 We are under the lights as the show gets you ready for another edition of Major League Baseball ought to be a good one here between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees so the Bronx Bombers look to end this three game interleague series with a sweep next J half will be the starter in this one for the Yankees. What do you have for us on him Danny. Hey this guy's a fun guy to watch. Not necessarily an overpowering guy has an ERA in the low threes but one thing he knows how to do. He knows how to pitch and he knows how to minimize damage. If you're going to have an ERA in the low threes in this day and age you're doing a lot of things right. And this guy should be fun to watch in this one at the plate. Javier Byers and we are set for baseball here this evening underway now in the weekend finale as the first pitch is looked at for strike one and as the Yankees get started here tonight guys have run their win streak up to six in a row now and they're really playing some inspired baseball. Yeah man this is one of those special moments throughout the course of the season where everyone kind of looks around the clubhouse and takes stock six in a row you have a chance to rattle off a seventh you start saying hey maybe some special is going to happen this summer is swung on and missed and that's strike two. Take a step back right here after three fastballs in a row there is no chance he throws you forth and that misses two and two. Hey if you're going to throw a pitch like that to this guy that's right where you want to miss any lower and he'll probably make you pay for it. A fastball swung on and missed and the leadoff man is gone to open up the ballgame. This has not been a weekend to remember for him. He's just been completely lost at the plate flailing all over the place. Now that's his sixth strikeout of the series. They've really got him figured out. He's stepping in now David Bodey and so take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one. They'll come in here at two sixty three five homers and 28 RBI's is the pitch and it's a ball and a strike half thirty seven years old. He's currently on a one year deal so he stands to be a free agent at the end of this season. Yeah Matty it's going to be interesting to see where this guy lands at the end of this season. A lot of variables come into place. He's had a long career. It's going to be interesting to see if a team steps out past one or two years for this player. The one two is swung on and missed. He got him on strikes to me when it's raining the approach of the plate has to change a little bit especially if you're a guy that can run a little bit put the ball and play any way possible especially on the ground making plays in the rain becomes exponentially tougher to do when it's wet. So these offenses really need to limit the strikeouts. Coming in next will be Chris Bryant as the first pitch to him is in there for a cold strike one. Enters play here at two seventy nine seventeen home runs and fifty five driven in into the wind up. Here comes the O and one so let's take a look at our umpire and crew in this one working the plate Rusty Valentine Dan Rusty Valentine behind the dish tonight. He is north south without question letters to knees I'd say what he really favors a power pitcher. You can consistently pitch at about the chest level and above. He'll call that high strike zone. I think he's a very friendly pitchers umpire the one two swing line drive. That's going to be trouble. Bryant around first heading for second he'll make it to second base now with two gone. That's a pitch he'll look back on and we live tonight when he's laying in bed pitch away from posting a zero on the first and he makes a big mistake and he pays the price so now he's got to work on leaving them out there at second base and Wilson Contreras is currently fourth in the National League RBI race with a chance to add to that total here and he's the best in that category on this ball club guys. He's the guy they look to to bring him home but the first pitch here it comes fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike have to find a way to get that guy home from second now. Never know how important these early runs can be slider and that's in there for strike two. Hey I know we're only in the top of the first but backbreaking blows are those two out runners in scoring position knocks and they have a chance to capitalize right here because this is strike three and that will retire the side danger averted following the two out double hits on to the bottom of the first. No score on the show. Terrell Cotton do the pitching in game three of the series and please act what's the word on him born in the island of St. Thomas this guy has a big arm mid to upper 90s fastball his best off speed pitch might be the changeup one of the best kept secrets right now in the league. This guy is a quality pitcher stepping up to the plate. Brett Gardner. He'll leave things off here in the bottom half of the first and now pitch on the way fastball here is he'll take a look at one one and all. Well guys as we look at the Cubs coming into play here tonight they dropped another one last time out and in fact they've won just twice in their last eight tries. Yeah guys any time you start a road trip first five games you start one and four you just trying to salvage due to fundamental things right. Try and sneak out a couple wins get on the plane and get out of here to an open field right now now strike 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 Matt and I don't know how much more rain this field can take the two two doesn't get the zone count full now. Well you don't need us to tell you it's really starting to come down out there. I can't imagine the umpires will let this go too much longer if it doesn't ease up. 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 ground here. The infield around the mound and around the home plate area is really getting soaking wet. I can't anticipate this going on very much longer. Another payoff pitch hit hard on the ground toward second diving effort here as he gets a glove on and not really much of a chance to recover there as you'll reach first on what undoubtedly will be scored as an infield single and that'll bring up Glibertura. Run right first to start the inning and Dan when it comes to pitching in the rain what changes. I think the most difficult part Matt is the ball gets slippery. It's hard to keep your hands dry and if you don't have a good feel on that grip it's hard to control where you're going to throw the ball. Fastball on the first pitch and it's taken for strike one. Hey this offense better be prepared to pull a trigger. This starter is known to be aggressive and come right after you. This one off as well to fall behind here no balls and two strikes and he shortstop behind in the count one and two change up here. But that's taken low in the dirt for a ball and he just manages to get his hand in fastball well outside. Not what you want to do on the mound go from 0 and 2 to 3 and 2 but credit the man in the box for being patient even with two strikes at her strike three called Giancarlo Stanton as he'll get his first opportunity in this set and the pitch pitch out nothing but nothing's going on. First with one gun in the inning swaying and a miss on the heater and it's two and one it's not easy to get your barrel to a pitch that high. That can be an effective location as long as he keeps it above the letters to one home back in easily. Runners on first with one down and this one's in the dirt but it won't skip away far enough for the runner to advance. An extensive hitting streak to six games and no doubt about it. Six days in a row with nox will help you sleep better at night then into the box. Gary Sanchez one ball no strikes the count. Runners are at first and second with one away. The letters with that one for ball to has to be a challenge pitch coming up here. He probably doesn't want to flirt with loading the bases on 2 1 0 outside 3 0 9 like to be in as a good hitter runners in scoring position and count leverage in your favor. Here's the 3 0 ball for I'll tell you he's looked unsteady out there since the first pitch you threw a couple of hits in a free pass. So he's really searching for an answer to get back on track. We'll see if he can settle down here into the box. Now Mike Tuckman has been feeling pretty good about things recently as you see the numbers over his past 10 contests. I know he's going for the K you get a one to count on a guy he's going to throw his nastiest stuff open to send him packing pitch on its way and this is swung on and missed so a huge punch out there as the bases remain loaded with two away now. Well his struggles continue. It's been a rough moment at the plate with him and watching this and that it's clear to me that his rhythm and timing they're just all on even as a pitcher like I was. You can tell these things and explain them and that sends DJ LeMahieu into the box and look to the fastball that's in there for strike one and two here it is fouled away bases loaded one and two to DJ LeMahieu and slam if he'd straightened it out instead it's a foul ball the set and the one two lays off two and two now you can bet these hitters are taking note of what the guy on the hill is working with along at this in the first inning can reveal a lot as you're loaded here to down and strikes him out. So a missed opportunity at the plate as he strands three runners in the side is retired Yankees leave them loaded. We are still scoreless second inning coming up and Heidi Watney has an update for us on the weather forecast. 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. But guys you have to assume these players are probably going to be impacted by this weather at least a little. Yeah Matt 100 percent it's going to be bothersome. They're going to have to watch their spikes. They're going to 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 going to have the most problems with it. Second inning begins with a slider that misses here. It's one or no. Today's contest is of course the finale of the series and the Yankees have dominated it so far. They've got the opportunity to complete the sweep with a win in this one. These teams don't match up all that often but due to interleague they get a chance to play this season and it's really difficult to sweep a team in a three game series when you don't play that team all that often. Like three and there's the first down at the inning. Well his stuff looks electric coming out of the gates in this one guys. That's five batters faced four strikeouts. That's going to be a tough pace to keep up but it looks like he has what it takes to work deep into this game. He'll take a look at a high strike that time. It's nothing in one. And one thing that would certainly help their cause in going for the sweep as if they can break out the big bats like they did yesterday. Several home runs in that ball game. It's not easy to hit home runs or this day and age with guys throwing with increased velocity. They were knocking the ball out of the ballpark all day yesterday. They'd like to save a couple of those and use them in this game today. A one one misses above the zone for a ball. No score here as we play inning number two popped him up. The Mayhew has a play two down. So in now for Chicago Stephen Sousa you'll get to take his first cuts here. Pitch on the way. First pitch fastball in there for a cold strike. And here's the pitch. One in one one in two the count now two out nobody on hit in the air to shallow center. Gartner is there makes the catch and the side is retired. Cubs are down in order. We'll go to the bottom of the second. No score Giovanni Urchella sent to lead off the whole half of the second. Sean it's way now a swing and a fly ball but no chance to run it down. It's a foul ball set to deliver the 0 1 1 played away a ball and a strike. Going to need to make a little bit of an adjustment with a slider release and at least temp to hit her that it's going to be a strike. The 2 1 home to a second and a base hit so early trouble to lead off the inning. Nice execution right there Dan kept his front shoulder and kept his hands inside the baseball and ripped the base hit up the middle. If your pitch is right there you can't get discouraged sometimes even when you make a good pitch the ball is going to find a hole somewhere that would right up the middle. Here's Miguel and Dehar now and see if we look at the first pitch fastball for ball one. The average coming in 257 nine homers and 31 RBI's softly hit down to third likely no shot at two and indeed no look at second he'll go straight to first and take the shure out to the plate now Tyler Wayne and he could give his guys an early lead if he can come through here he's coming here it is slider laid off for a ball looked at for ball number two clearly staying away from him and this at bat with that runner in scoring position tells me they're trying to force him to reach for something and maybe roll over on this here three and oh needs to make this guy swing the bat right here he's not the type of hitter you want to dance around with is in there for strike one I get it they want to run this guy's pitch count up but that was a pretty good pitch to hit he might be kick himself that he didn't swing at that one misses here for ball four already two walks surrendered in his first couple of innings of work we knew coming into this game that this guy has a tendency to give up a lot of free passes and history repeats itself as he's already given up two walks here I'll tell you effectively wild is a pretty tough thing to be so here's the veteran Brett Gardner execution right there great pitchers pitch and an excellent job to get ahead in a tough spot then here's the 0 1 behind 0 and 2 now being for the punch out and the offering and he files this one off two once more swung on and missed he got him on strikes oh man he's been absolutely getting over matched at the plate the last couple of games that's his fifth strikeout in this series alone so clearly this pitching staff they figured out how to attack this guy we'll see if he can make any adjustments there he's walked a couple people early in this game got a find out if he can find his own if he wants to walk them all in we'll take it the set and the 1 1 changes up on him if that's in the dirt for a ball 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 two men are on with two men out sent on the ground out to second kept his has it some of our nation's young minds and future leaders here in attendance to complete still scored us here on the show for the third set to get underway and in debate next is Albert Almore he's ready here's the first offering now a big fastball and he's well behind it with the swing if you're able to blow a first pitch fastball by a guy got to believe that pitch is coming again right here and one and one is this one's in on the hands of good action on the two seamer there and it's one and two more with an even count two and two scorched a third on this start the third for current standings in the ALE and as the second baseman Jason Kipnis in past meetings with Jay Hap he's a three thirty three hitter field shifted well to the right here's the first pitch nothing in one count here it comes rounded down the third baseline this will get foul for strike two third inning no score to this point a ball and two strikes to Kipnis you know there aren't many guys that could just spit on an O2 pitch like that maybe it fooled him we won't ever know but it worked out right three calls as he couldn't pull the trigger and there are two away and into bat next the versatile weapon Javier Bayer first pitch on its way to the strike this time to make it one ball and one strike I was swinging a hard hit grounder but this will get foul it's a ball and two strikes here comes swung on and missed as he's down on strikes for the second time tonight three up three down for the Cubs home half of the third coming up no score 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. How do you thank you. First pitch of the at bat Giancarlo Stanton is the batter now as he looks at a ball of one and two balls and no strikes the count is Stanton trying to speed up the game perhaps it's two and one and missed five quick strikeouts now and that's your first out of the inning. You know what was really impressive to me about that strikeout. He fell behind to know to start the back. That's a pretty bad place to be. But then he kind of refocused himself and came right back with three quality pitches in the road to sit him down. That's not easy to do. But now his focus has to hone in on getting ahead on the next guy and a fastball misses here to strike the at bat. It's one and all reach base via the walk in his first plate appearance foul ball one and one bottom of ending number three. Nothing nothing our score one and two to the Yankees catcher this pitchers bring it with some high view though. You better get that front foot down early and get ready or he's going to throw it right by it to two balls and two strikes now two to Ford left center field as he takes a called strike at the knees its own one looking to put the ball in play here. He went down on strikes in his first at bat strike two on a well placed change up around the knees after two great pitches he has a lot of options right now. He could bounce something or go elevated fastball to quick strikes and now the O2 pulled that one across as the slider misses well inside. This one into right Suza is there to put it away and the runner will be forced to retreat back to first. Well we've mentioned the conditions aren't ideal with the rain coming down and that can make every play a little bit of an adventure. You really have to concentrate and he did there to haul it down. What's a runner at first with two gone and that will bring in D.J. LeMay here on the stretch. There's a good fastball on the outside corner as you'll take a look at strike one. We're only in the third inning and his pitch count is above 60. That's not being too efficient with your pitches set to deliver the O and one. Now this is on the ground for Baez it's short on the Kipnis at second and the inning is over. Yanks leave one will head to the fourth still scoreless new winning set to get underway and that'll give way to the third baseman David Bodey. This game is rolling right along as we move into the middle innings with no score. You'd think by now one of these two teams would be able to get some base runners on to get him in but that hasn't been the case. This would be gloved out there at second as he didn't have far to go for the opportunity now to take a look at some of the future players in the Yankee organization as our road to the show report spotlights a couple of guys that have been playing well in recent action to a miss down and in for a ball one and all still all zeros in the run column here in the fourth inning. Then does this continue or does somebody score here. I think this continues for a while Matt both of these pitchers are throwing very well throwing strikes having good command of their off speed pitches. This is going to be one of those low scoring affairs and thought the battle blind and sent deep to left and gone an absolute bomb. Chris Bryant leaves the yard with a solo shot number 18 for him on the campaign and the Cubs are on the board first one to nothing. Hey that's the price you pay right there when you try and sneak a fastball pass this guy power hitter and every power hitter in the league knows you've got to start with the numero uno number one man you've got to get on the heater and adjust to everything else. And he did just that in trance and on the first pitch he hits it in the air to right under it now is standing to make the catch and there are two away now riding in once again. Anthony Rizzo he got called out on strikes his last time through. Yeah in today's game certainly don't get completely reprimanded for too many strikeouts but no one likes to go down looking expect him to be a little bit more aggressive at the dish this A.B. the wind up and the 0 1 swing and a miss here and he's behind in the count now 0 and 2. You know that nasty changeups lurking right here if I'm in the batter's box I have to tell myself to stay back. I have to take pole side add the equation or that change up is going to be a ball and two strikes to Anthony Rizzo one run two hits no errors so far for the Cubs this is he had high in the air out toward left center and he'll get there in plenty of time to put this one away and that ends the inning Cubs are on the board first thanks to this solo home run bottom of the fourth coming up. It's now one nothing Chicago and standing in as the D8 Giorgella is the first pitch I'm at ninety four for strike one. They love the confidence in that pitch right there going right after one of the better hitters on this team not afraid to execute. Let's see if he tries to climb the ladder right here changes eye level or bounce something in the dirt. The 0 2 pitch now a ball lying toward the alley in left center and this is into the alley and ought to be good for extra bases. They just get on the board and are feeling good about themselves looking for a shut down inning so they can get some more runs on the board but instead this guy blasts a lead off double giving that shut down inning is going to be a lot tougher now. He'll take one up in the zone but indeed in the strike zone for the first strike comes into this at bat 0 4 1 in the ball game and shows him how it's done and he comes right behind him following suit placing a double the zone could be a big if this continues. That'll bring up Tyler Wayne. This will take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one and drew a base on balls his first time up. This ball is heading for the seats down the right side as the count will move to 0 and 2 now. Thing in two count and the pitch base hit to right 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. 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. The Chicago manager up out of the dugout now as he'll make the slow walk to the mound and it looks as though that's going to be all for his starter here tonight. So as he departs not exactly sure why he's getting hooked is he's given up just one run but nevertheless he's on his way to an early shower. Alec Mills comes on now in an awfully difficult situation as there are two on here with nobody out. Gartner now. Ball bounces and this one gets away. Two strikes here open to send him packing pitch on its way. And this is swung on and missed as Gartner's a strikeout victim one away. Striding into the box. Torres. It's been an 0 for 2 effort for him to this point. Pitch taken several inches below the zone in fact. Top situation for him right here. I mean he's got an open day so he doesn't have to get into this guy but there's definitely danger looming on deck so you can't just completely work around him either. Three and oh this needs to do his job. Take inventory infield back get you a ground ball somewhere in the infield preferably off the corners and get your team. But that had some zip on it second and third here one man out and the first base open the last thing he wanted to do was give him something to hit in the heart of the zone so no harm done force out anywhere now and digging into the batter's box next will be Giancarlo Stanton. He's got the bases loaded now and a chance to really do some damage and he's one of those guys that they really rely on to come through in spots like this man second on the team and once batted in career totals Stanton carries a batting line little over the 260 mark. I'm the count you can bet the guy to play this thinking about making this a five running in a hurry and the Rizzo and it's a double play side retired four to six to three. They roll it up to get out of the jam back with more Sunday night baseball following this and back to the Bronx as we check in with Heidi. Thanks Matt in between innings I was able to catch up with the manager of the Cubs to discuss his thoughts on his lineup so far and he told me he'd like to see a lot more aggressiveness in there at bats the rest of the game too much of the time they're finding themselves in disadvantage counts like 0 2 and 1 2 and that's basically never a formula for success. He said they're getting a lot of strikes to swing at so the emphasis the rest of the game has to be to jump on those strikes early in the at bat. Thank you Heidi ready to go in the top of the fifth and next to battle be the outfielder Kyle Schwerber the overshift here now the pitch really feels like he's just on cruise control out there on the mound right now. Boy this is a type when you kind of get the feeling like the next team that scores is going to win this one and one to Schwerber two and one missed two and two ball three on a breaking ball that misses away. Stephen Sousa will be next. He took it freezes him a strikeout looking just flat out frozen there. Nothing too deceptive about that forcing a fastball. So I think he wasn't expecting it at all. Even Sousa as he looks at a fastball that misses off the plate for ball one so far over one with a flyout with a bat up there. His numbers certainly aren't that pretty. But hey I give him credit. He's really working to count right here. Now the two all home liner towards second right to the second baseman and that's the second out with the plate Albert Almore. He got on top of one and was a ground down victim last time in the first pitch of the at bat on its way. Almore a 25 year old is a five year vet at the major league level. Misses for the second ball off but in there for strike one bases are empty here with two men out to the right side and a little self preservation down at first as he pulls that one in to end the inning. Cubs are down in order half way home all even at one a piece. Sean it's way off speed pitch gets the outside. It's a cold strike. It looks like the Cubs will get a left hitter up and working out of the bullpen. And up here comes the 0 and 1 toward right field. Sousa is there one away talkman. He's 0 for 2 thus far in this one. Reverie to him on the way. All that misses or like it he says back to two and one now all even now two and two out nobody on in the center field line drive base head. Nice piece of hitting right there kept his shoulder square his hands inside the baseball and was able to fight off and put a nice executed pitch for him. Here's the second baseman DJ LeMay here as the change up to him drops in there for the first strike 0 for two for him to this point lifted in the air toward the line and right but this is just going to wind up being a foul ball. The 0 2 he didn't look overly full right there because a lot of pitches will go to the breaking stuff 0 and 2 but he certainly looked ready for a breaker on that pitch. The 1 2 is taken for ball to 2 2 see the runner in motion here on a 3 2 count with one out. There's a pretty good chance he's going to get a pitch to swing it. And if not it's ball for anyways one gone in a one so that'll put runners on first and second now with one away and I'm pretty sure he thought that was a strike he's thinking what do I have to do put a ball on it walk it down and put him to catch his glove by myself. I think he got called a little outside so he has to put it behind him now pick things up where he left off. Geo or Shella he doubled earlier and carries a two for two line into this appearance this is off the corner and lay square as long as possible and feed it into the opposite field here base in Blake now Miguel Andujar as you look at a breaking ball that misses through ball one he's one for two in this fire signaling for the infield fly rule not what you want to do with the bases loaded a simple pop up and nothing productive comes out of that Tyler Wayne last time through as a base hit. 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 pressures off now maybe he gets hot first offering on its way into the stands strike one this year against right handed pitching way brings batting average just a little over the 250 mark slugging a little under the 400 mark so the chances of his connecting with the ball right here aren't particularly good the set and the 1 1 get him out of it more is there as he makes the catch and they'll tight rope out of danger as he strands the bases loaded both teams battling the elements thus far but we've got a tight game through five we've got more on this Sunday night after this Jason Kipnis he'll start things out now in the top half of the sixth they start him out with a slider good spot but he doesn't get the call one and all double barreled action in the Yankee bullpen now a lefty and a right-hander start to get loose the 1 0 Kipnis or Kip for short his contract is set to expire at the end of this season so he may end up hitting the market this winter 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 three balls and a strike to the Chicago leadoff hitter if I'm in the box right now I'm coming on the blue he is going to throw something over the heart of the plate hopped up and do harm is under it one out of Javi Baez he was sat down on strikes in his last at bat it's coming here it is bases are empty one man one ball and one strike to the Cubs leadoff batter two balls and a strike to Javi Baez couple strikeouts early in the game but he's done a much better job than this at bat trying to get ahead and put himself in a good hitters counter clearly off with his timing on that one a swinging strike hey boys you're talking about getting your A swing off right here that's what it looks like a guy with massive power letting it eat struck him out struck him out again I should say his third punch out of the game 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've really figured out how to attack this guy plate David Bodey he'll take a tough pitch on the outside part of the plate for strike one these 0 4 2 in the ballgame so far takes this the other way to right and that will fall in front of Stanton it's a base hit for the base hit but you can see that's only the third hit he's given up the entire game so he's still in total control out there to be the Cubs DH Chris Bryant 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 any and give a guy with plenty of pop a chance to swing it the outlook of an inning changes dramatically the first pitch here it comes by pitching is so difficult you're cruising along to give up a hit now you've got to lock in and get this middle part of the order done runner aboard at first here with two gone in a 1 1 ballgame well located change up on that one as it catches the black through a called strike well 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 hit high and deep to right center gardeners after it he gets there to make the play and that ends the inning Cubs strand one score remains tied one to one bottom of the sixth inning on its way but first here's Heidi Watney thanks Matt I talked with Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the break about the team's offensive performance so far and flat out he was very pleased with the quality of their at bats looking at the numbers they currently have four hits coming from that bats where they were behind in the count that indicates that these guys are absolutely battling at the plate and making it very difficult for the opposition to get them out. All right Heidi thank you Ryan Topera enters to do the pitching in the bottom of the sixth the lineup flips over and digging in Gardner he struck out swinging in his last trip to the plate he has got to put that one behind him especially with runners in scoring positions those punch outs will stick with you a little longer outside target here and he hits it for strike one and it will start to get ready in the bullpen the two one pitch waves and misses for strike number two in my opinion one of the toughest pitches in the game to square up just a heavy sinker with good downward action a two to two full countdown you can certainly tell at bats like this one frustrate the heck out of a pitcher but you got to find a way to stay composed and execute your plan that one misses so the leadoff man will head down to first on ball four to start the bottom of the sixth man when the game is tied the last thing you can afford to do is walk the leadoff there got to focus on getting that ground ball now and once again Torres he comes in 0 for two thus far in his kipness and there's one away he was a double play victim last time around yeah rolling into a two ball eating you for the rest of the game at least so you know he wants to make up for it right here there's the fastball but it's low one and oh good spot to be in right now as a hitter count your favor one and oh good time to get a fastball turn it loose about the pitch thing in a fly ball and it's a foul ball open to send him packing pitch on its way got him swinging chased it well out of the zone and there are two gone in a double play situation you kind of expect most pitches to be down in the zone hoping for a ground ball so that was an interest in pitch selection to go up in the zone I think Gary Sanchez as the first pitch to him is in there for recalled strike one he's working on a one for two games so far the right side right there most guys strike out on that one he was able to scramble out a little bit and give him another chance and hopefully this picture misses over the hard to play and he will get there to make the running play and that will end the inning one left for the Yankees still tied one a piece is on the pitch from the bullpen now to start ending number seven already the beginning of the seventh inning here is this game has had a very brisk pace to it so far from the stretch here's the pitch well that's a nasty breaking ball right there backdoor slider just missed the corner as they say that's a Hall of Fame pitch Contreras in front two balls and no strikes 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 3 and 0 high in the air out to center field Gardner is there hubbub Anthony Rizzo he flew out in his last at bat first pitch on its way one and one the count of the Cubs first baseman two with a sinker that runs off the inside one out nobody on down at knee level as its chap foul at home plate two balls and two strikes to Rizzo and a swing in the Miss here so it's a quick two outs to start the seven another shot now no hits in two trips to the plate for him in the ballgame set and the pitch those two breaking balls miss you have to be sitting on a fastball right here a lot thickens here three and oh every base runner in a close game like this really matters so you can't afford to be giving out free passes this late three and one to the Cubs left fielder got to believe he had the green light in that situation two outs three O count this guy can certainly handle the bat that's a perfect situation to let him loose but I love the fact that he's key holding a certain area and it wasn't what he was looking for. Three balls and two strikes to out nobody on swing and a miss got him reaching the inning so no runs no hits no errors and no one left seventh inning stretch time here at the ballpark all tied at one and one new pitcher entering the fray now it'll be the hard throwing right hinder Craig Kimbrell next for New York Mike Tuckman. He's working on a one for three first pitch to him fastball laid off well below the knee fouls this one off Kimbrell is a guy known for his lights out stuff. He tends to rack up strikeout numbers at a very high rate however he does at times get wild walks have come back to bite him on more than one occasion. You know it's not uncommon Matty V for a relief pitcher come in with really good stuff and it seems like he's either really hit missed he'll rack up a lot of strikeouts but if he's not quite on he'll also rack up a lot of base on balls and that can cause a pitching coach and a manager to really start to pull their hair up one two is it very well to write this one's hammered and it's going to go that one is gone. Look at ball one. No hits to this point bases are empty here nobody out two balls in a strike to the Yankees first baseman Giorgella waits on deck strike two swinging and two pitch is a wave and a miss he struck him out. Just tied him up with that last pitch pretty evident by the swing. Sometimes guys get in that protect mode so much that they're swinging at everything that they see and he ended up offering at pitches that they can't possibly do anything with. Make contact on the first pitch at strike one trying to keep it going a perfect three for three thus far set to deliver the oh and one. They tried to tie him up on that last pitch so I like that they went away with this one the execution didn't work but I like the idea behind it. One pitch is a knuckle curve he's in the hole now one and two. Good job going down and hanging with it that time one two and he chased it in the dirt Contreras corrals it and he makes the throw to first Urshela is retired two down now. 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 that tells me that there's a lot of deception in that pitch right now. Standing in Miguel Andujar he's got a hit in three at bats to this point. That here's the nothing and nothing pitch for 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. Now pitch on the way and that pitch I'm not saying he was trying to hit him. But when you're facing a guy like this you don't want him to get too comfortable in that box. Three and oh now. I love the ability to hold up right there especially with count leverage. I know you want to get aggressive in the strike zone but he was able to notice that that wasn't his pitch to the right side out of play loses him on ball four. Well he walked him on five pitches but that last pitch was really good. He missed down but only by a hair when a hitter has a three one count he can wait until he gets a pitch he loves to the plate. Now Tyler Wayne one for two on his line so far in the game with the first pitch here at Tom's first with two away basketball is in there and he takes a called strike to he's looking pretty passive here hitting with a chance to drive in a run going to have to make something happen with two strikes now. He gets him to chase it in the dirt. Contreras finds it and the throw to first ends the inning. Yankees do get one on the solo homer seven complete here tonight two to one New York. Chad Green will come on in relief now as he'll make his thirty fifth appearance of the season. Stephen Sousa third trip to the plate for him here tonight over two at this point. This thing's far from over even though we're moving into the back of this game only down by one all they need to do is get this lead off guy and they're an extra base hit away from trying this thing up strike one to start the at bat. Slimmest of margins laden this one in trying to hang on and earn the series sweep one of the keys if you want to sweep the game is you're going to have to get some big outs in that seventh eighth and ninth inning. They're leading by a run as we're going towards the end of this game. Now it's time for the pitching staff to put this one under reps and even sweeter of course is getting that series sweep in your own ballpark in front of a home faithful. So we'll see if they can send these fans home happy no doubt about it. Fan base is excited they are all out in full force coming to the ballpark hoping to witness a sweep and it looks pretty good at this point. Even count two balls and two strikes. They'd like to see a little bit more discipline in that you get to count your favor and swing a pitch that bad. Not good. See a right handed batter waiting next but he could very well be pulled back as the situation dictates gets him swinging he struck him out. Give you a look at our starter comparison for the two starting pitchers in the game and the column to look at is the one on the right side of your screen. Not too many hits to go around at this point in the ballgame here's Albert Al Mora next offer two from him so far in this one first pitch to him swing and a miss but he's right on here one strike beautifully thrown splitter right there high eighties down the zone looks like a fastball coming in and boom the bottom falls out of it terrific pitch he's ready here's the 0 1 that's in there and he's deep in the hole now 0 and 2 in in two count and the pitch and the sliders in the dirt as he lays off it for a ball. Yeah that's the spot right there for an O2 pitch make him see if he'll chase that slider in the dirt especially with the bases empty one and two he faces out of the bullpen no problems for him on the mound since he's come out of the pen to start this and he that's back to back pays and he's making it look pretty easy. This has the makings of a good outing so far standing in now Jason Kipnis he swings and hits it fouled off to the right and out of play. He's hit listen is to add bats so far the often he's quickly behind 0 and 2 pitchers dual continues here two to one score as we play the eighth that misses one and two. I think when a team starts struggling certainly offensively it's just guys try and play above their paid grade know who the best players are in the lineup and try and get on base to set them up one two and do have got it and the side is retired three up three down for the Cubs they're down to one is on the pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the eighth back to the top of the Yankee order digging in Gardner is working on a one for three thus far first pitch on its way. That's the exact spot to lean on as a reliever as a hitter you just have to tip your cap and look for the next one on here it comes and that misses one and one hit on the ground toward the left by his fields it cleanly and no chance on the throw here as he reaches first easily. I know that has to be frustrating from pitcher standpoint but nice execution nice hustle bottom line nice hustle pitchers still one good pitch away from getting a double play you know D-roll 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 lead off single on an infield ground ball. So now to the plate Torres with no outs here inside with that one a pretty easy take there. Wick a right hander standing six foot three. He was a ninth round pick during the first year player draft of 2012. 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 now the one and one pitch swung on and missed as they set him down for the second time here tonight. That was some nice execution on that pitch spotted it nicely down around the bottom of the zone and when you do that especially with two strikes not a lot of guys are going to hurt you you're going to get a lot of ground balls and swings and misses down there. Oh for ball one who comes into this appearance in the midst of a one for four day that missed badly to know clearly working the bottom of the zone trying to get a ground ball for a double play to an old count. Here it comes fouled away was in a strike. We all know this guy is a great hitter in a three one count. This is just what he's looking for. He loves to hit when the counts in his favor like this too close for comfort and he did a good job just to make contact. Got him. And that's the third time we've written a K next to his name in this one. That's back to back strikeouts now as they've been unable to advance that lead off single into scoring position. You have clearly no problems working out of the stretch right now Matt. He's taking control of this inning after giving up that hit. Now we'll see if he can finish it off strong as well at the plate. Gary Sanchez is a go after the first pitch and bounce it into foul territory. He's got a hit in three at bats to this point to out with the man at first one to swung on and miss strike three one. They still lead it two to one the oldest Chapman takes the ball now and ending number nine looking to close the door. A heavier bias. Hey it's never easy scoring runs against a closer. This lineup is setting up perfectly right now as the lead off hitter leads off this inning. Here we go with any number nine as the first pitch misses for ball one towards second. He's in David Bode the missile for obvious reasons. He's in year one of the new three year deal. Talkman is an additional MVP Chris Bryant. This guy has been unbelievable there were billboards outside Wrigley while he was still in triple A and what is he doing he shows up rookie of the year MVP. I mean get in line. Hey great job pounding his own strike one when we've got a great hitter in the box you've got to get ahead count leverage is a must. I run at the plate the old one this is slung on and missed so now they find themselves down to their final strike tonight. Got a lover reliever that comes in firing bullets and his fastball is a good one. Cubs are down to their final strike here inside with the slider and that'll back him up a bit. Thirty nine thousand on their feet. Finish the job and complete the series sweep of their rivals at home. Now what a week for these guys talk about firing on all cylinders winners of an amazing seven games in a row. They say to never question the street and these guys aren't they're just enjoying this ride close one tonight two to one the final score the New York Yankees jumped ahead in the seventh inning and never gave the lead back. Zach Britton earns the victory out of the bullpen his fifth lap records the save is 19th of the campaign. 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