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Tim kays Hi, everybody, and I'll welcome in to Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck, your official Dodger pregame show. You're world champion Dodgers forty one and twenty eight on this season. After a six game road trip that included taking two or three from the Padres in San Diego, the Dodgers returned back to Dodger Stadium for their longest homestand of the season ten games. First up a three game weekend series against the San Francisco Giants.
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Dodgers on Deck, we got your Dodgers magical moment. Shortly, Kirsten Watson live from Dodger Stadium will join us, and in just a few minutes we send it out to the Gallpin Motors Broadcast booth with Tim Neffert and Rick Monday Well. Wednesday in San Diego, the Dodgers used the long ball to come back and beat the Padres. Ben Kisperius, who you are here from? In forty five minutes, he
got the start. The young right hander has done everything that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has asked for him, a reliever, an opener, a closer, now a starter. In part of this Dodgers' rotation on Wednesday. Casparius got the start. He pitched well.
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It's a great question. Why do you run on Andy Piez? He throws out Gavin Sheets at the plate. That keeps the Padres off the scoreboard, but not for long. Back to back walks loaded the bases, then a run came in Padres, a one to nothing lead. It remained that way until the fifth, when the Dodgers finally got to Randy Vasquez with one out.
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Michael Conforto with the solo blast that tied things up in one. Then in the sixth the Dodgers heart of the lineup joined the party. Freddie Freeman a one out single. Will Smith drew a walk that brought up ta Oscar Hernandez.
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A high drive dead center field, no doubt. Taoscar Hernandez breaks the tie with a two run bomb.
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Wednesday five to two. Luke Trevino against the winning relief Alex Vesias, struck out this side and the ninth for the save as the Dodgers take two to three in San Diego. Now forty one and twenty eight on this season, and now a three game series against the San Francisco Giants. First pitch coming up at seven to ten, and with more we head out to the Kalpin Motors broadcast booth as we welcome in Tim Neffertt and Rick Monday.
Guys, Tim, thank you very much.
Gorgeous night here at Dodgers Stadium as the Dodgers and Giants get ready for Game one of this three game weekend set. It's the first meeting of the season between these two division rivals, and they come in just one game apart. The Dodgers up one in the West standings while the Giants are a game behind. The Logan web the right hander is five and five and the Oshanoba Yamamotos six and four, and as far as this series goes, well, it's good to see the Giants and Dodgers playing meaningful games.
Granted it's still mid June, but these are very meaningful games in the stands.
Absolutely just one game separating the Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. Two games separating the Dodgers, the San Diego and Andres. And if we look at San Francisco, one of the real surprises in the National League and certainly in the Western Division. And they've also won seven of their last ten ball games, so they come in here. A couple of things very quickly about San Francisco Giants. They pitch, they don't allow many runs, they don't allow
the ball to be hit out of the ballpark. And in spite of the fact their twenty fifth in batting average as a team, they have found ways to win ballgames.
You mentioned they pitched.
They have been in a lot of tight games, thirty one run games, so you think about it. They've played sixty nine games, thirty of them have been decided by one run, the Giants seventeen and thirteen of those games.
Yeah, Dodgers on the flip side of the coin, the best team batting average, they've scored the most runs of any team, their second in home runs, so that's going to be interesting. It's kind of this side and that side, and interesting too with the starting pitchers, with the Yoshinobu Yamamoto going for the Dodgers. Logan Webb on the map for San Francisco Giants, and both of these guys they take the mound and you never know what's going to happen.
And if we look at Yoshinovo Yamamoto, I mean you look at the fact that in spite of the fact that he's six and two, he's had very little run support in the times that he has been in ballgames.
Shohiotani has hit in eight straight games. However, he has not driven in a run in nine straight that's just a game off his longest RBI drought, which was from May to June and twenty eighteen. As far as driving in runs, Otani was looking for some guys in front of him on base tonight, Yeah.
And exactly. And one of the guys that was on base was Tiascar hernand Is briefly in the sixth inning of the final game on Wednesday down in San Diego, and maybe his bat coming alive the three run home run also with a ball head out of the ballpark. The former Giant Michael Confordo hit a home run in the fifth inning of that game as well in San Diego, So no surprises in the lineup tonight. Pajez will be in center field Monsie is a third. Tommy Edmonds starts
at sacabase he'll bat in the nine spot. Other than that, it's the usual lineup for Dave Roberts and the Dodgers.
Tonight will be the two thousand, five hundred and eighty first game between these two teams that began playing back in the eighteen eighties, and the rivalry is pretty close. The Dodgers have won one two hundred and seventy nine the Giants one two hundred and eighty four, so just five games separate him and win loss, and there have been seventeen ties over the years. So the next chapter will be authored starting tonight in the first meeting of the season here in twenty twenty five.
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Shoe, Hey Old Tani. Hitless in this ballgame, zero for four with two caves. First pitch shoe, hal Tani rips it in the right center field gap.
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He absolutely has.
I mean, this is a guy who, whether the need has been needing length from the starter, being efficient from the starter, he has done all of that. Even he's coming off of an outing in which he had six innings of work and he was excellent. So for him, as much as he had a no decision in that one,
the team ultimately lost that game. That's kind of been just where when you look at the numbers, everything is excellent, and you would expect for the win loss to be in a better situation for him, but just the run support hasn't really been there from the offense. Even if you look at just the numbers he's got. His run support average is two point five seven, which is the second worst in the National League. So as much as look, it's a part of the game, it's baseball. It's not easy.
And some of the matchups he's been playing in have been against the ace for the opposing team as well, much like today with Logan Web on the mound.
So the hope is.
For the offense to get him some support, especially early in this one. But we'll see what happened. Because even he was asked about it, he said, you know, it just it's a part of the game. If it was easy, of course they would do it, but unfortunately that's not the case. So he just wants to put his teammates in a position in which they can be successful by controlling what he can on the mounts.
As far as other Dodger arms, some updates on a couple of the Dodger starters and relievers.
Yeah, definitely, So it was a big day here at Dodger Stadium, just with some of those arms who are working the way back from injury. So we saw Tyler Glass. Now he actually threw a live VP facing hitters an inning of work. Just a really big step for him. I was his first time facing hitters since going on the IL. Then you had Blake Snell who threw his second bullpen. Dave Robbers said it was about twenty pitches through the fastball in there.
It was sharp.
He said, he looked really good and even for you know, coming out of his last one. Mark Pryor was saying for Blake Snell in specific, like he just looks like he's throwing free and easy, and that's probably the first time they've really seen that of him this year, which is showing that just there's truly no pain or inflammation in that shoulder. So his next one will likely you know, include some more spin and breaking balls and things like that,
and he's continuing to progress. And then another guy who threw a bullpen today was a Blake tryin and so he of course still has some more time on his just throwing progression and timeline, but the fact that he was able to throw a bullpen today along with Blake Snow. It does seem like for Blake his return could likely be around right behind that All Star break. So at this rate, it All Star Break feels like it's a
few weeks away. So it's good news that arms are getting healthier and a big step today.
Have no doubt about it, Kirsten. We appreciate the update. We'll check you with you after the game.
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Yeah, sort of this strong or what guys to you?
Guys just saw how I think the thing that stands out is the pitching certainly they've stayed relatively healthy. I think with the starters, the relievers have been good. They prevent runs. I think they they do a good job catching the baseball. They're they're down Chapman certainly in Bailey this series, so that's going to probably cut into it, but they do They've done a really good job of preventing runs.
And three and a third yesterday, well what was.
The report and kind of need another one because he didn't hit through.
Four vers Yeah, I think that's the thought right now, is just kind of figuring out, you know, what's next for Emmett. I think the the stuff was better than the line score. You know, whether he needs another one there or he joins us. So I think that's kind of what internally We're going to make that final decision here in the next day or two.
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Was a report on Tyler today and how good is it see another guy take another.
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It was really good Tyler. I got to see with my own eyes and the velocity was there, the swing and miss, the delivery. Talking to him after, he was really excited. And so there'll be another simulated game two innings next week. I'm not sure exactly which day, but we're very encouraged. I thought the stuff was really good and Tyler was pretty excited.
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All right, DV, we've been talking about it for weeks, how many Dodger pitchers are hurt and on the injured list. It kind of feels like though maybe some of them had turned the corner and we're starting to see some progress in return.
Yeah, even though it may not be happening next week or two weeks from it was a sight for sore eyes to see Tyler Glass now actually facing hitters. He'll go back out there in a few days and face hitters for two innings after doing it for one. He was really encouraged. Blake SNeW was really encouraged, throwing twenty pitches all fastballs.
And hitting the mid nineties.
And also a surprise here I thought was a long shot, but it appears that things are going really well for Blake.
Training.
While the team was away on the last road trip, he threw a bullpen session, and then today he threw another one and we had a chance to catch up with the two time World Series champion Blake trying.
It's probably where it needs to be right now. And that's the best wagon word. It's not like me trying to tiptoe and throw you guys off. It's just really all I know is like how I feel right now is right where it needs to be. On the bullpen, results today were really good, So just continuing to take each day one step at a time. The thing with like yet to you. It as like a build up from spring training still right, So like I'm kind of an off season bullpen's.
Right, so.
You're still letting it go, but the body still isn't quite moving how it would in a game, if that makes sense. So I got my efforts there. I would say I was a tick below max effort, you know, but it doesn't mean the results are showing what max effort is when I'm pitching in a game.
So that's probably the best way I could word that, And this is the best way I could word this.
Tim With all that being said, I don't believe any one of the three pitchers I mentioned are coming back before the All Star break because they're all still building back up. And that's the reason why Ben Conspirius has been moved to the rotation and now Emma Sheen is part of the conversations.
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He's really excited about where things are headed. He tried to get the pitching coaches to allow him to throw some changeups in his bullpen session today, but they said, you know, let's play it safe. Let's throw all fastballs, a twenty pitch bullpen session where he was hitting in the mid nineties, and he'll probably be the next one
that faces hitters. That's just the progression here. And like I mentioned last week on Dodger Talk, my prediction is snell Zilla to be pitching in that first series right out of the All Star break against the.
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How many All Stars do you think the Dodgers have going to Atlanta?
Well, just look at today's starting lineup. I believe they got Otani obviously, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, and there's a strong argument for Andy Piz because he may not be the name that other guys have, but he's outperforming Fernando Tatis Junior this season two eighty five, twelve homers, forty RBIs and his defense five outfield assists. Andy Pai has he should be in the conversation. If not as a starter, then certainly as a reserve.
No doubt about it.
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Rickets the Dodgers and Giants for the first time this season. How could you not be excited about this?
Finally, uh, you know, finally they saw the Padres just completed that series down in San Diego, taking two out of three, and now against San Francisco. Who I really look at you soon your thoughts. I really look at the Giants as the surprise in the National League. I mean, they are only one game behind the Dodgers, and if you look at what they've been able to do, they're forty and twenty nine. They've done her marvelous job and what they have done it with his primarily the pitching,
not necessarily the hitting. And they're just coming off a series in Denver where they lost. They had a two run lead the bottom of the ninth inning and wound up losing yesterday. So they come in and trying to right the ship. But again I think they're they're really a good story if you're looking at teams coming in the other part two is they've won seven of the last ten. The Dodgers are five and five in their
last ten. So yeah, Giants are one game behind the Doctors San Diego, who will see for a four game series after the Giants leave just two outs. So yeah, things are tight in the Nation League Western Division.
How significant was it of the Dodgers to win those two games in San Diego.
I think it was a bigger to win than well, actually no, I think it would have been bigger had they lost two out of the three, because the statement would have been made by the San Diego Padres and that would obviously have changed the standings as we look at them today. I had to think for a moment, because you know, it went back and forth and back and forth in that series down there. I don't think the Dodgers look at it as a real big deal.
I think the Padres would have looked at it as a huge deal had they taken two out of three.
I know the Dodgers don't put an over emphasis on those type of series than just when you're talking about the Dodgers themselves.
After losing two.
Out of three in Saint Louis, after that middle game in San Diego, is sour being left out there. It kind of felt like the last game in San Diego was not a must win, but all of a sudden, you set yourself up to win that last game.
If you don't, you're not feeling that great about your.
Seaf because there's a two game in the swing. If you're looking at and what you have to do in order to get back where you could have been takes two games, and the fact that the Dodgers did not really do a whole lot even though they won by a score of five to two. It was the three run home run by Tiascar Hernandez. Michael Confordo also had a home run, So hopefully Confordo and ta Oscar beginning to swing the bats a little bit better. It's needed,
There's no question about that end of it. But I think this is if we're looking at it in the early goings. I think this is a huge series for the San Francisco Giants. I think it's a big series for the Dodgers. You know, And I hope you understand the direction I'm going here, And I mean nothing against the San Francisco Giants. I mean they have played lights out and they believe in themselves right now because they
have been able to overcome some injuries. They've been able to overcome the billboards which did not include them atop the Nation League Western Division as the top two teams. And here they are. They're number two, knocking the door, one game behind the Dodgers.
It feels like this is a measuring stick for the Giants.
I think for real, Yeah, I think for them, the measuring stick is more important than it may be for the Dodgers. The Dodgers are not taking this lightly by any stretch. But I think this is a bigger series. And if we look at Game one, this is a pretty dark good matchup as far as the pitching, with Yama Moto for the Dodgers and Web going on the mound for the San Francisco Giants, and Web can be tough as Yama Moto can be on top of we talked a little bit more on the pregame show about
the pitching. But yeah, this is this is a big series, and I think Dodger fans coming in here. There'd be some Giant fans too, as it should be same way when the Dodgers go up to San Francisco. But I think the Dodger fans outnumber the Giant fans when they're traveling up there than when the Giants are coming down here.
A lot more available seats these days at Oracle Park than there used to be.
Well, but the expectations have grown now this year because this this has been a fun team for Giant fans to watch.
That definitely underdog type of team for the Giants.
Yeah, and underdogs can be dangerous.
No doubt about it. But it's not happening this weekend, Rick, No, not with you control all right, we'll check back in with you, and you're gonna speak with Ben Conspiras. You're you're a big fan of experience. Yes, all right, we'll check in with Ben in a little bit. And also, Rick and Tim never will be on the call tonight. We'll send it back to you at Rock and Bruce and El Segundo.
Tim all right, thanks a lot, DV. Thank you Mow.
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Thanks for having me. That's all that's all you got for me.
After that intro, No, you're my guy, you always you always You always be my guy, and I appreciate that.
Do you feel like more and more people want a piece of you?
Now?
I wouldn't say so.
I mean we just got home too, so I haven't really seen anybody, but maybe a little bit just in terms of the role change and just hearing about like kind of the progression of things.
Don't worry, I'll never You're not in danger or Blake Snell's not in danger of being bumped on Saturdays at this stage. It's it still snows ill a Saturday. You can't take that from him. That's fine with me, all right, That's fine with me, all right. So now after making that start in San Diego four innings, the Dodgers have kind of relayed to us that they're thinking of transitioning you back to a starting pitcher. Are you treating this as a five day routine?
Now?
Yeah, I think you know, wherever I line up, whether it's on a five day or a six day routine, it's something that I'm used to just coming up through the system and obviously like just tailoring, tailoring my workload throughout the week, and you know, again just taking the ball when they need it from me and just go out there and compete.
But there's got to be a difference in preparation. You've been very nimble, You've been very willing to do whatever role. But if this is going to be the role for the time being, do you have to kind of flip that switch and change your preparation for sure?
You know, I think the biggest thing is just you know, being able to throw a bullpen, you know, at least once a week, pretty structured with a little bit more intent than what I would do, you know, getting ready for a game or trying to be hot every single night as a reliever, and obviously like a more structured plan in the weight room, in the training room, and then just being a little bit more independent in general, and just you know, listening to my body, knowing what
I need to do in terms of like the throwing, the workload, you know, what I'm working on day to day, and then you know, just I've got one day a week to you know, go.
To work and you know, do what I can do to help us win.
Ben other guys have tried to do this, but they haven't been successful because obviously it's challenging to go from being a reliever to being a starter. How have you been able to be as effective as you have been going back to last year's World Series.
Yeah, I think it's just you know, staying present, focusing on you know, one pitch at a time, you know, sticking to our game plan, whether it's you know, going out there to get three outs, if it's you know, six outs, eighteen, whatever, it is, just being present, you know, trusting will back there or a Dalton whoever it is, and just you know, you know, being open with the communication with our coaches and what we're trying to accomplish.
Have they doubled down on the communication that yes, you are going to be the starter the next time your spot in the rotation comes around.
Yeah, so I think, you know, sometime early next week I'll probably be back out there as a starter.
I'm looking forward to it.
It's obviously, you know a new role for me just in the big leagues, and you know, still being stretched out and getting to a normal pitch count, but it's a you know a different type of challenge navigating a lineup three times through or whatever it is, and you know, I'm looking forward to it.
Man Caspirius is our guest, the super pitcher for the Dodgers. I mean, I'm not putting a label on you, Caspiraus. You're just you're that outstanding.
I'll take that. I'll take that.
I'll take it.
A run with it, no doubt, no doubt. And he certainly has in a lot of different ways. So now that you're on a five day routine, does your catch partner change?
Yeah, so I've been throwing with It's changed a lot this year, but I think I'll probably continue to.
Throw a Chicico.
That's a safe way to go, sure, just you know, being able to get off the mound if I need to.
And you know, he's been great, the feedback always great from him, and I think he's like comfortable with my arsenal and what we're trying to accomplish too.
Man, that is the safest way to go to not offend anybody. Chico, Yep, exactly. That's That's what's my safest bet right there. I can't can't hurt any feelings with that, all right. I'm fair and balanced, So I feel like I have to give you equal time. Since Jack Dryer was our guest on the last home stand and he just raved about the quality of roommate that you were. Can you say the same thing about wacky Jack Dryer?
Absolutely, we have lived together, I want to say the better part of two seasons, so you know, obviously something worked. He's a he's a great guy. He's you know, clean, which is a big deal. Obviously cleaner than I am. So for him to say that was nice to him. But now he's great and to experience what we have this year together has been really special and he's, you know, one of my best friends.
He also let us know that he is a new found passion for baseball cards. After you guys went to the MLB store in New York City, have you found that same passion I have?
I think I got around five hundred or seven hundred cards that day. So I'm still kind of shuffling through and I think it's something I'll get into as time goes on. But yeah, we'll see what happens, all right. Breaking news for you, Ben.
I don't know how you let Jack Dryer know this, but in the New Top Series two, Ben Caspirius has a baseball card.
Jack Dryer does not.
Yeah we're gonna have to change that.
Yeah, we're gonna we're gonna have to change that.
Someone's gonna have to reach out to somebody, but we're gonna.
Yeah, he needs it. He needs a card. He needs a card for sure. All right. You hear the strength in that voice.
A man that is strong on the mound, strong in the clubhouse, and you don't want to mess with him anywhere from Connecticut to LA That's the one and only.
Ben Caspirius.
Thanks a lot for the time, Ben, and keep it going because whatever you're doing has been so valuable for the Dodgers, almost as valuable as Andy pai Has.
I would say.
The two rookies Pie Has and Casparius have been the two most on this team.
Forget about that guy Otani. Thanks for having me.
David there, he is my guy. Bank Cosparius, Tim, we'll send it back to you in the studio.
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Logan Web on the mound of four the Giants five and five with a two to fifty eight r Ray, twenty eight year old right hander at fourth round pick of the Giants back at twenty fourteen.
It is seventh season now in the big leagues.
At one point was the eighth of this Giant staff seventh season, now making his fifteenth start this year. Last time out, six innings, two runs, six hits, ten strikeouts in a no decision against the Atlanta Braves.
This is his seventeenth career start against the Dodgers.
He's four and six with a four to eleven RORA and seventy one strikeouts, so he's got a lot of strikeouts, but not a lot of wins to show Ford against the Dodgers. Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound for the Blues, six and four with a two.
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The twenty six year old right hander in his second season now out of Japan, making his fourteenth start this year.
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Second with the best batting average against the National League and is also the third best EERRA. He ranks top five in whip and strikeouts as well, with eighty six already on the season.
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Last time out, Yoshinobo Yamamoto six shutout innings, four hits, nine strikeouts, but he got a no decision against the Cardinals in Saint Louis on Saturday, just his second start ever against the Giants. He faced him last May win five to two third innings, four runs, five hits, six strikeouts.
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Tim Neverett Rick Monday.
Guys, Tim, thanks again, we're getting you ready for the first pitch tonight between the Giants and the Dodgers. These National League Western Division rivals, just one game separating them in the standings. It's an opportunity series for both teams. For the Dodgers, a win and they're two up. For the Giants, a win and they have tied the Dodgers.
For the lead. So a very important series here in mid June.
The pitching matchup Logan web five and five and a two five eight and Yoshinobu Yamamoto six and four two twenty is this earned run average, But there's another number that's in the twos that's really important as far as the key to the game tonight, MO, it's got to be getting runs for Yamamoto. They put up a goose egg behind him. The Dodger offense did against Saint Louis and his last start, and his run support average two point five to seven runs per game while he's in
the game. That's the second worst among starters in the National League.
Yeah, and he's allowed to earn runs or less in ten of the thirteen starts. So he has pitched very very well. You're talking about not much in the support department. The other part, too, is runners in scoring position, just a one sixty average. The question is the Dodgers against Logan Webb. They've seen the right hander before. He's four and six lifetime against the Dodgers sixteen starts, but he has a rather high batting average against when he's had
runners in scoring position. The trick is get them into scoring position against Web to begin with, and.
He doesn't give up many free passers. He has one hundred and one strikeouts to go against just seventeen walks, so he does limit the base runners there. Change up could be a big pitch for him tonight. Also, he will use the sinker probably the most of the time in terms of his pitch selection. So it's Logan Web against Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Dodgers and Giants, first meeting this season.
Tim all right, it's a big series, the Dodgers taking on the Giant to a surprise everybody, and only one game back in the Western Division of the National League. Don't forget what this game is over. David Vassie's got you covered with all the postgame festivities, including Dodger talk as well. Dodgers one game up the division taking on the hated rivals from Northern California, the San Francisco Giants, Yoshanovu Yamamoto, all the.
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