 Afternoon baseball here on the show coming up. We've got a good match up in store between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees. The Twins will try to wrap up the three game series sweep and we'll have it for you next. Eric Cole the California born right hander is on the mound. What do we need to know here Danny. Hey Matty V we're getting a chance to look at a guy that's been like white hot. How about a whip under one point and zero zero in his last three starts not a lot of base runners and that usually adds up to a lot of success. Let's see if he can continue to do that in this one here today. We can go to the plate Byron Buxton and we are ready for some daytime baseball Byron Buxton and he'll start the ending with a pitch that misses off the plate. It's ball one. Well this Yankee ball club entering play this afternoon here. It dropped another one last time out and in fact they've won just twice in their last eight tries. Well yeah Matty taking a look at the standings right here. This team has a nice lead comfortable. You always want to find yourself in a position where you're about five to nine games got the advantage. You know one series isn't going to totally kill you in the standings in this team. This team's sitting pretty right now and I'm off stride that time and it's one and two all in all a great afternoon for baseball seventy three degrees here at first pitch the 1 2 is a curve ball taken low for a ball. So you'd love for him to offer at that one but the execution was flawless nice curve ball that starts in the zone and breaks just out just a great take by the batter on they really bunch him up on that one as he swings and misses for the first out. That's a pretty good pitch right there that fastball on the inner half of the plate you can see that he just isn't able to get those arms extended and pretty ugly swing right there at the plate for him. Polanco as he looks at a fastball that misses off the plate for ball one he comes in one tick shy of 300 at two ninety nine 10 home runs and he's driven in twenty four and that's swung on and missed on a pitch down one and one and a slider just about gets away from him there as it runs in a bit too close for comfort. Now the two one and there are our umpires calling balls and strikes in this one Mr. James Kingsley. Hey Dero James Kingley is a pretty good umpire. He doesn't get too excited. Keeps things under emotions. He's a pretty good ball strike umpire yet James Kingsley I'll never show you up and he's always approachable pulled toward right center field there to take it is Gardner and there are two away now that third the second base Louis O'Reilly into the box Louis O'Reilly's first chance for him here in the top of the first with nobody on now here's the pitch or the Coltrane as he's frequently called this is year one of a new nine year deal that he signed recently so it looks like he's here to stay for a long time to out nobody on inside and he falls behind the hitter now two 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 fastball swung on and missed that was some smoke right there. High fire right on by now the two one pitch and this is drifting foul back into the stands he got him fastball that time and it puts an end of the inning down go the twins in order and now the bombers will get their shot no score. Kenta Maeda is ready to go as he'll be on the mound for Minnesota. Dan please act what do you got. This guy's a fun guy to watch pitch it seems like the more trouble he gets in the better he pitches really tough to hit with runners in scoring position and that's one of the reasons why his team loves when he's on on the mound. He doesn't give up very many crooked go. Here's Brett Gartner now. It looks like he's off here in the bottom half of the first. Here comes all that then fellas these twins as they take the field this afternoon got to be considered one of if not the hottest team in baseball right now winners of eight of their last 10 ball games. Yeah Maddie taking a look at the standings right here. This team has a nice lead comfortable. You always want to find yourself in a position where you're about five to nine games got the advantage. You know one series isn't going to totally kill you in the standings in this team this team's sitting pretty right now. Two balls in a strike now to the Yankees leadoff man to the wind up. Here's the two and one pitch shot toward right center and that ball gets down out near the wall and should be extra bases and he's going to get the second now with nobody out. You can tell he was thinking fast away here and that's exactly what he got. He was able to get back out front and pull it into the gap in the right center. Now they're set up pretty nicely for a good inning after that leadoff double and that sends DJ LeMayhew into the box and he'll take a look at ball one previous head to head matchups with Kenton Maeda. He's got five base hits in twenty one at bats. He also has one home run basketball at ninety four miles an hour and it's one in one. Here's a little chopper up the middle and the first is in time one gun batting for the regular Aaron here's big Aaron judge who's back in the starting lineup for this one after sitting out last night's game. First pitch on its way and that misses inside one and oh this is on the ground over the first only plays gonna be at first so that'll go as an RBI that brings home the opening marker of the game. Good manufactured right there with the ground ball and just put the ball in play and let him come home make scoring runs look easier than it actually is. He's ready. Here's the first offering. Gary Sanchez is in with two away as he takes a ball one and oh and now pitch on the way. No break bases are empty here with two men out two and one the count. Now here's the pitch Jean Carlos Stanton would be next. Three in one pitch is in there for a full count now three and two three two pitch the stand alive putting together a really good at bat here. Good battle here. This will be the seventh pitch coming up. There's ball four and I'm sure the manager is just fine with that. I mean it's better to battle slugger like that to the end walking him then serving well he can really hurt you and digging into the batter's box next will be Jean Carlos Stanton couple of hits for him in four trips to the plate last night. First pitch of the at bat Sanchez the runner at first with two gone and he misses with it one and one. 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 swing in a missed at the ball and two strikes here the one to is a swing and a miss that strike three so one run on one hit no errors in a runner left we move ahead to the top of the second now the Yankees are out in front one to nothing here's Nelson Cruz now batting 300 for the series three for ten. Nothing through he did the liver here's the first pitch pitch taken several inches below the zone in fact lays off again and it's two and oh he and oh now there's a fastball on the inner third taken for a strike you maybe get two pitches a game where all the guesswork goes out the window. This is certainly that situation the three one hit hard to the right foul he'll try it again three and two a swing and a drive sent out toward the gap of all that's carrying on the warning track he makes the catch batting there the third basement number twenty four John Donald now batting Josh Donaldson. He's ready. Here's the first offering high in the air out to center field after it is Gardner he gets there and that's the second out batting. The left field number twenty Eddie Rosario now at the plate Eddie Rosario he's three for seven in the series coming in ready with the first pitch here it comes one after watching that one go by and a ball being called. You could rest assured he knows he's not getting away with another one of those. I guarantee you he's going to be aggressive on the next pitch Yankees leave this one to nothing here in inning number two two and oh to the twins left fielder 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 now Cole's delivery to oh Slider misses and he's in danger of losing him here three and one three ball count right now this looks like the best chance of getting a base for the run so far two out nobody on and this one misses inside a ball he walked him and they've got themselves a two out base runner adding that the designated hitter here's Miguel Sino and as you take a look at the splits here he's actually better against right handed pitching this season here comes the first pitch this is where you got to take stock in the situation adjust your batting gloves and realize you need a gapper to score this guy from first if nothing less pass the baton to the guy behind you and keep the line moving two balls and no strikes to Miguel Sino two out with the man at first hard toward right center and this is into the alley and ought to be good for extra bases Rosario ignores his coach he's chugging for home he comes across the score and the twins have tied it we're all square and one a piece batting it great piece of hitting here men on first and they're playing him to pull but he crosses them up and goes the other way with it making the outfielder cover a lot of extra ground that allowed the runner to come all the way around from first to score and that was a great piece of hitting Max Kepler the next to grab a bat as we take a look at the splits between April and May first offering on its way and he throws the fastball by him here 0 and 1 good job there to jump ahead with the fastball if he's going to get back on track out there the fastball is what he's going to start to need locating first and foremost then he can work his other pitches off of that the 0 1 offering that's taken now it's 0 and 2 make a good pitch right here and get your offense back in the dugout after only giving up one run filed away and a change up here but that's taken low in the dirt for a ball and that's his strikeout pitch right there you know you'll see a lot of guys swing right over the top of that one but in this situation he was able to hold back that's a nice take he was absolutely all over that fastball have to find a way to keep that fair it's fouled away just the second inning but already 37 pitches to this point all that balls driven in the left center this could be trouble and it gets down and ought to be good for extra bases he pulls into second safely as they jump ahead with a run scoring on the play the catcher and now time will be called here as you see the pitching coach making his way after the mound to pay a quick visit here's the catcher Alex Avila and he'll watch one miss up and away for a ball one and own still plenty to be desired in terms of batting average down in the 180s entering play one home run and seven driven in fastball and that things are blur up there folks one and one tough to get fooled any worse than that he's in a hole now one and two made him look silly with that one here's the one to got him swinging as he runs the fastball by him to end the inning so it's two runs on two hits no errors and a runner left will go to the bottom half of ending number two Minnesota leads this one two to one in Giovanni your shell off for 10 in the series coming into today the designated hitter number twenty nine first pitch coming here it is it was wind up here comes the 1 0 and he misses low with it 2 and 0 drive to center field and that finds some outfield grass it's a base hit with that the Yankees have put their lead off hitter aboard to start out the inning boy after that base knock right there he wrote he extends his hitting straight to seven games you can tell he's made some necessary adjustments at the plate anytime you're getting a knock every day of the week you're doing things right keeping that front shoulder tough staying inside the ball not trying to do too much there to take it is Cruz and that's the first out batting it the third baseman Miguel so a runner at first with one out now and striding into the plate it'll be Miguel and Doohar from the stretch here's the pitch breaking ball for a strike 0 and 1 and he takes this one high one and one swing and a miss on the fastball and it's one and two runner at first year one man out and the slider gets him swinging to God good job of making him chase a pitch for the strikeout there that's not that's the advantage of that you can really force hitters to expand their zone protect and when they're in that mode getting them to go after a pitch they can't do much with it comes a lot easier and that'll bring up Tyler Wayne as he looks at a fastball on the inside corner for strike one he comes in with that average down in the two forties one home run and eleven RBI's ready with the nothing in one pitch here's a looping fly ball out to right in there a base hit so now they'll have two men in scoring position following the two out double now batter better feel we're red so here's the veteran Brett Gardner as he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one it was a double for him in his first turn at the plate and deep to center field a ball that's tearing he's got it and they get out of the jam unscathed yanks strand a pair they're down to one come back to the Bronx where these fans have witnessed a lot of good pitching from their Yankees this season coming into the day they ranked first in the league in both ERA and strikeouts a combination that has opposing lineup searching for answers one member of the staff told me it's a special group of guys I've never been on a pitching staff that's so dominant talk to bottom and I've been on some pretty good ones now one of the hitters on the team told me I'm relieved I get to stand behind them and play defense instead of staring them down in the box that can't be fun Matt back to you all right Heidi thank you pulled him with that one as he's way out in front and a pitch in the dirt as he lays off it's one and one here it comes I'd be real surprised if he goes back out away there on the mound this is a count for a fastball challenge and we'll see if he's ready for it in the box box done ahead in the count three balls in a strike for him Polanco will be next and he lays off their ball four so the leadoff man is on here to begin inning number three that is not the way he wanted to start off this happening for a while it's one thing to walk the leadoff hitter but it's even more painful when the leadoff hitter is an absolute burner and he can really wreak some havoc on the bases stepping in for him Polanco fly down in his first half bat so make him all for one so far for the bag and the runner back safely from the stretch right back into a good hitters count now after what was a pretty dreadful seconding he's got to start throwing a lot more strikes quality strikes would help to there goes Boston pitch misses low the throw down is well behind the play that's an easy stolen base well this pitchers out there just trying to get hitters out and he's having a hard time doing that so as a base runner that's a good time to try to steal some bases he's probably not as focused on controlling the running game as he should be down the left field line and deep that will end up a foul ball it's going to be back to some serious teamwork if he can't put that pitch in play right in his wheelhouse the two one hard hit ball to short and it eats him up a bit but chalk that one up as an easy six and he really can't believe it out there Louis O'Reilly so following the error it's now runners at first and second and that'll bring in the second baseman Louis O'Reilly's first pitch coming here it is and a strike called at the letters look high to me but it's nothing in one this is where as a hitter you need to slow your thinking you know he's trying to get you a double play ball right here you have to control the strike zone lofted in the air out toward right center judge has the best view of this one so he'll take it for the first down and the runner not tagging will retreat to second base now that right field now through and that he's getting up the big stick of Nelson Cruz over one here in the early going he's ready here's the first offering a two to one score here as we play any number three counts even at one and one to Nelson Cruz Cruz or the boom stick as he's appropriately nicknamed this contract is set to expire at the end of this season so he may end up hitting the market this winter yeah Matty it's going to be interesting to see where this guy lands at the end of this season a lot of variables come into place he's had a long career it's going to be interesting to see if a team steps out past one or two years for this player and this guy's got an eighty nine mile an hour changeup there was a time when eighty nine was a pretty good fastball and this is swung on and missed four strikeouts already and that's out number two made a pretty quick work of him right there setting him down only four pitches and what I liked about all of those pitches what they were down around the knees or lower pretty hard to do any kind of damage when pitches are located in that spot Josh Donaldson digging in now the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball one and oh so far 0 for one with a flyout one and oh here it is hey I don't mind that batter taking that strike right there he's walked a couple people early in this game got to find out if he can find his own if he wants to walk them all in we'll take it one and one here it is and a fastball in the dirt that's taken for a ball has to be a challenge pitch coming up here he probably doesn't want to flirt with loading the bases two down runners at first and second and it misses three and one now had a good spot to be in right now pitchers fall behind an account with a guy up that hits really well with runners in scoring position and he misses with it for ball four so the bases will be loaded now with two away and that's two free passes in the third inning alone so you have to wonder maybe it's something mechanical if it's just psychological got to get back on track here at the plate Eddie Rosario one of the bigger spots in the ballgame so far bases juiced now with two away trying to hang a zero here's the pitch 30 inning and his pitch count is above 60 that's not being too efficient with your pitches come set the 0 1 big swing and a miss at the fastball he's behind in the count 0 1 2 he put himself in a good position jumping ahead 0 1 2 with the bases loaded now we'll see if he can finish it off now the 0 1 2 and he comes back to get him so a great job pitching out of it with the bases loaded a couple of walks but no damage back with more of this Thursday afternoon business persons special following this here's the second baseman DJ LeMay got he's over one after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far ready with the first pitch here it comes lying towards center field Buxton is there and he has it for the first out so with one away now time for the check of the standings as you find out where the twins find themselves in the AL central picture stepping up now Aaron judge he's over one after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far ready to deliver here's the first pitch I couldn't catch up with the gas that time hey that's the modern game right now north south elevate that high fastball and bury stuff in the dirt completely different from the east west we came up playing now the one in one pitch misses ball to big sweeping breaking ball right there good pitch but if you want to get him to swing at it you'll have to bring it in a little bit closer to the strike zone now a drive by judge deep left field a solar home run there for Aaron judge home run number fifteen for him thus far as the Yankees have tied things up it's two to two well he had success earlier in a day driving in their only run and that success continues when he takes this pitch to his liking and make sure some lucky kid gets a souvenir he's been huge for them in this one and now Gary Sanchez Gary and he follows this one comes in with an average of two sixty five fifteen long balls and thirty six RBI the wind up here comes the oh and one gets the fastball by him here and he's in control oh and two he's attacking this hitter a lot more aggressively than he did the first time when he faced him an issue to walk coming right after him here now the oh two pitch ball that's off the plate you know he's probably cheating on that inside pitch after he got jammed earlier if you're on the mound right now you want to try to hit that outside corner and there's a pretty good chance you'll get him to roll over something the one two bases are empty one man out this is foul right side ball two these are the great matchups that happened throughout the course of the game I don't think as a pitcher you can give in right here he's a great hitter at the plate he knows it you know it keep executing maybe get him to roll something over here now the two two is a wave and a miss he struck him out another strikeout for him on the mound and boy is it fun to watch him go about his business now that I know 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 the first pitch misses to him it's ball one here it comes one or no swing and a ground ball to third but a foul ball one and to the count now 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 here's a fast ball in on the fist and that'll even things up at two and two looks like that bomb earlier in any kind of put this pitcher on the defensive that being very aggressive right now off speed pitch in the dirt as he takes it for a ball Giorgio would be next if they can keep this inning alive bases are empty here with two men out fouled away pounded slowly to the left side throw in time and the side is retired but the Yankees are able to tie things up on the shoulder home run we played three full and we're deadlocked now at two apiece start of the fourth upcoming but first Heidi Watney standing by with the report thanks Matt in between innings I was able to catch up with the manager of the twins to discuss his thoughts on Minnesota's lineup so far and overall he's really happy with the app that's 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 good stuff Heidi thanks next will be the designated hitter Miguel Sinon and RBI double is what he was credited with his first time around well he got a good pitch to hit last time up looked for it up in the zone and didn't miss it those are the pitches you only get maybe once an AB maybe once a game maybe once a week so he's certainly capitalized on it last time oh and won the count swing and a miss and he's quickly in the hole oh and two that's inside and low it's a ball in two strikes and this is swung on and missed and this fourth inning will start the same way he ended the third with a strikeout and there's one away that's a pretty unique pitch sequence guys usually pitching is all about mixing pitches and location but he threw that all up the window to get that strikeout he offered the same pitch three times in a row so I guess he sort of used that reverse psychology to outthink his opponent to the plate now Max Kepler as he'll go after the first pitch and bounce it into foul territory one for one as he reached base with a double his first time up could we see another strikeout here it's oh and two now two runs on two hits and no errors in the ballgame for Minnesota struck him out this pitching staff has done a really good job against this guy in this series this is a really good hitter it's not easy to make a guy strike out five times in a series up to this point but that's what they've done to this guy so far at the plate now Alex Avila as with two away he'll swing and miss at the first pitch it's oh and one 0 for one for him here in this one one strike now from Cole the 0 1 is a fastball low and that evens the count at one and one Avila a previous member of the Diamondbacks organization 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 a knuckle curve there and he thought he had him but it's two and two two runs on two hits and no errors in the ballgame for Minnesota skied into very shallow right and he'll get there in plenty of time to put this one away and that ends the inning twins are set down one two three onto the bottom of the fourth this game's tied at two two just about set to go for the last of the fourth but before we do that here's Heidi Watney thanks Matt I talked with Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the break about the team's offensive performance so far and flat out he was very pleased with the quality of their at bats it's still pretty early in the game but they've seen a lot of pitches already and he thinks the two runs they've pushed across so far is just the beginning given the quality of the at bats they're putting together good stuff Heidi thanks and now is the Yankees D.H. Giorgio will lead things off against Kent and Maida number 29 first pitch on its way with the nothing in one pitch you got to cover the whole plate now after letting him steal two strikes on the inside half tried to get him to go after one below the knees but it's one and two boy that's a tough pitch to lay off right there just out of the strike zone but listen when you're a 300 hitter you don't chase a lot of those so-called pitchers pitches this guy knows the strike zone two and two the count now here's the pitch it's got him now better and that'll bring up Glibertura fly down in his first half bat so for one so far almost Maddy almost went deep his last AB certainly just missed it with this guy's big power he's feeling pretty good at the dish look for him to try and get on something and drive it out of the yard this A.V. ripped on the ground at first and he'll take it to the bag himself for the out now that the third baseman Miguel on to hard here's Miguel and to hard now comes into this at bat 0 for one in the ball game here comes the first pitch got him to go up the ladder there for strike one on Duhar is really a well balanced hitter that doesn't seem to matter whether he's facing right-hander or lefty he makes a lot of loud contact either way which is quite rare in today's game yeah you can tell this guy really pays attention puts time in the cage studies the video seems to always have a game plan and is not off balance too much just off the outside that time laid off 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 back up the middle and that's through for a base hit make him one for two in this one kind of look like he had gotten his bearings there Dan was going to have a one two three ending but not the case giving me that late two out now this line it is so deep one point they could put a hurting on you and they're making him work and he's giving up a lot of base hits so far in this one so far this has not been an easy one for this pitcher the fast ball here is he'll take a look at ball one one and own has a look now the pitch popped up he dives but he can't make the catch it's a foul ball man at first with two out in a two two ball game he pops him up toward the left side of the infield Maeda is there and the side is retired so no run here on a base hit no errors in one man left to board on to the top of any number five we go and we are tied to two back to the top of the order now and that will bring up the speedy outfielder Byron Buxton Byron ready to deliver here's the first pitch and he gets ahead oh and one and this misses the outside corner so it's knotted up at one and one in front of the change up and he can't keep it fair two strikes on him now and he struck him out strikeout number eight now in the ballgame for him boy that's really disappointing for a guy that has wheels right now all he wants to do is get on base and take advantage of the strength of his game which is his speed but with the strikeout right there you can't get on first base if you strike out out for him Polanco yes he'll take a look at ball one no hits to this point the wind up man the 1 0 pitch one half nobody on it's fouled away into the wind up here's the two and one pitch now a swing and a miss at a slider for a strike there's a breaking ball that couldn't quite catch the inside not a time to fool around right now on a 3 2 count with the middle part of the order coming up expect a good pitch to swing at bases are empty one man out count remains full not surprised he's laid on a heater right there just saw an off speed pitch want to stay back a little bit too long count is full here's the pitch right side scooped up throw gets him to down the batter the second baseman Luis Araya ready now Luis Arias 0 4 2 on his line thus far first offering on its way to out nobody on and that's right there and we're even at one well they've really had an answer for keeping him in check in this series he's offered very little resistance with the bat in his hand so far from the wind up the 1 1 pitch a lot of pitches away here which is pretty much what you're forced to do with lefty batters here at Yankee Stadium it doesn't take much to hook one out of here to right field with that short porch out there to two if you're at the plate right now you have to realize who's on deck I guarantee you something's over the heart of the plate you have to be aggressive in the zone right here now the three and two pitch and this one misses high for ball four and they have themselves a two out base runner now bat right field now through so now it'll be the four hole hitter Nelson Cruz he flew out his first time around and then was a strikeout victim most recently as a look now the pitch perfect time for a mound visit right here just to give him a breather a chance to collect himself and get back to work runner on first with two away 2 and 0 well both of those balls have been inside so if I'm heading I'm looking for something I could get my arms extended on probably won't come back inside for a third time now the two home if I'm managing this hitter right here he doesn't even have to look down at the third base coach you know he's got the green light he's one of the best hitters in your lineup and he may be starting to lose the feel here is that misses for ball four and that's back to back walks now with two away oh man I think this walk is going to grind at him for a bit just missed and now the inning continues with the man in scoring position here's the third baseman Josh Donaldson and we'll see what he can do here with a pair of runners on base and two gone here in the fifth set here is the nothing and nothing pitch here's a knuckle curve that backs him up a bit ball one it's really hard to work deep in the games when you're having an outing like this guy is you're going to strike out a lot of guys well guess what your pitch counts going to go up to one and one count now to Donaldson one and two you chase a pitch that bad outside the zone you've got to find a way to regroup adjust the batting gloves only look over the hard row 17 inches misses and we're even at two and two he's already walked two in this inning already this guy just can't seem to find the strike zone here's the two and two and he's got himself another one as he picks up strikeout number nine here and the side is retired twin strand a pair halfway home tied to a piece and now for the Yankees Brett Gardner one for two with a double on his line thus far better feel ready here's the first offer right here now some action out in Minnesota pen as it looks like both the lefty and the right hander are up to throw the first two pitches off the mark here it's two and oh and this is hit hard to the right side foul and the corner two and two lifted down the line and left and that will end up a foul ball the two two one more time and he fouls this one off here now the two two hard hit ball the second he's right there and a good throw gets him one gun now batting the first base man DJ Rob Mayhew away here with the bases empty and that will bring in DJ LeMayhew on its way is pitch number seventy five one out nobody on fouled away now here it comes no offer on that one two balls in a strike think he held up in time but that becomes moot as it's a called strike two on you can tell he wanted to hold off but he swings through the inside pitch anyway and he becomes out number two anytime a pitcher locates a fastball on the inside corner it's going to be a top pitch to hit that one was spot on and he had no answer for it and that'll bring up Aaron judge he offers at it and hits it in the air to left Rosario is right there and he will put it away to retire the side so the Yanks go one two three through five all even at two two Eddie Rosario he was sat down on strikes in his last step back and you can live with punching out with the bases empty but in his last step back with two runners in scoring position you cannot go down not putting the ball in play too much on the line too many ribby opportunities out there to swing and missing that spot first pitch of the inning is taken low and away for a ball it's one and all that one's going to find the seats strike one shot toward right center dive and oh he can't hang on no mistake when he was sitting on fastball middle of the plate kept his hands back stay through the baseball and delivers a hard hit line drive big bad of Miguel Sino digs in next as he lays off a fastball too low for ball one to two is our score leadoff man aborted first here with nobody out here's a change up that's right there one and one 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 one and two now is that one's fouled off struck him out the 10th victim set down on strikes thus far that's 10 strikeouts for him now I'll tell you he could rack up quite a few more before he's done still a lot of game left in this one into the box now Max Kepler as he takes a fastball off the plate for a ball one and all a hidden two tries for him so far bouncer up the middle the second for one relay to first in time and just like that this side is retired twins retired in short order home half of the sixth inning coming up dead locked at two apiece you're in Bailey enters to do the pitching in the bottom of the sixth number 15 Homer Bailey here's the cleanup hitter Gary Sanchez he looked at back after striking out his last time up Gary Sanchez in field in the over shift here now the pitch watches a fastball right there for strike one not close with that when it's way above the strike zone gets a good piece of it there but this is foul off toward the third base coaching box the one two is a wave and a miss he struck him out now batter so starting in Giancarlo Stan third trip to the plate for him here he struck out and grounded out in his first two tries here's the pitch high in the air down the right field line but this is just going to wind up being a foul ball bases are empty one man out a great pitch there as he couldn't get extended on that one and he's down on strikes for the second out no problems for him on the mound since he's come out of the pen to start this inning that's back to back case and he's making it look pretty easy this has the makings of a good outing so far so now to the plate Giorg Shella as the first pitch to him is in there for recalled strike one he's one for two in this one slider and that's in there for strike two bases are empty here with two men out a swing and a miss there on a late breaking slider as he set down on strikes for the second time this afternoon one two three go to bombers six innings complete all square at two and two Britain is on to pitch from the bullpen now to start inning number seven number fifty three that Britain seventh inning ready to roll up next for Minnesota Alex Avila it was a fly out for him in his last trip Avila first pitch of the at bat on its way and that gets the black on the outside a good slider that time that's lifted the other way out to left and there's your go ahead base runner right away as this is down for extra bases to go ahead run is in its second base here with the leadoff double now that the managers these days like to think of that nine hole hitter as the second leadoff man and he plays the role pretty well right here gets the leadoff double and now he gives the real leadoff man a chance to bring him home so that will bring in Byron Buxton as he'll swing and miss it a first pitch slider at strike one for one pitch ahead runs in scoring position here with nobody out and he gets a piece of this one to foul it toward the backstop but one two is swung on and missed strike three well I'm glad we get another look at that beauty of a pitch right there you can't spot a sinker in a better location because even if you do get the bat on the ball there's not a whole lot you could do with that textbook sinker X for him Polanco as he'll go after the first pitch and bounce it into foul territory he's hitless in three at bats to this point one count here it comes grounded to the right and that's threw into right field for a base hit throw comes in quickly here so that'll hold that go ahead run at third now with still only one away a D-roll looks like they might finally have something going after that base hit first and third one out and maybe now they can get something started yeah you could tell the third base coach was going to be aggressive right there right a nice read by both him and the base runner to take that extra base and put them in scoring position they've been struggling right now to get guys in scoring position he's 0 for two in the ballgame so far there's a sinker that misses for a ball Sanchez is under it to God now batting right field with nothing through the number four Minnesota hitter Nelson Cruz he's hitless in his two at bats so far when to keep it tied here it comes comes from set the 0 1 now a slider down the middle bit laid off well you can see he's coming right at this guy just pounding the ball and strike so he certainly has the advantage now this guy hasn't even swung the bat yet 0 and 2 here it is hit on the ground out to short and the two out will not come to pass as the inning is over so it's no runs on two hits no errors and two men left stranded on now to the bottom of ending number seven and we are tied to two box now Torres he starts off the inning against a guy who struck out the last inning how to get to him here I'm not sure that they want to stay as patient a lot of strikes they might want to start swinging a little bit earlier in the count was the first pitch outside at the ball 0 1 0 it's fouled away in the air to straight away right right fielder is on the run but it's over his head and it hops the wall for a ground rule double the batter just a great approach at the plate right there takes that pitch on the outer half and goes with it he clearly hit it well because it bounced right over the wall for a ground rule double and that'll bring up Miguel and do hard and she'll take a look at a strike right down the middle at 0 and 1 a hidden two at bats for him at this point in the ballgame set and the 0 1 yeah this is straight survival mode down 0 2 the numbers are definitely not with the batter here looking for the K here's the pitch and this is swung on and missed and boy they took care of a key man there won away hey I'm not sure what he was sitting on right there might have been sitting on an off speed pitch but instead he gets the fastball way late had no chance to put that ball in play at the plate Tyler Wayne as he'll look at a fastball too high for one runs in scoring position here with one away this is badly it's ball to too well count the pitch every base winner in a close game like this really matters so you can't afford to be giving out free passes this late that here's the 3 0 and he takes ball for so a good job out of the nine hole and getting on base as we go back to the top of the order three of those pitches were definitely out of the zone. That looks pretty darn good to me. You're not usually going to get many favorable calls on 3 and 0 though. You have to earn that spot. So back to the top of the Yankee order digging in Brett Gardner he's got a hit in three at bats to this point. First pitch of the at bat the Yankees have been searching for that big hit pretty much all game. It remains to see if they can get it but now it sure would be a good time. The ball fastball misses inside it's even at one. Runners are at first and second with one away hit hard towards center. That's in their base hit Torres rounds third and is digging for the play and he's safe at the play as it's now with three two ball game. Now that those have to feel really good. He's getting late in the game you come up with a big army. I base it right here to give your team the lead. Yeah. No one remembers that he's got both eyes in the top of the second inning. You want to show up when the game is on the line. Can you quiet your emotions down. Take the crowd out of it and slow yourself down enough to come through. And that's exactly what he did. Now in the box. DJ LeMayhew. It's been a rough go with things at the plate for him so far but his guys are looking for him to change that right here. Yeah. Nothing better than coming through for the boys in a tight game at especially when you're kind of due to do something productive. He's ready. Yeah. First and second now one man out. Clearly fooled there on the slider. Comes 0 and 2. Hit back up the middle. Reigned in. One there. On the first as they get the double play to get him out of the inning. Four to six to three. They roll it up to get out of the jam. Back with more of this Thursday afternoon business person special. Following this. Adam Adavino has been summoned from the bullpen as he'll do so to start the eight. Number zero. Adam. Adavino. Riding in once again. Josh Donaldson. Over to here to start the afternoon. This thing's 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. He sat here it comes. A great job pounding his own strike one. When you've got a great hitter in the box you've got to get ahead. Count leverages a must. Popped him up. Sanchez is there. He's got it one away. Now batting. Let's hear. Eddie Rosario. Eddie Rosario one for two in the ballgame thus far ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch. Now action in the bullpen starts to get loose out there. And that pitch misses in the dirt and it's 2 and 0 now. Those are just two great takes right there. Those are pretty good pitches sliders down the way both of them just off the plate couldn't get the batter to fish. And he gets this fastball over. It's 2 and 1. A devino is a guy known for his lights out stuff. He tends to rack up strike out numbers at a very high rate. However he does at times get wild walks have come back to bite him on more than one occasion. You know it's not uncommon Matty V for a relief pitcher come in with really good stuff. And it seems like he's either really hit miss to rack up a lot of strikeouts but if he's not quite on he'll also rack up a lot of base on balls. And that can cause a pitching coach and a manager to really start to pull their hair out the 3 1 and he files this one off. This one everything we could hope for three to two in any number eight. This is pulled into right place by the judge back in plenty of time to put this away however and there are two gone now talk about getting into some rough luck. That was an absolute bullet to the outfield that gets caught and he would have represented the tying run to the plate now is the designated hitter Miguel Sano he's working on a one for three thus far first pitch on its way laid off but a cold strike is that caught the outside. He's a little bit wider but it's one and one two out nobody on. No offer on that one two balls in a strike. Oh that's a tough call for blue right there either way you call it somebody doesn't like it but hey that's the life of an umpire. There's the cold strike he was looking for two and two now two balls two strikes a crucial count for both pitcher and hitter. So Dan what was your approach on the mound in that county action pitch right here two to the last thing you want to do is to fall behind the count three two but the inning will continue as that's through for a two out hit. Bro pulls him off the bag. Well his team took the lead and he's able to match two outs thinking he's going to shut him down here and preserve the lead. Not so fast batter comes up laces a two out double and as a base hit away from coming home to tie this thing. You know Max Kepler as you will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one. He was a double play victim last time around to hold the lead. Here's the delivery. Now you can see he's working around this guy right here. Why not. First base is open walk would be the worst thing in this spot. Two ball one strike count to the twins first baseman at the corner here so he's behind three and one Alex Avila would be next. Here's the three one. There's a swing and a high deep drive headed for the right field corner and that's going to wind up hooking just a bit foul. So a missed opportunity there with the payoff pitch sky down the left field line and that will end up a foul ball swing and a miss as he chases one out of his own for the third strike. And that's the third out of the inning. So it's no runs on a hit no errors in a man left home half of the eighth straight ahead. It's the Yankees three and the twins two. Gary Garrett is on the pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the eighth number thirty eight for Gary for the Blake. Now. He's coming back in the third inning in this one. Here's the first pitch count one and off the plate and away there one ball no strikes. The twins are looking for the sweep in this game as we mentioned earlier but trailing by one they're going to need to come from behind to do it. This one still well in striking distance only trailing by one going late on to the game. They just need a bloop in a blaster some kind of extra base hit this one's far from over can't keep the weight back and he falls behind one and two and for the opposition finishing this one off and salvaging a win in the series will sort of allow them to at least save a little face here at home. No doubt about it. The last thing you want to do is get beat around in your own backyard. You want to make your home ballpark a winning ballpark. So winning this one and avoiding the sweep could be just what the doctor ordered. Now the two two is swung on and misty got him. People always talk about how important getting the lead off men on bases now that it's true. So when the eighth inning one run game that's a really nice job of attacking a hitter and sending him packing to the plate. Now Gary Sanchez as the sinker to him finds the zone for strike one 0 4 2 for him to this point. And he watches one dip low and inside for a ball one and one some movement now in the Minnesota bullpen as a right handers up and throwing 1 1 is looked at for ball number two on app nobody on 3 and 1. Now is that misses down an end. Good job to work the count and put himself back in the driver's seat started off with one strike and now he's got to count his favorite 3 and 1. The 3 and 1 pitch. He loses him on ball 4 was dug in looking for something to hit but he would have needed a telephone pole to get that thing right out of the zone into the box. Now Giancarlo Stanton over three with a couple of strikeouts for him to this point in the ballgame. First pitch coming. Here it is. 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 entice the swing liner in there for a base head. Hey listen when you have a good sinker you have to throw out he's going to have to get the ball much lower than the zone to that last one. Yeah from the offensive side Dan to see him or pitcher sinker ball or what have you you're looking for that thing to pop up above the belt and that's exactly what happened right there. Miss middle at the plate now Giorgella all for that and missed. Here's the throw. Short hop but they got him great pick and tag to catch him trying to steal runner in scoring position at second with two down. Sinkered one ball one strike one on one slider clocked in the mid eighties there. It's a ball and two strikes looking to keep this one run game the pitch struck him out struck him out again. I should say his third punch out of the game. The Yanks leave one and it remains a three two ball game Yordes Chapman comes on from now Ben hoping to finish this one off here in the top of the ninth. All of it. Gonzalez will pinch hit here and he's the potential tying run. They're out towards shallow right and the pinch hitter is retired here one away. Back to the top of the lineup stepping in Byron Buxton he struck out swinging in his last trip to the plate. He's got to put that one behind them especially with runners in scoring position. Those punch outs will stick with you a little longer and a fastball in their first strike one. That was some gas triple digits on the radar gun just off the black and it's even at one the fall behind now to one and two one run game here in the top of the ninth and tight with the slider two and two. The classic back foot slider right there with two strikes usually gets a ton of swinging misses nice layoff right there fight for another pitch three balls and two strikes to the twin center fielder. Man that's one of those how could you not swing at that one. A good take there on that pitch. They'll strike out here yet again as it's been a ballgame to forget thus far for strike out. Wow he's just a lost boss in this one. That's the fourth time he struck out in this game alone and that's not something you'll forget very quickly. That's about as bad of a day as you can have the box now for him. Polanco has the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball one or no. He comes into this appearance in the midst of a one for four day two and one after the foul ball there Chapman a Cuban born ball player. He's an 11 year vet at the major league level so he certainly puts together a nice career in professional baseball bases are empty here with two men out fouled away a crowd of over thirty nine thousand on their feet and will strike for the twins now a swing and a ground ball this should do it throw on the first and Yankees will salvage at least the finale in this three game series as the ball game is over man facing Chapman is not for the faint of heart as he unleashes fireball after fireball gets the final out here and another save what a weapon Chapman is one run game this afternoon three to two the final finish the New York Yankees jumped ahead in the seventh inning and never gave the lead back Zach Britton gets the win in relief his second of the year a oldest Chapman wraps it up for the save his twelfth of the season 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 MLB.com