 We are under the lights as the show gets you ready for another edition of Major League Baseball Tonight we've got a good matchup in store between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals baseball is straight ahead next on the show Do the pitching in game three of the series. What's your take on him, Dan? Hey, Matty V This ought to be a fun one to watch this guy's been around the block for a while But he's having a rock-solid season with a real good ERA It'll be really interesting to see how he attacks his opposing lineup At the plate Miguel Andujar. He'll get us started in this one under the lights First offering on its way There's a swing and a high pop-up Wong is in his tracks now and very quickly one gone The white view of her night and night Aaron Here's big Aaron judge having a very nice year currently second in the American League in batting average entering play What a powerhouse season in the top 10 in home runs and runs batted in He's also one of the most feared hitters in all of baseball First pitch coming here it is Now want to know and fellas we take a look at the Redbirds entering play here tonight They come in not exactly setting the world on fire as they've dropped five of their last eight ball games Yeah, Matty. This is the big one right here They split the first two games of this series You want to steal one right here and be feeling good about yourself. Yeah, Dero I think one of the things you want to do Meanwhile, this ball is in the right center and that ought to be good enough for extra bases And he's in there easily at second with a one-out double and this might be the kind of a B That gets him out of that slump smart hitting here Just going with the pitch using the whole field instead of trying to do too much the results speak for themselves And that'll bring up Labor Torres A ball of no strikes great chance to drive in a run here in the early going heading out towards shallow right Bader in a few steps as he takes it two down and no tag at second. He'll head back there with two away now Jim Carlos Stanton now he enters this one second in the American League and round trippers You know Dero worried that the summer right now this guy's powers been off the charts Looks like he's gonna be able to do this all season long I think he is Dan and the ball is gonna start flying now weather starting to warm up in certain parts of the Country we're getting into the middle late part of summer. You're gonna see some epic home runs down the stretch Breaking ball that's cut on and missed for the first strike He's set the 0-1 Judge at second with two down Swung on and missed and that's the final out of the inning One left for the Yankees and now the Cardinals get their first shot at it here no score James Paxton the left-handed Canadian gets the starting assignment here then please act What's the word on him? Hey, every team needs a pitcher like this one here's numbers aren't gonna blow you away career ERA just under four, but one thing he does he takes the ball every five days Throw strikes and gives his team a chance to win every single time he goes out there He'll be fun to watch in this one here today Will stand in it leave things off here in the bottom half of the first In there oh and one and as the Yankees get started here tonight guys They've got to be considered the hottest team in baseball right now as they come in winners of nine of their last ten ball games Yeah, Maddie this team finds itself with a huge lead double digits right now and climbing playing Really good baseball some people will say oh, you don't want to have that big a lead you start resting on your laurels I look at it the other way man You've earned the right to kind of get some guys off their feet if the manager wants There's a lot of different ways you can go about it this team's focused in playing really good baseball I would not worry about it keep pushing the throttle Judge moves to his right and puts this one away in the alley for at number one Now with the play Tommy Edmond here comes the first pitch and that's by him It's oh and one so let's take a peek at our umpire and crew in this one behind the plate is Gary Simmons D-roll this Gary Simmons. He's the kind of umpire that pitchers really like to throw to yeah I'm okay with it though Dan you want to go east-west. I'll make the adjustment. It's the north-south that'll kill you fouled away One out nobody on Lays off that time and it's one and two Stoned cold take right there that fastball very well could have sent him packing back to the bench Lifted into the air to shallow center Momay you backs up and takes care of it to a way Boy, he showed some pretty good range heading pretty deep into the outfield to bring that one down Thought the outfielder might call him off, but he clearly had it under control So stepping in Paul Goldschmidt one of the better hitters in the game this year currently seventh in the National League batting Race one of the best hitters in baseball and he does it with some damage to lots of extra base hits He's in the top five in the league in slugging percentage as well Ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch And a bit too high with that one. It's one and oh 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 Two out nobody on and they'll go off speed here as this pitch misses. It's two and one Goldschmidt swings and hits this one very well out to deep left field and that's off the left field wall And now this will get over the wall down the line out there for a ground rule double There's a deep five ball doesn't quite get out of the ballpark But it hits in the right spot as it bounces off that hard warning track and over the wall for a ground rule double Not sure if he had triple on his mind, but I doubt he'll complain too much about getting to coast in the second base Here's Matt carpenter Oh now here's a drive out to the alley in its second safely as they jump ahead with a run scoring on the play Every manager and every pitcher in the league loves to play with an early lead and they've got one here Back-to-back doubles put them up by a run with the opportunity to stretch the lead here with another dangerous hitter Set to step up as he takes a cold strike at the knees its own one that batting average hovering in the high 230s five homers and he's driven in 24 01 offering Offered it a low in there, but came up empty Make a good pitch right here and get your offense back in the dugout after only giving up one run To out here in a runner at second been looking to find that outside corner, but he couldn't quite get it there It's one and two Man a pitcher left the guy off easy right there that old two pitch wasn't even close I'd rate that as a non-competitive pitch the set and the one two And that's high for a ball. It's two and two a Started this guy backwards couple of off-speed pitches early followed by back-to-back heaters He can go either way he wants to go right now line to the right side but foul Runner in scoring position at second with two down Tried to fool them with the change-up, but he won't offer at it three and two Some pitchers fall into the trap of giving in on three and two because they don't want to walk the guy But with the base open it's not the end of the world if you do you still need to make a quality pitch Pay off pitch on its way Rip down the first base line and his score from second as they grab a two-to-nothing lead now Hey Dero, they're off to a nice two-nothing lead right here I think it's time to keep the pressure on and try to add on yeah This guy's a quality pitcher, you know at any moment he gets into a rhythm He can rattle off some doughnuts up there. So this is nice shot by the offense, but not done yet Standing in now Tyler O'Neill as he will take a fastball in there at the knees for strike one Well, this is starting to feel like a make-or-break moment in this game when you're playing a first-place team You can't expect to fall way behind it early in the game and then now to come back Hxton comes at 0-1 pitch on its way Good breaking ball there laid off for the second strike Well, this is one of those a B's you like to hit the rewind button on put himself in a tough spot now hitting with two strikes Now a 58-foot curveball that misses for a ball Hxton also known as big maple due to his Canadian roots His contract is set to expire at the end of this season so he may end up hitting the market this winter Hey, this guy has been an absolute solid player his entire big league career And I expect him to have a ton of suitors come this off season count even at two and two kicks and deals Tried to get him with the cutter, but it's a full count three and two Good running count right here three balls two strikes two outs run run first He'll be off to the races on this pitch now the three and two pitch is a wave and a miss. He struck him out So it's two runs on three hits no errors in a runner left on On now to the top half of inning number two the Cardinals are out in front two to nothing Now to the plate Mike Tuckman when he comes into this one having hit safely in his last five games Hey, we're still in the early stages in this one They're 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 first pitch of the at bat And now a swing and a miss and that's what you call establishing the inside part of the plate It's strike one and he misses with it one and one if you're in the box right now You got to wait him out. He obviously does not want to come see you with a fastball He's been nibbling this hole at bat and just missed with that backdoor breaking ball Wayne right ready the 1-1 No, that's a ball Hasn't seen a heater yet in this at bat one might be coming right here to the wind up Here's the two-and-one pitch a swing and a ground ball to third But this will wind up a foul ball two and two pitch on the way In the center field line drive base hit after that hit right there Dero that Extends his hitting streak to six games Yeah, no doubt about it six days in a row with nox will help you sleep better at night dad Here's the second baseman DJ LeMay here as the first pitch misses high and inside for ball one We'll check in with an average still south of 230 seven homers and 34 driven in and he watches one miss outside Two and oh now Now this is the kind of count this guy feeds on at the plate you can bet He's here to hit the fastball right here the 2-0 on the way Outside three and oh now This inning hasn't started ideally for him on the mound But here on three no you have to have the mentality that you're only a strike and or a ground ball double play away from getting back on track from the stretch And he misses there for ball four so runners are at 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 to start the inning we'll see if he can figure out a way to wiggle out of this Digging in now look boy, and he's looking to make something happen here with two on and nobody out Well early account expect him to look for a ball to drive if he gets two strikes against him He'll need to change his plan and focus on moving the runners up This game is too close to get greedy first pitch coming from Wayne right Her ball just misses apparently one and oh Easy take there on the sinker well off the outside Hey time to start making some quality pitches He finds himself in a tough spot behind an account with guys on base the 2-0 on the way three and oh now Well, nothing can make you question yourself on a mound more than three straight balls do a guy You know that you should go right after sometimes you just lose the strike so need you don't know why That one's in there three and one Three and one with two on and this is where you got to be geared up for something to drive I don't think you can just groove in one right here. You still have to try to make a competitive pitch Hitters count all the way here it comes and he lays off their ball for so back-to-back walks Have him in business here with nobody out We knew coming into this game that this guy has a tendency to give up a lot of free passes and history repeats itself As he's already given up two walks here. I'll tell you effectively wild is a pretty tough thing to be So striding in Kyle Higashiyoka as he'll look to bring home that tying run from second with a base hit into the outfield Low one and oh Higashiyoka a six foot one inch right-handed swinger and thrower He was selected in the seventh round during the 2008 draft I know this guy wouldn't go into the category of superstar But to grind out the career he has being drafted where he was my hats off to him Tight spot base is loaded nobody out drill down the line This will get foul. It's a ball in two strikes needs a punch out here. Can he get it? Yes, he can a swing and a miss and that's a big out number one James Paxton is trying to at least tie this one up here Not bring home a couple and take over the lead here in the early going Liberty to him on the way And he takes a cold strike oh and one This is a situation where you have to step out of the box and tell yourself my job is to get the runner in from third It'd be nice to gap one and get them both in but you want to take a little pressure off the offensive league And just focus on being productive. You put yourself in a situation. You got to get yourself out of it You got the pitcher at the plate to O count you got to take your chances and throw something in the middle of the plate To hide that time and it's three and one It often becomes harder to hit the zone when the pressure starts to heat up the three one Ready 24 pitches to this point in the inning in the third baseline, but this will get foul So they'll do it again three and two check swing and he went around says the home blood umpire No appeal needed and there are two away now. I know he struck out there, but for a pitcher That's a pretty solid event anytime you can make an opposing pitcher out there work and throw quite a few more extra pitches That's a quality AB in my book. So the bases are loaded here two men gone and striding into the plate It'll be Miguel and do hard the first pitch to him This is hit on the ground the first is he gonna get out of this He is as he gets the three unassisted put out and that ends the inning a couple of walks, but no damage We've got more on this Sunday night after this the box Lane Thomas and he's hoping to get things going at the plate It's been a bit of a struggle for him in recent games One of the keys to securing a win They want to keep the pressure on and try to build that lead as much as they can moving into the later innings First pitch on its way Thomas a six foot one inch right-handed swinger and thrower. He was a fifth round pick during the 2014 draft Hey, this middle-round selection is still developing But he's doing it at the big league level and he has a lot of time to get his tool set ironed out With the way this guy's throwing on the mound You cannot be chasing you have to set your sights a little bit lower and control the strike zone two balls In a strike to the St. Louis leadoff hitter He might still be thrown off from that first inning guys He got knocked around pretty good and that can be hard to recover from mentally sometimes Now the two one Takes a pass and misses that strike to loft it in the air out toward right center Judge has the best view of this one. So he'll take it for the first out Right So that'll bring in Harrison Bader who's back in the starting lineup for this one after sitting out last night's game First pitch of the at bat on its way In there no balls in a strike now. Here's the pitch swing and a shot hit down the corner and it's a foul ball now here it comes Chased it in the dirt the gashioka recovers And he makes the throat of first Bader is retired to down now So in now is the Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright as he'll get his first opportunity in this one Hxton peers in and the pitch Swing and a miss so in one Faces are empty here with two men out and one and one is this one's in on the hands Two balls in a strike timing just to tick off there as this one's fouled off to the right Here's the pitch And this one runs in on him as he can't get his arms extended a great pitch there and the inning is over One two three go the Cardinals after two. It's a two-nothing ball game Up with a third set to get underway and next it'll be the outfielder Aaron judge Ready here's the first offering a Ball a no strikes on our home Count now a ball in a strike held off again, and now he's in a one and two hole Here's the pitch and here's a curveball looked at strike three called and that's the first out of the inning pitching 101 is changing location and upsetting the hitters timing But you do that and everything is going to be fine in that strikeout He never threw the same pitch twice in a row and he won the battle because of it To the plate now Torres He'll take a look at a pitch too low it's ball one over one here in the early going There's offered added missed for the first strike Faces are empty one man out and he lays off the breaking ball there as he moves ahead to two and one Hit in the air to right center field this ball this carrying well back it goes and it is out of here Solo shot to right center number 22 on the year and the Yankees are on the board It's now a two one ball game There's an old saying in the game. They say solo homers won't kill you This might be a good time for a mound visit right here trying to raise those negative thoughts and get right back in the zone You still have the lead digging into the batter's box next will be Jim Carlos Stanton And he takes ball one he was a strikeout victim in his first try Looks like this guy's afraid to throw the ball in the strike So gave up that home run earlier in the inning needs to get back to being aggressive Got himself a 2-0 fastball there, but he couldn't connect two and one It's not easy to get your barrel to a pitch that high That could be an effective location as long as he keeps it above the letters a little early and now it's even at two and two Hi, and that's a base hit Talkman as he'll take one on the inside corner at the knees it's strike one one for one after a single this first time up line drive to left In there a base hit and that sends DJ LeMahieu into the box This he'll take a look at a curveball that misses wide for ball one high in the air down the right field line But this is just gonna wind up being a foul ball off the outside that time as the breaking ball can't catch the zone His pitch count is getting up there in the inning now He needs to get this frame over what sooner than later So forcing contact and getting the defense involved is probably the best thing he can do The two and one on its way line to the right side But a foul ball back up the middle and a center field for a base hit And a relay to the plate and not in time as the run scores And now time will be called here as you see the pitching coach making his way after the bound to pay a quick visit There's a swing and a high drive in the left center field racing back the left fielder And this one is gone a home run So a three-run shot to left center number 18 for him on the campaign and just like that It's now a 5-2 ball game Well, he's given up two long balls in just two and a third innings of work So it seems as though they might have his number here Not sure how much more the manager wants to see he needs to turn it around quick if he wants to stay in this one for a while Now into the box now Kyle Higashiyoka as the first pitch to him is taken low and away for ball one Oh for one for him here in this one. Well, I think he just kind of lost focused on the mound right there It's clearly not going his way and he's thinking more about that than the task at hand and right now He needs to think about this hitter could take there to lay off the high fastball Still only one out in the inning Swing and a little blooper to center Thomas is on the run for it, but he won't get there it falls in Yeah, Matt, I'm not sure how much longer they can leave him out there. Not only it's hurting the team It's probably doing some damage to his psyche as well James Paxton and they like to have the pitcher bump with one gone as he puts this one down And the off-balance throw beats him at first and that's a tough play Here's McGill and a hard now over to from him so far in this one first pitch on its way This is in the air out to right Vader is there and he puts it away to stop the bleeding Nine men come to the plate. However, five of them score. We'll head now to the home half of any number three It's the Yankees five and the Cardinals two We're just about set to go here as the Cardinals come to bat in the third inning St. Louis fans have been fortunate to watch one of the best offenses around this season and One significant aspect of their offense is the running game where they currently rank among the league leaders in stolen bases and stolen base Success rate. I brought this up with some of the players earlier and one of the pitchers told me one It's fun to watch and two I'm glad I'm not responsible for defending against it Our guys will pick you apart if you're not smart. It's an athletic bunch and they use it effectively guys Good stuff Heidi. Thanks Here's the first pitch to him Colton Wong is in to start things off here as he looks at a called strike. It's nothing in one the wind up and the 01 Runs up and gets this one down This will be a foul ball as he's behind Owen to now now here's the pitch Misses ball to out in front as this is pulled foul into the seats and a nibble here and he misses to run it full now three and two Tommy Edmond will be next now the three and two pitch Swung on and misty got him on strikes Well, there's nothing like seeing a good power pitcher that has a good fastball. What does he do? He just throws this good fastball right by brings the express no chance to put that ball in play So now to the plate Tommy Edmond So take a look at a strike right down the middle it's own one and it's quickly oh and soon One out nobody on all strikes three called as he couldn't pull the trigger and there are two away He's really on a roll right now in the mouth back-to-back strikeouts to wrap up the last inning And now he started this frame with the same story four straight strikeouts at all Ready for another chance Paul Goldschmidt first two men in the inning have both gone down via the punch out So we'll see if he can fare any better Halfway to a hundred pitches. Here it is He'll power in a fastball that time at 94 for strike one Wouldn't mind a pitcher expand in his own a little bit more and using his aggressiveness against him Oh, and he's finding his groove out there now. It's oh and two Wow, he's cruising right now out there four straight punchouts and working on number five to the windup. Here comes the O2 pitch Hey, I get it he wants to set up that breaking ball down in a way But that O2 fastball wasn't even close and he got another one here. He strikes out the side He set down five in a row via the punch out in the inning is over three up three down three Strikeouts not too shabby back with more Sunday night baseball following this Start of the fourth upcoming, but first Heidi Watney is standing by with a report 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 told me it feels like every ball. They've put in play has been a laser and the numbers back that up Six of their hits have come off the bat at 90 miles an hour or harder guys All right. Thanks, Heidi And that'll bring up Aaron judge and then I'm sure the starter on the mound It'd like to hit the rewind button on that last inning Oh, no doubt about that Mac that was a really rocky frame, but clearly not enough to chase him from this game We'll see if he's still shaking a bit or if he's able to put this behind it. Here comes the first pitch In there strike one this year against right-handed pitching judge is carrying around a batting average in the 320s That's what you might call potent. These are the stats the oppositions look at being great with runners in scoring position He has certainly been that and he's able to slow the moment down Lion to the right side and a base hit so the leadoff man is on to begin the inning Well pitching poorly once like he did in his last start It's gonna happen here or there, but he's struggling here again, too And there has to be some concern and part of it is probably psychological He's got to get those here. We go again thoughts out of his head To the plate now Torres He swings and hits it foul off to the right and out of play a hidden two-at-bats for him at this point in the ball game Ready with the oh one Off the plate one ball one strike Boy the curve ball just hasn't been there this afternoon And this is this guy's bread and butter pitch especially when he gets ahead of hitters He needs to find that curve ball again one one I'd be real surprised if he goes back out away there on the mound This is a count for a fastball challenge and we'll see if he's ready for it in the box the two one We ground her down the first baseline, but this will be a foul ball as that evens things at two and two Fourth inning here already a five to two score the full count is that misses its three and two now Don't go too far. The dangerous Giancarlo Stanton gets his shot next he said here's the three and two High in the air down the right field line But this will wind up being a foul ball Strike three cold on the fastball one guy just flat out froze him there nothing too deceptive about that foreseeing fastball So I think he wasn't expecting it at all Standing in now Giancarlo Stanton As you look at a breaking ball that misses for ball one. He's working on a one for two games so far Ready with the 1-0 pitch now a swing and a fly ball And it's a foul ball the 1-2 Back up the middle and Stanton's aboard. It's a base hit Well, Matt as we take a look at his line here He might not know all the specifics, but he knows he hasn't been pitching all that well in this one Sometimes it happens you start a game and never completely get into that rhythm seems to be the case here Tyler well answers the call from the pen here in the fourth as they didn't get the outing They were hoping for from the starter Mike Tuckman as he'll take a look at a high strike that time It's nothing in one but runners in scoring position this season Tuckman hits a little over the 270 mark Set up away with the change up, but it's one and one Hey, he threw that pitch with a purpose to get a double play Good job to let it go by though as a hitter off speed pitch in the dirt as he takes it for a ball Hey, lots of guys get too aggressive in a spot like this But he's done a nice job of gaining some count leverage look for him to put the ball and play hard the 2-1 home This is spot you'd like to be in as a good hitter runners in scoring position and count leverage in your favor Five runs ten hits and no errors for the Yankees so far 3 and 2 to the Yankees center fielder When you get yourself through a 3-1 count and you get a fastball those are the ones you really want to punish Couldn't get the bat on it. So we'll see if that comes back to Haunted 3 and 2 pitch Swing and a liner, but this is pulled in by the shortstop Settling in now DJ LeMayhew two men on two away here in the fourth ready with the first pitch here It comes in there and it's oh and one runs ten hits and no errors for the Yankees so far Big swing and a miss at the fastball and he's behind in the count oh and two. I know that fastball registered at about 92 93 but I guarantee you it looked about four to five miles an hour faster than that for this offensive player After coming off a curveball the old push to throttle and pull it is being used one and two to DJ LeMayhew Hey, this is a big pitch right here. Can't allow them to attack on any more runs Let's see if he attacks his owner bury something in the third a shot down the first base line He comes on a ball in two strikes And that's gonna be high two and two now This is a fun guy to watch when he's up there really battles doesn't take any pitches Obviously grinder always seems to make it difficult on the opposing pitcher Here now the two-two Great change up there in the dirt for the third strike First is in time and the ending is over so a good bounce back ending here after the five runout burst last time around On now to the bottom half of any number four. It's the Yankees five and the Cardinals two And set to go as the third baseman Matt Carpenter In field in the over shift here now the pitch And the 1-0 pitch And a fastball in there for a strike one and one and he pumps the fastball by him here one and two now 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 gonna look a foot outside This is it high in the air out toward left center on the move is stanton and he tracks it down Nice play for the first down the leadoff man retired here. That'll bring up yada your Molina first offering on its way Into center field line drive base hit. Hey, that was eight straight up until that base hit right there Let's see if the offense gets something rolling now Tyler O'Neill as he'll take a look at an off-speak pitch here that misses for ball one Comes into this at bat 0 for one in the ball game aiming for that outside corner, but just missing two and all You can see this guy's more focused at the plate right now and that first day B. He went down on strikes the 2-0 To tight with that one three and oh Hey, he's had great command all day want to see how aggressive he is in the zone with a three ball count as a look now the pitch three and one He lays off here a nice job It's ball four first and second now with one away Well, he walked him on five pitches, but that last pitch was really good He missed down, but only by a hair when a hitter has a three one count He can wait until he gets a pitch he loves now in the box Lane Thomas. He flew out in his last at bat Here comes the first pitch Hit the other way out toward right field judge is on his horse He makes the catch and the runner from second will tag and hit for third And he'll take those extra 90 feet so put runners at the corners now with two gun in the end Runners at the corners with two gun and into bat next one of the fastest players in all the baseball Harrison Bader First pitch a check at first. Don't want to forget about it. Looking to wiggle out of this here It is Runners on first and third two away and lunging at that pitch away, and it's one and one now Hxton comes set here comes the pitch No offer on that one two balls in a strike Sometimes it can be difficult for a pitcher you're facing a guy that's not known to be a big stick in the lineup Sometimes the toughest thing is to be aggressive and throw strikes two and two The two-two doesn't get the zone count full now Well, I think this is the kind of approach they need against such a Prolific starter you can't count on putting up a lot of runs So getting him out of the game has to be the priority working at bats full count Got him looking and that'll do it. The yinning is over Cards scrammed a couple and the deficit remains five to two go in the top of the fifth and next to battle be the first baseman look boy First pitch of the inning is taken low and away for a ball It's one and oh a couple of righties starting to loosen now in the bullpen the 1-0 Well, I'm shocked he got away with that one boys Curve ball right down the middle of the plate and for him to take that pitch looking He had to be sitting on something else, but he should have pulled the trigger Two balls in a strike to the Yankees first baseman. It's gonna even up the count at two and two pitch on the way And he fouls this one off foul down the left side two two one more time You can certainly tell at bats like this one Frustrate the heck out of a pitcher, but you got to find a way to stay composed and execute your plan the three-two pitch He spoils another one and we'll do it again Three two one more time on they really bunch him up on that one as he swings and misses for the first out Stepping up to the plate Kyle Higashiyoka Was a strikeout victim his first trip and then collected a base hit his last time around set here it comes And that misses for ball one Turned on down the line, but a foul ball one and one now the pitch And it's fouled away We're in the fifth inning here five two is our score 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 And this misses so that'll fill the count at three and two pulls this one in the air out to left O'Neill is in his tracks now as he makes the catch for out number two Now at the plate James Paxton he laid down a sacrifice bunt in his last trip and not easy to do in today's game High-velocity exploding breaking stuff. He executed that sackbump perfectly Misses inside with that one ball one Two out nobody on the Yankee pitcher at the plate with a one-on-one count Fastball taken inside for a ball two-and-one now Certainly. No, he's not trying to work around the pitcher Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to throw a strike to a guy that you know won't swing the bat the two-one home High-fly ball out to straight away center and he'll get there in plenty of time to put this one away and that ends the inning So the Yankees go one two three. They're still out in front five to two Welcome back for the bottom of the fifth. Here's Heidi Watney Thanks, Matt in between innings I was able to catch up with the manager of the Cardinals to discuss his thoughts on his lineup so far and he told me He's pretty unhappy with their discipline at the plate in this one He said that they're playing right into the pitchers game plan today by expanding the strike zone way too often Instead of swinging at pitches in the strike zone that they can do something with they're often chasing at pitches out of the zone Which is resulting in a lot of their outs going forward. They have to start being more selective guys Okay, thank you, Heidi And here's a fastball called for strike one. He'll step in here at 275 one home run 10 rbi's The 0 1 on its way In there and it's 0 2 now I get it. He wants to see this guy's repertoire, but now he's behind an account puts himself in a tough spot to hit Popped him up Pogaccio over to his right makes the play one away Depping in Colton Wong he's hit listen is to advance so far first offering on its way Now 1-0 The 1-0 is in off the plate It's a lot easier to hit when you're putting yourself in good hitters counts This guy's done a great job not swinging at pitchers pitches and when he's getting the ball in his own He's getting the barrel to it. He's been hot lately 2 and 1 after the foul ball there Trying to bunt his way aboard to no avail. It's 2 and 2 This pitch is popped up and dohar shading to his right two down That's good Into the box now tommy edmund. He got called out on strikes his last time through Yeah maddie 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 No balls on a strike to count Hackston's ready. Here's the 0 1 Right side, but it's going to be a foul ball It's going to be back to some serious teamwork if he can't put that pitch in play right in his wheelhouse Lifted down the line and left and that will end up a foul ball Bounce a curve ball on 0 and 2, but he holds back. It's 1 and 2 now Slow roller down the third baseline, but this is a foul ball as the count holds steady at 1 and 2 Got to take advantage of that pitch right there 0 2 breaker hanging over the heart of the plate not going to see too many of those today And he struck him out his eighth punch out of the ball game and that one ends the inning Down in order go the cardinals they trail 5-2 Number 62 will take the ball now is the new pitcher Number 62 after the sixth about to get started and striding into the plate. It'll be miguel endujar Ready with the first pitch here it comes And there's a fastball well off the plate inside Cardinals get the bullpen started here as a right-handers up and warming One to no pitch on the way That's ball two No, Frank and there's a swing and a miss two and one now Almost got him to go around but instead it's ball three I love the ability to hold up right there, especially with count leverage I know you want to get aggressive into strike zone But he was able to notice that that wasn't his pitch tough pitch to layoff But he did and it's ball four so the leadoff hitters aboard to start the sixth Aaron Coming to the plate now Aaron judge. He's two for three and looking for more here in the stretch. Here's the pitch Takes this the other way to right, but he will come on strong out there and right and pull this one down for the first out now that Torres will stride in again and before he takes his cuts here Let's flash you back to the third inning This was just a solo shot, but it definitely helped get this offense going. Here comes the first pitch Here comes the oh one five two is our score here in inning number six Yankee shortstop behind in the count one and two As a hitter you got to be staunching your game plan You know, he has a nasty change up and you got a fight to make sure it's in his own. That's a great take right there Well outside with the curveball for a ball Two and two count here it comes Hard on the ground towards short and that's through for a hit Man, I thought this setback was over down o two. He's able to work himself back into a hitters count two two And he's able to find the knock out Giancarlo Stanton as the change up to him drops in there for the first strike So far two for three in this one with the nothing in one pitch Filed off runners are at first and second with one away in the dirt here The job to corral this quickly has the runners hold on the one two Good change up in the dirt strike three the job to corral this quickly has the runners hold on Pretty standard pitch sequence right there Just how you draw it up in a perfect world jump ahead Oh and two and then you toss a change up in the dirt to get him to chase for a strike out on three pitches If only it were always that easy The plate now mic talkman as he looks at a fastball that's in there for strike one Two hits in three at bats for him in this one count. Here's the pitch Two and one hitters count now. Here's the two and one 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 Two men are on with two men out Swing there as they tie him up inside for the third strike and the inning is over Back-to-back strikeouts keep him out of danger. We've got more on this sunday night after this And that brings up paul gulchman. They'll get his side started in the inning and dance so far They've been stifled offensively since the first inning boy They sure have that they came out of the gates and got hot right away But whatever was going for them pretty much has disappeared. We'll see if they can wake it back up now pitch on the way Off the plate on a way there one ball no strikes Every ball club has that spark plug guy and this is the guy right here. He usually ignites a lot of productive innings A ball and a strike to the cardinals first baseman You could bet he wants that one back at the plate right now That's a pitch you normally see a guy drive if he has the right approach going Now the one-and-one pitch Oh and not an easy pitch to lay off of but he did somehow and he's got it to three and one Well, it's a pretty well known fact that your batting average goes up as you get into more Favorable hitters counts and that's especially true when we're talking about this kind of hitter Not a great spot to be in if you're the pitcher and this is exactly what you want to do when you're trying to put a start away Make him work his tail off Throw a lot of pitches and get on base any way that you can A big inning at this point of the game and he's probably gone So a runner at first now with nobody out and that'll bring up the sweet swinging matt carpenter All you want is to lead off man to get on to start a big inning Maybe get a big rally going to claw your way back into this ballgame Is taken for ball two This is a spot you really don't want to be in with a great hitter like that You can't just lay one in there, but you also don't want to run the count to 3-0 back There's yachty malina under at first with no outs here Fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike pass balls taken but catches the outer third This one's down to third LeMay here for one to boy in time for the 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 a double play on a good pitch down in the zone Digging in and looking for more yachty or malina two hits in two trips for him thus far I mean yachty when he first broke on the scene Was a defender first and foremost you can't say that anymore. I mean he's involved into a really really nice offensive player Some action out in the bullpen couple of right-handers starting to loosen up Paxton steps into his wind up. Here's the 1-0 popped him up Torres is there He makes the play and that'll end the inning so they go quietly here in this half inning Seventh inning coming up the Yankees are out in front five to two John gantt is on the pitch from the bullpen now to start inning number seven For the target number 53 DJ LeMayhew his career numbers against this pitcher just a couple of matchups no hits in two at bats First pitch coming here it is Into the wind up here comes the oan one Fastball misses inside. It's even at one For on that one two balls in a strike Gantt is exactly what you want out of a bullpen arm It's a rare occasion that anyone squares him up He doesn't give up a lot of hits and when he does they're almost always kept in the yard Matty v. There are two keys to being a good relief pitcher and always remember these one Limit the base on balls to keep the ball in the ballpark You can't defend a walk and you can't defend a round tripper and he does both Hey, I'd like to see a little bit more discipline in that you get a count of your favorite He's swinging a pitch that bad not good Grounded down the third baseline And that's a fair ball as this one gets by him at third Plate look void as he will take strike one on the fastball here No balls in a strike a hidden two tries for him so far And the oan And he lays off for ball one If you're gonna have success against some of the better hitters in the game You've got to get that pitch right there. Oh two. He's almost certainly out one one He's got a chance to really do some damage five two our score as we play inning number seven to one and two now Halfway to the plate this hitters wondering why he even pulled the trigger on that his hands feel like he's being stung by wasps right now dirt and now let's see And he'll just beat the throw to second He's in there and forget about the double play now as he'll move up to second here on the wild pitch Well, the intent there with that two strike pitch was obviously to get him to fish for something He couldn't do a whole lot with but there's the risk that comes with that as well If you don't execute or your catcher can handle it very well, you give up free bases That remains two and two one out with a runner at second Now void with a high fly ball out to deep left field And that is off the wall Throwback in is a wild one. He pulls into second safely as a run will score on the play as well Now that And that's an ideal start to the inning right here The leadoff man strokes a double and the next guy comes up and swaps places with him chasing his partner home Could be a big inning to the plate now. Kyle Higashiyoka Skied into straight away right Bader moves to his right and puts this one away in the alley for at number one Game Gio Arcella will get a chance with the runner in scoring position here as he'll pinch it now with one away And tight here with the first pitch fastball That's one and oh But facing right handed pitching so far this season Arcella brings in a batting average resting just under 320 And a look to inch closer to that mark with a base hit here You want to talk about having a career season matty This guy's batting average is through the roof one of the best in the business and maybe more importantly His ops is through the roof as well, which means he's doing it with damage The 2-0 on the way Failed away Arcella hits 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 him 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 of the other way and take his knock and that's what he's been able to do And that'll bring up mcgillan do hard he's hitless in three at bats to this point February to him on the way Runners are at the corners with one man out. There's a fastball well off the plate for a ball Our called strike that time as the zone expands a bit here It's two and one now little tardy on that swing as it's well wide at first Swing and a miss at one in the dirt And he will make it back to third safely as he didn't have much of a chance at advancing that time That swing tells me he was really trying to get a pitch out front and rip it down the line But that wasn't a great pitch to do it on. It's really not the best two strike approach either Hoping to limit the damage. Here's the pitch hit hard to the right Follow set to deliver the oh and one And he takes this one high one and one and it's a ball in two strikes now to Aaron judge Runners at second and third with two gone on he extends nicely and this ball is driven to right field and deep And he will get there to make the running play and that will end the inning What is the kettle? Yankee strike for a run on the rbi double get up and stretch. It's now six two new york Tommy keenly. It's the call from the pen to take over on the mound and start the home seven Tommy With the play tyler o'neill it was a walk in his last trip It doesn't look very promising so far in this one as we move into later innings down by a bundle It's time to get some base runners and hopefully a long ball to get them back into this one Breaking ball called just a bit low That evens it up one and one Ground ball sent back up the middle and a good throw gets in one gone Ready once again lane thomas no hits to this point from the stretch One oh faces are empty one man out Two balls and no strikes to the cardinal center fielder Oni swings right through it there two and one Hey, this guy's got an 89 mile an hour changeup. There was a time when 89 was a pretty good fastball Lifted down the line in left And they can't run it down One out nobody on the easy take there is the off-speed pitch misses well inside three two pitch Grounder hit hard down the first base line But this will get foul so they'll do it again three and two Swing and a ball lifted in the air toward the line in right Judge is over near the line now as he makes the catch for the second out of the inning now batting the right feeling paris there banger Standing in harrison better oh for two for him to this point Ready with the first pitch here it comes Oh Bases are empty here with two men out Changed up on him and dropped it in for a called strike lays off the slider that time two and one A 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 the two one home misses above the zone for a ball Two out nobody on and he looks at ball four now So he's a board and you always have to worry about the threat of the steal when he's on base Man, you hate to give up a two out walk to anybody But especially to a speed demon like him good chance. He's running here and good luck trying to stop him Paul de young will look for some two out magic here as he'll pinch it with two gone and a runner at first Down main street 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 over the first runner backstanding One and one 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 entice a swing now the one in one pitch A ball and two strikes now Two out with the man at first Swing and a miss and that ends the inning One left for the Cardinals. They still trail here. It's six to two John Brevia has been summoned from the Bolt man as he'll do so to start the eighth And that will bring up the labor torres Here comes the first pitch Now a fastball that couldn't quite find the zone. It's ball one Not a bad spot to miss right there much rather have it run inside than out over the plate where the hitter can do a lot of damage In there one and one here's the pitch Swing and a liner toward the gap in left center O'Neill it's gonna have room however as he makes the catch in deep left center field for the first out Well, he hit that ball pretty well But the only problem was that he pulled off it just a bit the location was a little on the outer half So he would have hit it even better if he would have stayed through the middle of the field with it Next will be the cleanup hitter. Giancarlo Stanton on the night. He's two for four with a pair of singles First offering on its way Hits this one hard the other way and this will get through into right and he's aboard with a single Nothing fires me up more than watching an offensive player stay inside a baseball and drive it the other way Talk into the box now. Mike talkman as he takes a fastball off the plate for a ball one or no It's been a two for four effort for him so far in the ball game On our home And I'll run this one in on him and he can't connect so he finds himself down one and two now Well, that's a jam shot right there. That's as good as it gets in my opinion Up and in the one two Gets him swinging. He struck him out Well, there's the great equalize the change of l-convio. Listen Now if you can keep that pitch in your back pocket and pull it out when you need it like he did right there Usually hitters, they don't stand a chance Now dj. Lemay here as the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball one or no He's two for three and looking for more here the one oh He's taken strike one A runner on first with two away and that misses two and one Well the pitch O'Neill is there and he'll make the catch to retire the side Yanks leave one they lead it six to two Zach Britton is on to pitch out of a bullpen in the bottom half of the eighth number 53 And now back to the leadoff spot in the st. Louis lineup stepping in And his last at bat he popped out and fouled round Yeah, mattie's got to make an adjustment right here His swing definitely broke down dropped his back shoulder and thus the result was a terrible pop-up foul Nothing in one count here. It comes You know he wants that on the mound Especially if it would have made the count o and two didn't get it though So now you have to make another quality pitch on one and one Two balls and a strike to the st. Louis leadoff hitter Now the two one pitch and he wasn't going to hit that one with an or the strikeout and there's one gone That strikeout was a real good example of a pitcher Continuing to make a guy chase out of the zone when you recognize a hitter is in protect mode You don't have to come inside the strike zone You could just expand further and further until he literally can't touch it So now to the plate tommy edmund He swings and grounds it to short balance throw gets him nice play for the out hiding in paul guldschmidt He's one for two in this one Ready with the first pitch here it comes And some action out in the yankee bullpen now as a right hander starts to loosen up on all home All over that one, but a little out in front foul ball in for strike two Bases are empty here with two men out Hammered the other way to deep right field Judges going back But he won't get there as it lands just shy of the wall and this will kick off the fence now up against the cardinal bullpen You think they'd stop pitching to this guy by now. He's been torching them all weekend And he stays hot here with another extra base It they'll be happy when this series is over so they don't have to deal with this dude anymore It will be matt carpenter As he rips it on the ground a second the main you toward second He's got it and nothing will come of the two out double as the inning is over Danger reverted following the two out double back with more sunday night baseball following this Alex reyes enters from the pen to start the ninth inning as he'll try to keep the score right where it is heading to The bottom of the ninth Set to start the ninth in this one and next the dangerous power threat look point First pitch of the at-back Reyes a 25 year old. He's in his fourth season as a major league player popped him up Molina moving to his left One down Digging in now for the Yankees Kyle Higashiyoka. He comes into this appearance in the midst of a one for four day Here comes the first pitch And he gets ahead oh and one Faces are empty one man out and there's ball one Cardinals are gonna get something going in the bullpen now as a left-hander has begun to get loose One and two to the Yankees catcher The one two Swung on and missed he got him on strikes For me check swings are right there next to bang bang plays at first as the most difficult calls for him to make Taking a look at show motion The batter doesn't appear to hold up enough. So I think the call was right here out to right field Bader will get there and he puts it away to retire the side One two three go the bombers. They lead it six to two Luis sessa will come on in relief now as he'll make his 35th appearance of the season Yachty Molina digging in now so far two for three in this one Yachty Here's the first pitch to him And he'll start him with a high strike here on the fastball on the outside corner. It's oh and one Probably a design take right there. They need bass runners. So they're gonna make them try to bring the ball into strike zone And a pitch in the dirt as he lays off It's one and one Skied into straight away right judges under it One down Stepping into the box. Tyler O'Neill. He was a ground out victim last time up Yeah, I understand that matty, but this guy's got burner wheels down the first baseline I don't think he even concerns himself with that. He has to put it on the ground That's part of what makes him successful. Oh and one delivery Ground ball foul down the left side One half nobody on Hit in the air to right field Judge is there and folks are starting to head for the exits now two gone here in the ninth Stepping in and ready for another shot lane thomas He comes to the plate as the last chance for his side two out here in the ninth He's ready. Here's the first offering Count one and oh Ready with the one oh pitch Ball knocked out this at that sets up really good right here, right? Hasn't seen the fastball yet, but now he gets to count at two balls and no strikes He has to be looking for a fastball right here High and deep down the left field line And this will not be caught. It's a foul ball The two one And here's a ball in the air now carrying a bit out toward right center And this is into the alley and ought to be good for extra bases Now this will rattle up against the wall And he is in to third with a two out triple Of course, they feel good about the triple, but I know how managers think like he's in the dugout wishing that triple Would have come when some guys were on base They left a lot of guys out there in this one. We'll see if this teammate can bring it home That will bring up the former top prospect harrison baiter It was a walk in his last trip This one's outside quite a bit off the plate that time Lofted in the air out toward right center. Judge is under it. It's the catch and that's the ball game Hey, it's hard to win games at any point, but the win games on the road Especially in this ballpark. So they are very happy with this win and tonight's ends at a six to two finish New york led this game from the third ending on and never wavered James paxton earns his fifth winner of the year Adam weenwright couldn't escape the fourth ending as he slapped with the loss So that's a wrap here tonight for mark dorosa dan, please act in heidi wattney This is matt vaskersen. You've been watching mlb the show for more find us on twitter at mlb the show