 We are under the lights as the show gets you ready for another edition of Major League Baseball Tonight an intriguing matchup between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees The Yanks are looking to collect their eighth win in a row next Masahiro Tanaka is ready to go as she'll be on the mound for the Yanks then please act What's the word on him? Hey, this guy's had a solid year up to this point It's not an easy thing to do in baseball this year with all the high-scoring games But this guy has an ERA of sub three and that's saying something if he continues to do that I think you're going to see a really good performance out of him in this one Standing in Elvis Andrews and we are set for baseball here this evening Here it comes now to Andrews Hidden the air down the right field line heading after his judge He gets there to make the play for the first out of the inning Shinsu Chu at the plate now in past meetings with Tanaka He checks in with a headline grabbing 409 batting average He's ready. Here's the first offering And as the Yankees get started here tonight guys Fortune has been smiling on him recently. They're unbeaten in their last seven games You know Maddie to season such a grind and you fight so hard day in day out You're playing against the best players in the world So you know you're going to lose some games coming out of spring training To get on a roll where you win seven in a row a week of everything coming together That's a special feeling And he'll take it to the bag himself for the out So bases are empty here with two gone and in the bat next Former Dodger minor leaguer Willie Calhoun First pitch on its way Time to look at our umpires in this one behind the plate is Dave Lawrence Dan we got Dave Lawrence behind the dish tonight One of the best in the business in my opinion But sometimes has a tendency to fall into a pattern Where he's given a little bit too much on that outside corner Yeah D-roll one of the things he'll do he'll open up that outside corner Especially with left-handed batters Two out nobody on a little roller toward the hole Throw on the boy takes care of him and the ending is over Rangers set down in order and now the Yankees will see what they can do No score Jordan Lyles will be on the mound for the series opener Dan any thoughts Hey man we're getting a look at a guy that's really been struggling lately This last three starts he has a whip of over 1.50 Lots of base runners lots of hits and lots of walks And that doesn't add up to very good performances So he's going to look to turn things around in this one here today Here comes Brett Garber now as he'll lead things off in the home first Now the pitch and here's a cold strike to the 36 year old veteran It's nothing in one and fellows you take a look at this Rangers team Entering play here tonight they've been in a nice little groove Of winning three of their last four games Yeah Matty a lot of things trending in the right direction for this team They won their last game they scored a bunch of runs And let's see if they continue that today Count now a ball and a strike Now the one and one pitch And it's fouled away Here he comes on a ball and two strikes To two balls and two strikes now The wind up here comes the 2 2 pitch High fly ball out to straight away center Santana is there and he has it for the first out That'll bring in Giovanni Urschella He brings a batting average just south of 320 into this one First pitch of the at bat on its way Hey Looked 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 Ready with the nothing in one pitch Hey I get it he wants to see this guy's repertoire But now he's behind in the count Put himself in a tough spot to hit Out in front of that one may have been looking fastball Good job just to make contact Bases are empty one man out A fastball here that'll wisely lay off and it's one and two High fastball right there with a two strike count You know what that might be doing Setting up the next pitch could be that hard slider down and away Something breaking down our way off the plate The count now at two and two The pitch and that would never threaten the zone It's gone full now to three and two No pitcher likes to take the count to three and two Especially when you throw a non competitive pitch Like that on two and two That one wasn't even close Drilled to the right side And this will get through in the right And he's aboard with a single Nothing fires me up more than watching Another offensive player stay inside a baseball and drive the other way Next for New York Aaron judge And at first for him following the one out single From the stretch Urshela leads off first with one away Got him to swing at a pitch below the knees one and one Your eyes light up from the offensive side Playing in a hitters park like this Have to get the ball up to do some damage I'm not mad at that take Two balls and a strike now To two and two now And a fastball swung on and missed as he just reared back there Two away Hey I'm not sure what he was sitting on right there Might have been sitting on an off speed pitch But instead he gets the fastball The way he laid had no chance to put that ball in play So now to the plate Gary Sanchez As he will take a fastball in there at the knees for strike one A runner on first with two away A ball and a strike Lyles comes set here's the one one One that misses inside and the counts run full now Three and two Good spot for an RBI Put the ball in play with the runner in motion He could score all the way from first Three two pitch Too close for comfort and he did a good job just to make contact Three two And a good at bat that time as he lays off for ball four And as a result that'll move a runner up into scoring position now with two away Oh man I think this walk is going to grind him for a bit He just missed and now the inning continues with the man in scoring position So two on with two away And that will bring up Glaver Torres Ready here's the first offering Strike one to start the at bat It's going to be back to some serious T work If he can't put that pitch in play right in his wheelhouse Come set the 0 1 Another one fouled off and he's quickly behind 0 1 2 Had to be sitting something hard right there Because he gave up on that pitch But it was right down the chute 0 1 2 here it is Fastball just off the inside corner Boy he sped him up in this at bat Now it's time for the change up This guy's got a good one He hasn't thrown it yet in this at bat A 1 2 pitch and a breaking ball to the dirt that time for a ball This is a huge pitch right here I don't think he wants to go 3 2 and have those runners be in motion Look for him to be aggressive with what he thinks is his best pitch right now The 2 2 and this one's in the dirt The runners will hold tight but it's a full count now 3 and 2 count remains full Seventh pitch of the at bat coming up Waved at and missed for the third out Not much of a chance at hitting that one And the inning is over Yanks strand a pair We are still scoreless For his first at bat Joey Gallo showing some definite confidence at the plate right now And his recent numbers are reflecting that In field in the over shift here now the pitch Oh that's off the plate Offered at and missed for the first strike Clearly off with his timing on that one A swinging strike Take a step back right here after three fastballs in a row There is no chance he throws you a fourth The 1 2 Misses ball 2 The 2 2 Swung on and missed he got him on strikes 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 To the plate now Danny Santana He'll swing and lift a ball foul off to the left and out of play He'll enter play here with an average just over 250 14 homers and he's driven in 45 Good hard sinker that time and he's in control 0 and 2 Every time you go out there to start a game on the mound You hope to settle in quickly and get into a groove And he's definitely done that so far in the early going Looks like he could go pretty deep into this one The wind up and the 0 2 pitch Swing and a misses they got him with the slider there two away That swing tells me he was really trying to get a pitch Out front and rip it down the line But that wasn't a great pitch to do it on It's really not the best two strike approach either At the plate now Ronald Guzman As he takes a cold strike at the knees it's 0 and 1 According to the career numbers on the back of his baseball card Guzman is a batting line residing in the 230s You know Maddie I know his career batten average jumps off at the page But this guy can help a roster in a lot of different ways He brings value to the manager on a daily basis No score here as we play any number two Now he went for the knockout pitch that time But a good eye 1 and 2 Looking to set down the side on strikes here it comes Goes against the shift there as this is on the ground at the left side And that's through for a hit The throw into second the tag and they'll get him at second And with that the side is retired One hits all they get We'll go to the bottom half of ending number two And we are tied nothing nothing Bottom of the inning now And that'll give way to the veteran second baseman DJ LeMayhew Lays off 1 and 0 Popped him up Guzman in foul ground Looks it into his glove and there's one gone Digging in now for the Yankees Mike Tuckman as he'll get his first opportunity in this one They'll try and entice him with a high fastball But he wouldn't commit it's ball one Bottom of the second here with no score 2 and 0 to the Yankees left fielder Well I'll tell you from where I'm sitting It looks like he's starting to rush his delivery out there Someone needs to remind him to stay back And let his arm get out front And he misses here for ball four Already two walks surrendered in his first couple of innings of work We knew coming into this game that this guy has a tendency To give up a lot of free passes And history repeats itself as he's already given up two walks here I'll tell you effectively wild is a pretty tough thing to be Now in the box Look Voight and you can see his home road splits there He has not fared very well in front of the home crowd Oddly enough First pitch of the at bat Way behind that pitch it's 0 and 1 That was a pretty good fastball after he walked the hitter previous There was little angry on that heater Here's the fastball that gets the lower part of the zone called for a strike And he goes up the ladder on him but he lays off one and two Love the high heater right there to raise the hitter's sights Let's see if he buries something in the dirt right here He takes strike three called on the fastball Couldn't pull the trigger and there are two away Here's Miguel Andujar now He takes his first cuts in this one with a man at first and two away Det and the pitch The ground to third Frazier is there Little pitch and catch chance for O'Dore at second base and that'll do it Some of our nation's young minds and future leaders here in attendance Yikes We're back to Friday night baseball on the show after this So next to the plate for Texas Todd Frazier 789 bottom of the order set to go here in the third First offering on its way Down the third base line But a foul of all here 0 and 1 And now a pitch on the way A swinging strike and now it's 0 and 2 Here comes the 0-2 pitch Maybe trying to back him up a bit there with the fastball That 0-2 fastball wasn't even close but on hit right now I'm still sitting on that heater To two balls and two strikes now He started this guy backwards Couple of off-speed pitches early Followed by back-to-back heaters He can go either way he wants to go right now And a good bite to that slider as he swings through it for the first out of the inning 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 Now Robinson-Cherinos That fastball ran in and got him Outspring That is not it Up next for the Rangers Rupinodore and he's a guy looking to break out in a big way Hasn't been getting the results he or his club have been hoping for First pitch of the at bat on its way No Started the breaking ball far too inside that time Late off for ball one That's to the left hand foul One ball one strike Third inning no score to this point Ball in two strikes now Hiving effort there but it'll just tip off his glove and it's a base hit LeMay here for one To the top of the order now And that'll bring up the shortstop Elvis Andrews First pitch of the at bat Taken and that one catches the bottom part of the strike zone Clearly trying to control the running game with the slide step here That's a good way of trying to control the running game Now the problem with it though Meanwhile here the throw down to second is not in time And it's a stolen base Here's the one one Ball two with a sinker that runs off the inside Runner in scoring position at second with two down Fly ball out to straight away left Left fielder giving chase He's there to track it down and that'll end the inning One left for Texas Home half of the third coming up no score Back as the Yankees prepare for their third turn through the order Fans of the Bronx bombers have been treated to quite a bit of production From this lineup so far this year They enter the day near the top of the league in both team batting average And run scored So it's safe to say they're among the cream of the crop In terms of offensive production Talking with some of the coaches earlier They all alluded to not only the high level of talent on this club But also the hitters tireless work ethic They praised the professionalism these players bring to their craft As a major reason for their success And they said the hard work Reads confidence when it comes time to compete in the batter's box Good stuff Heidi thanks He's ready here's the first offering Brett Gardner is in for the second time now As he looks at a ball inside one and oh This is on the ground over to first And that is through into right field for a single Number 49 Into the box now Geer or Shella as he rips it on the ground a second And that's through for another base hit He'll make it two for two in this one And for the second is there are two aboard now Hey two runners on after back-to-back singles right there They are in prime position to put the first run on the board right here Here's big Aaron judge So take a look at ball one Looking to put the ball in play here He went down on strikes in his first half back Making some quality pitches He finds himself in a tough spot behind an account With guys on base The two are This is spot you like to be in as a good hitter Runners in scoring position And count leverage in your favor This is with it ball four So that'll load the bases And now he's really going to need to get a ground ball I think he's trying to be a little too fine there And a walk is the result Well the good news is he has a force at every base The bad news a single probably drives in a couple of runs Riding in once again Gary Sanchez Reached base via the walk in his first plate appearance Here it comes Outside target here and he hits it for strike one Pitcher on the mound has to find a way to minimize damage right here Gotta believe he's willing to trade two outs for a run The punch out here can he get it To two and two now I wonder if that called not going his way right there Has anything to do with walking the last guy We all the vampires don't give you much on the corners If you're not throwing strikes consistent The two to pitch Swung on and missed he got him on strikes I'm really impressed by that strike out I'll tell you why He should have gotten a call on the pitch before And it looked like he got squeezed a little bit In a bases loaded situation That could drive a guy nuts drive you crazy What I'd loved is he didn't let him take it out of this game And he came back with another good pitch And got the punch out A really nice job of taking it one pitch at a time And that'll bring up Glibertura As the first pitch to him runs a bit inside for ball one One to count now Look now the pitch They'll touch him all on the grand slam And even 20 home runs for him now thus far As they move on top four to nothing You've got to feel really sorry for the pitcher He was up against the ropes bases loaded With the power hit at the plate The best thing you could do in that situation Is to try to keep him from making hard contact Well, so much for that He obviously made a mistake And the big slugger made him pay The fastball here is you'll take a look at ball one One and oh I did that one either it's two and oh If you've been paying attention The guy on the mound does not want to come inside If I'm at the plate I'm leaning out over Hitters count here's the 2-0 pitch You look in the dugout you can tell that manager's Getting ready to come out on that top step If he doesn't get out of this situation right here And it's a tough one I think the bullpen comes in Fastball misses there ball four Three of those pitches were definitely out of the zone But that last pitch looked pretty darn good to me You're not usually going to get many favorable calls On three and although you have to earn that spot Now to the plate Mike Tuckman He drew a walk his first time up From the stretch There's a curveball but it misses well out of the zone Tuckman the former Colorado Rocky He was acquired via trade last year Yeah this guy's fully settled in with this ball club right now Knows what the manager and coaching staff expect from him Is not taken aback by anything He's been through the spring training process And gotten to know everybody in this organization Top to bottom Here comes the 1-1 And he fouls this one off The 1-2 is taken for ball two Guns here in this half inning Hammers it to deep right field Back goes Chu at the track Boom goes the two run blast To straight away right field Number nine on the year as they pile on It's now six to nothing When this one left the bat I thought it was going to be an easy out the right But it just kept carrying and carrying And the right fielder gave it a great effort And almost brought it back But no dice For the Allen it's going to come on to pitch here And in just the third inning You have to think he'll be asked to eat some innings For the Allen In now Look boy As the first pitch here's a bit high It's ball one 0 for one for him here in this one The 1-0 home 2-1 And it's two balls and two strikes now Hey this pitcher better be careful right here My man at the plate is not trying to push something To the opposite field Here now the 2-2 Swung on and missed strike three 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 fast ball up With good off speed stuff To make it look more effective And that's exactly what he did right there And that'll bring up Miguel Andujar As the first pitch to him is off the plate For a ball 1-0 Bases are empty here with two men out Back up the middle And Andress will not be able to get there It's a base hit Hey there's another base knock right there Hitting streak now up to eight games No doubt about what eight games Now we're starting to think about it a little bit You know you get past that week You just know you're locked in They start talking eight games Now you're like alright I got a nice little hitting streak going Brett Gardner is in for the third time now As he takes a called strike it's 0-1 From the stretch Strike three on a pitch in the dirt And that ends the inning All told ten men come to the plate here Six of them score Three innings complete It's the Yankees six And the Rangers nothing Settling in now Shinsu Chu He starts the inning and then they're down Six in the early going So what do they need to do to claw back into this thing Well first of all men I think they need to start to get some base runners It's hard to be patient one year down by six Base runners are the key to getting back into this one Now pitch on the way First pitch is a splitter for a called strike And a pitch in the dirt as he lays off It's one and one Skied into straight away right Judges under it One out Well it's still early but it's also worth noting That he'd be in line for the win If this keeps up as we take a look at the league leaders In games one this season And as you can see there He currently leads the AL in that department One gone in the Texas fourth And in the bat next Former Dodger minor leaguer Willie Calhoun First pitch of the at bat He won a home Lied hard to center field And he will make the play out there And there are two away now Into the box now Joey Gallo He was a strikeout victim in his first try Yeah kind of shocked he got blown away with a fastball You could tell he was laid on that one And we'll see Meanwhile now here's a drive out to right center And this ball is gonna clear the wall It's a home run Big Joey Gallo leaves the yard with a solo shot Number 21 for him on the season And they're on the board it's six to one Yeah they dug themselves quite a hole But they say the first thing you need to do When that happens is to stop digging Well with that solo shot they've stopped digging But they've got a long way to go Before they climb out of this hole completely Stepping in now Danny Santana Batting left handed here as he takes a look at strike one Looking to put the ball in play here He went down on strikes in his first at bat He pulls this one into right That gets down and the inning continues Hey Dero are you aware of this after that knock right there That's an eleven game hitting streak You think he knows it's at eleven I think he knows exactly that it's at eleven It starts off innocent You just want to get a few knocks to get the hit And coach off your back Next thing you know you wake up you've been sleeping easy For almost a week eight days Now we're on eleven This guy's dinner tastes different One ball no strikes to count One run on three hits And no errors in the contest for the Rangers so far Two and oh now 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 Three and oh to him now From the stretch And a good comeback there it's three and one Got to believe he had the green light in that situation Two outs, three oh count This guy can certainly handle the bat That's a perfect situation to let him loose But I love the fact that he's key holding a certain area And it wasn't what he was looking for And a good at bat that time As he lays off for ball four And as a result that'll move a runner up into scoring position Now with two away Here's Todd Frazier now He's 0 for one thus far Looking to minimize the damage here Two down runners at first and second Splitter that misses too low And he's behind two and oh now You never want to fall behind as a pitcher But doing it to a guy like this is even worse He's got to bear down and execute For the rest of this at bat starting right now Down low and the plot thickens here Three and oh Two on two out with a base open here as a pitcher You have to be awful carefully just to want to groove something here And give this guy a pitch and he can hit one out of the park on Frazier in front three balls and a strike You maybe get two pitches a game Where all the guesswork goes out the window This is certainly that situation And he misses again ball four And that's back to back guys now that have reached base Via the base on ball And things are not looking good here in the fourth inning That's the second walk of the frame Good time for the catcher to go out to the mountain Have a chat with this guy to give him a little breather Now with the plate Robinson Churrinos He was drilled by a pitch his last time up Yeah Matty you're not lying Last time up squared right in the back Hopefully it doesn't stiffen up I want to see if he can get through something right here One and oh the count Two out bases loaded Off the catcher's glove as it rolls away The runners will hold but meanwhile the count moves to two and oh Swing and a fly ball to straight away left And he'll get there in plenty of time to put this one away And that ends the inning Rangers do get one back however on the strength of this home run Bottom of the fourth coming up It's the Yankees six and the Rangers one Welcome back to the Bronx as we check in with Heidi Thanks Mat 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 He said their ability to get on the attack And chase the opposing starter from the game Prior to the fourth inning Obviously sets them up nicely for the rest of the game Now he just hopes they can keep that same focus at the plate In the middle and late frames Matt Thank you Heidi Ready to go in the bottom of the fourth And standing in is the D8 Geo or Shella Even though they're up by a boatload early on in this one You can't get complacent and get lazy They got to keep the gas pedal down Because this team that they're playing Can strike and score a lot of runs too And he'll start him with a high strike here on the fastball On the outside corner it's 0 and 1 Now here's the pitch Here's one that misses high it's 1 and 1 Too high there and maybe a bit outside as well 2 and 1 He's falling behind now 3 and 1 Good job to work the count and put himself back in the driver's seat Started off with one strike And now he's got to count his favor 3 and 1 Swing high drive left field and deep Boone goes the dynamite A solo shot down the line in left 7 home runs for him on the year now As it's now a 6 run ballgame Who's judge? This'll get caught chasing a bad one there at strike 1 Comes into this at bat 0 for 1 in the ballgame Through it for strike number 2 Looks to me like he's trying to make adjustments Pitch to pitch up there at the plate But he's looked completely thrown off so far Late on the first one way out front on the second And he looks at a cold strike 3 Cut fastballs in there and that's out number 1 So with his day fully over now You get a look at the pitching line for the Rangers starter And clearly he was off his game this evening One of the tough things to do when you're trying to have a good pitching performance Is keep the ball in the ballpark He was filling up the strike zone But he did allow two home runs Striding forward now the Yankee cleanup hitter Gary Sanchez He looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up Just got a piece of it as it's fouled back Barely able to make contact down 0 and 2 now One out nobody on Another one sent foul He got a mistake right there but missed it Can't foul that pitch off in a big spot 0-2 count hitter caught too much of the zone It's fouled away to the wind up Here comes the 0-2 pitch Lifted in the air out to center field Chew Test to come in from the next area code to put this one away Wow So two are gone now in the Yankee half of the fourth And that'll bring up the exciting middle infieldered Labor Torres Comes the first pitch The fastball misses here to start the at bat It's 1-0 And he misses low with it 2-0 When you're down 6 on the mound You gotta at least throw strikes here 7 runs an equal number of hits And no errors for the Yankees so far Swung on and this ball is hammered Forget about it Boom goes the dynamite Holo shot down the line and left His second home run of the game As this is now a 7 run ball game That sends DJ LeMahieu into the box That's the first pitch to him Is in there for a cold strike 1 It was a walk in his last trip Find up here comes the 0 and 1 Hit on the ground out to short And Bruce has it Throw on to Guzman at first And the inning is over So they get a couple of runs on 2 hits No errors and no one left to board it We played 4 full It's the Yankees 8 And the Rangers 1 Welcome back Heidi Watney Standing by as we get set for the top of the fifth Matt I talked with the Rangers manager During the inning break About the team's offensive production To this point And he told me the quality of their swings Needs to improve as the game moves forward They're struggling to drive the baseball Into the gaps right now As only one of their hits has been for extra bases That makes it pretty tough to generate runs But he said it's up to everyone in the line Up to make the necessary adjustments It hasn't gone their way to this point But that shouldn't mean they can't put together Some great swings the rest of the way Good stuff Heidi, thanks Ready with the first pitch Fouled off Again another foul ball The wind up and the 0-2 pitch High in the air and drifting out to shallow center Torres is there One out The back So yet another strong outing for him tonight As we show you the league leaders in ERA And as you can see there He currently sits third in the AL in that category So Elvis Andrus is the next to bat He's hit listen is two at bats so far Here it comes now to Andrus Popped him up Sanchez is under it Two gone Ready once again Shinsu Chu Oh for two for him to this point First pitch coming here it is On one count and the pitch And this one's downstairs It's a ball and a strike Ball sent back up the middle Torres brings it in And they will not get him at first As he's able to leg out the throw Here's the former Plyes Dodger prospect Willie Calhoun Oh for two from him so far in this one The 0-1 And oh he definitely broke the plane there As he went after the pitch inside And it's strike two It's towards the second baseman Scooped up Throw on to Voigt takes care of him And the ending is over Rangers leave one It's still an eight to one ball game Set now for the bottom of the fifth And that will bring up the outfielder Mike Tachman The last at that Matty B We heard this guy's a good fastball hitter He got a fastball and didn't miss it We'll see if they pitch him a little bit differently this time And mix in some off speed pitches No balls in one strike The wind up and the 0-1 Curve ball Swing and a miss and he's behind in the count 0-2 That misses 1-2 Now here it comes Chopped toward the second baseman He's right there And there's one down now So digging in now Luke Voigt He struck out swinging in his last trip to the plate Here comes the first pitch Bases are empty one man out Not close it's 2-0 Couple strikeouts early in the game But he's done a much better job than this at bat Trying to get ahead and put himself in a good hitters count Swung on and hammered No doubt about this one Watch it fly Boom goes the dynamite Shot down the line in left Number 17 for him on the season As they have widened this lead to 8 now Fans are getting plenty of souvenirs today That's the fifth ball we've seen clear the fence By just this one lineup alone Yeah Matty You picked the right game to come and see Five bombs from one team Everybody in the lineup They're making fun right now The guys who don't have a homer in this one Jesse Chavez gets the call to pitch here And he'll try to sort this mess out He's gonna try to at least Eat a couple of innings for his guys So now to the plate Miguel Andujar Drilled down the line This is foul for the first strike The wind up and the 0-1 Gets the fastball by him here And he's in control 0-2 Nothing in two count and the pitch Fastball just misses that's ball one Lyon to the right side That's in for a base hit and he's two for three Hey just a nice piece of hitting right there He's able to keep his hands inside that ball Stay square as long as possible And feed it into the opposite field for a base hit Brett Gartner now And it's grounded just foul down the line He's working on a one for three thus far With the 0-1 He threw that pitch with a purpose to get a double play Good job to let it go by though as a hitter Runner at first here one man out Two balls and a strike down to the Yankees leadoff man Bring in one now to Brett Gartner And when you're already down by a bunch This is where a guy's got to take some responsibility out there And at least start throwing some strikes Can't keep that one fair and now the count's full Pitch home and he lays off here A nice job it's ball four First and second now with one away Now batter number 49 Trying to pick things up where he left off Geo or Shella trying to keep it going A perfect three for three thus far Ready to deliver here's the first pitch Heading out towards shallow right Shoe has a read on it And that's the second out of the inning And he's likely just trying to put one in play here Oh for two of the pair of strikeouts thus far Hoping to limit the damage here's the pitch Good swing just got to try and straighten that one out One here's the pitch Hit in the air down the right field line But this will wind up being a foul ball The pitch and he struck out again That's the third time he's gone down on strikes in this one Fair to say Oh my goodness these folks are not headed For a career on Broadway We're back to Friday night baseball on the show After this half of the sixth about to get started And digging in is the outfielder Joey Gallo Yeah that last at that daddy he turned that fastball run He didn't hit it a ton he didn't hit it a country mile But hey listen a home run is a home run First pitch fastball swung on and missed 0-1 A little quick on that swing and he finds himself behind 0-2 Now here's the pitch Pretty standard fastball right there 0-2 Now he's changed the eye level of the batter So he can start working something in like an off speed curveball down in the zone And a fastball swung on and missed as they set him down for the second time here tonight I always like watching pitchers that attack with their fastballs Until there's a reason to start mixing it up He hasn't needed many of the secondary pitches so far in this one And there was another good fastball for a strike out there At the plate now Danny Santana A ball and no strikes He's one for two in this one Being line drive that's going to be trouble Santana will take the turn and head for second now And he'll pull into second with one away The baseball is a game of streaks and runs and he is on one right now No question he's swinging the bat very well of late And when that's the case you can't wait to get in the batter's box And definitely the case in this game That's his second base knock This one for extra bases That's now two hits so far for him in this one Into the box Ronald Guzman And he'll take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one Here comes the 0-1 And this misses the outside corner so it's knotted up at 1-1 Man this guy's had their number all game long Up, down, in and out He's pitching very well Hit hard to the right side Foul One out and a runner on second base Fouled away Still one and two Hit out towards second LeMayhew towards second he's got it And the off balance throw gets him Nice play for the out Now this is not an easy play where you have to range to your right He really didn't have a chance to get his feet set so this is all armed Nicely done Now batting Todd Frazier It was a walk in his last trip First pitch on its way Fastball runs a bit inside here It's one and oh Two outs here with a runner at third And that one misses upstairs two and oh Maybe a bit of an overthrow there guys May have let that frontside open up a little early to try to Pump up on a fastball and sailed on it Two and one after the foul ball there Two high that time and it's three and one And it's up to a three two full count now And that's a swinging strike three in the dirt And the throw to first ends the inning So no runs on a hit here no errors One man left on On to the bottom of ending number six The Yankees lead at nine to one Here's the cleanup hitter Gary Sanchez It was a fly out for him in his last trip Almost Matty almost went deep his last A-B Certainly just missed it With this guy's big power He's feeling pretty good at the dish I told him to try and get on something And drive it out of the yard this A-B And a strike called at the knees Nothing in one Ball one as he lays off below the zone And at a deal here's the one one A ballman two strikes Back to him and it's off his shoe But he's safe and now the stadium's attention Turns back to the man on the mound And with that play over now Time to check and see if our man is alright He's seen favoring that leg And that is his plant leg Which is always a concern But from the way he's acting out there I think it looks like he's going to be okay To try and continue Torres will stand in Looking for home run number three As we take it back to ending number four And this was his second home run of the game As he's been dialed in so far in this one From the stretch A fastball off the plate away It's ball one One ball one strike to count Nobody outrunner on first Rip down the first base line Step on the bag for one And they'll get the tag on him at second It's a three six double play Stepping into the box DJ LeMay here No hits to this point The first pitch to him Swing and a miss on the slider Nothing in one Now a swing and he pops him up This is right out in front of the mound Chavez He'll put this one away and the side is retired So no runs on one base hit No errors and no one left on Seventh inning coming up The Yankees are out in front Nine to one Luis César is on the pitch from the bullpen now To start ending number seven Two innings set to get underway And that'll bring up the catcher Robinson-Cherinos It doesn't look very promising So far in this one as we move into Later innings down by a bundle It's time to get some base runners And hopefully a long ball to get them Back into this one Just gets a piece of it strike one To the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 Big swing and a miss at the fastball And he's behind in the count 0 and 2 Double barreled action in the Yankee bullpen Now a lefty and a right-hander Start to get loose To the wind up here comes the 0-2 pitch Good pitch right there with the base Is empty why not take a shot Throw that breaking ball in the dirt And see if he'll chase after it That's back to back sliders On the outside part of the plate Now would be a good time to come in With that good hard stuff inside Here's the pitch on 2 and 2 Swing and a miss on the slider And that's out number one Really good late bite on that slider right there The best ones have that late action That just darts at the last minute They're so tough to get the bat on And when you've got that good slider going It's a great strikeout pitch Here's Rognito Dorn now As he'll look at a fastball too high For ball one Half nobody on 2 and 0 now Well he knows it But this is the kind of guy you just have to Go right after He's not the biggest threat with the bat So what's time to challenge him right here Here it comes the 3-0 Bounds the zone strike one Bases are empty one man out A full count for O'Dore Three balls and two strikes 88 on a change up I remember when an 88 mile an hour Fastball wasn't all that bad Man the game's changing The Mayhew's got it Throw in time at first for out number two Well executed to Seymour on the outside Corner that time And that's what you'll get a lot of With that pitch He rolled right over it Though the Rangers batting order Turns over and set to go Elvis Andrews He's hitless in three at bats To this point First offering on its way The fastball here is You'll take a look at ball one One and 0 Fastball and that thing got up there At 95 miles an hour of Ball and a strike Hey it looks like this guy's going to work In the upper part of the strike zone It'll be interesting to see if this lineup Can adjust to the way he benches 1-1 Maybe trying to back him up A bit there with the fastball Now three and two Hey there was great arm action on that 3-1 change up right here He's got this guy thinking That's the beauty right now We go to a full count Do you sit change up? And we'll have to leave it there As the play is made here to end the inning 1-2-3 go to Rangers They trail big It's 9-1 Stepping in and ready for another Shot Mike Tuckman To start out the inning It looks like they've decided to stick With the same reliever out there They have that I think the way he pitched the last inning Kind of inspired that But it's not uncommon for relief pitchers To have troubles after they sit And watch their guys swing the bat a bit We'll see if he stays as sharp as he was before Up and in there With the first pitch fastball That's ball one Now the Rangers get a reliever up And throwing in the bullpen As the right handers Begun to warm up out there The 1-0 home Misses off the plate Got his 2-0 fastball But he was way behind 2-1 Pitch on the way 2-2 the count Skied into straight away right Shoe has a read on it One down And looking for more Look boy He's got a hit in three at bats To this point Yeah and his last at bat He hit a change of out for a home run So it'll be interesting this A-B To see if they give him A steady dive of fastballs In there at the letters 0 and 1 That elevated fastball right there That is the biggest change in the game Today for me When I first came up Lot of guys working At Greg Maddox East to West Line toward right center And that's into the outfield For a one out hit Man I'm not sure what to make of This one The ball was hit hard But it looked routine The only thing I could think of Is maybe he lost it in the Lights there That's a tough break So coming to the plate Miguel Andujar Is looking for hit number 3 Here in this at bat First pitch of the at bat Oh that's not complete On our home One and one to count On the stretch Now this is on the ground At first we'll see if they can Get two To check in for one On to Guzman They get them both And that retires the side Shinsu Chu will lead things Off after the break We'll look ahead to ending Number 8 now The Yankees lead this one 9 to 1 Digging in to try it again Shinsu Chu And at this point in the game I think it's clear that the Plan of attack Against the top of the order Has worked Well when you've only Surrendered one hit To the top three guys In the order up to this Point in the game You know you're doing Something right Matt Your spot on Whatever they discuss Coming into this game Has worked out beautifully Here's the first pitch to Him Right down Broadway That time Strike one Hey there's an old saying In baseball You need to take a strike In this spot Well he got one there Now he just needs to Find a way to get on Here's a late swing and a miss Strike two Not close with the off Speed pitch taken for a ball Pulled toward right center Field Gardner is there Looks it into his glove And there's one gone To the plate now for Texas Is the DH Willie Calhoun He got on top of one And was a ground out victim Last time Ready with the first pitch Here it comes On out Nobody on Softly hit toward the hole Fielded cleanly And an off balance throw Is in time As he takes one away Wow Now it'll be the Four hole hitter Joey Gallo He's working on a One for three thus far First offering on its way There's a fastball Well off the plate For a ball In there one and one Two out nobody on And he takes a cold strike two One ball Two straight Reached for and popped into the air Back behind second Torres is under it to make The catch to end the inning Rangers set down in order They trail big It's nine to one Bottom of ending number eight Set to go And next to bat will be The outfielder Brett Gardner First pitch On its way Hard hit ball to second And a good throw Gets him one gun In now is the Yankees D.H. Gio Arcella Three for four so far And seeing it well in this Ballgame Here's the pitch And that's taken high And outside for ball one Where this one almost In the books The story was clearly The long ball What are your thoughts On this offense fellas Well Matty V I don't know what I'm going to say But boy When the weather starts to warm up And the ball starts jumping out like this It's clear that the pitchers Need to start making better pitches Yeah just great approach No one really chased today Really stayed staunch On their ability To get that pitcher To come into the heart Of the plate And they did damage with it Santana is back And he'll get there To make the play For route number two Aaron Judge He was sat down on strikes In his last half It was a good change up Matty Good arm action on that pitch Look for him to try And stay back a little bit more Let the ball get a little deeper Don't be shocked if this Pitcher tries to rush a heater Right here Bases are empty here With two men out That evens it up One and one Now here's the pitch Swinging him as he ran that In on him A ball and two strikes He knows full well He's sitting on a hat trick Right here All he's trying to do Is avoid the golden sombrero Hit down the third baseline Frazier is up with it Off balance throw Gets him Nice play there As the side is retired One, two, three Go to bombers But they still hold a commanding Nine to one lead Striding in Danny Santana Starting things for his side In the ninth As they face The improbable odds Of trying to come back In this one Yeah, not a lot of hope For them at this point These guys know These bats still count At least for their own Stats You can't mill in your chances As a professional Infield shifted well to the right Here's the first pitch This is swung on And lifted down the left field Line But it'll get back into the crowd As he jumps ahead of him now Oh and two Nothing in two count And the pitch Bounced to the right Into the loaded up infield Porras picks it up And the off balance throw Beats him at first And that's a tough play Top net for the ranger The first baseman Coming to the plate now Ronald Guzman One for two in the ball game thus far Here it comes And here's a called strike At the knees Don't think he'd like that one Too much But it's 0-1 Now the pitch Missed low and inside with it 1-1 Bases are empty One man out 2-1 count to the rangers First baseman And he fouls this one off After fouling off the second one I gotta step out of the box Adjust my batting gloves And tell myself There's no chance He's tripling up on that pitch Here now the 2-2 Doesn't get the zone Count full now Todd Frazier Will be next The 3-2 pitch Hit hard But foul Their full count pitch home Skyed in the air to straight away left Left fielder is on the move He gets there And that's the second out Last shot for the rangers In this one And standing in a power thread In Todd Frazier The third baseman Sean it's way And there's a fastball Well off the plate inside Two out nobody on I'm no pitching coach But it doesn't look like He's finishing his pitches Here that misses high Ball three 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 Three and one the count now I was swinging a fly ball And this should do it And that's in there Base hit Somebody's going to be Icing their thumbs after this Game That's a jam sandwich But able to mix in a knot Plate now Robinson Cherinos As he'll take a change up here For strike one Two out with the man at first He falls behind 0-1-2 Those that have stuck it out Tonight come to their feet Hit sharply on the ground That's through when he's got His first base hit He's won for three Oh but the feed to the shortstop Is off the mark On to the shortstop But thrown away So he waited till the ninth inning But he comes through here To extend the hit streak That was close Yeah Matty B You see that wry smile Of him coming out of the box Right there He knew what was on the line He'd be lying if he didn't There's a lot of pressure On him 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 So here's the left-handed Bad of Root-Niddle-Door One ball, no strikes The count Two men are on with two men out That'll be a souvenir And the count will move to 1-1 A hang of zero Here's the pitch Somebody's getting frustrated He's not used to getting hit Around like this Now the 2-1 pitch There isn't a hitter alive That doesn't love hitting In fastball counts like 3-1 It's usually a pretty fruitful Count in terms of getting a Pitch to drive And this is swung on and Missed So now they find themselves Down to their final strike Tonight Texas down to their final Strike in this one And it's fouled away 24 pitches to this point In the inning Not fooled there is this Ball's hammered out to deep Right field In the streak as this ball Game is over Wow, that's eight wins in a row And it seems like they can't do Anything wrong When you're riding a street Like this You eat the same food You drive the ballpark the Same way You do everything the same Because you don't want to do Anything to jeopardize this Street 9-1 is the way this one Ends So the Bronx bombers pick up Win number 70 to top the Division Masahiro Tanaka Wins for the league best 15th time Jordan Lyles Permitted six earned runs To come across in the losing Effort Louis Sessa takes the rare Three innings save His first of the year So that's a wrap here tonight