 We are under the lights as the show gets you ready for another edition of Major League Baseball Tonight we've got a good matchup in store between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox The Yanks have won five games in a row. They'll look for number six right after this Chris sale gets the ball for the Red Sox in this one. What do we need to know here, Danny? Hey, listen when you can go seven pull innings like he did I know he got a no decision in his last start, but it was a real solid performance If he continues to pitch like that the wins are going to start coming Coming to the plate now Miguel Andujar, and we are set for baseball here this evening Ready to deliver here's the first pitch Underway now on a Friday night is the first pitch of our series misses for ball one Guys this Red Sox ball club entering play here tonight four and two over the last six games Including a win last time out. Hey, thanks, Maddy via a D-roll We've got a couple of teams playing some good baseball right now Unfortunately a winning streak for one of these teams is going to end today, but boy This is a great matchup here. Yeah, I'm excited to call this one with you two guys Definitely the two teams playing top of their game right now really playing well both come in on winning streaks We're gonna see who's able to execute in this one Two balls in a strike now to the Yankees lead-off man That was a tempting pitch to swing at right there a big power guy like this Really want something that he can elevate and drive out of the ballpark Polar patrolling center makes the play one out Next will be the designated hitter Aaron judge who comes in today leading the American League in batting for the season There's no way you could have forecasted this kind of season from this guy not to take anything away from him But I don't think many people in baseball considered him to be one of the league's best hitters for average coming into this year First pitch of the at bat This is an awesome matchup especially at this moment in time You got some guys that are fighting for some serious hardware and I want to see how this shakes out One ball one strike to count Against left-handed pitching so far this season judge has an eye-grabbing batting line one that resides above the 340 plateau you want to talk about having a career season Maddie This guy's batting average is through the roof one of the best in the business It may be more importantly his OPS is through the roof as well, which means he's doing it with damage And digging into the batter's box next will be Giancarlo Stanton first shot for him here two hits in five trips a night ago infield in the over shift here now the pitch bounced on the ground and right after shifted infielders Pro to first to get him easily in the side is retired One two three go the bombers Yanks nothing socks coming to bat it's Major League Baseball on the show Jordan Montgomery gets the call for game one of the series Dan, please act. What do you got? 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 Jose Parazzo it'll leave things off here in the bottom half of the first Okay Now here it comes To first fielded cleanly Pro to first is in time for the first out Striding in for Boston Alex Bredugo 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 first pitch on its way Fastball well outside and as the Yankees get started here tonight guys They come in riding a five-game winning streak and they've really got things clicking. Yeah, Maddie This team's coming together right now to plan dangerous baseball. You can tell the look in their eye They feel good about where they're at they've won a few games in a row and they look to continue that trend today And the fastball hitting 93 on the gun It's one and one and there are the umpires working this one Calling balls and strikes is mr. Patrick Johnson. Yeah, Dan We got Patrick Johnson behind the dish tonight fairly standard strikes on most of the time But he's definitely a pitcher's umpire. I always felt like this He's he'll give a little bit on the corners both inside and outside. I think he's a fair umpire But I would rate him more as a pitcher's umpire than a hitter's umpire High in the air and drifting out to shallow center Torres trying to get there He makes the play really had to hustle to get to that one to gone now Now in the box JD Martinez He's of course a long ball threat currently third in the American League in that category. Yeah guys This isn't a shocker right here. He is definitely known as one of the best pure power hitters in baseball these days First offering on its way They'll start in with a breaking ball too low that time. It's ball one High in the air carrying well out to deep center Gardner going back Boom goes the dynamite But it's a solo shot to dead center and even 20 home runs for him now thus far as the Red Sox get the game's first run It's one to nothing. I know Heightsites 2020, but you can't throw that pitch to that guy Don't forget he homered yesterday. So, you know, he's locked in and ready to roll up there We'll see if he learns from that mistake And that brings in Xander bull guards and there's a look at his home and road splits so far this year Here's a fastball called for strike one Hey, I love that pitch right there better execution after just giving up an extra base hit Find up here comes the oh and one and a curveball taken for strike two You've got to go into battle mode after falling down o2 and find a way to work yourself back to even Ground ball left side defense set up perfectly And the throw just does beat him at the bag so the side is retired The Red Sox are on the board thanks to the solo home run Second inning coming up and Boston has the early one-nothing lead Second inning set to go and coming forward now is the shortstop torres It's the first pitch to him And here's a slider that's nowhere close and it's one and oh Torres is really a well-balanced hitter that doesn't seem to matter whether he's facing right-hander or lefty He makes a lot of loud contact either way, which is quite rare in today's game Yeah, you can tell this guy really pays attention puts time in the cage Studies the video seems to always have a game plan and is not off balance too much a fastball But he's able to hold off on it and it's two and one now You know, he's probably cheating on that inside pitch after he got jammed earlier If you're on the mound right now, you want to try to hit that outside corner There's a pretty good chance you'll get him to roll over something and he fires a fastball now for a called strike to One inside and that'll run things full three and two Brett Gardner waits on deck and a changeup swung on and missed for the first down So here's the veteran Brett Gardner and as you can tell easily from the splits He's really struggled away from their home ballpark first pitch of the at bat on its way Yank the slider across that time laid off for a ball Red Sox on top in the early going one nothing as we play the second Chased a bad one there one and one It's not easy to get your barrel to a pitch that high That could be an effective location as long as he keeps it above the letters Now the one-and-one pitch Waves and misses for strike number two Go to that. Well one more time. He's been laid on the first two One app nobody on Fowled away tough pitch to lay off there, but he did and it's even up at two and two to two And a swing and a misses they got him with the slider there to a way that strikeout was a real good example of a pitcher Continuing to make a guy chase out of the zone when you recognize a hitter is in protect mode You don't have to come inside the strike zone You could just expand further and further until he literally can't touch it. Well now to the plate Gary Sanchez As sale will get the upper hand to start the at bat here at strike one First two men in the inning have both gone down via the punch out So we'll see if he can fare any better the wind up and the 01 Bases are empty here with two men out One and two to the Yankees catcher the one to Struck him out so he makes quick work of him here three straight strikeouts and the side is retired Three up three down three strikeouts not too shabby. We're back to Friday night baseball on the show After this now is Rafael Devers. It was a two-hit effort for him, including a home run in last night's game First offering on its way Montgomery has become known as a guy that's tough to take deep so many starting pitchers find themselves snake bitten by the Gopher ball, but he really limits that now the 1-0 he fouls this one off Devers Stands at six foot even that's left throws right enters the day in third place in all-star fan voting at his position at third So it remains to be seen whether he'll end up making the squad or not Yeah, 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 mid-summer classic Now the 2-1 pitch It's the outside corner for the second strike Bring in to the can for Rafael Devers Pretty easy pitch to lay off there two and two not even close to being in the strike zone He made it easy for the hitter in that one. It's fouled away They off pitch one more time fouled away and right into the shift, but this will get foul So they'll do it again three and two locked in a good battle here comes another one Blind hard toward right center that gets down and he's got himself a base hit So a base hit here to start the inning and he continues to pile them up as we take a look at our league leaders in hits So far and as you see he's right up there among league leaders in that department Said to get his evening at the plate started Kevin Pilar batting just a notch below 300 so far on the season first pitch of the at bat Now a fastball on the inside corner and he takes a look at strike one and this misses the outside corner So it's knotted up at one and one two and one the count of Polar Hit on the ground a third Anduhar's got it the Mayhew for one to void in time for the double play Next up for the Red Sox Christian Vazquez having a very nice year currently second in the American League in batting Average entering play what a terrific season this guy's having up near the leaders in batting average Without a doubt the highest average and the best hitter on this team First delivery to him on the way Yeah, I get it. They want to run this guy's pitch count up But that was a pretty good pitch to hit he might be kick himself that he'd swing at that one This is it high in the air out toward left center Gardner is there And that's the third out Nothing doing for Boston. We played two innings. It's one to nothing Here's the second baseman DJ LeMay here He starts off the inning against a guy who struck out the side last inning. How do they get to him here? I'm not sure Matt that they want to stay as patient. He's been throwing a lot of strikes They might want to start swinging a little bit earlier in the count. He's ready. Here's the first offering The fastball here is you'll take a look at ball one one and oh That's softly hit to right will that get down peraza ranging into the outfield He gets there to make the play for the first out of the inning Play look boy, he had a couple of hits in that ballgame last night pitch on the way Good zip on that one as he just throws it by him for strike one Through that fastball right by him He had no chance to get the barrel of that one two balls in a strike to the Yankees first baseman Bases are empty one manner Reaches out for one and hits it on the ground a second. That's a hit the first of the game for the Yankees Sometimes you just got to trust your hands that pitch probably wasn't even in his zone And he was able to fight it off for a base hit Plate now Mike Tuckman as he will take a fastball in there at the knees for strike one He's back in the starting lineup for this one after sitting out last night's game It's a bit late and he's falling behind oh and to hit softly down the line at first The second for one return throw is in time How about that they do turn to and it gets him out of the inning one hit in the inning But no one left will move on to the bottom of inning number three It's the Red Sox one and the Yankees nothing Ready to go for the last half of the inning and Michael Chavis will step in at the plate Into the wind up here comes the oh and one back up the middle And that's out number one and this is not an easy play we have to range to your right He really didn't have a chance to get his feet set. So this is all arm nicely done Now to the plate Mitch Moreland field shifted well to the right. Here's the first pitch And the 34 year old veteran looks at a called strike. It's oh and one One out nobody on off the outside that time as the breaking ball can't catch the zone now the one and one pitch Back up the middle or is brings it in first to gun. I think you got away with one right there It was a fastball right down the middle and he hit it hard But he couldn't elevate it at all would have been a different story if he did Ready for another chance Jose Paraza comes the first pitch and a good idea to hold off on that swing It's ball one the 1-0 is laid off but in there for strike one now the one and one pitch Is looked at for ball number two Two out nobody on and he gets him to wave at that one It's two and two been weakly down the line toward third But this is going to be a foul ball as that keeps things at two and two now pitch on the way Hey, you guys know me hitting's a process of elimination and I'm eliminating a change up this next pitch I'm on everything else Full count to Jose Paraza Hey, this guy's a hard guy to put away. He's following off some tough pitches to two count He just seems to keep hanging right in there lofted in the air out toward right center Stanton coming on He's got it a great running play and that'll retire the side red Sox go down one two three They lead it one to nothing Here's Miguel and a hard now Yeah Ready with the first pitch here it comes And here's a swing and a miss as he falls behind nothing in two on do hard Stands it at even six feet tall a right-handed batter and thrower. He's in his fourth season as a major league player Swing and a miss on the fastball and that's the first out Well, we're all hearing his name in the Cy Young award discussion at this point this season It's pretty hard to argue against it when you watch him dominate a guy on three pitches and send him packing without much problem Here's big Aaron judge as he'll take a look at a high strike that time It's nothing in one outside for a ball one-on-one Hit hard on the ground towards second into more than that's in time for the second out So Two are gone now in the Yankee half of the fourth and set to stand in the ultra dangerous Giancarlo Stanton In there for strike one oh and one You can bet he wants that one back at the plate right now That's a pitch you normally see a guy drive if he has the right approach going the wind up and the oh one This one's outside quite a bit off the plate that time No runs just one hit and no errors for the Yankees so far Strike three called as he can't get the bat off his shoulders side retired So the Yankees go one two three they're down one nothing ready to go in the bottom of the fourth And that'll bring up the outsealer Alex Bordugo. Go right field He's ready. Here's the first offering Now here's the pitch There's a good breaking ball as he gets the bottom of the zone Who jumped the gun a bit on that swing and he's down one and two he struck him out The great equalizer the changeup that was a really good job of getting him to offer that one out of the zone And it was all set up by the fact that he got ahead of the count and forced a hitter to have to protect That's the name of the game Here's JD Martinez As the first pitch to him is in there for a called strike one He launched one over the wall back in the opening frame the wind up and the oh one Ball one as he lays off below the zone and the dirt for a ball It's two and one good spot for the change there and that'll not things up at two and two One run two hits and no errors for the Red Sox to this point And good patience to hold back on the curve ball in the dirt it's full now three and two To be honest with you I'm a little bit more afraid 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 a beating and he lost him here on three two is that pitch misses It's ball four and I'm sure the manager is just fine with that I mean it's better to battle a slugger like that to the end it ended up walking him than Serving on up or he can really hurt you Here's the Boston cleanup hitter Xander Bogarts. He got on top of one. It was a ground-out victim last time Yeah, Matty expect this pitcher to try and get the same result That's his last at bat right here the double play is in order anything on the ground the way this defense is They could certainly roll two on all home Grounder down the line at third one one and this one's in the dirt good job There is the count goes to one and two Working for the punch out and the offering He might have to look for a different way to put this guy away on to two He's already seen the curve ball a couple of times so he might be looking for it about the pitch Now a curve ball ripped down the left field line. That's a fair ball and he's safe And he just blasts this thing down the left field line I thought it might then foul, but it lands just inside the chalk He's able to leg it out for a double good-looking swing Ruffield ever is the next to bat as he takes a cold strike on the black its own one in his career Devers carries a hitting line just over the 280 plateau Ball pretty close that time but ruled a ball one-on-one in front of the change-up and he can't keep it fair two strikes on him now Great job by the pitcher right there to put him in the proverbial rocking chair Slowed him down sped him up slowed him down. Let's see where he's going now On you can tell he wanted to hold off But he swings through the inside pitch anyway, and he becomes out number two That's a pretty good pitch right there that fastball on the inner half of the plate You can see that he just isn't able to get those arms extended and pretty ugly swing right there the plate Kevin Valar He'll take a look at a slider here that misses for ball one. He's 0 for 1 thus far hit on the ground out to short Torres picks it up And the throw to first will be in time so the Red Sox come up empty and the inning is over Boston strands a couple, but they hold a 1-0 lead Back now at Fenway Park, and here's Heidi Watney with a report Thanks Matt I talked with the Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the break about the team's offensive performance so far And he was pretty blunt in saying they're just not having very good at bats They've only managed one base runner in this game, so it's easy to see why he said they haven't shown much fight today He's hoping to see someone step up and find a way to get something going though This game isn't out of hand so it remains to be seen if they can snap out of this funk and climb back into this one All right. Thanks, Heidi Next will be the cleanup hitter Torres and he'll step in to start things out against Chris Sale February to him on the way And he gets ahead 0-1 Well a swing and a miss and things are not looking real promising here down 0-2 This is one of the things that makes him so effective as a pitcher able to pound his own with all different options The wind up and the o2 pitch I Wanted to Boy, he sped him up and this had bad now It's time for the change up this guy's got a good one and he hasn't thrown it yet in this at bat the 1-2 tapped out in front of home And the fifth inning will start with a ground out one away So another exceptional effort for him on the mound He's got the shutout working here as we'll show you the league eRA leaders and as you can see there He currently leads the AL in that department. So one gone in the inning now and that'll bring in Brett Gardner first pitch coming here It is And he throws the fastball by him here 0-1 Gardner the native of South Carolina. This is the final year of his current deal So he'll be a free agent at season's end. Yeah, Matty It's gonna be interesting to see where this guy lands at the end of this season a lot of variables come into place He's had a long career. It's gonna be interesting to see if a team steps out past one or two years for this player And they'll go off speed here as this pitch misses. It's two and one Faces are empty one man out three and one now to Brett Gardner Hey, he's had great command all day want to see how aggressive he is in the zone with a three ball count. No walks yet Here's the delivery Hit hard on the ground towards second and that finds its way into center for a one-out base hit And this guy's really starting to swing the stick again D-roll that extends his hitting streak to nine games Yeah, he's leaking in the three series right here now nine games. That's getting firm He's seeing the ball well, and he's making a proper adjustments at the plate The fastball here is he'll take a look at ball one one and oh comes into this at bat 0 for one in the ball game It's a fastball that misses You can see this guy's more focused at the plate right now in that first day B He went down on strikes bounded to short. This could be two. There's one on to more London They roll to to end the inning Down in order go the Yankees it remains one nothing Double barreled action in the Yankee bullpen now a lefty and a right-hander start to get loose It bounces up to the plate. It's one and one One and two to the Red Sox catcher Down the left field line and deep And no one can get there. It's a foul ball the one two and that's a swinging strike three in the dirt Sanchez gathers throw down to first one away So here's Michael Chavis now both for one for him here in this way Ready with the first pitch here. It comes Filed off one app nobody on not close with the off-speed pitch taken for a ball Misses for the second ball. I don't blame him for not coming over the heart of the plate He circled this guy on the lineup card when he got to the yard today He's been swinging one of the hotter bats in the game now the two one Get sharply on the ground and do hard fields it cleanly on the first and there were two down So bases are empty here with two gone and that'll bring up a former gold Glover the first baseman Mitch more London And now pitch on the way Wouldn't mind a pitcher expand in his own a little bit more and using his aggressiveness against them the 1-0 Mine to the right side But this won't get over the second baseman's glove as he's got it to end the inning down in order go the Red Sox But they lead it one to nothing And that sends DJ LeMayhew into the box He'll start things out in the sixth for a lineup that really hasn't found its groove in this one Yeah, only two hits so far met and not very many hard hit balls either. We'll see if they could start making some adjustments First pitch on its way And he just misses inside with the fastball there up its 2-0 Great up into this point. Don't want to allow a lead-off walk needs to just focus in on his mechanics right here Files this one off guide into straight away right. Verdugo is in his tracks now one gone Boy riding into the box Luke Voight He reached on a single in his first try left center and that finds him outfield grass. It's a base in I mean He absolutely smoked that baseball right there But was he watching it then that was that was a tough one right there You know as a hitter you should be thinking extra bases coming out of the box He definitely squared this one up pretty good chance though D row he should have been standing on second base with a double Plate now Mike Tuckman pulled toward right center field on the move is Polar He gets there and that's the second hour So it's a runner at first with two men out and striding into the plate it'll be Miguel and do hard Come set. Here's the nothing-and-nothing pitch Bouncer up the middle that's through when he's got his first base hit. He's one for three Nice execution right there Dan kept his front shoulder in kept his hands inside the baseball and ripped the base hit up the Metal here if you're a pitcher right there You can't get discouraged sometimes even when you make a good pitch the ball is going to find a hole somewhere that would right up The middle and that'll bring up Aaron judge and it's grounded just fouled down the line No hits to this point to hold the lead. Here's the delivery One and one 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 sure would be a good time Right a hold back on the pitching side, but he pretty clearly broke the plane that time. It's strike two One two over its second in Doohar at first two out in the inning Hit high and deep to left field Back goes Martinez Bangs off the monster and a score is the runner from first. It's now a two-to-one ball game Man, you can't hit it any better than that and keep it in the park as we take a look here You can see that it hits high off the wall almost a three-run homer But I'll have to be content with the two RBI double and Carlos Stanton now As sale will get the upper hand to start the at bat here at strike one oh for two for him through this point He set the oh one There seem to be different philosophies on it. So Dan, what was your approach at OT? My philosophy is this I think the last thing you want to do is throw non-competitive pitches man throw something down in Through it right past him a swing and a miss at the gas and that ends the inning So it's two runs on three hits no errors and a runner left on Top of the order do up in the home half of the sixth. It's the Yankees two and the Red Sox one Bottom of the sixth inning on its way, but first here's Heidi Watney Thanks Matt during the commercial break. I talked about the Red Sox offense with the Boston manager and he told me he feels like They're being too patient at the plate right now too much of the time They're finding themselves in disadvantage counts like 0-2 and 1-2 and that's basically never a formula for success He said they're getting a lot of strikes to swing at so the emphasis the rest of the game has to be to jump on Those strikes early in the at bat Okay, thank you, Heidi Thank you, Heidi And here's Jose Paraza no hits in two trips to the plate for him in the ballgame Drops in a strike to start the at bat nothing in one Hey, this isn't exactly the way you'd like to draw it up not throwing a lot of first pitch strikes But the bottom line is he's getting outs Set up away with the change up, but it's one and one on off speed pitch gets the outside It's a cold strike Swing and a miss as he couldn't connect on the two seamer and that's out number one Good job of making him chase a pitch for the strike out there Yeah, man, that's the advantage of getting ahead and account You can really force hitters to expand their zone to protect and when they're in that mode Getting them to go after a pitch they can't do much with becomes a lot easier And the next up will be alex verdugo So look at a fastball in there on the outer half it's 0 and 1 He's hit listen is two at bats so far the wind up and the 0 1 Ball 1 Ball in two strikes now Great pitch right there. That is a huge breaking ball. Not shock. He took it. Got to calibrate that one for a second I into the right side, but this is going to be hauled in out there at second base for out number two Today Two men are gone now in the boston half of the sixth and that'll bring up the dangerous bat of jd martinez Now here's the pitch In tight here with the first pitch fastball. That's one and oh Low scoring game thus far two to one here in the sixth Strike taken as the curveball drops into the bottom part of the zone Man this guy's in a good groove right now seven straight retired. He's locked in And now a curveball that's low and in the dirt for a ball. It's 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 And the curveball drops in on two one two and two now Hit hard on the ground a second. Oh, and he can't pick it up cleanly Throw in the dirt but a good scoop at first saves an error as the side is retired Red Sox go down one two three our score remains two to one And that'll bring up glaver torrez and guys seventh inning already. Hey, I'm not complaining But this one's been flying by yeah, I'll agree with that And that that's what you get when both starting pitchers have it working Neither of them have been nibbling around the strike zone at all And they've trusted their defense to make the plays and they've done just that Yeah, and it's resulted in a game that could really go either way in these late innings Ready with the first pitch here it comes Ball one Grounded down the third baseline, but a foul ball one and one Look like he was cheating a heater right there a little bit too far out in front Gotta find a way to keep his hands back And he'll come back with one in the dirt as the count moves to two and one now And it misses three and one now Every baserunner in a close game like this really matters So you can't afford to be giving out free passes this late three and one pitch Well hit but also well fouled into the seats and left Looking to fade his first walk here it comes And a fastball swung on and missed as they set him down for the second time here tonight Nice job there taking care of the leadoff hitter via the strike out I'll tell you in a one run game Especially this late or getting that first guy in the inning. It's so important It changes the whole complexion of the inning. So that was a big out. Here's Brett Gardner now They should take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one We're moving right along into this one. This guy is continuing to pitch well Which is a little bit of a surprise because his first pitch strike ratio is still under 60 percent Behind 0 and 2 now nothing in two count and the pitch I got count one and two Classic strikeout pitch right there on 0-2. It's the one we know he loves going to but great recognition to lay off in that spot the 1-2 Fly ball out to straight away right verdugo waits on it two down now that the catcher Gary Ready once again gary sanchez offer two from him so far in this one. He's ready. Here's the first offering I You see there the pitch count is up to 88 and at this point in the game That's a good place to be so I think we'll see him stay out there for at least a little while longer We're in the seventh inning now of a pitcher's duel two to one our score Tries to shave the corner with that pitch, but it's one and one The slider is laid off on the inside as it just misses the zone What we're seeing here is a guy getting pitched to very carefully It doesn't matter that there's two outs and nobody on he's a threat to score even when he's standing in the batter's box And he jumps at a changeup a swing and a miss Two two pitches found away A last two pitches back to back off speed then he's laid on the fastball He could pretty much do anything he wants right here on the mound Started to go did he hold up in time? Yes says the first base umpire. It's ball three now Truck him out his eighth punch out of the ball game and that one ends the inning One two three go to bombers and they're unable to add to their two to one league Louis sessa hits the call from the pen to take over on the mound and start the home seventh For the seventh here and that'll bring up the power hitting shortstop zander bogart This thing's far from over even though we're moving into the back end of this game Only down by one all they need to do is get this leadoff guy and they're an extra base hit away from tying this thing up Here's the first pitch to him. It's ready. Here's the 01 the bullpen couple of right handers starting to loosen up Really fooled him that time for the first out Classic slider down and away for 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 a pitcher's hand So they end up chasing when they're in protect mode Into the box ruffial devils as he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one He's one for two in this one runs a bit inside. He's down two and oh past meetings against louis sessa He's gone two for six high drive into left center field Around first digging for two and it's off the green monster and there's your time run at second base with a one out double When I heard that and saw it lead his bat I thought we were going to be all tied up But it just didn't have enough to get out of here So he's going to have to settle for a double time run on second and now things are officially getting interested The box now kevin pilar He'll take a look at the pitch too low. It's ball one No hits to this point in the dirt here and the runner will stay put but the count moves to two and oh The look now the pitch Grounded to short torres scoops it up And a bit of a high throw that time but no problem over there at first as they record the out Digging in christian vasquez as he'll look to bring home that tying run from second with a base hit into the outfield First pitch of the at bat on its way Two and oh No reason to give in to him here with a base open putting him on base just gives your defense more ways to help get you out of this Here's the two oh Hit out towards second the good scoop at first saves an error as this side is retired one left for the red sox They still trail it here two to one Lee hembrie has been summoned from the bullpen as he'll do so to start the eighth He's Stepping up to the plate dj lemay here. It was a flyout for him in his last trip February to him on the way On its way the o1 pitch hit the other way out toward right field Verdugo waits on it looks it into his glove and there's one gone And there are the final numbers for the boston starter. He was great all night long One of the big keys to having a good pitching performance is Not being afraid to throw the ball into the strike zone and this guy certainly wasn't in this one Didn't allow a walk all game long Stepping in now loop point Yes, he'll take a called strike here on a borderline pitch at strike one Hembrie was known as a short relief specialist a guy who came in got one or two big outs But with the new pace of play rules they're forcing a change for this right-hander Swings through it for strike number two And now the red Sox will get a left-hander up and throwing in the bullpen Our pitchers dual continues here two to one score as we play the eighth and he looks at a ball one and two Well try to throw a high fastball right by him there didn't work But now we'll see if that sets up some different options wouldn't be surprised to see a good slider down in a way right here Lifted in the air out towards left center and a great diving effort there But it'll just tip off his glove and it's a base hit First game of the new series and he's already sitting on three knocks right now The pitching staff might have to make an adjustment going forward Now mike talkman And a ball one and oh he's 0 for two in the ball game so far One out one on in a one run game and he misses two and one Well, we all know he's not the greatest threat with the bat up there. His numbers certainly aren't that pretty But hey, I give him credit. He's really working the count right here Pulled toward right center field chasing after his verdugo, but he won't have a play. This is down and into the gap And they'll have runners at second and third following the one out double And I think that may have been a situation where the run on first Was waiting to see if the ball was going to get down or not if there were two outs He most likely scores there instead. He has to hold the third can't really fault him for that though To the top of the Yankee order digging in Miguel Andujar And it looks as though the decision makers in the dugout will give him a free pass to first So the bases are loaded here on the intentional walk and the force play is now in order That's what's called getting the treatment everyone knows he's a power threat with the bat So it's all about not letting him be the guy that beats you with the first pitch here it comes And that's in there for strike one So important getting ahead with the bases loaded already a difficult situation So you don't want to make it any harder by falling behind in the count Not close and it's one and one now This is where you gotta empty the bucket out on the mound throw your best stuff right here right now and try and get out of this If anything catches outfield grass, this game's probably over sky down the left field line And that will end up a foul ball The bases are loaded with only one out This is swung on and missed a huge out there as the bases will stay loaded with two away now At the plate Giancarlo Stanton not much in the way of productivity from him so far But he's got a chance to come through here in a crucial spot Yeah, it's time now that he has to put the rest of those bats behind it because None of that matters if he can clutch up when it really counts And to keep this a one run game the pitch And that's swung on and missed for strike one They're out to center field Pilar is there as he makes the catch and they'll tight rope out of danger as he strands the bases loaded Yankees leave them loaded They lead it two to one Chad Green is on to pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the eight And Michael Chavis will step into the plate The designated hitter Michael will reach to him on the way Now action in the bullpen as their closers starts to get loose out there One count here it comes just a bit high with the fastball, but didn't get the call Just missed with that heater, but even if he wanted to swing, I don't think he could have caught up to that one To one home Strike two swinging That's just too much velocity upstairs to get good wood on it. It's gonna have to lower his sights Two two it's fouled away for two two Won't commit on the slider good patience and it's full three and two It's been a great job so far by the eight hole hitter if he finds a way to get on base This could spell for a huge in the three two pitch High in the air down the right field line But this will wind up being a foul ball Lucky he got a piece right there. He was definitely late on that pitch after seeing a previous off-speed pitch He wears him down here as he strikes him out after a nine pitch at back Well that call looked like it was a little in the pitchers favor, but it wasn't outrageous. Hey listen calling balls and strikes Is a really tough job and even the best are going to miss some from time to time Especially when they're sort of borderline like that last one. Not sure the hitter would want to hear that though There's the first baseman now mitch moorland and a second where it's caught there for out number two So the Red Sox lineup turns over and to the plate pose peraza no hits in three tries so far. He struck out once Pitch coming here it is And the sliders in the dirt as he lays off it for a ball now the two oh Three and oh now Alex Verdugo would be next if they can keep this ending alive is taken strike one Faces are empty here with two men out lifted into center field Gardner is there No trouble with this one and the ending is over down in order go the Red Sox. They're down two one Ryan Brasier enters from the pen to start the ninth inning as he'll try to keep the score Right where it is heading to the bottom of the ninth I'll set to start the ninth in this one and that'll bring up labor torres From the stretch ninth inning begins as the first pitch is taken for ball one They say the toughest pitch in baseball is the located fastball. I disagree that nasty slider is tough to hold up on Lifted in the air out towards left center on the move is Polar. He gets there and makes the play for the first out Heading in Brett Gardner, he flew out at his last at bat One run game here in the top of the ninth He'll look at a fastball just off the black and it's even at one It's one and two That front door slider is a devastating pitch by the time you realize it's in the zone It's too late and you can't even put a good swing on it And a slider just about gets away from him there as it runs in a bit too close for comfort 2-2 Swung on and missed he got him on strikes Talk about blown it by a guy. Geez. I mean that fastball was way behind him when the 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 fastball Gary Sanchez Hit hard on the ground at first and that's through for a hit He's through first and hustling for second. He'll make it to second base now with two gone So he waited till the ninth inning but he comes through here to extend the hit streak that was close Yeah, matty v you see that rye smile of him coming out of the box right there He knew what was on the line. He'd be lying if he did it There's a lot of pressure on it because you're walking into that batter's box thinking I have a nice streak going and this is more than likely going to be my last a b He comes through in the clutch Outside target here and he hits it for strike one. He could really use a knock here over three in the game so far He's set the 0-1 Oh one ends up just off the black and it's two and one and one here it is All three Lifts it into the air to shallow center become of the two out double as the inning is over One left for the Yankees. They still lead it two to one Adam on a vino if the man called on to close this one and earn a save in the ninth Alex Verdugo and you may notice the usual closer is not in the game here with the save opportunity on the table Yeah, he's worked a few days in a road map. So we were told before the game by the skipper He wanted to avoid using him if possible So that means they will look to close this thing out without him The one fouled off and he's quickly behind 0-1 2 Thing in two count and the pitch And that's the first out and you can't hit a ball any harder than that I mean this ball gets on him in a heartbeat nice job to stay with it though and then make the out at first And that'll bring up jd martinez it comes in one for two with that home run he hit earlier First offering on its way Good deception on the slider there as he's way out in front And it looks like the Yankees will have a left-hander up and throwing in the bullpen Sliders in the dirt as he lays off it for a ball They even know this guy's a righty hitter. He's going to get pounded with that two seamer He needs to make sure he catches this thing out front if he sees that pitch again Now the 2-1 there aren't too many power hitters in the game that would let that pitch go by That is swung on and missed and things are starting to look bleak here for the home nine. There are two away now So now it'll be the four hole hitter zander bogarts He looked abouts back after striking out his last time up ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch This one's outside quite a bit off the plate that time Heater as he just watches this baby a ball and a strike Look like he was going to wait him out. See if he was going to come over the heart of the plate Well news flash he is and this hitter is going to adjust his batting gloves and he better be ready in the box Hits it high and deep out to center field Gardner going back makes the catch and that's the ball game You can just see that the confidence is radiating off of them out there right now That's six wins in a row and this looks like a train. That's not about to slow down any time soon Close one tonight two to one the final score The new york yankees wrote an important sixth inning to victory in this one Jordan Montgomery earns his fifth winner of the year Chris sale pitched well allowing only two earned but ends up taking the loss Adam Adavino earns the save out of the bullpen his first of the year So that's a wrap here tonight from arco rosa dan plezak and heidi watney. This is matt vaskerzian You've been watching mlb the show for more find us on twitter at mlb the show