 We are under the lights this evening as we get you set for another edition of baseball on the show tonight An intriguing matchup between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees The Yankees have won five games in a row. They'll look for number six right after this Masahiro Tanaka is ready to go as she'll be on the mound for the Yankees and please act What do you got Tanaka right now is the best of all of their starting pitchers good fastball 92 to 94 best pitch is the split finger He'll throw it early. He'll throw it often if he has the good split these hitters are in for a long night Now in the box Javier buyers you'll get us started in this one under the lights Here comes the first pitch Strike taken up in the zone 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 play a 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 one ball and one strike to the Cubs lead-off batter One and two Now here's the pitch and driving that's a base hit in a center field with that the Cubs get their lead-off man aboard That's what we refer to in the biz as a hanger right there. He's lucky. He's getting his baseball back David Bode as Tanaka jumps ahead of him here at strike one He comes in at 262 on the year five homers and 28 RBI's This one's in the dirt good job keeping it close as the camp goes to one-and-one from the belt the pitch Lying but speared on a hop or is it the bank to boy in time for the double play? Here's Chris Bryant now no one on base for him after the double play Yeah, Matt that two ball really changed the complexion of this inning It looked like the middle of the order was going to have a chance to get a big hit with some ducks on the pond But now they just have to try and get a two-out rally started first pitch of the ad bath Swing and a liner, but foul to wind up and the 0-1 Slider and he can't pull the trigger two strikes and there are the umpires assigned to this one balls and strikes belong to Mr. Jerry Hillsdale Dero Jerry Hillsdale might be one of the more solid everyday umpires in the league right now Yeah, I think he's one of the best in a business Dan high praise all around you Go into both meetings with the managers and what do they do they rave about Jerry Hillsdale? Here he comes on a ball and two strikes Tough pitch to lay off there, but he did and it's even up at two and two your guy willing to give in and the ad battle continue Two out nobody on and this will miss down low in the dirt. So he's working full now at three and two Boy not what you want coming out of the gate as a pitcher, right? You don't want to have to show all of your pitches this early on at a game But that's a quality of that and what does it make you do as a pitcher? You have to use a lot of your pitches and the more pitches a hitter sees the better chance they have to make good contact Throw on the boy takes care of him and the inning is over and there for the cubbies And now the Yankees will see what they can do no score Jose Quintana is the man towing the rubber for the Cubs in this one What do we need to know here Danny? Hey, this guy's done a real good job on the year keeping the opponent's batting average down Both righties and lefties coming into this one hitting under 250 against this guy He's been good all season long. Here comes Brett Gardner now as he'll lead things off in the whole of first And now pitch on the way Well guys as we look at the Cubs coming into play here tonight They come in in the midst of a stretch where they've dropped six of their last nine Yeah, Maddie this road trip has been a little bit of a struggle for this team first four games They find themselves one and three haven't played particularly well They'll find a way to regroup they have to find a way to play a little bit more fundamentally sound start there first Two balls in a strike now to the Yankees lead-off man That's a good take on a fastball out of the zone. Hey, I get it He's looking for a ball to drive but that ball was a little bit too far up in the zone That's one you normally pop right up three and two to the Yankees center fielder Miguel on Duhar waits on deck on the three and two pitch and he makes good contact there But this is gonna find the stands foul down the right field line He's gonna be thinking about that pitch all night if he doesn't have a big game right here Told his front shoulder and everything went with it and he takes ball four So the lead-off man is on here in the home half of the first in a scoreless ball here And don't forget he lost his last time out So he wants to get off on the right foot here. The last thing he wanted was to walk the lead-off man And that'll bring up Miguel and do hard he set and the pitch High fly ball out to straightaway center How will settle under it to make the play for the first down as the runner will have to head back to first And 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 on its way tried to check it in its own one one. Here's the pitch Gartner leads off first with one away Throw over to the bag and he'll be back in standing up and he lays off for a ball two and one And they've got him picked off and a good decision to throw as he is toast at second base And up here's the two and one pitch and this one's gonna bounce up to the plate and easy take there And it's three and one now This is a good at bat so far here with two away if you're gonna go down one two three at least make the guy work for He's doing that and he's even got himself into a good hitters count now Throw in time and the side is retired down in order go the Yankees. We are still scoreless In Wilson constraints He's carrying a batting average of just over 300 so clearly he's been a productive player with the bat in his hand so far First offering on its way Here's a good breaking ball as it gets the bottom of the zone hard slider there, but it runs away It's a ball in a strike Hey, that's a nice take by the batter right there But that's a non competitive off-speed pitch got to do better to at least entice a swing Inside corner called a strike one and two That's three straight sliders in a row. I'd be shocked I would be shocked if he went to that well a fourth time I'd be looking here two and two to the Cubs catcher It fouls this one off to two and he popped him up back into foul territory behind first And this is gonna wind up a foul ball all even at two and two here. It is Right side, but it's gonna be a foul ball neither guy giving in here's the next one Well, I think that pitch is the result of a lot of foul balls He might have tried to do a little bit too much with it trying to get him to swing through it But it just ended up taking off on it the three to pitch Little tardy on that swing as it's well wide at first On pitch number 10 is the one that finally does it as he strikes out after a long battle here 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 And that'll bring Anthony Rizzo to the plate This will take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one in past meetings with Tanaka He's one for five No score here as we play any number two a little quick on that swing and he finds himself behind 0 and 2 Protecting with two strikes went out of the zone that time, but he stays alive now another oh, too One thing to take note of is how these last two batters have really driven up this pitch count He's had to use 14 pitches already on them, and he's not even through this guy yet 14 is near the top end of what you want to throw in a complete inning Pops this one up In Doohar as a play He's got it and there are two down now Kyle Warburg the bases are empty here with two gone and next it'll be the left-handed power threat Kyle Schwerber Ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch In there strike one Bouncer to the left side and the dirt put a good scoop at first saves an error as this side is retired So they breeze through this half of the inning will go to the bottom half of ending number two and we are tied Nothing nothing writing forward now the Yankee clean up there Jean-Carlo Stanton to show you what he did in May versus what he's done So far at the plate in June He's ready. Here's the first offering Way out in front as this is he ain't foul into the seats in left the wind up and the 01 One and one Ball and two strikes now the one two and this guy's a grinder fouls off good pitches And doesn't seem to swing at the ones just off the corner this guy's a pitchers nightmare To two pitches fouled away another foul ball even at two and two here it is Fouled off boils another one and we'll do it again. It's fouled away Low so a good eye there as he works the count back full He's definitely gonna want to get greedy in his own and he's obviously seeing the ball Well, or he would have swung at that pitch sometimes in these long epic at bats You start to get into swing mode And he takes ball for lead-off man's aboard here to begin the home half of the second and that at bat We'll put a smile on any manager's face the pitch total of the posing pitcher just keeps going higher and higher And he still couldn't put him away. So this inning is off to a good start for the guys carrying the sticks And that'll bring up Glaver Tourette's first chance for him here with a man on following the leadoff walk From the stretch one count here's the pitch Slap hard the opposite way dives and he hangs on for the out Wow Great jump on that ball into the gap and right center field a great diving catch one of the better plays you'll see DJ LeMayhew 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 the first pitch to him Sliced hard on the ground and a good effort on the dive that time But this will get by him for a base hit and that runner will go no further than second is there are two boards now I guess the advantage of hitting with that hole between first and second base V-roll first baseman has to hold that runner on That leaves that right side wide open. Yeah, incredible batter right there. Nice piece of hitting right there Not trying to do too much. He took a look at the defense and saw where it was aligned and tried to beat him Stretch here's the pitch Too high one and oh Hey, this dude's clearly capable of clearing the bases with one swing So I think the pros of this guy is trying to keep the ball off to play see if they can get him to chase something the 1-0 And now he's got me confused up here This is a known sinker ball around on the mound trying to roll a double play and he throws him a four-seamer Bottom of the second here with no score Swing and there it goes deep to left no chance at bringing this one back Run blast is straight away left and even 20 home runs for him now Thus far as the Yankees move out to a three-to-nothing lead boy when this guy gets in a group He can hit him and when he hits him he hits them in bunches hit a home run in last night's game And if they continue to pitch him on the outer part of the plate look out this guy's going to do some major damage boy As the first pitch to him is swung on and missed for strike one the average right at 280 coming in 15 long balls and 37 RBI's find up here comes the 0 and 1 Swing and a miss and he's in control 0 and 2 I Know he's down to count right now, and it's not looking good, but he's been swinging at that so well lately I don't think he minds this one bit count remains at 0 and 2 Nothing in two count and the pitch Got him swinging chased it well out of the zone, and there are two gone Pretty textbook pitching right there jump ahead in the count O2 and then start working it outside the zone Easier said than done, but that's the way you do it that'll bring in Giovanni your shell up As he will take strike one on the fastball here. No balls in a strike I'll try to make something happen with two gone in the bottom of the second Kenton is ready. Oh one on its way Sinkered one ball one strike now a fastball, but he's able to hold off on it, and it's two and one now Well, I think he just kind of lost focused on the mound right there It's clearly not going his way, and he's thinking more about that than the task at hand and right now He needs to think about this hitter Two and one on its way And he fires a fastball now for a called strike two Three runs already home here now a swing and the barrel of the bat breaks into that time, but foul Tutu while these guys are really grinding out there at bats in this one They're not making any outs easy to get and that of course is having a huge impact on the pitch count And he takes ball for so a good job out of the nine hole in getting on base as we go back to the top of the Order, what's the saying when you find yourself at a hole the first thing you should do is stop digging Well the gun that bump obviously hasn't heard that one So it's back to the top of the order now and up next the left-handed hitting Brett Gardner the first pitch to him a Swing and a shot hit down the corner And that's gonna wind up hooking just a bit foul. So a missed opportunity there Here's the fastball that gets the lower part of the zone called for a strike Pitch is piling up 44 and he's not clear of the second yet I in the air out to center field is gonna have room out there as he puts this away to retire the side Another look at the big blow for the bombers a three-run home run We've played two. It's now three nothing New York Welcome back to the Bronx where these fans have witnessed a lot of good pitching from their Yankees this season Coming into the day they ranked first in the league in both ERA and strikeouts a combination that has opposing lineup Searching for answers one member of the staff told me it's a special group of guys I've never been on a pitching staff that's so dominant top-to-bottom, and I've been on some pretty good ones Now one of the hitters on the team told me I'm relieved I get to stand behind them and play defense instead of staring them down the box. That can't be fun Matt back to you. Good stuff Heidi. Thanks In field in the over shift here now the pitch And he gets ahead oh and one Pitcher wants to have a quick inning right here capitalized on the momentum his batters have That's over but low. It's a ball and a strike and right into the shift This will get foul. It's a ball in two strikes Counts even the Hayward two balls and two strikes not surprisingly here This is on the ground to the right side and he'll step on first himself for the app And with that we'll give you a quick look at our current standings in the ALE And that'll bring in the Pittsburgh area native Ian Hap he was a two-head effort for him including a home run in last night's game Here comes the first pitch Turned on but it's wide of first and foul Hap with a swing and he connects sends this one to a deep right field into the second deck and gone a Solo home run here off the bat of Ian Hap 19th home run for him on the season and the Cubs are on the board It's now a 3-1 ball game Man that swing right there Dan that had to feel good. You're facing an elite starter You don't know if you're even gonna get wood on the baseball today You know when that'll rattle you a little bit this guy's been throwing the ball great one of the top pitchers in the game He's not used to guys barreling them up and hitting them in the seats Stepping into the box Jason Kipnas he'll get to take his first cuts here Now the pitch outside target here and he hits it for strike one Called strike 0 and 2 Kipnas or Kip for short He's currently on a one-year deal so he stands to be a free agent at the end of this season You know Maddie, I know he's in the final year of his contract, but he's playing to expectations to be honest with you I know he wants to turn it up a little bit though as he approaches the end of the season and make that salary push as he headstores free agency again 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 Won this season and as you can see there. He currently leads the AL in that department Digging in for his second at bat. How do your bias be single to open up the ball game Not an easy thing to do when you're in a lead-off spot But that was a good piece of hitting in his first at bat an opposite field base hit Which leads me to believe that this guy's gonna cover both sides of the plate fouled away Right side hit hard and that's through for another base hit. He'll make it two for two in this one For the first pitch you look to first and he'll get back in standing in now David Bode as he looks at a fastball That's in there for strike one 0 for 1 for him here in this one tying run at the plate the 0 1 Lifted in the air toward the line and right And he will get there to make the running play and that will end the inning But the Cubs do get one back on the solo home run we played two and a half It's the Yankees three and the Cubs one and we're back for the bottom of the third. Let's check in with Heidi Watney Thanks Matt I talked with the 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. They've already worked out three walks So he feels as though that kind of willingness to let the opposition work themselves into trouble will continue to result in good Things for them on the scoreboard Okay, thank you, Heidi Ready to go for the last half of the inning and striding into the plate It'll be Miguel and Doohar one of the keys to securing a win They want to keep the pressure on and try to build that lead as much as they can moving into the later innings and the pitch In tight here with the first pitch fastball. That's one and all At-missed close. It's ball two and the plot thickens here three and oh It's one thing to get hit around but it's far worse when you're getting yourself into trouble by not throwing strikes Every pitchers been there, but it doesn't make it any less frustrating or unacceptable Turned on that one and crushed it just pulled it a little foul It's a high fly ball headed for the left field corner if it stays fair It's gone nearly a big fly to start the inning instead of foul ball Too close for comfort and he did a good job just to make contact Count still full three and two my this ball is crushed. Look at it go So a solo shot down the line and left home run number nine on the year as the Yankees have taken a four to one lead Well and just a little more than two innings of work. He's given up two homers could be just one of those games for him We'll see how much rope they give him. It's definitely getting shorter at the moment Aaron's judge He will take a fastball in there at the knees for strike one He's over one after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far Tell you if he wants to turn things around that pitch is one He's going to have to start locating a lot better is laid off for ball two Looks like that bomb earlier in any kind of put this pitcher on the defensive that being very aggressive right now To the wind up. Here's the two and one pitch Off-speed pitch misses here and he runs it to three and one This is where you cash your checks right here three one. You're one of the best hitters in the game You live for situations like this fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike Base is empty here with nobody out Inside he misses 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 one up or he can really hurt In digging into the batter's box next will be Giancarlo Stanton He worked a walk and came around to score in his first trip in this game as a look now the pitch Now a ball lying toward the alley and left center that gets down and he's got himself a base hit Rolling here their runners at the corners was still nobody out And time will be called here as the pitching coach heads out to the mound and hopefully try and settle this guy Down a bit into the box now Torres as he looks at a fastball that misses off the plate for ball one The 1-0 deep to left this one's got plenty of distance Just as straight away left home run number 15 for him thus far as it's now a six-run ballgame Make a change as that'll do it for Jose Quintana So he'll make a beeline for the showers I'm sure as he's gonna want to put this awful knife behind him as quickly as possible John Lester is gonna come on to pitch here and in just the third inning you have to think you'll be asked to eat some innings And that sends DJ Lamehyu into the box This you'll take a look at an off-speed pitch here that misses for ball one Lamehyu is undoubtedly one of the best hitters in the sport and it doesn't matter right-handed or left-handed pitching He's one of the elite threats with a bat in his hands Good swing just got to try and straighten that one out Four runs here in this half inning pops this one up. Modi in foul ground and this will land foul two and two Now towards shallow right. Hey, we're giving chase. He can't get to it. This one's down Happiest man in the building right now his starting pitcher. He's got a big old smile on his face He knows he has a 6-1 lead here in the early going to work with you. Can't let that take away your edge though Gary Sanchez as the first pitch to him is in there for recalled strike one Perhaps he can drive another one out of the park just like he did back in the second one. Here's the pitch Right over the top with that curve ball and it's 0 and 2 Good thing he didn't make contact with that pitch only he could do is probably hit that on the ground It could be a double-play ball One and two to the Yankees catcher That's a good pitch to layoff right there that cutter inside and that is a real tough pitch for hitters to layoff of and a lot Of times if you do swing at that cutter in you're going to end up with some firewood in a broken bat The fastball in the dirt that's taken for a ball hanging a miss on the fastball and that's the first down Well his struggles continue It's been a rough goal that at the plate with him been watching this at bat It's clear to me that his rhythm and timing they're just all off even as a pitcher like I was you could tell these things and explain So now to the plate look boy. Yes, he'll take a look at ball one over one here in the early going Looked at for ball number two Hey, you want to talk about being in a zone this guy's been raking lately And it all starts with this pitch selection two great takes and he's almost daring to pitch or just go ahead and challenge him now the two all Popped him up Contreras is there takes the catch for the second out Being in to try it again Geo or Shella. He drew a walk his first time up set here. It comes Hey To out with the man at first and that misses downstairs for a ball one and one for Shella Stands it at even six feet tall a right-handed batter and thrower. He's a five-year vet at the major league level Here's the one-and-one delivery all out to straight away, right? He work is there and he puts it away to stop the bleeding So they nearly bat around here is eight men come to the plate and they push across four runs On now to the top of ending number four the Yankees lead this one seven to one Digging in next will be Chris Bryant. 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, man I think they need to start to get some base runners It's hard to be patient one year down by six But base runners are the key to getting back into this one into the wind up here comes the oh and one One-on-one high in the air down the right field line But this is gonna wind up a foul ball the one two he fouls this one off their one-two delivery Shot toward right center. He dives. Did he catch that? He did What a play there for the first down taking another look at it The ball has some pop spin on it But he's on the full run and dives to make the catch nice defensive play right there Striding in once again Wilson Contreras. He was a strikeout victim in his first try Sometimes you just got to tip your cap to the guy on the mound He's getting paid to try and get you out as well Anytime it gets up there north the seven eight pitch a bees Sometimes it just comes down to pure execution. Let's see if he makes the adjustment right here Hey, if you're able to blow a first pitch fastball by a guy gotta believe that pitch is coming again right here A ball in a strike now One and one here it comes Strike two swinging just out in front of the slider Hey, he's got great feel for that pitch right there. He can throw it any time he wants for a strike One run on three hits no errors so far for the cubbies That's a bit low a tough call, but it's two and two This is line to left Stanton will range to his left as he tracks this one down in left center for the second out of the inning Number 44 Anthony Rizzo At the plate Anthony Rizzo he popped out in his first trip. Yeah, I don't mind him trying to drive the ball in the air But he can't collapse the back side and that's exactly what he did in his last at bat Look for him to stay a little taller and keep that upper half a little bit more overall In there and it's oh and one One run on three hits no errors so far for the cubbies One and one the council the cubs first baseman Unable to find the zone with the slider A lot of pitches away here, which is pretty much what you're forced to do with lefty batters here at Yankee Stadium It doesn't take much to hook one out of here to right field with that short porch out there The two one and he popped him up And do harm just to the left of the mound and the inning is over Cubs are down in order they're down seven to one So the batting order turns over now and set to go ret Gardner It was a flyout for him in his last trip 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 Cubs have someone working in their bullpen now as a right-handers began to get loose The 1-0 is taken strike one Hit back toward the mound And this is going to scoot on through in the center for a base hit leading off the inning There's a hard hit ground ball. Pitcher not able to get a glove on a hard single up the middle You know watch your lips right there dad sent it back right where it came from Here's Miguel Andujar now as he will take a look at a fastball in there as that strike zone expands Just a little it's 0-1. He's working on a 1 for 2 games so far And this one's downstairs. It's a ball and a strike and he looks at one in there one and two Hey, you know in the back of your mind as a batter right here. He's got that nasty sinker I know it's 0-2, but he might not be looking for the punch out You have to find a way as a batter to get that two-seamer up in his own or you're going to ground into a double play Now a curve ball misses inside 2-2 Is laid off and the count runs full Not a time to fool around right now on a 3-2 count with the middle part of the order coming up Expect a good pitch to swing at He sat now the pitch on a line to shortstop, but the runner is back in time to avoid the double play Ready for another shot now Aaron judge comes into this at bat 0 for 1 in the ball game Ready with the first pitch here it comes Lester's 0-1 Hit sharply on the ground bear handed for 1 On to Rizzo and it's a double play side retired Yanks held in check. They're on top 7 to 1 Welcome back. Heidi Watney standing by as we get set for the top of the fifth Thanks matt in between innings I was able to catch up with the manager of the cubs to discuss his thoughts on his lineup so far And one thing he mentioned to me was the lack of discipline. He's seeing out of their at bats right now Among other things he brought up their lack of walks as a sign that they're not doing a great job of working the count And laying off pitches outside the strike zone going forward He's hoping to see a better focus on competitive at bats and more selective swings Okay, thank you, honey All ready to go in the top of the fifth and next it'll be the outfielder Kyle swerver this one doesn't look good so far down by a boat load as we enter the middle innings It's about time they get something going and the last thing you want to do is fall behind Where you have to score a bunch in the eighth and ninth inning ball one to start the at bat now the 1-0 Is offered added missed for the first strike The 1-1 home is taken for ball two Into the corner and slicing foul the wind up here comes the 2-2 pitch Looks at a fastball low here and it's full three and two The lefty jason hayward waits in the on-deck circle And the sinking fastball called strike three and that's out number one So yet another strong outing for him tonight as we show you the league leaders in the array And as you see he's right up there among league leaders in that department Striding into the box jason hayward He's 0 for 1 after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far A fastball a bit too low here. It's ball one Bases are empty one man out 1-0 pitch is a sinker swung on and missed one and one There's a pitch we haven't seen in a while It's going to be tough on the hitters if they have to incorporate that into their mindset Here's a pitch swung on and missed one and two now Swing and a liner And that's a base hit one for two in his first couple of plate appearances Ox Ian half as he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one He homered back in the third inning in this one ball got him to swing through it. It's one and one This pitcher's bringing it with some high velo. You better get that front foot down early and get ready or he's going to throw it right by it I had him off stride that time and it's one and two Real ugly 0 1 swing there as a pitcher you've got to be hunting for the strikeout knowing you have this guy way off balance The 1-2 Butters swung on and missed that time and that'll be out number two Well, this lineup obviously doesn't get to see this guy very often because he's over in the other league and it's really showing He's pitching really well right now and i'm sure these hitters are plenty happy. They don't have to face him multiple times this year And as the second baseman jason kipnes as tanaka jumps ahead of him here at strike one Man, this guy's been incredibly efficient so far in this one mostly because he's getting ahead 70 percent of the batters he's faced he's throwing the first pitch strike to And here's one that misses to the chicago second baseman. It's a ball and a strike A ball and two strikes to kipnes Not much you're gonna do with that pitch right there You have to catch it out front before it even breaks and even if you do that it's a tough pitch to keep fair A runner on first with two away like the fastball got away from him there. It's ball two Swing and a miss as the slider sets him down for the final out of the inning Cubs strand one they're down seven to one Next for new york john krullo stanton as we move past the halfway point in this one and begin the bottom of the fifth First pitch of the at bat on its way Pitching a little bit backwards in this situation. I'd expect a hitter to be sitting off speed Swing and a miss here and he's behind in the count now oh and two and he won't offer it that too high one and two Pretty standard fastball right there oh and two now he's changed the eye level of the batter So he could start working something in like an off speed curveball down in the zone air out to right Hayward has a read on it One down Cubs are into their bullpen now as there are the final numbers for their starter certainly not the night he wanted to have Hey in this day and age where runs are at a premium You certainly can't give any free passes had a rough go commanding the strike zone gave up four walks And that really hurt him in this one Trying to pick things up where we left off torres. He's one for two in this one First pitch on its way Lays off one and oh Just a bit high with the fastball, but didn't get the call When you're down six on the mound you got at least throw strikes here One out nobody on two balls in his strike to count the two one home Well, it's a pretty well known fact that your batting average goes up as you get into more Favorable hitters counts and that's especially true when we're talking about this kind of hitter Not a great spot to be in if you're the pitcher and he misses ball four Digging in and looking for more dj lemay here. He singled his last time up. He's ready. Here's the first offering Runners on first with one down Good cut fastball in there one and one on the ground for kipnis. This could be two. There's one On dorizo and it's a double play side retired Down in order go the yankees They're on top seven to one Here's javier bayez. He sent to lead us off in the sixth inning First delivery to him on the way Now fastball a bit too low here. It's ball one Here's his swing and a miss one and one two balls and a strike to javi bayez Ball fouled down the right field line out of play so that'll move the count to two and two now two and two now to bayez David bode waits on deck Hit on the ground down the first baseline But this will get foul so they'll do it again three and two Left side throw to first gets him so the leadoff man's retired here to begin the sixth Stepping up now david bode it's been an all for two effort for him to this point Here comes the first pitch some action out in the yankee bullpen now as a right hander starts to loosen up Bases are empty one man out now and he's really getting the better of him now. It's strike two His command has been outstanding so far hitting nearly all of the spots and that's been a big factor Why he's been so successful up to this point This is lying to left and that will fall in front of stanton. It's a base hit late chris bryant He's grounded out and lined out in two trips Deliver here's the first pitch That's the human element of the game right there umpires are going to miss a couple calls It's the pitcher's ability to stay composed and grind that's going to make him successful today Two balls and no strikes to the cubs designated hitter Man, this guy's had their number all game long up down in and out. He's pitching very well Round to second that's through and he's got his first base hit. He's won for three long throw to third and he's safe Hey, there's a base hit right there now They have a couple of runners on with less than two outs But they're down by so much in this game that hopefully maybe they can get something started here in this inning Yeah 100 dan i played the game a long time. I've never seen a big league hitter given that bad away You chip away and fight until that 27th out is made In there for strike one oh and one And trellis swings and this is well hit to left See you later over the wall a home run So a three run blast is straight away left number 18 for him on the campaign and it's now a seven to four ball game How about the work the lineups have been doing so far fellas? Yeah, hey matty v this big ballpark in the Bronx has that short ports in right field d row But you can hit the ball out of just about any part of this ballpark. Yeah, this place plays sneaky small I know it's got big gaps, but right field is so juicy as a right-handed hitter You don't feel like you have to cheat not surprised by what we saw today first offering on its way Anthony Rizzo comes on with one away as he looks at a ball. It's one and oh now pitch on the way One and won the count pitch taken several inches below the zone in fact Hits are even at seven apiece After the two one sinker and it's three balls in a strike now and through five and a third already coming up on a hundred pitches here Yeah, matty v this pitch count continues to go up up up near 100 pitches here. He's not even through the sixth inning and mark de rosa This is right where you'd like to have a picture like this guy Yeah, absolutely a lot of stress pitches for him, you know Usually you can throw a hundred pitches and if you're not taxed and there's not people and runners in scoring position You could be all right, but he's he's had to grind this one Ready with the first pitch here it comes Kyle schwarber stands in for the third time now as he takes a look at a ball. It's one and oh One and one to schwarber and that misses two and one Bases are empty here with two men out all even now two and two Here's the pitch good eye to lay off the slider there and he works it to full three and two here For the guy in the mound, this is one of those innings where nothing comes easy He's throwing a bunch of pitches and this ab hasn't been any different definitely laboring at the moment as anticipated Here's a ground ball now to the right side Throw on to void takes care of him and the inning is over But the cubs do get three on the three run home run Bottom of the sixth coming up. It's the Yankees seven and the cubs four Alec mills enters to do the pitching in the bottom of the sixth Stepping in and ready for another shot Gary Sanchez The set has started out for the yanks here in the sixth breaking ball below the zone That's ball one It looks like the cubs will get a left-hander up and working out of the bullpen The 1-0 There's the 2-1 home and that change-up makes him jump a swing and a miss Ball called strike three and there's the first out of the inning Well, this pitching staff has done a pretty good job right there. That's the fourth time he struck out And we're only in the second game of this series Luke Voight as he'll take a change up here for strike one Oh for two from him so far in this one the wind up here comes the o and one Mills has thrown a little over 50 innings and through those innings He's posted a whip a little under 1.5 certainly something he'd like to improve on Now it's swinging a miss and he's behind one and two One out nobody on Here's a fastball in on the fists and that'll even things up at two and two Ball three Geo or Shella is on deck He rolls over this one foul will do it once more three and two And here's a ball hit in the air But this will land untouched Keeps fighting him off the eighth pitch of the at bat coming up Fouled away In the center field line drive base hit after that base hit right there He's got a six game hitting streak going You know what and this could be this could lead him on to something some bigger and better things right here He's been swinging the bat pretty well and he's been rewarded for it as you talked about six game hitting streak so far Stepping in now Geo or Shella as he'll go after the first pitch to him and comes up empty at strike one It was a flyout for him in his last trip on he looked like a caveman swinging a club on that one. It's oh and two now Well, that's a jam shot right there. That's as good as it gets in my opinion Up and in the next two pitch to a missus outside Hey, he threw that pitch with a purpose to get a double play Good job to let it go by though as a hitter the one two Swinging a little blooper to center. Here's the center fielder He can't get there as it falls in now a long throw to third and he is in there Well, when you're going as well as he is not even a two strike count is going to get in your way Yeah, matty. He's having a monster season well over 300 right there when you're feeling that confident at the plate It doesn't matter what the count is you're willing to go deep and still feel confident So here's the veteran Brett Gardner as he'll take a tough pitch on the outside part of the plate for strike one Runners are at first and third one away. Oh and two now as a curveball drops in there for a strike Big pitch coming up right here. He'd love for a ground ball or a strikeout the o2 pitch And he fouls this one off Gotta believe the pitcher and catcher understand the fact that he's covering away and he's covering way away Don't be shocked if he comes in with something o2 once more Swing and a miss and they'll dodge a major bullet that time two away Really good late fight 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 for the box now Miguel Andujan as he will take strike one on the fastball here. No balls in a strike He's working on a one for three thus far one pitch Now a swing and a miss and things are not looking real promising here down o and two Trying to hang a zero. Here's the pitch And strike three called as he says you got to be kidding me with the side retired Yanks strand a pair. They hold a seven to four lead Jack Britton is on the pitch from the bullpen now to start ending number seven So that'll bring up Jason Hayward He'll be tasked with starting things as we begin the seventh First offering on its way the one pitch Rolled slowly down the third baseline Comes o and two Now he turns and smokes this one into deep center field Gardner has to roam straight back, but he has it for the first out good contact to start out the inning Thought he might be on base with some sort of a hit, but it hung up there too long just unlucky that time Digging in he and half he looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up. I'm sat Here's the nothing and nothing pitch There's a shin high slider and laid off for a ball High in the air down the right field line, but this is going to wind up a foul ball Check swing no swing says the home putt umpire ball two Bases are empty one man out a little early and now it's even at two and two now. Here's the pitch And a swing in the miss here. So it's a quick two outs to start the seventh Hey, I'm not sure what he was sitting on right there I might have been sitting on an off speed pitch But instead he gets the fastball way late had no chance to put that ball in play At the plate jason kipnis as the sinker to him finds the zone for strike one No hits to this point one. Here's the pitch The left side and a hard brings it in throw to first to get him easily and the side is retired Three up three down for the cubs. They're on the short end of a seven four score Jeremy jeffras will come on now to make his 30th appearance of the year so far Here's big erin judge. He started out the evening 0 for 2 so far He set and the pitch Oh one on its way Waved at and missed and he's behind 0 and 2 Fly ball out toward left center field Schwabber arranged to his left as he tracks this one down in left center for the first out Jim carlo Stanton now he's singled in two trips to the plate thus far first pitch of the at bat One ball one strike to count The one one oh and he can't catch up to the fastball as he swings and misses for the second out Well, we'll see a lot of these power arms coming out of the bullpen in these days But it doesn't make it any less impressive to me. I love watching guys come in and blow smoke right by guys At the plate now torres as the first pitch to him runs a bit inside for ball one A hidden two at bats for him at this point in the ballgame tough to catch up when it's moving like that You got to be paying attention as an offense in a hitters meeting in this situation When you got a guy on the mound that you know the bottom can drop out of any pitch he throws you have to elevate your sights And there's a fastball well off the plate inside Everything this guy throws moves that two seamer has a mind of its own He can't find his own there and it's three and one DJ LeMayhew would be next Three one He's swung on and driven out to right center field a ball that's well hit back goes hayward to the track On the warning track. He makes the catch One two three go to bombers. They hold a seven to four lead Chad Green has been summoned from the bullpen as he'll do so to start the eight Number 57 That brings up Javi Baez. He's two for three thus far He's ready. Here's the first offering He'll hold off on the slider to start the at bat. It's ball one Every ball club has that spark plug guy and this is the guy right here. He usually ignites a lot of productive innings The one on the right side of the bat is the one on the left side of the bat The 1-0 Pretty good pitch right there fastball in off the plate One of the things you want to do as a pitcher try to stand those hitters up And that's in there two and one Who that was some gas Triple digits on the radar gun To two and two now He's having a great day at the dish his timing is spot on this pitching staff is going to have to find a different way of attacking him Hit hard up the middle And in the center field of base hit so early trouble here to start the eighth inning Well talk about having a pretty special game. That's his third single of the game D row Three four four not a bad game. Yeah, just not trying to do too much Dan taking what the pitchers has given him right here The fastball's away shooting at the other way that he's got something hanging in the middle of plate turning and burning a little bit Nice execution In now David Bode as he watches slider that runs out of the strike zone away for ball one He's got a hit in three at bats to this point the 1-0 delivery This one's outside quite a bit off the plate that time All you want is to lead off man to get on to start a big inning Maybe get a big rally going to claw your way back into this ballgame play not close three and oh This inning hasn't started ideally for him on the mound But here on three you know you have to have the mentality that you're only a strike And or a ground ball double play away from getting back on track kicks and deals You maybe get two pitches a game where all the guesswork goes out the window. This is certainly that situation with the three one And he misses there for ball four So runners are at first and second now with nobody out Always tough to issue a free pass But especially troublesome when you give up a single right before that to start the inning We'll see if he can figure out a way to wiggle out of this It'll be the cubs dh chris brian. He's working on a one for three thus far for here's the first pitch A bit of a hanger, but it's laid off and called a strike With some traffic on the base pass nice job by the pitcher to execute strike one Close and it's one and one now The ball in a strike now to brian A ballman two strikes One two with three hole hitter up right now cleanup guy on deck two ball two strike count I think pitcher wants to make something happen right here Into center field and that's going to get down for a base hit For from second crosses the plate that makes it seven to five now Next to hit will be wilson contrairis And he popped him up stanton coming on But he can't make the play as it finds the outfield grass The runner from second crosses the plate Those are the ones you remember right there dan That's his fourth rbi of the night and that doesn't happen often throughout the course of the season And you know as a pitcher you see what this guy's been doing. You know, he's having a good night He's a tough guy and he's a tough guy to pitch around Some nights you just have to tip your cap a pretty good night four ribbies in this one here Adam on a vino is on the pitcher in the eighth with nobody out You're up At all then he rizzo stands in now It's been a rough go at things at the plate for him so far But his guys were looking for him to change that right here Yeah, nothing better than coming through for the boys in a tight game at Especially when you're kind of doomed to do something productive No balls on a strike to count There's in on the hands He didn't handle it real well at all in the previous pitch So why not come right back with it again better job of laying off that one though Much needed first out there Got him with a good high fastball there danny We see a lot of that pitch in strikeout situations these days. What makes it so effective I think mattwood makes it such a tough pitch as you're changing eye levels that fastball up Looks so enticing to hit that you think you see that ball as a hitter Do you think you can drive it? But it's really hard to get on top of that good high hard fastball Standing in now kyle schwerber As the first pitch misses to him it's ball one He's hitless in three at bats to this point There's a slider looked at and called a strike Adavino is a guy known for his lights out stuff He tends to rack up strikeout numbers at a very high rate However, he does at times get wild walks have come back to bite him on more than one occasion You know, it's not uncommon matty b for a relief that should come in with really good stuff And it seems like he's either really hit missed to rack up a lot of strikeouts But if he's not quite on He'll also rack up a lot of base on balls And that can cause a pitching coach and a manager to really start to pull their hair out The possible tying and go ahead runs on base here The swing and a miss and that folks is a big out number two Man, they really had his number so far in this series That's his fifth strikeout in this series alone Here's jason hayward now as he takes a bold strike at the knees its own one He lined out in his last trip. So looking for better fortunes here and to hold the lead. Here's the delivery Lucky he got a piece right there. He was definitely late on that pitch after seeing a previous off speed pitch now the o2 Hard hit ball to second lamay Hughes got it onto first and that'll do it as they managed to not let this And then get out of hand So it's two runs on three hits no errors and two left Home half of the eighth straight ahead. It's the yankee seven and the cubs six Kyle ryan is on to pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the eight DJ lamay Hughes he was a double play victim last time around Yeah, rolling into a two ball will eat at you for the rest of the game at least So, you know, he wants to make up for it right here from the stretch put him away. Here's the o2 Ryan is adjusting to the new normal as mlb now mandates that relievers reach the end of an inning or face Three or more batters before being replaced and for a one-time lefty specialist like this. That's a big change The one two is a swing and a miss that strike three People always talk about how important getting the leadoff men on bases and it's true So in the eighth inning of a one run game That's a really nice job of attacking a hitter and sending him packing to the plate now Gary Sanchez As he'll take a breaking ball too low and it's one and all Perhaps he can drive another one out of the park just like he did back in the second Right hander starts to loosen out in the bullpen now. I fly ball out to straightaway center How is there now and he has it too gone? Look boy the first pitch to him And this is just off the outside corner for a ball one and oh and he misses again two and oh Two out nobody on smoke toward third a dive and he knocks it down But they'll still manage to get the out on the force and with that fine play the inning comes to an end So the yanks go one two three. They'll try and hold him in the field now. It's seven to six So with the same situation on tap, they'll hand the ball over to a formidable force indeed The very hard throwing left-hander a roll before he takes his cuts here. Let's flash you back to the third inning This was just a solo shot, but it definitely helped get this offense going Twing and a miss strike one I think it's about time to choke up on that bat and get that foot down. He's awfully tardy right now Which is a sinker taken for a strike one and two I'm to shorten up and protect the plate and he'll have another shot at it here This is taken for a ball high and tight two and two Here's a bouncing ball headed to lamehu at second throw on to first for the out and that is how the ninth inning gets underway Stepping into the box jason kipnis no hits in three tries so far. He's struck out once A six four lefty. He's an 11 year vet at the major league level So he certainly puts together a nice career in professional baseball the one one missed one in two now You have to find a way to lay off that low sinker. There is just no way to do any damage You're just looking at either a bruised shin or ground out to the left side The one two be the seventh pitch coming up time for a ball. It's full now three and two When you're playing close games like this baserunners mean everything so he can ill of forward to start giving away free passes three and two picks And that's lifted the other way out to left in duhar ranging into the outfield He's got it a nice play there two away Back to the leadoff spot in the cubs lineup stepping forward Javier bias. He's working on a three hit ballgame right now First pitch of the at bat on its way Or your focus up there at the plate in a one run game He doesn't want to walk you so there's a good chance. He's going to get something to handle right here Set to deliver on 3-0 Hey, there aren't too many power hitters in the game that would let that pitch go by Crowd of over 39 000 on their feet I am deep down the left field line making them sweat out there the seventh pitch coming up The cubs are down to their final strike here and he gets strike three call this one is over 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 Anytime soon a tight one seven to six the final score tonight The new york yankees took the lead in the second inning and rode that until the very end Masahiro Tanaka picks up his league leading 13th win Jose Quintana was hit hard at the tune of seven earned as he takes the loss Aroldis Chapman closes the door for the save his 18 So that's a wrap here tonight for mark dorosa dan please act and Heidi Watney This is matt vaskerzian. 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