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00:28Hello, everyone.
00:28I'm Bob Costas, joined by Harold Reynolds for today's triple play baseball game.
00:33We welcome you to this junior circuit matchup with the Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners.
00:39And we're set to go.
00:40Today's starter is Jeff Supan.
00:43This right-handed thing is about one thing.
00:45Striped you out with that good heat.
00:47All right, Harold, thanks.
00:48We should have a good one here.
00:57That one's in tight for a ball.
01:06Hit the spot on the corner and at the knees with the fastball.
01:10If he can get the fastball from the strike zone, he's going to be tough.
01:17Whoa!
01:33He reaches with a leadoff single.
01:35While Seattle will probably never again see the likes of Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Cameron has done a fine job
01:41stepping in in center field.
01:42And last season, he earned his first Gold Glove Award.
01:45They call for the pitch out.
01:51And they got him for the hour.
01:58The ever-patient Edgar Martinez has led the American League in on-base percentage three times.
02:02Last season, with his 4.23 mark, he wound up second to Oakland's Jason Giambi.
02:08Rounded to short.
02:11And an out on the point.
02:17John Olrood was steady as always in 2001, hitting .302 with 21 homers and 95 RBIs and playing his usual
02:24stellar defense at first.
02:27Oh, Uncle Charlie, wasn't much right there.
02:35That one fouled off to left.
02:43I think he knew he went with the wrong pitch at the wrong time.
02:51Didn't find the plate with that one.
02:59Nibble, nibble, nibble, nibble.
03:00Come on.
03:01Throw one down the middle already.
03:03You got to give the defense a chance to help you out.
03:06Up next, Brett Boone.
03:08This guy's a real slut.
03:09Boone led the Mariners in home runs last season.
03:12Oh, Uncle Charlie, wasn't much right there.
03:19Hits it hard down the right side.
03:25Out number three, leaving runners on first and third.
03:35This is an opportunity to put down the bunt.
03:37You've got to hit it off the end of the bat and really kill it.
03:45The pitch is taken out to right.
03:51And that's a base hit by Nablok.
03:54That's the first hit of the game for Kansas City.
04:02Taken for a ball.
04:18He's running on the pitch.
04:25He's in there safely.
04:27The pitcher never stopped him at all.
04:31Fastball low in the zone for a strike.
04:37And here's the pitch.
04:39I think he just threw a bad pitch right there.
04:47A swinging third strike.
04:49Bobby got him to chase his pitch.
04:51He never gave in to the hitter.
04:53He just flat out overmatched him.
04:55Now batting, Carlos Beltran.
04:57If this guy gets on, he's likely to score.
05:00Beltran led the Royals in run scored last season.
05:03That one's in the strike zone.
05:04That breaking ball is something that makes this guy really special.
05:10Missing away for a ball.
05:17Gets the swinging strike.
05:23Here's the pitch.
05:26Outside as he tried the sinker.
05:31He delivers.
05:34Strike three swinging.
05:36Bobby got him to chase his pitch.
05:37A good pitcher stays with his strength.
05:39And that was what led to the strikeout.
05:42Though Mike Sweeney matched his career high with 29 homers last season,
05:46he drove in 45 fewer runs than the year before.
05:49This can partly be attributed to the absence of Jermaine Dye in the lineup
05:53after the mid-season trade of Dye to Oakland.
05:55The ball is hit up the left side.
06:00That retires the side.
06:02In the top of the inning.
06:04No score here.
06:06Leading off the inning, Jeff Cirillo.
06:17Off the plate.
06:22Here's the pitch.
06:25That pitch misses for a ball.
06:29Bob, the coach is probably giving them the take sign here.
06:31They want the pitcher to throw a strike.
06:34Nope.
06:34Miss for a ball.
06:37There's no doubt about it.
06:38He'll be taking all the way.
06:42And he starts the inning with a walk.
06:55Slider catches the outside edge.
07:04Curveball strike on the outside edge.
07:13Outside.
07:21That's a whiff.
07:23He made him look silly with that pitch.
07:24He had him ducking out of the way.
07:26And he got the strikeout.
07:27That's the first strikeout by Supan.
07:33Looked like he had no chance on that one.
07:42Grounded to the right side.
07:45They put him away for the out.
07:50They put him away for the out.
08:01That ball is back.
08:03Way back.
08:05And it's put away by Knobloch.
08:08What a good play.
08:10Out number three.
08:11And they're still scoreless.
08:14Quinn steps into the box.
08:26Fouls it off to the right.
08:27Fouls it off to the right.
08:27Fouls it off to the right.
08:33Gets hit up the left side.
08:36And the catch is made by Guillen.
08:38He gets his foot in the right position.
08:50Swing and a miss.
08:50The ball was buying.
09:00Fastball arm action is the reason that change-up is effective.
09:09Strike on the outside edge with the fastball.
09:15And here's the delivery.
09:19Out of the zone.
09:24Here's the pitch.
09:28Strikeout recorded by Garcia.
09:30That strikeout was set up perfectly by the pitch sequence.
09:42That one's inside.
09:51And he misses away with the sinker.
09:55You know, the way things are going right now, I'd take a pitch.
10:01Fastball misses in.
10:04I wouldn't let him swing in this situation.
10:10He painted the black on the inside edge.
10:20Cut on and missed.
10:21He was late.
10:27And his full count offering.
10:31Garcia brings him up.
10:33Pop, sometimes you've got to make a good pitch.
10:35And that was one of those times.
10:37Circle K on your scorecard.
10:39Leading off, Ichiro.
10:41This one is scoreless.
10:48The delivery.
10:51And that one misses.
10:53Good eye.
10:59And he bunts the ball.
11:04They got him.
11:06That was a pretty good punt.
11:08But the pitcher got off the mound in this shape.
11:10Throw him out.
11:18Pitch is hit to right.
11:21Out on the play.
11:240 for 1 today.
11:25Edgar Martinez.
11:27Edgar Martinez.
11:34I think he knew he went with the wrong pitch at the wrong time.
11:44Way late on the swing.
11:47Way late on the swing.
11:54Spanks that one right up the middle.
12:00Subban with a 1-2-3 inning.
12:02This one is still scoreless.
12:05Out for play.
12:07Scoreless.
12:08Brent and Maine.
12:12The pitch.
12:16Hit weakly by Maine.
12:20They make the play for the out.
12:31That's a line drive at the shortstop.
12:36Got him for the out.
12:39Now back.
12:40Anderson.
12:51It's misses.
13:01Fastball for a strike right at the knees.
13:05Nice.
13:05Nice.
13:06Nice.
13:08Nice.
13:08Nice.
13:10Nice.
13:11Grounded to the left side.
13:17It's a 1-2-3 inning.
13:19In the top of the inning.
13:20The game is scoreless.
13:23At the plate to lead it off.
13:25John Olerud.
13:33Taken for a ball.
13:41He sent that pitch towards short.
13:51There's a base hit.
13:52That's two hits in this game for Seattle.
14:16It's softly by Boone.
14:24And an easy out.
14:26That was an easy play.
14:39I think he just threw a bad pitch right there.
14:48And he fouls it off to the left.
15:02Nice catch by Quinn.
15:04I knew he'd make that play.
15:09Up at the plate, Ruben Sierra.
15:18Hit back to the mound.
15:24Out number three, side retired.
15:27And they're still scoreless.
15:30And they're still scoreless.
15:41Fabulous gets a piece of it and hits it foul.
15:50Hit up the right side.
15:53And they get the out on the play.
15:550 for 1 today, Carlos Beltran.
16:01He brings it home.
16:05That pitch was blown by him.
16:16Inside for a ball.
16:25Ball inside.
16:33Weakly hit by Beltran.
16:41And the pitch.
16:55Struck him out with that sinker.
16:57He put that pitch right where he needed to.
17:00You couldn't ask for a better strikeout pitch than that one.
17:03That's five strikeouts by Garcia.
17:09Hit off the left side.
17:16Three up and three down.
17:17At the end of four.
17:19No score here.
17:22Stepping into the box to lead off the inning.
17:24Ben Davis.
17:30Ben Davis.
17:33Davis hits it on the ground to short.
17:37Got him for the out.
17:400 for 1 today, Carlos Diaz.
17:50That's a strike by Supan.
17:52Blew it right by him.
17:53Blew it right by him.
17:57And here's the pitch.
18:02Fouled off to the left.
18:07And here's the delivery.
18:17And he delivers.
18:20And there's a grounder to the right side.
18:23He's out.
18:25With a single earlier, it's Ichiro.
18:44Here's the pitch.
18:50Line drive to the shortstop.
18:58He's at first with a base hit.
18:590 for 2 today.
19:01Mike Cameron.
19:02That's three hits in the game for Seattle.
19:06And here's the delivery.
19:08Curve missing inside.
19:14Ichiro goes for the steal.
19:21Stolen base.
19:22What a great jump.
19:24That pitcher never stopped him.
19:25Here's the pitch.
19:28He sends that pitch up the middle.
19:38That's a double.
19:39What a good piece of hitting right there.
19:41He drove the ball up to Alex for a double.
19:48I think he knew he went with the wrong pitch at the wrong time.
19:56Back up the middle.
20:02There's the third out.
20:03And they leave too.
20:05In the middle of the fifth.
20:06It's a pitcher's duel.
20:080 for 1 today.
20:10Mark Quinn.
20:35He reaches with the base hit.
20:37That'll bring up Joe Randa.
20:39That's two hits in this game for Kansas City.
20:55Strike.
20:56He had to be thinking about another pitch, Bob.
20:58What's he doing?
21:04And it's grounded up the middle.
21:09There's an out.
21:11They get them both.
21:12Double play.
21:14Sometimes you just got to make a double play.
21:16And that's what they did.
21:23Here's a ground ball up the middle.
21:29Out number three.
21:30The side is retired.
21:32After five innings.
21:33And they're still scoreless.
21:35Leading off the inning.
21:36John Oleroo.
21:45Liner hit back to the mound.
21:47Out of piece.
21:48Foul ball.
21:53The pitch.
21:56He gets the strike at the knees.
21:58The way he's throwing the fastball right now, he doesn't need anything else.
22:03And the pitch.
22:06Good eye.
22:07That's a ball.
22:15Supa gets the strikeout.
22:17Bobby got him to chase this pitch.
22:19He never gave in to the hitter.
22:21He just flat out overmatched it.
22:29Fastball at the knees for a strike.
22:41Pulled down the left side.
22:50It's a base hit.
22:510-for-1 to the end of Jeff Cirillo.
23:01Gets a strike with a low fastball.
23:03You can't hit the ball if you don't swing the bet.
23:10That's a swing and a miss.
23:18For his fastball to be effective, he has to throw that slider for a strike, Bob.
23:27Another one out of the zone by Supa.
23:34Softly hit by Cirillo.
23:37That one's fouled away.
23:45He delivers.
23:48Strikeout recorded by Supa.
23:50Bobby got him to chase his pitch.
23:52A good pitcher stage with his strength.
23:54And that was what led to the strikeout.
24:08And here's the delivery.
24:09He sends the pitch out to right.
24:14Out!
24:16Out number three, leaving a man on base.
24:18In the middle of the six, it's a low-scoring affair.
24:22Coming to the plate, Frank Mane.
24:32Didn't find the plate with that one.
24:41Gets a piece, fouls it off.
24:52Curveball breaks over for a strike.
24:54What do you think of that one, Bob?
24:55That was a pretty good curveball, I think.
25:01Crowder hit up the middle.
25:05They complete the play for the out.
25:09Next to the plate, Nafi Perez.
25:11Nafi Perez.
25:15Here's the delivery.
25:19Lines straight up the middle.
25:28That's a single by Perez.
25:30To the plate with a single earlier, Chuck Knoblauch.
25:53There's a strike swinging.
25:54He was late.
26:02Strikeout looking.
26:03That's six strikeouts by Garcia.
26:060 for 2 today.
26:07Carlos Feblis.
26:15Strike as he was late on the pitch.
26:23Sinker tails outside.
26:34Feblis sends it fouled.
26:41He fouls it off, right side.
26:47Ground ball up the middle.
26:53And the side is retired with a man stranded at first.
26:56In the top of the seventh.
26:58This one is scoreless.
27:00Leading off, Ben Davis.
27:09Missing inside.
27:18That ball's hit up the middle.
27:21And he's out.
27:240 for 2 today.
27:25Carlos Guillen.
27:36Liner sliced down the left side.
27:44Single by Guillen.
27:46Six hits in the game for Seattle.
27:54And he delivers.
27:56Back up the middle.
28:02That's two.
28:03Double play.
28:047.30 stretch time.
28:06That was textbook baseball.
28:100 for 2 today.
28:12Carlos Beltran.
28:20And it's grounded up the middle.
28:23He's out of there.
28:270 for 2 today.
28:28Mike Sweeney.
28:38Here's the pitch.
28:52The pitch is hit to left.
29:00There's a base hit by Sweeney.
29:02That's four hits now in this game for Kansas City.
29:09He brings it home.
29:11Misses for a ball.
29:18Misses outside.
29:26That's in foul territory.
29:32He sends that pitch out to left.
29:39Dare I say, a pitcher's best friend.
29:41The double play.
29:43There's the third out, ending the inning.
29:45Something's got to give here.
29:47This game's going to be decided by who makes that costly mistake.
29:57Ground ball hits the short.
30:08Cameron is on with a single.
30:09Next up, Edgar Martinez.
30:13Here's the closer, Roberto Hernandez.
30:21Cameron is going.
30:27Stolen base by Cameron.
30:29He got a great jump off the pitcher and he stole that base easily.
30:33Taken for a ball.
30:36Bob, they've got to give him the take sign right here.
30:39The pitcher's struggling to throw strike.
30:42There's an out.
30:51Strike swinging as he was behind that pitch.
31:00Ball outside.
31:22Strikeout recorded by Hernandez.
31:25That's the first strikeout by Hernandez.
31:28Oleroo comes to the plate.
31:37He came up and in with the slider.
31:44Here's the pitch.
31:48That one's away for a ball.
31:57He hits it up the middle.
32:02That'll do it.
32:08Randa, up next.
32:14The delivery.
32:21And grabbed in foul territory by Davis.
32:24Easiest time off.
32:26You could have caught that one.
32:270 for 2 today.
32:28Raul Ibanez.
32:36Foul away.
32:44Slider inside.
32:54The ball is hit back up the middle.
33:00There's a base hit by Ibanez.
33:03Bob, here we go at the mind games.
33:05The managers are starting to think this is where they earned a paychecks.
33:08Here comes the pitch runner.
33:10Here comes the pitch runner.
33:18Slider's strike.
33:26Slider breaks in there for a strike.
33:32He delivers.
33:35It's a strikeout by Maine.
33:37That guy shouldn't have been thinking about any pitch right there.
33:39He got caught right in the middle and took strike three.
33:431 for 2.
33:44Nafie Perez.
33:50Here's the pitch.
33:51The ball is hit up the right side.
33:59That takes care of the side.
34:00Bob, this is going to come down the bullpen.
34:03Who can hold whom?
34:05At the plate to lead it off, Brett Boone.
34:08This one is still scoreless.
34:32I think he just threw a bad pitch right there.
34:37I think he just threw a bad pitch right there.
34:42I think he knew he went with the wrong pitch at the wrong time.
34:46This guy is really struggling out there right now.
34:48They'll probably have the hitter take a pitch or two.
34:50And the pitch.
34:52He's walked the lead off, man.
34:53He just won't bite on the breaking stuff.
34:55That's a good patient at bat.
34:57Bob, this guy can't throw strikes anymore.
34:59They better pull him.
35:00And I mean pull him fat.
35:02And I mean pull him fat.
35:15Cirillo sprays it to right.
35:23There's a hit.
35:25The manager's decided to go with a bit more speed on the bases right now.
35:29They're using a pinch runner.
35:34I think he just threw a bad pitch right there.
35:42He sends it back up the middle.
35:47They make the play.
35:53Double play.
35:54That is execution.
35:56They turn the double play.
35:57Beautiful.
35:58Now batting, Ben Davis.
36:02It's hit up the left side.
36:07The go-ahead run comes home.
36:12Run scoring single.
36:14On to the last inning.
36:15Still anybody's game.
36:17One for three.
36:18Carlos Guillen.
36:35Comebacker weakly to the pitcher.
36:40The side is retired with one man left on base.
36:47Nabla steps into the box.
36:58Fastball misses outside.
37:07There's a strike with the slider.
37:09Now that's almost impossible to hit.
37:10That slider looks just like his fastball until it gets to the plate.
37:16Pitch is hit to right.
37:20And they got it.
37:230 for 3 today.
37:25Carlos Feblis.
37:26Carlos Feblis.
37:31Carlos Feblis.
37:35Liner hit up the middle.
37:37Good play by Cameron.
37:39No problem.
37:45Into play left field is Ruben Sierra.
37:490 for 3 today.
37:50Carlos Beltran.
38:10Foul ball down the left side.
38:12Foul ball down the left side.
38:26He pulls a line drive down the right side.
38:28He pulls a line drive down the right side.
38:35That'll be a two base hit.
38:37Not too often you see it.
38:39A bloop double.
38:40Great hustle.
38:45It's hit up the right side.
38:51This one's in the books.
38:54The secret of their success is pretty straightforward, isn't it?
38:56Power pitching.
38:57They come right after you and challenge you to swing the bat.
39:01This is Bob Costas along with Harold Reynolds.
39:03Thanks for joining us for Triple Play Baseball.
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