 We are under the lights as the show gets you ready for another edition of Major League Baseball Tonight we've got a good matchup in store between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays It's baseball on the show and it's coming up next Yanni Chirinos will be the starter for the Rays in this one. What's your take on him, Dan? 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. So here's the veteran Brett Gardner, and we are set for baseball here this evening First pitch coming here it is Grounded up the first baseline, but a foul ball here oh and one And the pitch Here's a late swing and a miss strike two tries the slider to ring him up, but he lays off one and two a Splitter, but he started it too low as it bounces up to the plate and a good pitch there Is this is swung on and missed for the first out of the ball game? So the bases are empty with one man gone and that'll bring up DJ LeMayhew first offering on its way LeMayhew former Colorado Rocky who was signed as a free agent in the middle of last season Yeah, I know he expected to get a longer term deal But these are the facts right now He is on a one-year deal and he is gonna have to produce if he is gonna get that multi-year He's been looking for come off season Bases are empty one man out Sent on the ground out to second oh and it eats him up a bit on the first and there are two down So bases are empty here with two gone and that'll bring up the former American League rookie of the year big Aaron judge First pitch of the at-bat And there are the umpires assigned to this one calling balls and strikes is mr. Mike Fillmore Hey D-roll Mike Fillmore one of the most consistent umpires throughout the league both pitchers and position players love this Yeah, I think one of the best in the business how I judge a good teammate is every day he opens that door Is he consistent can I count on him Mike Fillmore is the exact same way behind the dish? Bases are empty here with two men out. Oh, this is it high and deep out to left And that'll get down out there for extra bases and he is in the second with a two-out double It's always nice to get something cooking in the first inning even with two outs now Your cleanup man steps to the plate and has a chance to drive in the first one of the game And digging into the batter's box next will be Jim Carlos Stanton as he'll take strike one on the inside corner Judge at second with two down a little quick on that swing and he finds himself behind 0 and 2 and another foul ball Here's the 0 2 Hit hard on the ground towards second And nothing will come of the two-out double as the inning is over Danger reverted following the two-out double bottom of the first straight ahead. We are scoreless on the show Jonathan Loisiga the Nicaraguan born pitcher against the call to start in this one What do you have for us on him Danny? Loisiga has a big arm and a good change up to go along with it He's from Nicaragua that long line of pitchers that come from there I believe Dennis Martinez is from Nicaragua. This guy is a good fastball low to mid 90s But the change-up is his best pitch, but if he gets that change up over early, he can make that 94 95 look 97 98 He'll start him with a breaking ball too low that time. It's ball one drill down the line but a foul ball one and one Not surprised. He's laid on a heater right there just saw an off-speed pitch one to stay back a little bit too long two and one to the raised leadoff batter Lifted down the line in left and that will end up a foul ball Tutu now he spins on one here and drives it to deep right field And he's gonna have room to put this one away and that's the first out So one away here with the base is empty and up next will be the right-handed hitting Jose Martinez Here comes the first pitch Started to go around but it's ruled strike one anyway Let's get it going boys. Somebody's loose hitting 98 with ease in the first inning One out nobody on Well outside with the curveball for a ball Here's the one one Lofted in the air out toward right center judge is on the move and he tracks it down a nice running play to record the second Now the third baseman And that will bring in young DDS no one aboard for him and to gone here in the first Now here's the pitch Just missed with that heater, but even if he wanted to swing, I don't think he could have caught up to that one Comes in with a change up and it's to an O Swing and a ball lifted in the air toward the line in right Judge is there makes the catch and the side is retired Down in order go the Rays we are still scoreless and that'll bring up labor torres Deliver here's the first pitch no for bowl one No one on all the one on The one oh Torres brings a ton of pop to the ploy with him particularly against right-handed pitching Some guys don't drive the ball as well when facing a pitcher who throws from the same side that they swing the bat But that's certainly not the case here. Yeah, this guy just absolutely hammers right-handed pitching You know some guys like the ball in coming towards them And that's exactly what the righty on righty matchup presents itself a two-semer in a four-semer that leaks out over the plate Hanging breaking ball. This guy seems to absolutely hammer those and that misses for ball four So it's a lead-off walk here to start the second the captain Getting in Gary Sanchez first pitch on its way a Ball of no strikes Is swung on and driven out to right center field a ball that's well hit looking up is the right fielder God to run homerun off the bat of Gary Sanchez and this is now a two-to-nothing lead for the Yankees Oh, not every call is gonna go your way And there are some pitchers that pitchers think are pitchers pitches and you don't get that and it puts you in a bad Spot and you could tell that it affected him He was fuming and he really wanted that last pitch and the result he lost focus and made another bad pitch At the plate Mike Tokman He'll take a look at a high strike that time. It's nothing in one and he falls behind oh and two Nothing in two count and the pitch And a splitter is over for a cold third strike as he's left shaking his head one gone It's never easy to rebound after serving up a two-run shot But that if that was a good indication to me that he isn't letting it get to him He went right after him for the strikeout bring in Giovanni Urchella He'll take one on the inside corner at the knees at strike one still only one out in the inning Barely able to make contact down oh and two now Urchella 28 years old he's in his fourth season as a major league player and a swing and a missus They got him with the slider there two away Classic slider down and away for the strikeout there not a whole lot to say about that pitch It 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 into the box now Luke Voight And a swing from him yields a foul pop out of play to the right. He'll work on keeping this top of the second alive Here comes the oh one Swung on and miss that strike to right three called and the ending is over Yankees get a couple on the two-run homerun We'll go to the bottom of the second. It's now to nothing New York Stepping into the box Austin Meadows. He'll start us out here in the home half of the second Hey, we're still in the early stages in this one They're only down by a couple of runs, but it's really key for this lead-off guy to try to get on and get a big inning started Get it ready big boy. This guy's throwing three digits right here. The best way I can help the fans is 90 to 92 you can usually see seams 92 to 95 it starts to really quicken up on you over three digits You're seeing a white blur a ball in a strike now From the wind up the 1-1 pitch and a miss on the fastball and that's the first out Well, there's nothing better from a pitcher standpoint to watching that high fastball that a high piece of cheese Swung at a miss that pitch looks so inviting to hit, but it's awfully tough to put in play Hunter Renfro As he takes a cold strike at the knees its own one Renfro Originally from Mississippi. It was selected in the first round back in the draft of 2013 Yeah, Maddie, they certainly got it right when they drafted this guy He has turned himself into an absolute superstar Everybody knows this guy's name and kids are buying his jerseys Hey, if you're gonna throw a pitch like that to this guy That's right where you want to miss any lower and he'll probably make you pay for it and it's one and two Hey, it looks like this guy's gonna work in the upper part of the strike zone It'll be interesting to see if this lineup can adjust to the way he pitches Faces your empty one man out had to sit back on the change-up and he did a good job to get the bat on that one Even two and two counts a hunter Renfro Turned on that one and crushed it just pulled it a little foul the 2-2 one more time Is a wave and a miss he struck him out Settling in now G-man join will attempt to put the ball in play for a change here with the first two guys going down on Strikes to start the inning infield in the over shift here now the pitch Popped him up wait is there and the side is retired Raise go in order one two three. They're down two to nothing Here's Brett Gartner now looking to put the ball in play here He went down on strikes in his first half bad one of the keys to securing a win They want to keep the pressure on and try to build that lead as much as they can moving into the later innings One and oh the count Oh tough to catch up when it's moving like that Two balls in a strike now to the Yankees lead-off man all even now two and two and the pitch So it's pulled out three and two DJ LeMayhew waits on deck the three to pitch Good swing on a tough pitch and he'll stick around to see another one the next three two Checked his swing there and did he go? No, he did not says the third base umpire. So it's wall four Oh Man that check swing was about as close as they get tough call for the umpire But it goes the batter's way this time and he draws the walk. Here's the second baseman DJ LeMayhew He's over one after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far Yeah, Maddie expect this pitcher to try and get the same result That's his last step that right here the double play is in order anything on the ground the way this defense is They could certainly roll to Right back into a good hitters count now after what was a pretty dreadful seconding He's got to start throwing a lot more strikes quality strikes would help too Pitch taken several inches below the zone in fact Now this is the kind of count this guy feeds on at the plate you can bet he's geared to hit the fastball right here Three and oh now To be honest with you I'm a little bit more afraid the guy on deck than 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 now the three and oh offering Is offered added missed for the first strike on likely had ball for that time But couldn't hold back on the swing so that moves to count to three and two now on its Taylor made the short six four Three and they turn the double play Nice job on the mound it bounced back from the leadoff walk those are usually pretty costly But that won't be the case this time after the two ball So bases are empty here with two gone and that'll bring up the big bat of Aaron judge first delivery to him on the way Lays off one and oh Hit sharply on the ground. That's through for a base hit. He's now two for two in this one Giancarlo Stanton will get a chance in the inning following the base hit Hey D roll, that's just what you want to do keep the pressure on he's given up a couple of runs early already in this game And now he gives up the two out single. Yeah, no chance right there. You want to make this guy work You want to try and get into their pen as quick as possible and if two out knocks are the answer and so big Giancarlo Stanton now He pops the first pitch foul behind the plate oh for one for him here in this one. Oh one count. Here's the pitch Swing and a miss and he's in trouble now. Oh and two 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 one ball and two strikes to count the one, too Is swung on and misty got him One left for the Yankees, but they're on top two to nothing now with the plate will he Adamas seven eight and nine to start the home Third not much going on offensively so far for these guys six up six down We'll see if the bottom part of the lineup can get something going well The home crowd seems a little restless, so I'm sure they'd appreciate it ready with the first pitch here. It comes That one's right down the middle for a strike with the fastball Loisiga is one of the more prolific strikeout artists in the game today He'll get into double digits in K's and of course that means he's got outstanding stuff every five days One of the things that go hand-in-hand Matty V if you want to strike guys out You have to have good stuff and this guy has great stuff He has two different pitches that he can strike out with and as a rate of minus scale of one to ten This guy has two pitches that rate in eight or nine, which is really hard to find in baseball today the one to Nasty breaking ball swung on in the dirt Sanchez finds it and the throw is in time Adamas retired and there's one away So the base is empty here with one away and that means Kevin Kiermeyer will hit next First offering on its way. Oh, he just blows the fastball by him for strike one Hey, either this hitter needs a cup of coffee or he was sitting off speed right there And it's quickly owing to nothing in two count and the pitch This is he had high in the air out toward left center Gardner is there now and he has it to God No So bases are empty here with two gone and that'll bring up the catcher Mike Zanino Pitch on its way now to Zanino a swinging strike and now it's own two Hey down in the count oh, too I'd like to see a little choke and poke right here Maybe work it up the middle or opposite field with two strikes and a swing and a miss on a pitch that winds up hitting him And rather bizarrely the inning is over down in order go the Rays They're still down. It's two nothing Back at Tropicana field and let's check in with Heidi Watney Thanks Matt I talked with Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the break about the team's offensive performance so far and Overall, he's really happy with the app that's they're putting together It's still pretty early in the game But they've seen a lot of pitches already and he thinks the two runs they've pushed across so far is just the beginning Given the quality of the app that's they're putting together Thank You Heidi into the box torres No official at bat for him, but he has scored a run in this one labor On the stretch here's the pitch Behind 0 and 2 now Yankees shortstop behind in the count one and two Sliced hard on the ground and a backhanded reach at first, but he can't flag it down. I Don't know what side of the fence I fall on boys old school new school I think I kind of stand right along that fence But one thing that gets me jacked up is watching guys grind down in the count drive base hits the other way And again now Gary Sanchez And he fouls this one off perhaps he can drive another one out of the park just like he did back in the second One here's the pitch Another one fouled off and he's quickly behind on two One and two to the Yankees catcher Shot toward right center that'll get down out there near the wall And they've really got something going here runners at second and third to strike the inning He was able to spit on that first slider right there guys, but he didn't let the second one go able to execute and drive the baseball Mike talkman She'll take a look at ball one all for one after he took a look at strike three in his first-plate appearance kicks and deals Hold high in the air out to right field catch. You'll be made here tagging is the runner from third And he'll make it into score. It's a sack fly and an RBI and it's now a three-nothing ball game In for a second at bat your shell up. He's all for one thus far liver. Here's the first pitch And here's a ball out towards straight away center field catch made in center here comes the runner from third and And the rumble cross on the sack fly and make it a four-nothing game Always productive the score runs when you can and that sacrifice fly right there drives home the second run of the inning So no one on now after the sack fly and next to battle be the first baseman Luke Voight Come set. Here's the nothing-and-nothing pitch Nope I'm sure he's frustrated by that call Probably could have been a strike but at the same time earning strikes from the umpire is a real thing If you've been all over the place like he has you're just not going to get much help from the umpires Here comes the 1-0 All two Hey, not a good spot to be down 2 and oh this guy has some serious pop at the plate I'm expecting a big hack here pitch on the way Hey Gardner would be next if they can keep this ending alive Four runs five hits and no errors for the Yankees so far Too close for comfort and he did a good job just to make contact Minor in the right center. That's a base hit and they've had some good at bats against him all game long It seems like it's just been hard get after hard hit as we take a look at his line here The numbers do not lie. This has not been one of his better outings and he'd be the first to tell you that Stepping in now Brett Gardner as the sinker to him finds the zone for strike one Comes into this at bat 0 for 1 in the ball game as a look now the pitch To out with the man at first Yanked on the ground down the line, but this will be a foul ball and it's still 0 and 2 And he goes and chops this one out towards second. He's got it on the second for the force out and the side is retired So it's two runs on three hits no errors in a runner left on On now to the bottom half of ending number four the Yankees lead it four to nothing Stepping in and ready for another shot Brendan Lowe back to the top of the lineup as they're still looking for their first base runner In this one no doubt about that man. They've yet to figure this guy out on the mound He's looked great so far. He has but we'll see if this second trip through the order changes anything Yeah, it'll be interesting to see what kind of adjustments these hitters are able to make in the middle innings of this game Here's the pitch There's a fastball right down Broadway taken for a strike Into the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 He pulls this one into right judge is there to put it away for route number one Well, this one was squared up pretty good Just like pitches give up hits on well executed pitches batters make outs on balls. They couldn't have hit much better One out here in the Tampa Bay fourth and up next will be the right-handed hitting Jose Martinez He's ready. Here's the first offering Hit hard to the right side foul Maybe trying to back him up a bit there with the fastball No runs no hits and no errors for Tampa Bay so far Here's a fastball not close as he runs it to two and one now high in the air out to center field Gardner is there And that's the second out of the inning Digging in yondi Diaz to away in the inning and then it looks like this could be another one two three inning form Yeah, he has really found a groove on the mound and it's been impressive to watch It'll be interesting to see how long he can keep this dominance up first offering on its way The 1-0 is a breaking ball that's taken for a ball He may be down 2 and 0 after those first two pitches in this a b But those are pitches he can feel pretty good about they didn't miss by a whole lot So it's not like he's all over the place two and one now Now here's the pitch Just off the outside that time laid off for a ball Well behind that fastball. It's a swinging strike He was able to sneak that fastball by him on three and one. So so now we've got a battle on our hands Two out nobody on the late on the fastball, but he's able to spoil that one off and he'll get another chance Three two one more time There's a swing and he sends a ball high in the air into left field Tuckman retreats to the track and he'll put this one away So a sigh of relief as the side is retired Like now DJ LeMay here. He was a double play victim last time around Yeah, rolling into a two-ball will eat at you for the rest of the game at least so, you know, he wants to make up for it right here Ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch and Oh looked inside, but that's ruled to strike nothing in one Well, he's still out there to start the fifth inning, but it's been a real grind of a start for him The pitch count is much higher than he'd like it to be. So it's hard to imagine him working really deep into this game Swing and a ball hit softly on the ground, but this will be a foul ball as he's behind oh and two now Nothing in two count and the pitch a Little bit off the outside. It's one and two line to the right side And the fifth inning will start with a ground out one away The wall man you can't hit a ball any harder than that I mean this ball gets on him in a heartbeat nice job to stay with it though and then make the out at first Here's big Aaron judge. He doubled earlier and carries a two-for-two line into this appearance first pitch coming here It is Softly hit toward the hole Throw in time as he's called out on a bang bang play at first And again Giancarlo Stanton he comes in over to thus far first pitch of the at bat on its way Looked like the sinker there dipped a little below the knees Faces are empty here with two men out two balls and no strikes the count of Stanton Like to see him be looking to the opposite field with this next swing pitchers trying to work you away Now a ball pulled hard, but fouled off to the left Shant foul again and after being way ahead now. It's even a two and two Here's the pitch 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 Into the corner and slicing foul For foul balls in this a B pitcher cannot find anywhere to go to put this guy away He'll try to hold up in time, but to no avail as he went around and the inning is over So they breeze through this half of the inning home half of the fifth coming up the Yankees for the raise nothing Welcome back for the bottom of the fifth. Here's Heidi Watney Matt raise manager Kevin Cash talked to me in between innings about his lineups offensive production And he was pretty blunt in saying they're just not having very good at bats They haven't had a single guy on base yet, so it's starting to feel a little desperate down here But he said they've unfortunately just been faced with some really great pitching today The key going forward is to find any way they can to get him out of his rhythm on the mound now That may be a tall task, but they feel the little adjustments could they do things turning around Okay, thank you, Heidi ready for another chance Austin Meadows He leads off in the bottom of the fifth as they look to break through on the scoreboard for the first time in this one Yeah, baseball is a game of adjustments and it's time. They start making some they don't need to change their entire approach necessarily But now is maybe when they start thinking about ways to get the guy in the mound out of his rhythm a bit the wind Up and the 1-0 pitch. Oh Much too tardy on the fastball one-and-one We that was some smoke right there high fire right on by the 1-1 is strike two swinging Fastball swung on and missed for the first down This guy is really locked in on the bump right now He's just playing good old-fashioned hardball right now just rare him back and letting it go and it seems like this lineup They don't have an answer for anything. He's bringing so far at the plate hunter renfro As the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball one-and-one He was a strikeout victim in his first try runs outside so it goes to 2-0 now Grounder hit hard down the first baseline But a foul ball and it's 2-1 now now a drive by renfro This has hit well out to left left fielder looking up and this ball is gone No chance to make a play on that one Renfro leaves the yard with a solo shot as they get on the board It's 4-1 now and that pitch was grooved right down Main Street. He couldn't believe it He started salivating when he saw it, but stayed back enough to put a great swing G-man Troy the next to hit Misses to limits ball one he popped out in his first trip a swing and a miss strike one One and two now is that one's fouled off? Pitch on the way a swing and a drive sent out toward the gap Gardner going back on the warning track. He makes the catch So bases are empty here with two gone and up next will be Willie Agamiz First pitch of the at bat on its way Swing and a soft liner That's his first base hit make him one for two now Everybody needs a little love in their life right there nice piece of help get you some right there a little soft liner He definitely wasn't on that baseball, but he got a little luck involved a little love and that thing found a hole right there into the Outfield Into the box now Kevin Keermire. He flew out in his last at bat pitch of the at bat Hit on the ground out for short for his picks it up What a play and that ends the inning off a one leg in the hole Falling away. That is pure magic more baseball on the show Right after this Over drink takes over to start the sixth inning on the mound Next for New York Torrez he singled his last time up He did deliver here's the first pitch on the third baseline, but a foul ball one and one now here it comes Now a swing and a fly ball and it's a foul ball Looking for the strikeout. Here's the one two Splitter two and two Swing high drive left field and deep Meadows moving back gone to lead off the inning a Solo shot here to left as they stretch the lead to five one Hey, listen, there's an old adage in baseball that solo home runs won't kill you This is one of the top hitters in that lineup. So a home run a solo home run right here It's not the end of the world Gary Sanchez will dig in again And as he does will flash you back to any number two as you get a look at his two-run homer That was a big blow early on set here. It comes and that's by him. It's oh and one Paces empty here with nobody out and this misses the outside corner. So it's knotted up at one and one Fastball close, but he didn't get it two and one Looks like this guy's afraid to throw the ball in the strike So gave up that home run earlier in the inning needs to get back to being aggressive Here's a big swing and a miss on the fastball two and two He's having a great day at the dish his timing is spot-on this pitching staff is gonna have to find a different way of attacking him Here now the two-two is a swing and a miss that strike three At the plate Mike talkman. It was an RBI sack fly for him last time through First pitch on its way all one One out nobody on a ball in a string When I broke into the league not many guys were throwing that elevated fastball with that much velocity on it The game has changed and a good eyes. He lays off and the count moves to two and one now on the Yankee left fielder pitch on the way Just off the inside part of the plate. It's three and one Geo or Shella will be next To third field it cleanly Throw on to first two gone Stepping into the box Geo or Shella over one with a run batted in thus far first delivery to him on the way the 1-0 Line to the right side that gets down and the inning continues Dan how hard is it to massage your way through such a deep lineup? I mean even the eight nine-hole hitters are solid big league players, you know Mark these days You're not seeing a lot of defensive specialists in the infield or outfield if you're in that starting lineup these days There's a pretty good job. You can swing the bat So now to the plate look boy as he'll take one up in the zone But indeed in the strike zone for the first strike for his career in this matchup. He's one for three a Runner on first with two away now a fastball that's taken close that time, but it's one and one From the belt the pitch Wisely lays off to cut fastball there. It's two and one. Oh not cheated on that one. It's two and two They'd like to see a little bit more discipline in that you get a count of your favorite He's swinging a pitch that bad not good Here now the two-two Is a wave and a miss he struck him out Yanks able to add on one more via the solo home run Bottom of the sixth is straight ahead. It's five one Yanks Here now it's Mike Zanino. We'll start things out in the sixth or a lineup that really hasn't found its groove in this one Yeah, only two hits so far Matt and not very many hard hit balls either. We'll see if they could start making some adjustments Hitch on its way now to Zanino Hit in the air to right field judges under it One down now batter number eight Stepping up to the plate Brandon Lowe hit the ball pretty well in his last at bat, but it resulted in a lineout Ready with the first pitch here it comes Just a tick behind for a strike double barreled action in the Yankee bullpen now a lefty and a right-hander start to get loose We're in the sixth inning now a five-to-one ball game Ball one as the change-up misses well off the inside the one one now a swing and a deep drive to right and Gone an absolute bomb Shot here to straight away right field and it's now a five-to-two game Jose Martinez He lifts it in the air to right field judges on the move. He can't get to it. This one's down Hey, just a nice piece of hitting right there He's able to keep his hands inside that ball stay square as long as possible And feed it into the opposite field for a base hit You know Yandy Diaz As he will take a look at a fastball in there as that strike zone expands just a little its own one He's hit listen is to add bats so far in the dirt here But it won't skip away far enough for the runner to advance. Oh two balls in a strike This is in high in the air out toward left center Tuckman is there to put it away and the runner will be forced to retreat back to first Stepping in Austin Meadows, he went down on strikes last time up. Yeah, and kind of shocked He got blown away with a fastball you could tell he was late on that one And we'll see if he tries to cheat to something this a big Here comes the first pitch and he's really getting the better of him now. It's strike two Man, it's a pitcher. You have to love pitching Oh to multiple ways up down in and out Throw the breaking ball a lot of different ways to get guys out and a little self-preservation down at first as he pulls that one in to end the inning One for the raise on the solo home run Top of the order do up to start the seventh. It's now five to two Which has Rome it's on to pitch from the bullpen now to start on the number seven number 52 All set for the start of the inning so back to the top of the Yankee order digging in at Gardner He's 0 for 2 in the ballgame so far First pitch on its way The 1-1 home Misses off the plate Roe was known as a short relief specialist a guy who came in got one or two big outs But with the new pace of play rules they're forcing a change for this right-hander fouled away a 2-2 Is a wave and a miss he struck him out Yeah, as they say there's a hole in his swing in that location So a good job there of exploiting that that can be real hard for some guys to overcome when teams start figuring out What locations you just can't handle and that sends dj lamehu into the box now a ball lined to the left side It could really use a knock here 0 for 3 in the game so far Strike two called on the inner half 0 and 2 now An action now in the Tampa Bay pen as it looks like a right-handers begun to get loose 0 and 2 here it is To the left side, but it's well fouled 5-2 our score as we play inning number 7 Just off the end of the bat. It's a foul ball and he'll stick around Ready with another 0 2 and he strikes him out as well So make it back to back punch outs here to the first two men he faces out of the bullpen No problems for him on the mound since he's come out of the pen to start this inning That's back to back case and he's making it look pretty easy. This has the makings of a good outing so far And that'll bring up Aaron judge rip down the first base line But that finds its way through for a base hit Just goes to show if you're going to throw that two seam fastball away, which I don't think is the best Pitch anyway, you better start that thing out of the zone and let it work its way back to the corner With this one it started out on the corner So it leaked back right over the heart of the plate and got whacked Giancarlo Stanton as he takes a fastball off the plate for a ball one and all Now let's see and he's going to make it up the third here as he advances on the wild pitch That can be a tough read as a runner on second to see if the ball has gotten away enough to move the third You have to be sure you can make it. He was there and now he's only 90 feet away Men on third with two down lot thickens here three and oh There's absolutely no need to challenge him in this situation right here Do yourself a favor be smart nibble a little bit maybe use his aggressiveness against himself 12 swung on and grounded out towards second scooped up throw in time and the side is retired Yanks leave one and it remains five to two Jonathan Holder gets the call from the pen to take over on the mound and start the home seventh Striding into the box hunter rim throw one for two and the ball game thus far It'll be interesting to see if they use that change up in this event that last that bet that was a change up He hit for a home run. I'm going to see if this time they don't go to more fastballs and curve balls First pitch is a fastball inside one and oh Fastball at 94 miles an hour and it's one and one Nice adjustment out on the mound Over through the first one a little bit but got on top and let that ball rip right out in front of them Here's the one and one pitch Yanked the slider across that time laid off for a ball Popped him up and this is taken in for route number one Now batter the first base G man One out now in the Tampa Bay seventh and that brings up the corner infielder g-man joy First offering on its way Bases are empty one man out. Oh, it's a ball in a strike I had him guessing that time as he's barely able to foul it away The one two and it's fouled away the one two Is laid off for ball two Two two pitches fouled away a shot down the first baseline and he'll take it to the bag himself for the out Now at the plate will he adams he steps in off a base hit in his last at bat here comes the first pitch And too high with the cut fastball it's one and oh now two and oh now Not a great spot to be in right here two and oh, but i'm not so sure why he's pitching this guy so cautiously A bottom of the order guy you don't normally see getting pitch like this and the pitch Outside three and oh now three and one three and one here it is Now a ball hit pretty well the left, but this is going to wind up in the seats fouled Two out nobody on Lying towards center field and that falls in for a solid base hit his second of the night Bottom of the seventh inning will go at least one played appearance deeper after the two out hit Most guys assume they're getting a three two fastball in that count right here guys If he was able to keep his hands back keep his nose in there and battle for a knock Chat green picks over here with the runner at first and two gone in the inning Getting in kevin keermeyer as he looks at a fastball that misses off the plate for ball one Oh for two for him to this point ready with the one oh Two out with the man at first and a swing in a miss as that looked like self defense there. It's two and two Well, that's a jam shot right there. That's as good as it gets in my opinion Up it in ready with another two two good spot for an rbi put the ball in play with the runner in motion He could score all the way from first On the eighth pitch of the at bat is the one that finally does it as he wears him down and the inning is over Ray's strand just the one They trail five two Peter Fairbanks has been summoned from the bullpen as he'll do so to start the eighth Blank torres two hits in two trips for him thus far the last at that maddie b We heard this guy's a good fastball hitter He got a fastball did miss it We'll see if they pitch him a little bit differently this time and mix in some off-speed pitches Ready with the first pitch here. It comes Bonnie took a big swing at that one as this is driven out to deep left center field Cheer mire. It's on the warning track as he hauls it in for a loud out number one Now batting Five to our score as we get a look inside the numbers It's our starter comparison for the two gentlemen that took the hill to start the ball game Now gary sanchez so far two for three in this one from the stretch Fairbanks originally from the state of missouri. He was a ninth round pick back in the 2015 MLB draft Hey, this guy's got a chance to be an absolute steal being drafted where he was There are definite signs that he has a chance to make an impact at the big good level Here's one that misses high. It's one and one Bald strike and he's behind one and two Here's the pitch the eighth inning now of a five to two ball game and he struck him out Now in the box like mike talkman. He's 0 for 2 with a sacrifice to this point First offering on its way and he had to be looking for something else to start the at bat its own one I'm sure the boys are going to blow him up in the clubhouse for that ugly swing right here But he has a chance to regroup take a deep breath take a step out of the box And know you got a few to play with And look out is that one ran in and got him You know with two outs and nobody on that's the last thing you want to do on the mound That really gives the opposition some hope that they can do something with this inning Digging in once again geo or shell a hidden two at bats for him at this point in the ball game Ready with the first pitch here at cons Especially after drilling the last guy up at the plate That's just a great job to get your mechanics back onto you And establish yourself back into strike zone A runner on first with two away That's in there and he's deep in the hole now 0 and 2 Well, you could see he's coming right at this guy just pounding the ball in the strike zone He certainly has the advantage now this guy hasn't even swung the bat yet This is lying to left and meadows makes the catch for route number three One left for the Yankees they're still out in front five to two So here's Mike Zanino. He started out the evening 0 for 2 so far First pitch of the at bat And here's a slider that's nowhere close and it's 1 and 0 This is he had high in the air out toward left center after it is Gardner And he tracks it down nice play for the first down Now that is Number eight Ready now Brandon Lowe. He went deep last time up. Yeah, now this guy flexed his muscles in that last At bat we heard that he has good power that last bomb had to go well over 400 feet. He hit it a long way Ready to deliver here's the first pitch Fastball just misses that's ball one Gotta find a way to scratch at least one across you do not want to take on the monster closing the game down three the one or no delivery And he founds this one off And this one's up around the eyes two and one Now here's the pitch A swing and a drive sent out toward the gap Gardner going back And this will bang up against the wall reach second now with one away He got the pitch he wanted and he didn't miss it right there For its second one away and up next will be the right-handed hitting jose martinez First pitch on its way A ball of no strikes Every ball club has that spark plug guy and this is the guy right here He usually ignites a lot of productive innings a swing and a shot hit down the corner and it's a foul ball Go off again and now he's in a one and two hole Runner at second here with one man out another one sent foul the next one to pitch Ball two Tough to take a pitch like that right there, especially in a one to count He almost getting that auto swing mode great job to work to count back to even Oh, and he can't catch up to the fast wall as he swings and misses for the second Well, we'll see a lot of these power arms coming out of the bullpen in these days But it doesn't make it any less impressive to me. I love watching guys come in and blow smoke right by guys The oldest Chapman has called upon with two out in the eight as he's asked to complete a four out Same Ball here Stepping in now Yandy Diaz as he will work at a first pitch fastball for ball one He's hitless in three at bats to this point Chapman sets. Here's the 1-0 Now you can see he's working around this guy right here. Why not first base is open walk wouldn't be the worst thing in this spot Two out here in a runner at second and a good comeback fastball there. It's two balls in a strike Big fastball is definitely this guy's mo coming out of the bullpen He's set and the two one pitch Hard hit ball to second bluffed by lamehue Throw in the dirt but a good scoop at first saves an error as this side is retired One left for tampa and the deficit remains five to two into the plate now Look boy, he looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up Poor here's the first pitch to him. Here we go with inning number nine as the first pitch misses for ball one Not a bad spot to miss right there much rather have it run inside than out over the plate where the hitter can do a lot of damage He's ready. Here's the 1-0 Good swing just got to try and straighten that one out He's set. Here comes the 1-1 On the run this one in on him and he can't connect so he finds himself down one and two now Really tied him up on that one. Yikes. He kind of looked clueless on that swing right there man, if i'm pitching i'm going right back to that same pitch The one two Down the first baseline, but this is going to be a foul ball as that keeps things at two and two Lucky he got a piece right there. He was definitely late on that pitch after seeing a previous off speed pitch This is lined to left Meadows has it and there's one away Well, he hit that ball pretty well, but the only problem was that he pulled off it just a bit The location was a little on the outer half So he would have hit it even better if he would have stayed through the middle of the field with it And Brett Gardner who could really use a knock here 0 for 3 in the game so far Oh one pitch And a slider runs in on him as he has to lean out of the way Looked like the fastball got away from him there Right side and right into the shift and that gets through so he'll have his first base hit make him one for four in the game now Hey, not an easy thing to do right there Debra with that stacked infield on the right side to hit it through where the shift is Have to hit that in the right place at the right time. Yeah, he found a good result right there Dan pitcher actually executed right there got him to hit it where he wanted to Put good barrel good contact on that ball was able to find the hole No balls in a strike to count struggling so far in this one and looking to erase his 0 for 4 ball game right here Over to the bag and the runner back safely. Here's a fastball that crowds him a bit and it's one and one Runner at first here one man out One and two to dj lemay here This is on the ground over to first And that finds its way through for a base hit and that runner will go no further than second as there are two aboard now You know as a former infielder Danny they always say you can't be in two places at once But you've got to be a little frustrated right here to that ball found the hole That's a tough thing you make a quality pitch and a guy shoots one through the right side Normally a vacated spot right there nine out of ten times somebody's there to make that play Unfortunately not and now we've got a couple of guys on three for four so far and seeing it well in this ball game the 1 0 It's taken down and in for a ball A time to start making some quality pitches He finds himself in a tough spot behind an account with guys on base. Here's the 2 and 0 And he gets this fastball over it's 2 and 1 One of the most frustrating things for me to watch in this game Is guys getting count leverage and not pull a trigger on a fastball middle end That's why you play to get in those situations where you can try and do damage. What do you want the nasty slider? And they're not going to get him. He's in there at the plane Hey, that's what you try and do as an offense You get a four run lead their grand slam ahead damn But you're a former closer warming up when you see a three run lead and then your offense Gets it to four. You know that same situations got out the window. Don't tell me that Oh, it does. Oh, it does because the world the only way you're going to get into this game is it has to be a safe situation You sit and watch eight innings of baseball You get up to warm up in the ninth and you're all ready to go thinking Hey, I'm going to come in and get me a three out save and all of a sudden you're out of the game because it's a Four-run lead of course you think about it as a reliever at the plate. Giancarlo Stanton As the first pitchers have been high it's ball one Looking to change his fortunes here 0 for 4 with two strikeouts so far in the game Watches one miss outside 2 and 0 now Got to find a way to execute either a good fastball down the way or flip something off speed for a strike You cannot miss over the harder plate in these situations. The hitter is on high alert A strike and it's 2 and 1 aim towards center field Kiermeyer is there too gone and as we flash you back to the middle innings This was a turning point here a solo home run That was really one of the key at bats of the ball game to this point looking to minimize the damage here Right-hander starts to loosen out in the bullpen now chopper left side of the infield. He's got it Pro to first in time and the big inning is avoided as the side is retired Yankees forced to settle for one On to the bottom of ending number nine four five and six coming up. It's the yankees six The ray is two Next to the plate for tampa bay austin meadows All for three with a couple of strikeouts for him to this point in the ball game Down by a bunch here and what makes it even more difficult They're facing the closer not going to be an easy task trying to tie this one or go ahead here at home One ball no strikes the count the 1-0 home And the sinker is over that time it's back to two and one And it misses three and one now Well ball three their hate and the rays right now they would love to take a lead off walk to start this inning the three one That was some gas triple digits on the radar gun Fouled away pay off pitch one more time And it's fouled away three two one more time And could this be the start? It's a long way back But the leadoff man is on base to start their final set of at-backs Now to the plate hunter renfro He was retired after popping out in his last at-back. Yeah, I don't mind them trying to drive the ball in the air But he can't collapse the back side and that's exactly what he did in his last at-back Look for him to stay a little taller and keep that upper half a little bit more over and the pitch Nobody outrunner on first Really pulled that one across as the slider misses well inside the 2-0 on the way He is high and outside for a ball Your offense goes out and gives you a four-run cushion You have to find a way to stop struggling Compose yourself and get your mechanics on point. It'd be a shame to let this one slip away 3-0 And he lays off their ball four. So back-to-back walks have him in business here with nobody out So striding in g-man choice and these guys are making a little push here You have to like the effort despite the odds Yeah, you really do matt look they still have a significant hill to climb But hey, they string a couple of hits together here and all of a sudden this thing feels doable First offering on its way Well, he's really in trouble and it's just getting worse and worse and worse This guy needs to find a strike zone in the worst way First and second here with nobody out Boy, this hole. He's digging on the mound is all his doing if you can't throw strikes You're not going to be out there very long The 2-1 Swung on and missed and that strike too None out runners at first and second now is swinging he pops him up And I believe yes the umpire signaling for the infill fly rule Up next for the raise willy adams he's two for three and looking for more here on the stretch Here's the pitch and one delivery Round ball foul down the left side Oh two on his way from chatman And he looks at a sinker for a called third strike and now they're two gone 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 So here's kevin curemeyer As the first pitch to him is in there for a called strike one No hits in three tries so far. He's struck out once Chapman's ready. Here's the oh one 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 Hit down the line at first But this will wind up a foul ball two and two Tampa down to their final strike in this one And he fouls this one off Has him down to their final strike here it comes Swing and a missy struck him out and that'll do it here as the ball game is over Yeah, they needed him a little bit earlier in this one But he takes the mound in the eighth and records the final four outs four outs save job well done And tonight's ends at a six to two finish The new york yankees took the lead in the second inning and rode that until the very end Jonathan lewis ago gets the w on the mound So that's a wrap here tonight for marco rosa dan pleasezak and heidi watney. This is matt vascersian You've been watching mlb the show for more find us on twitter at mlb the show