00:00So the start of the game delayed by about an hour and a half, but now it's the Pittsburgh
00:09Pirates against the New York Yankees in the final game of the regular season.
00:13Aaron Judge was scratched from the lineup, Soto gets the day off, probably will not be
00:18in there no matter what.
00:19Schmidt comes in at 5 and 5 with a 2.55 ERA.
00:23Well he really has not missed a beat.
00:25Nick Gonzalez will stand in for the Pirates.
00:29Left center, drifting back is Grisham, he's there to make the play.
00:32Brian Reynolds DH'ing today and it hit Brian Reynolds in the leg.
00:37So Reynolds hit by a pitch here with one out in the first inning.
00:40Leo Cruz, hitless in his last 18 at bats.
00:44Caught out a miss off speed.
00:45A great breaking ball.
00:46The knuckle curve there just dives out of the strike zone.
00:50Runner goes, pitch caught out.
00:52No runs, no hits.
00:53Ah, the end of the half.
00:55Well the Yankees come to bat in the home half of the first inning against Pirates left hander
00:59Bailey Falter.
01:00So Glaber-Torres will dig in, driven into right center field, that is a base hit, and
01:06it goes all the way to the wall, and Glaber-Torres with a double.
01:11Here is Trent Grisham, he's at 183, eight homers.
01:15Swung on and in in the air, to right center it is high, it is far, and it's gone.
01:21This is a two run blast by Trent Grisham.
01:26Trent, here to turn Trent, and the Yankees take a two nothing lead.
01:31Must be the two hole.
01:32You know, you step in for Aaron Judge, you just go deep.
01:35Now here's the payoff to Jason.
01:37Dominguez out to deep right field, and York right up against the wall will make the catch.
01:41And there's the first out.
01:43Here's John Birdie.
01:44Swinging the ground ball toward third.
01:46Triolo will go on to second for one, relay, Birdie is out, and it's a double play.
01:51Turned by the Pirates, and we're through an inning from New York.
01:54We start the second inning, you lead two nothing.
01:56Pitch cut on and missed on a breaking ball.
01:59So Triolo strikes out, and there's one out.
02:02Third strikeout for Schmidt.
02:03Taking ball four, and runner was going anyway, so first and second on the two walks with
02:09one out, and that'll bring up Billy Cook.
02:12Pitch, a high pop off the bat of Cook in the infield.
02:16Infield fly roll called, Glaber makes the catch anyway.
02:19Only over Pogaro.
02:20Two on and two out.
02:23Popped up shallow left field, who's going to get it?
02:25It's going to be Dominguez for the final out.
02:28No runs, no hits, no errors, and two men left on base.
02:32To the third, the Yankees have a two nothing lead, and he struck them out swinging.
02:37Well the knuckle curve seems to be in vogue today.
02:40This ball actually kind of hung a little bit.
02:42Schmidt has really worked on using that cutter, the slider, the knuckle curve.
02:46So two hit batters, and three walks by Schmidt.
02:51First and second, one out here in the third.
02:53I'm sure it's not ideal conditions for Clark Schmidt.
02:57Somebody that really wants to throw a lot of breaking balls when it's kind of misty
03:00and rainy.
03:01You see him wiping his jersey a lot, trying to keep those fingers dry.
03:05I think Aaron Boone's saying, listen, can we fix that mound, because obviously he's
03:10not getting good footing, he's a little bit tentative coming down the mound.
03:15And off the glove of the first baseman, Ben Rice.
03:19The Pirates have the bases loaded.
03:21Again, on a wet infield, you move slow as a hitter, but the ball skips off the grass.
03:27This ball just laced the other way.
03:30Palacios batting with the bases loaded.
03:32One out, Pirates trail two nothing here in the third.
03:34Palacios hits this to right base, hit and more.
03:38Here come the Pirates.
03:39Gonzalez is in.
03:41Cruz is in.
03:43It's a two run double for Joshua Palacios.
03:46Brooklyn is in the house, and we are tied at two.
03:49A big hit here, and you heard Schmidt's reaction, screaming at himself, just knowing that he
03:54cannot locate that spinning fastball.
03:57The Pirates have not only tied it, but they have second and third with one man out.
04:01Swing, fly ball, deep center, Grisham back a few steps.
04:05He'll make the catch and concede the run.
04:06Sacrifice fly for Triolo, and the Pirates claim their first lead.
04:10It's three to two here in the third.
04:11Schmidt really frustrated with that.
04:13Strike three, York down looking.
04:16Got him on the fastball.
04:17But the Pirates take the lead.
04:19We go to the bottom of the third.
04:20Trevino at third, and Torres at second with his second straight double of the day.
04:25Center field to Trent Grisham, steps to the plate.
04:28Hit shortly, a base hit.
04:29Trevino scores.
04:30The game is tied at three.
04:32Well, here is Giancarlo.
04:34The game tied at three, first and third, no one out.
04:37Here's a one to one.
04:38Stanton wraps it on the ground.
04:39The third diving stop.
04:40Peguero from his knees, throws his second for one.
04:42Relay offline, but Cook with the tag.
04:44It's a double play.
04:46And the Yankees now lead four to three.
04:48Nicely started by Leover.
04:50Peguero, that hot shot by Stanton.
04:52Yeah, beautiful play by Peguero right there.
04:55Now, as we go to the fourth inning, it'll be eight, nine, and one for the Pirates.
04:59Swing and a ground ball right to short.
05:00Should be two, not a second for one.
05:02Relay, two, a double play.
05:04Gonzalez slipped about a third of the way to first base.
05:08He was on his hands and knees, trying to get up by the time he was thrown out.
05:12And that just shows you the condition of the field at this stage.
05:16Eric Shelton, the manager of the Pirates, talked with the umpires.
05:21And then shortly thereafter that, Aaron Boone did as well.
05:24You know, because you get concerned when you saw Nick Gonzalez spin his wheels and fall face first
05:29as he was running to first base to try to beat out a double play.
05:32Well, that is our esteemed leader, president of production and programming, John J. Filipelli.
05:38He joined the Bleacher Creatures.
05:40They've been inviting him out there for years.
05:42He finally decided to go.
05:44And it's low ball four, so Reynolds is off.
05:47Looks like that's going to be it for Clark Schmidt.
05:49So Mark Leiter Jr. makes his way in with one on and nobody out in the fifth.
05:53Cruz wants to take care of business here.
05:54Doesn't want to go into the offseason on a hit list string, the longest of the season, 0 for 19.
05:59And he walked him.
06:00That is the fifth walk by Yankees pitching today.
06:02That puts two on for the Pirates with nobody out.
06:05And Joey Bart's coming up.
06:06And a line drive down the line in left field for Bart.
06:09He's going to pick up another RBI.
06:11Joey Bart doubles into the left field corner to bring home Brian Reynolds.
06:16And we're tied up.
06:17Pittsburgh has second and third and no one out.
06:19A great chance to break the tie.
06:21What an inning.
06:22So there's the third walk of the inning.
06:24The two outs have been strikeouts.
06:26These are nothing innings right now,
06:29but Mark Leiter Jr. is auditioning right now whether he's going to be in the playoffs.
06:33A swing and a miss.
06:34Got him on the splitter.
06:35And the bases are left loaded.
06:37They do score one.
06:38The tie, the score.
06:39We're halfway through.
06:40Here's Jose Trevino to dig in.
06:43The go-ahead runs at second base with one out, Volpe.
06:46Yankees need a base hit.
06:47Runner breaking for third.
06:49He sure did.
06:51Colin Holderman talking about no panic.
06:53He thought Holderman wasn't paying him any attention.
06:55He didn't pay him any attention right there.
06:57Holderman may have set him up.
06:59Oh, two.
07:00Swung on and missed.
07:01And Holderman is out of the inning.
07:02We'll go to the eighth.
07:03Still tied at four.
07:04New York coming to bat in the bottom of the eighth inning.
07:07Pirates and Yankees tied at four in the season finale for the Pirates.
07:10It's Majinski coming in.
07:12And it's the seventh walk by the Pirates pitchers today.
07:16Bases are loaded.
07:17He's walked back-to-back hitters.
07:19After strikeout, strikeout, hit batsmen walk, walk.
07:22Now here is Verdugo with the bases loaded.
07:24Wow, what a pick-me-up this would be for Alex Verdugo.
07:27Hit sharply through for a base hit.
07:29Two-run score.
07:31It's a big two-run single for Alex Verdugo.
07:35And the Yankees lead 6-4.
07:38You know what?
07:39I can't be happier for Alex Verdugo to end his season with a hit like that.
07:42We go to the ninth inning, and Clay Holmes will come on and try to close it out.
07:46And the Yankees are one out away from closing their season with a win.
07:50Swing and a miss.
07:51And that will do it.
07:53The Yankees win 6-4.
07:55And they are on their way to October baseball with a 94-68 record.
08:02It's been a wild season.
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