 We are under the lights this evening as we get you set for another edition of baseball on the show coming up We've got a good matchup in store between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays The Yanks have won five games in a row. They'll look for number six right after this Yanni Churrinos will be the starter for the Rays in this one Dan any thoughts Wow talk about a number that jumps out at you This guy's whip which is walks to hits to innings pitch is less than one coming into this start That's not an easy thing to do. That tells me one thing not only is his stuff good, but he wipes people out quick This is a real good pitcher. Here's Brett Gartner now, and we are set for baseball here this evening He sat here it comes No offer at that point it's a cold strike Dan D row we take a look at the Rays entering play here tonight They come in playing reasonably well of late though. They have dropped their last two in a row. Yeah, Matty B We're looking at a team right now. There's playing some average baseball through four games of this homestand They split it two with two D row, and I think they expect a little bit more Yeah, and you don't want to be playing average baseball in front of your home fans They need to find a way to win this game and and try and take three out of the first five at his homestand Here comes the 0-2 pitch And he lays off a pitch outside as they draw even at two and two and it's fouled away And two to the Yankees center fielder Boy, not what you want coming out of the gate as a pitcher, right? You don't want to have to show all of your pitches this early on in the game But that's a quality at bat and what does it make you do as a pitcher? You have to use a lot of your pitches and the more pitches a hitter sees the better chance They have to make good contact the bouncer to the left side Reigned in and the throw on the first will take care of him So he's thrown out by the only man standing on the left side of the infield the one away So the base is empty here with one away and that will bring in DJ LeMay here here's the first pitch to him Liner towards second but there to take this one is the second baseman and that's out number two The right fielder number ninety nine Aaron Good Coming to the plate now Aaron judge first chance for him here in the top of the first with nobody on He's set and the pitch Mine drive base hit to right And this one will bounce into the wall and now he'll get into scoring position with two away Take a look at this right here. He didn't get jumpy and try and pull it down a left field line Stayed in there fought hard and grind it out and nice knock the other way Jim carlo Stanton now and he founds this one off Opportunity for him here to pick up that runner from second with two away. Oh one pitch coming Hey, I know we're only in the top of the first but back breaking blows are those two out Runners in scoring position knocks and they have a chance to capitalize right here boy Dero You touched it on it right there. I think as a pitcher you try to get to that Meanwhile here this ball is giving a pretty good ride out to deep left field and that is gonna clear the wall a home run On to run homer off the bat of John Carlo Stanton number 14 on the season and this is now a two-to-nothing lead for the Yankees Love the homer in the top of the first inning give your pitcher a chance to kind of regroup and gather himself with an early lead And now Mike talk man Mike talk as he'll go after the first pitch and Properly line one into left center field and that's gonna get down for a base hit Boy, this is not the way you'd like to start at any right here after that two-run bomb another base hit And this could get ugly real early. Yeah, there's a fight at the bat rack right now Dan he saw that two-run missile go out and he was on point getting himself a knock Into the box now Gary Sanchez as the first pitch to him is swung on and missed for strike one The numbers coming in to 78 the average nine homers and 22 RBI's And it's 0 and 2 to Sanchez So let's take a peek at our umpire and crew in this one behind the plate is Clyde Washington. Yeah, Matt He collides my type of umpire. I didn't mind the low strike zone and that's exactly what he has if you're not gonna Give him above the belt. I'm okay with you, bro You know one of the things I guess with Clyde is he is a real good low strike umpire Pitchers seem to like him more than hitters, but one thing I will say he has a very consistent zone It's a low zone, but a consistent zone The one to and a slider runs away from him there and the count levels at two and two Well, he kind of got caught chasing the first two pitches out of the strike zone But I think he's caught on to their game a little bit right now Two tough pitches that he took with two strikes and now the count is two and two three and two full count and the payoff pitch Neither guy willing to give in and the at-battle continue Washington strike zone may have expanded a bit there and the inning is over Yankees get a couple on the two-run home run Bottom of the first coming up. It's now two-nothing, New York Masahiro Tanaka the right-hander from Japan will get the starting assignment in this one then please act What do you got? Hey, it wasn't a great performance in his last start But he did pitch well enough to earn the win We'll see if he can turn in a little bit better performance in this one Joey Wendell digs in now it leave things off here in the bottom half of the first And leading up for the red the designated hitter Now the pitch And that misses ball one and as the Yankees get started here tonight guys They come in right into five game winning streak and they've really got things clicking. Yeah, Maddie This team's coming together right now to play in dangerous baseball. You can tell the look in their eye They feel good about where they're at. They've won a few games in a row and they look to continue that trend today Swung on and hammered no doubt about this one watch it fly Boom goes the dynamite so it's a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the first Third home run for him on the year and the rays have cut this to a two one ball game now Boy when this guy gets in the groove he can hit him and when he hits him He hits him in bunches hit a home run last night's game And if they continue to pitch him on the outer part of the plate look out this guy's going to do some major damage Jose Martinez The first pitch misses to him it's all one the average at 284 to begin playing four home runs and 22 RBI's here's one hit in the air to the right side Mame you stay with it as he backs up and puts it away one gone Standing in Austin Meadows, and he comes in as a player to watch out for hitting well over 300 on the season He's ready. Here's the first offering Swing and a miss oh and one a swinging strike and now it's oh and two Man as a pitcher you have to love pitching oh too Multiple ways up down in and out throw the breaking ball a lot of different ways to get guys out and the slider gets him Swinging two gone this inning didn't get started the way he'd hoped with that home run But I've got to give him credit for a bushy it and coming back here to get strikeouts on the last two guys He's acting like it didn't even happen before so now to the plate Brandon Lau As he'll pop this one foul off to the left it out of play looking to get on base and keep this first inning alive Tanaka gets the sign. Here's the 01 bold cold take right there that fastball Very well could have sent him packing back to the bench And this pitch is looked at for a ball and that'll even the count of the raise second baseman at two and two Got him looking and that ends the inning raise answer right back on the solo home run Second inning coming up and this is now a two-to-one ball game Stepping into the box Mike Ford as he'll get his first opportunity in this one Mike From the stretch here's the pitch and now a slider in on the hands and he's lucky that one didn't come and get him That swung on and missed were even at one and one This one's chopped foul right at the plate the count moves now to one and two Swing and a miss got him reaching Perez has it And he makes the throat of first Ford is retired and there's one away Here's Miguel and a hard now and there's a look at his home and road splits so far this year first offering on its way On he looked like a caveman swing in the club on that one It's oh and two now a shot down the first baseline and a sliding attempt at first But this sneaks by him a base hit Good hitters are good hitters for a reason D-roll but to be able to hang in there on an O2 pitch And still be able to get a base hit this guy's about as good as it gets Yeah, I'm blown away by this guy again. You wouldn't know if you showed up You wouldn't know if it's two oh three one oh two counts do not matter this guy trusts in his craft And that'll bring up Tyler Wade No balls and a strike to count He'll enter play here with an average just over 250 one home run and 11 RBI's Come set and the oh one Swing and a liner And that's into the outfield for a one-out hit Take a look at this again in slow motion He tracks this thing all the way gets his hands quickly through the zone and just rips it down the left field line Just how they draw it up. So here's the veteran Brett Gardner This he'll take a look at a pitch too low It's ball one looking at his career totals Gardner is exactly a 260 hitter and a strike to even the count one and one and Doohar at second Wade is over at first with one away Two balls and a strike now to the Yankees lead-off man Hey time to start making some quality pitches He finds himself in a tough spot behind an account with guys on base now the two one No Love the approach out on the mound everything's down in his own as it should be but now you find yourself in a 3-1 Count the elevate a little bit more and get back in this zone or do you just pitch around them hitters count all the way here It comes line drive to left And that's in their base hit and they'll hold that runner a third as everybody moves up a base and they're loaded with one away Way after that base knock right there D-roll he extends his hitting streak to seven games Yeah, and you can tell he's made some necessary adjustments at the plate any time you're getting a knock every day of the week You're doing things right keeping that front shoulder cut staying inside the ball not trying to do too much set with the own one Swing and a miss and he's quickly in the hole Good luck with that pitch that pitch is an absolute nightmare almost unhittable nasty downward action Only has some trouble with it Road at first is in time, but meanwhile the runner is in to score The way that grounder was hard hit and sometimes the runner at third will have to hold on a ball like that But he was off on contact and they opted to take the out at first instead and for his second at bat Aaron judge He'll try to follow up the double in his last at bat with another big hit right here Yeah, he jumped all over that first pitch last time off interested to see if he has the same approach this a big from the stretch At the ball These guys hitting aren't in first place by accident They excel at getting out to early lead So this is a big moment in this game if they're able to lengthen this lead any more in this inning They're gonna be in really good shape to come away with a win today count now a ball in a strike lays off the slider that time two and one Wow, that's 40 pitches for him already. This doesn't have the makings of a start that he's going to go very deep Runners at second and third with two gone even count two balls and two strikes Here's the two and two Nearly got the inside but ruled the ball Definitely in a tough situation facing the three-hitter You could work around him and maybe walk him to load the bases, but that just sets up the cleanup guy with the bases loaded Good battle count remains full Cold strike three as he's rung up and the side is retired Yankees forced to settle for one on now to the bottom of the second the Yankees lead this one three to one Gman Choi the next to head past meetings with Tanaka four for 14 is also gone down on strikes five times Field shifted well to the right. Here's the first pitch the wind up and the oh one Not cheated on that swing, but the splitters by him oh and two Beautifully thrown splitter right there high 80s down the zone looks like a fastball coming and then boom the bottom falls out of it terrific pitch Swing and a miss there is the breaking ball takes care of them for the first out I'll tell you it's hard to get more of a confidence boost and striking out the best hitters in the lineup back to back to back He's looking really sharp right now. The box willy-a-dumb is As the first pitchers have been high it's ball one the 1-0 line That's a base hit in the left field. He's around first heading for two. He'll reach second now with one away Everyone knows that this guy's numbers are not where he wants them to be so far this year But you'd never know by that swing he looked fluid and confident driving that pitch for a double We'll see if that gets him going a bit and that will bring in Yandy Diaz He went hitless last night in a game where his guys could push across only one score to be to him on the way That hook stayed up in the zone. You can see he struggled with that curve ball early He's trying to find that release point with his off-speed pitches But to see if he can find the field for that thing moving forward 1-0 pitch Swing and a miss looked like the slider there a ball in a strike low as he's able to lay off the slider Well, we all know he's not the greatest threat with a bad up there. His numbers certainly aren't that pretty but hey I give him credit. He's really working to count right here the two and one on its way Just off the inside part of the plate. It's three and one good weekly toward third And that's the second hour Man it's second here with two away and that means Kevin Kiermeier will hit next to knock up pauses here comes the first pitch Runner in scoring position at second with two down on he hammers it to deep right field And oh he missed a home run by a matter of feet. It's off the wall Get him So much of this game is situational hitting guys nice job there Yeah, you've got to find a way to pick your teammates up when you're given the chance and he doesn't try to do too much right here He just takes what's there safely on second and his buddy is high-fiving teammates in the dugout Digging in now Michael Perez and he's hoping to get things going at the plate It's been a bit of a struggle for him in recent games first pitch of the at-bed Low for Bowl one Runners trying for third pitches high to throw it skips in and he's saying most play, but he's in there Well that definitely caught me off guard there That wasn't exactly the typical steal situation with two outs and a runner on second I can't say I agree with the strategy But at the same time now he can score a lot of different ways and a good comeback fastball there It's two balls in a strike Men on third with two down There's a swing and a drive hit well out to light field judges going back The cash in here is the runners in to score from third And he is in the second base with an RBI double And time will be called here as the pitching coach heads out to the mound and hopefully try and settle this guy down a bit And that'll bring up Joey Wendell as Tanaka jumps ahead of him here at strike one Runner in scoring position with two gone well above the letters with the fastball that time Two out here in a runner at second, and he's keeping it down here, and that's a cold strike, too And tight with the slider two and two That's a great take right there great pitch recognition to let that one go opposite handed That's coming across the plate. You might think you got a shot to stay inside that one the two two Hit down the line at first This is going to be a foul ball as that keeps things at two and two Here's the two and two hit on the ground down the first baseline, but a foul ball as it holds it two and two Seventh pitch of the at-back coming up called strike three and the side is retired So it's two runs on three hits no errors in a runner left on Well going out of the top of the third and we are all tied at three apiece Back with Mark DeRozan and please act Matt Vaskersen and leading off the inning the big right-handed slugger Jean-Carlo Stanton from the stretch This pitch is popped up Troy is there and he hauls it in for the first out of the inning And with one away time for a check of the standings in the American League East as you get a look at where these two teams Find themselves entering play Stepping in Mike Tuckman one for one after a single this first time up now. Here's the pitch There's the sinker to start him out missing down and away for ball one that evens it up one and one Bases are empty one man out Sinker is right there for a called strike two Still one and two as he fouls it away Again another foul ball the one two popped up and he'll squeeze this one for the second out Late Gary Sanchez he got called out on strikes his last time through yeah and a borderline call Maddie I don't know. I got to feel like he's got to build a rapport with this umpire this a B See how far he'll go in or out. He can't allow himself to go down looking again Lays off the sinker here a ball in a strike one and two to the Yankees catcher Super important situation right here for the pitcher to go one two three get back in a dugout regroup He struggled early, but if he can knock out this one two three inning I think he can write the ship trying to send him packing for the second time And a good pitch here, but this is taken for a ball as the count moves to two and two now on the Yankee catcher Two out nobody on Good job going down and hanging with it that time ready with the two and two Rolled slowly down the third baseline and this is going to be a foul ball now another two two Swing and a miss and that ends the inning One two three go the bombers through two and a half gets three a piece Ready to go for the last half of the inning now at the plate Jose Martinez so far over one with a flyout He did the deliver here's the first pitch Martinez its right-handed pitching very well makes a lot of contact But he generally isn't known for displaying a lot of power You'll see a lot of line drives and ground balls from in these situations. Yeah, I almost think he has too good of hand-eye Coordination Matty sometimes maybe just attacks that pitch that's not there to do major damage with But could just drive it up the middle the other way and take his knock. That's what he's been able to do Hit out towards second loved by LaMahieu and that's the first down With the plate Austin Meadows oh for one for him here in this one outfield shaded toward right center, here's the first pitch Fastball too high to start him out here one and all Hey, if you're gonna throw a pitch like that to this guy That's right where you want to miss any lower and he'll probably make you pay for it the 1-0 home Is swung on and miss strike one? Look out hot shot to third and there are two away Now to the plate Brendan Lowe over one here in the early going here comes the first pitch When bends into the zone a strike on the breaking ball Tanaka gets the sign one two on its way That's bulldozer Got him swinging made him chase outside the zone that time and that puts an end to the inning Raise go in order one two three. We played three and our score three three We're back at Tropicana field and let's check in with Heidi Watney Thanks, Matt. I talked with 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 He said he's been really happy with how many balls they've hit hard and on a line Looking at the numbers They've had seven total line drives and even though some of those have resulted in outs He says it's that kind of consistent contact that leads to W's in the standings Okay, thank you, Heidi The person coming to the plate Mike Ford looking to put the ball in play here He went down on strikes in his first at bat comes set. Here's the nothing and nothing pitch And a strike called at the knees nothing in one Swing and a miss it's oh and two You have to find a way to lay off that low sinker There is just no way to do any damage You're just looking at either a bruised shin or ground out to the left side a ball and two strikes now They really bunch you up on that one as he swings and misses 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 the top two pitch velocities here 96 on one hand versus a still respectable 92 on the other and away here with the base is empty and striding into the plate It'll be Miguel and do hard first delivery to him on the way Slap hard the opposite way Meadows is there to down Tyler wait Next for New York Tyler Wade he reached on a single in his first try he sat here it comes Got to be careful with this guy here He can really handle the bat even though they're two outs he might try to drop one down for a base hit Filed off. He's set here comes the one one Three runs six hits and no errors for the Yankees so far This should end the inning as it sent out to second And it did it will he throws him out at first and the side is retired So the Yanks go one two three through three and a half. We're all even at three apiece Just about set to go for the last of the fourth, but before we do that. Here's Heidi Watney Matt race manager Kevin Cash talked to me in between innings about his line-ups offensive production and overall He's really happy with the app that's they're putting together 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 gonna 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 Stepping in G-man Choy, it'll be the one to lead off against Masahira, Tanaka In field in the over shift here now the pitch The fastball here is you'll take a look at ball one one and own Filed away the one one home is looked at for ball number two Two and two They'd like to see a little bit more discipline than that you get to count your favorite He's swinging a pitch that bad not good on they really bunch him up on that one as he swings and misses for the first out Well, this pitching staff has done a pretty good job right there. That's the fourth time he struck out Only in the second game of the series Standing in now Willie Adamas and It's fouled away One for one as he reached base with a double his first time up to the wind up here comes the o and one swing and a liner Foul Swing and a miss on the fastball that time out number two Two up two down on strikes in this inning. He looks really sharp out there guys To the plate now Yandy Diaz As he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one He's over one after grounding out in his only trip to the plate so far and he fouls this one off Swing and he pops him up for in foul ground, but this will land untouched Three runs four hits and no errors for Tampa Bay so far And he struck him out his eighth punch out of the ballgame and that one ends the inning Down in order go the Rays Four innings in the books tied three three So the batting order turns over now and set to go Brett Gardner is working on a one for two games so far He set and the pitch Pitch taken several inches below the zone in fact Action in the Rays pen now as they've got a lefty and a right-hander up and throwing First two pitches off the mark here. It's to an O Man, that's a great take right there backdoor slider. Just missed the outside corner This guy must have a really good eye most guys swing at that pitch fouled off now the two one If I'm in the box right now, I'm coming unglued. He is going to throw something over the heart of the plate Line hard to the left side But foul he's set. Here's the three and two Down the first baseline, but this will get foul so they'll do it again three and two payoff pitch one more time And this is swung on and miss his gardeners a strikeout victim one away I'll tell you he's showing no signs of tired right now still looks razor sharp from what I could tell so I think he might last a while longer if he can keep this up Here's the second baseman DJ LeMay here as the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball one or no No hits to this point now a good pitch around the knees, but it doesn't quite catch the bottom of the zone That's where he wants that sinker to end up, but that was a nice job of laying off Hit hard down the right field line But foul the 2-1 home Hit the other way out toward right field Meadows will drift over to his left a few steps as he takes it for the second out Here's big Aaron judge a hidden two tries for him so far on the stretch here's the pitch First pitch here is a sinker that runs a bit too wide. It's ball one Hidden the air down the right field line and Foul well off the inside that time as the sinker misses for a ball You know what I'm seeing here is a reluctance to throw the fastball It's like he feels he can't throw the ball right by him right now. He's set and the 2-1 pitch Two balls two strikes a crucial count for both pitcher and hitter So Dan what was your approach on the mound in that county is still pitch for the strikeout here? Action pitch right here to do the last thing you want to do is to fall behind the count three two full count now Count is full. Here's the pitch Now a drive by judge deep left field See you later over the wall a home run a Solo home run there for Aaron judge number 11 for him on the season as they take the lead four to three 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 and digging into the batter's box Next will be Giancarlo Stanton as he'll take a look at a sinker here too low for ball one He's one for two in this one. Yeah, that's a fair ball line to the right side and this one will bounce into the wall And he will pull in the second with a two-out double And he obviously didn't let last night's hitless out and get to his head too much because that's his second hit of the ball game This one double. I'm sure he's feeling a lot better about the way. He's going right now at the plate Mike Tuckman as the sinker to him finds the zone for strike one a hidden two at bats for him at this point in the Ballgame right on but this is foul down toward the box at third Runner in scoring position at second with two down He struck him out his seventh of the ball game and that ends the inning Yankees do get one on the solo homer Bottom of the fifth coming up. It's now four or three bombers Being in Kevin Kiermeier. 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 delivery to him on the way and a base hit so early trouble to lead off the inning Dan how hard is it to massage your way through such a deep lineup? I mean even the eight up nine hole hitters are solid big league players, you know, Mark these days You're not seeing a lot of defensive specialists in the infield or outfield if you're in that starting lineup these days There's a pretty good job. You could swing the bat Michael Perez is at the plate as he looks at ball one. He broke out the slide step there, Danny Yeah, he's really thinking about the steal right here didn't happen, but the cat mouse game continues on Can't sit back long enough in the count evens up at one and one Perez is five foot ten inches tall bats left But throws right-handed. He was a fifth round pick back in 2011 Hey, nothing has been handed to this guy drafted in the middle rounds. He has found his way in the big leagues This has turned out to be a really nice pick We're in the fifth inning of a four to three ballgame here Popped him up and drifting back behind first lays himself out and makes a spectacular catch Highlight real catch there. No doubt. He laid out to sacrifice his body Brought it in and secured it all the way to the ground You know his picture really appreciates an effort like that So Tampa's batting order turns over and set to go Joey Wendell one for two with a solo shot that came back in the first inning From the stretch, but nothing's going on the two oh a swing and a miss. That's the first strike 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 Online that's a base hit And that runner will go no further than second is there are two aboard now to the box now Jose Martinez This will take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one He's hit listen is to add bats so far to bit late and he's fallen behind oh and two Runners are at first and second with one away There's a swing and a high drive in the left center field Gardner going back But he won't get there as it lands just shy of the wall Kiermaier rounds the corner and is headed home Safe at the plate. It's a 4-4 game When this thing left I started thinking it might have enough to get out of here didn't quite carry now But it does one hop the wall off the track and he cruises into second with an RBI two-bagger You'll take that every day of the week Looks to build the decision makers in the dugout will give him a free pass to first So the bases are loaded here on the intentional walk and the force play is now in order That's what's called getting the treatment. Everyone knows he's a power threat with the bat So it's all about not letting him be the guy that beats you ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch There's a fastball well off the plate for a ball It's an action out in the Yankee bullpen now as a right-hander starts to loosen up knock down at home plate The runners will hold but meanwhile the count moves to two and all Bases are loaded with only one out how a called strike that time as the zone expands a bit here It's two and one now right down Main Street with that one two and two That's a pitch he'd like to have back. You're not gonna 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 He struck him out the third time. He's fanned in the game man They've really had his number so far in this series. That's his fifth strikeout in this series alone Plate now g-man join as he'll try and hold off the swing But this one's in there for strike one oh for two for him to this point. There are no balls in two strikes He put himself in a good position jumping ahead oh and two with the bases loaded now We'll see if he can finish it off Tries to slider to ring him up, but he lays off one and two Well his last time out guys will just flailing away at that slider, but tonight Completely different story. I think their approach coming to the plate tonight was to lay out that pitch until he shows he could throw it for a strike Two out bases loaded good swing on a tough pitch and he'll stick around to see another one ready with the one two Will strike him out ten now in the ballgame and the inning is over a run for the race. Thanks to the RBI double Through five innings and we are tied for four Brendan McKay is gonna come on in relief as he'll be making his 20th appearance of the season In once again Gary Sanchez he looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up Yeah, Maddie 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 Fastball that gets the inside corner strike one Borderline pitch right there, but as a low ball hitter you can live with that as long as the umpire doesn't give him north as well Swing and a miss and things are not looking real promising here down. Oh and two. Oh I love that pitch right there up and in jam sandwich Trying to get him to chase the cutter there a ball in two strikes You know, he's probably cheating on that inside pitch after he got jammed earlier If you're on the mound right now, you want to try to hit that outside corner There's a pretty good chance. You'll get him to roll over something Just a bit low tough call, but it's two and two Regardless of the result right here to be down 0-2 and work it back to an even count got to feel like it's a win for the offense And that misses there so he runs the count full now From 0-2 to 3-2. What a great at bat to start this inning off. Hey, this could be a productive inning Tough pitch to layoff, but he did and it's ball for so the leadoff hitters aboard to start the sixth That's an excellent at that right there fell behind it early one and two Didn't panic or start chasing pitches out of the zone He's able to lay off three pitches in a row and he's standing on first with no outs. That's a great job Mike Ford it's been an 0 for 2 effort for him to this point bring on its way And that misses one and one ball left side to second for one on the first to double play It's hard to do anything with a pitch like that That's below the zone and if you do do anything with it most of the time This will be the result of double play on a good pitch down in the zone And that'll bring up Miguel and do hard he's singled in two trips to the plate thus far Here comes the first pitch he's gonna find the seats strike one Swing and a ball hit out toward right center Kiermeyer on the run, but he won't get there. It falls in Well, he was definitely struggling coming into this one But I think we can say that cold streak is officially over That's his second hit of the game and it goes for extra bases We'll see now if this game proves to be a huge turning point for him the box Tyler Wayne And the first pitch to him runs a bit inside football one so far this season Wade is exactly a 260 hitter runs outside so it goes to 2 and 0 now hanging a miss 2 and 1 Sure took a healthy hack that time 4 4 is our score as we play the 6th little too tall that time 3 and 1 now Brett Gardner would be next if they can keep this ending alive It takes ball for so a good job out of the nine hole and getting on base as we go back to the top of the order Now with the plate Brett Gardner We'll see if he can come through in a clutch spot here two on two out here in inning number six Looking to wiggle out of this here it is Target here and he hits it for strike one oh one offering He's already blocked to in this inning already this guy just can't seem to find the strike zone Can't keep the weight back and he falls behind one and two a swing and a miss as he chased with two strikes And that will retire the side a couple of walks but no damage back with more here on a Tuesday night after this Brian again, will he a dumbass Swinging in his last trip to the plate. Yeah, and kind of shocked he got blown away with a fastball You could tell he was late on that one and we'll see if he tries to cheat to something this a big First pitch is a slider called for a strike double barreled action in the Yankee bullpen now a lefty and a right-hander start to get loose Oh and one here it comes You got to cover the whole plate now after letting him steal two strikes on the inside half He struck him out and their strikeout number 11 in the ball game any time the pitcher locates a fastball on the inside corner It's going to be a top pitch to hit that one was spot-on and he had no answer for it in now Yandy Diaz fouled away He's over two in the ball game so far and it misses downstairs for a ball one and one One out nobody on Strike two swinging just out in front of the slider One two offering looked like a slider that time, but it's two and two hit out towards second He lays out for it, but he can't pull it in Then I'll tell you it doesn't matter what it looks like right there that long dart felt so good Oh deal this guy's been due. He really needed that one. Oh, here's Kevin Kiermeyer He'll take one up in the zone, but indeed in the strike zone for the first strike What are the big keys to pitching? Well is getting ahead early on and it's been far from that for this guy so far less than 50% of his first pitches have been for strikes Lays off the slider and it's one-and-one Runner at first year one man goes the other way as this is it high and deep out to straight away left Tuckman is back to the warning track and he's able to put it away for the second out Now batting Now batting Michael Perez. He doubled earlier in the game one for two to this point first pitch on its way And looked inside, but that's ruled to strike nothing in one But the shortstop's got him played perfectly as he takes this in for the third out one left for Tampa Six innings are in the books all square four to four Colin Pochette is on to pitch from a bullpen now to start ending number seven number thirty-eight And that sends DJ LeMayhew into the box he'll start things out here in a tie ball game Here comes the first pitch Line drive base hit check that out right there I love me some of that staying inside the baseball moving it the other way sometimes a pitcher can execute his pitch It doesn't mean the batter can't grab enough that'll bring up Aaron judge He's two for three with a home run and a double but the first pitch here. It comes The fastball here is he'll take a look at ball one one or no now a southpaw up to throw in that Tampa Bay bullpen Fastball as he gets the swing in a miss one and two now is that one's fouled off It runs the board here at first with nobody out on the ground a second did he get his double play First and you can forget about the go-ahead run being on base. He's erased on the double play now Well, that's about as easy as it comes a chopper to hopper turns into a tailor-made 463 double play bases empty now after the double play and next will be the Imposing power bat Jean-Carlo Stanton first pitch of the at bat on its way The 1-0 Hey, it looks like this guy's gonna work in the upper part of the strike zone It'll be interesting to see if this lineup can adjust to the way he pitches the 1-1 all knotted up 4-4 the score here in the seventh Lays off the breaking pitch and it's three balls in a strike When you're playing close games like this base runners mean everything so he can ill afford to start giving away free pass is the 3-1 Swing and a shot hit down the corner And that nearly broke our tie, but instead it's a foul ball They off pitch home he lays off ball for now the potential go-ahead run is on base here And I'm sure the manager is just fine with that I mean it's better to battle a slugger like that to the end it ended up walking him than serving on up Or he can really hurt you digging in now for the Yankees Mike Tuckman He went down on strikes last time up. Yeah, he's got to put that one behind them Especially with runners in scoring position those punchouts will stick with you a little longer. Here's the first pitch to him To out with the possible go-ahead run at first to an owner the Yankees left fielder To owe to a guy with this kind of pop you better be awfully careful because he's gonna be swinging out of his shoes As a look now the pitch and he misses with it ball for so the potential go-ahead run moves in a scoring position now Oh, man. I think this walk is gonna grind him for a bit He just missed and now the inning continues with the man in scoring position a spot here first and second two men gone And the next to bat the Dominican born catcher Gary Sanchez And deals swing by Sanchez and this one soaring out into left field and as Yankees fans here on television quite frequently See ya He runs shot down the line in left number 10 for him on the year and it's now seven to four Balls jumping in this one. That's the fourth to leave the yard so far Maddie V This is just one of those days where the ball seems to be flying D row the hitters on point the pitchers aren't making very good Pitches. Yeah, that's what I was going to say It's all about executing pitches and they're not doing it today They're leaving a lot of balls over the heart of the plate and this offense is both offenses are taking advantage Trevor Richards will come out and take the ball here as he'll be making his 15th appearance of the year So now to the plate Mike Ford He'll swing and lift the ball foul off to the left and out of play He's hitless in three at bats to this point Maybe trying to back him up a bit there with the fastball One one home on the ground and right at the shifted infielders Throw in time and the side is retired Another look at the big blow for the bombers a three-run homerun Get up and stretch. It's the Yankees seven the rays four Zach Britton gets the call from the pen to take over on the mound and start the home seven Number 53 Half of the seventh year stradding forward now is the dh Joey Wendell last time through was a base hit Here's the first offering now a slider and he gets ahead of him here oh and one Probably a design take right there. They need base runners. So they're gonna make them try to bring the ball in the strike zone Oh one count. Here's the pitch A swinging strike and now it's oh and two Inside as that perhaps will back him off a bit one and two to two balls and two strikes now Pulls this one into the air out into right field judges on the move He gets to it and makes the catch for the first out One out now in the Tampa Bay seventh and up next will be the right-handed hitting Jose Martinez Gump set. Here's the nothing and nothing pitch Back up the middle gets dirty and gloves it hats off to that one Oh man once it got past the pitcher I figured it was a base hit But then the shortstop comes out of nowhere to make the diving stop that was incredible Now in the box austin meadows He was given a free pass via the intentional walk last time And they'll have to kind of come after him this time no good reason for walking him right here And a slider tails outside for ball one Britain's ready. Here it comes on 1-0 This one's outside quite a bit off the plate that time Two and one now now pitch on the way Faces are empty here with two men out and he goes against the shift there as this is on the ground at the left side And the throw just does beat him at the bag. So the side is retired Rays go in order one two three They're on the short end of a seven four score Digging in miguel anduhan. He'll have the first crack at it here as we start inning number eight The pitch tried to check it in its own one Where this one almost in the books the story was clearly the long ball. What are your thoughts on this offense fellas? Well maddy v. I don't know what your thoughts are d-roll, but boy When the weather starts to warm up and the ball starts jumping out like this It's clear that the pitchers need to start making better pitches. Yeah, just great approach No one really chased today really stayed staunch on on their ability to get that pitcher to come into the heart of the plate And they did damage with it Hit out towards second Ah, it's flagged down deep in the hole throw on to first in time So the leadoff man is set down to open up inning number eight Now batter Well, this has been a bullpen game for some time now But let's go back and review the performances of the two starters neither of whom turned in and outing to remember Ready now tyler wade it was a walk in his last trip. Here comes the first pitch Bounced to first scooped up and he'll step on first himself for the out Not a lot you can do with that pitch that fastball just a them up inside and gets the soft grounder for the out Ready for another shot now brett gardener. He comes into this appearance in the midst of a one for four day Ready with the first pitch here it comes A ball of no strikes the 1-0 Swing hard liner to left center a leaping try, but it's out of his reach and into the outfield The tag and they'll get him at second and with that the side is retired One two three go the bombers they hold a seven to four lead Chad Green is on to pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the eighth Number 57 At the plate brandon lough A swing and a shot hit down the corner nearly a big fly to start the inning instead of foul ball Here comes the 01 And he lays off for ball one Two and one and the two one pitch lying toward right center The gardener is there and he makes the catch for the out Good contact to start out getting thought he might be on base with some sort of a hit, but it hung up there too long Just unlucky that time Digging in g-man choy ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch Sends that one out of play for strike one Bases are empty one man out high in the air out to center field after it is gardener He's got it a nice play there two away In now willy adamus he was sat down on strikes in his last half bat Yeah, and he didn't put up much of a fight either matty got to find a way can't go down three pitches I don't care if you're staring at him or swinging at him You have to find a way to make this picture work a little bit harder And this one runs up high ball one He's ready. Here's the one oh And oh looked like ball two below the knees, but it's ruled a strike and that evens the count at one in one Two out nobody on a ball and two strikes to the raise shortstop the one two Gets him swinging he struck him out Down in order go the raise they're on the short end of a seven four score Chas roe enters from the pen to start the ninth inning as he'll try to keep the school right where it is heading to the bottom of the ninth Settling in now dj lamehu. He singled his last time up the second base First pitch on its way Roe was known as a short relief specialist a guy who came in got one or two big outs But with the new pace of play rules they're forcing a change for this right-hander Tried to get him to go after the slider, but it's one and one Here it comes And he takes one off the inside corner for ball two Nip the corner two and two That's three straight sliders in a row. I'd be shocked. I would be shocked if he went to that well a fourth time I'd be looking here And a swing and a miss good pitch there for the first out here in the ninth 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 to the plate now Aaron judge as the first pitch to him is taken low and away for ball one It's been a two for four effort for him so far in the ball game Under no pitch on the way A ball in strength That's not a pitch he misses very often. He knows he should have done something with that one One out nobody on And it's a ball and two strikes now to Aaron judge And now we'll see some action in the bullpen as the lefty starts to get loose The one two off so it's pulled out three and two Don't go too far. The dangerous jen carlo stanton gets his shot next Faces a empty one man out and he lost him here on three two as that pitch misses its ball four John carlo stanton will stand in here but before he does let's take you back to the very first inning This was a two run homerun right out of the gate that really got these guys off to a fast start He's set here it comes Now started to go down after it and he couldn't hold back its strike one And he watches a called strike at the knees no balls and two strikes Nothing in two count and the pitch And now a slider in there for a called third strike and there are two gone now That's what you call clipping the outside corner Great movement on that slider and it completely locked up the hitter didn't fool the umpire though At the plate now mike talkman And he lays off there one and oh he's got a hit in three at bats to this point the one oh Two out with the man at first a good action on the two seamer there and it's one and two 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 The one two hard hit balled a second And that's through for a hit Oh, but the feet of the second baseman is a wild one and that runner will go no further than second Is there are two aboard now Dan this guy's on fire used to say all the time. It's about 150 ab's to 200 ab's Where you start figuring out what type of season you're gonna have he's obviously in may and he's on fire Dero, he's been locked in from day one of this season. It's continuing right now Anything that is around the strike zone. He feels he can get the barrel to it and he continues to hit line rise Nick anderson takes over now with two gone here in the top of ending number nine Gary Sanchez Has he'll take a look at a curveball that misses wide for ball one He's working on a one for three thus far Little frustrated on the mound here as the fastball misses for ball two now Got to find a way to execute either a good fastball down the way or flip something off speed for a strike You cannot miss over the heart of plate in these situations. The hitter is on high alert Two and one to count you can to wiggle out of this. Here it is Three and one now and I think he wanted to know where that one was There isn't a hitter alive that doesn't love hitting in fastball counts like three and one It's usually a pretty fruitful count in terms of getting a pitch to drive and it's fouled away Struck him out So a good pitch there and now they're gonna need to string some hits together in this last at bat If they want to get back in this thing no runs a hit two left So nothing in the bomber's ninth last chance for the raves they're down three. It's seven to four So with the save situation on tap They'll hand the ball over to a formidable force indeed the very hard throwing left-hander a rolled as Chapman At the plate yondi dies. It was a single for him in his last at bat Not impossible but highly unprobable Even when you're at home to score three runs off a closer like this guy They've got the work cut out for him And he takes a pitch that's ruled a strike at the knees pretty liberal strikes on there. It's 0 and 1 Inside with that one a pretty easy take there Chapman nicknamed the missile for obvious reasons. He's in year one of a new three-year deal Big swing and a miss here two strikes Swing and a miss and that'll get a groan from the home supporters here one away Well, we'll see a lot of these power arms coming out of the bullpen in these days But it doesn't make it any less impressive to me. I love watching guys come in and blow smoke right by guys Into the box now kevin keermeyer That's he'll watch a slider that runs out of the strike zone away for ball one He's two for three and looking for more here Wang and a miss as he ramps up on the fastball one-on-one I think it's about time to choke up on that bat and get that foot down. He's awfully tardy right now Man, it's a ball and two strikes to keermeyer now This one's chop follow right at home plate the one two Doesn't catch the outside corner. It's a ball 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 Well, you have to feel pretty confident about the way this one's going to end up as a manager Two hitters two strikeouts from the closer There's not a whole lot more he can do to instill confidence that he's going to wrap this thing up without any problem First pitch of the at bat Little too much bite on the slider that time taken outside Anxious that time as it's a ball and a strike Chetman's ready. Here's the one and one Down low two balls in a strike and this is swung on and missed So now they find themselves down to their final strike tonight That's just a great pitch right there great execution He just got that hitter to think that pitch was knee-high nasty diving out of the zone Tampa down to their final strike in this one This one sinks low on a touch outside. It's a full count three and two You know, you don't always have to straight challenge a guy on a three two count With the three run lead know what on base This is the perfect situation to do it No reason to nibble and possibly set up a beginning Swing and a miss he struck him out and that'll do it here as the ball game is over You can just see that the confidence is radiating off of them out there right now That's six wins in a row and this looks like a train. That's not about to slow down Anytime soon seven to four is the final score in tonight's game The Yankees used a three run seventh to help propel them to the win Masahiro Tanaka earns his sixth winning decision in this one picking up 11 strikeouts along the way Aroldis Chetman closes the door for the save his fifth of the year So that just about does it for mark de rosa dan. Please act Heidi Watney and our entire crew. I'm matt vascers And you've been watching mlb the show for more make your way over to the show nation dot com