00:20Banks steps in he's facing the kind of pitcher that makes hitter second-guess themselves
00:25before they even step in the box yeah you got to be committed with every swing the
00:30margin for error against a pitcher like this is razor-thin
00:43and first offering is fouled off
00:59late with the swing there cold night like tonight last thing you want to do as a hitter is get
01:04jammed or even off the end trying to find that sweet spot on the bat tell you what you're going
01:09to be trying to catch things out oh and a nice sliding stop nicely done for the out we saw
01:15a few
01:15skills on display there for the out technique was great reaction time was there and the slide
01:20was smooth watching that play come together was really fun Zach Bunt towards third
01:31they get one
01:40banks stepping in now runners out there and a chance to chip away yeah it doesn't have to be a
01:46bomb just
01:47needs to find some outfield grass boob keep the pressure on
01:55gets him to chase after that one here's an opportunity if you're going to get back in this
02:00game you have to take advantage of this situation this feels like their chance clips a corner now he's
02:07challenging to called strike and that one was indeed a strike so they'll lose their first challenge
02:20two-on-one-out inside ball
02:33battling here as he fouls it away
02:42one two now
02:44swings through that one it's a strikeout
02:49one out and a runner at second
02:57first pitch not close so boog you went to college in this town what was it like for you being
03:03a college
03:04student and having the opportunity to bounce over here to Fenway Park and see some games
03:07yeah in fact 1990 a couple of college classmates and I we were in college we bought standing room tickets
03:14and then the next night got a chance to
03:17oh now this one's blasted deep to left way back there on its way and out of here
03:26home run number 10 of the year and they cut into the lead it's six four
03:32he's going to the plate with a ton of confidence lately and he's getting the results to back it up
03:36no doubt those two things feed off one another
03:41not the best swing that time from the first round pick you know these angels digging into their numbers
03:47have to be happy with the swings they're taking they have five extra base hits on the stat sheet so
03:52far
03:52that tells me they're seeing the ball out of the pitcher's hand really well
04:04got him swinging well executed pitch on the outside part of the plate
04:09one run game here at the top of the ninth
04:22banks in the box as he fouls off the first pitch
04:34tap foul at the plate so now it's all about protect mode try to shorten up
04:40try to track the ball block it if you have to as far as just a late swing that maybe
04:44you're not sure
04:45about but some way somehow climb back into this at bat through the count
04:56looking to get the tying run on base fights that one away the count remains oh and two
05:02definitely got the hitter conscious of the pitch inside really think the outer half is open deal two
05:15and three and three and three and three and three and three and three and three and three and three
05:22got him swaying for the king angels with only one out left way out in front of that inside pitch
05:29there just exactly thanks kept the hitting streak going in this one only one hit a home run no question
05:36that he delivered at the dish
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