 We are under the lights as the show gets you ready for another edition of Major League Baseball tonight an intriguing matchup between the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Stay tuned for Pirates Baseball. Next, Chris Archer gets the start for Pittsburgh in this one. What do you have for us on him Danny? Hey, you can't always judge a pitcher by the numbers. I know the ERA is into the fours coming into this start, but he's actually a pretty solid pitcher and every once in a while he can throw some decent games in there. It's not easy having an ERA under foreign baseball. He's slightly over that, but this guy's a better pitcher than that ERA indicates. So here's the veteran Brett Gardner. He's currently ninth in the American League batting race entering play. What a terrific season this guy's having up near the leaders in batting average without a doubt the highest average and the best hitter on this team. And here's a called strike to the 36 year old veteran. It's nothing in one. Dero, Dan, we look at this Pirates Ball Club as they enter play here tonight. They come in playing reasonably well of late though they have dropped their last two in a row. Yeah, Matty, you can't win when you're giving up that many runs. The pitcher was missing over to harder plate, not executing down in a way, not brushing back anybody, making anyone feel uncomfortable. Guys were taking huge hacks off him and to boot the defense was on its heels. From the windup, the 1-1 pitch. Clearly off with his timing on that one, a swinging strike. Still one and two. Now the pitch and it's two balls and two strikes now. Boy, not what you want coming out of the gate as a pitcher, right? You don't want to have to show all of your pitches this early on in the game, but that's a quality of batting. What does it make you do as a pitcher? You have to use a lot of your pitches and the more pitches a hitter sees, the better chance they have to make good contact. Newman fields it cleanly and the throw to first is in time, one gone. Batting second. The shortstop. Labour Torres. So one away here with the bases empty and that will bring up the exciting middle infielder, Labour Torres. First pitch on its way. Hit on the ground is short. Scooped up. And there are two away now. Batting third. The right fueler. Giancarlo Stanton. Giancarlo Stanton now. He's always a long ball threat currently fourth in the American League in that department. Dero, this guy hits home runs and usually he hits him in bunches. How about his last game? Three big flies. Yeah, going through those A-B's Dan did them all different ways too. The guy is just on fire. If you miss over those 17 inches, good chance you're not getting that baseball back. Oh, the zone is swinging a miss. And there are our umpires for this one. Working the plate is Dave Lawrence. Dan, we got Dave Lawrence behind the dish tonight. One of the best in the business in my opinion, but sometimes has a tendency to fall into a pattern where he's given a little bit too much on that outside corner. Yeah, Dero, one of the things he'll do, he'll open up that outside corner, especially with left-handed batters. That's one and two. That misses. It's two and two now with two away here in the top of the first. That's a good take on a fastball out of the zone. Hey, I get it. He's looking for a ball to drive, but that ball was a little bit too far up. A swing and a miss. That retires the side and that will do it. So the Yanks go one, two, three. Now the pirates will get their first opportunity. No score. Jay Hap will be on the bump for game two of the series. Dan, please act. What do you got? Hey, Matt, we're getting a look at a guy that's really been struggling lately. This last three starts, he has a whip of over 1.50. Lots of base runners, lots of hits and lots of walks. And that doesn't add up to very good performances. So he's going to look to turn things around in this one here today. Stepping in, Kevin Newman will lead things off here in the bottom half of the first. The fifth. Runs up and gets this one down. But the throw will beat him at first, so the bump for hit attempt is snuffed out. That in second. The left fielder, Adam Frazier. So here's Adam Frazier, and he's a guy looking to break out in a big way. Hasn't been getting the results he or his club have been hoping for. Ready with the first pitch, here it comes. A swing and a shot hit down the corner. And that's going to wind up hooking just a bit foul, so a missed opportunity there. The wind up and the 0-1. Grounded softly down the line toward first. But this will wind up a foul ball strike two. Frazier is unlike many of today's hitters in the sense that he doesn't have a lot of swing and miss in his approach at the plate. More often than not, he gets contact, and I'm sure that makes him a frustrating hitter to face from a pitcher standpoint. You know, he takes his chances when he has count leveraged. Without question, 1-0-2-0. You see this guy try and get nasty a little bit, but he stays within himself. He knows what his strengths are, and he tries to drive the ball right back where it came from. So striding in, Brian Reynolds, and he'll be looking to change his fortunes in this one. He's seen his numbers take a bit of a dive in recent action. A fastball off the plate away, it's ball one. And as the Yankees get started here tonight, guys, they're coming off another victory last time out, and now they're winners of eight of their last nine ball games. Yeah, Maddie, this team finds itself with a huge lead. Double digits right now and climbing, playing really good baseball. Some people will say, oh, you don't want to have that big a lead. You start resting on you. And we'll have to leave it there as the play is made here to end the inning. Nothing in the pirate first. We're on to the second now in Pittsburgh. No score on the show. All set for the start of the inning, and next to hit is the catcher, Gary Sanchez. Gary Sanchez. First pitch of the at-bat, one strike now from Archer, and this is high a ball and a strike. Chopper to short, fielded cleanly. Pro to first will be in time, and there's one gone here to start the second. That is there. The left fielder, Mike Talkman. Next for New York, Mike Talkman, as he'll get his first opportunity in this one. And the pitch. Try to check it in its own one. Fastball just misses, that's ball one. Talkman, the former Colorado Rocky, he was acquired via trade last year. Yeah, this guy's fully settled in with this ball club right now. Knows what the manager and coaching staff expect from him. Is not taken aback by anything. He's been through the spring training process and gotten to know everybody in this organization top to bottom. Late making contact on that swing, and we'll do it again on one and two. Now the pitch. Line toward right center, and that'll split the gap as it should be extra bases. Pull into second with one away. Let's take another look at just a textbook swing right there. Good weight transfer, good hands to the ball, solid contact, and great extension through the ball. Yeah, that's about as pretty as a swing gets. Nice look at it there from our camera guys as well. And that'll bring up Miguel Endujar, as he'll take a look at a strike on the outside corner its own one. The average for him at 267 on the year. Eight home runs and 29 driven in. Behind 0 and 2 now. Talkman, the runner at second with one away. Right field, that's a base here. And they won't risk it at third, so they're at the corners now with only one away. Nice piece of hitting right there. Looks like the guy on second had to respect it and freeze a little bit. He had to freeze there for a second to make sure that line drive gets down, but eventually does get the third base. Settling in now, Tyler Wade, and he's seen his numbers on the rise here over the last five games or so. Here comes the first pitch. Rising fastball, then it catches the zone for a strike. Hey, this is a left handed hitter that can fly down the line. If they want to turn two, they're going to have to be almost perfect. Swing and a miss and he's quickly in the hole 0 and 2. Foul tip, but it's held onto behind the plate for round number two. Well, their chances of pushing across the run took a pretty good hit after that strikeout. It's so much tougher to score a guy from third with two outs instead of one. Basically you need a hit or you need to get lucky with a wild pitch or a pass ball. Now to the plate, Mike Ford, as he looks at a fastball that's in there for strike one. And he's a guy looking to break out in a big way. Hasn't been getting the results he or his club have been hoping for. Come Sett, the 0-1. Edge of his own, that time taken and ruled a strike. Boy, this is one of those A-B's you like to hit the rewind button on. Put himself in a tough spot now, hitting with two strikes. The 0-2. One of the things every pitcher wants to do is make sure that those hitters aren't very comfortable up there. See how he runs this hard one in right here? That's a pitch you just want to try to get a hitter to move his feet a little bit. He's off a pitch outside as they draw, even at 2 and 2. He started this guy backwards, couple of off-speed pitches early. Followed by back-to-back hitters. He can go either way he wants to go right now. Outside in a full count, 3 and 2. 3-2, 2-out, runner on first. Lots of possible outcomes on this pitch. He struck him out in and out of trouble as the ending is over. Back-to-back strikeouts keep him out of danger. The three of us return with more Wednesday night baseball after this. Josh Bell the next to hit. He's set to lead off the home half of the second. Josh Bell. First pitch coming, here it is. Oh, and that looked like the very definition of flailing there. It's even at 1. Man, that pitch had the look of a fastball. Straight change-up, and the bottom fell out of it. A 1-1 home. A bouncer to the left side. Torres scoops it up. And that's the first down. Fatty fifth. The third baseman, Colin Moran. Into the box now, Colin Moran. He'll get to take his first cuts here. Infield in the over shift here, now the pitch. And he lays off a pitch in there for the first strike. Bottom of the second here with no score. And that's taken for a called strike two. 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 pitches. The 1-2 is taken for ball two. Full count, three and two. Gregory Polanco waits on deck. 3-2 pitch. A swing and a ground ball to third. Enderhaar brings it in. Go on to first to get him. Score it 5-3 on the putout, though it looked more like a 6-3 ground ball. Nevertheless, there are two away now. Not a lot you can do with that pitch. That fastball just ate him up inside and gets the soft grounder for the out. Stepping up to the plate, Gregory Polanco will try to make something happen with two gone in the bottom of the second. Infield shifted well to the right. Here's the first pitch. Ball one. Polanco for El Café as he's sometimes referred to. He's a veteran of seven years at the major league level. Ball and a strike. Well-located fastball right there. If he can continue to do that, he'll pitch deep into this one. Two out, nobody on. And there's ball two now. I don't blame him for not coming over the heart of the plate. He circled this guy on the lineup card when he got to the yard today. He's been swinging one of the hotter bats in the game. The two-one. Hey! I got to count, two and two. Swing in a soft liner, but an easy play over a third. And that'll be that. Some of our nation's young minds and future leaders here in attendance. Yikes. Two complete, still scoreless here on the show. Standing in, Jay Hap. Nine, one and two do up. Number 33, Jay Hap. Ready with the first pitch. Here it comes. Tried to check it in its own one. Bouncer up the middle. Reigned in. Throw to first in time and the leadoff man is gone to start the third. The center field, number 11. Brett Gartner. Here's Brett Gartner now. He's 0-1 after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far. First pitch of the at bat on its way. Edge of the zone, that time taken and ruled a strike. The wind up and the 0-1. Now a fastball that's taken close that time, but it's one and one. Two balls and a strike down to the Yankees leadoff man. They tried to hold up that time. We'll get an appeal down to third and no swing. It's ball three. Three and two to the Yankees center fielder. Third inning, no score to this point. Just went to right field and deep off the bat of Gartner. That one is gone. A solo shot here to straight away right field. Home run number 16 for him on the year as the Yankees will grab a 1-0 lead. I guess the pitchers haven't been talking in the dugout because it looks like they've learned nothing about this guy. He's torched them for four home runs this series and they're still giving him pitches to hit. And that'll bring up Gleber Torres. Gleber. Let's take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one. He's 0 for 1 after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far. And it's quickly 0 and 2. Nothing in two count and the pitch. And he pops it up. Polanco coming on. And nope, this one falls so he'll get another shot. Ready with another 0-2. Grounder down the line at third. But this will be a foul ball and it's still 0 and 2. The pitch. And this is swung on and missed four strikeouts already and that's out number two. Pretty textbook pitching right there. Jump ahead and a count 0-2 and then start working outside the zone. Easier said than done but that's the way to do it. And digging into the batter's box next will be Giancarlo Stanton. As the first pitch misses to him it's ball one. 0 for 1 here in the early going. Fouled away. A 1-1 home. Hot shot down the line. But a foul ball. 1 and 2 the count now. Now the pitch. Waved at and missed for the third out. Not much of a chance at hitting that one and the inning is over. Yankees are off and running early thanks to the solo home run. We played two and a half. Now 1-0 in Yanks. Now as the Pirates line up ready for their third turn with the bats and unfortunately for them this club has had their issues on offense. At the start of the day they find themselves as one of the worst teams in the league with a long ball and scoring runs. I talked to one player before the game that told me he thinks things have sort of snowballed on them this year. They didn't get off to a good start and since then most everyone has simply been searching for answers and trying to do too much. He admitted it's been a frustrating year but they have to keep pushing forward and looking for better ways to generate offense. Back to you guys. Alright thanks Heidi. Here comes the first pitch. Here's a late swing and a miss strike two. Maybe trying to back him up a bit there with the fastball. Hey I get it he wants to set up that breaking ball down it away but that 0-2 fastball wasn't even close. Ready on one and two. Hit on the ground after short. Torres picks it up. Throws in time and that's out number one. And with that we'll give you a quick look at our current standings in the AL East. Tucker. Now in the box Cole Tucker and he's a guy looking to break out in a big way hasn't been getting the results he or his club have been hoping for. First delivery to him on the way. Ball one. Faces are empty one man out. One ball one strike to count. One one home. One ball and two strikes to count. Lucky he got a piece right there. He was definitely late on that pitch after seeing a previous off speed pitch. And a good take there close but it's two and two. Well below the knees laid off on the changeup there. He loses him on ball four. They haven't been able to register a hit against this guy but at least they have a base runner here. We'll see if that leads to something. Archer. So we're under it first with one man gone and the pitchers scheduled to bat next that'll bring up Chris Archer. He's set and the pitch showing bunt here but he takes ball one. In today's game if they're going to give you an out you take it. You have to find a way to execute a pitch in the zone. Allow him to get the bunt down and take the out at first. Runners on first with one down and he'll try to bunt that man to second but this one kicks foul as a look. Now the pitch and now a bunt attempt here as he gets this one down and you can't ask for much more out of a pitcher than that. The sacrifice works to perfection. Now that second baseman Kevin Newman. So stepping in Kevin Newman as he'll look to bring home that tying run from second with a base hit into the outfield. First pitch to him runner in scoring position at second with two down fastball just missed above the zone. 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. Here's the two oh swing and a miss two and one strike. In there two and two line drive to left and the Pirates are in the hit column and comes around to score from second. There's a good job of battling right there. Now that's two strikes at one pitch away and what a terrific piece of hitting right there. Yeah that's a great job right there. Some guys are not afraid to hit with two strikes. They'll take that pitcher deep into account feeling comfortable about it. That's the type of hitter this guy is and he was able to come through and that'll bring in Adam Frazier as he'll try to hold back on the swing but he went around for the first strike. Oh for one for him here in this one. 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 runners back hoping to send him packing pitch on its way and a sliders in the dirt as he lays off it for a ball two and two to Adam Frazier runner aboard at first here with two gone in a one one ball game got him on a good slider there swung on and missed as he's down on strikes for the second time tonight. So one run on one hit no errors in a runner left on now to the top of ending number four all tied at one and one and welcome back to Pittsburgh as we check in on the field with Heidi. Thanks Matt. I talked with 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. 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. All set for the start of the fourth and the next to bat the Dominican born catcher Gary Sanchez first offering on its way and no swing apparently ball one. This guy's been throwing the ball great so far but it's going to be tested here four five and six coming up this part of the lineup. Here's a fastball low and he's behind two and oh and this is a called strike at the letters look like ball three but make it two and one instead. He's falling behind now three and one teams been struggling on offense. Let your D work for you right here pound his own. Here it comes. Bullet back up the middle Reynolds is under it to make the play on the first down now batting. So with that let's call on the guys in the graphics department to put up the pitch speed comparison for the two starters and both guys throw in the country hardball so far top speeds of ninety five and ninety seven digging in now Mike Tuckman. He'll try to follow up the double in his last at bat with another big hit right here. First pitch of the at bat on its way and that's in there for strike one. He's looking sharp so far. Eighty percent of his first pitches are for strikes. He might be able to go to distance if he keeps this up. And it's one and one one run on three hits and no errors for the Yankees so far lays off the slider that time two and one. Hey there's not a lot you could do with a slider breaking down and in unless you catch it way out front. I like the idea of taking it and making the pitcher bring you something a little more hittable and he can't catch the corner here so he's behind three and one. If I'm in the box right now I'm coming on glued. He is going to throw something over the heart of the plate inside with the fastball and it works the base on ball. Well you know a pitcher is really fighting himself when he misses a zone by that much. I'm surprised the catcher could even bring that in plate Miguel Andujar. He reached on a single in his first try from the stretch and that's taken high and outside for ball one the 1 0. Now this is the kind of count this guy feeds on at the plate. You can bet he's here to hit the fastball right here. Too tight with that one three and oh you're on first here with one gone in a 1 1 tie. Let it rip that time 3 0 but the fastball is by him three and one. You maybe get two pitches a game where all the guesswork goes out the window. This is certainly that situation. Set. Here's the 3 1 and he misses again. Ball four and that's back to back guys now that have reached base via the base on ball. The batter this is the kind of thing that's been happening to him all season long. He'll cruise for a while hitting his spots and all of a sudden the wheels come off and he struggles. We'll see if he can recover here. First pitch of the at bat Tyler Wayne is at the plate as he looks at ball one first and second now one man out that evens it up one and one look now the pitch had him off strike that time and it's one and two real ugly 0 1 swing there as a pitcher. You've got to be hunting for the strikeout knowing you have this guy way off balance set to deal on a ball and two strikes. He's already walked two in this inning already. This guy just can't seem to find the strike zone 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 down the first baseline and a reach but it's by him as he couldn't quite get to that ball up next to the Yankee and time will be called here as the pitching coach heads out to the mound and hopefully try and settle this guy down a bit into the box like four as the first pitch to him is in there for a called strike one comes into this at bat 0 4 1 in the ballgame. Fastball just misses that's ball one already 24 pitches to this point in the inning a bullet to first base. The pitcher number 33 J. So now the pitcher for the Yankees J. half and a chance now to increase his lead if he can deliver something here with two gone first pitch coming here it is. And here's a fastball called for strike one swing and a miss and he's in the hole to now. Hey I know it's the pitcher at the plate but he's going to grind it out right here. He's got a chance to help himself and he's a bigger backbreaker to a team than watching the pitcher drive in a run. No and he looks at a ball one and two. Well this is where you have to be really aggressive one and two count on an American League pitcher that rarely bats go right after him. Here's a little chopper up the middle when the dirt but a good scoop at first saves an error as the side is retired Yankee strike for a run on the RBI double bottom of the fourth coming up two to one New York off the inning. Ryan Reynolds will have to get something going here and even this game up. He's ready. Here's the first offering. They love the confidence in that pitch right there going right after one of the better hitters on this team. Not afraid to execute into the wind up. Here comes the O and one. Yeah this is straight survival mode down to the numbers are definitely not with the batter here. Nothing in two count and the pitch rounded the third is in time for the first down the first base number fifty five. Yeah. So the bases are empty with one man gone and digging into bat next the big bat of Josh Bell first delivery to him on the way. Breaking ball but it's laid off and doesn't find the zone. Now a ball lying to the left side but this is a foul ball one one and a swing and a miss as that look like self defense there. It's two and two. Well that's a jam shot right there. That's as good as it gets in my opinion. Up and in this one sinks low on a touch outside. It's a full count three and two 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 fastball too high ball for and I'm sure the manager is just fine with that. I mean it's better to battle a slugger like that to the end walking him then serving one up or he can really hurt digging in for his second at bat. Colin Moran he got on top of one and was a ground out victim last time. Yeah. Maddie expect this pitcher to try and get the same result that's his last at bat right here. Double play is in order. Anything on the ground the way this defense is they could certainly roll to one here it comes set up away with the change up but it's one and one he threw that pitch with the purpose to get a double play good job to let it go by though as a hitter a little too high with that one two balls in the strike one run just one hit and no errors so far for the pirates lifted in the air out towards left center is out for it but he can't pull it in as it's second and third following the one out double now battle. And I think that may have been the situation where the run first was waiting to see if the ball is going to get down or not. If there were two outs he most likely scores there instead he has to hold the third can't really fault him for that though. Here's Gregory Polanco as the first pitch to him runs a bit inside for ball one he's over one thus far it's a lot easier to hit when you're putting yourself in good hitters counts this guy's done a great job not swinging at pitchers pitches. And when he's getting the ball in his own he's getting the barrel to it he's been hot lately the two oh two high and it's three and oh props to the hitter right there for laying off with a guy on third you want to be aggressive but you have to get a pitch you can drive three balls in a strike to Gregory Polanco fourth inning of a two to one ball game fastball in there three and two. One of the most frustrating things for me to watch in this game is guys getting count leverage and not pull the trigger on a fastball middle end. That's why you play to get no situations where you can try meanwhile now this ball is trouble as it looks like it'll be good for extra bases. He's in its second safely as they take the lead with two runs scoring on the play. Now better man was on the mound. I would not let this guy hurt me. Cover off the ball the entire series and he drives two more in right here. He is definitely a man on a mission and he's making a huge impact. Jacob Stallings will be the next hitter as he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one. He's over one after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far. The 1 0 hit in the air with a gap in right center after it is Gardner. He gets there and that's the second out the batter. Number three shortstop goal Tucker. So coming to the plate called Tucker. He scored after reaching on a walk in his first at bat from the stretch. Here's the pitch lofted in the air out toward right center Stanton giving chase. He gets there to make the play and that ends the inning. Now it's two runs on two hits no errors in a runner left. We played four full pirates lead it three to two off the inning. Brett Gardner and they'll need him to get something going here. Yeah man that last one wasn't exactly a tape measure shot but listen a home run as a home run I know a lot of pictures that they call that a wall scraper in his last day B but listen it counts as a home run nonetheless. One and oh the count who pulled the string and had him way in front of ball in a strike fouled away. The one two is a slider taken for a ball. Don't be surprised if he gets another back foot slider right here. Don't think for a second just because he took the first one that this pitcher won't come back exactly the same way. Here now the two two what a great battle to start this inning. What a great job by the lead off hitter. He knows that this pitcher starting to get up there in pitches the manager starting to get restless. Let's see if we can knock him out and get into that bullpen and he founds this one off. Thing has to give. Here's the payoff pitch another foul ball. Good eye here as he takes ball four and it's a base on boss to lead off the fifth inning and that at bat will put a smile on any manager's face. The pitch total that posing pitcher just keeps going higher and higher. He still couldn't put him away. So this inning is off to a good start for the guys carrying the sticks. Striding forward now Torres over to one is lying this far from the stretch fastball too high to start him out here one and all just keeping him close on the one and one pitch. That's a great call right there fastball 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 two one home taking strike to two don't know for sure but I think you may have been taking there thinking his teammate on first was going to be on the move. Now the two two on the ground is short. This could be two to second for one over the bell for the double play doesn't come much easier than that. Taylor made six four three double play and an easy one to turn. So base is empty now after the double play and that'll bring forth the veteran outfielder Giancarlo Stanton ready with the first pitch. Here it comes the wind up and the 0 1 well above the letters with the fastball that time fifth inning a play here in a 3 2 ballgame into the corner and slicing foul the 1 2 high in the air carrying well out to deep center Reynolds is on the move for it and he makes a nice catch on the track is that ends the inning. Yanks held in check. They trail three to two Eric Gonzalez will grab a bat and hit for the pitcher here hitting for the pilot. Number two Eric Gunn Collette a fastball misses here to start the at bat. It's one and oh and he's a guy looking to break out in a big way hasn't been getting the results he or his club have been hoping for the 1 0 double barreled action in the Yankee bullpen now a lefty and a right hander start to get loose the 2 1 is swung on and missed in that strike two and that's taken high for a ball that's full now three and two that was kind of a gift to the hitter. He's up there probably thinking of protecting on two and two but when you launch a ball that high out of the strike zone it's obviously easy to take that one. So he racks up the swinging strikeout on the breaking ball. Eric Gonzalez is retired for the first out in the bottom half of the fifth. No man the box now Kevin Newman and she'll take a change up here for strike one a hit and two tries for him so far just got the corner that time with the fastball strike to too well executed pitches at the knees right there. But I know this hitters looking for something up pull the fastball down a little too much there. That's ball one right side but it's going to be a foul ball one out nobody on a great pitch there as he couldn't get extended on that one and he's down on strikes for the second out. That was a good job tying him up inside that strikeout. It wasn't even in the strike zone but with the hitter protecting with two strikes that's the kind of pitch you can get him to offer at and he's probably not going to do much with it when he does make contact. Stepping in now Adam Frazier swings and grounds at the short gets dirty and gloves it. He beat it out nearly a remarkable play but score at a base hit and the inning continues with two away and that's a good job by the shortstop right there for him to range at least get to that ball and show his pitcher with the diving stop. He's willing to get dirty all day long. Wasn't able to complete the play but the effort was there first pitch on its way. Now a fastball that couldn't quite find the zone. It's ball one. Hey a two out single isn't all that bad but it can be when you've got this part of the lineup coming up. Hits are now even at for a piece lying towards center field. Oh and this kicks right off of them. So now they'll have runners on the corners with two away well D roll that looked like the pretty easy in the start all of a sudden two outs and back to back zeros runners at first and third yeah they put traffic on it. I guess I would throw it back at you Dan you get two quick outs right there and then you get to base hit knots or even concerning yourself with the traffic on the bases or you're just trying to execute that next bit. You know what happens a lot of times Dero you lose concentration you get the first two out the inning you think hey I'm going to breeze through this and get this third guy out next thing you know first and third and two out you have to make some good pitches for one with a run scored thus far the 1 0 runners at the corners two men out fouled away hit hard toward the right side and this is going to be a fair ball as it'll head to the corner and the run will score from third to make this a four to two game he pulls into second safely as a run will score on the play as well. Third base just some more of the same for him. He's been clutch all year with Runners in scoring position and he does it again here with a double tack on another RBI to this season total the Yankee skipper on his way to the mound and that will bring an end to the appearance by Jay Hap so he'll depart here in the fifth after working just four and two thirds and he's on the hook for the L unless this one turns around. Your attention comes on now looking for the final out of the inning to strand the two runners in scoring position the week at the plate now Colin Moran as he takes a cold strike at the knees its own one. He's working on a one for two games so far in the dirt and block behind the plate the job to corral this quickly as the runners hold on second and third two away on not fooled there is this ball's hammered out to deep right field and this ball's going to get down and it should play to couple derives at second without a play as two runs come across to score away from the play the right field this one just whistles over the second baseman said he had no chance to make a play on that one and it gets fielded deep in the alley but not before to run score and the hitter lands on second Gregory Polanco and she'll take a look at the strike right down the middle its own one now this is driven out to deep right center this could be trouble and this one will bounce into the wall he's in its second safely as also on the play a run comes across to score so much of this game is situational hitting guys nice job there yeah you've got to find a way to pick your teammates up when you're given the chance and he doesn't try to do too much right here he just takes what's there safely on second and his buddy is high fiving teammates in the dugout in now Jacob Stallings as he looks at a fastball that misses off the plate for ball one he's over two in the ball game so far low and away as he misses again two and oh this hitting really feels like it's getting away from him out here in the reliever you can't let that happen nothing you can do about what's already happened and it's only gonna get worse if you're not focusing on the guy in the batter's box now the two oh is taken strike one slider misses and he's in danger of losing him here three and one and the count will be full three to pick it's the top of the zone he struck him out looking the pirates are able to add on to their lead and after a long dry spell the back again in the steel city the three of us returned with more Wednesday night baseball after this Stephen Bronx takes over to start the sixth inning on the mound number forty three deep in new ending set to get underway and now it will be the catcher Gary Sanchez this one doesn't look good so far down by a boat load as we entered the middle innings it's about time they get something going and the last thing you want to do is fall behind where you have to score a bunch in the eighth and ninth inning first pitch fastball in there for a cold strike Brault a left-hander who goes in even six feet he was selected in the eleventh round back in the draft of two thousand thirteen I know this guy wouldn't go into the category of superstar but to grind out the career he has being drafted where he was my hats off to him outside for a ball one and one one and two now is that one's fouled off can't get out of the way there so the leadoff man will be aboard to open up the inning now yeah I can hear the crowd murmuring now wondering if he hit him on purpose but hey us pitchers need to be able to throw inside especially when facing hitters as dangerous as he is pretty sure this one just got away from him and hey that's part of the game ready for another chance Mike talkman first pitch on its way gotta believe the pitchers going to trust his defense right here look for something down in his own to induce a ground ball double play ready with the nothing in one pitch on a line to shortstop but the runner is back to avoid the double play up next for the Yankees the third base Miguel and you hard into the box Miguel on to hard it was a walk in his last trip first pitch of the at bat and this is on the ground as short could be two there's one we laid a bell the double play and that's how the inning ends down in order go the Yankees seven to two bottom of the sixth inning on its way but first here's Heidi Watney well Matt I talked with Pittsburgh's manager during the inning break about the Pirates offensive production to this point and flat out he was very pleased with the quality of their at bats he said they're doing an excellent job with pitch selection meaning they're swinging at the right pitches and doing damage with them the numbers back that up five extra base hits on the stat sheet guys okay thank you Heidi standing in Cole Tucker he'll have the opportunity to kick things off as we begin a home six go Tucker comes the first pitch hey a changeup can be a pretty good pitch on the first pitch kind of slow down a good fastball hitter and here's a ball hit in the air but no chance to run it down it's a foul ball wind up and the O2 pitch and a changeup swung on and missed for the first down that swing tells me he was really trying to get a pitch out front and rip it down the line but now that wasn't a great pitch to do it on it's really not the best to strike approach either seven Kramer will get the call here as he'll hit for the pitcher hitting for the pirate number 44 and he lays off there one and oh the average at two eighty four to begin play six home runs and twenty one driven in into his wind up here comes the 1 0 and he watches one miss outside to an oh no fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike that pitch look like it could have been a little high but he's been calling that pitch all night kind of rough for a pinch here but I'm sure his teammates let him know that's where the zone has been and it's belted high and deep into right center and that is off the wall reach second now with one away well one thing's for certain that makes the manager look like a genius right there he calls on him to pinch it hoping for any kind of spark and he gives him a little bit more than that blasting a double that almost leaves the ballpark beginnings often start with beginnings like this at the plate Kevin Newman as he will take strike one on the fastball here no balls in a strike he's working on a one for three thus far lofted in the air out toward right center Stanton on the run he tracks it down and makes the play to record the second out up next to hit for the left fielder Adam Granger striding into the box Adam Frazier he's got a hit in three at bats to this point has a look now the pitch in there for strike one oh and one comes set now the pitch Wow that's a close pitch to take but when you're a good hitter like this guy to take that pitch on oh and two you have to have a pretty good eye hit down the third baseline but this is a foul ball as the count holds steady at one and two kicks and deals and he popped him up Torres is under it to make a catch to end the inning Pirates leave one there on top seven to two your birdie is on to pitch from the bullpen now to start any number seven number fifty seven seventh inning ready to roll and stepping in will be the very fleet footed Tyler Wade it doesn't look very promising so far in this one as we move into the later innings down by a bundle it's time to get some base runners and hopefully a long ball to get back into this one ball one to start the ad bat the one oh and that misses two and one and now pitch on the way to two and two now when I broke into the league not many guys were throwing that elevated fast ball with that much velocity on it the game has changed still even at two and two now the pitch swing and a miss on the fastball and that's the first out it's always nice to keep a guy that has good wheels off base and that's just what they did right there big strike out like keep that guy off the base path into the box Mike Ford as he'll take a look at a high strike that time it's nothing in one he's hit listen is to add bats so far oh one here's the pitch now it looks like a right handers up and throwing in the Pittsburgh bullpen bases are empty one man out hit down the line at first but this will get foul it's a ball in two strikes the one to Annie popped him up but this will land untouched one out nobody on that one misses badly it's ball to another two two offering there's one that misses inside and the counts run full now three and two 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 thirteen throws just to them so far three to pitch pulls off on the slider and that's a good idea as it's ball four man that's just painful for a pitcher right there a three to offering that was right on the corner but he couldn't get him to chase and he doesn't get the call can't beat yourself up about that would too much DJ LeMayhew will be summoned off the bench here as he'll pinch head with the runner at first and one gone in the inning according to the career numbers on the back of his baseball card LeMayhew has a batting line residing in the two nineties looking to boost that even higher here nothing in one count here it comes and he misses with it one and one hard hit ball to second fair handed for one relay to first in time and just like that this side is retired four to six to three they roll it up to get out of the jam the three of us return with more Wednesday night baseball after this like Britain gets the ball from the pen to take over on the mound and start the whole seventh number fifty three Zach Richard Ryan Reynolds will be the first one to greet him as you'll have to turn around and bat from the right side of the plate here the center fielder Ryan Reynolds he sat here it comes one here's the pitch here's a late swing and a miss strike two and some action out in the Yankee bullpen now as a right hander starts to loosen up pause and the O2 tried to get him to go after the slider but it's one and two and that's high for a ball it's two and two just hung in there on that one and a good sinker there gets him swinging for the first out the first season number fifty five so that'll bring up Josh bell bell first pitch on its way bases are empty one man out and a sinker dips to low there into the dirt in fact you never want to fall behind as a pitcher but doing it to a guy like this is even worse he's got to bear down and execute for the rest of this at bat starting right now three and oh now now here's the pitch and that's low ball for it was obvious when the count ran the two and oh that they were not going to get this guy anything to get sometimes you have to pick your battles and they're going to try their luck with the next hitter trying to pick things up where we left off Colin Moran he's two for three and looking for more here comes set here's the nothing and nothing pitch one oh perfect time for a mound visit right here just give him a breather a chance to collect himself and get back to work runner at first year one man out and it's to an owner to Colin Moran I'd be real surprised if he goes back out away there on the mound this is a count for a fastball challenge and we'll see if he's ready for it in the box to well count the pitch down low and the plot thickens here three and oh those are just two great takes right there those are pretty good pitches sliders down the way both of them just off the plate couldn't get the batter to fish he set here's the three oh and oh not so fast partner called strike on the inside part of the plate three and one now can't keep that one fair and now the count's full this is lying to left and that's in there base hit yet at hard hit single right there that's clean now back right he's looking locked in Gregory Polanco Gregory Polanco has the first pitch sinker misses to him it's ball one so far two for three in this one on our home on its Taylor made the short six to second for one throw on to first won't be in time so they just get the one there now that that was kind of a high degree of difficulty play that time you see the off balance second base and he couldn't get a lot on it but they did get the out digging in Jacob Stallings no hits in three tries so far he's struck out once looking to wiggle out of this here it is hit on the ground down the first baseline but a foul ball here oh and one Britain's ready here it is high in the air and drifting out to shallow center Torres is there and he puts this one away for the third out so a great job there of working out a potential trouble you'll see the speedy Brett Gardner start things out when we come back we'll look ahead to ending number eight now it's the Pirates seven and the Yankees two now the skippers on his way out toward the home plate area and I believe that means we're going to have a double switch here York cedar Lee is in out of the bullpen now as he'll be inserted into the number six spot following the double switch. Number two Dyson will also come on now as he'll move into the pitchers number nine hole in the order here on that double switch. Number six. So the batting order turns over now and set to go Brett Gardner comes in one for two with that home run he hit earlier. Here's the first pitch to him watches a fastball right there for strike one. Hey there's an old saying in baseball you need to take a strike in this spot. Well he got one there now he just needs to find a way to get on down the left field line and deep and this is going to wind up a foul ball 0 and 2. Here it comes. There's a fastball well off the plate for a ball. He wasn't even close to swinging right there. That was a stone cold take. Here's the one and two delivery. And he squares up on this one deep to straight away right not quite out of here it's off the out of town scoreboard and he'll pull into second here with nobody out. Talk about starting off the inning with the goodness when this thing left the bat I thought it was out of here and I think he might have to only made it to the warning track but he glides in the second base with a lead off double into the box. Now Torres as he looks at a fastball that's in there for strike one. He could really use a knock here 0 for three in the game so far. One pitch. One in one. Hey this is a real pesky hitter right here as a pitcher you really like to keep this guy off the bases. This is a guy that kind of sets the tables for beginnings Yankee shortstop behind in the count one and two. Take a step back right here after three fastballs in a row there is no chance he throws you a fourth runner at second nobody out dirt here but it won't skip away far enough for the runner to advance here now the two not surprised he's laid on a heater right there just saw an off speed pitch one to stay back a little bit too long to two pitches fouled away look like he was cheating a heater right there a little bit too far out in front gotta find a way to keep his hands back now a ball lined to the left side but foul you can definitely tell with that foul off right there that he's picking up spin on this pitchers off speed stuff maybe expect a fastball on this next one ball three three and two now this has been an epic at bat right here I don't blame the pitcher for a little nibbling right there maybe get a swing in a miss he didn't bite on that once and now we go full count making him work out there the ninth pitch of the ad bat coming up and he'll get to see another one it will be the 10th pitch of this ad bat for foul balls in this AB pitcher cannot find anywhere to go to put this guy away out of the stretch three two pitch home round ball sent back up the Moodle throw on to first in time one away now batting right field John Carlo coming to the plate now John Carlo Stanton he flew out in his last ad bat yeah and I'm sure he'd like a base hit of some sort right here Maddie but hey you know what another flyout wouldn't be all that bad if he can get it deep enough he should be able to drive in a nice run with a sack fly one out in a runner on third off the plate one ball one strike and it's fouled away and he fouls this one off sent in the air out to straight away center catch made in center here comes the runner from third and he will score on the sacrifice fly great job there by this power hitter known for driving the ball on the ballpark does the job right there with the sack fly and brings the run home so now it will be the four hole hitter Gary Sanchez bases empty and too gone following the sacrifice fly he's set and the pitch fouled away time to be aggressive with these hitters now after that sack fly now it's time to try to get out of the setting with only one run scored bases are empty here with two men out now a fastball off the plate away a ball and a strike a one one home ball to hold not sure where that one missed and I'm not sure the pitcher does either now the two one pitch that ball three call didn't go his way on two and one but it's important here on three and one to still make a quality pitch you have to have the mindset that you're still the one in the driver's seat to out nobody on inside he misses ball four and as a pitcher that's always tough look like you got a bad break on some of those calls but he's got to learn that sometimes my calls don't go your way and you've just got to move on that's something that young pitchers can have a hard time with though digging in now for the Yankees Mike talkman one for two with a double on the ledgers so far here comes the first pitch hitting the air down the left field line and that will end up a foul ball a runner on first with two away got him to swing out of his shoes on that one nothing in two Wow great pitch right there right changing speeds how about that straight change up how about that swing Howdy if you're waving at me the 0 2 home squared that one up just a little late the next 0 2 to out with the man at first and this one runs in on him as he can't get his arms extended a great pitch there and the inning is over so a run on one hit no errors and a man left home half of the eighth straight ahead pirates on top seven to three you're a heler please on to pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the eight number sixty one then heller ready to go for the last half of the inning and that'll bring up the switch hit him shortstop cool tuck your top go doctor first pitch of the at bat yeah that ball went out like the fastball got away from him there it's ball to strike taken up in the zone lifted down the line and left and do hard trying to get there and that will end up a foul ball the liner but picked up on a hop and there's one away the right fielder time to give you a look now at the numbers for our two starting pitchers and really nothing to write home about on either line as neither guy was able to last even six innings stepping into the box Gerard Dyson lifetime in this match up he's one for two first pitch of the at bat on its way facing right handed pitching so far this season Dyson is below the Mendoza line the batting average under 200 unfortunately yeah Matty he's well aware of it runners in scoring position that's where you need to be on your game he's just expanded the zone entirely too much in these situations the 1 1 home here at the center field Gardner is there makes the play and there are two gone now now batting the second baseman Kevin Newman now with the play Kevin Newman he comes into this appearance in the midst of a one for four day first pitch coming here it is inside with the fastball it's one and all lying toward the alley and left center that gets down and the inning continues last pitch was a fastball tries to double off the same piece of cheese and it gets around nice piece of cheese to the plate now Adam Frazier as he'll go after the first pitch to him and comes up empty at strike one it was a flyout for him in his last trip of the 01 pulled toward right center field and eight innings have come and gone now as the inning is over one left for Pittsburgh but they lead it by four it's seven to three Michael Feliz comes on from the pen hoping to finish this one off here in the top of the ninth number forty five Michael from me heading in Miguel Andujar he was a double play victim last time around he doesn't have to worry about that in a situation Matty no one on base right now try and get something up so you can drive to baseball ninth inning underway now as the first pitch is taken for a cold strike lays off the slider and it's one and one now and a half pitch Feliz is a guy known for his lights out stuff he tends to rack up strikeout numbers at a very high rate however he does at times get wild walks have come back to bite him on more than one occasion you know it's not uncommon Matty V for a relief pitcher come in with really good stuff and it seems like he's either really hit miss he'll rack up a lot of strikeouts but if he's not quite on he'll also rack up a lot of base on balls and he'll cause a pitching coach and a manager to really start to pull their hair out and this pitch misses here it's ball for and they've got to lead off base runner aboard to start the ninth the batter number 40 second base Tyler and that'll bring up Tyler Wade first pitch of the at bat on its way now a ball lying to the left side foul nobody out runner on first and he takes this one high one and one action in the bullpen now as a right hander begins to throw out there here it comes on one and one smoked on the ground left side a dive and he knocks it down and no chance at a recovery here is despite a great effort that time they won't get it out on the play hey sometimes you just got to tip your cap right there you execute a nice pitch down in his own think you're going to get a ground ball or a swing and a miss and you find yourself with a man on first got to regroup stepping up now Mike Ford and these guys are making a little push here you have to like the effort despite the odds yeah you really do Matt look they've still have a significant hill to climb but hey they string a couple of hits together here and all of a sudden this thing feels doable on the stretch here's the pitch ready with the nothing in one pitch none out runners at first and second two balls in a strike to the Yankees first baseman a lots of guys get too aggressive in a spot like this but he's done a nice job of gaining some count leverage look for him to put the ball and play hard now the two one pitch ball three well tying run on deck he should get something really good to hit right here in a three one count I'd be sitting on a fastball middle end from the belt the pitch and he misses with it ball four so that'll load the bases and now he's really going to need to get a ground ball I think he was trying to be a little too fine there and a walk is the result well the good news is he has a force at every base the bad news a single probably drives in a couple of runs Keone Kela takes the ball now and ending number nine looking to close the door number 35 Keone Gio or Shella will grab a bat and hit for the pitcher here Gio or Shella fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike this year against right handed pitching for Shella is carrying around a batting average in the three twenties that's what you might call potent you want to talk about having a career season Maddie this guy's batting averages through the roof one of the best in the business and maybe more importantly his OPS is through the roof as well which means he's doing it with damage tight spot bases loaded nobody at nibbled the corner there but missed two and one it often becomes harder to hit the zone when the pressure starts to heat up to one home now a ball grounded to short this could be two one there and the tag gets him but they do play to run on the play the yeah you know that's a big wasted opportunity right even though a run does score into play they're still down and trading two outs at this point in the game is really costly not a good turn of events for them digging in and looking for more Brett Gardner he comes to the plate as the last chance for his side two out here in the ninth he's ready here's the first offering hit hard on the ground a second on the first and that's your ball game it's time to raise the Jolly Roger as the pirate closer comes into ice this one and picks up the same seven to four is the final score in tonight's game Pittsburgh took the lead in the fourth and held on until the end Chris Archer with his fourth win this season J half permitted six earned runs to come across in the losing effort the only killer hammers down to save his fifteenth of the campaign so that's a wrap here tonight from Rosa Dan please act and Heidi Watney this is Matt Vaskersen you've been watching MLB the show for more find us on Twitter at MLB the show