 Afternoon baseball here on the show ought to be a good one here between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles. It's baseball. It's the show and it comes your way next. John means will be the starter for the O's in this contest. What do we need to know here Danny. Hey man we're getting a look at a guy that's really been struggling lately. This last three starts he has a whip of over one point five zero. Lots of base runners. Lots of hits and lots of walks and that doesn't add up to very good performances. So he's going to look to turn things around in this one here today. So here's the veteran Brett Gartner and we are ready for some daytime baseball and now he'll try to bunt his way on to start the game first pitch 107 to wind up and the 0 1 guys these Orioles entering play today. They come in in the midst of a stretch where they've dropped six of their last nine. Hey thanks Matty. You know what Dero nothing you'd like more than to win this one here. They've got a long roadie coming up. They'd like to win this one to get themselves on an airplane onto a long road trip on a positive note. You notice Dan as well as I do 10 game road trip. A lot of packing involved the night before this one they're going to have to find a way to stay focused win this ball game and get on a happy flight fouled off the 2 2 is swung on and miss strike three any time a 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 and that will bring up Aaron Judge as he'll take a look at a high strike here on the outside corner it's 0 and 1 really starting to pour now and the first is not showing any signs of a break in the weather total agreement that it particularly that pitchers mound you know one of the things you have to really be careful not just for the position players but that mound gets awfully slippery and awfully wet when it becomes moist like it is right now so the empires are going to have to really pay attention to the conditions on the field and it's a ballman two strikes not Aaron Judge he got a swing and a miss on that last pitch but that's not the location he wants to live in he wants to hitter of this quality ground ball foul down the left side fouled away the one to another one sent foul don't be shocked if this pitcher tries to go a little bit further outside the zone three foul balls in a row he wants to get a swing and a miss on this next pitch now a swing and a ball popped in the air back behind short Velazquez backs up and takes care of it to away and digging into the batter's box next will be Giancarlo Stanton comes off an offer for in last night's ball game in field in the over shift here now the pitch is taken for ball two he and oh now I wouldn't be surprised if he had the green light here matter of fact I know he's got the green light here he's looking for something set or cut and he's looking to do damage and he's going to have the first base runner of the ball game here is that misses and it's a two out walk well they were obviously pitching around him there and I don't blame them with the bases empty in two outs and a hitter of this caliber at the plate makes somebody else beat you settling in now Gary Sanchez and as you can tell easily from the splits he's really struggled away from their home ballpark every to him on the way high and deep to left this one's got plenty of distance and out of here and I mean by plenty that ball was crushed to run homerun off the bat of Gary Sanchez number twenty two on the year and this is now a two to nothing lead for the Yankees for this guy's hot right now hit a bomb yesterday and hit another tape measure shot today when he gets hot he hits him in bunches this could be the beginning of one of those extended hot streaks here's Michael and a hard now and there's a look at his home and road splits so far this year first pitch of the at bat looks like this guy's afraid to throw the ball in the strike so gave up that homerun earlier in the inning needs to get back to being aggressive down low and the plot thickens here three and oh now with the bases empty I think he needs to be careful not to just groove one here just because it's three and oh he's a good ambush you and lose one over the wall that one's in there three and one got to believe he had the green light in that situation two outs three oh count this guy can certainly handle the bat that's a perfect situation to let him lose but I love the fact that he's key holding a certain area and it wasn't what he was looking for well this guy makes a living on hitting fastballs fall behind an account and you'll make you pay yeah Dan you drive to the ballpark every night praying to get in one three one counts your eyes can light up and you can guarantee fastball let it eat and that sends DJ LeMahieu into the box as he'll take a look at a high strike that time it's nothing in one lying down the left field line but this will be foul oh and two here it comes frozen for strike three and that retires the side Yankees get a couple on the two run homerun bottom of the first coming up it's now two nothing New York Eric Cole the California born right-hander is on the mound what's your take on him Dan mad I'm a big fan of Garrett Cole big strong guy former first round Brad pick out of UCLA 96 to 98 miles an hour with sync hard slider his changeup has gotten better the longer he's pitched he has a chance to be a no hit type of pitcher every time he takes them out into the box now the last game it leaves things off here in the bottom half of the first and a strike called at the knees nothing in one. Well this Yankee ball club entering play this afternoon here they come in off another victory last time out and now they're winners of eight of their last nine ball games. Yeah Maddie I can't tell you how important it is to throw that first run up on the board and that's exactly what they did little crooked number a two spot to give their pitcher a chance to relax and go out and pound the ball on the right side of the zone this team has been playing red hot baseball recently a 1 1 home is looked at off the plate for a ball the 2 1 home swinging a soft liner and this will be put away easily for the out Austin Hayes the next to bat is coming off a three hit performance in the loss last run here it is a 1 0 home now a swing and a ball foul tipped right off our home plate umpire and with no time to react that is tough duty back there. Let's hope he's OK now when misses badly it's ball to 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 three and one part of the order on deck so keeping this two hole off the bags is always important he missed with that one it's ball for a one out walk here in the home first when a guy's been swinging the bat as well as he has in this series you definitely want to take the bat out of his hands a free pass to first is better than what he's been doing the last couple of games. So here's Trayman Cini first shot for him here with a runner at first now and won away from the stretch. Here's the pitch he had well down the left field line but he's back into the crowd foul Hayes base runner at first with one out well above the letters with the fastball that time. That's a great call right there fastball away with a guy who's got some jets on first base almost like a hybrid pitch out great for a catcher if that guy's running easy transfer throw to second base inside here with the hard stuff and it's two and one now pretty good pitch right there fast ball in off the plate. One of the things you want to do is you want to try to stand those hitters up on a good pitch there had him stretching to get out there and it's two and two now usually you see Chase is outside the zone on off speed stuff like sliders breaking balls and change ups but to chase a fastball that far outside the zone tells me this hitters not seeing it well at all three and two now pitch home high in the air down the right field line heading after his judge and he makes the right corner batting for the designated hitter and here's Renato Nunez and you see what he's done in recent action obviously seeing the ball well right now about the pitch tying run at the plate the old one and this catches the inside corner good spot there it's 0 and 2 or you could see he's coming right at this guy just pounding the ball in the strike zone he certainly has the advantage now this guy has gone to bat yet and smart to lay off there as the fastball misses it's one and two now that's a good take on a fastball out of the zone hey I get it he's looking for a ball to drive but that ball was a little bit too far up in the zone that's one you normally pop right up and an off speed pitch swung on and missed and with that the side is retired so no runs here no base hits no errors and a runner left on will go on to the top of ending number two the Yankees lead it two to nothing second inning coming up and Heidi Watney has an update for us on the weather forecast well not the grounds crew members that I talked to prior to the game said the weather we're experiencing right now is expected to move on as the game progresses they said they'll put extra effort into keeping the field dry until this rain dies down but despite it being a little wet at the moment we should get this one in uninterrupted let's hope Heidi for all of our sake the mother nature takes that front and passes it through without an incident. Strading forward now is the D.H. Giorg Shella as he begins this one as the fourth leading hitter in the American League guy continues to swing a hot bat hit over 300 last month. We'll see if he can keep scorching here and this one and that one's in on the hands to start the yawning it's ball one. Well that rain is really coming down right now. It's raining cats and dogs. You got to make sure you don't step in a poodle that's as hard and I've seen it rain all afternoon. Everyone it's so much harder to concentrate when it rains to and on now. Yeah he just isn't that sharp on the mound right now had a rough start in the first inning and now he's falling behind out of the gate here in the second some adjustments need to be made and fast hit on the ground out to short rained in for the first will be in time and there's one gone here to start the second. The first base with the plate Luke Boyd two hits and eight tries for the series. Here's the first pitch to him one out nobody on and misses one and one skyed in the air to straight away left left fielder is on the move he tracks it down and makes the play to record the second down batting done and that'll bring up Tyler Wade he did not play last night but clearly back in the starting nine for this one ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch you have to be careful you can't sleep on the but right here even with two outs they're playing him back but this guy can handle the bat two out nobody on this one's on the inside corner and one Yankee shortstop behind in the count one and two. Hey I got to really commend this pitcher right here was able to regroup in between in and something happened in a dugout because he's on point coming out for the second got him swinging and that will end the inning one two three go the bombers as they're unable to add to their two nothing lead ready to go for the last half of the inning and next to battle be the outfielder DJ Stewart. Hey we're still in the early stages in this one only down by a couple of runs but it's really key for this lead off guy to try to get on and get a big inning started and it's fouled away one strike now from Cole well below the knees laid off on the change up there. Stewart a 25 year old he's in his third season as a major league player and here's one that misses so it's two and one now to the Oriole left fielder two and two. Hey if this guy's able to execute that two seamer down and away consistently he's going to get a lot of swinging misses. He's going to get a lot of weak contact. He might even get a few knots on some people shins to two pitches fouled away three and two now he walked a guy back in the first and now he's looking like he might hand out another free pass to the lead off guy here. You can't be walking a guy in inning and think you're going to have any success now the payoff pitch home. It's the top of the zone he struck him out looking my man on the mound. It's just got great strikeout stuff working for him these days looking back at his last start he racked up nine K's and now he's looking like he could put up similar numbers in this one and digging into the batter's box will be Hanzer Alberto as he'll go after the first pitch and bounce it into foul territory and he's a guy looking to break out in a big way hasn't been getting the results he or his club have been hoping for into the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 cold or the cold train as he's frequently called this is year one of a new nine year deal that he signed recently so it looks like he's here to stay for a long time the wind up and the 0 2 pitch and the slider gets him swinging to God to up to down on strikes in this inning he looks really sharp out there guys the second baseman that'll bring in the versatile Pat Valica as he looks at a fastball that's in there for strike one they'll try to make something happen with two gone in the bottom of the second Cole's ready here's the 0 1 bases are empty here with two men out here's a bouncing ball headed to La Mayhew at second throw on Devoit takes care of him and the ending is over one two three go the Orioles they trail things here two to nothing the top of the order now and up next the left handed hitting Brett Gardner one of the keys to securing a win that they want to keep the pressure on and try to build that lead as much as they can moving into the later innings here's a cold strike about thigh high nothing in one and this catches the zone as well it's 0 and 2 now might have to change your game plan in the box right here if he's going to pound away might have to work the opposite field here comes the O2 pitch hey that fastball caught too much at a plate on an O2 count now the pitch hey the fish ain't biting there on that O2 breaking ball but you got to be careful because this pitcher might throw him another one swung on and miss really fooled him that time for the first out that's his second strike out of the game I wouldn't be surprised if a coach like finds him in the dugout and gives him a little talk about shortening up and putting the ball in play good things tend to happen when you do that in these kinds of conditions here's big Aaron judge high in the air out to center field Hayes is there two gone now that less you but John Carlos Stanton now no official at bat for him but he has scored a run in this one first pitch of the at bat on its way in there for strike strike one strike two he's attacking this hitter a lot more aggressively than he did the first time when he faced him an issue to walk coming right after him here two out nobody on count remains at 0 and 2 nothing in two count and the pitch he fouls this one off try again 1 2 these are the great matchups that happened throughout the course of the game I don't think as a pitcher you can give in right here he's a great hitter at the plate he knows it you know it keep executing maybe get him to roll something over there's a ball low he misses with a change up and this guy's a hard guy to put away he's following off some tough pitches to two count he just seems to keep hanging right in there he rolls over this one foul will do it once more 3 and 2 and now this will be the 10th pitch of the at bat I know the fans love to sue veneers but the battle between the pitcher and batter right here is what makes the game great locked in a good battle here comes another one little chopper back to the mound throw on to Davis takes care of him and that'll end the inning Ganks go 1 2 3 they're up 2 to nothing as the Orioles look to get the offense going here in the third this is a lineup that has had its struggles this season currently they rank dead last in the league and team batting average and perhaps more importantly runs scored as one of the coaches told me the entire organization is pulling their hair out trying to figure out how to put a more potent line up on the field but that's not something that changes overnight he said it's going to be a process to become the team we want to be but we're willing to do the hard work that it's going to take to get there thank you Heidi first pitch coming here it is well wins California born ballplayer was taken in the 10th round back in the draft of 2013 I know this guy doesn't go into the category of superstar but to grind out the career he has being drafted where he was my hats off to one ball one strike to count and he misses two and one yeah that looked like a strike but let me tell you when you're staring at a big zero and a hit column getting a call like that to go your way can feel like a big victory on a good pitch there had him stretch and to get out there and it's two and two now I know we want to focus on the offense and how bad he's been so far but can we give some love to the pitcher he has had these guys in the rocking chair all day and here's a slider strike three called and that'll be 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 Chris Davis at the plate now he's headless in the first two games of the series 0 for 8 here's the pitch sends that one out of play for strike one Orioles still looking for their first head of the ball game now a curveball that bounces up to the plate it's one and one called strike on the inside and he can't believe it at the plate it's one and two now now here's the pitch fouled away another one to delivery not sure if that was a great take or if he got locked up on a two steamer running away but either way it worked out well for him that's a well thrown pitch though and they look like the basketball got away from him there that was kind of a gift to the hitter he's up there probably thinking of protecting on two and two but when you launch a ball that high out of the strike zone it's obviously easy to take that one so he gets the swinging strikeout on the change up Chris Davis becomes out number two this inning stepping into the box Andrew Velasquez first two men in the inning have both gone down via the punch out so we'll see if he can fare any better a ball or strikes to an old bases are empty here with two men out outside three and oh now yeah he's all over the place right now no doubt he's clearly fighting his mechanics three one three one skied in the air to straight away left Stanton has a read on it makes the catch and that'll retire the side nothing doing here this half three innings complete the Yankees two and the Orioles nothing welcome back to Baltimore as we send you down to check in with Heidi Watney thanks Matt I talk with the Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the break about the team's offensive performance so far and overall he's really happy with the abats they're putting together it's still pretty early in the game but they've seen a lot of pitches already and he thinks the two runs they've pushed across so far is just the beginning given the quality of the abats they're putting together all right and Heidi thank you all set for the start of the fourth and the next to bat the Dominican born catcher Gary Sanchez 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 time and mix in some off speed pitches and a called strike down in the zone nothing in one Sanchez stands six two as you see him in the right-handed box is currently third in the league amongst the batters in all-star fan balloting and you don't want to leave it up to a manager's decision you want to get in based on the fan vote and he has a chance to do exactly that if he can make a late push as we head towards the midsummer class good time now to check out the Orioles road to the show report as you see a couple of guys in the upper levels that have been making waves of late and that'll bring up Miguel and do hard as he will take a fastball in there at the knees for strike one one after a single this first time up into the wind up here comes the Owen one rounded weakly to the left barehanded at his knees it's in time so two are gone now in the Yankee half of the fourth and that'll bring in DJ LeMayhew first pitch on its way fastball here as he'll take a look at bowl one one and own hey I hope that call doesn't throw him off his game right here he's been pitching one heck of a game and I hate to see the umpire get in his head right now two runs on two hits and no errors for the Yankees so far edge of the zone that time taken and ruled a strike one and two to DJ LeMayhew hey you think back to the early innings right there you thought this guy would have been hitting his showers a credit to him he's been able to regroup find his mechanics and find a way to stay in this game the one two is a swing and a miss that strike three one two three go the bombers but they hold a two nothing lead leading off the inning Austin Hayes and they'll need him to get something going here things not looking very good so far in this one but we're still in the middle innings they're down by a couple of runs and this would be the right place in the right time to get something going the last thing they want to do is to try to come from behind and win this one in the eighth or ninth inning one on its way that's how you open up the outside part of the plate pound two balls in and they get right back outside nice pitch broken bad as this ball sit on the ground and an off balance throw is in time as he takes one away wow oh that'll make you smile as a pitcher you make a good pitch you blow the guys bad up and then you make the play yourself and your head you're thinking nice swing me one out now in the Orioles fourth and that'll bring up the power hitting outfielder Trayman Cini first pitch of the at bat on its way easy take there is the off speed pitch misses well inside the one one and a sliders in the dirt as he lays off it for a ball and this is hit hard to the right side foul no runs no hits and no errors for the Orioles so far and he lays off a pitch off the plate and high three and two look to me like he tried to do way too much on that two to pitch you don't have to come into the zone on that count but a pitch that far outside isn't going to tempt anyone to swing and he looks at one that misses and that's an excellent job of making his man throw a lot of pitches as he toughs out of war they haven't been able to register a hit against this guy but at least they have a base runner here we'll see if that leads to something so Striding in Renato Nunez comes into this at bat 0 for one in the ballgame here's the first pitch to him and he gets ahead here with the fastball strike one that was a pretty good fastball after he walked the hitter previous there was a little angry on that heater he was fooled that time on the pitch away as he went around for strike two a little bit off the outside it's one and two boy he sped him up in this head that now it's time for the change up this guy's got a good one and he hasn't thrown it yet in this head bat the one two locks him up for strike three stepping in DJ Stewart he looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up yeah in today's game certainly don't get completely reprimanded for too many strikeouts but no one likes to go down looking expect him to be a little bit more aggressive at the dish this a big judge is on the move he gets there to make the catch and that ends the inning Orioles leave one they trail it here two to nothing your shell up he'll start off the fifth in this one the first pitch of the at bat looks like a lefty and right hander throwing in the Baltimore bullpen rounded down the third baseline but this will get foul for strike to wind up and the O2 pitch line towards center field and that's a base hit one for two in his first couple of played appearances with that the Yankees have put their lead off hitter aboard to start out the inning Dan after that base hit right there he's got a six game hitting streak going you know what and this could be this could lead him on to something some bigger and better things right here. He's been swinging the bat pretty well and he's been rewarded for it as you talked about six game hitting streak so far no balls in one strike nobody outrunner on first ball in a strike that hook stayed up in the zone you can see struggle with the curve ball early trying to find that release point with his off speed pitches left to see if he can find the field for that thing moving forward two balls in a strike to the Yankees first baseman lays off the change up and he's ahead in the count now three and one good job to work to count and put himself back in the driver's seat started off with one strike and now he's got to count his favorite three and one three one and he will take ball four first and second now with nobody out always tough to issue a free pass but especially troublesome when you give up a single right before that this start the inning we'll see if he can figure out a way to wiggle out of this at the plate Tyler Wade he was a strikeout victim in his first try. Yeah but it was a good change up Matty good arm action on that pitch look for him to try and stay back a little bit more let the ball get a little deeper. Don't be shocked if this pitcher tries to rush the heater right here and this is low ball one none out runners at first and second looks at a change up in there one and one Wade a 25 year old he was a fourth round selection back in the draft of 2013. 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 it's fouled away one and two pitch on a line to shortstop. It's back to the top of the corner now and up next the left handed hitting Brett Gardner first pitch on its way not close with that when it's way above the strike zone two balls and no strikes couple strikeouts early in the game but he's done a much better job than this at bat trying to get ahead and put himself in a good hitters count two balls and a strike down to the Yankees lead off man this pitchers bringing it with some high below you better get that front foot down early and get ready or he's going to throw the ball to the right all even now to and to open to send him packing pitch on its way on a rope to the second baseman two men on to out and that'll bring up the former American League rookie of the year big Aaron Jones he's ready. Here's the first offering bottom part of the zone to good change up gets the call two down runners at first and a swing and a miss and things are not looking real promising here down 0 and 2 in a big spot like this you have to be looking for something you can handle that pitch bunched him up completely so I think he's trying to do a little bit too much right now lifted down the line in left the next 0 2 pros in on strike three for the final out of the inning Yanks strand of pair as they're unable to add though they're to nothing leave. Welcome back for the bottom of the fifth. Here's Heidi Watney. Matt had a chance to discuss the state of the Orioles offense with their manager between innings and flat out he was very pleased with the quality of their at best. No they have not scored yet but they have been successful in running up the pitch count something they feel will eventually pay dividends on the scoreboard as the starter gets tired and they are forced to go to the bullpen for now they're sticking to the plan. Good stuff Heidi. Thanks stepping into the box Hunzer Alberto as we were past the halfway point in this one and begin the bottom of the fifth. We're moving through the middle of this ball game right now they want to get things going how about trying to get some base runners on or at least get a base hit. They don't have any hits going into this part of the game. Well we've mentioned the conditions aren't ideal with the rain coming down and that can make every play a little bit of an adventure. You really have to concentrate and he did there to haul it down digging in to try it again Pat Velaica he got on top of one it was a ground out victim last time ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch not even close on that swing no balls in a strike man he's looking sharp so far. Eighty percent of his first pitches are for strikes. He might be able to go to distance if he keeps this up a ball in a strike now now the one in one pitch in there strike number two to two balls and two strikes now the two to bases are empty one man out sliders strike three called and that's a pitcher's pitch right there to God. I think we're starting to see the frustration mount from this offense. It's been a pretty dominant performance on the mound and these hitters have had no answer for anything he's throwing up there that will wear on yet that lasts throughout most of the game like it has here. So now to the plate Austin and the first pitch to him is in there for a cold strike one swing and a miss and he's in trouble now 0 and 2 2 out nobody on a ball and two strikes to the Baltimore backstop now well try to throw a high fastball right by him there didn't work but now we'll see if that sets up some different options wouldn't be surprised to see a good slider down in a way right here and it's to two and two now with the bases empty and two gone here in the opening ripped on the ground to first in time and the side is retired three up three down for the Orioles they're still down it's to nothing Hector Belaskins takes over to start the sixth inning on the mound after the sixth about to get started and standing in his DeVetro outfielder Jean Carlos Stanton first pitch on its way and he'll take strike on the fastball registering at ninety three that time he oh one hit sharply but foul down the right side 0 and 2 here it comes and that's his strikeout pitch right there you know you'll see a lot of guys swing right over the top of that one but in this situation he was able to hold back that's a nice take did a good job to shorten up and protect the plate and he'll have another shot at it here and a change up swung on and missed for the first Gary Sanchez 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 now a right hander up and throwing in the Baltimore bullpen one out nobody on and that pitch misses in the dirt and it's two and oh now pretty easy takes to start out this at that none of those pitches were even close to the strike zone called a strike on the inside part of the plate two and one nasty two oh slider right there for a strike no shame in tipping your hat now the two one is swung on and missed for strike number two faces are empty one man neither guy willing to give in and the ad battle continue 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 case and he's making it look pretty easy this has the makings of a good outing so far at the plate now Miguel Anduin as he takes a called strike on the black it's only one he's one for two in this one got him a swing out of his shoes on that one nothing in two boy he looks strong up there in the mound this inning he's got a chance to punch out the side in order and against the middle of the order to oh to delivery one ball to straight on to behind the plate nice work there to get the punch out and the inning is over three up three down three strikeouts not too shabby more matinee baseball here on a Wednesday afternoon following this bottom of the sixth inning now and set to go as the veteran first baseman Chris Davis swing and this ball is blasted to right field nothing's going to keep this one in the ballpark boom goes the dynamite it's a solo home run for Chris Davis home run number nine on the year as the Orioles have cut into the deficit it's now a two to one ball game didn't tie things up but they're only down one right now and feeling pretty good they can come back the box Andrew Velasquez batting left handed here as he takes a look at strike one 0 4 2 from him so far in this one one strike now from Cole your idea of working the count goes out the window you're frustrated right now down 0 2 got to find a way to grind and he struck him out strikeout number eight now in the ballgame for every pitcher gives up home runs some more than others but the best ones forget about them as soon as the next guy digs into the batter's box he showed me a lot right there by going after the next hitter and striking him out on only three pitches into the box now Austin Hayes this I'll take a look at his strike on the outside corner it's 0 and 1 he's 0 for 1 thus far the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 1 and 1 1 after nobody on cold strike 2 on the inside part of the plate 1 and 2 now everything this guy throws is hard that change if he throws is in the high 80s to go along with that good heater the count now with 2 and 2 pitch on the way to the high ball three not a time to fool around right now on a three to count with the middle part of the order coming up expect a good pitch to swing at bases your empty one man struck him out and he becomes the ninth strikeout victim thus far this tells me a lot about this guy he's done a real nice job bouncing back from that home run to strike out the next two guys sometimes you're going to get taken deep but it's all about how you respond that really matters and here's the big handed power threat treyman Cini lifted out towards straight away center field after it is Gardner he tracks it down and that will end the inning the sights and sounds of a day at the ballpark oh my goodness on to the back third here this afternoon and we've got it for you on the show Sean Armstrong is on his way into the ballgame now as he'll be making his 50th appearance of the year the second baseman DJ the Mayhew he was sat down on strikes in his last at bat sat here's the nothing and nothing pitch hard on the ground towards short throw pulls the first baseman off the bag man there's just no excuse for a middle infielder to make a play like that you especially your shortstop look like a routine play but for some reason he just pulled the first baseman off the bag it happens but you never want to give a team a chance to make their outs out Gio or Shella one for two on his line so far in the game offering on its way in there for strike one oh and one look like he was going to wait him out see if he was going to come over the heart of the plate well newsflash he is and this hitter is going to adjust his batting gloves and he better be ready in the box it's a high fly ball headed for the left field corner if it stays fair it's gone and it's a ball down in a way it's a ball in two strikes hey that's a nice take by the batter right there but that's a non competitive off speed pitch got to do better to at least in Pisces when looking for the strikeout here's the one to ground it up the first baseline but this is a foul ball as the count holds steady at one and two kicks and deals it's on the ground a second did he get his double play a tag for one related Davis and indeed it's a double play at the plate look point lifetime in this match up spent a steady five for nine he's taken him deep once first pitch on its way high fly ball out to straight away center Hayes on the run for it he gets there to make the play and that ends the inning down in order go the Yankees that they're unable to add to their two to one lead so here's the cleanup hitter Renato Nunez he's batting cleanup in this one but we'll get a started here in the ending as they look to wake up the bat yeah not much to get excited about just a single notch on the scoreboard but you have to give credit to where it's deserved the pitching on the other side has been really impressive here's the first pitch to him double barreled action in the Yankee bullpen now a lefty and a right hander start to get loose on the fastball down below the knees you'll hear me say this time after time up here in the booth you fight so hard to get into these counts 1 0 2 0 3 1 they don't happen often this is a huge spot count leverage look for him to get loose on the fastball right here 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 the last thing you want to do is to fall behind the count 3 2 and the throw will indeed take care of him for the first down you know professional catchers make those plays look easy most of the time but that was a big play that shouldn't go unnoticed and he found a way on he would have represented a time run so that was a nice job there to make sure that strikeout didn't get wasted so striding forward now DJ Stewart he flew out in his last at bat Chris pitch and he throws the fastball by him here 0 and 1 we're in the seventh inning now of pitchers dual 2 to 1 our score off the plate away and ball in a strike 1 1 home is a fastball that misses the 2 1 through 6 and the third he's about to hit the 100 pitch mark now. You know Matty V this is all you can ask for as a manager in today's game in baseball very rarely do we see guys get through the seventh inning so he's through the sixth here with one out at Mark Dorosa so far so good a pretty decent outing. Yeah and I think it's going to be batter to batter here for the manager if he's going to continue to ride this hot hand or if he's going to go to the bullpen he struck him out and their strikeout number 11 in the ballgame another strike out for him on the mound and boy is it fun to watch him go about his business. No doubt Matty he's one of my favorites mostly because of the stuff you know he can absolutely dominate on any given day because of what he offers up there it's just nasty. There aren't many hitters that like to see this guy on the mound stepping in now Hanser Alberto as he lifts it in the air to right field judges under it he makes the play and that will end the inning one two three go the Orioles they still trail it here two to one all five has been summoned from the bullpen as he'll do so to start the eighth number 51 Paul all set for the start of the inning and coming forward now is the shortstop Tyler Wade Tyler ready with the first pitch here it comes a wind up and the 0 one popped him up wins moving to his left he's got it one away that's exactly what they wanted out of that pitch up in the zone they took him up the ladder and he couldn't get up to it so that was an easy pop out well executed pitch there here's Brett Gardner now first pitch of the at bat a little tardy there no balls in a straight while he kind of tipped his hand right there his approach is obviously sitting on the off speed because he was so late on that first pitch eater our pitchers dual continues here two to one score as we play the eighth and there's ball one out of the one in one pitch misses for the second ball hit in the air out to straight away left left fielder giving chase he makes the play really had to hustle to get to that one to gone now the right number ninety nine Aaron good stepping in Aaron judge he was punched out looking at strike three last time through yeah Maddy and hopefully he got it out of his system especially now he's got a bear down he gets the two strikes in this spot has to put the ball in play here's one that misses high it's one and one bases are empty here with two men out a bouncer up the middle scooped up throw on to Davis takes care of him and that'll end the inning so the Yanks go one two three they still lead it two to one Adam on a vino son to pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the age bottom of any number eight set to go and that'll bring in the second baseman Pat Valica this things far from over even though we're moving into the back into this game only down by one all they need to do is get this lead off guy and they're an extra base hit away from tying this thing up and he catches the inside corner for a called strike nothing in one slider there and he's in command nothing in two so back to back sliders for strikes does he come back with yet another hey not normally a good plan to throw three consecutive sliders in a row this guy's sliders so good I think he might throw it again and that's in for a base hit make it a one for three games so far so the Orioles get their leadoff men aboard to start the inning the leadoff hitter finds his way on base should be interesting to see the cat mouse with the manager does he use the bug right here that we put a little hit and run on do we go old school new school and just let him swing away should be interesting standing in now Austin wins so take a look at a slider here that misses the ball one no hits to this point is in there for strike one but this will wind up a foul ball two and two hundred first with no outs here swing and a miss on the slider and that's out number one really important time for a strikeout there guys tying one at first so objective number one is straining him on base and now with one out it becomes a lot more difficult to manufacture that run. Well said Lacey is come on to the pitch hit here in a big spot number eleven. It's nothing in one and he's a guy looking to break out in a big way hasn't been getting the results he or his club have been hoping for the fastball well off the plate inside the glaciers is just shy of six feet at five eleven right handed batter and thrower. He's currently on a one year deal so he stands to be a free agent at the end of this season. You know Matty I know he's in the final year of his contract but he's playing to expectations to be honest with you. I know he wants to turn it up a little bit though as he approaches the end of the season and make that salary push as he heads towards free agency again the two one every base runner in a close game like this really matters. So you can't afford to be giving out free passes this late one right over the top of that one is this is a little dribbler out in front of the mound and he won't think about second as he'll flip on to first for the shoe round digging in Andrew Velasquez not much in the way of productivity from him so far but he's got a chance to come through here in a crucial spot. Yeah it's time now that he has to put the rest of those bats behind it because none of that matters if he can clutch up when it really counts and to hold the lead here's the delivery and it pitchers pitch there on the inside one and one a ball and two strikes to the Orioles shortstop runner in scoring position at second with two down fastball well off the plate for a ball this one since law and a touch outside it's a full count three and two Austin Hayes would be next out of the stretch the three two home struck him out so he sat down on strikes for the second time today the dangerous John Carlos Stanton will get the first shot when we return ninth inning coming up it's two and the Orioles one Michael Givens enters the game from the pen and because this is a non safe situation it's evident that they're just trying to get him some work after having not thrown in several days. Yeah this is all about just getting him some work guys he hasn't a chance to come in and close the game out for several days now so they're just hoping they could keep him sharp and give him the chance to pitch in a real game situation here digging in now John Carlos Stanton he's over two in the ballgame so far here comes the first pitch right side but it's going to be a foul ball ready with the nothing in one pitch got him to go after that one of these in a quick hold 0 and 2 and on 0 and 2 he misses with a fastball Stole cold take right there that fastball very well could have sent him packing back to the bench here he comes on a ball in two strikes good swing on a tough pitch and he'll stick around to see another one he was looking for a swing and a miss breaker right there but left that one in his own that got fouled off there's a fly ball well hit therefore it is Mancini and that's the first out of the inning Gary Sanchez he's got a hit in three at bats to this point he's ready here's the first offering one run game here in the top of the ninth could take there to lay off the high fastball Givens offers up perhaps one of the nastiest sliders around and it won't be uncommon to see a lot of off balance swings against it and it'll be easy to see why once you see it come out of his hand he's got a huge break on it now the 2 0 is swung on a miss strike one boy what a time to pull the string on on 2 0 there's no way anyone's thinking change up so if you can locate it that's pretty much unhittable swing and a line drive but a foul ball now the 2 2 is swung on and missed he got him on strikes 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 now to the plate Miguel Andujar and she'll take a look at a strike right down the middle it's own one he's working on a one for three thus far that's over but low it's a ball in a strike now the one in one pitch bounce to first he's got it and he'll step on the bag himself and the inning is over 1 2 3 go the bombers they lead it 2 to 1 oldest Chapman if the man called on to close this one and earn a save in the night all set for the bottom of the ninth and standing in the outfielder Austin Hayes first pitch of the ad bath swing and a liner but foul it's going to be back to some serious T work if he can't put that pitch in play right in his wheelhouse here it comes Chapman nick named the missile for obvious reasons he's in year one of a new three year deal and two balls in the strike man that's one of those how could you swing at that one a good take there on that pitch the two one pitch needs to get on any way he can his mentality has to be to shrink the strike zone to like the size of the suit can no reason to swing at a pitchers pitch is swung on and missed and that's a full count now three balls and two strikes when you get yourself to a 3 1 count and you get a fastball those are the ones you really want to punish couldn't get the bad on it so we'll see if that comes back to Haunted here here's the payoff pitch and here's a slider strike three called and that'll be the first out of the inning final line there for the Yankees starting pitcher and he'll be very happy with how the day went. Yeah he looked really dialed in from start to finish. This is the kind of out of your hope for every time you go out there so I think he'll feel pretty good about the effort he put forth in this one to the plate now Trey Mancini and he tries this one off for two for him to this point that's in there and he's deep in the hole now 0 and 2 that was some gas triple digits on the radar gun fouled off on a nobody on 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 to hitters to strike outs from the closer there's not a whole lot more he can do and still confidence that he's going to wrap this thing up without any problem and now the designated hitter for the Orioles Renato Nunez three at bats for him in this one all ending with him going down on strikes and he'll hold off on the slider here to start the at bat. It's ball one downstairs two balls and no strikes ball runs away three and oh now time to narrow your focus up there at the plate in a one run game. He doesn't want to walk it there's a good chance he's going to get something to handle right here and he lays off ball four so now the potential tying run here is aboard late in the game and with the bases empty you don't feel bad about walking that guy these people taking deep every time he digs in. So it's not the worst thing in the world to work around him if you can striding in D.J. Steward they'll be looking for something you could drive into the gap and drive home that tying run from first was ready. Here it comes. There's a cold strike to as well as a lot of other down to their final strike this afternoon. He's looking pretty passive here hitting with a chance to drive in a run going to have to make something happen with two strikes now Baltimore down to their final strike and a sinker dips low there into the dirt and fast struck him out for route number three. So that'll wrap things up here as they leave the possible tying runs stranded at first. Yeah. And in this game you always try to find a way to be hopeful. They win the first game of the new month and are now keeping rolling the rest of the way pitching in defense game two to one the final score this afternoon the Yankees jumped out to an early lead in the first to never look back. Garrett Cole hangs win number eleven on his line picking up eleven strikeouts along the way a rolled his Chapman strikes out the side to record the save is twenty first of the year. So that just about does it for Mark DeRosa Dan please act Heidi Watney and our entire crew I'm Matt Vaskers and you've been watching MLB the show for more make your way over to the show nation dot com.