaker 12: Good?
Speaker 13: I want to talk to you about Will Smith, him
Speaker 13: betting too, and him playing behind the plate. I feel
Speaker 13: like two is a little two down there with him
Speaker 13: playing behind the plate because he takes he takes him
Speaker 13: lot of catches. He works hard behind the play and
Speaker 13: all the gear, and it's it's been hot and he
Speaker 13: finally got a day off today. So that's just what
Speaker 13: I want to talk to you about, and also about
Speaker 13: do you know when Mookie's coming back or any updates
Speaker 13: on him.
Speaker 2: Yeah, Mookie's gonna come back on the next road trip
Speaker 2: either Monday or Tuesday next week when the Dodgers hit
Speaker 2: the road. That's his timetable that he has set. So
Speaker 2: we'll see if he's able to stay on that same
Speaker 2: timetable and returned. It sounds like it's pretty much on
Speaker 2: schedule as to where he was projected to come back
Speaker 2: after this broken hand. But you're right on, Jonathan. I
Speaker 2: appreciate the phone call. I think you're kind of spot
Speaker 2: on there about Will Smith. Being's so high in the
Speaker 2: line Wheneverody everybody comes back and the normal slots are
Speaker 2: filled with Mookie, you know, Tony and Freddie Freeman, will
Speaker 2: Smith's going to drop back to either cleanup or five spot.
Speaker 2: You might even see tay Oscar back cleanup and Will
Speaker 2: Smith dropped to the five spot. If Max Mountz comes back,
Speaker 2: you want to add another left handed bat out there,
Speaker 2: maybe Will Smith can drop to the sixth spot. That's
Speaker 2: a pretty potent lineup. If you've got Will Smith went
Speaker 2: healthy that in sixth, that's a lot of damage that's
Speaker 2: going to get done. And I think you're spot on, Jonathan,
Speaker 2: you know your baseball young man. That Yeah, that's a
Speaker 2: lot of wear and tear on Will Smith and it
Speaker 2: gets him more at bats certainly. But if dropping him
Speaker 2: in the lineup would ease a little bit of that
Speaker 2: burning on him playing two out of a three games
Speaker 2: in a series, then by all means that's something they
Speaker 2: need to do.
Speaker 3: But I think that they can't do that at this
Speaker 3: point just.
Speaker 2: Based on where they need his bat in the lineup,
Speaker 2: without Freddie Freeman, without Max Mounty, without course Mookie Betts.
Speaker 2: But that's going to change when those guys come back
Speaker 2: and The first is going to be Freddie Freeman on
Speaker 2: this series against the Phillies coming up here beginning tomorrow,
Speaker 2: and then Mookie Bets on the next road trip eight
Speaker 2: ninety seven seventy.
Speaker 3: It's got a Javier in la Is next up. Javier,
Speaker 3: Welcome to Dodge Talk.
Speaker 14: Hey Tam, hope you having a good day. I do
Speaker 14: want to ask you one quick question once everyone comes back.
Speaker 14: I would say, like, what, like the end of August,
Speaker 14: how do you suggest that outfield that's gonna look like?
Speaker 14: Would you keep Ahmed at shorter? Would you keep Mookie
Speaker 14: at short.
Speaker 3: It's a great question.
Speaker 2: I think that's a first world problem to have if
Speaker 2: you're the Dodgers, is what to do with all these
Speaker 2: healthy bodies once they are all back, and once they
Speaker 2: are all back, even including Miguel Rojas. You mentioned nick
Speaker 2: on met At playing shortstop. He could be a player
Speaker 2: off the bench. You're only gonna have twenty six spots,
Speaker 2: so the guys you're seeing right now, there's not gonna
Speaker 2: be a lot of room. Nick on met was signed
Speaker 2: because they needed desperately somebody to play short stop every day.
Speaker 2: When they get Miguel Rojas back, when Mookie Betts comes back.
Speaker 2: Is there a role in a spot for nick on
Speaker 2: met on this team? We'll find out. What about Calvin
Speaker 2: b Show, he's starting to get things going. Where does
Speaker 2: he fit? I mean he can play BOLTI positions. He's
Speaker 2: sort of her Chris Taylor. But if Chris Taylor's back healthy,
Speaker 2: where does he fit? And Cavin Bigio and Keiki a Hernandez,
Speaker 2: You're gonna have only twenty six spots in reality, only
Speaker 2: a few bench spots with your everyday starters.
Speaker 3: You got more bodies than you need.
Speaker 2: So it's gonna be a situation where we're gonna see
Speaker 2: some of these guys playing right now and starting every
Speaker 2: day right now may not be with this team because
Speaker 2: when the regular guys get back, they just won't have
Speaker 2: any room on the roster for them. But as far
Speaker 2: as the outfield is concerned.
Speaker 3: I wouldn't mind. I wouldn't hate it.
Speaker 2: If Wilkie Betts was playing the outfield again. If Gavin
Speaker 2: Lux can stay at second base, and you can keep
Speaker 2: a Miguel Rojas at shortstop. I mean Mickey Row when
Speaker 2: he was playing short plays a good defensive spot for
Speaker 2: you and offensively can get it done. He's seen him
Speaker 2: hit the home run. He can put the ball in play.
Speaker 2: He can certainly manufacturing runs for you. I don't think
Speaker 2: that's a bad guy to have a shortstop playing every
Speaker 2: day in September and going into October, no doubt about it.
Speaker 2: But again, first world problems if you're the Dodgers to
Speaker 2: have an abundance of players and only a certain amount
Speaker 2: of rosters going into a healthy roster in September and
Speaker 2: to October. Dodgers get the win today three to two
Speaker 2: over the Oakland a Is Cavin Beeshield, one of those
Speaker 2: guys we're talking about. An RBI single with an O
Speaker 2: two count and two outs in the third inning, delivers
Speaker 2: gives the Dodgers a three to two lead, scoring Jason Hayward,
Speaker 2: who I know has been struggling at the plate, but
Speaker 2: he scores on a hustle play to give the Dodgers
Speaker 2: the three to two lead, and the Dodgers bullpen proves
Speaker 2: to be the difference, putting up zeros after having Phillips
Speaker 2: Blake trying, Alex Vesia, Daniel Hudson, an Anthi Bonda come
Speaker 2: in for the Dodgers. Can we real quick here from
Speaker 2: River Ryan Colin, what do you think we have time
Speaker 2: to do that. River Ryan made his third start today
Speaker 2: for the Dodgers, give up a two run home run
Speaker 2: the first inning, with four and two third innings, two runs,
Speaker 2: five hits, four strikeouts, got bailed out of a jam
Speaker 2: by Evan Phillips with the bases loaded in two outs
Speaker 2: by Phillips striking out Brent Rooker. Let's head back up
Speaker 2: to Oakland. Let's hear from River Ryan after his performance today.
Speaker 4: Hi, River, just when you look at this outing today
Speaker 4: and kind of how'd you feel out there? And just
Speaker 4: how would you assess how it went?
Speaker 12: Yeah, going into the game, warming up in the bullpen,
Speaker 12: I kind of knew I wasn't gonna my best stuff today.
Speaker 12: I felt a little tired, but I just went out
Speaker 12: there and tried to execute the best my ability and
Speaker 12: give our team a chance to win.
Speaker 1: What do you think led to just?
Speaker 11: What was it?
Speaker 4: Body tiredness?
Speaker 3: I guess what do you think maybe led to that?
Speaker 1: Going into it?
Speaker 12: I really don't know, just kind of one of those
Speaker 12: days I had to fight through it, but was able
Speaker 12: to do that and we got.
Speaker 2: The w So of those things that Dave States kind of
Speaker 2: pushed you further than you've pitched with the while Is
Speaker 2: that sort of like.
Speaker 3: Something me bouncing back from that feeling that a little bit?
Speaker 12: I mean, there's a chance, but I mean it's just
Speaker 12: it was at the end of the day, You're gonna
Speaker 12: have good days and have bad days. Some days you're
Speaker 12: not gonna have your best stuff, and today was one
Speaker 12: of those days. But I knew going out there all
Speaker 12: I had to do was try to execute and give
Speaker 12: our team best chance to win the game.
Speaker 3: And I feel like I did that.
Speaker 4: Is it encouraging just knowing when you don't feel like
Speaker 4: you have your best stuff only in giving up two runs,
Speaker 4: Is that's it?
Speaker 5: Yeah?
Speaker 3: No, that's It's definitely nice.
Speaker 12: Like I said a minute ago, you just got to
Speaker 12: go out there when you're not feeling your best and
Speaker 12: just try to execute and kind of let them get
Speaker 12: themselves out. But yeah, it's really nice knowing I didn't
Speaker 12: have my best stuff and was able to get through
Speaker 12: it today with just two runs.
Speaker 2: All Right, there's river Ryan didn't have his best stuff, tie,
Speaker 2: but goes out there and gives the Dodgers four and
Speaker 2: two third innings, two runs, five hits, four strikeouts, and
Speaker 2: he gets a no decision. But the Dodgers get the
Speaker 2: victory over the Oakland A's. Let's wrap things up with
Speaker 2: isy Isy the Dodgers get the win too, straight over
Speaker 2: the A's. You gotta be feeling good, huge, huge series
Speaker 2: against the Phillies coming up.
Speaker 15: Yeah, well, you know what, I can't hope they at
Speaker 15: least win two hours three but my kids and she
Speaker 15: lives in Philly and she's a Philly thing now anyways,
Speaker 15: but yeah, anyway, yeah, I gotta deal with that with
Speaker 15: her during the holiday. But anyway, Yeah, it's fine. So
Speaker 15: I'm still done. I've been done Puss in Detroit now,
Speaker 15: so anyway, but yeah, hey, I'm happy. I you know,
Speaker 15: I know they've been too injury and what they need
Speaker 15: is I'm glad there. I'm fledging three minutes and it's
Speaker 15: I'm back home.
Speaker 10: That's the most important thing.
Speaker 15: So we'll move to get back and the dog. He'll
Speaker 15: be back. They'll be fine. But I'm still done, Tim,
Speaker 15: so heyway all right, Yeah, we'll find.
Speaker 3: Out how this series goes. Let's hope they can win
Speaker 3: it for you.
Speaker 2: So you have a control over your cousin there, who's
Speaker 2: a big, big bragging rights over her from Philadelphia. So
Speaker 2: if that's one reason for the Dodgers to win. It's
Speaker 2: for Izzy Tad bragging rights over her cousin.
Speaker 3: So I don't know.
Speaker 2: Why she's done Colin. I don't know why she says
Speaker 2: she's done with the Dodgers. I get the frustration before
Speaker 2: the All Star break, but they went one, six to
Speaker 2: seven to start at home that the opening series. Certainly,
Speaker 2: a three and five road trip is a tough thing
Speaker 2: for the Dodgers. But you in on a winning note
Speaker 2: and you win too, straight over the Oakland A's and
Speaker 2: now you come back to Dodger Stadium. You're going to
Speaker 2: get back Freddie Freeman next road trip. Mookie Betts is
Speaker 2: on the horizon schedule to come back. You're gonna start
Speaker 2: seeing more of these Dodger bullpen arms like Michael Grove
Speaker 2: and Bruce dark Grattarol and Ryan Brasier made their return
Speaker 2: as well. So time to be positive and big things
Speaker 2: on the horizon for the Dodgers is they get healthy
Speaker 2: here in August and the down the final stretch. That's
Speaker 2: going to do it for Dodger Talk, many thanks to
Speaker 2: you for being a part of the show. Many thanks
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Speaker 3: We appreciate it and they's to Colin ye as always.
Speaker 2: Dodgers get the win three to two over the Oakland
Speaker 2: A's and much needed and win for this Dodgers team
Speaker 2: to finish off this three and five road trip.
Speaker 3: They take two to three in Oakland.
Speaker 2: Final time ever they'll play at the Oakland Memorial Coliseum.
Speaker 3: Played two World Series.
Speaker 2: There in nineteen seventy four Game five with the nineteen
Speaker 2: eighty eight World Series, they celebrated on that field with
Speaker 2: Oral Hertscheizer, Tommy Lsorda, Steve Sacks, Rix Rick Dempsey and
Speaker 2: crew Mickey Hatcher the whole game celebrating.
Speaker 3: There in Oakland.
Speaker 2: Today Dodgers celebrate a win, a three to two victory
Speaker 2: over the Oakland Ames in the final game ever in Oakla.
Speaker 2: The first game that was there game three. This is
Speaker 2: nineteen seventy four World Series. He A's won three to two. Well,
Speaker 2: the Dodgers win the final game ever three to two
Speaker 2: until tomorrow night Marougo Casino. Dodgers on deck at six o'clock.
Speaker 3: First pitch is seven to ten.
Speaker 2: Tyler Glass now on the mound. Have a great safe
Speaker 2: rest of your Sunday afternoon. Stay cool out there.
Speaker 3: So he had father faith than the souls.