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00:32It's the Tampa Bay Rays taking on the Miami Marlins.
00:37First pitch coming your way next.
00:44And pitching in this game, Max Meyer.
00:48What do you have on him, Siggy?
00:49This guy's pitched in several different roles.
00:52He started, he's done long relief.
00:53It'll be interesting today to see how they use him.
00:56I think you have to go hitter to hitter, inning to inning.
00:58And if he's having success, you let him go as long as he possibly can.
01:02Just about to get started.
01:04Leading off, Chandler Simpson.
01:07And that's how this series begins.
01:11First pitch, 7-11.
01:18That one lifted to left.
01:21One away.
01:25All right, let's take a look at the Rays lineup.
01:28Someone who makes things happen for them, in part with his legs.
01:31Johnny DeLuca.
01:32Hey, Boo, you and I were talking about him before the game.
01:34He's got good speed.
01:36And if you watch him in this game, he's that type of guy that's very smart.
01:40He doesn't have this just eye-popping speed, but he knows how to use it.
01:44And he's very intelligent on the base pass to get to the next base, to get around the bases,
01:48and ultimately score runs.
01:50His home run numbers stand out, Chris.
01:52Just nobody has hit more in his team.
01:56Ball in.
01:58Meyer, 27 years old.
02:00A former first-round pick in 2020.
02:21Struck him out swinging.
02:24Chased the fastball up the ladder for a strike three.
02:27That's tough.
02:28You see it well.
02:28I mean, that was clearly up and out of the strike zone,
02:31but that's one of the hardest things, that when you see a pitch out of the hand at eye level,
02:36that discipline to remember, I can't hit that pitch.
02:39If I can see it really well at eye level, I can't catch up to that pitch
02:43when a pitcher's got this kind of velocity.
02:50Well struck right field.
02:53Carrying well.
02:54And it is gone.
02:58He'll circle the bases.
03:01The Rays strike first.
03:02It's one zip.
03:04Singy, he's got a nice hitting streak going,
03:06and he extends it another game with that swing.
03:09So locked in right now, Boogan.
03:11Clearly, it's not like he's just stringing singles together during this streak.
03:15That slider on the outside part of the plate is typically hit the other way,
03:19but to be able to get to it, pull the baseball,
03:22and get it up in the air for a home run,
03:24but I'm just really impressed.
03:26So two down.
03:28Yandy Diaz.
03:29Next to hit for the Rays.
03:43That's in for a strike, a slider.
03:45All right, now, he may have not liked either of those first two pitches
03:48or agreed with the umpire's calls,
03:50but at this point, he's going to have to bear down
03:52and be ready to hit anything close to the zone.
03:54Sonoha.
03:57And that is the inning.
04:01The Rays kick off the scoring with a solo bomb.
04:04It's an early 1-0 lead.
04:07It's the Citrus Series right here on MLB The Show.
04:13Ready to go for the last half of the inning.
04:16And on the mound in this one, Nick Martinez.
04:19And Singy, it's unique these days,
04:21but he's more of a pitch-to-contact type of guy.
04:24Second baseman.
04:25Digging in, Xavier Edwards.
04:27Xavier Edwards.
04:31Hey.
04:39Shortened a bun and missed it.
04:41And the count is 0-2.
04:46Swings through that one.
04:47It's a strikeout.
04:50And time now for the Marlins lineup.
04:53Singy, we're looking at a young lineup here.
04:55Not much experience,
04:56but they're going to bring a lot of energy to the field.
04:59Yeah, and that's just it, Boog.
05:00We expect this lineup to play hard no matter what.
05:03They are an exciting group to watch.
05:10Swing, a high fly ball, right field.
05:12That one back, that one on its way, and it's gone!
05:17It's his eighth home run of the year.
05:20And it ties it up.
05:21It's 1-1.
05:24First pitch swinging, and he got the fastball.
05:26He knew exactly what to do with it, too.
05:33When you're working with this kind of velocity,
05:35so critical that you move the ball around,
05:37work quickly,
05:38and make sure that you keep that hitter off balance.
05:41Clearly not fooled by the location or the velocity.
05:44He was all over that fastball.
05:46Now, here is Heriberto Hernandez.
05:54Deal one.
05:56That one ripped, but fouled.
06:08Fouled off, and they'll do it again.
06:24Fights it off, he'll see another.
06:27He's mixing his pitches really well.
06:29Late on that fastball after seeing the changeup.
06:31See if he can elevate one.
06:33I think if he does, he'll get the swing and miss.
06:36Battling here as he fouls it away.
06:47Swings, threw it in, that's a strikeout.
06:50Batting for the designated hitter, Connor Norby.
07:00Hit hard on the ground, it's short.
07:03And that is the inning.
07:07Just one hit in the inning,
07:08but it was a big one right here
07:10as it ties the ball game.
07:12All even now at 1-1.
07:18Back here at Lone Depot Park,
07:20and stepping in for the Rays,
07:22Gavin Lux.
07:23Oh, that's low.
07:38Well-struck right field.
07:40That one carrying.
07:42And it is out of here.
07:45A solo shot.
07:47And they jump ahead in the second.
07:50It's 2-1.
07:52That's a fun way to take the lead.
07:54Just hit one out of the park.
08:00You see how he stays square to the plate.
08:03He takes a breaking ball that's away,
08:05gets around it, gets it up in the air,
08:07and hits a long home run.
08:08Not exactly the way that you teach it in the cage,
08:11but you'll take the result.
08:14You see the velocity,
08:1697 with that fastball.
08:28And that gets down for a base hit.
08:31And a man aboard.
08:34So much a good hitting
08:36is finding holes in the defense.
08:38That's why you're always thinking
08:39line drive into the gap.
08:41Those kinds of swings
08:42really boost your confidence.
08:44Johnny DeLuca next to hit for the Rays.
08:46Good defender.
08:47He's been inconsistent offensively.
08:503-1.
08:56One on, nobody out.
08:58A run in here at the top of the second.
09:05In the dirt, blocked.
09:19Got him swinging for the kill.
09:21To second.
09:22Not in time.
09:23He's safe.
09:37And there's a strike.
09:49High fly ball lifted in the air right field.
09:54He's there.
09:55He's got it.
09:56Runner tags at second.
10:05Now it's the shortstop, Taylor Walls.
10:09It's been such a good hitter
10:11with runners in scoring position.
10:12Some guys just take it to another level.
10:14For him right now at the plate,
10:16it's like everyone else is in slow motion
10:19and he's in full speed.
10:26Deal one.
10:28And a breaking ball misses outside.
10:31Two outs and a runner at third
10:33here in game one of this three-game set.
10:38The 1-1 is fouled off.
10:52Here's a rip to short,
10:53but he's there for the third out.
10:56And the Rays get one on a solo shot.
10:58And this is now a 2-1 ball game.
11:01It's the Citrus Series right here on MLB The Show.
11:07Back here in Miami.
11:09Now it's the Marlins catcher, Liam Hicks.
11:11Number 24, Liam Hicks.
11:18It's a good changeup to hit up in the zone.
11:21I don't think he recognized it.
11:22I'm sure he'd love to have that one back.
11:26This one in the air center field.
11:30And there's one down.
11:31That's a really nice play,
11:33ranging back into the outfield for that catch.
11:35We all know.
11:36Those can be a little tricky,
11:37especially if the wind's rolling around out there.
11:49And that's in for a strike.
12:00Out to short.
12:02Walls.
12:04Already two out here in the home half of inning number two.
12:07Batting seven, the third baseman, number eight, Javier Sanoha.
12:13Javier Sanoha, the next up for the Marlins.
12:23And there's a base hitter to the left.
12:28And the tying run is on base.
12:31Batting in, the center fielder, Jacob Marcy.
12:40Foul ball there.
12:46Here comes the 0-1.
12:49Swings and misses at the pitch off the plate.
12:56Line drive, base hit.
13:01So that's two straight, two out hits.
13:04Batting nine, the first baseman, number 21.
13:06Ram Pohl digs in down.
13:09I'd say he's due.
13:12Right through there for a strike.
13:21That's a ball.
13:29Oh, look at the stop.
13:31Over to first.
13:32And they get the out.
13:35Marlins strand a pair.
13:36They're down 2-1.
13:41Back here at the ballpark.
13:43Coming off a series where they were red hot at the plate.
13:46And a look at the numbers.
13:58Hey!
14:09Gets the slider in there for a strike.
14:120-2 count.
14:13Both pitches on the inside part of the plate.
14:15Hitter is thinking, I don't want to get beat here.
14:17This is a good time for something off-speed away.
14:21Outside low.
14:22And the count is 1-2.
14:28He's trying to stay down in the zone, but the hitter just will not chase.
14:31Now back in a 2-2 count, he's going to have to go to something else to get him out.
14:40Swing and that ball smashed on a line.
14:42And that's got extra bases written all over it.
14:47It's a leadoff double to start to third.
14:50He was all over that one.
14:52Man, that feels so good to shoot an absolute bolt the opposite way.
14:56Split the gap and know that you've got extra bases right off the bat.
15:00That's the kind of thing hitters dream about when they're falling asleep at night.
15:08In there at the knees.
15:13Runner in scoring position, nobody out.
15:16We're here in the top half of inning number three.
15:20Shortened the bunt and missed it 0-2.
15:34Hard grounder into the outfield for a knock.
15:37Coming home.
15:38Here comes the throw.
15:40But it's offline.
15:41It's 3-1.
15:43Oh, a swing like that can help you come out of this struggle.
15:46We saw the numbers coming into the ballgame.
15:48But all he's trying to do at this point is help his team win.
15:53So, next to the plate for Tampa Bay, Jonathan Arunda.
15:57One for one so far today with a solo homer and his first at bat.
16:01That one catches the zone.
16:02That's strike one.
16:13Get one shot to first.
16:15But it kicks foul.
16:18Caminero gets his lead at first with nobody out.
16:25Ball, that's out.
16:34Double play ball to second.
16:36Here's Lopez for one.
16:38Back to first.
16:39And that is a double play.
16:41They made that double play look so easy.
16:43But it was far from routine.
16:45That's the one thing about big leaguers.
16:46They make tough plays look simple.
17:09The other way.
17:11and a base hit so a two-out knock keeps the inning alive that extends his
17:21hitting streak to an even dozen singing yeah the opposing pitchers start to take
17:25notice when a guy's on a roll like this yeah I think so Boog it's not like it
17:29changes the scouting report on a guy or anything like that too much but you're
17:34aware of who's swinging the hottest bat and that's definitely him right now
17:37here's Gavin Lux to him
17:53the 0-1 swing and a high fly ball left field Stowers settles underneath it and
18:01that is that but they pick up one run on the RBI single it's now a 3-1 ball game
18:09this is Marlins baseball on the show Florida
18:15welcome back let's check out what's been happening of late really been
18:19struck there's a strike
18:34that's a ball
18:42whoa that's down
18:50that one missed
19:00that one misses so a leadoff walk
19:04up next for the Marlins
19:06the left fielder
19:15fastball for a strike and it's 0-1
19:21just miss
19:22down
19:33got it and now one away well executed pitch on the outside part of the plate
19:48one out man at first and up next for Miami
19:51Arieberto Hernandez now this ball is well hit this one's got a chance
19:57and a foul ball
20:03you'll war
20:12fastball for a strike
20:14man at first one away
20:19and that one lifted in the air center field DeLuca moving under it and he makes the catch
20:31the batter
20:32the batter number one designated hitter Connor
20:42right side
20:46and that is that
20:50Marlins leave one score holds it's 3-1
20:58back here in Lone Depot Park and stepping in for the Rays Jake Fraley
21:08Fraley
21:09goes 5 feet 11 inches 205 pounds he joined the team as a free agent 0-1 down
21:18and that drops in for a strike
21:39out to center
21:41and there's one down
21:49up next for Tampa Bay the
21:51center fielder Johnny DeLuca
21:59ball that's inside that ball
22:28strike two just a really nice
22:30slider down and in there he wants
22:31to get the hitter thinking fastball
22:33speed him up and just subtract some
22:35velocity and add a little movement
22:38struck him out looking frustrating
22:41end to the bat for the hitter and I'm
22:43sure that's going to sit on him for a
22:45little while you want to be ready to
22:47hit the fastball sometimes you can
22:48overthink things and I think that was
22:50the case right there
22:55Fortes in the box with two gone and
22:57takes a look at a called strike
23:13two down nobody on this to third knocks
23:19it down throw sales over his head at
23:23first and this ball is going to wind up
23:25out of play but you can't give him two
23:27errors on that play but that's pretty
23:29much what it looked like trying to stay
23:31with it after the bobble and it might
23:33have pulled it off with a good throw
23:34but it's very easy to rush the throw
23:37when you don't feel that cleanly a lot
23:39of times guys don't have a good grip on
23:41it and I think that was the case right
23:43there
23:47that's too low ball one
24:01man on second two down swings and pulls
24:04a foul to the right side
24:13the 1-1 lifted in the air left field
24:17pretty well struck and that's the third
24:21out
24:24a hit and an error in the inning but
24:26they fail to score on now to the bottom
24:29of the fourth raise three bottom of the
24:32inning and now for the violence Liam
24:35the 1-1 hits
24:41over 80% of his first pitches are
24:44strikes you're doing that you could have
24:46a really good day out there in the
24:47mound
24:540-2 now on the ground to the left
25:01handles throws the first one out in the
25:03bottom of the fourth good fade and
25:05sinking action to that changeup got
25:07that hitter to roll over
25:18check swing called strike that strike
25:21one
25:25and that's in there at the knees for a
25:27strike it's just been an impressive
25:29outing so far continues to pound the
25:32zone pitch after pitch and he's been able
25:33to stay down that's what's been key did
25:36not go
25:45this one in the air right field and
25:47that'll fall for a base hit and that'll
25:50bring the tying run to the plate so up
25:57base the party here so no no that's a ball
26:09line drive
26:10face hit around second on his way to third
26:16lopez around third in to score from first he's safe at third and the tying run is 90 feet away
26:25big time at bat right there comes through and they're back within a run man i love the hustle out
26:31of the box right there to make that triple happen and just an absolute laser into the opposite field gap
26:37he was digging hard the entire way
26:42well
26:49he's going to be in the right
26:51he's got it runner tags from third
26:55way of the plate not in time he's safe it's three three what a time to miss the cutoff move
27:02if he puts that throw in the money they've got a chance to get that runner at home instead of
27:07the critical run scores that can swing to the money that's going to be in the prize
27:09this game holly for the second time and that strike one right through there for a strike
27:25excellent arm action on that two strike change up just missed man he wanted that call
27:33he's really tightening up his hitting zone with two strikes here i love it
27:41it spoils the two strike pitch and he'll see another
27:47two two down
27:51swing and a ball hit out towards left center field it gets down a base hit around first and hustling
27:57for second the relay in there safely gotta love the resiliency shown in that at bat battling with
28:05two strikes put a really nice balanced swing on it and when you can rope one into the gap like
28:11that
28:11you're thinking extra bases from the first couple of steps out of the box and he'll feel real good
28:16about that one late swing foul to the left
28:21man at second in the air left field base hit here comes the runner fires to the plate safe and
28:31the
28:31runner from second scores on the play it's 4-3 well there you go the rbi machine another clutch run
28:40scoring at bat yeah he's been so good in these situations call it clutch if you want but his
28:46resume speaks for itself stowers the next to hit takes ball one
28:58no back down
29:04hard hit left field base hit
29:09throw in hopes the lead runner at second two on now with two away up next for the marlin
29:24job of driving that pitch the other way on the line you know hitters they take so many reps in
29:29the cages work base hit headed to the plate the throw in it's off the mark and he scores
29:37well done drives in the run got a fastball middle of the plate jumped all over it absolutely smoked that
29:44ball first and second two outs connor north the next up for the marlins
29:51well a really rough inning out there on the mound and uh this is one of those where you learn
29:56a lot
29:56about a guy's toughness and his ability to turn the page and keep pressing forward and chris his
30:01home run numbers this season are good enough to rank him in the top 10 in the lead base hit
30:06into the
30:07outfield plays the play many times he's safe and they lead by three well when you fall behind in the
30:14calendar you've got to come into the zone and then guys have a better chance of hitting the ball hard
30:26like he did right there
30:31foul off left side
30:34the marlins trying to break this one open we're here at the bottom of the fourth that one the
30:40other way can't reach it this should score at least one one run across rounds third headed for the plate
30:47he'll score two runs are in and it's eight three gets the job done as he brings home repair that
30:54was a
30:54thing of beauty he may have been a little behind the pitch but by getting that barrel into the hitting
31:07zone early on now as you're out of the dugout and he's going to make a change nick martinez
31:12will depart and he's responsible for the runner on second so the book isn't closed on him yet we'll be
31:18right
31:25now here's a new pitcher from the pen number puncher biggie well they need someone to stop the bleed and
31:31keep the score right where it is seems like a tough task today with the way this lineup is swinging
31:37it
31:37now otto lopez in the dirt
31:42and the one-on drilled out towards left center field that's well struck that's got a chance
31:49and it's off the wall runner from second scores as they add on and in its second with an rbi
31:56double
31:56comes through with the rbi anytime you smoke a ball off the wall you kind of think about what it
32:02could
32:02have been but obviously you have to be happy with that result
32:16that's the third camonero that one ends the onslaught and the inning so they bat around and score
32:24eight times to take the lead we've played four it's the
32:29one back here in miami here's the raised lead off hitter chandler simpson
32:38swing and a ball hit out towards left center field touches down that's a hit man aboard on the lead
32:46off single up next for tampa bay the third baseman number 13 junior
32:56first offering way inside almost got him
33:10this one smoked on its way out of here
33:19a laser to left home run number 15 on the year and they cut into the deficit that one just
33:27sounded
33:28different and might have been the loudest moment yet man my ears are ringing i could feel that swing
33:33from the booth there was a sinker up in the zone it looked like it came out of the pitcher's
33:37hand a little
33:38bit too early doesn't have the velocity that that good four seam fastball does and at the plate he didn't
33:44miss it
33:48jonathan a run
33:55next to hit for the rays he's already homered here in this one
34:02well these rays doing a good job of simply getting the bat on the ball in this game and the
34:07numbers
34:07back that up despite having nine hits in the game the numbers don't exactly jump off the page in terms
34:13of exit velocity nearly half have been traveling less than 90 miles per hour off the bat but they're
34:18finding a way to get it done the ball takes it himself and that's the first down nice recovery
34:23after giving up the homer
34:31now here's a flare off the bat that's a base hit and that's a one-out single
34:36you know i was watching his rounds during batting practice today so impressed with his ability to let
34:44the ball travel go back up the middle and the other way sometimes when you step in the box during
34:49the game
34:49you get a little anxious and you get away from that but so far i've seen him stay consistent with
34:54his
34:54pre-game preparation
35:01in the air right field pretty well struck carrying well gone way up into the upper deck
35:10another homer his second home run of the game and they close the gap it's nine seven
35:18he absolutely crushed that one no doubt about that one boog we knew it wasn't coming back
35:25a surprise performance here you don't expect this kind of power from him but he's proven everyone
35:31wrong with a multi-home run game here comes a skipper out of the dugout and he's ready to make
35:36the move
35:36max meyer is done two-run ball game as he heads for the dugout and we'll be back with a
35:42new pitcher
35:50now on the ball tyler phillips he last pitched two days ago
36:00jake fraley next to hit for the rays one for two
36:06ball that's low
36:15on the ground right side and that chance handle throws the first in time
36:25up next for tampa bay the center fielder johnny
36:33and ball one miami's bullpen with some action jesus tinoco the hard-throwing righty is up and
36:39loosening bocker getting cranked up as well
36:44this one in the air center field marcy gets under it he makes the grab and that is that
36:52but two round trippers in this inning the long ball was working it's now a
36:57nine seven ball game back after this on the show
37:04back here at the ballpark let's check out the latest news from around the league
37:18first pitch and he has to get out of the way
37:31here's a 2-0 oh that one almost gets him again
37:40strike to the outside corner three and one
37:46foul ball
37:51three and two now stays alive flew open a little bit with that front shoulder but
37:58was able to slow his back down just enough to make contact with that pitch
38:02keep the bat alive swing and a miss struck him out and there's one down
38:08up next for the marlin the first baseman number 21
38:14way inside gets out of the way
38:35straightened him up a little bit
38:43and there's the automatic well a good slider from an opposite-handed pitcher has to stay in that
38:48tunnel just a little bit longer otherwise recognition can cause you to barrel it up
38:52and right there the hitter clearly couldn't do anything with it
38:56up he keeps the effect going with a foul ball
39:01pay off pitch
39:04and a foul ball he stays alive
39:09three two strength three and that's two in a row he'll challenge thought that
39:16was a ball I guarantee he's gonna check the tape on that last page when he gets
39:20a chance because he follows ball four and he wasn't wrong it is a close pitch
39:23definitely not an easy call but especially after a long at-bat that'll
39:27drive you crazy getting rung up like that
39:32Edwards in the box with one away as he takes ball one really close pitch down
39:37around the knees there and you could see him asking where it missed probably
39:41doesn't agree but it appears he's ready to move on to the next pitch that's ball
39:48two
39:53that's off the water and that's ball three
39:59and ball four to a board second walk of the game for him and he's been really
40:04patient at the play the game plan that he's sticking to he's just not going
40:08outside of what he's looking for up there
40:13swings through that one for strike one there was a high-velocity fastball in
40:17the zone I think a little frustration from walking a previous hitter it's got
40:21good stuff pitch inside the zone and trust it
40:26ball one
40:38runners at first and second with one gone last half of inning number five this
40:44one in the air right field that gets by him coming home
40:51one run is in another comes in to score and they're up by four nicely done brings home
41:00two didn't try to do too much with it just a really controlled simple swing we
41:05don't see a whole lot of that these days with hitters trying to launch and hit
41:08home runs but sometimes you got to shorten up just like that
41:15now let's step off to third and he's back in safely
41:21now at the plate ariberto hernandez
41:35just missed two walks in the inning already and he just doesn't seem
41:40comfortable out there like he can find the right mechanics and then repeat
41:44them and ball four to a boy you get a walk and you get a walk everyone gets a
41:51walk
41:57hard grounder into the outfield for a knock runner in from third to extend their
42:02lead it's an RBI single and now it's twelve to seven makes himself up at RBI
42:08time it on the swing was good able to shoot the ball up the middle didn't
42:12square it up as much as he probably would have liked but that's a good approach
42:16paying off oh and this one gets away
42:20norby up to second runner at third hold so both runners are now in scoring
42:24position
42:27and that misses and the count is two and oh
42:34upstairs upstairs not really attack it on the mound in this at bat all breaking
42:39balls so that makes me think they're not really wanting to challenge him here
42:43fernandez the runner at third norby over at second with one down base hit one run is in
42:49now a relay to the plate he's safe at home it's 14 to seven
42:57here's the shortstop at the plate Otto Lopez
43:07manager out of the dugout now and it looks like we'll see a change on the mound
43:25now picking for pitching change here Mason angler I think it's got to be a
43:30little tough coming in out of the pen when your guys are trailing so big on the
43:34scoreboard just doesn't have the same intensity to it but he's got to find a
43:39way because these batters count the same for his stats obviously regardless of
43:43the score
43:49now this one gets away from the catcher throws the second and now a man in the
43:57scoring position
44:05the pitcher on here your injuries Gomez he's pitching on two days rest
44:14swings and this one's flair that's a base hit into third now so runners at the corners and
44:21wrong definitely found a perfect spot those could be hard sometimes we talked about
44:25in left field you're kind of anticipating cheating in for a ball
44:30hits and meanwhile that pitch is off the catcher's mitt it squirts away
44:36Lopez up to second runner at third hold so both runners are now in scoring position
44:42pitch gets away
44:47runners hold count moves to 2-0
44:52two on one out on the ground and foul ball here's a 2-1 that's down and in
45:06swing and a ball popped in the air base hit one run is in now two run score it's a
45:14two run single and they now
45:19you
45:20you
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