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00:00:23outtown atlanta welcome to truest park interleague baseball on mlb the show
00:00:30it's the tampa bay rays going up against the atlanta brave john shambi alongside chris singleton
00:00:37we have an absolute treat on tap today as two of the game's best pitchers go head-to-head singy
00:00:43yeah and when these two are on it's nothing short of electric boo neither of them likes to give an
00:00:49inch fierce competitors that have been dominant all season long will be a legit pitching duel in
00:00:55this one
00:01:12first pitch coming your way next
00:01:19and now here's the starter for atlanta chris sale chris he is a fun one to watch do his thing
00:01:26out
00:01:27there well he comes in carrying a career era under three he's been fantastic ever since he broke into
00:01:33the big leagues can't wait to watch him pitch today ready to go now chandler simpson getting ready to
00:01:39hit and that's how this series begins
00:01:47next offering pop foul off to the right out of play
00:01:58probably missed badly with that o2 fastball hitter has to understand probably wants to try to put him
00:02:03away with that pitch so got to stay ready for it
00:02:09really nice slider right there sweeping across the dish but just couldn't hang the edge
00:02:16and that's the strikeout looking that was pretty nasty all right let's take a look at the rays lineup
00:02:22and with their ace on the mound today they're just looking to provide him a little bit of run support
00:02:28they'll see what they can do for him boo an ace on the bomb it's crucial not to become complacent
00:02:35this lineup still has a job to do if they're going to come away with a win
00:02:40outside ball one sale was recently named pitcher of the month for some outstanding work on the mound
00:02:47and he's the home run leader on this team singe no question did he earn that pitcher of the month
00:02:52award
00:02:53boo he was just dominant string together enough of those and you can expect some other hardware on the
00:02:58mandolin
00:03:06battling here as he fouls it away
00:03:16strike three and that's two in a row
00:03:18well there appears to be no problem settling in on the mound out there today it looks pretty tough to
00:03:23start this one punched out the first two hitters of this ball game and somebody's going to have to
00:03:28put the bat on the ball put it in play and get something going stepping in jonathan aranda ball one
00:03:46there's a strike singe he boasts a batting average at the moment that ranks in the top five in the
00:03:51league
00:03:56hammer down the right side but foul
00:04:07into center and a base hit and that extends the inning
00:04:13good start for him to this ball game tonight and i always talk about get a knock in your first
00:04:17bat it just makes your confidence it it's such a higher level for the potential to have a big night
00:04:26yeah diaz with a homer in his last game
00:04:36that's the third riley tosses the first that's the third out inning over
00:04:42and now the braves with their first chance to hit were scoreless
00:04:46you're watching atlanta braves baseball on the show south
00:04:53back at truest park and on the mound for tampa bay in this one drew rasmussen how about a scouting
00:04:59report on him a power pitcher that is going to pitch aggressively with the fastball his fastball
00:05:05velocity ranks near the top in the league will also throw the slider but if you're a hitter be
00:05:10ready for the fastball you're going to see a few of them during your back that one ripped right
00:05:15center field and it's off the wall the relay not in time that's a leadoff double
00:05:26absolutely blasted that one into the gap but just didn't have quite enough to clear the wall out there
00:05:32maybe a little more elevation under it and it carries over but that's a swing you'll be happy with every
00:05:37time
00:05:39ronald acuna jr in the box now take strike one
00:05:44and a foul ball
00:05:48runner in scoring position nobody out you're in game one of this three game set
00:05:53see if you can go upstairs a little bit make sure you miss up and out of the zone since
00:05:58you're heading
00:05:58to count one two don't miss in the zone because that's where you get hurt
00:06:03now the best way to shake off yesterday struggles is to get on the board early they've got a guy
00:06:08in
00:06:08scoring position they've got to find a way here to get him in cuts on it and misses that's a
00:06:13strikeout
00:06:13not what you're looking for after the leadoff double a strikeout and there's one away here's
00:06:19the atlanta braves lineup
00:06:32hit hard on the ground ashore fires to first in time
00:06:40batting fourth here's austin reilly
00:06:49ryan matched a homer in his last game
00:06:51man at second
00:06:55swing and a high fly ball out there towards left field
00:06:59he's got it that is the inning
00:07:02end of the first from truest park no score
00:07:11back here in atlanta
00:07:13top of the second so the tampa bay rays on the cusp of wrapping up a wild card spot no
00:07:19chance to take the division title
00:07:21they ran out of time here singing yeah but a wild card slot still gets you in the door and
00:07:26we've seen teams make runs from that spot before
00:07:28even win a world series so this is a really important opportunity for them and they'll need to play focus
00:07:33baseball the entire ball game and if they do they could be celebrating after
00:07:41that was a well executed slider away for the strikeout
00:08:16right there first two pitches
00:08:17and one fouled off
00:08:29that's all that boy and that's ball three
00:08:37the other way
00:08:39and foul ball
00:08:48playoff pitch
00:08:52makes the catch for the second out
00:08:54that swing right there tells me he's seeing the ball pretty well I know it didn't produce a hit but
00:08:59he made solid contact and that's all you're looking to do anytime you're at the plate
00:09:08and this guy's got a great feel for his breaking ball today
00:09:17hard ground ball base not
00:09:22so a two out knock keeps the inning alive
00:09:26batting eight shortstop number seven Carson Williams digs in down
00:09:35close one doesn't get the call and that is ball one
00:09:59swing and a ball hit out towards left center field makes the grab on the run and that'll do it
00:10:06one hit one left down to the bottom of the second
00:10:09we're tied nothing nothing
00:10:15back in Atlanta Truist Park so now to the plate for Atlanta Michael Harris the second
00:10:23pretty good as far as being in the strike zone but I'm sure as a hitter not too good with
00:10:28where it was located very top of the strike zone middle away
00:10:38liner caught it second it's never fun going back to the dugout after hit the line drive that finds a
00:10:43glove but you will get some high fives you know when you make great contact you feel like you've done
00:10:48everything right but in this game of baseball not everything is in your control
00:10:53rasmussen
00:10:54rasmussen
00:10:54Woah
00:10:54this is his 30th start of the season and he was a sixth-round draft pick back in 2018
00:11:08got himố
00:11:14gone how's he all these up to the plate I'm liking what I've seen from him at
00:11:19the dish lately can make it a five-game hitting streak with a knock in this one
00:11:25and that's in there at the knees this guy's pounding the zone hitters don't
00:11:29have time to think in between pitches looking for the K we'll move to the
00:11:35third with no score back here at the ballpark let's check out the latest news
00:11:47from around the league
00:11:57breaking all in there for a strike
00:12:05fastball for a strike well it didn't like those first two pitches now in a no
00:12:09two hole he's gonna have to battle hope he gets a mistake foul ball still low with
00:12:27two
00:12:27got him swinging for the K and that's four strikeouts well when you throw the same
00:12:32pitch back to back that's how you want to do it set him up in the strike zone then
00:12:37extend a little bit from there and see if you can get him to chase nicely done with
00:12:41the slider right there tap foul at the plate
00:12:49top of the third no score
00:13:02worm burner into the outfield for a not so a man aboard now with one away
00:13:10couldn't have timed it up any better than that and now they've got some speed on
00:13:13first so we'll see if they try to get him into motion
00:13:20here's some real power at the plate Junior Caminero so clutch you could argue that
00:13:26he's been this team's MVP this year that one finds the zone going along
00:13:37here's the pitch runner goes that's in for a strike the three tag and he's out that goes to
00:13:44show you stealing a base is a tough thing to do and far from a sure thing even with big
00:13:48time speed
00:13:48it's not easy to catch him but that was a great catch and throw quit not rushed and accurate
00:13:58two down nobody on struck him out looking home half of the third coming up no score
00:14:12back at Truist Park now in for the Braves Jack Peterson
00:14:21this one in the air Arunda settles underneath it and there's one down
00:14:28Phil that was a pitch you gotta crush unbelievable that he missed it right there and I'm telling you
00:14:34he is going to be frustrated with himself until this next at bat
00:14:42that's a ball tried to attack with the sweeper and that one fouled off
00:14:54the 1-1 is fouled off
00:15:02foul ball still a 1-2 count
00:15:15in the air right field Palacios has a bead on it brings it in and there are two outs
00:15:25up next for the brain back to the leadoff spot in the Braves lineup here is Matt Olsen
00:15:33nobody in his team has scored more runs than he has this season singe
00:15:37he swings and fouls one off
00:15:57stays alive
00:16:11here's a one two
00:16:13really good take especially with two strikes
00:16:20to third
00:16:24and he beats it he's safe
00:16:28wasting no time he's
00:16:30two for two now on the night
00:16:31and just a triple at home run away from the cycle
00:16:35seriously we're starting with this already
00:16:41late swing fouled off
00:16:49swing and a miss
00:16:51and it's nothing and two
00:16:53Olsen the runner at first with two gone
00:16:58strikes him out went with the sweeper and it worked
00:17:01on to the fourth still scoreless
00:17:09on to extra innings Jonathan Arunda has one of the top averages in the league singe that bat's got more
00:17:17hits than a summer playlist
00:17:18pitchers are looking around like can someone unplug this guy
00:17:30swing and a high fly ball right field that one back that one on its way and it's gone
00:17:40his 22nd homer of the year the rays strike first it's one zip that one just sounded different and might
00:17:49have been the loudest moment yet man my ears are ringing and I could feel that swing from the booth
00:17:55with this pitchers velocity a changeup is really a break for a hitter he got a BP fastball didn't move
00:18:01a whole lot and he absolutely tattooed it
00:18:11he doesn't always grab headlines but is essential to everything this team does yeah you said it boob reliability like
00:18:19that is gold over 162
00:18:22but just got to delete it you give up that lead off home run go back to work focus on
00:18:27this next batter
00:18:30out of line out towards center
00:18:33and there's one down
00:18:36he was all over that fastball right there tell you what if he gets under it just by a fraction
00:18:42of an inch or a little bit more
00:18:43that's way back
00:18:46so next to the plate for Tampa Bay Cedric Mullins
00:19:06Olsen takes it to the bag and he's out now batting right fielder number one
00:19:32on the ground Riley and the inning is over
00:19:38the rays kick off the score with a solo bomb it's now one nothing to do with the
00:19:43nothing this is Braves baseball on the show South
00:19:51welcome back as we take a check of the current standings
00:20:04that one's in there that strike one
00:20:10and he takes a strike but he's gotten ahead with two pitches down in the zone he has plenty of
00:20:15options right here he can go off he can go away he can add velocity he can subtract the one
00:20:23two
00:20:25that one went straight back and got our ump right in the mask let's hope he's okay
00:20:32struck him out without a swing now five strikeouts
00:20:37that's for him on the mound
00:20:38well I'm not really sure why he let that one go by I mean out of the hand it had
00:20:42a lot of the strike zone sure it had some good
00:20:44arm side run at the end to move to the outside part to play but with two strikes you got
00:20:49to be ready to swing it there and you can't leave it in the umpires hands
00:20:55it's
00:20:56this ball's chopped on the ground Williams fires the first on the run and they get the
00:21:01out up next for the brave and here's a look at how he's using his pitches in this one
00:21:06second
00:21:10Michael Harris the second next up for the Braves 0 for 1 so far
00:21:16ball down
00:21:18two down nobody on we're here at the bottom of the fourth
00:21:21pretty rare location right there right down the middle this guy paints the edges
00:21:26I'm not sure if you're gonna see that pitch again as a hitter
00:21:29this hitter's looking for a fastball but I'm not sure he's gonna get one
00:21:33pitcher doesn't have to challenge him if he feels better about his off-speed
00:21:38secondary stuff then stay with three that's too low and accounts for
00:21:43and he couldn't hold back he's rung up on strikes
00:21:48Braves are set down one two three they trail here one nothing
00:21:55and we're back we talked at the top about just how dominant these aces have been and today just wow
00:22:02I mean look at these numbers Boog this is elite execution the command the presence the poise
00:22:08they brought the full arsenal today
00:22:18that one ran inside almost got him straighten him up a little bit
00:22:29out towards right center field
00:22:33and that'll fall for a base hit
00:22:35and a good start to the inning
00:22:40now that it short you know what they say
00:22:42he couldn't have thrown it out there any better than that
00:22:44and certainly the case that time just flared it back
00:22:47behind the second baseman and dropped it in there
00:22:50next to hit Carson Williams
00:22:52fly to left his first time
00:22:57hey
00:23:09grounds one to short Dubon
00:23:11over to Albies double play
00:23:14that was some defensive wizardry
00:23:18nice soft hands on the backhand right there in the sixth hole starts the double play
00:23:23that's not an easy throw but he puts it on the money
00:23:25really good job to get that double play started
00:23:41two down nobody on and we're at the top of the fifth
00:23:47strike two
00:23:55ball that's out
00:24:03hacks and misses it's a strikeout
00:24:05rays held in check here but they lead it one to nothing
00:24:12bottom of the inning
00:24:13so now to the plate for Atlanta
00:24:15Mike Yastrzemski
00:24:20and immediately pumps in a strike to the left handed hitter
00:24:23well we call that key holy
00:24:25even though it's right there and looks pretty good
00:24:28if he doesn't love it
00:24:29he's not going to swing that early in the count
00:24:36oh great stop fires to first
00:24:39and they get the out
00:24:41big play there to get the lead off man
00:24:45up next for the Braves
00:24:48second baseman
00:24:49Ozzie Albie
00:24:55slapped hard the other way
00:24:57but foul
00:25:05and that is out of play
00:25:12home team down a run the Rays leading on the solo homer
00:25:16gets a piece and stays alive
00:25:25the 0-2
00:25:27knocks that one away
00:25:29and we'll do it again
00:25:35foul ball left side
00:25:37he'll see another
00:25:45swings through it for the K
00:25:47picks up strikeout number seven
00:25:49well they get the strike out there
00:25:50and what kind of stood out to me was
00:25:52that they weren't shying away from contact
00:25:54every single pitch was in the strike zone
00:25:56and that tells me they wanted to attack him
00:25:58and it paid off
00:26:00here's Jack Peterson
00:26:01cruising on the mound right now
00:26:03but a dangerous hitter here in this spot
00:26:06a guy with some slug to him
00:26:07the Braves
00:26:09trailing by a run
00:26:10last half of inning number five
00:26:13Caminero
00:26:15three up three down
00:26:16inning over
00:26:18he continues to roll on the mound
00:26:21as five shutout innings are in the books
00:26:24you're watching Atlanta Braves
00:26:27back here in Atlanta
00:26:28close game here and a chance now
00:26:30to look at a few highlights from this one
00:26:54next ahead Chandler Simpson
00:26:56left fielder Chandler Simpson
00:27:10that's it there
00:27:11and it's 0-1
00:27:12oh and an 0-0 count not every strike is a good strike for a hitter
00:27:17I like the play discipline there
00:27:22slapped foul
00:27:33next pitcher slider that misses outside
00:27:36next pitcher slider that misses outside
00:27:51just off the inside edge
00:27:58that one misses
00:27:59so a lead off walk
00:28:01well a breaking ball in that 3-2 count
00:28:04kind of tells you that that's the pitch he has the most confidence in right now
00:28:07just couldn't find the strike zone
00:28:09here comes the manager out of the Braves dugout
00:28:11and he will make a move to the pen
00:28:13that does it for Chris Sale as the lefty makes way
00:28:16and he kept him in it even though he's in line for the loss right now
00:28:20new arm when we come back
00:28:21Ian Hamilton gets handed the rock out of the pen
00:28:2430 second appearance
00:28:31Junior Caminero
00:28:32now at the plate
00:28:34Caminero one of the elite home run hitters in the league this year
00:28:41quick move to first and he's back in on the dive
00:28:51run around the move pitch inside
00:28:55and see he's in there he's safe
00:28:56it's a stolen base
00:29:01that was close
00:29:02but stack cast shows us why he so often seems to be on the safe side
00:29:07how did he steal attempts Chris
00:29:09yeah you see that plus speed
00:29:10and he needed every last bit of it to swipe that bag such a threat on the basis
00:29:17delivers a pitch in for a strike at 95
00:29:19movement in the Atlanta bullpen Danny Young
00:29:23the lefty with big swing and missed stuff is getting ready
00:29:26Kinley also throwing
00:29:28man at second
00:29:30and that's it for a strike
00:29:31in the count one and two
00:29:39high fly ball out to center field
00:29:41Harris settles under it
00:29:45and there's one down
00:29:52up next for Tampa Bay
00:29:54first baseman
00:29:55Jonathan
00:29:55digging in
00:29:56Jonathan Aranda
00:29:57he's produced the only run of the game with his solo shot earlier
00:30:01yeah the pitching's been outstanding in this one
00:30:03so that home run has really been the only big sign of life from either offense
00:30:16and that's through there for a strike
00:30:17it's 0-1
00:30:20one out the runner at second
00:30:22and we're the top half of the six
00:30:27hard grounder into the outfield for a knock
00:30:30rounds third headed for the plate
00:30:32he'll score
00:30:34it's an RBI single
00:30:36and they lead by two
00:30:38just so sound in his mechanics
00:30:40he hits against a firm front side
00:30:42and the hands just continue to carry through
00:30:45the middle of the field
00:30:52first pitch misses
00:31:03gets him to chase after that one
00:31:05man at first one away
00:31:11breaking ball and that got him
00:31:12oh god
00:31:14up next for Tampa Bay
00:31:16Cedric Mullins
00:31:18will hit next
00:31:19and Boog I'd say he's doomed
00:31:26that one misses
00:31:27ball one
00:31:29could use a ground ball here
00:31:30something in the infield
00:31:32runner at first base
00:31:33get to get out of this
00:31:57line shot into the gap should score at least one
00:32:01Arunda around third
00:32:03one run is in
00:32:04headed for the plate
00:32:07he'll score
00:32:08two runs are in
00:32:10and they're up by four
00:32:11nicely done
00:32:12brings home two
00:32:13pretty much a model swing on that one
00:32:16as he ripped it into the opposite field gap
00:32:18and I'm sure he's gonna be watching that one back on video
00:32:20because that's the kind of swing you wanna bottle
00:32:23so many positives that led to that knock
00:32:43one
00:32:43runner at second here
00:32:44one gone
00:32:50foul ball it stays nothing in two
00:33:02line drive that's a face hit
00:33:04Mullins headed home
00:33:06goal
00:33:07he will score
00:33:08it's an RBI single
00:33:10then it's five to nothing
00:33:13here comes the manager out of the Braves dugout
00:33:15and he will make a move to the pen
00:33:17Ian Hamilton will depart
00:33:19we'll be back in a minute with a new arm on the mound
00:33:30now pitching
00:33:31Danny Young taking over on the mound
00:33:34well good luck against this guy
00:33:36he's been extremely tough to hit this year
00:33:38his numbers are excellent
00:33:42man at first with one gone
00:33:44Nick Fortes
00:33:45next to hit for the Rays
00:33:46he's two for two
00:33:53he's two for two
00:34:04you'll one
00:34:06swings through that one for strike two
00:34:18in the air out towards right ship
00:34:20Acuna under it
00:34:23and there's two away
00:34:28now that is shortstop
00:34:30number seven
00:34:45back up the middle of the base hit
00:34:48and out to a board
00:34:54up next for Tampa Bay
00:34:56here's the second baseman
00:34:58Hesson Kim
00:34:58who's over two with a pair of strikeouts
00:35:04and there's the strike
00:35:18gets him to chase after that one
00:35:20Young
00:35:21he's kind of a prototypical bullpen arm
00:35:24in today's game
00:35:25electric stuff
00:35:26that results
00:35:26in a ton of strikeouts
00:35:28in a tough spot like this
00:35:29that is a big time benefit
00:35:31sets him down
00:35:32looking
00:35:33hitting ends
00:35:34and that stops the bleeding
00:35:36nine men come to the plate
00:35:38four score
00:35:39nine one and two scheduled to hit
00:35:41the home half of the sixth
00:35:42the Rays in front
00:35:44five nothing
00:35:45welcome back
00:35:46as we take a peek at the starting pitching
00:35:49so far this year
00:35:56ace
00:36:01they've got a lineup and when you think about teams capable of rallying from this kind of deficit
00:36:06they're right at the top of the list
00:36:08nice grab over the first throw is low and Oh nearly a great play the scoop goes in and out
00:36:16of the glove
00:36:16but it's been a struggle on offense for them in this one so maybe that wakes them
00:36:20up a little bit you know an error can certainly give the opposing line up
00:36:24something to get excited about you got somebody on base so we'll see if they
00:36:28can make something of it there's a strike
00:36:36gets a piece and it stays on to
00:36:43keeps the at-bat going with a foul ball
00:36:49here's the 0-2 guy looking for the strikeout strikeout number eight Bolson
00:36:56wants to challenge this thought it was a ball so the call will stand so they'll
00:37:01lose their first challenge here's Acuna really thriving with the bat this
00:37:07season here at home
00:37:23and a seed into center that's a base hit
00:37:28he's a third now so runners at the corners and one out
00:37:50he's been incredibly efficient this one first pitch strike percentage over 70% that's well above roll to short could
00:37:57be two Williams toss the second double play the hit
00:38:02they can't seem to break through inning over make it six shutout innings for him out
00:38:08there now it's the Rays five and the Braves nothing
00:38:15welcome back to the ballpark as we check out the current playoff picture
00:38:33ball that's outside
00:38:44and the one oh
00:38:56just a very nice approach and swing right there to use the big part of the field
00:39:01everything was on time he stayed balanced through the entire swing and just launched that one into center
00:39:09just miss
00:39:20Simpson aboard here at first with nobody out
00:39:29yeah
00:39:30yeah
00:39:40the lefty ready and a one way
00:39:44throw to second out of bounds safe
00:39:47and that's another stolen base for the league leader
00:39:51clearly not content with the lead they're working with right now and I like that
00:39:54I don't think you can get comfortable with the five run lead in today's game
00:39:57and now they've got a good chance of adding on
00:40:04man at second fouled off and they'll do it again
00:40:21outside low ball two
00:40:23well this is a guy that can be frustrating for pitchers because he fouls off so many pitches and grinds
00:40:28out the at-bat
00:40:29I'm sure there's sometimes where pitchers rather just give up a first pitch single
00:40:33than have to waste six or seven pitches on one hitter
00:40:36Olsen steps on the bag that's the first out the top of the seven
00:40:40up next for Tampa Bay first baseman
00:40:43Jonathan Aranda
00:40:45Jonathan Aranda next to him for the Rays
00:40:48three for three two singles and a homer
00:40:57on the ground right side
00:40:59Olsen takes it himself and there are two down
00:41:04up next for Tampa Bay
00:41:06here comes the manager out of the dugout and he'll make a move for the bullpen
00:41:10Danny Young is done and as he heads off we'll step aside for a minute back with a new pitcher
00:41:16after this break
00:41:21now pitching here comes a new arm for the Braves Jordan Montgomery
00:41:25I think it's gonna be a little tough coming in out of the pen when your guys are trailing so
00:41:30big on the scoreboard
00:41:31just doesn't have the same intensity to it but he's got to find a way because these batters count the
00:41:37same for his stats obviously
00:41:38regardless of the score
00:41:49that one inside and that's ball one challenge from behind the dish here
00:41:55and the call stands it was indeed a ball so they're now out of challenges
00:42:09that's the third Riley
00:42:12and that will end the inning
00:42:16seventh inning stretch time
00:42:17it's the Rays six and the Braves nothing
00:42:21you're watching Atlanta Braves
00:42:24now pitching for
00:42:25we're back in a new pitcher here to start the bottom of the seventh Mason Engler
00:42:29this guy's a strike thrower he's done an excellent job of avoiding walks so far this season
00:42:34here is Austin Riley
00:42:38that first offering is fouled off
00:42:54ball inside
00:43:02rip to short
00:43:05tosses to first
00:43:06and one away in the bottom of the seven
00:43:08up next for the Braves
00:43:10center fielder
00:43:11Michael Harris the second
00:43:20Engler fills up the zone forces contact so not a huge strikeout guy but he's gonna make the hitters beat
00:43:27him doesn't issue a lot of walks so the pressure is right now he's going to make the hitters beat
00:43:29him
00:43:29really on the batter to make something happen
00:43:31the Rays up big in this one
00:43:34here the bottom of the seventh
00:43:36up the middle
00:43:37into the outfield
00:43:38base hit
00:43:39and that's a one out single
00:43:41but although you like the fact that
00:43:43the guy throws strikes
00:43:44guy gets contact
00:43:45and not always great contact
00:43:47the fact that when you have runners on
00:43:49if that ball's in play
00:43:50there's still a good chance that a run gets pushed across whether it's earned or not
00:43:56now there's a bullet down the line
00:43:58and foul ball
00:44:01command in the zone is such a crucial part of it right
00:44:05yes
00:44:05this one swung on and hit well
00:44:07way back there
00:44:10and it's a foul ball
00:44:12but it had the distance
00:44:19on the ground right side
00:44:21and that goes foul
00:44:28on the ground right side
00:44:30and that chance handled
00:44:31the turn by Williams at second
00:44:33he's good
00:44:33but safe at first
00:44:35it's a fielder's choice
00:44:36up next for the Braves
00:44:38second baseman
00:44:40Ozzie Albies
00:44:41and here comes Ozzie Albies to the dish
00:44:45right through there for a strike
00:44:51ground ball left side
00:44:54out with room to spare
00:44:56and that's the inning
00:44:57one left for Atlanta
00:44:58still up against a six
00:45:01nothing deficit
00:45:06back at Truist Park
00:45:07their offense has produced a lot of hits so far
00:45:11as we see from the spray chart
00:45:12yeah when a team has this many knocks
00:45:15a lot of the time it gets clustered
00:45:16to one side or another
00:45:18not today
00:45:19they're hitting it all over the field
00:45:23the Braves bullpen has some activity
00:45:25Tyler Kinley getting ready to go
00:45:37Montgomery in his tenth season
00:45:39he features a sinker
00:45:41a curb
00:45:42a changeup
00:45:43a four seamer
00:45:44and he works in a slider
00:45:47the 1-1
00:45:51now a rip into left center
00:45:53and that's got extra bases written all over it
00:45:58in safely with a double
00:45:59his second of the day
00:46:01two hits for him in this one
00:46:03both for extra bases
00:46:04got to feel good about that
00:46:06a well-deserved double on a great swing
00:46:08got everything going on time
00:46:10he stayed balanced
00:46:11and he squared it up
00:46:12about as well as you could possibly ask
00:46:14so
00:46:15man aboard
00:46:17Richie Palacios
00:46:18next to hit for the Rays
00:46:20hey
00:46:30the 0-1
00:46:31the 0-1
00:46:33sliced hard
00:46:34but fouled
00:46:35down the left side
00:46:43and it's second
00:46:46and it's second
00:46:47ball that's just out
00:46:56fouls it off still 1-2
00:47:09got him
00:47:10run gone here
00:47:11well that's always the key
00:47:12to effective pitching
00:47:14is getting ahead in the count
00:47:15and as a pitcher
00:47:16it really allows you to start expanding the zone
00:47:19hitters become defensive
00:47:20and all of a sudden that plate starts to get really wide
00:47:23and what happens is
00:47:25because of the pressure
00:47:26you end up committing to a pitch as a batter
00:47:28before you recognize what it is
00:47:30and that's what leads to the strikeout
00:47:38laser to the gap should score the run
00:47:41coming home
00:47:43he'll score easily
00:47:45and they're pulling away up by seven now
00:47:48pulls into second
00:47:49that's an RBI double
00:47:50well done
00:47:51drives in the run
00:47:53man that feels so good
00:47:54to shoot an absolute bolt the opposite way
00:47:57split the gap
00:47:58and know that you've got extra bases
00:48:00right off the bat
00:48:01that's the kind of thing hitters dream about
00:48:03when they're falling asleep at night
00:48:04one down
00:48:06Carson Williams
00:48:07getting ready to hit
00:48:10ground ball
00:48:11Olsen
00:48:12takes it himself
00:48:13two gone now
00:48:18up next for Tampa Bay
00:48:19second baseman
00:48:210 for 3 in this one
00:48:22and this is a big opportunity for him to pick up his teammate right here
00:48:32ball one
00:48:43on the ground
00:48:44all these
00:48:47that's the third out
00:48:50one run a pair of hits no errors
00:48:52and one left on
00:48:54last half of the eighth coming up
00:48:56it's the race
00:48:58is
00:48:59welcome back as we take a look at their upcoming schedule
00:49:01and the faded hitter
00:49:03John
00:49:05Peterson
00:49:07okay
00:49:07no
00:49:08they make you free
00:49:09now
00:49:10they know
00:49:11ball
00:49:17ball that's up there
00:49:23in the air to left center
00:49:25and there's one away
00:49:33up next for the Braves
00:49:35the shortstop
00:49:37Mauricio
00:49:41nope that's inside
00:49:50fly ball down the line
00:49:51nobody can get there
00:49:53and it's a foul ball
00:49:58nope
00:50:00the Braves
00:50:01with a lot of ground to make up
00:50:03here the bottom half of the eighth inning
00:50:05pitch misses
00:50:06three and one down
00:50:10three one and he couldn't come up with it
00:50:12well that's a really good take right there
00:50:14and that's just mentally prepared
00:50:16knowing that if it's not on the team
00:50:17you're gonna take that pitch because
00:50:19you still have one more strike to work with
00:50:21not easy to lay out
00:50:22but he did an excellent job
00:50:24in that plate appearance
00:50:25Olsen
00:50:26batting with one down
00:50:27takes a strike
00:50:38right side
00:50:39and that's just foul
00:50:44field two
00:50:46line drive
00:50:47and that's a base hit
00:50:52quick throw back in
00:50:53lead runner holds it second
00:50:55with one gone
00:50:56up next for the Braves
00:50:57right fielder
00:50:58Ronald Abia Jr
00:51:03there's the strike
00:51:04really good job in this spot
00:51:06to get ahead in the count
00:51:07he's gonna have to continue
00:51:09finish off this hitter
00:51:18two on one out
00:51:21swings through that
00:51:22and it's a strikeout
00:51:23that's the second out
00:51:28Drake Baldwin
00:51:29next up for the Braves
00:51:310-4-3 with two ground outs
00:51:33and a strikeout
00:51:34ball one no strikes
00:51:41smoked on the ground a second
00:51:43there with plenty of time
00:51:45and that ends the inning
00:51:47two left for Atlanta
00:51:48they continue to trail
00:51:50seven nothing
00:51:53back down and on the mound the closer
00:51:56Raycel Iglesias
00:51:58he doesn't get a lot of strikeouts
00:52:00compared to other relievers
00:52:01so he relies on getting that
00:52:03soft contact and the defense
00:52:04doing the work behind him
00:52:06they'll have to be on their toes
00:52:07with him on the ball
00:52:21lift it in the air left field
00:52:23pretty well struck
00:52:24one down
00:52:27up next for Tampa Bay
00:52:29third baseman
00:52:30Junior Caminero
00:52:39great
00:52:40that's really the money spot
00:52:41down and away
00:52:42if you can locate that consistently
00:52:44it's gonna be real tall
00:52:45for hitters to square that up
00:52:46that's what you love to see
00:52:47relievers do coming out of that
00:52:48ball play
00:52:49close but call the ball
00:52:51ball one
00:52:56and he swings and lifts one to deep
00:52:58center field
00:52:59that one's carrying
00:53:01and that's gonna bang against the wall
00:53:04safely into second
00:53:05he's got a double
00:53:08I'm sure that feels pretty good
00:53:10after going hitless
00:53:11in this one so far
00:53:12just missed out on a home run
00:53:14right there
00:53:14but he certainly hit it hard enough
00:53:16just didn't have the right
00:53:17launch angle
00:53:18to carry it over the wall
00:53:19but still an excellent swing of the bat
00:53:23Jonathan Aranga
00:53:24next to hit for the Rays
00:53:25he's already homered in this game
00:53:29hey
00:53:39high fly ball lifted in the year right field
00:53:44and he makes the catch
00:53:46runner tags it second
00:53:54up next for Tampa Bay
00:53:56and a little something extra at stake in this at bat
00:54:00as he's hitless so far
00:54:01with his hitting streak in jeopardy
00:54:07I'm impressed that he went right after him on that first pitch
00:54:10that's the key
00:54:11try to get ahead in the count
00:54:12and you can
00:54:12play around a little bit more
00:54:14as it
00:54:14at bat expands
00:54:18and a rope into center field
00:54:20base hit
00:54:20the throw in
00:54:23in there
00:54:24he scores
00:54:25it's 8-0
00:54:29not sure if too many people have been paying attention to it quite yet
00:54:32but that extends his hit streak to 11 now
00:54:36well I know he knows about it
00:54:38even if a lot of our viewers don't
00:54:40and this is when it's clear
00:54:51no
00:54:5211 games in a row
00:54:54man that's when even the hitting coach starts to leave you alone
00:54:57you're going so good that nobody wants to mess it up
00:55:02hey
00:55:13high fly ball right field
00:55:15this could go the distance
00:55:17home run
00:55:20Cedric Mullins sends it out
00:55:23his 22nd homer of the year
00:55:25and they boost their lead
00:55:27Chris he's homered in back to back games now
00:55:30yep seeing the ball well and he's got his timing locked in
00:55:33he's looking pretty dangerous at the dish right now
00:55:36that's exactly the pitch he was looking for
00:55:38crushes it
00:55:39and hits it out of the ballpark
00:55:48there comes the skipper out of the dugout and he's ready to make the move
00:55:52great cell iglesias out of the game
00:55:55and as he heads for the dugout
00:55:57we'll take a quick break
00:55:58new arm on the mound when we get back
00:56:07now pitching
00:56:08new pitcher for the Braves
00:56:09Tyler Kinley
00:56:10he's into the game but the base is empty
00:56:27the right fielder
00:56:29Richie Palacios
00:56:37first pitch just misses
00:56:50foul ball
00:56:53two gone
00:56:54bases empty
00:56:55but three runs across
00:56:57you're the top of the dive
00:57:02so a foul ball makes it one and two
00:57:20chopper to second
00:57:21all these
00:57:22throws the first in time
00:57:24and that is that
00:57:38it's a bit of a blowout now
00:57:52just a bit more freedom here in the booth
00:57:54i'm not sure that's a good thing
00:57:56all right singe let's rewind for a second
00:57:58when you heard that they were going to put a pitch clock into the game
00:58:00what was your first thought
00:58:02oh i thought that these guys were going to have a very difficult time to be able to
00:58:07regroup after each pitch
00:58:09and be ready to execute some type of plan at the plate
00:58:12and even for pitchers on the mound
00:58:15good job to fight that one off
00:58:19the O2
00:58:22swings and misses struck him out
00:58:34one of the things though that we've seen
00:58:37that is kind of a thread
00:58:39really in every sport
00:58:40these are the elite players
00:58:42and so they adjust them
00:58:43they've done a great job adjusting
00:58:44absolutely
00:58:45and just you tip your cat to these guys
00:58:48because not an easy adjustment
00:58:50but they look like they've been doing it their entire lives
00:58:54the Braves down to their last out
00:58:56here comes Mike Yastrzemski to the plate
00:58:59and first offering is fouled off
00:59:07as good as things can be
00:59:09it can be a tough day at the office
00:59:11even for the skippers
00:59:12seeing the offense just sputter
00:59:14not able to get anything going
00:59:17two down nobody on
00:59:19we're in the last half of the ninth inning
00:59:21the other way
00:59:22and he beats the shift
00:59:25takes the turn
00:59:26he's digging for second
00:59:27here comes the throw
00:59:28he's in there
00:59:32up next for the Braves
00:59:35second baseman
00:59:36Ozzie
00:59:46now into the game
00:59:47Victor Mesa Jr.
00:59:49he'll be out in left field
00:59:50now playing left field
00:59:51number 25
00:59:53Victor Mesa Jr.
00:59:56hit in the air
00:59:57right field
00:59:58that one way back there
00:59:59and that is way gone
01:00:05Ozzie
01:00:05Ozzie
01:00:06Albies goes yard
01:00:07his 11th of the year
01:00:09and they cut into the deficit
01:00:12wasn't fooled on the first pitch at all
01:00:14he squared it up
01:00:15right away
01:00:19anytime you have a pitch down the middle of the plate
01:00:22the percentages go up for the hitter to do damage
01:00:25even if it's a pretty good sinker like that one
01:00:27nice piece of hitting there at the plate
01:00:31so two down
01:00:32Jack Peterson
01:00:33digs in down
01:00:35and that one hammered
01:00:37that's back there
01:00:39and that one is off the wall
01:00:41so he gets on base
01:00:43and keeps it going
01:00:45any time you smoke the ball off the wall
01:00:48you kind of think about what it could have been
01:00:50but obviously you have to be happy with that result
01:00:55the 0-1
01:00:58and that one fouled off
01:01:04Engler is just one strike away
01:01:07got him
01:01:08and that's the ball game
01:01:09offensive explosion today for these players
01:01:13they gave up a few runs
01:01:14but they had more than enough firepower to turn this one into a blowout
01:01:1810-2 the final in this one
01:01:20for Chris Singleton and our entire outstanding crew here at MLB The Show
01:01:25I'm John Shambi
01:01:26thanks for joining us
01:01:33getting the lead
01:01:35and
01:01:391
01:01:40and
01:01:51is
01:01:522
01:01:53For the small guy
01:01:54I don't think I'm gonna regret it when the car's flat
01:01:57Ain't nothing really like it used to
01:02:00Wake the neighbors up like a rooster
01:02:02It's a rooster, help me see the future
01:02:04I believe in karma
01:02:06So let's do some
01:02:08I know you cooped up
01:02:09I know the L.A. ain't running, I'll call it Uber
01:02:11I know the L.A. weather got you confused
01:02:14But when you walk in my house, take your shoes up
01:02:17I let my tank, I let my chain swing
01:02:19I'm on a one-on-one, we're doing the same thing
01:02:22I need a one-on-one