 Afternoon baseball here on the show ought to be a good one here between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees. Interleague baseball comes your way next. Garrett Cole will be on the bump for game two of the series. What's your take on him Dan? Hey you take a look at that ERA that's a little bloated right now. This guy's a better pitcher than that but he has a bit real consistent one good game one bad game. I think what he needs to do if he can screen together three or four good quality games in a row that ERA will start creeping back down. He definitely needs to start pitching a lot better than he has up to this point and it'll be interesting to see if he can turn it around in this one. Here's the first pitch to him and no swing apparently ball one. Well this Yankee ball club entering play this afternoon here. They did get the win last time out but it hasn't been the best week for them as they've won just twice in their last six tries. Yeah Maddie this place is buzzing right now this team won the opener of the series yesterday and they're looking to step on this team's throat and take the first two games of this series. One and one to the Reds leadoff man. The one one is in there for strike number two. All together a fine afternoon for baseball 66 degrees the game time temperature hopped up void waits on it one out static second the designated hitter Jesse Winker. So the bases are empty with one man gone and next to battle be Jesse Winker in field shifted well to the right. Here's the first pitch. Time for a look at our umpires in this one behind the plate is James Kingsley. Hey Dero. James Kingley's a pretty good umpire. He doesn't get too excited keeps things under emotions. He's a pretty good ball and strike umpire. Yeah James Kingsley will never show you up and he's always approachable. Here's one that misses high. It's one in one. Cole. He's the kind of pitcher that a lot of pitching coaches and managers really appreciate and that he rarely issues the free pass. He's a strike thrower. Yeah Maddie V and I think every pitching coach and every manager loves to have a guy like this on his staff. He won't beat himself. He'll make you put the ball in play and he's not afraid to get his defense allowed. He's a pitch to contact guy. And that's one of the keys why he's been able to be such a good pitcher at this level. The first base cover 19 Joey Vado settling in now Joey Vado. You'll get to take his first cuts here infield in the over shift here now the pitch first pitch here misses wide one and two out nobody on inside and he falls behind the hitter now to an O pretty good pitch right there fastball in off the plate. One of the things you want to do as a pitcher try to stand those hitters up and a good comeback fastball there. It's two balls and a strike. Let's get it going boys. Somebody's loose hitting 98 with ease in the first inning. Now the two one I don't blame him for not coming over the heart of the plate. He circled this guy on the lineup card when he got to the yard today. He's been swinging one of the hotter bats in the game. Bases are empty here with two men out and it's up to a 3 2 full count now. The first base runner of the ball game here is that misses and it's a two out war. That is the third baseman number seven. So it's a runner at first with two gone. And that'll bring in a O'Hanio Suarez about the pitch swing and miss that time it's only one Vado the runner at first with two gone and a good fastball swung on and missed for strike three and the inning is over. One left for Cincinnati and now the bombers will get their shot. No score. Miley is on the mound for the Reds in this one then please act. What's the word on him. One of the things that jumps out if you look at that stat sheet a very high whip coming into this start one of the things he's going to have to do a much better job. Keep traffic off the bases. Keep the walks down. Try to limit the amount of hits. He's had a rough go that so far this year. Let's see if he can turn it around this one. That sends DJ LaMahieu into the box. It leaves things off here in the bottom half of the first day here. Hit down the third base line. This gets foul. It's 0-1 pitch taken several inches below the zone in fact. And guys these Reds as they enter play here this afternoon they come in in the midst of a stretch where they've dropped six of their last nine. Yeah guys yesterday's loss was a tough one. One run loss. Hopefully they were able to just acclimate themselves to the city. Get a chance to hit the streets maybe regroup a little bit and show up today ready to go. The one two tried to hold up there. Appeal down to first and no swing. It's ball to the two to this one's flared toward left center. Here's the center fielder. He can't get there as it falls in. That exactly the right field. Aaron so digging in now Aaron judge. And he's definitely off to a fast start in the early part of the season. He's ready. Here's the first offering and a strike called at the knees. Nothing in one under at first with no outs here. Hit on the ground down the first base line. This will wind up a foul ball strike to out towards second and that finds its way through for a base hit for no further than second as there are two aboard now. You know D. Rob. I'm not sure if you're one of those superstitious guys Gary 13 game hitting. Seems like a pretty good number for this guy. Yeah that's the old Baker's dozen right there. We're almost looking at two weeks of just sleeping like a baby. I can't be going to hear me reiterate this throughout this street. I can't tell you when you're swinging the bat like this your food tastes better. Your wife gets prettier. Everything is just working. Gary Sanchez stands in as he looks at Bowl one here. It's to be a challenge pitch coming up here. He probably doesn't want to flirt with loading the bases. First and second here with nobody out. Now a cut fastball finds the target two and one kicks and deals it hard up the middle and that's through into the center field base hit. This is a one nothing Yankee lead. Hey dear oh they're making this guy that's three straight singles and a run driven in. Yeah nothing hit extremely hard killing them softly station to station with those knocks at the plate now look white as he will take a look at a fastball in there as that strike zone expands just a little it's 0 and 1 from the belt the pitch fouls this one off one and two here it comes three and oh strike three called as he gets a little help there one away. Well no preferential treatment there. Sometimes we see great hitters have their calls go their way on close pitches but not this time. I think that was actually a good take but on two strikes anything that close can go either way. That'll bring in Giovanni your shell up hopped high in the air. Therefore it is Vato two away now batting fifth the left fielder John Carlo ready now John Carlo Stanton. It's been a really slow start to the season for him as you can see by the April numbers on your screen. First pitch of the at bat edge of the zone that time taken and ruled a strike 0 1 offering 1 and 1 play 2 and 1 a lots of guys get too aggressive in a spot like this but he's done a nice job of gaining some count leverage. Look for him to put the ball and play hard the set and the 2 1 there isn't a hitter alive that doesn't love hitting in fastball counts like three and one. It's usually a pretty fruitful count in terms of getting a pitch to drive three and one. Here it is a swing and a shot hit down the corner and nearly a three run shot. Instead it's a foul ball. Twenty three pitches already here in the first inning and he misses with it for ball four so the bases will be loaded now with two away. Wow he's looking awfully shaky to start this game guys that's three hits in a walk and there's no doubt that he's fighting himself right now. See if he can get this train back on the rails here at the plate Torres and the Yanks trying to make this first inning even sweeter here to minimize the damage here and it's fouled away. He said the 0 1 get the chainsaw out today boys. If he's going to throw back to back cutters like that we're going to have some guys getting some wood blown up in their hands. The 0 2 foul right side on the stretch the 1 2 got him. So the damage winds up not being as bad as it could have been as they'll strike the bases loaded this side is retired the sights and sounds of a day at the ballpark. Oh my goodness more from the show Saturday baseball following this message and a word from our local stations stepping into the box. Mike Mestakis as it will be five six and seven do up to kick off the second inning. First pitch of the at bat on its way. Fastball too high to start him out here one and all open stance by Mestakis and now the pitch fastball laid off well below the knees. Mestakis or just moose for short. He was a first round pick back in the draft of 2007. Yeah Matty 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. He walked a guy back in the first and now he's looking for the lead off. He might hand out another free pass to the lead off guy here. You can't be walking a guy in inning and think you're going to have any success. Now the 3 and 0 offering and that misses for ball four. So it's a lead off walk here to start the second and don't forget he lost his last time out. So he wants to get off on the right foot here. The last thing he wanted was to walk the lead off man. Nick Castellanos at the bottom. He's definitely off to a fast start in the early part of the season. First pitch coming. Here it is. Grounded to third. This could be two. He's got it. LeMay here for one and the throw pulls the first baseman off the bag and he's safe at first. He definitely rushed himself from that return throw to first there and he threw it away. They got the force at second and the runner didn't advance so it'll just be scored a second. Digging in now. Freddie Galvis his career line against Garrett Cole. He's got three base hits in 16 tries. He also has one home run. Here's the first pitch to him and that's in there for strike one. Galvis has had his trouble in these matchups facing right handed pitching that is and shows a lot more prowess against the south pause. Here's the first pitch. Hey that backdoor breaking ball just missed. He had a chance to run it to O2 Yankees lead this one to nothing here in inning number two hits it high and deep out to center field the ball that's carrying on the warning track he makes the catch batting it the catcher Tucker Barnhart coming to the plate now Tucker Barnhart. He went deep in the contest last night. He's ready. Here's the first offering. There's a swing and a drive hit well out to right field. Judges going back and he makes a nice catch on the track is that ends the inning. Reds leave one. They're down one nothing. How in the box. Miguel Andujar will start us out here in the home half of the second designated hitter Miguel Andujar here comes the first pitch high in the year down the right field line but this is going to wind up a foul ball into the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 and this ball is heading for the seats down the right side as the count will move to 0 and 2 now this is lying to left and that finds some outfield grass it's a base hit so the leadoff man reaches base to start out their half of the second inning Dan count goes out the window with this batter doesn't matter if it's 0 2 2 0 he's locked. He has great bat the ball skills there are some guys that just had a neck zero being able to get the barrel of the ball and this is one of those guys now Mike Tuckman as he takes a called strike at the knees its own one he's ready for his first dad bat of this early season contest ready with the 0 1 just misses off the inside for ball one the 1 2 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 lifted down the line and left and this will wind up a foul ball hoping to send him packing catch on its way scooped up on he takes his eye off it here and it goes right past him luckily for them the left fielder retrieves this ball quickly well definitely should have been a two ball there but the second I get one first under the feed to second and just say you could be a costly mistake following the error it's now runners at first and second and that'll give way to the veteran second baseman DJ LeMay here ready to deliver here's the first pitch now here's one hit in the air to the right side dives and he hangs on for the out wow and this throw gets away from him but they'll catch a break as the runners are going to stay where they are here is there's no number highlight real catch there are no doubt he laid out the sacrifices body brought it in and secured it all the way to the ground you know his picture really appreciates an effort like that here's big Aaron judge one for one after a single this first time up yeah Matty pressures off right now he extended his hitting streak that last played appearance now he gets to get back into his zone work on his craft and try and drive something again from the stretch awesome execution right there great pitchers pitch and an excellent job to get ahead in a tough spot one and one kicks and deals line hard foul liner toward right center but this will not get out there deep enough as it's run down by the right fielder in the alley for the second now now batting kept her Gary so one with two away and the next to bat the Dominican born catcher Gary Sanchez Miley sets here's the first pitch two men are on with two men out to ball in a strike that's a base hit into the right center field gap out at second but one run does come into score on the play before the inning comes to an end Yankees forced to settle for one will go now to the top of the third it's the Yankees two and the Reds nothing welcome back to the Bronx for these fans have witnessed a lot of good pitching from their Yankees this season at the start of the day they have the highest strikeout total in the entire league and one of the best team eras so it's no surprise some of the pitchers I talked to were proud of what they've accomplished and confident in what they're capable of despite the success they explained how they really try to push each other to get better every day as one of them put it we have amazing stuff on this pitching staff just look at all the strikeouts but we got pride in continuing to get better as a unit every single day it sounds like they're always trying to stay one step ahead of the hitters guys thank you Heidi Nick Sanzel is in now as he watches a pitch for ball one ball in a strike 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 no offer on that one two balls in a strike two and two now pitch on the way and they're working the outer half here but that one's wide for ball three you could pretty much book it that a fastball's coming a challenge fastball right here he cannot allow the nine hole hitter to get on base with the top of the order wound hard hit at third fielded cleanly throw to first in time and the leadoff man is gone to start the third now batter the center fuser Mark Payton striding in Mark Payton he popped out in his first trip yeah Maddie and look like you got fooled a little bit a little bit out front ended up popping out expect him to be a little bit more leery of the breaking pitch this evening no balls in a strike to count one out nobody on and it's quickly oh and two nothing in two count and the pitch and the slider is low and inside is he just about got him there now a swing and a miss here as he's down on strikes so it's two up two down to begin the third well this lineup obviously doesn't get to see this guy very often because he's over in the other league and it's really showing he's pitching really well right now and I'm sure these hitters are plenty happy they don't have to face him multiple times this year into the box now Jesse Winker as he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one so far oh for one with a fly out that evens it up one and one two out nobody on and he squares up on this one deep to straight away right leap but it's off his glove and he'll coast into second here with the two out double well he was definitely not looking off speed on that pitch I'll tell you he had to be sitting on a fastball in that one because it's coming in hot and he still manages to get out front of that and yank it for two bases in his Joey Vado now as he takes a fastball off the plate for a ball one and all the average sits at 286 here to start play three homers 10 RBI's into center field line drive base hit the tag and he's outgoing for a second that'll end the inning but they do score one on the play it's a run on two hits here for Cincinnati will move on to the bottom of ending number three it's the Yankees two and the Reds one welcome back to the Bronx as we check in with Heidi 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 at bats 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 at bats they're putting together thank you Heidi bottom of the inning now ready for another chance or the point he got called out on strikes his last time through yeah in today's game certainly don't get completely reprimanded for too many strikeouts but no one likes to go down looking expect him to be a little bit more aggressive at the dish this a b a bouncer to the left side and there's one down now now with one gone let's take a look at the standings in the National Accentral as we see where the reds find themselves entering play today digging in for his second at bat Geo or Shella he popped out in his first trip now here it comes a two to one score here as we play inning number three lifted in the air toward the line in right but this will wind up being a foul ball and this ball runs away for ball two two and one takes this the other way to right but this will hang just long enough for him to run it down in shallow right for the second out the left fielder John Carlaw digging in now for the Yankees Carlos Stanton he drew a base on balls his first time up Miley's ready and the pitch there's a strike at the knees 0 and 1 bases are empty here with two men out lying shot to third and the side is retired 1 2 3 go the bombers they still lead it two to one adding forward now the O'Haniel Suarez looking to put the ball in play here he went down on strikes in his first at bat yeah kind of shocked he got blown away with a fastball you could tell he was laid on that one and we'll see if he tries to cheat to something to say big and the first pitch of the inning here misses down and in for a ball that's one and oh and a strike to even the count one and one the ballman two strikes plate discipline to lay off the slider that time and he draws even a two and two now the pitch lying toward the gap in left center Tuckman is right there one down the batter good contact to start out hitting thought he might be on base with some sort of a hit but it hung up there too long just unlucky that time stepping in like Mestakis he drew a walk his first time up open stance by Mestakis and now the pitch fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike hey it's not always about filling up the strike zone all the time every inning he's pitching well as we're moving into the middle innings but interestingly less than 50% of his first pitches have been for strikes two and one I'd be real surprised if he goes back out away there on the mound this is a count for a fastball challenge and we'll see if he's ready for it in the box one run two hits one error on the ledger for Cincinnati so far a high fastball is in there the late with the swing but he stays alive still two and two here's the pitch he goes against the shift there as this is on the ground at the left side and that gets through for a one out base hit and he's in there easily at second with a one out double now that just smoke this dog right down the line take a look here hard to tell if it was fair or foul in real time but you can see it flies right over the bag ump was all over it and made a great call Nick Castellanos now as he swings and misses it a first pitch fastball 0 and 1 he's 0 for 1 thus far count is even 1 and 1 to Nicholas Castellanos fourth inning of a 2 to 1 ballgame hit the other way out toward right field judge is on his horse he gets there to put it away but the runner tags and breaks for third and he's up to third safely now with two gone in the inning so stepping in Freddie Galvis as he's got a chance to tie this ballgame up with that equalizing run just 90 feet away at third he's set and the pitch the set and the 1 0 those were great takes right there those were pitches that a lot of guys normally swing at but he took both of them and finds himself in a productive count leverage two balls on a strike now the set and the 2 and 1 time to wake up the offense right here 3 1 count all in on something over the heart of the plate fastball misses their ball for now that catcher so runners at the corners with two gone and next to bad will be Tucker Barnhart first pitch of the at bat on its way that's a pitch he'd like to have back you're not going to see very many pitches like that from a pitcher of this quality I'm sure he'd like to have that one back to take a swing at it runners on first and third two away fouls this one off still no balls and two strikes to get him to chase the O2 fastball it's one and two one and two here it is lays off two and two now he struck him out in and out of trouble as the ending is over red strand a couple they still trail of here two to one go in the bottom of the fourth riding into the box Torres he was a strikeout victim in his first year he's got to put that one especially with runners in scoring position those punch outs will stick with you a little longer and he gets him to swing through that one he's in control 0 and 2 Yankee short stop behind in the count one and two so the intent of that O2 cutter right there isn't necessarily to get a swinging strike if you get it well hey that's great but if you get it inside enough and he does make contact he probably can't do anything with it anyway and that misses two and two having a hard time putting this hitter away here and when I was looking at the tape on him from his last start this is what I saw a lot of he's not closing the door on guys and when that's the case they eventually get a pitch that they can do something with I mean that has to frustrate the guy on the mound right there you get him down O2 no particular way pitch works to count back to neutral and is able to mix in a base hit nice job here's Miguel and Dohar now as the change up to him drops in there for the first strike a base hit in his first trip one count and the pitch behind 0 and 2 now nothing in two count and the pitch now a good pitch around the knees but it doesn't quite catch the bottom of the zone swing and a miss on the fastball and that's the first out well his struggles continue it's been a rough goal that at the plate with him been now this at that it's clear to me that his rhythm and timing they're just all off even as a pitcher like I was you can tell these things and exploit them now Mike Tuckman as he'll swing at the first pitch and bang one into right center field that's a base hit the relay throw throw get him that's a big at bat from the bottom of the order yeah Matty right there like a big self into a nice situation got on the base right there first and third rolls the lineup over top of the order is licking chops here's the second baseman DJ LeMay here he swings and hits it foul off to the right and out of play he's working on a one for two games so far he didn't get on top of there it's one and one with one out and runners on the corners some managers like to hit and run here it's a little risky but it can help you stay out of the double play if it's well executed now the one and one pitch is taken for ball to man he just missed the zone right there one of the toughest pitches in the game that back door cutter as an offensive player you give up on that pitch soon as it comes out of the hand next thing you know it's trying to grab the corner liner toward right center and that's into the outfield for a one out hit and he is in there and that will score the runner from third as they'll open up a three to one lead up next to the game and now time is called here as their pitching coach is going to pay a visit to the mound to discuss how they want to attack things here and that'll bring up Aaron Judge he swings and lines it to left and that's a fair ball as this one will get down the line long throw to third now he's safe at third as a run will score on the play as well so much of this game is situational hitting guys nice job there. Yeah you've got to find a way to pick your teammates up when you're given a chance and he doesn't try to do too much right here. He just takes what's there safely on second and his buddy is high fiving teammates in the dugout here comes the red skipper up out of the dugout on his way to the mound and he's going to make a change that's going to be all for Wade Miley so what's an early shower here this afternoon as this will not go down as one of his better outings your attempt to leave the Sims answers the call from a pen here in the fourth as they didn't get the outing they were hoping for from their starter so now to the play Gary Sanchez as he'll look at a fastball too high for ball one and he fires in a strike this time to make it one ball and one strike and facing right handed pitching so far this season Sanchez carries a hitting line just over the 280 plateau now the one and one pitch is swung on and missed and that strike to swing and a high pop up Mestakis as a play to God great scoring opportunity miss right there you talk about frustration popping it up with two runners in scoring position he'd like to get that one back ready once again look boy he's 0 for two thus far in this one on the stretch here's the pitch and he lays off a pitch in there for the first strike even though we're still in the early going I think this game's at a tipping point right now they've got a chance to put this game out of reach but if they can't score anymore here the other guys feel like the door still open lays off the slider and it's one and one four runs nine hits and no errors for the Yankees so far sent on the ground out the second Mestakis has it throw on to first in a good job of working out of that one which has limited damage as the ending is over so it's two runs on four base hits no errors and a couple of men left on we played four full the Yankees four and the Reds one welcome back Heidi Watney standing by as we get set for the top of the fifth Matt I had a chance to talk about the state of the Reds offense with their manager between innings and flat out he was very pleased with the quality of their at bats they've already worked out three walks so he feels as though that kind of willingness to let the opposition work themselves into trouble will continue to result in good things for them on the scoreboard. All right Heidi thank you leading off the inning Nick sends out and they'll need him to get something going here first offering on its way fastball just misses that's ball one way out in front as this is Yanke foul into the seats in left one one to two and two now low as he's able to lay off the slider swing and a miss and it'll start the fifth the same way he ended the fourth with a punch out one away boy that's really disappointing for a guy that has wheels right all he wants to do is get on base and take advantage of the strength of his game which is his speed but with the strikeout right there you can't get on first base if you strike out into the box Mark Payton as the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball one or no offer two from him so far in this one he won a home and it's fouled away 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 swing and a miss got him reaching Sanchez recovers makes the throw to first two down the bad to gone in the Cincinnati fifth and next to bad will be Jesse Winker yeah now that last one wasn't exactly a tape measure shot but listen a home run as a home run I know a lot of pitchers that they call that a wall scraper in his last AB but listen it counts as a home run nonetheless one strike now from Cole lying to the right side but foul got to take advantage of that pitch right there oh two breaker hanging over the heart of the plate not going to see too many of those today high in the air down the right field line this is going to wind up a foul ball that misses one and two fouled away the next one to pitch hey this guy's a hard guy to put away he's following off some tough pitches to two count he just seems to keep hanging right in there on the screws to shortstop but caught to retire the side one two three go to Reds and this is still a four one ball game next for New York Geo or Shella he lined out in his last trip so looking for better fortunes here yeah Matty it's always a little frustrating when you square one up you hit a solid line drive like he did and all you have to show for it is a jog back to the dugout that can get in your head for a little while starts him out with a slider for a strike nothing in one count here it comes and a pitch in the dirt as he lays off it's one and one and now the Reds are going to get the bullpen moving here and it's a lefty and a right handed up and throwing the one one down the third base line and this will stay inside the third base bag a fair ball Dan you have to love it when your defense picks you up right there keeping him at first base D-roll that look like an extra basis written a great job by the left fielder to get to that ball and get the ball back in keeping that to a single Giancarlo Stanton now as the first pitch to him is in there for a called strike one 0 for one for him here in this one now the 0 1 big sweeping breaking ball right there a good pitch but if he wants to get him to swing at it he'll have to bring it in a little bit closer to the strike zone fifth inning here in a four to one ballgame skied into straight away right Senzel's got it and there's one gone now that it should stop labor so we're on first with one out now and that'll bring up labor Torres comes set here's the nothing and nothing pitch in the dirt here and no advance it's ball one the 1 0 a swing and a miss that's the first strike 1 1 look like he was cheating a heater right there a little bit too far out in front got to find a way to keep his hands back the 1 2 is fastball taken high for a ball fastball swung on and missed and for the second time today he's gone on strikes well it's been a rough series for him at the now that's for strikeouts in the first two games so this pitching has clearly has him figured out and that'll bring up Miguel and do hard as he'll go after the first pitch to him and comes up empty at strike one a hidden two tries for him so far he's ready here's the 0 1 and he lays off for ball one saw his eyes light up that time but he swung at a bad one there it's not easy to get your barrel to a pitch that high that could be an effective location as long as he keeps it above the letters nearly got the inside but ruled the ball a swing and a miss on a ball way outside the strike zone and the inning is over one left for the Yankees but they lead it four to one so upsets the former MVP Joey Votto and through five turns at bat they've only mustered a total of three hits not terrible but they're certainly not firing on all cylinders well it's getting a little bit too late in this game but this continues like this in today's game with so many dominant bullpen arms you certainly don't want to wait until the eighth or ninth to try to wake the bats up first pitch on its way ready with the nothing in one pitch very impressive outing so far as command has been spot on even when he misses his spot it isn't out over the hard to play he's throwing quality pitches from the windup the one one pitch grounded up the first baseline but a foul of all one and two the count now and this is swung on and missed by Votto and he's retired for the first out for there's nothing better from a pitcher standpoint of watching that high fastball a high piece of cheese swung it and missed that pitch looks so inviting to hit but it's awfully tough to put in play play now a yo hen yo Suarez he'll take a look at the pitch too low it's ball one he's 0 for two in the ballgame so far ball to hey not a good spot to be down 2 and 0 with this guy has some serious pop at the plate I'm expecting a big hack here 3 and 0 now I wouldn't be surprised if he had the green light here matter of fact I know he's got the green light here he's looking for something set or cut and he's looking to do damage on he goes after the 3 0 slider but missed it 3 and 1 and it's up to a 3 2 full count now 6th inning 4 to 1 is our score and he struck him out as well so he's going to get a little bit of carbon right through the heart of this lineup is there are two away now certainly not showing any signs of intimidation with these middle of the order guys that's back to back case and the 3 and 4 guys are harmlessly back in the dugout to the plate now Mike Mestakis and he'll take a look at a slider here that misses for ball one will attempt to put the ball in play for a change here with the first two guys going down to 1 0 pitch that's wide to an oh maybe a bit of an overthrow there guys may have let that front side open up a little early to try to pump up on a fastball and sailed on taken and that one catches the bottom part of the strike zone you get yourself into count leverage 2 0 right there you're looking to come on glued on something and be very aggressive that ball had to nip the corner for him not to pull a trigger on and this is on the inside edge perhaps off the inside edge but it's a called strike two and two now and he tries to get him to reach for it but it stays outside three and two and with just five and two thirds innings under his belt he's about to hit the century mark in his pitch count now yeah Matty being in the way baseball's played these days it's about six innings a swing and a miss that retires the side and that will do it three up three down three strikeouts not more of the show Saturday baseball after this into the plate now Mike Tuckman he singled his last time up the center fielder Mike Tuckman first pitch of the at bat our right handers begun to loosen up in the Cincinnati bullpen now an off speed pitch gets the outside it's a called strike yeah this is straight survival mode down 0 2 the numbers are definitely not with the batter here in under the hands with the fastball it's one and two the one to high fly ball out to straight away center Peyton is there and he has it for the first out now batting the second baseman DJ love they knew so back to the top of the Yankee order digging in DJ LeMayhew he's two for three and looking for more here first pitch of the at bat on its way now a slider and he gets ahead of him here 0 and 1 hit hard on the ground at first off balance throw is in time as he takes one away wow the right fielder number ninety nine Eric to away now in the Yankee sixth and that'll bring up the big bat of Aaron judge here's the first pitch to him two out nobody on fastball catches the black bat there for a called strike two outs nobody on but a base runner here feels like he would really change the complexion of the inning big spot right here middle of the order guys coming up and see if he can extend the inning two balls in a strike to count set to deliver on two and one a fastball swung on and missed and that is out number three so the Yankees go one two three as they hold on to a four to one lead now batting Nicholas Castellanos he starts off the inning against a guy who struck out the side last inning how do they get to him here I'm not sure man that they want to stay as patient he's been throwing a lot of strikes they might want to start swinging a little bit earlier in the count he's ready here's the first offering I called strike on the knuckle curve and he's ahead in the count nothing in one double barreled action in the Yankee bullpen now a lefty and a right-hander start to get loose one strike now from Cole 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 bouncer to the left side Mayhew's got it and the throw to first is in time so the leadoff man has gone here to start any number seven the battle number three court dog Freddie Galvis stepping in and ready for another shot Freddie Galvis it was a walk in his last trip here comes the first pitch and there's a fastball well off the plate inside it's really hard to work deep in the games when you're having an outing like this guy is you're going to strike out a lot of guys well guess what your pitch counts going to go up to on the ground and right at the shifted infielders Torres brings it in and quickly there are two away now batting catcher Tucker Barnhart now at the plate Tucker Barnhart he's hit listen his two at bats so far ready with the first pitch here it comes popped up boy he's got it and the side is retired so no runs no hits no errors in no one left we'll move on now to the bottom half of the seventh get up and stretch the Yankees lead this one four to one Pedro Strow gets the ball from the pen to take over on the mound and start the home seventh number forty six Pedro Strow so coming to the plate Gary Sanchez is two for three thus far Gary first pitch of the at bat strike taken up in the zone good fastball as he gets the swing and a miss oh to count you could do just about anything you want right now up down in out hard soft good time to be a pitcher going good cutting action to that pitch is that's the first out of the inning now bat next to do the cleanup header look boy he got on top of one it was a ground out victim last time he sat here it comes and a cut fastball in there for a strike it's oh and one we're in the seventh now four to one our score to this point swing and a miss here and he's behind in the count now oh and two 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 now bad no problems for him on the mouth 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 into the box now Giorg Shella as he lays off a fastball too low for ball one he's got a hit in three at bats to this point the 1 0 this should end the inning as it sent out to second Mestakis is there and that will conclude matters here in the seventh one two three go the bombers but they lead it four to one standing in Nick Sanzel he'll start us off in the eighth the right dealer number fifteen Nick here comes a fastball in there for a cold strike if he's able to locate that two seamer down at the knees he's going to get a ton of swing and miss and a ton of ground balls today and this one's downstairs it's a ball and a strike and this one runs a little too far in ball two boy they've been just getting shut down right here been a while since they've even had a runner on so I think it's time to start looking for ways to make some things happen drop a bond get up on the plate something weighing inside with that one a pretty easy take there if you're at the plate in this situation you're only thinking one thing and that is get on base you got three balls it has to be perfect over those seventeen inches for you to pull the trigger a walk is as good as a knock right here full count now three and two and this is pop foul but perhaps playable behind first and no one will track it down struck him out and he becomes the ninth strikeout victim thus far 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 stepping in now mark Tatum as the first pitch misses to him it's ball one he could really use a knock here 0 for three in the game so far is swung on missed in that strike one eighth inning four to one is our score hard on the ground towards short and he can't come up with it on the first and a good stretch over there is going to get him by a step for the second half about the designated hitter get the now the designated hitter for the Reds Jesse Winker he's working on a one for three thus far here comes the first pitch this is taken outside for ball one well that's a nasty breaking ball right there backdoor slider just missed the corner as they say that's the hall of fame bitch two balls and no strikes to the Reds DH bases are empty here with two men outside 3 and 0 now now with the base is empty I think he needs to be careful not to just groove one here just because it's 3 and 0 he's a guy that could ambush you and lose one over the wall Winker in front three balls and a strike hit hard to the right foul him out 10 now the Reds are down in order they trailing 4 to 1 digging into the batter's box next will be Jim Carlos Stanton 0 4 2 1 is lying this far John Carlos first pitch of the at bat on its way on the ground to the right side and he'll flip it to the pitcher covering for the out now batter the shortstop waiver and that'll bring up Gleiber Torres from the stretch strike taken as that one crosses over the inside part of the plate bases are empty one man out chopped in front of home plate and very quickly there they're too gone to start the inning now batter the designated hitter Miguel and do hard next will be the designated hitter Miguel do hard he looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up first pitch on its way 0 1 0 and 1 here it comes that's taken now it's 0 and 2 hey this is an amazing inning right here attacking the zone keeping his defense invested chance to get off the field super quick here's the 0 and 2 breaking ball below two out nobody on got him and that's the third time we've written a K next to his name in this one so the Yankees go 1 2 3 as they hold on to a 4 to 1 lead takes the ball now and number 9 looking to close the door number 48 Tommy all set for the start of the inning stepping up to the plate Joey Vado he's one for two in this one they look like they're up against in here down three on the road trying to come back against the closer he set and the pitch a swing in this one is blasted to right field nothing's gonna stop it gone to lead off the inning a solo home run here off the bat of Joey Vado fourth home run here in the early going and the Reds get a touch closer here it's now a 4 2 score that my friends is a cardinal sin for any closer you can't give up the long ball good thing for him he still has the lead we'll see now if he can rebound and actually keep it the third base number seven so now to the plate a O'Haneyo Swarov as the first pitch years have been high it's ball one he's hit listen three at bats to this point now here's the pitch and he founds this one off bases are empty here nobody out now a swing and a fly ball and it's a foul ball the 1 2 and a sliders in the dirt as he lays off it for a ball after multiple pitches were fouled off it gets a little disappointing as a pitcher so you think say I'm going to throw one way off the plate and see if he'll chase it didn't happen bases empty here with nobody out he did well to get a piece that time and it'll stay two and two popped up Voight is there that's the first out of the inning the batter the final line there for the Yankees starting pitcher and he'll be very happy with how the day went superb pitching performance in this one Maddie V eight rock solid innings in line for the win now needs some help from the bullpen now Mike Mestakis as he will look at the first pitch fastball for the Yankees hey this isn't going to be an easy save these guys are making a work for this one 1 0 count here it is looks like that bomb earlier in any kind of put this pitcher on the defensive that being very aggressive right now the 2 0 on the way strike that time and it's even a two and two two balls two strikes a crucial count for both pitcher and hitter so Dan what was your approach on the mound in that county is still pitch for the strikeout here action pitch and the last thing you want to do is to fall behind the count three two another foul ball good battle here this will be the seventh pitch coming up just off the outside that time laid off for a ball every base runner in a close game like this really matters so you can't afford to be giving out free passes this late Mestakis let's it go as he'll prop down to first on ball four well the reason power hitters generally draw more walks and other guys we saw right there pictures work around them and nibble the corners a lot more so they don't get burned he made some good pitches but he just couldn't get him to chase enough out of the zone to play Nicholas Castellanos he was retired via the ground ball last time up yeah Matty expect this pitcher to try and get the same result that's his last at bat right here the double play is in order anything on the ground the way this defense is they could certainly roll to in there and it's even at one if this guy's got an eighty nine mile an hour change up there was a time when eighty nine was a pretty good fastball no offer on that one two balls in a strike hey he threw that pitch with a purpose to get a double play good job to let it go by though as a hitter unable to get the bat around in time and the count evens at two and two you guys know me hitting the process of elimination and I'm eliminating a change up this next pitch I'm on everything else protecting with two strikes went out of the zone that time but he stays alive another two two offering a swing and a ground ball to third the second for one first and he rolls a double play ball to end it here as this ball game is over well that's not exactly how you draw it up to give up the long ball to make it interesting but it was the only run he gave up and he hangs on to collect the save four to two the final score today so the Bronx bombers jumped out to an early lead in the first to never look back Garrett Cole wins his third of the season as he turns in eight strong innings of work