 MLB the show's coverage of Major League Baseball is on the air ought to be a good one here between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. Who's gonna win this showdown between these two? Find out next. Jay Hap is on the mound for game two. What's your take on him Dan? Hey this day and age where we're all into numbers and statistics look at this whip 1.10 or less. He has a sub 1.1. That's not an easy thing to do especially in today's game where we see teams scoring a lot of runs. He doesn't walk very many guys and he doesn't give up that many hits either. This is a real good pitcher and should be fun to watch pitch in this one. Here comes the first pitch and he starts him out with one high and tight. Ball one. Well this Yankee ball club entering play this afternoon here. Now they've been on a pretty good role of late winners of seven of their last eight ball games. What an opportunity to get a chance to put our eyeballs on one of the best teams in baseball right now. This team has played so well. Their manager has been on point. Every movie makes his working, timely hitting, great defense, good bullpen. The starters have been on point. This is gonna be special. From the wind up the 2-0 pitch. The very comfortable afternoon for baseball 61 degrees our game time temperature. Now the 3-0 offering. He has hit that for the first strike. Finally got one over. Nothing worse than starting a game with a four pitch walk. Three and two now. It's gonna be back to some serious teamwork if he can't put that pitch in play right in his wheelhouse. Now the three and two pitch. Lifted down the line in left. Stanton on the run. He's around first heading for two and that'll manage to hop over the wall. He'll be at second to start the game on a ground rule double. You can see that he was all over that pitch ganking it down the line. They're lucky that thing bounced over the fence because if it would have gotten lost in the corner out there there's no telling how far he could have gotten. And the next up will be Alex Verdugo as he'll pop this one foul off to the left head out of play. Runner in scoring position here already following the ground rule double. The one pitch on its way swings through it for strike number two. That's a well placed fastball right there just off the outside. If you can get guys to expand the strike zone and go after that pitch you're going to have a lot of success. No luck that time though. Looking for the strikeout here's the O2 pitch. Here's a high pop up. Catch is made on the mound and that's the first down. That is her. The left you J.D. Martinez. So a runner aboard at second here with one away and that'll bring up the dangerous bat of J.D. Martinez from the stretch in tight here with the first pitch fastball that's one and all. Time for a look at the umpires working this one behind the plate is Darryl Parker. Well Dero Darryl Parker behind the dish and you ever really know what you're going to get from this guy. Yeah sometimes and I'd hate to be mean and say he flips a coin back there because that's not the case. But as an offensive player you have to find a consistent zone you just can't. Paraza the runner at second with one away chopper to short. Torres picks it up for gets him to down. That's cool. The hook up. Here's Xander Boulgarage now first opportunity for him here with the leadoff man still standing at second to gone now as a look now the pitch and he lays off their one and all changes up on him. That's in the dirt for the ball. Now you can see he's working around this guy right here. Why not. First base is open. Walk wouldn't be the worst thing in this spot. Runner in scoring position at second with two down a swing and a shot hit down the corner. But it bends just foul into the second deck. The two one pitch. Good breaking ball there laid off for the second strike. Now this ball is lifted in the air down the right field line. But this will get back into the seats. So the count holds it two and two to out base runner aboard in the top of the first smoked on the ground up the middle. Love by Lamey. And the off balance throw gets him as he takes away a hit and his side is retired. Red Sox lead one Red Sox nothing. Yankees coming to bat. You're watching Major League Baseball on the show. Chris Sale will be the starter for the Bo Sox in this contest. Dan any thoughts. Thanks Matt Chris Sale. You're talking about one of the premier pitchers in the game of baseball. Big fastball 95 to 98 miles an hour. Wipeout slider. Great comparison. He's the closest thing we've seen to Randy Johnson a nightmare against lefties. Three pitch guy fastball slider that's getting better all the time. He is a definition of a true ace. Too high one and all. Well these Red Sox entering play here this afternoon. Despite the loss last time out they enter this one in good shape winners in seven of their last 10. Yeah Matty they got to find a way to put yesterday behind them. They got pounded without question. But today is a new day and they regroup and grind and try and do the little things to try and win this ballgame. One and one the count. Now here it comes. And he takes ball two and it's two and one hit hard on the ground towards second scooped up throws in time and that's out number one. That exact. The right fielder. Here's big Aaron judge. He was a two hit effort for him including a home run in last night's game. Now here it comes. One out nobody on swing and a screamer but this one's not going to stay fair and a change up here but that's taken low in the dirt for a ball. Wanted to go after the slider but he holds off three and one to be honest with you. I'm a little bit more afraid the guy on deck to the guy that's up right now. If I'm on the mound I want this guy up right now. He's the guy that's got to beat me high and deep down the left field line and that will end up a foul ball three two pitch line to the right side but foul swing and a shot hit down the corner definitely had the distance but it winds up a foul ball keeps fighting him off. The eighth pitch of the at bat coming up. This is lying to left that gets down and he's got himself a base hit. He just sports that ball off the wall and now the question will be how do you have continued or not. He thought about pushing it. I'm sure but decided to play it safe. I think this time he's probably right and staying at first. Giancarlo Stanton now and he really thrives in the batter's box here at home. Something to keep an eye on in this one. He with the first pitch here it comes. There's a fastball on the inner third taken for a strike. Runners on first with one down. Change up gets him out in front for strike two. 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 open to send him packing pitch on its way hard hit ball to second reigned in a bare hand for one on the first as they get the double play to get him out of the inning. Yankees come up empty. We played an inning in the Bronx. No score here on the show. Rafael Devers in past meetings with Jay Hap. He's got five base hits in 23 at bat. He's taken him deep once. That's popped up. LeMay here. Shading to his right. Pro deferenced to be in time and there's one gone here to start the second batting pit. The center fielder number five. Kevin Pilar. In now Kevin Pilar comes off an 0 for 4 in last night's ballgame. First pitch of the at bat. Outside target here and he hits it for strike one. He takes this one high one and one. Two and one. The count of Pilar nipped the corner. Two and two. No score here as we play inning number two. And now the count is pulled for the Boston center fielder. Too close for comfort and he did a good job just to make contact off pitch home. Hold high in the air out to left field. Stanton has a read on it. And that's the second out of the inning batting seven. The catcher. That's good. Striding in for Boston. Christian Vasquez. He'll work on keeping this top of the second alive. First pitch coming here it is. And that misses for ball one. At the ball. Perhaps a little low there. It's 2 and 0 bases are empty here with two men out. Too high. And it's 3 and 0. Well he was definitely looking fastball here and he got one but that was good discipline to lay off and get himself into a 3 0 count. And there's a strike as you'll try to work his way back. It's 3 and 1. Great job on those last two pitches of varying speeds. Gave him a hard fastball and then he locked him up with a change up. Drilled to the left side. And that's true for a hit. So the base in here nets in the base runner with two away as we check out the leaders in team batting average here in May. And we find that these guys are currently fourth best in that category in the junior circuit. So here's Michael Chavis now as the first pitch misses to him. It's ball one. And you see that average below the dreaded Mendoza line. The 1 0 is swung on and missed in that strike one. Chavis just 24 years of age. He's a second year big leaguer. And it's one and two one ball two out with the man at first. And this one's in the dirt. But it won't skip away far enough for the runner to advance to two. Well this has been a good at that. He's now worked to count full the three and two. It allows the runner on first to be on the move with two away. High in the air down the right field line. But this is going to wind up a foul ball. The short hit hard. Torres brings it in. Throw on the board takes care of him. And the ending is over. One left for the Red Sox will go to the bottom of the second. No score. Next will be the cleanup. Gary Sanchez and he'll step into start things out against Chris Sanchez. First offering on its way. The 1 0. Now it's swing and a miss and he's behind one and two able to protect the plate with two strikes and he'll see another one. The 1 2. And he can't get out of the way there. So the lead off man will be aboard to open up the inning. This is a perfect example of why the slider is such a great pitch. And since a dangerous pitch to sometimes it moves so much that you just lose control of it. This one runs way too far in. And the hitter is standing on first as a result. Standing in. Giorg Shella. I'm set. Here's the nothing and nothing pitch. And a check swing here but he clearly went around on a pitch that would have been a strike anyway. It's nothing in one under at first with no outs here. This is popped up more than in foul ground. But this will land untouched. The 0 2 pitch popped him up. Make the play in foul territory for the first down batting. The shortstop waiver. And that'll bring up Glaver Torres. A couple of hits for him in four trips to the plate last night. He's ready. Here's the first offering. That was a tempting pitch to swing at right there. A big power guy like this really wants something that he can elevate and drive out of the ballpark. And he'll try to hold back the swing but he'll do so unsuccessfully as that's ruled a strike runner at first year one man out and there's ball to now hitters count. Now here's the two and one he's falling behind now three and one. 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 set. Here's the three and two fouled off bottom of the second here with no score. Another one sent foul high in the air out to left field. Martinez has a read on it and he makes the catch for the second out batting seven the second baseman and that sends DJ LeMahieu into the box. He takes his first cuts in this one with a man at first and two away. He's set. Here it comes. He took a little off and it's in for a called strike one sale sets coming at him with the own one not close with the off speed pitch taken for a ball. This one's down to third and a good effort on the dive that time but this will get by him for a base hit. Hey that's a heck of an effort by the third baseman right there selling out to try and save extra bases for the pitcher. But it got three or late now. Luke Voight as he looks at a fastball that's in there for strike one. The average entering play at 301 seven homers and 14 driven in ready with the own one. And he just misses inside with the fastball there. 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 even at one and one the pitch ball has to be a challenge pitch coming up here. He probably doesn't want to flirt with loading the bases ready 24 pitches to this point in the inning. Swung out and missed and it's even a two and two two and two. Here it is. Got him swinging as he runs the fastball by him to end the inning. Yanks strand a pair will move to the third with no score. Welcome back to the Bronx where these fans have witnessed a lot of good pitching from their Yankees this season. And looking at the stats it becomes pretty apparent they possess a lot of swing and miss stuff. Currently they rank first in the league in strikeouts and interestingly they've also allowed the fewest home runs of any team in the league. As some of the pitchers told me that combination is a reflection of the deception and movement they work so hard to achieve. They said that talent only gets you so far and a key to their success is the time and effort they put into studying film and perfecting their mechanics and pitch releases to get the most out of what they're offering up. Matt back to you. All right Heidi thank you infield in the over shift here now the pitch up and away to start the inning it's one and all and he fouls this one off the one one home. There's a swing and a drive hit well out to right field. Judge looks up gone to lead off the ending. Mitch Moreland with a solo home run seven home runs for him on the year now as the Red Sox get the game's first run it's one to nothing. Hey listen there's an old adage in baseball that solo home runs won't kill you. This is one of the top hitters in that lineup. So a home run a solo home run right here is not the end of the world. Here's Jose as the first pitch to him is in there for a called strike one. He doubled to open up the ballgame not close with that when it's way above the strike zone bases empty here with nobody out fouled away a ball and two strikes. Here's the pitch ground ball sent back up the middle for his has it on the first good bounce back pitch there as he gets the ground ball for the first down like not a lot you can do with that pitch that fast. I'll just aim him up inside and gets a soft grounder for the out ready for another chance. Alex Bredugo in field shifted well to the right. Here's the first pitch. That's lifted the other way out to left on the move is Stanton and that'll get down for what should be extra bases and he is in at second base with a one out double. Now that left you J.D. Martinez. Here's J.D. Martinez as he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one. He would have had to go with the old school Tommy Hawk approach on that one if he wanted to get on top but he was able to lay off it. The one oh home is swung on a missed strike one. Martinez is one of the few true superstar hitters in the game. You're no doubt aware of it but it doesn't matter who he's facing. He's a major league threat to hit the ball hard somewhere just about every time he steps into the box. Yeah one of the best hitters and truly blessed by the gods but I don't think people realize the amount of time and effort this guy has put into honing his craft to become one of the great hitters in our sport. Look out that one almost got away from him two and two now looks like that bomb earlier in any kind of put this picture on the defensive. That being very aggressive right now two and two count. Here's the pitch and he has some trouble with it. Toss the half coming up the line as they get the out at first the bad number two shortstop Bender Boca man at third here with two gone. That'll bring up the power hitting shortstop Zander Bo Gertz from the belt kicks and deals sent in the air out to the straight away center after it is Gardner. He's there to track it down and that'll end the inning. The Red Sox are on the board thanks to the solo home run. We played two and a half and it's one nothing Boston. Next for New York. Brett Gardner leading up for the Yankees the center fielder Brett first offering on its way. Fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike. That's a pitch he'd like to have back. You're not going to see very many pitches like that from a pitcher of this quality. I'm sure he'd like to have that one back to take a swing at it. It's fouled away. The wind up and the O2 pitch hit hard to the right side foul. The next O2. Oh dear that caught him full bore on the mound as it ricochets back toward the plate. But he is able to recover as he gets the out at first one away now. This has to be a big concern. This ball came back and got him right in the pitching arm. And that is something you just never want to see. You can see him trying to work this one off. And from all appearances I think they're going to let him continue so that at least is a good sign. Striding forward now is the DH. Miguel Andujar. He got on top of one and was a ground out victim last time and he'll hold off on the slider here to start the at bat. It's ball one and he falls behind now to an O. And now a called strike that time as the zone expands a bit here. It's two and one now. I'm pretty surprised by the location on those last three pitches. The book on him is that he hits the way pitch pretty well and he just saw three in a row out there. So does he go back out there again. No man I expected to mix it up. Most catchers won't call for the same location over and over and over. And he's able to hustle his way up the second as he'll reach here with a two base hit. The way he'll last this thing. I thought it might then foul but it lands just inside the chalk and he's able to leg it out for a double good looking swing. And that'll bring up Aaron Judge as the first pitchers have been high. It's one for one after a single this first time up to third. And he can't come up with him for the second now. Now that left field. So coming to the plate Giancarlo Stanton as he'll look to bring home that tying run from second with a base hit into the outfield. Sales sets. Here comes the first pitch. Couldn't lay off the pitch inside. It's 0 and 1 2 out here in a runner at second. Now an off speed pitch gets the outside. It's a cold strike. Hey with first base open pitchers definitely going to nibble and try and see if the hitter expands his own. 0 2 ball tried to throw the fastball by him but it's high 1 and 2. Stole cold take right there that fastball very well could have sent him packing back to the bench. The set and the 1 2. 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. Here's the 2 and 2. And he missed with this one up around the noggin. Now it's full. Wow. This is a pretty good at bat right here from down in account 0 and 2 to work the count back to 3 and 2. And he's seen a lot of pitches to runner in scoring position at second with two down rolls over this one foul will do it once more 3 and 2 and another foul ball hard liner. But this will be a foul ball. And he wants that swing back. He'll be thinking about that all night. He crushed that boy just needs to stay back a little longer. He set the 3 2. And now this will be the 10th pitch of the at bat. And he struck him out a 10 pitch battle. But he finally wears him down as the inning is over. One left for the Yankees. They're down one nothing start of the fourth upcoming but first Heidi Watney is standing by with a report. Thanks Matt. During the commercial break I talked about the Red Sox offense with the Boston manager and flat out he was very pleased with the quality of their at bats. Yes they've only scored one run. But he said they've done a great job of forcing the pitch count up. And he thinks that's going to lead to more offense for them as this game goes on. All right. Thanks Heidi. Stepping up now. Rafael Devers comes into this at bat over one in the ballgame. Here's the first pitch to him into the wind up. Here comes the 0 and 1 heading out towards shallow right. Judges under it makes the play one away. Now that the center fielder Kevin. So one away here with the bases empty and that'll bring up a man who's a human highlight real defensively Kevin Polar. First pitch coming. Here it is. Well above the letters with the fastball that time high in the air out towards shallow right. Judge will come in a bit and put it away for the second out of the inning. The batter the catcher Christian. So bases are empty here with two gone and from the on deck circle into the batter's box comes Christian Vazquez. First offering on its way. One run four hits and no errors for the Red Sox to this point. One in one count now to Vazquez. One in one two balls on a strike two and two. He is in complete command out on the mound today. He's got all four corners locked in and now he's raised in high levels to boot. High fly ball out to straight away center. Gardner is there. He makes the play and that'll end the inning. Red Sox go down one two three. But they're on top one to nothing. Stepping in and ready for another shot. Gary sent to lead us off in the home half of the fourth inning. Ready with the first pitch. Here it comes. And they started out with a slider. Good spot but he doesn't get to call one and oh by that that one either it's two and oh well this is spot you'd like to be in. Two oh good hitter. He's going to turn it loose right here outside three and oh now great AB up into this point a walk right here could really just infuse some confidence into this lineup three and one hammered the other way to deep right field going back is the right fielder. It's a solo shot here for Gary Sanchez and the Yankees have drawn even now at one apiece. No surprise with that swing at the bat. This guy is simply one of the best in the game right now. There's not too many guys that take a beautiful hat like that in the league. Bring you Giovanni your shell off. As the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball one and oh he's over one thus far. Price for the backhand reaches third but he gets by the gloves down the line. Not in time and he's in there with a double. As we look again at that double here you can see that he was taking two right out of the box. Smashed it down the line and that was some great hustle to beat the throw to second to earn himself a double. The plate torres as he'll swing and hit this one hard but foul off to the left and out of play so far 0 4 1 with a flyout set with the 0 and 1 down the first baseline but this will wind up a foul ball strike 2 one run five hits and no errors for the Yankees so far. Yankee shortstop behind in the count one and two boy he sped him up in this at bat. Now it's time for the change up. This guy's got a good one and he hasn't thrown it yet in this head bat. Working for the punch out and the offering turned on that one and crushed it just pulled it a little foul. Had to hold up there. Appeal down to first and no swing hits ball to no one out with a runner at second and he takes ball three so it's a full count now. Well I think this is the kind of approach they need against such a prolific starter. You can't count on putting up a lot of runs so getting him out of the game has to be the priority. Working at bats full counts running up the pitch count is a great way of doing that. The next three two popped up. Devers is there one down. Now back. Second baseman DJ Rob Bayhue. Here's the second baseman DJ LeMay here a base hit in his first trip. Yeah guys everyone knows he's been slumping. Dan you can certainly attest to this only amassing a solid one hit in your entire career. The pressure's off now maybe he gets hot. One ball no strikes to count under no delivery and no looked like ball two below the knees but it's ruled a strike and that evens the count at one in one and this one's up around the eyes two and one unable to get the bat around in time and the count evens it two and two one out and a runner on second base misses this one inside and that'll run things full three and two for the guy in the mound. This is one of those innings where nothing comes easy. He's thrown a bunch of pitches and this A B hasn't been any different definitely laboring at the moment he's set. Here's the three and two on the ground to the right side and that is in the right field the base hit. Keep this guy down for one that's the episode of the baseball. The base bottom line is this guy has bat to ball skills he knew he was going to get hot eventually. The box look boy as he will take a look at a fastball in there as that strike zone expands just a little it's 0 and 1 looking to put the ball in play here. He went down on strikes in his first at bat going to miss on the slider and he's quickly behind nothing in two. That front door slider is a devastating pitch by the time you realize it's in the zone it's too late and you can't even put a good swing on it. Oh and two come struck him out and now they'll likely need a base hit to get that runner home from third. Boy there's the perfect pitch right there the string change. He hadn't used it yet in this at bat and what does he do. He uses it pulls the string and gets the big strikeout. Here's Brett Gartner now as he'll take a look at a pitch too low. It's 0 1 0 for 1 for him here in this one 1 and 0. Here it is back up the middle. Oh and he can't pick it up cleanly. The cash in here is the runners in to score from third. It's now a two to one ball game. The batter the designated hitter 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. Here's Miguel Andujar now in the dirt here. No movement on base. It's bowl one the 1 0. Got to find a way to execute either a good fastball down the way or flip something off speed for a strike. You cannot miss over the harder plate in these situations. The hitter is on high alert. 3 and 0 now. If I'm in the box right now I'm coming on the blue. He is going to throw something over the heart of the plate and that misses for ball four. What's the saying when you find yourself in a hole the first thing you should do is stop digging. Well the guy on the bump obviously hasn't heard that one. So the bases are loaded here. Two men gone and that'll bring up the big bat of Aaron Judge. First pitch to him. Lifted down the line and left. But this will land untouched. Come set the 0 1. Maybe trying to back him up a bit there with the fastball. And now Boston's bullpen springs into action a left-hander and the right-hander begin to throw. Ready with the 1 1. Ball two. Files this one off. Here's the two and two. Got him. So the damage winds up not being as bad as it could have been as they'll strand the bases loaded. The side is retired. So they wind up with two in the inning but it could have been a lot worse as they leave the bases loaded. To the plate now. Michael Chavis. He'll start off the fifth in this one. Michael Chavis. February two him on the way. And the 0 1. And he lays off for ball one. Pitcher wants to have a quick inning right here. Capitalized on the momentum his batters have. A 1 1 home. Takes a pass and misses that strike two. I know it's cliche and it's tired at times but a well located fastball down at the knees is still the best pitch in the game. The fastball is right by him as he swings and misses for the first out of the inning. 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 lead leaders in games one this season. And as you can see there he's part of a flat footed tie for the A.L. lead. Trying to pick things up where we left off. Mitch Moreland. He got a hold of one and went yard in his first appearance in this one. Now here's the pitch. And that misses ball one. After watching that one go by and a ball being called you could rest assured he knows he's not getting away with another one of those. I guarantee you he's going to be aggressive on this next pitch. Fifth inning two to one our score. That one's a called strike back even at one. Now the one in one pitch. Here's a bouncing ball headed to LeMahieu with second on the first and half's rolled in now two away. So this has been another fine outing for him this afternoon as we check out the league leaders in ERA. And as you see he's right up there among league leaders in that department. So the lineup flips over and digging in Jose Paraza a hit in two tries for him so far. First offering on its way. Off the plate ball one. A ball and a strike now. A one one. This should end the inning as it sent out to second. And it did it will he throws him out at first and the side is retired. Down in order go the Red Sox. Our score remains two to one and digging into the batter's box. Next will be John Carl Stanton for two for him to this ball left fielder. John Carlo Stanton. First pitch of the at bat on its way. No one. Well he's throwing a lot of pitches in this one but it's not like he's walking a bunch of guys. Only one free pass to this point but they're still making him work really hard. Can't get around quick enough and that'll move the count to one and one. Now the pitch. And it's up to a three two full count now. When you get yourself to a three one count and you get a fastball those are the ones you really want to punish. Couldn't get the bat on it so we'll see if that comes back to Haunted. This is it high in the air out toward left center. Balar is in retreat as he pulls it in for the first out. Now batter the catcher Gary. So the bases are empty with one man gone and the next to bat the Dominican born catcher Gary Sanchez. That last at bat when he went deep that wasn't that bad of a pitch. It was a change up a way off the plate that he went out and got. That tells me that this guy's got some pretty good play coverage on that ball that's outside. Bases are empty one man out behind 0 and 2 now. Looked like he was cheating a heater right there a little bit too far out in front. Got to find a way to keep his hands back. One and two to the Yankees catcher. Hey that 0 2 fastball wasn't even close but I'm hit right now. I'm still sitting on that heater. The one two one out nobody on. Oh and he can't catch up to the fastball as he swings and misses for the second out. Well it's been a rough series for him at the plate so far. That's four strikeouts in the first two games. So this pitching staff clearly has him figured out. Stepping in now. Giorgio Shella and the slider is low and inside as he just about got him there. He's working on a one for two game so far. The 1 0 finds the zone strike one. Hey this guy's got to be pretty proud of what he's done so far. It's never easy to pitch on the road but to have this kind of outing in a ballpark that is notoriously known as being hitter friendly. It's been a treat to watch. Sale gets the sign one one pitch on its way. Hey last two pitches back to back off speed then he's laid on the fastball. He could pretty much do anything he wants right here on the mound lays off two and two now. This is a fun guy to watch when he's up there really battles. Doesn't take any pitches off. He's a grinder always seems to make it difficult on the opposing pitcher. Lifted in the air out towards left center. Martinez has a read on it. No trouble with this one and the inning is over. So the Yanks go one two three. They lead it two to one. At the plate Alex Bredugo. It was a two-bagger for him in his last half. Yeah he jumped all over that first pitch last time up. Interested to see if he has the same approach to safety. Pulled toward right center field after it is Gardner. He makes the catch a great effort to get there and record the first out of the inning. The left fielder J.D. Martinez. And that'll bring up J.D. Martinez 0 for 2 on his line this far. He's ready. Here's the first offering. Well now there's a change up to start him out but it drops low and away for ball one. Into the corner and slicing foul and he looks at one in there one and two. Well off the plate with the change of pace that's ball two. Two two doesn't get the zone count full now. Three two counts are usually a time to challenge the hitter but I think he'll be careful here shoot for the corner and if you miss and you walk him. So what that's better than him putting one in the seats. The fastball misses their ball four. Well the reason power hitters generally draw more walks than other guys is exactly what we saw right there. Pictures work around them and nibble the corners a lot more so they don't get burned. He made some good pitches but he just couldn't get him to chase enough out of the zone. Hunter at first now with one away and that'll bring up the shortstop and one of the better two strike hitters in baseballs and their bow guards on the stretch. Here's the pitch press a pitch right there up in the zone. Surprise he didn't offer at it set to deliver the 0 and 1 rolled slowly down the third baseline but this will get foul for strike two. One and two to the Boston shortstop. Now this is on the ground at first we'll see if they can get to Torrez at the back on the first it's a double play as their woes continue the inning is over so they go down without a whimper here. Six seventh and eighth place hitters do up in the bottom of ending number six. It's the Yankees two and the Red Sox one. He's angry and he has to do the pitching in the bottom of the sixth. Number 37. He. Embry digging in now for the Yankees. He got under one and popped out his last time up. 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 over him. No balls in a strike to count and this is high a ball in a strike. Embry was known as a short relief specialist. A guy who came in got one or two big outs but with the new pace of play rules they're forcing a change for this right hander. Two and one time for the out the battle the second baseman DJ Rob Mayhew into the box now DJ LeMayhew couple of singles to his credit thus far. He's set and the pitch can't find the zone there as he lays off the breaking ball and some action now in the Boston bullpen as a right hander's up and throwing. Low scoring game thus far two to one here in the sixth and he misses again two and oh fastball over the outside but in there for 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. Now the two one pitch lying to the right side and this gets on him quickly here and deflects off him and they'll have no play as he reaches first base safely. Now that first baseman standing in now Luke Voight will swing and lift a ball fouled off to the left and out of play. No hits to this point lays off the slider and it's one and one two balls in a strike to the Yankees first baseman. A couple of 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 hitter's count. He's falling behind now three and one. Brett Gardner is on deck three one now a ball hit pretty well to the left but this is going to wind up in the seats fouled. Three two pitch is a swing and a miss that strike three. Well there's nothing like seeing a good power pitcher that has a good fastball. What does he do? He just throws this good fastball right by brings the express no chance to put that ball in play. So here's the veteran Brett Gardner but this won't get over the second baseman's glove as he's got it to end the inning. Yanks leave one as they're unable to add to their two to one lead. Rafael Devers the next to bat 0 for two here to start the afternoon. This thing's far from over even though we're moving into the back end of this game only down by one all they need to do is get this leadoff guy and they're an extra base hit away from tying this thing up. First offering on its way. Nope. Very impressive outing so far as command has been spot on even when he misses his spot it isn't out over the heart of play. He's throwing quality pitches and here's a fastball inside as the count moves to two and oh now. Don't expect this pitcher to throw something over the heart of the plate. He's going to have to stay on the corners right here. Huge spot in this game. Do not miss over the heart and get beat. Pulls this one into the air out into right field heading after his judge but he won't get to it and this should put a man in scoring position to start the inning and he'll get in at second base as the time runs aboard with a leadoff double. Finally a little something for them to get excited about. Yeah a rally can begin with the single swing of the bat and this might be their chance right here. They've struggled to produce a lot of runs but there he is at second base a shot to the outfield scores and then who knows what kind of role they could get on. Got to take it one good at bat at a time. Here comes the Yankee manager now up out of the dugout on his way to the mound and that will bring an end to the appearance by Jay Hap. So as he departs he can't lose this ball game but he is responsible for the runner at second meaning it'd be a no decision if that run comes across to score. Chad Green comes on now and he'll take over with nobody out in inning number seven. Chad Green. And Polar as he will take strike one on the fastball here no balls in his strike 0 4 2 from him so far in this one for the K here's the pitch can't get him to chase it's 1 and 2 void has room in foul territory and he hauls it in for the first out of the inning. Now batting the catcher Christian Vasquez. At the play Christian Vasquez won for two on his line so far in the game. First pitch of the at bat strike taken as that one catches the outer part of the plate. He'll be fine coming out of the bullpen in this one if he can keep the ball around the knees like that. This one's in the dirt and this is they got him with a slider there two away 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. At the plate now Michael Chavis as the first pitch to swing on and missed for strike one. He's 0 for 2 in the ball game so far at the letters but called high it's a ball back to the top of the Yankee order digging in Miguel on the designated hitter Miguel on the pitch. This is lying to left and that's in for his second hit of the afternoon. With that the Yankees have put their lead off hitter aboard to start out the inning and he'll pull in the second here with nobody out. Now batting. Hey guys I like the execution by the batter. He got a hanger in the middle of the plate. He could have come on glued but he didn't. He stayed focused and drove a line drive base hit. At the plate Aaron judge and he'll take one up in the zone but indeed in the strike zone for the first strike. We're in the seventh inning now of a pitcher's duel two to one our score. Here's one that misses high it's one and one. Good slider there but laid off and called the ball low. Here's the two one home. When you're playing close games like this base runners mean everything so he can ill afford to start giving away free passes. 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. Now in the box Giancarlo Stanton not much in the way of productivity from him so far but he's got a chance to come through here in a crucial spot. Yeah it's time now that he has to put the rest of those bats behind him because none of that matters if he can clutch up when it really counts. First delivery to him on the way. A ball of no strikes. Well the Yankees have been searching for that big hit pretty much all game. It remains to see if they can get it but now it sure would be a good time. The 1 0. Giancarlo swings and this ball is hit well into left field for Giancarlo Stanton. Number 13 for him on the year and it's suddenly a 5 1 ball game. He had a homer last night too so it's obvious that he's in a groove right now. My advice to this staff don't give him anything he can extend his arms on. You do and he's going to make you pay for it just like he did. Darwin's in Hernandez comes on now and he'll take over with nobody out in any number seven. Darwin's in Hernandez. Now batting. Kepker. Gary. So now to the plate. He'll take a look at his strike right down the middle at 0 and 1. A hidden two at bats for him at this point in the ball game. Off speed pitch in the dirt as he takes it for a ball. Ball that's low and in the dirt for a ball. It's 2 and 1. Here's the pitch. He takes strike three cold on the fast ball one gone. This pitching staff has done a really good job against this guy in this series. This is a really good hitter and it's not easy to make a guy strike out five times in a series up to this point but that's what they've done to this guy so far. Into the box Giorg Cella as the first pitch to him's a change up that can't find the zone. It's ball one pitch on the way and he fires in a strike this time to make it one ball and one strike. A ball swung on and heading for the stands in right and that'll move the count to one and two now. Three runs already home here. Swing line drive. That's going to be trouble but that'll hit off the wall in left center. He'll pull into second with one away. Well he was definitely struggling coming into this one but I think we can say that cold streak is officially over. That's his second hit of the game and it goes for extra bases. We'll see now if this game proves to be a huge turning point for him. As he takes a cold strike on the black it's 0 and 1. He's hitless in three at bats to this point and he misses with it one and one. Hard hit ball to second on DeMorland and that's in time for the second out. The bat the second baseman DJ LeMayhew. Ready once again DJ LeMayhew trying to keep it going. A perfect three for three thus far. First pitch on its way. Swinging a miss out in front of a changeup. A man on third with two down. Low on inside with the breaking ball as that causes him to back up a bit. Well this team they're swinging everything but that pitch was just a little too far out of the strike zone. Foul tip that's held on to with the plate and the count moves to one 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. This is on the ground over to first. Morland's there. Throw is in time and they're able to avoid the huge inning here as the side is retired. Another look at the big blow for the bombers. A three run homerun. Well March on to the eighth. It's five one Yanks. You're at Britain's been summoned from the bullpen as he'll do so to start the eighth. Number fifty three. Britain. Mitch Morland will stand in again as we take you back to earlier in the ballgame. This one swing here has been the entire offense to this point as this homerun accounted for the only run they've tallied so far. First pitch of the at bat. Count one and oh. This one's down the middle of ball in a strike. And some action out in the Yankee bullpen now as a right hander starts to loosen up. Here's the one one. Nope. That's in time. Now a ball fouled down the right field line out of play so that'll move the count to two and two now. Won't commit on the slider good patience and it's full three and two. It'd be great right here if he was able to work himself on base. You've got the leadoff hitter on deck and you know the middle of the order is coming up right behind them. And a good sinker there gets him swinging for the first down. Well we've seen some really good pitching from these guys in this one. The bullpen is not a sharp and it backed up a nice effort turned in by the starter. These days pitching has become a full staff effort and I've been impressed with the job these guys have done so far to the plate now. Jose Paraza as he'll take one on the inside corner at the knees at strike one. He's working on a one for three thus far set to deliver the 0 and 1. I got a ball one strike. 5 1 our score as we play the eighth one and two now as that one's fouled off sent out to straight away center field. Gardner is there and he makes the catch for the second out. The right number ninety nine Alec Berdugo. So striding in Alex Berdugo and they're down to their final four outs here Dan. Yeah it's not looking too good for them right now Matt. They've got a significant hill to climb but they've got to take it one bat at a time. A couple of guys get on and then who knows what could happen. Here's the first pitch to him and he takes a cold strike 0 and 1 off the plate one ball one strike two out nobody on a weak grounder down the first baseline but this will get foul. It's a ballman two strikes. It's fouled away. He'll try again one two. Here's a bouncing ball headed to LeMayhew at second and the off balance throw is right there for the third out and a high degree of difficulty on that one as this side is retired. Red Sox go down one two three. They're down five to one. Matt Barnes is on to pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the eighth. Doppers 32 Matt Barnes. So striding forward now move point. No hits for him yet in the game despite his team's offensive onslaught. First pitch of the at bat on its way. Oh that's out. Here comes the 1-0. The count is two and one. The count now at two and two and a splitter here but he had a bit too much on it as this bounces up to the player. You do not want to walk the eight hole hitter. It just opens up so many options. Do we bump them over to second with the nine hole hitter. Do we try and play for that big rally with the top of the order coming up. This is a huge pitch. You can't allow this guy to walk. And this is taken here for ball form. So the leadoff man's on base to kick off the home eighth red. That was a great battle right there. He tried to get him to chase but he laid off some really tough pitches and got to walk. Got to tip the cap to the batter that time. Stepping up to the plate. Brett Gardner. He's got a hit in three at bats to this point. Ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch. And a curve ball in for a strike. Nobody outrunner on first. Big swing and a miss at the fastball and he's behind in the count 0-1-2. That's exactly the pitch you don't want to be chasing in these situations. He's going to keep that ball down below the hollow of the knee. Try and get you to ground into a double play. You have to set your sights at least belt high. That fastball straightens him up a bit. One and two now. The 1-2. He fouls this one off. Interesting pitch selection right there in off the plate. Not too many pitchers in the game want to go in there and risk hitting the guy and letting him get on first base free of charge. Down the third baseline. Another 1-2. Neither guy giving in here and they'll do it again. Hey, having a B right here. I know it's frustrating to heck out of the pitcher. You keep fouling these pitches off. Maybe one misses over the heart of the plate. The next 1-2 pitch. A swing and a drive sent out toward the gap. Looking up is Pilar. So it's a two run shot to right center. Home run number nine on the year as it's now a six run ball game. Defeated hitter. Be dare. And that'll bring up Miguel and Doohar. And so look at a breaking ball that misses 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 your thoughts are D-roll 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 on their ability to get that pitcher to come into the heart of the plate. And they did damage with it. Here's Bogarts the young shortstop throw on to first. So a good comeback there as he gets the first out of the inning. Now bad. The white fielder. Aaron. Yeah. Digging in to try it again. Aaron judge from the stretch. The 01 tries to shave the corner with that pitch but it's one one fastball well outside. Still only one out in the inning and a curveball drops in on two one two and two now. Well I'm shocked he got away with that one boys. Curveball right down the middle of the plate and for him to take that pitch looking he had to be sitting on something else but he should have pulled the trigger. And this will miss down low in the dirt so he's worked it full now with three and two. Don't go too far. The dangerous Giancarlo Stanton gets his shot next. Three two pitch. Lifted in the air out to right. Verdugo is there two down. Up next for the Yankee. The left fielder. Giancarlo Stanton. Digging in and looking for more Giancarlo Stanton. He had that big three run homer in his last appearance. Yeah. Now this guy flexed his muscles in that last that bad. We heard that he has good power that last bomb had to go well over 400 feet. He hit it a long way. Ball one to start the at bat. The one and no delivery. And a breaking ball falls in there for a strike. It's one and one. I know to the fans that probably look like something good to hit but unless you're sitting breaking ball right there I don't care if it's middle of the plate. That's a tough pitch to pull the trigger on. And this is pulled hard but foul. They brought their gloves for that one out there. Fast ball as he just reared up and let that one fly and the inning is over. Yankees get a couple on the two run homerun. Last chance now coming up for the Red Sox. It's the Yankees seven and the Red Sox one striding in to start the ninth. JD Martinez and they'll need him to get something going here. Martinez. First delivery to him on the way. Jay Hap would be in line for the victory should the score hold. That misses wide. One ball and one strike. Really pulled that one across as the slider misses well inside. Three and one to Martinez. 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 three and one. Grounder hit hard down the first baseline and he'll take it to the bag himself for the out. The batter number two. Short shot. Xander Bogart. And that brings in Xander Bogart's. Here comes the first pitch swinging a soft liner. Throw on to first and now the Red Sox are down to their final out. Now batting the third baseman Rafael Devers. Red Sox down to their final out now and that brings up the third baseman Rafael Devers. First offering on its way. Bases are empty here with two men out. Ball on a strike. Lays off the slider that time two and one. And that's taken for strike two as now they're down to their final strike here this afternoon. 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 even. Neither guy willing to give in and the at battle continued. Now what's left of this crowd this afternoon gets to their feet. Two two pitches found away. Making him sweat out there. The seventh pitch coming up. Last strike now for the Red Sox. Swing and a miss he struck him out and that'll do it here as the ball game is over. So the home crowd will have a pleasant drive home afterwards as their guys have taken the first two of this three game series. A win tomorrow and they can break out the brooms. Seven to one the final today. So the Bronx bombers took the lead in the fourth and held on until the end. Jay Hap earns win number seven on the season. So that just about does it for Mark DeRosa. Dan Plisac, Heidi Watney and our entire crew. I'm Matt Vaskers and you've been watching MLB The Show. For more make your way over to theshownation.com.