 MLB the show's coverage of Major League Baseball is on the air. A good one on tap for you this afternoon between the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers. The Yanks look to end this three game interleague series with a sweep. Next. Woodruff the Mississippi native will be on the mound in this one. Dan please act. What do you got. Hey you take a look at that ERA. And that's a little bloated right now. This guy's a better picture of that but he hasn't been real consistent one good game on bad game. I think what he needs to do if he can screen together three or four good quality games in a row that ERA will start creeping back down. He definitely needs to start pitching a lot better than he has up to this point. And it'll be interesting to see if he can turn it around in this one. Behind on that one now behind in the count 0 and 1. First pitch. Well 40. Lider strikes three called as the leadoff man is set down looking to open up the ball game. Not exactly. Next for New York. Miguel on Duhar. First delivery to him on the way forecast high calls for 80 degrees but we're at 76 here at opening pitch by change up in on the hands that evens it at one and one Dan D row these Brewers as they begin play here this afternoon they have not been playing all that well to put it charitably as they come into this one losers of seven straight games. Yeah I get it Maddie the teams on a moderate losing streak right now can't be happy with the way they played but they have to find a way to relax a little bit. Everybody goes through these little stretches these little valleys throughout the course of the long season. This team should write itself and it needs to start today to two balls and two strikes now. That was a tempting pitch to swing at right there a big power guy like this really wants something that he can elevate and drive out of the ballpark. Other two two and two now you can certainly tell at bats like this one frustrate the heck out of a pitcher but you got to find a way to stay composed and execute your plan and he lays off here ball four and they'll become the game's first base runner here with one away. Well the reason power hitters generally draw more walks and other guys is exactly what we saw right there pitchers work around them and nibble the corners a lot more so they don't get burned. He made some good pitches but he just couldn't get him to chase enough out of the zone and that'll bring up Gleber Torres first shot for him here with a runner at first now and one away he comes set here's the nothing and nothing pitch to an oh he's having a really hard time finding his rhythm and finding the strike zone is going to allow this offense to keyhole him in big situations. He's got to figure it out pretty quick from the belt kicks and deals little tardy swing as it's well wide at first out in front here is this one scorched foul to the left open to send him packing pitch on its way full count now three and two and the payoff pitch and he misses again here it's ball four and that's back to back walks here with one away at this rate he's going to set some kind of a record for walks issued in the game where he'll get an early hook. We'll see if he can settle down here and start to find the strike zone or if he continues to struggle coming to the plate now Jean-Carlo Stanton and he could give his guys an early lead if he can come through here first offering on its way one count and the pitch and he fouls this one off he's going to miss on the change up and there are two guys one of the toughest pitches they hit the straight change up right El Cambio hadn't seen it in that entire that what happens by gets the string pulled on him right there had no chance to get the ball in play standing in now Mike Tuckman this will take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one comes into this one at two seventy one two home runs and eight runs banded in swung on and missed one and two now I'm pretty surprised by the location on those last three pitches the book on him is that he hits the way pitch pretty well and he just saw three in a row out there so does he go back out there again no man I expecting to mix it up most catchers won't call for the same location over and over and over ready twenty four pitches to this point in the inning and he comes back with a fastball strike three called and the inning is over yanks strand a pair and now the Brewers will get their first cuts no score Jordan Montgomery a hurler from South Carolina will be the starting pitcher in this one Dan any thoughts well this guy's kind of unique how about a five pitch repertoire that he has that gives him a lot of options for both righties and lefties and if he's on he could be really tough to hit stepping into the box Lorenzo Kane it leaves things off here in the bottom half of the first here's the pitch curveball just misses apparently one and oh well this Yankee ball club entering play this afternoon here they've had it go in the last ten games there's seven and three over that stretch he's putting a win last time out 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 don't one series isn't going to totally kill you in the standings and this team this team's sitting pretty right now and he takes ball for so the leadoff man is on here in the home half of the first in a scoreless ball game here's Brock Holt now first chance for him here with a man on following the leadoff walk as a look now the pitch first pitch is a slider called for a strike nice job by the pitcher right there to establish himself back into the strike zone would it like to have seen the hitter been a little bit more aggressive in that situation usually when a pitcher throws four balls in a row that next pitch you could get super greedy right down the middle now the oh ball so that's two pitches in a row above the belt as a hitter that's what you're looking for especially when it's a day game and the ball is carrying that just wasn't a good enough pitch to hit I get some to swing it a pitch down and out of the zone one and two hey you know the pitcher right now he's looking for that best friend that double play ball this is where you have to really be disciplined at the plate and make sure that you get a pitch that's above the knees that you can get in the air hit out towards second tour is at the back on the first and they turn the double play so bases are empty here with two gone and that'll bring up Christian Yelich first pitch of the at bat Yelich is a player referred to as clutch by teammates coaches and of course the media he seems to find himself in pressure situations often and it's hard to find many instances where those moments have gotten the best of them it just appears he really relishes the big spot nothing in two count and the pitch waved at and missed for the third out not much of a chance at hitting that one in the inning is over none left from Milwaukee and this is still a nothing nothing ball game set to get his day started Kyle Higashiyoka and it's been a real struggle for him with the bats so far this year looking to get things turned around in a hurry here's the first pitch to him fastball too high to start him out here one and all today's contest is of course the finale of the series and the Yankees have dominated so far they've got the opportunity to complete the sweep for the win in this one these teams don't match up all that often but due to interleague they get a chance to play this season and it's really difficult to sweep a team in a three game series when you don't play that team all that often and one thing that would certainly help their cause in going for the sweep is if they can break out the big bats like they did yesterday several home runs in that ball game it's not easy to hit home runs with this day and age with guys thrown with increased velocity they were knocking the ball out of the ballpark all day yesterday they'd like to save a couple of those and use them in this game today so he gets him swinging on a pitcher's pitch Kyle Higashiyoka goes down to become the first out here in the second inning and that'll bring up Tyler Wade as he'll look at a fastball too high for ball one and on one hand they can be happy they've got their ace on the mound for them in this sweep game but on the other hand they're tasked with facing an ace themselves sure is this is one of those games where you flip a coin heads or tails sliding stopped by Jericho what a play ready now Mike Ford he'll work on keeping this top of the second alive he's ready here's the first offering and that pitch misses in the dirt and it's 2 and 0 now 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 here it comes to 3 0 and this one misses high for ball four and they have themselves a two out base runner that's a nice job to work that walk right there even if it doesn't lead to anything on the scoreboard this inning it prevents the pitcher from having to lead off of the next one just one of those small things that might go unnoticed but in the end make a big difference now to the plate the pitcher Jordan Montgomery first pitch on its way one ball no straight one and no pitch on the way and he won't bite at that one either it's 2 and 0 can't fall behind against the pitcher need to minimize pitch count against the easy outs and this is certainly one of them hit on the ground is short or see a field is cleanly and as it turns out the two out walk doesn't come around to haunt him as that ends the inning one left for the Yankees will go to the bottom of the second no score so here's Abasayu Garcia he's three for seven in the series coming in infield in the over shift here now the pitch in tight here with the first pitch fastball that's one and all here comes the pitch for Garcia lined hard toward right center but this will not elude the right fielder's grasp as he ranges over to handle it for the first out there's Jed Jerko now pitch on the way that fastball was a lively one you can hear the pop of the glove all the way up here hey I bet I'm a little biased there's nothing better than that pop of a glove on a good fastball looking forward to hearing a lot more of that pop the rest of this one one and one the count of the Brewer's first baseman Jerko playing here in his age thirty one season he's currently on a one-year deal so he stands to be a free agent at the end of this season some guys only get the free agency one time in their career this guy has a chance to get there for a second time and in the prime of his career is he able to handle the pressure as he plays out this final season ground it is short very quickly there they're too gone to start the inning the second base there's that so bases are empty here with two gone and that'll bring in utility man extraordinary Eric Sogard first offering on its way curveball and that misses in the dirt for ball one and a strike to even the count one and one one and two now is that one's filed for the pitch breaking ball freezes him strike three called and the side is retired gone in order of the Brewer's will move to the third with no score. So here's the veteran Brett Gardner as we are all set to begin the third inning in this one first pitch of the at bat fastball here is he'll take a look at ball one one and oh change up stays outside and he's behind two and oh got thickens here three and oh ball three to a lead off hitter that can run not the greatest way to start this right here. I think right now you really have to start pouring some pitches into that strikes three and one now to Brett Gardner three and two now is off there ball four. So the lead off man is on here to begin inning number three. They haven't been able to register against this guy but at least they have a base runner here. We'll see if that leads to something and that'll bring up Miguel and do hard reach base via the walk in his first plate appearance set here it comes on do hard stands at even six feet tall a right handed batter and thrower. He's in his fourth season as a major league player he won a home ball. Hey not a good spot to be down two and oh this guy has some serious pop at the plate I'm expecting a big hack here from the belt the pitch to be honest with you I'm a little bit more afraid the guy on deck to the guy that's up right now if I'm on the mound I want this guy up right now he's the guy that's got to beat me while they let him go there but he missed it for strike one Gardner gets his lead at first nobody out count full three balls and two strikes the back in standing up fiftieth pitch of the game on its way fouled off swing and a miss and they'll come all the way back from three hits and punch him out one away well his struggles continue it's been a rough go of it at the plate with him and watching this at bat it's clear to me that his rhythm and timing they're just all up even as a pitcher like I was you can tell these things and exploit them first things first here's the throw over and he just manages to get his hand in into the box Torres and she'll take a tough pitch on the outside part of the plate for strike one to come in here at two sixty ten home runs and twenty one driven in runners off for second strike taking the throw it skips in and he's safe close play but he's in there so he swipes second successfully but you have to wonder now if that might actually end up taking the bat out of the hands of one of their better hitters well that's a good point Matt but I'd be a little surprised if that's the case it's still early in the game is tied so that would be a pretty cautious move to pitch around him here with the ball flat out Yankee shortstop behind in the count one and two the one to high in the air out to center field Kane is under it makes the catch for the second out and no tag at second he'll head back there with two away now now back to a way now from the stretch comes set the 0 1 1 and 1 too much bite on the breaking ball that time as it's well off the outside shot down the line but this will get foul it's a ball in two strikes both teams so far yet to crack the hit column still one and two as he fouls it away and a pitch swung on and bounced to our sea at short throw in the dirt but a good scoop at first saves an error as this side is retired the Yankees leave one home half of the third coming up no score so stepping in many Pena it was a two head effort for him including a home run in last night's game first offering on its way Pena and looked inside but that's ruled as strike nothing in one Pena or pineapple as he sometimes called he's a veteran of seven years at the major league level no offer at that point it's a cold strike your idea of working account goes out the window you're frustrated right now down oh to gotta find a way to grind and he can't get out of the way there so the leadoff man will be aboard to open up the inning yeah there are a couple of things you don't want to do as visiting pitcher never give the home crowd a reason to get involved early and don't put guys on base to ignite a big inning well mission accomplished on both fronts we'll see how he responds at the plate Orlando Garcia first pitch coming here it is ready with two balls in a strike this would be an absolute terrible start to the end after drilling the first guy you can't allow a second guy to reach base via the wall well behind that fastball it's a swinging strike when you get yourself to a 3 1 count and you get a fastball those are the ones you really want to punish couldn't get the bat on it so we'll see if that comes back to honing working for the punch out and the offering slow roller down the third baseline ball swung on and missed for the first down well there's nothing like seeing a good power pitcher that has a good fastball and what does he do he just throws this good fastball right by brings the express no chance to put that ball in play to the plate now Brandon Woodruff and they'll try and play for one here as he gets this one down only play to the pitcher covering and the runner moves into second on the play Lorenzo came just one for ten in the series coming in so he looked for better results here today from the stretch here's the pitch in there for strike one hit back up the middle for his has it off balance throw gets him nice play there as the side is retired Milwaukee leaves one will head to the fourth still scoreless all set for the start of the fourth stepping in and ready for another shot Mike Tuckman first time up he went down looking yeah Maddie and he was locked up by a good fastball for strike three last time I'm interested to see if they attack him the same way come at him with hard Velo late or snap something off in the third to see if the fish ball one to start the ad bat ball misses away here it's two and oh sometimes it can be difficult for a pitcher you're facing a guy that's not known to be a big stick in the lineup sometimes the toughest thing is to be aggressive and throw strikes fly ball right down the line and left on the move is Garcia and he tracks it down nice play for the first out opportunity now to appear into the future plans for the Brewers organization as our road to the show reports spotlights couple of guys that have been playing very well in recent action the box now Kyle Higashiyoka as he'll take a look at a strike right down the middle its own one hey it's not always about filling up the strike zone all the time every inning he's pitching well as we're moving into the middle innings but interestingly less than 50% of his first pitches have been for strikes swinging strike and now it's own two one and two to the Yankees catcher high fastball right there with a two strike count you know what that might be doing setting up the next pitch could be that hard hitter would be the first slider down in a way something breaking down in a way off the plate count still at one and two trying to send them packing for the second time ball to his swung on and missed he's down on strikes and the first two are retired here to begin inning number four classic slider down in a way from the strike out there not a whole lot to say about that pitch that hasn't been said a million times already that's just a real tough pitch for a hitter to pick up out of the plate when they're in protect mode so now to the play Tyler Wayne he squares it up and hits a bolt to left center that's a hit the first of the game for the Yankees and a good effort to bring it back in quickly but he's in its second base with a double Yankees. Yeah this one was starting to look like it was going to be one of those one two three easy innings but now all the sudden they have to go ahead run standing out there at second base after the two big moment here being in now Mike Ford as the first pitch to him is in there for a cold strike one he's a guy who could use a three for four. He's got that banning average still down in the one nineties one home run and eight runs batted in ready with the O and one lifted the other way out to left center Garcia giving Chase. He's there to make the play and that'll retire the side danger reverted following the lead with more of this Thursday afternoon business person special following this digging in for his second at bat Brock Holt. He's all for one thus far. This game is rolling right along as we move into the middle innings with no score. You'd think by now one of these two teams would be able to get some base runners on and get him in but that hasn't been the case. A high fastball is in there that elevated fastball right there. The biggest change in the game today for me when I first came up a lot of guys working at Greg Maddox East to West ball one slow roller out to short Torres brings it in and the off balance throw beats him at first and that's a tough play. The play Christian Yelich was a strikeout victim in his first try. Yeah. He didn't put up much of a fight either. That's the way it can't go down three pitches. I don't care if you're staring at him or swinging on you have to find a way to make this picture work a little bit harder. Strike one to start the at bat pitching has the upper hand early as we're scoreless in inning number four. Well hit to right but foul looking to punch him out again the pitch and a swing and a missed there on a late breaking slider as he set down on strikes for the second time this afternoon. This guy is really locked in on the bump right now. He's just playing good old fashioned hardball right now just rearing back and letting go. It seems like this lineup they don't have an answer for anything he's bringing so far. So here is Abisayo Garcia as the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball one or no. This guy is still looking at a zero in the hit column on our home to out nobody on sliced hard on the ground. It's a hit the first of the game for Milwaukee. So the base in here nets him a base runner with two away as we check out the league leaders in team batting average here in May. You can see there that they're currently residing in second place in the NL in that category. Here's Jed Jerko now as the first pitchers have been high it's ball one. He's over one after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far. They often pitch upstairs but it's one in one. I'm interested to watch this next pitch right here. He got a swing on a high fast ball. I wonder if he's going to pull the old police act and climb the ladder one one is taken for ball two. They struggling to find the release point of that curve ball. That wasn't a very good one somehow he just got to find that field because that's a pitch he's going to need going forward to one. Here it is. Just one hit a piece for both of these clubs grounded the first and he'll step on the bag himself and the inning is over. They certainly know how to have a good time in Milwaukee and I believe this may just be a brand new type of polka back with more of this Thursday afternoon business person special following this. Welcome back. Heidi Watney standing by as we get set for the top of the fifth. Thanks Matt. I talked with Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the break about the team's offensive performance so far and overall he's really happy with the bats they're putting together. He cited the four walks they've earned already as evidence that his guys are waiting for the right pitch and that they're willing to let the opposition work themselves into trouble. So far that's paying off. Thank you Heidi. You're in burns right handed reliever standing 6 3 gets the ball now out of the bullpen Corbin the plate Jordan Montgomery comes into this at bat 0 4 1 in the ball game Jordan Montgomery first pitch of the at bat sent out to straight away center field. Kane is under it makes the play one away to the top of the order now. And up next the left handed hitting Brett Gardner ready with the first pitch here it comes action now in the Milwaukee bullpen as they'll have a right hander loosen up no runs just one hit and no errors for the Yankees so far two and oh now two balls and a strike down to the Yankees lead off man and a check swing here as he couldn't help himself and it's ruled strike two two two doesn't get the zone count full now bases are empty one man hit softly down the line at first but this will get foul so they'll do it again three and two pay off pitch one more time pulled toward right center field. Kane arranged to his left and put it away to down now that third base. You tell me. So bases are empty here with two gone and striding into the plate that'll be Miguel and do hard here's the first pitch to him didn't quite catch the zone there ball one wouldn't mind a pitcher expand in his own a little bit more and using his aggressiveness against him looked like a slider perhaps but it was badly and it's two and oh line to the right side but foul now the two one lifted in the air to shallow center field coming in on it is Kane but he can't make the play as it finds the outfield grass the tag and they'll get him at second and with that the side is retired one two three go the bombers halfway home still no score welcome back for the bottom of the fifth. Here's Heidi Watney. I caught up with Craig council the Brewer's skipper about his lineups performance 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. OK thank you Heidi. First offering on its way and this is low ball one one and up and that thing got up there at ninety five miles an hour a ball and a strike the one one has offered at a missed he chased it for strike two. Hey it's a game of execution if the pitcher stays right there this lineup is going to continue to have a tough time it's fouled away again a one two. This is a fun guy to watch when he's up there really battles doesn't take any pitches all these a grinder always seems to make it difficult on the opposing pitcher. Now a ball lying to the left side but foul and another foul ball maybe trying to back him up a bit there with the fastball. Hey this has been an epic get back right here. I don't blame the pitcher for a little nibbling right there maybe get a swing and a miss he didn't bite on that once and now we go full count now the three and two pitch fouled away. Next three to pitch number ten is the one that finally does it as he strikes out after a long battle here. Well that call looked like it was a little in the 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 have done that though. At the plate now many pina as the first pitch misses high and inside for ball one. Hey you think the game plan is to pitch this guy inside. They plunked them in the first at bat and they're clearly coming right back in again a ball and a strike close but he didn't get it two and one. I don't blame him for not coming over the heart of the plate. He circled this guy on the lineup card when he got to the yard today. He's been swinging one of the broader bats in the game. No runs just one hit and no errors on the Milwaukee line score so far. He's falling behind down three and one. One thing to take note of is how these last two batters have really driven up this pitch count. He's had to use 14 pitches already on them and he's not even through this guy yet 14 is near the top end of what you want to throw in a complete inning and a fast ball misses their ball for two. So he's aboard following the one out walk their second of the ballgame so far as we take a look there at the league leader board team walks this year. And as you can see there they're currently tied for the top spot in the NL in that category. Next from Milwaukee Orlando Arcia. He looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up. Yeah and kind of shocked he got blown away with a fast ball. You could tell he was laid on that one and we'll see if he tries to cheat to hit back toward the mound field cleanly. Step on the bag for one relay to first in time and just like that this side is retired. So put another zero on the board as they've been held scoreless through five five innings complete and we still have no score. Striding in once again Torres he'll start things out now in the top half of the sixth. Here's the first offering action in that Milwaukee bullpen now as a left hander started to throw out there and it's one and one in for strike two. The problem for the batter now is he's gotten so inside conscious after those first two pitches anything on the outer half of the plate is going to look a foot outside. Here he comes again one two don't go too far the dangerous Giancarlo Stanton gets his shot next to lay off but he did and it's ball four so the leadoff hitters aboard to start the sixth. Well they haven't been able to scratch a run across yet. So maybe this walk will jump start their offense a little bit. Ready once again Giancarlo Stanton. He's 0 for 2 with a strikeout in this one. Here's the first pitch to him didn't miss by much there but it's just a bit high counter to the left side. The second for one return throw not in time and that turned into a closer play than I thought it would at first site. Definitely a risky and aggressive play from the pitcher there but he made it work out. They practice plays like that a lot in spring training so it paid off this time. Stepping in Mike Tuckman 0 for 2 here to start the afternoon. The pitch swing just got to try and straighten that one out. Out to center field. Kane is after it. He makes the play really had to hustle to get to that one two gone now. Up next for the Yankees the catcher Kyle Higashiyoka. Now to the plate Kyle Higashiyoka he was sat down on strikes in his last at bat. Yeah Matty big time K last time up and it's been a tough series for him so far. You can tell he's just not seeing the ball off this team let's see if he can make an adjustment right here. Runner on first with two away lifted down the line in left and this is going to wind up a foul ball that's popped up Garcia coming on. He can't get there so the inning will continue. Now Tyler Wayne. He'll take a look at the pitch too low it's ball one. He's one for two in this one the set and the 1 0 change up stays outside and he's behind 2 and 0 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. Well 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 three and one three and one with two on and this is where you got to be geared up for something to drive. I don't think you can just groove in one right here. You still have to try to make a competitive pitch right field. That's a base hit and they'll put the brakes on that runner at third and that means the bases are loaded now with two away. Mike Ford plate Mike Ford as he lays off a fastball too low for ball one I'm to the left side but foul off again and now he's in a one and two hole look like he was cheating a heater right there a little bit too far out in front got to find a way to keep his hands back and tightly the slider two and two don't be surprised if he gets another back foot slider right here don't think for a second just because he took the first one that this pitcher won't come back exactly the same way and to sit back on the changeup and he did a good job to get the bat on that one again he sends it out of play and he comes back to get him. So a great job pitching out of it with the bases loaded Yankees leave him loaded still no score. Ben Gamble is going to come off the bench and she'll be asked to lead off the bottom of ending number six 94 for strike one and you see that average below the dreaded Mendoza line close but it's one and one one and one. We've seen this before fastballs in then breaking balls away that's been his plan of attack throughout the first half of this game. I'm now to two balls in his strike to Ben Gamble high in the air out to center field and Gardner there to put it away for the first out the center field hit next is Lorenzo Kane. He was retired via the ground ball last time up ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch one out nobody on a one and one counter the Brewers lead off man. He moves ahead to two and one line towards center field there to take it as Gardner and there are two away now into the box now Brock Holt he got on top of one it was a ground out victim last time. Here comes the first pitch and he popped him up and that's in there base hit. He'll get it into second the tag and he is out at second three up three down from Milwaukee. We are still scoreless. Josh Hader is on the pitch from the bullpen now to start ending number seven standing in now Jordan Montgomery. He'll take a look at a slider here that misses for ball one. He's 0 for two in the ball game so far under no delivery fastball right back to the mound and he'll flip on to first to record the out. Not a lot you can do with that pitch that fastball just ate him up inside and gets the soft grounder for the out one gone here in the Yankee seventh and up next the left handed hitting Brett Gardner first offering on its way well behind that fastball it's a swinging strike bases are empty one man out shooting for that low inside corner but he missed with it one and two and that O2 fastball wasn't even close but I'm hit right now. I'm still sitting on that heater. He fouls this one off the one two fouled off try again one two Yankee slider across that time laid off for a ball and two to the Yankee center fielder every base runner in a close game like this really matters so you can't afford to be giving out free passes this late. Now the three and two pitch can work out there the ninth pitch of the ad bag coming up hit down the third base line and this will stay inside the third base bag a fair ball in the second base with one away as the go ahead run. He just smoked this ball right down the line. Take a look here hard to tell if it was fair or foul in real time but you can see it flies right over the bag was all over it and made a great call. Here's McGill and a hard now and he'll take a cold strike here on a borderline pitch it's strike one a hidden two at bats for him at this point in the ballgame one pitch gets the fastball by him here. He's in control 0 and 2 holds this one in the air out to left on the move is Garcia he's got it a nice play there two away play Taurus it was a walk in his last trip here's the first pitch to him runners in scoring position this season. Torres is below the Mendoza line a banding average under 200. Unfortunately. Yeah Matty he's well aware of it. Runners in scoring position that's where you need to be on your game. He's just expanded his own entirely too much in these situations. Go ahead runs in scoring position here with two down swing and a miss and he's behind one and two when the pitcher on the mounds established in this kind of heater you've got to come off everything else and find a way to get that bad head in the zone and this one runs in on him as he can't get his arms extended a great pitch there and the inning is over so it's no runs on a hit no errors in a man left seventh inning stretch time here at the ballpark and we still have no score. Half of the seventh year in his Christian yellow he went down on strikes last time up starting to run out of time they haven't been able to score any runs as we're moving late into this one a perfect time for this leadoff guy to try to get on base and ignite a rally left side but well foul at ninety four one ball and one strike very impressive outing so far as command has been spot on even when he misses his spot it isn't out over the hard to play he's throwing quality pitches her ball misses inside couple strikeouts early in the game but he's done a much better job than this at bat trying to get ahead and put himself in a good hitters count into the wind up here's the two and one pitch nope that's outside teams been struggling on offense let your D work for you right here pound the zone and it gives this a pretty good ride that time but that's going to be up amongst the crowd of foul ball they off pitch home swung on and missed he got him on strikes this pitching staff has done a really good job against this guy in this series this is a really good hitter and 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 here comes the pitch for Garcia fastball in there for a cold strike we're moving along into the later innings and this guy's throwing over sixty percent of his first pitches for strikes he'd like to do a little bit more but so far so good now a ball in the strike to the right side and that's in for his second hit of the afternoon pitchers you better start taking notice of this guy he better be circled on that lineup part because he's on fire that's his second hit of the ball game right there now seems stopping here comes the Yankee skipper on his way to the mound and it would appear he's seen enough of his starter this afternoon he'll depart with our score tied and he'll still be accountable for the runner at first and the best he can do is a no decision in this one Luis Sessa will come out and take the ball here as he'll be making his fifteenth appearance of the year to the plate now Jed Jerko this will take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one Sessa a right-hander who stands in even six feet he's a five year vet at the major league level set to deliver the oh and one this is it's one and one now to the Milwaukee first baseman is on first one away hidden the air down the right field line long run for the right fielder but this will land untouched even at two and two he threw that pitch with the purpose to get a double play good job to let it go by though as a hitter not a bad time right here to put that runner in motion three to count you send the runner and if it's a bad pitch it's ball for too close for comfort and he did a good job just to make contact possible go ahead runs on first one away misses it or is it the bank here's Eric Sogarn just offering on its way double barreled action in the Yankee bullpen now a lefty and a right-hander start to get loose matters here in the seventh fine work there out of the Yankee bullpen we'll look ahead to ending number eight now and we still have no score David Phelps been summoned from the bullpen as he'll do so to start the eighth into the batter's box next will be Giancarlo Stanton no hits in three tries so far he struck out once not sure if this is a powerhouse pitching performance by both teams or bad hitting but as we're moving late into this one it's about time somebody put something together to try to score a run a great job pound in his own strike one when you got a great hitter in the box got to get ahead count leverages a must wind up and the 0 1 way inside with that one a pretty easy take there the 1 and 1 pitch when you've got a guy that throws a good two-scene fastball you have to be ready for him to try to run it inside and jam you a good job to lay off that one but I wouldn't be surprised that we see it again 3 and 1 pitch swing and a shot hit down the corner that nearly would have gotten him on the boring the instead it's a long foul ball now the 3 and 2 pitch still three balls and two strikes the eighth pitch of the at bat and he lays off ball for now the potential go ahead run is on base here yeah that strategy is great when it works but when it doesn't it's ugly and he was here to face one guy and he couldn't get it done digging in Mike Tuckman he flew out in his last at bat coming here it is breaking ball below the zone that's ball one Phelps is a guy known for his lights out stuff he tends to rack up strikeout 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 that he did for a relief that you 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 they'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 lifted down the line and left and that's going to land foul one to this is on the ground over the first and that'll get on through into right field for a base hit throw will hold him at second but the go ahead runs in scoring position now is still nobody out you don't see that too much in today's game most guys it doesn't matter what the count is they're looking to line up drive the ball out of the ballpark not the case here good to strike adjustment able to punch a ground ball through a hole for a single to the box now Kyle Higashiyoka as he takes a fastball off the plate for a ball one and all well they've yet to hang a number on the scoreboard but it looks like they've got a great opportunity from the breakthrough going to be pretty demoralizing if they can't can't sit back long enough in the county evens up at one and one first and second here with nobody out fouled away and he with the one and two struck him out struck him out again I should say his third punch out of the game it's been a really rough day for this line up there's really no other way to say it not a lot of good scoring opportunities and when they've had them like right now it's just been an uphill battle for them to make anything positive happen you're a little me here who come on to pinch hit here in a big spot number twenty-fifth safely the third so they're at the corners now with two men out shella see what he can do off the bench as he'll battle with runners at the corners and two gone here swing there to start the at bat its own one according to the career numbers on the back of his baseball card or shella hits a little over the two seventy mark breaking ball that time that misses out of his own and if you get a guy flailing at a pitch like that heck you're going to go out there and throw that same pitch till he proves he can lay off of it one and one here it is he takes one off the inside corner for bowl to a lots of guys get too aggressive in a spot like this but he's done a nice job of gaining some count leverage look for him to put the ball and play hard to one pitch is a fastball taken for strike two Hey it's looking like he may be able to get out of this one after giving up two singles early ended up the first baseline but this is going to be a foul ball as that keeps things at two and two two and two here it is and now this is one of those innings where nothing comes easy he's thrown a bunch of pitches and this a B hasn't been any different definitely laboring at the moment here's the payoff pitch high and deep down the left field line and this will wind up a foul ball pitch on its way on the eighth pitch of the at bat is the one that finally does it as he wears him down and the inning is over Yanks strand of pair and this is still a nothing nothing ball game DJ LeMayhew will remain in the game at second base after coming on as a pinch hitter in the last half inning. Giorgella stays in the ball game after pinch hitting and she'll take over at first base Keston here is up off the bench as he will pinch hit here in the bottom of the eighth in a tie ball game. And this is just off the outside corner for a ball one and oh as mentioned earlier in the broadcast this game has the potential to result in a series sweep but of course with a tie game on our hands that is no foregone conclusion. Never easy to sweep this is one of those teeter Carter games back and forth back and forth as we're tied going into the back end of this game right now it'll be interesting to see how this one plays out and the move to the pinch hitter will not pan out as that's taken in for the first time. Thank Orlando Arcia. He was a double play victim last time around. He doesn't have to worry about that in a situation Maddie no one on base right now try and get something up so you can drive the baseball and they start him out with a slider good spot but he doesn't get the call one and oh fly ball out toward left center field Gartner on the move through first and hustling for second and that will hop over the wall now as he'll be awarded second base here. It's a ground rule double well he definitely puts a charge into this one and the outfielder has zero chance to make a play on it. Next thing you know the relievers in the pen have another ball to warm up with meetings against Louis Sessa. He's gone two for five on the count you see a right handed batter waiting next but he could very well be pulled back as the situation dictates the three one full count three and two keep down the line in right and it's a foul ball another one sent foul three two one more time gets him looking at the knees for the strikeout that was a big strikeout there guys the best pitchers have the ability to strike guys out when they really need to and that second out was really important at this point of the game could be something we look back on later when the game's over stepping in now Lorenzo came as he takes a cold strike at the knees it's own one no hits to this point swinging strike and now it's own two 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 ready on 0 2 strike three and the potential go ahead run left on base back to back strikeouts keep them out of danger back with more of this Thursday afternoon business persons special following this Keston here will remain in the game in the eighth spot and take over a catcher Ray Black will be on the mound to start the ninth inning and his job will be keeping the ballgame tied until the bottom half boy is going to come on and pinch it here and this is an important that bad leading things off in the ninth in a tie ball game well hit but also well fouled into the seats and left two seventy six the average coming in for him ten home runs and twenty one driven in find up and the oh one swing and a ground ball to third and the oh two pitch still no balls and two strikes their oh two home not sure if that was a purpose pitch or not but I like it as a pitcher sometimes you've got to be willing to back the guy up a plate by running something hard inside you can't just let guys be comfortable standing in the batter's box against two balls and two strikes now and the air toward the gap in right center yell it is after it he makes the catch a great effort to get there and record the first out of the inning back to the top of the Yankee order digging in Brett Gardner was a two-bagger for him in his last at that and he's got to build off that last A B he battled usually when you battle you get in that swing mode a lot of pitches you'll swing at the rosin bag I love the fact that he was able to work a double in last at that let's see if we get more of the same right here but at that point either it's two and oh just missed with that heater but even if he wanted to swing I don't think he could have caught up to that one the two oh black a right hander going six foot five he was selected in the seventh round back in 2011 I know this guy wouldn't go into the category of superstar but to grind out the career he has been drafted where he was my hats off and he lays off ball four now the potential go ahead run is on base here and with the bases empty you don't feel bad about walking that guy he's capable of taking deep every time he digs in so it's not the worst thing in the world to work around him if you can settling in now Miguel onto hard one away the runner at first represents the potential go ahead score double play is in order however here's the first pitch sliced hard but foul look out over there takes a pitch high and away for one one for the delivery a check on that go ahead run at first possible go ahead runs on first one away maybe too much break on the slider two and one 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 I would throw over the runner back safely a liner back through the box and that's into the out field for a one out base hit he is in there at third is the possible go ahead score Dan are you kidding me right there I mean that had the whistle past this guy's here that was a scary moment they call that the old Chuck and duck right that was really close and that's one of the things that most pitchers fear that line drive that zipped right by your head Wow that was also close so now to the plate Torres and they pitch out here but nothing is going on you're at the corners with one man out two and oh in today's game everybody's trying to work off the mound north south trying to get the header he wanted that pitch right there but I can tell you as an offensive player I'd rather give you six inches off east west than to have you call that high fastball high in the air down the right field line after it is yellow and he makes the catch in the corner he's in there at the plate and here in the ninth they have taken the lead now that he putting together good at bats and how about this sack fly right here good at bat that leads to his team getting the lead here at the late innings so here's the cleanup hitter Jean Carlos Stanton it was a walk in his last trip ready to deliver here's the first pitch which is miss handled behind the plate and it bounces away and he is in there they couldn't get him at second and this is why you can't lose focus for a second when you're behind the plate and you can't make a catcher makes as serious consequences this is a pass ball and the runner moves into scoring position runner in scoring position at second with two down and it looks like they'd rather go after the next guy as the intentional walk signal comes here with two away that's what's called getting the treatment everyone knows he's a power grip with the bat so it's all about not letting him be the guy that beats you stepping in Mike to keep this one run game the pitch and here's a fastball called for strike one 0 1 offering in there at the knees 0 and 2 now boy this is one of those A B's you like to hit the rewind button on put himself in a tough spot now hitting with two strikes now a swing and a miss at a slider for a strike and the throw to first will indeed get him it's a strike out score at two to three and the ending is over Yankees just to settle for one we'll head now to the bottom of the ninth the Yankees lead it one to nothing the oldest captain takes the ball now and ending number nine looking to close the door so digging in now Brock Holt and then what's gone wrong for this lineup today they're only three outs away from being shut out boy you know I just haven't seen a lot of fight in these at bats now of course plenty of credit goes to that but the effort on the offensive side has been pretty lethargic watching from up here in the booth Matt yeah I would imagine it feels the same from watching in the stands in this one with the first pitch here it comes and he files this one off swinging strike and now it's own to 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 one on the road warriors a sweep is looking pretty good as they're leading this one again late in the ballgame striding forward now Christian Yelich he's hit less in three at bats to this point it's coming here it is this one's outside quite a good off the plate that time so the Bronx bombers leaving by the slimmest of margins late in this one and trying to hang on to the ball he's really sweet one of the keys if you want to sweep the game is you're going to have to get some big outs in that seventh eighth and ninth inning they're leading by a run as we're going towards the end of this game now it's time for the pitching staff to put this one under wraps he set and the two one pitch to and to the count and the sliders in the dirt as he lays off it for a ball hit on the ground down the first baseline and he'll take it down the second half of the hour now that's a lot you know Brewers down to their final out now and that'll bring up obvious IU Garcia becomes the pitch for Garcia a little tardy there no balls and a strike. Hey if you're able to blow first pitch fastball by a guy got to believe that pitch is coming again right here hit hard up the middle one to first and the Yankees go on to beat their rivals. Wow that game flew by but that's what happens when you get a well pitched one run game both hurlers battled and it's almost a shame somebody had to lose this one a single run good enough to do it today one nothing the final score New York wrap up their 20th road win of the season Louis Sessa earns his third win of the year in relief Aroldis Chapman wraps it up for the save his eighth of the season. So that just about does it 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.