 Afternoon baseball here on the show coming up we've got a good match up in store between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays have you love good pitching this one's for you first pitch is coming up Blake Snell is ready to go as he'll be on the Hill for Tampa Bay then please act what's the word on him hey this guy has a four pitch repertoire right and those are a lot of nice options to have you can go hard soft you can go in and out and anytime you have four pitches if you could throw them for strikes you have the big advantage here's the second baseman DJ LeMayhew and we are ready for some daytime baseball the second baseman DJ he's ready here's the first offering this is skied into the air to straight away center Kiermaier giving chase he gets there to make the play for the first out of the inning here's Miguel and Doha now previous history with Blake Snell not great knees one for eight and the pitch and that one slung through the strike zone that time at 98 oh and one let's get it going boys somebody's loose hit 98 with ease in the first inning hit hard on the ground towards second and in the center field as he's aboard with a one out single nice execution right there Dan kept his front shoulder and kept his hands inside the baseball and ripped the base hit up the middle and if you're catching right there you can't get discouraged sometimes even when you make a good ditch the ball is going to find a hole somewhere that would be right up the middle and that'll bring up Glaber Tourez yes he'll take a look at a slider here that misses for ball one first shot for him here with a runner at first now and one away ready with the 1 0 2 1 0 this is a spot you really don't want to be in with a great hitter like that you can't just lay one in there but you also don't want to run the count to 3 and 0 swing and a liner foul now the 2 1 is a fastball then off the plate for a ball we're seeing a good A B here from the three hole hitter if he can work a walk or pick up a hit here he's going to put that cleanup guy in a really good position to do some damage in this first inning and he lays off here a nice job it's ball for first and second now with one away oh boy that's a tough one for the pitcher he's definitely wondering where the heck was that pitch I think he called it high but our strike zone says otherwise settling in now Aaron judge as he'll get his first opportunity in this one about the pitch off the outside that time as the breaking ball can't catch the zone time to take a look at the umpires in this one behind the plate is Mike Fillmore hey D-roll Mike Fillmore one of the most consistent umpires throughout the league both pitchers and position players love this yeah I think one of the best in the business how I judge a good teammate is every day he opens that door is he consistent can I count on him Mike Fillmore is the exact same way behind the dish has to be a challenge pitch coming up here he probably doesn't want to flirt with loading the bases and do hard over its second Torres at first one gone two balls in a strike some guys are great lowball hitters but most guys especially guys with pop like this they're hunting for the ball belt high and above so that was a nicely spotted fastball down in the zone three and one I love the approach out on the mound everything's down in the zone as it should be but now you find yourself in a 3-1 count do you elevate a little bit more and get back in this zone or do you just pitch around them hitters count all the way here it comes on a good pitch there as he had him fooled badly and it's a full count now three and two first and second now one man out and he misses again ball four and that's back to back guys now that have reached base via the base on ball at this rate he's going to set some kind of a record for walks issued in a game or he'll get an early hook we'll see if he can settle down here and start to find the strike zone or if he continues to struggle Giancarlo Stanton now certainly a big moment in this game bases loaded tie score first pitch of the at bat on its way Stanton is a prolific power hitter and you probably didn't need me to tell you that doesn't matter what kind of pitching he faces there's a lot of pop in that back two balls and no strikes the count of Stanton there's certain pitches throughout the game that decide whether you win or lose it this is certainly one of the bigger moments right here there it's two balls in a strike hey that's the kind of swing you'd like to see a guy take what the base is loaded he's going for the downs the two one home is taken ball three this is spot you'd like to be in as a good hitter runners in scoring position and count leverage in your favor and the count will be full again he sends it out of play seventh pitch of the at bat coming up this is swung on and missed oh a huge punch out there as the bases remain loaded with two away now one thing to know is not all strikeouts are created equal right there he goes down on strikes but he really made that guy in the mound work for it and when you're doing that in the first inning it can have an effect on how deep he's going to be able to go into this start there's a big difference between that and going down on three or four pitches that will bring in Giovanni Urchella so take a look at ball one and a golden opportunity here to give his guys the lead with three men aboard ready with the 1 0 had him lunging at that pitch away and it's one and one now even at one and one the pitch drilled right back up the middle and that's through into center field base hit and not in time as the run scores the tag and they get him at the plate as one run scores but not the second a run on two hits for the Yankees we'll move on to the bottom half of ending number one the Yankees are out in front one to nothing california born right hander is on the mound what's your take on him Dan hey Matt this guy has a good repertoire of pitches and he throws also a knuckle curveball one guy comes to mind Mike Musina former Oriole and Yankee pitcher had a real good knuckle curve it's not an easy pitch to learn and what's more difficult it's a difficult pitch for umpires to call strikes and that's why we don't see a lot of pictures using it today stepping into the box brandon low it laid things off here in the bottom half of the first one bends into the zone a strike on the breaking ball two and one to the raise leadoff batter now the two one takes a pitch for strike number two swinging the misses he couldn't connect on the two seamer and that's out number one nice two-seam fastball there you don't usually see a lot of swings and misses with that pitch unless it's really moving so that one must have had some real good late life stepping in now austin meadows as the first pitch to him is in there for a recalled strike one the windup and the 01 meadows swings the bat and throws from the left side hand stands in at six foot three he was a first round pick back in the draft of 2013 yeah matty they certainly got it right when they drafted this guy he has turned himself into an absolute superstar everybody knows this guy's name and kids are buying his jerseys pulled high in the air out to right field judge is under this one and that's out number two batting third the third baseman yondi Diaz at the plate yondi Diaz looking to get on base and keep this first inning alive Cole has his target here's the pitch into the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 and he fouls this one off two out nobody on and they'll try to get him fishing there but he won't offer in the dirt and it's back to even at two and two he got ahead with two good fastballs and then tried to drop the change up to see if he'd be out in front did a great job of laying off that pitch right there interested to see where he goes now count full three balls and two strikes fouled away another full count offering on its way and a slider swung on and missed and the side is retired raise go in order one two three they're on the short end of a one to nothing score box Gary Sanchez he'll get us started in the top of the second Gary in field in the over shift here now the pitch and this one's nowhere close is at bounces to the plate for ball one and that pitch misses in the dirt and it's two and oh now now here's the pitch in the dirt it's three and oh now yeah three straight balls to start the inning and it's clear to me he just hasn't found his rhythm out there yet three oh pitch and that misses for ball four so it's a leadoff walk here to start the second well that is definitely not the way to start it in one thing to give up a walk but to do it on four pitches is pretty alarming he looks a little thrown off right now plate look void he'll get to take his first cuts here he sat here it comes fastball swung on and missed nice job by the pitcher right there to establish himself back into the strike zone would it like to have seen the hitter been a little bit more aggressive in that situation usually when a pitcher throws four balls in a row that next pitch you could get super greedy right down the middle swing and a miss and he's in the whole 02 now 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 at the ball I got to count one and two and that's high for a ball it's two and two nobody outrunner on first ball three three and two now Mike talkman will be next fastball swung on and missed for the first down some guys with big arms like this they're just chuckers they just throw the ball as hard as they can and where it ends up isn't that big of a concern but that wasn't the case there that was a very well pitched fastball right on the corner at the knees good luck hitting that one into the box Mike talkman as he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one first swings for him in this one with a runner still at first and one gone the 1 0 is laid off for ball two strike taken up in the zone the 2 1 hit down the line at first reigned in one there relayed a first in time and just like that this side is retired so they're held in check here this half of the inning we'll go to the bottom half of ending number two it's the Yankees one the rays nothing leading off the inning g-man chewing and they'll need him to get something going here g-man joy field shifted well to the right here's the first pitch now here's a slider that can't quite get back to the outside corner it's ball one the 1 0 there's a swing and a drive hit well out to right field judge looks up solo shot here to straight away right field and with it the rays have drawn even at one a piece when you're facing an elite starter you know runs are going to be at a premium I don't know if this shakes to starters confidence but you know what it does it's certainly boost the confidence of the guys in your lineup hunter renfro hunter renfro strike here on a borderline pitch at strike one cold it's a guy who throws a lot of strikes rarely walks people but what does bite him occasionally is the home run ball Matt this is a guy that's not a power type of pitches so he needs to rely on being down in the strike zone one of the keys he tends to lose being aggressive when he falls behind and he kind of nibbles around the strike zone and what happens with that maddy v he becomes very predictable and when you don't have overpowering stuff you tend to be able to get hit hard a ball and two strikes now here's the one and two delivery and a good bite to that slider as he swings through it for the first out of the inning another strikeout for him on the mound and boy is it fun to watch him go about his business ah no doubt man he's one of my favorites mostly because of his stuff you know he can absolutely dominate on any given day because of what he offers up there it's just nasty there aren't many hitters that like to see this guy on the mound so now to the plate pose martinez and it's fouled away one ball and one strike to their designated hitter this afternoon just behind the fastball there are two strikes now his heaters got some late ride through the zone a lot of late swings right now you're only going to get to that pitch if you get the front foot down early liner towards second and that finds some outfield grass it's a base in boy so frustrating as a pitcher you make a quality pitch on the inside half the plate right there trying to bust him in when he fights him out the other way yeah you tip your hat to the pitcher right there he executed his pitch but nice job by the offensive player fighting it doesn't matter what it looks like a knock's a knock coming to the plate now willy adams on its way no and he takes ball one there's not too many umpires in the game that are going to ring that first strike right there that was borderline up even though it was in the zone he's ready here's the 1 0 swing and a shot hit down the corner and foul though it had the home run distance runner on first here with one gone in a 1 1 tie a ball and two strikes to the Ray shortstop with the way this guy's throwing on the mound you cannot be chasing you have to set your sights a little bit lower and control the strike zone the 1 2 misses for the second ball so you'd love for him to offer at that one but the execution was flawless nice curveball that starts in the zone and breaks just out just a great take by the batter 3 and 2 full count and this is lifted out towards straight away center field and a great diving effort there but it'll just tip off his glove and it's a base hit man that's a nice job by the batter right there keeping the front side in not easy on a curveball would have been easy to throw to front side and but he was able to stay inside and drive it for a base hit again Kevin Kiermeyer as he'll take a look at a high strike that time it's nothing in one one strike now from Cole and boy they're really giving him fits inside now as he can't get extended there and it's 0 and 2 now and it's a ball and two strikes to Kiermeyer now hey that 0 2 fastball wasn't even close but I'm hit right now I'm still sitting on that heater the 1 2 is a ball high and inside 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 a full count to the ladies center fielder wow this is a pretty good at that right here from down an account 0 and 2 to work the count back to three and two and he's seen a lot of pitches too runners are at first and second with one away lost him here on three two as that pitch misses its ball four two ways to look at this walk if you're the hitting coach you say that's a great AB down 0 2 and you work the walk but if you're a pitcher like me that's just the case of letting a guy off the hook and that can really frustrate you standing in now with runners in scoring position Mike Sinino and he could give his guys an early lead if he can come through here he's ready here's the first offering and a high strike there 0 and 1 pitch on its way now to Zanino 1 and 1 a 1 and 2 count to the raise catcher bases are loaded with only one out a swing and a miss he offered it a ball way outside the strike zone for out number two wow that's the case right there where pitcher knows this guy's over he's in swing mode that pitch wasn't even close to the strike zone and he's still swung at it standing in now Brendan Lowe this he'll take a look at a high strike here on the outside corner it's 0 and 1 he was a strikeout victim in his first try pops him up but this will land untouched here's the 0 2 base hit into right center one run scores and the runners in to score from second it's now three to one you know d-roll hitting in the leadoff spot you're not going to get very many to drive in some runs but that's a big to our RBI yeah when you see ducks on the pond Dan your eyes light up I don't care if you're hitting first in the lineup or eighth in the lineup you grind out in that bat and try and get the runs on the board for your team yeah but that's a big to RBI base hit now with the plate Austin Meadows he's got a chance to add on to what's already been a big inning for them yeah two on here and three on the board already they've absolutely come out and forced the issue of this inning Matt a hit here could really fire up that dugout first pitch coming here it is full sets here's the 0 1 that's over but low it's a ball in a strike this inning hasn't gone the way he wanted it to but it's not a total disaster yet sometimes pitching is about damage control so if he can strand these guys out there that would be pretty huge 1 1 I know he's been struggling early but that pitch right there well executed change up if he can mix that in maybe he hangs around for a little while longer lays off two and two now from the stretch and look out is that one ran in and got him as a manager you never really want to put a man on by a hit by pitch but you absolutely hate to have it happen when it loads the bases now the pitcher is looking a little shaky and the threat of a beginning is very real now batting yundee the ads over one for him here in this one from the stretch for this pitch count is really spiked here in this inning he's up to over 50 already here's the 1 0 swing and a miss 1 and 1 boy he said or cut that fastball it comes in in the high 90s but that's a dangerous location no matter how hard you're throwing the set and the 1 1 good fastball down around the knees they're taken for a strike the 1 2 pitch and he strikes him out here so he's able to stop the bleeding a bit as the side is retired so all in all they're fortunate to give up just three in the inning as they wind up escaping the bases loaded jam will go now to the top of the third it's the raise three and the Yankees won and that sends dj lamehu into the box over one here in the early going hey we're still in the early stages and this one they're only down by a couple of runs but it's really key for this leadoff guy to try to get on and get a big inning started here comes the first pitch the wind up and the 0 1 pitcher wants to have a quick inning right here capitalize on the momentum his batters have get out of the way there so the leadoff man will be aboard to open up the inning this is a perfect example of why the slider is such a great pitch and such a dangerous pitch too sometimes that 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 and that'll bring up Miguel and do harm he singled and scored in his first appearance in this one on the stretch here's the pitch count one and oh third inning here three to one our score to an ode of the Yankees left fielder this would be an absolute terrible start to the inning after drilling the first guy you can't allow a second guy to reach base via the walk now the three and no offering three and one do him now under it first with no outs here lifted in the air out to right Renfro will settle under it to make the play for the first out as the runner will have to head back to first now batter labor ready for another chance Torres he drew a walk his first time kicks and deals set to deliver the oh and one behind oh and two now runners on first with one down Yankee shortstop behind in the count one and two if I'm in the box you take a step out right here take a deep breath after that high fastball you've got to be leery of him burying something in the dirt the one two is taken for ball two and he threw that pitch with a purpose to get a double play good job to let it go by though as a hitter and a fastball there is inside is that one backed him up a bit wow from oh and two to three and two in that last pitch on two and two wasn't even close he had this guy in the ropes but now he led him right back into this at bat lying toward the gap in left center and this is going to find the seam as it scoots through on the carpet for extra bases the relay and he's going to make it there barely as he's in the second base with a double this guy just feast on the stakes up in the zone and that's exactly what he gets right here a belt high pitch he drives into the alley great chance now with two runners in scoring position will bring up Aaron judge as the first pitch misses to him it's ball one five two and oh tough situation for him right here I mean he's got an open base so he doesn't have to get into this guy but there's definitely danger looming on deck so you can't just completely work around him either saws him off here as his balls popped into the air first is in time but meanwhile the runner is in to score a simple ground ball to the infield but the run does come home from third and they cut their deficit to only one run late now is the designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton as he's got a chance to tie this ball game up with that equalizing run just 90 feet away at third ready with the first pitch here it comes and a high strike to begin the at bat it's 0 and 1 you could bet he wants that one back at the plate right now that's a pitch you normally see a guy drive if he has the right approach going men on third with two down off the outside that time as the breaking ball can't catch the zone here's the 1 1 drill to the left side and that'll just sneak past his outstretched arm a base hit in to score from third is the tying run it's a 3 3 game now that the third people there are a big RBI's and big base history but none more than with two outs a big two out knock right there not only ties things up but keeps the inning going as well yeah just a great approach right there by the batter you never know when your number is going to be called you always want to pass the baton to the next guy behind you take the donut off your bat and trust in the teammate behind you that is a huge knock and keeps the line moving one for one after a single his first time up he oh one and that misses one and one has a look now the pitch skyed in the air to straight away left left fielder is on the move he tracks it down and that will end the inning so it's two runs on two hits no errors in a runner left will move on to the bottom of inning number three and we are all tied at three apiece we're back at Tropicana field and let's check in with Heidi Watney Matt raised manager Kevin Cash talked to me in between innings about his lineups offensive production and flat out he was very pleased with the quality of their at bats they've been able to push across three runs to this point but they've also made the opposition work extremely hard he's thrown a lot of pitches and they think they're going to have a good opportunity to push across a lot more runs as he tires or as they get into that bullpen all right Heidi thank you and leading on bottom of the inning now gman choy the next to hit and he's off to a hot start in this one homered his first time around and that last at bat when he went deep he turned around a pretty good fastball so i'm kind of thinking this guy's a good fastball hitter so i might want to move that ball up and down and in and out and try not to throw it right down the middle of the plate ball one to start the at bat now a fastball for a called strike it's one and one one and two now is that one's fouled off now the pitch ball two tough to lay off a breaking ball that good but he saw it all the way swing in a miss as he starts the third the same way he ended the second with a punch out one away now batting right fielder so one away here the base is empty and that'll bring up out fielder hunter ren fro first pitch of the at bat on its way we're only in the third inning and his pitch count is above 60 that's not being too efficient with your pitches ready with the nothing in one pitch and he gets him to swing through that one he's in control 0 and 2 so back to back sliders for strikes does he come back with yet another hey that's back to back really good sliders i wouldn't be surprised if you threw another one right here looks like he's got that slide ball and it's back now right now got him swinging on the fastball there hunter ren fro becomes the second out in the bottom of the third into the box now pose martinez and he'll take a tough pitch on the outside part of the plate for strike one first two men in the inning have both gone down via the punch out so we'll see if he can fare any better tries to shave the corner with that pitch but it's one in one no offer on that one two balls in a strike and he can't catch the corner here so he's behind three and one hey after those two breaking balls missed you have to be sitting on a fastball right here three one hopped up urshela has a play makes the catch and that'll retire the side down in order go the raise we played three in our score three three start of the fourth upcoming but first Heidi Watney is standing by with a report thanks Matt I talked with the Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the break about the team's offensive performance so far and overall he's really happy with the bats they're putting together 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 now Gary Sanchez reach base via the walk in his first plate appearance now here's the pitch and he'll start the inning with a pitch that misses off the plate it's ball one good swing just got to try and straighten that one out a one one home is strike two swinging to two balls and two strikes now set to deal on two and two now the fastball is right by him as he swings and misses for the first out of the inning up next for the Yankee so stepping in look point looking to put the ball in play here he went down on strikes in his first at bat yeah and kind of shocked he got blown away with a fastball you could tell he was late on that one and we'll see if he tries to cheat to something this a big no balls on a strike to count and he pulled up in time but it's a cold strike to void swings a bad end throws from the right side and stands at six foot three he was taken in the 22nd round back in the draft of 2013 man coming out of the late rounds you have to grind for everything nothing is given to you and this guy has turned himself into a very solid big league ball player that's a big accomplishment and he struck him out as well so the bottom of the order providing a little resistance here and there are two away the center fielder mike talk the plate mike talkman as he'll look at a fastball too high for ball one he'll attempt to put the ball in play for a change here with the first two guys going down on strikes to start the inning fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike and he lays off for a ball two and one 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 pitcher's been there but it doesn't make it any less frustrating or unacceptable hits are now even at four a piece swinging a ball yanked down the right field line and that's a base hit one for two in his first couple of played appearances and he'll make it the second base now with two gone well he was definitely not looking off speed on that pitch now that i'll tell you he had to be sitting on a fastball that one because it's coming in hot and he still manages to get out front of that and yank it for two bases dj lemay here now a swing going look out over in the third base dug out as that thing nearly took out half the coaching staff and nothing will come with a two out double as the inning is over danger averted following the two out double mark dan and i are back with more after this digging in now willy adomas he reached on a single in his first try the shortstop willy adobo now here's the pitch bottom three in the batting order here is the first pitch misses to the number seven hitter it's ball one two and oh 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 swung on and lifted in the air to left center on this one down moving to his right and that's the first out of the inning now batting the center fielder kevin kirmeyer one out here in the Tampa Bay fourth and that means kevin kirmeyer will hit next here comes the first pitch one oh the one and oh delivery 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 two and one now one of the best ways to keep a guy uncomfortable is to pound him inside they're doing that and this one caught the zone oh that's falling behind now three and one on deck the big bat of mike Zanino three runs four hits and no errors for Tampa Bay so far high and deep down the left field line and that will end up a foul ball now the three and two pitch hot shot on the ground is short oh and he can't come up with it and the recovery is too late as he's able to beat the throw to first i'm not sure if this happened or not but sometimes when you're playing behind a pitcher who's doing all of the work himself you get caught up a little bit and kind of a trance and you get lulled to sleep out there look like to me he was caught a little off guard when the play came his way runner at first following the error and that'll bring in the veteran catcher mike Zanino and the runner back safely ready to deliver here's the first pitch off the plate ball that's a great call right there fast ball away with a guy who's got some jets on first base almost like a hybrid pitch out great for a catcher if that guy's running easy transfer throw to second base the 1-0 and they pitch out here but nothing's happening ball to fouls this one off and this is on the inside edge perhaps off the inside edge but it's a called strike two and two now and he struck him out good pitch there as he registers his eighth punch out of the ball game 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 matt would 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 and he gets ahead oh and one on first two away all tied at three apiece in front of the changeup and he can't keep it fair two strikes on him now pole sets here's the nothing in two and he's got himself another one as he picks up strikeout number nine here and the side is retired one left for tampa four innings in the books tied three three he for another shot now Miguel Andujar a hidden two at bats for him at this point in the ball game and first offering on its way and he oh one that's in there and he's deep in the hole now oh and two yeah this is straight survival mode down oh two the numbers are definitely not with the batter here grounded back up the middle and the fifth inning will start with the ground out one away now batter the drug dot labor so the base is empty here with one away and that will bring up the exciting middle infieldered labor torres now here's the pitch too high and it's three and oh I wouldn't be surprised if he had the green light here matter of fact I know he's got the green light here he's looking for something set or cut and he's looking to do damage line to the right side but a foul ball here's the three one I know in the right center that's a base hit you never want to beat a pitcher that breaks a guy out of a slump but this guy was too good you knew it was a matter of time before he started a barrel and baseballs good that gives him a multi-hit game and I'm sure he's feeling good about it now here comes the Tampa Bay manager after the mound and we're going to have a pitching change is asking to be all for his starter this afternoon so he'll depart in the fifth with the go-ahead run on base didn't work the required five for the win but he could still be hung for the loss should that run come around a score Jalen Beeks enters to make an appearance on the mound as he inherits a runner at first with one out in the inning Aaron Judge will be the first to greet him here as he'll stand in with a runner at first and one away becomes set here's the nothing and nothing pitch now an off-speed pitch gets the outside it's a cold strike swing high drive left field and deep and this ball is gone no chance to make a play on that one all rise Aaron Judge a two run shot and it's now five to three man he got hurt his second pitch since coming in and he serves one up a relievers worst nightmare and a big confidence boost to the lineup let's see if he can rebound now that digging into the batter's box next will be Giancarlo Stanton as he'll take a look at an off-speed pitch here that misses for ball one a hit and two tries for him so far and that's inside and a bit low anyways it's two and oh action in the raised pen now as they've got a lefty and a right-hander up and throwing the two oh hit in the air down the right field line but this is just going to wind up being a foul ball and he misses low here so the count goes to three and one they know the threat this guy possesses at the plate I know it's three one this situation right here but I can't imagine anything comes over the heart of the plate hitters count all the way here it comes and right into the shift but this will wind up foul as he runs the count full now five runs seven hits and one error on the Yankee line score so far lying toward the gap in left center and Stanton's aboard it's a base hit boy there's a long drive bullet out of the wall right there but the outfielder does a really good job D-roll for getting that one quickly and getting it back in to keep them at first for a long single yeah and also a nice job by the base runner not there not putting his head down being over aggressive and getting thrown out at second base he saw the play happening in front of him and put the brakes on and got back for a base hit yeah D-roll I think he would have been toast if he tried to stretch that one into a double one for two in the ballgame thus far Frank on the outside part of the plate oh and two hey as a hitter right here you can't be leaning out over I know those first two pitchers were in the outer half but nothing saying he can't ride a fastball in right here still only one out in the inning oh started the breaking ball far too inside that time laid off for ball one hey the fish ain't biting there on that oh two breaking ball but you got to be careful because this pitcher might throw him another one grounder down the line at third scooped up there's one on to first as they get the double play to get him out of the inning around the horn they go five to four to three to end the threat don't touch that dial or the remote for that matter more on the show right after this Austin Meadows he's 0 for one thus far for the right he's not looking very good so far on this one but we're still in the middle innings they're down by a couple of runs and this would be the right place in the right time to get something going the last thing they want to do is to try to come from behind and win this one in the eighth or ninth inning double barreled action in the Yankee bullpen now a lefty and a right-hander start to get loose now here it comes and a strike to even the count one and one nice adjustment out on the mound over through the first one a little bit but got on top and let that ball rip right out in front of them the one one waves and misses for strike number two that's lifted the other way out to left and do hard is there and he'll bring this one in third baseman number two Yandy Diaz and that will bring in Yandy Diaz 0 for 2 with a couple of strikeouts for him so far ready to deliver here's the first pitch one oh the one oh one pitch is a slider that's cut on and missed for strike 2 yeah maddie you see the same pitch three times in a row and you find yourself down one and two in the count your head starts to get on a swivel here is he coming back with it four times or do I have to sit on something else and they come inside with the fastball but it misses here and it's back to two and two and this pitch is taken high and away to fill the count it's three and two keep in mind people the longer the bat the higher the likelihood that this becomes his last inning something has to give here's the payoff pitch good battle here this will be the seventh pitch coming up tough curveball that time but he's able to make a little contact to keep this at bat going payoff pitch one more time hey have an A B right here I know it's frustrating the heck out of the pitcher you keep fouling these pitches off maybe one misses over the heart of the plate struck him out struck him out again I should say his third punch out of the game that's 10 strikeouts for him now and I'll tell you he could rack up quite a few more before he's done still a lot of game left in this one thing in now gmen choy on he jumps on this one it's high and deep to center batter's eye for a home run an impressive shot to dead center field so it's a solo shot to dead center his second of the game as they pull within one here it's now a five four game second home run at a game right there he is locked in at the plate you hear so many of today's players talk about rhythm and timing well he is perfectly on time in the heart of the zone now back to renfield hunter yes he'll take a look at ball one oh for two from him so far in this one he swung on a missed strike one although he doesn't use that pitch too much if he's able to steal some strikes early in the count could be something they have to think about he's got it flip to the pitcher covering as that will retire the side the sights and sounds of a day at the ballpark oh my goodness the three of us are back after this message and a word from our local stations planning set to get underway digging in once again gary sanchez he was sat down on strikes in his last at bat first pitch of the at bat who started him with the change and it's nothing in one I can't speak from experience but that's got to feel good right there throwing a nasty change up first pitch and getting a swing and a miss on it now he pretty much opened up any pitch in his arsenal ground ball foul down the left side one and two to the Yankees catcher lays off a pitch outside as they draw even at two and two and now pitch on the way timing just to take off there is this one's fouled off to the right on a good change up a swing and a miss and he sat down on strikes for the second time today now batting digging in to avoid oh for two for him to this point now here's the pitch outside that's a ball inside a couple strikeouts early in the game but he's done a much better job and this had bat trying to get ahead and put himself in a good hitters count the two one is well placed down and away for a strike and he lays off so it's full now three and two Mike Tuckman waits on deck one out nobody on and he's struck out again that's the third time he's gone down on strikes in this one now batting stepping in Mike Tuckman he's one for two in this one first pitch on its way ball that's out the 1 0 all over that one but a little out in front foul ball from the wind up the 1 1 pitch this is on the ground over to first fielded cleanly and he'll step on the bag himself and the inning is over so the Yankees go 1 2 3 they lead it 5 to 4 Jonathan Holder enters to do the pitching in the bottom of the sixth number 56 Jonathan Holder bottom of the sixth inning now at late Jose Martinez a hit in to advance for him at this point in the ball game pitch coming here it is no at the ball the 1 0 1 2 5 that's a base hit into the right center field gap running hard he's digging for second strike quickly here in the inning it's a lead off double and this is just a cut up a wall he's trying to sneak in the back door he's unable to get it down but leaves it right over the heart of the plate and that's just too easy for a guy like this he's licking his chops as the ball arrives and he drills it to the outfield for an extra base in so striding in willy adomas as he'll look to bring home that tying run from second with a base hit into the outfield first pitch to him yank the slider across that time laid off for a ball looking for productive at bad here get that runner from second over to third high fly ball out to straight away center long run for the center fielder the catch is made and the tying run is going to tag from second and he'll get into third here on the fly out so he's 90 feet away here with one gone now Patty Ketter fielder have a stepping up now here by our comes into this at bat 0 for one in the ball game the look now the pitch that's a tough call from blue right there either way you call it somebody doesn't like it but hey that's the life of an umpire a man at third with one away they've been set up one and one Kiermeyer playing here in his age 29 season he's a veteran of seven years at the major league level hit to first rained in and he'll take it to the bag himself for the out now better the catcher so here's Mike Zanino runner in scoring position with two gone and to hold the lead here's the delivery the change up there to start in but it drops a little low for ball one can't sit back long enough in the count evens up at one and one one and one here it is fouled away two outs here with a runner at third and he goes down on strikes for the third time raise strand just the one still down to run it's five to four and up flips over and digging in DJ LeMain here 0 for 2 here to start the afternoon and a 1 0 pitch and he falls behind now 2 and 0 2 balls in a strike down to the Yankees leadoff man checks his swing but this will be strike 2 call and he takes strike 3 cold on the fastball one gone nice job there taking care of the leadoff hitter via the strike and I'll tell you in a 1 1 game especially this late getting that first guy in the inning it's so important it changes the whole complexion of the inning so that was a big out in now Miguel Andujar as he takes a fastball off the plate for a ball one and all he's working on a 1 for 3 thus far a 1 0 home fastball well outside the air down the right field line but this will wind up being a foul ball bases are empty one man out and here's a change up in there for a cold third strike and that's the second out of the inning the main job of the number one and two headers is to set the middle of the order up with an opportunity to do some damage so when you strike both of them out you're putting yourself in a pretty good position to make it through the teeth of the lineup without a whole lot of stress so now to the plate Torres fouled off two hits in two trips for him thus far oh and one here it comes on he extends nicely and this ball is driven to right field and deep but he'll get there as he flags it down just shy of the wall and with that the side is retired one two three go to bombers they hold on to a five four lead you're at britain it's the call from the pen to take over on the mound and start the home seven that brick the plate brendan loan and he'll start things out here in the bottom of any number seven 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 he'll hold off on the slider to start the at bat it's ball one it's up here but the pitch is a cold strike anyway and the calder but it's ruled just above the zone in the midst of all tailing out of the zone two and two and he turns on this one and yanks it foul and back out of play it's fouled away don't quite know where that one missed but it's not for me to decide three and two when you're playing close games like this base runners mean everything so he can ill afford to start giving away free passes well hit deep down the right field line and a big sigh of relief on the mound is that nearly tight it but this ball is fouled the next three two is swung on and missed he got him on strikes that strikeout was a real good example of a pitcher continuing to make a guy chase out of the zone when you recognize a hitter is in protect mode you don't have to come inside the strike zone you could just expand further and further until he literally can't touch it standing in now austin meadows as the first pitch to him is in there for a cold strike one no hits to this point that and the 0 1 a swinging strike and now it's 0 and 2 try and tempt him with one of the dirt but he'll hold back here it's 1 and 2 now here's the pitch and he'll try to get him fishing there but he won't offer in the dirt and it's back to even at 2 and 2 these last two guys are making him work quite a bit out there both have been long at bats and all in all he's had to make 13 throws just to them so far one out nobody on he fouls this one off here's another two two smoke toward the hole the may use got it and he'll rip this one over to first and he gets his man for the second out now batting third baseman yondi dea digging in to try it again yondi dea's he looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up yeah but it was a good change up matty good arm action on that pitch look for him to try and stay back a little bit more let the ball get a little deeper don't be shocked if this pitcher tries to rush a heater right here man that's one of those how could you not swing at that one a good take there on that pitch the one and no delivery fouled away bases are empty here with two men out on the third baseline but this will get foul it's a ball in two strikes the one two is a wave and a miss he struck him out raise go in order one two three and the deficit holds at five to four Oliver Drake has been summoned from the bullpen as he'll do so to start the eighth number forty seven Oliver ready to take his hacks again Aaron judge as he'll look to follow up the two run Homer he launched over the wall last time over ninety nine Aaron judge here comes the first pitch he's ready here's the oh one swung on and missed one and two now that's just a great pitch right there great execution he just got that hitter to think that pitch was knee high nasty diving out of his own here's a fly ball well hit racing back the right fielder on the warning track he makes the catch now batting designated hitter John Carlo next for New York John Carlo Stanton last time through was a base hit first offering on its way a great job pounding his own strike one when you got a great hitter in the box gotta get ahead count leverages a must oh and one delivery below the zone a swing and a miss an action now in the Tampa Bay pen as it looks like a right handers begun to get loose bases are empty one man out and on only two he misses with a fastball a splitter but he started it too low as it bounces up to the plate this is foul right side here now the two two into center field line drive base hit hey Dero not a bad night three singles but hey you'll take three for four every day of the week yeah in today's day and age Dan where everything's a homer a walk or a strike out it's refreshing to see this guy throw out three base hits Gio or Shella fouled off one out one on in a one run game there's a fastball pretty close that time but ruled a ball one and one from the stretch well no offer on that one two balls and a strike on the move again from first he swings and misses throw down short hop but they got him great pick and tag to catch him trying to steal well they've got a small lead and they're pushing to add to it by being aggressive on the base pass but as a manager you just hope you're not giving up outs that you wish you could have had back hopped him up drifting back behind first choy gathers it in and that retires the side one hit in the inning but no one left not too many more shots left home half of the eighth coming up the Yankees lead this one five to four chat green is on to pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the eighth number 57 jack green eventing number eight second ago digging in gman choy the third home runs all ready to his name in this one and we'll see if he could possibly strike again this guy's having a pretty good week so far in one game it's last that bad is second home run of the game we'll see if they'll pitch him a little bit more carefully in this he's ready here's the first offering and it's fouled away just got the corner that time with the fastball strike two now action in the bullpen as their closers starts to get loose out there the nothing in two pitch side with that one pretty easy take there one two misses above the zone for the ball two two runs a bit inside for a ball from 0 and 2 to 3 and 2 what a great effect to start this inning off hey this could be a productive inning too close for comfort and he did a good job just to make contact skied into straight away right judges under it one away now batter the right fielder Hunter so next to the plate for Tampa Bay Hunter Renfro over three with a couple of strikeouts for him to this point in the ballgame first pitch of the at bat right hander against right hander as this is a ball one or no here out to center field Tokman is in his tracks now and he's got it for out number two now batter the designated hitter for the plate now for the raise is the DH Jose Martinez two for three with a double on his line so far liver here's the first pitch in there for strike one oh and one two out nobody on behind oh and two now nothing in two count and the pitch count was one and two man a pitcher let the guy off easy right there that old two pitch wasn't even close I'd rate that as a non-competitive pitch trying to pick up that outside corner but this misses and it's back to even at two balls and two strikes this is going to be a base hit and he may take that big turn at first legs churning he's headed for second and hold all tickets now as the time run gets into scoring position about two out double he was able to spit on that right there but he didn't let the second one go able to execute and drive the baseball and now with the possible time run at second here we're going to have a pinched runner as they try to get a little more speed out there so runner at second two down now and up next will be Willie Agamiz first pitch to him and he gets ahead here with the fastball strike one hit the other way out toward right field judges under it he's got it to end the inning as they'll strand the time run in scoring position one hit one left we played eight full it's the Yankees five the Rays four and this from the pen to start the ninth inning as he'll try to keep the school right where it is heading to the bottom of the ninth ready once again Gary Sanchez he's hit listen is to add back so far Gary here comes the first pitch ball one one oh count here it is ball inside row 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 now the two oh home the swing and a miss strike one row 33 years old it was selected in the first round back in 2005 yeah he has turned himself into a really nice ball player i wouldn't put him on a superstar level but you know what they didn't miss with this pick either you go into high rounds and you carve out a career of the way this guy has nice pick a fastball inside and he works it back to a full count now you see a right handed batter waiting next but he could very well be pulled back as the situation dictates now the three and two pitch is swung on and missed he got him on strikes now digging in now for the Yankees look boy three at bats for him and this one all ending with him going down on strikes he's set and the pitch here's a breaking ball but it doesn't quite find the strike zone action in the bullpen now as a right hander begins to throw out there one run game here in the top of the ninth down the left field line and deep and this is going to get down it's a foul ball strike two swinging just out in front of the slider he knows full well he's sitting on a hat trick right here all he's trying to do is avoid the golden sombrero here he comes on a ball in two strikes now a breaking ball but it's low what pitch recognition right there 90 percent of the guys are going fishing after that nasty slider here now the two two is swung on and missed he got him on strikes wow he's just a lost cause in this one that's the fourth time he struck out in this game alone and that's not something you'll forget very quickly that's about as bad of a day as you can have at the plate mike talkman this will take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one he's got a hit in three at bats to this point and that misses downstairs for a ball one and one bases are empty here with two men out and he takes ball two and it's two and one now the pitch and a two one slider is looked at for a called strike two the two two is swung on in this strike three three strikeouts not too shabby more baseball on the show right after this you're a pen complete now with the same situation on tap they'll hand the ball over to a formidable horse indeed the very hard-throwing left-hander a rolled his Chapman set for the bottom of the ninth stepping in and ready for another shot kevin keermire he was a ground down victim last time up here my understanding that matty but this guy's got burner wheels down the first baseline i don't think he even concerns himself with that he has to put it on the ground that's part of what makes him successful no balls in one strike cut at that slider and he's behind one and two swing and a miss and that'll get a groan from the home supporters here one away it's always nice to keep a guy that has good wheels off base and that's just what they did right there big strikeout keep that guy off the base path you know here now is mike zanino as he takes a called strike on the black its own one gone its way now to zanino just behind the fastball there two strikes now i think it's about time to choke up on that bat and get that foot down he's awfully tardy right now cross as the slider misses well inside strikeout here yet again as it's been a ballgame to forget thus far four strikeouts well you have to feel pretty confident about the way this one's going to end up as a manager two hitters two strikeouts from the closer there's not a whole lot more he can do to instill confidence that he's going to wrap this thing up without any problem so the batting order turns over now and set to go brandon low it comes into this appearance in the midst of a one for four day here's the first pitch to him lays off one and oh fans on their feet in a one-run ballgame in the last of the night that time as he swings and misses for strike one 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 a ground out to the left side one and two now tampo down to their final strike in this one and he'll try to get him fishing there but he won't offer in the dirt and it's back to even at two and two swing and a miss he struck him out and that'll do it here as the ball game is over man facing Chapman is not for the faint of heart as he unleashes fireball after fireball gets the final out here and another save what a weapon Chapman is a one run finish today five to four the final score the New York Yankees used a nice fifth inning to take the lead and they never gave it back Garrett Cole gets the W on the mound so that just about does it for Mark DeRosa Dan please act 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