 We are under the lights as the show gets you ready for another edition of Major League Baseball a good match-up here for you tonight between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The Yanks look for their seventh straight victory Next, Eduardo Rodriguez, a Venezuelan left-hander will be the man on the mound. What do you have for us on him Danny? Hey Matty, we're getting a chance to look at a guy that's really struggled lately, ERA over nine in his last three starts and he has to do a lot better. This guy isn't that bad of a pitcher, but one of the keys he needs to start limiting the number of hits and the limited number of baseball balls. It'll be interesting to see if he can turn things around in this one here today. Swing and a screamer, but this one's not going to stay fair. Now a fastball that's taken close that time, but it's one and one. Guys, this Red Sox ball club entering play here tonight, they come and try to rebound after a loss that snapped a modest three-game winning streak Yeah Matty, they lost their last game. It was only by one run. They should be able, those are the tough ones, but they should be able to put this one behind them during mild temperatures as we begin tonight. Fifty-eight degrees here at first pitch. Grounder down the line at third, but this is a foul ball as the count holds steady at one and two. And a change up here, but that's taken low in the dirt for a ball. This is a fun guy to watch when he's up there, really battles. Doesn't take any pitches off, he's a grinder. Always seems to make it difficult on the opposing pitcher. And a fastball has swung on and missed and there is your first out of the contest. Boy, that's the best pitch in baseball right there with two strikes that elevated fastball. Every hitter thinks that hey, they can do something with that, but most of the time you get the result that you saw right there. A big swing and a miss and another strikeout. And that'll bring up Gleiber Torres. As the first pitch misses to him, it's ball one. His numbers against Eduardo Rodriguez comes in with six hits in 18 at bats. And of those hits, three of them were of the home run variety. Now the 1-0 is swung on and missed strike one. Rodriguez has made a name for himself as a starter that simply misses the barrel of the bat. He rarely allows a large number of hits and he does a pretty good job at keeping the ball in the ballpark when the hitters do make contact. Down the third baseline, bases are empty one man out. And that's high for a ball. It's two and two. Now the pitch. To be honest with you, I'm a little bit more afraid of the guy on deck than 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. And he lays off here ball four and he'll become the game's first base runner here with one away. Well, the reason power hitters generally draw more rocks than 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 Aaron Judge. First shot for him here as he comes in currently leading the junior circuit in hitting it. This season really shouldn't come as a surprise to many. We all know what kind of skill this guy produces when he has a bat in his hands. Ready with the first pitch here it comes. High and deep to left center field. Ranging back is Polar on the warning track. He makes the catch. That is four. The left fielder, Giancarlo Stanton. Giancarlo Stanton now comes off an 0 for 4 in last night's ball game. First pitch coming here it is. Torres the runner at first with two gone. Swung on and missed one and one from the stretch. And he lays off for a ball two and one and set up behind the dishes Gary Simmons as you see the rest of our umpire and crew there. Dero this Gary Simmons he's the kind of umpire that pitchers really like to throw to. Yeah I'm okay with it though Dan you want to go east-west I'll make the adjustment it's the north-south that'll kill you. Three and one do it now. Only a fast ball swing there but a good time for the change up it's full three and two. Three two two out runner on first. Lots of possible outcomes on this pitch. Sky down the left field line. They off pitch one more time. Right side but it's going to be a foul ball. Smoke toward the hole. Diving try but it's threw into the outfield. And they won't even attempt to run on that arm in right so despite the runner moving on the pitch it'll wind up first and second here. Boy talking about making a pitcher work Dero eight pitch it back finally leads off to a base hit. I got to be honest with you after the seventh pitch you start to get an auto swing mode. He could have thrown the rosin bag and he would have took a hack at it so hats off to him not only battling for eight pitches but getting the result. It's fouled away the set and the one one hitting the air down the right field line but this is just going to wind up being a foul ball. You don't see too many guys at this level be laid on off speed pitches right there. That tells me he was totally sitting on something else or was going automatic take lofted in the air out toward right center. Verdugo will reach out with one hand to make the catch on the move and that ends the inning. Yanks strand a pair. Yanks nothing. Socks coming to bat. It's Major League Baseball on the show. James Paxton is on the mound for game two. What's your take on him Dan. Hey this is a very unique pitcher. He is really tough to hit when runners get in the scoring position. And that's one of the reasons why he doesn't give up many runs. We'll see if he can continue to do that in this one. So striding in Jose Parraza. It leads things off here in the bottom half. For the Red Sox. The second baseman. Now the pitch. And as the Yankees get started here tonight guys have run their win streak up to six in a row now and they're really playing some inspired baseball. Yeah Maddie this is one of those special moments throughout the course of the season where everyone kind of looks around the clubhouse and takes stock. Six in a row you have a chance to rattle off a seventh. You start saying hey maybe something special is going to happen this summer. And a base hit so early trouble to lead off the inning. That exactly the third baseman. Rafael Levers the next to bat. He carries the eighth best average in the American League entering play. This guy's having a really good year for his age but this is something we've seen a lot lately. Young players coming up and impacting a lineup. Ready with the first pitch. Here it comes. Pitch swung on and missed the throw. Not in time. He's in there at second. The runner at second. That's over but low it's a ball and a strike. The fastball by him here one and two now. Pitch down the swung on and sent to second base. Pro on the first in time one away. Batting third. The left fielder. JD Martinez. He's of course a long ball threat currently third in the American League in that category. Man this guy's been in Fuego lately a boatload of homers over his last 10 games. Yeah usually Dan guys get hot throughout the course of the season but not like this hot and hot with damage. First pitch of the at bat. Well above the letters with the fastball that time. According to the career numbers on the back of his baseball card. Martinez has a track record of power hitting at the major league level over 250 career home runs. That evens it up one and one. Hit the target but this is low two and one three and one to Martinez. You would think in this situation maybe with a base open he'd just pitch around him and put him on first but not with the guy in the on deck circle. He's going to attack this header. He sends it out to left field. Well hit. It'll die on the warning track as the catch is made and here comes the runner from third. The run is in the score and they take an early one nothing lead. That a great job there. Known for driving the ball out of the ballpark. Does the job right there with the sack fly and brings the run home. So bases are empty here with two gone and that'll bring up the shortstop and one of the better two strike hitters in baseball. Zander Bogarts ground ball right into the shift throw on the void takes care of him and the inning is over. So it's one run one hit no errors and no one left on now to the top half of inning number two. It's the Red Sox one and the Yankees nothing off the inning. Gary Sanchez as they'll look to get something going here and even this game up here. Here's the first pitch to him and he throws the fastball by him here. No fastball misses inside. It's even at one. One or two to the Yankees catcher might have been taking all the way right there. That pitch couldn't have split the strike zone any better and you can bet he wants that one back at the plate. The one two is swung on and missed strike three. This is a pitch I think we'll see a lot from him in this game. The cutter darting in on the hitters in the opposite batters box. It can be a real effective pitch when it's located well and that one was right there. In Giovanni Urschella as he lays off a fastball too low for ball one and he comes in as a player to watch out for hitting well over 300 on the season. It was wind up. Here comes the 1 0 line toward right center. And this is going to find the gap and roll toward the bullpen for extra bases. And this will kick up against the wall near the Red Sox bullpen. And he is in at second base with a one out double. The first base. The box now look boy as the first pitch to him is in there for a cold strike one. Sixty four is average entering play a dozen home runs twenty seven driven in a one count. Here's the pitch. Red Sox on top in the early going one nothing as we play the second keeping it down here as it's to one and two. Mrs. Ball to be set. Here's the two two. Mike Tuckman will be next pitch home swing and oh my hit him with the high. And it's gone into the monster seats. So a two run shot to left center number 13 for him on the year and the Yankees take the lead. It's two to one. Hey that's the price you pay right there when you try and sneak a fastball pass this guy power hitter and every power hitter in the league knows you got to start with the numero uno number one man you got to get on the heater and adjust to everything else. And he did just that. Now Mike Tuckman the federal he'll take a look at the speed pitch here that misses for ball one and a fastball in there for a strike one and one still only one out in the inning hit to third and he can't come up with it and they'll have no play as he reaches first base safely. Now that and that time will be called here as you see the pitching coach making his way out to the mound to pay a quick visit and that'll bring up Miguel and do hard as the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball one or no. He was a strikeout victim to open up the ball game 1 0 count. Here it is a ball and a strike on do hard tends to exploit left handed pitching. Many hitters are better against opposite handed arms of course but he's considered one of the best hitters in baseball and these types of matchups two balls and a strike down to the Yankees leadoff man. Looks like that bomb earlier in any kind of put this picture on the defensive that being very aggressive right now. Now the one pitch runners going a swing and a shot hit down the corner and that'll wind up a foul ball just to the right of Pesky's pole to two is looked at and the count moves full 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 four full count still. He's set. Here's the three and two fouled away runner at first year one man out had to sit back on the changeup and he did a good job to get the bat on that one for foul balls in this AB pitcher cannot find anywhere to go to put this guy away. And he finally wears him down here as he strikes him out after a nine pitch at bat in a double play situation. You kind of expect most pitches to be down in the zone hoping for a round ball. So that was an interesting pitch selection to go up in the zone. I think he caught him off guard a little bit. Stepping in now Torres looks at a fastball that's in there for strike one game towards center field. Oh and it eats him up a bit. Dan he's got to find a way to get himself out of this. This is constant traffic and here finds himself in a second with two outs and he's still giving up knocks. It's about trying to limit the pitch count also only in the second inning here in his pitch counts getting up up up. He's had a lot of traffic on the basis. So he really needs to get out of this one right here. First pitch on its way and that swung on and missed for strike one. Hey that's a great pitch right there. Oh change up to a great hitter. It opens up so many more places you can go in the strike zone comes set the 0 1. Well his pitch count is really spiked here in this inning. He's up to over 50 already ready with the 1 1. A time to start making some quality pitches. He finds himself in a tough spot behind an account with guys on base coming up now on 30 pitches in the inning in front of the change up and he can't keep it fair. Two strikes on him now. So a good eye there as he works the count back full. Well this has been a long inning already and I know he doesn't want it to get any longer. I expect a challenge pitch right here too close for comfort and he did a good job just to make contact. Out of the stretch the three two home and pitch number thirty three in the inning will be the lucky one as this is swung on and missed to retire this time. He's got a couple on the two run home run. We'll go to the bottom of the second two to one New York. Bottom of the inning now and he's riding for the designated hitter Michael Chavis. Michael David outfield shaded a bit to left center the first pitch into the wind up. Here comes the 0 and 1. Here's a shot to left field and deep. Look at this. Boom goes the dynamite. Holo shot here to left seven home runs for him on the year now and the Red Sox have come back to knock things up at two. Hey listen there's an old adage in baseball that solo home runs won't kill you. This is one of the top hitters in that lineup. So a home run a solo home run right here is not the end of the world. Christian Vazquez having a very nice year currently second in the American League and batting average entering play. First pitch here it comes. No outs. Nobody on a one in one count now to Vazquez lifted in the air out to left field. Stanton has a read on it. He's got it one away. That is seven. The right field. And the next up will be Alex Verdugo. And as you can see he's had some troubles here in his own ballpark. That's something he'll look to improve upon in this one. Here's the first pitch to him. A ball of no strikes. Swing and a miss one and one. Paxton also known as Big Maple due to his Canadian roots. He was a fourth round selection back in the 2010 first year player draft. Hey when you come out of the middle round you have to grind for everything. And that's exactly what this guy has done. And he has turned himself into a solid big league ball player. The one two popped high in the air. LeMayhew has a play. Two down batting it. The first baseman Bobby go back. Standing in Bobby Dahlback will try to make something happen with two gone in the bottom of the second. Paxton has his sign first pitch on its way. Hit pretty well out toward right center field center fielder giving chase. He can't get there so the inning will continue. And he will pull in the second with a two out double. As we take a look at the replay here you could see that it was a hanging change. Nice job of staying back on it and he's able to tattoo it for a double. And you know if that pitch would have supplied more velocity it might have been out of here. He hit it right on the screws. Man at second here with two away. Bring up a man who's a human highlight reel defensively Kevin Polar. Here it's strike one. Here's one that misses high it's one in one. Look like he just tried to do too much with that fastball right there. He overthrew it a little bit. That's pretty much the case when you air mail a fastball like that. Swing and a miss on the fastball and it's one and two. Ball and two strikes. Runner in scoring position at second with two down. Hounded weakly down the line toward third. A foul ball as the count holds steady at one and two. One and two. Here it is. Swing and a chopper to third. Enduhar fields it cleanly. Throw in time and the side is retired. Some of our nation's young minds and future leaders here in attendance. Yikes. More from the show. Saturday baseball following this message and a word from our local stations. Back now at Fenway Park and here's Heidi Watney with a report. 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. All right thanks Heidi. New winning set to get underway. Coming forward the veteran outfielder Jean-Carlo Stanton. Jean-Carlo Stanton. In field in the over shift here now the pitch checks his swing but this pitch is right there for strike one. Cut a little too much a ball and a strike. Not close with the off-speed pitch taken for a ball. A fastball but he's losing it a bit here to three and one now. DJ LeMay here waits on deck the three one. Hit hard to the right side. Foul. He fouls this one off. The next three two can only battle for so long as he's finally set down here after an eight pitch at-bat. With how hard guys throw these days 94 miles an hour is good but not as impressive as it used to be. Professional hitters can catch up with that so it's all about setting the fastball up with good off-speed stuff to make it look more effective and that's exactly what he did right there. And that sends DJ LeMay here into the box and he's first pitch swinging here as he lines this one into left field for a base hit and this will get to the wall out near the three ten sign. Everyone knows that this guy's numbers are not where he wants them to be so far this year but you never know. He will fluid and confident driving that pitch for a double. We'll see if that gets him going a bit. Gary Sanchez. He will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one. One out and a runner on second base inside and he falls behind the hitter now two and oh and a good comeback fastball there. It's two balls and a strike. That's what you call a challenge fastball right there boys. I don't know if he was necessarily trying to miss up in his own like he did but he got away with it right there and put the fastball by him. Kicks and deals a quick love at third and they were too gone but he gets back in time safe at second base. Now batter the designated hitter Geo Urshela. Geo Urshela runner in scoring position with Sugan in the stretch here's the pitch a wave and a miss made him reach comes set the 0 1 and low it's a ball and a strike one ball and two strikes to count the set and the 1 2 hitter to the left side on the first gets him and the side is retired. Yanks leave one home half of the third coming up all even at two and two. Paraza leading off for the red stuff. The second base play ready with the first pitch here it comes now a good pitch around the knees but it doesn't quite catch the bottom of the zone and this is a fastball that's right on the black but ruled a ball that's 2 and 0 now and 0 now. Well he was definitely looking fastball here and he got one but that was good discipline to lay off and get himself into a 3 0 count. And good patience exercised as he works out to walk to lead off the home half of the third. Well that is definitely not the way to start at any one thing to give up a walk but to do it on four pitches is pretty alarming. He looks a little thrown off right now digging in. He got on top of one and was a ground out victim last time to look over to first and the runner will get back standing look to first and a dive but he's back in. Here's the nothing nothing pitch outside the throw bounces but he's out. Nice play there to pick the throw and put the tag on quickly. Skied into straight away right. Judge is on the move. He can't get there in time and now it hops over the wall for a round double. Hey after that hit right there Dero that is hitting straight to six games. Yeah no doubt about it six days in a row with Knox will help you sleep better at night. And he takes one dirt here and the runner will stay put but the count moves to 2 0 runner at second here with one man out. Good fastball as he gets the swing and a miss two and one on its way. And he lays off again ball three. Not 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. To first cleanly and he'll take this little bag for the out but meanwhile the runner will move up 90 feet to third base. The batter number two. Shortstop. Then her. So a man at third here with two gone and that'll bring up the power hitting shortstop Zander Bogarts. First pitch of the at bat. And a fastball to start things out here. Not close. It's a ball and no strikes. The set and the 1 0. Now a change up but it misses just a little below the zone with the runner on third two outs base open and a good hit at the plate. You have to be smart and not give in if you walk this guy. So what it's a lot worse if you give him a ball that he can hurt you on fouled off the two one pitch very with two down a swing and a miss as he chased with two strikes and that will retire the side one left for the Red Sox. And after three it remains a two two time take his acts again. Look boy. As he'll look to follow up the two run homery launched over the wall last time up and that last at bat when he went deep he turned around a pretty good fastball. So I'm kind of thinking this guy's a good fastball hitter. So I might want to move that ball up and down and in and out and try not to throw it right down the middle of the plate. One and O the count and he just misses inside with the fastball there. This is the cat mouse that I love right here. You take the pitcher deep last time up. Now you're 2 0 again. No way he gets a fastball right here. And it's fouled away change up called a strike and he comes back with a two and two probably better that he let that pitch go anyway after seeing a lively fastball on the pitch before it's pretty hard to sit back enough on a well thrown change up here now the 2 2 good swing on a tough pitch and he'll stick around to see another one the 2 2 one more time a swing and a drive to center field that one's got a chance and he's going to make the catch on the warning track a fine running for the first down now good contact to start out getting thought he might be on base with some sort of a hit but it hung up there too long just unlucky that time digging in for a second at bat Mike Stockman first pitch on its way thing in one count here it comes back up the middle and that is through into center field for a one out single there's a hard hit ground ball ditcher not able to get a hard single of the minute yeah watch your lips right there dad sent it back right where it came from here's Miguel and Dehar now and he's at risk of the old hat trick to strike outs on his line so far and it seems like these hat tricks and golden sombreros are a lot more common than they were say 10 15 years ago guys have stopped worried about striking out as much it's really been an ideological shift in the game that's a big topic of debate yeah guys not going to worry about three strike outs if he can add a game winning hit to that line here's the first pitch to him this is hit down the right field line but it's going to get out of play for strike one runner at first here with one away in a two two ball game behind 0 and two now nothing in two count and the pitch grounded the third one there first but not in time as he beats it and now that the cooktop laborer under at first with two away and that'll bring up the exciting middle infieldered laborer Torres he set and the pitch changed up on him and dropped it in for a called strike man at first with two out in a two two ball game bouncer up the middle he's got it throw in the dirt but a good scoop at first saves an error as the side is retired one left for the Yankees on to the bottom of the fourth this game is tied at two two so here's Michael Chavis now he got a hold of one in the yard in his first appearance in this order and hey it was a breaking ball to boot this guy's a pretty good off speed hitter you could tell by that last at that he wasn't fooled at all he sat back waited got the breaking ball and didn't miss it waiting inside with that one a pretty easy take there good tailing action there it's one and one high in the air down the right field line and foul the one to is a way but a miss he struck him out up next for the red so the bases are empty with one man gone and from the on deck circle into the batter's box comes Christian Vazquez first pitch of the at bat on its way to runs four hits and no errors for the Red Sox to this point look like he wanted to clobber that one but it's one and one side two and one fouled away to two is swung on and miss strike three so after getting the strike out on the fastball not a bad time to check out our pitch speed comparison for our two starters and as you see there just one mile an hour separating these two arms so far 96 on one hand 95 on the other so stepping in Alex Bredugo will attempt to put the ball in play for a change here with the first two guys going down on strikes to start the inning. Axton has his sign. Here's the pitch can't find the zone there as he lays off the breaking ball. Well he punched out the last guy but he didn't get any favors from the blue on the first pitch in this at that probably should be ahead of this hitter instead of behind weekly hit towards first reigned in throw to first to get him easily and the side is retired down in order go the Red Sox through four were deadlocked it to a piece. Walden a right hand understanding six foot even will take over the pitching duties here. Number sixty four. Mark it. Whoa. They play Aaron judge. No hits to this point. The right. Number ninety nine. Aaron. First pitch coming here it is. Starts him out with a sinker that's inside one and oh lays off again and it's two and oh hit hard down the line. Beautiful guy. Action for that one and a good job to get down on the ground in time to smother it still had to get up and make the throw and of course he did that too. Stepping into the box Jean Carlos Stanton one for two. He singled and struck out in two trips. Now the pitch breaking ball that time that misses out of the zone two runs seven hits and no errors for the Yankees so far there's a strike with the breaking ball is laid off for ball two. Well that's a pretty well known fact that your batting average goes up as you get into more favorable hitters counts and that's especially true when we're talking about this kind of hitter not a great spot to be in if you're the pitcher and he founds this one off three two counts are usually a good time to challenge the hitter but I think he'll be careful here. Shoot for the corner and if you miss and you walk him so what that's better than him putting one in the seats and another foul ball seventh pitch of the at bat coming up he spoils another one and we'll do it again. He'll try it again three and two fouled off. Hey have an A B right here. I know it's frustrating the heck out of the pitcher. You keep following these pitches off maybe one misses out of play and he'll get to see another one. It'll be the 10th pitch of this at bat bases are empty one man out. Here's a pop up now. Devers is in his tracks now and there's the second out of the inning. Now that second base at the plate. DJ LeMayhew first pitch of the at bat strike one to start the at bat bases are empty here with two men out. Swing and a ball hit high but not very far out toward right center. Galar is there makes the catch and the side is retired. So the Yankees go one two three halfway home tied to a piece. Welcome back for the bottom of the fifth. Here's Heidi Watney. Thanks Matt during the commercial break I talked about the Red Sox offense with the Boston manager and he really emphasized that they're not doing a very good job capitalizing on run scoring opportunities. They've had their opportunities with runners in scoring position but still have zero hits to show forward in those situations. He said repeatedly not coming through with the big hit can wear on you as a team. But in this sport you have to dwell on the positives. He's confident they'll find a way to break through sooner or later. OK thank you Heidi. Bobby. First delivery to him on the way. Bobby Daubach is in for his second plate appearance as he looks at a ball it's one and all can't sit back long enough in the count evens up at one and one two and one to the Red Sox first baseman. Hey after the double is first at that looks like he's trying to pitch around this guy a little bit for the wind up. Here's the two and one pitch and it's fouled away. Good eye to lay off the knuckle curve that time and he makes it a full count. You do not want to walk the eight hole hitter. It just opens up so many options that we bumped him over to second with the nine hole hitter. Do we try and play for that big rally with the top of the order coming up. This is a huge pitch. You can't allow this guy to walk fouled away three to one more time and he fouls this one off. I know the fans love to sue veneers but the battle between the pitcher and batter right here is what makes the game great. Lifted down the line in left and that will end up a foul ball. But this will get foul so they'll do it again three and two. Another payoff pitch. They'll finally just wear him down as this one swung on and missed for the first down. Any time you get rookies just breaking into the big leagues you have to expect a certain amount of this. There aren't any easy at bats at this level and you really have to learn how to slow the game down in your head because everything feels like it's so much faster up here. So now to the plate Kevin Pilar. Yes he'll take a look at this one comes into this at bat 0 4 1 in the ball game. He's ready. Here's the 1 0 ball to Pilar California born ball player. He was taken in the very late rounds back in 2011. I know this guy wouldn't go into the category of superstar but to grind out the career he has being drafted where he was my hats off. Here's the 3 0. Got the middle and in for a base hit. Dan are you kidding me right there. I mean that had to whistle past this guy 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 zips right by your head. Wow that was awful close. A pitch out the throw on a great time to pitch out as he'll be thrown out easily at second. Well they guessed right on the first pitch pitch out. Sometimes you have to wait a pitcher to in the back to try that but they must have had a pretty good idea he was going to be on the move. He's looked at for the first strike two out nobody on two and one now to the Boston leadoff hitter Paxton steps into his wind up. Here's the delivery now a ball fouled down the right field line out of play so that'll move the count to two and two now but it swing there as they tie him up inside for the third strike and the inning is over. Red Sox go down quietly through five all even at two two after the sixth about to get started and digging in is the big time power threat. Gary Sanchez with the first pitch here it comes in a high strike to begin the at bat it's over one and some action now in the Boston bullpen as a right handers up and throwing the plate one ball one strike who jumped the gun a bit on that swing and he's down one and two. In my opinion one of the toughest pitches in the game to square up just a heavy sinker with good downward action got him on the good slider there swung on and missed as he's down on strikes for the second time tonight hitter Gio Urchella Gio Urchella and she'll take a look at a high strike that time it's nothing in one he's working on a one for two games so far and he takes this one high one and one but outside two and one and the pitch got him swinging chased it well out of the zone and there are two gone the bat the first patient at the plate the point perhaps he can drive another one out of the park just like he did back in the second first pitch on its way ball that's off the plate ball to as the breaking ball misses inside and you want to talk about being in a zone this guy's been raking lately and it all starts with this pitch selection two great takes and he's almost daring the pitcher just go ahead and challenge him down low and the plot thickens here three and oh bases are empty here with two men out and a good come back there it's three and one hitters count all the way here it comes line shot to second but it's caught and the side is retired one two three go to bombers home half of the sixth inning coming up deadlocked at two apiece off rough he'll start things out against James Paxton as we get the inning underway never first pitch at the at bat on its way double barreled action in the Yankee bullpen now a lefty and a right hander start to get loose this is in high in the air out toward left center Stanton has a read on it and he hauls it in for the first out of the inning now batting the left fielder JD Martin here's JD Martinez he was retired via the ground ball last time up first pitch of the at bat one out nobody on big swing and a miss at the fast ball and he's behind in the count 0 and 2 his command has been outstanding so far hitting nearly all of the spots and that's been a big factor why he's been so successful up to this point and they'll try to tempt him with a curveball but this bounces in front of the plate and it's one and two they off the curveball that's in the dirt that time and it's back to even now at two and two and that would never threaten the zone it's gone full now to three and two boy went from being in the driver's seat to now being in some trouble had the count 0 and 2 started nipping at the corners and the next thing you know this count stands at three and two and here's a ball out toward straight away center field and he will run this one down moving to his left and that's the second out of the matter number two shortstop Xander Bogart two men are gone now in the Boston half of the sixth and that'll bring up the shortstop and one of the better two strike hitters in baseball Xander Bogarts he's ready here's the first offering wouldn't mind the pitcher expand in the zone a little bit more and using his aggressiveness against them two balls and no strikes for Bogart's two out nobody on two and one now Paxton steps into his wind up here it comes now a half swing here on the pitch inside but it's a full swing in the eyes of the home plate umpire strike to try it to two swing in a soft liner and this will be taken down no problem for the final out of the inning Red Sox go down one two three six innings complete all square at two and two seventh inning ready to roll and that'll bring up the outfielder Mike Tuckman Mike Tuckman the deliver here's the first pitch and he starts him out with a strike on the outer half and that misses one and one fouled away the one two line drive to left and that finds some outfield grass it's a base hit so the leadoff man is aboard to start out the inning I think it's safe to say the ice is melted on this guy he had been cold coming into this game but that being his third not I guarantee you my man's smiling on the inside digging in now for the Yankees Miguel Andujar he struggled at the top of the lineup in this one hitless to this point fastball that time at ninety four for strike one runs aboard here at first with nobody out drilled on the ground is short and a backhanded try into the hole it's short but this gets on by throw will hold him at second but the go ahead runs in scoring position now is still nobody out these guys are in perfect position to break through right here and to take the lead there is without question nothing tougher than back to back singles you don't know if they're going to find you don't know they can do so they have so many options at their disposal right now though it's first and second now nobody out and that will bring up Glaver Torres set here it comes and a cut fastball but this bounces near the plate for a ball none out runners at first and second out towards second he's right there the second for one on the first to complete the double play well there's the pitchers best friend right there the inning was off to a rough start right but nothing changes dad like a good old two ball we'll see if they can strand the runner at third now here's big Aaron judge going to rough go with things at the plate for him so far but his guys were 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 first offering on its way swing and a miss but he's right on here one strike go ahead runs in scoring position here with two down tight slider there and he's in command nothing in two hey what a job right here to put yourself in position to get out of this one after giving up back to back singles to the first two battles and it's a ball and two strikes not Aaron judge well all of the umpires in the seats thought that would strike three and they weren't far off but I think that was a good call look to be just a bit outside still a ball and two strikes they had runs in scoring position here with two down outside and low that time now it's two balls and two strikes 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 the set and the two two and the pitch is off the catcher's glove as it rolls away but it won't skip away far enough for the runner to advance pay off pitch Adam swinging strike three and the side is retired so they pick up no runs on two hits no errors and one man left on base seventh inning stretch time here at the ballpark and we are tied to two Tommy Kingley gets the ball from the pen to take over on the mound and start the home seventh the Red Sox DH Michael Chavis will start things out here in the bottom of any number seven Michael know when to now King Lee 30 years of age he was selected in the first round back in the draft of 2013 yeah Maddie they certainly got it right when they drafted this guy he has turned himself into an absolute superstar everybody knows this guy's name and kids are buying his jerseys changes up on him if that's in the dirt for a ball speed pitch no dice it's two and two flip a coin right here with this next pitch after throwing two fastballs to get ahead he's been able to lay off both those off speed pitches looked like he's seeing it pretty good the two to his swung on and missed strike three now that he's out there digging in Christian Vasquez is 0 4 2 thus far in this one he did deliver here's the first pitch a fast ball off the plate away it's ball one is a fastball that misses bases are empty one minute too high and it's three and 0 every baser and a close game like this really matters so you can't afford to be giving out free passes this comes on 3 and 0 and he lays off ball 4 now the potential go ahead run is on base here it was obvious when the count ran the 2 and 0 that they were not going to give this guy over like you know sometimes you have to pick your battles and they're going to try their luck with the next hitter now with the plate Alex Bredugo 0 4 2 on his line thus far on the stretch hit on the ground down the first baseline this gets foul it's 0 1 1 can't keep the weight back and he falls behind 1 and 2 working for the punch out and the offering and this one's in the dirt but it won't skip away far enough for the runner to advance 2 2 he's at the knees and called strike 3 that was a big strike out there guys the best pitchers have the ability to strike guys out don't 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 at the plate Bobby Dalbeck as he'll take a called strike here on a borderline pitch at strike one a hidden two tries for him so far right to swinging just out in front of the slider I know that feeling played 14 years in the big leagues and still can hit a slider fouled away the 0 2 pitch swing and a miss and that ends the inning Red Sox leave 1 and this game is tied at 2 and 2 you're a Henry has been summoned from the bullpen as he'll do so to start the eighth number 37 he here's the clean up hitter Giancarlo Stanton he's working on a 1 3 3 thus far first offering on its way there's a breaking ball that couldn't quite catch the inside Henry was known as a short relief specialist a guy who came in got one or two big hits but with the new pace of play rules they're forcing a change for this right hander Giancarlo swings and this ball is hit well into left field Martinez saw on the warning track as he hauls it in for a loud out number one I know they say sometimes that these things even out but that was a bullet line drive that gets caught he would have represented to go ahead run here's the second baseman DJ LeMay here he's got a first pitch coming here it is look out hot shot to third and there are two away now batting the catcher Gary digging in once again Gary Sanchez who could really use a knock here 0 4 3 in the game so far first pitch of the at bat on its way in the air out toward right field Verdugo's got it and with it the ending is over Yankees retired on just four pitches score remains two to two Ben Heller is on the pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the eight number sixty one Ben Heller ready to go for the last half of the inning and that will bring up a man who's a human highlight real defensively Kevin Polar he's ready here's the first offering of the plate for holds this one in the air out to left Stanton has a read on it looks it into his glove and there's one gone the batter number three second baseman so the Red Sox lineup turns over and to the plate pose a Paraza one for two on his line so far in the game ready with the first pitch here it comes and he'll take strike one on the fastball registering it ninety three that time and some action out in the Yankee bullpen now as a right hander starts to loosen up the wind up and the 0 1 down and away ball one one out nobody on count moves to a ball and two strikes now lucky he got a piece right there he was definitely laid on that pitch after seeing a previous off speed pitch lays off two and two now full count to Jose Paraza off pitch home and he lays off ball for now the potential go ahead run is on base here well that was a slider and a three to count and it just didn't help him enough to get a good swing a good job of pitch recognition and knowing the strike zone to draw the free pass there digging into trying again Rafael Devers strike called now the throw down there to ring him up the caught stealing for Sanchez well in my opinion this one all came down to the catcher's footwork on that throw that was just perfect you have to use your feet to get your body into a good throwing position for an accurate throw he did it just right and he nabs another base run into the wind the 0 1 1 1 slider well off the plate in easy take there bases are empty here with two men out now a swing and a deep drive to right judge looks up boom goes the dynamite a solo shot here to straight away right field as they've taken the lead it's now three to two it's a big time bomb right there it's about time now for the closure to get ready and slam the door on this one ready once again JD Martinez fourth trip to the platform and he's at risk of ending that nice hitting streak that he's put together chances are it's on his mind Matt but you just have to let that get out of the way as best you can you have to approach this at bat just like any other otherwise you're just getting in your own way ready to deliver here's the first pitch now a slider and he gets ahead of them here 0 and 1 and he popped him up the Mayhew is there he makes the play and that'll end the inning the Red Sox do pick up a run on the solo shot last chance coming up here for the bombers and Boston's taken a three to two lead your end and workman comes out of the bullpen to shut things down here in the ninth number forty four grand game that to start the ninth in this one and standing in as the D.H. Geo or Shella Geo or Shella kick off the ninth inning with a swinging strike here nothing in one swung on and missed that strike to high and deep down the left field line and this will wind up a foul ball good chance he's not seeing that pitch again if he does it's got to be bounced but I'll tell you from a pitcher's perspective that's nothing but a long strike swing and a miss good pitch there for the first out here in the ninth talk about blown it by a guy geez I mean that fastball was way behind him a person with a swing came through the zone I have to think he was looking for something off speed and he just couldn't pull the trigger on that basketball plate now look white as the first pitch to him was taken low and away for Bowl one he's working on a one for three thus far to those two breaking balls miss you have to be sitting on a fastball right here Workman a right hander going six foot five enters the day in third place among closers in all-star fan voting so it remains to be seen if he gets his invite to this year's festivities and you don't want to leave it up to a manager's decision you want to get in based on the fan vote and he has a chance to do exactly that if he can make a late push as we head towards the midsummer class is off four so now the potential time run here is a board late in the game the batter the center field Mike digging in and looking for more Mike talkman he'll be looking for something you could drive into the gap and drive home that time run from first come set now the pitch and he misses inside with that one ball one is fastball taken high for a ball he's going to have to have a talk with the umpire after this half inning because if he's not going to get those calls he's got to come a little bit more over the heart of the plate and that usually means damage done now the two own ball after straight away center the Lars there so it's a runner at first with two men out and striding into the plate it'll be Miguel and do hard look now the pitch a ball and no strikes behind now to an O now this is the kind of count this guy feeds on at the plate you can bet he's here to hit the fastball right here to pitch a fastball inside and he's struggling here it's 3 and 0 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 that one's in there three and one you maybe get two pitches a game where all the guesswork goes out the window this is certainly that situation the three one pitch and this is swung on and missed so now they find themselves down to their final strike tonight good spot for an RBI put the ball in play with the runner in motion he could score all the way from first and he missed with it ball four so that means now the potential tying run will move into scoring position at second but the closer is supposed to slam the door and his opponent but hold the door wide open with a walk there we'll see if they can capitalize on the striding forward now Torres as he'll look to bring home that tying run from second with a base hit into the outfield and to hold the lead here's the delivery he's really in trouble and it's just getting worse and worse and worse this guy needs to find the strike zone in the worst way big spot to out possible tying and go ahead runs on base that misses two and all got to find a way to execute either a good fastball down the way or flip something off speed for a strike you cannot miss over the harder plate in these situations the hitter is on high alert and that's over two and one hard hit grounder but this will wind up a foul ball two and two crowd in excess of thirty seven thousand come to their feet this one misses and that'll fill the count here three and two with two away well no doubt in my mind this has been the at bat of the night so far last chance for the Yankees and he misses ball four so now that potential time run scoots up 90 feet to third base that's a big no no he obviously had to work carefully with two men on but he did not want to walk below the bases now he's really got his workout for him we'll see how he fares here stepping up now Aaron judge his day at the plate hasn't amounted to much oh for four but this is a great opportunity to make a man well with your team really need you like they need it right here you have to be able to put your personal struggles out of your mind right now is all that matters scratch here's the pitch swing and a miss and he's behind no one after the walk and with runners on the bags he couldn't afford to fall behind here nice job of jumping ahead with strike one side for a ball one and one and they tried to tie him up on that last pitch so I like that they went away with this one the execution didn't work but I like the idea behind it here's the one one no down low two balls in a strike it often becomes harder to hit the zone when the pressure starts to heat up and missed it now they're down to perhaps their final strike at the evening hey he's got excellent stuff working right now somebody has to make an adjustment you're seeing a lot of late swings no one's getting a front foot struck him out so a great job of working out a certain danger as he strands the possible tying and winning runs on base and the ball game is over hey we were really treated to a good one today bottom of the eighth proved to be the difference though and a good job here in the night to close the book on this one three to two the finish in tonight's game the Boston Red Sox came through late taking the lead in the eighth to secure the victory he Henry wins his fourth game out of the bullpen this year Brandon Workman wraps it up for the save his 20th of the season so that's a wrap here tonight for Mark the Rosa Dan please act and Heidi Watney this is Matt Vaskersen you've been watching MLB the show for more find us on Twitter at MLB the show