 We are under the lights this evening as we get you set for another edition of baseball on the show ought to be a good one here between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays the Yankees are looking to collect their eighth win in a row next Trevor Richards is the man on the mound for the fourth game of the series Dan any thoughts Hey every team needs a pitcher like this one here his numbers aren't gonna blow you away career ERA just Under four but one thing he does he takes the ball every five days Throw strikes and gives his team a chance to win every single time he goes out there He'll be fun to watch in this one here today leading off now with the plate Brett Gardner And we are set for baseball here this evening In field shifted well to the right here's the first pitch and he'll start the inning with a pitch that misses off the plate It's ball one Dan D row we take a look at the rays entering play here tonight They come in and a bit of a rough patch. They've dropped four in a row. Yeah, Maddie They want to be playing their best ball They have to find a way to win this ball game especially on a Thursday night You don't want to be headed into the weekend getting swept. Yeah One of the things you want to do D row take care of business here on this Thursday and not look forward to that weekend Friday Saturday Sunday series coming up take care of business here in Thursday's game Too far out in front that time. You can't keep it fair two and one As usual no surprise 72 degrees the game time temperature here inside Tropicana field now the 2-1 pitch On he subtracts there beautifully as this pitch is swung on and missed for the game's first down That was aggressive pitching and that I bet and I like seeing that he showed all hard stuff until the fifth and Final pitch for the strikeout when you work off your hard stuff. It really opens up your secondary pitches to be more deceptive And that'll bring up Gleiber Torez as the first pitch to him runs a bit inside for Bowl one He'll enter play here with an average just over 250 seven homers and 17 RBI's And that bitch misses in the dirt and it's 2-0 now Pretty easy takes to start out this at bat. None of those pitches were even close to the strike zone outside 3-0 now I Wouldn't be surprised if he had the green light here Matter of fact, I know he's got the green light here. He's looking for something set or cut and he's looking to do damage Hit the other way out toward right field Meadows is over to his right as he puts this one away to down Here's Miguel and to harm now looking to stay hot he's been a real threat at the plate the last week or so He's ready. Here's the first offering Wouldn't mind the pitcher expand in his own a little bit more and using his aggressiveness against him Inside and he falls behind the hitter now 2-0 Hey, you want to talk about being in a zone this guy's been raking lately and it all starts with his pitch selection Two great takes and he's almost daring to pitch or just go ahead and challenge Two balls and a strike to count now the two one Waves and misses for strike number two and set up behind the dish is Woody Keller As you see the rest of our umpire and crew there, you know D row Woody Keller's a good umpire But at times the consistency kind of waivers a little bit I'm not sure if you'd say he's a low ball umpire or a high ball umpire And we'll have to leave it there as this is strike three and that will retire the side One two three go to bombers Yankees nothing Tampa Bay coming up. It's Major League Baseball on the show Jay Hap gets handed the ball for the fourth and final game of the series Dan please act. What do you got? Hey in this day and age where we're all into numbers and statistics Look at this whip one point one zero or less. He has a sub one point one That's not an easy thing to do especially in today's game where we see teams scoring a lot of runs He doesn't walk very many guys and he doesn't give up that many hits either This is a real good pitcher and should be fun to watch pitch in this one He gets ahead here with the fastball strike one and as the Yankees get started here tonight guys Fortune has been smiling on them recently. They're unbeaten in their last seven games You know Maddie to season such a grind and you fight so hard day in day out and you're playing against the best players in the world So you know you're gonna lose some games coming out of spring training To get on a roll where you win seven in a row a week of everything coming together That's a special feeling into the wind up. Here comes the o2 pitch on the ground to third. He's right there Go to first is in time for the first out So the bases are empty with one man gone and up next will be the right-handed hitting Jose Martinez Ready with the first pitch here it comes High and deep to right center Gardner going back to the track, but he's not gonna get this one. It's into the gap And he's in there easily at second with a one-out double He got the pitch he wanted and he didn't miss it right there hammer job Oh Austin Meadows who watch a slider that stays inside for ball one on the 1-0 Is a fastball looked at for a strike? Swung on and missed one and two now Hey, I love that pitch right there better execution after just giving up an extra base hit Martinez leads off second with one gun in the inning Hit back up the middle. Oh, and he can't come up with it Well, you know Dero every pitcher loves that shortstop does a great job Just to knock that ball down to keep it from the outfield to keep that runner from advancing all the way to home Yeah, and as a former middle infielder Dan, we love this stuff This is what gets you jacked up trying to save runs for your pitcher give you another chance to Execute and get us out of this inning. So now to the plate puncher Renfrow as he'll get a slider up that time But he swings through it for the first strike Set here's the 0-1 and no swing apparently ball one Great job to be able to lay off that pitch right there You could tell the minute it came out of his hand his eyes lit off at the plate a 1-1 home Lifted in the center field Gardner is there makes the catch here comes the runner from third They're gonna take a 1-0 lead as the run comes across to score job there by this power hitter known for driving Does the job right there with the sack fly and brings the run home G-man Choi the next to hit is back in the starting lineup for this one after sitting out last night's game Ready with the first pitch here. It comes Taken but that catches the inside part of the plate a Runner on first with two away and it's quickly oh and two Nothing in two count and the pitch Grounded to the right. La Mayhew gets to it Throw on to Voight takes care of him and the ending is over some more of the Colorful characters here at the ballpark tonight Thursday night baseball rolls on we'll have more after this And Karlo Stanton now and he's a guy who's been absolutely terrific over the last couple of series really swinging it well In field in the overshift here now the pitch called strike at the letters 0-1 Jumped ahead with strike one there, and that's something he's gonna do a lot of in this start He doesn't have lights out stuff So it's important for him to be pitching ahead and have the hitters on their heels. Oh to delivery And right into the shift field it cleanly Pro to first will be in time and there's one gone here to start the second That's it That'll bring in Giovanni urshella couple of hits for him in four trips to the plate last night here comes the first pitch Bases are empty one man out who pulled the string and had him way out in front of ball in a strike One one home hard hit ball to second but right to the second baseman, and that's the second out The second At the plate DJ LeMay here you'll get to take his first cuts here now. Here's the pitch a ball of no strikes Hey, I hope that call doesn't throw him off his game right here He's been pitching one heck of a game, and I'd hate to see the umpire getting his head right now Bases are empty here with two men out. That's inside to an all Now and he goes the other way and he drives it out to deep right center field Solo shot to right center his first home run of the season and the Yankees have drawn even now at one apiece No surprise with that swing of the bat this guy is simply one of the best in the game right now There's not too many guys that take a beautiful hack like that in the league Point the first thing that's the change up to him drops in there for the first strike Two out nobody on Misses wide one ball in one strike Look like he was a little overgressive there throw that nasty curve ball just needs to slow his delivery down a bit Two balls in a strike to the Yankees first baseman Sometimes it can be difficult for a pitcher you're facing a guy That's not known to be a big stick in the lineup. Sometimes the toughest thing is to be aggressive and throw strikes Got him to go after a bad one there, and it evens to count it two and two Now a good pitch around the knees, but it doesn't quite catch the bottom of the zone One of the things you want to do with a starter get that pitch count up Here's another productive at bat is this count now gets to three balls and two strikes And whoa awfully close, but it's ball for according to Woody Keller That was a great battle right there He tried to get him to chase but he laid off some really tough pitches and got a walk Gotta tip the cap to the batter that time digging in now Mike Tuckman. He's two for ten in the series coming into today Ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch Runner aboard at first here with two gone in a one-one ball game Well one that fastball really got away from them there That's kind of a red flag for me that he's starting to tire or wear down a little bit The first thing that goes is location and then your mechanics. We'll see if this continues Rolled slowly down the first baseline But a foul ball one and two now that's lifted the other way out to left Renfro is there and he'll make the catch to retire the side One in the inning and it comes from a rather unlikely power source Onto the bottom of inning number two all even now at 1-1 the plate. Willi Adamas in past meetings with J Hap he's only one for ten. He's also gone down on strikes five times first pitch of the at-bat And he'll miss the target away with the fastball. It's one or no He's become known as a starting pitcher that frequently works deep into games So kind of guy you want on the staff when your team needs some rest because he tends to eat up innings all by himself Matt every team is looking for a guy like this in a day and age where we're going to the bullpens More early and more often you need at least one or two guys into the rotation That have the chance to get you into the seventh or eighth inning and he's definitely one of those guys two balls in a strike now Gets the sign here comes the two one and a change up swung on and missed for the first down You know what was really impressive to me about that strikeout. He fell behind to know to start the at-bat That's a pretty bad place to be but then he kind of refocused himself and came right back with Three quality pitches in a row to set him down That's not easy to do but now his focus has to hone in on getting ahead on the next guy And that will bring in Yandy Diaz as he'll reach for one and come up empty for the first strike And he's a guy looking to break out in a big way Hasn't been getting the results. He or his club have been hoping for oh one pitch on its way And it's fouled away Started the breaking ball far too inside that time laid off for ball one the one to His swung on and missed he got him Well, there's the great equalize to change up L. Cumbio. Listen, you can keep that pitch in your back pocket and pull it out When you need it like he did right there usually hitters they don't stand a chance So here's Mike Zanino As he looks at a fastball that's in there for strike one the numbers Offensively pretty dismal to this point down in the 170s to start play six home runs and 17 RBI's Into the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 Comes at him with the slider there and he gets the strike This is a perfect time for him to break out that nasty change up great arm action on it and bury something in the dirt Try and get a swing and a miss and an off-speed pitch swung on and missed and with that the side is retired Raise go in order one two three through two. We're tied one apiece Now to the plate Kyle Higashiyoka and he'll start out there half of the third top of the order to file First pitch of the ad-bat now the two oh could have been three and one instead. It's two and two Oh That was ugly howdy if you're waving at me No tried to fool him with the change up, but he won't offer at it three and two You could pretty much book it that a fastball's coming a challenge fastball right here He cannot allow the nine hole hitter to get on base with the top of the order room Here's a fly ball well hit meadows moving back at the track on the warning track He makes the catch and with one away time for a check of the standings in the American League East as you get a look at where these two teams find themselves entering play Now here comes the Tampa Bay manager at to the mound and he's looking to the bullpen here So it would appear that's all for his starter tonight So as he departs not exactly sure why he's getting the hook is he's given up just one run But nevertheless, he's on his way to an early shower Diego Castillo is gonna come on to pitch here and in just the third inning you have to think you'll be asked to eat some innings Gone in the inning now and that'll bring in Brett Gardner first pitch coming here it is One app nobody on Sinker one ball one strike. That's one and two Swung underneath that pit so he was either trying to elevate the ball or he was expecting a pitch to be a sinker and drop More than it did hard sinker misses two and two And this will miss down low in the dirt that was worked at full now at three and two Hey, I know the idea is to try to get the guy to swing on a two-two pitch right, but that one was so low I don't know anybody that would have swung at that pitch payoff pitch one more time There's a swing and a high deep drive headed for the right field corner And that's gonna wind up hooking just a bit foul. So a missed opportunity there Lifted down the line and left And they can't run it down Making him work out there the ninth pitch of the ad-bad coming up Hold toward right center field Margot's under it and he makes the catch for the second hour The base is a rempty here with two gone and that will bring up the exciting middle infielder Glaber Torres Gas triple digits on the radar gun Bases are empty here with two men out a little bit outside two and one and a slider is in for a strike It's two and two here now the two two slider with gun for strike three a great pitch to put an end to the inning So the yanks go one two three after two and a half it remains a one-one ballgame And that'll bring up men. Well Margot. He starts off the inning against a guy who struck out the side last inning How did it get to him here? I'm not sure man that they want to stay as patient He's been throwing a lot of strikes. They might want to start swinging a little bit earlier in the count. He's ready Here's the first offering No, that's up. He won a home I Don't blame him for not coming over the heart of the plate He circled this guy on the lineup card when he got to the yard today. He's been swinging one of the hotter bats in the game the two oh Outside in low three and oh Ball three to a lead-off hitter that can run not the greatest way to start this right here I think right now you really have to start pouring some pitches into that strike zone and a good comeback there It's three and one Swing and a liner toward the gap in left center Tuckman arranged to his left as he tracks this one down in left center for the first down Good contact to start out the inning thought he might be on base with some sort of a hit But it hung up there too long just unlucky that time now with the plate Joey Wendell over one for him here in this one Ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch Oh Faces are empty one man that misses to an oh Not even close with the one oh he needs to get back in his own, but be careful work the quadrants Two and one to the raise lead-off batter boy. What a time to pull the string on him on to oh There's no way anyone's thinking change up. So if you can locate it, that's pretty much unhittable Now the two one pitch Doesn't hit the target it's ball three Too close for comfort and he did a good job just to make contact Well, somebody sitting off speed right here only way he was laid on that heater as he was expecting another change up one app nobody on and Whoa awfully close, but it's ball for according to Woody Keller That's who can't obey So coming to the plate Jose Martinez will try to follow up the double in his last half bad with another big hit right here Well, he got a good pitch to hit last time up look for it up in the zone and didn't miss it Those are the pitches you only get maybe once an AB maybe once a game maybe once a week So he certainly capitalized on it last time First offering on its way runners on the move for second no balls in one strike For to the bag throw in the dirt to first and he can't come up with a clean lead Set to deliver the oh and one and he fouls this one off comes to nothing in two pitch Hey, I get it. He wants to set up that breaking ball down it away But that O2 fastball wasn't even close the one to is taken for ball to Regardless of the result right here to be down O2 and work it back to an even count got to feel like it's a win for the offense Full count three balls and two strikes to the raised DH. I Wouldn't be surprised to see the runner moving here on that 3-2 pitch with only one out But this guy at the plate swings the bat really well So it's likely he'll put the ball in play if it's a pitch worth swinging at hey off pitch home And he misses again ball for and that's back-to-back guys now that have reached base via the base on ball Wow, you know, he's not happy with that call when it crossed the plate It sure looked like it's strike to me seemed to catch a ton of the plate That's a tough way to give up a walk, but he's got to put it behind it now So first and second with one man gone and Austin Meadows will be the next to bat set here it comes right With some traffic on the base pass nice job by the pitcher to execute strike one Runners are at first and second with one away. This misses the outside corner. So it's not enough at one and one He's already walked to in this inning already. This guy just can't seem to find the strike zone Two balls in the strike Has to be a challenge pitch coming up here. He probably doesn't want to flirt with loading the bases He fires a fastball now for a called strike to One of the best ways to keep a guy uncomfortable is to pound him inside They're doing that and this one caught the zone there for a called third strike and they're a two gone now Big strikeout for the second out there, but he's not out of it yet We'll see if he can feed off that cake wiggle on the jam and keep this game tied To the plate now Hunter Renfrow as he'll go after the first pitch to him and comes up empty It's strike one you'll come into this one with an average way down at two thirty five Four home runs nine driven in oh one offering Well his pitch count is really spiked here in this inning. He's up to over 50 already been two and two counts a hunter Renfrow This is a huge pitch right here. I don't think he wants to go three two and have those runners be in motion Look for him to be aggressive with what he thinks is his best pitch right Two and two here it is Swing and a miss and that ends the inning back-to-back strikeouts keep him out of danger Back with more on a Thursday night following this I'll set for the start of the inning and that'll bring up Miguel and do hard It was a strikeout victim in his first try. Yeah, but it was a good change up Maddie Good arm action on that pitch look for him to try and stay back a little bit more let the ball get a little deeper Don't be shocked if this pitcher tries to rush a heater right here now the 1-0 No Pretty good pitch right there fastball in off the plate one of the things you want to do as a pitcher try to stand those hitters up Now the 2-0 To be honest with you I'm a little bit more afraid the guy on deck to the guy that's up right now if I'm on the mound I want this guy up right now. He's the guy that's got to beat me Set to deliver on 3-0 All right fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike It's pretty aggressive pitch right there up in the zone surprised. He didn't offer at it And they'll take it to the bag himself for the out And while we have a moment here's a look at the raised road to the show report two guys there that this Organization has to be happy about right now digging into the batter's box next will be Jim Carlos Stanton as the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball one or no He's all for one thus far the 1-0. This is in the air out to right Meadows is over to his right as he puts this one away to down Next for New York Geo or Shella comes into this at bat all for one in the ballgame first offering on its way In there for strike 1-0 and 1 One run just one hit and no errors for the Yankees so far Lazy fly ball out to center field then comes Margo. He's there to track it down and that'll end the inning One two three go the bombers will go to the bottom of the fourth tied one to one We're back at Tropicana field and let's check in with Heidi Watney Matt raise manager Kevin Cash talked to me in between innings about his line-ups offensive production and Flat out. He was very pleased with the quality of their at bats. Yes They've only scored one run, but he said they've done a great job of forcing the pitch count up And he thinks that's gonna lead to more offense for them as this game goes on Thank You Heidi Ready to go for the last half of the inning stepping in g-men showing He's all for one after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far First pitch coming here. It is And the shift will not amount to much here as this is lifted in the air out to right field Good hard slider there, but it runs away. It's a ball in a strike Grounded back up the middle and a base hit so the lead-off man is aboard Then I'll tell you it doesn't matter what it looks like right there that long dark felt so good You know this guy's got to do he really needed that one now Willie Adamus as he lays off a fastball too low for ball one looking to put the ball in play here He went down on strikes in his first at-bat jump low to an O Adamus doesn't usually enjoy left-handed pitching like this as much as he does at bats against right-handers I'm not sure if it's a comfort thing or if he just sees the ball better coming from the right side But that's the book on him at this point in his career now the 2-1 is looked at for ball three Aim towards center field Gardner is there and he has it for the first out Digging in for his second at-bat yondi Diaz he was a strikeout victim in his first try as a look now the pitch Good swing just got to try and straighten that one out We're under on first here with one gone in a 1-1 tie Swing and a miss and he's in control 0 and 2 Hey, you know the pitcher right now. He's looking for that best friend that double play ball This is where you have to really be disciplined at the plate and make sure that you get a pitch That's above the knees that you get in the air That misses one and two Man, that's a good take there on that oh to fastball just miss he must have a really good eye at the plate He takes strike three called on the fastball couldn't pull the trigger and there are two away Pretty clear He didn't like the call there on the outside part of the plate But probably too good to take and he's down on strikes for the second time Yeah, that pitch was right on the black beautiful pitch And even if we had robot arms he'd still be out But the only difference would be he wouldn't be able to complain about it fouled off Looking to put the ball in play here. He went down on strikes in his first at bat a ball and a strike to Mike Zanino One run on three hits and no errors for Tampa Bay so far Maybe too much break on the slider two and one Boy, that's one of the toughest pitches to lay off a hard breaking ball at the back foot tough take on a terrific pitch Pitch on its way now to Zanino fouled away Struck him out his seventh of the ballgame and that ends the inning Ray's strand just the one Fifth inning coming up tied at one Welcome back Heidi Watney standing by as we get set for the top of the fifth Thanks Matt. I talked with the Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the break about the team's offensive performance so far And he told me he's pretty unhappy with their discipline at the plate in this one He said that they're playing right into the pitchers game plan today by expanding the strike zone way too often Instead of swinging at pitches in the strike zone that they can do something with they're often chasing at pitches out of the zone Which is resulting in a lot of their outs going forward. They have to start being more selective guys now pitching good stuff Heidi thanks Chas Roe the 6-5 light-hander takes over on the mound and that sends DJ LaMahieu into the box. He'll start things out as we begin the fifth Love it It's coming here. It is Ball in a strike Count moves to a ball in two strikes now Roe and Ohio native. He was a first-round pick back in 2005 Yeah, he has turned himself into a really nice ball player I wouldn't put him on a superstar level, but you know what they didn't miss with this pick either You go into high rounds and you carve out a career the way this guy has nice pick looking forward the strikeout Here's the 1-2 swing and a miss on the slider and that's out number one good job of making him chase a pitch for the strikeout there Now yeah, Matt That's the advantage of getting ahead an account You can really force hitters to expand their zone to protect and when they're in that mode getting them to go after a pitch They can't do much with becomes a lot easier at the plate Look void as the first pitch to him is taken low and away for ball one 287 the average coming in nine homers and 17 RBI's Ready with the 1-0 Swing and a ground ball to third all beautiful dive. It's in time Again Mike Tuckman so far 0 for 1 with a flyout first pitch of the ad bat Now a southpaw up to throw in that Tampa Bay bullpen Slider and laid off for a ball Two out nobody on Fastball well outside you one all even now two and two There's a fastball well off the plate for a ball Wow talk about a waste pitch on two and two that one wasn't even close I don't know anyone that would have swung at that pitch Now the payoff pitch home and this one misses high for ball for and they have themselves a two-out base runner So it's a runner at first with two gone and up to bat next it'll be the catcher Kyle Higashiyoka He's set and the pitch Higashiyoka a California born ball player. He was selected in the seventh round during the 2008 draft I know this guy wouldn't go into the category of superstar, but to grind out the career He has being drafted where he was my hats off Got him on at his front foot it's oh and two nothing in two count and the pitch Breaking ball below the zone. That's ball one Swing and a miss as the slider sets him down for the final out of the inning Yanks leave one halfway home all even at one apiece with the first pitch here it comes Swing and he pops him up the Mayhew over to his right makes the play one away And that'll bring up Joey Wendell it was a walk in his last trip first pitch on its way Bases are empty one man out and it's fouled away 1-1 Try to bun his way on base here, but this will roll foul the 2-2 And a wave and a miss on a ball that was way out of the strike zone. There are two away now Boy, that's the best pitch in baseball right there with two strikes that elevated fastball Every hitter thinks that hey they can do something with that But most of the time you get the result that you saw right there a big swing and a miss and another strikeout At the plate now Jose Martinez as he grounds one briskly to short Dirt put a good scoop at first saves an error as the side is retired down in order go the Rades We've played five full tied at one aside Colin Pochette takes over to start the sixth inning on the mound Back to the top of the Yankee order digging in Brett Gardner. He flew out his last ad back From the stretch here's the pitch Can't find the zone there as he lays off the breaking ball on our home And he fouls this one off ballman two strikes an action now in the Tampa Bay pen as it looks like a right hander's begun to get loose Goes against the shift there as this is on the ground at the left side and they are not gonna get him at first He's aboard easily Dan after that base hit He's extended his hit streak to nine games and you know, he wants to hold it Oh, there's no question about listen to anybody can get a nine-game hitting streak But when you call your buddies or send out a text message and say hey, I'm about in double digits So nine games is nothing to sneeze at but he'd love to get it to 10 One the count kicks and deals That's a great call right there fastball away with a guy who's got some jets on first base Almost like the hybrid pitch out great for a catcher if that guy's running Easy transfer throw to second base a one-one home Is looked at for ball number two Leadoff man aboard here in a one-one ball game Nip the corner two and two Don't know for sure, but I think you may have been taking there thinking his teammate on first was going to be on the move Swing and a liner Fowler Hit two two got him. So he's down on strikes for the second time here tonight That was some nice execution on that pitch spotted it nicely down around the bottom of the zone And when you do that, especially with two strikes, not a lot of guys are going to hurt you You're going to get a lot of ground balls and swings and misses down there Now a throw over to first and a dive, but he's back Standing in now. Miguel Andujar He sends it on the ground softly to the left to second for one return throw is in time How about that they do turn two and it gets him out of the inning Around the horn they go five to four to three to end the threat Thursday night baseball rolls on We'll have more after this Digging in to try it again. Austin Meadows Outfield shaded toward right center. Here's the first pitch This one's outside quite a bit off the plate that time Down the left field line and deep And that's going to land Fowler the one and one pitch Really feels like he's just on cruise control out there on the mound right now Boy, this is a tight one. You kind of get the feeling like the next team that scores is going to win this one Here he comes on a ball in two strikes He takes it to the opposite field high and deep to left And that'll get down out there near the wall Pull in the second here with nobody out Oh, this is a great way to start the inning now the go ahead run is on second a base hit away from coming across I know it's only the sixth inning But you'd love to claim the lead right now and let your bullpen carry the load the rest of the way Digging in once again Hunter Renfrow. He looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up Yeah, he's got to put that one behind them Especially with runners in scoring position those punchouts will stick with you a little longer Ready with the first pitch here it comes Good spot to be in right now as a hitter count your favor one and oh good time to get a fastball and turn it loose from the stretch Yep, high fastball is in there A runner at second nobody out a ball in two strikes now Little hesitation right there by the batter is great execution by the pitcher down in a way But that looked like a late swing could have been sitting on something else Hit out toward second Mayhew's got it and the throw to first is in time one gone G man joined last time through as a base hit Yeah, guys, everyone knows he's been slumping dan You can certainly attest to this only amassing a solid one hit in your entire career But pressure's off now. Maybe he gets hot He's going to be thinking about that pitch all night if he doesn't have a big game right here Pulled his front shoulder and everything went with it Not close with that when it's way above the strikes on some action out in the bullpen couple of right-handers starting to loosen up Foul ball left side and that'll move it to one and two From the belt the pitch and he strikes out and oh boy All he needed was a fly ball somewhere to give him the lead, but instead there are two gone now That strikeout changes the whole complexion of the anyway He was definitely pitching for it with a run run third and one out and he got it Now it's going to take a hit or something like a wild pitch to get that guy home So now to the plate will he adams as he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one He's hitless and is too at bat so far The set and the 1-0 Good pitch there down below the zone got him to go after it Got to sit middle middle when a guy's trying to pitch around you if he's going to give you first base Take it and he just misses inside with the fastball there Lifted in the air toward the line and right Stanton on the run And he brings it down to end the inning as the go-ahead run is left stranded Ray's strand just the one Score remains tied one to one Nick Anderson will come out and take the ball here as he'll be making his 15th appearance of the year Good job thing. Giancarlo Stanton over two on his line this far First pitch of the at bat And a ball 1-0 Too old to a guy with this kind of pop you better be awfully careful because he's going to be swinging out of his shoes Now a called strike that time as the zone expands a bit here. It's two and one now Pitch on the way This one sinks low on a touch outside. It's a full count three and two Well, you're playing close games like this base runners mean everything so he can ill afford to start giving away free passes the three two pitch Rip down the first base line And a perfect start to the seventh as this should be extra bases And your go-ahead run is in at second base here with a leadoff double That's the difference in today's games pitchers will throw any pitch in any count But the batter was able to deliver on a three two breaking ball to the plate now Gilles or shella as the first pitch misses to him It's ball one this year against right-handed pitching Urshela as an eye-grabbing batting line one that resides above the 340 plateau You want to talk about having a career season matty This guy's bat and averages through the roof one of the best in the business And maybe more importantly his old ps is through the roof as well, which means he's doing it with damage Now the two oh Two and one now bad runs in scoring position here with nobody out offers you that one little late and it's two and two now Sometimes you can get away with the pitch in that location when you're running it up there that hard But not consistently you still have to work the edges of the zone most of the time And the throw will indeed take care of them for the first down Good pitch there and that was a nice job by his battery mate to complete the plate first after the ball hit the dirt Here's the second baseman dj. LeMayhew a hidden two tries for him so far He with the first pitch here it comes Pitch is way outside and he can't even get a glove on it And he's going to make it up the third here as he advances on the wild pitch Well, he has nobody to blame but himself with one out a runner on third can come home to score all sorts of ways That's why as a pitcher you have to execute pitches even better when there are runners on base Go ahead runs in scoring position here with one away plays off again, and it's two and oh Well, this is a strikeout situation, but it's also a ground ball situation I expect we'll see a lot of pitches down in the zone trying to prevent the hitter from getting the ball up in the air flow on the way Hit hard to third And that is through into left as he delivers. It's a base head They'll cash in here as the run is in to score from third. It's now a two to one ball game Boy, those have to feel really good dro He's getting late in the game. You come up with a big rbi base hit right here to give your team the lead Yeah, no one remembers that ground ball with eyes in the top of the second inning You want to show up when the game is on the line Can you quiet your emotions down take the crowd out of it and slow yourself down enough to come through And that's exactly what he did and the sliders in the dirt as he lays off it for a ball He was a ground out victim last time up high strike there and it's one and one Hey, now he's got me confused up here. This is a known sinker baller out on the mound trying to roll a double play And he throws him a four seamer Hit the target, but this is low two and one now a chopper to first might only get one. There's one Onto the pitcher covering and it's in time a double play and the inning is over a run on two hits for the Yankees Seventh inning stretch time here at the ballpark The Yankees lead at two to one last half of the seventh here digging in yondi Diaz 0 for two from him so far in this one This thing's far from over even though we're moving into the back end of this game Only down by one all they need to do is get this leadoff guy and they're an extra base hit away from tying this thing up And a fastball is in there for strike one We're moving along into the later innings and this guy's throwing over 60 percent of his first pitches for strikes He'd like to do a little bit more, but so far so good And this one's downstairs. It's a ball and a strike all lifted into the air out towards center field After it is Gardner. He gets there to make the play for the first out of the inning So yet another strong outing for him tonight as we show you the league leaders in e-ring And as you can see he's right up there fourth in the al in that category Here now is mike zanino. He started out the evening 0 for 2 so far Pitch on its way now to zanino Expect the guy on the mound to keep attacking his own He wants a quick inning so he won't be nibbling the wind up and the 0 1 Next 0 2 misses and that'll move it to 1 and 2 now He's struck out again. That's the third time. He's gone down on strikes in this one It's been a rough night at the yard for him. That's three times He's gone down on strikes in this one. So they've really figured out how to attack this guy Max Manuel margo As he takes a fastball off the plate for a ball 1 and 0 He's 0 for 2 in the ball game so far and he misses low with it 2 and 0 I think when a team starts struggling certainly offensively It's just guys try and play above their pay grade Know who the best players are in the lineup and try and get on base to set them up Hit in the air at his straightaway left left fielder giving chase He makes the catch what a play on the run to end the inning Rays go in order 1 2 3 They still trail it here 2 to 1 Ready now mike talkman. It was a walk in his last trip Mike talk First pitch of the at bat Herball looked at here for strike one Outside for a ball one and one now. Here's the pitch Swing and a miss on the fastball and it's one and two I think it's about time to choke up on that bat and get that foot down. He's awfully tardy right now Fastball swung on and missed for the first down People always talk about how important getting the leadoff men on bases and and it's true So in the eighth inning of a one run game That's a really nice job of attacking a hitter and sending him packing Stepping in now kyle higashiyoka as he takes a cold strike at the knees its own one No hits to this point ball swing and a ms and he's behind in the count o and two Offered at that breaking ball below the zone and that's a tough one to spit on But the key is recognizing it coming out of the pitcher's hand earlier making sure that it goes up before it comes down More likely to be a hanger when that's the case On its way the o2 pitch Got him on a good slider there swung on and missed as he's down on strikes for the second time tonight Another strikeout for him on the mound and boy, is it fun to watch him go about his business No doubt matty. He's one of my favorites mostly because of his stuff You know, he can absolutely dominate on any given day because of what he offers up there. It's just nasty There aren't many hitters that like to see this guy on the mound So here's the veteran brett gardener as the first pitch misses high and inside for ball one He's got a hit in three at bats to this point and that's too high ball two Two balls and a strike down to the yankees leadoff man Our pitchers dual continues here two to one scores would play the eighth Hit hard to the right side foul Here now the two two Hit on the ground down the first baseline But this is going to be a foul ball as that keeps things at two and two Trying to strike out the side here it is If you're at the plate right now, you have to realize who's on deck I guarantee you something's over the heart of the plate. You have to be aggressive in the zone right here They off pitch home and that one's taken outside for a ball. We walked him So no one two three ending here. They've got themselves a two out base runner When a guy's been swinging the bat as well as he has in this series You definitely want to take the bat out of his hands a free pass to first It's better than what he's been doing the last couple of games Digging in now for the yankees torres. He's hitless in three at bats to this point Ready with the first pitch here it comes No balls and a strike to count Hits are now even at four apiece Annie falls behind oh and two on strikes for the third time One left for the yankees. They lead it two to one Chad Green is on the pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the air Joey Wendell digs in now he's 0 for 2 with a strikeout in this one Marie to him on the way Starts to get loose out there. It's two balls and two strikes now. Here's the two two Now the potential time run here is aboard late in the game Man, that's a tough one to swallow. You're hanging on to a slim lead And the last thing you want to do is give up a lead off walk Seems like those are the ones that always come back to haunt you. So we'll see if that's the case here So a runner at first now with nobody out and up next will be the right-handed hitting jose martinez Kicks and deals going his way right there has anything to do with walking the last guy We all know umpires don't give you much on the corners if you're not throwing strikes consistently Lifted in the air to shallow center field. Here comes gardener He's there and records the first down with one away and austin meadows will be the next to bad And crushed it just pulled it a little foul. Oh my this ball is crushed. Look at it go Boom goes the dynamite. So it's a two run shot to right center as they've taken a one run lead Put a momentum shift right there now the visitors are down there final three outs You can bring your big boy in to close this one out Here's the call now looking to get this one onto the ninth inning without any trouble Hunter rim throw And she'll take one on the inside corner at the knees at strike one Oh for two for him to this point find up here comes the oan one Hey, that's a nice take by the batter right there But that's a non competitive off speed pitch got to do better to at least entice a swing the one one Swung on and missed in that strike two That's back-to-back sliders on the outside part of the plate now Would be a good time to come in with that good hard stuff inside The one two a swing and a drive sent out toward the gap looking up is the left fielder Boom goes the dynamite Duren fro leaves the yard with a solo shot home run number five on the year And the razor steak to a four to two lead Everyone in the home dugout just seemed to breathe a little easier They're up two and only need three outs in their bullpen to wrap up the w It's always nice to work with a little extra wiggle room Digging in g-man joy and then after that home run It looks like they might be able to end this losing streak that they've been mired in Yeah, and when at this level feels really good, especially when it's been a while They're on their way if they can play well the rest of the game Here's the first offering And a slider tails outside for bowl one And a strike to even the count one and one Three runs already home here goes against the shift there as this is on the ground at the left side Throw on the first will get him score it five three on the put out though It looked more like a six to three ground ball nevertheless There are two away now really final line there for the yankee starting pitcher He was on point from the get-go this evening Hey, manny v this guy had it going in this one. He looked down at the bottom of that scroll 10 strikeouts He hit that swing and missed up from the beginning all the way to the end in this one At the plate now willy adomas as with two away, he'll swing and miss at the first pitch it's 0-1 Faces are empty here with two men out. Oh, he had him fooled there. No balls and two strikes A ball and two strikes to the raise shortstop Grounder down the line at third, but this is a foul ball as the count holds steady at one and two Here's the pitch and he strikes him out here So he's able to stop the bleeding a bit as this side is retired So two home runs in the inning lead to three runs on the scoreboard Ninth inning coming up the rays are out in front four to two Overdrain comes on from the pen hoping to finish this one off here in the top of the ninth Set to start the ninth in this one starting forward now is the dh Miguel Andujar He could really use a knock here 0 for 3 in the game so far Looking for base runners here as they're down to playing on the road Not an easy thing to do trying to score runs or bunch hits together off of a closer Every ball club has that spark plug guy and this is the guy right here He usually ignites a lot of productive innings all in a strike now ball two and it's two and one Hey leading off an inning in this situation three balls on you You have to know that a solo shot's not tying this game up. You have to find a way to get on base any way possible Three balls and two strikes to the Yankees dh Time run stands on deck, but it'll only matter if the guy in the box can get on base Yeah, and that has to be his mentality at the plate right now matt He can't be the hero So he needs to do what he can to give the guy behind him a chance to be the guy Hold a second on the first and that is a big out to start the ninth Striding forward now the Yankee cleanup hitter Giancarlo Stanton is working on a one for three thus far the at bat on its way Rising fastball then it catches the zone for a strike here two and one now Now pitch on the way three and one Good job to work to count put himself back in the driver's seat Started off with one strike and now he's got to count his favorite three and one For from stanton it's ball four. So he'll head down to first The hitter was dug in looking for something to hit But he would have needed a telephone pole to hit that thing way out of the zone Out jewellers shella. He was sat down on strikes in his last at bat Set here's the nothing and nothing pitch Well way off target here and it's even at one The one one Is swung on and missed for strike number two Hey hats off to the pitching staff right here. They've been able to hold a hot hitter and check in game four this series Open to send him packing pitch on its way To two balls and two strikes now Down to short and there's his first base hit in this one So he waited till the ninth inning when he comes through here to extend the hit streak that was close Yeah, matty b you see that rye smile of him coming out of the box right there He knew what was on the line. He'd be lying if he didn't But there's a lot of pressure on him to get you're walking into that batter's box thinking I have a nice streak going and this is more than likely going to be my last day b He comes through in the clutch in now dj lemay here Swing here on the fastball and this will get fouled off to the right side First and second now one man out off that in the air out toward right center right fielder is on the run He tracks it down and makes the play to record the second out Settling in now look boy He comes to the plate as the last chance for his side two out here in the ninth February to him on the way Hey, this isn't going to be an easy save these guys are making them work for this one One oh count here it is. This is swung on and missed and now they're down to perhaps their final strike of the evening You chase a pitch that bad outside the zone. You got to find a way to regroup adjust the batting gloves Only look over the hard row 17 inches now this small but vocal crowd come to their feet Who's at first and second Last chance for the Yankees Again another foul ball has him down to their final strike here. It comes Well baseball is a game of streaks and runs So a four game skid happens to even the best of teams the key is they didn't panic oppressed They just came out here Played their game and put the losing streak behind them like professionals are supposed to do well done Four to two with a final score tonight The Tampa Bay range came through late taking the lead in the eighth to secure the victory Nick Anderson claims the win out of the pen his first Oliver Drake wraps it up for the save his tenth So that just about does it for mark de rosa dan. Please act hidey wotney and our entire crew on matt vascers And you've been watching mlb the show