 MLB the show's coverage of Major League Baseball is on the air. Should be a good one here this afternoon. But between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins, Twins Baseball comes your way next. Jake Oderizzi, the right-hander from Illinois, will be the starter here. Dan, please, Zach, what do you got? Hey, Matt, this guy's been throwing the ball really well. He picked up his tenth win of the year in his last one, and he'd like nothing more than to make it two good ones in a row and pick up his win number 11 today. So here's the veteran Brett Gardner, and we are ready for some daytime baseball. He's ready. Here's the first offering, and he'll take strike one on the fastball, registering at 93 that time. Fellas, these twins, as they take the field this afternoon, they've got to be considered the hottest team in baseball right now as they come in winners of nine of their last ten ball games. Yeah, Matt, he's taking a look at the standings right here. This team has a nice lead, comfortable. You always want to find yourself in a position where you're about five to nine games, got the advantage. You know, one series isn't going to totally kill you in the standings, and this team's sitting pretty right now. And he goes up the ladder on him, but he lays off one and two. All in all, a great afternoon for baseball, with 73 degrees here at first pitch. Protecting with two strikes, went out of the zone that time, but he stays alive. The one-two. Here's another one-two. Another one sent foul. Again, a one-two, and a good pitch there as this has swung on and missed for the first out of the ball game. This is a pitch I think we'll see a lot from him in this game. The cutter darting in on the hitters in the opposite batter's box. It can be a real effective pitch when it's located well, and that one was right there. And that'll bring up Aaron Judge. Hit hard to the right. Foul. He's got that average up over 340 now. 21 homers, and 55 driven in. Slow curveball, 75 on the radar. It's 0-2. So let's take a peek at the umpire and crew in this one. Behind the plate is Matthew Ross. Well, DeRoe, you better be ready to swing with Matt Ross behind the dish. Big zone. Yeah, you know, coming into this one, you better pull the trigger. If something's closed, Matt Ross is going to punch your ticket. Throw to first, will take care of him. Score it 2-3 on the putout, and there are two gone now. That had hurt. Now in the box, Giancarlo Stanton. And as you take a look at the splits here, he's actually better against right-handed pitching this season. Clevery to him on the way. Now a fastball on the inside corner, and he takes a look at strike one. The wind-up and the 0-1. This one's outside. Quite a bit off the plate that time. And a good eye as he lays off, and the count moves to 2-1 now on the Yankee left fielder. Grounded to third. Throw in the dirt to first, and he can't come up with it cleanly. Man, pairs are never welcome. But to make one with two outs in the first is especially painful. Now your pitcher has to make extra throws, and that could make the difference in how long he lasts in this game. Next will be the clean-up hitter, Gary Sanchez. And as you can tell easily from the splits, he's really struggled away from their home ballpark. First pitch of the at-bat on its way. Line drive base hit. In now, DJ LeMayhew. And as you check out his righty lefty splits, no surprise that he hits better against south pause than he does against right-handers. Looking to wiggle out of this, here it is. Over at second, Sanchez. At first, two out in the inning. And it's quickly 0-2. 0-2, here it is. Goes away in unceremonious fashion on a swing and a miss at a ball way outside the strike zone. Yankees strand of pair. Yankees nothing. Twins coming to bat. You're watching Major League Baseball on this show. Garrett Cole, the California-born right-hander is on the mound. What do we need to know here, Denny? Hey, you want to know if this guy's one of the better pitchers in the league? Well, how about this? Batters are hitting under 200 against this guy for the year, so he's done a good job against both righties and lefties. And I'm looking for him to be just as dominant in this one. Into the box, Luisa Ryich. We've got four of that play. Italy things off here in the bottom half of the first. Louis. Now, here's the pitch. Oh, Ryan. The fastball here is he'll take a look at ball one, one and all. Well, this Yankee ball club entering play this afternoon here. Despite the loss last time out, they enter this one in good shape. Winners in seven of their last ten. 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 your laurels. I look at it the other way, man. You've earned the right to kind of get some guys off their feet if the manager wants. There's a lot of different ways you can go about it. This team's focused in playing really good baseball. I would not worry about it. Keep pushing the throttle. All even a two and two. Lifted in the air to center. Gardner is there. He's got it one away. That exactly the center fielder by red. Here's Byron Buxton now to show you what he did in May versus what he's done so far at the plate in June. He's ready. Here's the first offering. Try to bunt for a base hit here as he gets this one down and the off balance throw beats him at first and that's a tough play. So bases are empty here with two gone and that will bring in Jorge Polanco to hit next. Outfield shaded toward right center. Here's the first pitch. And that's high for a ball one and all one and all. Cole gets the sign and delivers. You know from an offensive standpoint they already knew they had their work cut out for him against a great pitcher. But if he's going to locate like that this is going to be a tough day. He pulls this one into right. Which is there and he'll make the catch to retire the side. Down go the twins in order and this is still a nothing nothing ball game. Blank Torres and there's a look at his home and road splits so far this year. No balls in one strike. The wind up here comes the 0 and 1. A swinging strike and now it's 0 and 2. Over the fastball here in the dirt even hits ball one on 0 and 2. You'll sometimes get a guy to chase a fastball out of the zone away or up. But when it's way down like that it's much easier to lay off because you can tell the ball is moving further away from eye level as it comes in. So he backs up the swinging strikeout on the breaking ball. Torres is retired to kick off the inning. Here's Miguel Andujar now. He'll take a look at ball one. Comes in with an average of two sixty five eight home runs and twenty nine driven in to wind up and the 1 0 pitch. All foul down the left side. The 1 2. I got to count 2 1 2. To be honest with you I'm a little bit more afraid of the guy on deck than the guy that's up right now. If I'm on the mound I want this guy up right now. He's the guy that's got to beat me. High and deep down the left field line and no one can get there. It's a foul ball. Another payoff pitch breaking ball and he gets him to chase it in the dirt and he makes the throw to first Andujar is retired two down now. Next for New York. Previous meetings with Jacob Urizi. He's 0 for five infield in the over shift here now the pitch. No score here as we play any number two. There's a fastball at the knees. Good spot. Good pitch. And it's 0 and 2. He's had to be sitting out over that outer half of the plate for him to take those first two pitches right there finds himself 0 2. I'll be surprised if the pitcher doesn't go right back to that spot to 1 and 2 now lay off the curveball that's in the dirt that time and it's back to even now at 2 and 2. Pretty good breaking ball to lay off of right there. If I'm pitching I might think this guy might be sitting on something off speed. 2 2. He swung on and missed. He got him on strikes. One two three go to bombers we'll go to the bottom of the second. No score in Nelson Cruz. It comes in with a six game hitting straight to his credit so he'll look to keep that goal in this one. Nelson Cruz ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch and this one's no more close as that bounces to the plate for ball one Cruz or the boom stick as he's appropriately nicknamed his contract is set to expire at the end of this season so he may end up hitting the market this winter. I know you have to have teammates on base to drive runs in but this guy has had a knack all year of coming through with clutch hits at the right time to put his team on top or come back in some big games. He leads the team in RBI as he approaches the final push towards free agency. That's a pitch he'd like to have back. You're not going to see very many pitches like that from a pitcher of this quality. I'm sure he'd like to have that one back to take a swing at it and right into the shift and this will get through into left for a leadoff hit. You don't get too many pitches a day in the big leagues. Middle cut. His eyes went up right there. He's lucky he's not getting another ball from the umpire Donald. Donaldson digging in now. He went deep in the contest last night on the stretch. Here's the pitch. Well behind that fastball that's a swinging strike. Some guys are great low ball 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 in front of the change up and he can't keep it fair. Two strikes on him now Donaldson commonly known as the bringer of rain around the game. This is the first year of his new four year contract a pause and the 0 2. Now a ball grounded this short. This could be two for one to boy in time for the double batting fit. No left fielder. That's a great play there at short. He's forced to go to the backhand and then pivot on that right leg to throw against the momentum of his body. These guys make it look easy. That's one you could definitely launch into right field if you're not under control. So base is empty now after the double play and standing in the outfielder Eddie Rosario first pitch on its way. Looking at his career totals Rosario comes into action carrying a slugging line above 470. Obviously a potent hitter looking to do some damage right here. 2 and 0 to the twins left fielder and he gets this fastball over. It's 2 and 1. Even now two and two bases are empty here with two men out. He misses this one inside and that'll run things full three and two thing has to give. Here's the payoff pitch swing and a miss and that ends the inning. Nothing doing here for the twins will move to the third with no score. Welcome back to Target Field home of the twins who've proven to have one of the best pitching staffs in baseball this year entering the day they rank in the upper echelon of several pitching categories and that doesn't go unnoticed around the clubhouse. One of the position players told me our pitching staff has a calming influence on the entire team. We know they're going to keep us in games and flat out. They just get the job done. And that helps everyone play more relaxed and confident. It appears this group of pitchers is a real cornerstone of this ball. Guys. OK. Thank you. Ready now. Kyle Higashiyoka. He starts off the inning against a guy who struck out the side last inning. How do they get to him here. I'm not sure Matt that they want to stay as patient. He's been throwing a lot of strikes. They might want to start swinging a little bit earlier in the count. First pitch coming here it is a fastball and he's quickly in the hole 0 and 2. I get it. He wants to see this guy's repertoire. But now he's behind in the count. Put himself in a tough spot to hit one and two to the Yankees catcher. Hey that 0 2 fastball wasn't even close but I'm hit right now. I'm still sitting on that heater. Now try to get him fishing there but he won't offer in the dirt and it's back to even at two and two. Good swing on a tough pitch and he'll stick around to see another one. Another 2 2 swing and a miss five straight strikeouts now and there's one gone. Man he is looking flat out unhittable on the mound right now. That's five straight punch outs. I love it. But I think he might want to get his defense involved at some point so they don't fall asleep. Here's Brett Gartner now as he'll go after the first pitch and bounce it into foul territory. He was a strikeout victim to open up the ball game. That's up in the zone a little bit but a called strike on to third inning no score to this point and he'll continue this role he's on make it six strikeouts in a row gracious to away pretty textbook breaking ball for the punch out right there. Got it to bend a lot and by the time it got there it had fallen completely out of the zone. Not much he can do with that pitch. Here's big Aaron judge and so ground the first pitch foul off to the right side is often heralded for his defensive capabilities patrolling the outfield. So much in fact it's not uncommon to hear the word elite when used in talking about his skill set. So I guess it goes without saying that his pitcher teammates always appreciate having him out there behind them. Yeah he just seems to be in the right place at the right time. I don't know if he could see the signs from out there but it almost seems like he gets a jump before the pitch even reaches home plate. And it's a ball and two strikes not Aaron judge. Hey the fish ain't biting there on that 0 2 breaking ball but you got to be careful because this pitcher might throw him another one. I'll take it outside here as it moves it to two and two now strike three on a pitch in the dirt and that ends the inning. So the Yankees go one two three home half of the third coming up. No score. Max Kepler the next to grab a go for four in the victory last night. Kepler in field shifted well to the right. Here's the first pitch swing and a miss on the slider nothing in one. And there's a fastball well off the plate inside a two ball one strike count to the twins first baseman. 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 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 the three and one pitch. They haven't played perfectly as it's hit on the ground and there's one down now batting so one gone now as you get to look there at where the Yankees stand currently in the American League East. The big band of Miguel Suno digs in next 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 ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch ball that's out the 1 0 home popped up and do hard over to his left to God batting night the catcher Alex of Bila. Here's the catcher Alex of Villa 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 pitch on its way to a villa. Now the 1 0 is a change up that's looked at for a ball. You want to talk about being in his own. This guy's been raking lately and it all starts with his pitch selection. Two great takes and he's almost daring to pitch or just go ahead and challenge him outside. Three and oh now. Louisa Reyes would be next and he gets the call there three and one. Look like he's going to get the ball and he gets the call there three and one look like ball for there but instead it's three and two now he is in complete command out on the mound today. He's got all four corners locked in and now he's raised an eye levels to boot. Paul has his target. Here's the three and two strike three called as he can't get the bat off his shoulders side retired twins are set down one two three will head to the fourth still scoreless batting now one for him here in this one. This game is rolling right along as we move into the middle innings with no score. You'd think by now one of these two teams would be able to get some base runners on to get him in. But that hasn't been the case one ball no strikes the count and he wins it up one and one now the pitch popped him up Donaldson waits on it and he hauls it in for the first out of the inning. Now that I'm sure his eyes lit up when we saw that curve ball hanging in the zone but maybe he tried to do too much with it because basically he hit it straight up. No doubt he wants that pitch back and the pitcher he just dodged a bullet. Strading forward now is the D.H. Gary Sanchez he reached on a single in his first try. Yeah guys everyone knows he's been slumping Dan you can certainly attest to this only amassing a solid one hit in your entire career but pressure's off now maybe he gets hot. Hey either this hitter needs a cup of coffee or he was sitting off speed right there. Swing high drive left field and deep back goes Rosario gone all the way into the upper deck. It's a solo shot here for Gary Sanchez number 18 for him on the campaign as the Yankees will grab a one to nothing lead. Hey that's the price you pay right there when you try and sneak a fastball pass this guy power hitter and every power hitter in the league knows you got to start with the numero uno number one man you got to get on the heater and adjust to everything else and he did just that and that sends D.J. Lamehyu into the box and he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one in his career. Lamehyu has batting line residing in the two nineties looking to boost that even higher here just off the inside corner taken for a ball Reno Reno 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 one run two hits and no errors for the Yankees so far hit the other way out toward right field under it is Cruz now for out number two up next for the Yankees the torque top labor and that'll bring up Gliver Torres he's over one thus far here's the first pitch to him looks like he got the call there on the pitch inside it's nothing in one outside for a ball one and one one run two hits and no errors for the Yankees so far hit high and deep to right center Buxton is going to have room out there as he puts this away to retire the side Yankees are often running early thanks to the solo home run bottom of the fourth coming up now one nothing Yankees go for the last half of the inning and that'll bring in the second baseman Louisa Ryan first pitch on its way and he can't get out of the way there so the leadoff man will be aboard to open up the inning as a leadoff man the team looks for you to get on base any way you can this isn't the preferred route at least for him but hey they'll take it so that will bring in Byron Buxton first pitch of the at bat on its way good slider there and he gets ahead of him nothing in one old strike two with the letters 0 and 2 now good first with no outs here in the dirt here and he'll reign it in as the count moves to one and two kicks and deals the slider across that time laid off for a ball now the two two is a swing and a miss that strike three well it's still early but it's also worth noting that he'd be in line for the win if this keeps up as we take a look at the lead leaders in games one this season and as you can see he's right up there fourth in the AL in that category digging in the switch hitter for him Polanco hit it hard but lined out in his first at bat yeah Matty it's always a little frustrating when you square one up you hit a solid line drive like he did and all you have to show for it is a jog back to the dugout that can get your head for a little while ball one to start the at bat no delivery runs outside so it goes to 2 and 0 now 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 the two on the way three and 0 now following next is Nelson Cruz he waits on deck walks yet here's the delivery stealing that strike on three oh was important but you don't want to miss over the heart of the plate in this situation I gotta believe he's going to be way more aggressive right here runners on first with one down inside he misses ball four this is only their second base runner of the game after that earlier hit tough to score when you don't have anyone on base we'll see if they can get something going here so striding in Nelson Cruz as he looked to bring home that time run from second with a base hit into the outfield did the liver here's the first pitch who's awaits the one oh swing and a miss one and one and a miss and he's behind one and two great pitch in that situation if he makes contact on that one more than likely he's hitting into a double play the one to is in there a called strike three runner on first and a double play situation so you expect to see a lot of pictures down in the zone so I think that pitch up right there was a good one obviously the double play is more efficient but you're always going to take the cable and you're on the mound here's the third baseman Josh Donaldson as he will take strike one on the fastball here no balls in a strike according to the career numbers on the back of his baseball card Donaldson hits a little over the two seventy mark ready with the oh and one fouled away and the oh to high in the air out to center field Gardner is there no trouble with this one and the ending is over twin strand a pair there on the short end of a one to nothing score winning set to get underway and set to go as the third baseman Miguel Andujar Miguel at first pitch of the at bat and a check swing here but he clearly went around on a pitch that would have been a strike anyway it's nothing in one a splitter but he started it too low as it bounces up to the plate one one pitches a splitter called strike two the one two swung on and missed strike three that's ten 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 boy now to the plate Luke Voight a ball of no strikes comes into this at bat 0 for one in the ballgame all day and he misses the low with it 2 and 0 now here's the pitch swing and a miss might have got a piece actually it's two and one one out nobody on a swing and a miss there two and two not too many guys taking a mound today with this good a split look at the downward action on that thing it's falling off the table swung on and lifted in the air to left center Buxton calls off the left fielder as he takes charge for the second out now batting the catcher Kyle Higashiyoka at the plate Kyle Higashiyoka he looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up here's the first pitch to him shopped to third throw in time and the side is retired nothing across here this half of the inning home half of the fifth coming up the Yankees lead this one one to nothing welcome back for the bottom of the fifth here's Heidi Watney thanks Matt in between innings I was able to catch up with the manager of the twins to discuss his thoughts on Minnesota's lineup so far and he told me the quality of their swings needs to improve as the game moves forward he said it's been pretty apparent that they're just not finding a lot of hard contact today there have been a lot of outs on softly hit balls and while most of the credit for that goes to the opposing pitching he said it's important for them to continue to make adjustments at the plate it's games like these where they have to get back to the basics and find a way to generate some offense no left field OK thank you Heidi stepping into the box Eddie Rosario they'll start things out here in the home fifth and it's been tough sledding for this lineup through the first half of the game yeah they haven't had any momentum going to the plate so far in this one Matt they need something to break their way and wake them up a bit be nice to get these fans involved at some point as well a little quick on that swing and he finds himself behind 0-2 trying to send him packing for the second time fastball swung on and missed for the first out so still nothing against him on the scoreboard here in the fifth as we check out the league leader board for the first base away and you can see that this staff currently leads the AL in that category riding in once again Max Kepler he got on top of one and was a ground out victim last time he's ready here's the first offering bases are empty one minute and he'll lay the fastball in here to get the count back to two and one the problem for the batter now is he's gotten so inside conscious after those first two pitches anything on the outer half of the plate is going to look a foot outside three and one to him now hitters count all the way here it comes a line that's a base hit in the left field now this will rattle up against the wall base with a one out double strike finally a little something for them to get excited about yeah rally can begin with the single swing of the bat this might be their chance right here they've struggled to produce a lot of runs but there he is at second base a shot to the outfield scores a bit who knows what kind of role they could get on got to take it one good at bat at a time bring on its way Miguel Sano is in for his second plate appearances he looks at a ball it's one and all kicks and deals and he is again two and all the fastball that gets the lower part of the zone called for a strike both teams with just two hits a piece thus far fouled away two to hold the string on him strike three swinging makes the throw to first two down that was a nice job by his gallery mate to complete the play for his law after the ball hit the dirt so two were gone in the twins half of the fifth and the next to battle be the left handed hitting catcher Alex Avila trying to hold the lead here's the delivery runner in scoring position at second with two down rising fastball then it catches the zone for a strike hit to first and a backhanded reach at first but he can't flag it down and the runner at third will put the brakes on here as it didn't want to chance it even with two outs no matter boy after that base knock right there do you know he extends his hitting streak to seven games you can tell he's made some necessary adjustments at the plate anytime you're getting a knock every day of the week you're doing things right keeping that front shoulder top staying inside the ball not trying to do too much he's in now as he watches a pitch for Bowl one and first and third two away this is hit the other way out toward left field Stanton has a read on it he's got it to end the inning as they'll strand the time run in scoring position twins strand a pair they trail this one one to nothing he'll start things out now in the top half of the sixth 11 red gardener he's ready here's the first offering now some action out in the Minnesota pen as it looks like both a lefty and a right hander are up to throw and here's a ball in the dirt that time for a ball one and one we've seen this before fastballs in then breaking balls away that's been his plan of attack throughout the first half of this game but one one he pulls this one into right and that's a base hit so the pressure is on to open up the inning they say in this game you better have a short memory well that's obviously the case for this batter he came into that third at bat after Eric getting his ticket lunch twice and was able to get a second ready for another chance Aaron judge he's 0 for 2 thus far in this one comes set here's the nothing and nothing hits the fastball here is he'll take a look at ball 1 1 & 0 swing and a liner foul both clubs with three hits in the ball game and again a throw and he'll dive back in now a fastball gets the upper part of the zone for strike 2 open to send him packing pitch on its way not a time to fool around right now on a 3 2 count with the middle part of the order coming up expect a good pitch to swing at nobody out runner on first too close for comfort and he did a good job just to make contact another full count pitch home and he fouls this one off once again a 3 2 hit on the ground down the first baseline but this will get foul also they'll do it again 3 & 2 just hung in there on that one this is indeed a battle the 11th pitch coming up and that misses for ball 4 and its first and second now with nobody out well he's been battling all game long had been a real warrior there's only so many pitches in an arm no matter how tough he is that walk may have been all the manager needs to see because he looks like he's done to me digging in once again Giancarlo Stanton no hits to this point on the stretch the Yankees have been searching for that big hit pretty much all game it remains to see if they could get it but now it sure would be a good time ready with the nothing in one pitch none at runners at first and second a little too far in bowl to a time to start making some quality pitches he finds himself in a tough spot behind an account with guys on base the 2 1 home takes this the other way to right crew is there to put it away for that number one here's the Minnesota Skipper making his way out to the mound and it would appear he's seen enough of his starter this afternoon so he'll depart after five and a third innings of work and with no shot to win the decision like Bailey takes the mound to try to get out of this mess there are two on with one away number 15 Homer Bailey Gary Sanchez will stride in again and you can bet he'd love to do again what he did back in the fourth solo home run here that's been the only long ball of the game so far first pitch coming here it is tried to check it in its own one one on its way fouled off ready now to strike pitch on its way hit down the first to second for one on the first talk about doing the job out of a bullpen one batter two outs and the inning is over so it's no runs on a hit no errors in a man left to the bottom of the sixth inning the Yankees lead it one to nothing bottom of the sixth inning now bring up the speedy outfielder Byron Buxton now the pitch and the 0 1 I just couldn't pull that one back in time it's 0 and 2 now a swing and a miss there on a late breaking slider as he set down on strikes for the second time this afternoon man they really had his numbers so far in this series that's his fifth strikeout in this series alone into the box for him Polanco batting left handed here as he takes a look at strike one and he misses with it one and one one out nobody on but he's able to hold off on it and it's two and one now takes that one a little bit low three balls in a strike now three one finds the zone to fill the count three and two probably better that he let that pitch go anyway after seeing a lively fastball on the pitch before it's pretty hard to sit back enough on a pitch something has to give here's the payoff pitch and this ball is crushed deep down the right field line and that nearly would have gotten him on the board instead it's a long foul ball the next three to skyed into very shallow right LeMayhew is there he's got it and there are two down now now that that's exactly what he wanted to do with that pitch up of the zone they took him up the ladder and he couldn't get up to it so that was an easy pop out well executed pitch there there's Nelson Cruz now he's singled in two trips to the plate thus far ready with the first pitch here it comes and a fastball to start things out here not close it's a ball and no strikes man this guy's had their number all game long catching very well two out nobody on counts even at one and one to Nelson Cruz everything this guy throws is hard that change that he throws is in the high eighties to go along with that good heater no offer on that one two balls in the strike a little early and now it's even at two and two started to go did he hold up in time yes says the first space umpire it's ball three now struck him out his eighth ball game and that one ends the inning down go the twins in order they still trail one nothing the second baseman dj lamak here no hits in two trips to the plate for him in the ball game here comes the first pitch deep to left no chance at bringing this one back and that's a home run into the top tank a solo shot here to left home run number five on the year and this is now a two to nothing lead for the Yankees no surprise with that swing of the bat this guy is simply one of the best in the game right now there's not too many guys that take a beautiful hack like that in the league the bat this looks like this he'll take a look at a pitch too low it's ball one he's hit listen is two at bats so far this one's too far inside ball one of the players from him out there adds a reliever you can't let that happen nothing you can do about what's already happened and it's only going to get worse if you're not focusing on the guy in the batter's box and this is lifted high in the air down the right field line and foul I fly ball out to straight away center Buxton is right there one down now batter third baseman Miguel and that'll bring up Miguel and do hard he was sat down on strikes in his last at bat yeah Matty big time K last time up and it's been a tough series for him so far you can tell he's just not seeing the ball off this team let's see if he can make an adjustment right here one ball no strikes to count bases are empty one man out went about halfway there but it's a called strike regardless they love the confidence in that pitch right there going right after one of the better hitters on this team not afraid to execute fastball called strike one and two high in the air carrying well out to deep center he gets under it and makes the catch in the deep part of the field now about it the first base loop boy stepping in and ready for another shot look boy it becomes an offer to thus far first pitch of the at bat on its way no fastball too high to start him out here one and all bases are empty here with two men out fouled away from the wind up the one one pitch that was attempting pitch the swing at right there a big power guy like this really wants something that he can elevate and drive out of the ballpark and he misses low here so the count goes to three and one when you're playing close games like this base runners mean everything so he can ill afford to start giving away free passes line hard toward right center and that's in for a base hit make it a one for three games so far no mistake what he was sitting on fastball middle of the plate kept his hands back stayed through the baseball and delivers a hard hit line drive at the plate now Kyle Higashiyoka as he'll look at a fastball too high for ball one he's 0 for two in the ball game so far 1 0 pitch a ball in a strike lays off the slider that time two and one fastball has looked at for strike two strike three called ready to get on one in the inning and it comes from a rather unlikely power source get up and stretch it's now to nothing New York of Josh Donaldson leave things off against here at cold starting to run out of time they haven't been able to score any runs as we're moving late into this one a perfect time for this leadoff guy to try to get on base and ignite a rally outfield shaded a bit to left center the first pitch ball one in need of a quick inning here but he starts this one with a ball it's one or no well late in the game like this calls that don't go your way can really throw you off when you're on the mound but you just can't let it happen his composure is getting a little test right here the 1 0 home is looked at for the first strike time run stands on deck but it'll only matter if the guy in the box can get on base yeah and that has to be his mentality at the plate right now Matt he can't be the hero so he needs to do what he can to give the guy behind him a chance to be the guy two and one the count is losing it a bit here to three and one now yeah well down to you better believe they gladly take a leadoff walk right here anything to get a base runner on and get that time run to the plate and it's up to a three to full count now there's a pitch we haven't seen in a while it's going to be tough on the hitters if they have to incorporate that into their mindset into the corner and slicing foul he got the fastball where he wanted and just pulled off of it he'll try it again three and two hit down the third baseline but this will get foul so they'll do it again three and two payoff pitch one more time hey this is a heck of a battle right here long a B you know what they find themselves still facing the starter if they would have had some A B's like this earlier in the game I think they get into the bullpen by this time the three to one more time on the ground towards second and that's through for this first base hit in this one until the seventh but he gets his first hit of the game here and that'll extend his hitting street yeah and he didn't come out of his he didn't come out of what he was trying to do all day Dan kept the front shoulder top kept the ice water in his veins and then try and get too big extends the hitting street nice job you know D-roll I talked to him before the game about the streak and he said the toughest part is he hopes to get hits early in the game to take the pressure off he had to wait for the seventh inning in this one to come through well pitch count will become a factor here in the seventh he's about to hit 100 for the game yeah that magic number in today's game is about 100 pitches in this next pitch will be pitch number 100 D-roll he's been sailing along pretty and he gets around on one and hits it high and deep to straight away right boom goes the dynamite home run number nine on the year as the twins have rallied to tie it at two as he circles the pillows finally able to get this offense potentially going with one swing of the bat being shut out all game but not anymore as he looks at the fastball in there at the knees for strike one he's one for two in this one and up and the 0-1 is anticipated here's a ground ball now to the right side on the first so a good bounce back pitch there as he gets the ground ball for the first out now that the designated hitter he down here's Miguel Sano he went down on strikes last time up yeah but it was a good change up Maddy 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 one and oh the count he's throwing a lot of pitches in this one but it's not like he's walking a bunch of guys only one free pass to this point but they're still making him work really hard the two and he turns this one around high and deep to center field Gardner going back at the track but he has no chance to make the play it's off the wall make it in safely it's a triple in the go ahead run as a third with only one away now about it any time the ball is hit down at a deep center you know it's going to be a tough play the center fielder gives chase but it ends up coming off the wall and by that time you knew it was going to be a triple that we've seen the last here in this one of Garrett Cole so we'll leave in a tie ball game but he is responsible for the runner at third so the best he can hope for is a no decision your attention please so with the left handed hitter waiting they'll go to their own left hander out of the bullpen back with plate now Alex Avila as he'll get caught chasing bad one there at strike one well this is a strikeout situation but it's also a ground ball situation I expect we'll see a lot of pitches down in the zone trying to prevent the hitter from getting the ball up in the air pitch on its way to Avila is in there and now it's one and two from the stretch outside as they draw even at two and two a swing and a missy struck him out and a big out there as the go ahead run stays at third with two gone now really good late on that slider right there the best ones have that late action that just darts at the last minute they're so tough to get the bat on and when you've got that good slider going it's a great strikeout pitch so now to the plate Louisa Ryan as the first pitch to him is taken low and away for goal one he with the one oh that's a classic piece of pitching right there you have the back hitters away from the play tip make them a little bit uncomfortable now you can go inside or outside I like that purpose pitch the set and the two and oh high fly ball out to straight away center gardener is there he holds it in and the potential go ahead run will not come around to score but to run score for the twins both coming on this to run homerun we'll march on to the eighth and we are tied to two start of the eighth on its way but first Heidi Watney standing by with this report thanks Matt I talked with the Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the break about the team's offensive performance and he told me he's pretty unhappy with their discipline at the plate in this one he said that they're playing right into the pitchers game plan today by expanding the strike zone way too often instead of swinging pitches in the strike zone that they can do something with they're often chasing at pitches out of the zone which is resulting in a lot of their outs going forward they have to start being more selective guys leading off okay thank you Heidi so the batting order turns over now and set to go Brett Gardner and this tie ball game is a battle of the bullpens now and I'm sure you're enjoying that Dan bullpens are such a big part of baseball now Matt all these teams have such good seventh eighth and ninety the guys it all boils down to whose bullpen is better here comes the first pitch good fastball there from Bailey as he takes charge nothing in one I think it's about time to choke up on that bat and get that foot down he's awfully tardy right now behind 0 and 2 now inside as that perhaps will back him off a bit one and two this is skied into the air to straight away center Buxton is there and he has it for the first half now batting right fielder Aaron good now to the plate Aaron judge 0 4 2 from him so far in this one first offering on its way into the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 1 and 1 that one looked like it could easily have gone the other way there's a big difference between 0 and 2 and 1 and 1 but now this next pitch probably becomes the biggest of the at bat now here's the pitch hold high in the air out to left field Rosario is in his tracks now as he makes the catch for route number two now better the left fielder John Carlo and digging into the batter's box next will be Giancarlo Stanton first pitch coming here it is breaking ball that time that misses out of the zone good spot to be in right now as a hitter count your favor one and oh good time to get a fastball and turn it loose two balls and no strikes the count of Stanton talk about certain guys in a lineup that you want to be really careful with this guy right here is one of those and you can tell he's pitching awfully cautiously two out nobody on and here's a fastball for a strike two and one now they've been three and one instead it's two and two counts even at two the pitch wave dad and missed for the third out not much of a chance at hitting that one and the inning is over one two three go the bombers score remains two to two your ability will come on in relief here and appear in game number twenty five on the year so far then he'll get the plate Byron Buxton he was set down on strikes in his last effort and he didn't put up much of a fight either Matt he got to find a way can't go down three pitches I don't care if you're staring at him or swinging him you have to find a way to make this picture work a little bit hard oh and won the count here's the pitch late Bunt attempt here but he misses strike two just a touch outside one and two now here's the pitch slow little roller to third go to first he is in time for the first out up next for Minnesota not shortstop or hey well long shot so striding forward now or hit Polanco fourth trip to the plate for him and he's at risk of ending that nice hitting streak that he's put together. Yeah chances are it's on his mind Matt but you just have to let that get out of the way as best you can. You have to approach this at that just like any other otherwise you're just getting in your own way. First offering on its way and some action out in the Yankee bullpen now as a right hander starts to loosen up one on its way one ball one strike one out nobody on a ball and two strikes to the twin shortstop checked his swing there and did he go. No he did not says the third base umpire ball to the two to and right into the shift but a foul ball as it holds it two and two now pitch on the way and a fastball swung on and missed as he just reared back there two away. That was a big strike out there guys. The best pitchers have the ability to strike guys out when they really need to and that second out was really important at this point of the game could be something we look back on later when the game's over. And that'll bring up the big stick of Nelson Cruz as the first pitch misses to him. It's ball one. He's got a hit in three at bats to this point as a shot to left field and deep look at this. Boom goes the dynamite. Solo shot here to left as they've taken a one run lead closure to get ready and slam the door on this one the third baseman standing in now. Josh Donaldson. He's working on a one for three thus far on our home. Looks like this guy's afraid to throw the ball in the strike zone gave up that home run earlier in the inning. He needs to get back to being aggressive three and oh now well those were a couple of close pitches right there in the inner part of the zone hitters will tell you pitches in that location are tough to do anything with. He's got a little bit of a force here. Two guys here are tough to do anything with no doubt about this one it's in there 3 1 bases are empty here with two men out. There's ball for and don't forget he gave up a long ball earlier in this area. So you can understand why he wasn't too aggressive with him there when he got into three on one he wasn't too anxious to challenge him ready to take his hacks again Eddie Rosario as he'll look to follow up the two long homer he launched over the breaking ball to boot this guy is a pretty good off speed hitter you could tell by that last that bad he wasn't fooled at all he sat back waited got the breaking ball and didn't miss it no balls and a strike to count he with the nothing in one pitch slap hard the opposite way this is right to him in left as he hardly has to move as he handles it for the final out but not before the twins get one and it comes on this solo home last chance coming up here for the bombers it's now three to Minnesota Taylor Rogers comes on from the pen hoping to finish this one off here in the top of the ninth number 55 Taylor to start the ninth in this one on the next to bath the Dominican born catcher Gary Sanchez tough situation down one here on the road trying to score off one of the game's top closures they've got the work cut out for ninth inning underway now as the first pitch is taken for a cold strike a great job pounding his own strike one when you've got a great hitter in the box got to get ahead count leverages a must low it's a ball and a strike two strikes now called strike three and that's out number one well we've seen some really good pitching from these guys in this one the bullpen is not sharp and it backed up a nice effort turned in by the starter these days pitching has become a full staff effort and I've been impressed with the job these guys have done so far in now DJ LeMahieu as he'll take a look at a slider that can't make it back to the corner it's ball one he rounded the bases on a homerun back in the seventh is wind up here comes the one oh one run game here in the top of the ninth no offer on that one two balls and a strike crush that ball and now perhaps needs to shorten up with two strikes and up here comes the two to pitch and good patience to hold back on the curveball in the dirt it's full now three and two found it softly down the line toward first but this will get foul so they'll do it again three and two lays off ball four so now the potential time run here is aboard late in the game the batter the good time called here as with the potential time run aboard they'll make the move to get a little more speed out there for the game number 40 digging in Torrance they'll be looking for something to drive into the gap and drive home that time run from first some deal strike called now the throw down he's in there easily as the throw bounces on the way down number 14 Tyler way that's over but low it's a ball and a strike one out one on in a one run game breaking pitch and this bounces in front of the catcher how the two one pitch swing and a miss and they'll dodge a major bullet that time two away that was a nasty looking slider that time the bad that was really a little thanks if you did not a class there strikeout pitch you think it's fastball middle in then it starts bearing in on your back leg and unless you hit it out front there's nothing much you can do with that the box Miguel Andujar pushed to the right side and he'll put this one away and with that the ball game is over hey we will really treat it to a good one today bottom of the eighth group to be the difference though and a good job here in the ninth to close the book on this one one run game this afternoon three to two the final finish the twins came through late taking the lead in the eighth to secure the victory Homer Bailey wins in relief for the eighth time this year Taylor Rogers records the save is 26th so just about does it for Mark Derosa Dan please act Heidi Watney and our entire crew on Matt Vaskers and you've been watching MLB the show for more make your way over to the show nation dot com.