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00:00:00Hello and welcome. Thanks for joining us. Interleague Baseball on MLB The Show. It's
00:00:19the Toronto Blue Jays going up against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jachabi and Chris Singleton
00:00:24with you. Here we go, Singy. The fans have been waiting for this Major League debut for a while,
00:00:29and it's finally here. There's a lot of hype around his talent, and now we get to see how that looks at
00:00:34the big league level. Yeah, this is the kind of game that's going to be shared all over social
00:00:38media later tonight. Baseball fans all across the world are aware of this debut, and we're lucky
00:00:44enough to be at the stadium for it, so I'm excited to see what he's got firsthand. My advice to him
00:00:50would just be to soak it all in. Don't worry about the results. Don't worry about the expectations.
00:00:55Just really enjoy this experience, because it only happens once.
00:01:01So just about set now, and today's starting pitcher, Vern Law. But Chris, he hasn't exactly
00:01:08been stellar here on his homebound. Well, I'll say this. Every player wants to perform well at their
00:01:14home ballpark, in front of their fans, in front of the city, and you know this guy no different. He
00:01:19wants to be more effective here, so he'll be great at home. I'm sure he wants to turn that around,
00:01:24and we'll see if he's able to start that in this one. Number 12, leading off here as he looks at
00:01:29that one outside the zone. First pitch, 635.
00:01:42Swing and a miss, and a count one and one. And the right-hander deals.
00:01:48Swing and a count one and two. One ball, two strikes.
00:01:58The wind of the pitch.
00:02:01In the air, out towards left-setter, Kiner puts the squeeze on that one, and there's one down.
00:02:09Let's take a look at the lineup for the Blue Jays. This team, Chris, not one that gets a
00:02:14lot of production from hitting homers, so they've got to find offense in other ways.
00:02:18Yeah, Boog, hit sequencing is so important for this team. You know, getting that walk at the
00:02:24right time, coming up with that next knock or extra base hit so that you can actually play to run.
00:02:29If not, then you see the record go in the direct opposite direction of where it could go. So,
00:02:36you know, a team like this, the good thing, they're going to battle, they're going to put the ball in
00:02:40and hope that they can find those holes. Tony Fernandez stands in here, leaves that one off the inside.
00:02:49Not even close there. Now 2-0. No score just getting started top of the first.
00:02:59Next one off the plate inside. 3-0.
00:03:10And now 3-1.
00:03:24The wind of the pitch.
00:03:28And that one wrapped foul.
00:03:40That's ripped to right, down the line.
00:03:49And that one hops the wall.
00:03:53Cut off, throw to third. He's in there.
00:03:57He quickly went from hitter to base runner. Love when guys make that transition and he's got speed
00:04:04to put on a show.
00:04:16Carlos Delgado next up for the Blue Jays. This guy has turned into a beast.
00:04:24And first offering is fouled off.
00:04:34Righty to the plate.
00:04:40Just missed.
00:04:43No score here, but a runner at third with one down.
00:04:50Next offering is in for a strike.
00:04:53Out there on the mound, he's setting the tone early with the fastball.
00:04:5698 miles per hour up on the scoreboard.
00:05:05Kicks and deals.
00:05:07Swag and a miss.
00:05:08The velocity blasted it right past him.
00:05:11Definitely a strikeout situation right there and he got it.
00:05:13You do not want him to put the ball in play and want to strand that runner at third.
00:05:18Now all he needs is one more out to get it.
00:05:20Doesn't have to be a strikeout this time since now they're two outs.
00:05:24So here's the cleanup hitter, Jose Batista.
00:05:27Good contact guy, good defender.
00:05:29Next pitch misses inside and the count is one and one.
00:05:48Fernandez on third with two out.
00:05:51Next pitch is outside, two and one.
00:06:01Had a good eye there.
00:06:02First pitch strike from the pitcher, but then no panic at all by the hitter.
00:06:06Very patient, showing good discipline.
00:06:08Now he's in the driver's seat with a 3-1 count.
00:06:10And now a full count.
00:06:21At the belt and fires.
00:06:24Swing and a foul ball at the plate.
00:06:26They'll do it again.
00:06:27You see how the catcher wanted that pitch up and in.
00:06:29Wanted to try to tie him up.
00:06:31That's the one thing we're seeing, that high fastball.
00:06:33You have to get it up there because of how hitters have changed their swings.
00:06:36Next offering is fouled back.
00:06:43Two outs with a runner at third.
00:06:51Center field.
00:06:52McCutcheon gets under it.
00:06:55Makes the grab.
00:06:57And that's the inning.
00:07:00Blue Jays held in check.
00:07:02And now the Pirates will get their first opportunity.
00:07:05No score.
00:07:06It's Major League Baseball on the show.
00:07:14Bottom of the first.
00:07:16Today's starting pitcher, number 37.
00:07:19Well, he got into the eighth inning his last time out.
00:07:22Really pitching deep in the games as of late.
00:07:24We'll see today how many innings he's got in him.
00:07:28Bottom of the first.
00:07:29At the plate for Pittsburgh, Hannes Wagner.
00:07:33Leading up for the Pirates.
00:07:35The second baseman, Hannes Wagner.
00:07:40The wind and the pitch.
00:07:44That one off the mark and that's ball one.
00:07:46The wind and kick the pitch.
00:08:00He swings and fouls one off.
00:08:02Kicks and fires.
00:08:26And that one is lifted in the air.
00:08:28Bell going back on this one.
00:08:30Nice grab on the run.
00:08:32And there's one down.
00:08:36There's a Pirates lineup now.
00:08:39They're dealing with a top-level arm of the mound.
00:08:41So this figures to be a tough matchup for him.
00:08:44What's the key to the offense today, Singy?
00:08:46Well, Boog, I think when you got a guy that's this talented on the mound,
00:08:50you got to find ways to disrupt his rhythm, make him uncomfortable a little bit.
00:08:53The guys that can handle the bat and perhaps, you know, bunt, bunt for a base hit.
00:08:58Get him moving off the mound.
00:08:59If you're in the box and he seems to be just in a flow, step out.
00:09:03Mess up his timing.
00:09:04Somehow try to get in his head a little bit.
00:09:06And then when he does come in the zone, you may only get one pitch.
00:09:09You better not miss it.
00:09:12Boog, he never moved because he never had time to.
00:09:15But that kind of velocity, you'd prefer that pitcher work away.
00:09:19On the ground, right side.
00:09:21Steps on first for the out.
00:09:23And, Singy, as a team, you need to make the most of the very few opportunities
00:09:28he's going to give you, right?
00:09:29Absolutely.
00:09:30And, you know, if you don't get to guys like this a lot of times early,
00:09:33once they really settle in, it's going to be the later innings
00:09:36that they hand that ball over to a reliever if they do at all.
00:09:39Roberto Clemente takes a strike there as he stands at the plate now.
00:10:02Smoked on the ground a second, and it finds its way through for a hit.
00:10:07And that keeps the inning going.
00:10:09Not much to this one other than just a willingness to go the other way
00:10:12and put the ball in play.
00:10:13That's a team to bat right there.
00:10:14Nice job of staying back and letting the ball get deep.
00:10:17And now they've got some speed on first,
00:10:18so we'll see if they try to get him into motion.
00:10:21And here's the veteran outfielder, Ralph Kiner.
00:10:24Another solid power season.
00:10:29And the first pitch misses for ball one.
00:10:37There's a strike.
00:10:45There's a strike.
00:10:49The next offering misses.
00:11:07Two and one.
00:11:08That's what you want.
00:11:09It's a good miss.
00:11:17One.
00:11:21Started after it.
00:11:22Appeal to first.
00:11:24And yes, he offered at it.
00:11:34That misses.
00:11:35And that's ball three.
00:11:37Three-two.
00:11:38Two out.
00:11:38Runner on first.
00:11:39Lot of movement in the infield.
00:11:41Hitters got to stay focused on the pitch.
00:11:42And he deals.
00:11:50Hammered.
00:11:51Base hit.
00:11:52So that's two straight, two out hits.
00:11:55Throw stops the lead runner at second.
00:11:58Two on and two out.
00:11:59So Singy, let's dive into the numbers courtesy of StatCast.
00:12:03Do you even feel contact being made when you hit a ball that hard?
00:12:07No, I don't think so, Boog.
00:12:09I mean, that's just the best feeling in the world is a hitter.
00:12:11You square it up perfectly and it's like you didn't even swing the bat.
00:12:14And there are times the ball feels heavy off your bat.
00:12:17You know it.
00:12:18But this is not one of those cases.
00:12:20He sent this one flying 114 miles per hour.
00:12:23So that's flexing your muscles a little bit.
00:12:27Two outs.
00:12:28A couple of base runners at first and second.
00:12:39And fouled off.
00:12:48Ball to strike.
00:12:58And there's the ball.
00:12:59Well, they're really running up the pitch count in this first inning.
00:13:02Lots of confidence from this team that is perhaps the hottest in baseball right now.
00:13:14Two, two.
00:13:33Just misses the mark outside the zone.
00:13:36Really good take, especially with two strikes.
00:13:42The pitch.
00:13:43And there's ball four.
00:13:48Well, the stage has been set for this offense, Boog.
00:13:50It's all about creating opportunities and this is one of them right here.
00:13:54Two outs.
00:13:55Base is full.
00:13:56To the plate now for Pittsburgh is the DH.
00:13:59Dave Parker.
00:14:01Out towards left center.
00:14:03Bell drifts towards it.
00:14:05He's got it.
00:14:06And that is out number three.
00:14:09Pirates leave him loaded.
00:14:10We played an inning.
00:14:12No score.
00:14:13Trying to reach the people and sell my CDs.
00:14:16This is my grind.
00:14:17It's what I'm committed to.
00:14:18If it don't sound good, maybe it ain't for you.
00:14:21You want the...
00:14:21Second inning set to go.
00:14:25And now for the Jays, George Bell.
00:14:27Leading off for the Blue Jays, the left fielder, George Bell.
00:14:32Law back to work.
00:14:33He needs a quick one-two-three this time around.
00:14:42Last inning threw a lot of pitches.
00:14:44And the old one.
00:14:57Swing and a miss.
00:14:58Curve ball in the dirt.
00:14:59Man, that was pretty gross right there.
00:15:05Next offering is downstairs.
00:15:07Righty delivers.
00:15:19And that one upstairs.
00:15:21Tough take right there.
00:15:22He swings at that more often than not.
00:15:28Next offering is down low.
00:15:30Recognize that changeup right out of the hand.
00:15:32Just spit on it.
00:15:39Three-two on the way.
00:15:42Fouled off again.
00:15:44And it remains three and two.
00:15:53Three and two now.
00:15:57Stays alive.
00:16:02Ground ball.
00:16:10Left side.
00:16:12Slings it across.
00:16:13Lead off man retired here in the second.
00:16:19That exists.
00:16:20The first baseman.
00:16:22Number 20.
00:16:25Number 20 next up for the Blue Jays.
00:16:28It's amazing we get a chance to talk
00:16:30to a lot of opposing managers.
00:16:32This guy scares managers on the other team as much as anyone.
00:16:37And he gets to fly beneath the radar with
00:16:39the other more recognizable names in this lineup.
00:16:42Ball one.
00:16:42No strike.
00:16:49High fly ball down the left field line.
00:16:52No trouble here.
00:16:53Puts it away for the out.
00:16:55Two down.
00:16:56Out.
00:17:00Two outs.
00:17:00Space is empty.
00:17:02Number 34 next up for the Blue Jays.
00:17:13First pitch and that's in for a strike.
00:17:15Right hander kicks deals.
00:17:22That one missed.
00:17:28The pitch.
00:17:31There's a strike.
00:17:32Swing and a miss.
00:17:43Struck him out.
00:17:44And the Blue Jays go down.
00:17:45One, two, three.
00:17:47Nothing doing for the Blue Jays.
00:17:48We'll go to the bottom of the second.
00:17:50No score.
00:17:51Back here at the ballpark.
00:18:04Bottom of the second.
00:18:05At the plate for Pittsburgh.
00:18:07Andrew McCutcheon.
00:18:09This guy is an elite level hitter.
00:18:11Especially considering contact.
00:18:13Just the ability to hit for average.
00:18:15What you really like though stays in against those righties.
00:18:19And that's not so easy as a right-handed batter.
00:18:22Here's your one.
00:18:23And that one off the outside edge.
00:18:28There's some players for whatever reasons.
00:18:30They seem to just face a slew of right-handed pitchers.
00:18:34And their comfort level increased so much.
00:18:36They'd actually prefer to face that same side thrower in a tough situation.
00:18:44Next offering in the dirt.
00:18:45And it's two and one.
00:18:46And here it comes.
00:18:56That one drifts inside.
00:18:58Yeah, most guys struggle against the same side.
00:19:01Whether it's left on left or right on right.
00:19:04And this guy's an exception.
00:19:08And the righty deals.
00:19:11On the ground out to short.
00:19:15Sends it across to first.
00:19:17One up, one down.
00:19:20You've got to be kidding me.
00:19:21Did you see that throw?
00:19:23Not really, Boog.
00:19:24I mean, it happened in the blink of an eye, it seemed.
00:19:26But thankfully, StatCast is here to help us out.
00:19:29I mean, you don't see many throws across the infield that get up into the 90s.
00:19:33So he really reached back for that one.
00:19:35And he had to to get the out.
00:19:38High trainer.
00:19:39The next pirate to hit.
00:19:41Good defender.
00:19:42He's been inconsistent offensively.
00:19:45In there for strike one.
00:19:47Next pitch misses.
00:19:50And that's ball one.
00:19:52Next pitch misses.
00:20:03And that's ball one.
00:20:04And the right-hander deals.
00:20:17Swing and a miss as he was out front.
00:20:20Clearly, he was sitting on a fastball right there.
00:20:22It just ended up out in front of the slider.
00:20:24Hey, you can't fault him for his commitment.
00:20:26Now he's just gonna have to battle with two strikes.
00:20:28Nothing-nothing here in the bottom of the second.
00:20:37Next pitch has popped up.
00:20:38Makes the catch for the out.
00:20:40Batting nut.
00:20:43The catcher.
00:20:45Jason Kendall.
00:20:47The next to hit.
00:20:54Kendall hitting better against right-handers this year.
00:20:57So some reverse splits there.
00:20:59I'll say goodbye, goodbye.
00:21:04All you might I'm gonna tell.
00:21:07No one feeling.
00:21:12And a foul ball.
00:21:14and a pinch and now it's even up
00:21:26second inning here no score
00:21:32hit on the ground to the right side and foul ball
00:21:41the one-two
00:21:48and that skips in the dirt
00:21:53just off the inside edge
00:22:11the kick the three two
00:22:20the three two is off the outside edge and that is ball four
00:22:27one of the things about that two-out walk the base runner over at first base is
00:22:30going to have a very aggressive secondary lead so a ball down the line or
00:22:34into the gap will produce a two-out RBI and those are the best that is if you
00:22:40are the offensive side of it pickoff throw and he's back safely
00:22:44Wagner at the plate now that's ball one
00:22:59now the two-out walk got to erase that and really go to work on the hitter you
00:23:03got to go ahead and just let him steal if he's going to try to create the swing and
00:23:07miss and get out of this jam next offering is in for a strike and you
00:23:11wonder is he in his head a little bit even if the base runner doesn't steal
00:23:15right here what's great is that he is dividing the attention of the pitcher and
00:23:18may serve to give his teammate a better pitch to hit at the plate
00:23:24in there and so now one and two Kendall off of first with two away
00:23:34the next pitch misses and the count is two and two back when you played it wasn't the
00:23:45empirical data we have now it was a guy with a ruler and a diamond taking a
00:23:50colored pencil and drawing a line where he thought someone had hit the ball right
00:23:53that or just going off of gut or feel what does it look like his swing is today what's
00:24:00the pitcher throwing they are sticking to the metrics and what seems to be most
00:24:05consistent for that hitter regardless of who the pitcher is on the mound
00:24:08oh and that deflects off his glove over to first what a play inning over
00:24:18so one left for pittsburgh we'll move to the third with no score
00:24:23and welcome back well here we go top of the third scoreless game and now the
00:24:37center fielder number 15 number 15 the pitch
00:24:45and first off Rangis fouled off
00:24:56left-hand hitter waits
00:25:00swung on popped up on the infield
00:25:04now there's one away well that was a pitch you got a crush unbelievable that he
00:25:09missed it right there I'm telling you he is going to be frustrating with himself
00:25:12until his next at bat Martin here's the catcher to hit Russell Martin two hips and
00:25:19four at-bats during yesterday's ballgame
00:25:23first offering misses the mark
00:25:32one down base is empty
00:25:39liner to second and picked on the hop fires over to first first two batters retired here in the top of the third
00:25:48now batting number 12
00:25:55back to the leadoff spot in the blue jays lineup number 12 now at the plate
00:26:07first offering and it just misses
00:26:16top of the third no score
00:26:23top of the third no score
00:26:27that one the other way and there's a hit and that keeps the inning alive
00:26:33the batter number one runner at first two away stepping in is the switch hitting shortstop
00:26:45tony fernandez one for one he tripled in his first trip that one's in their own one
00:26:51law picks over and he dives back in safely
00:27:03and a pitch
00:27:14perhaps not quite ready to hit first two pitches by him for a couple of strikes now back is against the wall
00:27:21it's gonna have to figure something out and figure it out quickly here comes a pitch
00:27:25this one in the dirt runner holds count goes to one and two
00:27:31and a foul ball he stays alive
00:27:46two outs
00:27:52line drive and that's a base hit out into center field
00:27:57throw in holds the lead runner at second two on now with two away
00:28:05hitting is really easy for some guys one thing that i can see already his bat stays in the zone
00:28:11on plane for an extended period of time and guys like that they have a high contact rate and they have
00:28:19more barrels because of that bat being on plane and even when you don't get it great it's still hit hard enough
00:28:25to dunk something in like that in front of the center fielder
00:28:35next pitch is downstairs
00:28:43kicks and deals smash to the left side
00:28:49over to first third out that ends the frame
00:28:53blue jays leave a pair
00:28:55and we are still scoreless
00:29:07as we go to the last of the third now it's the shortstop
00:29:11archie vaughn
00:29:13not shortstop and the pitch
00:29:18swing and a high fly ball down the left field line but hooking foul
00:29:23is there a little wrinkle to that i think there was yeah a little slider action
00:29:27next offering down low and in the dirt
00:29:39and a pitch
00:29:39that's down and in
00:29:45count is two and one
00:29:49righty to the plate
00:29:50that misses off the outside edge
00:30:03and that's in for a strike
00:30:16left hand batter weights
00:30:17swing and a ball popped up squeezes it and there's one down
00:30:24and now it's going to be roberto clemente
00:30:36kind of a throwback no batting gloves
00:30:44puts it in the air out towards left center
00:30:47number 15 turns to the right on the move
00:30:50got it covered plenty of distance there
00:30:53and there's two away that's just a really nice catch on the run right there he saved extra bases for
00:30:59sure if the pitcher's his friend he'll give him a second to catch his breath before he's ready to deal the next pitch
00:31:11kiner the next to hit takes outside
00:31:13the wind and the pitch
00:31:31on the ground to third
00:31:35whips it across out number three nothing doing here for pittsburgh and we're still knotted at zero
00:31:43the next to the
00:31:52start of the fourth now the toronto four hole hitter jose batista
00:31:56goff for toronto the third baseman jose batista
00:32:07law back to work
00:32:09just missed
00:32:25that's through there for a strike
00:32:26swings through that one through that fastball right by him slightly elevated that's a
00:32:40confidence boost for this guy out there on the mound see if he continues to climb the ladder
00:32:45the wind of the pitch
00:32:52the wind of the pitch
00:32:56now a screamer into the outfield clemente makes the play and there's one away
00:33:01the left fielder number 11
00:33:06george bell
00:33:08so up next for toronto george bell
00:33:10oh for one he grounded out in his first at bat
00:33:21next offering is down low ball one
00:33:34next offering is fouled back
00:33:40and he deals
00:33:47and another ball
00:33:49you got two balls one strike
00:33:51shoots a line drive single into right center
00:33:59i'll tell you man it's such a good feeling when you smoke a line drive into the gap like that i mean sure
00:34:13home runs are king but i feel like nothing makes you feel like a true professional hitter more than
00:34:18a bolt the other way
00:34:19man at first with one gone
00:34:21and next for toronto number 20
00:34:24and that's in there for strike one
00:34:38righty delivers
00:34:40grounded to third could be two
00:34:42off balance feed there's one on the first double play
00:34:46and that's the inning poetry in motion there's the second baseman turns the double play
00:34:51nice throw to first and that's the way to end the inning
00:35:03welcome back here's a speed threat number seven
00:35:07feels like it's less common today that you see a guy like this the speed component the contact
00:35:14component but lack of power
00:35:18there's a strike he just has to understand that his skill set is unique and he's very valuable for
00:35:24any ball club if he does that he'll play a long time in this league
00:35:27and he'll one
00:35:37and that one fouled off
00:35:38stays alive
00:35:50stays alive
00:35:51place down the line this looks like extra bases and that one's going to get into the corner
00:36:09into second easily with a lead off double
00:36:24so now here's the dh dave parker
00:36:46this one in the air right field
00:37:00number 34 moving under this one
00:37:02he makes the grab runner tagging for third applies the tag and they get two double play
00:37:14now batting center fielder
00:37:16up next for the pirates andrew mccutcheon he's got the power but great contact
00:37:35skills one of the best contact hitters in the game in there and it's oh and one
00:37:53now the oh one
00:37:56swings through the fastball up in the zone
00:37:59well baseball is coming out of his hand very well he's been able to paint all four corners but
00:38:04really good ride at the top of the zone hitters have to respect that very difficult pitch to hit
00:38:19down to the dirt swing and a miss that completes the strikeout and that'll do it
00:38:24we've played four we've played four we're tied nothing nothing
00:38:31back here at the ballpark now it's the right fielder number 34
00:38:39the wind of the pitch
00:38:42that's inside
00:38:43slice to right and that one gets down fair ball around first and hustling for second the throw in
00:38:59but he's in there easily
00:39:01now batting
00:39:05number 15
00:39:06now here is number 15
00:39:13line drive and a base hit
00:39:19and the jays score first it's one zip
00:39:24picks himself up at rbi that's about as textbook as it gets got his stride and load out of the way
00:39:29early he stayed inside that ball and squared it up out front man that was like he was in the cage
00:39:35hitting off a tee
00:39:37now russell martin
00:39:44first pitch doesn't find the zone
00:39:59there's a strike
00:40:02there's a strike
00:40:14pickoff loop to first and he dives back in safely
00:40:21rudder at first with no outs here
00:40:22next offering is in for a strike
00:40:39kicks and fires
00:40:42this one popped up foul ground first base side makes the grab one down
00:40:47now batting
00:40:53number 12
00:41:01here's the second baseman number 12
00:41:04chris his skill set straight out of the mid 80s good contact not much power and he could run he always
00:41:10uses the wheels to his advantage his biggest challenge in this day and run around the goal
00:41:17pitching for a strike tag out kendall with a great throw that goes to show you stealing a base is a
00:41:23tough thing to do and far from a sure thing even with big time speed it's not easy to catch him but
00:41:28that was a great catch and throw quick not rushed and accurate
00:41:38the pitch
00:41:41swing and a slow roller and he grabs it in foul ground
00:41:45swings through that and it's a strikeout and that is that so one run in the inning on this base hit
00:42:02it's now a one-nothing ball game
00:42:18leading up for the pirate the third baseman
00:42:22and the right hitter back to work
00:42:39strike one
00:42:45yo one
00:42:46and a swing and a miss
00:42:57the 0-2
00:43:01and a foul ball he stays alive
00:43:10here's the 0-2
00:43:11one ball two strikes it down
00:43:27throws the first and the lead off hitter retired in the fifth
00:43:31now batting catcher
00:43:37here's the pirates catcher now jason kendall
00:43:41in there for strike one
00:44:00there's a strike quickly down 0-2 in the count i think you got to choke up a little bit spread out the
00:44:05feet you don't know what the velocity or the location of this next pitch is going to be
00:44:11right hander kicks deals
00:44:15and downstairs
00:44:24the pitch
00:44:29great job of laying off those pitches down in the zone to even the count up at two and two
00:44:34such a good point out of the pitch
00:44:37the wide to kick the pitch
00:44:43in the left center for a base hit
00:44:44now just a nice job coming through in a pretty high leverage spot right there hooked around
00:44:55that pitch on the outside but he was still able to square it up pretty nicely and that
00:44:59takes quick strong wrist to pull that off hannes wagner the next pirate to hit
00:45:05that one's in there on one well he's been incredibly efficient in this one
00:45:13first pitch strike percentage over 70 percent that's well above league average
00:45:18and that's what's allowed him to pitch well up into this point at the belt and
00:45:25fires curveball drops in there with two strikes may see some movement over there
00:45:31at first base trying to stay out of a double play here
00:45:34check on the runner and he's back in easily
00:45:56going to doubt
00:46:04Kendall the base runner at first
00:46:08with one out
00:46:14stays alive
00:46:26and the o2 good eye right there well that's kind of what you expect in an o2
00:46:32count excellent job of the hitter to have to play disciplined to lay off of that
00:46:35pitch run around the goal pitch outside safe at second and he easily steals the
00:46:44bag you know nights like this when it seems harder to score I like the call to
00:46:48put them in motion and try to steal the base balls not carrying no home run so far
00:46:53so trying to manufacture some offense like this may be the way to go
00:46:56one out and a runner at second
00:47:00got him and now two gone
00:47:08well even if you don't feel great about it you've got to swing the bat with two
00:47:12strikes in this situation you've got the tying run out there in scoring position just put the ball in
00:47:18play maybe something good it'll happen it just didn't look like he understood the
00:47:22situation
00:47:23Archie Vaughn the next pirate to hit
00:47:29first pitch not close
00:47:31that's a strike across the top of the zone well we call that key holy even though it's right there and looks pretty good if he doesn't love it he's not going to swing that early in the count
00:47:58slap the other way foul well you can't really adjust your game plan for that last
00:48:05pitch guy hasn't thrown it very much you got to focus on the stuff that he's throwing up
00:48:09there most of the time
00:48:12next offering is downstairs
00:48:17the pitch
00:48:25to third
00:48:28fires across the diamond and that is the inning
00:48:34Pirates leave one and it remains
00:48:361-0
00:48:37and welcome back top of the sixth inning and now for the jays tony fernandez the shortstop tony law back to work
00:49:00tries to check his swing now look to third and mike fillmore right on it he says he held up
00:49:05and a pinch
00:49:08this one lifted in the air left field
00:49:13Kiner racing over to make the catch
00:49:16now batting
00:49:19the designated hitter
00:49:20Carlos
00:49:22and now Carlos Delgado
00:49:24first pitch just misses
00:49:35first pitch just misses
00:49:37that catches the corner let's see if he's willing to use the whole field right here
00:49:52we'll see if he's willing to use the whole field right here definitely pounding him away
00:50:06comes up empty that strike two
00:50:08well that's today's style of baseball right there right big time velo on the bump and big time pop at the plate
00:50:15that one misses in the dirt
00:50:17the pitch
00:50:21cut on and miss struck him out so he's gotten deep into this game and at least so far not showing a ton of signs of fatigue
00:50:34Jose Batista
00:50:36I'll bring it to you live with no speed late
00:50:39shake the battery for the DJ
00:50:41in case the way catch a better press
00:50:43two outs space is empty
00:50:45here's the third baseman
00:50:47Jose Batista
00:50:48little bouncer out in front of the plate
00:50:54tosses to first
00:50:55and that is the third out of the inning
00:50:58part of the order
00:50:593-4-5
00:51:00coming up
00:51:01it's the Blue Jays one
00:51:03and the Pirates nothing
00:51:04bottom of the inning
00:51:13at the plate for Pittsburgh
00:51:14all these fans definitely want to get involved in the game
00:51:19all it's going to take is to get the leadoff man or even a base runner on
00:51:22and first offering is fouled off
00:51:26and a pitch
00:51:35ground ball up the middle
00:51:39tosses to first
00:51:42and a quick out number one
00:51:44good late fight on that slider
00:51:45got the hitter out in front
00:51:47rolled over on it
00:51:48exactly what it was supposed to do
00:51:49here's the left fielder
00:51:54Ralph Kiner
00:51:54one for two
00:51:56and that's in there for strike one
00:52:07some guys are just more confident
00:52:09if they can track that first pitch
00:52:10out of the hand of the pitcher
00:52:11they don't care if they fall behind 0-1
00:52:13you'll want
00:52:18and ball one
00:52:22and the right-hander deals
00:52:28and that's downstairs and outside
00:52:32and here it comes
00:52:48ball three
00:52:51three one and he couldn't come up with it
00:53:01his ability to draw walks has been something
00:53:05that's been part of his career since day one
00:53:08one down runner at first
00:53:11now it's going to be number seven
00:53:13on the ground right side four six three it's a double play and that'll do it for the inning
00:53:30well the second baseman made that one look easy great feed to the shortstop shortstop
00:53:35completes the play they get out of a jam and they end the inning
00:53:46welcome back we go to the top of the seventh and now for the Jays George Bell
00:53:51George Bell the left fielder
00:53:55back to work and that one is lifted
00:54:00and in the air Clemente should have this one one away
00:54:05the batter number 20
00:54:13and now the first baseman number 20
00:54:18in there for strike one
00:54:31bullpen action for the Pirates
00:54:33Garrett Cole
00:54:34and a pop-off right side foul territory
00:54:50great catch foul ground up against the wall
00:54:56now batting
00:55:00number 34
00:55:01two out space is empty so up next for Toronto number 34
00:55:19in the first pitch misses for ball one
00:55:29there's a strike not sure if he could be in more of a groove looks really relaxed
00:55:43he's retired seven straight this guy's feeling it right now
00:55:47slice the other way that's a base hit
00:55:56multi-hit game for him now and with the lack of results he's been having lately I'm sure he's feeling some relief that was maybe even a little off the plate but no problem getting the barrel to it man he does
00:56:10he does such a nice job that's what you're supposed to do with the pitch in that location
00:56:14and the batter now number 15
00:56:17first pitch and he just misses
00:56:23good eye on that spot
00:56:25number 34
00:56:26number 34 leads off first with two down to the inning
00:56:30next offering is in for a strike
00:56:37here comes the pitch
00:56:44good eye on that spot
00:56:50good eye on that spot
00:56:59kick sandials
00:57:01missed inside with the curb
00:57:03well these guys have had a hard time scoring in this one the guy out there on the mound wants to keep attacking make sure that they don't get any confidence
00:57:11the pitch
00:57:13the pitch
00:57:15fought off foul
00:57:263-2
00:57:29that one pushed foul out of play off to the left
00:57:32and the pitch
00:57:42popped in the air
00:57:45left field
00:57:46Kiner makes the catch
00:57:48and that'll do it
00:57:49one left for Toronto but they hold a 1-0 lead
00:57:53set for the last half of the seventh
00:58:06and now the DH
00:58:08Dave Parker
00:58:09if you don't get ahead in the count
00:58:11you can forget about having any success against him
00:58:14Parker
00:58:16the wind of the pitch
00:58:18that missed inside
00:58:21and it's 1-0
00:58:23activity in the bullpen
00:58:24Dwayne
00:58:25Ward
00:58:26getting ready to go
00:58:27Ray
00:58:28warming up as well
00:58:51and it's fouled away
00:58:56and it's fouled away
00:59:06left hand hitter waits
00:59:08and now it's filled up
00:59:22expect for that guy to come right at you with a fastball something in the zone because he does not want to allow the lead off wall
00:59:29and here's a 3-2
00:59:32and that's ball four
00:59:35well it might be time to dig into that bullpen
00:59:39he's looking a little fatigued to me
00:59:41here you go
00:59:42so digging in
00:59:43Andrew McCutcheon
00:59:44Andrew McCutcheon
00:59:45and through
00:59:46and through
00:59:47and through
00:59:48and through
00:59:49and through
00:59:50first pitch and that's in for a strike
00:59:59I really like how he's been attacking hitters early in at bats
01:00:04he's thrown strikes on the first pitch to over 70% of the guys he's faced in this one
01:00:080-1 now
01:00:14that curveball has been a big pitch for him today
01:00:16he's been able to get ahead in the count with it
01:00:18he's also been able to use it to put guys away
01:00:20checks over to first
01:00:22back safely
01:00:30and a swing and a miss
01:00:32and one away in the bottom of the seventh
01:00:34now there's a small sigh of relief right there
01:00:36I mean just to keep that speed off the base pass
01:00:39it's not just the pitcher
01:00:40it's other guys that have to think about it
01:00:42from your infielders
01:00:44have to think about that runner potentially stealing
01:00:46but also be in position to make a play
01:00:48as an outfielder
01:00:49you're thinking about a base hit to the outfield
01:00:51I got to get to it quickly
01:00:52to try to keep this guy from taking an extra base
01:00:54so I think everyone just a little more relaxed
01:00:57that he didn't reach base
01:00:59runner on the boom
01:01:09it's a pitch out
01:01:11the throw tag and he's out
01:01:14gosh that's just a terrible jump right there off first base
01:01:17it really cost him
01:01:18and it wasn't even a great throw
01:01:20but it still allowed him to slap the tag on him just in time
01:01:23Boogie looked like it was you running or something
01:01:26when you get off the blocks that poorly
01:01:28you've got to be willing to shut it down and get back to first
01:01:34that one drilled left field
01:01:36and that's just foul
01:01:38rip to first caught
01:01:50we look ahead to inning number eight
01:01:52it's the Blue Jays one
01:01:54and the Pirates nothing
01:01:58Garrett Cole taking over on the mound
01:02:01and he'll do his best to keep this close
01:02:03back here at the ballpark
01:02:15we go to the eighth
01:02:16here's the Toronto catcher
01:02:18Russell Martin
01:02:23and he deals
01:02:26that's in for a strike
01:02:28man
01:02:29I mean
01:02:30nice job just presenting it
01:02:32to be better than it actually was
01:02:45oh and two as he waves at that one
01:02:47movement in the bullpen
01:02:49a right-hander is up and throwing
01:02:51the wind in the pitch
01:03:03and down on strikes he goes
01:03:06and that's one away
01:03:07as the leadoff man is out in the eighth
01:03:10pretty big strikeout right there to start this eighth inning
01:03:12down one
01:03:13any leadoff base runner really makes this inning a bit more interesting
01:03:16but now this offense has to switch from possibly trying to manufacture a run
01:03:20to needing to run into something or just try to string multiple hits together to get a run across the plate
01:03:25number 12 stands in here takes ball one low
01:03:32and that one a little bit high
01:03:45he's been ranking in recent games and a big reason why getting ahead and counts he's been able to do that consistently and you see the results
01:03:53the 2-0 is in for a strike
01:04:00and the pitch
01:04:04a little bit low
01:04:07at this point in the game you cannot issue free passes
01:04:10he's going to have to challenge this hitter
01:04:12hitter's got to be ready to swing it
01:04:14the 3-1
01:04:21and he walked him
01:04:23pretty easy walk right there
01:04:25last pitch wasn't even much to think about
01:04:28the back
01:04:29tony fernandez
01:04:30next up for the blue jays
01:04:32the mo for him is contact
01:04:34the guy who's going to deliver average
01:04:36not a ton of power
01:04:38he's looking to hit a line drive somewhere
01:04:40y'all that's why it's a team
01:04:41and when you look at a lineup he's a great two hole hitter
01:04:44or a guy that you could put at the bottom to help turn that line up over
01:04:47and have some momentum for your top hitters coming up to the plate
01:04:51this is one of those situations defensively where you can't try to do too much
01:04:55you got to make sure that you feel the ball cleanly and get one out first
01:04:59it's going to be tough to get two with this kind of speed in the batter's box
01:05:04next offering is in for a strike
01:05:06well i didn't like those first two pitches down an 0-2 hole
01:05:09he's going to have to battle hope he gets a mistake
01:05:12one guy that was really great
01:05:13once the count got to two strikes
01:05:15Miguel Cabrera
01:05:17next pitch misses inside
01:05:19now one and two
01:05:29right handed reliever
01:05:31got him swinging
01:05:32and there's two away
01:05:34typically that high fastball if it's close to the top of the strike zone
01:05:39a hitter he's prepared for it can get to it
01:05:41but that one just had that little jump at the end
01:05:43which indicates there's a good spin rate on it
01:05:46and it didn't decrease in velocity as that hitter's internal clock would expect it to
01:05:51and that's why you see the swing and miss
01:05:53move over to first try to keep him close
01:06:05next to hit Carlos Delgado
01:06:08first offering misses the mark
01:06:101-1 no strike
01:06:25breaking ball through there for a strike
01:06:281-1
01:06:2912 off of first with two away
01:06:37fastball in for a strike
01:06:381-2
01:06:39left hand batter waits
01:06:49and now the count is even
01:06:52kicks and fires
01:07:07got him
01:07:08third out
01:07:11Blue Jays held in check
01:07:13but they lead it one to nothing
01:07:14out of the bottom of the eighth
01:07:25here's the speedy catcher
01:07:27Jason Kendall
01:07:29the catcher
01:07:31Jason
01:07:32the pitch
01:07:36and strike one to the catcher
01:07:37that one lifted to left
01:07:47Bell
01:07:48on the move
01:07:49no trouble here
01:07:50puts it away for the out
01:07:52and there's one down
01:07:54now batting
01:07:56the second baseman
01:07:58so the Pirates batting order turns over
01:08:00so next to the plate for Pittsburgh
01:08:02Hannes Wagner
01:08:04for the fourth time tonight
01:08:05first pitch just misses
01:08:15bullpen activity starting up now
01:08:18Tom Henke the closer of the staff is throwing
01:08:30hard hit left side
01:08:32and that one finds its way through
01:08:33so a man aboard now with one away
01:08:38well a big swing of the bat right there
01:08:40got the top of the ball a little bit
01:08:41but not much
01:08:42that was hit pretty hard through the infield
01:08:44so I think you'll be happy with that swing
01:08:46definitely generated some good bat speed
01:08:48now a huge at bat in this game coming up
01:08:51now move to first
01:08:53Wagner back on a dive
01:08:55he's home fans
01:08:56the fans
01:08:57they are making a lot of noise
01:08:58putting pressure
01:08:59on that pitcher out there
01:09:04stepping in
01:09:05Archie Vaughn
01:09:06next offering is down low
01:09:16Chris with that distraction and a speedy guy at first
01:09:19he's in a favorable hitters count
01:09:20well if nothing else I mean this is a great spot for a hitter to be in
01:09:28one run game one out one on
01:09:29one run game one out one on
01:09:34first offering
01:09:35runner goes
01:09:37pitch in for a strike
01:09:38throw to second
01:09:39save
01:09:40singe
01:09:41he definitely showed off the wheels there
01:09:42yeah and it turned out to be a bang bang play
01:09:44stat cast gives us the data and that stolen base wasn't possible without that sprint speed
01:09:48sharp grounder that's through for a base hit
01:09:49throw comes in quickly and the tying run forced to hold on at third with a low
01:09:50pitch in for a strike
01:09:51pitch in for a strike
01:09:52throw to second
01:09:53save
01:09:54singe
01:09:55singe he definitely showed off the wheels there
01:09:56yeah and it turned out to be a bang bang play
01:09:58stat cast gives us the data and that stolen base wasn't possible without that sprint speed
01:10:03sharp grounder that's through for a base hit
01:10:09throw comes in quickly and the tying run forced to hold on at third with a low pass
01:10:17hold on at third with one away
01:10:19well that's a smart decision to hold up with one out and the heart of the order coming up
01:10:24don't want to run into an out at home plate
01:10:26here comes the manager out of the blue jays dugout
01:10:28and he will make a move to the pen
01:10:30number 37 is done
01:10:32and as he heads for the dugout we'll take a quick break
01:10:35new arm on the mound when we get back
01:10:43Dwayne Ward takes over on the mound
01:10:46and he'll do his best to hang on to this lead
01:10:49Dwayne Ward
01:10:59Dwayne Ward
01:11:00Roberto Clemente
01:11:02the next pirate to hit
01:11:03Dwayne Ward
01:11:04the right fielder
01:11:05Number 21
01:11:07Roberto
01:11:08In there and it's 0-1.
01:11:18One out.
01:11:19The possible tying and go-ahead runs on base.
01:11:25The 0-1 is outside and it's a ball and a strike.
01:11:28I think ultimately you want to tie him up, get the ball in on the plate so that he can't get the barrel to it and hit it to the outfield.
01:11:35Next offering misses.
01:11:36Now two balls and a strike.
01:11:46Swings through that one out in front that time.
01:12:03Righty delivers.
01:12:04In the air right field.
01:12:09Drops into the glove.
01:12:11Here comes the runner from third.
01:12:13Safe.
01:12:13He beats the tag.
01:12:15It's 1-1.
01:12:16Productive at bat for sure right there.
01:12:19Nice sack fly.
01:12:20Ties up the ball game and now they've got to look for a way to go ahead.
01:12:23Next to hit, Ralph Kiner.
01:12:31Oh, look out here.
01:12:33He's going to come up ready to swing in this situation.
01:12:35First pitch doesn't find the zone.
01:12:44Well, if he's going to steal second, you want him to go early in the count.
01:12:48That way he's not a distraction to the hitter at the plate.
01:12:50Go ahead and get it out of the way so the hitter can focus on the pitch.
01:12:54And a 1-0.
01:12:58And there's a ball.
01:13:05Two gone.
01:13:06The possible go-ahead run at first.
01:13:08And a foul ball.
01:13:25And the righty deals.
01:13:27Foul ball there.
01:13:28Righty to the plate.
01:13:42This one in the air center field.
01:13:45That one is back.
01:13:48Leaks at the wall but can't haul it in.
01:13:50Banks off the wall.
01:13:52The run score is all the way from first.
01:13:55It's 2-1.
01:13:56And he'll pull into third with an RBI triple.
01:13:59Clutch hitting right there to give him the lead this late in the ball game.
01:14:02Came screaming off the bat.
01:14:04I'm sure exit velocity is off the charts.
01:14:06No doubt he squared that baseball up perfectly.
01:14:09So there was no fluke to that triple by any leads.
01:14:18Number 7.
01:14:19Getting ready to hit.
01:14:22Now batter.
01:14:23Number 7.
01:14:24First offering.
01:14:28And it just misses.
01:14:46Just missed.
01:14:482-0 count to a guy like this at the plate.
01:14:50You've got to throw a pitcher's pitch.
01:14:52Don't just try to get a strike.
01:14:53He could make you pay.
01:14:54And now 2-1.
01:15:00One strike.
01:15:10In there at the knees for a strike.
01:15:12Two-two down.
01:15:30Swing and a miss.
01:15:31Struck him out.
01:15:33Good job at damage control right there.
01:15:36Through eight full.
01:15:37It's the Pirates 2.
01:15:38And the Blue Jays 1.
01:15:40So they turn things over to the righty.
01:15:50Number 26.
01:15:52And he'll work on holding this lead.
01:15:54Number 26.
01:16:02And welcome back.
01:16:03We go to the ninth.
01:16:05Now the third baseman.
01:16:06Jose Bautista.
01:16:09Jose Bautista.
01:16:15And a pitch.
01:16:18Here's a high fly ball out to center.
01:16:22McCutcheon makes the catch.
01:16:24And there's one down.
01:16:26Well, such a confidence boost for a reliever to come into the ball game
01:16:29and get the first hitter he faces.
01:16:31Just makes everything slow down a little bit.
01:16:34And then from there can really settle in.
01:16:37And next for Toronto.
01:16:38George Bell.
01:16:52And the first pitch misses for ball one.
01:16:55The tying run at the plate.
01:17:07And it's one and one.
01:17:08Man, he was really tardy on that fastball.
01:17:10Great job of setting him up by throwing the curveball.
01:17:14Add some velocity to it on the next pitch.
01:17:16Can't catch up.
01:17:16At the belt and fires.
01:17:23So now one and two.
01:17:27Crowd locked in right now.
01:17:29One run game here in the ninth.
01:17:36Next offering is in the dirt.
01:17:38Out to short.
01:17:52To first.
01:17:53Now only one out remaining.
01:17:57Now battle.
01:17:59Number 20.
01:18:02Number 20.
01:18:04Next up for the Blue Jays.
01:18:05Well, he's always a threat.
01:18:07Even if this guy is 0 for 3 for the night with three strikeouts.
01:18:11He can come up that fourth time and do damage because he's that good.
01:18:17First offering misses the mark.
01:18:19Well, as good as things can be.
01:18:21It can be a tough day at the office.
01:18:23Even for the skippers.
01:18:24Seeing the offense just sputter.
01:18:26Not able to get anything going.
01:18:28One run game here in the top of the ninth.
01:18:50Breaking ball inside.
01:18:52And a count.
01:18:52Two and one.
01:18:53The pitch.
01:19:02Swing and a miss.
01:19:03Two and two.
01:19:14Bounce to the right.
01:19:16And it gets by him.
01:19:17That's a tremendous fight from him.
01:19:24And I know it's got the dugout fired up down there.
01:19:27Down to the last strike.
01:19:29And he comes up with a hit to keep the game alive.
01:19:32It ain't over yet.
01:19:33Making a move at first.
01:19:35On to pinch run.
01:19:36Alex Gonzalez.
01:19:37Number eight.
01:19:38So it's their last chance in this one.
01:19:40Number 34.
01:19:41Next up for the Blue Jays.
01:19:43First pitch.
01:19:50And he just misses.
01:19:51Well, in this situation, the hitter knows that he's got to find a pitch that he can drive
01:19:55in order to drive in that tying run all the way from first base.
01:19:59So if he can't do that, keep the line moving.
01:20:02It's a walk or just a base hit.
01:20:04But you've got to stay within yourself.
01:20:10Next one misses.
01:20:11And that's ball two.
01:20:13The pitch.
01:20:27Check swing, but he went too far.
01:20:30And it's two and one.
01:20:31Right-hander kicks deals.
01:20:44On the ground to the left.
01:20:46It's in and out of his glove.
01:20:48No throw.
01:20:49And that leaves them with runners at first and second.
01:20:52One out away from this game being over, but an infield single keeps them alive.
01:20:57They're still breathing.
01:20:58And maybe this provides that last-minute spark.
01:21:02And here is number 15.
01:21:04And that's in there for strike one.
01:21:14And that's in there for strike one.
01:21:14Big spot.
01:21:23Two out.
01:21:24Both the tying and go-ahead runs are aboard.
01:21:28Oh, and two now.
01:21:46Slow ground ball to the right side.
01:21:49Steps on the bag himself.
01:21:51Ball game.
01:21:53These guys were able to take the lead in the bottom of the eighth and just cruise to this
01:21:57win.
01:21:57Getting those final three outs at the top of the ninth.
01:22:00Excellent job of securing your home field.
01:22:02And keeping the fans in the ball game all the way to the end.
01:22:05Nice W all the way around.
01:22:07And your final score here today, 2-1.
01:22:10They hang on to win it by a run.
01:22:13For Chris Singleton and our entire outstanding crew here at MLB The Show, I'm John Chompey saying
01:22:18so long.
01:22:49Here now is our final line score tonight for the Victorian Pirates.
01:23:00Two runs, seven hits, no errors.
01:23:02They left seven.