 Afternoon baseball here on the show coming up we've got a good matchup in store between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota twins twins baseball starts now Randy Dobnik a right hander from the Keystone State gets the ball as the starter in this one what's your take on him Dan hey Matt we're getting a chance to look at a guy that added a new pitch to his repertoire the split finger he won't throw it that often I think one of the reasons he tried to pick up this pitch had a difficult time throwing the straight change up and sometimes the splitter is the quick pitch fix for that so it'll be interesting to see how and when he uses the splitter in this one here today guard so striding forward now Brett Gardner to show you what he did in May versus what he's done so far at the plate in June here comes the first pitch under way now in the Sunday finale if the game's first pitch is taken for bowl one 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 10 ball games yeah Matty B. hey D-roll we're looking at a team is playing some pretty good baseball right now through the first five games of this homestand four and one and looking for some bigger and better things yeah we had a chance to sit down before the game after BP with the manager he was really pleased with the way his team is played in these last five let's see if it continues today Aaron judge and that'll bring up Aaron judge who comes in today leading the American League in batting for the season boy and also right up among the leaders in home runs and RBI this guy's having an epic season and he has an outside shot to win the triple crown ready to deliver here's the first pitch swing and a miss on the slider nothing in one Dobnek has racked up over 70 innings on the mound and in that time he's compiled a whip under 1.3 translation he's better than League average in that category and he takes a cold strike up and out over the plate 0 and 2 and there are our umpires for this one working balls and strikes will be mr. Darrell Parker hey not a very big strike zone but a strike zone that kind of moves around a little bit too much for my like yeah Dan I know there's not a clear scouting report with Darrell I'll tell you what you're gonna know when the first two innings where he's gonna be Dobnek has become known as a guy that's tough to take deep so many starting pitchers find themselves snake bitten by the gopher ball but he really limits that one out nobody on stays alive still 0 and 2 now a swing and a softly hit ground ball and there's outlander to that is her the designated hitter John Carlo thank you Giancarlo Stanton now and as you take a look at the splits here he's actually better against right handed pitching this season infield in the over shift here now the pitch hey they say solos won't kill us but I gotta believe this guy's looking to do exactly that the 1-0 well just missing here 2 and 0 this is a spot you really don't want to be in with a great hitter like that you can't just lay one in there but you also don't want to run the count to 3 and 0 2 and 1 now you could bet he wants that one back at the plate right now that's a pitch you normally see a guy drive if he has the right approach going bases are empty here with two men out and he hits the corner with that one two and two three balls and two strikes to the Yankees DH Gary Sanchez would be next frozen on strike 3 for the final out of the inning the Yanks go 1 2 3 Yankees nothing twins coming to bat you're watching Major League Baseball on this show Masahiro Tanaka is ready to go as she'll be on the mound for the Yanks and please act what's the word on him hey this guy's had a solid year up to this point it's not an easy thing to do in baseball this year with all the high scoring games but this guy has an ERA of sub three and that's saying something if he continues to do that I think you're going to see a really good performance out of him and this guy for the plate Luis Arias that could leave things off here in the bottom half of the first no swing apparently ball one well this Yankee ball club entering play this afternoon here they come off another loss last time out and in fact they've dropped three of their last four yeah Matty 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 of 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 it is a lot of different ways you can go about it this team is focused on really good baseball I would not worry about it keep pushing the throttle ready with the first pitch here it comes clips the corner of the zone with a sinker for a strike Tanaka has racked up just under a hundred innings on the mound of this point with a dominant sub three ERA good by anybody's standards ball one off the plate one ball one straight popped him up Bershella has a play and he brings it in for the second out of the inning batting third the right field and Nelson and that'll bring up the big stick of Nelson Cruz looking to get on base and keep this first inning alive Tanaka into his motion here it comes to out nobody on aiming for that outside corner but just missing two and oh hey after those two breaking balls missed you have to be sitting on a fastball right here the two outside three and oh now I'd be shocked if this wasn't a four pitch walk right here he doesn't want to mess around and leave something over the heart of a plate and get beat in this situation and there's a strike as he'll try to work his way back it's three and one you maybe get two pitches a game where all the guesswork goes out the window this is certainly that situation a three one is swung on and missed and that's a full count now three balls and two strikes look like he swung at ball four right there clearly he saw something in that pitch that he liked out of the pitchers hand but that wasn't a pitch he was going to do a whole lot with now the three and two pitch getting him sweat out there the seventh pitch coming up swing and a miss is the slider sets him down for the final out of the inning twins are set down 1 2 3 still no score Gary Sanchez he drove in the other of the two runs in that game yesterday Gary first offering on its way one oh ball sent back up the middle and it eats him up a bit and they'll have no play as he reaches first base safely batting there the left fielder Mike talk now batting Mike talkman and he's really been feeling it at the plate the last week or so definitely one player to keep your eye on right now first delivery to him on the way up the middle and that's through into center so the first two have reached here to start the second nice execution right there Dan kept his front shoulder in the first thing kept his hands inside the baseball grip to base it up the middle if your pitcher right there you can't get discouraged sometimes even when you make a good ditch the ball is gonna find a hole somewhere that one right up the middle coming to the plate now DJ LeMayhew and as you check out his right he left he splits no surprise that he hits better against south pause than he does against right handers first pitch of the at bat pitch taken several inches below the zone in fact don't be shocked if he doesn't go right back to that splitter again he's looking for double play and that pitch certainly has enough depth on it to get him a ground ball into the corner and slicing foul he got the fastball where he wanted and just pulled off of it is laid off for ball to a time to start making some quality pitches he finds himself in a tough spot behind an account with guys on base two and two it's on the slider and that's out number one classic slider down and away for the strike out there not a whole lot to say about that pitch that hasn't been said a million times already that's just a real tough pitch for a hitter to pick up out of a pitcher's hand so they end up chasing when they're in protect mode and that'll bring up Glibertura this will take a look at the pitch too low it's ball one he enters play with 14 home runs to his credit this year he's taken strike one as fastball taken high for a ball and this is sliced foul into the stands in right out of play fastball inside and he works it back to a full count now I don't think he can afford another base runner here so whatever pitch he feels best about whichever one he feels most comfortable with that's the one I expect him to turn to set here's the three and two hit hard on the ground is short and that's through and a left to base hit sent chance is on his way home and he's safe at the plate as they take the lead well that has to feel good as a hitter Droy get that base hit to give your team the lead you have to feel good when you get down the first base it's just a nice approach you see him turn to his boys right there and get fired up with the dugout 100% not trying to do too much able to quiet the moment down center himself and come through in a big spot into the box Giorge Shella as he begins this one as the fourth leading hitter in the American League there's no way you could have forecasted this kind of season from this guy not to take anything away from it but I don't think many people in baseball considered him to be one of the league's best hitters for average coming into this year below the knees one ball no strikes not a surprise to see that low splitter there anything with downward movement like that is going to be at the top of the list in a double-play situation right side but it's going to be a foul ball a 1 1 home count moves to a ball and two strikes now and base hit into the left center field gap and they'll hold that runner at third as everybody moves up a base and they're loaded with one away the second there's a bullet right there but you have to hold their D road to make sure that gets down and isn't caught for a line drive double play yeah you have to play the game right there and respect the infield and respect the line drive I know he wants to get a ribby for his body but that's the way the games play Tyler Wade is next as he finds himself behind 0 and 1 well hit to right but foul Yankees lead this one to nothing here in inning number two close with that when it's way above the strike zone he wasn't even close to swinging right there that was a stone cold take and he turns on this one and yanks at foul and back out of play to swung on and missed oh a huge punch out there as the bases remain loaded with two away now got him with a good high fastball there Danny we see a lot of that pitch and strikeout situations these days what makes it so effective I think Matt would makes it such a tough pitch as you're changing eye levels that fastball up looks so enticing to hit that you think you see that ball as a hitter you think you can drive it but it's really hard to get on top of that good high hard fastball so here's the veteran Brett Gardner as he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one given the situation he's gotten an opportunity to break this game wide open here's a swing and a miss one and one beautifully thrown splitter right there high eighties down the zone looks like a fastball coming in and then boom the bottom falls out of it terrific pitch Tuckman at third Torres on second for Shella on at first with two down now he spins on one here and drives it to deep right field and that is off the wall one run scores as he arrives at second without a play as two runs come across to score away from the play this one just whistles over the second baseman said he had no chance to make a play on that one and he gets fielded deep in the alley but not before to run score and the hitter lands on second two men on two out and that'll bring up the former American League rookie of the year big Aaron Jones delivery to him on the way fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike even though we're still in the early going I think this game's at a tipping point right now they've got a chance to put this game out of reach but if they can't score anymore here the other guys feel like the door's still open and now he'll foul this one off as well to fall behind here no balls and two strikes three runs already home here and he strikes him out here so he's able to stop the bleeding a bit as this side is retired so they strike for three runs on five hits no errors and a couple of men left on we'll go to the bottom half of ending number two it's the Yankees three and the twins nothing now at the plate Miguel signal for the lead off the home half of the second here hey we're still in the early stages in this one down by a couple of runs but it's really key for this leadoff guy to try to get on and get a big inning started first pitch of the at bat on its way too low one and oh love the early lead but this game is far from over gotta stay on top of what you're trying to do out there and execute pitches the 1-0 is looked at for the first strike ball two is the slider dips below the zone the 2-1 Josh Donaldson is on deck three and one pitch all fouled down the left side to the windup ready with the pay off pitch and he takes ball four leadoff man's aboard here to begin the home half of the second and I'm sure the manager is just fine with that I mean it's better to battle a slugger like the end and end up walking him then serving on up or really here's the third baseman Josh Donaldson batting 300 for the series three for ten he's ready here's the first offering and it's fouled away and a sinker dips too low there into the dirt in fact one and two now is that one's fouled off from the stretch chopped out a short can they get to porous brings it in one there on the first but not in time as he's in there ahead of the throw so that one wasn't quite hit sharply enough to turn to well when you get a ground ball in a double play situation you always want to turn it but that was a tough hit to do it on you don't want to rush and make a mistake and get no out so that was a good job to at least get the runner going into second settling in now Mitch Garver he carries the eighth best average in the American League entering play there's a lot of ways to get on base base hit a walk hit by pitch this guy's in the top five on base percentage he does a little bit of all of those things ripped on the ground to first tour is at the bank relate a first in time and just like that this side is retired twins retired in short order they trail in this one three nothing back with Mark DeRozan Dan please act Matt Vaskersen and leading off the inning big right-handed slugger Jean Carlos Stanton he's ready here's the first offering and he holds up here but the pitch is a cold strike anyway ball one well below the zone and not a real good cut at that slider and he's behind one and two I think getting the leadoff man in every inning is important as a pitcher when you're coming off an inning that you really labor through it makes all the difference mentally the one to fouled away and there's a fastball well off the plate inside this is a fun guy to watch when he's up there really battles doesn't take any pitches all he's a grinder always seems to make it difficult on the opposing pitcher swing in a miss as he starts the third the same way he ended the second with a punch out one away this has not been a weekend to remember for him now he's just been completely lost at the plate very flailing all over the place now that's his sixth strikeout of the series they've really got him figured out at the plate now Gary Sanchez hit back toward the mound and that's the second out up next for the ankle the left usually Mike talking digging in to try it again Mike Tuckman he singled and scored in his first appearance in this one pitch on the way a ball and no strikes bases are empty here with two men out and looked like a definite pitchers pitch there on the inside one and one and here's a fastball not close as he runs it to two and one 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 turned on that one and crushed it just pulled it a little foul man the batter's eyes lit up right there a hanger just a little bit out in front couldn't keep it fair just a bit high with the fastball but didn't get the call two out nobody on this has hit the other way out toward left field Rosario is there he makes the play and that'll end the inning one two three go the bombers but they're on top by a count of three to nothing bottom of the third now and next it'll be the outfielder Eddie Rosario the left fielder Eddie Rosario the first pitch to him yeah that looked like a strike but let me tell you when you're staring at a big zero in the hit column getting a call like that to go your way can feel like a big victory a swing and a ground ball to third on the first he'll take care of him so he's thrown out by the only man standing on the left side of the infield one away so one gone now as you get a look there where the Yankees stand currently in the American League out of the plate Max Kepler and there you see the numbers over his last eight contests he's really been leading the charge for this team infield shifted well to the right here's the first pitch and he fouls this one off the wind up and the 01 one in one that ball went out bases are empty one man out fastball and looks like they're pinching him a bit here it's three and one this is where you cash your checks right here three one you're one of the best hitters in the game you live for situations like this and this misses for ball four the second walk he surrendered here in the first three innings they haven't been able to register a hit against this guy but at least they have a base right here we'll see if that leads to something so that will bring in Byron Buxton first shot for him here with a runner at first now in one away breaking ball called just a bit low two balls and no strikes here it comes two and oh and that's taken for a strike on the inside corner two and one nasty two oh slider right there for a strike no shame in tipping your hat two and two now open to send him packing pitch on its way dive but it's off his glove and the throw is not going to be in time as he's able to reach base safely no matter number two second baseman Louis at the plate Luis Arias and he turns on one sending it high and deep to right but that'll stay in the park as it's off the wall play to the plate and not in time as the second run scores man you can't hit it any better as we take a look here you can see that it's high off the wall but I have to be content with that two RBI double the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball one and oh and he won't bite at that one either it's two and oh now ball two back to back breaking pitches I think if right now you really have to try to get the best pitch you can get in the zone you have to throw it right here and this is pop foul but perhaps playable behind first and this is going to wind up a foul ball the two one well struck down the right field line but just fouls as he just misses extra bases fell above the letters with the fastball that time 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 working for the punch out and the offering sent on the ground out to second throw on the first two gone now that right fielder Nelson here's Nelson Cruz now as he's got a chance to tie this ballgame up with that equalizing run just 90 feet away at third from the stretch first pitch hack in here and that's the first strike get down the line at first this will line up a foul ball strike to it went for the knockout pitch that time but a good eye one and two swing and a miss got him reaching Sanchez gathers the throw to first is in time and the ending is over so it's two runs on two hits no errors in a runner left three innings complete it's the Yankees three and the twins to welcome back to target field as we send it to Heidi Watney thanks Matt I talked with the Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the break about the team's offensive performance so far and flat out he was very pleased with the quality of their at bats they've been able to push across three runs to this point but they've also made the opposition work extremely hard he's thrown a lot of pitches and they think they're going to have a good opportunity to push across a lot more runs as he tires or as they get into that bullpen good stuff Heidi thanks leading off the new winning set to get underway and set to go as the veteran first baseman DJ LeMayhew now the pitch first pitch of the inning is taken downstairs for a ball it's 1-0 now some action out in the Minnesota pen as it looks like both the lefty and the right-hander are up to throw the 1-0 is a slider taken for a ball you can see this guy's more focused at the plate right now in that first day B he went down on strikes two goals in a strike to the Yankees first baseman fly ball right down the line in left and this will wind up a foul ball line toward right center Buxton is there and he has it for the first out 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 you can see that both guys are well into the 90s 95 on one hand and just two miles an hour slower on the other so one away here with the base is empty and that will bring up Gabor Torres first pitch coming here it is and a ball 1-0 taken but called the strike and this ball runs away for ball 2 2 and 1 back up the middle and that will find its way into center field for a 1 out hit. Hey guys this he's not known for being a singles hitter right here but that's his second knock at the game and I'm sure he'll take him but the guys on the other side of the scorecard might be thinking we really avoided a worse fate bring in Giovanni Urschella fouled off a base hit in his first trip right side hit hard that's through for a base hit he's now two for two in this one and he can't come up with it cleanly here and right and he'll move up the third now runners at the corners here with one away the batter number fourth second base Tyler way and that'll bring up Tyler way as he'll take a look at the ball one he was a strikeout victim in his first try one ball one strike to count now the one and one pitch in the center field lined right base hit and the run will score from third to make this a four to two game. There's no way to sugarcoat it. It's been pretty bad for three and a third hitting so far. Well that's the eighth hit he's given up and if he doesn't get his mind straight he's going to be heading to the showers early. Here's Brett Gartner now as he connects on the first pitch with a fly ball to center Buckston comes on now and makes the catch in shallow center for round number two here's big Aaron judge. No hits in two trips to the plate for him in the ballgame. He's ready. Here's the first offering with runners in scoring position this season. Judge hits a little over the 270 mark. Now a drive by judge deep left field. Back goes Rosario gone all the way into the upper deck. So a three run blast is straight away left number twenty two on the year and the lead is now seven to two. It looked like he might just work out of that inning only giving up a single run but it all comes crashing down on that mistake. Nothing like a three run bomb to change the entire collection of your day on the mound. Now Rich Hill answers the call from the pen here in the fourth as they didn't get the outing they were hoping for a starter and digging into the batter's box next to be Giancarlo Stanton as the first pitch to him runs a bit inside for ball one. No hits to this point. He won a home. That one's going to find the seed strike one for runs here in this half inning. Hidden the air down the right field line and foul set to deal on a ball and two strikes. That's full. I got to count two and two look like he was cheating a heater right there a little bit too far out in front. Got to find the way to keep his hands back ready with another two two. Got him. And that's the third time we've written a K next to his name in this one. But four runs score in the inning three coming right here on the three run homerun. Bottom of the fourth coming up. It's the Yankees seven and the twins two. Next will be the cleanup hitter Miguel Sino. He drew a walk his first time up. Lots of baseball left in this one is still early on but you don't want to fall too far behind. They're already down by a bundle and one of the things you want your lead off guy to get on and set the table for the big boys to start driving in some runs. And this is taken outside for a ball one. The 1 0 misses above the zone for a ball to go to a guy with this kind of pop you better be awfully careful because he's going to be swinging out of his shoes three and oh now kind of frustrating as a pitcher when he started inning off with three straight balls like he has here in the fourth makes you start wondering what's going on. It's fouled away into his motion. Here comes the three and one and that misses for ball four to lead off walk that starts the bottom of the fourth. Well he walked him on five pitches but that last pitch was really good. He missed down but only by a hair when a hitter has a 3 1 count he can wait until he gets a pitch he loves. Stepping into the box. Josh Donaldson comes into this at bat 0 4 1 in the ball game ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch strike taken up in the zone. Hey it's not always about filling up the strike zone all the time every inning. He's pitching well as we're moving into the middle innings but interestingly less than 50 percent of his first pitches have been for strikes. Sometimes you got to be aggressive offensively but sometimes you just let the pitcher dig his own grave. Patience and discipline seem to be the way to go right here. Two runs on two hits and no errors in the ball game for Minnesota tried to crush that ball and now perhaps needs to shorten up with two strikes to two. Here it is one gets away and forget about the double play now as he'll move up to second here on the wild pitch. Well now might be a good time to make a visit to the mound. Your pitcher walks the first batter and allows them to get into scoring position with the wild pitch. Got to settle him down and make sure everything's all right physically off pitch home. Get hard back up the middle scooped up and an off balance throw is in time as he takes one away. Wow the catcher. This is not an easy play where you have to range to your right. He really didn't have a chance to get his feet set. So this is all armed nicely done at the plate. Mitch Garver first offering on its way outside target here and he hits it for strike one one pitch on its way a swinging strike and now it's 0 and 2 one out in a runner on third fly ball out to straight away right. Judges under it makes the catch. Here comes the runner from third and he's out. Beautiful throw home to cut down the run. Nothing doing here for the twins. They're down 5 it's 7 to 2. Go in the top of the fifth and next to hit is the catcher Gary Sanchez. Gary Sanchez here comes the first pitch and that's inside for a ball one and all center field right fielder is on the run. He makes the catch a great effort to get there and record the first down of the inning. Mike talking digging in now Mike talkman. His line includes a single and a fly ball than two at bats thus far. First pitch on its way. Hill a former Dodger. He was signed as a free agent in the middle of last season. Yeah I know he expected to get a longer term deal but these are the facts right now. He is on a one year deal and he is going to have to produce if he is going to get that multi year he's been looking for come off season. Into the wind up here comes the 0 and 1. Good job of holding up on the low ball there and it's one and two seven runs nine hits and no errors for the Yankees so far. And this is swung on and missed so it's two up two down to start the fifth. That's a pretty unique pitch sequence guys. Usually pitching is all about mixing pitches and location. But he threw that all up the window to get that strike out. He offered the same pitch three times in a row. So I guess he's sort of used that reverse psychology to outthink his opponent. Here's the second baseman DJ LeMay here. There's a swing and he sends a ball high in the air into left field. Rosario treats to the track and he'll put this one away. So a sigh of relief as the side is retired. 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 one thing he stressed to me was the need for them to have better at bats when they've got runners on base with just one hit with runners in scoring position in the game. You can understand why he feels that way. But he also says he likes the way his guys are responding to the adversity. It seems as though they're keeping their energy and mood up. So we'll see if they can start coming through with some big hits as we go forward. All right. Thanks Heidi. Ready with the first pitch here it comes. Breaking ball drops right in the shoot for a strike. That's a pitch he'd like to have back. You're not going to see very many pitches like that from a pitcher of this quality. I'm sure he'd like to have that one back to take a swing at it. A bouncer up the middle and this will find its way into center field for a leadoff single. Dan after that base hit he's extended his streak to nine games and you know he wants double digits. There's no question about it. Listen to anybody can get a nine game hitting streak. But when you call your buddies or send out a text message to say hey I'm about in double digits. So nine games is nothing to sneeze at but he'd love to get it to town. The nothing and nothing hits. Max Kepler is at the plate as he watches ball one one oh a swing and a miss. That's the first strike under it first with no outs here. That's a foul ball off to the left and it moves to one and two from the belt the pitch and oh strike three called as he gets a little help there one away. Well it's still early but it's also worth noting that he'd be in line for the win if this keeps up as we take a look at the league leaders in games one this season. And as you can see there he's really had it going into the month of June currently leading the AL in that department into the box. Now Byron Buxton first pitch coming. Here it is. A double play ball the second four a tag for one on the first as they get the double play to get him out of the inning. So no runs on one base hit. No errors and no one left on five innings complete. It's the Yankees seven and the twins two ready once again. Torres two hits in two trips for him thus far. Labor. Ready with the first pitch here it comes swings through it for strike number two. This is skied into short left center on the move is Rosario. He makes the catch a great effort to get there and record the first out of the inning. Third baseman Gio Urchella stepping up to the plate Gio Urchella. He singled his last time up. Here comes the first pitch when one the count one half nobody on and there's a base hit on a line. Well these days don't happen often. You better dig yourself when you get three knocks in a big league way ago. It's hard to have three hits in one day. But boy this guy is off to a great start at this. So now to the plate. Tyler Wayne grounds it sharply to third and he can't come up with it. There's one center field number 11 Brett Gardner two away now in the Yankee sixth and up next the left handed hitting Brett Gardner ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch the 01 and this one's in the dirt. Good job there as the count goes to one and two from the belt the pitch. He got him lively fastball that time and it puts an end to the inning. One left for the Yankees. They're on top seven to two digging in once again. Louisa Reyes and through five turns at bat they've only mustered a total of three minutes. Not terrible but they're certainly not firing on all cylinders. Well let's getting a little bit too late in this game that this continues like this. In today's game with so many dominant bullpen arms you certainly don't want to wait until the eighth or ninth to try to wake the bats up. Swung on but fouled off to the left into the wind up. Here comes the 0 and 1 ones down around the knees taken for a strike. That one doesn't even sniff the zone missing very high. If I'm in the box you take a step out right here take a deep breath after that high fastball you've got to be leery of him bury in something in the dirt. Ready on one and two. Swing and he pops him up. Torres ranging into the outfield. He's there and records the first down. The batter number 11 shortstop standing in for him. Polanco he's 0 for 2 in the ballgame so far. Here it comes. Swing and a miss 0 and 1 fouled away high in the air in the shallow left center left fielder coming on. He gets there and that's the second out now. This has been another fine outing for him this afternoon as we check out the league leaders in ERA and as you see he's right up there among league leaders in that department. Again Nelson Cruz he looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up. Yeah he's got to put that one behind him especially with runners in scoring position. Those punch outs will stick with you a little longer. One ball no strikes to count. Ball two is the breaking ball misses inside. Couple strikeouts early in the game but he's done a much better job and this had bad trying to get ahead and put himself in a good hitters count. High fastball is in there. Bases are empty here with two men out taken strike two called and it's even a two and two two balls two strikes a crucial count for both pitcher and hitters. So Dan what was your approach on the mound in that county is still pitch for the strikeout here. Action pitch right here to last thing you want to do is to fall behind the count three to Miguel Sano would be next lying down the left field line but this is foul near the seats seventh pitch of the at bat coming up boy really making him work now as the seventh pitch of the at bat is also fouled away so the count will hold steady at three balls and two strikes. Lucky he got a piece right there. He was definitely late on that pitch after seeing a previous off pitch line hard toward right center and that finds some outfield grass. It's a base hit and that hit right there extends his history. Are you aware of stuff like that. No doubt about it. He's swinging the bat really well and after that knock right there. Hey listen eight games is nothing to sneeze at. So you can say hey he's going to hold calendar week with getting at least one base hit. So there's a lot of positives going on right now. Here is the first pitch. 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 to out with the man at first a ball and a strike some action out in the bullpen couple of right handers starting to loosen up to knock up pauses one one on its way. Hasn't seen a heater yet in this at bat. One might be coming right here started to go around but he's able to check his swing for ball three. If he doesn't have to shorten his swing up right there there's no chance he keeps his bat back three in one pitch good spot for an RBI put the ball in play with the runner in motion. He could score all the way from first now the three and two pitch too close for Comfort and he did a good job just to make contact pay off pitch one more time hit on the ground to short in time and the side is retired one left for Minnesota. They're down five. It's seven to Aaron judge. He'll lead things off as they looked to perhaps build on an already sizable lead. The last at that Matty D. We heard this guy's a good fastball hitter. He got a fastball didn't miss it. We'll see if they pitch him a little bit differently. This high and deep to right center center fielder going back still going back gone to lead off the ending a solo home run there for Aaron judge his second home run of the game as it's now a six run ball game second home run of the game right there. He is locked in at the plate. You hear so many of today's players talk about rhythm and timing. Well he is perfectly on time in the heart of the zone. Now that and now Jean-Carlo Stanton will take strike one on the fastball here. No balls in a strike. We could really use a knock here over three in the game so far set to deliver the 0 and 1 and he watches one dip low and inside for a ball one and one couple of righties starting to loosen now in the bullpen bases empty here with nobody out. I had him guessing that time as he's barely able to foul it away ready on one and two swung on but it's pulled foul wide of third another one to delivery. After multiple pitches were fouled off it gets a little disappointing as a pitcher. So you think say I'm going to throw one way off the plate and see if he'll chase it didn't happen. Good battle here. This will be the seventh pitch coming up swinging a high chopper throw on the first. So a good comeback there as he gets the first out of the inning had to protect there with two strikes Gary and he just got it off the end of that. Not much of a problem for the infield at that point. So striding in Gary Sanchez. It was a flyout for him in his last trip. Almost Maddy almost went deep his last day be certainly just missed it with this guy's big power. He's feeling pretty good at the dish. Look for him to try and get on something and drive it out of the yard this A.B. And this is why one ball and one strike one and two to the Yankees catcher got him to chase after the curveball below the zone there. That was a really nice pitch and it can be a really tough one to lay off of as a hitter. The one to misses for the second ball. That was a tempting pitch to swing at right there a big power guy like this really wants something that he can elevate and drive out of the ballpark. Now this is it high and deep out to left back goes Rosario on the warning track. He makes the catch. Now batter the left you were Mike talk stepping up now Mike talkman. He went down on strikes last time up. Yeah kind of shocked he got blown away with a fastball. You could tell he was late on that one and we'll see if he tries to cheat to something this A.B. No balls on a strike to count swing and a miss here and he's behind in the count now 0 and 2 a nice job of bouncing back after the leadoff homer. Two quick outs after the bomb and he's got a chance to get out of this. Hit out towards second. He'll whip this one to first in time and that ends the inning. Ladies and gentlemen Yanks able to add on one more via the solo home run. The seventh inning coming up get up and stretch. It's the Yankees eight and the twins to Jonathan Holder. It's the call from the pen to take over on the mound and start the home seventh. Number fifty six. Jonathan Holder. Half of the seventh here and that brings up the former American League MVP Josh Donaldson. It doesn't look very promising so far. This was 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 them back into this one. Strike one to start the at bat the wind up and the 0 1. Now a swing and a fly ball. And it's a foul ball. I fly ball headed for the left field corner. If it stays fair it's gone. Nearly a big fly to start the inning instead of foul ball. The 0 2 once more. I can't blame him one bit out on the mound. I'm shocked he didn't pick up the rosin bag and see if he could get a foul ball on that one. He had to see if he would swing way outside the zone. And a good bite to that slider as he swings through it for the first out of the inning. Really good late bite 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 to the plate now. Mitch Garver as the first pitch misses to him. It's ball one lifetime versus this arm. Just a couple of matchups no hits in two at bats into his wind up. Here comes the 1 0. 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 the zone he's getting the barrel to it. He's been hot lately. And he'll lay the fastball in here to get the count back to two and one holder originally from Mrs. Sippy. He was taken in the sixth round during the 2014 draft. Hey this middle round selection is still developing but he's doing it at the big league level. And he has a lot of time to get his tool set ironed out. And he strikes him out as well. So make it back to back punch outs here to the first two men he faces out of the bullpen. No problems for him on the mound since he's come out of the pen to start this inning. That's back to that case and he's making it look pretty easy. This has the makings of a good outing so far. Standing in now Eddie Rosario as he'll try to hold back on the swing but he went around for the first strike. A hidden two at bats for him at this point in the ball game. Oh one pitch on its way behind 0 and 2 now two out nobody on this one's outside quite a bit off the plate that time. The 1 2 ball that off the plate. Here's a weakly hit fly ball off to the left side and that gets down and ought to be good for extra bases. And he will pull in the second with a two out double. Man that's going up like self defense and a real quality swing but he muscled it out there and it was enough to get him safely the second. Those are the kind of hits that will drive you nuts as a pitcher. Max Kepler the next to grab a bat. This will get caught chasing a bad one there at strike one. It was a backwards K a strikeout looking for bat. Just off the outside that time laid off for a ball. Tough spot to hit here as a hitter you have a base open so you have to almost be trying to think like the pitcher. Is he going to try to pitch around me or is he going to come in the strike zone. The 1 1 swing and a liner but foul. Here he comes on a ball and two strikes popped him up. Le Mayhew in foul ground. No with this one and the inning is over. Danger reverted following the two out double. We're back with more on a Sunday afternoon following this. All set for the start of the inning and next to battle be the first baseman DJ Le Mayhew. Here comes outside. That's all. He doesn't look like the same reliever right now but listen this is his fourth inning of work and there aren't very many relievers that can go four plus innings and be rock solid all the way through. And this is sliced foul into the stands in right out of play. He was absolutely all over that fastball. Have to find a way to keep that fair fast ball and looks like they're pinching him a bit here. It's three and one Torres will be next three one lofted in the air out toward right center Cruz has the best view of this one. So he'll take it for the first out. Now batting shortstop laborer Torres digging in now for the Yankees Torres. It was a flyout for him in his last trip. Now here's the pitch. When you're down six on the mound you gotta at least throw strikes here to all count the pitch outside three and oh now bases are empty one man up a swing and a high drive to right center field a ball that's carrying on the warning track he makes the catch. Now batting the third baseman Gio Urchella. So coming to the plate Gio Urchella. He's working on a three hit ballgame right now. Here's the first pitch to him in a high strike to begin the at bat it's 0 and 1. Shocked he didn't let it fly right there. Usually you're looking for a fastball elevated to get the party started swinging a screamer but this one's not going to stay fair the wind up and the 0 2 pitch. I got to count one and two good pitch right there with the bases empty. Why not take a shot throw that breaking ball in the dirt and see if he'll chase after it got him swinging as he runs the fastball by him to end the inning. So the Yankees go one two three but no matter they lead it eight to two. Buxton now he'll see what he can do lead him off the whole main the center fielder by red pitch of the at bat on its way. Probably a design take right there they need base runners so they're going to make them try to bring the ball in the strike zone into the wind up. Here comes the 0 and 1. A great job of changing speeds there it's 0 and 2. Nothing in two count and the pitch. Yank the slider across that time laid off for a ball. Man this at bat has changed quickly from 0 and 2 now to 2 and 2 a good job of plate discipline by this hitter not chasing those pitches just off the plate and a change up swung on and missed for the first down. It's always nice to keep a guy that has good wheels off base now that's just what they did right there. Big strikeout always keep that guy off the base path. All right. Stepping in now Louisa Reyes as he'll take a look at a slider here that misses for ball one. He's working on a one for three thus far. Now it's 2 and 0 hit to first and he'll step on first himself for the out now batting the shortstop. Coming to the plate now for him Polanco only four outs remaining for them to try and rally back in this one. He's ready. Here's the first offering and right into the shift. Mayhew's got it and he'll step on the bag himself and the inning is over. Down go the twins in order still eight to two stepping in and ready for another shot. Tyler Wayne. He reached on a fielder's choice previously way first delivery to him on the way. Here we go with any number nine as the first pitch misses for ball one. Listen I'm not trying to make up an excuse but this is this guy's fifth inning of work in this game out of the bullpen. Are you kidding me. Nobody goes five innings anymore. That's why 2 and 0 all over the place to start the ninth. It's 3 and 0 now. Well knowing the threat this guy poses if he gets on base I think the next pitch should be a challenge pitch. You don't want to give guys that can run a free chance to cause havoc out there especially the leadoff guy three and one the count now high and deep down the left field line and this will wind up a foul ball swing in a little blooper to center Buxton comes on now and he has it one down. Now that is the center fielder Brett Gardner ready now Brett Gardner. He struck out swinging in his last trip to the plate. He's ready. Here's the first offering looked inside but that's ruled to strike nothing in one. Well this guy's got it going on right now. He's executing everything. He should feel pretty good. He's retired seven in a row and a pitch in the dirt as he lays off its one and one two balls in a strike down to the Yankees leadoff man one out nobody on lofted in the air out toward right center Buxton arranged to his left and put it away two down now batting right fielder Aaron Judd Aaron Judge will get another shot at it here as we take you back to ending number seven. This was his second home run of the ballgame as he'd like nothing more than to make it three right here. Here comes the first pitch ball inside. Maybe a bit of an overthrow there guys may have let that front side open up a little early to try to hump up on a fastball and sailed on it from the wind up the two pitch swing line drive that's going to be troubled around first digging for two and he is in the second base with a double his third hit this afternoon. How about it. You think they stop pitching this guy now he's been torching them all weekend and he stays hot here with another extra base hit. They'll be happy when this series is over so they don't have to deal with this dude anymore at the plate. Giancarlo Stanton as the first pitch to him is in there for a cold strike one on the year Stanton begins play with the slugging percentage north of 5 25 certainly a line he can take pride in 0 and 1. Here it comes awfully close with the slider there but it's one in one. Hey there's not a lot you could do with a slider breaking down an end unless you catch it way out front. I like the idea of taking it and making the picture a little more hittable. No offer on that one two balls in a strike gets the sign. Here comes the 2 1 liner toward right center and that's going to get down out there. Oh but it's offline so the run will score. Yeah man hard to stay focused on the game when the score is this far out of hand now especially when you're on the losing side of it even as broadcasters it can be a little bit challenging to stay fully dialed in. It's Gary Sanchez as he would look at a first pitch fastball for ball one. He comes into this appearance in the midst of a one for four day high in the air. Polanco is there for it and the ending is over a run on two hits for the Yankees. Hard of the order 3 4 and 5 will get their shot in the bottom of the ninth. It's the Yankees nine and the twins to Tommy Kingley a six foot one inch right hander will be the one to get the call from the bullpen here. Number 48 Tommy Kingley ready for another shot now Nelson Cruz starting things for his side in the ninth as they faced the improbable odds of trying to come back in this one. Yeah not a lot of hope for them at this point but these guys know these bats still count at least for their own stats you can't mill in your chances as a professional first delivery to him on the way laid off but a cold strike is that caught the outside and that's inside off the plate with the fastball it's one in one. That's not an easy pitch to do anything with right 96 miles an hour in on the hands. You almost have to be looking for that pitch to be able to do anything with that ball and two strikes now set to deal on a ball and two strikes struck him out struck him out again. I should say his third punch out of the game. Well we've seen some really good pitching from these guys in this one. The bullpen is 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. Here's Miguel Sineau as he'll take in an off speed pitcher that misses for ball one couple of walks for him thus far. The 1 0 home is offered added missed for the first strike and it looks like the Yankees will have a left hander up and throwing in the bullpen bases are empty one man out and this is low ball two two and one. He's fallen behind down three and one. Cain Lee has tossed over 30 yennings so far this season with the Nia Ray just under two and a half. That's allowing just over two runs per nine innings of work and he takes ball for again and they clearly just don't want any part of him in this one. The hitter was dug in looking for something to hit but he would need a telephone pole to hit that thing way out of the zone. Josh Donaldson digging in now. He was sat down on strikes in his last at bat. First pitch of the at bat on its top one and no. And he misses again to an O. He threw that pitch with a purpose to get a double play. Good job to let it go by though as a hitter. Now the 2 0 home doesn't hit the target. It's ball three 3 0 pitch runner at first year one man out squared that one up just a little late. Now the three and two pitch and he misses again ball four and that's back to back guys now that have reached base via the base on ball. That was a great battle right there. He tried to get him to chase but he laid off some really tough pitches and got a walk. Got to tip the cap to the batter that time. In now Mitch Garver he's hitless in three at bats to this point ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch 0 1 0 and there's ball one. I wonder if that called not going his way right there has anything to do with walking the last guy. We all know umpires don't give you much on the corners if you're not throwing strikes consistently one and two to the twins catcher. It's not easy to get your barrel to a pitch that high. That could be an effective location as long as he keeps it above the letters a ball and two strikes. Here's the pitch well off the plate with the change of pace. That's ball two hot shot to third. The tag gets one on the first and he rolls a double play ball to end it here as this ball game is over. Hey a nice win for them all around and an even better way to start things off on the first day of summer when every team looks ready to get on a roll a nine to two finish at the end of this contest so the Bronx bombers get their 30th win on the road so far this season. Masahiro Tanaka pitches his way to a league leading 12th win of the year. Randy Dobnick allowed seven earned runs to cross the plate in a losing effort so that 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