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00:00 – Intro 

02:10 – Dodgers Beat Padres: Mason "Meltdown" Miller 

03:59 – Alex Call's Bold Baserunning Sets the Stage 

06:04 – Andy Pages At Bat of the Year Against Miller 

07:29 – Andy Pages: Homegrown All-Star in the Making 

11:37 – Freddie Freeman Breaks Out of 0-for-18 Slump 

13:15 – Hyeseong Kim's Mental Error & Miguel Andújar's Bomb 

16:04 – Bullpen Shines: Scott, Klein, Vesia & More 

17:16 – MV3: Freeman, Pages & the Bullpen Win the Night 

18:04 – Freddie Freeman Speaks From the Clubhouse 

22:12 – Alex Call Postgame Scrum

24:49 – Mountain Dew: Baja Blast Ad

27:25 – Mookie Betts Offensive Decline: A Growing Concern? 

31:52 – Andy Pages Post-Game Interview: Breaking Down the At Bat 

46:43 – Bad Brusdar Graterol Update: Surgery Possible 

49:16 – Blake Snell Surgery Goes Well; Eric Lowry Joins Roster 

53:02 – Ohtani-Roberts Disagreement & River Ryan on the Horizon 

*Dodgers beat Padres 5–4* in what the DMAC calls the best, most satisfying win of the season. The Dodgers are now 30–9 overall, 9.5 games up on San Diego, snapping a brief losing streak after a five-game win streak. 

*Andy Pages delivers the at-bat of the year!* Down 0–2 against elite Padres closer Mason Miller (who entered 15-for-15 in saves), Andy Pages battled through a nine-pitch sequence at 101–102 mph, fouling off multiple pitches before lining a sacrifice fly to score Alex Call for the go-ahead run. Freddie Freeman called it one of the best at-bats he's ever seen in person. 

*Alex Call's aggressive baserunning set up the winning play.* Alex Call pinch-ran for Max Muncy, bolted on Miller's first move, and reached third on a wild pickoff throw that glanced off Ty France's glove. Call's decision was savvy display of game-situation awareness against a pitcher prone to cracking under pressure. 

*Freddie Freeman snaps his 0-for-18 slump* with two home runs; a first-inning two-run blast and a sixth-inning solo shot to right center. Freeman credited a swing adjustment (finishing higher to avoid cutting) and the presence of his father in the front row as key factors. 

*The Dodgers bullpen was the game ball.* Emmet Sheen started but went only four innings (4 ER). The pen covered five innings with contributions from Enriquez, Vesia, Treinen, Tanner Scott (win, 1.37 ERA), and Will Klein (7-of-10-pitch strikeout inning), a strong collective performance against a tough opponent. 

*Mookie Betts' offensive decline is flagged as a growing concern.* DMAC breaks down how Betts has dropped from a top-10 MLB hitter (2020–2023) to around 62nd in weighted runs created+ in 2024–2026, with slugging falling from 8th in baseball (.539) to 74th (.442). Is the #2 spot in the lineup is still optimal for him? 

*Kyle Tucker struggles against the Padres,* going 0-for-4 with a strikeout in a big rivalry game - including a weak three-pitch groundout in the eighth inning with runners in scoring position. D Tucker has improved in the month of May (.283 BA, .872 OPS) but he still needs to show up in marquee moments. 

*Brusdar Graterol update is grim.* After beginning a rehab assignment earlier in May, Graterol was shut down again with a lower back injury. Dodgers GM Brandon Gomes said surgery could be a possibility. Graterol hasn't pitched for the Dodgers since the 2024 World Series, and the host notes he admitted during spring training he could barely walk in the offseason from pain. 

*Blake Snell surgery went well.* Dave Roberts confirmed Snell's procedure (removal of three loose bodies via a nano-needle scope) went as expected, and his recovery timeline is approximately a month closer than Edwin Diaz's return window — a positive development for a rotation in flux. 

*Eric Lowry activated as BIG roster moves are underway.* The Dodgers optioned Wyatt Mills to activate Lowry, who spoke with pitching coach Mark Prior about mechanical adjustments and a mental reset to fix his 6.90 ERA (he led the AL in HR allowed with 11 last year). Prospect River Ryan also touched 100.9 mph in his latest Triple-A start, generating excitement as a potential rotation callup.

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0:00 – Intro 

0:51 – Dodgers Dugout Live Open & Welcome 

4:13 – Game Recap: Yamamoto vs. Michael King Pitchers' Duel 

5:13 – Yamamoto's Line: 7 IP, 8 Ks, 1 Run 

6:11 – Michael King's Dominance & Padres Bullpen Hold 

7:13 – Bad Baserunning, Mookie & Ohtani Thrown Out 

8:40 – Offensive Struggles: 0-for-7 with RISP, 7 Men Left on Base 

9:40 – Dino Ebel's Controversial Hold Sign on Hyeseong Kim in the 6th 

10:43 – Dodgers Trail Padres by Half a Game in NL West Standings 

14:44 – Dave Roberts Postgame Scrum 

17:41 – Roberts on Dino Ebel's Decision & Defending the Third Base Coach 

18:51 – Dodgers Sign Jonathan Hernandez, Option Chase McDermott 

22:57 – Injury Updates: Glasnow, Snell's Elbow Surgery, Bruihl, Dryer, Hespedius 

25:03 – Eric Lauer Acquisition 

28:04 – Ohtani vs. Roberts on Rest Days Dodgers lose 1-0 to the Padres in a pitchers' duel. 

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched seven strong innings (3 hits, 8 Ks, 2 walks) but surrendered a solo homer to Miguel Andújar in the first — the game's only run. Michael King was equally dominant, allowing no runs on 4 hits with 9 strikeouts. 

Offensive struggles were glaring. The Dodgers went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position, left 7 men on base, struck out 10 times, and had zero extra-base hits. Key contributors like Mookie Betts, Will Smith, and Max Muncy all went hitless with runners on. 

Controversial base coaching moment in the 6th inning: third base coach Dino Ebel put up a stop sign on Ha-Seong Kim after a ball got away from Fernando Tatis Jr., a decision many fans criticized given Kim's speed and Tatis's deep fielding position. 

Roster moves: The Dodgers signed right-handed reliever Jonathan Hernandez to a major league deal (previously with Texas and Seattle), and optioned Chase McDermott to Triple-A. 

Right-hander Ben Wiseman (shoulder inflammation) was transferred to the 60-day IL. Blake Snell to undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his pitching elbow — the same procedure Tarik Skubal had, with the Dodgers hoping for a similarly quick recovery (potentially return in June). Tyler Glasnow's timeline remains uncertain despite no long-term concern. 

Eric Lauer — recently DFA'd by Toronto after a rough 2025 — was acquired to slot into the rotation and keep the six-man rotation intact alongside Yamamoto, Sasaki, and Ohtani. 

Shohei Ohtani and Dave Roberts have a mild disagreement on rest days. Roberts credited Ohtani's recent hot streak to being "more refreshed" from rest. Ohtani pushed back, saying his improved posture and setup — not the days off — was the real key, hinting he'd prefer to stay in the lineup. 

NL West standings tighten: After the loss, the Dodgers sit at 29-19, a half game behind the 29-18 Padres, making the division race more competitive and raising questions about how the offense will perform against elite pitching going forward.

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