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Last night in Miami, the Dodgers got walked off by the Marlins. The Dodgers were four and oh in the season, looking to go five and zero against the Fish.
Last night.
It was Tony Gonsolin on the mount against Cal Quantrill and the Dodgers jumped out to the early one nothing lead things to Freddie Freeman's RBI single in the first. Dodgers led one nothing in the third, one out a runner on, Liam Hicks up at the plate for the Miami Marlins facing Tony Gonsolin.
One out, one on the one to one pitch from Gonsolin and Hicks swings hits along. Tried to right this ball's headed back toward the wall. There is Pie has and he makes the catch, throwing back to first base.
Double play from the wall.
Oh, what a play by Andy pie Has. Heels it off the top of the outfield wall, comes down and doubles off Buyers. Incredible play, Absolutely terrific.
Andy Pie has a ninety eight mile an hour fastball from the right field wall to get the runner at first, doubling up Dean Meyers to end the third. Indy, What a defensive play from Andy Pas. Dodgers up one to nothing to the bottom of the fifth, indied when Hicks homer to a two run shot that gave the Marlins a two to one lead. Then in the six show, Hey Otan you ever heard of him?
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A home run to right that tied the game at two, and then Freddie Freeman two batters later gave the Dodgers the lead again.
Who Andres Gomez designated for assignment today and Freeman, Let's run high and deep to center field. That's Paul heading.
Back to the wall. Let's got a honner. Freddie Freeman with a homer and.
That gives the Dodgers a three to two lead. Home run number eight for Freddy and he now is the all time home run leader against the Marlins with forty two.
Freddy Freeman continues to own the Marlins, Dodgers up three to two until they didn't lead anymore. The Marlins scored in the bottom of the half of the sixth two more runs to take the lead. The Dodgers would get a runback to tight in the seventh On the show, Hey Otani RBI double scoring Haysan Kim that tied the game at four to extra innings they went. The Dodgers failed to score in the top of the tenth, JP
Fire heis in on in relief. He walked a batter, bases were loaded, a base hit from Sanchez and then Dodgers get walked off.
By the Miami Marlins.
Five four is the final tough luff, tough loss for the Boys in Blue, who fall to twenty four and twelve on this season, but they're back at it this afternoon in the series finale before they head to Arizona for a four game set. Landon Knack on the Mount and with more lands head out to the Gallpin Motors broadcast booth as we welcome in Tim Neverett and Rick Monday.
Guys, Thank you very much.
Tim. Looks like a brand new ballpark here with the roof open, and just taking informal surveys from people. They don't remember seeing a game here. I do a long time ago, but I can't remember when it was. I know it was a long time ago that I was here for a game with the roof open, but pretty much every other time it's closed. And it actually is nice to see it open today.
Well it is. It's also not July or August, and that's why it still is nice. And the air conditioning is working just fine for us and for the players down on the field. It is nice to play here, kind of refreshing. All the big expanse of windows out in left field are open, so we can really see downtown Miami and see an airplane taking off to the east. Also, and the Dodgers are just hours away from boarding their planes and headed west to Phoenix.
So today land and Knack has been recalled from trip Lea JP Firehuisen was optioned back to Oklahoma City and Land and Nack will make the start today. There was some conversation that they might have him be the bulk innings guy and have an opener form, but I think with the taxing that's been going on with the bullpen, it looks like he's just going to start regular and try to go as long as he can, as hard as he can.
Well ant to say, notes as far as the Dodger pitching, they've used eleven different starting pitchers. That's the most in Major League Baseball, and for the bullpen, the highest number of innings pitched. You know, they've appeared in at least half of the Dodgers first thirty six ball games. And for Dave Roberts presented with that scenario last night, and Roberts said, absolutely not sustainable if you're looking at a business model.
So the Marlins will send Valente Beoso to the Mold. He is a young right hander, came up in September, made five starts last year, and as far as he's concerned, he's zero and two a low velocity fastball eighty eight to ninety, Yeah.
Eighty eight to ninety. In fact, he's averaging eighty eight make that eighty nine point five, and he has the fourth lowest strikeout rate of any starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. That being said, you're going to see a lot of variants on the speed. You're going to see a lot of variants on the breaks, and for the Dodgers, they're going to have to stay back, see what you can hit and stay back. Don't be a cart out in front.
Got some news on Taskar Hernandez today, Dave Roberts saying now after talking to ta Oscar this morning, that he doesn't feel that he'll be out longer than his current ten day iel stint ten days, maybe two weeks, but he feels like he'll be back a little sooner than originally think.
Yeah, And just watching Tommy Edwin first of all, early this afternoon working with the trainers down the right field line doing some running and agility drills, and then we saw him for an extended infield session taking ground balls at Sakabase. He appears to be fine, at least from a distance, so we do not anticipate him being on an extended leave of absence either.
And the word is that they may not activate Edmund until the Dodgers get back to Dodgers Stadium following the off day on Monday. Another series coming up on artificial surface, and again Dave talking about managing people, not only the bullpen but players as well, playing so many games on the fake grass. So the Dodgers twenty four and twelve, still the best record in Major League Baseball, but three and two on this road trip, and they do not want to be three and three at the end of the day.
No, they don't. And interesting too, is it there was a lineup change, not position wise, or I should say as far as the batting order, But initially it's going to be kicking. Her name is in center and heyes' Kim at a second base? Well, they switched that around, so Kim will get to start in center field tonight. That's going to be interesting because it's the versatility that he adds. We've seen him at second we've seen him a short we saw him in center field and spring
training briefly. He can run and get It's going to be fun to watch him.
Sunshine blue sky, some white puffy clouds. The roof is open at Lone Depot Park, Dodgers and Marlins, final game of his three game set.
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As Rick Monday mentioned, this Dodgers bullpen has been taxed an awful lot of guys coming through that gate the first thirty six games of this season. All right, coming up here on Robo Casino Dodgers on deck. You're gonna hear for the manager, Dame Roberts. I'm sure they'll get into that. Well, check out with David vas Say, but next your Otani rewind and we'll visit with Kirsten Watson live on the field in Miami. That's all coming up as we lead you up to Dodgers and Marlins. Thanks
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The road trip getting senues after today.
The Dodgers will continue it in the Desert where the four games said against the Arizona Diamondbacks, landing Nack on the mound this afternoon as the Dodgers look for the series win.
First pitch is coming up at one.
This is the Otani rewhy shoe.
Oltani leads off against leftander Anthony Veneziano. He comes out of the bullpen to take over for Cal Quantrill in the top of the six and Otani hammers one. All that is an upper deck monster shot on the first pitch against the Marlins reliever, and he ties the.
Game at two three.
Two.
Runner goes this, Paul smacked down on the right field line.
Fair ball, that's gonna go to the wall.
Kem is flying around third, He's gonna come to the plate. Kim will score with the head first line of nor throw and show, hey, old Tani has done it again. He has tied the game for the second time tonight with an RBI double.
In his four to four.
Show Hey Otani two for five a home run in his third straight game at lone Deebo Park. In seven career games there, he's hitting three seventy five with six home runs, eighteen ribies, and six stolen bases. He's the only player in the major leagues right now in double
digital home runs and steals with ten and ten. Keep this in mind, the three time and raining MVP has more home runs than stolen bases so far this year than he did in the first thirty six games last year ten and ten, ten home runs, ten stolen bases. A year ago at the same time thirty six games, he only had ten home runs and seven stolen bases.
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I'm so excited. I've actually never been here alone Deepot Park when the roof is open, and that actually kind of shared experience with quite a few of our players. But as much as I'm very excited, the guys are maybe a little bit more indifferent. There's more shade the dugout, but that does mean with they're being open, some shadows are gonna come into play in this one. I was, well, it's really hot in the outfield as well, So some of those guys aren't loving it so much.
Heiki k.
So they aren't loving it so much, but you know what, they're gonna figure out, and because it's all might play a little bit different. So we'll see if it has a big impact. But as of right now, we've got some clouds, there's no rain in the in the forecast, so hopefully it'll be a good day with the roof open here in Miami.
Kirson Landon that gets to start this afternoon. And it's no secret we've been talking about it a lot here is that the Dodgers' bullpen has been taxed. It has been used a lot the first thirty six games. The Dodgers need land in nact to give him a little length today, right.
Yeah, and you know it, it's kind for him. Roberts was saying that the leash for him is going to be a little bit longer. They need him to find ways to be effective, especially early in his start, that he can provide some length. What we've been seeing from him just so far this season in tripa a in one outing in which he's able to get through seven inning the big league level. He hasn't been able to get through five just yet, but you know, hopefully today
he'll be able to do them. Is they argued him to get some length. It does seems like he probably built up around that seventy five pitch count range. So efficiency is going to be key, and hopefully the offense can get going to give him some runs early in this one.
Hayes on Kim hard to take.
I'm out on a lineup, and now he's playing center field today exactly.
And it'll be good for Dave. Roberts was saying, just to get some eyes on him in center, and Dave had said when he first kind of got called up to the big league team that they feel comfortable with him whether it's a center, second, or short. So far we've seen him like get the start at second or even to be a detensive replacement at second. Yesterday moved over to short late in the game, and today we're
going to see him in center. So I think the biggest thing is obviously we've seen him pick up a couple of paces he's been here, how efficient he is on the basement, how aggressive he is, and what that does to the game. So if he can maybe get things going, you know, in the outfield and feeling comfortable
playing in center, he could potentially be an option. Just considering, you know, Tommy Edmonds likely not coming off the IL in Arizona, not until potentially just becas a turf there, likely not until after that series, and then Tayof or as much as Dave Roberts would give us a timeline on him, then it could be maybe just like two weeks that he's down. Still two weeks, you're gonna need some more support in the outfield. So hopefully maybe Kiksan can step in and be that guy.
Hopefully you can get some big hits for them today in this series finale, Kirsty, we appreciate it.
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I've never I've never managed a game here with the roof open, So it's it's actually it's great, It's much better. It's gonna be a fun night. This is this is a funny evening late afternoon. It'll be goot.
Wait landon Ax. Just considering the usage of the vulcan coming into this one, do you just kind of do you see him having a little bit of a longer.
Leash in this game today?
I mean, that's the hope, and I think, yeah, I mean I think I don't know what that leash, what the innings is going to look like, but certainly with where our pen is at, we're gonna need some length out of him. He is here for coverage. We're taxing him and he's not gonna be active today.
All right, there's Dave Roberts. Matt sour is there.
He's on the taxi squad in case somebody goes on the injured list. The Dodgers bullpen has been used an awful lot this year, most in the major leagues. Is the Dodgers need a little bit more length they're starting pitchers. Starting pitchers has gone one hundred and sixty two innings. Dodgers' bullpen one hundred and fifty seven innings. Pitch when we come back, David vasse As, I promise more on ta Oscar Hernnetts and Tommy Eman. As we lead you
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All right, d V, we mentioned Tommy Edmund in the ankle. What's the latest. Is he not coming back on this roacher? What's the what's going on?
Well, the latest is tim the roof is open.
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Oh yeah, okay, what's want to make sure that was covered in the show already?
Right object up in the sun the sky you're looking at.
It's our star the sun. Anyway, Tommy Edmond chance to talk to him with the roof open here at Lone Depot Park, and he told me the biggest hurdle for him to get off the injured list is running. That's a big problem for him right now, and that's the reason why the Dodgers are not going to activate him when he's eligible to return off the IL when the
teams in Arizona on Saturday. He likely is going to be activated at some point when the Dodgers return home, but he didn't want to put a date on it because you know, obviously until he can run pain free, he is not going to be activated. So that's the latest on Tommy Edmund.
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Dave, Yeah, you know, when he got hurt the other night here in Miami, the first game. The way Dave Roberts sounded, it sounded like it was going to be a long term injury, not not just weeks, but maybe even more than a month. Today, Dave Roberts made it sound like he and Taoscar Hernandez are optimistic that he'll be activated shortly after he's eligible after these ten days
on the IL. So that is a huge sigh of relief for the Dodgers that Hernandez is growing adductor hamstring on his left leg is not going to keep him out for an extended period of time, because if you look at this Dodger lineup even today, there's a big drop off after the first four hitters, especially when Will Smith gets the day off.
Dave, with tail out, could we maybe see Hayesan Kim in center field a majority of the time?
Now, Yeah, it feels that way, you know, Dave Roberts was considering having keyk starting center and Kim get the start at second base, but Pajez is going to play right field until Tao Oscar Hernandez comes back, and that means they have to fill center field and Kim can play both second and center and short as we saw yesterday. So I feel like with with the way the Dodgers are expecting Tom Yedman to come back here soon, Kim is going to get a lot of time in center field.
He was actually working out there before the game with Dino Ebles, so it feels like Kim is going to get a lot of time in center.
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Rick the roof is open today first time. Dave Roberts said he's going to manage a game with the roof open.
At Marlin's heart.
Let me jot that down.
That's history right there.
Yeah it is, Okay, let's talk about it for a moment. I mean, the weather is nice. Obviously, there's no rain that's predicted, which is a story in itself in Miami this time of year, and I'm just imagining that it may be a little rugged in the first part of the ball game with a different start time. As far as the hitters of being able to see it, home
plate's going to be covered in shadow. Most of the field will be covered in shadow, but I'm not certain how much in center field and in left field will still be in sunshine, So there could be a disparity as far as seeing the ball from a hitter standpoint. Also, it might be a little bit more difficult if you're a left fielder and your bright sunshine's standing out there.
It's difficult to look into a very dark infield and be able to see the baseball coming off the bat, especially if you look at today's players, most of them in day games, which is going to start out maybe some sun if they're wearing sunglass, it's going to be even darker to see the ball coming off the back could be problematic to begin one.
I'm glad you brought that up because Hayesan Kim is making his first major league start in center field today.
See.
I knew there was a method to your madness that we experienced it just about every day. But I can't wait to see him play because, quite frankly, he showed the versatility and being able to move to different positions. We've seen him at second base, We've seen him at shortstop, and we saw him a couple of different times in center field. He can run and get the ball, There's no question about that. It adds another dimension really to
his value in being able to play various positions. And as we're doing that, you know, of about two hours prior to game time, I saw Tommy Edmund working with the trainer. They're still trying to work on his legs. In the ankle in particular, I could not discern any noticeable limp at all for Edmund. So you know, he's eligible to come off the injured list over the weekend. Whether or not they remove him, we'll find out.
I got news for you that's not going to happen. If Roberts said, because of the turf at Chase Field, they would like to play it safe after the off day and bring him back after the road trew't.
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Maybe you can give us some context and insight to your long and distinguished baseball career, because today.
It's a nice way to butter me up.
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Thank you, Rick.
You rehearsed it, didn't you. Hey.
Rick, Today's starting pitcher, one of many for the Marlins, throws live batting practice instead of a normal bullpen session. I found out that this is not that new and creative of an idea.
And if someone tried to present that as a new and fresh idea, it's plagiarism, because, for example, when I first came up, even when the ball club moved from Kansas City with the AIDS to Oakland with the AIDS, I remember very distinctly the starting pitchers would throw live
batting practice. And it came down to a situation getting ready for a game, and the question was brought up, is this for the pitchers benefit or is this for the hitters benefit in order to get ready for the game that's going to be played in about an hour and a half. And that's when I know the A's dropped it, and some other clubs dropped it as well. They said, no, we need to prepare the hitters. The
pitcher's not going to pitch for another few days. The hitters are going to start hitting in about ninety minutes.
I guess from the Marlins perspective, Rick, it's a pitching practice more than for the.
Hitter, exactly exactly, and you hit upon it. And that's exactly the words that we used in Oakland. Right after John blue Moon otem through a no hitter, basically in a simulated game. It was wonderful work for him, but it was not the greatest of mindset for the hitters to get ready for a game that was going to just stayed him in a few months.
Don't bury the lead. John blue Moon Odom was his nickname. Well, why did they call him blue Moon?
Well, that was a nickname. Charlie Finley, for the most part, when he signed young players, attached a nickname Jim Catfish Hunter. Supposedly this story was catfish and this was this was total made up. That he went to a stream near a farm that he grew up in and let's just say it as it is. He went to use the bathroom in the stream, right, Okay, I had his pants down. When he pulled his pants up, there was supposedly a catfish that was in his jeans. Is what's I heard.
That's the legend, and it's a bunch of hooey.
Okay, what about blue Moon blue Moon?
Well, I don't really know the exact but there was there was a few plays. There was another big picture that never really stayed along in the big leagues. Bear. I can't remember exactly, but it was Bear, Big Bear or something like that.
Okay, Well, the A's will be at Dodger Stadium when the team returns home from this road trip.
Okay, there we go.
Rick, So thanks for schedule.
I don't have a schedule in front of me.
Well, we're bringing it all full circle here.
Oh thank you.
By the way, I will miss that because I'm going home for a wedding for a few days.
Okay, Well, congratulations or whoever is getting married.
No, no, no, my step soon is getting married, and for me, it's a great breakaway for you from you.
Thanks Rick.
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We were reminiscing about two thousand nine about the good days with Matt Camp and Andre Ethier. What do you remember about those guys as they were coming up and just trying to make a name for themselves.
You just knew they were special from the on set.
I got a free agent deal, so I didn't know much about them, and I got and I'm like, man, these guys are really good and just trying to help them throughout there early in their career because that's what guys did for me when I was a young guy. But you knew they were going to be special. Along with Russell Martin, James Loney, they had Billings, Lee Roxton. They had a lot of young guys there and it was kind of turning the team from from the older guys to the for them taking over, and those guys
proved to be pretty good. They went on a run to here and helped the Dodgers to what they are right now?
What did it mean to you in your career to be able to play such a big part in those guys's career, especially Matt Camp That's.
What it's all about.
I think that's the essence of the sports, sports in general, definitely baseball. You pass on your to the younger crew, and then they pass it on and they pass it on and that's what it is.
And I don't know how much of a part I played in.
It, but it definitely was really nice to see them as become All Stars, you know, MVP votes and all that stuff, which you kind of known in their career early that they had that the opportunity to get to those levels and just to see it come to fu issue was really cool.
Jan Pierre started the mentality of beast mode, Matt Kemp carried it forward. Can you remind us what the mentality and what beast mode represented to you.
Was just every single day, every single day, you bringing it, you get, leaving it all out on the field, whether you're good or bad, whether it's a left or righty throwing,
whether you're starting or not starting. It was just that mentality that they had on the back was twenty four to seven three sixty five, So that meant every day and as you know, baseball can be every day most of the year, and just having that mentality that if you I don't even feel good, you don't feel right, you could still bring some and help the team win that day.
Do you feel like you were a guy that led by example or did you have to vocalize all of that beast mode?
Led by example A lot guys will always see me at the field early, always in the cage, always doing something, and I know they used.
To say, man, do you ever sit down in your locker? You know what I mean?
So and I would talk, you know some to him, But mostly I'd like to lead by example and just being out there every day because I believe that old seven year I played on one sixty two that year, and I think Kemp got to see it. Andre, this guy's out there every single day, so I think that carried on. And I know Kemp really wanted to play every game, you know, he didn't like sitting out.
So that was that was cool to see.
Just see the career that Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier had did you see that when you got to the Dodgers, did you envision they had a chance to have that lasting impact?
Oh, without a doubt.
I mean Kemp was a god, could hit the ball eight hundred feet and run still fifty bases and and do that type stuff.
Ethia just had such.
A sweet swing, great defender, smart base runner.
It's just a matter of them getting games under their belt. You know, they were young, and even when they're young, we're there.
I mean we made the playoffs two out of three years that I was there, So they were getting the playoff experience early in their careers and you see them blossom. And now they're family. Man, they have families, kids and all that stuff. So that's really even more important to see than even the baseball side.
Juan Pierre, awesome to see you. You've left a big impact on so many guys. I've seen it here in a short time in the Dodger Clubhouse, so your legacy lives on through a lot of other people.
Thanks a lot for the time, Thank you anytime there.
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down from true to the big leagues. Last time out four and two third innings, five runs, four hits, four walks in a loss to the A's at home in two starts zero to one with a six R ray. Today's first time facing the Dodgers. Also going back and forth from Triple A to the Big leagues this year.
Landon Nack, twenty seven year old right hander. Over the last two years at the big league level four and five, we have eighteen games, fourteen starts with a four h six er Ra making his third start, fourth appearance this season at the big league level. Last appear at the Dodgers on April fifteenth, when four to third innings against the Rockies, gave up two runs on four hits, two
walks while striking out two in a no decision. He faced these Marlins last year, five scoreless Indians, giving up two hits and striking out seven in a win at Lone Depot Park last September, Landon Nac and Valante. They also the pitching matchup. Dodgers and Marlins were fifteen minutes away for first pitch. Keys to the game. Our next of Tim Kas's World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network.
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Guys, Tim, thanks again, getting ready for the first pitch. Dodgers and Marlins. Dodgers twenty four to twelve, Marlins fourteen and twenty one. Landon Nack against Valente Bayolso that's the pitching matchup. And when you look at landon Nac, his numbers I think are a little bit skewed because of his April nine performance against Washington where he allowed five earned runs on four hits and two and a third innings.
Other than that, at the big league level and even a tripola, he's been pretty good.
Yeah. Then he came back on the fifteenth of April against the Rockies in Dounderstand. He went four and a third, just two runs, only four hits in that and only threw sixty five pitches. And for land and Nack, I think the biggest thing is throw strikes. Use that fast ball set everything up to breaking stuff on top of it. The Dodgers, as we talked a little bit earlier tonight,
for the hitters, you've got to stay back. And they've got a starter going for the Marlins that is not a high velocity fastball guy, but he will change speeds and move the ball around.
So they also against NAC. It's the Dodgers and the Marlins, Game number three from Lone Depot Park on a gorgeous afternoon in South Florida with the roof open, rare that it's open to.
Yeah, it is Dodgers and Marlins final this three game set. Dodgers need a little length at a landed nack today. After the game is over, I'll be back with postgame and Dodger talk as Dodgers will back up and continue to the third leg of this ten day road trip, starting in Atlanta, now in Miami and head into the desert of Phoenix for a four game set tomorrow starting against the Diamondbacks. First things first, Dodgers looking to get the series win in Miami.
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