June 10, 2025 • 36 mins
DV takes your calls after the Dodgers defeat the Padres, 8-7 in 10 innings. Dave Roberts, Will Smith, and Tanner Scott talk to the media. Tony Gonsolin talks about his elbow injury.
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And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vasse.
Speaker 6 (00:47):
We are live at Peco Park in San Diego after
the Dodgers hold on for an eight to seven win
in ten innings. Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vase with
you until eleven thirty tonight, taking your phone calls at
eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy. A
fun game tonight either way Dodgers win, Dodgers lose. This
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was a very entertaining game. Tonight, four different lead changes
and the one that matters the most the final score
eight to seven and ten innings. Kirby eights with the win.
Tanner Scott gets his twelfth save of the season. I
love the at bats from the Dodgers, especially against Nick
Pivetta tonight. They came out aggressive, especially in that third inning.
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You saw a lot of first pitch swinging and that's
when they did their damage. Mookie Betts was our pregame
guest today and we talked about him getting back to
what made Mookie Betts the superstar. That he is being
aggressive early in the count, swinging at the first pitch
if it's a good one, and pulling for power. And
despite Mookie only having one hit tonight, I thought his
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at bats were fantastic. I hope he keeps it going.
I hope he continues to be aggressive early in the count.
And by the way, since Mookie Betts came back after
missing four games, he's hitting five hundred and he had
the first home run for the Dodgers in a handful
of games yesterday in Saint Louis. So I like what
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I'm seeing from Mookie Bets. Freddie Freeman three more hits Tonight.
I thought Hay Sun Kim came up with one of
the bigger hits of the game time the game in
the fifth inning against Matt Suey, the lefty to score
monthsie and that took us to extra inning. So I
really like what I saw from the Dodger offense. And
it's not surprising, right these two teams who really have
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not been playing their best baseball. The Padres have been
struggling as well. The Dodgers offense a little inconsistent, especially
with runners in scoring position, especially against the opposition starting pitchers.
These two teams brought the best out of each other,
and I'm not I feel confident in saying this. This
is probably the best game the Padres have played in
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a few weeks. And certainly the Dodgers got back on
the right track yesterday, but this was the best I'd
seen them, probably since the Yankee series at Dodger Stadium.
And how fun is the last two weeks have been
of Dodger baseball, going back to that Yankee series, the
four games against the Mets and this series against the Padres.
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There's four more coming up at Dodger Stadium. This has
been really as entertaining and exciting and as up as
you can be for regular season baseball in the month
of the end of May beginning of June. It has
been really fun. And I know there's been some disappointment
and frustrations at times, but I can't think of another
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Dodger team that has been this entertaining and has brought
so much attention to regular season games at this part
of the season than this Dodger team. Eight six six
seven two five seventy is the phone number. I see you.
We will get to you, but first let's head downstairs
to hear from the manager, Dave Roberts on Sports at
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La Resilience.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
It was.
Speaker 7 (04:09):
It wasn't a pretty game, to be quite honest, you know,
but we found a way to win, got some hits
when we needed to, made some pitches when we needed to,
and you know, here against this ball club will take
take it anyway we can get it.
Speaker 6 (04:23):
What were you seeing from dustin May? What do you
think is kind of kept him off balanced throughout this one?
Speaker 2 (04:27):
You know, I don't know.
Speaker 7 (04:28):
I think that, you know, I think it's fair to
say that I think emotions were part of it. I
think that trying to manage his emotions internally. You know,
this is the first big ball game that he's pitching
in quite some time as far as kind of on
the road in this type of environment where you've got
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to sort of manage emotions, And for me, it was
kind of the strike throwing. The command clearly wasn't there,
and it was good to see him find his way.
And I felt that his last two innings were his
best innings and that's the thing I'm really proud of
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and the fact that you know, you could have waived
the white flag and you know, had to really tax
our pen, but he found a way to get through
five innings and put us in a position to win
the game tonight as well as win a series. So
for me, that was my message to him on the
growth part of it. But it overall, sir, sure wasn't great.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
Talking about the atmosphere. Did it feel like you were
back in October?
Speaker 7 (05:35):
You know, I just think that the fans, certainly, they're
always into it. You get two good ball clubs. I
think the way you saw Mike manage and with some
urgency and kind of the moves and I wouldn't say
playoff game, but it was it was intense. It was
fun out there.
Speaker 8 (05:57):
Boost has been just having Amy b in this he's
been in the last month and a half for you
offission less.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Really yeah, you know, it's been great.
Speaker 7 (06:06):
We have obviously have our you know, cemented, solidified stars,
but also to have a young player now you can
kind of expect contribution from and he's doing it consistently
getting big hits. Moment doesn't get too big, and it
just adds at length where you know, a lot of
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times they're going to pitch around some of those guys
at the top of the order, but you need some
guys to get big hits, and and he's continued to
do that, and he's got a good, good pulse.
Speaker 6 (06:36):
Andy Pajz came up with a big hit in the
tent thinning, a go ahead RBI in the tent thinning
to break the tie, and then Tommy Edmund came up
with a huge base it up the middle for a
huge insurance run that proved to be the difference in
the game because Tanner Scott gave up a run with
the place runner at second base double to Jackson Merrill.
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And you know, maybe the biggest pitch he made was
a questionable call from Mike Esterbrook. It was called a
strike three on Manny Machado, but if you go back
and look at it, it was borderline at best and
probably ball four. But the Dodgers will take it. You
need some of those breaks in a close game. And
Dave Roberts is right, Mike Shildt took Nick Pavetta out
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of the game because the pitch count. The Dodgers got
it up after four innings. He had thrown ninety three
pitches and certainly credit the Dodger offense for forcing Pavetta
to throw thirty one of those ninety three in the
first inning alone. Eight six, six, seven, two five seventy
is the phone number. Let's go out to Fountain Valley. Mike.
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You're on Dodger Talk Live from San Diego.
Speaker 1 (07:45):
Hi, Mike, Hi, David Danks for taking my call. Uh
oh boy, what a stretch. Well, we're about to finish
up this stretch of twenty nine games against playoff games,
and you know we're still two games in first that's
you know, that's saying a lot right now. But consistent
hitting and clutch hitting tonight. But like like Dave Roberts said,
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Dustin May needs to manage his emotions. But this is
like the biggest series right now of the year, and
he throws fifty strikes. I mean, what is he doing
in between starts? Is he throwing his regular bullpen session?
Speaker 6 (08:25):
Mike, I think it goes back to the emotions that
Dustin May has. He tried to control those emotions maybe
a little bit too much tonight. I thought that was
going to be an issue tonight. I asked Dave Roberts
about it before the game, and he talked about it
just now postgames. So a lot of times, you know,
Mike and Fountain Valley or David on Dodger Talk. You know,
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we're not pitching coaches year. I'm not going to get
into pitching mechanics because that's out of my classification. But
I know people, and I know pitchers, and I know demeanors,
I know body language, and it just seemed like, uh,
whatever he was trying to do to manage those emotions,
it wasn't working because he wasn't just misfiring high or inside.
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He was misfiring all over the place. So, uh yeah,
I just think that you got to give Dustin May
some credit for going five innings despite all that.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
Yes, exactly so, and that's where the rebound, you know,
after what was it after the fifth inning? We kept
the Potters scoreless until the tenth inning.
Speaker 6 (09:32):
So yeah, Anthony Bonda came in big for two scoreless
innings after Dustin May came out. I thought he came
up big faced the bottom of the order and also
got the top of the order out as well. That
was a huge bridge to the back end of the game.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
And then one more question and I'm done, But I
didn't get to watch the game yesterday. Did Michael Kopek
get to pitch?
Speaker 6 (09:56):
Yeah, he pitched in the ninth inning and was hitting
ninety seven miles an hours. So that's a good sign.
So Copeck and Kirby Yates being back part of this
Dodger bullpen is huge. Now you got Banda, you got Vessia,
you got Dryer, you got Caspiraus, you got Yates, you
got Copeck, you got Tanner Scott. That's a lot different
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than what we saw last week at Dodger Stadium. Let's
go out to Las Vegas. Sergio. You're on Dodger Talk
Live from Peco Park.
Speaker 3 (10:26):
Hi Sergio, Hey David, thanks for taking the call. A
great game by Will Smith. The bullpen pod has came through.
I was telling that your screen and I was kind
of cracking or tracking Dust and May's pitches today, and
even even on the TV broadcast, we're saying that his
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usage of the sweepers up this year over forty percent.
And I noticed that he had really good results when
he threw the forcing fastball. But I'm looking at my
chart here, first thing, only two second and only three
thirty only three? Why is he Why is the four
seamer his usage so low this year?
Speaker 6 (11:08):
Yeah, that's a great question. Tonight he only threw it
thirteen times, and he threw that sweeper forty times. The
pitch that he loves to throw is that sinker. That's
the fastball that he likes to throw. That's a great question.
Maybe I'll ask him for you, Sergio and get the answer.
But I don't have the answer right now. I could
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tell you this, like in I remember talking to him
during the Freeway series. He loves that sweeper pitch against
lefties because it runs in on him. So I can
only imagine that, you know, he thought that that was
a good pitch against Merrill and Gavin Sheets and Cronenworth
and Wade. Maybe that's the reason why and arise. So
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there were a lot of lefties in the lineup tonight.
Maybe that's what the pitch he thought he could neutralize
those lefties with. But he he was just all over
the place with his pitches today.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
Yeah, but he got it out five innings for us.
I mean at this point, that's what we need. At
least he get five to six from the starter to
get to the pen. Amazing job by Banda, two innings.
The whole bullpen did a great job today.
Speaker 9 (12:16):
Thanks BV.
Speaker 6 (12:18):
All right, Sergie, I'll get that answer for you. And look, yeah,
he gave the Dodgers five innings. But again, I think
we always undersell the Dodger offense. And when I talk
about being spoiled, we're spoiled because we see this Dodger
offense every night. But the reality is it's an offense
opposing pitchers don't want to see. And yeah, sometimes they
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don't perform up to our levels of expectations or what
they've done the entire season. But the Dodgers scored eight
runs tonight. The offense won this game, and so did
the bullpen.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Tonight.
Speaker 6 (12:55):
Let's go out to Saint Louis. Mike, you're on Dodger
Talk with David vasse Hi.
Speaker 10 (13:00):
Mike, I was shaking Dave that Mahados.
Speaker 6 (13:05):
Can I just say something, Mike, Uh before you continue,
Can I just say that I am very excited to
be in San Diego over being in Saint Louis.
Speaker 2 (13:14):
Oh, good for you bro.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
Out that Maddy Machado made a second base He just
showed up out of nowhere.
Speaker 2 (13:23):
It was weird.
Speaker 6 (13:26):
Uh, which one are you talking about.
Speaker 10 (13:29):
When he when when they had that weird play when
they the ball was.
Speaker 6 (13:36):
They lost in the lights and it just dropped.
Speaker 11 (13:39):
No, no, no, the other one at at second base.
Speaker 6 (13:43):
I'm trying to which one that was. But that was
so weird. What was the issue.
Speaker 10 (13:51):
Because he he came like, I don't think most third
basemen would be there.
Speaker 6 (13:58):
He seems he shift. Yeah, they pinched. They get as
close as they can behind second base, you know, they
get as close as they can to pinch up the middle.
And there were a couple of different plays when there
was a left hander up and Machada would be playing
around the shortstop area. That's where he was when that
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ball dropped. They couldn't see it.
Speaker 11 (14:22):
Okay, I was watching, I'm like, where the hell did
that guy come from? So, yeah, explanation.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
I appreciate that, No.
Speaker 6 (14:31):
Problem, Mike, thanks for the phone call. Yeah, And there
was another play where there many was the base runner
at second base. There were two outs, a ground ball
hit by uh I believe it was Merrill in that
inning where Manny Machada was at second base and he
tried to screen out Mookie Betts when he was actually
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was in the first inning. Yeah, first inning, Gavin Sheets
HiT's a ground ball to Mookie Bets. Alright, Sorry, it
was Bogarts. Bogarts hit the groundball to Mookie Bets, and Machado,
being Manny Machado, was trying to screen out Mooky Bets
on that play. Mooky did not flinch. He was able
to make a strong throw to Freddie Freeman to get
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the final out of that first inning. But on the
way back from right field, ta Oscar Hernandez and Manny
Machado had a few words with each other because ta
Oscar saw him try to screen Mookie Bets right there.
So just a little inside inside of the game that
I was picking up in that first inning eight six
sixne eight seven two five seventy is the phone number.
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We're gonna take a time out here on Dodger Talk.
When we come back, we'll hear from Will Smith and
Tanner Scott, and we'll take more of your phone calls
at eight sixty six nine, eight seven two five seventy plus.
You'll hear from Tony Gonsolin and what the Dodgers are
going to do to plug his spot in the rotation,
because he is not going to be out just days,
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but it's weeks with that right elbow discomfort. You'll hear
from Tony, and we'll let you hear from Dave roberts
on who may take that spot in the short term.
As the Dodgers go through this stretch of games without
Blake Snell, without Roki Sazaki, and without Tyler Glassnell. But
they hold on tonight eight to seven and ten innings
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Speaker 5 (16:32):
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Speaker 4 (16:47):
Freddy Freeman also tagged in advance, going from second to third,
so he's ninety feet away, only one out. Will Smith
at the plague first pitch, hitting the air to left
field on.
Speaker 2 (17:00):
The warning track.
Speaker 6 (17:01):
At the ball, it's gone.
Speaker 5 (17:05):
The Dodgers have come out swinging.
Speaker 6 (17:09):
First pitch swing in Hollywood's swinging in that third inning
by the Dodgers, a two run home run by Will Smith.
He drove in three runs tonight to help the Dodgers
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By the way, I wish the Dodgers would have taken
the lead in the eighth inning, only for the baseball
gods to really make Adrian Mora Hoone pay for being
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so cocky. After Shoho Tani hit a comebacker to him,
he kind of shrugs, said, oh all right, I got you, Otani,
and then proceeded to throw the ball away and O'tani
noticed it and was aggressive going all the way to
second base. I would have loved for the Dodgers to
score the goal ahead run in that eighth inning. Mike
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Schilt made a smart move because Mora Hone versus Mookie
Betts was not a good matchup, so he walked Mooki
intentionally and Freddie Freeman struck out to end the eighth inning.
But that would have been sweet as well. Let's head
downstairs right now to hear from Dodger catcher Will Smith
on sports Net LA.
Speaker 12 (18:36):
Yeah, it's it's always fun games. You know, a great environment.
You know a lot of talented baseball players out there
competing each other.
Speaker 2 (18:43):
So, yeah, just a lot of fun.
Speaker 10 (18:44):
That has been excellent for them as of late.
Speaker 8 (18:46):
Just how are you able to get to him early
and really kind of set the tone in this Onnesday?
Speaker 12 (18:49):
Yeah, we're able to get guys on. You're going to
keep pressure on him and he had to make some pitches.
We were able to xcute trod guys in and yeah,
we just did a good.
Speaker 8 (18:57):
Job being able to answer back a couple of times. Really, Like,
how big is that? Especially at the start of a series.
Like this where there is going to be heightened emotions.
Speaker 2 (19:04):
And that sort of thing.
Speaker 12 (19:05):
Yeah, it's huge. You know, they did it to us
as well. So going back and forth a little bit early,
beating up on the starters, you know, teammate was struggling
a little bit, but uh, was able to get through
five innings.
Speaker 2 (19:16):
So yeah, it's just kind of a fun game. It's
kind of how it went. And uh, you know we
went on top.
Speaker 10 (19:20):
You feel like you just picked my back up from
last October first three innings.
Speaker 2 (19:24):
Like the way he was back and forth, it was
just no, he felt like another game in June.
Speaker 8 (19:30):
What were the relievers doing so well to kind of
string together zeros there late?
Speaker 2 (19:34):
Yeah, they were.
Speaker 12 (19:35):
They were just executing next sekuing their pitches, keeping guys
of balance.
Speaker 2 (19:38):
And uh, you know they did a really good job.
You seeing from Dustin today, Yeah.
Speaker 12 (19:44):
Uh, he was just struggling with execution, you know, fall
behind and counts. Didn't really seem like he ever found
a fuel for anything. You know that that happens. But
he was able to keep us in the ball game
and go out there and compete, eat up a couple
of innings, five innings, and uh, you know, keep us there.
Speaker 6 (20:01):
All right. There's Will Smith on sports net LA, a
guy that just keeps it even keel. Never gets too
high and never gets too low. He's just Will Smith.
You know there's a Mendoza line for hitters, you know
below above the Mendoza line two hundred. I'd say there's
a Will Smith tone as far as interviews go. He's
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he's the baseline and he never gets too high. He
never gets too low. You either got to go way
above on the spectrum on Will, or you gotta go
way below. But he's always consistent. Eight six six seven
two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat the
Padres tonight eight to seven in ten innings. Let's go
out to my neighborhood, Woodland Hills a mirror. You're on
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Dodger Talk. How you doing a.
Speaker 10 (20:46):
Mere good Dave, how you doing? Thanks for taking my call.
I had one comment and one question I wanted to say.
I really like what Bandit did out there tonight, going
two innings and relief. I feel like he's kind of
building confidence in the last you know week. Guys were
getting on him early in the season when he was
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having a little trouble, so it was good to see him, uh,
you know, pitch two innings in that spot. And then my.
Speaker 1 (21:14):
Question is, do you know.
Speaker 10 (21:18):
What the timelines are for our bullpen for when we're
fully healthy, like when we get Graderol trying in. Is
there a chance we get one healthy? When would that be?
Speaker 6 (21:30):
Yeah, that's a great question. There's no guarantees either one
are going to come back, but if they do, it'll
be the second half of the season a mirror.
Speaker 1 (21:40):
Okay, okay.
Speaker 10 (21:41):
And and for Emma Sheenan when he got when he
comes back, is he going to be used primarily as
a starter.
Speaker 6 (21:48):
Yes, he will be. And I'm glad you asked because
Dave Roberts kind of filled us in on who might
take Tony Gonsolin's spot in the rotation. And thank you
for the phone. Here here's what Dave Roberts had to
say when I asked him. With Tony Gonsolin out now
for the foreseeable future, and Glass now, Blake Snell and
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Roki Sazaki not coming back in the next couple of weeks,
who is going to take that spot in the rotation?
Speaker 7 (22:17):
We've got the bullpen game tomorrow. Robo is gonna fill
in obviously, and he's doing fine, and then we got
an off day to kind of keep guys with the
extra day, So I think we'll be fine. But as
far as that last spot, we'll kind of see where
we go. Without he's coming, he's competation's gonna pitch this week.
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He was three plus a few days ago, so he's
gonna go this week, and the plan is to get
him through four innings. So if he can do that,
then he's sort of going to be a viable conversation.
Speaker 6 (22:52):
There we go. Yeah, he's in the conversation for sure.
And Blake Snell is going to throw a bullpen session
here in San Diego tomorrow. Whatever you saw on social
media was a little misleading. Snell did not throw a
bullpen session at Dodger Stadium when the team was in
Saint Louis. He was throwing off the mound, but they
were ten throws, he told me with the catcher standing up.
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Tomorrow is going to be his first bullpen session since
the Dodgers shut him down with that left shoulder issue
and show Heyo Tani is scheduled to throw a simulated
game here around two o'clock in the afternoon at Petco Park.
Eight six, six nine, eight seven two five seventy is
the phone number. Dodgers beat the Padres tonight eight to
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seven in ten innings. Speaking of Tony, Gonsolin had a
chance to talk to Tony for the first time since
we got worried that he was going on the injured
list with inflammation right elbow discomfort. Here's what Tony had
to say. They're shutting him down from throwing, and you
know it's going to take a while for him to
build back up, and you can imagine the disappointment in
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him after missing so much time then re then entering
is back in spring training and now this here's what
Tony had to say before the game.
Speaker 13 (24:08):
Yeah, nothing, We had to shut it down. Definitely felt
it wasn't nothing, So maybe that was something.
Speaker 2 (24:14):
To be alerted about or to cause.
Speaker 13 (24:18):
The attention to We brought attention to whatever, But ultimately,
like velocity was still good, it was still climbing. And
then this year, you know, I feel like I've been
holding my VLO well throughout the outings. It's been a
tick up of where it's been in the past few years,
and I was just hopefully taking that as something positive
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that everything's okay in there. Ultimately, how I'm feeling is
just like I feel like I'm letting the team down.
I feel like those are innings that I should be
eating up. And you know, it's baseball. It happens. Injuries happen.
Just really sucks. I'm very frustrated after all the time
I've spent strengthening and going through all that. You know,
then I had my back and then now now this,
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I'm just very frustrated with where my body's at and
that is not holding together as of Brad now. So yeah,
just trying to get through it. Hopefully this isn't too
long and come back feeling stronger and finish to the
year strong and into playoffs. I think the fact that
it was so aggy post start is like big fan
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like I thought, maybe there's like a little tear in it,
but I'm glad there's there's nothing.
Speaker 6 (25:30):
All right. There's Tony Gonsolin before today's game speaking to
me and a couple of other beat riders there. He
is out for weeks, uh, not throwing the baseball, which
means it's going to take him time to build up.
So we're talking post All Star break. If Tony Gonsolin
comes back this season. Eight six six seven two five
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seventy is the phone number. Let's go out to see me.
Valley Ben, You're on Dodger Talk Live from San Diego.
Speaker 14 (25:56):
Hi Ben, Hi, David, thank you for taking my good
victorious victory tonight. I always look forward to these matchups,
and you've talked about before. How you know Jason Hayward
is the It will be a good veteran presence in
that San Diego locker room. Disappointed I didn't get to
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see him tonight. I don't know if he's injured or what,
but he needs to Oh yeah, okay, Well I think
he needs to have a sit down with that outfield
er Lockridge because that ball, that pot has hit and
the tenth inning looked like it could have been caught.
Maybe that Lockridge took a bad lead on the ball.
Speaker 10 (26:41):
Do you think about that.
Speaker 6 (26:41):
I'm not sure why he broke in. I mean that
was over his head for sure. It seemed like there
was a lot of issues out there in left field
earlier in the game. They lost the ball, and I
don't know the lights, the twilight, there was no clouds
in the sky tonight, so yeah, it was fortunate for
the Dodgers, but very strange whatever was happening out there
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in left field. Thanks for the phone call, Ben appreciated.
Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is
the phone number. Kirby Yates got the winning relief for
the Dodgers. Tanner Scott got his twelfth save of the year.
He was able to go through the heart of the
Padres order without giving back the two runs the Dodgers
scored in the top of the tenth inning. Yes, Jackson
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Merrill doubled home the place runner at second base, but
he was able to get Manny Machado on what Machado
thought was ball four. Let's head downstairs right now to
hear from the former Padre who got the save against
his former team and now wearing a Dodger uniform. He's
on Sports ned La Tanner Scott speaking to the media.
Speaker 2 (27:47):
Uh, it was just another game.
Speaker 12 (27:49):
I mean I take every game the same way, and
I mean it was my former team, so that I
don't work.
Speaker 2 (27:54):
With Manny And what were you trying to do with
that last pitch, striker.
Speaker 12 (27:58):
Uh, I was trying to come out with it and
luckily it worked out in my favor.
Speaker 2 (28:03):
I don't. I don't have anything else on the back door.
If that's what if that's what you want to think ahead.
Speaker 8 (28:12):
Like fiing on FOSA or playing for both these teams recently,
Like do these games kind of carrying added importance to
you or even just a heightened intensity like when you're
going through the day or just being out there, you
know what, the kind of crowds they get that.
Speaker 2 (28:25):
Sort of I mean definitely. I mean it's our rival.
Speaker 12 (28:28):
I mean, any any team that plays Arrival, there's always
a little added intensity.
Speaker 2 (28:31):
And uh yeah, we got out with the win.
Speaker 6 (28:34):
Hey, that was big for Tanner Scott and I feel
like his season turned on the last home stand. He
gave up a couple of go ahead runs in the
tenth inning to the Mets. The Dodgers were in the
same situation the very next game. Dave Roberts did not
hesitate to bring Tanner Scott back in the tenth inning
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to face the heart of the Mets lineup. He struck
out Soto, he struck out Alonso, and he got Brandon
Nimmo to pop up to give the Dodgers the opportunity.
On that night that Freddie Freeman hit the walk off
double to win the game. And uh, I'm going I
know I've been jokingly taking credit for firing up Tanner Scott,
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but there was another teammate that helped boost his confidence.
It's all about confidence with some of these guys. You
may think that their confidence is always at an all
time high. Look they're humans too. They have highs and lows.
A teammate and uh, I'm not provy to say who
it was, but found a way to get Tanner Scott's
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confidence back to where it belongs, and he reminded him
of who he was last year. It may come out
it may not, but it wasn't. It wasn't me. It
was a teammate. Obviously. Let's go out to Newport Beach. Ken.
You're on Dodger Talk with David vasse hi Ken.
Speaker 1 (29:55):
Hello, David.
Speaker 11 (29:57):
If somebody would have called me up, you know, so
I got some said go friends, and they would have said, hey,
your starting pitcher gave up six runs, six sys and
four locks and three innings and your your two big guys,
Hernandez and Otani. Again no RBIs and no hits for Hernandez,
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he's short hitting one hundred.
Speaker 9 (30:22):
Uh.
Speaker 6 (30:23):
You love bringing that up. Recently. You love bringing up
my guy tales in a slump.
Speaker 11 (30:28):
Because it's amazing that the Dodgers won this game. They
won this game with the bottom of their lineup. And
by the way, mana Minchildad's got thirteen errors and nobody
brought that up. So that was one of the most
amazing games because the bottom of the lineup won the game.
And your superstars are not ready yet, and it was
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an incredible game and an important game.
Speaker 6 (30:52):
What are you talking about Freeman had three hits tonight.
Speaker 11 (30:55):
Well, we always know he's going to get his hits.
Speaker 6 (30:58):
Well, he's one of the superstars.
Speaker 10 (31:00):
I know, I know.
Speaker 11 (31:02):
But the point is this was an important game because
those three teams are all within a game a game
and a half of each other, and the Giants are
playing really good. So this was a crucial game. And
by the way, Yates I think is really good. I
liked his pitching quite a bit. So anyway, phenomenal game.
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I still don't believe they won. Congratulation and Dodgers.
Speaker 6 (31:28):
That's why it's a team Ken, that's why it's one
through nine, it's not just three guys.
Speaker 2 (31:34):
Yeah, you are right.
Speaker 6 (31:36):
And by the way you said the superstars didn't show up, well,
two of the four did. I liked all mookies at
bats tonight. I like what I saw tonight. Will Smith
three RBIs like I said, Freddie Freeman scored twice. He
had three hits, so I agree with you. The bottom
of the order, Pa, haz Edmund and Kim came up
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big tonight. But you know, Will Smith and Freddy Freeman
had a lot to do with tonight's game.
Speaker 11 (32:03):
Two for sure, for sure. Just a great win. And
let's do it again tomorrow.
Speaker 6 (32:09):
I love it, Ken and you called after a win,
that's a big deal.
Speaker 11 (32:14):
Yeah, this was an exciting game. I mean, one of
the most exciting games I've seen in a long time.
Because San Diego is our enemy. Last Giants Weekend san Diego.
Speaker 6 (32:25):
Yeah, yeah, he's Dodgers. That was a great series. That
was exciting. Mets Dodgers, very exciting. And now you got
Dodgers Padres. So the Dodgers have been win or lose,
have been giving I'll giving you a lot of entertaining baseball.
Speaker 11 (32:41):
It's been really fun, really crazy. Let's wear at least
one more of these next two before we got go
with Giants, which are now only a game and a half.
Speaker 6 (32:51):
You worry about the Giants. Don't worry about the Giants.
I know, I know how the disparity when they get
to Dodgers Stadium. Let's see what the Giant scott next
week at Dodger Stadium. Thanks for the phone call, can
appreciate it. Look, we talk about this a lot. The
games are too long for certain teams, and I'm still
a firm believer the season is too long for the Giants,
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and it may be too long for the Padres. Look,
they're handcuffed what they can do roster wise with the
way their ownership is right now after the unfortunate passing
of a great man, Peter Seidler. So I don't know
what they can do to really make a significant upgrade
before the trade deadline to help their pitching. But they're
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using their high leverage relievers quite a bit. And how
long can that last? So I thought tonight maybe a
microcosm for the entire season. How the Padres had to
go to Wandy Peralta in the tenth inning while the
Dodgers are going to Tanner Scott. That's the biggest difference
between these two teams. Let's go out to El Sereno, Charlie,
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you're on Dodger Talk live from Petco Park.
Speaker 9 (34:05):
Hey, it was up, David. Thanks for having me on.
Speaker 11 (34:07):
Man.
Speaker 9 (34:07):
You know, I just want to kind of pick up
what he said earlier about Will Smith and his Evening
two attitude. I think I just want to let all
the Dodgers fans know that we need to take the
page out of Will Smith's even cute about the Dodgers.
You know, a lot of times we overreact on losses
here in there, but when it's time to clutch up
the Dodgers come through, I think we just need to relax.
(34:29):
We've got to trust the Dodgers. They knew they're doing
all the right thing. We're back to you know, we're champions,
so we need to kind of just stay chill, not
overreact on these little things, and just trust the process.
So that's all I want to say this, all.
Speaker 6 (34:42):
Right, Charlie, be safe out there, Okay, appreciate you all
right there, he goes Charlie and El Sereno with great
cliches to end Dodger Talk Tonight tomorrow. Matt Sour who
I help, by the way, find his way into Pecko
Park this afternoon. I was walking the streets of the
gas lamp right in front of Petco Park and the
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Omni Hotel. That's where Matt Sours. Uber dropped him off
from the San Diego airport with his baseball bag and
his luggage, and he had no idea how to get
inside Peco Park, so I ushered him into the ballpark
around one point thirty this afternoon. And Matt sour is
going to be activated for tomorrow night's game because it
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is going to be a bullpen game and he will
be a big part of it. The Dodgers are going
up against Dylan C's who is not off to a
great start. He's one in five with an ERA of
four seventy two. Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck begins at
five thirty tomorrow with first pitch at six forty. That'll
do it for us tonight on Dodger Talk. Thanks to
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Colin you back at our Burbanks Studios, thanks to Dwayne
McDonald out here at Petco Park, and thanks to you
for listening. In case you missed any of the show,
you can it on the iHeartRadio app. You can also
find our pregame conversation with Mookie Betts on the iHeartRadio
app as well. Once again. The final score from Peco
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Park in San Diego. The Dodgers in ten innings beat
the Padres eight to seven. I'm sure it will be
another great one tomorrow night. Ben Mallar on Fox Sports
Radio is next. Please be safe out there, Los Angeles.
Don't get baited, don't get baited, don't take the bait
like the Padres take the bait anyway. Be safe out there.
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That's what we care about. Ben Mallar on Fox Sports
Radio is next. We'll talk to you tomorrow. Once again.
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eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy. A
fun game tonight either way Dodgers win, Dodgers lose. This
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was a very entertaining game. Tonight, four different lead changes
and the one that matters the most the final score
eight to seven and ten innings. Kirby eights with the win.
Tanner Scott gets his twelfth save of the season. I
love the at bats from the Dodgers, especially against Nick
Pivetta tonight. They came out aggressive, especially in that third inning.
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You saw a lot of first pitch swinging and that's
when they did their damage. Mookie Betts was our pregame
guest today and we talked about him getting back to
what made Mookie Betts the superstar. That he is being
aggressive early in the count, swinging at the first pitch
if it's a good one, and pulling for power. And
despite Mookie only having one hit tonight, I thought his
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at bats were fantastic. I hope he keeps it going.
I hope he continues to be aggressive early in the count.
And by the way, since Mookie Betts came back after
missing four games, he's hitting five hundred and he had
the first home run for the Dodgers in a handful
of games yesterday in Saint Louis. So I like what
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I'm seeing from Mookie Bets. Freddie Freeman three more hits Tonight.
I thought Hay Sun Kim came up with one of
the bigger hits of the game time the game in
the fifth inning against Matt Suey, the lefty to score
monthsie and that took us to extra inning. So I
really like what I saw from the Dodger offense. And
it's not surprising, right these two teams who really have
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not been playing their best baseball. The Padres have been
struggling as well. The Dodgers offense a little inconsistent, especially
with runners in scoring position, especially against the opposition starting pitchers.
These two teams brought the best out of each other,
and I'm not I feel confident in saying this. This
is probably the best game the Padres have played in
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a few weeks. And certainly the Dodgers got back on
the right track yesterday, but this was the best I'd
seen them, probably since the Yankee series at Dodger Stadium.
And how fun is the last two weeks have been
of Dodger baseball, going back to that Yankee series, the
four games against the Mets and this series against the Padres.
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There's four more coming up at Dodger Stadium. This has
been really as entertaining and exciting and as up as
you can be for regular season baseball in the month
of the end of May beginning of June. It has
been really fun. And I know there's been some disappointment
and frustrations at times, but I can't think of another
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Dodger team that has been this entertaining and has brought
so much attention to regular season games at this part
of the season than this Dodger team. Eight six six
seven two five seventy is the phone number. I see you.
We will get to you, but first let's head downstairs
to hear from the manager, Dave Roberts on Sports at
(04:06):
La Resilience.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
It was.
Speaker 7 (04:09):
It wasn't a pretty game, to be quite honest, you know,
but we found a way to win, got some hits
when we needed to, made some pitches when we needed to,
and you know, here against this ball club will take
take it anyway we can get it.
Speaker 6 (04:23):
What were you seeing from dustin May? What do you
think is kind of kept him off balanced throughout this one?
Speaker 2 (04:27):
You know, I don't know.
Speaker 7 (04:28):
I think that, you know, I think it's fair to
say that I think emotions were part of it. I
think that trying to manage his emotions internally. You know,
this is the first big ball game that he's pitching
in quite some time as far as kind of on
the road in this type of environment where you've got
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to sort of manage emotions, And for me, it was
kind of the strike throwing. The command clearly wasn't there,
and it was good to see him find his way.
And I felt that his last two innings were his
best innings and that's the thing I'm really proud of
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and the fact that you know, you could have waived
the white flag and you know, had to really tax
our pen, but he found a way to get through
five innings and put us in a position to win
the game tonight as well as win a series. So
for me, that was my message to him on the
growth part of it. But it overall, sir, sure wasn't great.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
Talking about the atmosphere. Did it feel like you were
back in October?
Speaker 7 (05:35):
You know, I just think that the fans, certainly, they're
always into it. You get two good ball clubs. I
think the way you saw Mike manage and with some
urgency and kind of the moves and I wouldn't say
playoff game, but it was it was intense. It was
fun out there.
Speaker 8 (05:57):
Boost has been just having Amy b in this he's
been in the last month and a half for you
offission less.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Really yeah, you know, it's been great.
Speaker 7 (06:06):
We have obviously have our you know, cemented, solidified stars,
but also to have a young player now you can
kind of expect contribution from and he's doing it consistently
getting big hits. Moment doesn't get too big, and it
just adds at length where you know, a lot of
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times they're going to pitch around some of those guys
at the top of the order, but you need some
guys to get big hits, and and he's continued to
do that, and he's got a good, good pulse.
Speaker 6 (06:36):
Andy Pajz came up with a big hit in the
tent thinning, a go ahead RBI in the tent thinning
to break the tie, and then Tommy Edmund came up
with a huge base it up the middle for a
huge insurance run that proved to be the difference in
the game because Tanner Scott gave up a run with
the place runner at second base double to Jackson Merrill.
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And you know, maybe the biggest pitch he made was
a questionable call from Mike Esterbrook. It was called a
strike three on Manny Machado, but if you go back
and look at it, it was borderline at best and
probably ball four. But the Dodgers will take it. You
need some of those breaks in a close game. And
Dave Roberts is right, Mike Shildt took Nick Pavetta out
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of the game because the pitch count. The Dodgers got
it up after four innings. He had thrown ninety three
pitches and certainly credit the Dodger offense for forcing Pavetta
to throw thirty one of those ninety three in the
first inning alone. Eight six, six, seven, two five seventy
is the phone number. Let's go out to Fountain Valley. Mike.
(07:43):
You're on Dodger Talk Live from San Diego.
Speaker 1 (07:45):
Hi, Mike, Hi, David Danks for taking my call. Uh
oh boy, what a stretch. Well, we're about to finish
up this stretch of twenty nine games against playoff games,
and you know we're still two games in first that's
you know, that's saying a lot right now. But consistent
hitting and clutch hitting tonight. But like like Dave Roberts said,
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Dustin May needs to manage his emotions. But this is
like the biggest series right now of the year, and
he throws fifty strikes. I mean, what is he doing
in between starts? Is he throwing his regular bullpen session?
Speaker 6 (08:25):
Mike, I think it goes back to the emotions that
Dustin May has. He tried to control those emotions maybe
a little bit too much tonight. I thought that was
going to be an issue tonight. I asked Dave Roberts
about it before the game, and he talked about it
just now postgames. So a lot of times, you know,
Mike and Fountain Valley or David on Dodger Talk. You know,
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we're not pitching coaches year. I'm not going to get
into pitching mechanics because that's out of my classification. But
I know people, and I know pitchers, and I know demeanors,
I know body language, and it just seemed like, uh,
whatever he was trying to do to manage those emotions,
it wasn't working because he wasn't just misfiring high or inside.
(09:11):
He was misfiring all over the place. So, uh yeah,
I just think that you got to give Dustin May
some credit for going five innings despite all that.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
Yes, exactly so, and that's where the rebound, you know,
after what was it after the fifth inning? We kept
the Potters scoreless until the tenth inning.
Speaker 6 (09:32):
So yeah, Anthony Bonda came in big for two scoreless
innings after Dustin May came out. I thought he came
up big faced the bottom of the order and also
got the top of the order out as well. That
was a huge bridge to the back end of the game.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
And then one more question and I'm done, But I
didn't get to watch the game yesterday. Did Michael Kopek
get to pitch?
Speaker 6 (09:56):
Yeah, he pitched in the ninth inning and was hitting
ninety seven miles an hours. So that's a good sign.
So Copeck and Kirby Yates being back part of this
Dodger bullpen is huge. Now you got Banda, you got Vessia,
you got Dryer, you got Caspiraus, you got Yates, you
got Copeck, you got Tanner Scott. That's a lot different
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than what we saw last week at Dodger Stadium. Let's
go out to Las Vegas. Sergio. You're on Dodger Talk
Live from Peco Park.
Speaker 3 (10:26):
Hi Sergio, Hey David, thanks for taking the call. A
great game by Will Smith. The bullpen pod has came through.
I was telling that your screen and I was kind
of cracking or tracking Dust and May's pitches today, and
even even on the TV broadcast, we're saying that his
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usage of the sweepers up this year over forty percent.
And I noticed that he had really good results when
he threw the forcing fastball. But I'm looking at my
chart here, first thing, only two second and only three
thirty only three? Why is he Why is the four
seamer his usage so low this year?
Speaker 6 (11:08):
Yeah, that's a great question. Tonight he only threw it
thirteen times, and he threw that sweeper forty times. The
pitch that he loves to throw is that sinker. That's
the fastball that he likes to throw. That's a great question.
Maybe I'll ask him for you, Sergio and get the answer.
But I don't have the answer right now. I could
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tell you this, like in I remember talking to him
during the Freeway series. He loves that sweeper pitch against
lefties because it runs in on him. So I can
only imagine that, you know, he thought that that was
a good pitch against Merrill and Gavin Sheets and Cronenworth
and Wade. Maybe that's the reason why and arise. So
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there were a lot of lefties in the lineup tonight.
Maybe that's what the pitch he thought he could neutralize
those lefties with. But he he was just all over
the place with his pitches today.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
Yeah, but he got it out five innings for us.
I mean at this point, that's what we need. At
least he get five to six from the starter to
get to the pen. Amazing job by Banda, two innings.
The whole bullpen did a great job today.
Speaker 9 (12:16):
Thanks BV.
Speaker 6 (12:18):
All right, Sergie, I'll get that answer for you. And look, yeah,
he gave the Dodgers five innings. But again, I think
we always undersell the Dodger offense. And when I talk
about being spoiled, we're spoiled because we see this Dodger
offense every night. But the reality is it's an offense
opposing pitchers don't want to see. And yeah, sometimes they
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don't perform up to our levels of expectations or what
they've done the entire season. But the Dodgers scored eight
runs tonight. The offense won this game, and so did
the bullpen.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Tonight.
Speaker 6 (12:55):
Let's go out to Saint Louis. Mike, you're on Dodger
Talk with David vasse Hi.
Speaker 10 (13:00):
Mike, I was shaking Dave that Mahados.
Speaker 6 (13:05):
Can I just say something, Mike, Uh before you continue,
Can I just say that I am very excited to
be in San Diego over being in Saint Louis.
Speaker 2 (13:14):
Oh, good for you bro.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
Out that Maddy Machado made a second base He just
showed up out of nowhere.
Speaker 2 (13:23):
It was weird.
Speaker 6 (13:26):
Uh, which one are you talking about.
Speaker 10 (13:29):
When he when when they had that weird play when
they the ball was.
Speaker 6 (13:36):
They lost in the lights and it just dropped.
Speaker 11 (13:39):
No, no, no, the other one at at second base.
Speaker 6 (13:43):
I'm trying to which one that was. But that was
so weird. What was the issue.
Speaker 10 (13:51):
Because he he came like, I don't think most third
basemen would be there.
Speaker 6 (13:58):
He seems he shift. Yeah, they pinched. They get as
close as they can behind second base, you know, they
get as close as they can to pinch up the middle.
And there were a couple of different plays when there
was a left hander up and Machada would be playing
around the shortstop area. That's where he was when that
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ball dropped. They couldn't see it.
Speaker 11 (14:22):
Okay, I was watching, I'm like, where the hell did
that guy come from? So, yeah, explanation.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
I appreciate that, No.
Speaker 6 (14:31):
Problem, Mike, thanks for the phone call. Yeah, And there
was another play where there many was the base runner
at second base. There were two outs, a ground ball
hit by uh I believe it was Merrill in that
inning where Manny Machada was at second base and he
tried to screen out Mookie Betts when he was actually
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was in the first inning. Yeah, first inning, Gavin Sheets
HiT's a ground ball to Mookie Bets. Alright, Sorry, it
was Bogarts. Bogarts hit the groundball to Mookie Bets, and Machado,
being Manny Machado, was trying to screen out Mooky Bets
on that play. Mooky did not flinch. He was able
to make a strong throw to Freddie Freeman to get
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the final out of that first inning. But on the
way back from right field, ta Oscar Hernandez and Manny
Machado had a few words with each other because ta
Oscar saw him try to screen Mookie Bets right there.
So just a little inside inside of the game that
I was picking up in that first inning eight six
sixne eight seven two five seventy is the phone number.
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We're gonna take a time out here on Dodger Talk.
When we come back, we'll hear from Will Smith and
Tanner Scott, and we'll take more of your phone calls
at eight sixty six nine, eight seven two five seventy plus.
You'll hear from Tony Gonsolin and what the Dodgers are
going to do to plug his spot in the rotation,
because he is not going to be out just days,
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but it's weeks with that right elbow discomfort. You'll hear
from Tony, and we'll let you hear from Dave roberts
on who may take that spot in the short term.
As the Dodgers go through this stretch of games without
Blake Snell, without Roki Sazaki, and without Tyler Glassnell. But
they hold on tonight eight to seven and ten innings
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over the padres on a five to seventy LA Sports.
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Speaker 4 (16:47):
Freddy Freeman also tagged in advance, going from second to third,
so he's ninety feet away, only one out. Will Smith
at the plague first pitch, hitting the air to left
field on.
Speaker 2 (17:00):
The warning track.
Speaker 6 (17:01):
At the ball, it's gone.
Speaker 5 (17:05):
The Dodgers have come out swinging.
Speaker 6 (17:09):
First pitch swing in Hollywood's swinging in that third inning
by the Dodgers, a two run home run by Will Smith.
He drove in three runs tonight to help the Dodgers
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By the way, I wish the Dodgers would have taken
the lead in the eighth inning, only for the baseball
gods to really make Adrian Mora Hoone pay for being
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so cocky. After Shoho Tani hit a comebacker to him,
he kind of shrugs, said, oh all right, I got you, Otani,
and then proceeded to throw the ball away and O'tani
noticed it and was aggressive going all the way to
second base. I would have loved for the Dodgers to
score the goal ahead run in that eighth inning. Mike
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Schilt made a smart move because Mora Hone versus Mookie
Betts was not a good matchup, so he walked Mooki
intentionally and Freddie Freeman struck out to end the eighth inning.
But that would have been sweet as well. Let's head
downstairs right now to hear from Dodger catcher Will Smith
on sports Net LA.
Speaker 12 (18:36):
Yeah, it's it's always fun games. You know, a great environment.
You know a lot of talented baseball players out there
competing each other.
Speaker 2 (18:43):
So, yeah, just a lot of fun.
Speaker 10 (18:44):
That has been excellent for them as of late.
Speaker 8 (18:46):
Just how are you able to get to him early
and really kind of set the tone in this Onnesday?
Speaker 12 (18:49):
Yeah, we're able to get guys on. You're going to
keep pressure on him and he had to make some pitches.
We were able to xcute trod guys in and yeah,
we just did a good.
Speaker 8 (18:57):
Job being able to answer back a couple of times. Really, Like,
how big is that? Especially at the start of a series.
Like this where there is going to be heightened emotions.
Speaker 2 (19:04):
And that sort of thing.
Speaker 12 (19:05):
Yeah, it's huge. You know, they did it to us
as well. So going back and forth a little bit early,
beating up on the starters, you know, teammate was struggling
a little bit, but uh, was able to get through
five innings.
Speaker 2 (19:16):
So yeah, it's just kind of a fun game. It's
kind of how it went. And uh, you know we
went on top.
Speaker 10 (19:20):
You feel like you just picked my back up from
last October first three innings.
Speaker 2 (19:24):
Like the way he was back and forth, it was
just no, he felt like another game in June.
Speaker 8 (19:30):
What were the relievers doing so well to kind of
string together zeros there late?
Speaker 2 (19:34):
Yeah, they were.
Speaker 12 (19:35):
They were just executing next sekuing their pitches, keeping guys
of balance.
Speaker 2 (19:38):
And uh, you know they did a really good job.
You seeing from Dustin today, Yeah.
Speaker 12 (19:44):
Uh, he was just struggling with execution, you know, fall
behind and counts. Didn't really seem like he ever found
a fuel for anything. You know that that happens. But
he was able to keep us in the ball game
and go out there and compete, eat up a couple
of innings, five innings, and uh, you know, keep us there.
Speaker 6 (20:01):
All right. There's Will Smith on sports net LA, a
guy that just keeps it even keel. Never gets too
high and never gets too low. He's just Will Smith.
You know there's a Mendoza line for hitters, you know
below above the Mendoza line two hundred. I'd say there's
a Will Smith tone as far as interviews go. He's
(20:22):
he's the baseline and he never gets too high. He
never gets too low. You either got to go way
above on the spectrum on Will, or you gotta go
way below. But he's always consistent. Eight six six seven
two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat the
Padres tonight eight to seven in ten innings. Let's go
out to my neighborhood, Woodland Hills a mirror. You're on
(20:45):
Dodger Talk. How you doing a.
Speaker 10 (20:46):
Mere good Dave, how you doing? Thanks for taking my call.
I had one comment and one question I wanted to say.
I really like what Bandit did out there tonight, going
two innings and relief. I feel like he's kind of
building confidence in the last you know week. Guys were
getting on him early in the season when he was
(21:07):
having a little trouble, so it was good to see him, uh,
you know, pitch two innings in that spot. And then my.
Speaker 1 (21:14):
Question is, do you know.
Speaker 10 (21:18):
What the timelines are for our bullpen for when we're
fully healthy, like when we get Graderol trying in. Is
there a chance we get one healthy? When would that be?
Speaker 6 (21:30):
Yeah, that's a great question. There's no guarantees either one
are going to come back, but if they do, it'll
be the second half of the season a mirror.
Speaker 1 (21:40):
Okay, okay.
Speaker 10 (21:41):
And and for Emma Sheenan when he got when he
comes back, is he going to be used primarily as
a starter.
Speaker 6 (21:48):
Yes, he will be. And I'm glad you asked because
Dave Roberts kind of filled us in on who might
take Tony Gonsolin's spot in the rotation. And thank you
for the phone. Here here's what Dave Roberts had to
say when I asked him. With Tony Gonsolin out now
for the foreseeable future, and Glass now, Blake Snell and
(22:09):
Roki Sazaki not coming back in the next couple of weeks,
who is going to take that spot in the rotation?
Speaker 7 (22:17):
We've got the bullpen game tomorrow. Robo is gonna fill
in obviously, and he's doing fine, and then we got
an off day to kind of keep guys with the
extra day, So I think we'll be fine. But as
far as that last spot, we'll kind of see where
we go. Without he's coming, he's competation's gonna pitch this week.
(22:40):
He was three plus a few days ago, so he's
gonna go this week, and the plan is to get
him through four innings. So if he can do that,
then he's sort of going to be a viable conversation.
Speaker 6 (22:52):
There we go. Yeah, he's in the conversation for sure.
And Blake Snell is going to throw a bullpen session
here in San Diego tomorrow. Whatever you saw on social
media was a little misleading. Snell did not throw a
bullpen session at Dodger Stadium when the team was in
Saint Louis. He was throwing off the mound, but they
were ten throws, he told me with the catcher standing up.
(23:16):
Tomorrow is going to be his first bullpen session since
the Dodgers shut him down with that left shoulder issue
and show Heyo Tani is scheduled to throw a simulated
game here around two o'clock in the afternoon at Petco Park.
Eight six, six nine, eight seven two five seventy is
the phone number. Dodgers beat the Padres tonight eight to
(23:37):
seven in ten innings. Speaking of Tony, Gonsolin had a
chance to talk to Tony for the first time since
we got worried that he was going on the injured
list with inflammation right elbow discomfort. Here's what Tony had
to say. They're shutting him down from throwing, and you
know it's going to take a while for him to
build back up, and you can imagine the disappointment in
(23:59):
him after missing so much time then re then entering
is back in spring training and now this here's what
Tony had to say before the game.
Speaker 13 (24:08):
Yeah, nothing, We had to shut it down. Definitely felt
it wasn't nothing, So maybe that was something.
Speaker 2 (24:14):
To be alerted about or to cause.
Speaker 13 (24:18):
The attention to We brought attention to whatever, But ultimately,
like velocity was still good, it was still climbing. And
then this year, you know, I feel like I've been
holding my VLO well throughout the outings. It's been a
tick up of where it's been in the past few years,
and I was just hopefully taking that as something positive
(24:38):
that everything's okay in there. Ultimately, how I'm feeling is
just like I feel like I'm letting the team down.
I feel like those are innings that I should be
eating up. And you know, it's baseball. It happens. Injuries happen.
Just really sucks. I'm very frustrated after all the time
I've spent strengthening and going through all that. You know,
then I had my back and then now now this,
(25:02):
I'm just very frustrated with where my body's at and
that is not holding together as of Brad now. So yeah,
just trying to get through it. Hopefully this isn't too
long and come back feeling stronger and finish to the
year strong and into playoffs. I think the fact that
it was so aggy post start is like big fan
(25:25):
like I thought, maybe there's like a little tear in it,
but I'm glad there's there's nothing.
Speaker 6 (25:30):
All right. There's Tony Gonsolin before today's game speaking to
me and a couple of other beat riders there. He
is out for weeks, uh, not throwing the baseball, which
means it's going to take him time to build up.
So we're talking post All Star break. If Tony Gonsolin
comes back this season. Eight six six seven two five
(25:50):
seventy is the phone number. Let's go out to see me.
Valley Ben, You're on Dodger Talk Live from San Diego.
Speaker 14 (25:56):
Hi Ben, Hi, David, thank you for taking my good
victorious victory tonight. I always look forward to these matchups,
and you've talked about before. How you know Jason Hayward
is the It will be a good veteran presence in
that San Diego locker room. Disappointed I didn't get to
(26:18):
see him tonight. I don't know if he's injured or what,
but he needs to Oh yeah, okay, Well I think
he needs to have a sit down with that outfield
er Lockridge because that ball, that pot has hit and
the tenth inning looked like it could have been caught.
Maybe that Lockridge took a bad lead on the ball.
Speaker 10 (26:41):
Do you think about that.
Speaker 6 (26:41):
I'm not sure why he broke in. I mean that
was over his head for sure. It seemed like there
was a lot of issues out there in left field
earlier in the game. They lost the ball, and I
don't know the lights, the twilight, there was no clouds
in the sky tonight, so yeah, it was fortunate for
the Dodgers, but very strange whatever was happening out there
(27:02):
in left field. Thanks for the phone call, Ben appreciated.
Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is
the phone number. Kirby Yates got the winning relief for
the Dodgers. Tanner Scott got his twelfth save of the year.
He was able to go through the heart of the
Padres order without giving back the two runs the Dodgers
scored in the top of the tenth inning. Yes, Jackson
(27:26):
Merrill doubled home the place runner at second base, but
he was able to get Manny Machado on what Machado
thought was ball four. Let's head downstairs right now to
hear from the former Padre who got the save against
his former team and now wearing a Dodger uniform. He's
on Sports ned La Tanner Scott speaking to the media.
Speaker 2 (27:47):
Uh, it was just another game.
Speaker 12 (27:49):
I mean I take every game the same way, and
I mean it was my former team, so that I
don't work.
Speaker 2 (27:54):
With Manny And what were you trying to do with
that last pitch, striker.
Speaker 12 (27:58):
Uh, I was trying to come out with it and
luckily it worked out in my favor.
Speaker 2 (28:03):
I don't. I don't have anything else on the back door.
If that's what if that's what you want to think ahead.
Speaker 8 (28:12):
Like fiing on FOSA or playing for both these teams recently,
Like do these games kind of carrying added importance to
you or even just a heightened intensity like when you're
going through the day or just being out there, you
know what, the kind of crowds they get that.
Speaker 2 (28:25):
Sort of I mean definitely. I mean it's our rival.
Speaker 12 (28:28):
I mean, any any team that plays Arrival, there's always
a little added intensity.
Speaker 2 (28:31):
And uh yeah, we got out with the win.
Speaker 6 (28:34):
Hey, that was big for Tanner Scott and I feel
like his season turned on the last home stand. He
gave up a couple of go ahead runs in the
tenth inning to the Mets. The Dodgers were in the
same situation the very next game. Dave Roberts did not
hesitate to bring Tanner Scott back in the tenth inning
(28:55):
to face the heart of the Mets lineup. He struck
out Soto, he struck out Alonso, and he got Brandon
Nimmo to pop up to give the Dodgers the opportunity.
On that night that Freddie Freeman hit the walk off
double to win the game. And uh, I'm going I
know I've been jokingly taking credit for firing up Tanner Scott,
(29:16):
but there was another teammate that helped boost his confidence.
It's all about confidence with some of these guys. You
may think that their confidence is always at an all
time high. Look they're humans too. They have highs and lows.
A teammate and uh, I'm not provy to say who
it was, but found a way to get Tanner Scott's
(29:37):
confidence back to where it belongs, and he reminded him
of who he was last year. It may come out
it may not, but it wasn't. It wasn't me. It
was a teammate. Obviously. Let's go out to Newport Beach. Ken.
You're on Dodger Talk with David vasse hi Ken.
Speaker 1 (29:55):
Hello, David.
Speaker 11 (29:57):
If somebody would have called me up, you know, so
I got some said go friends, and they would have said, hey,
your starting pitcher gave up six runs, six sys and
four locks and three innings and your your two big guys,
Hernandez and Otani. Again no RBIs and no hits for Hernandez,
(30:19):
he's short hitting one hundred.
Speaker 9 (30:22):
Uh.
Speaker 6 (30:23):
You love bringing that up. Recently. You love bringing up
my guy tales in a slump.
Speaker 11 (30:28):
Because it's amazing that the Dodgers won this game. They
won this game with the bottom of their lineup. And
by the way, mana Minchildad's got thirteen errors and nobody
brought that up. So that was one of the most
amazing games because the bottom of the lineup won the game.
And your superstars are not ready yet, and it was
(30:49):
an incredible game and an important game.
Speaker 6 (30:52):
What are you talking about Freeman had three hits tonight.
Speaker 11 (30:55):
Well, we always know he's going to get his hits.
Speaker 6 (30:58):
Well, he's one of the superstars.
Speaker 10 (31:00):
I know, I know.
Speaker 11 (31:02):
But the point is this was an important game because
those three teams are all within a game a game
and a half of each other, and the Giants are
playing really good. So this was a crucial game. And
by the way, Yates I think is really good. I
liked his pitching quite a bit. So anyway, phenomenal game.
(31:22):
I still don't believe they won. Congratulation and Dodgers.
Speaker 6 (31:28):
That's why it's a team Ken, that's why it's one
through nine, it's not just three guys.
Speaker 2 (31:34):
Yeah, you are right.
Speaker 6 (31:36):
And by the way you said the superstars didn't show up, well,
two of the four did. I liked all mookies at
bats tonight. I like what I saw tonight. Will Smith
three RBIs like I said, Freddie Freeman scored twice. He
had three hits, so I agree with you. The bottom
of the order, Pa, haz Edmund and Kim came up
(31:56):
big tonight. But you know, Will Smith and Freddy Freeman
had a lot to do with tonight's game.
Speaker 11 (32:03):
Two for sure, for sure. Just a great win. And
let's do it again tomorrow.
Speaker 6 (32:09):
I love it, Ken and you called after a win,
that's a big deal.
Speaker 11 (32:14):
Yeah, this was an exciting game. I mean, one of
the most exciting games I've seen in a long time.
Because San Diego is our enemy. Last Giants Weekend san Diego.
Speaker 6 (32:25):
Yeah, yeah, he's Dodgers. That was a great series. That
was exciting. Mets Dodgers, very exciting. And now you got
Dodgers Padres. So the Dodgers have been win or lose,
have been giving I'll giving you a lot of entertaining baseball.
Speaker 11 (32:41):
It's been really fun, really crazy. Let's wear at least
one more of these next two before we got go
with Giants, which are now only a game and a half.
Speaker 6 (32:51):
You worry about the Giants. Don't worry about the Giants.
I know, I know how the disparity when they get
to Dodgers Stadium. Let's see what the Giant scott next
week at Dodger Stadium. Thanks for the phone call, can
appreciate it. Look, we talk about this a lot. The
games are too long for certain teams, and I'm still
a firm believer the season is too long for the Giants,
(33:14):
and it may be too long for the Padres. Look,
they're handcuffed what they can do roster wise with the
way their ownership is right now after the unfortunate passing
of a great man, Peter Seidler. So I don't know
what they can do to really make a significant upgrade
before the trade deadline to help their pitching. But they're
(33:38):
using their high leverage relievers quite a bit. And how
long can that last? So I thought tonight maybe a
microcosm for the entire season. How the Padres had to
go to Wandy Peralta in the tenth inning while the
Dodgers are going to Tanner Scott. That's the biggest difference
between these two teams. Let's go out to El Sereno, Charlie,
(34:02):
you're on Dodger Talk live from Petco Park.
Speaker 9 (34:05):
Hey, it was up, David. Thanks for having me on.
Speaker 11 (34:07):
Man.
Speaker 9 (34:07):
You know, I just want to kind of pick up
what he said earlier about Will Smith and his Evening
two attitude. I think I just want to let all
the Dodgers fans know that we need to take the
page out of Will Smith's even cute about the Dodgers.
You know, a lot of times we overreact on losses
here in there, but when it's time to clutch up
the Dodgers come through, I think we just need to relax.
(34:29):
We've got to trust the Dodgers. They knew they're doing
all the right thing. We're back to you know, we're champions,
so we need to kind of just stay chill, not
overreact on these little things, and just trust the process.
So that's all I want to say this, all.
Speaker 6 (34:42):
Right, Charlie, be safe out there, Okay, appreciate you all
right there, he goes Charlie and El Sereno with great
cliches to end Dodger Talk Tonight tomorrow. Matt Sour who
I help, by the way, find his way into Pecko
Park this afternoon. I was walking the streets of the
gas lamp right in front of Petco Park and the
(35:06):
Omni Hotel. That's where Matt Sours. Uber dropped him off
from the San Diego airport with his baseball bag and
his luggage, and he had no idea how to get
inside Peco Park, so I ushered him into the ballpark
around one point thirty this afternoon. And Matt sour is
going to be activated for tomorrow night's game because it
(35:29):
is going to be a bullpen game and he will
be a big part of it. The Dodgers are going
up against Dylan C's who is not off to a
great start. He's one in five with an ERA of
four seventy two. Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck begins at
five thirty tomorrow with first pitch at six forty. That'll
do it for us tonight on Dodger Talk. Thanks to
(35:50):
Colin you back at our Burbanks Studios, thanks to Dwayne
McDonald out here at Petco Park, and thanks to you
for listening. In case you missed any of the show,
you can it on the iHeartRadio app. You can also
find our pregame conversation with Mookie Betts on the iHeartRadio
app as well. Once again. The final score from Peco
(36:12):
Park in San Diego. The Dodgers in ten innings beat
the Padres eight to seven. I'm sure it will be
another great one tomorrow night. Ben Mallar on Fox Sports
Radio is next. Please be safe out there, Los Angeles.
Don't get baited, don't get baited, don't take the bait
like the Padres take the bait anyway. Be safe out there.
(36:35):
That's what we care about. Ben Mallar on Fox Sports
Radio is next. We'll talk to you tomorrow. Once again.
The final score Dodgers beat the Padres eight to seven
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