 MLB the show's coverage of Major League Baseball is on the air today we've got a good matchup in store between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays. The Yanks will try to complete the series sweep on the road against their division rivals right after this. Tenor Roark is ready to go as he'll be on the mound for Toronto. What's your take on him Dan? Hey every team needs a pitcher like this one here. His numbers aren't going to blow you away. Career ERA just under four. But one thing he does he takes the ball every five days, throws strikes and gives his team a chance to win every single time he goes out there. He'll be fun to watch in this one here today. Leading off the afternoon to the eighth. At the plate Brett Gardner and we are ready for some daytime baseball. Gardner. He's ready. Here's the first offering. A weak grounder down the first baseline. This gets foul it's 0-1. First pitch 107. Bouncer up the middle and that's a base hit so the pressure is on to open up the inning. Nice execution right there Dan kept his front shoulder and kept his hands inside the baseball and ripped the base hit up the middle. Here's your 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 one right up the middle. And that'll bring up Aaron Judge his career line against Roark up until this point. He's a 375 hitter. Here's the first pitch to him. Ball. No. And Dan D rode the Blue Jays as they enter play here this afternoon. They are in the midst of a pretty bad stretch as they've dropped six straight coming in. Now the 1-0 down the left field line in deep and this is going to wind up a foul ball. Judge is often heralded for his defensive capabilities patrolling the outfield. So much in fact it's not uncommon to hear the word elite when used in talking about his skill set. So I guess it goes without saying that his pitcher teammates always appreciate having him out there behind them. And set up behind the dish is Woody Keller as you see the rest of our umpiring crew there. He's going. You know D-Row Woody Keller's a good umpire but at times they're consistent. He kind of wavers. And he's in the second safely with the stolen base. Well I think he's making it pretty obvious why he's batting Lee Hub, isn't he. Works his way on base to start the game and then does even better by swiping second to put himself into scoring position. He's trying to make an impact from the get-go in this one. Three balls and two strikes to the Yankees DH. Three balls. Two strikes. Giorg Cella is on deck. Now the three and two pitch. Get down the line at first but this will get foul so they'll do it again three and two. Gartner leads off second with nobody out. And he misses there for ball four so runners are at first and second now with nobody out. Always tough to issue a free pass but especially troublesome when you give up a single right before that to start the inning. We'll see if he can figure out a way to wiggle out of this. Bring in Giovanni Urschella and for him you have to think a turnaround is coming. Clearly not going his way of late. Ready with the first pitch here it comes. Shot the ball. Fastball just inside. That's a great pitch for a spot like that. It looks like a strike that it just comes in out of the zone. You can command that with movement. It's a very effective pitch to pitching hitters inside. The second for one return throw is in time and what do you know they do get the double play. And that'll bring up Glaver Torres runner in scoring position with two gone first pitch of the at bat. And on third with two down and that's a base hit in a center field and they're going to take a one nothing lead as the run comes across to score. The throw pulls him off the bag. That's why it's so important to give your cleanup hitter an opportunity to hit with runners in scoring position. He does just what he's supposed to do lacing a double and driving in a run just like you draw it up. Giancarlo Stanton now swing and there it goes. He got off. See you later over the wall a home run. A long two run homer off the bat of Giancarlo Stanton number 10 for him on the year. The Yankees move out to a three to nothing lead. Yeah you never want to give up anything in the first inning but to go down three oh it's just painful. Can't afford any more early mistakes or the hole is going to be too deep to climb out of. And now Mike Tuckman the right field as the first pitch misses hide inside for ball one and he's carrying a batting average of just over 300. So clearly he's been a productive player with the bat in his hands so far and a strike to even the count. One and one not close with the off speed pitch taken for a ball. I don't blame him for not coming over the heart of the plate. He circled this guy on the lineup card when he got to the yard today. He's been swinging one of the hotter bats in the game. All even now two and two. No ball three three and two now three runs already home here and he strikes him out here so he's able to stop the bleeding a bit as this side is retired. But they strike for three in the inning two on this two run homerun. Bottom of the first coming up it's now three nothing New York. Jonathan LeWise ago will do the pitching in game three of the series. Dan please act what's the word on him. Hey it's hard to have all four of your pitches on but I think if this guy can have two or three of his four pitches and have command of him he's going to have a really good game. Stepping up to the plate. Rowdy tell us it leave things off here in the bottom half of the first game. The first baseman number in field in the over shift here now the pitch. Well this Yankee ball club entering play this afternoon here. They've been hot of late winners in four straight Maddie this team is oozing confidence right now. They were playing well coming into this game. And what do they do right out of the shoot top of the first throw three spot up on the board. They got the opposition on their heels into the corner and slicing foul. Now here's the pitch to low with a fastball there one ball two strikes. Wow that's a close pitch to take but when you're a good hitter like this guy to take that pitch on 0 and 2 you have to have a pretty good eye. And that's going to be high two and two now. Now the fastball is right by him as he swings and misses for the first out of the inning. What I like about that strikeout guys is that he came back with a fastball on two and two. He was heading to count 0 and 2 earlier but instead of continuing to nibble a little bit he decided to get aggressive again and to challenge with his hard stuff. Stepping in now. Now Boba Shet has the first pitch years have been high. It's ball one. He'll enter play with an average of three eleven eight home runs and nineteen driven in lined hard toward right center. And that's into the gap and should be extra bases reach second now with one away. So a double into the gap has him in business here with one away. And as we call him on the team leaderboard you can see that he currently paces the Blue Jays in that category. Now in the box. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. And as you take a look at the splits here he's actually better against right handed pitching this season. First pitch of the at bat on its way. No. One oh the one oh. That's a pretty tough spot for him to deal with in the first inning runner in scoring position already. And now he's got the three hitter salivating in a good hitters count. Runner at second here with one man out to tight with that one three and oh 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. He's set and the three and oh offering three and one the count now. And here's a ball hit in the air. Right fielder is on the run. He makes the catch and tagging is the runner from second and he's up to third safely now with two gone in the inning. That is four. Not good stuff. Morton. Gouriel into the box now. Morton's Gouriel and there you see the numbers over his last eight contests. He's really been leading the charge for this team. First pitch on its way. Hey last two pitches back to back off speed then he's laid on the fastball. He could pretty much do anything he wants right here on the mound. He got him lively fastball that time and it puts an end to the inning. Blue Jays held in check. They trail it here three to nothing. And that sends DJ LeMahieu into the box. Day off for him yesterday but back out there for this one. 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. First delivery to him on the way. A ball and no strikes. Well today's game provides the visiting squad with a chance to complete the series sweep guys. Sure does and it's always difficult to sweep and win a series on the road especially when you're playing a division opponent. And if they're going to get something close to a repeat effort out of their pitching staff in this game to the one they got yesterday that would certainly help the cause. No doubt about that Matt a combo platter combined shutout yesterday. Hopefully they can continue to throw more zeros up in this one today. The Yankees will however have to beat their opposition's best as they've got to go up against their ace in this one. This one isn't in the books yet but when you're going for the sweep and you have a nice lead like they do early on here things are looking awfully good for the sweep department. Hit out towards second fielded cleanly. Pro to first will be in time and there's one gone here to start the second. Batting it the first baseman Mike Ford. Into the box now Mike Ford in field shifted well to the right. Here's the first pitch. No balls in one strike and he watches one dip low and inside for a ball one and one. One out nobody on popped him up. Tellers is there to God batting not the catcher Kyle Higashiyoka. Striding in Kyle Higashiyoka comes in after a day of rest yesterday so we'll see if it did him any good. First pitch of the at bat on its way and he'll try to crowd him there to start the at bat it's one and all. Everything this guy throws moves that two seamer has a mind of its own. Swing and a ball hit out toward right center McKinney's there for it. And that's the third out. So the Yanks go one two three but they lead it three nothing leading off the inning till Oscar Hernandez and they'll need him to get something going here. We're still in the early stages and they're only down by a couple of runs. But it's really key for this lead off guy to try to get on and get a big inning started. Shot toward right center. Tuckman moves to his right and puts this one away in the alley for at number one. That exists. The right field. Randall. Here's Randall. And you can see his home road splits there. He has not fared very well in front of the home crowd. Here's the first pitch to him. Bases are empty one man out and it's a called strike to even the count at one. One one is in there for strike number two to two balls and two strikes now. All even at two and two. Here it is. Swing and a miss on the change up and they're a two gone. He showed right there why having a good change up is so valuable. Two and two and he flips one up there that the bottom really falls out at the last minute. It's so hard to pick up and it's even harder to make good contact with. At the plate now Reese McGuire. As the first pitch to him is swung on and missed for strike one. Two out nobody on and here's a curve ball in the dirt that time for a ball one and one. One and two count of the Blue Jays signal caller. I think it's safe to say he wasn't ready for the fastball. Wow was he behind that fastball. Great job on the mound using the curve ball to set up the heater. And they could go either way now I suppose. The count now at two and two. And that one's taken outside for a ball to walk them. So no one two three ending here they've got themselves a two out base runner batting game. The center fielder Billy. Henry first with two away and into hit next is speedy Billy McKinney and the pitch. And he gets ahead here with the fastball strike one McKinney a native Texan. He's in his third season as a major league player. He's ready. Here's the 0 1 ball a runner on first with two away. No offer on that one two balls in a strike. I wonder if that called not going his way right there has anything to do with walking the last guy. We all know umpires don't give you much on the corners if you're not throwing strikes consistently to two and two now three balls and two strikes to the Blue Jays center fielder three to two out runner on first. Lots of possible outcomes on this pitch too close for comfort and he did a good job just to make contact. Another full count pitch home is a swing and a miss that strike three one left for Toronto. They trail in this one three nothing back to the top of the order now and up next the left handed hitting Brett Gardner the center fielder number 11 here's the first pitch to him. Pitch popped up tell us is under it and he hauls it in for the first out of the inning the bat and with one away time for a check of the standings in the American League East as you get a look at where these two teams find themselves entering play digging in for a second at bat Aaron Judge. He drew a walk his first time up pitch on the way the 1 0 is laid off for the ball two now the 2 0 one out nobody on fastball and looks like they're pinching him a bit here. It's three and one. This is where you cash your checks right here three one. You're one of the best hitters in the game. You live for situations like this hitters count all the way. Here it comes and that fastballs taken but catches the outer third bat swung on and chopped up the middle and there are two away now the bat the third base Gio Urshela standing in Gio Urshela 0 for one here in the early going first pitch of the at bat I guess the game plan from the offensive standpoint today coming into this one was they were going to work the counts. They've been super patient at the plate in the early goings of this game. They're looking for more popped him up. Gouriel is there and the side is retired. Nothing across here this half of the inning. We'll head now to the home half of ending number three. It's the Yankees three. The Jays nothing welcome back as the blue Jays look to get their bats going in the third inning and you can say they've been trying to do that pretty much all year and during the day they ranked near the bottom of the league and batting average on base percentage and slugging so it's clear this is a work in progress. One player told me before the game it's a difficult thing to go through. We're all competitive guys and we believe in ourselves but we're obviously not getting the results we need. Now one coach told me that despite the numbers being what they are he's seeing a lot of development happening. So he's optimistic about what the future looks like especially for some of their younger players. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. He's ready. Here's the first offering Kevin B. Gio is in to start things off here as he looks at a called strike it's nothing in one. That's a tough pitch right there. Kerbal kind of front hit. Your first move is to bail a little bit and kind of not want to get hit by that pitch. I can totally understand him taking that first strike behind 0 and 2 now sent in the air out to straight away central Gardner is there one down now batter number 44. So coming to the plate rowdy tell us first pitch on its bases are empty one man out downstairs two balls and no strikes two and one count to the Blue Jays first baseman in there and it's even now two and two turned on that one and crushed it just pulled it a little foul. After fouling off the second one I got a step out of the box adjust my batting gloves and tell myself there's no chance he's tripling up on that pitch and this is swung on and missed his fifth strike out already and there are two gone in the inning. Any time a pitcher locates a fastball now inside corner that's going to be a tough pitch to hit. That one was spot on and he had no answer for it at the plate. Oh but shit as he will take strike one on the fastball here. No balls in his strike one for one as he reached base with a double his first time up the wind up and the 0 1 well outside with the curve ball for a ball. Now a ball hit pretty well to the left but this is going to wind up in the seats foul bases are empty here with two men out strike three on a pitch in the dirt and that ends the inning. So they go down without a whimper here on now to the top of ending number four. The Yankees lead this one three to nothing all set for the start of the fourth starting forward now the Yankee cleanup hitter Torris will try to follow up the double in his last act that with another big hit right here. Yeah he did a great job to go down and get that one his last at bat. But I got to think they're going to pitch him up maybe elevate something in his own interested to see how he approaches this next day be. He's ready. Here's the 0 1 only leaves the fastball up their mistake in location. He is going to pay for it dearly as that ball is sent over the wall a home run solo shot to right center sixth home run on the season for him as the Yankees start to pull away a bit. It's now four to nothing. Well if 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 deciding factor in a game and digging into the batter's box next to Jean-Carlo Stanton as he'll look at a fastball in there on the outer half it's 0 1 1 and a pitch in the dirt as he lays off it's 1 1 a ballman two strikes well it's been a rough one so far four runs through three innings it's about time to get that pitch count down or he won't be out here very long four runs four hits and no errors for the Yankees so far there's a two seam fastball that's fought off foul off to the right and he fouls this one off the next one to pitch left side he's right there and a bit of a high throw that time but no problem over there at first as they record the out now have to protect there with two strikes and he just got it off the end of that not much of a problem for the infield at that point settling in now Mike Tuckman first time up he went down looking yeah and a borderline call Matty I don't know I got to feel like he's got to build a rapport with this umpire this AB see how far he'll go in or out he can't allow himself to go down looking again the wind up and the oh one well above the letters with the fastball that time when he's pitching effectively usually that to seem fastball is moving quite a bit but here it's just kind of flat and straight could be a big part of the reason why he's getting knocked around a two seamer there as this is fouled off to the left side four runs four hits and no errors for the Yankees so far hit down the third base line but this is a foul ball as the count holds steady at one and two swinging a ball Yanke down the right field line and that's into the outfield for a one out hit and he's able to hustle his way up the second as you'll reach here with a two base hit well as we take a look at his line here he might not know all the specifics but he knows he hasn't been pitching all that well in this one sometimes it happens you start a game and never completely get into that rhythm seems to be the case here here's the second baseman DJ LeMay here yes he'll take a look at ball one he's over one after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far the one and no delivery now a good pitch around the knees but it doesn't quite catch the bottom of the zone this offense is absolutely feasting on these count leverage situations if he's going to have any chance of feeling good about his effort tonight this pitcher has got to get back in the strike zone three and oh to him now one out and a runner on second base and that misses ball four so it's first and second now with only one away man when you don't get a call to pitch that good you have to wonder if maybe it's personal you can't blame him for being angry but he's got to find a way to move on and focus on the next batter next for New York Mike Ford so far 0 for one with a fly out ready with the first pitch here it comes softly hit down to third likely no shot at two one there turn throw is in time how about that they do turn two and it gets him out of the inning around the horn they go five to four to three to end the threat we're back with more on a Sunday afternoon following this stepping in for the Jays Vladimir Guerrero Jr. comes into this at bat 0 for one in the ballgame lots of baseball left in this one as we're still early on but you don't want to fall too far behind they're already down by a bundle and one of the things you want your leadoff guy to get on and set the table for the big boys to start driving in some runs Guerrero a Canadian native he's a second year big leaguer and he's really getting the better of him now it's strike two until he misses with a fastball playing well what you hard liner but picked up on a hop and take it out and he's going to take himself for the out the batter number thirty shortstop lord it go to hell and now the Toronto number four hitter Lord is going to look to bounce back after striking out his last time up he's got to put that one behind him especially with runners in scoring position those punch outs will stick with you a little longer oh and won the count and a liner foul into the third swung on but it's pulled foul wide a third one out nobody on swung on in the dirt strike three the gashioka has it and the throat of first is there to record the second out well you know you made a real nice pitch when you bounce it in a dirt and you still get the hitter to swing at it that tells me that there's a lot of deception in that pitch right now to Oscar Hernandez digging in now hit it hard but lined out in his left back yeah maddie but as he walks to the plate right here he feels good building off that last AB he hit that ball on screws one ball no strikes the count two and oh to the Jays left fielder if you've been paying attention the guy on the mound does not want to come inside if I'm at the plate I'm leaning out over three and oh now I'd be shocked if this wasn't a four pitch walk right here he doesn't want to mess around and leave something over the heart of the plate and get beat in this situation up in the strike zone but the take sign was on three and one gotta believe he had the green light in that situation two outs three oh count this guy can certainly handle a bat that's a perfect situation to let him loose but I love the fact that he's key holding a certain area and it wasn't what he was looking for but first saves an error as the side is retired pretty painless half of the Yankees four the Jays nothing so striding forward now Kyle Higashiyoka fly down in his first step that so make him over one so far now here it comes grounded down the third base line but a foul ball here oh and one Higashiyoka a six foot one inch right handed swinger and thrower he was selected in the seventh round during the 2008 draft I know this guy wouldn't go into the category of super star but to grind out the career he has being drafted where he was my hats off to him one and two to the Yankees catcher air out to center field McKinney has to roam straight back but he has it for the first out the center fielder number 11 Brett Gardner with the bases empty and up next the left handed hitting Brett Gardner first pitch of the bat into the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 and that's a called strike at the letters though that looked high from here it's 0 and 2 now you got to go into battle mode after falling down 0 2 and find a way to work yourself back to even on he dusted him off to play that time some mind games being played now it's one and two I could understand the first pitch being tough on the umpire to debate whether it was a strike or a ball but no last one that thing was way off bases are empty one man out the second where it's caught there for out number two the batter number ninety nine deputy to Aaron so bases are empty here with two gone and that'll bring up the former American League rookie of the year big Aaron judge first offering on its way takes this the other way to right and that'll get by and on through towards the wall throw into second not in time and he's in there with a double hey guys that's a great job of hitting right there now that your execution pitch down and away below the knees and a right handed batter is able to stay inside and push it through the three four hole nothing you can do so now the Jays manager will make his way out toward the mound and a change is in the offering as that'll be all for his starter this afternoon so he'll depart here in the fifth after working just four and two thirds and he's on the hook for the L unless this one turns around Jays Anderson a six foot one inch right hander will be the one to get the call from the bullpen here number twenty two Jake Anderson Geo or Shella watch one miss down and in for a ball one and all he's hit listen is two at bats so far here's the one oh hard hit ball to short rained in and not too shabby out of the pen takes just two pitches to get the ground ball and that ends the inning danger averted following the two out double more to come on the show Sunday baseball after this back now here at Rogers Center and here's Heidi thanks Matt in between innings I was able to catch up with the manager of the blue Jays to discuss his thoughts on his team's lineup so far and he told me he feels like they're being too patient at the plate right now he said the problem is they're allowing themselves to fall behind in the count way too often which is forcing them to constantly be in protect mode and swing at bad pitches a lot of their outs have come from at bats where they've fallen behind so the focus going forward needs to be about being the aggressor early in the at bats thank you Heidi Randall Richard get the plate now he leads off in the bottom of the fifth is they look to break through on the scoreboard for the first time in this one yeah baseball is a game of adjustments and it's time they start making some they don't need to change their entire approach necessarily but now is maybe when they start thinking about ways to get the guy in the mound out of his rhythm a bit now here it comes swing in the midst of the first pitch change up nothing in one a swinging strike and now it's 0 and 2 hey it's a game of execution if the pitcher stays right there this lineup is going to continue to have a tough time and up and the 0 2 pitch and he won't offer it that too high one and two couple of righties starting to loosen now in the bullpen he struck him out and that's eight strikeouts thus far good job of making him chase a pitch for the strikeout there yeah Matt that's the advantage of getting ahead in account you can really force hitters to expand their zone to protect and when they're in that mode getting them to go after a pitch they can't do much with becomes a lot easier to the plate now Reese McGuire as he would look at a first pitch fastball for ball one he'll start this one at 269 three homers nine driven in a ball and a strike this pitcher's bringing it with some high veto you better get that front foot down early and get ready or he's going to throw it right by you count is one and two now here it comes and he punches out another one make it nine for the ball game he's got good swinging this stuff in this game that's back to back case and that was the ninth of the game if you're striking out one or more on the ball pretty well that'll bring up Billy McKinney as he'll look at a fastball too high for ball one will attempt to put the ball in play for a change here with the first two guys going down on strikes to start the inning two out nobody on and he'll come back with one in the dirt as the count moves to two and one now boy they've been just getting shut down right here been a while since they've even had a runner on so I think it's time to start looking for ways to make some things happen drop a bond get up on the plate something changed up on him and dropped it in for a called strike fastball misses in the dirt as he tried to get him to chase the low one one of the things you want to do with a starter get that pitch count up here's another productive at that is this count now gets to three balls and two strikes into the windup ready with the payoff pitch and he will strike him out ten now in the ballgame and the ending is over one two three go to Blue Jays they're down for nothing but he once again Torres he'll start things out now in the top half of the sixth the last at that Matty B we heard this guy's a good fastball hitter he got a fastball didn't miss it we'll see if they pitch him a little bit differently this time and mix in some off speed pitches one and oh the count now here it comes low and away as he misses again two and oh popped him up tell us in foul ground and that's the first down to the inning now batting left fewer John Carlo Giancarlo Stanton will stand in here but before he does let's take him back to the very first inning this was a two run homerun right out of the gate that really got these guys off to a fast start now here's the pitch the one oh home the bouncer to the left side on the first and there were two down the batter the right dealer Mike talk digging in once again Mike talkman one for two with a double on the ledger so far first delivery to him on the way hit out towards second he's got it throw in the dirt but a good scoop at first saves an error as this side is retired so no runs no hits no errors and no one left nine one and two scheduled to hit in the home half of the sixth the Yankees lead it forward to nothing next to bat for Toronto Kevin Vigio he starts off the inning against a guy who struck out the side last inning how did they get to him here I'm not sure Matt that they want to stay as patient he's been throwing a lot of strikes they might want to start swinging a little bit earlier in account first delivery to him on the way no outside change up low two and oh and that catches the outside corner it's two and one here it comes line drive base hit around first digging for two and he is in the second base with a lead off double well the pitcher can't really worry about that one I mean it was only their second hit at a game so he's doing a lot of things right let's see if he can leave him out there now so the batting order turns over now and set to go rowdy tell us he's hit less in the game as is much of the rest of his team on the stretch here's the pitch the 1 0 is taken strike one this is going to be an interesting at bat I think he has to be pitching for a strike out here so we'll see what kind of sequence he uses the 1 1 is laid off of down and in a couple strikeouts early in the game but he's done a much better job and this at bat trying to get ahead and put himself in a good hitters count gets the sign here comes the 2 1 turned on down the line a way to get dirty and the first out of the inning is a beautiful one what a play now right down there at first to get the if that ball gets to the outfield the whole complexion of this inning drastically changes so digging in now bobe shit he's one for two in this one here comes the first pitch lying toward the alley and left center and this is going to find the alley as he might have himself his second double of the ballgame the runner from third comes across to score as they try and chip away at the deficit the bat didn't fool anybody there because he was waiting on that ball all the way stays back and lets it break right over the heart of the plate gives it a ride and drives in a run nice piece of hitting right there here comes the Yankee skipper on his way to the mound and we're going to have a pitching change is that's going to be all for his starter this afternoon so he'll head for the showers as he stands to win this one if the bullpen can find a way to protect his three run lead your green right handed reliever standing six three gets the ball now out of the bullpen number 57 Chad standing in now Vladimir Guerrero Junior as he lays off a fast ball too low for ball one ball no what thickens here three and oh and it looks like the Yankees will have a left hander up and throwing in the bullpen here it comes on three and oh now ball hit foul down the line and right and in amongst the fans here's the three one and a good pitch there as they come after him and the count goes full when you get yourself to a three one 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 fastball strike three called as he couldn't pull the trigger and there are two away it's never a good look to strike out looking but it's way better than number 13 scoring position stop those are the times you really want to see a guy battle or at least put the ball in play so now to the plate notice Gouriel and she'll take a look at a strike right down the middle it's own one no hits to this point and that misses one and one tough spot to hit here as a hitter you have a base open so you have to almost be trying to think like the pitcher is he going to try to pitch around me or is he going to come in the strike zone luge shortstop with a one and two count hey from a pitcher standpoint sometimes the greatest pitch is the slider that backs up he got away with that one but he wants that thing to bury down the way the one to he goes with the slider that time and it's driven to deep right field talkman has to retreat to the track but he has it to retire the side the sights and sounds of a day at the ball park oh my goodness on to the back third here this afternoon and we've got it for you on the show stepping into the box dj le mayhew he'll be tasked with starting things as we begin the seventh here's the first pitch to him ball le mayhew the former colorado rocky he was signed as a free agent in the middle of last season yeah I know he expected to get a longer term deal but these are the facts right now he is on a one year deal and he is going to have to produce if he is going to get that multi-year he's been looking for come off season wanted to get the front door curveball on the inside corner there but it backed up a little and stayed off the corner strike take in as that one catches the outer part of the plate that's how you open up the outside part of the plate pound two balls in and they get right back outside nice pitch ball misses here so a good hitters count now to three and one and just when you needed to shut down inning a lead off walk was certainly not on the agenda he needs a bear down right here back up the middle scooped up time so the leadoff man is gone here to start any number seven the first base Mike Ford so striding in Mike Ford he was a double play victim last time around he doesn't have to worry about that in this situation Maddy no one on base right now try and get something up so you can drive the baseball started the breaking ball far too inside that time laid off for ball one that's wide to an oh here's the pitch well he knows it but this is the kind of guy you just have to go right after he's not the biggest threat with the bat so what's time to challenge him right here we're in the seventh now four to one our score to this point that's on the outer edge three and one you maybe get two pitches a game where all the guesswork goes out the window this is certainly that situation the three and one pitch pulled toward right center field McKinney giving chase he gets there and that's the second out up next for the Yankee the catcher Kyle Higashiyoka digging in Kyle Higashiyoka oh for two for him to this point ready to deliver here's the first pitch and a bit too high with that one it's one and oh how it's two and oh two outs here and the focus needs to stay sharp you don't want that lineup turning over in an inning if you can help it line drive to center field McKinney is there and he'll make the catch to retire the side one two three go the bombers as they hold on to a four to one ready to go for the last half of the inning now to the plate to Oscar Hernandez he got on top one it was a ground out victim last time first pitch on its way there's a swing and he sends a ball high in the air and a left field that goes Stanton on the warning track he makes the catch now this guy's not wasting any time right it's a first pitch fastball right he flies out deep on the first pitch of the inning now with the plate Randall Gritchick 0 for 2 on his line this far first pitch of the at bat now a fastball that couldn't quite find the zone it's ball one just missed with that heater but even if he wanted to swing I don't think he could have caught up to that one one out nobody on and that pitch misses in the dirt and it's two and oh now two and one after the foul ball there that strike zones getting a little inconsistent now it's two and two hey you want someone sometimes to rattle the bat rack but also the guy on the mound's got to eat to they're executing their pitches out there it's going to be tough to score some runs the two to his swung on and missed he got him on strikes you know it was really impressive to me about that strikeout he fell behind to know to start the impact that's a pretty bad place to be but then he kind of refocused himself and came right back with three quality pitches in a row to sit him down that's not easy to do but now his focus has to hone in on getting ahead on the next guy stepping in now Reese McGuire as the first pitch here's a bit high it's ball one he's over one thus far the 1 0 over the course of a full season you're going to have some clunkers and this certainly looks like one by the look on the manager's face he's going to probably call a meeting after this to an O count here it comes three and oh now yeah he's all over the place right now no doubt he's clearly fighting his mechanics rule the strike on the outside corner three and one hitters count all the way here it comes and this is taken low for ball four and they'll have themselves a two out base runner here after all well he walked him on five pitches but that last pitch was really good he missed down but only by a hair when a hitter has a three one count he can wait until he gets a pitch he loves with the plate Billy McKinney he was sent packing on strikes in his last trip yeah Maddie and hopefully he got it out of his system especially now he's got a bear down he gets the two strikes in this spot has to put the ball in play good swing just got to try and straighten that one out liner towards second leaps and makes a terrific catch and with that the side is retired a ball ticketed for right center but the ticket is revoked as he goes up to pull this one down we're back with more on a Sunday afternoon following this to the top of the Yankee quarter digging in Brett Gardner he lined out in his last trip so looking for better fortunes here now the pitch all strike at the knees evens the count at one and one they're one and two now one two banked on the ground down the line oh and this kicks right off of them and he'll flip it to the pitcher covering for the out the batter number 99 designated hitter Aaron in now is the Yankees DH Aaron judge he doubled his last time through yeah he jumped all over that first pitch last time up interested to see if he has the same approach this a big this one's outside quite a bit off the plate that time fastball hitting 93 on the gun it's one and one and it's a ballman two strikes not Aaron judge with the way this guy's throwing on the mound you cannot be chasing you have to set your sights a little bit lower and control the strike zone rained in throw in time at first for outnumber two up next to the Yankee 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 Geo or Shella and he's offer in this one batting out of the three spot here comes the first pitch this is on the ground over the first and he'll step on the bag himself and the inning is over nothing across here this half not too many more shots left home half of the eighth coming up the Yankees four and the Blue Jays one you're at this time and it's on to pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the eighth number fifty four over all this captain digging in and looking for more Kevin B. Geer one for two in the ballgame thus far second baseman Kevin he sat here it comes tried to check it in its own one so the Bronx bombers for maintaining a slim lead in the late going of this series finale so if they can wrap it up they'll complete the series sweep hey Matt what a great spot to be in your playing good baseball you're going for the sweep and you're leading by a few runs going into the later innings now it's just time to close the deal a pause and the O2 one ball to strike strike three called on a fastball that looked inside from here but that's at number one well that call looked like it was a little in a pitcher's favor but it wasn't outrageous hey listen calling balls and strikes is a really tough job and even the best are going to miss some from time to time especially when they're sort of borderline like that last one not sure the hitter would want to hear that though and it certainly would be a big morale boost to a team if they're able to complete a sweep like this one on the road in hostile territory they might even change their nickname for this team to the road warriors a sweep is looking pretty good as they're leading this one again late in the ballgame Chapman nicknamed the missile for obvious reasons he's in year one of a new three year deal the two on the way the swing and a miss strike one ball one strike all over that one but a little out in front foul ball he's going to be thinking about that pitch all night if he doesn't have a big game right here pulled his front shoulder and everything went with it the two two full count three ball bobeshe is on deck eighth inning four to one is our score swinging a ball hit softly on the ground down he has some trouble with it the batter the designated hitter into the box bobeshe and it's fouled away so far two for three in this one and here's the pitch good fastball as he gets the swing and a miss hey now he's got me confused up here this is a known sinker ball around on the mound trying to roll a double four seamer runners on first with one down good bite to that sinker as he gets him to swing through it for route number two that swing tells me he was really trying to get a pitch out front and rip it down the line but that wasn't a great pitch to do it on it's really not the best to strike approach either at the plate Vladimir Guerrero Junior as he takes a called strike on the black it's own one he's hit listen three at bats to this point hard missed oh 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 this one runs in on him as he can't get his arms extended a great pitch there and the inning is over Lou Jays held in check and this is still a four one ball game with Sam Gaviglio 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 inning. Here we go. Winning shot to get underway. So here's the cleanup hitter and if you remember I'm sure he does he hit a roll tripper back in the fourth first delivery to him on the way. Here we go with inning number nine as the first pitch misses for ball one. A ball in a strike. One ball one strike. One one ball hasn't seen a heater yet in this at bat. Popped up back behind second Biggio is there for it. He's got it one away. Now batting left field. Giancarlo. Stepping in Giancarlo Stanton outfield shaded a bit to left center the first pitch sends that one out of play for strike one off the outside that time as the breaking ball can't catch the zone and some action now in the Toronto bullpen as a defender starts to get loose bases are empty one man out one and two now is that one's fouled off. Here's the pitch and a swing and a miss here and the first two are dispatched to begin the ninth really good late bite on that slider right there. The best ones have that late action that just darts at the last minute. They're so tough to get the bat on and when you've got that good slider gone it's a great strikeout pitch into the box now. Mike Tuckman as the first pitch to him's a change up that can't find the zone. It's ball one. It was wind up. Here comes the one oh and he makes good contact there but this is going to find the stands foul down the right field line bases are empty here with two men out lying to the right side and that is in there for a two out base knock Dan this guy's on fire used to say all the time he's got 150 a B's to 200 a B's where you start figuring out what type of season you're going to have. He's obviously in May and he's on fire. He's been locked in from day one of this season. It's continuing right now anything that is around the strike zone he feels he can get the barrel to it and he continues to hit line drives standing in now. DJ LeMay here high in the air down the right field line and no one will track it down. Two from him so far in this one set to deliver the oh and one and he popped him up. This is lying to left Hernandez is going to have room out there as he puts this away to retire the side so no runs on a hit here no errors one man left on so nothing in the Bombers ninth last chance coming up for the Blue Jays they trail here four to one Tommy Keenley takes the ball now in any number nine looking to close the door. Number 48 Tommy Keenley. All set for the bottom of the ninth. Next will be the lead up for Gouriel could really use a knock here over three in the game so far. Yeah. Not impossible but highly improbable. Even when you're at home to score three runs off a closer like this guy they've got the work cut out for him. Now the 0 1 strike swinging timing a little off on that Keenley 30 years of age. He was selected in the first round back in the draft of 2013. Yeah. He has turned himself into a really nice ball player. I wouldn't put him on a superstar level but you know what they didn't miss with this pick either. You go into high rounds and you carve out a career the way this guy has nice pick got him. And that's the third time we've written a K next to his name in this one. So the lead off man gone to start at the top of the ninth as we take a look at league's leaders entering play. And as you see he's right up there among leaders in that department. So that'll bring in Teosker Hernandez. It was a fly out for him in his last trip. First pitch of the at bat on its way. Slider gets the outside. That's a strike maybe trying to back him up a bit there with the fastball one out nobody on. There's a swing and a ball lifted to left but back in the seats out of play. It's one and two to two balls and two strikes now strikes him out as well. So make it back to back punch outs 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 going to 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 coming to the plate now Randall Gritchick and he needs to make something happen they're down to their final out here in the ninth right there for strike one. Hey this guy's got an eighty nine mile an hour changeup there was a time when eighty nine was a pretty good fastball no one pitch lying toward right center but he will make the catch on the hard hit ball out there and that will conclude matters here as this ball game is over. Well these guys feel pretty good about themselves and they should any time you can come into somebody else's ballpark and sweep a three game tilt you're doing something right. Great team effort and the score finishes four to one today. The New York Yankees jumped out to an early lead in the first and never look back. Jonathan LeWisega earns the win his second as he racked up 10 strikeouts in the effort. Tommy Kingley wraps it up for the save his 13th of the year. 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.