Hershiser: Dodgers can 'beat you with the details'
Jason Benetti, Jake Peavy and Orel Hershiser explore where the Dodgers and Padres stand amid their four-game series, with Los Angeles asserting its place atop the NL West as San Diego looks for answers.
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Welcome to Sunday night baseball on NBC presented by Capital One.
They've won back-to-back titles, and they are as hot as anybody in baseball right now, especially against the Padres.
The Los Angeles Dodgers trying to be the first three-peat in this sport in more than 25 years, and a birthday present possibility of a sweep for Shohei Ohtani.
Happy Birthday, Shohei.
Part of Star Spangled Sunday, presented by Ford.
Thanks for joining us as always, Jason Benetti this week joined by as many Cy Young Award winners you can find.
Jake Peavy, former Padre.
Orel Hershiser, former Dodger.
CC Sabathia in a moment.
Orel, best 90 game start in this run for the Dodgers.
How are they doing it better than before?
Well, people are saying that they're ruining baseball, but their stars are out there.
This star-studded Sunday is an amazing day because you Top of their lineup, you have Shohei Ohtani, his sixth All-Star game.
Andy Pay- Paa has his first All-Star game.
Freddie Freeman, that's your one, two, three.
That's his 10th All-Star game.
You got Yamamoto yesterday, who pitched.
And I tell you what, this team is not only a great team, but it is a great culture, formed by the organization in Dave Roberts.
One of the best cultures in baseball.
They can beat you and bludgeon you, but they can beat you with the details, too.
What's amazing, Orel, is that if that series in 2024 goes differently, maybe that doesn't happen.
The Padres had them on the ropes.
Right now, San Diego's reeling, Jake.
How do they get back there?
Well, they get back there with some good starting pitching that they haven't had.
They've been without Joe Musgrove and Nick Pavetta, huge pieces in that rotation, and then the offense just has not gotten going.
You're not used to seeing Manny Machado below the Mendoza Line.
Jackson Merrill, Fernando Tatis below their career norms.
They believe if they get some starting pitching back, the boys in the second half return to form, this team can get in and knock off anybody in the postseason
