 We are under the lights as the show gets you ready for another edition of Major League Baseball a good match up here for you tonight between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox these two should be exciting to watch go at each other and it's all coming up next Brian Johnson a left-handed Floridian will get the starting assignment Dan please act what do you got this guy's kind of hard to figure out you think most pitchers would love pitching in their home ballpark but he struggled at home so far this season there hasn't been a lot of home cooking for this guy and that's something he needs to turn around and turn around in a big way and that'll bring up Miguel and Doohar and we are set by baseball here this evening the third baseman Miguel and Doohar here's the first pitch to him underway now in the weekend finale as the first pitch is looked at for strike one guys this Red Sox ball club entering play here tonight four and two over their last six games including a win last time out Maddie we've seen some good baseball in the first two games that is set expect another close one here both of the first two games decided by one run you know D-roll when you get in these series like this when one run means so much you like to be able to be the team to score first but both these games have been very close and it's going to boil down to who gets the big hits in the seventh eighth and ninth inning wow third pitch of the game that looked like a pretty good pitch if that's called a ball it could be a rough night for the pitchers tonight game time temperature tonight a comfortable 66 degrees at first pitch and to the wind up here comes the 2 2 pitch hit on the ground a third throw on to first and one third baseman grounds after the other one away now to the plate Aaron judge comes in today leading the American League in batting for the season one of the best hitters in baseball and he does it with some damage to lots of extra base hits he's in the top five in the league in slugging percentage as well here comes the first pitch Johnson isn't really known as the kind of starter that goes deep into games it's not that he isn't capable I'm sure he just hasn't been that guy that works deep into games with regularity Matty V I'm not sure it's this guy's fault but I think it's more of the fault of the metrics and the way we look at pitchers now trying to limit the number of pitches and the number of appearances they have with particular guys in the lineup throw into second and this will wind up a closer play than I thought but he's in there with two bases as we look again at that double here you can see that he was thinking too cool right out of the box smashed it down the line and that was some great hustle to beat to throw to second to earn himself a double and that'll bring up Glibertura is a look at a change up the drops below the knees for ball one is looked at for ball number two swing and a miss on the heater and it's two and one. Hey boys you talking about getting your a swing off right here that's what it looks like a guy with massive power letting it eat. No three and one now as that misses down an end. You would think in this situation maybe with a base open he just pitched around them and put them on first but not with the guy in the on deck circle he's going to attack this hitter fly ball out to straight away right to Lars there to down coming in for his first at bat Jean Carlo Stanton and we'll see if he can get out of this little dry spell he's stuck in not much offensively coming from him lately. Well the pitch and here's a fastball called for strike one come set the 0 1 a swing and a drive sent out toward the gap and intending heads back on it and it bangs off the monster on the second but he's in safely as they jump ahead with a run scoring on the play the catcher. This is why it's so important to give your cleanup hitter an opportunity to hit with runners in scoring position. He does just what he's supposed to do lacing a double and driving in a run just like you draw it up. Gary Sanchez as he will take strike one on the fastball here no balls in a strike Stanton stands at second with two gone well below the knees laid off on the change up there. Time for a look at our umpires in this one behind the plate is James Kingsley. Hey Dero James Kingley is a pretty good umpire he doesn't get too excited keeps things under emotions. He's a pretty good ball strike umpire. He had James Kingsley I'll never show you up and he's always approachable fastball close but he didn't get it two and one two and two. Hey I love that pitch right there better execution after just giving up an extra base hit the two two got him swinging as he runs the fastball by him to end the inning. Yankee strike for a run on the RBI double bottom of the first coming up and it's an early one nothing New York lead. Cole the California born right hander is on the mound Dan any thoughts. Hey so far this year this guy hasn't pitched very well on the road he's actually struggled on the road so it'll be interesting to see if he can turn that around here in this one at the plate Andrew been intending it'll leave things off here in the bottom half of the first leading off for the Red Sun the left fielder Andrew and that had he tried and Tyson with a high fastball but he wouldn't commit it's ball one and as the Yankees get started here tonight guys despite that loss last time out they're still on a pretty nice run as they'd won six in a row prior to that. Yeah Maddie this team has been playing really well right now and this is case in point chance to jump out again to another one nothing lead they've really been doing that they've been on attack early offensive almost ambush like approaches to there at bats and it's working for him two and one now to the Boston lead off hitter that was some smoke right there high fire right on by now the two one is strike two swinging the two two one more time this has hit the other way out toward left field therefore it is Stanton and he's got it for the first out batting second the second baseman here's the second baseman now Dustin Pedroia now pitch on the way knuckle curve breaks outside for ball one one out nobody on fastball misses in the dirt as he tried to get him to chase the low one part of the order on deck so keeping this two hole hitter off the bags is always important and that's in there three and one. Let's get it going boys somebody's loose hit 98 with ease in the first inning. This one's flair off to the right side and he will make the play out there and there are two away now batting third the designated hitter and that will bring up JD Martinez his career line against Garrett Cole. He brings a four for twelve line. He also has one home run. Oh might not have been where he was hoping to put that pitch but he somehow gets a swing on it anyway strike one bases are empty here with two men out breaking ball that time that misses out of the zone and he lays off for a ball two and one. There's not too many umpires in the game that are going to ring that first strike right there. That was borderline up even though it was in the zone. Cole gets the sign to one on its way to two and two now fouled away two out nobody on and a fastball swung on and missed and the side is retired. Red Sox go down one two three there on the short end of a one to nothing score and that sends DJ LeMay he went to the box first at bat for him in this one. He was one for four with a double in the ballgame last night and the first pitch of the inning here misses down and in for a ball that's one and all a swing and a shot hit down the corner nearly a big fly to start the inning instead of foul ball all runs away for ball two two and one timing just to tick off there is this one's fouled off to the right to two but draw you now it's second he's got it. Pro to first will be in time and there's one gone here to start the second Patty Patty the designated hitter Gio Urshela so digging in now Gio Urshela and he enters play today currently fifth of the American League in hitting there's no way you could have forecasted this kind of season from this guy not to take anything away from him but I don't think many people in baseball considered him to be one of the league's best hitters for average coming into this year and that's on the outside corner for a strike that misses wide one ball in one strike and he takes one off the inside corner for ball two Yankees lead this one to nothing here in inning number two and this is sliced foul into the stands in right out of play now a swing and a missy struck him out and it's two up two down to start the second. Well there's nothing better from a pitcher standpoint to watching that high fastball the first high piece of cheese who swung at a missed board that pitch looks so inviting to hit but it's awfully tough to put in play. So now to the plate look void as the first pitch misses to him it's ball one the average coming in at two sixty six thirteen home runs and twenty nine driven in the one oh this is a spot you really don't want to be in with a great hitter like that you can't just lay one in there but you also don't want to run the count to three and oh two balls in a strike to the Yankees first baseman gutsy pitch right there to change up for a strike good call by the catcher great execution by the pitcher ball fouled down the right field line out of play so that'll move the count to two and two now tough curve ball that time but he's able to make a little contact to keep this at bat going. 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. Now a fastball inside and he works it back to a full count now swing and a miss and that ends the inning one two three go to bombers and after an inning and a half it's one to nothing to go for the last half of the inning and that'll bring forth the slugging shortstop Xander Bogart. First pitch of the at bat on its way right through it here and he's behind on one he's going to step out of the box adjust his batting gloves and pray he gets the exact same pitch as that one because if it comes again we like to refer to that one in the biz as a cement mixer that's taken now it's 0 and 2 so back to back sliders for strikes does he come back with yet another ain't that normally a good plan to throw three consecutive sliders in a row this guy's sliders so good I think he might throw it again the 1 2 is laid off for Bowl 2 regardless of the result right here to be down 0 2 and work it back to an even count got to feel like it's a win for the offense and good patience to hold back on the curveball in the dirt it's full now 3 and 2 Wow from 0 and 2 to 3 and 2 and that last pitch on 2 and 2 wasn't even close he had this guy in the ropes but now he let him right back into this at bat off pitch home he's in there a called strike 3 well no preferential treatment there sometimes we see great hitters having calls go their way on her face pitches but not this time I think that was actually a good take but on two strikes anything that close can go either way Rafael Devers the next to bat the bouncer to the left side on the first to get him scored 5 3 on the put out though it looked more like a 6 to 3 ground batting never the less there are two away now bit more land so striding in Mitch Moreland first delivery to him on the way ball one and he lays off there one and 0 1 and 0 Cole has his target here's the delivery Moreland originally from Mississippi is currently on a one year deal so he stands to be a free agent at the end of this season you know Matty I know he's in the final year of his contract but he's playing to expectations to be honest with you I know he wants to turn it up a little bit though as he approaches the end of the season and make that salary push as he heads towards free agency again from the wind up the 3 0 pitch and that's outside he lost him ball for well they were obviously pitching around him there and I don't blame him with the bases empty and two outs and a hitter of this caliber at the plate makes somebody else feature junior now with the plate Jackie Bradley junior and we'll see if they can make him pay for the two out walk is considered a big no no of course all is in there and I know the tying runs at first right here but if the pitcher on the mound executes keeps the ball in play I think good things are going to happen two out with the man at first lays off the slider and it's one and one well behind that fastball it's a swinging strike three comes on a ball and two strikes look out that one almost got away from him two and two now did a good job to shorten up and protect the plate and he'll have another shot at it here slider with done for strike three a great pitch to put an end to the inning one left for the Red Sox they still trail one nothing digging in Mike talkman and he'll start out there half of the third top of the order to follow Mike talk he did the liver here's the first pitch the 1 0 home softly hit toward the hole a barehand play by Pedroia not in time remarkable play just to stop that ball but it's going to go into the books as a hit and the leadoff man is aboard I know that has to be frustrating from a pitcher standpoint but nice execution nice hustle bottom line nice hustle pitchers still one good pitch away from getting a double play you know Dero one of the things you want to do is make quality pitches as a pitcher and there's not much you can do right there you make a pretty good pitch and the next thing you know you have a leadoff single on an infield ground ball he's over one after the plate so far lying to the right side and that'll get down for a base hit and that runner will go no further than second as there are two aboard now the white boy so frustrating as a pitcher you make a quality pitch on the inside half of the plate right there try to bust him in D. Rowney fights it off the other way yeah you tip your hat to the pitcher right there he executed his pitch but nice job by the offensive player fight it doesn't matter what it looks like a knocks and knock Aaron judge is in for the second time here as he looks at a ball high one and all when he had him guessing there and it's a ball in a strike the right side there's one on to first and they turn the double play well there's the pitchers best friend right there the inning was off to a rough start right but nothing changes dad like a good old two ball we'll see if they can strand the runner at third now man at third here with two gone and that will bring up the exciting middle infielder Glaber Torres comes set here's the nothing and nothing pitch here's a moment where you got to be a great teammate pick your buddy up who just grounded into a double play I don't care what it looks like single gap or Homer just get that guy in from third and get your team back motivated again and a strike to even the count one and one there's a swing and a high drive in the left center field ranging back is Bradley but he has no chance to make the play it's off the wall as he arrives at second without a play as a run will score on the play as well and time will be called here as the pitching coach heads out to the mound and hopefully try and settle this guy down a bit and digging into the batter's box next will be Giancarlo Stanton as he'll take a look at a curveball that misses wide for ball one home is swung on and miss strike one runner in scoring position at second with two down ball to now hey after the double is first at that looks like he's trying to pitch around this guy a little bit he's set and the two one pitch changed up on him and dropped it in for a cold strike got him swinging and that will end the inning Yankee strike for a run on the RBI double bottom of the third coming up it's now to nothing New York bottom of the third now and standing in his the veteran fielder Kevin Pilar the right we're still in the early stages in this one only down by a couple runs but it's really key for this lead up guy to try to get on and get a big inning started first pitch on its way swing and a miss on the slider nothing in one he's ready here's the 0 1 and he'll try to hold back to swing but he'll do so unsuccessfully as that's ruled a strike little too much bite on the slider that time taken outside the 1 2 is a way but a miss he struck him out another strikeout for him on the mound and boy is it fun to watch him go about his business no doubt he's one of my favorites mostly because of the stuff you know he can absolutely dominate on any given day because of what he offers up there it's just nasty there aren't many hitters that like to see this guy on the mound and here's the catcher one and oh the count pitch on the way there's the fastball that gets the lower part of the zone called for a strike Red Sox still looking for their first hit here week rounder back to the mound throw gets him to down now that the left fielder Andrew Ben and and he and that'll bring up the left handed hitting Andrew Ben and Tendi this guy is still looking at a zero when Cole's ready here's the first pitch sends that one out of play for strike one bases are empty here with two men out behind 0 and 2 now Ben and Tendi has a history in coming through in the clutch moments of course it's always a little bit of a debate whether or not being clutch is actually a trait that a player possesses but with him there's no denying he's seen him deliver in big moments repeatedly throughout his career it just seems he elevates his game somehow and the pressure is on yeah Matty he has definitely put that debate to rest he has absolute ice water in his veins hold high in the air out to right field he will get there to make the running play and that will end the inning down in order go to Red Sox they're down two to nothing start of the fourth upcoming but first Heidi Watney standing by with a report 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 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 okay thank you Heidi ready now Gary Sanchez comes into this at bat 0 for 1 in the ball game Gary one of the keys to securing a win they want to keep the press run and try to build that lead as much as they can moving into the later innings infield in the over shift here now the pitch lying hard to the left side but foul into the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 and 1 and 1 is this one's in on the hands it's fouled away a good pitch here but this is taken for a ball as the count moves to 2 and 2 now on the Yankee catcher and he takes strike three cold on the fastball one gone this has not been a weekend to remember for him he's just been completely lost at the plate slailing all over the place now that's his sixth strikeout of the series they really got him figured out here's the second baseman DJ LeMay here will swing and lift of all foul off to the left and out of play 0 for 1 for him here in this one to the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 and he misses with it 1 and 1 1 and 2 to DJ LeMay here now 1 and 2 problem for the batter now is he's gotten so inside conscious after those first two pitches anything on the outer half of the plate is going to look a foot outside so he racks up the swinging strikeout on the breaking ball out that DJ LeMay here is down for out number two in the top half in Giovanni Urschella as he'll look at a fastball too high for ball one he's 0 for 1 thus far is a fastball that misses the plot thickens here three and oh hey he's had great command all day want to see how aggressive he is in the zone with a three ball count 3 0 pitch hit on the ground forward the left diving effort here as he gets a glove on it and the recovery will not be in time at first and the inning will continue following the infield single the first baseman into the box now. He gets a shot to hit here in the inning following the two out single yeah and that hit might not amount to much but anytime you could extend it inning and give a guy with plenty of pomp and chance to swing it the outlook of an inning changes dramatically first delivery to him on the way swung on and missed its own one from the bout the pitch checks swing but he held up in time for one. That's not an easy pitch to hold your swing up. I know it looked like it was way out the plate. Good job not swinging at it one ball and two strikes to count working for the punch out and the offering. Here's a looping fly ball out to right and that's in there base hit and that runner will go no further than second as there are two aboard now now that after back to back two out hits right now. This pitcher thought he was going to cruise through this inning and now he's got traffic and he's in jeopardy with a ball in the gap or a ball missed over the heart of a plate of crooked number going on the board at the end of the plate. Mike Tuckman a silly off a slider too low ball one taken strike one outside corner and they'll go off speed here as this pitch misses its two and one a time to start making some quality pitches he finds himself in a tough spot behind an account with guys on base but in front as this is pulled foul into the seats look like he was cheating a heater right there a little bit too far out in front of him and a way to keep his hands back three and two to the Yankees center fielder for the guy in the mound. This is one of those innings where nothing comes easy. He's thrown a bunch of pitches and this A B hasn't been any different. Definitely laboring at the moment three to pitch grounded to third. The bridge has it go on to first and the Yankee threat goes by the boards as the inning is over. Yanks strand a pair but they hold a two nothing in the middle of the inning now and that'll bring up the former NBA second baseman Dustin McAdrian. Things not looking very good so far in this one but we're still in the middle innings they're down by a couple of runs and this would be the right place in the right time to get something going. The last thing they want to do is to try to come from behind and win this one in the eighth or ninth inning. Here's a swing and a miss one and one one and two as he chases the slider. Great change up there in the dirt for the third strike and he makes the throw to first who Dwaya is retired and there's one away. Well you know you've made a real nice pitch when you bounce it in the 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. So the base is empty here with one away and that'll bring up the dangerous bat of J.D. Martinez ready with the first pitch here it comes no runs no hits and no errors for the Red Sox to this point. The slider across that time laid off for a ball a curve ball that's low and in the dirt for a ball it's two and one. Hey after those two breaking balls missed you have to be sitting on a fastball right here. Two and two now 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 strike out here. Action pitch right here to two the last thing you want to do is to fall behind the count three two three balls and two strikes to the D.H. for the Red Sox bases are empty one man out full count still fall four and I'm sure the manager is just fine with that. I mean it's better to battle a slugger like that to the end and end up walking in the serving on up or he can really hurt you under at first with one man gone and that'll bring up the shortstop and one of the better two strike hitters in baseballs and her bow guards here comes offered added missed. Here's the throw one bounces but he's out. Nice play there to pick the throw and put the tag on quickly. Well he showed a lot of patience to work out that walk but it got erased pretty quickly. Always hate to give outs away on the base pass especially when you've gotten on base for free outside for a ball one and one lays off the slider that time two and one big sweeping breaking ball right there. 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 and it's two balls and two strikes now. Hey he's got great feel for that pitch right there. He can throw it any time he wants for a strike hit in the year down the right field line but this is just going to wind up being a foul ball smoked on the ground up the middle throw on the void takes care of him and the ending is over. Nothing doing for Boston they trail it here to do nothing. Take the ball now is the new pitcher. Number sixty four. Market. All day. Here's Miguel and a hard now he's one for two in the ball game. Miguel. He's ready. Here's the first offering. Now Boston's bullpen springs into action a left hander and a right hander begin to throw there's a shin high slider and he's off for a ball and he'll come back with one in the dirt as the count moves to two and one now he fouls this one off and he lays off so it's full now three and two ready to deliver the full count pitch. They'll hang in with him another good swing to keep it going. Now the three and two pitch chopper to short field it cleanly and the fifth ending will start with the ground out one away up next to the right fielder Aaron. So the bases are empty with one man gone and that'll bring up the big bat of Aaron judge. Here's the first pitch to him one half nobody on tried to get him to go after the slider but it's one and one in the pitch and this pitch is swung on and missed and the A.L.'s leading hitter is set down on strikes two away man they really had this number so far in this series. That's his labor strikeout in this series alone to the plate now Torres they still take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one. He's one for two in this one. Now the pitch I believe they'll say he broke the plane as yes he did it's ruled a strike we ground her down the line at third but this a wind up foul still 0 and 2 Yankee shortstop behind in the count two runs seven hits and no errors for the Yankee so far two and two now with two away and the base is empty and there's a base hit on a line so a solid single to left and that gives him a multi hit down here tonight tax on to his total currently third best on the Yankee ballclub. Giancarlo Stanton now as the sinker to him finds the zone for strike one one for two in the ballgame thus far one and one one and two now is that one's fouled off hoping to send him packing pitch on its way and a slider swung on and missed and the side is retired one left for the Yankees as they're unable to add to their two nothing lead welcome back for the bottom of the fifth here's Heidi Watney thanks Matt during the commercial break I talked about the Red Sox offense with the Boston manager and flat out he was very pleased with the quality of their at bats. No they have not scored yet but they have been successful in running up the pitch count something they feel will eventually pay dividends on the scoreboard as the starter gets tired and they are forced to go to the bullpen for now they're sticking to the plan All right Heidi thank you here now is Rafael Devers for the bottom of the fifth as they look to break through on the scoreboard for the first time in this one. Yeah baseball is a game of adjustments and it's time they start making some they don't need to change their entire approach necessarily. But now is maybe when they start thinking about ways to get the guy in the mound out of his rhythm a bit fouled off one strike now from Cole of long strength. Hey that backdoor breaking wall just missed. He had a chance to run it to O2 and he misses two and one. I don't blame him for not coming over the heart of the plate. He circled this guy on the lineup card when he got to the yard today. He's been swinging one of the hotter bats in the game. Slider and that's hit on the ground towards second. He has some trouble with it. Well I think this will be ruled in there so the no hit bid is still alive. If it's not there might be a right in the dugout and rightfully so. Striding in for Boston Mitch Morelander. He drew a base on balls his first time up bats. Here's the pitch off the outside that time as the breaking ball can't catch the zone. Nobody outrunner on first two and oh now they obviously circled him before the game that they were not going to let him beat them. Walk them this first time up and now they're nibbling again now the two all home by the zone strike one. This is on the ground over to first. Torres at the back return throw gets him at first. It's a three six one double play. That's good athleticism here by the pitcher getting off the mound. He gets the ball to first and then hustles his way over to the bag to help him wrap up the tough three six one double play. Here's Jackie Bradley now Cole into the wind up. Here comes the first pitch. Yeah that looked like a strike but let me tell you when you're staring at a big zero in the hit column getting a call like that to go your way can feel like a big victory first head of the game for the Red Sox so they get a two out base runner here following the base hit that leads us to check out the lead leaders in team betting average and we find these guys are currently fourth best in that category in the junior circuit into the box Kevin Pilar as the change up to him drops in there for the first strike a runner on first with two away lays off the slider and it's one and one ball and two strikes now for the first cold and a dive but he's back in there fastball swung on and missed as they set him down for the second time here tonight. Red Sox leave one they trail things here two to nothing late now Gary Sanchez the sector started out for the Yanks here in the sixth. Here comes the first pitch to the wind up. Here comes the 0 2 pitch. No that's a classic piece of pitching right there. You have to back hitters away from the plate to make them a little bit uncomfortable. Now you can go inside or outside. I like that purpose pitch here now the 2 2 from 0 and 2 to 3 and 2. What a great at bat to start this ending off. Hey this could be a productive ending off pitch home tough pitch to layoff but he did and it's ball four so the lead off hitters aboard to start the sixth. That's an excellent at that right there fell behind her early one and two didn't panic or start chasing pitches out of the zone. He's able to lay off three pitches in a row and he's standing on first with no outs. That's a great job. At first now with nobody out and that will bring in DJ LeMayhew. He's set and the pitch and that's dead center for strike one. They love the pitcher attack in his own right here. He knows he's got a patient hitter at the plate might as well steal that first strike and this one's in the dirt but it won't skip away far enough for the runner to advance runners on the move for a second line drive to center field. Oh and this kicks right off of them and the throw will come in quickly from center so despite the hit and run they won't get the extra base here well that's surprising right there. Run tactic used to perfection balls hit to the outfield the batter does his job. I don't know how that runner is standing on second still you tip your hat to the outfield to get it in super quick but he's got to take the chance to get the third to the box now. Geo or Shella as he lines it out to center and that's in their base hit and they're not going to get him. He's in there at the plate. Hey with that base hit right now the leads three nothing in the way their pitchers going that might hold up in this one. Yeah. And you're well aware of it Dan as an offense just trying to put those extra runs across the board. You can take a look at the guy on the slab toe in the slab. He's on fire right now. Look Voight. He'll take a look at ball one. I don't want to know. Lifted down the line in left that will end up a foul ball. None at runners at first and second. It's one and two. I got to count one and two. Ball pulled hard but fouled off to the left. 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. Skied into straight away right. The Lars there. He's got it one away. The battle. The center fielder. Mike. Talking. Coming to the plate now. Mike Tuckman. A hit in two tries so far. He's ready. Here's the first offering. This is hit down the right field line but it's going to get out of play for strike one. And it's one and one. Runners are at first and second with one away. He pulls this one into right. And this is going to wind up as extra bases as that will plate one for sure and maybe a second. And they'll hold that runner at third as everybody moves up a base and they're loaded with one away. Boy there's a bullet base hit right there but you have to hold their D road to make sure that gets down and isn't caught for a line drive double play. Yeah you have to play the game right there and respect the infield and respect the line drive. I know he wants to get a ribby for his body but that's the way the games play. Standing in now. Miguel Andujar. He'll take a look at a pitch too low. It's ball one. The 1 0. Runs a bit inside for a ball. Nowhere to put anybody 2 0 count. Not a good spot to be in as a pitcher too tight with that one 3 and 0. It often becomes harder to hit the zone when the pressure starts to heat up. It misses ball four and that will force Homer run. And it's times like these that a pitcher feels awfully nearly. I could see why he didn't want to be too aggressive. Last thing he wants to do is give up a grand slam to a dangerous hitter but walking in a run is painful too. And here he is again still with the bases loaded. The liver. Here's the first pitch. He's already walked to in this inning already. This guy just can't seem to find the strike zone. Still only one out in the inning. Now a hard liner. But this will be a foul ball. A 1 1 home. Sky down the left field line and this will wind up a foul ball. The bases are loaded with only one out hit hard on the ground a third. The feed to the second baseman is a wide one one run scores and those are plays that cost your ball games. You're already losing and then you make an error like that to compound things. That's how things snowball on you and you start to feel like you can't do anything right. Darwin's internet is called upon to pitch really needing that double play ball bases are loaded here with only one out. Standing in Torres he hits here in his 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 the coffin mentally they might still feel like they've got a shot if they can get out of this jam though. From the stretch out in front of a fastball as this is ripped down the left field line that's going to be a fair ball. One run is scored and the runner from second is in to score. It's seven nothing. He wasn't letting that one go jumped on the first pitch right there and drove it into the outfield for a base. So now to the plate Jean Carlos Stanton as he'll take a look at an off speed pitcher that misses for ball one. He's got a hit in three at bats to this point. Maybe a little jumpy there as he swings through the fastball runners are at the corners with one man out and that's high off the plate two and one got a piece. It's two and two with two strikes now and a runner at first. Do you go for the strike out or you're still looking for the double play ball. Good time to try to put the ball down in the strike zone. You can either get a strike out or potential double play ball. Here now the two two swing line drive. That's going to be trouble. No there's just so few places in the strike zone how you can keep this guy from hitting the ball hard. That really is not that bad of a pitch just a little bit down in a way. But he's all over it and he catches in a run on the double at the plate. Gary Sanchez as the first pitch to him is swung on and missed for strike one. He's over two in the ballgame so far fouled away one and two to the Yankees catcher. He wasn't even close to swinging right there. That was a stone cold take the one to fly ball out toward left center field catches made in medium deep left center. Here's the runner for the plate and he will get in the score and it's a run batted in on the sacrifice fly. Usually when you score a lot of runs in one inning like this inning you're doing a lot of things right. And how about this a sacrifice to drive in another run. They have to be happy with this. Striding in once again DJ LeMay here runner in scoring position with two guns first pitch of the at bat on seven runs have crossed the plate in the inning to drive out to the alley. He's in its second safely as also on the play around comes across to score to the plate now. Geo or Shella as the first pitch to him's a change up that can't find the zone. It's ball one. He's two for three and looking for more here that misses two and oh now you can see he's working around this guy right here. Why not. First base is open walk wouldn't be the worst thing in this spot. Now the two oh home hard hit toward the hole and that's through into left field for a base hit on to the third baseman but it's off the mark and they're going to hold that runner at third base as even with two away they didn't like their chances there. Well talk about having a pretty special game. That's his third single of the game D row three for four. Not a bad game. Yeah. Just not trying to do too much Dan taking what the pitchers given him right here if the fastballs away shooting it the other way. If he's got something hanging in the middle of the plate turning and burning a little bit. Nice execution. He's working on a one for three thus far turned on that one and crushed it just pulled it a little foul. Here's the one one. Out in front here is this one scorched foul to the left the one two and strike three there as they'll finally work out of the inning as the side is retired. Big inning for him though as they bat around and score eight times to open up this lead even further nine one and two scheduled to hit in the home half of the sixth. It's the Yankees 10 and the Red Sox nothing stepping up now Kevin Pluecky. He leads off this half ending in what they hope will be a rebuttal to all those runs they just gave up. Well I think mentally they need to get one or two of these run back right here just getting on the board after getting socked in the mouth by the opposing team can lift the team up a bit. We'll see if they can string something together. First delivery to him on the way. Hit in the air down the right field line and foul here's one that misses high it's one and one one and two to the Red Sox catcher this offense has just been flailing at the plate all game long so it's no wonder why they've only been able to pick up one hit so far. I'm not seeing much of a game plan from these hitters. Now the fastball is right by him as he swings and misses for the first out of the inning. He's been in total control out there tonight gets the lead off guy with a strike out there. And it just seems like we've seen so many off balance swings better than the balls in this one. The left handed hitting Andrew Benintendi stands in a ball or no strikes no hits to this point. He won a home swing and a ball yank down the right field line and this will find the wall deep in the corner. He'll get it in the second and he's able to hustle his way up the second as he'll reach here with a two base hit. The batter can't really worry about that one. I mean it was only their second hit at a game so he's doing a lot of things right. Let's see if he can leave them out there now. Standing in Dustin Padroia he struck out swinging in his last trip to the plate. Yeah. But it was a good change up Maddy good arm action on that pitch. Look for him to try and stay back a little bit more. Let the ball get a little deeper. Don't be shocked if this pitcher tries to rush a heater right here. He comes set. Here's the nothing and nothing pitch. Runner at second here with one man out lying toward the gap in left center and that gets down as he can't get there in time. And the runner scores from second as they chip into the deficit here. Here's J.D. Martinez as the first pitchers have been high it's ball one one in one out and one on here in the inning good pitch there called a strike on the inside corner strike two swinging just out in front of the slider runner at first year one man up he struck him out and that's eight strikeouts thus far. One of the big advantages to pitching ahead and account if you're a pitcher because you have to cover both pitches. If you're a hitter then you have to cover the off speed and the fastball into one to count you might be sitting off speed and what happens he gets the fastball and he can't catch up to the express. And that brings in Zander bull guards as the first pitch to him runs a bit inside for ball one 0 for two for him to this point. Rocket deep down the line and left and that ball gets down out near the wall and should be extra bases. Well that's the moralizing right there. Nice job by the offensive player getting a head out third baseman upset you think it might have went foul but you know all the time that the game baseball is a game of inches one inch one way or the other could have been the difference between a foul ball and a base hit right over the third base bag. At the plate now Rafael Devers as the first pitch misses to him it's ball one 0 for two from him so far in this one. Cole sets here it is on one and oh just a bit high with the fastball but didn't get the call. Got to find a way to execute either a good fastball down the way or flip something off speed for a strike. You cannot miss over the harder plate in these situations. The hitter is on high alert 3 and 0 to him now two men are on with two men out at pitch misses for ball four. So some intrigue now as the bases are loaded here with two away. It was obvious when the counter and the two know that they were not going to get this guy anything to hit. Sometimes you have to pick your battles and they're going to try their luck with the next hitter. Here's the first baseman now Mitch Moreland. He was a double play victim last time around. Yeah rolling into a two ball will eat at you for the rest of the game at least so you know he wants to make up for it right here now a slider and he gets ahead of him here. Oh and one. Hey when a pitcher's put in a tough spot he's usually going to go to what got him here and that's this guy's slider. Expect to see that more often a swinging strike and now it's 0 and 2. He put himself in a good position jumping ahead 0 and 2 with the bases loaded. Now we'll see if he can finish it off. Hit softly down the line at first scooped up and he'll step on the bag himself and the inning is over. Red Sox settled for just the one 7th inning coming up. The Yankees lead at 10 to 1 striding into the box. Mike talk. It'll lead things off as they look to perhaps build on an already sizable lead ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch fast ball taken but that gets the zone for a strike and some action now in the Boston bullpen as a right hander's up and throwing. Here's the 0 1 pitch. Well above the letters with the fastball that time look like he tried to elevate a fastball in that 2 2 pitch there but kind of overdid it with a pitch that high. It's pretty easy to lay off if you're the hitter 3 2 pitch lifted down the line and left and that will end up a foul ball. The next 3 2 and a good take there is they'll have a lead off man aboard to start the seventh it's ball for when a guy's been swinging the bat as well as he has in this series you definitely want to take the bat out of his hands free pass to first is better than what he's been doing the last couple of games. So the lineup flips over and digging in Miguel Andujar. He's set here it comes and here's a ball in the air now carrying a bit out toward right center. The law will settle under it to make the play for the first out as the runner will have to head back to first the right fielder number ninety nine Aaron now at the plate Aaron judge he reached on an error and later scored his last time up ready with the first pitch here it comes. Count 1 and 0 runners on first with one down hard on the ground towards short and that finds its way through for a base hit. That was actually a well played fastball into off the plate credit the offensive player he smelled that coming turned and burned Ryan Grazier was on the pitch now hoping for better results than the other arms that they've run out there in this one thing in now Torres as he would look at a first pitch fastball for ball one first and second now one man out and he fires in a strike this one ball and one strike into the corner and slicing foul the one to Mrs. Ball to look like he tried to get him to chase on that pitch there one and two a good idea. But I think now he has to challenge him a little bit. He doesn't want to get into a worse situation with the cleanup guy up next had to sit back on the change up and he did a good job to get the bat on that one. I know he fouled that pitch off right there but he was definitely out in front. He was cheating to a heater. No question about it. The two two one more time. Well somebody's sitting off speed right here. Only way he was laid on that heater as he was expecting another change up. He's set. Here's the two two and now a double play ball perhaps for Padreu to second for one on the Mourlin but it's too late so they'll get just the one now that that was kind of a high degree of difficulty play that time. You see the off balance throw the second base and he couldn't get a lot on it but they did get the out digging in to try it again. Giancarlo Stanton and their runners at the corners now he's ready. Here's the first offering. Here's the 0 1 1 fastball here not close and it's one and one now. 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 the zone. That's one you normally pop right up. Here's the 1 1. There's a swing and a high pop up. Mourlin has a play. He makes the play and that'll end the inning. Yanks strand a pair. They hang on to their 10 to 1 lead. Jackie Bradley Jr. He singled his last time. Yeah guys everyone knows he's been slumping. Dad 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. Bradley waits on the 1 0 ball to as the breaking ball misses inside. Well pitch count will become a factor here in the seventh. He's about to hit 100 for the game. Yeah Matty B that magic number in today's game is about 100 pitches in this next pitch will be pitch number 100 Dero. He's been sailing along pretty easily so far in this one. Yeah they've he's given him some serious depth in this one for him to get into the seventh inning allows the manager a lot of leeway whether he wants to go to his bullpen or not. That swing had one purpose and that was to put the ball over the wall. I guess he doesn't have much to lose with his team down this many at this point in the game and it's fouled away. He had hard down the line and this will stay inside the third base bag a fair ball. The Red Sox have something going. It's a lead off double. They haven't had much luck so far tonight so they'll definitely take that extra base in. It only takes one so maybe they can string together a few and get back into this thing. The box now Kevin Balar as he'll take a look at a high strike that time it's nothing in one oh one here's a fly ball well hit. Judge is on his horse. He makes the catch and the runner from second will tag and hit for third and he'll make it up to third safely here with one away the bat. The catcher Kevin blow. Digging in now. Kevin Ploeke. He went down on strikes last time up. Yeah kind of shocked he got blown away with a fastball. You could tell he was laid on that one and we'll see if he tries to cheat to something this a big ready with the first pitch here it comes. 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 the one and no delivery. That's inside to an all down the line and that is a fair ball as this one's heading for the left field corner and the runner from third scores as they try to work their way back into this one. No you try and execute a pitch Dan I'll leave you to answer that but right there is a batter you city and feel back you take everything all the variables into consideration you're not trying to do too much anything on the ground that stays off the corners gets you an RBI now mix in the fact that it found the hole and he's got a knock to go with it. You know it's so frustrating as a pitcher D wrote a swing and a shot hit down the corner and that's going to wind up hooking just a bit foul so a missed opportunity there and here's a pitch high and tight for a ball one and one runner at first year one man out rolled slowly down the first baseline but this is a foul ball as the count holds steady at one and two he was looking for a swing and a miss breaker right there but left that one in his own that got fouled off the one to rope to the second baseman but the runner is back to avoid the double play the batter number fifteen second baseman next up for the Red Sox Dustin Pedroia he came through with an RBI single in his last at bat first pitch of the at bat well he's done a real nice job with that breaking ball in this start that's not the first time he's locked a guy up with it lofted in the air out toward right center judges under it and that retires the side so a run on two hits no errors and a man left will look ahead to ending number eight now the Yankees lead this one ten to two new ending set to get underway and the next to bat the Dominican born catcher Gary Sanchez first delivery to him on the way ball inside good fastball there didn't get the swing but the guy at the plate isn't someone who chases many bad pitches that evens it up one and one a ballman two strikes right hander starts to loosen out in the bullpen now the one to and a sliders in the dirt as he lays off it for a ball you know these kind of at bats can drive you crazy when you're on the ground I mean he's been ahead of him pretty much the whole time but he just can't put him away not only that but it's costing him a lot of bullets got him and that's the third time we've written a K next to his name in this one it's been a rough night at the yard for him that's three times he's gone down on strikes in this one so they really figured out how to attack this guy standing in now DJ LeMayhew liner towards second but right to the second baseman and that's the second out now batting the designated hitter Gio Urchella next will be the designated hitter Gio Urchella three for four so far and seeing it well in this ball game here's the first pitch to him 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 one and no pitch on the way two out nobody on a ball and two strikes now I think it's about time to choke up on that bat and get that foot down he's awfully tardy right now look like the fastball got away from him there and he fouls this one off he's set here's the two to ground ball left side throw in time and the side is retired so the Yanks go one two three and the lead stays at eight it's 10 to two your assessor will come on in relief here and appear in game number twenty five on the year so far the week bottom of any number eight set to go into bat next one of the best run producers in the land J.D. Martinez it doesn't look very promising so far this one as we move into the later innings down by a bundle it's time to get some base runners and hopefully a long ball to get them back into this one all in one the count and the pitch comes back with a fastball up and away that swung on and missed 0 and 2 0 2 count you could do just about anything you want right now up down in out hard soft good time to be a pitcher the 1 2 that's a ball I got to count 2 and 2 not what you want to do on the mound go from 0 and 2 to 3 and 2 but credit the men in the box for being patient even with two strikes pay off pitch home hard hit ball to second glove by LeMahieu throws in time and that's out number one final line there for the Yankees starting pitcher he was on point from the get go this evening Matty V really a solid performance seven strong innings pitched in line for the win need some help for the bullpen to close this one out here's Zander Boeger it's now and she'll take a tough pitch on the outside part of the plate for strike one he's got a hit in three at bats to this point fastball just misses that's ball one and some action out in the Yankee bullpen now as a right hander starts to loosen up a one and one count here's the pitch fly ball right down the line and left and that will end up a foul ball bases are empty one man out swing and a miss on the change up and there are two gone that was aggressive pitching and that at that and I like seeing that he showed now hard stuff until the fifth and final pitch for the strikeout when you work off your hard stuff it really opens up your secondary pitches to be more deceptive so now to the plate Rafael Devers as he'll take a look at ball one he's hit listen is two at bats so far the one oh hey it looks like this guy is going to work in the upper part of the game and it's going to be interesting to see if this lineup can adjust to the way he benches and he turns on this one and yanks it foul and back out of play bases are empty here with two men out and a good idea to hold off there as it goes to two and two now on the Boston third baseman three and two the count for Rafael Devers lifted down the line and left and this will wind up a foul ball and this is taken for a ball they walked him and the socks had themselves run and I'm pretty sure he thought that was a strike he's thinking what do I have to do put a bow on it walk it down and put it in the catches by myself I think it got called a little outside so he has to put it behind him now into the box now Mitch Moreland over two on his line this far ready with the first pitch here it comes it's pretty tough for a hitter to go up there looking for a first pitch change up and a good job of dropping it in for one two out with the man at first fastball called for strike two boy this is one of those A B's you like to hit the rewind button on put himself in a tough spot now hitting with two strikes fastball whoa look out that just about got him in the coconut Wow fastball up and in I'm not sure it was intended to be that far up in that far in but message sent beware he ain't on the ground down but this is a foul ball as the count holds steady at one and two runner on first with two away tried to shoot the corner and he missed it two and two down the first baseline but a foul ball as it holds it two and two filthy change up that time but he's able to make contact and he'll get another chance for foul balls in this AB pitcher cannot find anywhere to go to put this guy away here now the two to another foul and foul the two to one more time and he goes the other way as this is hit high and deep out to straight away left and he will crash into the wall but hold on to it there for the final out of the inning one more look at the final out that teeth rattler if ever there was one we've got more on this Sunday night after this stradding forward now look boy and to start out the inning it looks like they've decided to stick with the same reliever out there Dan they have met I think the way he pitched the last inning kind of inspired that but it's not uncommon for relief pitchers to have troubles after they sit and watch their guys swing the bat a bit we'll see if he stays as sharp as he was before from the stretch here's the pitch line hard foul ready with the nothing in one pitch not close with the off speed pitch taken for a ball trying to nibble here and he misses to run it full now three and two you do not want to walk the eight hole hitter it just opens up so many options do we bump them over to second with the nine hole hitter do we try and play for that big rally with the top of the order coming up this is a huge pitch you can't allow this guy to walk now batting the center fielder Mike talking stepping in and ready for another shot Mike talkman it was a walk in his last trip first pitch of the at bat on its way called a strike on the outer half oh and one that was a pretty good fastball after he walked the hitter previous there was little angry on that heater that's over but low it's a ball and a strike under it first with no outs here a half hearted attempt that time as you broke the plane of the plate it's a ball and two strikes now now a changeup locks him up as he looks at strike three called one away flat out locked him up with the change up right there usually you're trying for a swing and miss when you throw that bitch in a two strike count but clearly he wasn't looking for it so it's a backwards K for him into the box Miguel Andujar as the first pitch to him runs a bit inside for Bowl one he comes into this appearance in the midst of a one for four day he's ready here's the one oh now this is the kind of count this guy feeds on at the plate you can bet he's geared to hit the fastball right here here's the two and oh a bouncer up the middle Bo Garns has it with Roya onto more than they roll to to end the inning so they go quietly here in this half inning bottom part of the order seven eight nine do up in the bottom of ending number nine it's the Yankees 10 and the Red Sox two so here now is Jackie Bradley starting things for his side in the night as they face the improbable odds of trying to come back in this one yeah not a lot of hope for them at this point these guys know these bats still count at least for their own stats you can't mill in your chances as a professional and right into the shift but this is foul for the first strike high in the year down the right field line but this is going to wind up a foul ball here comes the oh two pitch at the ball and that's his strikeout pitch right there you know you'll see a lot of guys swing right over the top of that one but in this situation he was able to hold back that's a nice take ball and two strikes here's the pitch fouled away the one two and that's lifted the other way out to left Stanton coming on he gets to it and makes the catch for the first out the right fielder number five Kevin settling in now Kevin Pilar he flew out in his last at bat here's the first pitch to him takes this the other way to right judge is there and quickly two are gone here and it's not looking good for the home nine sometimes they say good things will happen that's not the case right there that was a bullet that just stayed up and it's caught in the outfield stepping in Kevin it was an RBI single for him in his last plate appearance first pitch on its way and no swing apparently ball one it's fouled away tries to change up on him there but it's a ball two and one two out nobody on ball fastball misses upstairs as that moves things to three and one now one thing to could nag at you as a pitchers having to work really hard to get a guy that you think you should be able to cruise right through he's not known for his offensive prowess but he's putting together a real nice at bat here three one last strike now for the Red Sox a bouncer to the left side on the first and that is going to conclude the festivities here tonight. Well the discussion around this game is real easy it goes back to that big sixth inning where they put everything together. They really broke out there and just brought it home after that 10 to two the final in this game the New York Yankees jumped out to an early lead in the first and never look back Garrett Cole earned his ninth win of the year. Brian Johnson was only able to work four innings as he takes the loss so that just about does it for Mark DeRosa Dan please act Heidi Watney and our entire crew I'm Matt Vaskers and you've been watching MLB the show for more make your way over to the show nation dot com.