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00:00:19and welcome in everybody glad you're with us the start of the weekend is upon us
00:00:23it's friday evening baseball on the show it's the new york yankees going up against the kansas
00:00:29city royals book shall be alongside chris singleton and chris we've got an opportunity to watch one of
00:00:35the true superstars of the sport reggie jackson always exciting to see him in action and it seems
00:00:40like he consistently finds a way to impact the game yeah boogie it's offensively at the plate
00:00:46defensively when he's on the bases and this guy's just a heads-up player but he's got so much talent
00:00:50and he makes the most of that i believe it starts with his preparation because you never see him
00:00:55give away in it back first pitch coming at you right after the break
00:01:05just about set to go and our pitcher in this game number 36 always a treat to watch one of
00:01:12the best
00:01:13starters in the sport singing pull out 10 hits in his last start and i know they're concerned about
00:01:19his mechanics maybe he's giving something away to the other side made some adjustments in between
00:01:24starts look for him to have a good one today okay all set to go digging in derrick cheater
00:01:31derrick cheater and here comes
00:01:36that misses and we're underway wow boo first pitch of the night and looks like the strike zone's a little
00:01:49small first pitch 7 11 and the righty deals
00:01:58is there a little wrinkle to that i think there was yeah a little slider action
00:02:05bounce to the left side brett picks it up on the run throw to first one up one down
00:02:16and let's take a look at the lineup they're dealing with a top level arm on the mound so this
00:02:22figures to
00:02:22be a tough match up for him what's the key to the offense today singe oh boog i think when
00:02:27you got a
00:02:27guy that's this talented on the mound you've got to find ways to disrupt his rhythm make him uncomfortable
00:02:33a little bit the guys that can handle the bat and perhaps you know blunt but for a base hit
00:02:38get him
00:02:38moving off the mound if you're in the box and he seems to be just in a flow step out
00:02:43mess up his
00:02:44timing somehow try to get in his head a little bit and then when he does come in the zone
00:02:48you may only
00:02:49get one pitch you better not miss it well struck left field
00:02:55bangs off the wall
00:02:59and he's got a double a little more backspin on that instead of the top spin
00:03:03and he's jogging around the bases rather than pulling up at second
00:03:21one out runner at second in now is the yankees dh babe ruth
00:03:29and the first pitch misses for ball one and singing as a team you need to make the most of
00:03:35the very few opportunities he's going to give you right absolutely and and you know if you don't get
00:03:40to guys like this a lot of times early once they really settle in it's going to be the later
00:03:45innings
00:03:45that they hand that ball over to a reliever if they do at all two balls no strikes to count
00:03:56dimaggio over at second one down
00:04:04the 2-0 is in for a strike
00:04:14now one missed
00:04:29and the pitch
00:04:32towards first
00:04:35pitcher gets to the bag for the out
00:04:41batting for
00:04:43the first baseman number four
00:04:46Lou
00:04:47Gary
00:04:50now here's the yankees cleanup hitter Lou Gehrig
00:04:54it's been such a good hitter with runners in scoring position
00:04:56some guys just take it to another level for him right now at the plate it's like
00:05:01everyone else is in slow motion and he's in full speed
00:05:06and first offering is fouled off
00:05:11two outs with a runner a third
00:05:20next offering is down low one and one
00:05:23one
00:05:24two outs
00:05:25two outs
00:05:25two outs
00:05:38and downstairs
00:05:54the pitch and that's outside good pitchers make pitches in big situations and right here with
00:06:01the middle of the order hitter up runner in scoring position he's got to find a way to throw a
00:06:06quality
00:06:12strike kicks and fires now fly ball to right center puts the squeeze on that one and that is that
00:06:24Yankees nothing Royals coming up you're watching Major League Baseball on the show
00:06:38bottom of the first and on the hill today number 21 Boogie pitched into the seventh earned the W
00:06:46in his last start he really needed that one well this team needs another one today we'll see if he
00:06:51can carry that performance into this game
00:06:57we go to the bottom of the first now with the plate number 26 leading up for
00:07:02the Royals the center fielder number 26 and a pitch ball one no strikes
00:07:20the wind of the pitch that misses the zone and the count is two and oh
00:07:34righty delivers tried upon his way on knocks it down he decides to eat it and they don't get the
00:07:44out
00:07:45it doesn't surprise anyone when he gets on base by dropping down upon I mean this is just the latest
00:07:51example of him using his speed to his advantage and showing off his skills with the bat that
00:07:56was very nice now here's Bobby Witt jr first pitch and that's in for a strike
00:08:11nobody out runner at first
00:08:19next offering upstairs good speed on the base pass he handles the bat
00:08:24very well I wouldn't be surprised if the skipper puts on some type of hit and run or run and
00:08:30hit
00:08:37the one-to-one and there's a foul ball
00:08:52got him swinging one away typically that high fastball if it's close to the top of the strike
00:09:00zone a hitter if he's prepared for it can get to it but that one just had that little
00:09:04jump at the end which indicates there's a good spin rate on it and it didn't decrease in velocity
00:09:09as that hitter's internal clock would expect it to and that's why you see the swing and miss
00:09:15now george brett in there and it's own one
00:09:30throw to first and he's back in on a dive
00:09:42next offering is in for a strike i remember when all the eyes in baseball were on bread as he
00:09:47chased the
00:09:48magic 400 mark in 1980 didn't miss by much finished at 390. the punch out there now two out
00:09:58well interesting he's looking very comfortable out of the stretch after giving up the lead off single
00:10:03back-to-back strikeouts so they haven't been able to move that runner up get him into scoring position
00:10:08and try to have a better chance of scoring i tell you good job so far on the mound he
00:10:12just needs one more
00:10:13out bo jackson in the box with two gone and takes a look at a called strike
00:10:27and there's something you don't see very much in today's game the pitch out
00:10:44the one one good eye right there the season brett had an 80 was out of this world led the
00:10:51league in
00:10:51average slugging and ops next offering is fouled back
00:11:06and the two two got him that ends the frame
00:11:14so one left for kansas city we played an inning no score
00:11:28top of the second digging in is the switch hitting outfielder mickey mantle he's not gonna get cheated
00:11:34up there no he's not he's looking to do damage with every swing he takes
00:11:41first pitch doesn't find the zone and brett was at the 400 mark with only a couple of weeks left
00:11:46in the
00:11:4780 season looked like he was gonna do it
00:11:51center field number 26 drifts towards it and there's one down
00:12:03batting six the right fielder number nine reggie jackson and stepping in for the yankees reggie jackson
00:12:12singing you can't ask for anything more this guy checks all the boxes offensively he is the ultimate
00:12:18professional and it doesn't just start at game time it starts in the afternoon the way he prepares and
00:12:23gets ready for the ball game i tell you what his teammates feed off of the leadership that he shows
00:12:28on and off the field
00:12:36one down base is empty
00:12:41i think he was sitting off speed right there because he just let the fastball go by
00:12:46time to look at our umpiring crew in this one kenny jansen behind the plate yeah and expect a little
00:12:52inconsistency on the corners he doesn't make any wild calls but he does give and take there a
00:12:57little bit so he doesn't have the easiest strike zone to figure out especially as the game goes on
00:13:01when you're expecting it to become more consistent
00:13:07in the air out towards right center number 26 heading to the alley and makes the grab two down
00:13:15how much were you aware of the umpire scouting report or even who was going to be umpiring
00:13:20not a whole lot i mean there were a couple of umpires that weren't real good but outside of that
00:13:26you just kind of went into the game especially back when i was playing
00:13:39craig nettles stands in now looks at that one inside
00:13:45two down nobody on
00:13:49and that one wrapped foul
00:13:54second inning here no score
00:14:02next pitch misses and it's two and one he really committed to that fastball up at the top of the
00:14:08zone he knows that if he makes a mistake in the zone it gets hit hard by a power guy
00:14:12like this
00:14:13that's that's a nice miss right there
00:14:26next offering finds the zone of the count is full
00:14:32the pitch
00:14:36rolled over to third into the outfield base here joey gets on base and keeps it going
00:14:47batting it so two down here's the yankees catcher now number 31
00:14:57one
00:14:58and that's in there for strike one
00:15:09nettles off the first with two away
00:15:18and it's found away
00:15:32squirts away a little bit
00:15:34not in time he's safe
00:15:56on the ground
00:16:00witt over to first and that is that one left for the yankees we'll go to the bottom of the
00:16:07second no score
00:16:17we head to the bottom of the second and the battered al carlos beltron maybe not an elite level switch
00:16:24hitter but still a guy some contact and just success as a hitter from both sides of the plate
00:16:30bottom of the zone and a called strike well he doesn't get too big with the swing he knows how
00:16:35to
00:16:35hit behind runners and those are guys that can just smell that rbi so when you're talking about
00:16:40a consistent player like this that can give you good at bats from each side of the plate
00:16:44that's the guy that you're going to see many times coming up big
00:16:47that exists that exists the first baseman mike sweeney mike sweeney steps in for the royals
00:16:55good contact guy good defender
00:17:04and first offering is fouled off
00:17:13the wind of the pitch
00:17:17and there's a ball
00:17:18and there's a ball
00:17:27liner to second it picked on the hop gathers and throws fine playing the hole for the out
00:17:34batting seven the designated hitter number 11.
00:17:40number 11 steps in for the royals he's someone that you might not describe as having elite level
00:17:47speed but he can absolutely move and it is a factor in his game
00:17:53and he swings and misses at the initial offering
00:17:56this guy's definitely a plus runner but what i love about him is that he goes all out every single
00:18:02time never takes a break it's guys like that even though they don't have the elite speed the fact that
00:18:06they're consistent with it they make moves on the base paths
00:18:11there's a one one and that went a little bit high no score here in the second
00:18:23and he hits a ground ball right side that's a base hit so a two out knock keeps the inning
00:18:28alive
00:18:28on the second and he throws it away just a simple ground ball the other way they've had eyes on
00:18:34it
00:18:35man sometimes that's all you need to do just let the ball travel put the ball in play and just
00:18:39hope it
00:18:39finds a hole and now they've got some speed on first so we'll see if they try to get him
00:18:43into motion
00:18:44runner at first with two away and now here is frank white this guy has turned into a beast
00:18:57nothing nothing here in the bottom of the second
00:19:03and fouled off
00:19:18gets under and pops it up cheater moving under this one makes the grab and that is the third
00:19:25out of the inning royals leave one we'll move to the third with no score
00:19:36welcome back now batting robinson cano leading off for the yankees the second baseman robinson
00:19:45the pitch
00:20:00that just misses ball one
00:20:13and a swing and a miss there
00:20:15and a swing and a miss there
00:20:33and now it's even up man he was really tardy on that fastball great job of setting him up by
00:20:40throwing
00:20:40the curveball add some velocity to it on the next pitch can't catch up
00:20:46and he chases that one now one away oh really went aggressive in with that slider good two-strike pitch
00:20:54right there at worst case scenario it's weak contact in play exactly where he and the catcher wanted it
00:21:04so the batting order turns over and the batter will be the shortstop derrick cheater
00:21:10that one's in there on one
00:21:20top of the third no score
00:21:27the old one is outside and it's a ball and a strike
00:21:33and the right hander deals
00:21:37the swing and a soft liner snags it for the second out
00:21:50and next for new york joe dimaggio
00:21:54year in and year out this guy an mvp candidate
00:22:03in there for strike one
00:22:21the pitch
00:22:25and that's in for a strike well i didn't like those first two pitches now in an 0-2 hole
00:22:29he's
00:22:30gonna have to battle hope he gets a mistake one guy that was really great once the count got to
00:22:34two
00:22:34strikes miguel cabrera
00:22:47the pitch
00:22:50and ball one you see how the catcher wanted that pitch up and in want to try to tie him
00:22:55up that's
00:22:56the one thing we're seeing that high fastball you have to get it up there because of how hitters have
00:23:00changed their swings
00:23:08a 2-2
00:23:12and a swing and a miss and that's that
00:23:17so the yanks go in order and we're still knotted at zero
00:23:26i just want a live one
00:23:31as we go to the last of the third and to the play for kansas city salvador perez
00:23:47and the pitch
00:23:51and first offering is fouled off
00:23:59and he deals
00:24:03just missed
00:24:13going to count one and two
00:24:19right hander kicks deals
00:24:22and a foul ball he stays alive
00:24:32and a pitch
00:24:35and a swing and a miss
00:24:37leadoff man retired here in the third
00:24:39just beautiful placement of the splitter right there exactly where you want it with two strikes to get
00:24:44that swing and miss and he's worked very hard to be able to command that pitch it's a tough pitch
00:24:49to
00:24:49get a grip on but he's one of the best at throwing it where he wants to
00:24:53and here is number 26 in there and it's own one
00:25:09and here comes the pitch
00:25:12there's the swing and a miss
00:25:18and here it comes
00:25:21that misses the zone and that's ball one
00:25:24i don't like to say he wasted a pitch i think that was a purpose pitch change the eye level
00:25:28have him look up
00:25:29now go back exactly where you want to go
00:25:34the 2-2
00:25:38late swing fouled off
00:25:47righty to the plate
00:25:50down big ball here rolls foul
00:26:00here's the 2-2
00:26:03and another ball
00:26:10good battle here about to be the eighth pitch of the at bat
00:26:17swing and a line drive caught
00:26:22now batting
00:26:25bobby witt jr
00:26:29and stepping in is the speedy bobby witt jr
00:26:40first offering misses the mark
00:26:47the wind in the pitch
00:26:50that one is upstairs
00:26:52he's been raking in recent games and a big reason why getting ahead and counts he's been able to do
00:26:58that consistently and you see the results
00:27:12and the pitch
00:27:15fouls one off two and two
00:27:28ground ball left side oh look at the stop nicely done for the out
00:27:34well that's cat-like reflexes over there at the hot corner nice job of making that play and ending the
00:27:41inning
00:27:45out of the fourth now up as the yankees dh babe root
00:27:50singing he's a guy that covers both sides of the plate about as well as anyone in the sport
00:27:55how difficult is that to do well just look at the back of my bubblegum card you'll see how hard
00:27:59it is
00:28:00these guys are great man they have the ability to look out there but also to be able to turn
00:28:05on the inside
00:28:06pitch those that can really sharpen things on the outer half those are the ones that become elite
00:28:14and he'll one
00:28:18this one popped up
00:28:21makes the catch and there's one gone
00:28:26the first baseman number four
00:28:28Lou Gehrig stepping in now for the yankees
00:28:35this guy makes great contact one of the best in the game and putting bat on ball he's got such
00:28:42quick hands and he's gaining pitch recognition that keeps him square to the plate there's a good
00:28:46chance that his bat stays in the zone a long time and that produces solid contact consistently
00:28:57next offering is in for a strike wow just a beautiful backdoor slider right there if you've got
00:29:02any chance of hitting that pitch you'd have to wait until the absolutely last millisecond
00:29:08just a tough pitch to hit and not an easy one to throw either
00:29:16kicks and fires
00:29:19and it's even up
00:29:30swing and a miss and he struck him out two away just a mid-90s challenge fastball right there not
00:29:37much to it and i'm sure he'd love another swing at it because it was in a very hittable location
00:29:42those are the swings where you can sometimes start to question yourself as a hitter and say how'd
00:29:47i miss that but you know what happens and the batter now mickey mantle and he swings and misses and
00:29:54it's nothing you want he's pitching well but not throwing a ton of first pitch strikes usually
00:29:59doesn't work out for success but you can never predict baseball
00:30:07now the 0-1
00:30:10ball one there
00:30:16here's a 1-1
00:30:20and a foul ball left side
00:30:33this to center field number 26 should have this one brings it in for the third out
00:30:40one two three go the yankees and we are still scoreless
00:30:51back here in kansas city now the third baseman george brett leading up for the royals
00:31:00to kick the pitch
00:31:05swing and a bouncer and he grabs it foul
00:31:14oh one down
00:31:17now one missed hey doubled up on the off speed there we talk about the power fastball but he's working
00:31:23a
00:31:23little differently here the next pitch misses two and one
00:31:33swing and a high fly ball down the right field line
00:31:38brings it in with a nice running grab and there's one down maybe caught that one off the end just
00:31:43a
00:31:43little bit couldn't quite barrel it up enough to really drive it and next will be the cleanup hitter
00:31:49bo jackson he was a strikeout victim his first time he is quite an athlete i mean you look around
00:31:56the other sports basketball football you feel like he could thrive in one of those sports too
00:32:02swing and a foul back that's out of play
00:32:14next pitch has popped up number 31 settles underneath it hauls it in for the out
00:32:25the right fielder number 15
00:32:30and next up for the royals carlos beltron a guy who makes an impact not just at the plate but
00:32:37also in the field
00:32:41and the first pitch misses for ball one
00:32:50in the air center field
00:32:55and he makes the catch and that'll do it nothing doing for the royals still no score
00:33:11all set for the start of the inning and stepping in for the yankees reggie jackson the right fielder
00:33:21the right hander back to work
00:33:25that's in for a strike fell impressed that he went right after him on that first pitch
00:33:30that's the key try to get ahead in the count and you can play around a little bit more as
00:33:34a bat expanse
00:33:36your one
00:33:40just missed just missed with that backdoor breaking ball if he gets a swing and miss or called strike
00:33:46oh two cal instead it's one one look for him to go back to that pitch later in this at
00:33:51bat
00:33:58swing and a miss and it's one and two
00:34:04left hand hitter waits
00:34:08stays alive
00:34:10some real good life going through the zone on that one
00:34:30and a swing and a miss and that's the first out that's about as nasty of a splitter as you'll
00:34:36come
00:34:36across especially in terms of movement i mean that thing tumbles out of his hand and just drops off the
00:34:41table at the last moment he keeps it down it's just so tough to put wood off
00:34:48craig nettles digs in down one for one with a single so far
00:34:55pitch misses inside and that's ball one
00:35:08and the righty deals
00:35:12and now two and nothing no that pitch not even close a 2-0 count now he can't be over
00:35:17aggressive
00:35:18he's got to make sure that pitch is right on a tee for him
00:35:22left hand batter waits
00:35:25and a foul ball
00:35:27makes the count two and a one well you can't really adjust your game plan for that last pitch
00:35:32guy hasn't thrown it very much you got to focus on the stuff that he's throwing up there most of
00:35:36the time
00:35:38line drive caught
00:35:42now batting number 31
00:35:48two outs space is empty and here's the catcher number 31
00:35:59first pitch and that's in for a strike man i mean nice job just presenting it to be better than
00:36:06it actually was
00:36:10the pitch
00:36:14fouled off to the right
00:36:23chew down nobody on
00:36:27that's towards center that's a base hit and that extends the inning
00:36:33hitting hitting is really easy for some guys one thing that i can see already his bat stays in the
00:36:39zone on plane for an extended period of time and guys like that they have a high contact rate and
00:36:46they have more barrels because of that bat being on plane and even when you don't get it great it's
00:36:51still hit hard enough to dunk something in like that in front of the center fielder left field
00:36:59jackson makes the catch and that'll do it the yanks leave one and we're still knotted at zero
00:37:17bottom of the inning and here's the first baseman mike sweeney it's amazing we get a chance to talk
00:37:23to a lot of opposing managers this guy scares managers on the other team as much as anyone
00:37:30and he gets to fly beneath the radar with the other more recognizable names in this lineup
00:37:36first pitch just misses
00:37:46way high he's clearly trying to work him away here both pitches off the plate if you
00:37:51really want to put the ball in play you're going to have to stay back and drive it to the
00:37:54opposite field
00:37:56righty delivers now three and oh he hasn't fallen behind in the count like this all day
00:38:03he's in danger of walking his first batter right here
00:38:16and a pinch and that's ball four
00:38:21four pitches that's an easy walk man he could have walked me right there boo the last one wasn't even
00:38:26close so here's the royals dh number 11
00:38:48first pitch doesn't find the zone
00:38:59and the right hater deals run around the goal
00:39:04throw to second
00:39:19next offering is in for a strike
00:39:22cold night like tonight last thing you want to do as a hitter is get jammed or even off the
00:39:26end
00:39:27trying to find that sweet spot on the bat tell you what you're going to try to catch things out
00:39:31front so off-speed pitches may be a good complement to that fastball
00:39:35well he's doing a nice job of keeping the ball out of the air lets the defense work behind him
00:39:40with
00:39:40another ground ball good execution so up now for kansas city frank white he's not the power guy but he
00:39:47can
00:39:48hurt you to all parts of the ballpark
00:39:56and first offering is fouled off
00:40:06the wind to the pitch
00:40:07the wind to the pitch
00:40:09strike two
00:40:15two outs
00:40:18swings through that one it's a strikeout and that will end the inning sixth inning coming up still
00:40:24nothing on the scoreboard
00:40:40and welcome back start of the six john shambi with chris singleton and leading off derek cheater the
00:41:01the pitch
00:41:05edge of the zone for a strike strike one it's good speed at the top of the order here you
00:41:09want to get
00:41:10it on see if you can get a stolen base maybe get around the bases and pick up a run
00:41:26next pitch misses way outside
00:41:42and here it comes
00:41:47they tried to get him to go chase the pitch down and away but he wouldn't bite
00:42:00two two now
00:42:03got him so he's gotten deep into this game and at least so far not showing a ton of signs
00:42:11of fatigue
00:42:21so up next joe dimaggio
00:42:27and that's in there for strike one
00:42:39kicks and deals
00:42:42kicks and deals
00:42:43and that one upstairs
00:42:52the one one
00:42:55there's a strike
00:43:06swing and a miss the velocity blasted it right past him
00:43:12now anytime you can punch out the top two guys in a lineup to start an inning got to be
00:43:16feeling pretty
00:43:17good out there on the mound because when you think of just having a distraction table setters on the base
00:43:22paths and all of a sudden you're dealing with the number three hitter any distraction can cause you to
00:43:27serve up to serve up a cookie and instead of it being a solo shot it's a two or three
00:43:31run homer
00:43:34so
00:43:49babe roo stands in but two away as he takes a ball
00:44:02next offering
00:44:03is down low
00:44:13the pitch
00:44:17ground ball up the middle
00:44:18sneaks through base hit
00:44:20and that keeps the inning alive
00:44:25but when you fall behind in the
00:44:26count you've got to come into the
00:44:27zone and then guys have a better
00:44:29chance of hitting the ball hard
00:44:30like he did right there
00:44:34go ahead run on base so now the
00:44:36Yankees cleanup hitter Lou Gehrig
00:44:42that one's in there 0-1
00:45:02and a foul ball
00:45:08Ruth leads off first with two down to the inning
00:45:18swing and a miss and that is that
00:45:219-1 and 2 scheduled to hit in the home half of the sixth
00:45:24and we still have no score
00:45:33bottom of the sixth and now it's Salvador Perez to the plate
00:45:37leading up for the Royal
00:45:38the catcher
00:45:40now the right hander ready to go still most score
00:45:45and there's a ball
00:45:51swing and a miss
00:45:53just an outstanding job of spinning the baseball
00:45:57moving it around doing what he does
00:46:00in the air right field
00:46:02Jackson going back
00:46:04back some more
00:46:05and there's one down
00:46:12the bat
00:46:13number 26
00:46:17now here's the leadoff hitter for the Royals
00:46:19number 26
00:46:21this is a guy you got to keep an eye on when he digs in
00:46:24definitely been known to drop a drag bunt from time to time
00:46:28and he's pretty good at it Chris
00:46:29yeah and he creates a sense of urgency for the defense because of the speed
00:46:34because of the ability to put down that bunt
00:46:36in time to Gehrig
00:46:37beats him to the bag for an out on the bunt
00:46:52two outs base is empty
00:46:54Bobby Witt Jr. now at the plate
00:46:57now you see even sluggers from time to time
00:47:00try and use the bunt really as a way to beat the shift
00:47:05in the air out towards left center
00:47:08and Witt is out
00:47:10and that is that
00:47:12Royals bats are quiet there
00:47:13and we are still scoreless
00:47:23back here at the ballpark
00:47:25now here's the switch hitting power threat
00:47:27Mickey Mantle
00:47:28he's a big strong guy
00:47:30can untie this game
00:47:32with one swing
00:47:34the right hater back to work
00:47:37just missed
00:47:46up the middle
00:47:48sneaks through base head
00:47:50so the go-ahead run is on base with a knock
00:47:54now just a nice job coming through
00:47:56in a pretty high leverage spot right there
00:47:58just kept it simple
00:47:59played Pepper with the middle of the infield
00:48:01and took it back where it came from
00:48:03and there's just no one there to knock it down
00:48:05now a huge at bat in this game coming up
00:48:08and up next for New York
00:48:10Reggie Jackson
00:48:13in there for strike one
00:48:15if you're a base runner
00:48:16you've got to stay dialed in here
00:48:17look for anything in the dirt
00:48:19try your best to get in the scoring position
00:48:23the go-ahead run aboard at first
00:48:25nobody out
00:48:31not even close there
00:48:33and it's one and one
00:48:47and he deals
00:48:50and now two and one
00:48:51after that missed inside
00:48:53there's one
00:48:54there's just a good
00:49:23it's going at home
00:49:23if it we're a good one
00:49:29swing and a miss he was late strike two with two strikes may see some movement
00:49:35over there at first base trying to stay out of a double play here
00:49:44two two down this one lifted in the air left field
00:49:50brings it in and there's one away
00:50:01Craig Nettles stepping in now for the Yankees and when you talk about elite
00:50:13defensive third baseman this guy is at the top of the list
00:50:27and I know you want to be patient as a hitter but you got to be ready to jump
00:50:31on the first thing straight and he got one right there but left the bat on his
00:50:35shoulder next one misses and it's a ball to strike
00:50:39one away tie game go ahead run stands at first
00:50:47next offering is in for a strike so far all we've seen in this at bat are fastballs look
00:50:53for him to slow it down right here ahead in the count
00:51:03that one misses two balls two strikes
00:51:17and the pitch
00:51:19that one drifts inside definitely got the hitter conscious of the pitch inside really
00:51:24think the outer half is open one away tie game go ahead run stands at first
00:51:36and he walked him
00:51:39well he's starting to look a little gas to me and we'll see if they go to the bullpen in
00:51:43this spot or
00:51:44not now battle number 31 first and second one out here's the Yankees catcher now
00:51:50number 31 if you don't get ahead in the count you can forget about having any success against him
00:52:09double steal swing and a miss and now a wide throw to third
00:52:30the 0-1
00:52:32at a swing and a line drive at a right field
00:52:35beltron makes the catch runner tagging from third
00:52:39lay at the plate safe and they take the lead
00:52:44sometimes that can be a little tough to score on it was hit so hard that getting
00:52:48back to the bag the tag takes a little bit of time by the time that outfielder
00:52:52catches it but a really good job of getting that run in from third
00:52:57here's the second baseman Robinson Cano
00:53:01just one out away from seven strong innings and just at a hundred pitches man pretty impressive
00:53:07they've got to be happy with what they've gotten from him out there today
00:53:14intentional walk here with two out they set up a force at any base to end the inning well it
00:53:19doesn't get
00:53:20much easier with this next batter but i totally understand going with the intentional walk in that
00:53:25spot he's just too dangerous at the plate right now and there's a base open so it gives you options
00:53:29defensively to get an out looking for some insurance or as our friends down in the south would say
00:53:37insurance no matter how you say it we know what you mean and first offering is fouled off
00:53:43you know he can move the ball around add and subtract get some weak contact at times so you don't
00:53:51worry as
00:53:52much about him in this situation very capable of getting a ground ball and get out of this little jam
00:54:07and wanted to first and second two down
00:54:20next pitch is inside two and two two walks in the inning already and he just doesn't seem comfortable
00:54:26out there like he can find the right mechanics and then repeat them
00:54:34two two down and he grounds one to the right side and that's the third out
00:54:43seventh inning stretch time yankees one and the royals nothing
00:54:56back here at kaufman stadium here's the third baseman george brett ready to go for the royals
00:55:03the third baseman joe and a pitch right and that's a strike movement in the bullpen goose gossage
00:55:13appears to be getting loose skeeter warming up as well
00:55:25and that one sliced foul everyone here understands just how quickly things could change
00:55:36field two
00:55:38and now one and two
00:55:45the tying run at the plate he swings and fouls one off just missed if he's able to connect on
00:55:54that look out
00:55:58the wind of the pitch
00:56:02and a foul ball he stays alive
00:56:12here comes the pitch
00:56:14and the one two misses to even the count this guy's a fun guy to watch taking it bad he
00:56:20just
00:56:20battles up there he doesn't take a pitch off at all makes it so difficult on the pitchers out there
00:56:25you can tell they get frustrated with how long it takes to put him away
00:56:36left-hand hitter weights right through there got him one out
00:56:43a big first out here in the seventh via the punch out yeah it just does so much to change
00:56:48the outlook of an important inning like this when you get the leadoff hitter so critical in setting the
00:56:53table when you got a tight game like this so a strikeout really puts him on their heels
00:57:04jackson now at the plate as he swings through strike one
00:57:19you'll want
00:57:22swing and a miss and that strike two trying to keep good speed off the bases
00:57:30got him down on strikes and he knew it really love the pitch sequence right there i'm telling
00:57:36you what pitcher and catcher on the same page right now number 15
00:57:43carlos beltrane
00:57:51carlos beltrane steps in for the royals and what a two-way player not just offensively but as good
00:57:57a defensive outfielder as there is in the game usually when a pitcher's had a dominant outing he
00:58:02has filled up the strike zone and he's gotten ahead in the count with first pitch strikes well that's
00:58:07exactly what this guy has done in this one over seventy percent first pitch strikes
00:58:12comes up empty on the swing going to now not sure if he could be in more of a groove
00:58:18looks really relaxed
00:58:19he's retired seven straight this guy's feeling it right now
00:58:31looking to get the tying run on base that's out to center field mantle moving under it
00:58:38and that ends the inning kc down in order still behind by a count of one to nothing
00:58:53so the royals bring on a new arm number 37 and he'll do his best to keep this close
00:59:08welcome back stepping in the long ball threat joe dimaggio the left fielder joe dimaggio
00:59:18the big lefty turns kicks deals just missed
00:59:28and the pitch
00:59:32foul ball
00:59:45next offering is in for a strike no need to offer that pitch until you get to two strikes it's
00:59:50just
00:59:50a low percentage of success when you want to try to go after that down and away pitch
01:00:00and now the lefty
01:00:04on the ground right side
01:00:07steps on first for the out good slider inside right there batter
01:00:11fighting to get there just rolled over it got the ground ball
01:00:17yep
01:00:18babe ruth getting ready to hit he's got the power but great contact skills one of the best contact hitters
01:00:25in the game
01:00:45in there and it's 0-1
01:00:46well they say it's the best pitch in baseball
01:00:48strike one you get ahead on a good hitter
01:00:50as well gives you a little bit more confidence
01:00:52to move through the at bat
01:00:56and now the 0-1
01:01:00and that one fouled off
01:01:02a little tardy on that fastball
01:01:04is going to have to get it going a little quicker
01:01:05get that front foot down
01:01:08the pitch
01:01:12that's off the mark
01:01:13now one and two
01:01:15bullpen activity starting up now
01:01:17Jeff Montgomery getting loose out there
01:01:26the one two
01:01:30stays alive
01:01:44swing and a miss
01:01:45struck him out
01:01:46two out
01:01:51two outs
01:01:52base is empty
01:01:52Lou Gehrig
01:01:54will hit next
01:01:55Lou Gehrig
01:02:02and that's in there for strike one
01:02:04late in the game
01:02:05everyone gets a little tighter
01:02:07way to get ahead on a really good hitter right there
01:02:17next pitch misses
01:02:19one ball one strike
01:02:24left hand batter waits
01:02:27and a foul ball
01:02:29and a foul ball
01:02:55belted
01:02:56way back there
01:02:59and that ball is out of here
01:03:03a solo shot
01:03:05and they add a run
01:03:06it's 2-0
01:03:21thing
01:03:22knew what pitch he wanted to hit
01:03:23spit on some other pitches in this
01:03:25at bat
01:03:25was very patient
01:03:26and it paid off
01:03:34the center fielder
01:03:36number seven
01:03:36Mickey
01:03:39first offering
01:03:40misses the mark
01:03:51two down
01:03:53nobody on
01:03:55and a big swing
01:03:56and a miss
01:04:01the pitch
01:04:05and that's downstairs
01:04:06and outside
01:04:13the 2-1
01:04:18this is a really good feeling
01:04:20for a hitter
01:04:20at this point in the ball game
01:04:22you know
01:04:22that they don't want to walk you
01:04:24so you're going to get a pitch to hit
01:04:25you just better not miss it
01:04:28two outs
01:04:29two outs
01:04:31foul back our way
01:04:33and that's out of play
01:04:40and a payoff pitch
01:04:43and there's ball four
01:04:46his ability to draw walks
01:04:48has been something
01:04:49that's been part of his career
01:04:51since day one
01:04:53Reggie Jackson
01:04:54stepping in now
01:04:55for the Yankees
01:05:09first offering
01:05:10first offering
01:05:22and it just misses
01:05:23and you wonder
01:05:24and you'll wonder
01:05:24and you'll wonder
01:05:24is he in his head
01:05:25a little bit
01:05:25even if the base runner
01:05:27doesn't steal right here
01:05:28what's great
01:05:28is that he is dividing
01:05:30the attention of the pitcher
01:05:31and may serve
01:05:32to give his teammate
01:05:33a better pitch to hit
01:05:34at the plate
01:05:37swings and misses
01:05:38at a count one and two
01:05:46and here it comes
01:05:48and a foul ball
01:05:49he stays alive
01:05:54Mantle the runner at first
01:05:56with two gone
01:06:03soft contact
01:06:04in the air
01:06:05and a base hit
01:06:07right there
01:06:10throw in
01:06:11holds the lead runner
01:06:12at second
01:06:13two on now
01:06:14with two away
01:06:16now the third baseman
01:06:18Craig Nettles
01:06:25foul ball there
01:06:28back when you played
01:06:29it wasn't the empirical data
01:06:31we have now
01:06:32it was a guy
01:06:33with a ruler
01:06:33and a diamond
01:06:34taking a colored pencil
01:06:36and drawing a line
01:06:37where he thought
01:06:37someone had hit the ball
01:06:38right
01:06:39that or just
01:06:41going off of gut
01:06:42or feel
01:06:42what does it look like
01:06:43his swing is today
01:06:44what's the pitcher throwing
01:06:46they are sticking
01:06:47to the metrics
01:06:49and what seems
01:06:49to be most consistent
01:06:50for that hitter
01:06:51regardless
01:06:52of who the pitcher
01:06:53is on the mound
01:06:58two outs
01:06:59couple of base runners
01:07:00at first and second
01:07:06and that one
01:07:07popped to short
01:07:09and that is that
01:07:12one scores in the inning
01:07:14coming on this
01:07:15solo home run
01:07:16it's now a
01:07:17two nothing ball game
01:07:28bottom of the eighth
01:07:29and to the play
01:07:30for Kansas City
01:07:31Mike Sweeney
01:07:32well these fans
01:07:33definitely want to get
01:07:35involved in the game
01:07:36all it's going to take
01:07:37is to get the leadoff man
01:07:39or even a base runner on
01:07:44the wind and the pitch
01:07:47that's in there
01:07:48movement in the Yankees pen
01:07:50Mariano Rivera
01:07:51the closer of the staff
01:07:53is getting loose
01:07:54to finish this one off
01:08:03next pitch is outside
01:08:11right hander kicks
01:08:12deals
01:08:14so a foul ball
01:08:15makes it one and two
01:08:24and the righty deals
01:08:27got him looking
01:08:28and that's the first out
01:08:30no that's not the best
01:08:31two strike fastball
01:08:32I've seen
01:08:32but certainly got away
01:08:34with the location there
01:08:35you know sometimes
01:08:36as a hitter
01:08:37when you're down
01:08:37in the count
01:08:38you're so focused
01:08:38on a pitcher
01:08:39painting the black
01:08:40and you just get
01:08:42a little bit locked up
01:08:43on something down
01:08:44the heart of the plate
01:08:45not expecting it
01:08:46and it just kind of
01:08:47freezes you
01:08:47number 11
01:08:48the batter now
01:08:49as he swings
01:08:50and misses
01:08:50for strike one
01:09:04next offering
01:09:05and that is ball one
01:09:14righty to the plate
01:09:16and that skips
01:09:17in the dirt
01:09:25swing and a foul
01:09:26pushed off
01:09:27to the right
01:09:34the pitch
01:09:37to the right side
01:09:39cano gloves it
01:09:41on the first
01:09:42two up two down
01:09:52next to hit
01:09:53Frank White
01:10:03and the first pitch
01:10:04misses for ball one
01:10:05now this manager
01:10:06knows that his players
01:10:07are just trying to do
01:10:08too much
01:10:09everybody needs to just
01:10:10take a deep breath
01:10:10relax and let it
01:10:12naturally happen
01:10:14and the 1-0
01:10:17late with the swing
01:10:18there
01:10:18I guess you throw
01:10:19it that hard
01:10:20you can get away
01:10:21with locations like that
01:10:22right down the middle
01:10:23but I still think
01:10:24it's a dangerous pitch
01:10:25don't want to do it again
01:10:28so now one and two
01:10:34the pitch
01:10:37and now the count
01:10:39is even
01:10:47turned on
01:10:48but foul
01:10:49wide of third
01:10:56here's a 2-2
01:10:59cut on and miss
01:11:00struck him out
01:11:01Royals set down
01:11:03in order
01:11:04Royals go down
01:11:051-2-3
01:11:06and they're down
01:11:072-0
01:11:15new inning
01:11:16getting started
01:11:17and stepping in
01:11:18for the Yankees
01:11:18number 31
01:11:19the catcher
01:11:21number 31
01:11:25the pitch
01:11:28and that one
01:11:29just misses
01:11:30a ball
01:11:31and no strikes
01:11:39and he deals
01:11:43and that's
01:11:44downed away
01:11:55and the pitch
01:11:58that one misses
01:12:00and that's ball
01:12:02three
01:12:10and the pitch
01:12:14that one misses
01:12:15so a lead off
01:12:16walk
01:12:17maybe a little
01:12:18loss of focus
01:12:18on the mound
01:12:19right there
01:12:20pretty much gifted
01:12:21in first base
01:12:21with a quick
01:12:22free pass
01:12:23man at first
01:12:24now it's the
01:12:25second baseman
01:12:26Robinson Cano
01:12:34first pitch
01:12:35and he just
01:12:36misses
01:12:42number 31
01:12:44aboard here
01:12:45at first
01:12:45with nobody
01:12:46out
01:12:50and there's
01:12:51the strike
01:13:00here's the pitch
01:13:01run around
01:13:01the goal
01:13:03swing
01:13:03and a miss
01:13:04throw to second
01:13:05save
01:13:06turned out to be
01:13:07a pretty good pitch
01:13:08to run on right there
01:13:09off speed pitch
01:13:10down in the zone
01:13:10that can be pretty
01:13:11tough for a catcher
01:13:12to reach down
01:13:13and grab it
01:13:14and then get rid
01:13:14of it quickly enough
01:13:15to prevent that
01:13:16would-be base dealer
01:13:30up the middle
01:13:32with over the first
01:13:34now one gone
01:13:35in the ninth
01:13:41the bat
01:13:42number two
01:13:43shortstop
01:13:44Derek
01:13:45Peter
01:13:52at the play
01:13:53Derek Jeter
01:13:54and Boog
01:13:55I'd say he's due
01:13:57and this is a big
01:13:58opportunity for him
01:13:59to pick up his
01:14:00teammate right here
01:14:08here's the sack
01:14:09fly situation
01:14:10and he's got to
01:14:11make sure he gets
01:14:11the ball out
01:14:12over the plate
01:14:12and get those arms
01:14:13extended
01:14:14they're trying to
01:14:14crowd him with
01:14:15the infield in
01:14:16be a big pick up
01:14:17if he can push
01:14:18a run across
01:14:22kicks and deals
01:14:25swing and a base hit
01:14:27the run scores
01:14:28from third
01:14:29and they lead
01:14:29by three
01:14:33big at bat
01:14:33to pad their lead
01:14:34up to three
01:14:35that's about
01:14:36as textbook
01:14:37as it gets
01:14:37got his stride
01:14:38and load
01:14:39out of the way
01:14:39early
01:14:40he stayed inside
01:14:41that ball
01:14:42and squared it up
01:14:42out front
01:14:43man that was like
01:14:44he was in the cage
01:14:45hitting off a tee
01:14:48one down
01:14:49and next for New York
01:14:51Joe DiMaggio
01:15:09that one's in there
01:15:100-1
01:15:24at the belt
01:15:25and fires
01:15:45falling behind
01:15:46two and one
01:15:56right through
01:15:57right through there
01:15:57for a strike
01:16:14and now the lefty
01:16:17that's inside
01:16:32the pitch
01:16:34and ball
01:16:34four to a board
01:16:37Bo
01:16:37do you think you could
01:16:38draw a walk in the
01:16:39bigs if we gave you
01:16:40enough at bats
01:16:40oh that's a good
01:16:41question
01:16:43I think that if
01:16:44they gave the pitcher
01:16:45a false scouting
01:16:47report on me
01:16:48yes I think I could
01:16:49draw a walk
01:16:49now a right-handed
01:16:50arm out of the
01:16:51bullpen
01:16:52Jeff Montgomery
01:16:53it's his job
01:16:54to keep his team
01:16:55in the game
01:16:59Babe Ruth
01:17:00stepping in now
01:17:02for the Yankees
01:17:03thinking he's got
01:17:04a history of coming
01:17:05through in the big
01:17:06spots
01:17:06I know
01:17:07I like to talk
01:17:08about I'm not sure
01:17:08whether clutch
01:17:09actually exists
01:17:10but you look
01:17:11at the numbers
01:17:11and this guy
01:17:12always seems
01:17:13to deliver
01:17:14in those spots
01:17:20the 1-0
01:17:23slapped the other
01:17:24way
01:17:24foul
01:17:26well I think
01:17:27it's the ability
01:17:28to assess
01:17:29the situation
01:17:30understanding
01:17:30what the pitcher
01:17:31has
01:17:31what he's trying
01:17:32to get people
01:17:33out on
01:17:33and then
01:17:34being able
01:17:34to use
01:17:34the entire
01:17:35field
01:17:35and a 1-1
01:17:37and downstairs
01:17:39if you're a guy
01:17:39that can only
01:17:40hit to one field
01:17:41then you're really
01:17:42not going to be able
01:17:43to come through
01:17:43in clutch situations
01:17:44because pitchers
01:17:45are going to adjust
01:17:45but because he's
01:17:47able to use
01:17:47the entire field
01:17:48that's why
01:17:49he's so successful
01:17:50in these situations
01:18:00and that one
01:18:01almost got him
01:18:06one out
01:18:07runners at first
01:18:08and second
01:18:14fouled off
01:18:15again
01:18:16and it remains
01:18:17three and two
01:18:29and that one
01:18:30fouled off
01:18:40three two
01:18:43on the ground
01:18:44the first
01:18:46the flip
01:18:47to the pitcher
01:18:47covering
01:18:48out on the
01:18:49toss to the pitcher
01:18:49runners advance
01:18:51to second
01:18:51and third
01:19:03here's a big
01:19:03power threat
01:19:04Lou Gehrig
01:19:05he's hitting
01:19:06for that pop
01:19:07came out of
01:19:08the gates
01:19:08really strong
01:19:17and first
01:19:18offering
01:19:18is fouled
01:19:19off
01:19:19when you
01:19:20played
01:19:21did you
01:19:21play with
01:19:21guys that
01:19:22you thought
01:19:22were clutch
01:19:23and sort
01:19:23of what
01:19:24were the
01:19:24attributes
01:19:24you said
01:19:25that's what
01:19:26he possesses
01:19:26that allows
01:19:27him to come
01:19:27through
01:19:27well we
01:19:28always used
01:19:29to joke
01:19:29you know
01:19:29guys want
01:19:30to eat
01:19:30steak
01:19:30and there
01:19:31were some
01:19:31that just
01:19:31had a knack
01:19:32could understand
01:19:33that all
01:19:33right this
01:19:34is a big
01:19:35you know
01:19:35payout
01:19:36if I can
01:19:36come through
01:19:36with a knock
01:19:37here
01:19:37but I
01:19:38think when
01:19:38you really
01:19:39look at
01:19:39the numbers
01:19:40you really
01:19:41audit
01:19:41everything
01:19:42guys kind
01:19:43of are
01:19:43who they
01:19:44are
01:19:46swang and
01:19:47a high fly
01:19:48ball in the
01:19:48air left
01:19:49field
01:19:49that's back
01:19:50there
01:19:51pulls it
01:19:52in on the
01:19:52warning trap
01:19:54but they pick
01:19:55up one run
01:19:56on the RBI
01:19:57single
01:19:57it's now
01:19:58three nothing
01:20:11we head to
01:20:12the bottom
01:20:12of the ninth
01:20:13here's the
01:20:13catcher
01:20:14Salvador
01:20:14Perez
01:20:15the right
01:20:20hater back
01:20:20to work
01:20:390 and 2
01:20:40now
01:20:44well that's
01:20:45kind of what
01:20:45you expect
01:20:45in an 0-2
01:20:46count
01:20:46excellent job
01:20:47of the hitter
01:20:48to have the
01:20:48plate discipline
01:20:49to lay off
01:20:50of that pitch
01:20:50the next
01:20:51offering
01:20:52misses
01:20:52and it's
01:20:532 and 2
01:21:01good eye
01:21:02right there
01:21:19next offering
01:21:20it's fouled
01:21:20back
01:21:31swings through
01:21:31that
01:21:32and it's a
01:21:32strikeout
01:21:33one out
01:21:34bottom of the
01:21:34ninth
01:21:34I gotta think
01:21:35that was the
01:21:36plan all the
01:21:37way
01:21:37he set him
01:21:38up with the
01:21:38high fastball
01:21:39and then
01:21:39bury that curveball
01:21:40down low to get
01:21:41him swinging
01:21:42now especially
01:21:43with how effective
01:21:44pitchers work up
01:21:45in the zone
01:21:45these days
01:21:46that's a
01:21:46devastating
01:21:47combination
01:21:50now here
01:21:51is number
01:21:5226
01:21:56line drive
01:21:57could be
01:21:58extra bases
01:21:59and that's
01:22:00gonna get
01:22:01into the
01:22:01corner
01:22:02the throw
01:22:03is wild
01:22:03and it
01:22:04gets away
01:22:04and he'll
01:22:05reach second
01:22:06with one
01:22:06away
01:22:07man he just
01:22:08absolutely
01:22:09turned on that
01:22:10one ripped it
01:22:10down the line
01:22:11nice job
01:22:12of staying
01:22:12in his
01:22:13mechanics
01:22:21he's two
01:22:21outs away
01:22:22and next up
01:22:23for the
01:22:24Royals
01:22:24Bobby Witt
01:22:25Jr.
01:22:26he's turned
01:22:26into one
01:22:27of the best
01:22:27shortstops
01:22:28in the game
01:22:29fought off
01:22:30foul
01:22:39runner at
01:22:40second
01:22:40here
01:22:40one
01:22:41gone
01:22:45jack
01:22:45swing
01:22:46went
01:22:46around
01:22:46and it's
01:22:470-2
01:22:48these fans
01:22:49they are
01:22:49ready to
01:22:51cheer
01:22:51about
01:22:51something
01:22:57ripped
01:22:58to third
01:22:58and
01:22:59caught
01:23:04the third
01:23:05baseman
01:23:06number
01:23:06five
01:23:07Joe
01:23:09Brett
01:23:12here's
01:23:13the third
01:23:13baseman
01:23:14George
01:23:14Brett
01:23:31swing
01:23:32and a
01:23:32little
01:23:32roller
01:23:33right
01:23:33side
01:23:34throw
01:23:35the first
01:23:36ball game
01:23:37and the
01:23:37Yankees
01:23:38get a
01:23:38shutout
01:23:39on the
01:23:39mound
01:23:40it has
01:23:40become
01:23:41increasingly
01:23:42difficult
01:23:42to throw
01:23:43a complete
01:23:43game
01:23:43shutout
01:23:44because of
01:23:45all of the
01:23:45offensive prowess
01:23:47that these
01:23:47hitters are
01:23:48showing around
01:23:48the league
01:23:49today
01:23:49but he had
01:23:49total command
01:23:50of this
01:23:51game
01:23:51and he saw
01:23:52it all the
01:23:52way through
01:23:53to the end
01:23:53nice win
01:23:54the shutout
01:23:55in this
01:23:55one
01:23:563-0
01:23:56our final
01:23:57score
01:23:57for Chris
01:23:58Singleton
01:23:59and our
01:23:59entire crew
01:24:00I'm John
01:24:00Chomby
01:24:00saying
01:24:01so long
01:24:23house to the
01:24:24queen
01:24:25with the
01:24:25locks and the
01:24:25crown on top
01:24:26looking at
01:24:27like mountain top
01:24:28Let them run from the fountain top
01:24:30Figure eight on the count, get top
01:24:32My confidence rocket high, baby
01:24:33And I'll be your rockabye, baby
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