May 9, 2025 • 42 mins
Tim Cates walks you up to first pitch between the Dodgers and Dbacks. Dave Roberts gives some injury updates. DV catches up with Freddie Freeman.
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Speaker 7 (00:36):
Welcome to Dodgers on Deck. Now your host walking you
up to first pitch.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Tim Kays Dodgers look to do it again in the desert. Hi, everybody,
and welcome in to Morongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck. Hope
you're well on this Friday night. You're world champion Los
Angeles Dodgers twenty five and thirteen on this season, first place,
top the West. After dropping the series opener last night,
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the Dodgers look to get back on track Tonight's in
Phoenix's they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. Roki Sasaki on
the mound in game two of this four game series.
First pitch from Chase Field This coming up at six
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Freeman is David Vast will go one on one with
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the Dodger first basement. We'll dive deeper into this pitching matchup.
The Dodgers lineup looking a little different tonight with the
left hander on the mound for the Snakes.
Speaker 6 (01:33):
We'll hear from Dodger manager Dave Roberts.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
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minutes we'll head out to the Gallpin Motors broadcast booth
with Tim Neffett and Rick monday Well. Last night in Arizona,
Yoshi Yamamoto didn't have his best of nights. He was
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scoreless for the first three innings, going toe to toe
with Brandon Fought, who would end up pitching into the
seventh inning, striking out six. Did not give up a
run for Yamamoto, though got into trouble in the fourth inning,
loaded the bases for Gabrielle Moreno, who hit a grand
slam to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a four to nothing lead.
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Then in the fifth to Tell Marte a solo home
run to right center that gave Arizona a five nothing lead.
Speaker 6 (02:26):
That would be it.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
For Yamamoto, who went the five innings five runs, six hits,
four strikeouts, a pair of home runs, eighty eight pitches.
Speaker 6 (02:34):
But the Dodgers were in a hole.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
The offense didn't come alive until they got to the
bullpen of the Diamondbacks and the eighth inning, Max Months
he got him on the board.
Speaker 8 (02:44):
He was left eye dominant. They wanted to kind of
balance out the right eye, which is his front eye
when he's batting left handed. Pitch swang on it hit
well deep to right center field. Carol going back, that
ball is going to bounce off the warning track and
into the pool. That's a double for Moncie. Betts will
come around to score and Smith will stop a third.
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It is five to one.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Herbi ground rule double for Max Mounsey. Dodgers finally on
the board there in the eighth inning, down five to one.
Andy pie Has then came up the very next batter,
and it added.
Speaker 8 (03:20):
To that pie Has struck out on a sweeper last
time up, and the lines won the right field.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
That's a base hit.
Speaker 8 (03:28):
Smith will score Monthsy will hold a third, and Andy
pie Has didn't wait around. He got a slider over
the plate. It was on the outer half. He went
with it to write and he gets himself a run
bat at in five straight games, Piez has hit in
and now the Dodgers creeping back in it.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
It's five to two.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Dodgers would get no closer in the eighth inning, down
five to two. However, they would tack all gonna run
in the top half of the ninth Inny show, Hey
O'tani with an absolute missile to center field into the
pool four hundred and twenty six feet in the desert air.
That made it a five to three game. The Dodgers
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would get no closer as the Diamondbacks take the series
opener five to three. Brandon Fought gets the win. He
improves to six and two on this season. Yoshi Yamamoto
gets the loss. He falls to four and three on
the year. The Dodgers with the loss now twenty five
and thirteen on this season. The Dodgers still sit atop
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the NL West, one game ahead of the Padres and
the Giants in the division. The Diamondbacks sitting at twenty
and eighteen, five games back of the Dodgers in the
NL West. Tonight, and the Dodgers look to get back
on track. Roki Sasaki on the mount again in the
start and with more. We head out to the Gallpin
Motors broadcast booth as we say hello to Tim Neffert
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and Rick Monday.
Speaker 4 (04:52):
Guys, Tim, thanks very much.
Speaker 8 (04:55):
Here in Phoenix at Chase Field, the roof will be
open for the ball game tonight for the second night
row temperatures outside bordering on one hundred degrees, but it'll
cool off nicely here in the desert tonight as the
Dodgers take on the Diamondbacks.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Game two of this three game set.
Speaker 8 (05:10):
And the last night did not go the Dodgers way
as Arizona won five to three. Dodgers scored all their
runs from the eighth inning or later. But tonight it's
a different story. You've got the left hander Eduardo Rodriguez
on the hill for Arizona and Roki Sasaki looking for
win number two. So for the Dodgers, a different looking
lineup against the left hander in Rodriguez.
Speaker 9 (05:30):
Yeah, and for Dave Roberts, just kind of moving things around.
Max Buncie, we'll get arrested at the beginning of the ballgames.
So it indeed a little bit different look including Chris
Taylor starts in left field, James Aubman is in center,
Miguel Rojas is at second base, Keith k Hernandez will
start at third and also change up positioning as far
as in the order. Will Smith moves up to number
three spot, and the red hot Freddie Freeman, and we
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mentioned last night, not only does he have that hitting
streak which is in now thirteen games, came in the
last night's game runners scoring position, we're the hottest hitters
in baseball hitting at four sixty four. So he gets
moved down to the number four spot. And if you're
an opposing pitcher right now, Freeman comes to home late
with runners in scoring position, you might be better off
just walking in.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
And Mandy pie has following him up.
Speaker 8 (06:14):
Keikey Hernandez gets a start at third base and down
to the bottom of the order. Again, one of the
things the manager has to do is to try to
keep these guys hawk when they come off the bench,
and Miguel Rojas and Chris Taylor's going to bat ninth
and play left field.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
Michael Confordo is off, yeah, and.
Speaker 9 (06:29):
For Confordo, still trying to find the swing. Had a
couple of good swings last night, lined out a couple
of different times. But if you look at overall, you know,
it's just one hit in the last forty ad mets
and he's hitting at one thirty five. He's trying desperately
to get back on track, and he may be getting
closer and closer. If last night is any sign says hey,
look closing in on a better swing.
Speaker 8 (06:50):
Dodgers right now are four and three on the road trip,
and overall ten and ten. The road hasn't necessarily been
the Dodgers friend like Dodger Stadium has been them at home.
Speaker 9 (07:00):
No, it has not been last night the big difference.
And you know, let's come right down to it. It
was a bad pitch and that was the grand slam
to Moreno in the fourth inning. The Dodgers had opportunities.
They were two for five runners in scoring position. That
grand slam, by the way, the only hit that the
Diamondbacks had with a runner and scoring position, but they
were three in position at the time, So that was
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the big blast Dodgers of trying to upset the charge
by the Diamondbacks into night's contest.
Speaker 8 (07:27):
Rookie Betts has been very good lately, Shoey o'tany again
very good, had the ninth inning home run last night,
and of course Freddy Freeman remains red hot. Dodgers and
Diamondbacks coming up on a Friday night in Phoenix, Arizona,
Rokie Sasaki will look for win number two. He's one
and one against left hander Eduardo Rodriguez, who is one
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and three.
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Dodger with the faint pulse in this game, trying to
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hammer deep right center toward the pool.
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Show Hey, O, Tony does it in the ninth Inny
and a solo home run that he crushed to center
field four hundred and twenty six feet, his only hit
of the night. Last night he did strike out, now
hitting two ninety six on this season, home run number
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Speaker 6 (10:06):
A Yoshi Yamamoto.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
We're not used to seeing a guy having trouble with
his command and getting touched up a little bit.
Speaker 10 (10:13):
Yeah, and even after the game last night, he just
said he just didn't feel like he had his best stuff.
Speaker 9 (10:17):
You know.
Speaker 10 (10:17):
Obviously they were able to get to him with that
long ball, and of course the Grand Slam. You know,
that was actually the first Grand Slam he's given up
in his Big Lee career. Yes, it's a young Big
Lee career, but still, you know, that's very uncharacteristic of him.
So he said he really just didn't feel like he
had his best stuff. But obviously he's going to use
this next week to kind of reset and hopefully ready
for his next outing. But because that was his first
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start this season on five days rest and not the
usual six day rest once a week out and we've
been seeing from him, of course, there were some questions
of kind of maybe that's a factor. So when coming
in and Dave Roberts, I should say, didn't believe that
was the case since he has done it last year.
They just kind of felt like this stuff wasn't there.
But that does mainly, you know, a lot of eyes
are on Roki Sasaki this year because or excuse me
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just tonight, because this is going to be his first
big league start on five days rest. He's been on
that once a week schedule similar to Yoshinobo this year.
So Dave did say that the biggest thing for him,
he just wants to see the command early in this one.
He's going to keep an eye on that seventy five
pitch count mark. If he's showing fatigue at that point,
he does think that might be due to just a
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one day shorter of rest, So that's going to be
the key. So I think kind of seeing where he's at,
he's usually that five and seventy five, but hopefully he
can be efficient because that's gonna potentially be the marker
for him today.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
Dodgers with a different look in lineup tonight against the
left hander Rodriguez.
Speaker 10 (11:37):
Yeah, so you know, this is a long road trip,
of course, and it's gonna it's ten games and ten straight,
so with a lefty on the mound, it does look
a little bit different. So Kei y Hernandez is actually
going to be playing at third and then Chris Taylor's
going to be in left field. So that means Michael
Conforto as well as Max Munsey, you're gonna have the
day off and look for for Max who's able to
get some results yesterday if he's kind of been struggling
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of course, as we've seen here and there, but for
him to get the result yesterday was a really good sign.
And for Michael Conforto, he's been in a trickier situation
because he feels that the swing in the bat isn't
a really good spot. He's just not getting the results
and honestly, he's just getting unlucky because he's had quite
a few.
Speaker 6 (12:17):
Hard hit balls.
Speaker 10 (12:18):
So yesterday he spoke to the media, talked about some
of those frustrations, wanting to produce for his team like
any player wants to. So he's handling it really well.
But Dave Roberts did say today, Look, he's a veteran player,
and so he he likes where the swing is at.
But giving him a day, you know, with a lefty
on the mound, just giving him a day to kind
of have that reset should be a good thing. But
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he does feel good just as to where the actual
swing is at, that's not a concern for him. It's
just being a little unlucky right now. So hopefully after
today can kind of reset and then some good favors
will be on his side.
Speaker 6 (12:53):
We all need a day to reset. Today. It's Michael
Conforto's today.
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it down for at least two weeks. To Oscar Hernandez
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go and on the next homestand coming back from that store,
right Ankle, Tyler Glass, now Blake Snell, Blake trying to
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Michael Kopek, Clayton Krushaw all on the injured list working
their way back slowly.
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All right, let's head.
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Answer the questions for.
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Dave, Dave, can you just describe Dave? Can you talk
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Speaker 11 (14:32):
So Blake is potentially going to start playing catch on Sunday.
Tyler is on that same program. I'm not sure exactly
where he's given that he's back in LA but yeah,
so those two guys and then Clayton and Kopek are
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going to be going on Sunday, which is another different.
Speaker 10 (15:00):
And Will he's just I guess set back because of
being under the weather while the team is in Miami.
Speaker 11 (15:05):
I think that's what it was. Being sick kind of
set them back a couple of days.
Speaker 10 (15:09):
And then of course with Michael, how did that So
all the numbers are the results, those weren't as great,
but at least for him to just get back out there,
on the Mountains that it.
Speaker 11 (15:18):
Was a pod. So if you can take from us outing, yeah,
that was a positive. I think the positive was he
came out of it feeling good as far as health wise.
But yeah, that's never a good thing given how many
you know walks that he let in. So I expect
we all expected to be considerably better the next time out.
Speaker 12 (15:41):
Dade, you have a key K at third today against
the lefty. Is that something we might see more of
moving forward?
Speaker 11 (15:49):
I don't know. I think this is more predicated on
Kyk feels comfortable over there. I want to get Miggy
row in there. He feels comfortable at second base. Max
has played you know, call it eight in a row
something like that, so to give him a day. Michael
started all these games, so give ct an opportunity. We
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got some rioties coming up, but then some leftiest So yeah,
if Max does take another day off, which I can
see in the next week versus left handed pitcher, then
key Ca will run over there.
Speaker 6 (16:24):
All right, there's Dave Roberts talking about the lineup.
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What's going on with Evan Phillips? David that elbow?
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Roberts says he's not concerned it turns out to be
a more serious injury, but at this point in time,
there's inflammation in his right elbow. They did take an
MRI of Phillips's right elbow and it doesn't show any
ligament damage, so that's a good sign. This just seems
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to be one of those things that pictures go through
in spring training when they build up, they get some
soreness and sometimes they classified as dead arm. That's what
the Dodgers have with Evan Phillips, and they just don't
want to push it. But he's likely not going to
be out just fifteen days, all.
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two of this four game series, and a little different
look to the lineup tonight.
Speaker 9 (23:54):
A little bit different look, and I think the Dodgers
obviously bring out the best in the Arizona there winning
that ballgame last night. Not a particularly great night for
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Dave Roberts is talking about after the ballgame,
just not consistent, not to the level that we normally see.
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no runs and only four hits against the Dodgers, had
a much better outing than what he's had recently. So
the Dodgers will they've got to redraw things. But as
you were saying, a different lineup tonight that includes Chris
Taylor in left field, James Outman would be in center,
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Miguel Rojas will start at SACA base, Kicky Hernandez will
be at third base. Into nice game, and also a
different spot in the lineup. Will Smith will bat in
the three spot, and the red hot Freddie Freeman will
drop down to the clean up position.
Speaker 4 (24:49):
Freddie Freeman is going to join us a little bit
later on the show.
Speaker 9 (24:52):
See how was that for a setup?
Speaker 5 (24:54):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (24:54):
Beautiful? Yeah, you know what's beautiful is watching Freddie hit.
Speaker 12 (24:57):
I mean we talk about Kershawn how he's in dird
over his time since two thousand and eight. Here we
are with Freddie Freeman in the league since twenty eleven,
and he's still going as strong as anybody out there.
Speaker 9 (25:10):
Yeah, thirteen consecutive games. Here's the other part that I
mentioned last night during the ball game. Really the last
couple of games that we've been playing, Freddy Freeman comes
into last night's game. You talk about efficient runners in
scoring position for sixty four average. I'm going to repeat
that runners in scoring position Freddy Freeman to this point
in the season, coming into last night, for sixty four
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batting average with runners in scoring position. That's really unreal numbers.
And you look at the pitchers, they've not figured out
a way to consistently throw two and get Freeman out.
Speaker 12 (25:45):
Isn't there something to be said about players like Freddie
Freeman that smell RBIs and you aren't trying to do
too much with the runner at third base.
Speaker 9 (25:52):
He's one of those guys too, that you have to
check the lineup card, probably if you're the opposing manager,
because you say, wait a minute, didn't he just bat
you know, two minutes ago? It seems like that's like
when you're hot. I said this at a broadcast I
think it was in Atlanta. If you're red hot, it
seems like it's an hour in between your advance, if
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you're in a slump's and oh my turn to hit again. Yeah,
And that's just the feeling that you have. So if
you're the opposing team and Freddie Freeman comes up and
there's runners in scoring position, you may be better off
walking him.
Speaker 12 (26:27):
Right now, speaking of slumps versus being on a hot streak,
where would you say, show hey o Tani is right.
Speaker 9 (26:34):
Now in between. I think it depends on which swing,
because we're beginning to see an infiltration of the swing
where he pulls off of the ball, and I think
that's when being over anxious. We're seeing guys now trying
to work in I didn't really think David that the
second half of last year did. We saw a lot
of pitchers pitch him inside tightly, And if you look
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at numbers over the last three years in particular, the
number that I see is that that has been problematic
for show hey Otani. It problematic enters into the picture
at all the way he hits overall, but it's the
vault inside that has maybe given him some trouble. Then
he started to hit it better last year. I didn't
think again the second half of the season that he
was crowded with a lot of pitches. We're beginning to
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see now an infiltration of pitches inside. I don't know
if it's to set up something off speed away or
if it's just say hey, word's gotten out. If you're
going to crowd him, maybe it cannot extend his arms
to get leverage.
Speaker 12 (27:30):
It feels like last year they were doing that, but
they wouldn't do it again this year. Like you said, Rick,
it feels like a doubling up of those types of pitches.
Speaker 9 (27:39):
And from a hitters standpoint, you've got to pay attention
and somehow keep it fought with us filed on the
computer if you file it upstairs in between the ears itself.
How did teams pitch to you? Because some teams pitch
differently than others. Obviously you'll have a pretty good scope
on the individual pitchers, but how to teams not only
pitch too, and sometimes look at the defensive alignment. The
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defensive alignment sometimes can tell you if they're going to
pitch you inside or away.
Speaker 4 (28:06):
That's the chess match. Thanks Rick, you opened our eyes
to a lot of different things.
Speaker 9 (28:10):
Well that's because you were asleep.
Speaker 12 (28:11):
Hey, thank you, Rick. The roof will be open tonight
here at Chase Field. Back to back games and hopefully
the ball flies for the Dodgers.
Speaker 4 (28:19):
We'll send it back to you in the studio.
Speaker 2 (28:20):
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Speaker 12 (30:12):
Well, we are always honored and humbled whenever Freddie Freeman
has time to join us. He's one of the best
players in Major League Baseball, and certainly a great father,
a great husband, and certainly one of the guys that
you could say is the epitome of professionalism in Major
League Baseball.
Speaker 4 (30:30):
Freddie, thanks a lot for the time.
Speaker 1 (30:31):
I appreciate those kinds of words.
Speaker 3 (30:32):
Thank you, David.
Speaker 12 (30:33):
How are you feeling at the end of a long
road trip, the longest of the season.
Speaker 1 (30:36):
Yeah, Like I said right before we came on air,
this is a long one. I think it's more for
the fact of we've had all like night game getaway days.
We've had a lot of couple of rangelays in Atlanta,
just a lot of get in lates with no days off.
And you know, we had a flight to Atlanta, which
is four hours five hour flight here. So there's just
a lot of extra things that went into this road trip,
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and especially the rain. I think the rain layers when
you start your body, you stop your body, you start
your body, there's an extra layer of tiredness that comes
into play there. But you know, I think we got
the first one under our belt. We obviously didn't get
the first win here in Arizona, but I think we're
all feeling a little bit better after the flight and
hopefully things are a better result tonight.
Speaker 4 (31:20):
Is that something we don't fully appreciate.
Speaker 12 (31:23):
It's one thing to be the Dodgers, but everybody wants
you guys playing prime time.
Speaker 4 (31:27):
There's not many day games.
Speaker 3 (31:29):
No.
Speaker 1 (31:29):
I think that's the we are you gonna get this on.
Speaker 12 (31:32):
This is gonna be hey, it's it's the atmosphere of
the stadium tonight.
Speaker 1 (31:36):
Yeah, yeah, I think the one o'clock getaway days, they're
not gonna be there that much for us, And we
understand it's the gate. You want to get more people
if you like, just like the Marlins. If we start
at four forty, there's a chance of getting those people
that get off work at four or five that might
see the game time starting. Oh maybe we'll come to
the game gets more people, which is great. We want
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more fans at the games coming out to watch us play.
But there is a little the thing that goes against
us and that that we get in late. And you know,
as much as you know we pride ourselves and being ready,
they're like a couple of late fights can take a
toll on you. And we feel good right now, so
hopefully we can, you know, get back on the winning
way tonight.
Speaker 12 (32:17):
Freddie Freeman is our guest. Freddie swinging the bat really
well right now. Everybody focuses on what you're doing swing wise,
approach wise, but is what you're doing right now a
testament to the work that you put in after your
ankle surgery.
Speaker 1 (32:32):
Yeah, I mean, I feel like I'm doing the same thing.
I had the same approach, my same routine, and I,
like I've been saying the last coal year, I feel
like I've been fighting a cut swing for the last
couple of years, and it's not cutting right now. It's
it's what I've been what I've been looking for for
a long time, and everything's going up through the middle.
Just like in Miami, I had a couple of low pictures.
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I was able to say through them and hit him
into the gaps. And if I had my cut swing
that I've been trying to fight against and not have,
I would have rolled those over ifout those off, or
swung and miss. So sometimes you're just feeling good. No,
there's no rhyme or reason to it. It's the same
thing I'm doing every single day, getting ready for each
and every game. But right now the swing is going
through the middle.
Speaker 12 (33:12):
But it's remarkable, Freddie. Most guys I went through what
you did last postseason, not only with the ankle but
the ribs. To play through it and play at that
level and then have ankle surgery during the off season
and not skip a beat. That doesn't happen. But that's
a testament to your work ethic.
Speaker 1 (33:30):
I appreciate that, I really do. I do appreciate those words.
In my mind, I'm just doing this what I expect
myself to do. I did put in a lot of
work trying to get back as fast as I could.
It's still work in progress. Like I just was on
the table for about an hour and a half to
get to come out here and do my drills and
get ready for this game. So it's still going, you know.
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But I'm in a good spot physically with my ankle,
my ribs. We've worked on that still too, just because
of what happened in Japan and we weren't really thinking
about my and then all of a sudden flaired up
again real quick. So we've been working on that, keeping
that hopefully in check. So I in my mind, it's
just I'm just trying to do my job and do
what is it expected of me. So I understand there's
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been a lot of things that happened in the off
season with surgeries and stuff like that, but I'm in
a good spot physically where I can go out there
and be myself.
Speaker 12 (34:20):
Freddy Freeman is our guest all right, Freddie, I think
we always have short memories and anything. Things just fix
themselves automatically. Nobody really has asked you how your son
Maximus is doing.
Speaker 4 (34:32):
Is it still a work in progress?
Speaker 6 (34:34):
How is he doing?
Speaker 1 (34:35):
Yeah? So I think we I think also gave an
update about closely about a month ago. We were told
by the interlog just he's about eighty percent. If you
were to see him on a couch, if you walked
into the room and someone the couch, you'd have no
idea there's anything going that. He even had Yambret.
Speaker 6 (34:49):
So he looks great.
Speaker 1 (34:51):
He's I'm still as stubborn as I am, so, but
he does we are He still does pt multiple times
a week. His ankle flextion dorsey flection at the top
of his ankle on his left side is not all
the way back. There's little reminders still that he's still healing.
Just like in spring training he had like a little
cacti spike in his left foot and he had no
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idea it was in there because his nerves are still
regrowing and getting in healing. So there's little reminders, but
he's obviously well on his way. The neurologist said, I
don't know if he's he's going to be an Olympic
track runner. I said his last name is Freeman. He
had never had that in his cards anyways. But he's
going to be okay, and longer than we thought, because
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we were hoping to he'd be, you know, close to
one hundred now, but it's looking maybe hopefully by you know,
July August that he'll be completely back normal.
Speaker 12 (35:40):
Love it, Freddy, And with Mother's Day on Sunday, you're
always in our thoughts. And I know Chelsea's done a
great job being a mom to your kids. And I
know your mom's with you every day.
Speaker 1 (35:49):
Yeah, you know, when I when I was younger, Mother's
Day was a little tough after my mom passed away.
But now I know that she's she's looking down with
the perfect seat to everything that's going on. And Chelsea
is an incredible mother. So Mother's Day is a little
bit happier these days now, but I'll be always in
remembrance of my mom, And you know, Chelse's an incredible mother.
So I can't wait to get home on Sunday and
see here.
Speaker 12 (36:08):
Well, Freddie Freeman's an incredible person. I never forget the dads.
Everybody loves the kids and the moms, and rightfully so.
But I give a lot of kudos to Freddie Freeman.
Speaker 1 (36:17):
Yeah, but we're not dad with our at our wives either,
so it's always Mother's Day, no doubt.
Speaker 12 (36:22):
I should listen to Freddie Freeman more. I wouldn't be
in the doghouse as much as I am.
Speaker 4 (36:26):
Thanks Freddy, I appreciate thanks.
Speaker 9 (36:28):
David.
Speaker 4 (36:28):
There he is the man Freddie Freeman listening back to
you in the studio.
Speaker 6 (36:31):
Tim, all right, thanks a lot, Freddie, Thanks a lot.
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Dodgers in Diamondbacks, Game two of this four game set
Snakes took the opener the last night. Dodgers looking to
get back at tonight. First pitch from Chase Field.
Speaker 7 (37:14):
That's six forty and now before the Dodgers hit the
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And Guardo Rodriguez on the mound of for Arizona one
in three five ninety two era, thirty two year old
left hander from Venezuela, tenth season in the Big Leys,
Red Sox Tigers, now his second season with the Diamondbacks.
You may remember the Dodgers were thinking about acquiring at
the trade down a couple of years ago, and he
didn't waive his no trade claws because he didn't want
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to pitch out West.
Speaker 6 (37:53):
I want to stay on the East Coast.
Speaker 2 (37:55):
He signed a deal multi year deal to pitch in
the Desert with the Diamondbacks. All right, making his eighth
start this season, looking for his first home win. His
diamonback His next strikeout will be his twelve hundredth of
his career. Last time out, five and a thirty eightings,
four runs, five hits, ten strikeouts and a no decision
against the Phillies to sixth career start. Second is the
Diamondback against the Dodgers mass Lead last made a start
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against him on September second of last year at Chase Field.
Three earned runs in four innings in a loss. Rookie
Sasaki on the mound for the Dodgers one to one
three eighty six ERA twenty three year old right hender
out of Japan, the thirteenth Japanese born player to wear
a Dodger uniform. Making his eighth start this season last
time out, six runs, three hits, three strikeouts, four strikeout,
three hits and four strikeouts in a win over the
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Atlanta Braves, his first in the Major leagues. Looking to
get his second tonight, Sasaki has limited Aponing hit batting
average to a two to fourteen this season while striking
out twenty four in thirty and a third innings pitched
Roki Sasaki and Wuaro Rodriguez Dodgers Diamondbacks were fifteen minutes
away from first pitch Keys in the game. Our next,
I'm Tim Kass, the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network.
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Speaker 2 (39:13):
Long Dodgers in Diamondbacks, Game two of this four game set.
Rokie Sasaki, looking for his second win in the Big
leagues last time out against the Braves, got his first
win as a Dodger at Wardo Rodriguez on the mountain.
The left hander will go for Arizona because the left
hander is on the mound. The Dodgers they've got Will
Smith in the lineup, of course. He got Kekey Hernandez
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playing third base in place of Max Munsey and mcguil
Rojas playing second base. Getting the start tonight as Chris
Taylor batting ninth in left field.
Speaker 6 (39:44):
Let's head back out.
Speaker 2 (39:45):
To Chase Field one final check in before first pitch
with Tim Nevererd and Rick Monday.
Speaker 8 (39:49):
Guys, Tim, thanks again, we get you ready for this
ball game here tonight in Phoenix, Arizona. Rokie Sasaki getting
the start one and one, and he's doing it for
the first time on five day rest. Typically he's gone
on six days rest pitching once a week. Same for
Yamamoto last night ran into trouble his first time this
season pitching on five days rest.
Speaker 3 (40:11):
How much of a difference should that make for a.
Speaker 9 (40:13):
Guy like Sosaki. Well, I think it comes down to
one or two questions. Is it from a mental standpoint
where you're used to assist them where all creatures of
habit or is it from a physical standpoint in recouping
your strength and not have aching muscles. We're gonna find
out a little bit more on that end of it.
But when Sasaki gets a hit, here's a big, big number.
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When he gets ahead the count, it's just a one
to three batting average against him. So basically he puts
a lot of emphasis throw strikes and throw them early
in the count.
Speaker 8 (40:44):
One key thing to look for tonight do the Diamondbacks
come out with an aggressive approach?
Speaker 3 (40:48):
Do they go after the first pitch?
Speaker 8 (40:50):
Of the twenty four hits that Sasaki has surrendered this year,
seven of them have come on the first pitch, and
he's had a lot of aggressive swingers in the game
against him.
Speaker 9 (40:58):
And we mentioned last night that the Diamondbacks were swinging
early in the count. Did they repeat it tonight? And
repeat it for very good reason.
Speaker 8 (41:06):
For the Diamondbacks, said Wardo Rodriguez, going the left hander
is one in three, and the veteran has been beaten
up really in his last three starts. Last three starts,
he's given up a total of sixteen runs, fifteen of
those earned in his era over that period of time
eight forty four.
Speaker 9 (41:22):
He's a little bit strange. The Dodgers have only three
left handed batters in their lineup tonight, Otani, Freeman, and Outman.
The reason I bring attention to that lefties have hit
over three hundred against Rodriguez, who, by the way, is
a left handed pitcher.
Speaker 8 (41:38):
So it said Wardo Rodriguez and Roki Sasaki. That's your
pitching matchup for Game two. As we get ready to
play the second game of this four game weekend set
in Phoenix, Arizona's em all.
Speaker 2 (41:50):
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Tim Kays Dodgers look to do it again in the desert. Hi, everybody,
and welcome in to Morongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck. Hope
you're well on this Friday night. You're world champion Los
Angeles Dodgers twenty five and thirteen on this season, first place,
top the West. After dropping the series opener last night,
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the Dodgers look to get back on track Tonight's in
Phoenix's they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. Roki Sasaki on
the mound in game two of this four game series.
First pitch from Chase Field This coming up at six
point forty. Coming up over the next hour here on
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Freeman is David Vast will go one on one with
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the Dodger first basement. We'll dive deeper into this pitching matchup.
The Dodgers lineup looking a little different tonight with the
left hander on the mound for the Snakes.
Speaker 6 (01:33):
We'll hear from Dodger manager Dave Roberts.
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we'll visit with Kirsten Watson and in just a few
minutes we'll head out to the Gallpin Motors broadcast booth
with Tim Neffett and Rick monday Well. Last night in Arizona,
Yoshi Yamamoto didn't have his best of nights. He was
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scoreless for the first three innings, going toe to toe
with Brandon Fought, who would end up pitching into the
seventh inning, striking out six. Did not give up a
run for Yamamoto, though got into trouble in the fourth inning,
loaded the bases for Gabrielle Moreno, who hit a grand
slam to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a four to nothing lead.
(02:17):
Then in the fifth to Tell Marte a solo home
run to right center that gave Arizona a five nothing lead.
Speaker 6 (02:26):
That would be it.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
For Yamamoto, who went the five innings five runs, six hits,
four strikeouts, a pair of home runs, eighty eight pitches.
Speaker 6 (02:34):
But the Dodgers were in a hole.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
The offense didn't come alive until they got to the
bullpen of the Diamondbacks and the eighth inning, Max Months
he got him on the board.
Speaker 8 (02:44):
He was left eye dominant. They wanted to kind of
balance out the right eye, which is his front eye
when he's batting left handed. Pitch swang on it hit
well deep to right center field. Carol going back, that
ball is going to bounce off the warning track and
into the pool. That's a double for Moncie. Betts will
come around to score and Smith will stop a third.
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It is five to one.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Herbi ground rule double for Max Mounsey. Dodgers finally on
the board there in the eighth inning, down five to one.
Andy pie Has then came up the very next batter,
and it added.
Speaker 8 (03:20):
To that pie Has struck out on a sweeper last
time up, and the lines won the right field.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
That's a base hit.
Speaker 8 (03:28):
Smith will score Monthsy will hold a third, and Andy
pie Has didn't wait around. He got a slider over
the plate. It was on the outer half. He went
with it to write and he gets himself a run
bat at in five straight games, Piez has hit in
and now the Dodgers creeping back in it.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
It's five to two.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Dodgers would get no closer in the eighth inning, down
five to two. However, they would tack all gonna run
in the top half of the ninth Inny show, Hey
O'tani with an absolute missile to center field into the
pool four hundred and twenty six feet in the desert air.
That made it a five to three game. The Dodgers
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would get no closer as the Diamondbacks take the series
opener five to three. Brandon Fought gets the win. He
improves to six and two on this season. Yoshi Yamamoto
gets the loss. He falls to four and three on
the year. The Dodgers with the loss now twenty five
and thirteen on this season. The Dodgers still sit atop
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the NL West, one game ahead of the Padres and
the Giants in the division. The Diamondbacks sitting at twenty
and eighteen, five games back of the Dodgers in the
NL West. Tonight, and the Dodgers look to get back
on track. Roki Sasaki on the mount again in the
start and with more. We head out to the Gallpin
Motors broadcast booth as we say hello to Tim Neffert
(04:52):
and Rick Monday.
Speaker 4 (04:52):
Guys, Tim, thanks very much.
Speaker 8 (04:55):
Here in Phoenix at Chase Field, the roof will be
open for the ball game tonight for the second night
row temperatures outside bordering on one hundred degrees, but it'll
cool off nicely here in the desert tonight as the
Dodgers take on the Diamondbacks.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Game two of this three game set.
Speaker 8 (05:10):
And the last night did not go the Dodgers way
as Arizona won five to three. Dodgers scored all their
runs from the eighth inning or later. But tonight it's
a different story. You've got the left hander Eduardo Rodriguez
on the hill for Arizona and Roki Sasaki looking for
win number two. So for the Dodgers, a different looking
lineup against the left hander in Rodriguez.
Speaker 9 (05:30):
Yeah, and for Dave Roberts, just kind of moving things around.
Max Buncie, we'll get arrested at the beginning of the ballgames.
So it indeed a little bit different look including Chris
Taylor starts in left field, James Aubman is in center,
Miguel Rojas is at second base, Keith k Hernandez will
start at third and also change up positioning as far
as in the order. Will Smith moves up to number
three spot, and the red hot Freddie Freeman, and we
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mentioned last night, not only does he have that hitting
streak which is in now thirteen games, came in the
last night's game runners scoring position, we're the hottest hitters
in baseball hitting at four sixty four. So he gets
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with runners in scoring position, you might be better off
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Keikey Hernandez gets a start at third base and down
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and Miguel Rojas and Chris Taylor's going to bat ninth
and play left field.
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Michael Confordo is off, yeah, and.
Speaker 9 (06:29):
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of different times. But if you look at overall, you know,
it's just one hit in the last forty ad mets
and he's hitting at one thirty five. He's trying desperately
to get back on track, and he may be getting
closer and closer. If last night is any sign says hey,
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Dodgers right now are four and three on the road trip,
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the Dodgers friend like Dodger Stadium has been them at home.
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And you know, let's come right down to it. It
was a bad pitch and that was the grand slam
to Moreno in the fourth inning. The Dodgers had opportunities.
They were two for five runners in scoring position. That
grand slam, by the way, the only hit that the
Diamondbacks had with a runner and scoring position, but they
were three in position at the time, So that was
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Rookie Betts has been very good lately, Shoey o'tany again
very good, had the ninth inning home run last night,
and of course Freddy Freeman remains red hot. Dodgers and
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Yeah, and even after the game last night, he just
said he just didn't feel like he had his best stuff.
Speaker 9 (10:17):
You know.
Speaker 10 (10:17):
Obviously they were able to get to him with that
long ball, and of course the Grand Slam. You know,
that was actually the first Grand Slam he's given up
in his Big Lee career. Yes, it's a young Big
Lee career, but still, you know, that's very uncharacteristic of him.
So he said he really just didn't feel like he
had his best stuff. But obviously he's going to use
this next week to kind of reset and hopefully ready
for his next outing. But because that was his first
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start this season on five days rest and not the
usual six day rest once a week out and we've
been seeing from him, of course, there were some questions
of kind of maybe that's a factor. So when coming
in and Dave Roberts, I should say, didn't believe that
was the case since he has done it last year.
They just kind of felt like this stuff wasn't there.
But that does mainly, you know, a lot of eyes
are on Roki Sasaki this year because or excuse me
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just tonight, because this is going to be his first
big league start on five days rest. He's been on
that once a week schedule similar to Yoshinobo this year.
So Dave did say that the biggest thing for him,
he just wants to see the command early in this one.
He's going to keep an eye on that seventy five
pitch count mark. If he's showing fatigue at that point,
he does think that might be due to just a
(11:21):
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the key. So I think kind of seeing where he's at,
he's usually that five and seventy five, but hopefully he
can be efficient because that's gonna potentially be the marker
for him today.
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Dodgers with a different look in lineup tonight against the
left hander Rodriguez.
Speaker 10 (11:37):
Yeah, so you know, this is a long road trip,
of course, and it's gonna it's ten games and ten straight,
so with a lefty on the mound, it does look
a little bit different. So Kei y Hernandez is actually
going to be playing at third and then Chris Taylor's
going to be in left field. So that means Michael
Conforto as well as Max Munsey, you're gonna have the
day off and look for for Max who's able to
get some results yesterday if he's kind of been struggling
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of course, as we've seen here and there, but for
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And for Michael Conforto, he's been in a trickier situation
because he feels that the swing in the bat isn't
a really good spot. He's just not getting the results
and honestly, he's just getting unlucky because he's had quite
a few.
Speaker 6 (12:17):
Hard hit balls.
Speaker 10 (12:18):
So yesterday he spoke to the media, talked about some
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any player wants to. So he's handling it really well.
But Dave Roberts did say today, Look, he's a veteran player,
and so he he likes where the swing is at.
But giving him a day, you know, with a lefty
on the mound, just giving him a day to kind
of have that reset should be a good thing. But
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he does feel good just as to where the actual
swing is at, that's not a concern for him. It's
just being a little unlucky right now. So hopefully after
today can kind of reset and then some good favors
will be on his side.
Speaker 6 (12:53):
We all need a day to reset. Today. It's Michael
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So Blake is potentially going to start playing catch on Sunday.
Tyler is on that same program. I'm not sure exactly
where he's given that he's back in LA but yeah,
so those two guys and then Clayton and Kopek are
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Speaker 10 (15:00):
And Will he's just I guess set back because of
being under the weather while the team is in Miami.
Speaker 11 (15:05):
I think that's what it was. Being sick kind of
set them back a couple of days.
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And then of course with Michael, how did that So
all the numbers are the results, those weren't as great,
but at least for him to just get back out there,
on the Mountains that it.
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Was a pod. So if you can take from us outing, yeah,
that was a positive. I think the positive was he
came out of it feeling good as far as health wise.
But yeah, that's never a good thing given how many
you know walks that he let in. So I expect
we all expected to be considerably better the next time out.
Speaker 12 (15:41):
Dade, you have a key K at third today against
the lefty. Is that something we might see more of
moving forward?
Speaker 11 (15:49):
I don't know. I think this is more predicated on
Kyk feels comfortable over there. I want to get Miggy
row in there. He feels comfortable at second base. Max
has played you know, call it eight in a row
something like that, so to give him a day. Michael
started all these games, so give ct an opportunity. We
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got some rioties coming up, but then some leftiest So yeah,
if Max does take another day off, which I can
see in the next week versus left handed pitcher, then
key Ca will run over there.
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All right, there's Dave Roberts talking about the lineup.
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a more serious injury, but at this point in time,
there's inflammation in his right elbow. They did take an
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ligament damage, so that's a good sign. This just seems
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Rick, the Dodgers get another dose of the Diamondbacks game
two of this four game series, and a little different
look to the lineup tonight.
Speaker 9 (23:54):
A little bit different look, and I think the Dodgers
obviously bring out the best in the Arizona there winning
that ballgame last night. Not a particularly great night for
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Dave Roberts is talking about after the ballgame,
just not consistent, not to the level that we normally see.
And for the Dodgers, missed opportunities to score some runs
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at various times in the ballgame. But if you look
at the Brandon fun he went six and a third
no runs and only four hits against the Dodgers, had
a much better outing than what he's had recently. So
the Dodgers will they've got to redraw things. But as
you were saying, a different lineup tonight that includes Chris
Taylor in left field, James Outman would be in center,
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be at third base. Into nice game, and also a
different spot in the lineup. Will Smith will bat in
the three spot, and the red hot Freddie Freeman will
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See how was that for a setup?
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Beautiful? Yeah, you know what's beautiful is watching Freddie hit.
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I mean we talk about Kershawn how he's in dird
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are with Freddie Freeman in the league since twenty eleven,
and he's still going as strong as anybody out there.
Speaker 9 (25:10):
Yeah, thirteen consecutive games. Here's the other part that I
mentioned last night during the ball game. Really the last
couple of games that we've been playing, Freddy Freeman comes
into last night's game. You talk about efficient runners in
scoring position for sixty four average. I'm going to repeat
that runners in scoring position Freddy Freeman to this point
in the season, coming into last night, for sixty four
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batting average with runners in scoring position. That's really unreal numbers.
And you look at the pitchers, they've not figured out
a way to consistently throw two and get Freeman out.
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Isn't there something to be said about players like Freddie
Freeman that smell RBIs and you aren't trying to do
too much with the runner at third base.
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He's one of those guys too, that you have to
check the lineup card, probably if you're the opposing manager,
because you say, wait a minute, didn't he just bat
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when you're hot. I said this at a broadcast I
think it was in Atlanta. If you're red hot, it
seems like it's an hour in between your advance, if
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you're in a slump's and oh my turn to hit again. Yeah,
And that's just the feeling that you have. So if
you're the opposing team and Freddie Freeman comes up and
there's runners in scoring position, you may be better off
walking him.
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Right now, speaking of slumps versus being on a hot streak,
where would you say, show hey o Tani is right.
Speaker 9 (26:34):
Now in between. I think it depends on which swing,
because we're beginning to see an infiltration of the swing
where he pulls off of the ball, and I think
that's when being over anxious. We're seeing guys now trying
to work in I didn't really think David that the
second half of last year did. We saw a lot
of pitchers pitch him inside tightly, And if you look
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at numbers over the last three years in particular, the
number that I see is that that has been problematic
for show hey Otani. It problematic enters into the picture
at all the way he hits overall, but it's the
vault inside that has maybe given him some trouble. Then
he started to hit it better last year. I didn't
think again the second half of the season that he
was crowded with a lot of pitches. We're beginning to
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see now an infiltration of pitches inside. I don't know
if it's to set up something off speed away or
if it's just say hey, word's gotten out. If you're
going to crowd him, maybe it cannot extend his arms
to get leverage.
Speaker 12 (27:30):
It feels like last year they were doing that, but
they wouldn't do it again this year. Like you said, Rick,
it feels like a doubling up of those types of pitches.
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And from a hitters standpoint, you've got to pay attention
and somehow keep it fought with us filed on the
computer if you file it upstairs in between the ears itself.
How did teams pitch to you? Because some teams pitch
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defensive alignment sometimes can tell you if they're going to
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That's the chess match. Thanks Rick, you opened our eyes
to a lot of different things.
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Well that's because you were asleep.
Speaker 12 (28:11):
Hey, thank you, Rick. The roof will be open tonight
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League Baseball.
Speaker 4 (30:30):
Freddie, thanks a lot for the time.
Speaker 1 (30:31):
I appreciate those kinds of words.
Speaker 3 (30:32):
Thank you, David.
Speaker 12 (30:33):
How are you feeling at the end of a long
road trip, the longest of the season.
Speaker 1 (30:36):
Yeah, Like I said right before we came on air,
this is a long one. I think it's more for
the fact of we've had all like night game getaway days.
We've had a lot of couple of rangelays in Atlanta,
just a lot of get in lates with no days off.
And you know, we had a flight to Atlanta, which
is four hours five hour flight here. So there's just
a lot of extra things that went into this road trip,
(30:59):
and especially the rain. I think the rain layers when
you start your body, you stop your body, you start
your body, there's an extra layer of tiredness that comes
into play there. But you know, I think we got
the first one under our belt. We obviously didn't get
the first win here in Arizona, but I think we're
all feeling a little bit better after the flight and
hopefully things are a better result tonight.
Speaker 4 (31:20):
Is that something we don't fully appreciate.
Speaker 12 (31:23):
It's one thing to be the Dodgers, but everybody wants
you guys playing prime time.
Speaker 4 (31:27):
There's not many day games.
Speaker 3 (31:29):
No.
Speaker 1 (31:29):
I think that's the we are you gonna get this on.
Speaker 12 (31:32):
This is gonna be hey, it's it's the atmosphere of
the stadium tonight.
Speaker 1 (31:36):
Yeah, yeah, I think the one o'clock getaway days, they're
not gonna be there that much for us, And we
understand it's the gate. You want to get more people
if you like, just like the Marlins. If we start
at four forty, there's a chance of getting those people
that get off work at four or five that might
see the game time starting. Oh maybe we'll come to
the game gets more people, which is great. We want
(31:57):
more fans at the games coming out to watch us play.
But there is a little the thing that goes against
us and that that we get in late. And you know,
as much as you know we pride ourselves and being ready,
they're like a couple of late fights can take a
toll on you. And we feel good right now, so
hopefully we can, you know, get back on the winning
way tonight.
Speaker 12 (32:17):
Freddie Freeman is our guest. Freddie swinging the bat really
well right now. Everybody focuses on what you're doing swing wise,
approach wise, but is what you're doing right now a
testament to the work that you put in after your
ankle surgery.
Speaker 1 (32:32):
Yeah, I mean, I feel like I'm doing the same thing.
I had the same approach, my same routine, and I,
like I've been saying the last coal year, I feel
like I've been fighting a cut swing for the last
couple of years, and it's not cutting right now. It's
it's what I've been what I've been looking for for
a long time, and everything's going up through the middle.
Just like in Miami, I had a couple of low pictures.
(32:52):
I was able to say through them and hit him
into the gaps. And if I had my cut swing
that I've been trying to fight against and not have,
I would have rolled those over ifout those off, or
swung and miss. So sometimes you're just feeling good. No,
there's no rhyme or reason to it. It's the same
thing I'm doing every single day, getting ready for each
and every game. But right now the swing is going
through the middle.
Speaker 12 (33:12):
But it's remarkable, Freddie. Most guys I went through what
you did last postseason, not only with the ankle but
the ribs. To play through it and play at that
level and then have ankle surgery during the off season
and not skip a beat. That doesn't happen. But that's
a testament to your work ethic.
Speaker 1 (33:30):
I appreciate that, I really do. I do appreciate those words.
In my mind, I'm just doing this what I expect
myself to do. I did put in a lot of
work trying to get back as fast as I could.
It's still work in progress. Like I just was on
the table for about an hour and a half to
get to come out here and do my drills and
get ready for this game. So it's still going, you know.
(33:52):
But I'm in a good spot physically with my ankle,
my ribs. We've worked on that still too, just because
of what happened in Japan and we weren't really thinking
about my and then all of a sudden flaired up
again real quick. So we've been working on that, keeping
that hopefully in check. So I in my mind, it's
just I'm just trying to do my job and do
what is it expected of me. So I understand there's
(34:13):
been a lot of things that happened in the off
season with surgeries and stuff like that, but I'm in
a good spot physically where I can go out there
and be myself.
Speaker 12 (34:20):
Freddy Freeman is our guest all right, Freddie, I think
we always have short memories and anything. Things just fix
themselves automatically. Nobody really has asked you how your son
Maximus is doing.
Speaker 4 (34:32):
Is it still a work in progress?
Speaker 6 (34:34):
How is he doing?
Speaker 1 (34:35):
Yeah? So I think we I think also gave an
update about closely about a month ago. We were told
by the interlog just he's about eighty percent. If you
were to see him on a couch, if you walked
into the room and someone the couch, you'd have no
idea there's anything going that. He even had Yambret.
Speaker 6 (34:49):
So he looks great.
Speaker 1 (34:51):
He's I'm still as stubborn as I am, so, but
he does we are He still does pt multiple times
a week. His ankle flextion dorsey flection at the top
of his ankle on his left side is not all
the way back. There's little reminders still that he's still healing.
Just like in spring training he had like a little
cacti spike in his left foot and he had no
(35:11):
idea it was in there because his nerves are still
regrowing and getting in healing. So there's little reminders, but
he's obviously well on his way. The neurologist said, I
don't know if he's he's going to be an Olympic
track runner. I said his last name is Freeman. He
had never had that in his cards anyways. But he's
going to be okay, and longer than we thought, because
(35:32):
we were hoping to he'd be, you know, close to
one hundred now, but it's looking maybe hopefully by you know,
July August that he'll be completely back normal.
Speaker 12 (35:40):
Love it, Freddy, And with Mother's Day on Sunday, you're
always in our thoughts. And I know Chelsea's done a
great job being a mom to your kids. And I
know your mom's with you every day.
Speaker 1 (35:49):
Yeah, you know, when I when I was younger, Mother's
Day was a little tough after my mom passed away.
But now I know that she's she's looking down with
the perfect seat to everything that's going on. And Chelsea
is an incredible mother. So Mother's Day is a little
bit happier these days now, but I'll be always in
remembrance of my mom, And you know, Chelse's an incredible mother.
So I can't wait to get home on Sunday and
see here.
Speaker 12 (36:08):
Well, Freddie Freeman's an incredible person. I never forget the dads.
Everybody loves the kids and the moms, and rightfully so.
But I give a lot of kudos to Freddie Freeman.
Speaker 1 (36:17):
Yeah, but we're not dad with our at our wives either,
so it's always Mother's Day, no doubt.
Speaker 12 (36:22):
I should listen to Freddie Freeman more. I wouldn't be
in the doghouse as much as I am.
Speaker 4 (36:26):
Thanks Freddy, I appreciate thanks.
Speaker 9 (36:28):
David.
Speaker 4 (36:28):
There he is the man Freddie Freeman listening back to
you in the studio.
Speaker 6 (36:31):
Tim, all right, thanks a lot, Freddie, Thanks a lot.
Speaker 2 (36:33):
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Speaker 6 (36:42):
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Speaker 2 (36:43):
When we continue here on Dodgers on Deck, we'll break
down this starting pitching matchup tonight.
Speaker 6 (36:48):
So Dodgers and Diamondbacks Arizona.
Speaker 2 (36:50):
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Audio Network.
Speaker 7 (36:58):
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Speaker 2 (37:06):
Dodgers in Diamondbacks, Game two of this four game set
Snakes took the opener the last night. Dodgers looking to
get back at tonight. First pitch from Chase Field.
Speaker 7 (37:14):
That's six forty and now before the Dodgers hit the
dining we look at the pitching.
Speaker 2 (37:20):
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Speaker 6 (37:30):
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Speaker 2 (37:31):
And Guardo Rodriguez on the mound of for Arizona one
in three five ninety two era, thirty two year old
left hander from Venezuela, tenth season in the Big Leys,
Red Sox Tigers, now his second season with the Diamondbacks.
You may remember the Dodgers were thinking about acquiring at
the trade down a couple of years ago, and he
didn't waive his no trade claws because he didn't want
(37:52):
to pitch out West.
Speaker 6 (37:53):
I want to stay on the East Coast.
Speaker 2 (37:55):
He signed a deal multi year deal to pitch in
the Desert with the Diamondbacks. All right, making his eighth
start this season, looking for his first home win. His
diamonback His next strikeout will be his twelve hundredth of
his career. Last time out, five and a thirty eightings,
four runs, five hits, ten strikeouts and a no decision
against the Phillies to sixth career start. Second is the
Diamondback against the Dodgers mass Lead last made a start
(38:17):
against him on September second of last year at Chase Field.
Three earned runs in four innings in a loss. Rookie
Sasaki on the mound for the Dodgers one to one
three eighty six ERA twenty three year old right hender
out of Japan, the thirteenth Japanese born player to wear
a Dodger uniform. Making his eighth start this season last
time out, six runs, three hits, three strikeouts, four strikeout,
three hits and four strikeouts in a win over the
(38:40):
Atlanta Braves, his first in the Major leagues. Looking to
get his second tonight, Sasaki has limited Aponing hit batting
average to a two to fourteen this season while striking
out twenty four in thirty and a third innings pitched
Roki Sasaki and Wuaro Rodriguez Dodgers Diamondbacks were fifteen minutes
away from first pitch Keys in the game. Our next,
I'm Tim Kass, the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network.
Speaker 7 (39:05):
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for the Blue all season.
Speaker 2 (39:13):
Long Dodgers in Diamondbacks, Game two of this four game set.
Rokie Sasaki, looking for his second win in the Big
leagues last time out against the Braves, got his first
win as a Dodger at Wardo Rodriguez on the mountain.
The left hander will go for Arizona because the left
hander is on the mound. The Dodgers they've got Will
Smith in the lineup, of course. He got Kekey Hernandez
(39:36):
playing third base in place of Max Munsey and mcguil
Rojas playing second base. Getting the start tonight as Chris
Taylor batting ninth in left field.
Speaker 6 (39:44):
Let's head back out.
Speaker 2 (39:45):
To Chase Field one final check in before first pitch
with Tim Nevererd and Rick Monday.
Speaker 8 (39:49):
Guys, Tim, thanks again, we get you ready for this
ball game here tonight in Phoenix, Arizona. Rokie Sasaki getting
the start one and one, and he's doing it for
the first time on five day rest. Typically he's gone
on six days rest pitching once a week. Same for
Yamamoto last night ran into trouble his first time this
season pitching on five days rest.
Speaker 3 (40:11):
How much of a difference should that make for a.
Speaker 9 (40:13):
Guy like Sosaki. Well, I think it comes down to
one or two questions. Is it from a mental standpoint
where you're used to assist them where all creatures of
habit or is it from a physical standpoint in recouping
your strength and not have aching muscles. We're gonna find
out a little bit more on that end of it.
But when Sasaki gets a hit, here's a big, big number.
(40:34):
When he gets ahead the count, it's just a one
to three batting average against him. So basically he puts
a lot of emphasis throw strikes and throw them early
in the count.
Speaker 8 (40:44):
One key thing to look for tonight do the Diamondbacks
come out with an aggressive approach?
Speaker 3 (40:48):
Do they go after the first pitch?
Speaker 8 (40:50):
Of the twenty four hits that Sasaki has surrendered this year,
seven of them have come on the first pitch, and
he's had a lot of aggressive swingers in the game
against him.
Speaker 9 (40:58):
And we mentioned last night that the Diamondbacks were swinging
early in the count. Did they repeat it tonight? And
repeat it for very good reason.
Speaker 8 (41:06):
For the Diamondbacks, said Wardo Rodriguez, going the left hander
is one in three, and the veteran has been beaten
up really in his last three starts. Last three starts,
he's given up a total of sixteen runs, fifteen of
those earned in his era over that period of time
eight forty four.
Speaker 9 (41:22):
He's a little bit strange. The Dodgers have only three
left handed batters in their lineup tonight, Otani, Freeman, and Outman.
The reason I bring attention to that lefties have hit
over three hundred against Rodriguez, who, by the way, is
a left handed pitcher.
Speaker 8 (41:38):
So it said Wardo Rodriguez and Roki Sasaki. That's your
pitching matchup for Game two. As we get ready to
play the second game of this four game weekend set
in Phoenix, Arizona's em all.
Speaker 2 (41:50):
Right, first pitches next, enjoyed everybody, Dodgers and Diamondbacks from
the Desert.
Speaker 6 (41:54):
I'm Tim Kasey's the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Allio
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