rebuilding the pitching depth and to that end, updates, the eastern league championship series is happening and wells, seven innings, two earned runs so a good sign there and a good season from rodriguez and hall, the first round picks and rushman, this year's number one overall pick so good news coming, but probably a couple of years away. >> kenny: thanks, j.p. and they hired brandon hyde away from the chicago cubs where he worked under joe maddon and they won a world series together. we asked brandon what he brought from joel and his same guy ever se. you have to be as consistent as possible, despite rough stretches. >> a.j.: and he's tried to do

that all year, good or bad, tried to be the same person and he was brutally honest. we asked how hard it's been and he said really hard at times. i come to my office and give myself about 30 seconds to be upset and then i go in the clubhouse and make sure the guys are positive and ready for the next day. they're already better than they were last year in 2018. 47 wins and i will go out on a limb and say they win at least one more game, kenny. >> kenny: you think so? >> a.j.: if they don't, what we just talked about, brandon hyde being upbeat every day, he might lose that feeling if they don't win another game the rest of the year. >> kenny: on the 2-2. >> a.j.: i love this shot.

prospects are cool. and braids are cooler. and i love that, every team thinks they can do what the astros and cubs have done and turn it around but at the end of the day you need the prospects. when they turn into players like the royals, the astros and the cubs, then you get a parade. and those are way better. >> kenny: we can try to find a hitter is. what size, a.j.? >> a.j.: i would be about that guy's size. >> kenny: j.p. talked about the success of the double-a affiliate's socks and they are managed by buck britton. the brother of the closer with the yankees. and they've done an outstanding job with the socks. >> a.j.: and he can teach the prospects the sinker that his brother has, they will be on to something. one of the toughest relievers

i've faced. >> kenny: santand two away. buck britton was a second baseman and played in the orioles system and spent time in the dodgers organization. back in 2015. >> a.j.: the minor league development has become more and more important as more and more teams have tried to do the complete tear down and start over. so the development is the key. yes, every team has prospects and players but who can develop them the best in and it seems teams, the orioles included, everything that jeff touches they want. sean mcvay in the nfl. everything he touches, all coaches now and the orioles have gone the astros out with mike elias and the g.m., now here to try to get the orioles on the

same path as the astros. >> kenny: by the way, buck britton own 33 years of age, managing. >> a.j.: that's another trend. we showed percent of hits, and the managers and the coaches are getting younger and younger, not only at the major league level but also at the minor league leve level. >> kenny: the 1-1. a powering pop-up. martin gets rid of his mask. over the back stop and out of play. >> a.j.: one of the things that brandon hyde said to us today. we asked about the analytics and he said we're in the infancy

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>> kenny: top of the ninth in baltim top of the ninth in baltimore, 4-2 lead for the dodgers. off for los angeles. hernandez leading off for los angeles. miguel castro, third orioles pitcher of the evening, retired both dodgers he faced to the eighth. the orioles lead 2-1 and the dodgers scored three runs in the top of the sixth dodgers scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning. 2-1 on hernández. two and one on hernandez.

>> kenny: 2-1 from castro, fouls it back. 2-2. klnl interesting, before that 2-1 pitch, pedro severino the it 2-1 castro, dials it back. >> interesting, had castro shake his head twice to mess a little bit with hernandez's mind and went fastball away, a little trick to make the hitters think usually start with fastball. he's doing it again. this time he wants a change-up. he actually is look to a change-up this time. ny: hernández down on >> hernandez down on strikes, one away. before time for our budweiser game summary with the dodgers leading 4-2. rich hill, dodgers starter coming back from the injured list, left after six batters, pedro

severino solo home run for the orioles in the fifth inning. dylan bundy pitched well, allowed only two earned runs in 5 2/3 and then the dodgers would score three runs in the sixth to take the lead. an error and a fastball leading to two dodger runs. >> dylan bundy really deserved better in this game. he pitched better than what that line and his fate was because of the error and the fastball. those happen, yes. it still hurts as the pitcher, the way he was pitching, picked a good pitch here, gets a ground ball. unfortunately not able to come up with it. then the next batter he strikes out martin and hits past pedro severino. two runs score. the frustration on his face, you can just see it. >> kenny: the second straight strikeout for castro.

two away here in the of the >> second straight strikeout for castro, two away here in the top of the ninth. here comes brandon hyde. castro retired all f s here comes brandon hyde. castro retired all four batters he faced. hyde calls for the left hander. all day! hold my beer. [woo!] actually... ♪ ♪ budweiser reserve copper lager. there's a new bud in town.

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but over the atlanta braves all those years we talked about won all those pennants and divisions and won one world series. it is hard to win a world series. just because you get in, you're not guaranteed to win one. >> left hander tanner scott in to face pederson who is 0-4 tonight. >> a.j.: do they have enough? that's kind of the question. do they have nurve the atlanta braves, if you >> do they have enough? that's kind of the question. can he get back to the old kenley jansen who was so dominant? braves people are talking about is a huge contender. for me, this is the key.

clayton kershaw, hyun-jin ryu and kenley jansen. can kershaw get over his demons in the post season? he's struggled a little bit. and can ryu struggled n can kershaw get over his demons and kenley jansen has not been kenley jansen since last year. they've overused kenny. he's been in the post season so much, pitched so many more innings. >> ironically those are the only three dodgers who have been part of all seven national league west division championship clubs. we head to the bottom of the ninth in baltimore. along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit. with chantix you can keep smoking at first and ease into quitting. chantix reduces the urge so when the day arrives, you'll be more ready to kiss cigarettes goodbye. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. stop chantix and get help right away if you have changes in behavior or thinking,

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much more. download mlb at bat today. kenley jansen on to try and close things out for the los angeles dodgers, his 55th appearance kenley jansen to try to close things out for the dodgers, 28 saves and 35 opportunities facing a pinch-hitter mason williams batting for austin hays. >> a.j.: and kenley jansen is one of the speaking >> kenley jansen is one of the guys we were speaking about. they need him to be the electrolytes out closer that he's been for so long for the dodgers. if that first pitch is any indication to mason williams, if his cutter is that good, it's going to be a tough night for the orioles. orioles. >> kenny: 0-2 on williams. >> two on williams.

>> kenny: 93 mile-per-hour fastball missing high, now one and two. >> seep the cut on that ball? see how russell martin is targeting the ball and moved in on left hand hitters? they want to see this ball move into a lefty and late. it almost rises up into williams. i think russell martin and nley jansen i think russell martin and kenley jansen saw that curve ball as strike three. russell martin went to throw it around and kenley jansen turned his back. >> ball two said the

home plate umpire. >> honestly, too, his is the only opinion that matters. >> as you learned over 18 major league seasons. >> 19. don't sell me short like that. >> i wasn't counting the rookie year. full count. >> my first, the september call doesn't count? it does now with the service time the way the clubs manipulate service time. that september call definitely matters now. now. >> d.j. stewart on deck. 4-2 dodgers bottom of the ninth. bottom of the ninth. the payoff pitch from ja payoff pitch from jansen, williams fouls it back just underneath our broadcast booth. a.j. did not flinch. ot >> i got you. one comes up here, kenny, i got you.

at all costs save marty, our stat man. man. >> kenny: jansen wins the battle. >> jansen wins the battle, one away. >> a.j.: this is a really, really nasty cutter. >> this is a really, really nasty cutter. watch the movement on this ball just come in on williams. looks like looks like mariano rivera's cutter, can't do anything. it just chases you as a left-handed hitter. >> here's d.j. stewart. re's->> kenny: here's d. he takes strike one. great job by our entire crew here

tonight in baltimore. technical producer, carla. our technical producer, director and crunching the numbers. nt as >> as important as kenley jansen's movement is, the velocity, 94, 93. that's what the dodgers want to see. they want to see the movement with the velocity. the combination is what makes him so deadly. >> a.j.: 96. 96.

>> kenny: now the 1-2 from jansen to stewart. missing inside, two balls, two strikes. >> two balls two strikes. dodgers headed to new york for a series with the mets/orioles, will travel to detroit. >> kenny: a lot of blue in the stands tonight here at >> lot of blue in the stands tonight here at camden yards. yards. >> chance for the east coast dodger fans to get out and see their team.

>> kenny: payoff from jansen. side. >> pitch bounces to the right side, jansen covering, two away. orioles down to their final out. as dwight dwight smith, jr. will pinch-hit for pedro severino. we spoke with brandon we spoke with brandon hyde before the game. he said despite the huge negative run differential over the course of the season. tonight's a prime fourth runs score on a fastball. >> absolutely. he said it. we were talking about this earlier. every oriole fan that i've talked to said

the team plays hard till the last night. they've done that tonight. they just come up short and it's frustrating, but it is what it is. it's frustrating when you're in the middle of a rebuild. you're going to have nights where things just don't go right. it's about moving and figuring out how to be a professional and a major league player. lessons are hard especially when you're a bad team and i first came out with minnesota. we were really bad. those lessons got us to where we could win division titles and have a chance where we could win in the post season. >> kenny: the dodgers clinched the division here on tuesday ni >> dodgers clinch the division here on tuesday night looking for win number 95.

>> a.j.: kenley jansen and russell martin behind the plate, it's three or four balls now that holbrook as >> it's about three or four balls sam holbrook have called. those two have been a little bit frustrated with his ninth inning strike zones. >> kenny: the 2-1 from ja >> 2-1 from jansen in for strike two. the dodgers the dodger fans in attendance rise.

>> kenny: popped up. popped up. the dodgers win 4-2. dodgers win it 4-2. they win the series two games to one. clinch t division they clinch the division on tuesday night and tonight they win their 95th game of the season. >> workmanlike win for the dodgers, scored just enough runs, pitching staff did a great job shutting down the orioles and for the orioles there will be brighter days in baltimore, just got to look for the positives. there are signs, but the dodgers win again and they're off to the nl playoffs the seventh year in a row. >> kenny: dave roberts uses eight pitchers to >> dave roberts uses eight pitchers tonight. jansen closes it out. dodgers in '95 win. >> that's important to all those teams on

the least, especially the yankees and the dodgers. those teams have been incredible at home and had home field advantages. it is is real in the post season. >> bundy, the tough luck loss, kenley jansen with the save. his 29th. his 29th. down to the field russell martin is with j.p. >> reporter: thank you, kenny. rich hill is about as beloved a guy as there is on this team. how much concern was there for you seeing him struggle with that knee issue in the first inning? >> i really wasn't sure what was going on, but i did coon the ball and threw one pitch 88 miles an hour. so i was a little concerned right there, didn't really know what was going on, but it's obviously i'm going back in and find out what's going on, but

we're a little bit disappointed for sure. >> reporter: on the positive side kenley's cutter in the ninth inning, what stood out to you there? >> we mixed it up a little bit. he threw a couple sliders in there, mixed in a two- seamer. the cutter hasn't been as good as he would like it to be, but at the end he threw some really good ones right there. so i think we're back on truck. >> reporter: finally, your 10th postseason coming up, what is special about this team? >> i mean there's a lot that's special. a lot of depth, you know, our starting pitching's amazing. our defense is amazing. our preparation, how we get ready for series, this is the best team i've been on when it comes to just transportation and stuff like that and hopefully the tenth one will be the and the canadian born catcher russell martin, martin behind the plate, eight dodger pitchers tonight allowed only two hits for the orioles, both in the fifth inning. dodgers win it 4-2. we'll return to wrap things up after these messages. ♪