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00:00Live right here on the early line on this Friday on sports grid a football Friday
00:05And I promise in our to we begin our breakdown and preview of every single matchup on the Sunday slate around the NFL
00:14But how can you not love?
00:16October in the sports calendar we have to winner take all
00:21Decisive game fives in the MLB postseason tomorrow night 8 p.m. Eastern Time in Cleveland
00:28It's the Guardians and the Tigers for a spot in the ALCS against the New York Yankees tonight
00:358 p.m. Eastern Time at the ravine and
00:38downtown Los Angeles
00:40It's a game 5 between the Padres and the Dodgers a heated Southern, California
00:47rivalry between LA and
00:49San Diego these two teams do not like each other these two teams have faced off in postseasons in
00:56Years past these two teams will match up Joe with the second spot in the NLCS at stake
01:03And a series against the New York Mets here are the odds for this decisive game five
01:11Tonight the Dodgers a home favorite as you might expect at minus
01:15142 the Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirming what we expected yesterday
01:20Yoshi, Yamamoto will get the start in game five against you Darvish who was already listed as the starter for
01:28San Diego total is at 8 for tonight at the ravine
01:33So Joe break it down for us who takes game five who takes that final spot in the NLCS against the Mets
01:42Well, I mean you might look at the the game for result right and go Wow eight nothing Dodgers my goodness here now
01:49They're heading home. Well, I'm sorry. The advantage to me is still with the Padres. Why well you Darvish has been
01:56Lights-out and so of the Padres when he is pitched
02:00The Padres have won all six of his starts since the start of September and maybe the most important part of this matchup
02:07Is that show a Otani looks like he doesn't have a clue against him
02:13He made Otani look
02:15Absolutely lost at the plate that is very hard to do and yet in that game, too
02:22Man, Otani did not win that battle in any way shape or form
02:26I mean three hits one run seven innings pitched you get that kind of performance again out of Darvish
02:32It's over for the Dodgers here. So I don't know what they've got to do
02:38Differently, I don't know what they can do differently
02:40But I'm willing to say this if we get to the sixth inning seventh inning and the Padres are ahead
02:45I think it's lights out for the Dodgers. So give me the Padres in the first five at plus money
02:50Joe we have seen and I like that look certainly here because you would give the pitching edge to you Darvish you would expect in
02:58This matchup right here right now, especially after Yamamoto did struggle in the opening game
03:04Against San Diego
03:06We have seen a couple of decisive wins in this set the Padres winning 10 to 2 in a heated game that involved fans
03:14Throwing objects on the field at Dodger Stadium in the direction of jerks and pro far that should never happen
03:20And we hope to not see it tonight
03:22But San Diego did win 10 to 2 and that game was never really close
03:27We saw LA return the favor eight zip in game number four a few nights back in San Diego
03:33We saw 11 runs in the first three frames in game number three and seven to five
03:39Was the game in the opening of this at LDS?
03:43We have seen a ton of offense from either side so far in
03:48This series and Joe frankly it comes down to this for the Dodgers because if they do not win game number five
03:56Tonight, I think there's a lot of sweeping changes in this organization
04:00And this is why you spend more than a billion dollars to assemble your roster to win tonight's game to have show
04:07Hey, Ohtani step up to have Mookie bets continue to deliver and the big prize also in Yamamoto
04:14Go out there and step up on the most significant of stages
04:18If it does not happen, this season will be considered an utter failure and disappointment
04:23And I'll just say this Dave Roberts ain't coming back to manage this team in 2025
04:29Yeah, well, I think that goes without saying here
04:33and you can't spend this kind of money and I have this kind of star power and be
04:38an inability to play for a National League pennant is
04:42Inexcusable and I think that's exactly where they're not
04:45That's what's up at the plate here tonight for the Dodgers is a whole lot of change if they don't advance
04:51You Darvish in game two got the start for San Diego
04:55Seven innings of work only allowing a single earned run and just three base knocks
05:01Yeah, Yoshi Yamamoto got the start in game number one for the Dodgers allowed five earned runs against this potent Padres
05:10offense
05:12Welcome to our number three live right here on the early line on sports grid
05:16It's a football Friday and that includes not just the National Football League
05:20But the entire preview for everything you need to know week seven in the second Saturday of
05:26October in college football and what might be one of the great Saturdays that we have this season
05:31In fact, all of them have been pretty darn good as of late, but Joe there's a lot of arguments
05:37What is the best month of the year?
05:39What's the best sports month on the calendar a lot of people say October because of all the football
05:46But it also coincides with the MLB postseason the WNBA finals the start of the NHL and NBA
05:52Campaigns and when you have a Saturday like we have tomorrow and a Friday night like we have tonight
05:59You could not really wish for more game five in the NLDS between the Southern, California
06:05Rivals in Los Angeles the Dodgers and the Padres game five tomorrow in
06:11Cleveland between the divisional foes the Guardians and the Tigers with two spots in the LCS at stake on both Friday and
06:21Saturday, so let's break down the games who is going to win who will be four wins away from a
06:29Pennant that was the question to everybody to start off this third and final hour in fade the public
06:42Joe Ranieri we wanted the people to pick two
06:44you got to pick both winners for the two decisive winner take all game fives that we have tonight and
06:51Tomorrow which two teams will win the respective game fives that advance the LCS. That was a question at sports grid on
06:59Twitter will it be the two home teams the Dodgers and the Guardians the Dodgers and the Tigers who are the two?
07:06Favorites the Padres and the Guardians or the Padres and the Tigers
07:12very
07:13Very narrow in terms of the votes here
07:17Not a lot of people Joe believing in the home team Cleveland in the land. How could you fault them?
07:23They're a honed underdog against Eric scuba and we saw how game two played out earlier this week
07:30it's really a toss-up then between the Padres and the Dodgers and
07:3534% saying San Diego and Detroit 32% saying LA and Detroit, which way did you vote?
07:44Yeah, I I agree with San Diego
07:48But I do think the Guardians will hold serve and finally get
07:53Disco ball and that bullpen at home and what should be I mean
07:57I'm even seeing five and a half right now starting to pop up
08:00So they're not expecting a whole lot of runs
08:02But that's exactly the benefit of having that kind of bullpen that the Guardians have I do think they will pull it out
08:10It'll be Guardians Yankees, and it'll be Padres Mets for all the marbles there to advance the play for a World Series title
08:18think about that man, San Diego and New York the Mets and
08:22The Padres the Padres in that scenario, by the way would have home field advantage now in the extended
08:28best of seven sets that we have in the
08:31ALCS there is a chance we might have back-to-back days of playoff baseball in the greater, New York City
08:39Area there is going to be the realistic opportunity
08:43Well, in fact, it is exactly what's going to happen huge Sports Day on Monday here in the greater
08:48Tri-state area the Mets will play either the Padres or the Dodgers on the road in the
08:55NLCS and the Yankees will host the opening game of the ALCS against either the Guardians or
09:02the Tigers and then of course a monumental week six Monday night matchup in MetLife between the Jets and
09:09The Bills it's really interesting Joe as we break down these games and frankly because it's a football Friday
09:15It's our final time to look at both of the game fives that we have
09:19So, let's start once again in Los Angeles at Chavez Ravine between the Dodgers and the Padres you and I were discussing this game in
09:26The opening hour, but a little bit in the commercial break as well eight is
09:30The total we have seen three of four go over this number and the only one to push at this number
09:37It was game four and the Dodgers scored eight runs to win a zip
09:43We have seen a lot of offense in the bats come alive in this set
09:47Does that continue though when it's win or go home and gave five tonight in Los Angeles?
09:53Yeah, and that's the big cuts the million-dollar question
09:56You would think in an elimination game in the postseason band that this is going to be a little bit lower scoring
10:03all the high leverage arms that the Padres have Tanner Scott and company in the bullpen are
10:10Not exactly overworked. They will all be ready
10:14None of them got used of course, and that ain't nothing game for win
10:19But I do think there is a big advantage to the Padres starting pitching with you Darvish who has not lost the start
10:27since his since September
10:29so
10:30They've won his six straight now that he has started and I do think that game two was very telling for no other reason
10:37That Darvish might be the only guy that we've seen that actually has a handle on how to pitch to Otani
10:44And take him out of the game. And if that happens, we still don't know the health of Freeman
10:50That's a big question mark for this lineup
10:52I think the Padres have all the advantages in this game and at plus money
10:58We'd be crazy not to go. I think even a first five under might be worth a look here
11:04You can understand why the Dodgers are a home favorite tonight
11:08but a lot of people feel Joe and as you are expressing the Padres actually have the edge offensive lineup or
11:16Starting pitching and might we see that tonight you Darvish knows and understands these playoff spots
11:23Yoshi, Yamamoto is in his first year in MLB and in this significant stage for the Dodgers
11:30He got the starting nod in game number one
11:33He wasn't great three innings of work allowing five earned the Dodgers did rally to win the opening game of this set
11:40Seven to five but you Darvish was lights out in a testy environment in game two
11:46Seven innings of work only a single earned run given up just three base knocks
11:51He was on point against LA. Yes. He is the underdog tonight
11:57But again, I think you would give him the pitching edge just head-to-head
12:01We did not see Freddie Freeman, by the way in game number four in San Diego show
12:06Hey, Ohtani has been quiet. He did have an RBI in game number four. Mookie Betts has been incredible
12:14He's 4 for 15 here in this series
12:16He's had at least two base knocks in each of the last two games
12:20Three RBI's and a home run in the first inning in both games three and four in San Diego
12:26Trying to bring that back to Dodger Stadium
12:29But nobody has been better at the dish than Fernando Tati's jr. Joe in this series 11 of 22
12:36With three doubles four home runs and seven RBI's. This is October
12:42This is why you have your guys step up in the most impactful moments of a season and there are plenty of stars that could
12:50Potentially be on display tonight in LA
12:53Yeah, and boy that's gonna be funny too and ironically enough
12:57unfortunately for the Dodgers a guy that has had the most success in his career against you Darvish Freddie Freeman and
13:03There's questions as far as whether he's gonna be there or not
13:07But it no excuse even if he's able to limit Ohtani
13:12There's a lot of other big paydays and that Dodger lineup that are gonna have to come through and earn their paychecks here
13:20Otherwise, we said it earlier don't be shocked if there are big changes in Dodger land next year
13:27Big time Joe big time 12th consecutive playoff appearance for the Dodgers
13:31They have third three World Series to show for it in one World Series championship
13:36That's World Series appearances and one World Series crown during the Kovac shortened season if they get ousted tonight
13:42It would be the third consecutive year losing in the NLBS two of those three years by their bitter rivals
13:49The Padres that will be a very tough pill to swallow game five tomorrow night in Cleveland
13:56And of course Tarek scruble gets the start in game five in the winner take all environment in the land
14:02He was sensational against the Guardians on Monday. Will we see a repeat tomorrow night?
14:10Yeah, I do
14:12But I ultimately think it's gonna come down to the bullpens and I think that is where the Guardians will win this game
14:18No listed story yet for Cleveland, but you see the numbers for Tarek scruble 13 innings of work this October
14:25Not a single earn run allowed