 MLB the show's coverage of Major League Baseball is on the air. A good one on tap for you this afternoon between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees. The Yankees have now won five consecutive games. They'll aim to continue their winning streak next. Masahiro Tanaka will do the pitching in game three of the series. Dan any thoughts. Hey Matty V. We're getting a chance to look at a hot picture right here. His last three starts all three picked up wins. And if he can continue that he should be on his way to winning his fourth in a row. It'll be fun to watch him work in this one here today. And here's the Speedster D. Gordon. And we are ready for some daytime baseball for Seattle. The second baseman D. Gordon. First pitch on its way. Looked like the sinker there dipped a little below the knees. Well this Yankee Ball Club entering play this afternoon here. They come in right into five game winning streak and they've really got things clicking. Yeah Matty this team's coming together right now to play a dangerous baseball. You can tell the look in their eye they feel good about where they're at. They've won a few games in a row and they look to continue that trend today. Judge moves to his right and puts this one away in the alley for out number one. Not exactly the designated hitter. Malik. So here's Malik Smith in past meetings with Tanaka. He's got three base hits in 17 at bats. He's also been a strikeout victim six times. And this one's nowhere close as that bounces to the plate for ball one Tanaka has both great strikeout stuff and exceptional command on the mound to go with it. A rare combination but one that makes him one of the best in our sport. Matty you talked about it. He doesn't walk a whole lot of guys. Well if you don't walk a lot of guys that means you have to throw the ball in the strike zone. And when you do with great stuff like this guy has he throws up the strikeouts. There aren't a lot of guys that get strikeouts by throwing the ball in the strike zone. This is one of the few that doesn't two balls in a strike. Time to check our umpires in this one behind the plate is Freddie Ferguson. Hey D. Row you better be ready to swing particularly at that low pitch Freddie Ferguson low ball umpire. Yeah it makes it tough on the offense. I was a guy who liked the low ball but that usually means those guys are susceptible to that slider in the dirt. You have to see the ball up and this guy doesn't give you a chance. Bases are empty one man out and he lays off here ball four and he'll become the game's first base runner here with one away and that's the beauty of having a guy in the two hole like him. He's almost like another lead off hitter working a walk with just one out and I think there's a good chance that he's going to be on the move at some point. Mitch Hennigar the next to bat two hits and eight tries for the series. First pitch a check at first and he'll dive back in ready over here's the first pitch fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike. Smith leads off first with one away hurt of the bag and you'll get dirty but he's back in safely the 0 1 on its way and they pitch out here but nothing's going on to look over to first and he'll be back in standing up ball and two strikes to Mitch Hennigar sliders strike three called and that's a pitcher's pitch right there to gone. Well no preferential treatment there. Sometimes we see great hitters have the calls go their way on close pitches but not this time I think that was actually a good take but on two strikes anything that close can go either way. Dan Vogelbach is next a pitch out the throw and they'll nail him at second on a brilliant call to pitch out and the inning is over. Another look at the throw down that results in a third out on the bases bottom of the first straight ahead we are scoreless on the show. Nick Margavich is an Ohio born left-hander against the starting nod. What do you have for us on him Danny. Hey it wasn't a great performance in his last start but he did pitch well enough to earn the win. We'll see if he can turn in a little bit better performance in this one. Here's the second baseman D.J. LeMayhew. He'll leave things off here in the bottom half of the first for the Yankees the second baseman D.J. LeMayhew down the third base line but a foul ball here 0 and 1 that's over but low it's a ball in a strike fellas the Mariners entering play here this afternoon. They come into this one in decent form as despite the loss last time out they've won six of their last nine. Yeah guys after the first four games on this road trip they find themselves two and two kind of par for the course but they got to find a way to play a little bit better today kind of turn the tide and get it working in a positive direction. Here he comes on a ball in two strikes sharp ground ball the third and he can't pick it up cleanly and the throw won't be in time as he'll be able to beat out the recovery throw at first. Danny I know that's not the execution he was looking for right there. That batter's eyes lit up on that pitch not a real good change of one of the things Mark this pitcher will do. He'll use that change of like most pitchers will use the curve ball his change of is that good that one wasn't though. Here comes the first pitch Aaron Judge stands in as he looks at a called strike ready with the nothing in one pitch swing and a shot hit down the corner but it bends just foul into the second deck 0 2 home and this is pop fouled off to the right and back into the seats nobody outrunner on first fly ball out toward left center field center fielder giving chase he's there and records the first down batting third the left fielder John Carlos and then digging into the batter's box next will be Giancarlo Stanton and he really thrives in the batter's box here at home something to keep an eye on in this one that he did the liver here's the first pitch edge of the zone that time taken and ruled a strike got a pitch to the ballpark's dimensions right here love the execution of that pitch down in his own got to keep the ball in the yard and he lays off for ball one runner at first year one man out of a little soft liner foul over to the right side and the count will move to one and two now hoping to send him packing pitch on its way just a bit low tough call but it's two and two I don't know if that was a great take or he got fooled he certainly trying to play it off like he knew what was coming you could bet he'd be on alert for that curve ball again. Thompson Williams calls off the left fielder as he takes charge for the second out batting for the third baseman Miguel on to hard striding forward now the Yankee cleanup hitter Miguel on to hard he'll get to take his first cuts here from the bell kicks and deals so outside the 1 0 on to hard tends to exploit left handed pitching many hitters are better against opposite handed arms of course but he's considered one of the best hitters in baseball and these types of match ups and that's in there two and one that's three straight sliders in a row I'd be shocked I would be shocked if he went to that well a fourth time I'd be looking he to two and two you could tell right there that curve ball had some serious depth to it that's what separates the good ones from the bad ones that nasty spin rate get that downward action you even get a star player like this swinging at something in there ready on two balls and two strikes here it comes a runner on first with two away weighing inside with that one a pretty easy take there 3 2 2 out runner on first lots of possible outcomes on this pitch pay off pitch home and a good at bat that time as he lays off for ball for and as a result that will move a runner up into scoring position now with two way he did not want to let the hitter off the whole two outs and now he's got a runner in scoring position to deal with so striding forward for his first opportunity number twenty four and he's a guy that's really scuffling at the plate right now looking to wiggle out of this here it is 1 0 now a good pitch around the knees but it doesn't quite catch the bottom of his own has to be a challenge pitch coming up here he probably doesn't want to flirt with loading the bases ready with the 2 0 down low and the plot thickens here 3 and 0 3 1 stealing that strike on 3 0 was important but you don't want to miss over the heart of the plate in this situation I got to believe he's going to be way more aggressive right here he sent the 3 1 2 down runners at first and second he tries to hold back on the swing and the home plate umpire says he did so successfully it's ball four at this rate he's going to set some kind of a record for walks in the game or he'll get an early look we'll see if he can settle down here and start to find the strike zone or if he continues to struggle that will bring in Giovanni your shell up he's hitting 3 33 in the series two for six offering on its way now a ball hit pretty well the left but this is going to wind up in the seats foul bases are loaded here two down that time but it's one and one this is on the ground as short as he going to get out of this he is they get the force at second base and the ending is over a couple of walks but no damage we're off to the second scoreless on the show into the box now Daniel Vogelbeck there was one for four with a two bagger in yesterday's game Vogelbeck ready here's the first offering bottom part of the zone and the slider is in there for a called strike two balls and a strike to the Mariners first baseman well Yankee Stadium of course features a number of nods to the great history of the organization and its legendary players but apparently when you hit 52 home runs as a rookie you rightfully get your own cheering section built in your name what a magical year 2017 was for Aaron judge the slogan all rise fit him perfectly what's really cool about it was Yankees weren't even sure he was going to make the team coming out of spring training he emerged into the scene was the talk of baseball going into the All-Star break finished that off with a powerhouse into the season one of the best young players the game of baseball seen in a long time all rise Aaron judge out in front as this is pulled foul into the seats the wind up ready with the payoff pitch and that misses for ball four so it's a lead off walk here to start the second we knew coming into this game that this guy has a tendency to give up a lot of free passes 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 stepping in Carlos Gonzalez and there you see the numbers over his last eight contests he's really been leading the charge for this team first pitch of the at bat on its way first with no outs here hit high and deep as straight away right field judges going back on the warning track he makes the catch batting fifth the third base then Kyle Seeger so one guy in the inning here with the runner at first and into bat next the third baseman Kyle Seeger he set here it comes that's lifted the other way out to left Stanton has a read on it and he makes the catch for the second now batting that the center fielder Dom Thompson Williams stepping up now Dom Thompson Williams as we take a look at the splits between April and May he's ready here's the first offering well that's a nasty breaking ball right there backdoor slider just missed the corner as they say that's a hall of fame pitch a ball and a strike hey I don't mind that batter taking that strike right there he's walked a couple people early in this game got to find out if he can find his own if he wants to walk them all in we'll take it that one's down around the knees taken for a strike he's looking pretty passive here hitting with a chance to drive it around going to have to make something happen with two strikes now the one two is swung on and missed he got him on strikes leave one would go to the bottom of the second no score and that'll bring up Glaber Turing off to lead off the home half of the second labor infield in the over shift here now the pitch 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 its own that's one you normally pop right up count now a ball and a strike the one one home lying toward the alley and left center and that finds some outfield grass it's a base hit batting it the first base man in now Luke Voight as he'll take a look at a slider that can't make it back to the corner it's ball one comes in here right at 260 10 home runs and 21 driven in 1 0 count here it is maybe a little jumpy there as he swings through the fastball some guys are great low ball hitters but most guys especially guys with pop like this they're hunting for the ball belt high and above so that was a nicely there's a swing and a drive and everybody's just going to sit back and watch that one fly it's a two run shot to straight away left number 11 for him on the season and this is now a two to nothing lead for the Yankees and you could tell by the sound of that one off the bat that was going a long way batting now here's Brett Gartner now a better fielder slaps that one away and the count will be nothing in one and he's got that batting line up near the 300 mark entering play out here's the pitch rolled slowly down the third baseline and they'll have no play as he reaches first base safely and after that base hit right there he's got a six game hitting streak that could be you know what and 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 talk about six game hitting streak so far and that sends DJ LeMayhew into the box as he look at a breaking ball that misses for ball one down to back up the middle Gordon is there bare hand for one on the first to double play now batting right fielder Aaron digging in for a second at bat Aaron judge he flew out in his last at bat almost Maddie almost went deep his last A B certainly just missed it with this guy's big power he's feeling pretty good at the dish look for him to try and get on something and drive it out of the yard this A B when one the count and the pitch a swinging strike and now it's 0 and 2 hey that's a huge double play to settle everybody down right now giving up a few early runs let's see if he can get out of this inning and regroup into the wind up here comes the 0 2 pitch at the ball I love a well executed change up specially one down in his own the only problem thrown in that situation you leave that belt high or miss your spot just a hair a swing and a miss that retires the side and that will do it Yankees get a couple on the two run home run we've played two it's now two nothing New York for the third set to get underway and that will bring in Tom Murphy and you see that average below the dreaded Mendoza line 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 leadoff guy to try to get on and get a big inning started and that's in there for strike one pitcher wants to have a quick inning right here capitalized on the momentum his batters have one count and the pitch now a big fastball and he's well behind it with the swing and a miss as he starts the third the same way he ended the second with a punch out one away well it's still early but it's also worth noting that he'd be in line for the win if this keeps up as we take a look at the league leaders in games one this season and as you can see there he's part of a flat footed tie for the A.L. lead digging in JP Crawford and the home away splits tell us he's actually quite a bit better hitting on the road than he is at home here's the first pitch to him no fastball here too low it's 1 and 0 and this is just off the outside corner ball to now a called strike that time as the zone expands a bit here it's 2 and 1 now now here it comes seared down the first baseline and a reach but it's by him as he couldn't quite get to that ball the throw into second and this will wind up a closer play than I thought but he's in there with two bases as we look again at that double here you can see that he was thinking to right out of the box smashed it down the line and that was some great hustle to beat the throw to second to earn himself a double here's D Gordon now as the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball 1 and 0 he fly out leading off the ballgame is put in play to the right side of the infield scooped up forgets him to down now that designated here Malik Malik Smith to the plate now is the designated hitter Malik Smith runner in scoring position with two gone from the stretch and he takes a cold strike 0 and 1 Smith native Floridian he was a fifth round pick during the first year player draft of 2012 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 that one misses badly it's ball to sinker gets the outside for a strike two outs here with a runner at third three and two a full count to the Mariners designated hitter 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 here comes the payoff pitch chopped toward the second baseman a bare handed play by you want to play one left for Seattle they trail things here to do nothing as the Yankees prepare for their third turn through the order fans of the Bronx bombers have been treated to quite a bit of production from this lineup so far this year within the league they rank among the leaders in batting average on base percentage and slugging when asked about their offense the players I talked with all brought up how multifaceted their talent is saying they've got guys that can spray the ball around guys that work counts and draw walks and of course plenty of guys that can go deep in driving runs their numbers certainly confirm that guys thank you Heidi go for the Yankee the left for another chance John Carlos Stanton as we move on to the bottom of any number three 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 not close with that when it's way above the strike zone and a strike to even the count one and one hit hard on the ground at first and that is through into right field for a single throw into second but he'll be in there with a double but it's always daunting to know that you've got to deal with the three four five hitters to start out an inning but even more so when the three starts it out with a double yeah he's going to have to start making some good pitches to get out of this thing job number one is to get the next guy and ideally you keep him from advancing the runner to third with less than two hours here's Miguel and a hard now as he will take strike one on the fastball here no balls in a strike oh one pitch they have him looking awfully confused up there right now it's one and two real ugly oh one swing there as a pitcher you've got to be hunting for the strikeout knowing you have this guy way off balance 50th pitch of the game on its way this one's hit deep out to left center field and that is off the wall lives at second without a play as a run will score on the play as well now man they already get the one home run and I got a second one right there not quite enough behind it though as it bang off the wall for a double he's giving up a fair amount of solid contact right now into the box now Gary Sanchez as he'll take a look at an off speed pitch here that misses for ball one well I think he's got to find a way out of this jam and limit the damage if he's unable to do that this game could get away from him a one and no delivery looking at his lifetime numbers Sanchez is carrying around his sparkling slugging percentage up over 500 obviously a huge threat every time he grabs a bat now the one and one pitch boy the curveball 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 curveball again no one out with a runner at second hard hit ball the short Crawford fields it cleanly and an off balance throw is in time as he takes one away wow got the plate Geo or shell on what he said and the pitch fastball over the outside but in there for a strike shocked he didn't let it fly right there usually you're looking for a fastball elevated to get the party started the 0 1 runner at second here with one man out and he sends it the other way toward right center giving chase his head agar he makes the catch and tagging is the runner from second and he's up the third safely now with two gone in the inning up next for the eighth not your top labor so a man at third with two gone and that will bring up Glaver Torres first pitch of the at bat on its way to an old man on third with two down hacking at the 2 0 change and it's back to 2 and 1 hey boys you talking about getting your a swing off right here that's what it looks like a guy with massive power let me eat fastball taken but that gets the zone for a strike got him looking and that ends the inning Yankee strike for a run on the RBI double we played three full it's now three nothing New York stepping in now is Mitch Hannigan he's ready here's the first offering and this pitch is taken on the inner half for strike one this guy's been really on point so far but it's not getting any easier yes to get through four five and six right here and he gets him to swing through that one he's in control 0 and 2 hey he's got great feel for that pitch right there he can throw it anytime he wants for a strike breaking ball below the zone that's ball one now the fastball is right by him as he swings and misses for the first out of the inning man I love watching a pitcher that just rears back and smoke by a guy at the letters that's the ultimate challenge pitch and for me personally watching hitters swing and miss man that's a sight of beauty to the plate now Daniel Vogelback as he lines it hard to the right side but out of play he'll enter play here with an average just over 250 10 home runs and 25 driven in into the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 swing and a miss and he's in trouble now 0 and 2 he's attacking this hitter a lot more aggressively than he did the first time when he faced him and issued a walk coming right after him here the wind up and the 0 2 pitch unable to find the zone with the slider man that's one of those how could you not swing at that one a good take there on that pitch and he struck him out as well so he's carving right through the heart of this lineup is there are two away now this has not been a weekend to remember for him he's just been completely lost at the plate flailing all over the place now that's his six strikeout of the series they've really got him figured out here's cargo Carlos Gonzalez as he takes a cold strike at the knees it's own one first two men in the inning have both gone down via the punch out so we'll see if he can fare any better tried to pull that one back but he couldn't do it and it's oh and two now no runs just one hit and no errors in the game for the Mariners to this point tried to get him to go after one below the knees but it's one and two hey I get it he wants to set up that breaking ball down in a way but that O2 fastball wasn't even close looking to set down the side on strikes here it comes well in the outer half here but that one's wide for ball three Wow from oh and two to three and two in that last pitch on two and two wasn't even close he had this guy in the ropes but now he let him right back into this at bat hey off pitch home is swung on and missed strike three one two three go the Mariners still down three nothing just about set to go for the last of the fourth but before we do that here's Heidi Watney thanks Matt I talked 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 app that's they're putting together they've been able to push across three runs to this point but they've also made the opposition work extremely hard he's thrown a lot of pitches and they think they're going to have a good opportunity to push across a lot more runs as he tires or as they get into that bullpen good stuff Heidi thanks Leading up for the Yankees riding in once again the first point going back to that last at bat that's not an easy thing to do to pull a breaking ball on the inside part of the plate and keep it fair for a home run this guy's got some pretty good back control point swings a bat and throws from the right side and stands at six foot three he was taken in the 22nd round back in the draft of 2013 man coming out of the late rounds you have to grind for everything nothing is given to you and this guy has turned himself into a very solid big league ball player that's a big accomplishment outside three and oh now good fast ball down around the knees they're taken for a strike it goes to show you you'll take location over velocity any day that pitched in light up the radar gun but you can't do anything with that as a batter when it's executed in such a good spot line drive to left and that ball gets down out near the wall and should be extra bases but it won't be in time and it's a lead off double well he was definitely struggling coming up and I think we could say that cold streak is officially over that's his second hit of the game and it goes for extra bases we'll see now if this game proves to be a huge turning point for him so here's the veteran Brett Gardner as he'll take one up in the zone but indeed in the strike zone for the first strike well above the letters with the fastball that time offer on that one two balls in a strike three runs seven hits and no errors for the Yankees so far three and one now to Brett Gardner you know I kind of see why his ERA is so high coming into this one he's just putting these guys in too many good hitters counts that'll catch up with you real quick swung on and missed for strike number two he was able to sneak that fastball by him on three and one so so now we've got a battle on our hands runner at second nobody out too close for comfort and he did a good job just to make contact one more time and he takes ball four so a good job out of the nine hole and getting on base as we go back to the top of the order well some might say a walk there is okay because you've got first base open but he's been struggling out there and if you're going to work around hitters you don't want to work around hitters in the bottom of the lineup now here comes the Mariners skipper out to the mound and it would appear he's seen enough of his starter this afternoon so he will curiously make his way to the dugout after what has to be considered a very brief appearance Mr. Cortez Junior answers the call from the pen here in the fourth as they didn't get the outing they were hoping for from their starter he J. LeMay here will be his first test out of the bullpen and it'll be a tough test indeed as he'll face him with two on and nobody out here from the belt the pitch a swing and he pops him up on the infield and the infield fly rule will be in effect here the right fielder number ninety nine Aaron here's big Aaron judge first pitch on its way and he throws the fastball by him here 0 and 1 looking at his career totals judge has a 280 batting average set to deliver the 0 and 1 fastball well outside fouled away runners are at first and second with one away on a huge strikeout there as he certainly does his job out of the pen and we'll see how they go after the next guy here that strikeout was all about setting the hitter up with hard stuff first three pitches are coming in fast and then he slows it down on the fourth pitch knowing the hitter is sort of conditioned for the hard stuff yet another way to upset a hitter's timing Giancarlo Stanton now as he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one he's one for two in this one swung on and hit pretty well out to deep left field Gonzalez retreats to the track and he'll put this one away so a sigh of relief as the side is retired Yang strand a pair but they lead it three nothing welcome back to the Bronx as we check in with Heidi thanks Matt I talked with Mariners manager Scott Service during the break about his team's offensive performance so far and he told me the quality of their swings needs to improve as the game moves forward all the way up and down the lineup he said he's seeing swings break down and results in soft contact he said some of that is pitch selection some of it is poor swing mechanics and some of it is a lack of focus but either way the message down here is that they need to find ways to make adjustments in the box guys thanks Heidi here's the third baseman now Kyle Seager he starts off the inning against a guy who struck out the side last inning how do they get to him here I'm not sure Matt that they want to stay as patient he's been throwing a lot of strikes they might want to start swinging a little bit earlier in the count in field shifted well to the right here's the first pitch on the first baseline but that'll get foul it's 0 and 2 now nothing in two count and the pitch tried to get him to go after the slider but it's one and two swing and a miss on the fastball and that's the first down boy he's really on a roll now right now as we roll through it again remember he struck out the side in the last inning and now he picks up right where he left off by striking off the leadoff man here let's see if he can keep this going for a little bit digging in to try it again Dom Thompson Williams he was a strikeout victim in his first try now the pitch Thompson Williams and Iowa native he's in his rookie year here at the big league level one out nobody on good hard slider there but it runs away it's a ball and a strike hey that backdoor breaking ball just missed he had a chance to run it to 0 2 and they'll run this one in on him and he can't connect so he finds himself down one and two now oh I love that pitch right there up and in jam sandwich swing and a liner but foul bases are empty one man out boy and they cannot touch him right now five straight strikeouts on the ledger and there are two away another strikeout for him on the mound and boy is it fun to watch him go about his business no doubt Maddie 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 at the plate now Tom Murphy ball one to start the at bat the 1 0 is in off the plate you can see this guy's on the plate right now in that first day B he went down on strikes two balls in a strike very rarely does a pitcher like this leave one in a location like that that's a pitcher right there he'd like to have back he'd love to swing at that one again now the two one this is on the ground over the first in time and the side is retired Mariners are down in order a trailer here three to nothing set now for the bottom of the third to build off that RBI double from his last play hard while he got a good pitch to hit last time up looked for it up in the zone and didn't miss it those are the pitches you only get maybe once in a B maybe once a game maybe once a week so he certainly capitalized on it last time and the off balance throw beats him at first and that's a tough play now this is not an easy play where you have to get right he really didn't have a chance to get his feet set so this is all armed nicely done so the bases are empty with one man gone and the next to bat the Dominican born catcher Gary Sanchez here's the first pitch to him fastball too high to start him out here one and oh in his career Sanchez is carrying around his sparkling slugging percentage up over 500 obviously a huge thread every time he grabs a ball off speed pitch just missed inside one out nobody on two and one after the foul ball there now the pitch and a big swing and a miss here two strikes wow what makes it so tough to be a hitter is to be able to change his speeds right you're geared up for the fastball all of a sudden he pulls the string and throws you the straight change the dreaded equalizer and a half hearted bat hits out number two fooled him just enough with that pitch to get him to go around according to the umpire sometimes it can be really tough for these big strong guys because once they're committed to swinging it's hard for them to slow their swings down and that appeared to be the case there first pitch of the at bat on its way the fastball here is you'll take a look at ball one one and oh after watching that swing away with another one of those I guarantee you he's going to be aggressive on this next pitch now the one oh is a change up that's looked at for a ball and oh now now with the base is empty I think he needs to be careful not to just groove one here just because it's three and oh he's a guy that could ambush you and lose one over the wall two out nobody on hitting the air down the right field buying so the inning will continue but he can't get there and it bounces over the wall it's a ground rule hey this is what every hitting coach teaches when you start playing baseball don't try to do more than he can hit the ball where it's pitched and he does a great job right there as he pushes it down the line nicely and it bounces over for a ground rule double so now to the plate Torres as he rips it on the ground a little bit on the left side is retired danger averted following the two out double more to come on the show Sunday baseball after this it'll bring in JP Crawford will start things out in their half of the sixth as they look to shake things up here for a lineup that quite frankly has been non-existent to date no doubt about that that they've been completely overmatched to this point one hit through five other than it's been fantastic we'll see if that continues as we approach the later inning first pitch of the at bat watches a fastball right there for strike one Crawford a 25 year old he's in his fourth season as a major league player he fouls this one off the windup and the 0 2 pitch he's really got the strikeout pitch working now as he not just number nine in the ball game didn't mess around much in the first half of that down second you know that was pretty impressive that I really like a picture that trust and works off his fastball right there he decided he didn't need to use anything else three straight heaters and go grab some bench standing in now D Gordon as he swings and grounds it toward the hole and the sixth inning is progressing quickly here now two away now that the plate Malik Smith he was retired via the ground ball last time up ready with the first pitch here it comes and drive and that's a base hit in a center field so now with two away the middle of the order gets to bat with opportunities on base take a look at the numbers up to this point you see he's only given up two hits so far today so he's been hitting his spots all game long remains to be seen if he can keep that pitch I'm not betting against him stepping in now Mitch Hennigar as he'll take a look at ball one 0 4 2 for him to this point the 1 0 pitch out nothing doing over to first dive but he's back the 2 0 on the way ground ball sent back up the middle and that is through in the center field a base hit and he'll make it up safely to third so they're at the corners now with two men out of the world that look like a pretty easy hitting the start all of a sudden two outs and back to back singles runners at first and third yet they put traffic on I guess I would throw it back at you Dan you get two quick outs right there and then you get two base hit knots are you even concerning yourself with the traffic on the bases or you're just trying to execute that next bit you know what happens a lot of times Dero you lose on a home is laid off put in there for strike one man the Mariners have been looking for that big hit pretty much all game long it remains to be seen if they can get it but now sure would be a great time he's set here comes the 1 1 well hit the other way and it's into the gap scored easily here's the second runner around third and he is safe at the play and the deficit is down to only one now you simply cannot offer up a pitch like this to a hitter this guy's magnitude especially with runners on the bags he makes a living off frozen ropes to the outfield like this and that one drives in a pair the box Carlos Gonzalez as the first pitch misses to limits ball one he's hit listen is to add bats so far he'd here's the delivery up the middle as he takes away a hit and his side is retired so it's two runs on three hits no errors in a runner left on we'll see eight nine and one do up in the bottom of ending number six it's the Yankees three and the Mariners two plate move boy leave you go have the opportunity to kick things off as we begin the home sixth pitch of the at bat on its way bounced on the ground and right after shifted infielders and the inning begins with a quick outnumber one the center fielder number eleven Brett Gardner standing in Brett Gardner it was a walk in his last trip here's the first pitch to him the wind up and the 0 1 and he pops him up drifting toward the left side of the infield and this is taken in for the second out the batter the second baseman DJ two away now the Yankees six and that'll bring up DJ LeMayhew first pitch on its way and he lays off there one and oh three twos are scored here in ending number six that evens it up one and one now here it comes pops this one up Gordon ranging into the outfield he gets there to make the catch and that ends the inning pretty painless half of the inning all told seventh inning coming up the Yankees lead this one three to two Kyle Seager who flew out his first time around and then was a strikeout most recently this thing's far from over even though we're moving into the back end of 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 the righties starting to loosen now in the bullpen to the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 and a sinker dips too low there into the dirt in fact two balls and a strike pitch comes over to catch the corner it's two and two now right side defense aligned perfectly for his scoops it up and the throw to first is in time so the leadoff man is gone here to start ending number seven now at the plate catch he's 0 for 2 thus far in this one he's ready here's the first offering breaking ball that time that misses out of his own two balls and no strikes couple strikeouts early in the game but he's done a much better job than this at bad trying to get ahead and put himself in a good hitters count pulled toward right center field Gardner on the moon he gets there and makes a fine running play for the second the catcher number two Tom Murphy settling in now Tom Murphy he got on top of one and was a ground out victim last time first pitch of the at bat on its way and he starts the number eight hitter with a strike nothing in one very tight ballgame three to two our score and ending number seven boy and he's turned things around from that last inning as this pitch is swung on and missed out looking for his tenth strikeout here's the pitch one ball 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 Tyson swing the one to all of the umpires in the seats thought that would strike three and they weren't far off but I think that was a good call look to be just a bit outside bases are empty here with two pitchers started to go did he hold up in time yes as the first base umpire it's both three now three and two pitch get down the line at first but the inning will continue as that's through for a two out hit he's around first heading for two not in time and he's in there with a double as we take a look at his numbers a couple of things jump out at you definitely man he's been throwing it by guys the pitch counts and that's the case here after that hit you have to wonder if he started to get a little bit fatigue yeah and in today's game everyone seems to want to err on the side of caution in terms of pitch counts here comes the Yankee skipper on his way to the mound and he's going to make a move as that's going to be all for his starter this afternoon so as he departs he can't lose this ball game but he is responsible for that run comes out to score so they'll go to the bullpen now and it'll be the left hander here to face the left handed batter play JP Crawford as the first pitch to him is taken low and away for blow one Britain a 32 year old veteran he was selected in the third round or in the first year player draft of 2006 yeah Matty they certainly got it right when they drafted this guy he has everybody knows this guy's name and kids are buying his jerseys popped him up LeMayhew is there he's got it to end the inning as they'll strand the time run in scoring position Mariners leave one still a 3 2 ball game getting in Aaron judge he could really use a knock here 0 for 3 in the game so far Aaron comes the first pitch lofted in the air out toward right center waiting on it is an eager one out now batting the left fielder John Carlos Danton digging in once again John Carlos Stanton hit the ball pretty well in his last bat but it resulted in a line out yeah Matty but as he walks to the plate right here he feels good building off that one and a half one and a half now in the box Miguel Andujar he was a ground out victim last time up first pitch of the at bat forget about this one Bob Bob Bowie solo shot here to left center field sixth home run on the sixth home run on the third base center field sixth home run on the season for him and it'll give the Yankees a four to two lead yeah and you could see he just made a mistake he was cruising in the seventh getting the first two outs but then he offered up one that caught a little bit too much of the plate this one got up and out of here ruining what looked like a good appearance out of the bullpen Gary Sanchez Gary Sanchez got a little bit of harm this inning really feels like it's getting away from him out there as a reliever you can't let that happen nothing you can do about what's already happened and it's only going to get worse if you're not focusing on the guy in the batter's box now the two oh it's the outside corner strike one gutsy pitch right there two oh change up for a strike good call by the catcher great execution by the pitcher now this is in the air after straight away center long run for the center fielder he's there to track it down and that'll end the inning Yankees do get one on the solo homer will march on to the eighth it's now four to two New York with green it's been summoned from the bullpen as he'll do so to start the eighth number 57 Chad green ready to begin the eight so back to the top of the Seattle lineup digging in D Gordon he's hit listen three at bats to this point even though we're moving into the back end of this game they're only down by a couple of runs you know that old slogan a bloop in a blast they could certainly use that right now bare handed he's out and what a vital play there preventing the leadoff man from getting aboard well he was down but it wasn't quite good enough to put him on board next will be the designated hitter Malik Smith he singled his last time up first delivery to him on the way and he gets ahead here with the fastball and facing right handed pitching so far this season Smith brings a batting average just a little over the 250 mark one pitch on its way now action in the bullpen as the pitchers starts to get loose out there getting late for to our score as we play the eighth inning and he takes one off the inside corner for ball to green a right hander standing six foot three he was selected in the 11th round back in the draft of 2013 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 hat's off to him shatters the free throw gets him to down and that is what you're going to get when you've got a right flamethrower coming out of the bullpen and when you're late on a fastball and you make contact below the label all of a sudden you're holding some new firewood digging in Mitch Henniger he's working on a one for three thus far he comes set here's the nothing and nothing pitch on that one slung through the 88 0 1 1 and there's ball 1 1 1 if you're going to have success against some of the better hitters in the game you've got to get that pitch right there 0 2 he's almost certainly out 1 1 he's got a chance to really do some damage now the pitch bases are empty here with two men out and it misses 3 and 1 now pretty good pitch right there fastball in off the plate one of the things you want to do as a pitcher try to stand up and get the ball back up next for Seattle the first baseman Daniel so here's the cleanup hitter Daniel Vogel back he'll try to follow up the double in his last at bat with another big hit right here yeah give me a repeat performance of that last double with a man on first right now let him run get you a rabbi from the belt the ball is going to hit the pitch right now let him run get you a rabbi from the belt the pitch first pitch hacking here and that's the first strike good luck with that pitch that pitches an absolute nightmare almost unhittable nasty downward action high 80s velocity now here's a ball hit in the air to straight away right field this ball's got plenty of carry to it and it is out of here to run blast is straight away giving it for a piece big time at bat right there team trailing and he ties it up with a bomb interested to see how this one finishes out now batting the left field Carlos Gonzalez to the plate now Carlos Gonzalez as he'll take a look at a high strike that time it's nothing in one he was retired via the ground ball last time up ready with the own one well above Mariner's with the fastball that time to out nobody on the woman two strikes wow I can't believe the hitter took that one the pitcher absolutely got away with the hanger from the scratch the one to swing in a miss the fastball right by him and the ending is over Mariner's get a couple in the inning on the two run home run will go to the bottom of the eighth all even now at four apiece it's on to pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the eight number fifty three now is the Yankees D.H. you go you will start things out here in a tie ball game number twenty nine here's the pitch and that's by him it's going one I love the confidence in that pitch right there going right after one of the better hitters on this team not afraid to execute into the wind up here swing and a miss and he's in control 0 and 2 hey no shame in that your eyes light up when that heater comes above the belt that's so tough to lay off of line toward right center and there's a base hit so just like that the leadoff man's a board representing the potential go ahead run Dan this guy's on fire he used to say all the time it's about one hundred fifty when you start figuring out what type of season you're going to obviously in May and he's on he's been locked in the day one of this season it's continuing right now anything that is around the strike so he feels he can get the barrel to it and he continues to hit and there he goes toward second in there now the throw not in time he's in there at second it's not easy to steal on a catcher that has a good throw a two run blast is straight away right field as they've taken a two run lead play for a point as he'll try to hold back on the swing but he went around for the first strike where this one almost in books the story was clearly the long ball what are your thoughts on this offense fellas well Matty V I don't know what your thoughts are D-roll but boy when the weather starts to warm up and the ball starts jumping out like no one really chased today really stayed staunch on their ability to get that pitcher to come into the heart of the plate and they did damage with it now the two one swing and a liner but foul not surprised he's laid on a heater right there just saw an off-speed pitch wanted to stay back a little bit too long here's a little chopper up the middle he has some trouble with it I'll go down as an e4 as he certainly had his problems that he's a little bit more aggressive here Gardner digging in now Brett Gardner he was retired after popping out in his last at bat yeah I don't mind them trying to drive the ball in the air but he can't collapse the back side and that's exactly what he did in his last at bat look for him to stay a little taller and keep that upper half a little bit more over early but that pitch right there well executed change up if he can mix that in maybe he hangs around for a little while longer open to send him packing pitch on its way well somebody sitting off speed right here only way he was laid on that heater as he was expecting another change up now another 0 2 hit back toward the mound Crawford has it go to the bag for one and safe at first on a bang bang play as that last at bat enough to beat the throw after feeling this one you see he tries to take it himself at second base but they just can't turn the double play back to the top of the lineup stepping in DJ LeMayhew he comes into this appearance in the midst of a one for four day ready with the first pitch here it comes no balls and a strike to count one here's the pitch runners on first with one two to DJ LeMayhew two balls and two strikes now grounded to the right diving effort as it's off his glove all behind the back throw in time at first number two now bat right fielder error so a runner at second two down now and that'll bring up the big bat of Aaron judge trying to keep the deficit right where it is the pitch ball in there for a cold strike swing and a miss on the slider he's quickly behind nothing in two he's staring a hat trick in the face right now after that swing he's just got to find a way to zone up a little and we'll have to leave it there as this is strike three and that will retire the side Yankees get a couple on the two run home run last chance coming up for the Mariners at six four New York open to finish this one off here in the top of the ninth number fifty four man ready for another shot see here he was a ground out victim last time looking for base runners here as they're down to playing on the road not an easy thing to do trying to score runs or bunch hits together off of a closer no balls in one strike set to deliver the oh and one on the right and he's going to punch him up on that one as he swings and misses for the first out really good pitch right there so you're moving the ball all around the strike zone and then what do you do you come in that's a hard hit for any hitter to do anything with just really makes it difficult to get that bad head out stepping in now Dom Thompson Williams and he hits it hard to the right side may use got it and the off balance throw gets the third range shown off into the hole right there that's not an easy play but these guys make it look that way sometimes striding in Tom Murphy 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 and he throws the fastball by him here oh and one Chapman nicknamed the missile for obvious reasons he's an 11 year vet at the major league level so he certainly puts together a nice career in one count and the pitch that sinker one ball one strike bases are empty here with two men out the right side you can just see that the confidence is radiating off of them out there right now that's six wins in a row and this looks like a train that's not about to slow down anytime soon six to four the outcome today New York came through late taking the lead in the eighth to secure the victory Chad Green earns his third win of the year in relief a oldest Chapman records the save his tenth so that just about does it for Mark Derosa Dan please act Heidi Watney and our entire crew on Matt Vaskers and you've been watching MLB the show for more make your way over to the show nation.com