Clayton Kershaw Injury Update, Shohei Ohtani Makes History, Will Smith Breaks Through, Dodgers Ho…

the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] slid what is up Dodgers nation and welcome to the Dodgers Nation postgame show my name is Doug McCain you can follow me on xit Instagram at dmac La thanks for joining us after a wild one in the desert but the Dodgers they hold on to a win they beat the Arizona Dbacks by a final score of 10-9 they take the first game of this nol showdown and improved to 81 and 54 on the season now five games up on the Dbacks in the division and the Dodgers continue to put up the best record in baseball your Los Angeles Dodgers as it sits are now two games up of the Milwaukee Brewers New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies for the best record in baseball so the Dodgers best in the west best in the NL and best in baseball we got an injury update on Clayton Kershaw who left tonight's game it was a scary sight a lot of speculation a lot of people freaking out but he leaves after throwing just two pitches in the second inning and we got an update he did leave the game with discomfort to his big toe it impacted the way he was pushing off you saw the velocity numbers were down on the fast ball and the curveball but we'll get to that but how about the game ball how about the Dodger Dog of the night Dodger Dog of the game going to that Dodgers pen having to cover eight Innings and already tax Bullpen covering eight Innings tasked to get 24 outs and yes Anthony Bond a goty a little scary he entered with a 10 to five lead and it ends up 10 to9 the Dodgers Escape but what did you expect Dave Roberts to do they were going to squeeze as many outs as he could out of the guys that were available tonight Anthony Bond was pitching on his third straight game in a row and he's been a Rubber Arm he's been solid he's been great all season for this Dodgers team and he goes out there gives up runs but finds a way to get the job done let's not forget this is the first game of a pivotal 4 game Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks and you were forced to use your Bullpen all night long your relievers were forced to cover 24 outs eight Innings what did you expect Dave Roberts and this team to do but we got lots to talk about by the way we are doing a giveaway do you like this hat do you want a black one or you want a gray one you can win one on this show we're doing tons of giveaways just looking for that Comet of the show see the comment of the show you'll see one of [Music] these you win perfect looking for those fire takes as well fire take anything a little sus you going to see one of these but let's read your comments guys welcome to the Dodgers Nation postgame show the number one Dodgers post game show on YouTube number one Dodgers YouTube channel it's all thanks to you so if you haven't yet be sure to subscribe to the YouTube channel hit that subscribe button hit that notification Bell hit that like button Jared says what a weird game active Irving says copek in the sixth again look that is how they're going to use their relievers they're not going to commit to one closer and I think when you look at where that game ended up in the sixth inning you do go to Michael copc bottom of the sixth inning he comes in and he's facing a part of that order for the Arizona Dbacks where you're looking at the bottom of the order and then you're looking at the top of the order and if you look at the matchups there you had Pomo leading off for the D backs tonight you had Pomo gritch guel Jr so you look at who he faces he faces Newman in the bottom of the sixth inning and that's a six to five game at that point Dodgers up a run he Newman he singles to Center Herrera he bunts that's popped out he makes the play on it copc really probably should have backed up a little bit and made a different play on it let it drop a little bit so you could better utilize that but then he walked Pomo on five pitches comes back really really nice really nice sequence there against Jack Peterson gets up in the count 0 and2 goes to two and two and then he fouls off the fifth pitch six pitch to The at bat he gets him Freez him with a slider up in the zone for the second out and then he gets guriel to line out to short so yeah that definitely early but when you look at the the lead that they were able to manufacture later in that game going up as much as 10 to five in this one turned out to be the right move and I think that if you want to be fluid with your Bullpen pieces it definitely makes sense to utilize them in that capacity so look I mean it's high leverage the game can be won or lost in the sixth inning and if they go out there and they put up a big inning and they take the lead and let's say use Anthony bond in that spot and he pitches like he did tonight on his third consecutive appearance in three days well it could be a very different game tonight so hey I think looking back retrospect it definitely was the right move in my opinion but let's keep going with your comments guys we're also going to talk about roster moves do the Dodgers need to call someone up now think they might have to think that might be in the works can option Bobby Miller we'll see if clay and Kershaw does go in the iil I don't think he does uh Norman says Norman says boy I watched that interview with Kershaw and it was weird something is off with the lack of explanation so clay and Kershaw just a few minutes ago he spoke to the media in Arizona and he said about the injury that he couldn't really push off couldn't find a comfortable way to get forward down the mound everything else feels great see how I come out of it tomorrow I couldn't find a way to push off we'll figure it out tomorrow so we'll see what Dave Roberts has to say but people were really really freaking out on social media because of how he did leave this game let's take look at it you hold your breath and your heart [Applause] breaks so very stoic not showing very much emotion Joe Kelly was already getting loose in the bullpen at the start of that inning and if you look how he performed formed in the bottom of the first inning well the Dodgers they come out and their guns a blazing sh Otani he hits a lead off double to start things off his 30th double of the Season he gets it going his 30th double of the season and that's a great way to get things going off Zack Gallen and then a couple hitters later Freddy Freeman back in the lineup after missing the entire series with the finger issue with the fractured finger and I thought it was hilarious to listen to Freddy Freeman talk about it and dealing with that injury and before the game Dave Roberts said that Freddy Freeman not in the lineup he's a nuisance he's Restless he's everywhere he spent some time in the bullpen he spent some time in the batting cages he just didn't know what to do with himself reason for that is Freddy Freeman likes to play and he could not wait to get back in that lineup he finds himself in a 3-0 count he gets a forcing fast ball middle middle and he crushes it to left Center 390 ft a two-run shot for Fredericks of Hollywood and that put the Dodgers up 20 early his 18th bomb of the season and that's exactly how you want to start this game couple hitters later Gavin Lux he gets a two out double to right really nice piece of hitting stayed back on a change up really nice work there by Gavin Lux he continues to hit Gavin Lux one of the stories of year major BAS Ball but getting back to Klay Kershaw bottom of the first inning gives up a leadoff double to Pomo the slider 86 leaves it up and due to the conditions in Arizona the way it's difficult I've talked to picturers that talk about the frustration it's almost like CO's field light in that you don't see that break that bite on your slider on your cutter on your curveball and for that slider right there he leaves Lees it up Pomo takes advantage next batter he gets gritch to ground his short for the first out then he walks guriel on four pitches it was a bad sign he was missing with that four seam fast ball and missing high arm side he was missing down in the zone just could not locate it next batt the 1-1 count Bell single to right that scored Pomo and then guriel he gets to Second and that puts the first run across for the diebacks on the evening Dodgers still up 21 and then he hits McCarthy by a pitch Bell gets to Second guel gets to Third and then with the bases loaded a hey this is one of those things where you can watch a million games in Major League Baseball you can watch a thousand games a trillion games and you're going to see something new and you're going to see something you really haven't seen that often and on the Bas is loaded with Suarez at the plate he has him down one two in the count and then he he hits he sack fi into a double play and a really interesting situation here because Bell ultimately gets thrown out at second a very very strange play and when you look at it it was all a blunder by Josh Bell so Kershaw like I said he walks LS gordel Josh Bell gets an RBI single 21 Dodges at that point then kers hits Jake McCarthy with the pitch alow the bases and that gives the Dbacks a scoring opportunity there with one out and then Bell I mean it was a very very strange play tals Hernandez made a really nice sliding catch there in left field on that yuo Suarez Fly ball and then the Run did score on the sack fly but since Bell didn't tag up at second base the Dodgers were able to get that third out so you had a sack fly there even on the third out a very very bizarre play so you're hoping that this was kind of more of the same with Klay and Kershaw in that it's early inning struggles and nothing more than that but clearly he was not himself to start the second inning because second inning and before we get there I me look at the top of the second inning the Dodgers offense was humming they were scoring they were swinging the backs tonight Max M singled to right to kick off the second Tommy Edmond singled to right Roos he singled to right that scored Max Muny edman advance to the third and the Dodgers they go up 3-2 3-2 roas shoots another two strike hit in there Muny turns the corner comes in to score three consecutive base hits to open this second inning the Dodgers are back in front so the Dodgers get three straight singles to get the scoring going once again I just want to say too Miguel roas this is 11th year playing in the show this is his best year he's 35 years old if you look at the F War if you look at the average if you look at where Miguel Roos is is in his career in year 11 at age 35 playing the most demanding position outside of the catcher spot on the diamond he is having the best year of his career so major Dodge dog of the night for Miguel Roos who continues to hiter dog of the game he's hitting 288 with a 107 weighted runs created plus four home runs 20 doubles on the season so more scoring for the Dodgers in that inning sh Otani was hit by a pitch by the way don't you love this can you imagine this can you imagine this and I got the update on kers I got what doc said it's got a text right now um but we'll get to that but want to first get to this ending imagine this you make it to the World Series and on your way to the World Series you beat the Dodgers and you're the Diamondbacks you beat the Dodgers you make it the World Series very next season you're in the hunt in the division and you're playing the Dodgers at home and Sh Otani gets hit by a pitch and your home ballpark is booing he's booing they're booing loud that just shows you that mad the Dodgers pool is insane the Dodgers fans are insane they showed up they showed out Dodgers Stadium Southwest you did your thing and then with the bases loaded mookie bets 3-2 count seven pitch to theat he HS the sack fly to Center that gives the Dodgers another run to put him up 4 to2 sh Otani steals another base his 43rd of the season next batter Freddy Freeman he grounds the first to score roas to put the Dodgers up 5-2 so the Dodgers could have got more runs too I mean you had runner on third taler at the plate he goes down swinging on a change up on the inside corner but the Dodgers get three runs three hits they bounce back there top of the second inning and then the bottom of the second inning Corbin Carroll second Pitch of the at bat he crutches a 67 M hour curveball to right 427 ft for a home run and that made it 5 to3 Dodgers so first big red flag tonight was the velocity for Clayton Kershaw the heater around 87 the curveball around 67 and you look at where he's been since he's been back on the season clay Kershaw I mean the average was 89.8 but the minimum was 87.9 so really around his average really and the slider was up a little bit but it was the curveball that was down and he said after the game he had issues pushing off and issues getting towards home plate and Dave Roberts just spoke to the media just now and we did get an update on Clayton Kershaw he told reporters that Clayton Kershaw has been dealing with bone spurs and that he has been for years this is not something that's new and he said that he just couldn't push off the leg and he also said that an ilil stint is possible so he could be placed on the ilil he's been dealing with this for years I definitely think when you look at how taxed the bullpen is having to cover 24 outs having to go eight Innings tonight I think that it makes the most sense to put him on the iel and do you see roesy was already going to make a spot start on Sunday but you're going to need Landon knack to cover kersha start the following week which would be on Wednesday presumably so could it be a Michael Grove situation could he be in the fold that would probably be the easiest most seamless way to do it but Dave Roberts did say that he is preparing for a potential IL move and Dave said I'd be shocked if we don't make an I move or two so there we go there's the big update is that one this is nothing new he's been dealing with it for years we're most likely going to see an iil situation for Clayton Kershaw and I think if you want to spin the positive on this the positive on this has to be that he said everything else feels great so it's not the arm it's not the elbow it's not the shoulder it's nothing upper body or anything like that but the fact that were this late in the season and you wanted to continue to build up now you kind of worry about if he does have to make significant time what's the ramp up going to look like and is he someone that profiles as a bullpen piece the answer to that in most cases is no but I think roesy was going to be that spot start later do you use him earlier so that to me is it's a big question because it not only impacts the Dodgers in this big time series against the Dbacks but it impacts the postseason as well because he's someone that was still competing with Gavin Stone who has pitched significantly better especially of late Gavin Stone has gone seven Innings his last two starts the strikeouts are up Bobby Miller really nice start against the Rays a couple Fridays ago and actually last Friday and then you saw the kind of the ups and downs against the Orioles still he just made one bad pitch against the Orioles stuff was playing stuff was looking okay so it's going to be interesting to see how they play this but let me know Down Below in the comments section what do you want to see the Dodgers do with this IL stint the truth is M we got a super chat here Adrien Sanchez Dodgers taking the series 3 to one calling it they're about to dig deep and take care of business 5 USD DOD do Dodger Dog of the game this was a gritty win this was a gutsy win there was a hardfought winning game ball to that Bullpen man they did the damn thing and even though Anthony Bond gave him some runs late he found a way to get it done and that's all they needed to do because you can't go to moreal levers in those spots there was just no one to go to Scott Dunn 499 wonder if naar obli should be left fulltime on the roster to fill in these gaps when something happens to our rosters like it did tonight well never forget September's coming you're going to be able to add another piece and couple pieces right so Andy pz is going to be the position player but you can add some depth for that standpoint as well other big takeaway is you can say goodbye obviously was very slim chances at this point but you could say goodbye to 3,000 strikeouts this season I didn't think it was gonna happen this season so if kers wants 3K he's gonna have to pick up that player option and come back for 2025 Otani gonna uh I like this we're talking both haven't got to show Otani who made history tonight so it's be a jam-packed show guys settle in by the way looking for those comments of the show going to nominate a couple and we're going to give away a hat one of these a gray or black Shipman's cominging been getting these produced for a while now so next week Kershaw needs to retire from L Dodgers Ray Soo come on Kurt Angle wrestled with a broken freaking neck give you a fire take for that one yeah I'll give you a fire take for that one if if you want uh some of that but how about Jack young blood for the Rams May playing games with broken legs too I mean uh a lot of tough guys out there I cannot stand Michael Gro that's from Dylan mcke uh Edge aano dmac is on fire I'll give you some of this right there Nate Brian viz really bums me out to see Kershaw struggling was hoping he'll get one more World Series ring before he hangs it up look his season's not over and he's dealt with this in the past it's about managing it but the truth of the matter is if you can't figure this thing out an 87 mph fast Ball's not going to play a 67 mile per hour curveball is not going to play especially if you can't generate the spin on it and land it like you want to so all those are factors for sure so you just have to find a way to see how quickly you can get him back I mean you got four like B you have 27 games now 27 games left in the season she have four weeks so he goes on on the iil I mean if he goes on the I that is uh definitely definitely uh a major blow cuz you're already on on the 15 we got uh sounds like a week attempt to stick up for his player Kershaw is done no Michael Grove please why does everybody surprise this uh this full sucks talk about curse hey come on now don't talk don't disrespect a goat like that come on now Michael Grove is a mouth breather wait time m is a cool guy West Virginia dude not cool dude uh game four is a bullpen game anyways kers out two to three Innings Bullpen rest that's from d fs uh BC no Taylor helped the offense big time tonight what's up BC always represent appreciate you uh Hey dags fans Dodgers one okay why got you going out to the dags fans I mean where were they cuz all Dodgers fans for the most part uh we got Adrian Sanchez yes sir need seven at least Otani 4343 got some thoughts on show heyan we'll get into that but let's uh focus on the Kershaw conversation right now because I'm interested to see what you guys have to say and what you think the Dodgers should do at this point because me personally I think you look at where kersch is at the stage of his career make no mistake about it this was massive blow and this is definitely could it put his career in Jeopardy certainly there's no doubt about it I mean like I just said a couple minutes ago that fast ball in the second inning was at 87.2 miles per hour and then he followed that up with a 67.4 mph curveball that Carol deposited into the right field bleachers and he was averaging 90 mph on the fast ball and the the first inning now that's not lights out but he's been effective and serviceable with a 90 mile PR flash fast ball as long as he has the field forward slider and he can still go out there and be effective but he said he couldn't push off and you saw Dave Roberts and the Dodgers trainer Thomas Albert they went out there zero hesitation went right up to kersch and he walked off the mound and there was no communication he did not try to keep that ball there was no explanation so clearly they had already had this conversation about it being a possibility before the ending began because he went right through the Dodgers Dugout and went right into the Dodgers Clubhouse and set at the top of the show he told reporters in Arizona I just couldn't really push off it's frustrating when everything else seems to be feeling great but no matter what I did I couldn't find a comfortable way to push off and he threw just 27 pitches is he went one plus Innings tonight you're not going deep in the game he gave up three runs and if you look at the numbers now since he's been back as a whole 45 E A 354 FIB 24 punch outs to nine walks and 30 Innings of work he has kept the ball in the yard the Corbin Carroll home run that was just the second home run hit off kersch since he's return and that one was when he was compromised but we'll see what the Dodgers elect to do because they used seven relievers tonight they had to cover eight Innings 24 outs you had Ryan brazer Michael copc Alex vessia all three of those guys brazer copc and vessia they pitched three times each in the last four days and then Anthony Bond he's pitched three days in a row and you saw he wasn't at 100% tonight Daniel Hudson Blake trinon both of them they pitched two games in a row so the Dodgers have to figure something out Dave Roberts told reporters we pitched guys tonight we really were trying to stay away from but we had to finish the game cover the game that's kind of the circumstance we'll see how he comes in but I'd be shocked if we don't have to make a move or two tomorrow so man see it in 202 for the 3,000 strikeout and Joe Kelly me do can decoy can someone get decoy can we get decoy to pitch because we might need him at this point and I'm not even joking Joe Kelly pretty much had a starters workload he threw 46 pitches he needed 46 just to get five outs I mean that was the most pitches he had thrown since 2016 when he was a starting pitcher so yeah definitely a concern I mean it's especially when you look at the rest of the series the advantage that they'll have Nick Romero 99 cent Super Chat appreciate that delirium 9 if Kershaw goes on the iel tomorrow will he be eligible for the postseason they can find a way to get him on that postseason roster one way the other you can definitely still be eligible but that's not going to be the issue no doubt about it Jason Diamond I want Kershaw to retire on this next iel stint we got uh Steve Sappo once Bond got Carol I knew he'd finish it for sure for sure let's do block guy um next man up like we've been doing crazy year for sure with all the adversity best record in baseball yeah how about that with all that the best record in baseball so we'll revisit this we got dmac I need a ride to the parade from Diego Ortiz that's a first Contender for com to the show I like that Teo got some super legs on defense yeah really nice defense sliding catch in the first really nice job there by Tas Hernandez Rosemary what's up Rosemary Miggy row is an MVP for Dodgers and he knows how to show up when the team needs it to get it I agree with you DM yeah he's been fantastic and Dave Roberts has said as much he's one of the MVPs of this team hi dougy fresh what up Jay bullet we need to bring up players from Triple A that's from lemon 818 Gabriela why do they say two I moves because who knows I mean you have other guys that are possible not necessarily me that it doesn't necessarily mean that but I mean Daniel Hudson I mean he's someone who's pitched a lot lately is yet had 100% I mean it's the most Innings he's pitched since 2019 you saw the move that they made with Blake trying with the hip to kind of reset re-energize him but you need to get guys to cover these innings for sure but let's keep it going guys fire away in the comment section $10 from Kiki Maya Zaki Otani 5555 is is coming let's go Dodgers give you a com of the show 5555 I need 6060 man I need 6060 clay kers off Dodgers dog the game Martin TR Will Smith Homer felt like the biggest nut of the oh my goodness I'm give myself a bro reading that we don't need an nlds game on repeat love Kershaw but he's reliable as of now wait wait hold on pump the brakes there's not going to be a world where clay Kershaw was getting the ball in game one two or three barring some major injury issues I mean Klay and Kershaw was not going to be getting the ball in any of those significant games if Klay and Kershaw is pitching game one or two then a lot of things have gone really wrong for the Dodgers and I can tell you that that's not what they're thinking they want them as a depth piece and and they if he can help this team then great if you can't I mean they have options hopefully I mean I was encouraged by beer start encouraged by by Miller start I've heard good things about Yamamoto I talked to Dave Roberts about that and he told me that everything looked really good after Yamamoto for his Rehab start and yeah I heard some funny stories about Yamamoto down OKC one thing I I I heard that was pretty funny from a player down OKC is that they asked Yamoto hey Yamamoto how you like pitching the miners and he just shook his head $5 from Albert Gomez appreciate you I like that ain't worried about the Dbacks these are not your grandpa's 2022 23 Dodgers Albert Gomez that's a contender for a hat you give you that just bring up Landon Landon's been tough this year Landon is certainly someone that has proven to be a solid option he's not going to be your Ace or anything like that but he's someone that can get the job done he's someone that has experience now and you could have worse options than Landon neck and look I mean Landon neck I mean he's pitched in 10 games he's made eight starts this year for the Dodgers at a 3 erra and a 355 to ra Landon can absolutely come up and get the job done in a spot start situation roesy has flashed some Talent as well uh and Jay bullet says got I miss River Ryan that's I love that comment because I miss him too he was going to be my postseason roster decoy can pitch better than Kershaw from Nando 390 what's up Nando give me a little bruh I take Knack over Kershaw River Ryan Dodgers need a a Joe buo from Dan Cooper I like that that's a that's a comment of the show potential for the the Hat prize we're going to give up later he should be retaliated Kershaw's careers in Jeopardy against the dmac and Pirates and the Padre's I miss the LA River I love that nickname we had the best nickname for him right the LA River cuz he's filthy that was River Ryan uh why would you want him on the staff we got why not show some love hit that like button that's from Dan yeah definitely hit that like button more likes more giveaways more subscribers helps everyone out really appreciate it uh we got uh Pinocchio Roberts on Comet should we believe I mean look you got take with a grain of salt and I I'm trying to do some digging right now but uh we'll see I I think that if I was a betting man if I was an eBay man I would uh definitely probably bet on kersch probably going on the iil it makes the most sense right now because of how taxed the bullpen is you got to get him right for sure we got uh brazer only through seven pitches why not go a couple more batters from Neo kasimoto I thought that too I think you're bring up a valid point they've he's been fantastic brazer hasn't given up a run since he's returned from the I he's looking more like the Ryan brazer that we saw last season and he goes one two three in the bottom of the fifth inning in the very next inning you go to copc so you could have got a little length I mean at that point it was a tie game at that point so there's that but yeah I mean brazer they're they're he's someone that is climbing on the trust tree they they think that he absolutely has a chance to make the postseason roster and as of right now he's going to be on that postseason roster and he's still ramping back up at the big league level to get to where he was so that's kind of the thought process there but yeah brazer is someone who has given them multiple Innings of relief right he's given you some length he's not a guy that is a a oneandone type of pitcher he can't give you multiple Innings I mean just you earlier in the month against the Mariners he went inning and a third against the Cardinals he goes an inning and third he's certainly built to do that so I definitely was thinking that my mind just would they try to squeeze some more outs out of Ryan brazer certainly it was a potential option they could have had but Dodgers could should get Tommy fam for 199 uh I'm good fam I'm good I'm good the thing about Tommy Fam I'm not saying you can't help a team not saying there' be a family feud if the Dodgers picked him up but uh there's a reason reason why he's trying that's the reason why he's updating his LinkedIn right now and trying to get a job I mean with the Cardinals Tommy fam he had 206 and was 19% below League average he was barely above League average with the white socks not an needle mover not an needle mover in my eyes I would rather go the young player route and uh give uh some opportunities to Andy pz because Andy pz still crushes left-handed pitching and he can be valuable bat Off the Bench and Chris Taylor we'll see what he does we'll see if he continues to uh to perform but uh the thing about about Tommy fam this year he has a 762 Ops versus lefties he's hitting 232 versus lefties so 762 Ops versus lefties for Tommy fam and that's definitely the role that you would have for him right is some guy who could get some opportunities against lefties well if you're going to play that game and you're going to go that far I'd rather have the 871 Ops of Andy PES give me Andy PES over Tommy fam especially this season Tommy fam he's older guy has had success this season uh 5 USD from Serge df5 let curse get his 3,000k F the haters it's a fire I like that I like that I like that and I appreciate that take but let's keep moving along with this recap and we'll continue to go back to the main story in a little bit but but lots of things happening in this game so yeah we talked about we talked about the bullpen stepping up vesia goes one two three he was fantastic I really liked his at bat against uh his facing jock Peterson there in the bottom of the fourth in a 55 game falls behind the count 2 and then ends up striking him out with a forcing fast ball up in the zone just really like how he's locating that heater on the corners and then Zach G really did start to settle down Zach Gallen was giving up runs early on he settles down in this one and it looked like it was going to be more of the same where the Dodgers they had last four games 17 last 19 runs were scored in the first four Innings before they were able to get things going later in this one so you were thankfully hoping that that Trend would be reverse and you did see some of that because Zack gallon had three scoreless Innings after he allowed five runs in the first three Innings and vessia Ryan brazer they went two and a third shut out Innings and really in the middle there when the game was tight it was brazer and it was vessia who really stepped up and then you jump to the top of the sixth inning Max M first pitch against old friend old friend Dylan floro Randy AR Ro Arena's Daddy I mean Dylan floro I mean you really like to see his work there a little change up down The Zone in the 2020 World Series never forget Dylan flor's contributions to that team will first pitch against Max mty the funky Mony he doubles to center a couple batters later Miguel Rojas with one out 3-2 pitch he's putting the ball in play that's thing about Miguel roas too he's putting the ball in play you don't need to hit every single at bat you don't need a home run or a double putting the ball in play like my friend Jerry Harrison Jr likes to say contact his King he grounded to second second Muny Advan to Third and they go to mantiply and then mantiply is in the game and Max Muny he scores on a wild pitch Max mzy finds way to Lumber home on a wild pitch the Dodgers Take the Lead at six to5 and then sh Otani he Strikes Out Swinging and then copc we talked about that inning he gets the job done did give up a leadoff single to Newman but he puts up a scoreless inning and then the top of the seventh inning is when the Dodgers offense exploded once again man ply pitching to Muki Betts Mets Betts draws the lead off walk he goes on to steal second couple batters later T Al Hernandez he's intentionally walked and that set the Dodgers up with Runners on first and second and then you had Kik hitting for Lux so Kik hits for Lux and he flies to right Betts makes it all the way to Third and then teoscar ends up stealing second and that's set up Will Smith in a 2-2 count Runners at second and third Will Smith who hadn't left the yard since 813 hey Will Smith the clutch Prince he gets jiggy with it my man here it comes a high fly ball to deep left field gel's back he's at the wall there it goes Will Smith with a three-run home run to crack this game open 17th home run of the year for Will Smith where there's a will there's a way some willpower that they needed in that spot great to see him get going look I'm not going to I mean he goes up big situation and that really was the ATB bat of the night that was the swing of the night for the Dodgers Will Smith hitting that rerun bomb giving them a nice lead at that point you thought it was going to be a runaway you're feeling really good about where the Dodgers were at after that one they take a nine to five lead they get three runs on one hit the three-run shot by Will Smith there in the seventh inning and then you're hoping okay this will be an easy win it'll take some stress off the bullpen Daniel Hudson comes out to pitch the seventh he goes one two three then top of the eighth inning Dodgers offense looking at add some insurance runs and they absolutely did need this insurance run so hey I said early on this might be a game where the Dodgers need to score double digits in order to win and Sh Otani two outs two strikes sh Otani hits another bomb should be a win driven the other wayel the Trap Curry out of the wall it's gone sh with another shot his 43rd one of each tonight make it 43 and 43 so sh Otani 4343 43 home runs and 43 stolen bases he's on Pace for 5050 still the first player in Major League Baseball history the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit 43 home runs and have 43 stolen bases and on top of that he's got a 11 games this season where he's hit a home run and has had a stolen base since 1900 there only three players other than sh Otani that have had more in a season Ricky Henderson had 13 games where he stole a base and hit a home run in in 1986 Ron aun Jr had 12 last season and then Bobby bonds had 12 in 1973 sh Otani is going to obliterate that record and I looked it up after the game I was curious Dodgers 81 wins on the season 81 wins on the season and that puts him at 81 and 54 that now makes sh Otani on the most winningest team he's ever been on with the Dodgers improving to 81 and 54 in the season sh Otani is now the winningest is on the winningest Club of his MLB career think about that sh Otani has been in the show since since 2018 he's played six big league Seasons yes in 2020 it was a shorten season but with 27 games to play 81 wins is the most that sh Otani has ever experienced at the big league level 81- 54 in the season shy Otani is now on the winningest Club of his MLB career and they still have 27 more games to play the best record any of otani's angels teams had was in 2018 when the Halos when 80 and 82 they were still two games under 500 so I know that sh Otani is enjoying this not only is he the best he's ever been offensively when you look at what he can do on the base pass he's on Pace to set a new career high in home runs but he's winning he's in a pennant race he's in a division race he's playing meaningful baseball for the first time of his big league career in late August and early September showy otani's loving life on the Los Angeles Dodgers he's setting new records he's making history he's going to run away with the MVP he's going to be the first DH to win an MVP he's going to be the first 4545 guy could be the first 5050 guy and it'll be the first time that he's played in the postseason his dog throwing out the first pitch sh Otani is love and life in dodger blue and it's a great thing to see what are your thoughts on that let me know down below okay guys let's read some more comments here keep firing away still going to wa give out that hat dmac new clean layout oh yeah yeah it's a night time man got to go night time with it but show Otani man could not be happier for the guy what did Will Smith say as he rounded the base when he hit the Home Run f yeah yeah Will Smith was hype man great to see it great to see it and by the way by the way guys you know I hate to be a Victory lap guy not going to be the Victory lap guy but did you guys watch Dodgers Dugout it was early show TI cuz we had we had top prospect Dodgers number one Prospect Dalton rushing great guy loved having Dalton rushing on the show if you didn't watch that get a chance to go watch that you'll really learn a lot about what makes him a special Prospect a special player he talks about making the postseason roster and what he has to do to do that and at least making a conversation out of it we got into some really awesome stuff today with was picking my home runs and here are my called shots for tonight's game Will Smith Will Smith is my called shot you know I'm going to go I'm going to add show hey bomb too we going that show bomb too two bombs tonight for your Los Angeles Dodgers we got a $5 Super Chat get those super chats up there before we had Victor Bonos appreciate you my man $20 thank you so much bring Dal he has popped from the left side Paul Von there you go if you want the lottery numbers tomorrow I got you guys I hit a double called shot to I'm feeling good man I'm feeling good Dodgers win a wild one we got the dmac care starting pitches for the postseason answer that in a little bit the stove 25 we got rayto give the pitcher a golden ball for shows 5050 Home Run Mario landard what are the chances he does 4545 or 5050 at the same time that's that's pretty wild 100 win is possible um Torani 5050 it's a fire take a fire take right there Diamondbacks base running blunder in the first was huge yeah absolutely that was a that was all Josh Bell that sack fly they still scoring up but still I mean they definitely did the Dodges a huge huge favor there not going to lie our POS us and pitching situation scares the F out of me yeah a lot of big questions a lot of big injury concerns right now glass now concerned but glass now there was a a little Tyler glass Now update today and looks like things are back to trending in the right direction trending in the right direction he did play catch today did play catch in Arizona and I'm curious to see how he'll bounce back from that so definitely it's good thing it's a good thing to hear because he didn't play catch today I was going to be extremely extremely concerned a top tier top tier unicorn from Eric on YouTube Doug MCT to MVP from give you a bruh for that one I'm G give you a bruh uh that's from El maingon uh Carl so Tao was 0 for three with three strikeouts and they intentionally walk him thanks Arizona yeah see the same thing I mean tar Hernandez he's been really good runers in scoring position second half of the season it's been really good for the Dodgers really this entire year he's been extremely important but I was surprised there with the his kind of free swinging and kind of the strikeouts but look I mean I people think act like he's having a down month for some strange reason but he's still Ops in 881 hitting 280 I mean July hit 301 Ops 848 so you know he is definitely an extremely dangerous hitter and he's one of those guys where if he has a couple strikeouts on his on on his Ledger on his box score then you're almost feeling like oh he's do at that point but uh otan two time John Sur this might be his final chance to pitch meaningful games Will Smith yelled I am relevant yeah there you go Will Smith Mr relevant we know that one right we I mean that one uh was uh something that uh we're not going to forget we'll never we're not going to forget that one so um yeah you you really like the fact that he got it going man I mean he had a home run since hadn't hit a home run since 8113 against the Brewers he is relevant and uh here we go we got uh some more Down Below in the comments section guys we got uh Kyle Rady actually playing meaningful games games after the allstar game is going to benefit us and help get the playoff atmosphere totally agree totally agree I me this is interesting it's fascinating the the magic number is 22 there you go we're are talking magic numbers man got to love it um you got to love it for sure rang Goku 81 comment Torani to win decoy sham tort dmac what's up with the Dodgers we all rolling tonight from isio Otani will be disappointed when the Dodgers lose in the first round don't worry okay I'll make let's screenshot that so when they do we can uh we can uh revisit that for sure uh five-game lead in the division boys let's go let's go Dodgers Jose morero huge Dodgers win tonight against the snakes got a little scary in the ninth but we got it done with the bats shout out to Will Smith and Sh hotani with the tanks let the game let's go absolutely that was huge that was huge home runs man hum runs should dmac should have done a parlay for homers I definitely should I M MLM 2255 says rushing a ton of confidence a ton of poise too a bunch of poise too douge fresh the great carac hey that's a nice uh okay this is okay you won the Hat Devin Devon you won the Hat there's the com of the show Devon's called me dpay ma because I I bet correctly I pick correctly so uh email us at contribute at dodgers.com to claim your hat that one got me let's do a t-shirt too I'll find a t-shirt for you guys too what do the Dodgers UCLA and UC USC have in common they're all winning this weekend okay yeah wow UCLA Hawaii tomorrow 4:00 USC LSU in Vegas if they win that one great start to their season but uh yeah Rosemary Rodriguez do we know how glass now's throwing went I don't believe that Dave Roberts was asked about how it went and a lot of times it's the next day it's the bounceback but I have to assume that if we haven't heard anything about it yet you got to feel pretty good about it I mean they're trying to ramp him up from 60 to 90 to 120 ft but there's definitely some uncertainty but he did play catch he did play catch today he's going to continue the throwing program tomorrow so that's good news the fact that you already have the plan in place for the following day and then bruis dark gral too a little mini update on bru gradal Saturday tomorrow he's going to face hitters he's going to face hitters and then Yosh no Yamamoto he's throwing a bullpen session on Sunday and he is going to make his second Rehab start with the Oklahoma City Dodgers on Tuesday so things are rolling I mean the fact that he played catch day the throwing program continues tomorrow that's definitely a major major positive on that front so it's it's right it's okay to be worried but at the same token I'm willing to take this risk I'm willing to take this gamble with keeping him fresh especially when you know that uh it has to happen oh fish Slayer says dmac is Miss Cleo I like that that's a fire t a dmac and show Otani is doing this during a rehab situation that's from Hannibal Hector yeah the fact that this guy's making history and he's an injured pitcher for sure thanks Kelly oiro as always appreciate that guys but we're going to be live tomorrow too guys lots of news we'll see what the corresponding moves are going to be D rushing is about to love uh torz when he gets called up yeah we'll have to give him all of our best places Dylan mck uh over on YouTube no doubt about it yummy Shi will be our closer in the postseason yummy it's a hot take the organization is saying that's not the case as of right now so things could change desperate situations call for desperate measures so yeah I personally you have to think I mean Landon he did toss four Innings on Wednesday so you got to rule him out I think you'll see him possibly the following week early in the week Wednesday and they'll call him up and he'll get a start next week I think you'll see roesy for a spot start on Sunday and Michael Grove I think is the guy that ultimately gets called up I think you're going to see Michael Grove he's going to be that guy pretty much on the money with those so I'm prettyy sure you can take those to the bank um Josh Bell's a few Jumbo Jacks away from looking like Prince why you gotta why did why is Prince Fielder catching Strays on the Dodgers Nation postgame show tonight why I mean come on now uh Doug MCT to Bro Alex Rania come on now is that the niame Doug MCT to uh 499 Will Smith yelled keep my slums okay this all right we'll give I'll give you the T-shirt you get the T-shirt here email us at contribute dodgers.com giving out a T-shirt and a hat that's from [ __ ] Slade Will Smith yelled keep my slumps name out of your mouth so hey I'm always here for a a little late topical joke from the Oscars a couple years ago so why not we'll give you I'm feeling generous tonight but um by the way we're going to do some Jersey giveaways I know some of you guys were you wanted that Jersey you didn't see a lot of familiar faces on that because it was completely random and everyone who entered got to do it and there was almost 10,000 people that entered but we are going to do specific Jersey giveaways for the people that are commenting and watching every single show and we're going to do that Dodgers Nation commenter Hall of Fame in the off season we're going to have our first class guys so if you want to be inducted in that first class we're definitely looking for those but we're going to I I was talking and we're going to do a jersey giveaway just for the the daily viewers of the show so definitely be on lookout for that we're going to round up uh all you guys uh to be eligible for that as well but um uh Alonso rodrig go dmac Smith with a home run love it I love to see that I love to see that uh time to we got uh yeah stop using copc early copc for closer from Jorge yeah we talked about that I mean in the spot I mean look the last couple of appearances for copc it was there in the ninth inning and I do think he's going to get a lion share of those save opportunities for the Dodgers in the postseason but um kind of the way the bill the bullpen was shaped up I mean you still wanted to get him in the highest of Leverage situation because guess what was it a high leverage situation it was Michael copc was used in a high leverage situation that could have flipped the game it could have flipped the game tonight there's no doubt about that I mean it was the sixth inning Dodgers up six to five at that point they had just scored on the Muny score on the wild pitch the previous inning so don't have too many qualms don't have too many qualms about that and look it got so much stressful later in the ninth inning I mean really the way it worked out the guy that was pitching on his third consecutive day Bond needed the most run support if bonda comes out in that situation the Dodgers are going to Trail it's harder to win when you're playing from a deficit so I think that the usage of the pen today you have to frame it as this way I mean your starter went an inning your starter went one inning he was only able to get three outs in in this one and he was your starter in a game the first of a 4 game wraparound set in an nol Showdown so you're going to have to get as many outs as you can out of some guys and sure brazer could have gone longer but I mean you just can't take every pitchure out when they're finding some stress you got to play through some stuff and you're just going through your entire Bullpen at that point and you really are setting yourself back for the rest of the series so I mean I think Dave Roberts I mean give a Dodge dog of the night I really do I think the way do the way that he stepped up and managed that Bullpen and thankfully you're able to get a cush for bonded at the end I mean hey it's not it's fast and the fierce man doesn't matter if it's by an inch or a mile you win the game and now you're five games up in the division I think if you can just at the very least at the very least now you have three games to win one where it's a split and at that point you're not losing much ground the division right you're not losing that much ground in the division if they take the next three the Diamondbacks are down two in the division right but it at this point if you split you're still in a in a okay spot moving forward and then you're also in a way where you can hopefully take three out of four and really really gain some cushion in this division but couple more comments here guys like 10 more let's keep it reading cuz you guys is Friday night let's do it let's get it popping we got Kershaw needs better shoes if his toe hurts Mr Marty Mar you calling out Sketchers you're calling out Sketchers man man if if if if kers if kersch has two good starts in the World Series I'll do a shoey out of some Sketchers man uh we got uh this coaching staff needs to get fired too many of our guys getting hurt that's from age Bob 10an miss you Yamamoto face I like that uh Joe can fight though yummy yeah exactly right uh extend Dave Roberts from J bullet Dr scholes is calling for Mr Marty Mar that's a fire take that's a that's that's a fire take for sure fire all right let's get the Vibes on that's from rosemary Rodriguez keep the Vibes up I think the Vibes are good you have the best record in baseball and Dave Roberts said before the game this is truly the healthiest they've been and the question marks I think are going to become exclamation marks pretty soon I think that they're playing glass now strategically I'm going to feel a lot better about glass now tomorrow when he's throwing on back to back days in the throwing program bruar is trending up Yamoto is making his what should be last Rehab start things really are trending the right direction bu's pitch better Bobby's pitch better kersch it's not an arm injury it's a toe injury a lot of people thought this was the last they were going to see a lot of overreactions on the X they thought it was it for him dmac go get some carneia saer fries hepatitis C later you know those are my favorite I'm in the mood for those for sure yeah definitely hit that like button on your way out guys couple more comments here and it'll let you guys enjoy the rest of your Friday night but the Dodgers they win a wild one in the desert 10 to9 81 and 54 on the year show Otani making more history first 4343 player in baseball you love to see that Joe mama I turn off the TV every time Kelly comes on give you a finish him for that give be a bro actually Robert looks a little frustrated with Kershaw's injury I wonder if he felt Kershaw was not as up front as he should have been to let Roberts be more prepared the stove 25 I think that you probably have his gears turning because he knows that he needs so many relievers to cover tonight and he certainly did get that and I think that that's why there's a lot of a lot of frustration on his part the frustration comes from the fact that you know that uh you're in a pivotal series a lot on the line and you have to go out there I mean give Joe I know Joe Kelly through 46 [ __ ] gave the two earn runs but damn he went an inning in 2/3 V goes an inning and third we had 1 2 3 4 5 6 seven Dodgers relievers covering 24 outs eight Innings Ryan brazer gets the win one on the season so give him a credit and then Micha Michael copc he picks up the hold in this one but guys final thought on this one is that the walk-off shot here and the biggest takeaway is that this team has a lot of grit man I mean the way that Bullpen fought just stepping up to the challenge tonight the way the offense came through Freddy Freeman slumping he was three for 23 after suffering that finger injury and he just couldn't stand being out of the lineup first game back first at bat hits a home run that's dog that's grit Will Smith hitting 200 around 208 last three months hasn't hit a home run since August 13th hits a big three-run shot screams let's fing go I love the grit of this team this is a different Dodgers team I guarantee you that lux still hitting roas still hitting lot to be positive about with this team and we'll we'll report we as soon as that news breaks on the I situation who gets caught up we'll be going live we'll be going live tomorrow as well but that's going do for this episode the Dodgers Nation postgame show my name is Doug McCain you can follow me on exit Instagram at dmac if you haven't yet subscribe to the channel hit that subscribe button hit that notification Bell hit that like button let's get some walkoff shots right here thank you Taylor thanks the infamous El Guapo Max [ __ ] we got Chris aobos we got Kenny Chung pibbles nine in the chat Jeremy H Greg so much adversity this year best record period exactly great way to put it Kyle in the chat uh we got low blue over on YouTube BC proud of you Doug for making it the full hour hey man I've done like eight hour shows uh Kershaw going to sign with new Bounce from beer Sama but thanks again guys as always for rocking with us my name is Doug McCain you can follow me on X and Instagram at dmac corla remember nothing brings together quite like Dodger baseball and until next time think blue bed blue