 We are under the lights as the show gets you ready for another edition of Major League Baseball a good matchup here for you tonight between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees. Yankees baseball is next. Masahiro Tanaka is ready to go as he'll be on the mound for the Yankees. What's your take on him Dan? Tanaka right now is the best of all of their starting pitchers. Good fastball 92 to 94. Best pitch is the split finger. He'll throw it early. He'll throw it often. If he has the good split these hitters are in for a long night. Standing in Victor Reyes and we are set for baseball here this evening. Victor first pitch on its way in there 0 and 1. And as the Yankees get started here tonight guys they've been playing better than 500 baseball of late five and three in their last eight games. Yeah Matty V8 Dero. This has not been the kind of homestand that they would like to have so far through the first five games. They're two and three Dero getting to 500 on this homestand is certainly one thing they'd like to do here today. Yeah they can salvage a little bit right now. They can walk out of here today with a smile on their face if they can get this back to 500 in these first six games. That's inside and low hits a ball in two strikes starting to get a bit chilly here tonight 57 degrees at game time. The 1 2 and a sliders in the dirt as he lays off it for a ball. 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. Popped him up. Torres is there. He's got it one away. That exactly the designated hitter Harold Castro. Stratting forward now is the DH Harold Castro first shot for him here. Two hits in five trips a night ago. No that's low one and all Castro hits right handed pitching very well makes a lot of contact but he generally isn't known for displaying a lot of power. You'll see a lot of line drives and ground balls from him in these situations. Yeah I almost think he has too good of hand-eye coordination Matty sometimes maybe just attacks that pitch that's not there to do major damage with but could just drive it up the middle the other way and take his knock and that's what he's been able to do. Line drive to left and that will fall in front of Stanton it's a base hit. And you know what you could slowly start to see that batter leak out over the plate that was three straight pitches on the outer half and he was able to dive out there and get an opposite field single. Nice job. At the plate Miguel Cabrera man at first for him following the one out single. Pitch swung on and missed the throw. Not in time. He's in there at second. Well he's certainly doing his best to get his team out to an early lead. Picks up the single and then decides that's not good enough so he swipes second to get into scoring position. Now we'll see if the guys can pick them up. And this catches the inside corner. Good spot there. It's 0-2. Open to send him packing pitch on its way. Now it's 1-2. Cabrera swings and misses on a good pitch that time as he's run up for lap number two. Good job of making him chase a pitch for the strike out there. Yeah man that's the advantage of getting ahead in the count. You can really force hitters to expand their zone and protect and when they're in that mode getting them to go after a pitch they can't do much with becomes a lot easier. Here's Jonathan Scope now as the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball one or no. Castro at second with two down. It's fouled away. Line to the right side. And that's in their base hit. And they're going to hold that runner at third base as even with two away they didn't like their chances there. And maybe we have something brewing right here. That has to be the case when you're facing an elite level A starter. You have to find a way to get to any chance you get. Maybe this is their opportunity. Here's Cameron Maybin now as Tanaka jumps ahead of him here at strike one. Comes in here right at 260. One home run and seven driven in. He fouls this one off. Maybin a 32 year old veteran. He's in the midst of his 14th major league season. So I guess you could say baseball has been good to him. Yeah Matty you ain't kidding right there. Ten years we refer to that in a biz as hitting full pension. The next two misses and that'll move it to one and two now. Love the high heater right there to raise the hitter sites. Let's see if he buries something in the dirt right here. Heading out towards shallow right judges under it. That ends the inning. Tigers strand of pair. Tigers nothing Yankees coming up. You're watching Major League Baseball on the show. Matthew Boyd gets the assignment for the rubber match in this series. Dan please act what's the word on him. Hey we're gonna get a chance to look at a guy that is a little bit up and down throughout points of his career. A career ERA just over four when he's good he can be really good and when he's bad well let's just say he can be pretty bad at times but it'll be interesting to see which one we see. A little bit of Jekyll and Hyde or hopefully he's going to be a little bit more Jekyll than Hyde in this one here today. Grounded to first Kugrera's got it. He'll take it to the bag himself and the leadoff man is gone here to start the home first. The right fielder Aaron John. And that'll bring up Aaron Judge comes into this one which is one hit in nine tries for the series. The first delivery to him on the way. Fastball just misses that's ball one. So guys these Tigers as they begin play here tonight they dropped another one last time out and in fact they've won just twice in their last eight tries. Yeah Matty this is the big one right here. They split the first two games in this series. You want to steal one right here and be feeling good about yourself. Yeah Dero I think one of the things you want to do you get to the third game you'd like to win this series and finish it off by winning game three. It's always nice to win a series whether it's at home or on the road. So this is a big one for this ball club. No offer on that one two balls in a strike. A little too tall that time three 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 soft liner to the left side and that's into the outfield for a one out base hit. Boy this is just a case of another really good hitter finding a way even though that was a soft liner finding a way to get hits. Yeah he usually hits rockets and catches the barrel but even his soft liners fall. Dan he has a knack for keeping his bat in his zone and giving himself a chance much longer than the average ball player. Went about halfway there but it's a cold strike regardless. Well the pitch off the plate ball one. Here's a cold strike on the curve ball one and two. I know he stole a strike right there but he wants to get that curve ball down or he's going to get hurt. And a good pitch here but this is taken for a ball as the count moves to two and two now on the Yankee catcher. This is this one inside and that'll run things full three and two. Got to execute a good pitch right here. Runner at first is probably going to be on the move and you've got one of the better hitters on their team up at the plate. Runner at first year one man out. And he lays off here a nice job. It's ball four first and second now with one away. That was a great battle right there. He tried to get him to chase but he laid off some really tough pitches and got a walk. Got to tip the cap to the batter that time and digging into the batter's box. Next will be Giancarlo Stanton. He went deep in the contest last night. He sat here it comes bottom part of the zone and the slider is in there for a called strike. Well he's in a bit of hot water in this first inning but if he can start throwing his slider effectively like that he has a lot better chance of settling into this game. Ready with the nothing in one pitch. Easy take there is the off-speed pitch misses well inside. Has to be a challenge pitch coming up here. He probably doesn't want to flirt with loading the bases. Now the two one pitch back up the middle taken in by scope to second for one throw to Cabrera for an ending ending double play. Nothing in the Yankee first. We'll head to the second at the stadium with no score. Stepping in Austin Romine couple of hits for him in four trips to the plate last night. Austin Romine first offering on its way and a high strike to begin the at bat it's 0-1. I'm absolutely shocked he took that pitch right there right in a wheelhouse low 90s heater. That's one you got to let go on one in one the count now all in two strikes now. Swung on and miss really fooled him that time for the first out. Stepping in Kristen Stewart and he's a guy looking to break out in a big way hasn't been getting the results he or his club have been hoping for in field shifted well to the right. Here's the first pitch to wind up and the 0-1. Now a ball lined to the left side but this will be a foul ball. No score here as we play any number two swing and a miss on the fastball that time out number two. I think he kind of trained the hitters eyes and that at that what I mean is you'll find the first three pitches are all down around the knee. So as a hitter he's probably looking down there again and that's the perfect time to raise his sights and make a good pitch up to the plate now. Nico Goodrum as he'll take a look at ball one will attempt to put the ball in play for a change here with the first two guys going down on strikes to start the inning well behind that fastball. It's a swinging strike through that fastball right by him. He had no chance to get the barrel of that one slap hard the opposite way but he'll flag this one down toward the alley nearly troubled but instead the inning is over three up three down for Detroit. We'll go to the bottom of the second. No score. Geo or shell he got the numbers there he's been very dangerous at the plate to say the least ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch count. Here's the pitch and it's one and one a ball and two strikes now. Pitch taken several inches below the zone in fact. I think he's shown you right there. He was trying to put you away with the off speed pitch have to be leery of that right there and take pull side away. That'll keep you on all stuff fastballs and the off speed. This will be taken in at second base good positioning for the first time. That exists. That's your top flavor. And that'll bring up Glibertura's lifetime numbers against Matt Boyd. He's just one for six. First offering on its way bottom of the second here with no score. Oh this is it high and deep out to left. No solo shot here to left home run number five on the year as the Yankees will grab a one to nothing lead. You don't see this very often over this starting pitcher. This guy's not used to giving up some bombs so I'm sure that'll be a wake up call. And he'll start throwing some better pitches. Here's the second baseman D.J. LeMay here. He gets a cold strike at the knees. It's only one. He'll let her play here with that average down in the low two hundreds. No home runs just yet and eight runs batted in nothing in one count. Here it comes. Nope. One in one bases are empty one man out one and two to D.J. LeMay Hugh just hung in there on that one. The one two and this is pulled fouled as he was way out in front there. Hey that fastball caught too much at a plate on an O2 count. Catches away but it swung on and grounded a second throw gets him two down batting it the first base man. Digging in Luke Voight. He did not play last night but clearly back in the starting nine for this one. Here comes the first pitch. Fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike and a slider runs in on him as he has to lean out of the way pulled pretty badly there as he reaches to poke this one foul. Yankees lead this one to nothing here in inning number two and this one runs in on him as he can't get his arms extended a great pitch there and the inning is over some of our nation's young minds and future leaders here in attendance. Yikes back with more on a Thursday night following this welcome back to the Bronx where these fans have witnessed a lot of good pitching from their Yankees this season. At the start of the day they have the highest strike out total in the entire league and one of the best team Erase so it's no surprise some of the pitchers I talked to were proud of what they've accomplished and confident in what they're capable of doing today as one of them put it we have amazing stuff on this pitching staff just look at all the strikeouts but we take writing continuing to get better as a unit every single day. It sounds like they're always trying to stay one step ahead of the hitters guys. OK thank you Heidi. First pitch of the inning is taken low and away for a ball it's one and all look like a slider perhaps but it missed badly and it's two and all not a great spot to be in right now he's pitching this guy so cautiously a bottom of the order guy you don't normally see getting pitch like this outside three and oh now just a little bit off to start the third now that's three straight balls and a good come back there it's three and one hitters count all the way here it comes full count now three and two and he lays off their ball for so the leadoff man is on here to begin inning and don't forget he lost his last time out so now he wants to get off on the right foot here the last thing he wanted was to walk the leadoff man at the plate Victor Reyes he flight out leading off the ball game first pitch coming here it is it's a great job right there to pull that one back make the count one oh and get this defense on its heels a little bit the number one thing if you're going to be a good bunter you have to get strikes from the belt the first pitch sacrifice attempt here next for the Tigers Harold Castro he singled his last time up first pitch on its way in there and it's oh and won can't come out of his game plan right here he knows he's a known sinker baller I know it was a four seamer right there but get back to that two seam it's what his MO is and low it's a ball and a strike runners on first with one down a bouncer to the left side Torres scoops it up to second for one on devoid and ending ending double play so they go quietly here in this half inning we'll head now to the home half of inning number three it's the Yankees one and the Tigers nothing next for New York Miguel on the hard as we move on to the bottom of ending number three hitter Miguel on the hard first pitch of the at bat good fastball down around the knees they're taken for a strike on Doha a 25 year old he's in his fourth season as a major league player and here's a curveball in the dirt that time for a ball one and one to have him look and awfully confused up there right now it's one and two real ugly 0 1 swing there as a pitcher you've got to be hunting for the strikeout knowing you have this guy way off balance now a fastball taken outside here as it moves it to 2 and 2 now fouled away the 2 2 one more time takes this the other way to right Stewart is there to put it away for route number one good contact to start out getting thought he might be on base with some sort of a hit but they hung up there too long just unlucky that time here's Brett Gartner now he's over one after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far ready with the first pitch here it comes in there strike one lays off the circle change there a ball and a strike one out nobody on fastball called strike one and two and he lays off the pitch outside as they draw even at two and two pitch on the way this is hit the other way out toward left field and he's able to reach down and put this one away great concentration there for the second out the right fielder number ninety nine Aaron driving into the box Aaron judge one for one after a single his first time up pitch on the way and here's a slider that's nowhere close and it's one and oh hey with two outs in the number two hole you're just trying to get on you got the big boys coming up behind you he won all home is taken for ball to the two oh is in there for strike one and a big swing and a miss here two strikes that's not a pitch he misses very often he knows he should have done something with that one it's a high fly ball headed for the left field corner if it stays fair it's gone but this one will bend foul had plenty of distance though as it landed in the upper deck too much tilt on that breaking balls it misses low not a time to fool around right now on a three to count with the middle part of the order coming up expect a good pitch to swing it making him sweat out there the seventh pitch coming up got him swinging as he runs the fast ball by him to end the inning so the Yanks go one two three but they lead it one to nothing the first baseman Miguel Cabrera stands in comes into this at bat 0 for one in the ball game Cabrera now here's the pitch swing and a miss strike one fly ball out to straight away right judge is over a few steps as he puts it away for the first out so the fly out there coming on the fastball seems like an appropriate time to check out our speed comparison for these two starters and both of these guys are working right around the same speed ninety three for one ninety two for the other away here with the bases empty and that'll bring up Jonathan's scope to hit next here's the first pitch to him all one both teams with just two hits a piece thus far sneaks a fastball by him at the letters it's one and one the one two is a wave of a miss he struck him out that was a good job tying him up inside on that strikeout pitch it wasn't even in the strike zone but with the hitter protecting the two strikes that's the kind of pitch you can get him to offer at and he's probably not going to do much with it when he does make contact standing in now Cameron may been as the first pitch to him is in there for a cold strike one so far 0 4 1 with a fly out 0 and 1 here it comes now a ball lying to the left side but this will be a foul ball no runs two hits and no errors in the ball game for the Tigers swung on and missed and that's the final out of the inning down in order go the Tigers there on the short end of a 1 to nothing score welcome back to the Bronx as we check in with Heidi thanks Matt I talked with Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the break about the team's offensive performance so far and flat out he was very pleased with the quality of their at bats yes they've only scored one run but he said they've done a great job of forcing the pitch count up and he thinks that's going to lead to more offense for them as this game goes on all right Heidi thank you at the plate Gary Sanchez he drew a base on balls his first time Gary Sanchez here's the pitch 1 0 how to play off to the right it's 1 and 1 here it comes 1 and 2 now 1 and 2 play off the curve ball that's in the dirt that time and it's back to even now at 2 and 2 and this misses so that'll fill the count at 3 and 2 don't go too far the dangerous Giancarlo Stanton gets his shot next and oh strike 3 called on a fastball that looked inside from here but that's out number one well that call looked like it was a little in the pitcher's favor but it wasn't outrageous calling balls and strikes is a really tough job and even the best are going to miss some from time to time especially when they're sort of borderline like that last one not sure the hitter would want to hear that though first delivery to him on the way hit sharply on the ground throw in time at first for outnumber two now that number 29 Giovanni your shell up hit it hard but lined out in his first half back yeah pretty unlucky right there Maddie squared up a fastball nicely and that's all you can do just want to be on time for the heater and he's prepared for this next day baby and it's fouled away heading out toward shallow right and you'll get there in plenty of time to put this one away and that ends the inning one two three go the bombers they lead it one to nothing welcome back Heidi Watney standing by as we get set for the top of the fifth thanks Matt I talked with Tigers manager Ron garden hired during the break about defensive performance so far and he told me he's pretty unhappy with their discipline at the plate in this one he said their pitch selection has been the main reason for their struggles today as far too often they've been swinging at pitches outside the strike zone that's leading to a lot of soft contact and easy outs so the focus going forward is on shrinking the zone and forcing the opposing pitching to throw more strikes good stuff Heidi thanks the catcher Austin Roman first here it is here's a slider to start things out looked at for ball one he fouls this one off from the wind up the 1 1 pitch and he pumps the fastball by him here 1 and 2 now well you know you've got it working on a mound when they're swinging right through it even when you're putting it right down the middle of the strike zone not the greatest of game plans though a two and two count here's the pitch good job to spoil that one away and he stays alive still two and two trying to send him packing for the second time trying to bury one down and away but it's a full count now three and two great A B up into this point a walk right here could really just infuse some confidence into this lineup grounded back up the middle LeMay Hughes got it and an off balance throw is in time as he takes one away wow so still nothing against him on the scoreboard here in the fifth as we check out the league leaderboard for team ERA and we see that these guys are currently second in the AL in that department next up for Detroit Kristen Stewart he was a strikeout victim in his first try yeah and kind of shocked he got blown away with a fastball you could tell he was late on that one and we'll see if he tries to cheat to something this A B breaking ball below the zone that's ball one one one ball one strike the count one one home he's in there for the second strike no runs two hits and no errors in the ball game for the Tigers lofted in the air out toward right center Gardner is there he hauls it in without any trouble and there are two away now batting Nico Goodman digging in Nico Goodrum he's all for one thus far in field in the overshift here now the pitch too high one to know that evens it up one and one here comes a swing and a drive sent out toward the gap and it's gone solo shot to right center fourth home run for him on the season as the Tigers have made this a one one ball game well you really can't blame the man on the mound he single handily kept them in this thing but with one swing of the bat we're all knotted up things are officially interesting and weren't for a good finish in this one the next batter Jamer Candelario and still take a look at a slider here that misses for ball one reach base via the walk in his first plate appearance over anxious that time as it's a ball and a strike swing and a miss on the fastball and it's one and two swing and a miss and that ends the inning but the Tigers are able to knock things up thanks to this solo home run bottom of the fifth coming up all even now at one one bottom of the inning now digging in now. He's off to a hot start in this one. Pomer his first time around and hey it was a break. This guy's a pretty good off speed hitter. You could tell by that last that bad he wasn't fooled at all. He sat back waited got the breaking ball and didn't miss it and he'll take strike one on the fastball registering it ninety three that time really feels like he's just on cruise control out there on the mound right now. Boy this is a tight one you kind of get the feeling like the next team that scores is going to win this one big swing and a miss at the fastball and he's behind in the count 0 and 2 swung on and he went fishing in the dirt and he makes the throw to first Torres is retired and there's one away out at it looks like a basement and that sends D.J. Mayhew into the box love baby. First offering on its way and he tries to hold back on the swing but I think it would have been ruled a strike anyway. It's nothing in one bases are empty one man out that one got the pitcher get in there safely and with that play over now time to check and see if our man is all right. You can really see him favor in that leg and that is his plant leg which is always a concern but from the way he's acting out there I think it looks like he's going to be OK to try and continue at the plate. Luke Voight as he'll take a look at a curveball that misses wide for ball one Voight swings the bad end throws from the right side and stands at six foot three. He was taken in the 22nd round back in the draft of 2013 man coming out of the late rounds you have to grind for everything. Nothing has given to you and this guy has turned himself into a very solid big league ball player. That's a big accomplishment. Here comes the 2 0 pitch to be honest with you. I'm a little bit more afraid of the guy on deck than the guy that's up right now. If I'm on the mound I want this guy up right now. He's the guy that's got to beat me. Rio pitch by the zone strike one both clubs with three hits in the ballgame fast ball and it gets by him 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. Neither guy willing to give in and the at battle continue fouled away swung on and lifted in the air to left center and that'll get down for what should be extra bases. And they'll have runners at second and third following the one out double. Finally they show some signs like these guys have been swinging the backs like big water or something. But a single eye double and now they've got runners on second and third. We'll see if they can cash them in. The decision makers in the dugout will give them a free pass to first. So the bases are loaded here on the intentional walk. And the fourth point is now in order. That's what's called getting the treatment. Everyone knows he's a power threat with the bat. So it's all about not letting him be the guy that beats you. Livery to him on the way swung on and missed that time. It's 0 and 1. And when a pitcher's putting a tough spot he's usually going to go to what got him here. And that's this guy's expect to see that more often. A ball and a strike now bases are loaded here one man out. Just off the outside that time laid off for a ball. There's one for an ending double play just what the doctor ordered. He gets the double play to get him out of the inning. Thursday night baseball rolls on. We'll have more after this half of the sixth about to get started digging into trying again. Victor Reyes. He reached on a fielder's choice previously. Yeah. I see some solid contact right here. Certainly he'll get the confidence going. He's been smoothing pretty hard. Oh and won the count hit weakly back to the mound throw to first gets him so the leadoff man's retired here to begin the sixth now batting designated here Harold Castro. Stepping into the box Harold Castro one for two in the ballgame thus far. First offering on its way line hard toward right center and that falls in for a solid base hit his second of the night. Hey pitchers you better start taking notice of this guy. He better be circled on that lineup card because he's on fire. That's his second hit of the ballgame right there and I don't see him stopping. So a runner at first now with one away and that brings in Miguel Cabrera kicks and deals. Very impressive outing so far as command has been spot on even when he misses his spot it isn't out over the hard to play and he's throwing quality pitches to an oh no. You want to talk about being in his own. This guy's been raking lately and it all starts with this pitch selection two great tanks and he's almost daring to pitch or just go ahead and challenge him to balls in the strike to the Tigers first baseman and this is on the inside edge perhaps off the inside edge but it's called strike two and two now has a look now the pitch got him on the good slider there slung on and missed as he's down on strikes for the second time tonight man they really had his number so far in that series. That's his fifth strikeout in this series alone. So that'll bring up Jonathan scope as he lifts it in the air to right field judges under it and that's the third out Tigers leave one score remains tied one to one. Extending now so coming to the plate Aaron John he went down on strikes last time up Eric first pitch coming here it is tried to check it in its own one well just off the black and it's even at one some action out in the bullpen couple of right handers starting to loosen up here's the one and one delivery and he jumps it a change up a swing and a miss grounded up the first baseline. This is a foul ball as the count holds steady at one and two and just locks him up as he looks at strike three called one away well pitching domination continues just a total of two runs on the board so all of these starters should feel really good about their showings. If you love good pitching this has been the game for you into the box. Gary Sanchez so go after the first pitch and bounce it into foul territory. He was sent packing on strikes in his last trip and he lays off for ball one hits are now even at four apiece to one and two now to two balls and two strikes now weighing and a miss on the change up and there are two gone. No better way to minimize the potential damage a cleanup hitter can do than to strike out old guys in front of them always a confidence boost when you can sit down the guys at the top of the lineup. Giancarlo Stanton now this will take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one. He's hit listen is to add bats so far nothing in one count. Here it comes. Well above the letters with the fastball that time. This guy's got to be pretty proud of what he's done so far it's never easy to pitch on the road but to have this kind of outing in a ballpark that is notoriously known as being hitter friendly. It's been a treat to watch. Here's the one in one pitch not close with the off speed pitch taken for a ball. Fastball but he's losing it a bit here to three and one now. Team's been struggling on offense. Let your D work for you right here pound the zone and the count will be full three to pitch. There's a drive high in the air and deep to left center field. And oh he missed a home run by a matter of feet. It's off the wall and he'll post into second here with a two out double. Now here we'll tell you that shot like that just feels different. It sounds different off the back. See his arms get extended. Right arm tucked up against his body. Barrel the bat all over the ball and he smokes it right off the wall at left center. A little more hang time and that one probably gets out of here. Now Geo or Shella he swings and he browses at the shore and he can't pick it up cleanly. Every pitcher loves that shortstop does a great job just to knock that ball down and keep it from the outfield to keep that run from advancing all the way to home. Yeah. And as a former middle end fielder Dan we love this stuff. This is what gets you jacked up trying to save runs for your pitcher. Give you another chance to execute and get us out of the center. No fastball too high to start him out here one and all. No strikes and he fires in a strike this time to make it one ball and one strike. Well the Yankees have been searching for that big hit pretty much all game. It remains to see if they can get it. But now it sure would be a good time. Down his one and two now runners at the corners two men out struck him out his seventh of the ballgame and that ends the inning. Yanks strand a pair still tied one a piece stepping in Cameron may been and guys seventh inning already. Hey I'm not complaining but this one's been flying by. Yeah. I'll agree with that man. That's what you get when both starting pitchers have it working. Neither of them have been nibbling around the strike zone at all and they've trusted their defense to make the plays and they've done just that. Yeah. And it's resulted in a game that could really go either way in these late innings first delivery to him on the way strike one to start the at bat. And this is high of all in a strike double barreled action in the Yankee bullpen now a lefty and a right hander start to get loose. Now the one and one pitch strike two swinging down one and two good plate discipline to lay off the slider that time and he was even a two and two he struck him out. Good pitch there as he registers his eighth punch out of the ballgame. Man I love watching a pitcher that just rears back and blows smoke by a guy at the letters. That's the ultimate challenge pitching for me personally watching hitters swing in this man that's a sight of beauty. So now to the play Austin Romain as the first pitch to him runs a bit inside for Bowl one. No hits to this point just a bit high with the fast ball but didn't get the call one out nobody on lifted in the air out towards left center. Stanton has a read on it to God. Now batting number 14 coming to the plate now Kristen Stewart. He's 0 for 2 with a strike out in this one first pitch on its way. He'll hold off on the slider to start the at bat it's ball one man that's one of those. How could you not swing at that one. A good take there on that pitch. Swung on and missed one and one. Although he doesn't use that pitch too much. If he's able to steal some strikes early in the count could be something they have to think about. And here's a slider that runs inside that time and that will keep him from diving out over the plate. Sometimes it can be difficult for a pitcher you're facing a guy that's not known to be a big stick in the lineup. Sometimes the toughest thing is to be aggressive and throw strikes three and one to him now bases are empty here with two men out and it's up to a three to full count now. Not much you're going to do with that pitch right there. You have to catch an out front before it even breaks and even if you do that it's a tough pitch to keep fair. Yank high and deep down the line in right and it's a foul ball and another foul ball looking to punch him out again the pitch and he's got himself another one as he picks up strikeout number nine here and the side is retired three up three down for Detroit. Score remains deadlocked and won. Kyle Funkhouser gets the call from the pen to take over on the mound and start the home seventh. Number thirty six Kyle Funkhouser now to the plate DJ LeMayhew who's won for two in this one. The second baseman DJ Rob Mayhew. Here comes the first pitch close there but he doesn't get the call with the breaking ball and he watches one miss outside two and oh no. Now the pitch down the right field line out of play so that he moved the count to two and two now. We saws him off with that one and he'll flip it to the pitcher covering for the out and that is what you're going to get. We've got a flamethrower coming out of the bullpen and when you're playing on a fastball and you make contact below the label all of a sudden you're holding some new firewood trying to pick things up where we left off. Luke Voight a hidden two at bats for him at this point in the ballgame. He's ready. Here's the first offering. Oh and this one has hit a ton out to center racing back to center fielder and that is off the wall. The second base with one away is the go ahead run the bat. Wow. That's a really good thing to get out of here. I wouldn't give them the lead in the game. But it ends up hitting off the wall and he heads into second with an extra base hit. We'll see if the next man up can come through in the clutch here and that'll bring up Miguel Endujar and he'll take a look at a high strike that time. It's nothing in one 0 for one for him here in this one contact there is his ball is belted high in the air out to left. Reyes is back to the warning track and he's able to put it away for the second out the center fielder number seven Brett Gardner. So here's the veteran Brett Gardner. Not much in the way of productivity from him so far but he's got a chance to come through here in a crucial spot. Yeah. It's time now that he has to put the rest of those bats behind it because none of that matters if he could clutch up when it really counts hoping to keep it tied. Here it comes on the ground back up the box and it can get through in the center of the field a base hit from second as they take a 2 to 1 lead for those have to feel really good. The game you come up with a big RBI base hit right here to give your team the lead. Yeah. No one remembers that ground ball with eyes in the top of the second inning. You want to show up when the game is on the line. Can you quiet your emotions down. Take the crowd out of it and slow yourself down enough to come through. And that's exactly what he did. He's a big Aaron judge one and O the count and when misses badly it's ball to this inning really feels like it's getting away from him out there as a reliever. You can't let that happen nothing you can do about what's already happened and it's only going to get worse if you're not focusing on the guy in the batter's box. Now the 2 0. There's a swing and he sends a ball high in the air and a left field. Back on it is the left field. Here goes the dynamite. Aaron judge a two run shot eighth home run on the season for him as the Yankees have taken a four to one lead. 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 got to start with the numero uno number one man you got to get on the heater and adjust to everything else and he did just that takes over pitching duties looking to get that final out now here in this seventh inning plate now Gary Sanchez Gary as he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one. He's 0 for 2 in the ballgame so far. No pitch on the way skied into straight away right. Stewart is under it and he makes the catch for out number three but they strike for three in the inning two on this two run homerun. We'll march on to the eighth it's now four to one New York Aroldis Chapman has been summoned from the bullpen as he'll do so to start the eighth Nico Goodrum will stand in again as we take you back to earlier in the ballgame this one swing here has been the entire offense to this point as this homerun accounted for the only run they've tallied so far ready with the first pitch here it comes at the ball and that misses for ball one. Now action in the bullpen as their closer starts to get loose out there. That's why 2 1 0 Chapman is one of those guys. It just seems to be at his best under pressure runners in scoring position tight game tough hitters at the plate. That's when he's at his best. One of the keys Maddie Vita being a good reliever is being able to pitch out of trouble trouble that's created by the pitchers before you or sometimes you even have some mess that you put on yourself hey regardless if it's a mess that he's inherited or one that he's created for himself this guy makes good pitches when the game's on the line. Now the 2 1 pitch is swung on and missed for strike number two. I think it's about time to choke up on that bat and get that foot down. He's awfully tardy right now not close with that one it's way above the strike zone. That was kind of a gift to the hitter. He's up there probably thinking of protecting on two and two. But when you launch a ball that high out of the strike zone it's obviously easy to take that one popped him up Sanchez has a play one out. Now that final line there for the Yankees starting pitcher he was on point from the get go this evening. Yeah he looked really dialed in from start to finish. This is the kind of out you hope for every time you go out there. So I think he'll feel pretty good about the effort he put forth in this one to the plate now. Jimer Candelario and so watch one miss down and in for a ball one and all got to find a way to scratch at least one across you do not want to take on the monster closing the game down three a ball and no strikes here it is. That was some gas triple digits on the radar gun and he'll fall behind now to one and two and the pitch fouled away another one to delivery and that misses two and two after multiple pitches were fouled off it gets a little disappointing as a pitcher so you think say I'm going to throw one way off the plate and see if he'll chase it didn't happen sinker three and two now one thing to take note of is how these last two batters have really driven up his pitch count. He's had to use 14 pitches already on them and he's not even through this guy yet 14 is near the top end of what you want to throw in a complete inning. Now the three and two picks. I know the fans love to souvenirs but the battle between the pitcher and batter right here is what makes the game great on pitch number 10 is the one that finally does it as he strikes out after a long battle here with that we'll 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 so back to the top of the Detroit lineup digging in Victor Reyes and they're down to their final four outs here Dan yeah it's not looking too good for them right now Matt they've got a significant hill to climb but they've got to take it one bat at a time a couple of guys get on and then who knows what could happen. First offering on its way and he gets ahead here with the fastball strike one very rarely does a pitcher like this leave one in a location like that. That's a pitcher right there he'd like to have back he'd love to swing at that one again. Eighth inning four to one is our score started the breaking ball far too inside that time laid off for ball one and it's two and one to the Tigers lead off hitter two and two now that's three straight sliders in a row I'd be shocked I would be shocked if he went to that well a fourth time I'd be looking here and he fouls this one off another two to offering a bouncer up the middle and that gets through so he'll have his first base hit making one for four in the game now you know D-roll the old school thinking sometimes as well through a bad streak like this guy any way you can get on a little jam shot even though it wasn't pretty maybe this could get this guy finally going. Yeah I can't tell you how good that had to feel right there there's moments where you slap that donut off your bat you don't even want to walk to home plate you're scuffling so bad swing and a miss oh and one so far two for three in this one on its way the 0 1 pitch swing and a miss and he's in control oh and two I know this guy has a lot of weapons on the mound but what makes him so successful is that he's aggressive in his own getting ahead force and action the 0 2 on his way from Chapman one ball two right now runner on first with two away swing there as they tie him up inside for the third strike and the inning is over one left for Detroit they trail it forward to one fratting forward now the Yankee clean up for John Carlos Stanton he'll get things started now in the bottom of ending number eight here comes the first pitch 0 1 the count the wind up and the 0 1 count 1 and 2 yeah that's the spot right there for an 0 2 pitch make him see if he'll chase that slider in the dirt especially with the bases empty now a swing and a miss and Stanton is down on strikes for round number one that's a pretty impressive pitch from a young arm like that. If you could spot your pitches there never been an advantage counts like one and two. You're going to have a lot of strikeouts and soft contact at the plate. Geo or Shella as he looks at a fastball that's in there for strike one bases are empty one man up too much bite on the breaking ball that time as it's well off the outside. Here's a pop up now. Candelario is under it to God now that it should stop labor so rare stepping up to the plate Torres he was sat down on strikes in his last at bat. Yeah he's got to put that one behind him especially with runners in scoring position. Those punchouts will stick with you a little longer fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike off speed pitch in the dirt as he takes it for a ball. No no offer on that one two balls and a strike really given some leeway on the outside edge 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 to two out nobody on I went to the slider to try and get him to chase but it's full now three and two pretty easy pitch to lay off there two and two not even close to being in the strike zone. He made it easy for the hitter in that one. And here's a ball hit in the air but this will land untouched next three to here's a hot shot that'll be caught at first base neither just a little more height on that one but instead the inning is over so the Yanks go one two three but they lead it four to one. Tommy Kingley comes out of the bullpen to shut things down here in the ninth. Number 48 Tommy Kingley. So digging in now Miguel Cabrera over three with a couple of strikeouts for him to this point in the ball game. They look like they're up against it here down three on the road trying to come back against the closer deliver. Here's the first pitch misses badly. It's ball to the last thing you want to do when you've got a three run lead in the ninth is give the other guys any sense of hope. It's a good time to challenge here on 2 and 0 especially since there's a good chance he's taking until he gets a strike and a base hit so the leadoff man is on to begin the inning. So he waited till the ninth inning but he comes through here to extend the hit streak. That was close. Yeah. Maddie B you see that smile of him coming out of the box right there. He knew what was on the line. He'd be lying if he did it. There's a lot of pressure on it because you're walking into that batter's box thinking I have a nice streak going and this is more than likely going to be my last day B. He comes through in the clutch standing in now Jonathan scope no balls in one strike and it's 0 and 2 to scope swing and a miss on the slider and that's out number one. Well that's just a quality pitch right there. The location was excellent because if it's playing play there's a good chance it's on the ground for a double play and a strikeout always works do Cameron may have been the first pitch to him's a change up that can't find the zone it's ball one. You could really use a knock here 0 for three in the game so far working the bottom of the zone trying to get a ground ball for a double play back up the middle and that's through for this first base hit in this one nice execution right there Dan kept his front shoulder in now his hands inside the baseball and rip the base hit off the middle. If you're a pitcher 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 now at the plate Austin Romain and Dan what's the plan of attack here for the guy on the mound. Well I think they have to go right after him. He's pretty unlikely to take you deep but if you allow him to get on base the chances of him scoring in time this game become a lot greater first pitch on its way lying toward the alley and left center and he'll lay out to make a spectacular catch. Wow the throw is wild and he gets away boy that would look like a cinch number base hit off the bat but a terrific diving catch in left center field riding in once again Kristen Stewart he comes to the plate as the last chance for his side two out here in the ninth first delivery to him on the way fouled away. Two men are on with two men out ball one taken just off the inside. Hey this isn't going to be an easy save. These guys are making a work for this one. Here it comes on one and one and this is swung on and missed so now they find themselves down to their final strike tonight. That was a good swing right there. He strikes him out to end it here as they were able to get the possible time run to the plate but could not cash in one of the keys to having a good record in baseball is to win some games at home. So this was a big win to win it home in front of their home crowd. A four to one finish in this evening's game. The Yankees jumped ahead in the seventh inning and never gave the lead back. Masahiro Tanaka earns win number four on the season. Tommy Kingley records the save his 11th of the campaign. So that's a wrap here tonight for Mark DeRosa Dan please act in Heidi Watney. This is Matt Vaskersen. You've been watching MLB the show for more. Find us on Twitter at MLB the show.