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Hi, everybody, and welcome in to Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck. Hope you're well on this Saturday night. You're Los Angeles Dodgers seventy seven and fifty two, best record in baseball, first place, a top of the NL West. After a series opening walk off win against the Rays last night. Tonight, the Dodgers hoping for a little showtime magic in the second game of this three game series against Tampa Bay. Clayton Kershaw on the mound and what is Lakers Showtime

Chance of Freddy here at Dodger Stadium. There goes show Hey, here's the throw. There won't be one in old Tani's stolen his fortieth base of the season.

There it is stolen base number forty, so he's halfway to the forty forty milestone. Meanwhile, on the fifth, Key k Hernandez a much needed three run home run that I had the game at three and gave the Dodgers new life. Bobby Miller his best outing of the season. Six innings, three runs, seven hits, struck out nine along the way. Got into a little early trouble a couple of home runs, but worked himself out of it, battled and gave the Dodgers exactly what they needed. Some length

Posha too, Old Tony high fly ball right field, hit pretty deep on the track, series at.

The wall fit hit it is over.

So hey, Old Tony joins the forty forty clip in the most grand fashions, A walk off, great slam. He is being mobbed at the plate as the Dodgers so great A seven three win.

Oh did you.

He did?

Home run number forty, the sixth player in baseball history and it hit forty home runs and still forty bases in his season. He does so in dramatic fashion, a walk off grand slam. Dodgers beat the Rays last night, seven to three. That's the top tier play of the game sponsored by Arco Quality, top tier gas for less show. Hey mobbed by his teammates, gets a bucket bath, gets a curtain call from the forty five thousand fans at

Guys, All right, Tim Kates, s Rick Monday and I are watching the Dodgers continue their pregame preparations. The PFPS are happening now as the Dodgers get ready for Game two for their three game series against the Rais. They can clinch the series tonight against Tampa and make it what six wins in a row? Oh, they're coming off their sixth walk off win, which was capped off by the sixth player to have forty home runs in forty stolen bases in a single year. That'd be sho hey o tiny.

You know, the electricity was still in the building coming in this afternoon from last night. I mean, it was absolutely remarkable. Every time we see otany come to home plate, we say, hey, wait a minute, don't blink, and you may see something you've never seen before. Well, last night that's the case. The fastest player ever to reach forty home runs forty stolen bases in a single season. How

This is a guy who has and will continue to accomplish a lot of first evers in the game of baseball. That's just the kind of talent that he is.

And you know it is also kind of craze. That's his first career walk off home run and it comes as he's First of all, it's a Grand Slam. Secondly, it's the forty and forty. It's the fastest that any player has ever gotten to the forty forty. And by the way, here's the guy that came into the ninth inning and the month of August hitting below two hundred. But you never give up on the elite players, and you can put him in that category.

And also that moment was set up to you know, there's so much got lost in the rest of that game because of Tony's a compliment and understandably so, not trying to take away anything from what happened, but the unselfishness of Gavin Lux not trying to do too much. Max Munsey pinch hit, you can be the hero, right. He did not try to do anything. Grandy didn't get many pitches to hit, but he wasn't jumpy up there, and they just kept passing the baton and really set

I'm glad you brought up Bobby Miller because we made statements early in the ballgame did last night. Dave Roberts a couple of hours prior to the start of the game, came out and said it was going to be a very important start for Bobby Miller because we're approaching now, getting closer and closer to postseason play, and if Miller was not going to really make a statement, would he

Tonight is significant because you get to watch Clayton Kershaw trying to make it three wins in a row, won his last two starts, one against the Brewers, one against the Cardinals, and he's gonna try and do it again here at Dodgers Stadium and the Dodgers will take the field tonight knowing that the Arizona Diamondbacks did win again in Boston for won the final there zat Gallon, the winning pitcher, Padres and Mets yet to get underway, but

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Rewinde chance of Fredi here at Dodger Stadium. There goes show. Hey, here's the throw. There won't be one. An old Tani who's stolen his fortieth base of the season. Here we go to old Tony high fly ball right field, hit pretty deep on the track.

Series, he's at.

The wall fits. It is done and it is old.

So hey, Old Tani joins the forty forty club in the most grand fashions, a walk off great slam. He is being mobbed at the play as the.

Dodgers so great a seven three wins, a record breaking night for show.

Hey.

Otani joining the forty to forty club, the sixth player ever to do it and the fastest to do it in one hundred and twenty six games. Show Yotani joining Jose Canseco Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano, and Ronald Lecunya Junior as the only players ever in the history of Major League Baseball to hit forty home runs and

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Hey Kirsen now joins us on this Saturday night before the second game of this three game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. M Kirsten in the last twenty four hours has been wild show. Heyo Tani is the talk of the world.

It really is, and he is such a remarkable just person. Yesterday we truly got to witness history him becoming the first Dodger to be a part of the forty forty club, being the fastest player to reach the forty forty club, and we saw him do it in the same game.

Of that as well.

And then he hits this ball and it wasn't one hit, like you know, he has some home run, but you're like, it's a no brainer. Listening to Joe and even Stephen last night making the call, it's kind of like he's he's on the grass, he's on the warning field, and then it's a ing and then you just felt everything went just electric. And so I actually I was cheering because all of a sudden, the fan of me was

Kirsten last night you getting soaked the bucket of water.

It was freezing, tim, And honestly, it's like it's funny because a lot of people were like, oh, you know, she didn't even like Flinn. She's so professional, we're so proud of her.

And I was like, I was shocked.

That was complete shock that was happening to me. Like, honestly, had I seen them coming, I would have tried to run because that water is freezing, but I was I didn't even I think because of how we were set up, and there were so much happening in the stadium, and when you're when you interview show Hey, you have him and Will, so you're kind of trying. You're leaning in so that Will can hear you to translate, but also

And when the water, I mean.

You heard show Show Hey yelled, I was like gasping for Eric. Felt like I was just like, what is happening right now? And then JOEI turns and starts pointing at me and laughing, and I was like, sir, this is not the time, this is not the time, but no, it was definitely. It was a fun one. And yeah, now today they're all laughing at me. Migaa Haas he did apologize, he was like, I'm so sorry.

I felt bad.

I didn't mean to get you like that.

I said, that's a lie, that is a lie.

It is okay.

You have gone viral with the reaction from the bucket of ice, so took you like a absolutely absolutely Hopefully more to come this season for the Dodgers as far as celebrations is concern curious that we'll check back in with you after the game. Dodger fans and Hancher listening experience by downloading the iHeartRadio app and listening in HD. It's all powered by la Care Health Plan serving all Angelinos Lacare dot org. Still to come here on Dodgers

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Let's head back out to Dodger Stadium as we check in with the Dodger skipper Dave.

Questions for Dave, Dave, can you just describe Dave?

Can you talk about the pressure.

In the dugout with Dave Robberts It was great. I don't know if they ultimately did a beer shower, which typically a lot of times when there's big events or moments, they do a beer shower. But I saw from the post game that he got showered with some water, which is a lot of fun. I just still, you know, just elated that the moment was there and he helped us win.

A big ball game.

It's gonna be embedded in the storybooks forever. You know, his night in a Dodge uniform, and I'm sure there's gonna be a lot more special moments coming.

You guys could talk a lot about how right now is a very important time for the season. You know what the division's standings look like. Can you have moments whether it's like last night or even a few days ago. And even though I know Jason's not the team anymore, but a moment like for his home run, what is that spark for this group as they do get poser to September and then October.

It's what I think is it sparks that kind of acute sense of where we're at in the season, where we're at in the standings, and appreciating that, embracing it. And I think that you know, even Mickey rose yesterday to get a guy over, getting a guy in, and you just see the bats one through nine are much more competitive. You can you see the emotion from Bobby Miller last night, the relievers, and you know every game is really important and it's good to see that these guys answered the call.

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All Right, David, everybody's buzzing about last night and Showio Tani. But the players, what are they saying about it?

Well?

I talked to a few veterans, including Joe Kelly and Blake Triannon, who said they did see the home run go over the wall there in center field. They said they did not see the fan clankt and they go back on the field. They're just looking for it to clear. But Blake Trenton told me he's been part of two Max sures or no hitters, a twenty strikeout game by Max Schuerzer. Joe Kelly obviously has seen a lot. He

Dan's driven by four and it's the one thing we like, choices find yours with the four F one to fifty gas hybrid and electric tough, this march can only be called F one fifty Tyler Glasnow, David, you had a chance to catch up with them. What's going on with his elbow? He's just now throwing.

Yeah, when I glass night was very inviting until I asked him about his elbow, and that's where he kind of, I won't say, blew me off, but certainly was not in the mood to give extended answers. But all he told me was the elbow felt fine today playing catch from sixty feet and he said it just takes time to be able to build back up. But as Dave Roberts said, the more time you get away from pitching in games and you know, extending yourself, the longer it's

David final thing Freddy Freeman, he had a chance to talk to him about Jason Hayward and the DFA.

Yeah, obviously yesterday Freddie Freeman was not in the right spot to give any public comments, but earlier today he spoke to a few of the media to give his thoughts on the surprising move and obviously the DFA of one of his best baseball friends, Jason Hayward.

Forever, how long he's here, he's going to make a lasting impact for many minia years beyond when he's done with his time here. And I think it brings true and every single person in this organizations clubhouse is set, you know. It's the impact he's had on so many people, I mean lasting attacks and he made a lot of the young guys better. And that's really wanted to be here in the first place, because I know what kind of pact.

He's gonna have on certain people's careers that they go forward.

Freddie Freeman also said that Hayward is not returning anybody's texts. He has gotten three himself, but Hayward is not in the mood to exchange any pleasantries at least right now.

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All right, Rick Monday as the Showtime Lakers are being introduced over the Dodger Dougout.

Yeah, this is a fun time for those of us that grew up in this area and seeing the guys that we used to watch a lot.

Yeah, nowadays you hear about how players support different sports in the same city. How much did the world champion Dodgers support the world champion Lakers in the eighties.

Yeah a lot. And even before then, I mean, this has been a deal I used in high school my uncle. I mean we were a big, big everybody fan in La. My uncle was saying, hey, look, especially the Lakers going into the playoffs. He said, look, if you drive downtown and they played in the sports arena at the time, if you go down and buy the tickets, I'll pay for them. So I'm in high school, so I got

Hey, here's one of their teams.

Came more up.

Another guy that's a big basketball fan, Kenny Landro just walked into the boot. So anyway, we're seeing this guy come on the onto the court and not thinking watching him, he said, Okay, he shooting pretty pretty well. But you know, I said, oh, that must be the coach's son because he was not anywhere near the height of the other guys. Well, then we saw him play the game and I go, oh, my goodness, look at him play the game.

It was Gail Goodrich Stumpy.

Yeah, and that was his freshman year. And watching that, so these guys were people that I looked up to. And when you talk about Kareem, you talk about James Worthy and Michael Cooper and the guys that are here tonight, for me, that's like a visitation back to earlier years when it was a big, big deal the sports as it still is. You look at all the sports teams now here in Los Angeles. We're really blessed to be able to bick and choose and see what's going on.

A lot of the role players for the Lakers are on top of the Dodger dugout right now. But would you compare Kenny Landro to a Michael Cooper. He was one of the very vital role players that used to get some big starts and caught the final out of the eighty one World Theory.

He caught the final one and then he jumped into the air after they was able to catch it. He's standing here very humbly, kind of putting up with us. But I also noticed that he's wearing a ring that I have a matching a matching ring from the World Championship in nineteen n eighty one.

He'd be very proud to know. My eight year old son told me he does not like the Yankees.

Oh, I love him even more because I grew up that way with exception of Mickey Mantle. And then I got to play against Mattel I think it was his final year. We were our final two years, and then we were on an All Star team together. My first All Star game. And to have Mickey Mantle call you by your first name, I've going, oh, my goodness, so what does this come to?

That's a pinch me moment. Similar to last night with show Hayo Tom, how.

Many times have you heard me say when you come to the ballpark, you never know what you're going to see, And none of us have seen what we saw last night, and that was for show he O'tani becomes a forty to forty man. Here's the other part too. He's the first one to ever have forty forty and accomplish both

We'll see what he does to top it tonight. Rick, we'll check back in with you and Stephen Nelson a little bit laid forward to it, David, Hey, showtime, Rick, Big, showtime. We'll send it back to you in the studio.

Tim, all right, thanks a lot.

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It's an engagement of endearment.

This is high and tight.

Well, the Tampa Bay Rays are in town, which means old friend Ryan Pepio is back in Los Angeles. Great to see him and his butler Mullet. Thanks a lot for the time, appreciated.

Thanks Day giving me back.

Oh man, it is so good to see you. How's your season gone in Florida.

It's been great, you know, really happy with where I am. Been, a great group of guys in great clubhouse to be a part of.

One of the best pitchers the Rays have in their rotation. Despite my tweet, I feel shamed now.

No, you're good. You had to do what you gotta do to your job. No, no, no, it's okay. It's okay.

I don't need the spotlight. Yeah, Boz and tajh and they're throwing the ball really well. So it's been fun to watch.

You're having a great year too. Nineteen starts. Your era is below four three and a half in a tough al East. Your whip I don't have to tell you. How have you been able to navigate such a tough division.

I don't know.

I think a lot of it was starting here in Los Angeles, you know, a tough division here and then going to another tough division just kind of feel like it prepared me a little bit. And then the pitching staff and department over in Tampa has been has been great, and just continuing efforts to just keep me throwing the ball in the zone and letting guys get themselves out.

It feels like young guys when they get traded, it kind of makes the the maturation process speed up a lot. Do you feel like you had to grow up really quick after being traded?

I don't know.

I feel like I kind of grew up a lot between my first and second year here in LA. But I think going through that whole experience, and you know, getting the spring training and meeting everybody, getting down there early so I could get acclimated to Florida and get accimated to everyone staff wise and the team really helped. But I think just going there and just fully buying in and just trusting what they had and what they saw in me and believed really helped.

What's it? What's it like to be with the Rays? Kevin Cash and their pitching coach I heard is amazing. Does it feel like you just put on a different uniform, but it's the same process.

Yeah, I love it. So was similar.

Think a lot of just the main difference is maybe just the way things were messaged, you know stuff. Aaron Tampa's very simplified. Cash is great, really supportive, you know. He he's always pulling for us and wants to steal our best and then snides on the pitching side and the rest of the pitching department, they've been great. They're just doing whatever they can to help help us continue to get better each between starts.

Ryan Pepio is our guest in front of first pitch between the Dodgers and Rays. Pepio is not pitching in this series. He'll be pitching in Seattle against the Mariners. But it feels like the change up and everything else is still very Ryan Pepio this year.

Yeah, I throw a lot of change ups.

Fastball isn't good, slider mixing a little cutter, no more lefties, and then uh, we talked about a five pitch mixed the other a couple of years ago, and that have about the curve ball back, so a little bit of a grip change that they helped me in Tampa with so just you know, tinkering things and adding extra tools with toolbocks.

How much are you keeping tabs on some of your former teammates like Gavin Stone or Bobby Miller? Are you watching those?

Yeah?

Absolutely, you know, you go through the minor leagues, you go through seeing those guys get called up, you know, playing on the same team.

You obviously want to follow all your buddies.

You know, you go through a full season, you go through the grinds of an actual season with all those guys, You really get to know them because you end up spending more time with them in your own family. So just being able to see the success that those guys had, and obviously I'm going to keep tabs on them because they're my buddies and I want them to do well.

You know, you always want your friends to do well.

I'm sure you're the guy that is least surprised that Gavin Stone was able to make this jump. What is it about Gavin Stone that he has such an even keel personality.

He's always been that way, always been even keel, had always been stone cold. H So you know he just goes out there and pitches, you know, I think similar to me, my first year. You know, you kind of get your teeth kicked in a little bit and you kind of learn from it, and you know, sometimes you need that experience to you know, make the correct adjustments to see that when you do have some success, your stuff does play in the big league level and at

It's been fun to watch them far.

When you're part of a staff like you are with the Rays, you guys have some pretty good young pitching. And also next year you're getting back Shane McClanahan, so the future is even brighter with you part of it. What's it like getting to know some new pictures about the way they go about things.

Yeah, it's cool because you know, coming from here, he had a lot of guys that you could bounce ideas off of, especially with kursh and Walker and Tony d

Before I let you go, I was at Brad Paisley's bar when Eric Neander and Andrew Friedman aid the trade to send you to Tampa Bay. I got to know Neander that night. He seems to be a great guy and really cares about his players. Have you had that experience with him?

Yeah? Absolutely. Eric's been awesome.

One of the first people to call me when everything went down, really just made me feel like I was at home, really made me feel and my wife, make us feel like we're coming to a good situation, and really eased our minds when everything was kind of going crazy. So you know, I'm really thankful for him and all the effort that he put in to make us feel comfortable and welcomed, because without that, you know, I would

Hey, I watch more Raise games now than I ever did in my life. But I only watch them every fifth or sixth day when Ryan Pepio is on the mound, and I'll be watching on Monday night.

You can't forget about Johnny and Club too. You know you got other few. Come on now, I.

Want to see that blonde stash of Johnny DeLuca.

It's there, it's there. He did shave it off for a little bit, but it's back. It's back.

I get to watch de Luca when you pitch. That's when I check in.

Yeah, there you go, there you go.

Thanks Ryan. Great to see you, and I'm glad you keep me honest. I needed that in my life again. Somebody's got to yeah, right, Ryan Peppio, he's the fact checker right here. Thanks a lot for the time. Great to see that smile, and man, you never know. Full circle things sometimes happen in baseball. But we're keeping tabs on you in South Florida.

Thank you very much. I appreciate it.

There he is the legend of Saint Pete, Ryan Pepio. We'll send it back to you in the studio.

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Bradley twenty three year old right hander born in southern California but raised in Georgia. He is six and eight with a three fifty five ERORA, fifth round pick of the Rays in twenty eighteen out of high school in Georgia. His second season now in the big Leagues, making his nineteenth start this year last time out six innings, three runs, five hits, two strikeouts and a loss to the A's. In fact, he's lost four straight starts in the month of August. He's zero and three with an eight forty ERA,

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Guys, all right, TC, Rick Monday and I are getting excited because Clayton Kershaw is gonna take the ball once again for the Dodgers. And Mal I know we talk about Clayton Kershaw Appreciation Day every single time he starts. But goodness, what stands out to me about kursh especially this year on the heels of his first major shoulder operation, right, is the way that he knows everybody knows that his stuff is not what it used to be, but he's

You know what I think is really at the top of the ledger the way he thinks, because the way he thinks is Okay, look, I don't throw the ball ninety four, ninety five, ninety six, but the slider has been devastating. He throws it now, high percentage of time. That's been very good pitch for him. He understands the fact is that, look, you can get hitters out without having to throw a ball two hundred miles an hour past them. He's always had that in his back pocket.

It'll be the lefty kersh against the right handed Taj Bradley for the Tampa Bay Rays. Sho hey Otani will continue his march toward more history. Yes, the sixth player ever with forty and forty, but he's on pace for fifty and fifty. Keep in mind, no player has even gotten to forty five and forty five in a single year. Shoe heel O'tani has plenty of time to accomplish that. For tonight, his focus is to help the Dodgers win this series against the Raids.

Tim Overde all right, thanks Nelly. As the Dodgers going to play tonight seventy seven and fifty two. They've got a three and a half game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Diamondbacks have already won today. They beat the Boston Red Sox four to one, so they picked up a half game as we speak, three and a half games back. Currently, the Padres four and a half games back. Padres at a home taken on the New York Mets Mets with an early one to nothing lead going to the second inning.