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00:21From inside Tropicana Field here in Tampa Bay,
00:25Interleague Baseball on MLB The Show.
00:28It's the Chicago Cubs taking on the Tampa Bay Rays.
00:34All right, we'll be back to get this one started after this.
00:41And towing the slab here, Drew Rasmussen.
00:45Chris is up three ERA for him a year ago.
00:49Oh, and your numbers are coming in under three as a starting pitcher
00:52that's going out there every fourth or fifth day,
00:55taking the ball, competing against really good big league hitters.
00:58It's extremely impressive.
01:00And you wonder what he figured out last year that he can carry into this season
01:04that can help him to maintain that number or even drop it lower.
01:09We'll see.
01:10But we know he's got good stuff,
01:11and he should be really good in this one today.
01:17Deal two.
01:19Hard ground ball base knock.
01:23Man aboard on the leadoff single.
01:27Good start for him to this ball game tonight.
01:29I always talk about getting a knock in your first at bat.
01:31It just makes your confidence.
01:34It's such a higher level for the potential to have a big night.
01:37Michael Bush, the next cup to hit.
01:41And that's pushed foul off to the left and out of play.
01:49Swings through that one for strike two.
01:52Just a bit late on that 0-1 breaking ball.
01:540-2 hole now.
01:55He's going to have to shorten up, tighten things up,
01:57if he's going to have a good at bat.
01:58Well, cuts and misses.
02:00It's a strikeout.
02:05Here's a look at the Cubs lineup.
02:06It features a great veteran presence, Alex Bregman.
02:10Bell Blue just an on-base machine.
02:12Last month, he was on almost half the time,
02:14an OBP over 450.
02:15Just a really tough out.
02:18I mean, this guy's a catalyst for this offense right now.
02:20Here's Alex Bregman.
02:23Bregman matched a homer in his last game.
02:27Half, over at first with one away.
02:29On the ground, two ball.
02:32Off-balance feed, there's one.
02:34And that's two.
02:36One hit in the inning, but no one left.
02:39And now the Rays will get their first opportunity in a scoreless ballgame.
02:53Back now in Tampa Bay, pitching for the Cubs in this one, Matthew Boyd.
02:58What do you look for here?
02:59Well, he got into the eighth inning his last time out,
03:02really pitching deep in the games as of late.
03:04We'll see today how many innings he's got in him.
03:06Digging in, Jonathan Arundel.
03:12That one misses, and it's 1-0.
03:24Well, we call that key-holy.
03:27Even though it's right there and looks pretty good,
03:29if he doesn't love it, he's not going to swing that early in the count.
03:36That's a strike.
03:47This one in the air, right field.
03:50Base hit.
03:52So a man on base to start the inning.
03:56That in second, third baseman, Yandy Diaz.
04:00Next to hit for the Rays.
04:02Homer did in the ballgame yesterday afternoon.
04:06That's inside.
04:07That's the ball.
04:17And a 1-0.
04:19Here's a rocket to right field.
04:22And there's one down.
04:30Now a look at Kevin Cash's lineup for the Tampa Bay Rays.
04:34Still early in the season, but so far, it has been a struggle for this team.
04:39Ranking towards the bottom in both on base and runs, they do have some power.
04:45Well, there's a lot of young talent in this lineup.
04:47I think as they gel together, gain some maturity over the course of this season,
04:51they could be playing October baseball.
04:53Junior Caminero, batting with one down, takes a strike.
05:05On the ground to the left, and that's just foul.
05:16The 0-2.
05:18And that one upstairs, ball one.
05:20Way to lay off that fastball up right there.
05:22You're looking for something you see well that you can handle,
05:25but you also have to keep the discipline so that you're not popping up pitches
05:29that are just a little too high.
05:35Now all lead it up, battling here as he fouls it away.
05:51Still 2-2 after the foul ball.
06:06Breaking ball in there, got him looking, down 2-0.
06:09Well, even though he strikes out, he saw a lot of pitches and he battled.
06:14Plus, he gave the guys behind him an opportunity to see more from the pitcher.
06:18Not the result he wanted, but that's still a good at-bat.
06:21Now at the plate, Cedric Mullins.
06:31The 1-0.
06:33Right through there for a strike.
06:44The lefty ready, and a 1-1.
06:47Third ball!
06:49Lead runner touches second, headed for third.
06:53And a double puts runners at second and third with two out.
06:58Big rip off the bat there.
07:00Some seriously loud contact on that knob.
07:02Didn't bring in the run, but he got him that much closer to taking the lead here.
07:08Taylor Walls, next to hit for the Rays.
07:10Sat out last night's game, but back in there today.
07:14That's in for a strike.
07:26This one in the air center field.
07:29And that will end the inning.
07:33Nothing in the Tampa first.
07:35On to the second now for Tropicana.
07:37Still nothing, nothing.
07:41All set for the start of the inning.
07:43Now the Cubs four-hole hitter, Dansby Swanson.
07:48And that one fouled off.
07:51A little early on that fastball.
07:53I'm sure the pitcher taking a note.
07:54Look for an off-speed pitch on this next one.
07:56That misses.
07:57And now it's even one and one.
07:59Rasmussen, in his sixth season, 30 years old now.
08:03And he was selected to the All-Star game last year.
08:07Got it.
08:10Swanson wants to challenge this.
08:12Thought it was a ball.
08:13And that one just barely missed.
08:16The call is overturned.
08:17So they've still got both their challenges.
08:20Second inning here.
08:21No score.
08:24Got him.
08:25And that's the first out.
08:26Batting fifth, second baseman, Matt Shaw.
08:30Matt Shaw.
08:32The next Cubs to hit.
08:36Swing and a foul out of play.
08:38Shaw.
08:39Went deep in his most recent game.
08:43That's in there.
08:44And it's 0-2.
08:49Got him swinging.
08:51Back-to-back strikeouts to start the frame.
08:53And that's now three in a row.
08:54Yeah, he's really settling in and getting a feel for his pitches.
08:58Throwing them where he wants to right now.
09:00So we'll see how long he can keep this streak going.
09:03Michael Conforto in the box now.
09:05No balls and a strike.
09:18Ball.
09:26Right through there for his strike.
09:32This one in the air center field.
09:35DeLuca under it.
09:38And that is that.
09:41No runs, no hits, no errors.
09:44Now to the bottom of the second.
09:45No score.
09:49Bottom of the inning and stepping in for the Rays.
09:52Johnny DeLuca.
09:53Inner fielder, Johnny DeLuca.
09:59Hee-haw!
10:09Late swing fouled off.
10:20And that's way high.
10:22And that is ball one.
10:24Pretty standard high 0-2 fastball right there.
10:27If you're smart, look for something down in the zone.
10:31But not too far.
10:31Don't want to chase that breaking ball in the dirt.
10:33Well, you could tell he wasn't expecting that ball to break back in on him.
10:36He may have been looking for something away.
10:38Maybe something soft.
10:39But that slider on the inside corner absolutely throws it.
10:43Jake Fraley stands in now and watches strike one.
10:53Chase is that one upstairs.
10:55Yeah, I don't think anyone's got good numbers swinging at pitches in that location.
11:02Stays alive.
11:38Fouls it back with two strikes.
11:41Also really good at bat.
11:42What I like about this guy, his bat stays in the zone for a long time.
11:46Gives him the ability to foul off tough pitches.
11:56Eighth pitch of the at-bat coming up.
12:03And it's fouled off.
12:04They'll do it again.
12:15Still just the second batter of the inning.
12:18And on the mound, he's already thrown 13 pitches.
12:21They got him working hard out there.
12:26Strike three, and that's two in a row.
12:29He's really good hitting the baseball the other way.
12:31So credit the pitcher for having him out in front of that pitch.
12:34Clearly, he had him fooled.
12:36And now the catcher for the Rays, Nick Fortes.
12:44There's the strike.
12:56That's a slider for a strike.
12:58That slider breaking in can be a tricky pitch.
13:01If you don't finish it and have that bite at the end,
13:03and it stays out over the plate,
13:05it can get hit a long way.
13:07But that was a good one right there.
13:16Chewdown, Dolbeni on.
13:18And a good eye there.
13:19No, that's out.
13:26Got him looking.
13:27And he strikes out the side here in the second.
13:30We'll move to the third with no score.
13:39Welcome back.
13:40Let's check out what's been happening of late.
13:42Really been playing well.
13:48Looks like he sacrificed a pitch right down the middle
13:51for tracking and timing.
13:53Some good hitters will do that.
13:56Fought off foul.
14:050-2 now.
14:07That's foul off to the right side.
14:09Keeps the A-B going.
14:18High fly ball down the left field line.
14:22Carrying well.
14:23Out of here.
14:27His first homer of the year,
14:29and it gives him the lead in the third.
14:31It's one zip.
14:33That's a fun way to take the lead.
14:34Just hit one out of the park.
14:42No matter how this outing ends,
14:44that pitch is going to haunt him for a while.
14:47An 0-2 mistake.
14:48That's supposed to be a pitch out of the zone.
14:50He left it in the spot that the hitter
14:52could do some damage with,
14:53and that's exactly what he did.
14:56So up next, Kevin Alcantara.
15:00Check swing, and he went.
15:02Strike one.
15:07A little out front there
15:09as he swings through it.
15:18Keeps the A-B back going with a foul ball.
15:26Struck him out swinging,
15:28and that's four strikeouts.
15:30Well-executed pitch on the outside part of the plate.
15:41Scott Kingery up to hit.
15:46And he drops it down the third baseline,
15:48and it goes just foul.
15:56There's a high chopper,
15:58and that chance handled.
16:00Not in time.
16:02Great effort, but it's an infield hit.
16:04Up next for the Cubs,
16:06left fielder Ian Happ.
16:09Back to the leadoff spot in the Cubs lineup.
16:11Now the left fielder, Ian Happ.
16:14He's one for one,
16:15let off the game with a single.
16:19All right.
16:30Kingery stands at first with one out.
16:33Out towards right center.
16:35That's well struck.
16:36That one carrying.
16:38Out of here.
16:41Ian Happ bops one out of here.
16:44It's their second home run of the inning,
16:47and they add on.
16:48It's 3-0.
16:50Chris, he's homered in back-to-back games now.
16:53Yep, seeing the ball well,
16:54and he's got his timing locked in.
16:56He's looking pretty dangerous at the dish right now.
16:58That's exactly the pitch he was looking for.
17:01Crushes it,
17:01and hits it out of the ballpark.
17:06One down.
17:08Next to hit,
17:08Michael Bush.
17:26Swing and a ball lined out towards center.
17:29Two down.
17:30Not pulled at all right there.
17:32He was clearly all over it,
17:33but sometimes you hit it too hard,
17:35and right at someone,
17:36you're looking for one of those loop hits
17:38to get a knock sometimes.
17:40So up next for Chicago,
17:42Alex Bregman.
17:44Out towards right center field.
17:47Fraley moving under it.
17:48He's got it,
17:49and that is that.
17:52But two round trippers in this inning,
17:55the long ball was working.
17:57It's now 3-0.
18:02Back here in Tampa Bay,
18:05and stepping in for the Rays,
18:06Richie Palacios.
18:08Richie Palacios!
18:13Hey!
18:19Let's go Rays!
18:21Let's go Rays!
18:23Let's go Rays!
18:25Chases the changeup in the dirt.
18:28Man, that was pretty gross right there.
18:33Make it four strikeouts in a row,
18:36just cruising along.
18:38So clearly just anxious right there,
18:40and understandably so.
18:41In an 0-2 count,
18:42you feel like you've got a lot of plate to cover,
18:45and you don't want to strike out,
18:47and you end up striking out.
18:48That's just one of those pitches where
18:50it's not over the plate,
18:51but because you committed to it
18:53as it was leaving his hand,
18:54by the time you realized it wasn't going to be in the zone,
18:56it's too late to hold up your swing.
18:58That one pushed foul.
19:06Ball to strike.
19:09In the air, left field.
19:11Pat on his way over.
19:13Pulls it down,
19:14and he makes the catch.
19:15Up next,
19:16two away.
19:17For the Rays,
19:17third baseman,
19:19Yandy Diaz.
19:21Yandy Diaz,
19:23next to him for the Rays.
19:24He's 0 for 1.
19:34Diaz,
19:35with some impressive production lately.
19:39You don't stick at the major league level
19:40unless you can string together
19:42consistently solid performances.
19:45Right now,
19:45he's showing us why he's lasted in the big leagues.
19:51And that will end the inning.
19:54Rays go in order.
19:551-2-3.
19:56Still down.
19:573-0.
20:02As we go to the top of the fourth.
20:04So now it's the Cubs hitter in the four hole.
20:06Dansby Swanson.
20:10In the air to left center.
20:12DeLuca.
20:12On the move to the alley.
20:14Pulls it down,
20:15and he makes the catch.
20:17One pitch and one out.
20:19Up next for the Cubs,
20:21second baseman,
20:22Matt Shaw.
20:23Matt Shaw.
20:25The next to hit.
20:26Struck out on just three pitches last time.
20:29Filling up the strike zone
20:30hasn't been the problem so far.
20:32It's the quality of the strikes.
20:34That's been the real issue.
20:35And you look at the first inning.
20:37That's what we saw.
20:37Too many pitches out over the plate.
20:39Palacios.
20:40Has a beat on it.
20:41Two up, two down.
20:43Up next for the Cubs,
20:45the designated hitter,
20:46Michael Conforto.
20:53Michael Conforto will climb in.
20:57That one fouled off.
21:06Right through there for a strike.
21:14And a foul ball.
21:15He stays alive.
21:23Swings through that one.
21:24It's a strikeout.
21:26And the Cubs are down in order,
21:28but they lead at three nothing.
21:35Bottom four as the Rays come up to hit.
21:38This kid picked up in a trade.
21:41A lot was offered and given to get him,
21:44but he's got a real high ceiling.
21:57Here comes the 0-1.
22:00Got the bat going too soon at strike two.
22:04Another 0-2 count right here.
22:06Pitcher just in the driver's seat.
22:07He can go anywhere he wants to go right here.
22:15That's the ball.
22:24Inside almost got him.
22:26Straighten him up a little bit.
22:37Spoils the two-strike pitch,
22:39and he'll see another.
22:50He goes down looking.
22:53Up next for the Rays,
22:55left fielder, Cedric Mullins.
22:58Cedric Mullins next to hit for the Rays.
23:01Doubled his first time off.
23:09Ball, that's up.
23:21The Cubbies leading by three.
23:24We're here in the bottom of the fourth.
23:28And he chases a high fastball there.
23:30A 1-2 count, all he's seen as fastballs.
23:33You've got to expect something off speed.
23:35Stay back.
23:40Really nice slider right there.
23:42Sweeping across the dish,
23:44but just couldn't hang the edge.
23:46Catcher challenge will take another look.
23:48Didn't miss by too much,
23:50but it'll stay a ball.
23:51So they'll lose their first challenge.
23:59Fights it off, you'll see another.
24:13High fly ball, right field.
24:15This could go the distance.
24:17Home run!
24:21Cedric Mullins sends it out.
24:24His second of the year,
24:25and they've got their first run.
24:27It's 3-1.
24:39Well, I'm not really sure how he kept that fair
24:41when you're out in front on a breaking ball like that.
24:44Such a good chance that it's going to hook a foul,
24:46but not this time.
24:48He kept the hands moving forward
24:50just long enough to sneak it inside that foul pole.
24:53And now, Taylor Walls.
25:05Ground ball, left side, and foul ball.
25:18Goes down, swinging for the strikeout.
25:21Picks up strikeout number seven.
25:24And here's a look at how he's using his pitches in this one.
25:30Johnny DeLuca, next to hit for the Rays.
25:33Center fielder, Johnny DeLuca.
25:41This ball's chopped on the ground.
25:43Bregman, play made.
25:45That ends the inning.
25:48The Rays creep closer, thanks to the homer.
25:51And this is now a 3-1 ball game.
25:59Welcome back.
26:00As we take a look at how today's starting pitchers have fared so far.
26:11Amaya, it is third season, 27 years old, and he was born in Panama.
26:22The 0-2.
26:24And they'll do it again.
26:32Got him.
26:33One away.
26:38And here's a look at how he's using his pitches in this one.
26:45Stepping in, Kevin Alcantara.
26:47Struck out swinging his first time.
27:03Runs it up to 96 to record the punch out.
27:07Up next for the Cubs, right fielder, Scott Kingery.
27:10Two outs, base is empty.
27:12And up next for Chicago, Scott Kingery.
27:15Hee-haw!
27:21Right through there for a strike.
27:23Quickly into an 0-2 count.
27:24Both pitches were down in the zone, I think.
27:27Swing and a miss for the strikeout.
27:29And he strikes out the side in the fifth.
27:32It's the Cubs three, the Rays one.
27:41We head to the bottom of the fifth.
27:43And stepping in for the Rays, Jake Fraley.
27:46Jake Fraley.
27:50Well, these Rays, as this game goes on, have to be more disciplined at the plate.
27:54Chasing pitches has been a big part of the story.
27:57We've seen it quite a bit today.
27:59It's been tough for them to make contact at times.
28:01And it just doesn't look like they're seeing it very well as a group.
28:06Here's the 0-2.
28:09And that skips in the dirt.
28:11And on the mound, you know confidence has to be pretty high with all of the swings and misses.
28:16He's had them eaten out of the palm of his hand pretty much all game.
28:24The 1-2.
28:28Swing and a miss.
28:29Struck him out.
28:30Strikeout number eight.
28:32That slider was way out of the zone.
28:34And for me, it just comes down to not seeing the pitch out of the hand, not tracking it into
28:38the zone.
28:39And then also being a little bit anxious, not confident in your two-strike approach.
28:43And so when a guy's in that position, you get him to commit early.
28:46And a lot of times you get the swing and miss, as you did right there.
28:49Fortes, batting with one down, takes a strike.
28:57And a foul ball.
29:01The Cubs leading by two.
29:03Last half of inning number five.
29:08Oh, look at the stop.
29:10Over to first.
29:11And very nicely done for the out.
29:16Up next, for the Raves, second back.
29:19Richie Palacios, next to hit for the Raves.
29:22Went down on strikes his first time through.
29:29That big curve inside.
29:31It's a pitch that can buckle you a little bit.
29:34Looks like a fastball out of hand and then just drops over that inside part of the plate.
29:40That one missed.
29:41No, that missed.
29:42That's a ball.
29:50Liner caught in second.
29:52Raves held in check here.
29:54Score holds.
29:55It's 3-1.
30:00Back here in Tropicana Field.
30:02Close game here and a chance now to look at a few highlights from this one.
30:06So I can say that you're gone.
30:11Won't you let me know, yeah.
30:16I'm in an awful state, baby.
30:20You said you love me so.
30:23But I just don't know how long I can wait.
30:27I'm in an awful state.
30:28I'm in, or I'm in an awful state, baby.
30:29I'm in the water.
30:30Next to hit, Ian Hatt.
30:31For the Cubs, left fielder, Ian Hatt.
30:43Foul ball there.
30:48deal one
30:59fouled off
30:59and they'll do it again
31:04deal two
31:07that's awfully close
31:08I don't know how you take that
31:09he's seeing the ball
31:10out of the pitcher's hand
31:11really well right now
31:23another one
31:23that's five straight
31:25strikeouts
31:26just couldn't pull the trigger
31:27on the fastball right there
31:28and I don't think he was
31:29taking it
31:30thinking it might be
31:31a call ball or anything
31:32I just think
31:40flat out frozen
31:41did not expect that location
31:44in my opinion
31:45line drive
31:46base hit
31:49and they have their first hit
31:51since the third inning
31:54up next for the Cubs
31:56third baseman
31:57just a really nice approach
31:58to shoot that line drive
31:59to the opposite field
32:01there's a lot of hard work
32:02and discipline
32:03that goes into getting a result
32:04like that at the plate
32:05doesn't come naturally
32:07for most hitters
32:10next offering
32:11is fouled back
32:18fights that one away
32:19and the count remains
32:200-2
32:26battling here
32:27as he fouls it away
32:31man at first
32:32one away
32:34swings
32:35that's a strikeout
32:41dance be swanson
32:43stands in
32:44shortstop
32:45dance be swanson
32:48and first offering
32:49is fouled off
32:56ball
32:58push
32:59off of first
33:00with two away
33:02swing
33:03and a high fly ball
33:04left field
33:05Mullins
33:05in position
33:08and that'll do it
33:11one left for the Cubs
33:12but they still lead
33:13at 3-1
33:19back down
33:20for the bottom
33:21of the sixth
33:21and there's a new
33:22pitcher on the mound
33:23Kobe Milner
33:24hasn't pitched
33:25in the last three days
33:28so the Rays
33:29batting order
33:30turns over
33:31Jonathan Aranda
33:32getting ready
33:33to hit
33:40Aranda
33:48so important
33:49to get ahead
33:49of these hitters
33:50you don't want to
33:51issue a free pass
33:51and allow that
33:52tying run
33:52to come to the plate
33:54always want to keep
33:54that other team
33:55in a position
33:56where if they're
33:56going to beat you
33:57they're going to
33:57have to do it
33:58with multiple hits
34:16strike three
34:17went back
34:18to the sweeper
34:19and got the strikeout
34:20well he made
34:20pretty quick work
34:21of him right there
34:22you look at the sequence
34:23everything down
34:24at the knees
34:25and below
34:25and some guys
34:26are good lowball hitters
34:27but right there
34:28they clearly
34:29had a plan
34:29to pound
34:30that part
34:30of the zone
34:31and he wasn't able
34:31to put up
34:32much of a fight
34:33now the number
34:34two hitter
34:35Yandy Diaz
34:38close one
34:38doesn't get the call
34:40and that's ball one
34:49grips one to right
34:50and he makes the catch
34:52and there's two away
34:55man that's one
34:56of those at bats
34:57where you have
34:57to remind yourself
34:58it's about the process
35:00he did everything
35:01right right there
35:01nothing to show for it
35:03but in your mind
35:04you have to convince
35:05yourself that it was
35:06a very good at bat
35:07Caminero
35:08in the box again
35:09takes a strike
35:10well as good as
35:11things can be
35:12it can be a tough
35:13day at the office
35:14even for the skippers
35:15seeing the offense
35:16just sputter
35:17not able to get
35:18anything going
35:21out to short
35:23Swanson
35:25and it's a
35:261-2-3 inning
35:27it's the Cubs
35:293
35:29the Rays
35:301
35:36welcome back
35:37we're in the
35:37seventh
35:38we have a new
35:38pitcher on the mound
35:39Edwin Oceda
35:41and he comes on here
35:42for the first time
35:43this season
35:43and I'm sure
35:45there's some nerves
35:45involved in that
35:46so we'll see how
35:47he settles in
35:48now it's the
35:49second baseman
35:50Matt Shaw
35:53you know
35:54these Cubs
35:54simply put
35:55are producing
35:56a lot of
35:57quality swings
35:58they've hit
35:59seven line drives
36:00already
36:00and even though
36:01some of them
36:02have been for outs
36:02there's nothing
36:03wrong with delivering
36:04consistent hard contact
36:06that's almost
36:07always going to
36:07lead to positive
36:08results
36:09now one missed
36:18fouled off
36:19left side
36:26the 1-2
36:30and a swing
36:31and a miss
36:32and there's
36:33one down
36:37the batter
36:38will be
36:38Michael Conforto
36:39the designated
36:40hitter
36:40Michael Conforto
36:45no need to
36:46offer that pitch
36:47until you get
36:47to two strikes
36:48it's just a
36:49low percentage
36:50of success
36:50when you want
36:51to try to go
36:52after that
36:52down and away
36:53pitch
36:55ball
36:55outside
37:05foul ball
37:11one-two
37:11now
37:15fouls that off
37:16to the left
37:16to the left
37:16and we'll do it
37:17again
37:23the 1-2
37:36knocks that one away
37:37and we'll do it again
37:45got him
37:46that's the second out
37:54and now it's
37:55Miguel Amaya
37:55he blasted one out
37:57earlier in the third
37:58just a solo home run
37:59but an important swing
38:00of the bat
38:01in this game
38:01we've already seen him
38:02do it once
38:03can he do it again
38:18that's in there
38:20strike one
38:27and that one
38:28fouled off
38:34two down
38:35nobody on
38:38ball
38:48in the air
38:49right field
38:50Fraley
38:51settles under it
38:52and that is that
38:55nothing happening there
38:56for the Cubs
38:57as the lead remains
38:593-1
39:02welcome back
39:03taking a look
39:04at our game
39:04some
39:04for the rain
39:05left fielder
39:08Cedric Mullins
39:19it's been tough
39:20for the offense
39:20so far
39:21but you can't
39:22get frustrated
39:22you got to find
39:23a way to shake
39:24it off
39:24go up there
39:25and relax
39:25that's the only way
39:26you're going to be
39:27able to put runs
39:27up on the board
39:30way out front
39:32for strike two
39:41foul ball
39:42still 0-2
39:52got him swinging
39:53one up one down
39:54a big first out
39:56here in the seventh
39:56via the punch out
39:57yeah
39:58it just does so much
39:59to change the outlook
40:00of an important inning
40:01like this
40:02when you got the
40:02leadoff hitter
40:03so critical
40:04in setting the table
40:05when you got a
40:06tight game like this
40:07so a strikeout
40:08really puts them
40:08on their heels
40:10and the batter now
40:11Taylor Walls
40:13fouled off
40:13down the right side
40:16the raise
40:17the raise
40:18down by a pair
40:19here at the bottom
40:19of the seven
40:26now one out to right
40:29and there's two away
40:35here comes the manager
40:36here comes the manager
40:36out of the dugout
40:37and he'll make a move
40:38for the bullpen
40:39Obie Milner
40:40gives way
40:41two run ball game
40:42as he heads for the dugout
40:43and we'll be back
40:44with a new pitcher
40:50now pitching for the Cubs
40:51new pitcher in the game
40:52for the Cubs
40:53Caleb Thielbar
40:54this southpaw's been
40:55really good
40:56against left-handed
40:57hitters
41:05Johnny DeLuca
41:06next to hit
41:07for the Rays
41:19no that missed
41:20that's the ball
41:31up the middle
41:32Swanson
41:33in plenty of time
41:35to first
41:36inning over
41:37on the ground out
41:38took just two pitches
41:39to finish the frame
41:40out of the bullpen
41:41nothing doing for
41:42welcome back
41:44as we take a look
41:45at their upcoming
41:46schedule
41:59swing and a foul
42:00straight back
42:09bounce to the right
42:10Palacios
42:12on to first
42:13first out
42:14in the top of the
42:15eight
42:15next for the Cubs
42:16right fielder
42:17Scott Kingery
42:19Scott Kingery
42:21the next Cubs
42:21to hit
42:22three pitch
42:23strikeout
42:23last time up
42:24got to put up
42:25more of a fight
42:26in this one
42:28fun to 10
42:29but that goes foul
42:37and a swing
42:38and a miss
42:38there
42:38who Seda
42:39measures six feet
42:41even
42:41210 pounds
42:43and he was born
42:45in the Dominican
42:45and the Dominican
42:46Republic
42:46got it
42:47two down
42:51in half
42:52up to him
42:52he's already
42:53homered here
42:54in this one
43:00pack one
43:03two down
43:04nobody on
43:05and we're
43:05in the top
43:06of the eighth
43:26strike three
43:27strike three
43:27got him with the
43:28sweeper
43:30Cubs
43:31down quietly
43:32and the score
43:33stays
43:33three to one
43:37back now
43:38in Tampa Bay
43:39out of the bottom
43:40of the eighth
43:41Jake Fraley
43:42now at the plate
43:49that's way outside
43:50ball one
43:51movement in the
43:52Cubs bullpen
43:53Phil Maton
43:54the closer
43:55getting cranked up
43:56for a possible
43:57save opportunity
43:58Palencia
43:59also throwing
44:04I think he was
44:05sitting off speed
44:05there
44:14fastball for a
44:15strike
44:16going to count
44:16one and two
44:28left field
44:31takes it in
44:32for the out
44:40Nick Fortes
44:41next to hit
44:42for the race
44:57tapped at the
44:58play but it's a
44:59foul ball
45:10swing and a miss
45:11and it's nothing
45:12in two
45:13the Cubs
45:14up by two
45:15here the bottom
45:16half of the eighth
45:16inning
45:21line to second
45:22snagged on the
45:23bounce
45:23whips it to first
45:25and two away
45:26now
45:26up next
45:28for the race
45:29second baseman
45:30Richie Palacios
45:33here's the second
45:33baseman
45:34Richie Palacios
45:46just missed
45:47lefty continues to
45:49work but the
45:50closer getting
45:51loose in the
45:51bullpen
45:56out to short
45:57Swanson
45:59out with room
46:00to spare
46:01and that's the
46:02inning
46:02down in order
46:03go the Rays
46:04and they still
46:05trail it here
46:06three to one
46:12we're back
46:12it's the top of the
46:13ninth
46:14and there's a new
46:14pitcher on the
46:15mound
46:15Brian Baker
46:16and we all know
46:17about his slider
46:18it's just filthy
46:19man
46:20and one of the
46:21better ones in the
46:21game I'd say
46:22spin rate's very
46:23high and it just
46:24breaks a ton
46:25Michael Bush
46:26digs in down
46:35here comes the
46:360-1
46:37swing and miss
46:38at a slider
46:46that one lifted
46:47to left
46:50one away
46:57up next for the
46:58Cubs
46:59Alex Brinkman
47:00the next Cubs
47:01to hit
47:010 for 3
47:02a fly out
47:03a ground out
47:04and a strikeout
47:09in the game
47:10everyone gets
47:11a little tighter
47:12way to get ahead
47:13on a really good
47:14hitter right there
47:16that's the third
47:17and that's
47:18just
47:19foul
47:25the 0-2
47:27and it's fouled
47:28off
47:28they'll do it
47:29again
47:43the 0-2
47:46on the ground
47:46to third
47:48Diaz
47:50slings it across
47:51two quick outs
47:52here in the top
47:53of the ninth
47:53running out of
47:54chances to pad
47:55the lead
47:59now the Cubs
48:00four hole hitter
48:00Dansby Swanson
48:020 for 3
48:03in this one
48:09rip to short
48:12Walls
48:12throws to first
48:13and that's the inning
48:15it's the Cubs
48:163
48:16the Rays
48:171
48:23welcome back
48:24and here comes
48:25the closer
48:26Phil Mayton
48:27save opportunity
48:29for him right here
48:30and he's their guy
48:31time to lock this one
48:32down
48:32and get out of here
48:33with the W
48:34back to the top
48:36of the order
48:36here's the Rays
48:37leadoff hitter
48:38Jonathan Aranda
48:391 for 3
48:45just missed
48:46outside
48:57and that's in there
48:58at the knees
48:59for a strike
49:00really good cutter
49:01that he's able to
49:02front door
49:03and back door
49:04that pitch
49:05is devastating
49:08the 1-1
49:10hit the air
49:11left field
49:12half
49:13settles
49:13underneath it
49:14and a quick
49:16out number
49:16one
49:20now it's going
49:21to be
49:21Yandy Diaz
49:23third baseman
49:24Yandy Diaz
49:45high fly ball right field
49:48Kingery gets under it
49:51and there's two down
49:55up next
49:56for the Rays
49:57designated hitter
49:59so it's their last
50:00chance in this one
50:01to the plate
50:02now for the Rays
50:03is the DH
50:04Junior Caminero
50:050 for 3
50:06with 2 strikeouts
50:08and a ground out
50:11ball
50:20close one
50:20doesn't get the call
50:22ball two
50:23and an ABS challenge
50:25coming from behind
50:25the dish
50:26it just
50:27shaved the zone
50:29they'll keep
50:30their remaining
50:30challenge
50:39two down
50:40nobody on
50:41so a foul ball
50:43makes it
50:44one and two
50:54this could end
50:55it
50:57spoils the two
50:58strike pitch
50:59and he'll see
50:59another
51:08the one
51:09two
51:21swing and a miss
51:22struck him out
51:23and that is the
51:24ball game
51:24this was by no means
51:26an offensive outburst
51:27only four hits
51:28the entire game
51:29but good teams
51:30find a way to win
51:31and they did
51:32and your final
51:333-1
51:33the Cubs
51:34go home a winner
51:35for Chris Singleton
51:37and our entire
51:37outstanding crew
51:38here at MLB
51:39to show
51:40I'm John Shomby
51:41we'll see you soon
51:42the Cubs
51:42the Cubs
51:43the Cubs
51:43when that's on
51:45the Cubs
51:46I miss my late night
52:01living
52:03they're getting along
52:05when I'm deep
52:06to far as I can tell
52:10Baby, I'll go back to doin' that voodoo like I feel so well
52:16Changed a little rock'n'roll music, raised a little honky-tonk
52:26Oh, look out now
52:36Lookin' for me
52:38Just look up in the sky on them clear black nights
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