00:00And one of those teams still battling for position in the wild card are the Padres.
00:05They're taking on the Dodgers.
00:06This, too, could be a little peek ahead as to what we're going to get in a couple of weeks
00:11here.
00:12Dodgers looks like a bullpen game.
00:14Michael King for the Padres here, Craig.
00:18Motivation-wise, all Padres, I would guess here, right?
00:22Yeah, I don't see a lot in the favor of L.A., you're right.
00:25I see Andy Pajas is coming back, so that's good news for them.
00:28Trying to find more good news for L.A.
00:30I really can't do it, other than their chance to win 100 games probably goes away.
00:35If they lose tonight, it feels like they have to win almost every game the rest of the season.
00:38But who cares about that?
00:39They're going to go under their season win total for the second straight year.
00:43Not surprising there, either.
00:46Padres, they're 18 games over .500.
00:48They were under .500 at the All-Star break.
00:50That is crazy.
00:51I mean, the Dodgers have been baseball's best team since the All-Star break.
00:54They've won five games in a row.
00:56I do expect them to win tonight.
00:59I don't expect them to clinch the playoffs tonight.
01:01Here's what is required.
01:03They would have to win, and the Diamondbacks would have to lose against the Rockies.
01:07I expect the Diamondbacks to sweep the Rockies this week.
01:11I think they will not lose.
01:13Look, they lost to Miami.
01:14I get it, and that put them in a bad spot.
01:16I think Arizona is going to get through this week with a minuscule chance of making the playoffs.
01:23But remember, it's Philadelphia now that's the third wild card, not San Diego.
01:28So in order for Arizona to make it, then they would have to start rooting against Philadelphia, which, as we
01:33mentioned, could certainly happen tonight.
01:34Philly could lose.
01:35All of a sudden, Arizona wins and get closer.
01:37I still think that final spot, Joe, I think you know the teams, but I think Arizona is going to
01:43make this at least a little interesting before the end of the week.
01:45I don't think this is going down tomorrow or Thursday.
01:49I think Friday or Saturday is when they get eliminated, something like that.
01:53Sasaki also was activated.
01:55There's a really good chance you'll see him tonight, too.
01:57He could be one of those three-inning guys tonight for L.A.
02:00I don't think they're necessarily punting Joe, but they got bullpen games, two out of the next three.
02:05They got Yamamoto tomorrow, bullpen game today, bullpen game on Thursday.
02:09And the only team that, when they're out of it, it doesn't matter because the Dodgers still want to punch
02:14them in the face, it's the Giants.
02:16The Padres are a rival to the Dodgers, but it is not the same as the Giants.
02:20When the Dodgers play the Giants, the Dodgers don't lay down.
02:26You may not see their best baseball in the next few days.
02:29I think it's fair to say.
02:31I think I am with you there.
02:34And again, to Craig's point even earlier, is what in the world are you going to get from Yamamoto?
02:40Are you going to get five innings?
02:41They're not going to let him go seven innings, eight innings.
02:43So, yeah.
02:44I agree with you there.
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