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00:00:17from inside Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay today the finale of this three-game
00:00:23weekend set it's the Minnesota Twins taking on the Tampa Bay Rays
00:00:30alright we'll be back to get this one started after this and on the mound for
00:00:39Tampa Bay in this one Nick Martinez what do you look for here well the entire
00:00:44league knows how nasty that cutter is look for the righties to move off the
00:00:48plate a little bit so they can get the arms extended to get good wood on the
00:00:52baseball all right ready to go here Luke Kieschel digs in now and we're off and a
00:01:01rolling in Tampa Bay that one not close two balls no strikes
00:01:19he had a foul ball
00:01:29foul ball there look like you got a little excited on that fastball got to think to
00:01:34yourself want to stay up the middle that way if you're a little bit early you hit
00:01:37it out of the ballpark if you're a little late opposite field not
00:01:48and a pop-up right side foul territory reaches over the wall and he's got it
00:01:57okay let's check out the lineup batting seven someone they're hoping breaks out in
00:02:01this one Brian Jeffers yeah Boog hitting under that Mendoza line over the last ten
00:02:06games he's definitely going through a tough time at the plate right now I think
00:02:10some of that's probably bad luck other it's just you know bad approach but
00:02:14clearly he's looking to make some adjustments to get back on track so we'll
00:02:17see what he does in this one just underway from Tropicana field that misses
00:02:23ball two he's just missing with some pitches that I mean those are they're not
00:02:28strikes and that's what you think of good pitches a strike but that's foul so many
00:02:32times pitchers are trying to tease the zone and the last two pitches that he's
00:02:35thrown good pitches but even better takes
00:02:43to two now swing and a miss struck him out and there's two away for so many guys
00:02:51guys want to hit and so when you're not given pitches to hit most guys can get
00:02:58anxious and try to create something that that's not there Trevor learning in the
00:03:03box now no balls in a strike
00:03:09line to second snagged on the bounce it's there and that's a great play now it's the
00:03:15Rays turn no score you're watching Tampa Bay Rays baseball on the show Florida
00:03:23back now at the chop for the bottom of the first and now here's the starter for Minnesota Simeon Woods
00:03:29Richardson what should we keep an eye on here a really good outing for him last time scattered two
00:03:35runs was attacking hitters getting ahead in the count great performance we'll see if he can do it again in
00:03:41this one
00:03:41digging in Yandy Diaz that one's upstairs all one Diaz went deep in his most recent game
00:03:58rips that one to right Walnut takes it in for the out one up one down the first big all
00:04:05right let's take a look at the Rays lineup and a big factor for them in recent games
00:04:10Gavin Lux well he's got an 11 game hit streak going right now Boog I mean that means he's hitting
00:04:15lefties
00:04:16righties submariners starters relievers you name it he's very comfortable in the box and that's such a great
00:04:22place to be as a hitter makes you excited to come to the ballpark every day challenge from behind the
00:04:27dish here and that one did find the strike zone still two challenges left for them
00:04:44delivers a pitch in for a strike at 95 one way to make a guy real uncomfortable to plate is
00:04:49pound
00:04:50him inside with good velocity they're doing that right here
00:04:56cuts and misses it's a strikeout I gotta think that was the plan all the way he set him up
00:05:02with
00:05:02a high fastball and then bury that curveball down low to get him swinging now especially with how
00:05:07effective pitchers work up in the zone these days that's a devastating combination junior Caminero
00:05:13stands in but two away as he takes a ball
00:05:23Caminero launched a homer in his most recent game
00:05:30two down nobody on
00:05:39two one down
00:05:42that one is upstairs
00:05:51little bouncer out in front of the plate and that one handled
00:05:54the throw to first
00:05:56Rays retired in order
00:05:58scoreless after one
00:06:05back here at Tropicana Field
00:06:07second inning set to go
00:06:09so the Minnesota Twins
00:06:11have been slow out of the gates this year
00:06:14Singy this isn't what they expected when the year started
00:06:17for sure Bogan
00:06:18I think they'd say the same but
00:06:20they've got a lot of belief in that clubhouse
00:06:22and I think they'll turn it around
00:06:23I don't know what that means as we head towards the all-star break
00:06:26do you stay the course or try to make some big moves to shake things up
00:06:33and there's a rocket into the outfield and that's going to get into the corner
00:06:40the relay to second not in time that's a lead off
00:06:44double really good swing right there you got a pitch that he knew he could handle
00:06:48allowed himself to stay back just a tad bit longer and he hit the ball on the screws
00:06:53runner in scoring position now and a good opportunity to push across the first run of the ball game
00:06:58Cody Clemens the next twin up to hit that one finds the zone
00:07:030-1
00:07:04now the best way to shake off yesterday's struggles is to get on the board early
00:07:08they've got a guy in scoring position
00:07:10they've got to find a way here to get him in
00:07:12Clemens thought that one missed and here comes the challenge
00:07:15good eye at the plate they'll overturn the call
00:07:18they'll keep both their challenges
00:07:31the twins with a chance to score first here at the top of the second
00:07:36got him looking for the call
00:07:38not what you're looking for after the leadoff double
00:07:41a strikeout and there's one away
00:07:44here's Josh Bell 0-6 in the series so far
00:07:50swing and he popped it up
00:07:52Lux settles under it
00:07:56two away down
00:07:58Bill that was a pitch you got to crush
00:08:00unbelievable that he missed it right there and I'm telling you
00:08:03he is going to be frustrating with himself until his next at bat
00:08:06Ryan Jeffers at the plate
00:08:12there's a strike
00:08:14the twins looking to strike first
00:08:17here in the third and final game of the series
00:08:21comes up empty
00:08:22more and more guys are looking to slog regardless of the count
00:08:26in this situation we'll keep a close eye on his approach
00:08:32worm burner into the outfield for a knock
00:08:34doesn't stop
00:08:35heads for home
00:08:38to the plate
00:08:39can't hang on he scores
00:08:41on the board first it's one sit
00:08:43mission accomplished there as he picks up the RBI to give him the lead
00:08:48smash that one through the infield for the knock when it's hit that hard
00:08:51it makes it very tough on the infielders to make any sort of play
00:08:55here's Royce Lewis
00:08:57homered in the ball game yesterday afternoon
00:09:06smash to the left side
00:09:08to second Lux
00:09:10and that'll do it
00:09:11but they pick up one run on the RBI single
00:09:14it's now 1-0
00:09:16this is Rays baseball on the show Florida
00:09:22ready to go for the last half of the inning
00:09:24and stepping in for the Rays
00:09:26Cedric Mullins
00:09:29Mullins
00:09:46Woods Richardson
00:09:47it is third season
00:09:4925 years old
00:09:50and he was drafted in the eighth round
00:09:52back in 2018
00:09:55the 1-1
00:09:59this one popped up
00:10:01Jeffers should have this one
00:10:03and there's one down
00:10:07batting fit
00:10:08the right fielder
00:10:09Jake Fraley
00:10:11now it's the right fielder
00:10:13Jake Fraley
00:10:22hey
00:10:33swing and a miss
00:10:34and the count is 0-2
00:10:36I think he was a little excited there
00:10:38saw the fastball
00:10:39but needed a stepladder to get to that one
00:10:41it's gonna have to tighten it back up
00:10:42he wants to have a good at bat
00:10:46goes down swinging for the strikeout
00:10:48that's the first splitter we've seen today
00:10:51and it shouldn't be the last
00:10:52that's about as nasty of a splitter as you'll come across
00:10:55especially in terms of movement
00:10:57I mean that thing tumbles out of his hand
00:10:59and just drops off the table at the last moment
00:11:01if he keeps it down
00:11:03it's just so tough to put wood on
00:11:05at the plate
00:11:06Gavin Lux
00:11:07and it finds its way through for a hit
00:11:10and that keeps the inning going
00:11:14batting seven
00:11:15timing on the swing was good
00:11:17able to shoot the ball up the middle
00:11:18didn't square it up as much as he probably would have liked
00:11:21but that's a good approach paying off
00:11:23now up for Tampa Bay
00:11:25Hunter Fiduccia
00:11:36whoa damn
00:11:45a swing and a miss
00:11:47and that's strike one
00:11:49and he really sells the changeup
00:11:51with that arm action
00:11:57oh great grab on the dive
00:11:59throw to first
00:12:00and very nicely done for the out
00:12:04well that right there
00:12:05was all pre-pitch positioning
00:12:06put himself in the perfect spot
00:12:08to make a great play
00:12:14welcome back
00:12:15let's take a look at how the series has played out so far
00:12:29ball one
00:12:44hit hard but foul off to the left
00:12:57fights that one away
00:12:58still one and two
00:13:07ball
00:13:17got him swinging
00:13:23and here's a look at how he's using his pitches in this one
00:13:30back to the leadoff spot and the twins light up
00:13:32now it's the second baseman
00:13:34Luke Gieschel
00:13:48right there for a strike
00:14:07just misses with that one
00:14:09really good take especially with two strikes
00:14:18that one back up the middle
00:14:19and it gets through
00:14:21so they get a man aboard with a one out single
00:14:25really nice job staying up the middle with his approach
00:14:28he didn't try to do too much with the pitch
00:14:30just shot it through the infield
00:14:31and now they've got some speed on first
00:14:33so we'll see if they try to get him into motion
00:14:35Buxton swings through that one
00:14:37as he comes to the play for the second time today
00:14:43that's in there
00:14:44with two down
00:14:45that's a great take right there
00:14:46even though it's a strike
00:14:48with the situation
00:14:49run on first base
00:14:50you want to keep the ball off the ground
00:14:52you swing at that pitch
00:14:53most likely you roll into a double play
00:15:00stays alive
00:15:05man at first one away
00:15:06runner on the goal
00:15:08sharp grounder
00:15:09that's through for a base head
00:15:12headed for the plate
00:15:15and they lead by two
00:15:20everyone's trying to elevate the ball in today's game
00:15:22but if you can hit a ball that hard on the ground
00:15:25it's gonna find some holes
00:15:26there's Trevor Larnik
00:15:30that one finds the zone
00:15:32and that's strike one
00:15:41right through there for a strike
00:15:43one out the runner at second
00:15:45we're here in the top half of inning number three
00:15:49well struck deep right field
00:15:51long way back
00:15:52and out of here
00:15:57the two run shot
00:15:58third home run of the season
00:16:00and they boost their lead
00:16:03Chris he's homered in back to back games now
00:16:06yep seeing the ball well
00:16:07and he's got his timing locked in
00:16:09he's looking pretty dangerous at the dish right now
00:16:12when you're working with this kind of velocity
00:16:14so critical that you move the ball around
00:16:16work quickly
00:16:17and make sure that you keep that hitter off balance
00:16:20clearly not pulled by the location or the velocity
00:16:23he was all over that fastball
00:16:25one down
00:16:26now the cleanup hitter for Minnesota
00:16:29Matt Wallmer
00:16:42in the air right center
00:16:44this is mashed way back
00:16:46and gone
00:16:51they do it again
00:16:53back to back homers
00:16:54and they add a run
00:16:56it's five zip
00:16:57he really needed that swing
00:16:59he hasn't been getting a ton of results at the plate lately
00:17:02so I'm sure that one felt especially good
00:17:06back to back jacks
00:17:08and this club is fired up right now
00:17:10this is the kind of thing where you really start to notice hitters in a lineup
00:17:14feeding off each other
00:17:16and the collective confidence just continues to grow
00:17:18so up next for Minnesota
00:17:20Cody Clemens
00:17:23that's the ball
00:17:40four runs already in the frame
00:17:42here is the third and final game of the series
00:17:45on the ground
00:17:46and foul ball
00:18:07clearly he hasn't had it in this game
00:18:09and looks like sooner than later
00:18:10they're gonna have to go to the bullpen
00:18:13that one misses
00:18:14full count now
00:18:22struck him out swinging
00:18:24and that's four strikeouts
00:18:27just couldn't catch up on the lower 90s fastball right there
00:18:30and that's a result of a good job of changing speeds
00:18:33off-speed pitch on the one before
00:18:35then sped him up
00:18:36pitchers that don't blow real hard
00:18:37have to rely on location
00:18:39and mix it up to speeds
00:18:40that wasn't the best location with the fastball
00:18:42but clearly that wasn't the pitch he was looking for at the plate either
00:18:50base knock center field
00:18:51so a two out knock keeps the inning alive
00:19:00seems like he got exactly what he was looking for right there
00:19:03that's about as textbook as it gets
00:19:05got his stride and load out of the way early
00:19:08stayed inside that ball
00:19:10and squared it up out front man that was like he was in the cage hitting off a tee
00:19:20well that two seamers heat seeking for right-handed batters just runs in on those hands
00:19:27three struck him out looking
00:19:29that'll end the inning after a lot of scoring
00:19:32but two round trippers in this inning the long ball was working
00:19:36and the lead is now five nothing
00:19:38you're watching tampa bay rays baseball on the show florida
00:19:43back here at the ballpark let's check out the latest news from around the league
00:19:59chris his batting average puts him in the top 10 in baseball right now
00:20:11and that's in there for a strike and quickly nothing at two well this guy's so comfortable
00:20:16hitting with two strikes even a good pitch early in the at bat if he's not ready to pull the
00:20:20trigger
00:20:20he's not worried if he gets to an 0-2 count that one almost got him
00:20:26straighten him up a little bit
00:20:34ball two
00:20:43swing and a miss curveball on the dirt gets to it onto first gets him one away on a drop
00:20:49third strike
00:20:51classic pitch sequencing there to change eye levels for the punch out that fastball on the pitch before
00:20:56was off it was very competitive and that gets you thinking that he might try to climb the ladder
00:21:00but then the curveball out of that same tunnel just falls off the table and you can't make contact
00:21:06taylor waltz batting with one down takes a strike
00:21:27ball one
00:21:41strike three and that's two in a row boog if you can set up a good two strike splitter with
00:21:46a fastball on the previous pitch it's gonna be so tough to recognize that gesture swing to get a
00:21:51piece of it clearly had him reaching for it right there
00:21:59diaz in the box now as he looks at ball one second plate appearance of the day for him
00:22:07that's not the first time they've watched a fastball zip by for a strike i don't know if they're
00:22:12taking intentionally in those spots but i'd like to see him more aggressive with those pitches
00:22:19on the ground right side play made that ends the inning
00:22:26nothing doing for tampa it's five nothing
00:22:33back now in tampa bay new inning getting started well he's been knocked around pretty good so far but
00:22:39they've got him back out there at least to begin the inning and you wonder just the strength and
00:22:44perhaps the health of that bullpen for him to go back out there but he's taking this one for the
00:22:48team
00:22:48perhaps he can stabilize things and the offense can score some runs for him
00:22:54that was a great run to make the catch singing we gotta take another look at it with stack cast
00:23:00yeah he saw it perfectly off the bat reactions were excellent took a very direct route to the ball
00:23:05and more than a hundred feet later he ran it down i just love seeing that lee in the box
00:23:11with one away
00:23:12as he takes ball one
00:23:19to third caminero two quick outs here in the top of the fourth the batter number 15 second baseman lu
00:23:31keeschel back to the top of the lineup luke keeschel the next twin up to hit one for two
00:23:41and first offering is fouled off nobody on the team has more stolen bases than he does this season
00:23:47chris two down nobody on swing and a high fly ball down the right field line fraley really on his
00:23:57horse for
00:23:58it and a foul ball
00:24:02the o2 ground ball right side and that's just foul
00:24:17that's a ball
00:24:26gets a piece there we'll do it again two down nobody on top half of inning number four
00:24:34ball two
00:24:46and a foul ball he stays alive
00:24:52two two down
00:24:56swing and a ground ball up the middle that's a base hit
00:24:59so he gets a hit after a long battle with the pitcher
00:25:05up next for the twins the center here's pirate buxton he has as they like to say
00:25:10let me guess boo light tower power that's right
00:25:22and that's fouled off nobody on his team has been better at driving in runs this season singe
00:25:32the o2
00:25:35out towards right center field fraley moving under it
00:25:40and that is that
00:25:43one left for minnesota but they hold a five nothing lead
00:25:51bottom four as the rays come up to hit
00:25:54the first baseman number eight
00:25:56ronda
00:26:02well these rays as this game goes on have to be more disciplined at the plate so many of their
00:26:07outs have
00:26:08come from weak contact on pitches they're chasing outside of the strike zone you can't do much of
00:26:13anything with those locations and that's been true again today
00:26:22here's the o2
00:26:27smoke to right but he's got it i just think the lack of drawing any walks is an indication that
00:26:32they need
00:26:32to be a little more selective and less anxious about forcing something to happen
00:26:37junior camonero the next to hit grounded out his first time up
00:26:46and he's the home run leader on this team singe
00:26:54that clips the corner
00:27:04this one in the air right field walmart on the move
00:27:09flashes the leather on the running catch and there's two down up next for the ray
00:27:14the center fielder cedric cedric mullins next to hit for the rays he's over one
00:27:26that's up he's in the top ten for most stolen bases in baseball right now singe
00:27:30you can't ignore him when he gets on base
00:27:34that one to first he takes it himself to the bag and that'll do it
00:27:40rays held in check here still looking at that five nothing deficit
00:27:48welcome back as we take a look at how today's starting pitchers have fared so far
00:28:04that one ripped but foul well these twins simply put are producing a lot of quality swings just look
00:28:13at how the ball's coming off their bats and tell me it's fun playing defense at this level
00:28:17they've got seven hits at 90 plus miles per hour exit velocity so
00:28:21you gotta look alive out there got the bat going too soon it's strike two
00:28:29foul ball left side he'll see another
00:28:38the one two
00:28:41on the ground right side and foul ball great swing and solid contact just a little too quick he's
00:28:50gonna stay back a little longer
00:28:53well the good thing so far is that he hasn't issued any free passes unfortunately they're making pretty
00:28:58good contact so not getting the swings and misses and making that defense work behind him
00:29:04fights it off he'll see another now he's desperately looking for that swing and miss he's gonna have to
00:29:10just change speeds a little bit try to move it around create just a little bit of illusion at the
00:29:16end
00:29:40that one hops against the fence
00:29:45it's into second easily with a lead off double
00:29:48but when you see that many pitches in it bad your chances of succeeding go up and right there we
00:29:54see the result
00:29:59runner in scoring position no outs matt walmer the next twin up to hit
00:30:17and we're at the top of the fifth outside
00:30:27hey
00:30:36strike two
00:30:44hit the air left field and there's one away
00:30:52up next for minnesota the third baseman number two cody so up next for minnesota cody clemens
00:30:59there's over two with a pair of strikeouts
00:31:04hey
00:31:12slapped hard the other way but foul
00:31:18runner at second here one gone
00:31:23that one is absolutely belted and he makes the grab and there's two away excellent job man i tell you
00:31:32what times that i played that field getting to play like that you love the opportunity to make it
00:31:38josh bell getting ready to hit
00:31:43in the dirt the throw is wild and it gets away
00:31:52man it's second sliced hard but foul down the left side look out that ball smoked man i am so
00:32:01relieved that they have this
00:32:02netting down the lines just ensure safety for the fans last thing as a player you want to look up
00:32:07and see a fan get hit
00:32:08this one in the air center field
00:32:11and that's the third out
00:32:15the double in the inning but they leave them stranded last half of the fifth coming up it's the twins
00:32:20five the rays nothing
00:32:24back here in tampa bay and stepping in for the rays jake fraley
00:32:35well these rays just aren't putting together very many good at bats in this one just one base runner
00:32:40to this point and it's not exactly early anymore they've got players in this lineup capable of sparking
00:32:46something but it just hasn't happened for him yet
00:32:562-0
00:33:10that clips the corner
00:33:24sharp grounder that's through for a base hit and they have their first base runner since the second inning
00:33:33up next for the ray dominant performance for him today boo just two hits allowed so far no runs across
00:33:40either and he's had an answer for just about every hitter he's faced so i don't think this hit is
00:33:46going
00:33:46to knock him off his stride too much
00:34:00locks now at the plate as he swings through strike one on the mound you take a note you see
00:34:05the hitter's
00:34:06willingness to chase that pitch upstairs get deeper in the count try to climb the ladder
00:34:14swing and a foul out of play
00:34:19fraley fraley fraley on at first nobody out
00:34:400-2 now battling here as he fouls it away
00:34:45a defensive swing right there some cheese on the inside part of the plate
00:34:49bet the hands are still stinging after that one
00:34:55to first maybe a two ball bell to second on the first double play
00:35:03for me that's one of the toughest double plays to turn on the infield the first baseman has to get
00:35:07inside create a throwing lane to hit that middle infielder to start the double play and then from there
00:35:12completing it back to first really good job all the way around base is empty after the double play
00:35:19hunter for ducha now at the plate that's outside
00:35:45great take right there showed some really good discipline breaking ball coming in you see
00:35:50it well but don't trust that it's going to hang on for a strike nice job
00:35:56that one misses three and one now
00:36:05three ball count here he's been throwing strikes all day got to be ready to hit if you're in the
00:36:10box
00:36:12rips one to right that is the inning still nothing on the scoreboard for him after five
00:36:20this is raised baseball on the show florida
00:36:26welcome back a few highlights to help tell the story of the game
00:36:36is
00:36:42yeah
00:36:43i guess we lost the magic
00:36:45we got to break the magic
00:36:47i can tell you're giving me up
00:37:02now pitching now the mound for the rays mason engler well they need someone to stop the
00:37:07bleed and keep the score right where it is seems like a tough task today with the way this lineup
00:37:13is
00:37:13swinging it
00:37:16and foul ball
00:37:23ball that's in
00:37:30pop foul out of play off to the right
00:37:39goes down looking up next to the plate the designated hitter royce lewis the next twin up to hit
00:37:55swing and a ball lined out towards center brings it in two up two down not fold at all right
00:38:01there he
00:38:01was clearly all over it but sometimes you hit it too hard and right at someone you're looking for
00:38:07one of those loop hits to get a knock sometimes two out space is empty so up next for minnesota
00:38:13rook three check swing called strike and that is strike one
00:38:30that one ripped right center field
00:38:35that's down one hops off the wall and that's a double
00:38:43he got that front foot down and pitch recognition was on point pretty impressive for an 0-2 count
00:38:53luke kieschel the next twin up to him
00:39:05in the air right field and that is that twins wind up stranding one as they are unable to add
00:39:14to
00:39:14their 5-0 lead
00:39:19back in the ballpark and in this series it has been ugly on the mound as we look at the
00:39:25numbers
00:39:35outside low ball one
00:39:43and it's found away
00:39:55here's a high fly ball out to center buxton settles under this one and he makes the catch
00:40:01and there's one down no batter number seven and here's a look at how he's using his pitches in this
00:40:07one whoa taylor waltz next to hit for the rays oh for one he struck out swinging last time
00:40:31and that misses and the count even wanted one the twins leading by five here in the bottom of the
00:40:39sixth
00:40:54he's dealing with a great two strike hitter right here the strikeout is not automatic
00:41:02he goes down looking no just couldn't pull the trigger on the fastball right there and i don't
00:41:06think he was taking it thinking it might be a called ball or anything i just think he was flat
00:41:10out
00:41:11frozen did not expect that location in my opinion ds ds in the box again takes the strike he's pitching
00:41:21well but not throwing a ton of first pitch strikes usually doesn't work out for success but you can never
00:41:27predict predict baseball
00:41:31chew down nobody on
00:41:35puts it in the air out towards left center
00:41:39pulls it in on the run and that ends the inning make it six shutout innings for him out there
00:41:45now
00:41:45you're watching tampa bay rays baseball on the top of inning number seven and now for the twins byron buxton
00:42:03lays out but he can't squeeze it
00:42:06he makes the throw but it's not in time so they end up with some speed on at first
00:42:13so man aboard now the left fielder trevor larnick
00:42:20swing and a pop off in foul ground
00:42:24one away
00:42:28up next for the twin the right fielder matt walmer
00:42:38and now the right fielder matt walmer in the air to left center
00:42:48takes it in for the out
00:42:54up next for minnesota the third baseman number two cody
00:42:59and the batter now cody clemens oh for three in this one
00:43:16that one's in there that strike two and at bat like this is almost over as it begins in this
00:43:23situation you have no idea what the next pitch is going to be you just got to hope that you
00:43:27can make
00:43:27contact and a base hit right there throw sales over his head at first and that'll put runners
00:43:33up the corners with two away to the twin the first baseman next to switch hitting first
00:43:44baseman josh bell
00:43:48grounds one to short
00:43:51and the inning is over
00:43:53it's the twins five the rays nothing
00:44:01we're back in a new picture here to start the bottom of the seventh number 78 and he's been hit
00:44:06pretty hard at times this year so he's looking for better right now giving up more than a hit for
00:44:12and he's going to be able to hit the ball and he's going to be able to hit the ball
00:44:18in an 0-0 count not every strike is a good strike for a hitter i like the plate discipline
00:44:23there
00:44:23minnesota's bullpen with some action david festa the hard-throwing righty is up and loosening
00:44:30in the air out towards left center buxton takes it in for the out and a quick out number one
00:44:39that's
00:44:39just a really nice catch on the run right there he saved extra bases for sure if the pitcher's his
00:44:45friend he'll give him a second to catch his breath before he's ready to deal the next pitch
00:44:55caminero stands in here takes ball one low
00:45:10the 1-0
00:45:35and it's fouled off they'll do it again
00:45:51here's a chopper to short
00:45:55on the first and there's two down
00:46:00up next for the ray the center fielder two down bases empty here's the center fielder cedric mullins
00:46:15up there
00:46:33on the ground the first he takes it himself to
00:46:37the bag and that'll do it it's the twins five the rays nothing
00:46:49now pitching welcome back and a new arm on the mound to start the eight
00:46:53joe boyle power slider guy bro he throws it hard and gets a lot of late movement so it's tough
00:46:59to pick up
00:47:01and it's the one to try for him to get a little 아파트
00:47:03and he's thrown in the middle right so he does not the shouting out to be a good
00:47:03man's pitch in the middle right and there's a stroke in the ground right and there's a
00:47:09big deal right out there look here's the three right left go right behind york
00:47:12off this one right and there you go out for quick
00:47:16the next one right out for the right there you go out of the right
00:47:36he's been raking in recent games and a big reason why getting ahead and counts
00:47:41he's been able to do that consistently and you see the results
00:47:56here's a 2-2 popped up to the left into foul ground near the fence has room and he makes
00:48:06the catch up next to the twin the shortstop Brooke Lee one out man at first stepping in
00:48:23is the switch hitting shortstop Brooks Lee and there's a foul ball that gives the inside
00:48:35corner for a strike Boyle measures six feet eight inches he features a four seam fastball a slider
00:48:42and occasionally works in a splitter got him two down well that's the effect of the splitter that
00:48:48you're looking for on the mound really nice pitch right there and had him out in front over the top
00:48:52I'm sure the batter was thinking he was getting something else perhaps a fastball a little more
00:48:57oh now this one gets away at the plate the throw into second there's the tag they get up and
00:49:02that's
00:49:03the inning it's the twins five the Rays nothing
00:49:10back now new pitcher on the mound as we roll into the bottom of the eighth David Vesta he doesn't
00:49:16get a
00:49:16lot of strikeouts compared to other relievers so he relies on getting that soft contact and the defense
00:49:22doing the work behind him they'll have to be in their toes with him on the ball Jake Fraley getting
00:49:27ready
00:49:27to hit in the air to left center Buxton turns to the right on the move pulls it down and
00:49:41he makes the catch one pitch and one out really nice job to get your first down to the ball
00:49:46game the second baseman yeah here's the second baseman Gavin Lux
00:49:59movement in the bullpen Cody Funderburk the left-handed reliever appears to be getting loose
00:50:12and a one-on foul ball
00:50:22the twins leading by five near the bottom half of the eighth inning
00:50:30and that's through there for a strike one and two
00:50:41fouls it back with two strikes
00:50:49one two now
00:50:52and that one almost got him
00:51:04that's ball three
00:51:13draws the walk there and an ABS challenge coming from behind the dish
00:51:17the catcher number nine
00:51:19not far out of the zone but it was a ball
00:51:23still one challenge left for them
00:51:26so a man at first
00:51:28Hunter for Ducha
00:51:29next to hit for the Rays
00:51:37that's in there
00:51:38and it's all in one
00:51:50nope
00:51:54Lux
00:51:55leads off first with one away
00:52:04that one is absolutely belted
00:52:07and that's gonna bang against the wall
00:52:12relayed a second
00:52:13and in there with a double off the wall
00:52:18got a fastball middle of the plate
00:52:20jumped all over it
00:52:21absolutely smoked that ball
00:52:29Chandler Simpson
00:52:30Chandler Simpson will hit next
00:52:51comes up empty
00:52:53just not able to catch up to that velocity
00:53:03swing and a ground ball
00:53:04up the middle
00:53:05now the throw to first
00:53:06on the run
00:53:07run scores
00:53:08but a terrific play
00:53:10to get the out
00:53:14Taylor Wall
00:53:15next to hit for the Rays
00:53:17got to find ways to keep this hitting alive
00:53:20they're in striking distance
00:53:21can't give up now
00:53:28close but called a ball
00:53:30and that's ball one
00:53:32looked like a strike to me
00:53:33and here comes the challenge
00:53:35it just shaved the zone
00:53:37so they get to hang on to their second challenge
00:53:51swings and this one's flair
00:53:52base hit
00:53:54grounds third
00:53:55headed for the plate
00:53:56here comes the throw
00:53:57safe
00:53:58and the runner from second
00:54:00scores on the play
00:54:01it's 5-2
00:54:02well that gets them a little closer in this one
00:54:05there are a lot of nicknames
00:54:06people have attached to hits like that
00:54:08blooper, flair, duck snort, rondard, etc
00:54:11but whatever you want to call it
00:54:13it's a knock
00:54:14and those are the ones that will make you smile as a hitter
00:54:16just about every time
00:54:18so back to the top of the order
00:54:20next to hit
00:54:21Yandy Diaz
00:54:22that's the third
00:54:25tosses across to first
00:54:26and that will end the inning
00:54:28they put two on the board with a couple of hits
00:54:30no errors
00:54:31and one left
00:54:32through eight full
00:54:33it's the Twins 5
00:54:37back here at Tropicana Field
00:54:38this offense has lifted them to a lead
00:54:41with plenty of hits so far
00:54:43in this one
00:54:43as we look at the spray chart
00:54:45yeah when a team has this many knocks
00:54:47a lot of the time
00:54:48it gets clustered to one side or another
00:54:50not today
00:54:51they're hitting it all over the field
00:54:55that one finds the zone
00:54:57that strike one
00:55:05that's a ball
00:55:16this one in the air center field
00:55:21Mullins takes it in for the out
00:55:24one down
00:55:25up next to the Twins
00:55:27the center fielder
00:55:28number 25
00:55:29Byron Buxton
00:55:30the next twin up to him
00:55:32he's one of the faster guys
00:55:33just by pure sprint speed
00:55:35in the majors
00:55:39man 91 on the slider right there
00:55:42that's a hard one
00:55:43that's a low end fastball
00:55:44for some pitchers
00:55:47and he takes the strike
00:55:49quickly in the low two hole
00:55:50you're going to have to give something up here
00:55:52in terms of power
00:55:53if you want to put the ball in play
00:55:55with any authority
00:56:04grab ball up the middle
00:56:05that one sizzling on its way through to the outfield
00:56:08and a man aboard
00:56:13clearly seeing the ball very well in this one
00:56:15he wasn't able to elevate it
00:56:17but he put a great swing on it
00:56:19right on time
00:56:20good balanced approach
00:56:21and just blasted it through the infield
00:56:23here's the left fielder
00:56:25Trevor Larnik
00:56:26his two run homer back in the third
00:56:28was an important swing of the bat in this one
00:56:30yeah there's no doubt
00:56:31he helped set the tone fairly early
00:56:33and certainly part of the reason why
00:56:34they've got the lead right now
00:56:42a good slider from an opposite handed pitcher
00:56:45has to stay in that tunnel
00:56:46just a little bit longer
00:56:47otherwise recognition
00:56:49can cause you to barrel it up
00:56:50and right there
00:56:51the hitter clearly couldn't do anything with it
00:56:53Buxton
00:56:54the base runner at first
00:56:55with one out
00:56:58swing and a ball
00:56:59hammered
00:57:00left field
00:57:01that one carrying
00:57:02and gone
00:57:06another homer
00:57:07his second home run of the game
00:57:09and they add to the lead
00:57:11it's 7-2
00:57:13that's a swing that'll boost the win probability for sure
00:57:20my goodness
00:57:21who saw this coming
00:57:23defying the odds with his second homer of the game
00:57:26you know for a player not known for his power boot
00:57:29he's making quite the statement with these swings
00:57:34Walnut
00:57:34stands in now
00:57:35and watches strike one
00:57:41two runs across in the inning
00:57:43here at the top of the ninth
00:57:45out to short
00:57:46Walz
00:57:48throws the first in time
00:57:50it's a good recovery though
00:57:52after giving up the home run
00:57:53not allowing it to stay in the head
00:57:56but going to work at the next hitter
00:57:57and a tough one at that
00:57:58Cody Clemens
00:58:00the next to hit
00:58:06and the pitch a little bit low
00:58:07ball one
00:58:15just missed
00:58:25two down
00:58:26over the yard
00:58:27this one
00:58:29rip
00:58:29but foul
00:58:30to the right
00:58:43swing and a base hit
00:58:45Joey gets on base
00:58:46and keeps it going
00:58:50up next to switch hitting first baseman
00:58:54Josh Bell
00:58:59and that is out of play
00:59:11foul ball there
00:59:19rip to third and caught
00:59:23but the twins bring in two on the homer
00:59:26it's 7-2
00:59:36we head to the bottom of the nine
00:59:38and stepping in for the raise
00:59:40Jonathan Aranda
00:59:41Jonathan Aranda
00:59:48eight
00:59:59ball
01:00:09way out front
01:00:10for strike two
01:00:11he's been able to go inside
01:00:12as well as outside
01:00:14effectively working both sides
01:00:16of the plate
01:00:16in this at bat
01:00:23jackknife's out of the way
01:00:35this one
01:00:35back to left center
01:00:37on its way
01:00:37and that one's out of here
01:00:43he'll take a jog around the bases
01:00:47and they cut into the deficit
01:00:49it's 7-3
01:00:51that homerun narrows the gap
01:00:53between these two
01:00:54this one isn't over yet
01:00:59elevated fastballs
01:01:00especially away
01:01:01are like putting the ball
01:01:02on a tee
01:01:03hitters do a lot of cage work
01:01:04they're comfortable
01:01:05hitting off the tees
01:01:06but he was comfortable
01:01:07right there
01:01:08hitting that ball
01:01:08opposite field
01:01:09for a homerun
01:01:12Derek Shelton
01:01:13out of the dugout
01:01:14and he will make the move
01:01:15David Festa
01:01:16done for the afternoon
01:01:18we'll be back in a minute
01:01:19with a new arm on the mound
01:01:30on the mound
01:01:31down for the twins
01:01:32Cody Funderburg
01:01:33Cody
01:01:34and as relievers go
01:01:35he's not a big strikeout guy
01:01:37he tries to force weak contact
01:01:39so command and execution
01:01:41are huge for him
01:01:42here's the third baseman
01:01:44Junior Caminero
01:01:48always exciting to see a leadoff home run
01:01:50and an inning
01:01:51kind of gets the offense fired up
01:01:52and you start to expect a big inning
01:02:04now a screamer into the outfield
01:02:08brings it in with a nice running grab
01:02:10and there's one away
01:02:12wow
01:02:13he looked like he was running
01:02:14before the ball was hit
01:02:16didn't have much time
01:02:17as that was a hard hit liner
01:02:19but a nice job of covering a lot of ground
01:02:21in a short amount of time
01:02:28Mullins
01:02:29in now
01:02:30takes ball one off the plate
01:02:50one down base is empty
01:02:52here in the ninth
01:02:58that catches the outside corner
01:03:00and it's 2-2
01:03:10that one inside
01:03:11look out
01:03:15one out
01:03:16base is empty
01:03:17and a run in
01:03:17we're in the last half
01:03:18of the ninth inning
01:03:23ripped to right
01:03:25he dives
01:03:26but he can't make the catch
01:03:28so a man aboard now
01:03:29with one away
01:03:31well he keeps the hitting streak
01:03:33going with that ninth inning
01:03:35knock right there
01:03:36coming through under pressure
01:03:38and not the ideal way
01:03:40to get the job done
01:03:41but it works
01:03:42you know only once
01:03:44during DiMaggio's famous
01:03:45hitting streak
01:03:45did he wait till the ninth inning
01:03:47to extend it
01:03:48that's pretty amazing
01:03:49yeah and the best thing to do
01:03:51is get that thing out of the way
01:03:52early
01:03:52no doubt about it
01:03:54you can move on with the game
01:03:55otherwise you start gripping the bat
01:03:57a little tighter
01:03:58as the game progresses
01:03:59towards the end
01:04:000-1 down
01:04:08top of the zone
01:04:09and it's called a strike
01:04:100-2 count
01:04:12both pitches on the inside part
01:04:13of the plate
01:04:14hitter is thinking
01:04:15I don't want to get beat here
01:04:16this is a good time
01:04:17it's time for something off speed
01:04:19away
01:04:210-2 now
01:04:24ground ball right side
01:04:25it squirts through
01:04:29they get it in quickly
01:04:30so first and second
01:04:32now one out
01:04:35manager out of the dugout now
01:04:37and it looks like
01:04:38we'll see a change
01:04:38on the mound
01:04:39Cody Funderburg
01:04:40out of the game
01:04:41and a line not closed on him yet
01:04:43as he's responsible
01:04:44for the runners on base
01:04:46back with a new pitcher
01:04:47after this
01:04:50now pitching for the
01:04:51Colt Sands
01:04:52on to try and close it out
01:04:53I think closer has to be
01:04:55one of the toughest jobs
01:04:56in baseball
01:04:57and we see a pretty high
01:04:59turnover rate
01:04:59because of it
01:05:00every outing
01:05:01seems to be high pressure
01:05:03this one included
01:05:04we'll see if he can wrap up
01:05:05the win
01:05:06and get himself a save
01:05:07so next to the plate
01:05:09for Tampa Bay
01:05:09Gavin Lux
01:05:19and ball one
01:05:21good spot there
01:05:22but didn't get the strike
01:05:23at the knees
01:05:24and doesn't seem
01:05:25too convinced
01:05:25by the call out there
01:05:26on the mound
01:05:27as he tries to get
01:05:28a better sense
01:05:28of the umpire strike zone
01:05:31lead
01:05:32the flip
01:05:33one in second
01:05:34double play
01:05:35cuts the rally short
01:05:36and that ends the ball game
01:05:38a little sigh of relief
01:05:40for the pitcher there
01:05:40ending the ball game
01:05:42with a nice double play
01:05:43you always love
01:05:43when you can get
01:05:44two for one
01:05:45especially
01:05:45when it wraps up
01:05:46the ball game
01:05:47nice win for this team today
01:05:487-3 is how this one ends
01:05:51for Chris Singleton
01:05:52and our entire
01:05:53outstanding crew
01:05:54here at MLB
01:05:55the show
01:05:55I'm John Shambi
01:05:56we'll see you soon
01:06:11the ball game
01:06:12because I miss my late-night living
01:06:15they get me along
01:06:17Well, I need you as far as I can tell
01:06:22Baby, I'll go back to doing that voodoo like I do so well
01:06:28Sing a little rock'n'roll music, raise a little hoppy tongue
01:06:38Oh, look out now
01:06:47Oh, look out now
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