 We are under the lights this evening as we get you set for another edition of baseball on the show ought to be a good one here Between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees So the Bronx bombers look for the series sweep at home against their division rivals first pitch is next Jordan Montgomery a hurler from South Carolina will be the starting pitcher in this one then please act What's the word on him? Hey man, we're gonna look at a guy that's really been struggling lately this last three starts He has a whip of over 1.50 Lots of base runners lots of hits and lots of walks and that doesn't add up to very good performances So he's gonna look to turn things around in this one here today the court starting into the box Jose Iglesias he'll get us started in this one under the lights In there oh and one And as the Yankees get started here tonight guys four and two over the last six games including a win last time out 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 it 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 the O2 once more Good night for baseball 69 degrees here at first pitch Fastball, but that's easy to lay off and it's back to even a two and two Spoils another one and this is exactly what you're looking for out of your lead-off hitter Outside in a full count three and two Gotta love the battle we're seeing right out of the gates in this game That's seven pitches now, and if this is any indication we're in for a good contest here And he can only battle for so long as he's finally set down here after an eight pitch at bat One thing to know is not all strikeouts are created equal right there He goes down on strikes, but he really made that guy in the mound work for it And when you're doing that in the first inning it can have an effect on how deep he's gonna be able to go into this start There's a big difference between that and going down on three or four pitches in now Ramon Uriah's As he'll look at a breaking ball that misses for ball one He'll enter play down at an even 240 for the year five homers and 14 driven in the 1-0 Is a fastball then off the plate for a ball Montgomery has a reputation or a knack if you will for working himself out of tough situations when he finds himself there A lot of relief pitchers are known for that obviously, but as a starter that's certainly a valuable characteristic to have Matt Evian I'm gonna tell you who likes this the bullpen likes it and the manager likes this because Most pitchers are gonna get into trouble at least one or two times during the course of a start And it's nice to know as a manager that you have a guy that's out there that can pitch with men on base and Wiggle out of some tough jams. This guy's made a living doing this in his career Line towards center field But sadly for him this will head straight to the center fielder as he pulls it away without much trouble for the second out Ray So stepping in Trey Mancini first chance for him here in the top of the first with nobody on Now here's the pitch In there for strike 1 0 and 1 time for a look at our umpires in this one behind the plate is Ed Drummond Yeah, Maddie We got a good one behind the dish today and Ed Drummond well liked by all people pitchers batters managers All you want as a player is the ability to talk to someone and that's what Ed does He gives you that hero you hit a nail right on the head. He has a real long fuse He's not afraid to let a hitter or a pitcher I'm not saying complain about a particular pitch But he's not the guy that's gonna get mad and throw somebody and give him the boot Just because a guy doesn't like a pitch or pitcher thinks that a pitch is a strike and they call it a ball Hey, there's a nice knock by the three-hole hitter. I know there's two outs But they always say with your man coming up the number four hole monster as soon as he steps in a batter's box There's a runner in scoring position And here's Renato Nunez He'll look at a fastball in there on the outer half it's 0-1 He'll start play with that average down in the low 230s 11 home runs 39 driven in oh one Here's the pitch Fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike Mancini leads off first with a pair of outs in the inning a good spear. Uh-huh On the second for the force in the side is retired Orioles leave one Orioles nothing Yankees coming to bat you're watching Major League Baseball on the show Is ready to go as he'll be on the hill for Baltimore Dan, please act. What do you got? Hey so far this year? This guy has a pitch very well on the road He's actually struggled on the road So it'll be interesting to see if he can turn that around here in this one Ready now Brett Gardner. He's currently ninth in the American League batting race entering. This isn't this guy's first rodeo He's been in the league for quite a while now. This Wiley veteran is having a great year. Here it comes Lifted down the line in left and they can't run it down the wind up and the 0-1 Fouled away Gardner the native of South Carolina is hoping for a trip to this year's all-star game And he very well may have it coming into the day. He's second in fan votes among American League Center fielders Yeah, he's been having an excellent season today making a push towards that all-star game Hey fans get out there and vote this guy sits in second place But I'm sure he'd like to be named star batting second the third baseman number 29 Next for New York Geo or Shella he enters play sixth in the American League in the batting race What a terrific season this guy's having up near the leaders in batting average without a doubt the highest average and the best Hitter on this team first pitch of the at bat on its way Guys the Orioles as they begin play here tonight They came out on the losing end last time out and are in a bit of a skid in fact They've lost seven of their last ten. Yeah, man, things haven't gone too well so far in this series Dero They're looking to avoid the sweep here in this one. Yeah, they got to get off in the early innings It's good. It's gonna be monumental if they can push a few runs across and give this pitcher a chance to relax Yeah, this is straight survival mode down 0-2. The numbers are definitely not with the batter here Oh, and he dusted him off the plate that time some mind games being played now. It's one and two Well that'll wake everyone up any time you buzz the tower like that There's reason for people to start getting a little look at Davis one two Taking off the outside is the breaking ball couldn't catch the corner So you'd love for him to offer at that one But the execution was flawless nice curveball that starts in the zone and breaks just out just a great take by the batter So it was a swinging strike three giorgiella becomes the second out of the bottom of the first And that'll bring up Gleber Torres As the first pitch misses to him it's ball one 289 is the average coming in 14 homers and 32 driven in Swing and he pops him up looks to be playable in foul ground. Come is there to make the catch in the side is retired One two three go to bombers and this is still a nothing-nothing ball game Second inning set to go and digging in is the outfielder DJ Stewart Number 24 first pitch of the ad bath tried to check it in its own one Today's contest is of course the finale of the series and the home side has dominated so far They've got the opportunity to complete the sweep with a win in this one This team going for the sweep is looking for some home cooking It's always nice to win a series But particularly nice when you can sweep a series at home and he misses two and one and on one hand They can be happy they've got their ace on the mound for them in this sweep game But on the other hand they're tasked with facing an ace themselves Sure is this is one of those games where you flip a coin heads or tails to terrific starting pitchers Bull teams firing their bullets their aces going today. This should be a good one beyond three and one here it comes And it's up to a three-two full count now He was able to sneak that fastball by him on three and one So so now we've got a battle on her hands really bunch him up on that one as he swings and misses for the first down That's a pretty good pitch right there that fastball on the inner half of the plate You can see that he just isn't able to get those arms extended and pretty ugly swing right there To the plate now Andrew Velasquez As he'll pop this one foul off to the left it out of play But check in with an average still south of 230 no home runs as of yet and no RBI is either Into the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 No, and he's really getting the better of him now. It's strike two Got him swinging chased it well out of the zone and there are two gone It's so hard to hit when you're behind the count 0 and 2 right you have to protect for the fastball You have to look for the saw stuff down in a way You're really at a disadvantage when you fall behind 0 and 2 Rio Ruiz to the plate now As he lays off a fastball too low for ball one We'll attempt to put the ball in play for a change here with the first two guys going down on strikes to start the inning Outside with the breaking pitch and he falls behind at 2 and 0 pitch on the way This should end the inning as it sent out to second And it did it will he throws him out at first and the side is retired Three up three down for the Orioles will go to the bottom of the second no score and digging into the batter's box Next will be Giancarlo Stanton lifetime history with Alex Cobb. He's got one hit in 16 tries Also gone down on strikes five times in field in the over shift here now the pitch Stanton is almost surely gonna receive an invite to the all-star games. He currently leads all right fielders in fan votes Yeah, this comes as no surprise. This guy is one of the best players in the game That'll just sneak past his outstretched arm a base hit That's a grind pitch right there fastball That's not a good plate and this no one's able to fight and keep his hands inside this baseball Drive it for a knock and press it stepping in now Mike Topman This he'll take a look at a pitch too low It's wall one the numbers coming in. He's at 255 five homers 18 driven in To an ode of the Yankees left fielder Well, this is spot you'd like to be in two old good hitter. He's gonna turn it loose right here Has a look now the pitch Line drive base hit Now this will rattle up against the wall And they've really got something going here runners at second and third to strike the inning batting You don't get too many pitches a day in the big leagues middle cut his eyes lit up right there This picture is lucky. He's not getting another ball from the umpire the box now Luke Voight It's a high fly ball headed for the left field corner if it stays fair It's gone and that nearly broke our scoreless tie instead. It's a foul ball And this is pulled fouled as he was way out in front there Open to send him packing pitch on its way. I got him swinging on the split-fingered pitch and that's out number one Next to be the designated hitter Mike Ford Oh First pitch of the at bat on its way. Oh, and this ball is absolutely Blasted high and deep Though a three-run shot to right center field third home run for him on the year as the Yankees move out to a three To nothing lead you could tell by the sound of that one off the bat. That was going a long way Chiyoko the catcher The first pitch and bouncing into foul territory the Yankees However, have to beat their opposition's best as they've got to go up against their ace in this one This one isn't in the books yet But when you're going for the sweep and you have a nice lead like they do early on here Things are looking awfully good for the sweep department count now a ball in the strike One and one here it comes Still only one out in the inning and a good pitch here But this is taken for a ball as the count moves to two and two now on the Yankee catcher pitch on the way To high ball three That was kind of a gift to the hitter He's up there probably thinking of protecting on two and two but when you launch a ball that high out of the strike zone It's obviously easy to take that one Too close for comfort and he did a good job just to make contact they off pitch one more time And that's outside he lost him ball for What's the saying When you find yourself in a hole the first thing you should do is stop dig up your club the gun that bump obviously hasn't heard that one Into the box now Tyler Wayne first shot for him here with a runner at first now in one away Has a look now the pitch he swings and misses throw down Here's the tag by a glaciers and they've got him at second base Very well could have been a hit-and-run attempt there You kind of have to make contact for those to work out He didn't and his teammate was hung out to dry at second Cobb looks in here. He comes oh and one Maybe a favorable call there taken for a strike a wind-up and the o2 pitch No, that misses one and two and he strikes him out here So he's able to stop the bleeding a bit as the side is retired Another look at the big blow for the bombers a three-run home run We've played two. It's now three nothing New York Chris Davis hit the plate now he's two for seven in the series so far 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-up guy to try to get on and get a big ending started In field shifted well to the right. Here's the first pitch Swing and a miss oh and one Davis playing here in his age 34 season He's a veteran of 13 years at the major league level which really points to the consistency He's shown since he first broke in yeah, Maddie. You ain't kidding right there 10 years We refer to that in a biz as hitting full-pension No breaking ball called just a bit low He didn't look overly fooled right there because a lot of pitchers will go to the breaking stuff Oh and two but he certainly looked ready for a breaker on that pitch Here he comes on a ball in two strikes Man this at bat has changed quickly from oh and two now to two and two a good job of plate discipline by this hitter Not chasing those pitches just off the plate. Hey 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 And another foul ball now a swing and a miss as he picks up another one make it four strikeouts already And there's your first out with how hard guys throw these days 94 miles an hour is good, but what not as impressive as it used to be Professional hitters can catch up with that so it's all about setting the fastball up with good off-speed stuff to make it Look more effective, and that's exactly what he did right there Pedro Severino digs in at the plate oh and won the count Swing and a miss and he's in the hole o2 now turned on that one and crushed it just pulled it a little foul Here's another o2 an app nobody on Just stand alive putting together a really good at bat here other o2 home After multiple pitches were fouled off it gets a little disappointing as a pitcher So you think to say I'm gonna throw one way off the plate and see if he'll chase it didn't happen And he held up in time, but it's strike three called and there are two down You know, I'm not quite sure how that strikeout will be scored looking or swinging He tried to check his swing, but I'm pretty sure the home plate umpire was ringing him up regardless Here's the shortstop now Jose Glacius He'll take a look at a curveball that misses wide for ball one and two and oh now as this misses below the knees Bases are empty here with two men out This is lying to left That gets down and the inning continues Dan you have to love it when your defense picks you up right there keeping him at first base Oh, that's good rule that look like it had extra bases written all over a great job by the left fielder to get to that ball And get the ball back in keeping that to a single in now Ramon Urayas as he sends it on the ground to first and that is in the right field a base hit And that runner will go no further than second is there are two aboard now Up that for me after back-to-back two out hits right now This picture thought he was gonna cruise through this inning and now he's got traffic And he's in jeopardy with a ball in the gap or a ball missed over the heart of the plate of crooked number going on the board So here's Tramansini She'll take a look at ball one one for one after a single this first time up trying to hang a zero Here's the pitch below the zone a swing and a miss You chase a pitch that bad outside the zone You got to find a way to regroup adjust the batting gloves only look over the heart in those 17 inches the one two Misses ball two Number three hole hitter up right now clean up guy on deck two ball two strike count I think pitcher wants to make something happen right here. Here's the two-two Drilled right back up the middle For the highlight reel as they get the force play to get him out of trouble the three of us return with more Wednesday night baseball After this back as the Yankees prepare for their third turn through the order Fans of the Bronx bombers have been treated to quite a bit of production from this lineup so far this year They enter the day near the top of the league in both team batting average and runs scored So it's safe to say they're among the cream of the crop in terms of offensive production Talking with some of the coaches earlier They all alluded to not only the high level of talent on this club, but also the hitters tireless work ethic They praised the professionalism these players bring to their craft as a major reason for their success Confidence when it comes time to compete Okay, thank you, Heidi And a good fastball there, but this just misses the zone for ball one Ball in a strike One of the best ways to keep a guy uncomfortable is to pound him inside They're doing that and this one caught the zone. He pops him up toward the left side of the infield Tom will do this himself, and that's the first out now batting number 29 That'll bring in Giovanni Urschella looking to put the ball in play here He went down on strikes in his first at bat the pitch This right hand a pitcher his bread and butter is that to see it and he'd loves to throw it inside Bases are empty one man out on a great pitch. They're caught in reach and it's one and one Beautifully thrown splitter right there high 80s down in the zone looks like a fastball coming and then boom the bottom Falls out of it. Terrific pitch. Here's a shot to left field and deep. Look at this Solo shot here to left home run number five On the year as the Yankees start to pull away a bit. It's now four to nothing Well, he's given up two long balls in just two and a third innings of work So it seems as though they might have his number here Not sure how much more the manager wants to see he needs to turn it around quick if he wants to stay in this one For a while Torres now batting second baseman After the first pitch to him and comes up empty strike one one app nobody on balls hit deep to left field Stewart is back to the warning track and he's able to put it away for the second out Now batter the right fielder John Karla Denzel Decarlo Stanton now first pitch on its way Grounded down the third baseline but a foul ball here oh and one Two out nobody on Pitch taken several inches below the zone in fact One and two now is that one's fouled off Swing and a miss on the knuckle curve and the inning is over I have to imagine there's a full moon tonight judging by this bunch the three of us returned with more Wednesday night baseball After this all set for the start of the fourth and digging in next up the play will be run out on New Year's Lots of baseball left in this one as we're still early on but you don't want to fall too far behind They're already down by a bundle and one of the things you want your leadoff guy to get on and set the table for the big Boys to start driving in some runs and he'll start the inning with a pitch that misses off the plate It's ball one high in the air down the right field line and Foul from the wind up the 1-1 pitch That ball Fly ball out toward left center field Gardner is there One away the batter number 24 Ready now for Baltimore DJ Stewart. He looked to bounce back after striking out his 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 Bounced softly in front of the plate and very quickly there. They're too gone to start the inning Now batter number 88 Now to the plate Andrew Velasquez 0 for 1 for him here in this one first pitch of the at bat on its way Took a little off and it's in for a called strike one Hey, he's got great feel for that pitch right there. He can throw it anytime he wants for a strike The wind up and the 0-1 and it's one and one one and one No runs three hits and no errors for the Orioles so far No offer on that one two balls in a strike fastball is looked at for strike two Swing and a miss for strike three pulled the string on him that time and the inning is over One two three go the Orioles. They're on the short end of a four nothing score Pick things up where we left off He scored a run after stroking it doubled in his first at bat Here it comes Well, it's been a rough one so far four runs through three innings It's about time to get that pitch count down or he won't be out here very long Into the wind up here comes the 0-1 Not cheated on that swing but the splitters by him 0 and 2 Man, it's a pitcher you have to love pitching 0-2 Multiple ways up down in and out throw the breaking ball a lot of different ways to get guys out To one and two now and this is swung on and missed and this fourth inning will start the same way He ended the third with a strikeout and there's one away Made pretty quick work of him right there setting him down on only four pitches And what I liked about all of those pitches was they were down around the knees or lower Pretty hard to do any kind of damage when pitches are located in that spot At the plate now look point A swing and a drive to center field that one's got a chance And this is gonna find the wall out near the Yankee bullpen He'll reach second now with one away Up next for the Yankee The designated hitter Mike Ford Stepping in now Mike Ford He swings and lines it to left Stewart is in his tracks now as he makes the catch for out number two Up next for the Yankee The catcher Kyle Higashiyoka Digging in for his second at bat Kyle Higashiyoka He drew a base on balls his first time up Cob comes set and the pitch In there and it's 0-1 But facing right handed pitching so far this season Higashiyoka is below the Mendoza line The batting average under 200 unfortunately He'd be the first to tell you he's not happy with his batting average this season But he can beach in a variety of different ways And he has to because he wouldn't be here otherwise Plays off the splitter that time and it's two balls and a strike 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 Now the 2-1 pitch is taken for strike two Four runs five hits and no errors for the Yankees so far There's one that misses inside and the counts run full now three and two 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 Hit sharply on the ground A glacius is there Throw on to Davis takes care of him and that'll end the inning So no runs on a hit here no errors one man left on We played four full the Yankees lead it four to nothing Welcome back Heidi Watney standing by as we get set for the top of the fifth Matt had a chance to discuss the state of the Orioles offense With their manager between innings and flat out he told me They just need to put better swings on the ball right now He said they're searching for ways to drive the ball with some authority Because it's just not happening for them today They haven't gotten an extra base hit yet It's been a real struggle getting guys in a scoring position But the key he said is not to panic Sometimes you just have to fight through the downturns And keep your focus and energy high Thank you Heidi Rio Ruiz First pitch coming here it is 0-1 here it comes 8-2 Couple of righties starting to loosen now in the bullpen Do the wind up here comes the 0-2 pitch Man they'll try to tempt him with a curveball But this bounces in front of the plate and it's 1-2 And a good take there close but it's 2-2 Well that's back to bat off speed pitches And he wasn't biting on either Now let's see if he goes back to the hard stuff Or gives the softer stuff another shot 2-2 count here it comes Hit down the third baseline But this is going to be a foul ball as that keeps things at 2-2 Here it comes Hit down the line at first And the fifth inning will start with a ground out one away So still nothing against him on the scoreboard here in the fifth As we check out the league leaderboard for team ERA And you can see that this staff currently leads the AL in that category Here's Chris Davis now He was a strikeout victim in his first try Now here it comes Off speed pitch in the dirt as he takes it for a ball Count even now at 1-1 No contact there and it's 1-2 Faces are empty one man out Out in front of that one may have been looking fastball Good job just to make contact And this is swung on and missed So it's two up two down to start the fifth Man they really had his number so far in this series That's his fifth strikeout in this series alone Into the box now Pedro Severino No balls in one strike Comes into this at bat 0 for 1 in the ball game Now pitch on the way Don't be shocked if this pitcher tries to go a little bit further outside the zone Three foul balls in a row He wants to get a swing and a miss on this next pitch A ball and two strikes to the Baltimore backstop now Faces are empty here with two men out Now a curve ball misses inside He might have to look for a different way to put this guy away on 2-2 He's already seen the curve ball a couple of times So he might be looking for it Swing and he rockets this one down the left field line Almost into the short porch but it's off the wall And he'll coast into second here with the two out double And he just blasts this thing down the left field line I thought it might then foul But it lands just inside the chalk And he's able to leg it out for a double Good looking swing Here comes the Yankee Skipper on his way to the mound And he's looking to the bullpen here So it would appear that's all for his starter tonight So he'll depart here And you know he would have loved one more out to qualify for the win But he's gone nonetheless after four and two-thirds You're attending Well come on now to make his 30th appearance of the year so far Number 85 Louis So now to the plate Jose Iglesias He sends it on the ground softly to the left And how about that right out of the bullpen A ground ball on one pitch and the inning is over Danger averted following the two out double The three of us returned with more Wednesday night baseball After this Stepping into the box Tyler Wayne He's over one thus far The shortstop The first pitch coming here it is The fastball here is he'll take a look at ball one The splitter that misses too low and he's behind two and oh now You can see this guy's more focused at the plate right now In that first A-B he went down on strikes Liner towards second And that's the first out Oh 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 Brett Gartner now He was retired after popping out in his last at bat He's ready here's the first offering And it's fouled away One out nobody on On the third baseline This will get fouled for strike two The wind up and the O2 pitch One ball two strikes Two balls two strikes And a splitter swung on and missed that time And that'll be out number two I'll tell you he's showing no signs of tiring it right now Still looks razor sharp from what I can tell I think he might last a while longer if he can keep this up The box Geo or Shella As he lines it hard to the right side but out of play He's working on a one for two game so far No one two now Way it's a ball and two strikes Two out lightning definitely applies to this offense If this two hole hitter can get on they could start something serious Two out nobody on And it's the two and two now with the bases empty And two gone here in the end And he lays off so it's full now Three and two I'd say this is a win already for the guy in the box You find yourself down O2 You work it to even and now it's full You got a chance to do some damage in this situation And he fouls this one off Next three two And this one misses high for ball four And they have themselves a two out base runner When a guy homers off you early in the game The last thing you want to do is challenge him And maybe have him do it again He was a lot more careful with him there Wade LeBlanc Hicks over here with a runner at first And two gone in the inning Number 23 Wade LeBlanc This will be the first to greet him here As he stands in with a runner at first And two away from the bell Kicks and deals Swing and a liner toward the gap in left center And that's in for a base hit Make it a one for three game so far So now they'll have runners on the corners with two away You'll only see about ten of these pitches a year To change up on a tee in the middle of the plate But tip your hat to the batter right there He did not come unglued Stayed within himself and drove it for a base hit Standing in now Giancarlo Stanton He swings and grounds it to short He has some trouble with it Throw on to first And a Yankee threat goes by the boards As the inning is over They're in front Four to nothing Digging in once again Ramon Uryus He'll start things out now in the top half of the sixth This one doesn't look good so far Down by a boatload as we enter the middle innings It's about time they get something going And the last thing you want to do is fall behind Where you have to score a bunch In the eighth and ninth inning Into the wind-up Here comes the 0 and 1 Wow, not sure what you're looking for right there But that one was pretty much The middle middle center cut Tough pitch to take Protecting on 0 and 2 So we'll do it again Nothing in two count and the pitch And here's a slider strike three called And that'll be the first out of the inning Now batter And here's the big right-handed Power threat Tramansini First offering on its way And then misses inside one and 0 Right guy right spot This is one of the better hitters in their lineup Just the guy they want to see Coming up now to get this inning going There's ball two as the slider dips Below the zone I don't mind them trying to pitch him Backwards right there with those two Early count sliders But now we find himself in a situation Where he's going to have to come fastball Three and 0 to him now Now the pitch There's a fastball and he can't connect Three and two It's not easy to get your barrel To a pitch that high And I'm pretty sure he thought that was a strike He's thinking what do I have to do Put a ball on it Walk it down and put it in a catcher's glove by myself I think it got called a little outside So he has to put it behind him now Next will be the clean-up hitter Ronaldo Nunez He comes in 0 for two thus far Come set now the pitch A ball and no strikes A ball and a strike A two and one count to Nunez Hey after those two breaking balls You have to be sitting on a fastball right here Runners on first with one down Swing and a miss two and two now It's tough when your team is being held scoreless On the scoreboard He was trying to put him on the board With a swing like that one And now a slider in there For a called third strike And there are two gone now Digging in now DJ Stewart He was a ground out victim last time up From the stretch To the right time laid off for a ball Two out with the man at first Two and 0 to the ball to more left fielder He's going to have to have a talk with the umpire After this half inning Because if he's not going to get those calls He's got to come a little bit more over the heart of the plate And that usually means damage done Hard hit ball to second Torres picks it up Throw on the board Takes care of him And the ending is over One left for the Orioles Four nothing Eddie once again Mike Tuckman He'll lead it off as we start the home sixth No left fielder Mike Tuckman First pitch of the at bat on its way And this one's not close It's in the dirt for ball one The 1-0 Hit on the ground down the first baseline But a foul ball one and one Now the pitch David first Man there's just no excuse To play like that Especially your shortstop Looked like a routine play But for some reason he just pulled the first baseman Off the bag It happens but you never want to give a team extra outs Digging in now for the Yankees Luke Boyd One for two in the ball game thus far First pitch coming here it is Now a change up But it misses just a little below the zone High in the air and deep to straight away left Racing back the left fielder Racing back It's a two run shot to straight away left Home run number 15 for him thus far As they pile on it's now six to nothing We've seen these guys go deep three times so far in this one guys You know D-roll looks like the boys are dialing long distance from the batter's box so far Yeah the pitchers aren't fooling anyone today Dan Let's see if this trend continues Mike Ford Will stand in as we'll flash you back to the second inning As you get a look at this key three run home run With the first pitch here it comes He'll start him here with a change up but it's taken for ball one No outs nobody on Liner in there for a base hit 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 At the plate Kyle Higashiyoka And he'll watch one miss up and away for a ball one and own He was retired via the ground ball last time up Here comes the one oh Hey the bullpen needs to step up in this situation I gotta believe the manager was hoping for way more than this Nobody outrunner on first Two balls in a strike now Now the two one pitch Is taking ball three It's clear he just hasn't been able to find any rhythm out there Pretty much unable to hit any of his spots And now he's at three and one and he's put him into another great hitting count Hitters count all the way here it comes A swing and a shot hit down the corner And he just couldn't keep that ball fair as it winds up a long foul ball A runner at first with no outs here On the ground a second base this could be two The second for one Related Davis and indeed it's a double play It's hard to do anything with a pitch like that that's below the zone And if you do do anything with it most of the time this will be the result A double play on a good pitch down in the zone Digging in Tyler Wayne He got on top of one and was a ground out victim last time He's ready here's the first offering Back outside Bases are empty here with two men out Pulled toward right center field And he'll get there in plenty of time to put this one away and that ends the inning Yankees get a couple on the two run homerun The six seven eight hitters coming up to start the seventh And it's all New York six nothing yanks Ben Heller is on to pitch from the ball pen now to start ending number seven Number sixty one Ben Heller All set for the start of the inning and set to go as the switch hitting outfielder Andrew Velasquez It doesn't look very promising so far in this one as we have the ball It doesn't look very promising so far in this one as we move into the later innings down by a bundle It's time to get some base runners and hopefully a long ball to get them back into this one A fastball that's about off the radar screen there it's two and oh 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 And he'll lay the fastball in here to get the count back to two and one And he fires a fastball now for a called strike two And up here comes the two to pitch He struck him out the third time he's fanned in the game It's been a rough night at the yard for him that's three times he's gone down strikes in this one So they've really figured out how to attack this guy At the plate now Rio Ruiz As he'll look at a fastball too high for ball one He's hitless in his two at bats so far Filed away Comes at him with the slider there and he gets the strike Okay it looks like this guy's going to 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 Bases are empty one man out The one two is swung on and missed strike three No problems for him on the mound since he's come out of the pen to start this That's back to back K's and he's making it look pretty easy This has the makings of a good outing so far Now Chris Davis As the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball one and oh Oh for two from him so far in this one on Oh home runs a bit inside for a ball You know over the course of a full season you're going to have some clunkers And this certainly looks like one by the look on the manager's face He's going to probably call a meeting after this Three and oh now 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 it's time to challenge him right here Three and one And it's fouled away Two out nobody on and he fouls this one off Another full count pitch home Got him and he goes down on strikes for the third time Three up three down three strikeouts not too shabby Three of us return with more Wednesday night baseball after this And we're back for the bottom of the seventh as we 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 flat out he was very pleased with the quality of their at bats He said they're doing an excellent job with pitch selection Meaning they're swinging at the right pitches and doing damage with them The numbers back that up five extra base hits on the stat sheet guys Thank you Heidi After Velasquez comes on to pitch now hoping for better results than the other arms that they've run out there in this one Velasquez Here's the veteran Brett Gardner He was shot down on strikes in his last at bat Matt he 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 A change up floats outside here for ball one Movement in the Orioles bullpen now as they've got a left-hander up and throwing Now the 1-0 Well that's off the plate Hard hit ball to short Throw will be well laid as he reaches it first The batter Number 29 So now to the plate Gio Arcella As the first pitchers have been high it's ball one He's one for two in this one Ready with the 1-0 Now a ball lying to the left side This is a foul ball One and two Great pitch in that situation If he makes contact on that one More than likely he's hitting into a double play The 1-2 Line drive to center field Oh and it eats him up a bit Well when you're going as well as he is Not even a two strike count is going to get in your way Yeah Matt he's having a monster season Well over 300 When you're feeling that confident at the plate It doesn't matter what the count is You're going to go deep And still feel confident Into the box Torres As the first pitch to him is swung on and missed For strike one He's got a hit in three at bats to this point The plate One ball, one strike First and second here with nobody out Ball runs away 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 Here's a topper Foul off to the right Foul down at two and two Velazquez has thrown a little over 50 innings And has a rather inflated ERA One that won't come down easily From the stretch And this is swung on and missed And boy they took care of a key man there One away That's just quality pitching right there For that strike out As we look at all five pitches Notice the location All five down in the zone Some guys are real good low ball hitters And the ball down is going to lead to a lot of success On the mound Stepping in now Giancarlo Stanton He'll take a look at a slider here that misses for ball one He's working on a one for three thus far Two balls and no strikes The count is Stanton 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 Three and oh now Well nothing can make you question yourself on a mound More than three straight balls To a guy you know that you should go right after Sometimes you just lose the strike zone And you don't know why He's set Here's the three oh And he jumps it a change up a swing and a miss What I love right there is just the freedom In that hack He ain't trying to do anything But hit the baseball as far as he can Well thrown sinker that time down But in the strike zone Three and two pitch Right side but it's going to be a foul ball Three two one more time Ground ball foul down the left side Keeps fighting them off The eighth pitch of the at bat coming up Hit on the ground is short Iglesias is up with it There's one On to Davis for a side retiring double play One left for the Yankees But they're on top by a count of six to nothing Standing in Pedro Severino He starts off the inning against a guy Who struck out the side last inning How did he get to him here I'm not sure Matt that they want to stay as patient He's been throwing a lot of strikes They might want to start swinging A little bit earlier in the count Here comes the first pitch As mentioned early in the broadcast This series finale had the potential To result in a series sweep And at this point in the game It's looking rather promising Hey Matty V I feel it's over Well this one's just about over With the team playing as well as they are And leading by as much as they are This one is pretty much in the books And even sweeter of course Is getting that series sweep in your own Ballpark in front of a home faithful So we'll see if they can send these fans Home happy No doubt about it Fan base is excited there All out in full force Coming to the ballpark hoping to witness A sweep Straight fastballs inside Haven't put him away So now it'll be interesting to see What he turns to Full count three and two Thing has to give Here's the payoff pitch Filed away Lucky he got a piece right there He was definitely late on that pitch After seeing a previous off-speed pitch And a good bite to that slider As he swings through it For the first out of the inning Well we've seen some really good Backed up a nice effort turned in By the starter these days Pitching has become a full staff effort And I've been impressed with the job These guys have done so far Into the box now Jose Iglesias Here's a slider to start things out Looked at for ball one He was a ground out victim last time up Into his wind up Here comes the 1-0 Ball in a strike Liner towards second Knock four and this time He's two for four for the game Boy that's a really good pitch mark Right there down in the zone Now that's what is a pitcher You just kind of have to shake your head And tip your cap to the batter Yeah right there you're looking to just Either foul that off or stay in there And survive He found a way to not only stay in there And survive but drive it up the middle For a knock At the plate Ramon Urayas This will take a look at a slider And a strikeout looking for him In his last at bat For one here's the pitch Lifted in the air to right field Stanton has a read on it And he brings it in for the second Out of the inning Now batting Right fielder Coming to the plate now Tre Mancini It was a walk in his last trip Here's the first pitch to him A runner on first with two away Swing and a miss on the slider And he's quickly behind nothing in two I know that feeling Played 14 years in the big leagues And still can't hit a slider Fly ball out to straight away right Stanton is there And he'll make the catch to retire the side Orioles leave one They still find themselves down Sick zip Stepping into the box He reached on an error And later scored his last time up In the first half of the season The first pitch on its way With this one almost in the books The story was clearly the long Ball What are your thoughts on this Offense fellas Yeah you ain't kidding Maddie Dan What does this feel like When balls are just flying out of The yard Dero it's just one of those days When you're out there as a Game Now the one and one pitch Hit hard on the ground toward Second and this will find its way Into center field for a leadoff Single Nice execution right there Dan Kept his front shoulder in Kept his hands inside the base Ball and ripped the base hit up The middle And if your pitch is right there You can't get discouraged Sometimes even when you make a Good pitch the ball is going For three and looking for more Here The 1-0 Is an off-speed pitch taken for A ball You never want to fall behind as A pitcher but doing it to a guy Like this is even worse He's got to bear down and Execute for the rest of this At bat starting right now Two balls and a strike to the Yankees first baseman Gutsy pitch right there 2-0 change up for a strike Good call by the catcher Two scooped up one there Related Davis and indeed it's a Double play Up next for the Yankees The designated hitter Mike Four The plate now is the designated Hitter Mike Ford It was a single for him in his Last at bat Ready with the first pitch Here it comes And he lays off there 1-0 Hit hard but right into the Can't flag it down Not an easy thing to do right There Hitter 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 Damn 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 So now to the plate Kyle Higashiyoka And it's grounded just Foul down the line He's 0 for 2 in the Game so far And he gets him to swing Through that one He's in control 0 and 2 1 and 2 to the Yankees Catcher Ready to deliver the 1 and 2 And that's a swinging strike 3 in the dirt The throw to first is in time And the ending is over So it's no runs On two hits No errors And a runner left Ninth inning coming up The Yankees lead this one 6 to nothing Tommy Kingley Comes on from the pen Hoping to finish this one Off here in the top of the Ninth Number 48 Tommy Kingley All set to start the 9th In this one And strutting forward The designated hitter Renato Nunez Ready to deliver Here's the first pitch 9th inning begins As the first pitch Is taken for ball one And he misses again 2 and 0 Now you've got a 6 run Lead out there There's no reason Not to go right at guys You have to keep attacking the zone 2 and 0 count Here it comes 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 Called strike that time And it's even a 2 and 2 Tommy takes something off there As this is swung on and missed And there's one gone here In the 9th Now batter Number 24 Into the box now DJ Stewart He was retired via the ground ball Last time up First offering on its way No balls and a strike to count One out nobody on Another one filed off And he's quickly behind 0 and 2 Nothing in 2 count And the pitch And he strikes him out as well So make it back to back punch Out here to the first Two men he faces Out of the bullpen Pretty clear he didn't like To call there on the outside Part of the plate But probably too good to take And he's down on strikes For the second time Yeah that pitch was right on the Black beautiful pitch And even if we had robot arms He'd still be out But the only difference would be He wouldn't be able to complain about it We could really use a knock here 0 for 3 in the game so far Now here's the pitch And that misses one and one Faces are empty here With two men out And this is swung on and missed So now they find themselves down To their final strike tonight A crowd of over thirty nine Thousand on their feet Hard hit towards center And that finds the outfield Grass for a base hit And this will get all the way Out to the three ninety nine Sign in Death Valley And now he'll get into Scoring position with two away 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 To the plate now Rio Ruiz They had a swing for him Yields a foul pop Out of play to the right He's hitless in three at backs To this point Ripped on the ground to first Oh and he can't pick it up Cleanly Throw on to first And the Yankees Break out the brooms at home And sweep their division rivals Yeah that's the way you want To finish a three game home series Breaking out the brooms And sweeping the other guys Right out of here A six nothing shut out To finish off tonight's game New York Took the lead in the second Ending and rode that until The very end Louis Sessa Earns the victory out of the Bullpen his fifth So that's a wrap here tonight For Mark DeRosa Dan Plzak and Heidi Watney This is Matt 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