 We are under the lights this evening as we get you set for another edition of baseball on the show tonight We've got a good matchup in store between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees Yankees baseball comes your way next It is on the mound for game two Dan any thoughts for this guy was Unbelievably good in this last one struck out a ton of guys in an amazing performance and all of his pitches We're working. Let's hope he brings that a game back with him in this one Stepping up now Victor Reyes, he'll get us started in this one under the lights First offering on its way Hung the slider there but laid off for ball one and as the Yankees get started here tonight guys They come off another loss last time out and in fact, they've dropped three of their last four Yeah, Maddie. They lost last game only by one run. Those are the tough ones But I'm sure they've looked at the film made a few adjustments And let's see if they can give a better effort today two and oh to the Tigers left fielder And it's two and one to the Tigers leadoff hitter the rain starting to intensify here It's coming down a little heavier now. We'll see how much longer the umpires can wait Yeah, Matt right now. This doesn't look too good I wouldn't be surprised if we don't see the umpires come out and bring the ground crew out here the infield around the mound and Around the home plate area is really getting soaking wet and I can't anticipate this going on very much longer a Full count three balls and two strikes Well, those were a couple of closed pitches right there in the inner part of the zone Hitters will tell you pitches in that location are tough to do anything with and he lays off Ball four and the leadoff man is on to begin the ball game Next to the plate for the Tigers the DH Harold Castro first chance for him here with a man on following the leadoff walk Now with throw over here comes the first pitch Castro is one of those prototypical Left-handed bats that really excels against right-handed pitching sees the ball well coming from that side That one's gonna find the seats strike 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, Matty 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 Filed off again, and now he's in a one and two hole You're at first with no outs here and a change up here, but that's taken low in the dirt for a ball I think he's shown you right there He was trying to put you away with the off-speed pitch have to be leery of that right there and take pole side away That'll keep you on all stuff fastballs and the off-speed fouled off ready with another two two And he takes strike three cold on the fastball one gone great spot on that two-two fastball You can't place it on the inside corner any better than that and as a hitter There's just not a whole lot you can do with that unless you're looking for it and time it just right Love seeing a guy that could work the inside with his fastball First baseman Miguel Cabrera stands in as he can't catch up on a fastball to letters And it's strike one first swings for him in this one with a runner still at first and one gone And the 0-1 pitch outside the throw the throw is low and he can't make the pack So he swipes second successfully But you have to wonder now if that might actually end up taking the bat out of the hands of one of their better hitters Well, that's a good point Matt, but I'd be a little surprised if that's the case It's still early in the game is tied So that would be a pretty cautious move to pitch around him here or just walk them flat out And he comes back with a fastball one and two now time for a look at our umpires in this one behind the plate is Patrick Johnson Yeah, Dan We got Patrick Johnson behind the dish tonight fairly standard strikes on most of the time But he's definitely a pitcher's umpire. I always felt like this. He's he'll give a little bit on the corners both inside and outside I think he's a fair umpire, but I would rate him more as a pitcher's umpire than a hitter's umpire So he chased out of the strike zone on that one Miguel Cabrera goes down for out number two in the top half Here's Jonathan Scope now as he'll get caught chasing a bad one there at strike one Opportunity for him here to pick up that runner from second with two away Lays off the slider and it's one and one Yeah, and if you get a guy flailing at a pitch like that heck You're gonna go out there and throw that same pitch till he proves he can lay off of it Taken off the outside as the breaking ball couldn't catch the corner Hey after those two breaking balls missed you have to be sitting on a fastball right here all even at two and two Reyes stands at second with two gone Chases out of his own for strike three and that's the third out of the inning Tigers leave one Tigers nothing Yankees coming up. You're watching Major League Baseball on the show Jordan Zimmerman the right-hander from the state of Wisconsin is on the mound here Dan, please act What do you got well? I think the key for him is going to be locating strikes and forcing soft contact He doesn't have dominant stuff compared to some other guys But if he executes he can still be very effective. We'll see how he does Here's Brett Gardner now and he really thrives in the batter's box here at home Something to keep an eye on in this one first pitch of the at bat on its way No, and he lays off there one and oh so guys these tigers as they begin play here tonight They come in looking to make it two in a row as they were winners last time out Hey, they come into game two at a series riding high of huge one-run victory yesterday able to do the little things to put Them over to top Hopefully that leads to some momentum in game two right to him and the throw to first is in time one gun Here's Miguel and a hard now Delivery to him on the way One out nobody on Swing and a miss on the slider and he's quickly behind nothing in two Really starting to pour now and the forecast is not showing any signs of a break in the weather You know one of the big issues is player safety and right now this field is getting sloppy wet mad And I don't know how much more rain this field can take Pops this one up Cabrera has a play and he makes the catch for the second now And that'll bring up Aaron judge looking for better results than last night when he went 0 for 4 in that one First pitch of the at bat a bouncer up the middle And that's through for a hit He'll get it in the second The tag and they'll get him at second and with that the side is retired So the Yankees go 1 2 3 we are still scoreless Back now for the second inning in the Bronx and here's Heidi Watney with an update on the weather Matt I am hearing that heavier ranked is expected to pass to the ballpark at some point later in the game The umpiring crew would of course like to get this one in uninterrupted But it is possible that we could be looking at some sort of a delay if they determine the weather is impacting the play on the field All right Heidi thanks. We'll hope for the best of course the guys you have to assume these players are probably going to be impacted by this weather at least a little Yeah, Maddie a hundred percent. It's going to be bothersome. They're gonna have to watch their spikes They're gonna have to maybe gather themselves to get that extra grip on the baseball But from a position player standpoint, you just can't lose focus Starting pitchers are the ones that are gonna have the most problems with it his career line against Garrett Cole He's gone four for nine And that's a base hit in a center field So a good start to the inning for the Tigers as their leadoff hitters on base Digging in Austin Romine run with first to start the inning and damn when it comes to pitching in the rain What changes I think the most difficult part Matt is the ball gets slipped It's hard to keep your hands dry, and if you don't have a good feel in that grip It's hard to control where you're gonna throw the ball Over to the bag and he'll get back in safely from the stretch Nobody outrunner on first really getting the better of him now. It's strike two Open to send him packing pitch on its way Can't get him to chase. It's one and two to two balls and two strikes now now the two-two Is laid off in the count runs pull Wow from 0 and 2 to 3 and 2 in that last pitch on 2 and 2 Wasn't even close. He had this guy in the ropes, but now he led him right back into this at bat a Swing and a drive sent out toward the gap Gardner going back And this is gonna find the wall out near the Yankee bullpen and the Ronald score as the Tigers are off to a 1-0 lead When this thing left his bed, I started thinking it might have enough to get out of here didn't quite carry number But it does one hop the wall off the track and he cruises into second with an RBI two-bagger You'll take that every day of the week Up next steps Kristen Stewart as the first pitch to him is in there for a called strike one And he's a guy looking to break out in a big way Hasn't been getting the results he or his club have been hoping for and one and one is this one's in on the hands Runner at second nobody out and look out is that one ran in and got him Whoa, he looks a little frustrated out there, and I don't blame him He gives up a couple of hits early inning and then he plunks this guy He's fighting himself a little bit so they might want to head out to the mound and try to calm him down Next up for Detroit number 28 couple of hits for him in four trips to the plate last night First delivery to him on the way hit down the line at first this gets foul It's oh and one looking at his career totals good room hits in the 240s So there's room for improvement in that regard, you know Maddy I know his career bat and average jumps off at the page But this guy can help a roster in a lot of different ways He brings value to the manager on a daily basis on two count Here's the pitch Now a swing and a miss as he picks up another one make it for strikeouts already and there's your first out That's not in that bat. He or his hitting coach are going to be happy with at all It's bad enough to go down on three pitches, but none of them were even in the strike zone. That's a bad look Next batter Jamer Candelario as the first pitch misses to him It's ball one and he's a guy looking to break out in a big way Hasn't been getting the results he or his club have been hoping for and he founds this one off. I Think for every player for every former player that swing right there is the reason we need to extend the netting without Question want the fans to be safe And this one runs a little too far in ball two His pitch count is getting up there in the inning now He needs to get this frame over with sooner than later So forcing contact and getting the defense involved is probably the best thing he can do the two one Will not catch the zone ball three You fight so hard to get into these type of counts. You can't let this pitch get away from you You have to keyhole something middle of the plate tries to go the other way as this is in the air to left field Stanton comes on now and puts it away for the second out of the inning At the plate Victor Reyes, he drew a base on balls his first time up hoping to limit the damage Here's the pitch one offering Here's a strike with the breaking ball He's attacking this hitter a lot more aggressively than he did the first time when he faced him and issued a walk coming right after him here Two men are on with two men out and strike three called as he says you got to be kidding me with the side retired Tiger strike for a run on this RBI double will go to the bottom of the second. It's now 1-0 Detroit Leading off the inning Gary Sanchez, and they'll need him to get something going here Pitch coming here it is Here's a shot to left field and deep look at this It's a solo shot here for Gary Sanchez Seven home runs for him on the year now and the Yankees have drawn even now at one apiece Boy talk about when you're hot you're hot gets two bombs yesterday and another long bomb so far today When this guy gets hot he's near impossible to stop I'm not giving this guy a pitch anywhere close to it Giancarlo Stanton now and he's hoping to get things going at the plate It's been a bit of a struggle for him in recent games The first pitch to him Bases are empty here nobody out two balls and no strikes the count is Stanton Looks like that bomb earlier in any kind of put this pitcher on the defensive that being very aggressive right now three and oh now Taking all the way it's three and one now Stealing that strike on 3-0 was important, but you don't want to miss over the heart of the plate in this situation I gotta believe he's gonna be way more aggressive right here. It's the good fastball and he can't catch up three and two Hey, this pitcher better be careful right here. My man at the plate is not trying to push something to the opposite field There's a drive high in the air and deep to left center field And he's gonna make the catch on the warning track a fine running play there for the first out And that'll bring up Tyler Wade one run in and one gone so far in the city ready with the first pitch here it comes Hit down the third base line, but a foul ball here oh and one Bases are empty one man out and there's ball one ball for on that one two balls and a strike a Lot of pitches away here, which is pretty much what you're forced to do with lefty batters here at Yankee Stadium It doesn't take much to hook one out of here to right field with that short porch out there now the two one pitch Lifted down the line in left and that will end up a foul ball One out nobody on this is swung on and popped up crossing into foul territory now behind third and No one will get this one the two two one more time Geo or Shella is on deck three two picks high in the air and drifting out to shallow center may been moving in He gets there and makes the play for the second out of the inning Digging in now for the Yankees Geo or Shella only one hit for him in his last four ball games Delivery to him on the way He'll hold off on the slider to start the at bat. It's ball one looking at his lifetime numbers for Shella as a Slugging percentage a little over 425 a respectable number And it's a called strike to even the count at one And he misses two and one Two out nobody on Smoked on the ground left side Dive he's got it what a play They caught the hot corner for a reason and this is a beauty to take us to break the three of us returned with more Wednesday night Baseball after this all set for the start of the inning so coming to the plate Harold Castro He got called out on strikes his last time through yeah always frustrating to go down looking everybody does it though You'll have a few abes where you get completely fooled look for him to be on the attack early in the setback And that's too high ball to You can see this guy's more focused at the plate right now and that first AB he went down on strikes good comeback fastball there It's two balls in a strike With the way this guy's throwing on the mound you cannot be chasing you have to set your sights a little bit lower and control The strike zone into the windup. Here's the two and one pitch and drive and that's a base hit in a center field He doubled up on the heater right there first one he blew right by him second one timing was on point He was able to get a hit That'll bring up the veteran Miguel Cabrera And that misses ball one and he misses low with it two and oh Lead off man aboard here in a 1-1 ball game Two balls in a strike to the Tigers first baseman and that pitch comes over to catch the corner It's two and two now go right back at him and it hit him But he is able to recover as he gets the out at first one away now Well, this is certainly something you never want to see perhaps the silver lining here If there is one is that that got him in the non throwing arm So if he had to work his way through this he probably could Assuming of course that there's nothing broken in there and I think he is indeed planning to give it another go One gone here in the Detroit third and that'll bring up Jonathan scope to hit next Pitch coming here it is Here's a knuckle curve that backs him up a bit ball one According to the career numbers on the back of his baseball card scope brings a batting average just a little over the 250 mark Not close. It's two and oh scope whose nick named Mamba He's currently on a one-year deal So he stands to be a free agent at the end of this season Hey, this guy's been an absolute solid player his entire big league career And I expect him to have a ton of suitors come this offseason three and oh to him now the pitch And that's over three and one both swung on and missed and it's full three and two I don't blame the batter for pulling the trigger right there those fastballs light up your eyes And you can occasionally do damage with him, but he wasn't able to catch up with that one Sit him down on strikes and there are two gone That's his second strike out of the game I wouldn't be surprised if a coach finds him in a dugout and gives him a little talk about Shortening up and putting the ball in play good things tend to happen when you do that in these kinds of conditions Here's Cameron may been now high in the air out to center field Gardner on the move He's there to track it down and that'll end the inning one left for Detroit home half of the third coming up tied at one Welcome 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 And they said the hard work brings confidence when it comes time to compete in the batter's box All right, Heidi. Thank you first pitch of the at bat and the slider tails outside for ball one Looks at a slider in there one and one and I'm off stride that time and it's one and two Made him look silly with that one ball swung on and missed for the first out That swing tells me he was really trying to get a pitch out front and rip it down the line But that wasn't a great pitch to do it on it. It's really not the best to strike approach either And that sends DJ LaMahieu into the box As he looks at a fastball that misses off the plate for ball one He'll enter play here with that average down in the low two hundreds still without a home run and seven driven in Now the 1-0 two and one bases are empty one man out. He's falling behind down three and one You could pretty much book it that a fastball is coming a challenge fastball right here He cannot allow the nine hole hitter to get on base with the top of the order looming And the count will be full Yeah, you could tell he was ready for another fastball But the pitcher went to breaking ball and the hitter just fouls that one off Three two pitch and he popped him up Back into foul territory behind first, but this will land untouched one out nobody on and he takes ball For so a good job out of the nine hole and getting on base as we go back to the top of the order So a runner on first with one out now and up next all left-handed hitting Brett Gardner the pitch Fouled away. He'll play ball here as this is on the ground a third The throw pulls him off the bag Can speak from experience and I can tell you what a night like this. It's tough to get a good grip on the ball It's a little frigid out there, and he might have lost a little bit of feeling in his fingers Never easy to make a good throw when that's the case Runners at first and second here with one away and striding into the plate. It'll be Miguel and do hard That here's the nothing and nothing pitch Hey, this dude's clearly came to approach this guy is trying to keep the ball off the plate see if they can get him to chase something But it's two and all Has to be a challenge pitch coming up here. He probably doesn't want to flirt with loading the bases Nothing can make you question yourself on the mound more than three straight balls to a guy You know that you should go right after sometimes you just lose the strikes only you don't know why He misses with it ball for so that'll load the bases and now he's really gonna need to get a ground And that's two free passes in the third inning alone So you have to wonder if maybe it's something mechanical or if it's just Psychological got to get back on track here fouled away one on its way Swing and a miss and he's in trouble now oh and to judge Fittingly against the nickname all rise. He's a five-year vet at the major league level And it's a ballman two strikes not Aaron judge Hey, this is a monster strikeout situation right here the double play will be great in this situation But I know he's gone for the K you get a one-two count on the guy He's gonna throw his nastiest stuff strike three called on the fastball to be about eye level But it's out number two instead well no preferential treatment there Sometimes we see great hitters have the 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 Stepping in now Gary Sanchez Perhaps he can drive another one out of the park just like he did back in the second the set and the 1-0 To well count not a good spot to be in as a pitcher a swing and a drive sent out toward the gap Boom goes the dynamite Unswing and he unloads the bases on that one his second of the game and it's suddenly a five-one ball game And when he got the second out, I thought he might come out of this unscathed, but after that towering grand slam He's about a skate that you can get is that a word who cares it is now Digging into the batter's box next will be Jim Carlos Stanton as he looks at a fastball that's in there for strike one Four runs here in this half in a pays off for ball one For his pitch count is really spiked here in this inning. He's up to over 50 already Zimmerman's ready 1-1 pitch on its way And he takes one off the inside corner for Bowl 2 Well, I think he just kind of lost focused on the mound right there It's clearly not going his way and he's thinking more about that than the task at hand and right now he needs to think about this hitter Into the wind up. Here's the two-and-one pitch That's a good take on a fastball out of the zone. Hey, I get it He's looking for a ball to drive but that ball was a little bit too far up in his own That's one you normally pop right up boy not close again his third walk of the inning is that misses for ball four And don't forget he gave up a long ball earlier in this inning So you can understand why he wasn't too aggressive with him there when he got him to three and one He wasn't too anxious to challenge him at the plate Tyler Wayne so far over one with a flyout First delivery to him on the way Hey the way this guy on the mound has been struggling to find his own I'm not mad at the guy taking a pitch when one delivery Tries to shave the corner with that pitch, but it's one-on-one Here's a high pop up Candelario is under it and that retires the side But one more look at the big blow in the inning for the Yankees a grand slam home run We played three full. It's five one Yanks Standing in Austin Romain He'll lead things off against Garrett Cole lots of baseball left in this one It's 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 lead-off guy to get on and set the table for the big Boys to start driving in some runs And he takes a cold strike oh and one and he falls behind oh and two Nothing in two count and the pitch Swing and a miss on the fastball and that's the first out Boy, that's the best pitch in baseball right there with two strikes that elevated fastball about every hitter thinks that hey They can do something with that but most of the time you get the result that you saw right there a big swing in a miss and another strikeout Standing in now Kristen Stewart Yes, he pops the first pitch foul behind the plate he'll enter play with that batting average still shy of the 220 mark Two home runs nine driven in here comes the oh one 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 Both clubs with three hits in the ballgame and they'll try to tempt him with a curveball But this bounces in front of the plate and it's one and two And that's into the corner of foul ball and right here he comes on a ball and two strikes Brown ball sent back up the middle. He's right there throw on to first two gone Digging in the switch hitter Nico Goodrum He looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up Yeah, and he didn't put up much of a fight either Maddy got to find a way can't go down three pitches I don't care if you're staring at him or swinging him You have to find a way to make this picture work a little bit harder Goodrum 28 years old he was taken in the second round back in the 2010 first-year player draft Yeah, he has turned himself into a really nice ball player. I wouldn't put him on a superstar level But you know what they didn't miss with this pick either you go into high rounds and you carve out a career the way this guy has nice pick Tiger shortstop with a ball and two strikes When the pitcher on the mound is establishing this kind of heater You got to come off everything else and find a way to get that bad head in the zone And he struck him out his eighth punch out of the ball game and that one ends the inning Three up three down for Detroit. They're down here five to one Just about set to go for the last of the fourth, but before we do that. Here's Heidi Watney Thanks, Matt. I talked with the 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 They've obviously had a lot of success in terms of pushing across runs and a big part of that in his opinion Has been their pitch selection in this game They've swung at pitches outside of the strike zone less than 15% of the time meaning the vast majority of their swings Has been at pitches that they're more likely to handle or they hit hard All right. Thanks, Heidi number 29 ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch Here's the pitch Blind to shortstop and there's one away The plate Mike Ford comes into this at bat 0 for 1 in the ball game first pitch on its way The 1-0 swing and a shot hit down the corner and that's gonna wind up hooking just a bit foul So a missed opportunity there 1-1 home Taken strike 2 like the fastball got away from him there. It's ball 2 5-1 our score as we play the fourth here and he misses this one inside and that'll run things full 3 and 2 Lined hard toward right center And this is into the alley and ought to be good for extra bases and he's in there easily at second with a one-out double Hey after that hit right there hero that extents his hitting streak to six games Yeah, no doubt about it six days in a row with not so help you sleep better at night then Here's the second baseman DJ the Mayhew grounded down the third baseline. This is foul for the first strike One one here it comes Swung on and miss that strike to some action out in the bullpen couple of right-handers starting to loosen up ready on Owen to Hops this one up And that'll drop into no man's land out there for a base hit But the throw is well up the line and he scores easily Here comes Ron Gartenhier up out of the dugout and he's gonna motion for his bullpen here That'll do it for the starter tonight So a less than stellar performance here tonight as he makes the early exit and forces that bullpen into action much earlier than anticipated Yvonne Nova answers the call from the pen here in the fourth as they didn't get the outing they were hoping for from their starter So here's the veteran Brett Gartner as he'll look at a fastball in there on the outer half its own one Well, I think he's got to find a way out of this jam and limit the damage if he's unable to do that This game could get away from it. He waits now the pitch Well, he took a big swing at that point as this is driven out to deep left center field He will haul this in on the run as he had to go back to the warning track to do it and there are two away And that'll bring up Miguel and do hard oh for one with a run scored thus far he sat here it comes Takes this the other way to right and the bombers have it going here is this is also good for extra bases So now they'll have two men in scoring position following the two out double Some guys just laid back and watch that first pitch right no matter what Work to count make the picture waste a few pitches But when he serves up a fastball like this on the first pitch It's hard not to go after it and that's just what he does he jumped all over Here's big Aaron judge he hits here in a spot where he might be able to put this one out of reach Yeah, Matt down five another run across here could very well put the nail in a coffin Mentally they might still feel like they've got a shot if they could get out of this jam though first pitch of the at-bat No home. He's looked at for the first strike Runners at second and third with two gone Swing and a miss on the fastball and it's one and two not likely to see a fourth fastball in this situation I'm gonna eliminate the fastball if I'm at the plate right here on one and two Swung on and missed and that's the final out of the inning Yankees forced to settle for one On to the top of ending number five we go the Yankees lead it six to one Welcome back Heidi Watney standing by as we get set for the top of the fifth Thanks, Matt. I talked with Tigers manager Ron garden hired during the break about the team's offensive performance so far And one thing he stressed to me was the need for them to have better at bats when they've got runners on base They've had their opportunities with runners in scoring position But still have zero hits to show for it in those situations He said repeatedly not coming through with the big hit can wear on you as a team But in this sport you have to dwell on the positives. He's confident. They'll find a way to break through sooner or later Thank You Heidi In field shifted well to the right here's the first pitch Jimer Candelario stands in as he looks at ball one here Hey, I hope that call doesn't throw him off his game right here He's been pitching one heck of a game and I'd hate to see the umpire getting his head right now He one oh home is taken for ball to two balls in a strike Boy he said or cut that fastball it comes in in the high 90s, but that's a dangerous location No matter how hard you're throwing The two one is taken for strike two now a slider well off the plate and easy take there Wow talk about a waste pitch on two and two that one wasn't even close I don't know anyone that would have swung at that pitch And a good eye here as he takes ball for and it's a base on boss to lead off the fifth inning Yeah, and as a starter the last thing you want to do is let a team answer when your guys just scored a run for you So he's thinking ground ball right here to try to get a double play and end this threat So the lineup flips over and digging in Victor Reyes He was punched out looking at strike three last time through yeah, and a borderline call Maddie I don't know. I got to feel like he's got to build a rapport with this umpire this a b See how far he'll go in or out He can't allow himself to go down looking again for Shella is over and he puts it away for the first down Digging in Harold Castro last time through was a base hit he set and the pitch Inside with the fastball. It's one and oh and he misses again two and oh Come set now the pitch hit on the ground down the first baseline the two one home Bouncer to the left side and that gets through for a one-out base hit Nothing fires me up more than watching a hitter take what a pitcher gives pitches away Batters able to keep his hands inside not trying to do too much and just force feet a single Settling in now Miguel Cabrera. He's 0 for 2 with a strikeout in this one first pitch on its way Big spot right here got to find a way to get back in this ball game and scratch a run across Ready with the nothing in one pitch Outside for a ball one and one 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 and he's throwing quality pitches Outside with the fastball as the count moves to two and one now Hey, 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 Liner towards second And that's threw into right field for a base hit and they'll hold that runner at third as everybody moves up a base And they're loaded with one away Nice piece of hitting right there look like the guy on second had to respect it and freeze a little bit They had to freeze there for a second to make sure that line drive gets down But eventually does get the third base That'll bring up Jonathan scope as he swings and misses it a first pitch fastball Oh and one one strike now from Cole Breaking ball below the zone. That's ball one the one to Struck him out struck him out again. I should say his third punch out of the game Well, this pitching staff has done a pretty good job right there That's the fourth time he struck out and we're only in the second game of this series To the plate now Cameron may been and he puts it on the ground a second Oh, and it eats him up a bit the runner from third comes across to score as they try and chip away at their deficit That makes it a six to two game I'm not sure if this happened or not But sometimes when you're playing behind a pitcher who's doing all of the work himself You get caught up a little bit and kind of a trance and you get lulled to sleep out there Look like to me. He was caught a little off guard when the play came his way So the bases are loaded here two men gone and up next the catcher Austin Romain Looking to minimize the damage here right side hit hard and that's threw into right field for a base hit And not in time as the run scores and the second runner will pull up stakes over a third So one run is in and the bases stay loaded with two away And now time is called here as their pitching coach is gonna pay a quick visit to the mound to discuss how they want to attack things here Kristen Stewart as he'll take strike one on the inside corner over one for him here in this one There's a swing and he sends a ball high in the air into left field Stanton has to retreat to the track, but he has it to retire the side So they do strike for two, but it could have been much worse as they strand the bases loaded Home half of the fifth coming up the Yankees lead this one six to three But now it'll be the four-hole hitter Gary Sanchez two hits in two trips four and thus far a little bit of breathing room Here is they lead by three But the big part of that go back to this guy's last that bat when he hit that big grand slam First delivery to him on the way And that misses for ball one it was wind up here comes the 1-0 In the air down the line in left Reyes moves over near the line as he puts it away for the first out of the inning Ready for another chance Giancarlo Stanton it was a walk in his last trip first pitch of the at bat on its way Now a fastball a bit too low here. It's ball one both teams with six hits so far Hi and deep to laugh this one's got plenty of distance It's a solo blast off the bat of Giancarlo Stanton home run number nine on the year as it is now seven to three So that was the third home run for these guys today D-Rose some days the fellas walk in with their hitting shoes on and this looks like one of those games Yeah, there's a saying going around the dugout right now There's a fight at the background everybody Into the box now Tyler Wayne as he rips it on the ground a second in time to first in there or two away And this is not an easy play when you have to range to your right He really didn't have a chance to get his feet set. So this is all armed nicely done That'll bring in Giovanni your shell off. He's grounded out in lined out in two trips First pitch on its way to wind up and the in the center field line drive base hit So he delivers with two away in the bottom of the fifth marches on You'll only see about ten of these pitches a year the change up on a tee in the middle of the plate But tip your hat to the batter right there He did not come on glued stayed within himself and drove it for a base hit at the plate Mike Ford As he will take strike one on the fastball here no balls in a strike a hidden two tries for him so far Set with the 0 and 1 And he takes this one high one and one hit back up the middle That's through for a base hit his second of the ball game Nice execution right there Dan kept his front shoulder in the back of his hands inside the baseball and ripped the base And if you're a pitcher right there you can't get discouraged sometimes even when you make a good ditch The ball is gonna find a hole somewhere that would right up the middle and now DJ LeMay here as the change-up to him drops in there for the first strike He steps in off a base hit in his last at bat big swing and a miss at the fastball And he's behind in the count 0 and 2 hard hit ball to second On the second for the force out and the side is retired Yanks able to add on one more via the solo home run We're through five innings here tonight. It's now a full run lead at seven to three Now batting Nico Goodrum. 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 0 and 1 the count The pitch and through just five innings. He's coming up on a hundred pitches now Yeah, man I think one of the things you want to do is try to drive that pitch count up in D row if you're the offense right now You're sitting in a pretty good spot. Yeah, usually the starting pitcher doesn't get to see the lineup three times through I wouldn't be shocked if there's a move made to the bullpen here tries the slider to ring him up But he lays off one and two neither guy willing to give in and the at-battle continue two balls and two strikes now What a great battle to start this inning. What a great job by the leadoff hitter He knows that this pitcher starting to get up there in pitches the manager starting to get restless Let's see if we can knock him out and get into that bullpen Tried to bury one down in a way, but it's a full count now three and two Not quick enough that time and he's lucky to get another chance count remains full Looking to send him packing again tough pitch to layoff, but he did and it's ball four So the leadoff hitters aboard to start the sixth and that at bat will put a smile on any manager's face The pitch total of the posing pitcher just keeps going higher and higher and he still couldn't put him away So this inning is off to a good start for the guys carrying the sticks Digging in to try it again. Jimer candellario ready. Here's the first offering All you want is the leadoff man to get on to start a big inning Maybe get a big rally going to claw your way back into this ball game One delivery No, and he's really getting the better of him now. It's strike two Although he doesn't use that pitch too much if he's able to steal some strikes early in the count Could be something they have to think about on the ground a second base This could be two and he can't pick it up cleanly and there's one down now Ready once again Victor Reyes his last at bat didn't go his way as he popped out in foul territory Yeah, he's got to make an adjustment. You could tell this guy's been struggling with the bat in his hands He's got a lot of frustration. He's gripping the bat too tight He needs to relax take a deep breath and have a productive a B right here The guy in the mound is having one heck of a night But the downside of that if you're gonna strike out a lot of guys your pitch count is gonna be high So this gives the offense some kind of hope as this game is getting down to the end And he'll look at a fastball just off the black and it's even at one This one's up around the eyes two and one It's one thing to get hit around but it's far worse when you're getting yourself into trouble by not throwing strikes Every pitchers been there, but it doesn't make it any less frustrating or unacceptable three and one to him now Runner at second here with one man out too close for comfort and he did a good job just to make contact I'm toward the gap in left center and that's in their base hit runner scores from second And they inch a little bit closer. It's now a seven to four contact Hey dear, I think we've got a case right now this team. They're just feasting on a pitcher that he's given up some runs It looks like he's starting to get a little bit tired leaving some of these pitches up in the zone Yeah, and I think there's a fight at the bat rack right now guys are licking their chops No, and he's a little bit tired gonna leave stuff over the middle of the plate won't be surprised to see the bullpen get going Chat green enters to make an appearance on the mound is he inherits a runner at first with one out in the inning Five buddies back in there Stepping in now Harold Castro pitches a cold strike to throw Offline throw, but they still got him good job of getting the tag down there Well in my opinion this one all came down to the catcher's footwork on that throw that was just perfect You have to use your feet to get your body into a good growing position for an accurate throw He did it just right and he nabs another base run Just off the outside that time laid off for a ball green 28 years old. He was selected in the 11th round back in the draft of 2013 I know this guy wouldn't go into the category of superstar, but to grind out the career He has being drafted where he was my hats off to him a ball and two strikes to count now with the bases empty and two away The good take there close, but it's two and two now. Here's the pitch And this pitch is lying softly here to the right side foul Softly on a line to third. Oh, and he can't come up with it throw in time and the side is retired So one run here on one hit no errors and no one left Top of the order do up in the home half of the 6th the Yankees lead it 7 to 4 Back to the top of the lineup stepping in Brett Gardner Except to start it out for the Yanks here in the 6th first pitch of the at-bat Fastball in there for a cold strike and he takes strike two You got to go into battle mode after falling down 0-2 and find a way to work yourself back to even Nothing in to count and the pitch And he founds this one off and a fastball there is inside is that one backed him up a bit? I'd like that he tried to tie him up inside on that pitch But it was a little bit of a risky situation because if you're off just a little bit you can end up plunking a guy That's the last thing you want to do when you've got a guy own two That misses and we're even at two and two the late on this one is it's lifted the other way down the left field line And now it'll rattle up against the wall And he is in the second base with a leadoff double As we take another look here, you can see it's a two-scene fastball Running away from him at the plate so he does this smart thing not trying to pull it or just rolling over it Just goes with it and has enough juice on it to drive it for a double So now to the plate Miguel on to hard as he grounds one briskly to short Throw on to first in time one away into the box Aaron judge He struck out swinging in his last trip to the plate and you can live with punching out with the bases empty But in his last at bat with two runners in scoring position You cannot go down not putting the ball in play too much on the line too many ribby Opportunities out there to swing and miss in that spot first pitch coming here. It is There's a fastballed on the inner third taken for a strike This is gonna be an interesting at bat. I think he has to be pitching for a strike out here So we'll see what kind of sequence he uses There's a fastball pretty close to that time but ruled a ball one and one Bouncer up the middle reigned in and there's out number two Gary Sanchez will stand in again as we flash you back to the early stages of this ball game There were fans still finding their seats as he launched his second home run of the game as he was off to a fast start indeed Ready with the first pitch here it comes In the dirt here and a nice job keeping it close. It's bold one Seven runs ten hits and one error on the Yankee line score so far Can't sit back long enough in the count evens up at one and one as a look now the pitch Now a ball swung on and heading for the stands in right and that'll move the count to one and two now kicks and deals Swing and a miss as he chased with two strikes and that will retire the side Yanks leave one they hold a seven to four lead Digging in and looking for more Miguel Cabrera. He singled his last time up First offering on its way and a strike called at the letters look high to me, but it's nothing in one Probably a design take right there. They need base runner. So they're gonna make them try to bring the ball into strike zone ready with the 01 Swing and a liner, but this will be taken it out there. It's short and that's the first out of the inning Next will be the cleanup hitter Jonathan scope. He went down on strikes last time up Yeah, he's got to put that one behind them, especially with runners in scoring position. Those punchouts will stick with you a little longer Good slider there gets a swing and miss He knows full well He's sitting on a hat-trick right here all he's trying to do is avoid the golden sombrero Off the plate away a ball and a strike 11 Grounded up the first baseline, but a foul ball one and two now and that's a swinging strike three in the dirt And he makes the throat of first scope is retired two down now So two outs now here in the Detroit half of the seventh and that'll bring in the center fielder Cameron may been From the stretch. Here's the pitch Couple of righties starting to loosen now in the bullpen Four runs seven hits one error for the Tigers does far Unable to find the zone with the slider Well, this is spot you'd like to be in 2-0 good hitter. He's gonna turn it loose right here and the pitch Got his 2-0 fastball, but he was way behind two and one Got a lover reliever that comes in firing bullets in his fastball is a good one hit hard But foul a full count three and two to the Tigers center fielder You know, you don't always have to straight challenge a guy on a 3-2 count with the three-run lead know what I'm base This is the perfect situation to do it No reason nibble and possibly set up a beginning and this is taking low for ball four And they'll have themselves a two-out base runner here after all The catcher Next for the Tigers Austin Romain two for three with a double on his line so far First pitch on its way pitch out nothing doing the look over to first and the runner back easily to out with the man at first And again a throw keeping particularly close tabs on him and a fastball in there for a strike one and one Hey, it looks like this guy's gonna work in the upper part of the strike zone It'd be interesting to see if this lineup can adjust to the way he pitches and they pitch out here But nothing's going on now the two-one pitch Waves and misses for strike number two Towards second and as it turns out the two-out walk doesn't come around to haunt him as that ends the inning The dangerous John Carlos Stanton will get the first shot when we return We'll move on now to the bottom half of the seventh get up and stretch the Yankees are out in front Seven to four upping in John Carlos Stanton Comes in one for two with that home run he hit earlier and that last at that We went deep he turned around a pretty good fastball So I'm kind of thinking this guy's a good fastball hitter So I might want to move that ball up and down and in and out and try not to throw it right down the middle Of a plate yeah in there for strike one oh and one some action out in the bullpen couple of right-handers starting to loosen up Into the wind up here comes the oh and one And low it's a ball in a strike one and two now is that one's fouled off and that misses two and two This guy uses that two-seamer to set up his other pitches two-seamer in breaking ball away Two-two and this is pop foul, but perhaps playable behind first and No one can get there. He'll try it again Here now the two-two is a fastball down below the knees Got him swinging in the dirt Romain corrals it the throw to first is in time one down Well, you know you've made a real nice pitch when you bounce it in a dirt And you still get the hitter to swing at it that tells me that there's a lot of deception in that pitch right now Riding in once again Tyler Wayne. He got on top of one. It was a ground-down victim last time Here comes the first pitch Change up a little bit inside one and oh just off the outside as he can't catch the corner He doesn't look like the same reliever right now But listen this is his fourth inning of work And there aren't very many relievers that can go four plus innings and be rock solid all the way through Too far out in front that time. You can't keep it fair two and one two and two I Always felt oh, too You had to cover away If a guy's gonna bury you in three times in a row you tip your cap and walk back to the dugout because that's not easy to do Hold high in the air out to right field Stewart back in plenty of time to put this away. However, and there are two gone So digging in now Giorg Shella, it was a single for him in his last at bat ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch The 1-0 Down the left field line and deep and that's gonna land foul Bases are empty here with two men out and toward center field and that's in there So perhaps some life here with the ball So the bottom of the ending is still alive after the two out base hit The box Mike Ford He'll take a look at a strike right down the middle it's 0-1. He's two for three and looking for more here one pitch Lifted in the air to straight away center. Maven is there makes the catch and that'll retire the center Lifted in the air to straight away center Maven is there makes the catch and that'll retire the side One left for the Yankees. They hold a seven to four lead Adam Artavino has been summoned from the bullpen as he'll do so to start the eight Number zero Striding into the box Kristen Stewart. He'll start things out for us here in inning number eight From the stretch He'll be fine coming out of the bullpen in this one if he can keep the ball around the knees like that now the 0-1 And this misses the outside corner, so it's knotted up at one and one now the pitch Lifts it into the air to shallow center here comes Gardner He gets there and makes the play for the first out now that The torque double So stepping in Nico Goodrum, he'll swing it from the left side right here This is somewhat of a cause for concern. This guy needs to hit better left-handed against right-handed pitching Here's the first pitch to him Got to find a way to scratch at least one across you do not want to take on the monster closing the game down three And it's quickly oh and two Faces are empty one man out This is sky down toward right judge is on the move. He gets there and that's the second out Now that In now Jaimer Candelario they're quickly down to their final four outs here tonight First pitch of the at bat on its way And he'll take strike one on the fastball registering at 93 that time Tried to get him to go after the slider, but it's one and one ball runs away for ball two two and one now the pitch To two and two now Not much you're gonna do with that pitch right there You have to catch it out front before it even breaks and even if you do that It's a tough pitch to keep fair three and two Victor Reyes would be next Got him swinging as he runs the fastball by him to end the inning Down in order go the tigers. They're on the short end of a 7-4 score But farmer is on to pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the eighth Ready to go for the last half of the inning now at the plate dj le mayhew He's working on a one for two games so far First offering on its way And a pitch in the dirt as he lays off It's one and one where 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 pitcher going Uh, I wish I was somewhere anywhere else, but on that bump right now This has the makings of being a long game So back to the top of the Yankee order digging in Brett Gardner He'll try to follow up the double in his last at bat with another big hit right here Hard hit toward the hole and this is going to find its way into left for a one-out knock What a nice piece of hitting right there didn't try and do too much Stayed on the attack kept his hands inside the ball and tilt with the pitcher game Standing in now Miguel Andujar as he'll take a look at a high strike that time It's nothing in one. He's got a hit in three at bats to this point a one pitch on its way One in one takes this the other way to right and that's in there base hit runner takes the turn It's second on his way to third and it's in time as he's out at third as the good relay gets him Aaron judge as he'll go after the first pitch to him and comes up empty at strike one He comes into this appearance in the midst of a one for four day Chased a low ball there and he's quickly down in the count o and two O2 count you could do just about anything you want right now up down in out hard soft A swing and a miss that retires the side and that will do it. The Yankees leave one They hold a seven to four lead Tommy Kingley comes on from the pen hoping to finish this one off here in the top of the ninth Number four to get All set to start the ninth in this one So the batting order turns over now and set to go Victor Reyes, he came through with an rbi single in his last at bat. Yeah guys, everyone knows he's been slumping Dan you can certainly attest to this only amassing a solid one hit in your entire career But pressure's off now. Maybe he gets hot barely able to make contact down o and two now Hey, you guys know me hitting's a process of elimination and I'm eliminating a change up this next pitch I'm on everything else I don't know when two he misses with a fastball To two balls and two strikes now here now the two two He swung on and missed he got him on strikes Though the leadoff man gone to strike the top of the ninth as we take a look at league saves leaders entering play And as you can see he's up near the top currently sixth in the al in that category Digging in now herald castrow. He's two for four in the ballgame first pitch Keemley 30 years of age He was a first round pick back in the draft of 2013 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 Not close with the off speed pitch taken for a ball Here's a bouncing ball headed to le mayhew at second Throw on to first will be in time and now the tigers are down to their final out Striding in miguel cubrera and he needs to make something happen They're down to their final out here in the ninth ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch Two out nobody on Falling a strike to miguel cubrera Good pitch as this is swung on and missed and now they're down to perhaps their final strike of the evening Everything this guy throws is hard that change of beat throws is in the high 80s to go along with that good heater Two balls and two strikes now Last breath for the tigers Got him Detroit Good night out of the bullpick as he notches his tenth save of the season right there. Nice job Seven to four is the final score in tonight's game The new york yankees led this game from the third ending on and never wavered Garrett Cole earned his fifth win of the year Jordan Zimmerman couldn't escape the fourth inning as he slapped with the loss Tommy kingly wraps it up for the save his tenth So that just about does it for mark de rosa dan please act hidey walk me and our entire crew on matt vascerson You've been watching mlb the show for more make your way over to the show nation dot com