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<v Speaker 1>five years. And now your voice for Dodger Talker. Like back, Tim.

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<v Speaker 2>Cats Ah, this feels a little bit better. This Dodger lineup,

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<v Speaker 2>vintage Kershaw.

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<v Speaker 3>Equals a Dodger win.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, everybody, and welcome to Dodger Talk here on a

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for being with us here until the top of

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<v Speaker 2>the hour. Phone lines are wide open at eight six

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<v Speaker 2>six nine eighty seven two five seventy eight six six

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<v Speaker 2>nine eight seven two five seventy. As the Dodgers enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>a win tonight in Milwaukee, Clayton Kershaw, his fourth start

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<v Speaker 2>since coming off the injured lists and having off season

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<v Speaker 2>shoulder surgery, pitches into the sixth inning. He looked fantastic.

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<v Speaker 2>He had command of three pitches tonight. He had pinpoint

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<v Speaker 2>accuracy with his fastball. He got some swinging misses tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>unlike he has in his last couple of starts, and

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<v Speaker 2>you had to feel in it's just gonna take a

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<v Speaker 2>few starts for him to get going after just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>three minor league appearances, comes back, makes three starts for

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers, and they were okay starts, and now tonight

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<v Speaker 2>maybe you feel he's turned a corner. Pitching into the

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<v Speaker 2>sixth any his longest outing so far, six punch outs

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<v Speaker 2>walked to three hits allowed through eighty three pitches fifty

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<v Speaker 2>six for strikes to get the victory, and just how

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers drew it up right. The Dodgers lineup when

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<v Speaker 2>they started this season with Freddie Freeman and Max Munci

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<v Speaker 2>and Tae Oscar hernandez Will Smith. We talked about the

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<v Speaker 2>Big four and of course the two guys at the

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<v Speaker 2>top of the lineup with Mookie Bets and show Hey Otani.

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<v Speaker 2>They've now reversed in the lineup, show Hey leading off

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<v Speaker 2>and Mookie batting second. With Mookie coming back off the

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<v Speaker 2>injured list tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>A lot of.

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<v Speaker 2>Questions about that year on Dodger Talk, whether or not

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts should have his starting spot at short and

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<v Speaker 2>his lead off spot from injury. Well, Show Hey o

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<v Speaker 2>Tani is the new leadoff hitter. Miguel Rojas is taken

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<v Speaker 2>over at shortstop, so Mooki goes back out to right

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<v Speaker 2>field a more natural, comfortable position for Mookie Betts. He'll

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<v Speaker 2>even admit that, and he did so on the pregame

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<v Speaker 2>show with David Vase, talking about the pressure being alleviated,

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<v Speaker 2>not having to worry the night before, an outing of

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<v Speaker 2>whether or not you know where the guy's going to

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<v Speaker 2>hit the ball in positioning. It's just easy for him

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<v Speaker 2>to navigate in right field. But tonight Mookie Betts and

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<v Speaker 2>Showy O Tani both go deep. Both hit two run

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<v Speaker 2>home runs. Mooki goes two for four in his return,

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<v Speaker 2>the home run, the three ribbies, and a stolen base.

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<v Speaker 2>Show Hey O Tani goes one for three, a walk

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<v Speaker 2>on base twice, a home run, two ribbys, and a

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<v Speaker 2>stolen base. The biggest example of what these two are

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<v Speaker 2>going to do with hopefully the rest of the way

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<v Speaker 2>at the top of the lineup is what happened in

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<v Speaker 2>the seventh inning.

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<v Speaker 3>The Dodgers were up four to two. They had a

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<v Speaker 3>four to nothing lead.

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<v Speaker 2>All of a sudden, it's four to two on the

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<v Speaker 2>Wilson Cantrez home running the sixth inning. The Dodgers come

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<v Speaker 2>back in the seventh inning, Milwaukee feeling the pretty good

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<v Speaker 2>about themselves a little momentum after the Contreres two run

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<v Speaker 2>home run and Joe Kelly walking that tight rope in

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<v Speaker 2>the bottom half of the sixth inning and taking over

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<v Speaker 2>for Clayton Kershaw. They face the reliever in Hudson, who

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<v Speaker 2>comes in and gets two quick ground ball outs of

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<v Speaker 2>Keith a Hernandez and Kevin Kiermier. Took six pitches bet again,

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<v Speaker 2>momentum for Milwaukee. They just cut the lead in half.

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<v Speaker 2>Their reliever comes out and gets two ground ball outs

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<v Speaker 2>and six pitches. Shoey Otani draws a six pitch walk

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<v Speaker 2>and quite frankly, only one of the pitches was really

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<v Speaker 2>They were trying to find show Hey to chase and

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<v Speaker 2>roll over on the ball for the final out of

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<v Speaker 2>the inning. To his credit, shoey Otani disciplined in that

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<v Speaker 2>at bat six pitches, draws the walk, He steals second

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<v Speaker 2>base to get into scoring position with two outs, and

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie bets up at bat. Mookie falls behind in the

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<v Speaker 2>Brian Hudson, a two to two count, two out Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>with a two run lead, and a cutter throw from Hudson,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a strike. Mookie puts bat on ball in the

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<v Speaker 2>right field for a base hit, and because show Hate

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<v Speaker 2>drew walk with two outs, and because show Hate stole

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<v Speaker 2>second to put himself into scoring position, Mookie's able to

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<v Speaker 2>put bat on ball, base hit to right. Show Hay

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<v Speaker 2>scores easily, and just like that, momentum is snatched back

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<v Speaker 2>by the Dodgers and they gain a run and go

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<v Speaker 2>up three with.

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<v Speaker 3>A five to two lead.

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly how you want to answer a Milwaukee team who

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<v Speaker 2>just got runs on the two quick outs in the

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<v Speaker 3>Squash it.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was the top of the lineup Otani and

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts who did absolutely a fantastic job of getting

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers that insurance run to go up five to two, eight.

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<v Speaker 3>Six six nine, eight seven two five seventy.

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<v Speaker 2>I know there's been a lot of question the last

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<v Speaker 2>week when it was official that Mooki was gonna come

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<v Speaker 2>back on this road trip, and Dave Roberts talked a

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<v Speaker 2>lot about, well, he's gonna go back to short they

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<v Speaker 2>ran a sim game. Okay, that's gonna change. He's going

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<v Speaker 2>back to right field, all right. Who's gonna lead off?

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<v Speaker 2>Is it back to Mookie Bets? Who's been so good

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<v Speaker 2>at leading off for the Dodgers this year and all

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<v Speaker 2>those leadoff home runs, No show he has taken over

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<v Speaker 2>that role in the last seven weeks. With Mookie Bets

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<v Speaker 2>out the broken hand, and even with the return of

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie show heey was going to continue to bat lead off.

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<v Speaker 2>And there was a lot of chatter about that Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>fans here on Dodger Talk, on n FI seventy LA Sports,

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<v Speaker 2>on social media, on the chat boards weighing in and

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<v Speaker 2>didn't like the fact that Mookie didn't get the leadoff

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<v Speaker 2>spot bat. I like it, and I don't just say

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<v Speaker 2>that because it worked tonight. I like it for the

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<v Speaker 2>reason it's left right left. You get Showy Otani leading off,

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<v Speaker 2>a non traditional leadoff hitter, left handed, and he's shown

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<v Speaker 2>that he can produce, get on bass and steal bases.

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts has been really good runners in scoring position

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<v Speaker 2>this year, good at driving the ball out of the

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<v Speaker 2>ballpark like he did tonight, good at putting the ball

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<v Speaker 2>in play to all sides of the field, a right

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<v Speaker 2>handed hitter, and then you go to Freddie Freeman batting third. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>let's flip it around now, a left handed hitter.

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<v Speaker 3>Again.

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<v Speaker 2>It prevents the opener from opposing teams. And when you

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<v Speaker 2>flip the lineup over in the middle of a game

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden you get back to the top of

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<v Speaker 2>the lineup and it's a left hander and Otani a

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<v Speaker 2>right hander, and Mookie Betts and a light left handed

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<v Speaker 2>hitter and Freddie Freeman back to a right handed hitter,

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<v Speaker 2>either in Taoscar or Will Smith.

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<v Speaker 3>It's difficult.

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<v Speaker 2>It's difficult to navigate this Dodgers lineup when you rotate

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<v Speaker 2>left right, right, left right, like they've been doing. And

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<v Speaker 2>when they get healthy with Max Muncy, they can even

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<v Speaker 2>elongate that further into this Dodger's lineup.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think it's a good move by the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>And when you saw tonight with Shoeyo Otani's ability to

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<v Speaker 2>get on base, draw the walk, not chase pitches out

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<v Speaker 2>of the zone, and Colin he and I were talking

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<v Speaker 2>about this here in the clubhouse during one of the breaks, Colin,

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<v Speaker 2>He's absolutely right when Shoeotani zero's in on pitches, doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>chase out of the zone, doesn't let the zone get

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<v Speaker 2>too big on him, especially with a head in the

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<v Speaker 2>count two to zero, three to zero like he was tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>and he hit his home run. When he finds his

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<v Speaker 2>pitch in the zone, more times than not, he's putting

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<v Speaker 2>that ball either out of the park or he's putting

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<v Speaker 2>into play really hard somewhere. It's when he starts expanding

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<v Speaker 2>the zone and chasing pitches, then he gets into trouble

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<v Speaker 2>and he rolls over on pitches and he pops the

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<v Speaker 2>ball up and he pops it into foul territory like

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<v Speaker 2>he did a couple of times over the weekend against

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<v Speaker 2>the Pirates. Chasing pitches. Tonight though didn't chase pitches. Hit

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<v Speaker 2>one out of the park on a three to zero count,

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<v Speaker 2>and that was really good at getting on base with

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<v Speaker 2>two outs in the seventh inning and giving show he

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<v Speaker 2>Otani a chance to steal second, which he did, and

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<v Speaker 2>allowing Mookie Betts then to put the ball in place.

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<v Speaker 2>See what happens and what happened a single to write

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<v Speaker 2>Otani scores and the Dodgers get an assurance run. I

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<v Speaker 2>like the makeup of this top of the lineup right now,

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<v Speaker 2>and again when you get Will Smith going, which is

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully soon, when you get Max Munsey back into this lineup,

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<v Speaker 2>and you can go left, right, left, right, left, right

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<v Speaker 2>and elongate this lineup even more.

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<v Speaker 3>Look out.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh and Gavin Lux, hottest hitter on the Dodgers since

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<v Speaker 2>the All Star break. I mean we're talking about one

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<v Speaker 2>through eight right now, just crushing it for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>So panic time two weeks ago. Yes, for a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of Dodger fans. But right now, and I told you this, wait,

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<v Speaker 2>wait till they get healthy, Wait till the guys who

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<v Speaker 2>are supposed to be in the lineup every day are back.

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershock gets another start underneath his belt. He starts

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<v Speaker 2>getting this muscle memory of positive results and seeing that, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, my shoulder's good to go. Okay, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>worried about it anymore. I'm not worried about going out

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<v Speaker 2>there and now touching ninety two to ninety three and

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<v Speaker 2>going out there and working on my slider and having

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<v Speaker 2>that curveball that's so devastating and pinpoint accuracy and getting

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<v Speaker 2>the guys out.

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<v Speaker 3>He knows he could do it again.

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<v Speaker 2>He knows he's got the ability to go out and

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<v Speaker 2>get out again on a rebuilt shoulder that's big, and

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<v Speaker 2>with Max Munty coming back this lineup look out, look

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<v Speaker 2>out Colin. He and I were sitting here on our

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<v Speaker 2>baseball card board where we've got all the Dodger players

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<v Speaker 2>that we've collected baseball cards this year and put them

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<v Speaker 2>up on the board of the injured list, guys who've

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<v Speaker 2>been in sent down the bench, the bullpen, and the

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<v Speaker 2>starting lineup every day, and it kind of just gives

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<v Speaker 2>us a visual what's happening with this Dodgers team.

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<v Speaker 3>Who's in the lineup, where guys are.

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<v Speaker 2>Collectively every day Right now, the Dodgers are looking at

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<v Speaker 2>Ryan Brasier potentially coming back, Bruce Dark Gratterol potentially coming back,

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<v Speaker 2>Walker Buehler is going to come back and pitch on Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 2>That's three, Okay, through the math, Yamamoto looking like September.

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<v Speaker 2>He says he's good to go now, but they're playing

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<v Speaker 2>conservatively here. That's four, Chris Taylor, that's five, and I

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<v Speaker 2>got one more, Max Muncy. Six potential players currently on

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<v Speaker 2>the injured list. They're going to come back and help

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<v Speaker 2>out this Dodgers team at different points moving forward. Look

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<v Speaker 2>at the Dodger roster, Look at the bullpen arms, look

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<v Speaker 2>Six spots for these six players currently on the injured

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<v Speaker 2>Like we've been mentioning it and we keep preparing you

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<v Speaker 2>for it. There are guys on this Dodgers roster. Amedrozario

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<v Speaker 2>Why not enough chairs in the game of musical chairs

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<v Speaker 3>It's a great problem to have.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six, six, nine eighty seven two five, seventy again,

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<v Speaker 2>Who they're going to take their spots? Who whose spots

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<v Speaker 2>not like you're having to take somebody spot in the rotation.

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<v Speaker 2>Then think about Max Munsey and Chris Taylor, two position players.

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<v Speaker 2>musical chairs with this roster. All right, That frees up

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<v Speaker 2>next Homestand what about Chris Taylor where the CT three

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<v Speaker 2>fit of this does he take a job of a

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Kiermeyer whose spot does he take off the bench?

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Evans not going anywhere? You need two catchers? Is

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<v Speaker 2>not going anywhere. So it's a good problem to have

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<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers right now. Healthy guys back to this

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<v Speaker 2>at a time in which the Dodgers, even though they've

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back, Bookie Bets with us eleventh home run and

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers lead it. Tune and up to run home

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<v Speaker 2>win by that same final score, winning in Milwaukee tonight

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<v Speaker 2>out tied with the Orioles, Yankees, and Guardians for the

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<v Speaker 2>Joey and Ontario start us off here on Dodger Talk

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<v Speaker 2>after the Dodgers went in tonight in Milwaukee five to two.

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<v Speaker 3>How you doing, Joey good good.

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<v Speaker 4>Man, Thank you for having me on a positive note.

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<v Speaker 4>The first thing, I just want to say, it was

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<v Speaker 4>great to see who could come back tonight and just

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<v Speaker 4>seeing the instant impact he has on this team. And

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<v Speaker 4>it's still also amazing to me how we're tied to

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<v Speaker 4>the best record in the league even after all the

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<v Speaker 4>injuries and stuff that we've gone through for the past

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<v Speaker 4>two three months. But I do want to bring up

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<v Speaker 4>something and I want your take on it. Two things

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<v Speaker 4>really quick. The first is do you think with the

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<v Speaker 4>bullpen management that we've seen in the past couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 4>I know we've had injuries, but this is about the

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<v Speaker 4>fourth or fifth, maybe even more time this season where

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<v Speaker 4>a starter's dealing and I feel like even though Kershall

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<v Speaker 4>was hitting his fitchlan, I feel like he could have

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<v Speaker 4>finished that inning. And we bring in somebody like.

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<v Speaker 5>Joe Kelly, who, yes, we want him to.

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<v Speaker 4>Build his confidence, but he's just been really bad every

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<v Speaker 4>time he's been out, And do you think that that

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<v Speaker 4>could be something that needs to be limited or something

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<v Speaker 4>that could come to bite us in the button the postseason.

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<v Speaker 3>I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Joey, you heard Clayton Kershaw, maybe you didn't in the

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<v Speaker 2>post game with the media talking about how the batter

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<v Speaker 2>before his last batter, Garrett Mitchell, fell behind two to

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<v Speaker 2>including two strikes looking on a slider to strike out Mitchell,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's what Dave Roberts came out and got him.

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<v Speaker 3>At eighty three pitches.

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<v Speaker 2>Wilson Contrero was up and with a runner on standing

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<v Speaker 2>who fell behind two on the count and then got

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<v Speaker 2>two foul balls for a two to two count. He

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<v Speaker 2>throws a ninety nine mile an hour fastball Joe Kelly

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<v Speaker 2>did on the outside part of the plate. Now, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're watching the stat cast, or if you're watching the

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<v Speaker 2>k Zone on sports and at LA, or if you're

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<v Speaker 2>following it online, it hit the corner. It touched the

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<v Speaker 2>outside part of the strike zone. And if we had

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<v Speaker 2>robo ups, you could have made a case they probably

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<v Speaker 2>would have challenged that strike three. But it's at the

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<v Speaker 2>discretion of the home plate umpire who said it was

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<v Speaker 2>outside for a ball. Okay, so what could have been

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<v Speaker 2>strike three ending over at a four to nothing leave

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<v Speaker 2>still intact. Joe Kelly does the job instead it's a

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<v Speaker 2>full count and Joe Kelly goes back to that same fastball,

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<v Speaker 2>but instead of getting it on the outside part of

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<v Speaker 2>plate and Wilson Contrere's hits a home run to make

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<v Speaker 2>it a four to two Dodgers lead.

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<v Speaker 3>A game of benches is the game of baseball, and.

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<v Speaker 2>What could have been strike three on a pitch on

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<v Speaker 2>the outside part of the plate instead's a ball in

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<v Speaker 2>the next pitch. A four to nothing lead is all

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden four to two. That's how close Joe

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<v Speaker 2>Kelly was to getting out of it without giving up

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<v Speaker 2>any runs. Now, he then gives up back to back singles,

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<v Speaker 2>and you've got, you know, the tie, the go ahead

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<v Speaker 2>run at the plate in Hoskins, who he strikes out

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<v Speaker 2>on a curver on a knuckle curve and gets out

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<v Speaker 2>of the inning. But yeah, you start seeing Joe Kelly

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<v Speaker 2>get some traffic on the base pass and it gets

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<v Speaker 2>a little dicey tonight. But that could have been different

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<v Speaker 2>if he gets a strike three call on Contrere as

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<v Speaker 2>very next pitch from Contreras to making a four to

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<v Speaker 2>two game, Dodgers get out of it. The rest of

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<v Speaker 2>the bullpen does their job. Michael Kopek and eighth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>Before that, Alex Vesia was nasty, striking out three batters

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<v Speaker 2>on fourteen pitches. Kopek comes in, he looks nasty as well,

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<v Speaker 3>Three ninth inning. I talked to Jose Mode about it earlier.

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<v Speaker 2>If this is the recipe every night for success for

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<v Speaker 2>the arms, sign me up the rest of the way.

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<v Speaker 2>A starter that can get you to the sixth inning, Yes, absolutely,

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<v Speaker 2>because now you're asking the bullpen to get nine ten outs.

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<v Speaker 3>That's it. You shorten the game when you get a

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<v Speaker 2>School baseball they did this all the time, right We

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<v Speaker 2>saw pitchers go six, seven, eight innings all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Complete games were common every day in baseball. The game

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<v Speaker 2>has changed. Pitchers don't go three times through a lineup anymore,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning they don't get to this sixth thenning very often

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<v Speaker 2>unless they go quickly and have a low pitch count. Tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw pitched into the sixth inning and was one

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<v Speaker 2>batter away from completing six to hand the bullpen that

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<v Speaker 2>down there. I like all four of those relievers to

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<v Speaker 2>get the one out, give up a two run home run,

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<v Speaker 2>but the Dodgers are able to hang on for the win.

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<v Speaker 3>I like that recipe. It's old school. I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>A starting pitcher that could pitch in the sixth inning

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<v Speaker 2>more time than that. I think you win baseball games

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<v Speaker 2>when you got that recipe because you're limiting the amount

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<v Speaker 2>of work your bullpen has to do. Let's go out

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<v Speaker 2>to Ish in Riverside. It's next up here on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 3>Ish. What's going on. How you doing?

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<v Speaker 5>Hey, I'm doing pretty good. Tim. I hope you guys

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<v Speaker 5>are doing good out there. Listen. I just got two things.

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<v Speaker 5>I'll be quick, you know, for Kershaw and then for Bets. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>like you said, that vintage curse. It's good to see

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<v Speaker 5>him back in form. I think he kind of found

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<v Speaker 5>that fountain of youth with that art. Of scopas surgery.

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<v Speaker 5>So again just looking forward to him, you know, continue

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<v Speaker 5>to get those solid starts as far as Mookie. Yeah, man,

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<v Speaker 5>it is really really good. I'm so glad he really

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<v Speaker 5>And I still stand by it.

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<v Speaker 4>Man.

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<v Speaker 5>I think we ain't still see nothing yet. So I'm

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<v Speaker 5>really happy with this. Let's go ahead and finish out

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<v Speaker 5>this road trip strong and start expanding our lead.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks, that's all right, appreciate it, Thanks for the phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw gets into the sixth inning, but early in

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<v Speaker 2>this game he faced some adversity. In the second inning,

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw gives up a double to Wilson Contrere's on

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<v Speaker 2>the first pitch, he gets ambushed by Contreres, a leadoff double. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we are the wheels gonna fall off and we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>see this horror picture again that we've seen from Clayton

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<v Speaker 2>Kershaw late in his career. No, it's a Clayton Kershaw. Then,

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<v Speaker 2>lead off, zero zero game, second inning and he gets

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<v Speaker 2>Willia domis arguably their best hitter to ground out on

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<v Speaker 2>one pitch, keeping a damas at second. Now he walks

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<v Speaker 2>Sanchez to put runners on first and second with a

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<v Speaker 2>one out, but gets out of it on a three

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<v Speaker 2>to two pitch. The ninth pitch of the avatterse Hoskins,

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<v Speaker 2>who swings and misses on a fastball up in the

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<v Speaker 2>zone and a great throw to Nail Contreras at third

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<v Speaker 2>who was caught stealing a bang bang play double play,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Dodgers get out of it. Clayton Kershaw gets

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<v Speaker 2>out of the jam. Leadoff double nothing happens, Brewers can't score.

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw, with his back up against the wall early

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<v Speaker 2>gets the ground ball, a walk and a double play

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<v Speaker 2>thanks to some great catching in defense tonight from Will

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<v Speaker 2>Smith and of course to the third base Keith a Hernandez,

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<v Speaker 2>and he gets out of the jam exactly what he needed.

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<v Speaker 2>The inning could have spiraled out of control for him

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<v Speaker 2>with the media to lineup up for Milwaukee. Instead, he

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<v Speaker 2>gets out of it no runs. The Dodgers come back

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<v Speaker 2>in the top of the third, and what do they do.

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<v Speaker 2>They get on the board to run home run. Kershaw

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<v Speaker 2>comes back in the third with the momentum of the

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<v Speaker 2>two run lead, has a one two three inning in

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<v Speaker 2>the third on fourteen pitches. What does he doing the

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<v Speaker 2>fourth still right? In that momentum, a one to two,

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<v Speaker 2>three inning on eight pitches, he just seemed to get

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<v Speaker 2>better and better and gain that confidence with that lead

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<v Speaker 2>thanks to Mookie Betts's two run home run.

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<v Speaker 1>Is he?

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna be our final call here on Dodger Talk

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<v Speaker 2>on this Monday night high Is he?

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<v Speaker 5>Okay?

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<v Speaker 3>Before you get going?

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<v Speaker 2>I know you still upset from a game like three

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<v Speaker 2>days ago, But the Dodgers have won four in a row.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers have seventy wins, most in baseball along with

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<v Speaker 2>the Guardians and the Muriols and the Yankees and the

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<v Speaker 2>Philadelphia Films.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, yeah, I know in the part and winning you

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<v Speaker 6>never don't.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Is the Dodgers just need to take care of business

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<v Speaker 2>and they'll be fine.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't control what the Padres are doing against the

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<v Speaker 2>Pirates or the Diamondbacks are doing against the Rockies who

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<v Speaker 2>just blew a lead, let the let the.

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<v Speaker 3>Snakes come back. You can't. You can't worry about that.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm not even worry about that. The only thing I'm

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<v Speaker 6>wiving about just.

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<v Speaker 1>Will be there.

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<v Speaker 6>Somehow, something's gonna happen. Maybe les. I don't know, but lit.

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<v Speaker 3>So pessimistic and negative.

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<v Speaker 2>What are you You're waiting for the other shot fall,

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<v Speaker 2>You're waiting, You're you're waiting for an injury to happen.

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<v Speaker 6>No, pay, don't ca go to any more and you

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<v Speaker 6>need this year.

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<v Speaker 3>You're the one thinking through that.

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<v Speaker 6>Okay. But yeah, hey they want tonight and I'm happy

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<v Speaker 6>you you you're familiated this week with cl this you know,

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<v Speaker 6>did you have to do load trip because they had

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<v Speaker 6>they good road trip. But but it's so great to him.

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<v Speaker 6>We'll keep back.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, great to hear your voice. As always, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>will be okay. This is a tough series. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a Milwaukee Brewers team, folks, that isn't a bottom feeder

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<v Speaker 2>in the division. This is a Milwaukee Brewers team that

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<v Speaker 2>is in first place in the NL Central, that's just

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<v Speaker 2>games behind the Dodgers in the Phillies for the best

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<v Speaker 2>record in the National League. This is gonna be a

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<v Speaker 2>tough four games. They win tonight, Yeah, feeling good about

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<v Speaker 2>Otani and Betts going deep. A one to two punch

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<v Speaker 2>at the top of the lineup. David Vassay wearing a

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<v Speaker 2>suit on TV tonight. Clayton Kershawt dealing into the sixth

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<v Speaker 2>n Everything was right tonight. Yes, you gotta continue to

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<v Speaker 2>put together and wins, especially in this series in Milwaukee

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<v Speaker 2>with the Rockies in Arizona taking on the Diamondbacks the

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<v Speaker 2>Rocky Stink, with the Padres playing host of the pirates,

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<v Speaker 2>who are really in right now?

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<v Speaker 3>Watch out?

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers are facing the stiffer competition right now during

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<v Speaker 2>this stretcher for next three games in Milwaukee. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>that's gonna do it for postgame Dodger talk. Wow, that

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<v Speaker 2>would have fast. Thanks for being a part of the show.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for calling in, Thanks for listening wherever you're at

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<v Speaker 2>on this Monday night. Thanks for podcasting all those on

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<v Speaker 2>the iHeartRadio app or whatever platform you may use to

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<v Speaker 2>download and listen to the show.

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<v Speaker 3>We appreciate it. We know you got a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>choices out there.

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<v Speaker 2>We appreciate you being with us on this Monday night

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<v Speaker 2>and talking some Dodgers baseball. Thanks to Colin ye number

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<v Speaker 2>crunching during the break. Wow, the guy's a magician with numbers.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, the things he's got spinning in.

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<v Speaker 3>His head it is unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Colin. Again, thanks to you for being a

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<v Speaker 2>part of the show. We'll be back at it tomorrow. Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>Game two of this four game said in Milwaukee, Gavin

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<v Speaker 2>Stone gets the ball against Colin Ray.

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<v Speaker 3>Two right handers going at it.

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<v Speaker 2>Rongo Casino, Dodgers on deck at four o'clock, first pitch

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<v Speaker 2>at five to ten. Until then, have a great, safe

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<v Speaker 2>rest of your Monday night. The Jason Smith Show with

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Harmon is next right here on a five seven

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