 We are under the lights this evening as we get you set for another edition of baseball on the show coming up We've got a good matchup in store between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals the Yankees enter the day with their winning streak of 10 games. They'll try to extend it next Miles Michaelis gets the start for St. Louis in this one then please act. What's the word on him? Hey, this guy is one of the better pitchers in the league and one stat that jumps out Take a look at that strike out the walk ratio. That's about as good as it gets and look for him to dominate in this one Stepping into the box Brett Gardner, and we are set for baseball here this evening Ready to deliver here's the first pitch Strike one to start the at bat First pitch No ball in a strike and fellas we take a look at the Redbirds entering play here tonight They come in not exactly setting the world on fire as they've dropped five of their last eight ball games Yeah, Maddie these players got in their cars today to drive to the stadium focused on one thing Not who was going to be the hero just the fact that they needed a W and that one of their teammates whether It's them or someone else has to come up with a big knock into the corner and slicing foul Game time temperature a comfortable 76 degrees Try again one two Hit to third carpenter is there And there's one gone to start the night So the base is empty here with one away and that will bring up glaver Torres First delivery to him on the way Fastball right back to the mound And he'll just put this on the first for the second out of the inning Digging in now for the Yankees Aaron judge having a very nice year Currently second in the American League in batting average entering play There's no way you could have forecasted this kind of season from this guy not to take Anything away from it, but I don't think many people in baseball considered him to be one of the league's Best hitters for average coming into this year And of all one and all so let's take a peek at our umpire and crew in this one working the plate is Larry Bullard Hey D-roll Larry Bullard. He's pretty much right down the middle You see very few managers and players getting into very many Confrontations with Larry. Yeah, Larry lays in a weed stand doesn't try and make it about him And that's what the players love. He's got a pretty consistent strike zone and he's approachable Two out nobody on now a drive by judge deep left fielder O'Neill has to retreat to the track, but he has it to retire the side One two three go the bombers and now the Cardinals get their first shot at it here No score Eric Cole the California born right-hander is on the mound then please act What do you got kind of a strange outing in his last one that was able to pitch into the sixth inning Wasn't able to complete the inning it kind of got away from him in the sixth It'll be interesting Matt to see how he bounces back in this one now with the play Colton Wong It'll leave things off here in the bottom half of the first And as the Yankees get started here tonight guys all you can really say is they've been on one heck of a run Maddie, this is the best team in baseball right now Just a double-digit winning streak that I mean maybe happens to two or three teams a year you get this hot This team is rocking in all facets right now, and they're a fun watch And the throw will be too late. So it's a bun single to get him started here Here's Dexter Fowler now as he'll look at a fastball too high for ball one his career line against Garrett Cole He has seven hits in 31 tries. He's also hit a couple of home runs against him drive to center field And that'll get down out there near the wall and they've really got something going here runners at second and third to start the Ending Dan after that base hit right there We're talking about two full weeks of finding a way to be productive and get enough to think about that You think how hard it is to get a base hit in a professional baseball game? And for him to be able to do it 14 consecutive days in a row as a pitcher you have to just tip your cap to this guy The next to bat for St. Louis Paul Goldschmidt He'll look to pad that RBI total a bit here as he enters play eighth in the National League in that category Well, he's right in the prime of his career and clearly that is resulting in big things for him It's coming here. It is And this pitch is taken on the inner half for strike one 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 One strike now from Cole That's over, but low. It's a ball in a strike Long on third Fowler stands at second no outs and that's a base hit in the left field Hunter from second is in to score. It's a two-nothing ball game Hey, one of the things you want to do Striked early and they've done just that with a big hit driving into yeah, dad great to grab an early lead right there Especially when you could throw up a crooked number for your pitcher. Here's Matt carpenter as he'll take a look at ball one He comes in with that average down in the 240s 17 home runs and 43 RBI's The one and no delivery Nobody outrunner on first one and two now is that one's fouled off working for the punch out and the offering Ain't gonna miss on the fastball and that's the first out Well his struggles continue. It's been a rough goal of it at the plate with him been watching this at bat It's clear to me that his rhythm and timing they're just all off Even as a pitcher like I was you can tell these things and exploit them Paul DeYoung digs in next and she'll take a look at the pitch too low It's ball one the average not so hot down at 210 for the season 11 home runs and 44 RBI's Misses for the second ball DeYoung. It's a strong defender playing up the middle in the infield He's got great hands good range the big arm and those skills are not lost on his teammates as coaches or his front office for that matter Yeah, he has the ability what I love about this ball player. He's got such a great internal clock It seems like it's bang bang at first every time but the guy's out He's got sure hands and an accurate throwing arm He set here's the 3-0 There's a fastballed on the inner third taken for a strike runners on first with one down He loses him on ball four Wow, he's looking awfully shaky to start this game guys That's three hits in a walk and there's no doubt that he's fighting himself right now See if he can get this train back on the rails here Now at the plate the out of your Molina and as you check out his righty left He splits no surprise that he hits better against south pause than he does against right-handers from the stretch And look out is that one read in and got him Some people in the crowd don't like that but believe me He did not want to hit a guy in the first thing We'll see if he can regain his control or if his control becomes an issue Tyler O'Neill and there you see his righty left he splits and how they've played out so far this season Here comes the first pitch now a swing and a fly ball And it's a foul ball Still only one out in the inning crowds him a bit with a fastball there and it's to one-on-one Pretty good pitch right there fastball in off the plate one of things you want to do as a pitcher try to stand those hitters up Now the one-on-one pitch takes a pass and misses that strike two cold or the cold train as he's frequently called This is year one of a new nine-year deal that he signed recently So it looks like he's here to stay for a long time Lock this one down now the two-two the at-battle continued bases are loaded with only one out That misses ball for a run will come in to score Man when you're trailing you hate to give up any runs But walking one in is especially painful now the lead is extended and a base hip could blow the lid right off this thing Coming to the plate now Lane Thomas and a great chance here for the Cardinals to add on in just the first inning set and the pitch Fastball to start things out here not close. It's a ball and no strikes. I think this inning could have far reaching effects in this game They're really making him work and unless he dials it in it's probably going to limit how deep he goes into this game The 1-0 Is in there for strike one Not the ideal location for a changeup up in the zone, but he got away with it one one To me it looks like he just doesn't trust himself out there on the mound It's like he's fighting his body on every pitch and as a result We're seeing a lot of balls from him early on in this game of the two one Taken for strike two That's a pitch he'd like to have back. You're not going to see very many pitches like that from a picture of this quality I'm sure he'd like to have that one back to take a swing at it and this is swung on and missed Oh a huge punch out there as the bases remain loaded with two away now Now to play the pitcher Miles Michaelis another first inning RBI opportunity for him here Full sets. Here's his offering Even though we're still in the early going I think this game's at a tipping point right now They've got a chance to put this game out of reach But if they can't score anymore here the other guys feel like the door still open the set and the 1-0 And he fires in a strike this time to make it one ball in one strike the set and the one one Takes a look at a change up there and it's a ball in two strikes now He's got a chance to ring up back-to-back case here and that would be huge in this situation And he strikes him out here, so he's able to stop the bleeding a bit as the side is retired So all in all they're fortunate to give up just three in the inning as they wind up escaping the bases loaded jam One inning in the books here. It's the Cardinals three and the Yankees nothing Next will be the cleanup hitter Gary Sanchez. You'll get us started in the top of the second We're still in the early stages in this one They're only down by a couple of runs, but it's really key for this lead-up guy to try to get on and get a big inning started Hard-Hit ball to short. Oh look at the sliding stop. It's in time Now batting Mike Tuckman. You'll get to take his first cuts here. It's the outside corner It's strike one Tuckman Stands 6-2 as you see him in the left-handed batter's box He was taken in the 10th round back in the draft of 2013 I know this guy wouldn't go into the category of superstar But to grind out the career he has being drafted where he was my hats off to him 1-1 popped him up Molina over to his left And he brings it in for the second out of the inning Here's the second baseman DJ LeMay here 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 Now here's the pitch In on the hands of it with the fastball. It's one on own Now a pitch runs in on him here and all he can do is flare one fouled off to the right side one one home Hit hard to the right side foul It's softly down the line at first, but this is a foul ball as the count holds steady at one and two Pitch on the way nine towards center field that gets down and the inning continues So good work on a one and two count to get on base Well, this was a good start from the pitcher first five guys five up five down But the number six hitter proved to be a little bit more difficult and that's a bullet. Yeah Yeah, absolutely right there Dan just a nice a B by the six-hole guy after watching his first five brother and take a seat Here's Miguel and a hard now She'll take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one the average sitting right at 270 on the year 13 home runs and an even 40 RBI 01 on its way This is skyed out toward right Fowler giving chase He gets there to make the catch and that ends the inning one left for the Yankees They trail it here three to nothing to the top of the order now and that'll bring up cold One of the keys to securing a win They want to keep the pressure on and try to build that lead as much as they can moving into the later innings Fastball over the outside but in there for a strike a swinging strike and now it's 0 and 2. Oh I love facing pitchers like this. He's leaving nothing to the imagination coming to get him some Into the wind up here comes the 0-2 pitch And this is swung on and missed for strike three and adding insult to injury that pitch hit him as well But there's one away And again now Dexter Fowler as he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one One for one has he reached base with a double his first time up and that's into the corner of foul ball and right One app nobody on Fowler behind a ball in two strikes And here's a change-up in there for a called third strike and that's the second out of the inning He's really on a roll right now in the mound back-to-back strikeouts to wrap up the last inning And now who started this frame with the same story for straight strikeouts at all Paul gets the sign. Here's the first pitch Outside target here and he hits it for strike one Hey, I got to really commend this pitcher right here was able to regroup in between in and something happened in a dugout Cuz he's on point coming out for the second the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 Swing and a miss and he's in the hole 0-2 now Wow, that's four straight K's. He's knocking them down. He's looking for number five right here You can tell this guy on the mound. He is pitching with a whole lot of confidence in this one Breaking ball below the zone. That's ball one Classic strikeout pitch right there on 0-2. It's the one we know he loves going to but great recognition to lay off in that spot Looking to set down the side on strikes here. It comes Short hit hard takes care of him and the ending is over down in order go the Cardinals But they're on top by a count of three to nothing look boy as they'll look to get something going here and even this game up First pitch coming here it is This one's outside quite a bit off the plate that time looking at his lifetime numbers boy It is carrying around a sparkling slugging percentage up over 500 obviously a huge threat every time he grabs a bat That evens it up one and one Here's the pitch and he comes back with a fastball one and two now He lays off a pitch outside as they draw even at two and two and now pitch on the way Swung on and miss really fooled him that time for the first down Wow, this guy's mowing right through this lineup right now But that's what happens when you don't get a chance to see a pitcher very often That's one of the things that are helpful when you're pitching in interleague games It's always a good advantage for the pitcher because the hitters don't get to see that guy very often the box now Garrett Cole He grounds it sharply to third taken in by carpenter for gets him to down So here's the veteran Brett Gardner over one here in the early going first pitch on its way now the 1-0 Space line, but this will get foul. It's a ball in two strikes the 1-2 Looked at for ball number two Wow fastball up in I'm not sure it was intended to be that far up in that far in but message sent beware Swing and a miss he struck him out with a two-seamer and the inning is over So the Yanks go one two three they trail in this one three nothing Welcome back to Bush Stadium as we send it down to Heidi Thanks, Matt in between innings I was able to catch up with the manager of the Cardinals to discuss his thoughts on his lineup so far and overall He's really happy with the out that's they're putting together They've been able to push across three runs to this point, but they've also made the opposition work extremely hard He's thrown a lot of pitches and they think they're gonna have a good opportunity to push across a lot more runs as he Tires or as they get into that bullpen Okay, thank you, Heidi Digging in now will be Matt Carpenter as we move on to the bottom of any number three in field in the over shift here Now the pitch And he squares up on this one deep to straight away, right? He'll scale the wall here and did he catch this he did That was a pretty spectacular catch right there a lot of guys miss time that jump because they're worried about the wall coming on But he got it just right and hold it in great stuff Digging in for his second at bat all the young pitch on the way Good deception on the slider there as he's way out in front Bases are empty one man out fastball misses inside. It's even at one Just off the outside that time laid off for a ball in there two and two 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 strikeout here action pitch right here To do the last thing you want to do is to fall behind the count three two full count now three two pitch Let's him off the hook there is this isn't even close for ball for now Well, he's really laboring in the early going here. That's his third walk of the game already We'll see if he can get it together or if this is just one of those days where he's gonna have to grind his way through this start Yachty Molina digging in now fastball as he gets the swing and a miss That was a pretty good fastball after he walked the hitter previous. There was a little angry on that heater Nothing in one count here. It comes one and one and here's a slider for a cold strike and he's behind one and two now Runner at first here one man out and a swing and a miss and another punch out here six already And that's out number two a classic slider down in a way for the strikeout there Not a whole lot to say about that pitch that hasn't been said a million times already That's just a real tough pitch for a hitter to pick up out of a pitcher's hand So they end up chasing when they're in protect mode to the box Tyler O'Neill as he swings and misses at a first pitch Fastball 0-1 O'Neill just 24 years of age. He's in his third season as a major league player Pull sets coming at him with the 0 and 1 slider laid off for a ball Great game plan so far by this offense. They're not chasing any of those breaking balls out of the zone and there's ball to now It's one thing to get hit around but it's far worse when you're getting yourself into trouble by not throwing strikes Every pitchers been there, but it doesn't make it any less frustrating or unacceptable the count now with two and two They're on first with two away. They're working the outer half here, but that one's wide for ball three Good spot for an RBI put the ball in play with the runner in motion. He could score all the way from first 3-2 pitch is a swing and a miss that strike three One left for the Cardinals. They lead it three to nothing Standing in Torres as we begin the top of the fourth He's ready. Here's the first offering Hey, there aren't too many power hitters in the game that would let that pitch go by the wind up and the 0-1 A swing and a ground ball to third Throw to first in time one gone here in the fourth Now that so with that let's call on the guys in the graphics department to put up the pitch speed comparison for the two Starters and boy, which of those two numbers leap out at you there. How about the 100? My goodness Here's big Aaron Judd So far 0 for 1 with a flyout almost Maddie almost went deep his last AB Certainly just missed it with this guy's big power. He's feeling pretty good at the dish look for him to try and get on Something and drive it out of the yard this AB And he'll just sneak past his outstretched arm a base hit Boy, dear, what's about time they got something brewing here first pitch single and maybe now they can start to get some traffic on the basis Yeah, absolutely Dan ambush tactics not always the play you want to drive that pitch count up and get into that bullpen But sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures So now to the plate Gary Sanchez As he will take a fastball in there at the knees for strike one He's 0 for 1 after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far Over to the bag I'm set and the oh one Here's a late swing and a miss strike two Hey, that's the modern game right now north south elevate that high fastball and bury stuff in the dirt completely Different from the east west we came up playing And a swing and a misses they got him with the slider there two away really good late bite on that slider right there The best ones have that late action that just darts at the last minute might they're so tough to get the bat on And when you've got that good slider going, it's a great strikeout pitch. Now Mike Tuckman Lifted down the line and left and that will end up a foul ball over one after a pop out in foul Territory is first time through one count. Here's the pitch and there's ball one Breaking ball that time that misses out of his own no runs two hits and no errors for the Yankees so far Sent in the air out to straight away central And he'll get there in plenty of time to put this one away and that ends the inning Yanks leave one still down three nothing left to do Stepping in for the Cardinals Lane Thomas. He'll leave things off against Garrett Cole First delivery to him on the way Well behind that fastball. It's a swinging strike Well, he kind of tipped his hand right there. His approach is obviously sitting on the off speed because he was so late on that first pitch eater One ball one strike to count Now the one and one pitch And he checks his swing did he go around? Yes says the first base umpire strike to Looking to punch him out again the pitch Timing just a tick off there as this one's fouled off to the right Lucky he got a piece right there. He was definitely late on that pitch after seeing a previous off speed pitch And he'll try to get him fishing there, but he won't offer in the dirt and it's back to even a two and two And he misses this one inside and that'll run things full three and two You can bet they love ball for here That gives the pitcher on deck an obvious Bunt situation to move the runner into scoring position And he struck him out good pitch there as he registers his eighth punch out of the ball game a lot of Indecision there on that check swinging. That's something you see quite a lot on three and two when the difference between Striking out and drawing a walk in can be an inch or two. It's pretty understandable why guys aren't always Aggressive with their swings and they start him out with a slider good spot, but he doesn't get the call one and oh Up top it's two and oh Can't fall behind against the pitcher need to minimize pitch count against the easy outs And this is certainly one of them calls delivery two oh and a good comeback fastball There it's two balls in a strike three runs three hits and no errors so far for the Redbirds To two and two now Oh, he's really got the strikeout pitch working now as he not just number nine in the ball game Well, he's really rolling on the mound right now. All you have to do is look at the last four hitters for evidence All four of them have gone down on strikes as you're seeing here That's not easy to do so you know he's not going to get the ball out of the game That's not easy to do so, you know, he's got to be pretty dialed in out there Here's Colton Wong now as he looks at a fastball that misses off the plate for ball one He's working on a one for two games so far Cole gets the sign here. It comes on one oh He may be down two and oh after those first two pitches in this a B But those are pitches he can feel pretty good about they did miss by a whole lot So it's not like he's all over the place three and oh to him now and this one misses inside a ball He walked him and they've got themselves a two-out base runner So a runner at first with two away and that'll bring in the switch hitting outfielder Dexter Fowler First pitch of the at bat on its way To out with the man at first Throw over to the bag runners back was just sizzling up there one and one Pitch taken several inches below the zone in fact the good pitch there had him stretching to get out there And it's two and two now Usually you see chases outside the zone on off-speed stuff like sliders breaking balls and change-ups But to chase up got him looking and that'll do it the inning is over Cards leave one, but they lead it three nothing Welcome back Heidi Watney standing by as we get set for the top of the fifth Thanks Matt. I talked with Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the break about the team's offensive 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 Thank You Heidi And that sends DJ LaMahieu into the box a base hit in his first trip tried to check it in its own one Here's one that misses high It's one and one and this is taken for a called strike. Oh, that's a tough call now one and two Here's the pitch Throwing the ball great up into this point don't want to allow a lead-off walk needs to just focus in on his mechanics right here Fastball call strike three and there's the first out of the inning So still nothing against him on the scoreboard here in the fifth as we check out the league leader board for team ERA and we see there that they're currently ranked third best in that category in the NL Into the box now Miguel Anduhar Flied out in his first at bat so make him all for one so far. He's gonna find the seats strike one One out nobody on Maybe too much break on the slider two and one I Don't blame him for not coming over the heart of the plate He circled this guy on the lineup card when he got to the yard today He's been swinging one of the hotter bats in the game and the sliders in the dirt as he lays off it for a ball Team's been struggling on offense. Let your D work for you right here pound the zone High in the air down the right field line Fowler on the run. He's got it a nice play there two away Striding into the box look boy over one for him here in this one. He's ready Here's the first offering now a big fastball and he's well behind it with the swing Bases are empty here with two men out and this misses the outside corner. So it's knotted up at one and one Well out in front of the breaking ball there for a strike Hey offense needs to check itself right here. They need to make this starter a little bit more uncomfortable One strike away from five shutout innings a fastball, but that's easy to lay off and it's back to even it two and two Slow roller down the third baseline But a foul ball as it holds it two and two again. He sends it out of play Tutu one more time The throat of first the defense on display on this beautiful diving stop at short We're back to Friday night baseball on the show After this bottom of the inning now and self to go as the veteran first baseman of Paul Goldschmidt Here is you'll take a look at ball one one and oh and tight awfully tight two and oh now Two balls and a strike to the St. Louis leadoff hitter Great job of doubling up with a fastball inside a lot of times You'll see a pitcher go in there, but they won't go back in there a second time This guy's not afraid to pitch inside There's a swing and a high drive in the left center field Gardner going back to the track Boom goes the ball Goldschmidt 29 home runs for him on the year and with it the Cardinals have increased their lead for to nothing You're going to give up a towering blast one of the best players in their lineup It's better to do it with no one on base It's staying sure but a solo shot isn't going to be the siding factory game He will take strike one on the fastball here. No balls in a strike He's over two in the ballgame so far. I'll tell you if he wants to turn things around that pitch is one He's going to have to start locating a lot better now the one-and-one pitch and Right into the shift and he'll step on first himself for the With the plate called the young it was a walk in his last trip field shaded a bit to left center the first pitch Breaking ball drops right in the chute for a strike He's been getting lit up all game and there's a common denominator He keeps missing right down the middle of the plate case in point with that last one do young in an 0 and 2 hole here Obviously, he's not fatiguing whatsoever Still in the mid to high 90s with his fastball these guys got to stay on the attack if they're gonna have a chance The next oh two And he founds this one off bases are empty one man. It's fouled away He struck him out and their strikeout number 11 in the ball game This inning didn't get started the way he'd hoped with that home run But I've got to give him credit for flushing it and coming back here to get strikeouts on the last two guys He's acting like it didn't even happen before Here's the catcher yada your Molina as the first pitch to him is in there for a called strike one and here in Just the fifth inning this will be pitch number 100 here boy pitch count up near 100 right now Dero and this is when you try to get to a good starting pitcher right now looks like he's running on fumes Yeah, the manager's got to get a couple people up in the bullpen right now one ball hits the gap They get runners in scoring position this game could be at a commission He's got another one here 12 punch outs now in the ball game and that'll end the inning But the cards add on just a bit courtesy of this solo home run. We're through five innings here tonight It's now for nothing st. Louis You're shella will grab a bat and leave things off here in the top of the six number one Mind in the right a base hit Hey guys, I like the execution by the batter there. He got a hanger in the middle of the plate He could have come on glued, but he didn't he stayed focused and drove a line drive base that here's Brett Gartner now As he'll go after the first pitch to him and comes up empty. It's strike one Man, this guy's been incredibly efficient so far in this one mostly because he's getting ahead 70% of the batters he's faced he's thrown the first pitch strike to Hard hit ball to second taken in by Wong the second for one on the first to double play Two away now in the Yankees sixth and that will bring up the exciting middle infielder Glaber Torres First pitch on its way This year against right-handed pitching Torres carries a batting line little over the 260 mark the 1-0 a Swing and a miss. That's the first strike Well, obviously somebody was hooting with the owls last night this entire roster They've showed up for the first game of this road trip and are getting absolutely boat raced Hit softly on the ground to third Pro on to first gets him and the side is retired down in order go the Yankees They're down for nothing in the bottom of the six lead off for the redbirds here in their half of the sixth inning First pitch of the at bat on its way A 1-0 home fly ball out to straightaway right judge will wait on it one down The center fielder number 35 ready for another shot now Lane Thomas He looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up Yeah, and kind of shocked he got blown away with a fastball You could tell he was laid on that one and we'll see if he tries to cheat to something this a big windup and the 01 Here's a fastball at the knees good spot good pitch and it's Owen to hopped up And do harm as a play and that's the second out of the inning Next to hit will be the pitcher miles Michael us he struck out swinging in his last trip to the plate First delivery to him on the way a ball of no strikes Facing right-handed pitching so far this season Michael less hitting better than 200 Which is really pretty exceptional for a pitcher. Yeah, Matty. He's well aware of it runners in scoring position That's where you need to be on your game. He's just expanded his own entirely too much in these situations Cardenas pitcher up there with a one and two count and it's two balls and two strikes now Two out nobody on and he struck out again. That's the third time. He's gone down on strikes in this one One two three go the Cardinals, but they're in front four to nothing I'll set for the start of the inning and next it'll be the outfielder Aaron Giants Like it doesn't look very promising so far in this one as we move into the later innings down by a bundle It's time to get some base runners and hopefully a long ball to get them back into this one We ground her down the line at third and the throw to first is in time So the leadoff man has gone here to start inning number seven Gary Sanchez he's grounded out and struck out in his two trips to the plate ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch Tried to check it in its own one ball way off target here, and it's even at one One out nobody on fall behind now to one and two Trying to send them packing for the second time and a sliders in the dirt as he lays off it for a ball So a full count now a pitch home high and deep to straight away right back goes Fowler Still ranging back Leap at the wall by Fowler, but he'll come up empty. It's a home run It's a solo shot here for Gary Sanchez 24 home runs for him on the season as they get on the board. It's four to one now When this one left the bat, I thought it was going to be an easy out to right But it just kept caring and caring and the right fielder gave it a great effort and almost brought it back But no dice To the plate now Mike talking And it's belted high and deep in the right center And that'll get down out there for extra bases Around second now and headed for third the relay throw, but he is in there with a triple Yeah, first a home run out at a triple and if the pattern holds the next And it will rope a double to bring another run home here. We shall see DJ LeMayhew Oh, and this is hit high and deep out to left and this is gonna get down extra bases and they're starting to make some inroads here When this thing left is bad, I started thinking it might have enough to get out of here didn't quite carry now But it does one hop the wall off the track and he cruises in the second with an RBI two-bagger You'll take that every day of the week and that'll bring up Miguel and do hard As he can't catch up on a fast ball to letters and it's strike one 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 Slider and that's in there for strike two Well, he's done a real nice job with that breaking ball in this start That's not the first time he's locked a guy up with it Not a bad pitch there with two strikes, but it misses one and two Right guy right spot. This is one of the better hitters in their lineup Just the guy they want to see coming up now to get this in and going the one two Skied into straight away right Fowler has a read on it to God Point he was a ground-out victim last time up. He's ready. Here's the first offering In there oh and one this year against right-handed pitching point is a batting line residing in the 230s He'd be the first to tell you he's not happy with the batting average on the season But he's found the way to get on base more than 350 work and walks with an unbelievable eye at the fish behind 0 and 2 now Waved at and missed for the third out not much of a chance at hitting that one in the inning is over So it's two runs on three hits no errors in a runner left on Seventh inning stretch time here at the ballpark the Cardinals lead it four to two It's half of the seventh year and that'll give way to the veteran second baseman Colton Wong First pitch coming here it is Double barreled action in the Yankee bullpen now a lefty and a right-hander start to get loose First two pitches off the mark here. It's 2-0 shot to second base and handled for the first out Stepping in Dexter Fowler field shifted well to the right. Here's the first pitch And he'll hold off on the slider here to start the ad bat. It's ball one Can't sit back long enough in the count evens up at one and one Seventh inning here at the ballpark for to our score and he pumps the fastball by him here one and two now Here's the pitch bouncer to the left side Throw on the first will get him score it 5-3 on the putout though It looked more like a 6-3 ground wall or nevertheless there are two away now not a lot You can do with that pitch that fastball just ate him up inside and gets the soft grounder for the out And that brings up Paul Goldschmidt he's two for three and looking for more here First offering on its way bases are empty here with two men out and two and oh is this one's taken low Talk about certain guys in a lineup that you want to be really careful with this guy right here is one of those and you Can tell he's pitching awfully cautiously the two oh on the way Hit on the ground after short or is brings it in And that will conclude matters here in the seventh down in order go the Cardinals But they still eat this one four to two Jordan Hicks has been summoned from the bullpen as he'll do so to start the age John Carlo Stanton is gonna be asked to get things going here as a lead off the top of the A This pitch at the ending here misses down and in for a ball. It's one and oh He'll enter play here with an average just over 250 27 homers and 66 driven in in there one and one here's the pitch On the run this one in on him and he can't connect so he finds himself down one and two now Don't too much bite on the breaking ball that time as it's well off the outside John Carlo swings and this ball is hit well into left field Gone to lead off the inning a Solo shot here to left as it's trimmed to a 4-3 game now Well, this guy's been unhittable all year, but eventually you knew somebody would get to him That's the first home run. He's given up all year, but like all good relievers He has to have a short memory and put it behind him this gets a piece of it strike one He's hit listen three at bass to this point bases are empty here. Nobody out two balls in a strike down to the Yankees lead-off man Looks like this guy's afraid to throw the ball in the strike So we gave up that home run earlier in the inning needs to get back to being aggressive and in by Goldschmidt And they'll take it to the bag himself for the out Cardinals are into their bullpen now as there are the final numbers for their starter And he was really in command on the mound throughout the evening Matty V really a solid performance seven strong innings pitched in line for the win Need some help for the bullpen to close this one out and that'll bring up labor torrent The sinker to him finds the zone for strike one. He could really use a knock here over three in the game so far one pitch Swinging strike and now it's own two In my opinion one of the toughest pitches in the game to square off just a heavy sinker with good downward action Two quick strikes and now the O2 and the slider gets him swinging to God 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 the stuff You know he can absolutely dominate on any given day because of what he offers up there It's just nasty. There aren't many hitters that like to see this guy on the mound and that'll bring up Aaron judge As he rips it on the ground a second first in time and that ends the inning all back a bit Thanks to the home run on now to the bottom of any number eight. It's the Cardinals four and the Yankees three Tommy Keenley is on to pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the eight Number 48 Ready now Matt Carpenter he's hit listen three at bats to this point I think he's forgotten about sometimes Matt Carpenter when we talk about the best hitters in our sport I think he's one of the more underrated offensive players Come set. Here's the nothing and nothing pitch with the O2 It looked like the fastball got away from him there 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 another one-two delivery Oh, and they pulled a string on a good change up there as he swings and misses and he set down on strikes for the second time tonight Tight game here for three our score as we take the opportunity to compare the performances turned in by the two starters So that brings in the power hitting middle infielder Paul de Young a couple of walks for him thus far First pitch of the at bat Obviously the game plan wasn't to let this guy beat you right here He's already walked twice and that pitch added the zone tells me they want nothing to do with him the 1-0 Drilled on the ground is short and that's through for a base hit make him one for two in this one That's got to be frustrating for the pitcher right there He's well aware of who's having great seasons and who's having the tough seasons at the plate for the opposition This guy put him in the tough season bucket He just gave up a knock the out of your Molina as he'll take a look at an off-speed pitch here That misses for ball one Oh for two for him to this point. He's running and he popped him up long run for the left fielder And no one will track it down the 1-1 On the left field line and deep and this is gonna get down. It's a foul ball He's set. Here's the 2-2. He struck him out the third time. He's fanned in the game It's been a rough night at the yard for him. That's three times. He's gone down on strikes in this one So they've really figured out how to attack this guy Hey Tyler O'Neill in the center field line drive base hit to extend his hitting street Yeah, and he was staring at his last at bat right there Probably his last at bat would have been tough to get him another AB in this one But he's able to get it done. Hey better late than never and I'm sure when he walked in and had batters box right there He's thinking this very well Could be my last AB of this game So if I'm gonna keep this streak alive gonna have to do it right now looking to keep this a one-run game the pitch And he starts the number eight hitter with a strike nothing in one Four three our score here as we play the eight hits this one hard the other way Love by Lamec you on the first and the Redbird rally goes for naught as that ends the inning Hard strand a couple, but they hold on to a four three lead Now the skippers on his way out toward the home plate area and I believe that means we're gonna have a double switch here Giovanni Gallegos takes the ball now in inning number nine looking to close the door Number Set to start the ninth in this one and now it'll be the catcher Gary Sanchez Tough situation down one here on the road trying to score up one of the game's top closers. They've got the work cut out for Ready with the first pitch here it comes Ninth inning underway now as the first pitch is taken for a cold strike a Great job pounding his own strike one when you got a great hitter in the box got to get ahead count leverages a must He's ready. Here's the 0-1 Swing and a miss and he's in trouble now 0 and 2 And it's a pitcher you have to love pitching 0 to multiple ways up down in and out throw the breaking ball a lot of Different ways to get guys out Filed away ready. Here's the 0 to pitch. I love the fact that the hitter was able to foul that pitch away I always thought with two strikes You give the pitcher that inside part of the plate and you do your best to cover away. It comes 0 and 2 There's a fastball well off the plate inside Interesting sequence of pitches right there a real ugly swing on a ball away And it looks like the batter has a much better idea of what he's looking for after that second pitch Three comes on a ball and two strikes Line to the right side But that's a foul ball a good pitch here But this is taken for a ball as the count moves to two and two now on the Yankee catcher pitch on the way And he can only battle for so long as he's finally set down here after an eight pitch at bat So the leadoff man gone to start the top of the ninth as we take a look at league saves leaders entering play And as you see he's right up there among league leaders in that department So striding in Mike Tuckman, he made it to third on a triple in his previous appearance. It's coming here It is Starts him out with a slider for a strike With the 0 and 1 Maybe a little jumpy there as he swings through the fastball It's not easy to get your barrel to a pitch that high That can be an effective location as long as he keeps it above the letters Comes on nothing in two One run game here in the top of the ninth makes him out as well So make it back-to-back punchouts here to the first two men he faces out of the bullpen Well, you have to feel pretty confident about the way this one's gonna end up as a manager two hitters two strikeouts from the Closer there's not a whole lot more he can do to instill confidence that he's going to wrap this thing up without any problem Trying to pick things up where we left off DJ LeMay here He'll try to follow up the double in his last at bat with another big hit right here Well, he got a good pitch to hit last time up looked for it up in the zone and didn't miss it Those are the pitches you only get maybe once an AB maybe once a game Maybe once a week so he certainly capitalized on it last time tying run at the plate the 0-1 Gallegos is about as stingy as they come in terms of a bullpen arm He's proven very difficult to hit and it's a rarer thing still to see multiple hits against him Yeah, Matty being it. You know wonder why it's so hard to score off of this guy He's nearly impossible to get three or four hits in an inning to score run He keeps his walks per night innings are really down and you look at his hits per nine innings pitch It's no wonder why this guy's one of the top relievers in the game right now And not an easy pitch to lay off of but he did somehow and he's got it to three and one Time to narrow your focus up there at the plate in a one-run game. He doesn't want to walk you so there's a good chance He's gonna get something to handle right here Two out nobody on and this is swung on and missed so now they find themselves down to their final strike tonight When you get yourself to a 3-1 count and you get a fastball Those are the ones you really want to punish couldn't get the bat on it So we'll see if that comes back to haunted last chance for the Yankees Full count still Proud of over 39,000 on their feet Shot down the line, but this will get foul. So they'll do it again three and two Bases are empty here with two men out the front there as this one's pulled off to the left side Has them down to their final strike here. It comes Tart on the ground Taking the opener here at home as this ballgame is over always nice to get the first game of the series But even more so when it's in front of the home crowd it seems to energize everybody the rest of the series And it's a 4-3 finish in this evening's ballgame The cards posted a three-run first to propel them to the win Miles Michaelis earns his sixth winning decision in this one Garrett Cole racked up 12 strikeouts, but still ends up taking the loss Giovanni Gallegos earns the save out of the bullpen his 32nd of the season So that's a wrap here tonight from Marco Rosa Dan, please act and Heidi Watney. This is Matt Vaskersen. You've been watching MLB the show