 We are under the lights this evening as we get you set for another edition of baseball on the show a good match Up here for you tonight between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Who's gonna win the battle between these two? We'll see next Shohei Otani is ready to go as he'll be on the mound for the Angels. What's your take on him, Dan? Yeah, Matt. His last one wasn't a particularly good one Only pitched two innings and they're gonna need more than two innings from this guy in this one So hopefully in between that start in this one today He ironed out what went wrong between that one and the one he's about to pitch into today Now batting Miguel Andujar. He'll get us started in this one under the lights at Juhar First offering on its way Underway now on a Friday night is the first pitch of our series misses for ball one So fellows this Angels team entering play here tonight They come in losers of seven of their last ten games, but did earn the victory last time out. Yeah, Matty V We've got a team here that's been playing some pretty good baseball They're not quite in first place yet D-Roll, but they're playing good and they'd like to stay competitive through the month of May Yeah, they've played okay. Let's be honest. They've hit okay. They've pitched okay They're capable of much better than this, but it's early. We find ourselves just in the early phases of May Rided out and find a way to get hot Two balls and a strike to count Grounded up the first baseline, but this will wind up a foul ball two and two now here it comes Down the third baseline, but a foul ball as it holds it two and two Here it comes good pitch there is this is swung on and missed for the first out of the ball game That exactly Here's big Aaron John He had a homer in the ball game yesterday afternoon first pitch of the at bat on its way So let's take a peek at our umpire and crew in this one behind the plate is Clyde Washington Yeah, Matty Clyde's my type of umpire I didn't mind the low strike zone and that's exactly what he has if you're not gonna give him above the belt I'm okay with D-Roll. You know one of the things I guess with Clyde is he is a real good low strike umpire Pitchers seem to like him more than hitters, but one thing I will say he has a very consistent zone It's a low zone, but a consistent zone it sharply, but foul down the right side the one two It is a fastball then off the plate for a ball Pretty good pitch right there fastball in off the plate one of the things you want to do as a pitcher try to Stand those hitters up to two pitches found away Bases are empty one-man out and he takes strike three called and it's a pair of punch outs that begin the ball game The main job of the number one and two hitters is to set the middle of the order up with an opportunity to do some damage So when you strike both of them out You're putting yourself in a pretty good position to make it through the teeth in a lineup without a whole lot of stress And that'll bring up Gleber Torres as he swings and grounds it toward the hole Dive, but he can't get a glove on it. It's through for a base hit Hey, there's a nice knock by the three-hole hitter. I know there's two outs But they always say with your man coming off the number four hole monster as soon as he steps into batter's box There's a runner in scoring position And digging into the batter's box next will be Giancarlo Stanton one ball no strikes the count Torres leads off first with a pair of outs in the inning There's a swing and a high pop-up who holds as a play Makes the catch and that'll retire the side One left for the Yankees it's the Yankees nothing angels coming to bat on MLB the show Masahiro Tanaka is ready to go as he'll be on the mound for the Yanks What do you have for us on him Benny? Hey Matt this guy keeps his team in a ball game He's won two of his last three starts So he's been throwing the ball really well and one of the keys for this guy is getting early outs to keep his pitch count down If he can do that He should be able to get into the seventh or eighth inning in this one here today and standing in andrelton Simmons It looked things off here in the bottom half of the first Here it comes Ball sent back up the middle one shortstop rounds out to the other one away That is second the second base Ready now for LA David Fletcher as we take a look at the splits between April and May First pitch on its way And as the Yankees get started here tonight guys We've got to be considered one of if not the hottest team in baseball right now winners of eight of their last ten ball games Yeah, Maddie taking a look at the standings right here. This team has a nice lead comfortable You always want to find yourself in a position where you're about five to nine games got the advantage You know one series isn't going to totally kill you in the standings in this team This team sitting pretty right now base hit on the line and wasn't able to do his job But the number two hitter came through right there with a single Set in a table for the big boys Oh Now is Anthony Rendon. He'll take a look at a pitch too low It's ball one and he comes in as a player to watch out for hitting well over 300 on the season 1-0 pitch We're seeing a good AB here from the three hole hitter if he can work a walk or pick up a hit here He's going to put that cleanup guy in a really good position to do some damage in this first inning And he misses with that one for ball for so that'll put runners on first and second now with one away Three of those pitches were definitely out of the zone, but that looks a little pretty darn good to me You're not usually going to get many favorable calls on three and oh, though. You have to earn that spot And that'll bring Mike trout to the dish in past meetings with Tanaka. He's a 333 hitter five for 15. He's also gone down on strikes five times Here's the first pitch to him. It's a high fly ball headed for the left field corner if it stays fair It's gone and nearly a three-run shot instead. It's a foul ball good tight slider there And he's in command nothing in two 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 drives it out to deep right center field Long run for the center fielder. He's got it a nice play there two away batting fifth the designated hitter Tommy Stella now three hits for him in that ballgame on Wednesday To knock up pauses first pitch on the way and a slider runs in on him as he has to lean out of the way Two men are on with two men out hopped him up For shella is there for it And that ends the inning Angels turned away in the first we played an inning in Anaheim with no score Here's the second baseman DJ LeMay here as it'll be five six and seven do up to kick off the second inning First delivery to him on the way lofted in the air out toward right center Fletcher calls for it Looks it into his glove and there's one gone batting fifth the third baseman geo for shella Standing in geo or shella and he comes in as a player to watch out for hitting well over 300 on the season First pitch of the at bat Now a slider down the middle but laid off Yeah, he made up his mind early to take the first pitch because that thing was right down the middle He's ready. Here's the 01 Swing and a blooper to the right side coming in his good one But he can't make the play as it finds the outfield grass. Hey, there's another base knock right there We're getting straight now up to eight games. Yeah, no doubt about my eight games Now we're starting to think about it a little bit, you know, you get past that week. You just know you're locked in They start talking eight games now. You're like I got a nice little hidden streak One ball no strikes the count Blind is shortstop had it got there so quickly the runner didn't get very far from the bag. They settle with just the one out batting it the first baseman Luke Boy stepping into the box Luke Voigt and the home away splits Tell us he's actually quite a bit better hitting on the road than he is at home He's set and the pitch In there oh and one from the stretch Swing and a miss here and he's behind in the count now 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 in action Working for the punch out and the offering no score here as we play any number two Now a fastball runs inside and drills him all that's got to hurt Well, the good news is this guy can really dial it up and let it fly the bad news is sometimes He overthrows it and has absolutely no idea where it's going. He's in a little bit of a trouble So we'll see if he can work his way out of this Set to get his evening at the plate started Kyle Higashiyoka And it's been a real struggle for him with the bats so far this year looking to get things turned around in a hurry First pitch coming here. It is In a ball one and oh, but fastball is just sizzling up there one and one one and one here It is hit to third Rendon has it So it's no runs on a hit no errors in two men left on On now to the bottom of the second and we are tied nothing nothing enough for the angels just enough And as you take a look at the splits here. He's actually better against right-handed pitching this season First pitch on its way to Upton Up into the wind up here comes the oh and one And a swing there from Upton as this is on the ground to short And the off-balance throw beats him at first and that's a tough play That is better the right deal Brian Good win Next batter to the plate Brian Goodwin back on Wednesday. It was a one for five performance for him Here comes the first pitch Swung on and missed its own one hard liner to center field Tuckman is back and he'll get there to make the play for route number two Well, this one was squared up pretty good But just like you just give up hits on well executed Batters make outs on balls. They couldn't have hit much better Jason Castro the catcher is in it was one for four back in Wednesday's contest In field shifted well to the right. Here's the first pitch Grounder down the line at third. This is foul for the first strike Tanaka sets his sights. Oh one pitch on its way Off the plate one ball one strike bottom of the second here with no score Sent out to straight away center field center fielder on the run He gets there to make the play and that ends the inning Angels are gone in order will move to the third with no score Top of the order now and striding into the plate that would be Miguel and do hard Miguel First pitch coming here it is Swung on and chopped up the middle. He's got it throw to first in time and the leadoff man is gone to start the third The right and with that let's take a moment to show you what's happening in the American League's Western Division But the base is empty here with one away and that'll bring up the former American League rookie of the year big Aaron judge First offering on its way. That's a base hit in a center field Sometimes the first pitch is the best pitch you'll see all that bat definitely come out of his shoes Aggressive style first pitch base hit up the middle Torres will swing and lift the ball foul off to the left and out of play One for one after a single this first time up nothing in one count here It comes. Oh and you talk about a pitcher getting the benefit of the doubt. That's low But called to strike anyway nothing in two now dirt here and he'll rain it in as the count moves to one and two Third inning no score to this point and this one's in the dirt, but it won't skip away far enough for the runner to advance Here now the two two Doesn't get the zone count full now. I Wouldn't be surprised to see the runner moving here on that three to pitch with only one out But this guy at the plate swings the bat really well, so it's likely he'll put the ball in play if it's a pitch worth swinging at Drilled to the right side That gets through and he'll reach base again on his second base hit of the game And that runner will go no further than second as there are to award now Well, that's one of the I guess the advantages of hitting with that hole between first and second base d-roll First baseman has to hold that runner on that leaves that right side wide open Yeah, and credit the batter right there a nice piece of hitting right there not trying to do too much He took a look at the defense and saw where it was aligned and tried to beat him Giancarlo Stanton is in for the second time here as he looks at a ball high one and oh Moves to a ball and two strikes now ready to deliver the one and two Tried to hold up there appeal down to first and no swing It's wall two now the two two is laid off in the count runs pull I don't think he can afford another baser on it here So whatever pitch he feels best about whichever one he feels most comfortable with That's the one to expect him to turn to Working for the punch out and the offering and this one misses here a close pitch on three and two But Clyde washington rules at ball four I think he was trying to be a little too fine there and a walk is the result Who held the good news is he has a force at every base the bad news A single probably drives in a couple of runs With the plate dj lemay here so far 0 for 1 with a flyout First pitch of the at-bat hit on the ground down the first baseline But a foul ball here 0 and 1 now the pitch a shot down the first baseline And a reach but it's by him as he couldn't quite get to that ball one run scores And the second run will score as that makes it a two nothing ball game Now better. Hey, this one's a long way from being over the overall But that big basin right there gives him a two run lead. Yeah, damn without question right there huge at bat Gives his team the lead. Hopefully the pitcher is able to settle down now He's got some runs on his back and he's able to go out and execute We'll bring in giovanni urshella In the dirt and block behind the plate the job to corral this quickly has the runners hold on Under no pitch on the way Runners are at first and third one away and that misses two and one Well, this is starting to feel like a make or break moment in this game when you're playing a first-place team You can't expect to fall way behind early in the game and then mount a comeback And it's two balls and two strikes now With two strikes now and a runner at first do you go for the strike out? Or you're still looking for the double play ball pretty good spot to be in as a pitcher right now You can go for the punch out or trying to deuce the ground ball to get a double play Oh, and this is hit high and deep out to left Down out there near the wall when this thing left is bad. I started thinking it might have enough to get out of here Didn't quite carry enough, but it does one hop the ball off the track And he cruises into second with an rvi two-bagger. You'll take that every day of the week So now to the plate mike tolman as the first pitch to him is taken low and away for ball one Is swung on missed in that strike one Some action out in the bullpen couple of right-handers starting to loosen up down the line But a foul ball one and two now Three runs already home here and another foul ball Here he comes again one two. It's fouled away and the dirt and that's going to get away What a bad time for a wild pitch as the run will score from third I know the fans love to sue veneers, but the battle between the pitcher and batter right here is what makes the game great Hit out towards second fielded cleanly And the tag gets him but a run is in to score away from the play Up that grounder was hard hit and sometimes the runner at third Will have to hold on a ball like that But he was off on contact and they opted to take the out at first instead In for his second at bat look point. He's got to be looking for vengeance after getting plunked in his last at bat Yeah, matty, you're not lying last time up squared right in the back. Hopefully it doesn't stiffen up I want to see if he can get through something right here And this is just off the outside corner for a ball one and oh Two out nobody on Bullet back up the middle Trout is there and he puts it away to stop the bleeding So a very good outburst here is five runs come across and allow them to take the lead We'll move on to the bottom of ending number three the yankees lead it five to nothing Welcome back The angels are set to hit here in the third inning and hit is something that they've done very well this season Within the league they rank among the leaders in batting average on base percentage and slugging When asked about their offense the players I talked with all brought up how multifaceted their talent is Saying they've got guys that can spray the ball around guys that work counts and draw walks And of course plenty of guys that can go deep and drive in runs their numbers certainly confirm that guys And thank you, Heidi The first baseman digging in abber poohols He'll be the one to lead off against masahira tanaka Lots of baseball left in this one is we're still early on but you don't want to fall too far behind They're already down by a bundle and one of the things you want your lead off guy to get on And set the table for the big boys to start driving in some runs A ball and a strike one ball one strike Swing and a ball hit softly on the ground Throw on the first in time one away And with that we'll give you a quick look at our current standings in the al east So the bases are empty with one man gone and standing in one of the best two strike hitters in baseball andrelton simmons Ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch Weekly hit to third reigned in On to first and very quickly two are gone here in the home third Well, it's still early, but it's also worth noting that he'd be in line for the win if this keeps up as we take a Look at the league leaders in games one this season and as you can see he's right up there fourth in the al in that category Now with the plate david flecher a base hit in his first trip Yeah, guys still the only hit in this game so far They've been pretty well shut down guys on the mound have really much controlled the whole outcome up into this point loved by lemay here Throw on to void takes care of him and the inning is over Angels go down one two and three they can't chip into that five nothing deficit Welcome back to anaheim as we check in with heidi wattney Thanks matt. I talked with the angies manager erin boon during the break about the team's offensive performance so far And overall he's really happy with the at bats. They're putting together He cited their low chase rate or a percentage of swings that are on pitches outside of the strike zone As one reason for their success so far in this game That number is under 20 percent right now. So up and down the lineup. They're doing a great job You're taking on pitches. They're more likely to do damage with Okay, thank you, heidi hi may be rea answers the call from the pen here in the fourth as they didn't get the outing They were hoping for from their starter Stepping in kyle higashiyoka It'll lead things off as they look to perhaps build on an already sizable lead Even though they're up by a boatload early on in this one You can't get complacent and get lazy. They got to keep the gas pedal down Because this team that they're playing can strike and score a lot of runs too Oh and one count and the pitch Outside for a ball one and one That's back-to-back sliders on the outside part of the plate now Would be a good time to come in with that good hard stuff inside And he takes ball two and it's two and one berea was born in panama He's in his third season as a major league player the two one home That's ball three Good job to work to count and put himself back in the driver's seat Started off with one strike and now he's got to count his favor three and one the three and one pitch And he lays off their ball four So the leadoff man is on here to begin stands a number four And that's what you want from your leadoff hitter Show some great patience and discipline making the pitcher labor to start the game The result is a leadoff walk and a chance to make some early noise So it's back to the top of the order now and striding into the plate. It'll be miguel endujar First offering on its way one on its way 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 two balls in a strike now to the yankees leadoff man Boy, not exactly what you'd like as a pitcher One of the keys is to minimize your pitches attack the strike zone early a lot of deep counts and working himself into a lot of trouble He's set and the two one pitch This is lying to left and that's in there base hit No mistake what he was sitting on looking for a dead red piece of cheese middle of the plate and he didn't miss it And that'll bring up erin judge a hidden two tries so far from the stretch. Here's the pitch A ball of no strikes The 1-0 I've run seven hits and no errors for the yankees so far And this one runs a little too far in ball two And when you're already down five the last thing you want to do is fall behind and account when you're on the mound That's not going to do anything to help you get back into this thing now the two one taken strike two Still two and two First and second here with nobody out Lying to the right side And that's in there base hit throw into second and there's one away And he'll indeed move up 90 feet putting runners at the corners now with one away Oh man, I don't know how that happened labor Look to be a base hit to the outfield But then all of a sudden the throw comes in and they get the force on the plate to be honest That just can't happen Runners at first and third and that'll bring up the exciting middle infieldered labor torres The look now the pitch No balls and a strike to count oh and one delivery Hit down the line at first And fools won't get there. This is a fair ball and a score is the runner from third It's a six nothing ball game throw to third, but he's in there as also out to play a run comes across to score Hello Giancarlo Stanton now As the first pitch misses to him it's ball one He won oh home And he fouls this one off out off again and now he's in a one and two hole This is foul right side The one two Is a slider taken for a ball Tough to take a pitch like that right there, especially in a one two count You're almost getting that auto swing mode great job to work to count back to even He's set and the two two pitch popped him up Who holds over to his left? He hauls it in without any trouble and there are two away Now batter second baseman dj LeMayhew Digging in and looking for more dj. LeMayhew and their runners at the corners now Here's the first pitch to him Good slider there against a swing and miss Six runs eight hits and no errors for the yankees so far in there and he's ahead o two now There seem to be different philosophies on it. So dan, what was your approach in o two counts? My philosophy is this I think the last thing you want to do is throw non-competitive pitches matt Throw something down to the zone or just out of the zone But something way out of the zone doesn't serve any purpose Nothing in two count and the pitch A swing and a miss as he chased with two strikes and that will retire the side Yankees forced to settle for one To the bottom of any number four we go It's the yankees six and the angel's nothing and digging in next will be anthony randon He starts the inning and then they're down six in the early going So what do they need to do to claw back into this thing? Well, first of all man, I think they just need to start to get some base runners It's hard to be patient when you're down by six, but base runners are the key to getting back into this one In field in the over shift here now the pitch Hey with this big a lead you have to just pound the zone and force this team to get aggressive in the box Into the wind up here comes the o and one This is swung on and missed and the american league's leading hitter is gone on strikes one away What I like about that strikeout guys is that he came back with a fastball on two and two He was heading to count o and two earlier But instead of continuing to nibble a little bit he decided to get aggressive again and to challenge with his hard stuff Here's the center fielder mike trap As he'll send a ground ball down to third Throw on to first two gone The designated hitter number nine tommy las tela So bases are empty here with two gone and that'll bring in tommy las tela to bat next He's ready. Here's the first offering Boy, they've been just getting shut down right here been a while since they've even had a runner on So I think it's time to start looking for ways to make some things happen drop a bond get off on the plate something It's two and oh Bouncing to the left side dirt put a good scoop and first saves an error as this side is retired Angels are gone in order. They still find themselves down sick zip New winning set to get underway trying to pick things up where we left off Gio or shella two hits in two trips more and thus far First pitch of the at bat the 1-0 home Hit in the air out to left field Upton's under it looks it into his glove and there's one gone Now there's a look at the final line for the angel starter. Certainly not the night he wanted to have Well, this one's really easy to dissect too many pitches left over the heart of the plate Three bombs allowed in this one. He's going to have to do a better job of throwing quality pitches down the road Ready for another chance Mike Tuckman. He got on top of one. It was a ground out victim last time This has hit the other way out toward left field Upton's after it He's got it a nice play there two away Up next for the ankle The first baseman Luke Voight Striding into the box look Voight First pitch of the at bat on its way First pitch of the at bat on its way And he takes ball one In today's game everybody's trying to work off the mound north south trying to elevate that heater He wanted that pitch right there, but I can tell you as an offensive player I'd rather give you six inches off east west than to have you call that high fastball This is on the ground over the first Throw in time and the side is retired So the yanks go one two three, but they're on top by a count of six to nothing Welcome back for the bottom of the fifth. Here's Heidi Watney Matt I had a chance to discuss the state of the angel's offense with their manager between innings And he said they just aren't putting enough competitive at bats together right now He thinks they need to slow the game down a little bit when they get into the box top to bottom They're hitting into way too many outs early in the count and not letting the at bats develop He's all for picking on a good pitch to hit when it comes, but they need to make sure they're doing more damage on the swings that they're taking Okay, thank you, Heidi. Here's Justin Upton now He leads off in the bottom of the fifth as they look to break through on the scoreboard for the first time in this one Yeah, baseball is a game of adjustments and it's time. They start making some they don't need to change their entire approach necessarily But now is maybe when they start thinking about ways to get the guy in the mound out of his rhythm a bit the pitch Right through it here and he's behind o and one Here's one that misses high. It's one and one Now here's the pitch And here's a ball lifted back toward the stands in right. So we'll try it again at one and two And Upton can't connect there as he swings and misses for the first out of the inning Another strikeout for him on the mound and boy, is it fun to watch him go about his business No doubt matty. He's one of my favorites mostly because of this stuff You know, he can absolutely dominate on any given day because of what he offers up there. It's just nasty There aren't many hitters that like to see this guy on the mound Into the box brian goodwin. No balls in one strike Low with a fastball here in the dirt even it's ball one Here's a fastball not close as he runs it to two and one now Fastball and looks like they're pinching him a bit here. It's three and one popped up Bershella shading to his right And he makes the catch for the second out Up next for the that's exactly what they wanted out of that pitch up of the zone They took him up the ladder and he couldn't get up to it. So that was an easy pop out Well executed pitch there Stepping in and ready for another shot jason castrow Flied out in his first half bat. So make him 0 for 1 so far Now here's the pitch He's lofted in the air out toward right center And he'll get there in plenty of time to put this one away and that ends the inning Angels go down one two three. They won't make a dent in a six to nothing deficit Now to the plate kyle higashiyoka He's set to start it out for the yanks here in the sixth Ready to deliver here's the first pitch In there no balls in a strike That's over but low. It's a ball in a strike So one one home Has offered that in mist. He chased it for strike two Take a step back right here after three fastballs in a row. There is no chance. He throws you a fourth Don't know how you lay off that one, but he did and it's two and two What pitch recognition right there 90% of the guys are going fishing after that nasty slider and a change up swung on and missed for the first out Now backing in miguel anduhar last time through was a base hit at duhar Here comes the first pitch Now a good pitch around the knees, but it doesn't quite catch the bottom of the zone And the fastball hitting 93 on the gun. It's one and one Lying to the right side And that's into the outfield for a one-out base hit boy. So frustrating as a pitcher You make a quality pitch on the inside half of the plate right there Try to bust him in d row and he fights it off the other way Yeah, you tip your hat to the pitcher right there. He executed his pitch But nice job by the offensive player fighting. It doesn't matter what it looks like a knocks a knock Stepping in now erin judge as he will take a fastball in there at the knees for strike one He's got a hit in three at bats to this point High in the air down the right field line But this is just going to wind up being a foul ball Swing and a ball lifted in the air toward the line and right And it's not in time as he's in well ahead of the throw Well, that's what's so disappointing as a pitcher d row you'd make a really good pitch and yet this guy's so big And so strong he's able to muscle it into right field for a base hit Yeah, you hand your batting gloves to the first base coach right there and you thank your lucky stars That's a nice a b at the plate torres And she'll take a look at ball one trying to keep it going a perfect three for three thus far And two and oh now as this misses below the knees Great chance right here as a hitter to be really aggressive with two guys already on pretty good shot He's going to get a challenge pitch right here Late swing on the hitters count still a good count for him now. However at two and one from the stretch Hit down the third baseline, but this will be a foul ball as that evens things at two and two Another one sent foul Runners are at first and second with one away Swing and a miss and they'll dodge a major bullet that time two away That was a good job there of using the batter's aggressiveness against him He was putting up a good fight and fouling a lot of balls off So as a pitcher, it's a great idea to expand the zone even more and make the hitter really chase after something That's even hard to foul off at the plate now Giancarlo Stanton and he'll quickly send a line drive to center field That's in there base hit out is officially underway. It is seven to nothing Boy talking about picking your teammate up after that strikeout d-roll big big and i mean big too hard rbi single Yeah way to come through for your team when you take the donut off your bat right there You're trying to pick up your teammate. He had the right game plan didn't come outside it Stayed through the baseball and was able to come through And that sends dj lamehu into the box as he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one He's working on a one for three thus far Now here's one hit in the air to the right side Fletcher is there to make the catch and the side is retired Yankees forced to settle for one Nine one and two scheduled to hit in the home half of the sixth. It's the yankees seven and the angel's nothing Here's albert. Now we'll start things out in their half of the sixth as they look to shake things up here for a lineup That quite frankly has been non-existent to date Not about that that they've been completely over matched to this point one hit through five innings I mean, what else can you say about the pitching they faced other than it's been fantastic We'll see if that continues as we approach the later inning First delivery to him on the way Man, this guy's been incredibly efficient so far in this one mostly because he's getting ahead 70 percent of the batters he's faced he's thrown the first pitch strike two Now a fastball here not close and it's one and one now Two balls and a strike to the angel's first baseman Now the two one Fly ball to straight away left Stanton is underneath this one and he puts it away for the first down Now batting the shortstop andrelton One away and here's the shortstop andrelton simons Here it comes And a called strike down in the zone nothing in one Boys we see the pitch count. It's hard to remember the last time we saw a guy pitch this Efficiently Hey, this guy has really been attacking the zone and this lineup has been more than happy to swing at a lot of Pitchers pitches so far There's a breaking ball, but it's laid off and doesn't find the zone Lifted down the line and left And that will end up a foul ball the one two Swing and a liner And that's in for a base hit make it a one for three games so far Yeah, man, he's been pretty dominant since the first so as long as he can get back in that groove with the next batter He's not going to worry too much about it So stepping in David Fletcher. He was a ground out victim last time up Yeah, matty expect this pitcher to try and get the same result that's his last step bat right here The double play is in order anything on the ground the way this defense is they could certainly roll to First pitch on its way Strike one to start the at bat. Here's the 01 Lifted in the air out towards left center. Stanton has a read on it Two down now batting third baseman anthony red Two men are out now in the angel sixth and the next titter will be the right-handed bat of anthony rendon Has a look now the pitch One oh home Keeping it down here as it's to one and two Although he doesn't use that pitch too much if he's able to steal some strikes early in the count Could be something and we'll have to leave it there as this is strike three and that will retire the side Angels leave one. They need to get something cooking here. It's seven nothing Matt and reese and there's now in a mop up roll as she'll try to keep the deficit right where it is number 35 Matt And reese Stepping into the box geor shella. It was a flyout for him in his last trip Geo Ursula Here's the first pitch to him ball one One ball goes right the one oh home Some stirring now in that angel bullpen as it'll be both a lefty and a righty that start to get loose And this ball runs away for ball two two and one Turned on but that's rip foul down the third baseline the two two And he gets him to pop it up on the right side of the infield and there's out number one Now batting the center fielder Mike talk Settling in now mike talkman. It was a flyout for him in his last trip First pitch of the at bat on its way Fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike Right there and it's quickly oh and two now Nothing in two count and the pitch Oh Well, there's the classic o2 wasted fastball not even close to the zone. We'll see what he throws on the next pitch the one and two pitch On you can tell he wanted to hold off But he swings through the inside pitch anyway, and he becomes out number two Just tied him up with that last pitch pretty evident by the swing the first 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 plate now look void As with two away, he'll swing and miss it a first pitch fastball for strike one Oh for two from him so far in this one the wind up and the oh one Strike two on the curveball oh and two Faces are empty here with two men out stays alive still oh and two Lays off that time and it's one and two Swing and a miss at a big breaking ball and that's how the inning comes to an end One two three go the bombers, but they're still in control seven to nothing Like trout he's over two in the ballgame so far Starting to run out of time. They haven't been able to score any runs as we're moving late into this one A perfect time for this leadoff guy to try to get on base and ignite a rally First pitch of the at bat Oh Pitching isn't always about getting everyone out Sometimes it's about being smart and knowing when to pick your battles He's been really careful with this hitter so far and rightfully so Hitters count. Here's the 2-0 pitch High and deep down the left field line And that will end up a foul ball You can definitely tell with that foul off right there that he's picking up spin on this pitchers off speed stuff Maybe expect a fastball on this next one Swing and a miss strike two 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 either Here now the 2-2 Good bite to that slider as he swings through it for the first out of the inning He's been in total control out there tonight gets the leadoff guy with a strike out there And it just seems like we've seen so many off-balance swings and weakly hit balls in this one Now tommy listella to look at a fastball in there on the outer half it's 0-1 no hits to this point Into the wind up. Here comes the 0-1 Started to go around there, but he holds up ball one Hey, this guy's nasty on the mound and to check swing and not chase that one puts himself right back in the count In there one and two now One out nobody on now a fastball But that's easy to lay off and it's back to even at two and two Bounced on the ground and right at the shifted infielders Torres has it and there's out number two The left fielder number eight just Up there Justin Upton the next to hit he's hitless in his two-at-bats so far He's ready. Here's the first offering Hey, they say solos won't kill us, but I gotta believe this guy's looking to do exactly that The wind up and the 1-0 pitch Lying toward right center and that's in there. So perhaps some life here with two men out And they keep the inning alive with a base hit, but you can see that's only the third hit He's giving up the entire game. So he's still in total control out there Standing in now brian goodwin As he'll take one up in the zone But indeed in the strike zone for the first strike 0 for two for him to this point Set to deliver the 0 and 1 One ball one straight two out with the man at first a ballman two strikes And that one misses badly. It's ball two I know we buried that slider in right there, but that's a dangerous pitch If he knows some pop commit and bury that inside it leaks out over the plate He can get hurt with that pitch He's set. Here's the two two That misses and it's gonna set up a big pitch now three and two Well, this has been a good at bat. He's now worked to count fold of three and two It allows the runner on first to be on the move with two away To knock up pauses here it comes. This is in the air out to right And this hops over the wall out there for a ground rule double and maybe a tough break as it'll freeze the runner Third with two gone Man an unlucky break right there with the runner stealing from first If that ball doesn't bounce over the wall for a ground rule double He's probably going to score easily, but instead he's forced to stay at third Now it's going to be up to the next guy to drive him home Into the box jason castrow oh and won the count Trying to hang a zero. Here's the pitch Good hard slider there, but it runs away. It's a ball and a strike And here's a fast ball not close as he runs it to two and one now Hey, lots of guys get too aggressive in a spot like this But he's done a nice job of gaining some count leverage look for him to put the ball and play hard Now the two one is a sinker that misses for a ball Here's the game within the game. You have a better match up on deck. You got a 3-1 count in this situation Don't be afraid to put them on base and attack the next guy And this misses here for ball four just the second walk. He's issued here into his seventh inning of work The first baseman number five albert Ready for another shot now albert pooholes. He's looking to deliver here with the bases loaded and two out in the inning Ready with the first pitch here. It comes fouled away when one delivery And this misses the outside corner. So it's knotted up at one and one From the belt kicks and deals checks his swing here, but he does so in time Foul into the seats down the right side The two two For the guy in the mound, this is one of those innings where nothing comes easy He's thrown a bunch of pitches and this ab hasn't been any different definitely laboring at the moment He's set here's the three and two and that misses ball four a run will come into score And this inning is a perfect example of how quickly fortunes can change in this game He was cruising along hardly any trouble at all now He walks in a run and is still in the middle of a bases loaded mess He's got some work to do to limit the damage Back to the top of the angels lineup now and stepping in andrelton simmons. Here comes the first pitch He's already walked two in this inning already This guy just can't seem to find the strike zone a couple of righties starting to loosen now in the bullpen Looking to minimize the damage here Way out in front as this is yank foul into the seats in left Two out bases loaded Hit out towards second the may he were towards second He's got it quick throw to torres to retire the side One in the inning here for the angels on a couple of hits We'll look ahead to ending number eight now. It's the yankees seven and the angels won Ready to begin the eighth stepping up to the plate kyle higashiyoka He went down on strikes last time up. Yeah, but it was a good change up maddy Good arm action on that pitch look for him to try and stay back a little bit more Let the ball get a little deeper. Don't be shocked if this pitcher tries to rush a heater right here The 1-0 Skied into very shallow right waiting on it is good one one out Now batter designated hitter miguel At juhar stradding forward now is the dh miguel and juhar two hits in four attempts to this point First pitch coming here it is And he gets ahead here with the fastball strike one and it's quickly owensu Nothing in two count and the pitch Maybe trying to back him up a bit there with the fastball And this is swung on and miss two are quickly retired to start ending number eight 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 to 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 the box now erin judge And she'll take a change up here for strike one It's been a two for four effort for him so far in the ballgame The wind up and the 01 And a check swing here, but he pretty clearly broke the plane and it's owensu now And it's a ball in two strikes now there in judge Hey, this is a huge at bat right here This pitcher wants to end this inning and have three four five do up to start the next inning Here's the one and two delivery Well off the plate with the change of pace that's ball two Two out nobody on Fastball misses in the dirt as he tried to get him to chase the low one Wow from owen two to three and two and that last pitch on two and two Wasn't even close. He had this guy in the ropes, but now he let him right back into this at bat Now the payoff pitch home High in the air out to center field Trout will get there and he puts it away to retire the side So the yanks go one two three They're on top seven to one And David Fletcher he leads off their half of the eighth and they've been unable to get that starter out of the game to this point Yeah, he settled in early on the mound partly due to the lead His guys gave him to take some of the pressure off. He's taken that and pitched very effectively in this one First delivery to him on the way Starts him out with a slider for a strike Hey, it's always key getting early strikes in the count. This guy's been awesome at it so far More than 70 percent of his first pitches have been in the strike zone count now ball in the strike Now the one and one pitch Part of the order on deck so keeping this two-hole hitter off the bags is always important three one And this is taken here for ball form So the leadoff man's on base to kick off the home eighth as we look at the numbers We can see that he's north of 90 pitches right now. So it's not surprising to see him Maybe losing a little bit of command. We'll see if he can battle through this and finish strong So digging in now Anthony Rendon, he's gone hitless in this one dan and he's not alone No, he's not man. This lineup has had no answer for their opponent on the mound so far First pitch coming here it is Got to believe the pitchers going to trust his defense right here Look for something down in his zone to induce a ground ball double play Nobody outrunner on first Fastball just off the inside corner time to be alert for signs of tiring here in the eighth He's a pitch away from 100 Man, I love this right now He's given it everything he has given this team depth allowing the manager to pick some serious match-ups when it comes to Going to the bullpen day While you nailed that D road now you can go to your go-to guys the troubleshooters the guy you want to bring into close games Anytime a starter can get you through seven innings the eighth inning It's a bonus a job well done so far Nice job on the mound to bounce back from the leadoff walk Those are usually pretty costly, but that won't be the case this time after the two ball So base is empty now after the double play and at the play it'll be the speedy outfielder mike trout Here's the first pitch to him Late off, but a cold strike is that caught the outside Bases are empty here with two men out Strike take in as that one catches the outer part of the plate Man, this guy's really pitched well so far attacking the strike zone and he's really kept these hitters off balance Tanaka gets the sign here it is on 0-2 On 0 and 2 you'll sometimes get a guy to chase a fastball out of the zone away or up But when it's way down like that it's much easier to lay off because you can tell the ball is moving further away From eye level as it comes in Trying to send him packing for the second time And it's up to a 3-2 full count now One of the things you want to do with a starter get that pitch count up Here's another productive at bat is this count now gets to three balls and two strikes Swing high drive left field and deep back goes stanton at the track the wall Boom goes the dynamite 297th of his career and it's a 7-2 game now 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 And you got to get on the heater and adjust to everything else and he did just that Here comes the Yankee manager now up out of the dugout on his way to the mound And he's looking to the bullpen here so it would appear that's all for his starter tonight So he'll leave after a strong seven and two-thirds here As you'll hope the bullpen can get the final four outs to secure his victory now Tommy Kingley enters here looking to get the final out before the ninth inning The defecated hitter number nine Stepping in now Tommy Lestela Does a look at a change up that drops below the knees for ball one One and one to Tommy Lestela Looked like he was on that one, but it's one and two 88 on a change up I remember when an 88 mile an hour fastball wasn't all that bad man the game's changing Neither guy willing to give in and the at bat will continue the one two Is a fastball that misses This is a fun guy to watch when he's up there really battles doesn't take any pitches all he's a grinder Always seems to make it difficult on the opposing pitcher Three and two the count is full to the angels dh Well, the one two pitch didn't go his way and now a miss there on two and two You know, he doesn't want this at bat to get away from so I think we're going to see a challenge pitch on a full count Two out nobody on Good battled count remains full Still three balls and two strikes the eighth pitch of the at bat and he misses ball four So he comes out of the bullpen and immediately walks the first man Well, when you go with the slider there in a full count You're hoping that the hitter is thinking fastball and swings through it didn't work out that way though He lays off and gets the free pass Coming to the plate now just in upton. He reached on a single last time and later wound up scoring First pitch on its way to upton Keenley has become one of the more dominant bullpen arms in the sport today And a big reason is his swing and miss stuff really helps him pitch out of tough situations Yeah, matty b And I think what we're seeing more and more out of the game of baseball right now In the eighth and ninth inning big power arm guys that have really Two good pitches that they can strike you out with and that's what this guy is here If he doesn't have one he has the other and if he has them both, he's nearly impossible to make contact off of Oh and two here it is Off the plate at 94 one and two and some action out in the yankee bullpen now as a right hander starts to loosen up A runner on first with two away had to sit back on the change up and he did a good job to get the bat on that one Still one and two Below the knees laid off on the change up there Swung on and he went fishing in the dirt And the throw to first ends the inning Angels do get one. However on the mic trout home run Ninth inning straight ahead. It's the yankee seven and the angels two Your appearance enters from the pen to start the ninth inning as he'll try to keep the score right where it is Heading to the bottom of the ninth Rob here Next for new york torres. He's working on a three hit ballgame right now leading off of the yankee the shortstop labor torres First pitch on its way And that misses for ball one One ball no straight comes in with the change up and it's two and oh all over the place to start the ninth It's three and oh now Don't go too far the dangerous jen carlo stanton gets his shot next Here it comes the three oh and this pitch misses here It's ball four and they've got a leadoff base runner aboard to start the ninth Well, that is definitely not the way to start an inning one thing to give up a walk But to do it on four pitches is pretty alarming. He looks a little thrown off right now Striding forward now the yankee cleanup hitter jen carlo stanton. He singled his last time up First offering on its way No balls and a strike to count We're at first with no outs here other one fouled off and he's quickly behind a one two Nothing in two count and the pitch Hey the fish ain't biting there on that o2 breaking ball But you got to be careful because this pitcher might throw him another one the one two Is a swing and a miss that strike three That's a pretty unique pitch sequence guys Usually pitching is all about mixing pitches and location But he threw that all up the window to get that strike out He offered the same pitch three times in a row So I guess he sort of used that reverse psychology to outthink his opponent at the plate now DJ lamehu he swings and sends a bullet to right field But he'll barely have to move out there and right as he hauls this one in for the second out Now batting the third baseman Gio Urso coming to the plate Gio Urshella He's doubled and singled in four at bats in this contest Here comes the first pitch The one oh Is taken for ball two Now this is the kind of count this guy feeds on at the plate You can bet he's geared to hit the fastball right here And a good eye that time to lay off the fastball. It's three and oh Well, he was definitely looking fastball here and he got one But that was good discipline to lay off and get himself into a three-oh count Bottom part of the zone a good changeup gets the call Hard hit toward the hole fielded by rindome on to second for the force out and the side is retired Yanks leave one they're on top seven to two Ben Heller a right-handed reliever standing six three gets the ball now out of the bullpen number 61 Ben Heller Leading off the inning brian goodwin and they'll need him to get something going here the right fielder brian Good win ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch Into the wind up here comes the oh and one and right into the shift and he'll step on first himself for the out Up next for the angel ready once again jason castrow for two with a walk for him so far First pitch coming here. It is And it looks like the Yankees will have a left-hander up and throwing in the bullpen He yanked high and deep down the line in right and it's a foul ball Faces are empty one man out a little behind on that swing and now he'll try to shorten up maybe and protect the plate The one two now a swing and a fly ball And it's a foul ball Hey have an a b right here. I know it's frustrating to heck out of the pitcher You keep fouling these pitches off. Maybe one misses over the heart of the plate All over that one, but a little out in front foul ball Hey five foul balls in a row loving the battle in the box right here making the pitcher work Into the corner and slicing foul Keeps fiking him off the eighth pitch of the at bat coming up get on through into center And he's got himself a one out hit So he waited till the ninth anybody comes through here to extend the hit streak that was close Yeah, maddie b you see that rye 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 him 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 a b He comes through in the clutch Here's a high pop up And there's the second out as he squeezes it while standing on the mound The batter number two shortstop hand drill So now to the plate will be andrelton simmons and he needs to make something happen They're down to their final out here in the ninth from the stretch First pitch fastball in there for a cold strike behind o and two now You're lucky if you get one pitch a night right down the middle cannot be laid on that fastball Angels down to their last strike and he holds up on this one But it's a cold strike three and with that the ball game is over Yeah, that's what you want to do when you're playing on the road Take it right to the home squad and get a win Now the pressure is off if they get one of the next two the series is theirs And this evening's ends at a seven to two finish The yankees led this game from the third ending on and never wavered Masahiro Tanaka earns his eighth victory of the season Shohei Otani worked only three innings in the losing effort So that's a wrap here tonight for mark de rosa dan please act and Heidi Watney This is matt vaskersen. 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