 Afternoon baseball here on the show today we've got a good matchup ahead between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays. It's Blue Jays baseball and it's on its way next. Trent Thornton is on the mound for game two. What's your take on him Dan? Hey this guy comes into this start Matt having lost two of his last three starts so you know he wants to get off on the right foot in this one. One of the keys getting outs early and establishing his off speed pitch repertoire early on in this one. We'll see if he can do that in this one here today. Next for New York Brett Gardner and there's a look at his home and road splits so far this year. First pitch coming here it is. A ball and no strikes and Dan D wrote the Blue Jays as they enter play here this afternoon. They come in trying to rebound after a loss that snapped a modest three game winning streak. Yeah Matty the last game they got to wash that down the drain. They got absolutely both raised by a big margin. They got to put that behind them show up to the yard today looking to fight everything changes once the first pitches throw popped into the air back behind second panic is under this one and he's got it for out number one standing in Geo or Shella and he comes in as a player to watch out for hitting well over 300 on the season. First pitch coming here it is. So far this season for Shella is carrying around a batting average in the three 20s. That's what you might call potent. Talk about having a career season Matty this guy's batting averages through the roof one of the best in the business and maybe more importantly his OPS is through the roof as well which means he's doing it with damage and he will make the play out there and there are two away now Aaron good now to the play Aaron judge having a very nice year currently second in the American League and batting average entering play fantastic season all the way around. Not only this guy just get on base by base hits but he also leads the league in slugging percentage. So he's up there doing a lot of damage first pitch of the at bat fastball just inside time for a look at our umpires in this one behind the plate is James Kingsley. Dan I know I was an offensive player but I'm OK being a pitcher's umpire if you're going to consistently pound that outer half James Kingsley is usually going to give it to you. Hey listen there's a reason why the pitchers throughout the league they call him the king of the hill. You move the ball a little bit off the strike zone. He's not afraid to put that arm up. He's a very good pitchers umpire ready to deal. Here's the 2 1 got him swinging on the splitter that time and with that the side is retired 1 2 3 go the bombers Yankees nothing blue Jays coming to bat. It's major league baseball on the show J. Hap Southpaw from Illinois gets the starting call in this one. Dan please act. What do you got. Hey this guy's done a real good job on the year keeping the opponents batting average down both righties and lefties coming into this one hitting under 250 against this guy. He's been good all season long. So striding in Joe Panic. It leaves things off here in the bottom half of the first. The second base pitch on the way. Well this Yankee ball club entering play this afternoon here. You've got to be considered the hottest team in baseball right now as they come in winners of nine of their last 10 ball games. Yeah Maddie this team finds itself with a huge lead double digits right now and climbing playing really good baseball. Some people will say oh you don't want to have that big a lead. You start resting on your laurels. I look at it the other way man you've earned the right to kind of get some guys off their feet if the manager wants. There's a lot of different ways you can go about it. This team's focused in playing really good baseball. I would not worry about it. Keep pushing the throttle ready with the first pitch here it comes cold strike as the slider gets the outside corner half has logged upwards of a hundred innings of work on the mound and he's worked to a one point one zero whip in that time just a little over a base runner per inning. Very impressive heading out towards shallow right. Judges under it. Two down into the box now Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and he comes in as a player to watch out for hitting well over 300 on the season ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch and a liner foul into the seats down the right side bases are empty here with two men out all one as he lays off below the zone. Here's a bouncing ball headed to the Mayhew at second throw on the void takes care of him and the ending is over. Blue Jays go down in order still no score. Next will be the cleanup hitter Jean-Carlo Stanton. He's of course a long ball threat currently third in the American League in that category. You know Maddie when I think of this guy I think of damage near the league leaders in RBI's as well Dero. That's the stat that I think it's overlooked so much in today's game. I remember back to Chipper Jones he used to say how many biscuits can you put in a basket runs and rivies and he certainly has a knack for being able to drive in that big run. Jump ahead with strike one there and that's something he's going to 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. Not a bad pitch there with two strikes but it misses one and two and that's going to be high two and two now. Now a swing and a miss and Stanton is down on strikes for round number one. Classic slider down and away for the strikeout there. Not a whole lot to say about that pitch that hasn't been said a million times already. That's just a real tough pitch for a hitter to pick up out of a pitcher's hand so they end up chasing when they're in protect mode to play now Gary Sanchez as he tries to go out and get the slider but it's not there it's strike one. He'll enter play here with an average just over two fifty twenty two home runs and fifty five driven in one and one still looking for our first hit in the ball game hits this one hard the other way but that finds its way through for a base hit. He'll pull into second with one away sometimes you got to tip your cat the pitcher spotted his pitch down in the zone right there below the knee. Offensive player was all over and that'll bring up a little bit of flavor to read. He's looking to get things going at the plate. It has not been going his way of late. First pitch on its way. Here's a slider to start things out looked at for ball one. No score here as we play any number two to the plate as a slider for a strike and it's all knotted up and one and one to one and two now. There's a swing and a drive hit well out to right field. Richard back to the track as he takes the ball to number two and that'll bring up Tyler Wade runner in scoring position with two gun first offering on its way runner in scoring position at second with two down in his behind one and two not likely to see a fourth fastball in this situation. I'm going to eliminate the fastball if I'm at the plate right here from the stretch the one two still a ball and two strikes one and two here it is and that's high for two and two. I don't blame the pitcher one bit for trying to get the chase right there. He's been fouling everything off. He's still got the entire arsenal open to him. So we'll see what pitch he comes with next three balls and two strikes to the Yankees D age. Some pitchers fall into the trap of giving in on three and two because they don't want to walk the guy. But with the base open it's not the end of the world. If you do you still need to make a quality pitch pay off pitch sent on the ground out the second fielded by panic they'll whip this in the first in time and that ends the inning Yanks leave one we'll go to the bottom of the second no score to go now Lordess Gouriel and we'll see if he can get out of this little dry spell he's stuck in not much offensively coming from lately ready. Here's the first offering the 1 0 is fastball that misses in past meetings with Jay Hap the pitchers owned him he's a paltry one for 11 now the 2 0 ball three well that sets up a big pitch right here Matt because you don't want to lose the leadoff guy in a scoreless game it's tough to work around the leadoff walk and he takes ball four leadoff man's aboard here to begin the home half of the second three of those pitches were definitely out of the zone but that last pitch looked pretty darn good to me you're not usually going to get many favorable calls on 3 and 0 though you have to earn that spot Randall Gritchick at the plate now he enters play with 14 home runs to his credit this year strike one to start the ad bat Gouriel on at first nobody out fouls this one off and a change up here but that's taken low in the dirt for a ball able to protect the plate with two strikes and you'll see another one this ball to the classic back foot slider right there with two strikes usually gets a ton of swing and misses nice layoff right there fight for another pitch swing and misses he couldn't connect on the two seamer and that's at number one 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 so that'll bring in to Oscar Hernandez as he will take a fastball in there at the knees for strike one bottom of the second here with no score and it's even at one maybe a little jumpy there as he swings through the fastball neither guy willing to give in and the ad battle continue the one to swung on and miss strike three boy he's having a hard time just putting the ball in play right now he took the hat trick with three strikeouts yesterday and here's another one today looks to me like he just needs to simplify his approach and focus on making some contact rowdy tell as the next to bat as he looks at a fastball that's in there for strike one he takes his first cuts in this one with a man at first and two away nothing in one count here it comes yanked on the ground down the line of runners on the third two away to see more fight me get inside close the screen door right there nice base hit down the line the box now Danny Jansen and as you can see he's had some troubles here in his own ballpark that's something he'll look to improve upon in this one looking to wiggle out of this here it is first pitch fastball swung on and missed oh and one set up away with the change up but it's one and one runners on the way for ball two two and one has to be a challenge pitch coming up here he probably doesn't want to flirt with loading the bases one here it is loud contact there but it's well followed he was absolutely all over that fastball have to find a way to keep that fair the two two pitch swung on and missed and that's the final out of the inning blue Jays leave a pair will move to the third with no score the second baseman DJ the make you look to get something going here in this scoreless ballgame first pitch of the at bat on its way into the wind up here comes the oh and one and he wasn't going to hit that one with an or the strikeout and there's one gone pretty textbook pitching right there jump ahead and then start working outside the zone easier said than done but that's the way to do it this he'll get caught chasing a bad one there at strike one two seventy six the average coming in for him fifteen long balls and thirty eight runs batted in third inning no score to this point oh and this is swung on and missed four strikeouts already and that's out number two good heater to strike him out there and he looks absolutely locked in to start this inning that's back to back punch outs on only six pitches here's Brett here now as he will take strike one on the fast ball here no balls in a strike man that's seven straight strikes to start this inning he's got a chance at an immaculate inning into the wind up here comes the oh and one hit hard on the ground is short right to him throw in time and the side is retired so the Yankees go one two three home half of the third coming up no score Eric Fisher the next to bat will get us going in the home half of any number three first pitch of the at bat on its way smoke the other way high and deep to left and that is off the wall he'll pull into second here with nobody out you could hear the solid contact all the way up here and I thought we were to have our first one of the game right there gets all the way to the left he'll have to be OK with a double as he'll take one up in the zone but indeed in the strike zone for the first strike he's over one after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far one count here it comes down the first baseline ready here's the oh two pitch one ball two points on out with a runner at second here's a weekly hit fly ball off to the left side he's out for it but he can't pull it in so far in the jays we'll take an early one nothing lead back to back doubles now and that's a great way to get it in and going the lead off man shows him how it's done and he comes right behind him following suit lacing a double of his own could be a big inning if this continues now Bo Bache ball one for one for him here in this one under its second nobody out out pitch runs in on him here and all he can do is go to the left side lays off to one to change up and he's worked it back to two and two look below the knees but he rings him up anyway and there's one gone well that call looked like it was a little in the pitcher's favor but it wasn't outrageous hey listen calling balls and strikes is a really tough job and even the best are going to miss some from time to time especially when there's sort of borderline like that last one not sure the senior no balls in one strike under its second here with one man out fastball just misses that's ball one go off speed here is this pitch misses it's two and one 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 he's fallen behind now three and one this is spot you'd like to be in as a coach in your favor balls in a strike here's the pitch here's a swing and a miss at the off speed pitch it's a full count now three and two hey there was great arm action on that three one change up right here he's got this guy thinking that's the beauty right now we go to a full count do you sit change up or do you stay with the gardener is there now and he has it to God now that man at second here with two away and that brings up the exciting Lord as Gouriel junior on the stretch here's the pitch ready with the 1 0 swung on and chopped up the middle of Mayhew towards second he's got it throw to first in plenty of time and aside is retired a run for the Jays thanks to the RBI double we played three full it's now one nothing Toronto all set for the start to the fourth and set to go as the third baseman Geo or shell on the first delivery to him on the way outside in a full count three and two great AB up into this point a walk right here could really just infuse some confidence into this lineup line shot to first and there's one away and if you didn't know he was recently awarded the American League Player of the Month Award first offering on its way on its way the 0 1 pitch fouled away the wind up and the 0 2 pitch and that is swung on and missed he's done on strikes and the first two are retired here to begin inning number four this pitching staff has done a really good job of against this guy in this series this is a really good hitter it's not easy to make a guy strike out five times in a series up to this point but that's what they've done to this guy so far and digging into the batter's box next will be Giancarlo Stanton as he'll take a look at ball one looking to put the ball in play here he went down on strikes in his first at bat he always a good idea to take a couple of pitches when you're facing a young arm like this one and now he's put himself in a real good hitters count and oh now no surprise here that they're working around this big boy certainly not going to let this guy tie the game up with something fat out over the heart of the plate went about halfway there but it's a called strike regardless you maybe get two pitches a game where all the guesswork goes out the window this is certainly that situation the first for the Yankees so far and this one misses for ball four and the Yankees get a base runner here with two away this is only their second base runner of the game after that earlier hit tough the score where you don't have anyone on base so we'll see if they can get something going here riding in once again Gary Sanchez set here's the nothing and nothing pitch and I know the tying runs at first right here but if the pitcher on the way I think good things are going to happen the one oh a swing and a miss that's the first strike on first with two away outside two and one Hey after the double is first at that looks like he's trying to pitch around this guy a little bit do as he locks him up there slider freezes him at the plate a called third strike in the ending comes to a close one left for the Yankees they still trail one nothing just about set to go for the last of the fourth but before we do that here's Heidi Watney thanks Matt in between innings I was able to catch up with the manager of the Blue Jays to discuss his thoughts on his team's lineup so far 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 going to lead to more offense for them as this game goes on OK thank you Heidi here he's over one thus far first pitch coming here it is shocked he didn't let it fly right there usually you're looking for a fastball elevated to get the party started down in the way ball one and he just misses inside with the fastball there fly ball right down the line and left Stanton has a read on it and he hauls it down in the corner stepping into the box to Oscar Hernandez he was a strikeout victim in his first try yeah kind of shocked he got blown away with a fastball you could tell he was laid on that one and we'll see if he tries to cheat to something this a big and he starts him out with a strike on the outer half on he looked like a caveman swinging a club on that one it's 0 and 2 now oh I love that pitch right there up and in Jam sandwich a little bit off the outside it's 1 and 2 well there's the classic 0 2 wasted fastball not even close to the zone we'll see who throws on the next pitch Adam swinging chased it well out of the zone and there are two gone for me Czech swings are right there next to bang bang plays at first as the most difficult calls for an up to make taking a look at show motion the batter doesn't appear to hold up enough so I think the call was right and a fastball misses here to start the at bat it's 1 and 0 and 2 and 0 now as this misses below the needs and 0 now yeah he's all over the place right now no doubt he's clearly fighting his mechanics here it comes that one's in there three and one and this one misses inside a ball he walked him and they've knocked themselves a two out base runner 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 so we're on it first here with two gone in the inning and that'll bring in Danny Jansen from the stretch pulls this one in the air out to left and as it turns out the two out walk doesn't come around to haunt him as that ends the inning so it's no runs on and one man left on base we played four full it's the blue jays one and the Yankees nothing welcome back Heidi Watney standing by as we get set for the top of the fifth thanks Matt I talked with Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the break about the team's offensive performance so far and he told me he'd like to see a lot more aggressiveness and they're at bats the rest of the game too much of the time they're finding a great never a formula for success he said they're getting a lot of strikes to swing at so the emphasis the rest of the game has to be to jump on those strikes early in the at bat all right thanks Heidi stepping in Taurus fly down in his first at bat so make him all for one so far almost Maddie almost went deep his last day B certainly just missed it with this guy's big power he's feeling pretty good at the dish it's time for him to try and get on something and drive it out of the yard this a big now some definite signs of life in that Toronto bullpen both a lefty and a right hander begin to throw finds the outfield grass for a base hit he'll get it in the second and he's able to hustle his way up the second as he'll reach here with a two base hit finally a little something for them to get excited about yeah a rally can begin with the single swing right here they've struggled to produce a lot of bronze but there he is at second base a shot to the outfield scores it then who knows what kind of role they could get on got to take it one good at bat at a time Tyler Wayne as the first pitch to him is in there for a cold strike one here it comes no plate discipline that time in the hole now 0 and 2 that misses one and two and he takes very close to the inside corner here two and a half he started this guy backwards couple of off speed pitches early followed by back to back heaters can go either way he wants to go right now get on the ground down the first baseline and he'll take this to the bag himself for the first out but it's a productive one as the runner moves up to third now that recovery late DJ LeMay here as he's got a chance to tie this ballgame up with that equalizing one foot away at third here comes the first pitch lifted in the air to center field fishers under it makes the catch here comes the runner from third and the runner score on the sacrifice fly as that'll square things at one to one stepping into the box loop boy comes into this at bat 0 for one in the ballgame he's ready here's the first offering time to be aggressive with these hitters now after now it's time to try to get out of the setting with only one run scored 0 1 behind 0 and 2 now nothing in two count and the pitch and he struck him out his seventh of the ballgame and that ends the inning so one run on one hit no errors and no one left last half of the fifth coming up all tied at one and one set now for the bottom of the fifth and standing in the corner there Derek Fisher in field shifted well to the right here's the first pitch and that's in there for strike one 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 nothing in one count here it comes grounded up the first baseline but this will be a game where the ball is behind 0 and 2 now and he looks at a ball one and two and a change up swung on and missed for the first down well that's one of the toughest pitches in baseball to hit right that good straight change up El Cambio there's not much you can do with that you're going off of that arm speed in the ball it just doesn't get there flake now Joe panic and on the first pitch he grounds foul one for two in the first half and here comes the 0 and 1 bases are empty one man and it's two balls in a strike to the Jays lead off batter big sweeping breaking ball right there a good pitch but if he wants to get him to swing at it he'll have to bring it in a little bit closer to the strike zone gets the sign here comes the 2 1 and he can't catch the corner here so he's behind 3 and 1 hitters and he'll have to go back to the first pitch slap hard the opposite way and that will fall in front of Stanton it's a base hit throw into second everyone knows that this guy's numbers are not where he wants them to be so far this year but you never know by that swing he looked fluid and confident driving that pitch for a double we'll see if that gets him going a bit next will be the designated hitter Boba Schick free to him on the way could take their to lay off the high ground in the Yankee bullpen now as a right hander starts to loosen up one run four hits and no errors in the game for Toronto a fastball for a called strike it's one and one great job of doubling up on the fastball inside a lot of times you'll see a pitcher go in there but they won't go back in there a second time this guy's not afraid to pitch inside swinging a ball hit out toward right center after it is Gardner he gets there and makes a fine running play for former Guerrero junior he flew out in his last at bat on its way is pitch number seventy five down on the shins and missed with a ball one a good tailing fastball for a strike one and one ball out to straight away right judges under it he hauls it in and the potential go ahead run will not come around to score Lou Jays held in check we played five full tied at one aside after the sixth about to get started and coming forward the veteran outfielder Brett Gardner the first pitch on the way what thickens here three and oh got through the fifth all right but it looks like he's a little off kilter here to start the sixth is in there for strike one in one pitch takes a strike for a full count out three and two a excellent job to get yourself into this count after throwing three consecutive balls you've got a chance to get an out right here three two pitch get him looking at the knees for the strikeout it looked like this at bat had the makings of a lead off walk when it started three no so that's a good job not to give in and battle back to earn the strikeout or that's not always easy to do in Giovanni Urchella swinging of all line down in the left field corner and that is off ball territory foul ball to weigh the 0 1 pitch high with that one two balls in a strike in the air down the line in left and this will wind up a foul ball he got the fastball where he wanted and just pulled off of it and this will ricochet off of him on the mound thankfully he's able to recover and he gets the second out at first and time now to see quite where that got him and it appeared from up here at least and his actions on the field confirm it it looked like it got him on his drive leg which could be problematic of course for him but from the way he's trying to walk it off I think he's going to try to continue now Aaron judge he's 0 4 2 thus far in this one first pitch on its way nope hey this one's tied late in the game as a pitcher right now you just can't lay a cookie in there one and oh and a strike to even the count one and one he said and as has to retreat to the track but he has it to retire the side one two three go to bombers score remains deadlocked and one in to try it again Lordess Gouriel he got on top of one it was a ground out victim last time here's the first pitch to him and here's a called strike at the knees don't think he'd like that one too much but it's 0 and 1 double barreled action in the Yankee bullpen now a lefty and a right to get loose into the wind up here comes the oh and one and this misses the outside corner so it's knotted up at one and one Lou J shortstop with a one and two count probably better that he let that pitch go anyway after seeing a lively fastball in the pitch before it's pretty hard to sit back enough on a well thrown change up changes up on him if that's in the dirt for a ball swing and a miss on the slider and that's out and the domination continues just a total of two runs on the board so both of these starters should feel really good about their showings if you love good pitching this has been the game for you the box now Randall Gritchard as you'll go after the first pitch and bounce it into foul territory he's 0 for 2 in the ball game so far on one here it comes waved at and missed and he's behind 0 and 2 nothing in two count and the pitch on you wanted to hold off but he swings through the inside pitch anyway and he becomes out number two just tied him up with that last pretty evident by the swing sometimes guys getting that protect mode so much that they're swinging at everything that they see and the end of offering at pitches that they can't possibly do anything with to Oscar Hernandez digging in now and she'll take a tough pitch on the outside part of the plate for strike one no hits to this point to wind up and the 0 1 got him on at his front foot it's 0 and 2 you know when a guy starts to get tired you often see their breaking stuff start to flatten out but that's not the case here still has really nice finish on that slider as we just saw trying to strike him out for the third time and a classic 0 2 pitches the changeup misses low and it's 1 and 2 now well that's a smart miss there sometimes guys will chase it down there especially when they're in the protect mode on an 0 and 2 count another 1 2 on the ground and right at the shifted infielders he's got a hurry and the throw just does beat him at the bag so the side is retired 1 2 3 go to Blue Jays still tied 1 apiece Wilmer font is on the pitch from the bullpen now to start ending number seven number 63 Wilmer cleanup hitter Stanton he'll start things out here in a tie ball game first pitch and that's swung on and missed for strike one there comes the 0 1 hey they tried to tie him up on that last pitch so I like that they went away with this one the execution didn't work but I like the idea behind it it's fouled away the 1 2 misses ball to find a back him up a bit there with the fastball when you're playing close games like this base runners mean everything so he can ill afford to start giving away free passes fastball strike three called on the outside corner and a pretty generous corner at that is that's the first down of the unit well no preferential treatment there sometimes we see great hitters have their calls go their way on close pitches but not this time I think that was actually a good take but on two strikes anything that close can go either way at the plate Gary Sanchez as he would look at a first pitch fastball for ball one one half nobody on he fouls this one off 1 1 home is swung on and missed in that strike to pay from a pitcher standpoint sometimes the greatest pitch is the slider that backs up he got away with that one but he wants that thing to bury down the way the 1 2 bouncer to the left side that gets through and he'll reach base again on his second base hit of the game you don't see that too much in today's game most guys it doesn't matter what the count is they're looking to line up drive the ball out of the ballpark not the case here good to strike adjustment able to punch a ground ball through a hole for a single out Torres he swings and sends a bullet to right field Richard is there to put it away and the runner will be forced to retreat back to 1st in now is the Yankees DH Tyler Wade he was a ground out victim last time up he's set and the pitch the 1 0 a swing and a shot hit down the corner and that nearly broke our tie but instead it's a foul ball to out with the possible go ahead run at first hard hit ball to second that gets down and he's got himself a base hit and that's going to move that go ahead run to second now with two gone now that second base and that sends DJ LaMahew into the box two outs and two runners aboard here in the seventh inning bring on its way swing and a miss oh and one well the Yankees have been searching for that big hit pretty much all game it remains to see if they can get it but now it sure would be a good time oh one offering in the dirt throw over to third here and it's too late as he's in there can in third two away one two balls in a strike a lots of guys get too aggressive in a spot like this but he's done a nice job of gaining some count leverage look for him to put the ball and play hard all even now two and two even a two and two the pitch and a slider bounces and that gets away the job to corral this quickly as the runners hold on run for the right fielder and he brings it down to end the inning as the go ahead run is left stranded so it's no runs on two hits no errors and two men left stranded seventh inning stretch time here at the ball park all tied at one and one Britain gets the call from the pen to take over on the mound and start the home seven plate rowdy tell us it was a walk in his last trip first pitch of the at bat on its way breaking ball that time that misses out of his own fastball there inside two and oh well this is the matchup they wanted bringing in the reliever but falling behind two and oh doesn't exactly help the situation very much pitch on the way done the swing there and the count moves to three and two moved under that one with that swing which tells me he was probably anticipating it being a sinker three and two picks hit hard down the line but this will get foul so they'll do it again three and two another foul ball once again a three two and he'll finally just wear him down as this one swung on and missed for the first hour that strikeout was a real good example of a pitcher continuing to make a guy chase out of the zone when you recognize a hitter is in protect mode you don't have to come inside the strike zone you could just expand further and further until he literally can't touch it up next is Danny Jansen out in front of it strike one oh for two for him to this point one count here's the pitch that's over but low it's a ball in a strike bases are empty one man out two and one that's where he wants that sinker to end up but that was a nice job of laying off this is lying to left and he'll lay out to make a spectacular catch Wow taking another look at it the ball has some topspin on it but he's on the full run and dives to make the catch nice defensive play right there so striding forward now Derek Fisher a hidden two tries for him so far he sat here it comes and that's cut on and missed 0 and 1 you have to find a way to lay off that low sinker there is just no way to do any damage you're just looking at either a bruised shin or a ground out to the left side they're a whiff done for strike three a great pitch to put an end to the inning blue Jays go down in order score remains tied one to one Sam Develio has been summoned from the bullpen as he'll do so to start the eighth number forty three taking in Luke Boyd was sat down on strikes in his last at bat yeah Matty big time K last time up and it's been a tough series for him so far you can tell he's just not seeing the ball off this team let's see if he can make an adjustment right here first pitch of the inning is taken low and away for a ball it's one and all that evens it up one and one a couple strikeouts early in the game but he's done a much better job than this at bat trying to get ahead and put himself in a good hitters count right side but it's going to be a foul ball that's going to sinker three and two now it'd be great right here if he was able to work himself on base you've got the lead off hitter on deck and you know the middle of the orders coming up right behind now the three and two pitch now this is hit high and deep out to left and as Yankees fans here on television quite frequently see a solo shot here to left as they've taken a one run what a great piece of clutch hitting right there to give his boys the lead going to put a lot of pressure on the opposition after score but only six outs to go so here's the veteran Brett Gardner as he'll look at a slider that runs in too far for Bowl one bases are empty here nobody out now a good pitch around the knees but it doesn't quite catch the bottom of the zone looks like that bomb earlier in the inning kind of put this pitcher on the defensive right now the two oh two tight with that one three and oh well he knows it but this is the kind of guy you just have to go right after he's not the biggest threat with the bat so what's time to challenge him right here here's the three oh he loses him on all four and with the bases empty and three balls I think they were probably just saying hey we're not going to compound our mistakes here better issue a pass and give him something to drive stepping in Geo or shell he was retired via the ground ball last time up yeah but he expect this pitcher to try and get the same result that's his last that bat right here the double play is in order anything on the ground the way this defense is they could certainly roll to no balls on a strike to count a runner at first with no outs here the slider across that time laid off for a ball maybe too much break on the slider two and one just off the inside part of the plate it's three and one good job to work to count and 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 build on the ground is short scooped up to panic covering onto first and they turn the double play boy and that's a great play there it's short he's forced to go to the backhand and then pivot on that right leg to throw against the momentum of his body these guys make it look easy that's one you could definitely launch into right field if you're not under control digging in now Aaron judge all for three with a couple of strikeouts for him to this point in the ball game ready to deliver here's the first pitch and that misses for ball one going to need to make a little bit of an adjustment with a slider release and at least temp to hit her that it's going to be a strike this is skied into the air to straight away center fishers under it tires the side Yankees do get one on the solo Homer will go to the bottom of the eighth two to one New York Chad Green is on the pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the eighth ready to go for the last half of the inning and that'll give way to the veterans second baseman Joe this thing's far from over even though we're moving into the back into this game only down by one all they need to do is get this lead off guy and their extra base hit away from tying this thing up ball one to start the ad back for the low in there but came up empty now action in the bullpen as their closers starts to get loose out there makes him swing and miss on a ball out of the zone for strike to never want to take the aggression away from a ball player but in this situation I'd like to see the lead off guy try and work to count a little bit more time especially when his pitchers missing like one and two here it comes. Oh and that runs in and gets him. So now the potential tying run is a board to lead off the inning. Well you never want the time run on base especially that way. Look like he lost his release point in the ball ran inside until it caught him. Now we'll see if he can work around time called here as with the potential tying run aboard they'll make the move to get a little more speed out there. Striding forward. Now is the D.H. Boba chef. No hits in three tries so far he's struck out once. Here's the first offering and that's taken for strike one especially after drilling the last guy up at the plate. That's just a great job to get your mechanics back on the and establish yourself back in the strike zone. Brings it in. The Mayhew for one back to first and a costly at bat there is the possible time run is erased on the double play. Well they got the time run on base but one ground ball later and it's gone. He's going to be frustrated with himself after that. So base is empty now after the double play and that'll give way to the third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. First pitch on its way. I can run at the plate the oh one just behind the fastball there two strikes now hey no shame in that your eyes light up when that heater comes above the belt. That's so tough to lay off of goes away in unceremonious fashion on a swing and a miss at a ball way outside the strike zone. Nothing doing for the Blue James. They're down to one. Kevin Vigio will stay in the ballgame now as he comes on to play second here. Now playing a couple. Number eight. Thomas Pinone enters from the pen to start the ninth inning as he'll try to keep the school right where it is heading to the bottom of the ninth set to start the ninth in this one and that will bring forth the veteran outfielder Jean-Carlo Stanton infield in the over shift here now the pitch one oh that was attempting pitch the swing at right there a big power guy like this really wants something that he can elevate and drive out of the ballpark. Holds this one in the air out to left waiting on it as Hernandez one out Gary Sanchez he's two for three and looking for more here. Here's the first pitch to him off a fastball here in a good spot but ruled the ball one and all and some action now in the Toronto bullpen as a right hander starts to get loose the one oh home is looked at for ball number two high in the air down the right field line but this is just going to wind up being a foul ball a last two pitches back to back off speed then he's laid on the fastball he could pretty much do anything he wants right here on the mound fouled off one run game here in the top of the ninth started to go did he hold up in time. Yes says the first base umpire it's ball three now first two are dispatched to begin the ninth. This has not been a weekend to remember for him. He's just been completely lost at the plate flailing all over the place. Now that's his sixth strikeout of the series. They really got him figured out Torrez as he takes a fastball off the plate for a ball one and all. He's got a hit in three at bats to this point and a strike to even the count one and one hit the target but this is low two and one two out nobody on in front of the change up and he can't keep it fair two strikes on him now. Good patience to hold back on the curveball in the dirt it's full now three and two Tyler Wade would be next and that one's taken outside for a ball who walked him. So no one two three ending here. They've got themselves a two out base runner now and I'm sure the manager is just fine with that. I mean it's better to battle a slugger like that to the end and end up walking him then serving on up or he can really hurt you for the plate now is the designated hitter Tyler Wade man at first after the two out walk from the stretch and no swing apparently ball one two out with the man at first. That's to the left hand foul one ball one strike this is on the ground over the first and he'll step on the bag himself and the inning is over Yanks leave one as they're unable to add to their two to one lead ladies and gentlemen your attention to the safe situation on tap they'll hand the ball over to a formidable force indeed the very hard throwing left hander or oldest Chapman. So here's the cleanup dinner. He looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up pitch coming here it is Sinker runs outside to start the at bat one and one on the first baseline but a foul ball one and two the count now close pitch on one and two the counts now and two and two but boy that one very easily could have been called strike three really close pitch high in the air out to left field Stanton is there and that's not the start to the bottom of the ninth this crowd was hoping for one away. So the leadoff man gone to start at the top of the ninth as we take a look at league saves leaders entering play and as you can see there he's currently in fifth place in that department in the A.L. Race. Now at the plate. Randall Gritcher he went down on strikes last time up. Yeah but it was a good change up Matty 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. One ball no strikes the count on the strike. That was some gas triple digits on the radar gun and one pitch fouled away to two balls and two strikes now are down the first baseline. This is going to be a foul ball as that keeps things at two and two. This is the other way to right. And that's going to get your time run in scoring position as it ought to be good for extra bases and he's able to hustle his way up the second as he'll reach here with a two base hit. Now that's the fact that he bases empty one out down one in the ninth. He's got to find a way anyway to get on base and he does more than that. Getting into scoring position here. We've got a great finish on our hands guys stepping in for the Jays to Oscar Hernandez been a rough go with things at the plate for him so far but his guys were looking for him to change that right here. Yeah nothing better than coming through for the boys in a tight game that especially when you're kind of due to do something productive to read to him on the way the starting sinker here. But that sinks a bit too much that time. It's one and oh two and oh to the Jays left fielder there it's three and one. This is going to be an interesting at that. I think he has to be pitching for a strike out here. So we'll see what kind of sequence he uses to slam the door and his opponent but he left the door wide open with a walk there. We'll see if they can capitalize on it. So stepping in rowdy tell the boys as he'll look to bring home that tying run from second with a base hit into the outfield. First offering. There's the fastball that gets the lower part of the zone called for a strike. A road this Chapman they called the Cuban missile. Well he needs to start firing some bullets right here. He's in trouble but I would bet against him getting out of business. Now a sinker runs in on him a bit as he's got to step out of the way there. A sinker that misses for a ball. Hey this isn't going to be easy. These guys are making a work for this one. Two and two. When I broke into the league not many guys were throwing that elevated fastball with that much velocity on it. The game has changed. The two to. Swung on and missed he got him on strikes. It's been a really rough day for this lineup. There's really no other way to say it. Not a lot of good scoring opportunities and when they've had them like right now it's just been an uphill battle for them to make anything positive happen. It's just been a really good play. Danny Jansen. The first pitch misses to him it's ball one. No pitch coming. He fires in a strike this time to make it one ball and one strike. Two big outs here but the tying and winning runs are both out there. The sinker misses that time and it's two and one. This is swung on and missed so with that they find themselves down to their final strike here this afternoon. Final strike for the Blue Jays. Started to go. It's time. Yes. As the first base umpire it's ball three now. He's set the three to the stand alive putting together a really good at bat here. Two big outs here but the tying and winning runs are both out there. I was swinging a fly ball and this should do it. And he will make the catch with ease and the Yankees have claimed the fourth consecutive victory here as this ball game is over for wins and a roll for these guys and I'm sure they're feeling pretty good about themselves. We'll see how long they can keep this up pitching in defense game two to one the final score this afternoon. The Yankees came through late taking the lead in the eighth to secure the victory. Zach Britton gets the win in relief his sixth of the season a roll this Chapman hammers down the save is twenty second. So that just about does it for Mark DeRosa. Dan please act Heidi Watney and our entire crew on Matt Scourge and you've been watching MLB the show for more make your way over to the show nation dot com.