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00:23and welcome in everybody glad you're with us fourth of july baseball coming at you
00:28it's the tampa bay rays taking on the houston astros
00:35first pitch coming your way next
00:42and on the hill in this one tatsuya emar but chris he hasn't exactly been stellar here on his own
00:49mound well i'll say this every player wants to perform well at their home ballpark in front of
00:55their fans right in front of the city and you know this guy no different he wants to be more
01:00effective here so you know you look at the numbers they haven't been great at home i'm sure he wants
01:05to turn that around and we'll see if he's able to start that in this one
01:12strike two the rays looking to build momentum towards the postseason and a win here would
01:18certainly help pitch misses ball one still a couple of months to go boog but there's definitely a little
01:26more energy and pressure around each game right now a win here would be a nice shot of momentum
01:38ball good spot there but didn't get the strike at the knees and doesn't seem too convinced by the call
01:44out there on the mound as he tries to get a better sense of the umpire strike zone swing and
01:49a ball popped
01:50in the air one down now a look at kevin cash's lineup for the tampa bay rays a guy who's
02:00been huge
02:00for them over the last month plus yandy diaz not doing anything crazy right now but he's been solid
02:07over the last 10 games and hey with that batting average if it was over the course of a full
02:11season
02:11you're talking about hall of fame numbers 333 over the last 10 games one for three doesn't seem that
02:17impressive but you know what it's tough to do when you consider a longer stretch they're gonna enjoy
02:22this little run right now jonathan aranda the next to hit takes ball one
02:29and that one is lifted in the air smith on the move to the gap pulls it down and he
02:35makes the catch
02:41batting third third baseman junior camanero will hit next
02:50and look out as that one ran in and got him batting fourth left fielder
02:56so a man at first chandler simpson the next to hit
03:13that one out to right and that is that now here come the astros no score you're watching tampa bay
03:22rays
03:23baseball on the show florida
03:27we go to the bottom of the first and starting on the mound for the rays griffin jacks
03:32singing he's kind of a road warrior yeah i definitely say so you know some guys shrink a little bit
03:38on the road
03:39they're so used to just having the comfort of being at home and having the fans behind them but
03:44this guy seems to thrive in adversity and being in some hostile environment so when you have a player like
03:51this on your team that goes out there and competes
03:53you definitely like your chances away from your home ballpark
03:562-0
03:58and that skips in the dirt
04:04that one misses
04:05so a lead off walk
04:06that just came apart right there
04:08four pitch walk and
04:10guy at the plate was not going to help him out by swinging at something out of the zone
04:14here's jordan alvarez
04:26this one riff but foul to the right his home run numbers stand out chris nobody is hit more in
04:32his team
04:36spoils the two strike pitch and he'll see another
04:38you know this is a good time to step out of the box take a deep breath reset
04:42a couple of change-ups probably won't see another one here
04:45he'll two
04:47so if you can go upstairs a little bit make sure you miss up and out of the zone since
04:51you're heading to count one two
04:53don't miss in the zone because that's where you get hurt
04:56bounced out to short little Baltimore chop action for the base hit
05:03just a simple ground ball the other way they had eyes on it man sometimes that's all you need to
05:07do
05:07just let the ball travel put the ball in play and just hope it finds a hole
05:11we'll say Altuve up to it here rip to right brings it in runner tags at second now a relay
05:19to third
05:20tags the runner and it's a double play
05:25well i think the base runner assumed that he was going to be able to make it to third pretty
05:28easily but a really nice relay
05:31from the outfielder to the cutoff man and they got him easily
05:35CooK 시간 Melton
05:35Zach Cole up next for the Astros
05:40whoa that's now
05:41Cole...matched a homer in his last game
05:44each day
05:45Alvarez...the runner at first with two gone
05:51jacks 31 years old and they went out and made a trade for him last season
05:56to the right side into the outfield base hit and out to a board
06:05and that knock bumps his hitting streak into double digits chris he's hitting 10 straight
06:10yeah and on a nice trajectory average going up obp everything he's doing at the plate right
06:17now just seems to be working so next up for houston yiner diaz the sweeper catches the low part of
06:29the
06:29zone for a strike on the ground right side palacios and that will end the inning scoreless after one
06:47we move ahead to the top of the second now and stepping in for the rays cedric mullins
07:06next offering is fouled back
07:15ball to strike the pitch right through there for a strike
07:27really good take especially with two strikes
07:35hard on the ground the first wait takes it himself leadoff man retired here in the second
07:41batting six the designated hitter yandy diaz
07:46yandy diaz now it's amazing we get a chance to talk to a lot of opposing managers this guy scares
07:55managers on the other team as much as anyone and he gets to fly beneath the radar with
07:59the other more recognizable names in this lineup looks like a really good fastball today you can
08:06hear that catcher's mitt pop it looking forward to hearing a lot of that one in this one
08:14jackknife's out of the way
08:17no score here in the second
08:23oh he doesn't get the call and that's ball three
08:30strike on the inside corner
08:41this one in the air right field pulls it in on the run two down
08:48that is seven shortstop number seven
08:52so digging in carson williams
09:02not what he's looking for there in the o-o count looks like he wants the ball down in his
09:06own
09:12place to the left that's a base hit so a two out knock keeps the inning alive
09:19well a swing like that can help you come out of this struggle we saw the numbers coming into the
09:23ball game but all he's trying to do at this point is help his team win hunter for ducha next
09:29to hit for
09:30the rays
09:42out towards right center that's well struck
09:48can't get there should be extra bases
09:51run scores easily and the rays strike first it's one nothing always feels good when you come through
09:58and get your team on the board first got a good pitch to drive stayed short with his bat path
10:03to
10:03the ball and caught it out front and he stayed long in his follow-through that's how you split the
10:08gap and
10:09that's pretty much a double every time next to hit richie palacios
10:17runner at second two down here at the top of the second
10:25shot into the gap and that should bring in the run headed for the plate and they lead by two
10:32pulls into second that's an rbi double comes through with the rbi i love the approach he had right there
10:39with that pitch not trying to do too much but still looking to drive it and that's exactly what he's
10:45able
10:45to do into the opposite field gap for the double so runner at second two down jake fraley getting ready
10:52to hit then that jumps in for a strike
11:00palacios at second with two down
11:06and that's in there for a strike and quickly nothing at two and a bat like this is almost
11:11over as it begins in this situation you have no idea what the next pitch is going to be
11:16you just got to hope that you can make contact gets a piece and stays alive
11:30you just got to focus on it to win the steals they turn right here he called the dice
11:31they're done
11:31big
11:31are
11:50the
11:52spoils that one and it remains two and two rudder at second two down
12:02and it's fouled off they'll do it again
12:11here's a 2-2 ripped on a line to center Cole under it and that'll do it
12:20two runs three hits no errors and one left now to the bottom of the second it's the Rays 2
12:26and the Astros nothing
12:29we head to the bottom of the second and stepping in for the Astros Jeremy Pena
12:40this one chopped on the ground but foul
12:45deal one there's the seeker at the knees for a strike
12:56and that one hammered and it bangs off the out-of-town scoreboard
13:03and the bottom of the second starts with a double
13:07couldn't have timed it up any better than that loud contact leads to the double i mean you could
13:12tell it had extra bases written all over it as it jumped off of his stick
13:18and next to hit for houston cam smith
13:23a little out front there as he swings through it
13:29a little out front there as he swings through it
13:30runner in scoring position nobody out bottom half of inning number two
13:34ball swing and a bouncer towards third but it kicks foul
13:41brown ball left side caminero the throw to first that's one out the bottom of the second
13:47batting eight first baseman
13:52lamont wade jr here's lamont wade jr he's been a great free agent side
13:59and the sweeper catches the plate one out the runner at second here in the second game of the series
14:08on the ground to third throws the first in time
14:16batting ninth designated hitter
14:20and now the dh jake myers so rbi spot but chris this is a guy that is not really swinging
14:27the bat
14:27all that well here in this situation you have a real good opportunity to get swings and misses
14:32and record a strikeout i think you attack him in this spot
14:37that one almost got him well out there on the mount he's got to go right after this hitter because
14:42you don't want to turn this lineup over this is the guy that you've got to get that final out
14:46get
14:46out of this inning ball that missed inside and out three and oh isak paredes in the on deck circle
14:53hoping to get a chance to make a big impact here and ball four to a board maybe a little
15:00loss of
15:00focus on the mound right there pretty much gifted in first base with a quick free pass
15:05so the houston lineup turns over isak paredes digs in down late swing fouled off
15:18next offering is fouled back
15:26keeps the effect going with a foul ball
15:34foul ball still 0-2 also really good at bat what i like about this guy his bat stays in
15:41the zone for
15:41a long time gives him the ability to foul off tough pitches
15:47to a board two outs
15:51here's a swing and a drive left field and he knew it
15:59he'll circle the bases home run number 15 on the year
16:03and they jump ahead in the second it's three two he's really seeing the ball well lately good
16:11things are going to happen when you're locked in like this
16:15he's so good at getting his arms extended and that's exactly what he did right there
16:20you don't typically want to pull a pitch and that part of the plate but he doesn't allow his wrist
16:25to
16:25roll over stays through the ball gets them off and gets the home run now it's jordan alvarez
16:32one for one with a single so far
16:46and that's in there at the knees for a strike hey doubled up on the off speed there we talk
16:51about the power fastball but he's working a little differently here on the ground right
16:56side on the first and they get the out on alvarez and that'll do it
17:08back here in houston and stepping in for the raise jonathan aranda
17:17yeah
17:26that one ripped right center field that's going back back some more and it is gone
17:34he circles the bases and we're leveled it's 3-3
17:49that's exactly the pitch he was looking for crushes it and hits it out of the ballpark
18:02so it's all tied up thanks to the home run junior camonero next to hit for the raise close but
18:09call
18:09the ball and that's ball one challenge from behind the dish here
18:16just caught the zone by a whisker and the call is overturned they'll keep both their challenges
18:28on the ground the third paredes slings the first one away that ground ball may have him back on track
18:35after the homer and here's a look at how he's using his pitches in this one
18:43here's the left fielder chandler simpson he's over one
18:52just missed
19:22one out
19:23digging in cedric mullins grounded out his first time
19:28uh
19:33establishing both ends of the zone is critical most times guys are wanting to get hitters out
19:38down but if you can get them to look up get a called strike that's going to make that strike
19:42zone a lot bigger
19:45and that's in for a strike and it's on two well i didn't like those first two pitches
19:49down an o2 hole he's going to have to battle hope he gets a mistake
19:56two down nobody on
20:11cap dances out of the way of that one
20:16tied up here in the early going
20:22cut on and miss struck him out and that will end the inning
20:27just one hit in the inning but it was a big one right here
20:31as we go to the last of the third and stepping in for the astros jose alcube
20:38well these astros doing a good job of simply getting the bat on the ball in this game and
20:43the numbers back that up it's tough to remember the times they've actually swung and missed at a pitch
20:47because it really hasn't happened they've made contact on nearly a hundred percent of their swings that's ball two
20:59that's a bullet but it goes foul
21:06this one in the year center field
21:11he's there he's got it and there's one away
21:19here's the center fielder zach cole single to right in his first trip
21:27filthy chase up right there just pulled the string
21:31cole turning some heads with this recent stretch of impressive play
21:35in there at the knees no balls two strikes
21:48swing and a miss and he's down on strikes and that quickly two away
21:56at the plate is the astros catcher jainer diaz 0 for 1 so far
22:04out to short williams play made that ends the inning we play three and our score three three
22:20back here in houston to the plate now for the rays is the dh yandy diaz
22:31that one's in there going one
22:42comes up empty that's strike two
22:53got him looking that's a strikeout well that event seemed to be over as soon as it started
22:58three-pitch strike out you've got to be better at the plate right there at least to foul something off
23:03extend that at bat
23:08and now carson williams one for one with a single and a run scored so far
23:14ball that's off the plate
23:23ball two chris he's currently the team leader in stolen bases
23:3180
23:42and that misses ball three
23:50now a high fly ball out to left center
23:55he's got it and there's two down every day during batting practice these outfielders get about 10
24:01minutes of balls in the gaps they practice this and when the game comes they make the play perfectly
24:10good dude check in the box with two gone and takes a look at a called strike
24:20right through there for a strike quickly into an oh two count both pitches were down in the zone i
24:25think
24:25you set your sights a little bit higher because you'll have a tendency to chase if you look down in
24:31that
24:31area towards first he takes it himself to the bag and that'll do it rays go in order one two
24:38three
24:38score remains tied at three
24:45ready to go for the last half of the inning and stepping in for the astros jeremy pina
24:58base knock right field
25:02solo man on base to start the inning
25:09wasting no time he's two for two now on the night and just a triple and home run away from
25:16the cycle
25:17seriously we're starting with this already so up next cam smith
25:32and it's in there for a strike and now it's even this is one of those situations the infielders have
25:37to pre-plan and understand that the ball's going to be hit extremely hard right at them if they're
25:42going to have a chance to go for a double play go ahead run at first nobody out we're here
25:48in the
25:49bottom of the fourth hit on the ground to the right side the turn by williams in second throw the
25:54first
25:54but he beat it good sinker low in the zone right there and produced exactly what he was looking for
26:00fall on the ground nice ground out the man they call late night lamont steps in grounded out his first
26:07time
26:11so here's something to watch singe he's got the best ops on the team he can hurt you
26:25high fly ball down the left field line simpson going back and that is a foul ball
26:41run around the booth fouls went off two and two
26:53oh great stop the feed for one what a double play that was hitting over
26:59no runs one hit no errors and no one left we're headed to the fifth all tied up at three
27:05apiece
27:15new inning getting started and stepping in for the rays richie palacios
27:24now he catches the corner for a strike
27:46fouls it back with two strikes
27:55going chew now
27:57he goes down looking oh man just locked him up with that slider even though it caught a lot of
28:03the
28:03zone and i think that tells you all you need to know about what he was looking for in the
28:07box and it
28:08clearly was not that pitch jake fraley will hit next
28:18yeah activity in the bullpen for houston brian king left-handed reliever appears to be getting loose
28:25blue ball getting cranked up as well
28:31swing and that ball smashed on a line
28:34takes it in for the out
28:43so digging in jonathan aranda he's already homered in this game
28:53looked pretty good as far as being in the strike zone but i'm sure as a hitter
28:57not too good with where it was located very top of the strike zone middle away
29:04swings and misses oh and two down man that's just a nasty splitter bottom falls out of it you don't
29:11see a lot of guys throw that these days but i tell you what he's got a good one and
29:14there's
29:15it's a hit and that keeps the inning alive
29:21up next for tampa bay manager out of the dugout now and it looks like we'll see a change on
29:26the
29:26mound tatsuya imai is done just never found his groove wasn't able to settle in new arm coming on back
29:34in a moment
29:40now pitching ryan king into the game number still pretty early in the ball game so this blueprint
29:46has some work ahead of him best case scenario might be if he can come in here and get several
29:51quick outs
29:52kind of bridge the gap that starter left for him go ahead run on base junior camonero next to hit
29:59for
29:59the race he has as they like to say let me guess great light tower power that's right
30:14and the lefty with the o1 up the middle dives and he can't hang on he doesn't have a throw
30:22and that
30:22leaves them with runners at first and second fielder got a piece of it but the way that thing came
30:28off the
30:28bat no surprise at all he couldn't pick
30:36plainly it's a very difficult play and that swing definitely was deserving of a hit a chance now to
30:42take the lead and at this point in the game that could be a decided run simpson in the box
30:47lays off for
30:48ball one and he swings through that one nobody on the team has more stolen bases than he does this
31:00season
31:01chris and fouled off
31:14two on two outs good job to fight that one off
31:30in the air left field and that's the third out
31:36so a strong showing there from the houston bullpen last half of the fifth coming up all tied up at
31:43three
31:43a piece we head to the bottom of the fifth so now the astros designated hitter jake myers
31:54well these astros doing a good job of putting the ball into play and that makes things more
31:59challenging on the defensive side one thing that really stands out to me is how they've only struck
32:04out one time that's good discipline right there and on top of it they're producing more than a hit
32:10per inning swings through that one it's a strikeout a good fastball changeup combo has always been
32:15devastating for hitters and that was a great example in that at bat change up fastball change
32:21up and he goes down on just three pitches and as a hitter once you're down 0-2 in that
32:26spot you have
32:26no idea what to sit on you got a 50-50 chance when you guess so i'm sure that change
32:31up looked like a
32:31fastball almost the entire way to the plate so they get a man aboard with a one-out single that
32:37play looks routine defensively but with all of the little milks it can get real tricky down in the
32:43corner kept it to a long single nice defensive play
32:58so now it's all about protect mode try to shorten up try to track the ball block it if you
33:03have to
33:04as far as just a late swing that maybe you're not sure about but some way somehow climb back into
33:10this
33:10at bat through the count the one two up the middle nice grab there's one over the first and they
33:20get
33:20the out one hit in the inning but no one left we're through five all tied up at three apiece
33:36welcome back it's been a great game so let's take another look at the most important moment so far
34:10cedric mullen
34:12now at the plate center fielder cedric mullins
34:29action in the pen down there josh hater the lefty with big swing and missed stuff is getting ready
34:35susa also throwing
34:42the lefty the one on this one in the air center field cold on the move and he makes the
34:51catch and there's
34:52going down up next for tampa bay the graphic david hitter yandy diaz at the plate now for the rays
34:59is the dh
35:00and a breaking ball drops in for a strike some hitters are just more confident they can track
35:15that first pitch out of the hand of the pitcher they don't care if they fall behind on one
35:23swing and a ground ball up the middle whips it to first two quick outs to open the top of
35:30the six
35:32right now batting shortstop number so next to the plate for tampa bay carson williams one for two
35:49two down nobody on and we're the top half of the sixth
35:58next offering pop foul off to the right out of play
36:11so
36:11struck him out looking
36:14onto the bottom of inning number six tied three apiece
36:20the lions out the rap game of giants three shots to the top
36:26really
36:30now pitching for writing reliever out of the pen mason engler should be a good first matchup
36:36for him here he's been doing a great job against right-handed bats so far this season
36:40they've had a lot of trouble squaring him up
36:46and that one back down cutting but missing down low
36:53hey
36:59out to short
37:01and it finds its way through for a hit
37:03and a good start to the inning
37:11here's the center fielder zach cole
37:14center fielder
37:16and that's the center fielder
37:22sliced hard but fouled down the left side
37:31that's a ball that pitch down
37:37the go-ahead run aboard at first nobody out
37:44really going after him here all fastballs to get ahead in the count
37:53that's a really good take
37:55that's a really good take
38:17lead but i think you got to put them in motion try to avoid a double play here both
38:25and a payoff pitch
38:28on the ground there's one
38:31and two what a play they made that double play look so easy but it was far from routine
38:37that's the one thing about big leaguers they make tough plays look simple
38:44base is empty after the double play
38:46yeiner diaz up next for the astros
38:51first pitch and that's in for a strike
38:53didn't seem like that one found his zone here's a challenge
38:56good eye of the plate they'll overturn the call
38:59still two challenges left for them
39:04chew down nobody on
39:06ground ball right side it squirts through
39:11joey gets on base and keeps it going
39:16up next for the astros here's the
39:24stop at the plate jeremy pina
39:28swing and a ground ball
39:31gets him easily ends the inning
39:35six innings are in the books score holds at three three
39:43welcome back we're in the seventh we have a new pitcher on the mat josh hater
39:47well he's been hit pretty hard at times this season as you see with the big era
39:52so this is an important outing for him to get on the right track
39:56here's the catcher hunter fuducia catcher hunter fuducia
40:00and a miss chased it out of the zone that pitch started in and
40:25ended up on the outside edge just changing planes and very difficult especially for a left-handed hitter to track
40:37got him swinging one gone here wow just great bite to that slider broke hard out of the zone and
40:43he just couldn't hold up the swing you know as a hitter that pitch is really hard to take and
40:48there's just not much you can do with it you know that but you don't want to get rung up
40:52by the umpire
40:54so next to the plate for tampa bay ritchie palacios
41:11swing and a miss going to hater multi-time all-star he features a two-seam fastball a slider and
41:20he
41:20works in a changeup strike three and that's two in a row well that's not the best two strike
41:26fastball i've seen but certainly got away with the location there you know sometimes as a hitter
41:31when you're down in the count you're so focused on a pitcher painting the black and you just get a
41:37little bit locked up on something down the heart of the plate not expecting it and it just kind of
41:41freezes you fraley in the box here lets that one go for a ball
41:54chew down nobody on he swings and fouls one off
42:05the one one here's a high fly ball out to center cole under this one and that is that
42:15rays held in check here so no change in the score it's three three
42:22bottom of the seven and step
42:29they go with one of their more experienced arms in this spot stephen mattis well he's been a really
42:34tough guy to take deep this season you usually have to string some hits together in order to get to
42:39him
42:44that one finds the zone and it's all in one trying to keep
42:48good speed off the bases
42:53ground ball right side palacios over to first and the lead off hitter set down to open the seventh
43:01up next for the astros so here's wade now
43:13and he grounds one to the right side and that chance handled throws to first fine playing the
43:19hole for the out i wasn't sure if he was going to get to this one or not had to
43:22go a pretty good way
43:23there in the shallow right field but then after that it's a tough angle after you square up your
43:28shoulders to throw to first base not the normal position but a really good job defensively right there
43:33so next up for houston jake myers
43:38delivers a pitch in for a strike at 95
43:46right there for a strike
43:51two down nobody on here the bottom of the seven
43:56out to short williams
44:00tosses to first they don't come much closer than that bang bang play to end the innings
44:05one two three go the astros still tied three and three
44:11we're at the top of the eight leading off jonathan aranda jonathan aranda
44:23four
44:33fouled off he was late
44:47the astros have some action in their pen brian a brave a right-hander with big strikeout stuff is
44:53getting it fired up susa the power lefty up as well fastball in for a strike it's two and two
45:11line drive base hit fair ball down the third baseline so the go-ahead run is on base with a
45:17knock
45:20ball this has been a really nice game at the plate for him he looks locked in showed a willingness
45:25to
45:25drive that pitch the opposite way didn't get jumpy didn't try to pull the ball he let it get deep
45:31took
45:31the barrel right to it and then extended through the swing for the line drive base hit here's
45:36the third baseman junior camonero this guy with light tower power nope that's in time
45:54right back to the mound could be an easy two to paint you a second for one to first double
46:00play
46:01nicely done oh man what a smooth double play that was a thing of beauty from start to finish
46:10manager out of the dugout now and he'll make a move to dip into the astros bullpen josh hater
46:15won't go any further and it's a tie ball game as he heads for the dugout back with a new
46:21arm after a
46:21quick break now here's a new pitcher from the pen bennett susa he's having a ton of success facing
46:31left-handed hitters this season so this seems like a smart move to turn to him with a lefty at
46:36the plate
46:38base is empty after the double play chandler simpson next to him for the raise
46:46all one
46:57chew down nobody on
47:01blind in the left center base hit around first and hustling for second the throw in there's the
47:08tag then get him and that's the unit batter tried to stretch that one into a double but he wasn't
47:14about to let that happen nice job to get to the ball and fire that one in the second just
47:19in time to get
47:20the out and in the inning
47:27back here in houston on to the bottom of the eighth isak paredes getting ready to hit
47:37and that drops in for a strike
47:56in there at the knees for a strike
48:10up the middle and he knocks it down
48:13gets it there in time though so they get the first out of the inning
48:17last room left fielder jordan alvarez now the left fielder jordan alvarez one for three
48:31well a mistake right here could untie this ball game if you're the pitcher out there you just want
48:36to be a little more cautious
48:44it's going to line drive that's a face hit into center field and the go-ahead run is on base
48:52always feels amazing getting a job done when the team needs you to come through it's just bigger
48:56than your own individual stats that's about as textbook as it gets got his stride load out of the way
49:02early he stayed inside that ball and squared it up out front man that was like he was in the
49:08cage hitting off a tee
49:17here's the former mvp jose altuve and that's just foul
49:26your base runner you've got to stay dialed in here look for anything in the dirt
49:30runner on the go again out front and foul to the left side
49:42field two
49:45in the dirt blocked throws to second tag save at second and good hustle to move up that's a wild
49:53pitch really good read by the runner there his secondary lead he anticipates the trajectory going
49:58down and gets a really nice jump off to second base now he's in scoring position he's taking away the
50:03double play opportunity man at second lifted in the air down the left side base hit into the outfield
50:12here comes the throw save at the plate and the run scores all the way from second four to three
50:19they take the lead mission accomplished there as he picks up the rbi to give him the lead that's a
50:25ball that a lot of times you'll see the shortstop or left fielder be able to get to if it
50:29hangs up in the
50:30air long enough but right there it just died and found a way to drop in on the green stuff
50:35from base
50:35here cole batting with one down takes a strike and here's a challenge that looked like it missed to
50:42me barely a hair out of the zone but it was a ball so they've still got both their challenges
50:49and here's the 1-0
50:58not close and it deflects a low
51:04no advance though one run game one out one on
51:13well recognize that change up right out of the hand just spit on it
51:20pitch in the dirt and it's three and two well with the amount of pitches that can end up in
51:26the dirt a good secondary lead doesn't have to get away from the catcher but if you're anticipating
51:32based on the trajectory get yourself in the scoring position
51:37first and second one out yiner diaz and a dangerous hitter coming to the plate
51:45out of line out towards center he's got it runner tags at second and he moves up a base
51:53so two away with runners at the corners
51:57up next for the astros the shortstop jeremy now it's the shortstop jeremy pena
52:13well this is a critical spot for both the pitcher and the hitter you can learn a lot about a
52:18guy
52:18by how he handles these pressure situations
52:33what a stop takes it himself and he got him nicely done at first for the out
52:39so one run in the inning on this base hit last chance for the rays coming up
53:14now
53:15He's been big for him in the back of that bullpen.
53:21This one in the air, center field.
53:24Cole in position, and there's one away.
53:33To the plate now for the Rays is the DH, Yandy Diaz.
53:38Corner infielders guarding the lines, trying to prevent extra bases.
53:45Swings through that one for strike one.
53:56Looking to get the tying run on base.
53:59And that one fouled off.
54:14Altuve.
54:16Slings to first in time.
54:18Now batting.
54:20Shortstop, number seven.
54:25Last chance for the Rays.
54:27Carson Williams.
54:29Next to hit for the Rays.
54:37So many hard-throwing relievers in the game these days, you would think that hitters have made the adjustment.
54:42But I don't know if you ever get used to it.
54:44Just pumping gas out of the bullpen.
54:46So hard to play catch-up.
54:48Two down, nobody on.
54:50They're down to their final stroke.
54:52Ooh, buy-in.
54:54You've got to be able to take the donut off the bat, partner.
55:03Got him!
55:04And that's the ball game.
55:06He's done it again, Bullock.
55:07That's his 30th save of the year as he puts another game to bed.
55:11Sweet dreams, everyone.
55:134-3, our final score.
55:15They hang on to win it by a run.
55:17For Chris Singleton and our entire crew here at MLB The Show, thanks for stopping by.
55:22I'm John Shomby.
55:24Talk to you soon.
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