 We are under the lights this evening as we get you set for another edition of baseball on the show tonight an intriguing matchup between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees. It's Yankees baseball and it comes your way next. Masahiro Tanaka gets the call for game one of the series. What's your take on him Dan. Hey we look a lot at numbers from starting pitchers walks to innings pitch but one of the key stats I look for his whip and he has a sub 1.30 whip coming into this start which tells me he throws strikes. He's not afraid to get the ball in the strike zone. It'll be interesting to see if he can string together some real quality innings in this one. The second now in the box says our Hernandez will get us started in this one under the lights. First pitch coming here it is first of three here on a Friday night as the first pitch is in there for strike one. And as the Yankees get started here tonight guys they've been on a pretty good role of late winners of seven of their last eight ball games. Yeah Maddie this is a nice one first game of a home stand. You played well on the road. You got a chance to grab a shower and sleep in your own bed last night. I bet you this team comes out on the attack today. Starting to get a bit chilly here tonight 57 degrees at game time. Lifted into the air to shallow center Wade on to the grass. He makes the catch a great effort to get there and record the first out of the end at the plate Oscar Mercado. He's ready. Here's the first offering and there are the umpires assigned to this one. Balls and strikes belong to Mr. Jerry Hillsdale. You know Dero I think Jerry Hillsdale is a very good hitters umpire doesn't give much on the edges. He's going to make you put the ball to the plate. Oh I love me some Jerry Hillsdale. You have to come over to 17 inches he ain't giving you anything on the outside corner and that's the way it should be well out in front of the breaking ball there for a strike. All even now two and two pitch on the way swung on in the dirt strike three and the throw is made to record the second out of the inning. So bases are empty here with two gone. Bring up the switch hitting shortstop in perennial MVP candidate Francisco Lindor outfield shaded toward right center. Here's the first pitch checks wing called strike 0 and 1 Lindor who fittingly goes by Mr. Smiles sometimes he was a first round pick back in 2011. Yeah Matty they certainly got it right when they drafted this guy. He has turned himself into an absolute superstar. Everybody knows this guy's name and kids are buying his jerseys two out nobody on good job to spoil that one away and he stays alive inside for the third strike and the inning is over down in order go the tribe Indians nothing Yankees coming to bat. It's Major League Baseball on the show. Carlos Carrasco the right hander from Venezuela gets the starting nod in this one. What do you have for us on him Danny. Hey Matt Carlos Carrasco power arm big time slider great velocity 94 to 96 miles an hour but the powerhouse slider is his signature pitch hasn't changed up but if he has that good slider he could be it really really tough to get stepping in Tyler Wayne. It leaves things off here on the bottom half of the first way the pitch he'll try to bunt his way on as he gets this one down throw to first will get him as they pounce on it quickly to snuff out the bunt attempt at a second the right fielder Aaron God to play Aaron judge as he'll get his first opportunity in this one. He's sat here it comes fellas we check out the tribe as they begin here tonight. They look to make it three straight here as they come in on the heels of two straight wins. Yeah Matty this team's in the grind part of their schedule right now just had a short homestand able to say hello to the family kissed a wife tucked the kids in at night and they're back on the road again. This should be interesting to see the energy this team plays with today. Count now a ball and a strike and it's a ball and two strikes now Aaron judge one out nobody on 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 his 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. Giancarlo Stanton now as he takes a called strike at the knees its own one 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. He's ready. Here's the 0 1 hit softly down the line at first but this will be a foul ball as he's behind Owen to now bases are empty here with two men out. Got him swinging and that will end the inning so the Yankees go one two three and this is still a nothing nothing ball game. Second inning set to go standing in friend will raise right 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 ready with the first pitch here it comes not surprised he's laid on a heater right there just saw an off speed pitch one to stay back a little bit too long ready to deal. Here's the 1 1 who jumped the gun a bit on that swing and he's down 1 and 2 nice to get him to reach for it but it stays outside 3 and 2 to be honest with you I'm a little bit more afraid the guy on deck to the guy that's up right now if I'm on the mound I want this guy up right now he's the guy that is going to beat me and that misses for ball four so it's a lead off walk here to start the second that is there the third baseman stepping into the box Jose Ramirez it's been a really slow start to the season for him as you can see by the April numbers on your screen first offering on its way ball that fastball too high to start him out here one and all in past meetings with Tanaka it's been very good nine for 14 he also has one home run in a fastball that's about off the radar screen there it's to an old has a look now the pitch still looking for our first hit in the ball game it's fouled away now a chopper to first might only get one scooped up the second for one on the first and they get the double play that's good athleticism here by the pitcher getting off the mound he gets the ball to first and then hustles his way over to the bag to help him wrap up the top three six one double play here's Carlos Santana now he was one for four with the two bagger in yesterday's game first pitch of the at bat on its way and a slider runs in on him as he has to lean out of the way no score here as we play any number two Santana in front with a two and no count two and one after the foul ball there and this one misses to Santana and he'll take that free pass down to first we knew coming into this game that this guy has a tendency to give up a lot of free passes and history repeats itself as he's already given up two walks here I'll tell you effectively wild is a pretty tough thing to be so a runner at first with two away and into bat next it'll be Tyler Naikwin from the bell kicks and deals and a called strike down in the zone nothing in one Santana leads off first with a pair of outs in the inning didn't quite catch the zone there ball one now the one and one pitch don't be surprised if he gets another back foot slider right here don't think for a second just because he took the first one that this pitcher won't go back exactly the same way on two balls and two strikes here it comes good spot for an RBI put the ball in play with the runner in motion he could score all the way from first a runner on first with two away hard hit ball to second La may you with a great stop it's there he got him any questions as to why this guy's a gold lover didn't think so we're back to Friday night baseball on the show after this the box Geo or Shella is looking to extend that hitting streak which stands at eight games coming in number twenty nine from the stretch hey that's a nice take by the batter right there but that's a non competitive off speed pitch got to do better to at least in crisis swing the 1 0 home lifted into the air out towards center field Nick was under it and he hauls it in for the first out of the inning batting fifth the center fielder now with the plate Mike talkman he's got hits in each of the last five ball games first pitch coming here it is and they'll start things out with a change up here but this is a bit too tight it's ball one bottom of the second here with no score and this winds up inside for a ball two and oh now he's a veteran out on that mound he understands he has to establish that inside fastball to open up the outer half of the plate good swing just got to try and straighten that one out sent foul again and after being way ahead now it's even a two and two pitch on the way this will miss down low in the dirt so he's worked it full now at three and two after multiple pitches were fouled off it gets a little disappointing as a pitch or so you think say I'm going to throw one way off the plate and see if he'll chase it didn't happen payoff pitch home rounded up the first baseline but this will get foul so they'll do it again three and two he fouls this one off making him work out there the ninth pitch of the ad bag coming up now here's a drive out to the alley around first digging for two and this will find the wall out near the visitors bullpen the relay throw and he's safe well that's their first hit of the ball game and they make it kind of as he blisters this thing to the outfield and cruises in the third for the triple we'll see if his teammate can pick him up so they can get their first run to at the plate now look boy as the first pitch to him is in there for a called strike one that average pushing up near 350 now seven homers and 14 driven in upset with the Owen one behind Owen two now hoping to send him packing pitch on its way lucky he got a piece right there he was definitely late on that pitch after seeing a previous off speed pitch their O2 home swaying and a miss on the change up and they're a two gone well their chances of pushing across the run took a pretty good hit after that strikeout it's so much to score a guy from third but two outs instead of one base you or you need to get lucky with the wild pitch or a pass ball here's the second man DJ LeMay here swing and a ball pulled foul into the lower level and left he did not play last night but clearly back in the starting nine for this one lying toward the gap in left center Santana is there and he puts this one away for the third out so a great job there of working out of potential trouble one left for the Yankees will move to the third with no score set to get his evening at the plate started Domingo Santana here's the first pitch to him and they start him out away with a cold strike when he's really getting the better of him now it's strike two I know that feeling played 14 years in the big leagues and still can't hit a slider little tardy on that swing as it's well wide at first and another foul ball the next O2 hard ground ball to third and there's the first hit of the game for the Yankees well that's just a case deal role you've got to make a little bit better pitches with two strikes jumps ahead 0 and 2 with a couple of foul balls and pitch number five he squares one up for a base hit yeah I can't tell you how nice that feels right there you battle to get and count leverage and fight to get your a swing off O2 you're almost turned around walking back to your dugout so that's a nice piece of hitting ready to deliver here's the first pitch and he gets ahead 0 and 1 for at first with no outs here into the corner and slicing foul look like he was cheating a heater right there a little bit too far out in front got to find a way to keep his hands back here comes the nothing in two pitch one ball if I'm in the box you take a step out right here take a deep breath after that high fastball you got to be leery of him bury in something in the dirt swung on in the dirt and that's a strikeout that was some nice execution on that pitch spotted it nicely down around the bottom of the zone and when you do that especially with two strikes for not a lot of guys are going to hurt you you're going to get a lot of ground balls and swings and misses down there at the plate says our Hernandez as he'll pop this one foul off to the left and out of play 0 for one for him here in this one lofted in the air out to right field judges are on the move he gets there and makes the play for the second out of the inning now batter the designated hitter Oscar Mercado digging in Oscar Mercado 0 for one here in the early going first offering on its way checks his swing here but he does so in time fouled away 2 2 is a swing and a miss that strike three Indians leave one home half of the third coming up no score back as the Yankees prepare for their third turn through the order fans of the Bronx bombers have been treated to quite a bit of production from this lineup so far this year 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 on their backs and they're 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 all right thanks I think Yankee the designated hitter Mike he's set and the pitch on the ground for Hernandez at second base he's got it throw to first he is in time for the first down batting done the catcher Kyle Higashiyoka set to get his evening at the plate started Kyle Higashiyoka and it's been a real struggle for him with the bat so far this year looking to get things turned around in a hurry first pitch on its way skied into straight away right Reyes will wait on it to gone up next for the Yankee the shortstop Tyler way digging in for his second at bat Tyler way Carrasco pauses here it comes fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike got to be careful with this guy here he can really handle the bat even though they're two outs he might try to drop one down for a base hit tried to get him to go after the slider but it's one and one two balls in a strike down to the Yankees lead off man bottom of ending number three nothing nothing our score he's falling behind now three and one this is good patience here to work at the three and one especially after two quick outs to start the inning even if you don't end up getting a hit or drawing a walk at least you're making the guy work a little bit and giving your pitcher a chance to rest a little that's popped up Ramirez has a play and that retires the side one two three go the bombers will head to the fourth still scoreless winning set to get underway so stepping in Francisco Lindor he looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up yeah kind of shocked he got blown away with a fastball you could tell he was laid on that one and we'll see if he tries to cheat to something this A B and this one's nowhere closes at bounces to the plate for ball one this guy's been throwing the ball great so far but it's going to be tested here four five and six coming up this part of the lineup and who looked like a definite pitchers pitch there on the inside one and one little behind on that swing and now he'll try to shorten up maybe and protect the plate the one two this is a fun guy to watch when he's up there really battles doesn't take any pitches all these a grinder always seems to make it difficult on the opposing pitcher good eye to lay off the slider there and he works it to full three and two here well that sets up a big pitch right here Matt because you don't want to lose the leadoff guy in the scoreless game it's tough to work around the leadoff walk fouled off and he lays off their ball for so the leadoff man is on here to begin stands a number four well they haven't been able to scratch a run across yet so maybe this walk will jump start their offense a little bit and that'll bring in friend will raise from the stretch here's the pitch broke out the slide step there Danny yeah he's clearly thinking about the steal right here didn't happen but the cat mouse game continues on just one hit a piece for both of these clubs just off the outside that time laid off for a ball like to see him be looking to the opposite field with this next swing pitchers trying to work you away now the two oh Jose Ramirez will be next 3 0 pitch finds the zone strike one no runs just one hit no errors to this point for the Indians hit hard on the ground towards second stop on the slide by the major on the first to double play now it's hard to do anything with a pitch like that that's below the zone and if you do do anything with it most of the time this will be the result of double play on a good pitch down in the zone being in Jose Ramirez will swing it from the left side right here this is somewhat of a cause for concern this guy needs to hit better left handed against right handed pitching here's the first pitch to him rising fastball and it catches the zone for a strike and this isn't exactly the way you'd like to draw it up not throwing a lot of first pitch strikes but the bottom line is he's getting outs rained in and he'll step on the bag himself and the inning is over nothing doing for the Indians there on to the bottom of the fourth now still with no score go for the last half of the inning digging in Aaron judge he was a strikeout victim in his first try this game is rolling along as we move into the middle innings with no score you'd think by now one of these two teams would be able to get some base runners on to get him in but that hasn't been the case here's the first pitch to him here's a breaking ball but it doesn't quite find the strike zone line hard to the left side but this is a foul ball it's one and two one and two and he wasn't going to hit that one with an or the strikeout and there's one gone I'll tell you he looks really dialed in on the ball right there he's got a shutout going and he really seems to have this line of off balance even when he challenges them up in the zone they don't have an answer for it and digging into the batter's box next will be Giancarlo Stanton one and oh the count two balls and no strikes the count of Stanton hey not a good spot to be down two and oh this guy has some serious pop at the plate I'm expecting a big hack here and the pitch I wouldn't be surprised if he had the green light here matter of fact I know he's got the green light here he's looking for some damage three and one to him now and this will be nowhere close as his control deserts him here it's a five pitch out that the hitter was looking for something to hit but he would have needed a telephone pole to hit that thing way out of the zone that'll bring in Giovanni your shell on so far 0 for 1 with a flyout comes set here's the nothing and nothing hits good fastball down around the knees they're taken for a strike and a swing here but he pretty clearly broke the plane and it's 0 and 2 now fastball here that will wisely lay off and it's one and two they come inside with the fastball but it misses here and it's back to two and two well two straight fastballs inside haven't put him away so now it will be interesting to see what he turns to the two to not a bad time right here to put that runner in motion three to count you send the runner and the pitch it's ball four working for the punch out and the offering and this pitches swung on and missed and the A.L.'s leading hitter is set down on strikes two away classic down and away for the strike out there but 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 standing in now in the first half of the season. He's a good talk man as he will take strike one on the fastball here no balls in a strike. He found his way over to third via a triple in his first at bad dirt here. Good job keeping it close as the count goes to one and one pitching has the upper hand early as we're scoreless in inning number four. Oh look like he was towing an anchor there one and two had to sit back on the change up and he did a good job to get the bat on that two balls and two strikes now it's fouled away here now the two two back up the middle and that's through for a hit nice execution right there Dan kept his front shoulder in his hands inside the baseball and ripped the base hit up the middle and if you're a pitcher right there you can't get discouraged sometimes even when you make a good pitch the ball is going to find a hole somewhere that would right up the middle. Now Luke Voight pulled high in the air out to left field left fielder is on the move. He gets there to make the catch and that ends the inning. Yanks strand a pair through four still tied nothing nothing. Welcome back to the Bronx as we check in with Heidi Matt I talk with manager Terry Francona during the break about his thoughts on the Indians hitters to this point and overall he's really happy with the bats they're putting together. They've already worked out three walks so he feels as though that kind of willingness to let the opposition work themselves into trouble will continue to result in good things for them on the scoreboard. All right Heidi thank you standing in. Carlos Santana reached base via the walk in his first play appearance. Infield in the over shift here now the pitch. Here's a late swing and a miss strike to and that's into the corner of foul ball and right. The next oh two hops this one up for Shella in foul ground one down the bat so still nothing against him on the scoreboard here in the fifth as we check out the league leaderboard for team ERA. And you can see right there that these guys ranked second in the A.L. in that category and next will be the versatile Tyler Naikwin. He's all for one thus far first pitch on its way hard hit at third and a sliding try there at third but it skips by him a base hit. Well that's only the second hit he's given up tonight and the first one didn't do any damage so he's not sweating this one at all. They haven't been able to string anything together. So now to the plate Domingo Santana. It's a high fly ball headed for the left field corner if it stays fair it's gone and that nearly broke our tie but instead it's a foul ball and he misses with it one and one. Santana swings and this is hit very well out toward left field and oh he missed a home run by a matter of feet it's off the wall and they take the lead it's gone. It's a two run homer for Domingo Santana third home run for him on the year and with it the Indians have taken a two to nothing lead. Hey I know we're not sitting up here with a crystal ball but that swing right there although in the middle innings could be the deciding factor and we could be looking back at this one when it's all said and done. So take a look at it slider here that misses for ball one comes into this at bat 0 for one in the ball game. Bouncer up the middle that's through for a base head and he's one for two now. Boy after that base knock right there. He extends his hitting streak to seven games. Yeah. And you can tell he's made some necessary adjustments at the plate any time you're getting a knock every day of the week you're doing things right. Keeping that front shoulder top stand inside the ball not trying to do too much into the box. Now says our Hernandez 0 4 2 from him so far in this one 0 1. Raking ball drops right in the shoot for a strike. That's a pitch he'd like to have back. You're not going to see very many pitches like that from a pitcher of this quality. I'm sure he'd like to have that one back to take a swing at it. This is lying to left and that's in there base hit. No mistake when he was sitting on fastball middle of the plate kept his hands back stayed through the baseball delivers a hard hit line drive. Ready once again. Oscar Mercado he was sat down on strikes in his last half back set. Here it comes. Double barreled action in the Yankee bullpen now a lefty and a right hander start to get loose is a fastball that misses a couple of strikeouts early in the game but he's done a much better job than this at bat trying to get ahead and put himself in a good hitters count. Too well count the pitch. Well nothing can make you question yourself on that mile more than three straight balls to a guy you know that you should go right after sometimes you just lose the strikes don't need you don't know why. And that's over three and one you maybe get two pitches a game where all the guesswork goes out the window. This is certainly that situation. Full count three and two to the Indians D.H. He hasn't thrown that pitch much all game. I got to believe as an offense you just got to throw that pitch away and move on to the next one. Now here's one hit in the air to the right side. Well may you backs up and takes care of it to away. Now batting. Francisco. Francisco Lindor and we'll see what he can do here to on to away to home so far with the first pitch. Here it comes. Shocked he didn't let it fly right there. Usually you're looking for a fastball elevated to get the party started. Oh one pitch on its way. Two runs five hits. No errors to this point for the Indians. Count moves to a ball and two strikes now set to deal on a ball and two strikes and a sinker dips too low there into the dirt in fact. It looked like he tried to get him to chase on that pitch there one or two. A good idea. But I think now he has to challenge him a little bit. He doesn't want to get into a worse situation with the cleanup guy up next frozen on the fastball never had a chance and the ending is over Indians got a couple of runs here on the strength of this two run home run bottom of the fifth coming up. It's now two nothing Indians. Welcome back to the Bronx as we check in with Heidi. Thanks Matt. I talked with the 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 they've been chasing at pitches out of the zone all game which obviously doesn't usually lead to good results until they start being more selective with their swings. He said they will continue to struggle. Thank you Heidi. And that sends DJ LeMage into the box. It had hard been lined out in his first step back. Yeah. Pretty unlucky right there. Made you squared up a fastball nicely and that's all you can do. You just want to be on time for the heater and he's prepared for this next day. Be from the stretch good change up there to start in but it drops a little low for bowl one pitcher wants to have a quick inning right here capitalize on the momentum his batters have. And he looks at a change up in there one and one two one and the two one three one. Great A B up into this point a walk right here could really just infuse some confidence into this lineup. He said here's the three one and that misses ball for now it's a lead off walk to get the home half of the fifth underway. And that's what you want from your lead off hitter show some great patience and discipline making the pitcher labor to start the game. The result is a lead off walk and a chance to make some early noise. Now to the plate Mike Ford he got on top of one and was a ground out victim last time. Yeah Matt he expect this pitcher to try and get the same result that's his last step bat right here. The double players in order anything on the ground the way this defense is they could certainly roll to nothing in one count. Here it comes and this one is in the dirt and almost had him but he's able to make it back to first safely. This is driven to right and no doubt about it. That one's way out of here to run blast to straight away right field. His first home run of the season as the Yankees have tied things up. It's two to two. Well his first home run of the season is a memorable one as we take a look at it here. You could see that it was 50 50 if it was going to stay fair but somehow he wills it just enough until clank. It hits off the foul pole for a homer. Now batting the catcher at the plate now Kyle Higashiyoka will take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one. Fly it out in his first half bat so make him 0 for one so far. One delivery sliced hard on the ground field cleanly throw on the first so a good comeback there as he gets the first out of the inning. Now batting should stop Tyler. And that'll bring up Tyler Wade no hits in two trips to the plate for him in the ball game. First pitch of the at bat is put in play to the right side of the infield going to be a tough play and an off balance throw is in time as he takes one away. No idea. And that'll bring up Aaron judge. He's gone down on strikes twice already in this one and Dan when you know you have a chance to hand someone a hat trick for the game is there any extra motivation to punch him out again. Hey there's no doubt about that Matt when you have a good hitter like this and you've punched him out twice already you just want to continue to go out there and make good pitches and see if you can't dominate him for a third time he's ready. Here's the first offering and he'll power in a fastball that time at ninety four for strike one one and one two out nobody on that ball and there's ball to now looks like this guy's afraid to throw the ball in the strike zone gave up that home run earlier in the inning needs to get back to being aggressive. Now the two one will not catch the zone ball three Giancarlo Stanton would be next if they can keep this ending alive bases are empty here with two men out holds off on the slider and that's a good idea as it's ball for so now time will be called as we're going to get a visit from the pitching coach here as he'll have to settle his guide down Giancarlo Stanton for another shot now Giancarlo Stanton it was a walk in his last trip first offering on its way off the plate ball. He's already walked to in this inning already. This guy just can't seem to find the strike zone here as it's two one and two fastball but that's easy to lay off and it's back to even a two and two. Hey if you're going to throw a pitch like that to this guy that's right where you want to miss any lower and he'll probably make you pay for it and that misses. So it's a full count three and two good running count right here three balls two strikes two outs run run first. He'll be off to the races on this pitch the three two pitch and he fouls this one off payoff pitch one more time swing and he pops him up in there a base hit an attempt to run on that arm in right so despite the runner moving on the pitch it will wind up first and second here late now Geo or Shella. Here's the 1 0 put in the tribe bullpen as a right hander starts to loosen up two down runners at first and second drive snagged on a short hop easy way to Hernandez to retire the side Yankees get a couple on the two run homerun. We're through five innings here tonight and we're deadlock now with two apiece after the sixth about to get started into the box now friend more as it was a double play victim last time around he doesn't have to worry about that in this situation Matty no one on base right now try and get something up so you can drive the baseball first pitch coming here it is too much bite on the breaking ball that time as it's well off the outside two and one now here's a big swing and a miss on the fastball two and two what I think there is just a freedom in that hack he ain't trying to do anything but hit the baseball as far as he can and a good bite to that slider as he swings through it for the first out of the inning he's racking up a fair amount of strikeouts now out there that's six to this point so he's got good stuff and he's fooling a lot of these hitters late Jose Ramirez as he'll take a look at a high strike that time it's nothing in one no hits to wind up and the oh one man that's a great take right there backdoor slider just missed the outside corner this guy must have a really good eye most guys swing at that pitch and this ball is absolutely blasted high and deep here and I mean by plenty that ball was crushed a solo shot here to straight away right field fourth home run for him on the season as the tribe has moved in front here three to two hey that's the price you pay right there when you try and sneak a fastball pass this guy power hitter and every power hitter in the league knows you got to start with the numero uno number one man you got to get on the heater and adjust to everything else and he did just that now that the first base so now Carlos Santana Santana as the first pitch misses to him it's ball one it was a flyout for him in his last trip and this one's too far inside ball two and through five and a third already coming up on a hundred pitches here yeah Matty V this pitch count continues to go up up up near 100 pitches here he's not even through the sixth inning and Mark DeRosa this is right where you'd like to have a pitcher like this guy yeah absolutely a lot of stress pitches for him you know usually you can throw a hundred pitches and if you're not taxed and there's not people in runners in scoring position you could be all right but he's he's had to grind this one first delivery to him on the way Tyler Naikwin is in for the third time here as he watches one that misses low it's a ball and no strikes fastball just inside 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 pitcher's been there but it doesn't make it any less frustrating or unacceptable to out nobody on now for the second batter in a row this is in the air out to left field and that'll get down for a base hit so we'll go at least one at bat deeper into the top of the sixth after that two out success boys so frustrating as a pitcher you make a quality pitch on the inside half of the plate right there try to bust him in D. Rowney fights it off the other way yeah you tip your hat to the pitcher right there he executed his pitch but nice job by the offensive player fighting it doesn't matter what it looks like a knock's a knock Jonathan Holder takes over here with the runner at first and two gone in the inning number fifty six Jonathan Holder Domingo Santana will stand in again as we flash you back to the middle innings here this was a big blow a two run homerun that really got his guys going from the bell kicks and deals here's a slider to start things out looked at for ball one sneaks a fast ball by him at the letters it's one and one I think it's about time to choke up on that bat and get that foot down he's awfully tardy right now the one one home two out with the man at first two and two swing and a miss and that ends the inning Indian strike for one on this solo homer bottom of the sixth is straight ahead it's three to two Cleveland Dominic Leon will come out and take the ball here as he'll be making his fifteenth appearance of the year bottom of the sixth inning now stepping up to the plate Mike Tuckman he singled his last time of the center fielder Mike Tuckman first pitch coming here it is off the outside that time as the breaking ball can't catch the zone ready with the 1 0 pitch good fastball as he gets the swing and a miss action in the bullpen now as a right hander begins to throw out there being in a miss on the cut fastball one and two hit to third as it pulls the first baseman off the bag now that you can mark that one down in five and he'd like to have that one over for so it's a runner at first as a result of the throwing error and here comes the first baseman new point kicks and deals guide into straight away right Reyes will settle under it to make the play for the first out as the runner will have to head back to first now batting the second baseman D.J. love mayhew next for New York D.J. LeMayhew set and the pitch oh and won the count three twos are scored here in inning number six and this misses the outside corner so it's not enough at one and one misses badly it's ball to fastball and looks like they're pinching him a bit here it's three and one slowly hit to first I don't think they can get two to second for one ones all they were ever going to get and the inning will continue so it wasn't quite shortly enough to turn to well when you get a ground ball in a double play situation you always want to turn it but that was a tough hit to do it on you don't want to rush and make a mistake and get no odds so that was a good job to at least get the runner going into second first pitch of the at bat for the shortstop got him played perfectly as he takes this in for the third out Yanks leave one they're down three to two seventh inning ready to roll in now for Cleveland Roberto Perez he's working on a one for two games so far here's the first pitch to him ball one holder stands six to win throws from the right side he was taken in the sixth round during the 2014 draft and when you come out in the middle rounds you have to grind for everything and that's exactly what this guy has done and he has turned himself into a solid big league ball player here's a swing and a little tapper in front of the mound and the throw to first is in time so the leadoff man has gone here to start any number seven second base Striding forward now says our Hernandez last time through was a base hit first pitch of the at bat on its way outside part of the plate the change up is in there and some action out in the Yankee bullpen now as a right hander starts to loosen up the wind up and the 01 hit back up the middle and that will get on through into center and he's got himself a one out hit hey there's a base hit right there on a change up maybe not a good idea to throw this guy back to back change he seemed to be time in that first one he let the first one go by Danny was not going to let the second one go by nice job right there staying through that baseball standing in now postcard Mercado swing and a shot hit down the corner and foul though it had the home run distance the 01 pitch lifted in the air out towards left center long run for the center fielder but he can't get there and it bounces over the wall it's a ground roll double well I wonder if that ball stays in the ballpark they send him home there it's really hard to say with the ball bouncing over the wall for a double that might have cost them a run there so here's Francisco d'Andorra hit hard down the left field line but this is foul near the seats very tight ball game three to two our score and inning number seven and that misses one and one about the pitch there's a bouncing ball headed to LeMay here at second and there are two away now the white field number thirty few from the rail striding in friend will raise he went down on strikes last time up welcome to keep this one run game the pitch no problem with that take right there first pitch from a reliever got to calibrate that velocity comes set the 01 yeah you could tell he was ready for another fastball but the pitcher went to breaking ball and the hitter just fouls that one off and the O2 and a sliders in the dirt as he lays off it for a ball that's a great take right there you knew the pitcher was going to try and expand his own O2 in a big spot and he was able to spit on that one hopefully get something in the heart of the plate this pitch the one two offering looked like a slider that time but it's two and two out of the jam as he strands two men in scoring position in the Indian strand a couple there up three to two Adam Simber gets the call from the pen to take over on the mound and start the home seven Adam Stryding in once again he'll start things out here in the bottom of any number seven this is far from over even though we're moving into the back end of this game only down by one all they need to do is get this lead off guy and they're an extra base hit away from tying this thing up ready with the first pitch here it comes this is going to find the crowd down the left field line it's a ball and a strike Simber was known as a short relief specialist a guy who came in got one or two big outs but with the new pace of play rules they're forcing a change for this right hander no offer on that two balls and a strike on the speed there two and two in my opinion one of the toughest pitches in the game to square up just a heavy sinker with good downward action and a good sinker there gets him swinging for the first down well we've seen some really good pitching from these guys in this one how does it look sharp and it backed up a nice effort turned in by the starter these days pitching has become a full staff effort and I've been impressed with the job these guys have done so far the box Tyler Wayne and she'll take a called strike here on the borderline pitch at strike one he's hit listen three at bats to point right a bun for a base hit here as he gets this one down oh and he can't come up with it and they'll have no play as he reaches first base safely hey tip your head to the batter right there most guys in this situation want to be the hero want to stop traffic and hit one out of the yard and get their name in the paper the next day not the case he's playing past a baton right here he's able to get a perfect bun single down and now sets up and represents the possible tying run here's big Aaron judge fourth trip to the plate for him and he's at risk of ending that nice hitting streak that he's put together yeah chances are it's on his mind man but you just have to let that get out of the way as best you can you have to approach this at bat just like any other otherwise you're just getting in your own way that time run at first and he'll dive back in safely the liver here's the first pitch a dive and he knocks it down some stick to it of this is they still manage to get the out at first what a play about the left fielder digging in Giancarlo Stanton as he'll look to bring home that tying run from second with the base hit into the outfield trying to hold the lead here's the delivery swing and a liner follow come set the 0 1 lays off the ball 1 2 and 1 now on the left fielder on the right field line out of play so that'll move the counter to and to now hopped him up Santana moving to his left he's got it to end the inning as they'll strand the tying run in scoring position so no runs here on a base hit no errors and one man left to board we'll look ahead to ending number eight now Cleveland's out in front three to two Ben Heller is in the ball game now as he'll make his fifth appearance of the season here number fifty one Ben Heller to begin the eighth striding in for the Indians Jose Ramirez is coming off a solo homer in his previous trip I mean what a diamond in the rough Jose Ramirez has been for Terry Francona and the Cleveland Indians this guy burst on the scene in 2016 just absolutely set that lineup on fire they were looking for a guy to bail out Michael Brantley and the production they would miss from him in the lineup and Jose Ramirez filled that admirably now a little pop up off toward the third base side and he'll lunge forward to make the catch for the first out now about it time to give you a look now at the numbers for our two starting pitchers and really nothing to write home about on either line as neither guy was able to last even six innings digging in once again Carlos Santana he's 0 for two in the ballgame so far first delivery to him on the way and this is low Bowl one right hander starts to loosen out in the bullpen now the 1 0 there's a swing and a drive hit well out to right field racing back the right fielder gone he finds the short porch for a home run why it's a solo home run for Carlos Santana seven home runs for him on the year now and it's given the Indians of four to two lead when this one left bat I thought it was going to be an easy out to right but it just kept carrying and carrying and the right fielder gave it a great effort and almost brought it back but no dice now here's Tyler Naikwin as the first pitch to him is swung on and missed for strike one with this one almost in the books the story was clearly the long ball what are your thoughts on this offense fellas well Matty v I don't know what your thoughts are D-roll but boy when the weather starts to warm up and the ball starts jumping out like this it's clear that the pitchers need to start making better pitches yeah just great approach no one really chased today really stayed staunch on on their ability to get that pitcher to come into the heart of the plate and they did damage with it now batting well I think it's safe to say the ice is melted on this guy he had been cold coming into this game but that being his third knock I guarantee you my man smiling on the inside so now to the plate Domingo Santana as the first pitch to him runs a bit inside for Bowl one so far two for three in this one the set and the 1 0 pitch just a bit high with the fastball but didn't get the call somebody's getting frustrated he's not used to getting hit around like this now the 2 0 2 tight with that one 3 and 0 when you're playing close games like this base runners mean everything so he can ill afford to start giving away free passes 3 0 pitch now that's a really curious pitch selection 3 0 and turn to the slider you have to wonder if maybe he's lost the field for his fastball popped him up the gashioka overdue is right to down now batting into the box now Roberto Perez he's working on a one for three thus far ready with the first pitch here it comes and that's by him it's 0 and 1 hey either this hitter needs a cup of coffee or he was sitting off speed right there a runner on first with two away it hard to the right side but foul here it comes on nothing in two slider with gun for strike three a great pitch to put an end to the inning Indians pick up one thanks to this at bat from Carlos Santana will go to the bottom of the eighth it's now 4 to 2 in favor of the tribe your witgren will come on in relief now as he'll make his 10th appearance of the season number 62 Nick witgren so here's the cleanup here you go or no hits in three tries so far he struck out once even though we're moving into the back end of this game they're only down by a couple of runs you know that old slogan of blue and a blast they could certainly use that right now hit hard to short scooped up on the first and a sigh of relief in that visitors dugout is that's a big man to retire to start out the homemade up next for the Yankee the center fielder Mike talk man stepping into the box Mike talkman he was able to reach base thanks to an error in his last at bat pitch no balls in one strike swing and a miss on the slider and he's quickly behind nothing in two man it's a picture you have to love pitching 0 2 multiple ways up down in and out throw the breaking ball a lot of different ways to get guys out got him swinging chased it well out of the zone and there are two gone the first base made look boy look boy as he looks at a fastball that's in there for strike one he could really use a knock here over three in the game so far softly hit to short he's got it throwing the dirt but a good scoop at first saves an error as this side is retired so the Yankees go one two three they trail it here four to two your green enters from the pen to start the ninth inning as he'll try to keep the school right where it is heading to the bottom of the ninth three so the lineup flips over and digging in says our Hernandez he steps in off a base hit in his last half here's the first pitch to him look like he tried to pull it there but he swings right through the fast ball well I love facing pitchers like this he's leaving nothing to the imagination coming to get him some looking for the strikeout here's the 0 2 pitch one ball two strikes now a swing and he gets him to pop it up for Shella backs up a bit and he takes charge for the first down now batting designated hitter Oscar Mercado trying to pick things up where we left off Oscar Mercado he comes into this appearance in the midst of a one for four day from the stretch here's the pitch first pitch hack in here and that's the first strike now here it comes lays off the slider and it's one and one maybe trying to back him up a bit there with the fastball 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 the two one home skyed into very shallow right in comes judge but he can't make the play as it finds the outfield grass Dan as a former pitcher are you privy to this guy I mean he's been swinging the bat well I know it's only April but he's been using the entire field staying line line that's what makes it so hard as a pitcher when you can't go one way when you pitch a guy and he pulls it when you throw it away he hits it the other way he's having that ability right now just to build well the play's been made and that retires the side around the horn they go five to four to three to end the threat we're back to Friday night baseball on the show after this hand takes the ball now and ending number nine looking to close the door number thirty three Brad and the plate now D.J. LeMahieu he reached out on his choice previously second base yeah I need to see some solid contact right here certainly I'll get the confidence going he's been slumping pretty hard first pitch of the at bat on its way comes set and the 0 1 wow I can't believe the hitter took that one the pitcher absolutely got away with the hanger now here's the pitch here's a slider strike three called and that'll be the first out of the inning he's not going to feel good about that at bat nor should he now have to want to swing the bat but he just stood there and looked at four straight pitches hopefully we'll see him get a little bit more aggressive next time at the plate now Mike Ford as he takes a called strike at the knees its own one he's got a hit in three at bats to this point a one pitch here's one that misses high it's one and one and think about it in game one of this series they've already had to go deep into their bullpen this could affect them for the rest of the weekend if they don't get really good starting pitching here's the one and one pitch here's a chopper right side of the infield gloved by Santana and he'll flip it to the pitcher covering for the out now bat the catcher Kyle Higashiyoka now batting Kyle Higashiyoka he comes to the plate as the last chance for his side two out here in the ninth first pitch on its way to run game last of the ninth with two away that evens it up one and one now here's the pitch last chance for the Yankees counts still at one and two has him down to their final strike here it comes bases are empty here with two men out now a fastball awfully close but he doesn't get the call it's two and two now great take right there but the last thing you want to do is be called out on strikes to end the game here now the two two is swung on and missed he got him on strikes some more good work out of the bullpen as he notches his tenth save of the season right there nice job four to two of the final score tonight the tribe wrote an important sixth inning to victory in this one Carlos Carrasco with his fourth win this season Brad Hand hammers down the save his tenth so that just about does it for Mark Derosa Dan please act Heidi Watney and our entire crew I'm Matt Vaskers and you've been watching MLB the show for more make your way over to the show nation dot com.