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00:00:00and welcome in everybody glad you're with us we got a bit of a wet one coming at you
00:00:17it's the Detroit Tigers taking on the Baltimore Orioles
00:00:21and we'll be back for the first pitch right after this
00:00:30just about ready to go and on the mound today Mike Messina singing he's managed to rack up a lot of
00:00:45innings on the mound this season and Boog this guy's getting close to 200 innings on the year
00:00:51you know there's some milestones that pitchers go after one of them 20 wins but another one that
00:00:56we don't talk about a whole lot is that 200 inning threshold to be able to surpass that says that
00:01:02hey they prepare themselves for the season they were able all games long enough to reach that
00:01:07number pretty impressive on what he's done and it's not over yet this one in the year center field
00:01:13Jones makes the grab one pitch and one out
00:01:17about a second and now the Tigers lineup for manager AJ Hinch and a big factor for them in
00:01:28recent games Charlie Geringer simply put Boog I mean one of the elite players in the game arguably the
00:01:34best player in the game just an absolute unbelievable talent always so much fun to watch him go out there
00:01:40and do his thing sit back and enjoy the show and hopefully he's able to do something special in this one
00:01:45and that's in there for strike one no score just getting started top of the first
00:02:14late swing fouled off
00:02:33the next pitch misses ball one
00:02:44and that's downstairs and outside
00:03:03two and two stays alive
00:03:11righty delivers chop to third on the first two up two down
00:03:28batting third the right fielder number six Al Kaline and here's the veteran outfielder Al Kaline
00:03:41this guy is an elite level hitter especially considering contact just the ability to hit for
00:03:48average what you really like though stays in against those righties and that's not so easy
00:03:54as a right-handed batter and there's a hit so he gets on base and keeps it going
00:03:58and now the first baseman number seven to the right side Jennings picks it up fires over to first out number three
00:04:19Tigers nothing Orioles coming up back after this on the show
00:04:26bottom of the first and towing the slab in this one
00:04:38Justin Verlander and as usual with him singing I think we can expect plenty of strikeouts
00:04:43yeah Boogie's racked
00:04:45tracked up over three thousand strikeouts in his career so expect to see more of the same in this one
00:04:52we go to the bottom of the first and into the box for Baltimore pops jenny goss for
00:04:59the Orioles the second baseman pop jenny and a pitch bunch attempt but that goes foul
00:05:10the wind of the pitch and he lays down a bunt bare hands it tough play throw is high and over his head
00:05:30and he's going to get to second with nobody out
00:05:34well he just tried to force a play that wasn't there ends up a single and a throwing error so
00:05:42now they have to deal with a runner and scoring position you know good communication on the field
00:05:46can make a big difference on a play like that yeah the batter now number six popped up and that's a foul ball
00:05:53jennings leads off second with nobody out
00:06:04pitch misses inside and account even one and one
00:06:13left-hand hitter weights gonna count one and two clearly is sitting on a fastball right there
00:06:23and just ended up out in front of the slider hey you can't fault him for his commitment now he's
00:06:28just gonna have to battle two strikes
00:06:32and the pitch that misses the zone and the count is even two and two
00:06:44and that one gets down fair ball jennings around third
00:06:49play at home he's safe and it's one nothing
00:06:54well done drives in the run nice job of driving that pitch the other way on a line you know hitters
00:07:03they take so many reps in the cages working on going to the opposite field and it doesn't always
00:07:08translate into the game but right there it did and he did it perfectly and now they've got some speed on
00:07:13first so we'll see if they try to get him into motion verlander keeping an eye on him
00:07:24now at the plate eddie murray in there and it's all in one
00:07:27and there's the strike oh this guy's so comfortable hitting with two strikes even a good pitch early in the at bat if he's not ready to pull the trigger he's not worried if he gets to an 0-2 count
00:07:51nobody out runner at first
00:08:00and a foul baldy stays alive
00:08:02and here it comes
00:08:14swaying and a ball popped up
00:08:17trammell settles under it and makes the catch and there's one down
00:08:22batting four
00:08:24all right let's take a look at the orioles lineup now
00:08:27and one to watch a course their three-hole hitter eddie murray yeah definitely someone i always enjoy
00:08:33you know when i get a chance to watch him whether he's hitting in a game or even taking swings during
00:08:37batting practice man this guy's always so focused on what he's doing on that task at hand he's got
00:08:43so much attention to detail that when he steps in the box his success rate is really high cal ripton jr
00:08:50getting ready to hit ripton hitting better against right handers this year so some reverse splits there
00:09:08we'll always know cal ripkin for the streak but he was about so much more than that he really changed the
00:09:14way we think about the shortstop position
00:09:22kicks and fires there's a strike
00:09:25the punch out there down on strikes and he knew it well that curveball had some pretty good break to
00:09:45it as you can see the hitter just locked up a little bit thought it was a great pitch to hit but
00:09:50sometimes you're looking for something else and you can't pull the trigger
00:09:57and now frank robinson this is another guy capable of hitting tape measure home runs
00:10:04and the righty deals and it's even up good speed on the base pass he handles the bat
00:10:26very well i wouldn't be surprised if the skipper puts on some type of hit and run or running hit
00:10:34next offering is in for a strike
00:10:40next offering is in for a strike
00:10:42and the one two misses to even the count
00:11:01kicks and deals and down on strikes he goes that's the third out
00:11:08so one run in the inning on this base hit it's now a one nothing ball game
00:11:25alan trammell up now for the tigers there you see how he's doing down the stretch with his august and
00:11:30september splits alan trammell
00:11:43the wind in the pitch
00:11:46ball one no strikes
00:11:48the wind of the pitch
00:11:53and there's a foul ball
00:12:06right-hander kicks deals
00:12:08bounce to the left side
00:12:13whips it across leadoff man retired here in the second good fade and sinking action of that changeup
00:12:19got that hitter to roll over
00:12:20number 21
00:12:24digging in number 21
00:12:27it's amazing we get a chance to talk to a lot of opposing managers this guy scares
00:12:32managers managers on the other team as much as anyone and he gets to fly beneath the radar with
00:12:37the other more recognizable names in this lineup
00:12:42and a pitch
00:12:43fought off foul
00:12:53right side jennings collects throws the first and a couple of quick outs this lineup is going to have to
00:13:05find a way to make him work a little harder out there on the mound i mean he is just mowing them down
00:13:10he's settling in you've got to make him uncomfortable maybe step out of the box call timeout do whatever it takes
00:13:25out into left center for a line drive base hit around first and hustling for second the throw in
00:13:31he is safe
00:13:33he quickly went from hitter to base runner love when guys make that transition and he's got speed
00:13:40to put on a show
00:13:56sam crawford digs in now kind of a throwback no batting gloves
00:14:00and first off ring is fouled off
00:14:16geringer stands at second with two gone
00:14:19and now the count is even
00:14:27and that one fouled off really great change of speeds he goes
00:14:49off the off speed to the fastball and the hitter doesn't know what's coming next
00:14:59next pitch misses inside ball to messina one of the best strikeout pitchers in the game and that
00:15:06certainly is a benefit to him when he's in a spot like this
00:15:21next one misses three and two down yeah if you're going to be in the game in high leverage situations
00:15:28you've got to be able to get the swing and miss and put hitters away
00:15:37the pitch
00:15:39and fouled off
00:15:40the right hander gives up the two out walk
00:15:56his ability to draw walks has been something that's been part of his career since day one
00:16:02the catch first and second two down now here's the detroit catcher lance parrish this guy has turned into a beast
00:16:11in there for strike one
00:16:23two outs couple of base runners at first and second
00:16:26next pitch misses and now it's even one and one
00:16:41two on two outs swing and a miss as he was late you know he can move the ball around add and subtract get
00:16:48some weak contact at times so you don't worry as much about him in this situation very capable of getting
00:16:56the ground ball and get out of this little jam
00:17:06and that one hit to first and foul ball
00:17:13first and second two down
00:17:18rip to first caught
00:17:27tigers strand a pair still behind by a count of one to nothing
00:17:41bottom of the inning now here's the orioles dh number 11
00:17:44for the orioles the designated hitter here comes the pitch
00:17:52swing and a miss it's 0-1
00:18:04the wide to kick the pitch on the ground right side
00:18:13the flip to the pitcher covering one up one down
00:18:18batting seven the third baseman number seven
00:18:22and next for the orioles number seven
00:18:38first pitch doesn't find the zone
00:18:50that misses off the outside edge ricky holiday our umpire behind the dish known as pretty fair umpire
00:18:58for both hitters and pitchers yeah i think that's right boo there is a little inconsistency on the
00:19:04corners of the plate you can't always be sure how it's going to go with those borderline pitches as the
00:19:08game progresses that one down the line and that's just foul how much were you aware of the umpire scouting
00:19:17report or even who was going to be umpiring not a whole lot i mean there were a couple of umpires that
00:19:23weren't real good but outside of that you just kind of went into the game especially back when i was playing
00:19:28playing
00:19:38here's a two two
00:19:39on the ground and it goes just foul
00:19:50and the right hater deals
00:19:53back to the mound
00:19:57already two out here in the home half of inning number two
00:20:00batting eight the center fielder add up go two outs base is empty and now adam jones
00:20:14next pitch has popped up number seven gets under it puts the squeeze on that one and that is that
00:20:33one two three go the orioles but they still lead it one nothing yeah i do i do it all
00:20:39all set for the start of the inning now it's going to be ty cobb
00:20:52singing he's a guy that covers both sides of the plate about as well as anyone in the sport
00:20:57how difficult is that to do well just look at the back of my bubblegum card you'll see how hard it is
00:21:02these guys are great man they have the ability to look out there but also to be able to turn on the
00:21:08inside pitch those that can really sharpen things on the outer half those are the ones that become elite
00:21:15number 19 up now for the tigers this guy makes great contact one of the best in the game
00:21:22at putting bat on ball he's got such quick hands and he's gaining pitch recognition
00:21:26that keeps him square to the plate there's a good chance that his bat stays in the zone a long time
00:21:31and that produces solid contact consistently
00:21:43righty delivers
00:21:46base hit left center field makes the turn and heads for second and the tying runs at second base with a
00:21:55double a lot of hitters tell themselves line drive over the infielder's head that's what i'm trying to do
00:22:02just keep that approach simple and right there it was perfectly executed on time with everything and
00:22:08pulled it into the gap nicely
00:22:10and now the right fielder al kalon
00:22:24in the first pitch misses for ball one hitters got some good opposite field power what i like about
00:22:30something being hit to the right side into the outfield is that the base runner at second has a very
00:22:35good read and can determine whether or not he can score on that base hit the one oh and another ball
00:22:44well this is a little tough for the hitter in the back of the mind you're wondering with first base open
00:22:50am i going to get a pitch to hit gotta stay back let your hands work stay in the middle of the field
00:22:56number 19 over at second one down
00:23:14and he walked him
00:23:17four pitches that's an easy walk man he could have walked me right there boo the last one wasn't even
00:23:22close number seven now here's the tigers cleanup hitter number seven you know boog if you're that
00:23:29base runner second base you want to be quiet out there not bouncing around not distracting your teammate
00:23:35the hitter make sure that he can clearly focus on that pitcher and that release point
00:23:41well strike one is so critical and in a bat like this with a real threat at the plate looking to do damage
00:23:46that the belt and fires
00:23:57runners at first and second with one gone
00:24:04next offering is in for a strike definitely got the hitter conscious of the pitch inside really think the outer half is open
00:24:11and here comes the other way and a base hit here comes the runner now a long throw home
00:24:22safe at the plate we're tied at one well there you go the rbi machine another clutch run scoring it back
00:24:31yeah he's been so good in these situations call it clutch if you want but his resume speaks for itself
00:24:38one down here's the shortstop at the plate alan trammell
00:24:48first offering misses the mark
00:24:58the pitch
00:25:07that one drifts inside could be some action here on this next pitch couple runners on
00:25:11probably a challenge pitch coming
00:25:25kicks and fires on the ground could be two goes to second safe there no play that's an infield single
00:25:47the batter number 21 now number 21
00:26:02and that's in there for strike one i think ultimately you want to tie him up get the ball
00:26:11in on the plate so that he can't get the barrel to it and hit it to the outfield
00:26:20and he deals strike two benny really sells the change up with that arm action
00:26:26next pitch in the dirt one and two to cal
00:26:36and that one lifted in the air center field jones makes the play and there's two down yeah that was
00:27:02a wasted rbi opportunity but competitor like him he is looking forward to making up for it in his next at bat
00:27:09so digging in charlie geringer this guy is one of the best athletes in the sport
00:27:15in there and it's own one tough situation right here so important as a pitcher to get ahead in the count as he did right there
00:27:31the pitch and a foul ball
00:27:53in the dirt
00:27:54in the air right side base hit one run is in runner holds up a third base is still loaded two away as
00:28:19one comes across wasting no time he's two for two now on the night and just a triple at home run away from the cycle
00:28:28seriously we're starting with this already
00:28:32two outs bases full and now sam
00:28:40first pitch just misses well he's so good about trying to drive the ball to the opposite field gap in these situations
00:28:47if he takes that approach he could bust this game wide open
00:28:51and a pitch and that one wrapped foul
00:29:12and a pitch and that one wrapped foul
00:29:13base is loaded two down
00:29:23swing and a ball popped up
00:29:32base hit one run is in
00:29:35here comes the throw
00:29:36in there he scores
00:29:38and they lead by three
00:29:40well he didn't get much of
00:29:44that one but it's going to
00:29:45look like a line drive in the
00:29:46box score tomorrow really not
00:29:48a pitch you want to swing at if
00:29:49you don't have to because it's
00:29:51almost impossible to hit
00:29:52anything that far inside with
00:29:54any type of authority that one
00:29:56tied him up but still able to
00:29:58guide it into the outfield
00:29:59somehow so two down here's the
00:30:02catcher Lance Parrish
00:30:04foul ball there we haven't seen
00:30:10a break in the weather and the
00:30:11umpires might be forced to make a
00:30:13decision soon yeah i think so
00:30:15boog i mean everyone looking and
00:30:17wondering when they're going to
00:30:18stop play it definitely feels
00:30:19close
00:30:20and he'll one
00:30:25double barreled action in the
00:30:30bullpen number 46 up and
00:30:32throwing pappas warming up as well
00:30:35and a count one and two
00:30:50geringer over at second crawford on at
00:31:16first with two down
00:31:17popped up to the left into foul
00:31:24ground
00:31:25makes the grab on the run and the
00:31:29inning is over
00:31:29nine men come to the plate for score
00:31:33we move on to the bottom of inning
00:31:36number three
00:31:37tigers four and the orioles one
00:31:39welcome back as we go to the last of
00:31:47the third now the orioles catcher
00:31:49number 13
00:31:50the catcher number 13
00:31:53and a pitch
00:31:56that's in there that's strike one
00:32:01that's towards center
00:32:23cobb that's this one sized up
00:32:26makes the catch
00:32:28and there's one away
00:32:30so up next now pops jennings
00:32:35reached on an infield single his
00:32:38first time
00:32:38when he steps into the batter's box
00:32:41the comfort level looks so high it
00:32:43doesn't matter what kind of delivery
00:32:45that pitcher has what kind of
00:32:47velocity what kind of secondary stuff
00:32:49he is so settled in there he owns the
00:32:52home plate area
00:32:53over to first and two straight set down
00:32:56to begin the bottom of the third
00:32:57and stepping in is the speedy number
00:33:05six
00:33:05the mo for him is contact the guy who's
00:33:09going to deliver average not a ton of
00:33:11power he's looking to hit a line drive
00:33:13somewhere
00:33:13y'all that's why it's a team and when
00:33:15you look at a lineup he's a great
00:33:16two-hole hitter or a guy that you oh he
00:33:19gloves it
00:33:19well that one was headed for the gap but a nice leaping catch he goes up perfect timing and that will end the inning
00:33:27back now at oriole park here's a speed threat tied cobb leading off for detroit the center fielder
00:33:44and the pitch swing and a high fly ball down the right field line one down
00:33:55almost a loud start to the inning on that first pitch man he's gonna want that one
00:33:59back no doubt number 19 now it's the dh number 19
00:34:19and that one is lifted in the air jones racing over to make the catch
00:34:25this is important if he can go one two three here will be a very positive sign for him and for his team
00:34:33two out space is empty now it's the right fielder al k line
00:34:49check swing but he went too far and that's strike one
00:35:00two down nobody on
00:35:03this to center field jones settles under it drops into the glove and that's the third out
00:35:12three up three down for detroit as they hold on to a 4-1 lead
00:35:22ready to go bottom four and here is eddie murray
00:35:26the orioles in striking distance but have some work to do
00:35:30boog it starts with the lead off man need a good at bat out of him right here
00:35:37verlander back to work
00:35:40fly ball to right k-line under it
00:35:44hauls it in for the out maybe caught that one off the end just a little bit couldn't quite barrel it up
00:35:49enough to really drive it enough shortstop here's the orio cleanup hitter cal ripton jr
00:35:59singing you can't ask for anything more this guy checks all the boxes offensively he is the ultimate
00:36:04professional and it doesn't just start at game time it starts in the afternoon the way he prepares and
00:36:09gets ready for the ball game i tell you what his teammates feed off of the leadership that he shows
00:36:14on and off the field next offering is down low and that's ball one
00:36:20one down base is empty that's down and in
00:36:33and a 2-1 on the way swing and a miss for this guy it's truly a battle when he steps into the box
00:36:41only one thing on his mind seeing that pitch out of the hand and hit it hard somewhere
00:36:49and down on strikes two away really love the pitch sequence right there
00:36:54i'm telling you what pitcher and catcher on the same page right now
00:36:57so next to hit for baltimore frank robinson his first hit bat was a strikeout and he swings and
00:37:12and misses at the initial offering
00:37:24two outs
00:37:27that one misses and that's ball one
00:37:29in the center
00:37:39settles under this one
00:37:41and that is that
00:37:44nothing doing this time around for the o's and they trail it 4-1
00:37:47back here in baltimore top five john shabby with chris singleton and leading it all number 17. number seven
00:38:15the pitch
00:38:22that one not close and it's one to know
00:38:45and there's a strike well you can't really adjust your game plan for that last pitch guy hasn't
00:38:52thrown it very much you got to focus on the stuff that he's throwing up there most of the time
00:38:56bounced out to short ripton handles the chance throw the first is in time one away here in the fifth
00:39:04the battle the shortstop alan trammell
00:39:10and up next for detroit alan trammell
00:39:24first pitch doesn't find the zone
00:39:30right hander kicks deals
00:39:36and it's one and one
00:39:45kicks and deals
00:39:48and a pop-up right side foul territory no trouble here puts it away for the out
00:39:54and there are two outs number 21
00:40:02number 21 up now for the tigers
00:40:08and he grounds one to the right side
00:40:17off balance throw in time and it's a one two three inning tigers fail to make any noise
00:40:23but they lead it four to one
00:40:35and welcome back we head to the bottom of the fifth and now it's going to be number 11. this is a guy
00:40:42you got to keep an eye on when he digs in definitely been known to drop a drag bunt from time to time
00:40:48and he's pretty good at it chris yeah and he creates a sense of urgency for the defense because of the
00:40:54speed because of the ability to put down that bar
00:41:02now you see even sluggers from time to time try and use the bunt really as a way to beat the shift
00:41:11next offering misses and it's two and one
00:41:18in the air to left center
00:41:22cop ranging to his right makes the grab tracks it down after the long run
00:41:28one away every day during batting practice these outfielders get about 10 minutes of balls
00:41:35in the gaps they practice this and when the game comes they make the play perfectly
00:41:40number seven the next to hit for the orioles
00:41:48that one's in their own one
00:41:58and the righty deals
00:42:01that one fouled off
00:42:02going chew down ground ball to the right side and foul ball chris you played here in 2002 what are
00:42:21the memories that stand out as to being a member of the baltimore orioles for me it was just pulling into
00:42:28the parking lot and having those that were there with a an encouraging smile or a pat on the back
00:42:34regardless of how things were going it made it a lot easier to come to the ballpark whether you were
00:42:39doing well or you were struggling and then the way that they treated your family i mean this is a great
00:42:43place to play and i'd say it's got to be one of the top places in all of baseball adam jones the next to hit
00:42:50add up and you had a cameo in the movie money ball as an orioles player in a highlight clip
00:43:03pitch misses inside ball one
00:43:06righty to the plate that one missing inside
00:43:26next pitch downstairs and it's three at oh
00:43:36that just missed he walked him on four pitches well he tried to nibble right there and just missed
00:43:52his spot hitter didn't offer at it now he has somebody to worry about over at first
00:43:57number 13. the next to hit for the orioles
00:44:17in there for strike one well if he's gonna steal second you want him to go early in the count that
00:44:23way he's not a distraction to the hitter at the plate go ahead and get it out of the way
00:44:27so the hitter can focus on the pitch
00:44:32broken bat and it's popped up that is the inning
00:44:40and the orioles leave one and this is still a 4-1 ball game
00:44:51we're back and they make a change to start the sixth the new pitcher and he'll do his best to keep
00:44:59this close well at this point of the ball game we're talking about middle innings and
00:45:03he made a little length out of this arm coming out of the bullpen we'll see just how many outs
00:45:09he's able to give his skipper back here at the ballpark here's the second baseman charlie
00:45:14geringer and a pitch
00:45:20just off the outside part of the plate that's where you want it's a good miss the wind of the pitch
00:45:29swung on belted that's back there and it slams off the bottom of the wall
00:45:35jennings relay to third he's in there having himself a really nice game at the plate that was
00:45:44a thing of beauty pretty good pitch on the inside corner but i think he was looking for it inside
00:45:50there it just turned on it hard down the line great hustle out of the box you know he was thinking
00:45:55triple all the way
00:46:06so digging in sam crawford
00:46:16swing and a ball lifted left field robinson makes the grab and there's one down
00:46:26the catcher number 13. lance parrish
00:46:34lance parrish up now for the tigers and this is a big opportunity for him to pick up his teammate
00:46:40right here
00:46:47first pitch and he just misses movement in the orioles bullpen number 36 appears to be getting loose
00:46:55at the belt and fires and there's the strike
00:47:06and now the lefty up the middle what a stop fires to first nicely done for the out look at the big
00:47:24man right there cal ripken getting down and dirty makes a nice play you know over the course of his
00:47:30career we knew about his bat but quietly he had two gold gloves
00:47:34and next to hit for detroit tied cob
00:47:40and a base hit so a two out knock keeps the inning alive
00:47:52anything but pretty right there but he'll take it every time pitch was away so he definitely pulled
00:47:58off it off it there not what you want to do with the pitch in that location really but
00:48:02he was able to guide it into the outfield for the knock
00:48:04and here is number 19
00:48:18pickoff loop to first cobb dives back in safely
00:48:28first offering and it just misses
00:48:44there's a strike
00:48:47cobb the runner at first with two gone
00:48:49next offering is in for a strike
00:49:08and here comes
00:49:20and a weak ground ball to the left side and he picks it up in foul territory
00:49:25the one two stays alive
00:49:46here's a one two
00:49:48got him good job at damage control right there so they pick up a run on two hits no errors and a man
00:49:54left top of the order two up in the home half of the six it's the tigers five and the orioles one
00:50:03back now at orio park now it's the second baseman pops jennings
00:50:08chris his skill set straight out of the mid 80s good contact not much power and he could run he always
00:50:15uses the wheels to his advantage his biggest challenge in this day and age is to not get
00:50:20caught up in trying to hit home runs because so many people are
00:50:26comes up empty on the swing going to now i think baseball starting to understand that those guys are
00:50:32valuable like they once were they need them in this game today that one misses in the dirt
00:50:37and there's a ball
00:50:50the wind of the pitch
00:51:04the wind of the pitch
00:51:16out in front and foul to the left side
00:51:19but why to kick the pitch got him looking so he's gotten deep into this game
00:51:34and at least so far not showing a ton of signs of fatigue
00:51:38number six and now here's the speed threat outfielder number six
00:51:48first pitch and that's in for a strike and it really looks like these hitters have been
00:51:52in between with their timing today good fastball excellent slider but they've not been able to commit
00:51:58to one velocity and stay there
00:52:05line drive makes the grab two down
00:52:10number 33
00:52:16two outs space is empty now here's the switch hitting power threat eddie murray
00:52:22well on the mound very efficient able to produce an outcome it seems like within the third or fourth
00:52:27pitch of just about every at bat
00:52:33that one ripped right center field that's back turning looking and that one is gone
00:52:41he sends it out of here his 34th of the season and they slice into the lead it's 5-2
00:52:57oh that one got in the jet stream on a line drive we saw the numbers on the backs of the jerseys of the
00:53:06outfielders which is usually bad news and all of a sudden they're back in this ball game
00:53:11and that's in there for strikeouts and that's in there for strike one
00:53:21and that's in there for strike one
00:53:25and the right hander deals and it's found away
00:53:36the wind in the pitch and ball one
00:53:53kicks and fires
00:53:54back our way and that's out of play
00:54:10swing and a ball hammered left field way back there and brings it in at the wall
00:54:16but not before they're able to draw closer with this blast it's 5-2
00:54:31the right fielder number six
00:54:42here comes the pitch
00:54:45well struck left field back there
00:54:50makes the catch up against the wall
00:54:52you know it's a good play when we break out stat cast for you folks he took a great route and found
00:55:03himself in position to make a nice running catch just excellent work yeah he really showed off his
00:55:08wheels on that play and i know that always gets you excited singing exactly 100 feet for that out
00:55:16and next will be the tiger cleanup hitter number seven
00:55:19and he swings and misses and it's nothing you want
00:55:37up the middle and that squirts through so they get a man aboard with a one-out single
00:55:42really nice job staying up the middle with his approach he didn't try to do too much with the pitch
00:55:51just shot it through the infield
00:55:58next to hit alan trammell
00:56:06rudder takes off swing and a miss
00:56:08throw to second oh well i really didn't expect him to try to steal second base because he had a very
00:56:15standard lead at best if you're going to try to get there safely you've got to get more on that lead
00:56:20you've got to get a better jump that was the difference between being safe and out
00:56:33next pitch is downstairs
00:56:38there's the strike throwing the ball well and they need this scoreless inning and relief right here
00:56:56been doing a good job keeping them in striking distance
00:57:00liner base hit
00:57:02well he found himself behind in the count right there but he didn't give in nice line drive to the
00:57:12pull side met it out front but just stayed through it nice enough and ripped it into the outfield
00:57:19number 21 now at the plate
00:57:20that one's in there oh and one
00:57:36trammell leads off first with two down to the inning
00:57:38the next pitch misses one ball one strike
00:57:50check on the runner trammell back easily
00:57:52next offering is in for a strike goodness i think he just took the best pitch he's going to see in
00:58:10this at bat you don't get many like that in that location i don't know if you take that pitch against
00:58:14any pitcher out there on the mound
00:58:19kicks and deals
00:58:21and down on strikes he goes and that will end the inning one left for detroit and it remains 5-2
00:58:27back here in baltimore set for the last half of the seventh and into the box for baltimore frank robinson
00:58:44frank berlander back to work there's the strike pretty amazing his first pitch strike percentage over
00:58:5290 percent you know you're getting something in the zone first pitch so if you're a hitter
00:58:56got to be ready to let it fly even though he's had a lot of success on that first pitch of the at bat
00:59:03righty delivers
00:59:06they had a swing and a miss there i think he was sitting off speed there here's the o2
00:59:13good eye right there well that's kind of what you expect in an o2 count excellent job of the hitter
00:59:19to have the plate discipline to lay off of that pitch the next offering misses two and two if you're
00:59:26on the mound right now you know you have to retire this hitter if he gets on base it could open up the
00:59:31floodgates for this offense to score some runs
00:59:36next one misses and the count is filled up good purpose pitch right there trying to tease him get
00:59:42him to raise his sights pop something up and make it an easy out
00:59:50out to short trammell picks it up the throw to first one up one down
00:59:55next is the designated hitter number 11 feels like it's less common today that you see a guy
01:00:13like this the speed component the contact component but lack of power and the first pitch misses for ball
01:00:20one left hand batter weights that's inside when you get ahead in the count there's no doubt that
01:00:30the success rate goes up and that's what he's been doing it's made a big impact for him in recent games
01:00:35the pitch that misses three balls no strikes
01:00:52the pitch there's a strike
01:00:55checks his swing appeal to third and he went says dave lawrence
01:01:15fouled off again and it remains three and two
01:01:25and a base hit into right center field
01:01:36tried to get inside on him but he was ready for it just kept his hands in and turned on the pitch
01:01:42quick bat through the zone and you can feel this crowd waking up a bit here as the guys are starting
01:01:47to make some noise with their backs man at first with one gone here's the third baseman number seven
01:01:55verlander moved to first and he dives back in safely
01:02:08in there and it's on one now these guys definitely looking for a big swing of the bat right here try
01:02:13to close that gap but you know at the very least if you could find a way to manufacture that run from
01:02:18first it feels like it's really important to getting back into this ball game the pitch ball one there
01:02:26and the pitch that one finds the corner that is strike two
01:02:39and the pitch and a ball evens the count
01:02:52that missed inside and the count's full
01:03:08the pitch
01:03:19the pitch
01:03:21right side
01:03:22right side no trouble here puts it away for the out out number two
01:03:31center fielder number 10
01:03:32at a digging in it's the speedy outfielder adam jones
01:03:50first pitch just misses
01:04:03and the righty deals
01:04:20that's outside and it's two and one
01:04:36and the pitch
01:04:42lined and that's a base hit
01:04:46they stop the lead runner at second
01:04:49now two on with two outs
01:04:51hitting is really easy for some guys one thing that i can see already his
01:04:55bat stays in the zone on plane for an extended period of time
01:04:59and guys like that they have a high contact rate and they have more barrels because of that bat being
01:05:06on plane and even when you don't get it great it's still hit hard enough
01:05:11to dunk something in like that in front of the center fielder
01:05:20the tying run at the plate line drive caught
01:05:24oriole strand a couple they trail at five two
01:05:42we go to the eighth and stepping in is the speedy charlie geringer the second oh yeah boog
01:05:49he's on the brink of one of your favorite milestones he's completed three legs of the
01:05:54the cycle i love me some cycle and first offering is fouled off
01:06:01well on paper it's favorable to have a fairly quick inning here with two of the three hitters
01:06:06he's set to face batting from the left side same side he throws from in the air out towards right center
01:06:15makes the grab one down
01:06:20the left fielder number nine
01:06:22and next up for the tigers sam crawford
01:06:36in there for strike one some guys are just more confident if they can track that first pitch out of the hand of the pitcher they don't care if they fall behind oh one
01:06:48and that skips in the dirt
01:07:16so
01:07:22left hand hitter waits
01:07:25the punch out there two down
01:07:27two out space is empty number three and here's the catcher lance parrish
01:07:44first pitch doesn't find the zone
01:07:45two down nobody on and there's the strike
01:07:53the lefty ready and a 1-1
01:08:00the lefty ready and a 1-1
01:08:08right through there for a strike
01:08:22right through there for a strike
01:08:27and a swing and a miss and that's that i think the key is arm action on the change up when you can
01:08:42sell it sell it like a fastball you drop the velocity you get the swinging mess and you walk off the field
01:08:56right through there for a strike
01:08:58new pitcher for the tigers john piller he last pitched two days ago
01:09:02and welcome back here's a speed threat pops jennings
01:09:16well it's critical right here that they bear down and turn in some quality at bats try to chip away at that lead because if it gets to the ninth that closer is coming in
01:09:26here comes the pitch
01:09:28and a good fastball to start him off at strike one
01:09:31hiller he's known as a reliever that excels in really tough situations those high leverage spots
01:09:38it seems like he's at his best in these situations and obviously the ability to get the strikeout factors in
01:09:45next offering is in for a strike
01:09:47yeah there's certain guys that expect to come in and dominate and they see the challenge the battle just a little bit differently
01:09:55they trust their stuff and they believe that their stuff is better than that guy standing in the batter's box
01:10:00what his swing what his ability is
01:10:05slapped foul
01:10:15tap dances out of the way of that one the mental approach is a big factor too isn't it
01:10:25yeah boog it is and you know for each guy it can be a little different some people consciously work on
01:10:31focusing slowing things down breathing techniques and then there's some players that are just natural
01:10:37and they just seem to be more composed and less excitable now there's a small sigh of relief right there
01:10:42i mean just to keep that speed off the base pass it's not just the pitcher it's other guys that have
01:10:46to think about it from your infielders have to think about that runner potentially stealing but
01:10:51also be in position to make a play as an outfielder you're thinking about a base hit to the outfield
01:10:56i got to get to it quickly to try to keep this guy from taking an extra base so i think everyone just
01:11:01a little more relaxed that he didn't reach base number six batting with one down takes a strike
01:11:07and now the lefty
01:11:19in the air left field racing makes the catch and there's two away the first baseman number 33
01:11:28eddie
01:11:29stepping in the long ball threat eddie murray
01:11:34well he's been having a great year this year and hitting home runs at a good clip
01:11:40and the matchup is very favorable
01:11:47swings through that one oh and one a lot of times with relievers they just like to get amped up and
01:11:53they're not really looking to try and slow it down right they're just trying to get hyper yeah and
01:11:58perhaps make that hitter a little hyper and make him more aggressive and that way
01:12:03when they put a wrinkle change speeds he's out in front just a little bit
01:12:09that's hard hit on the line
01:12:13Cobb makes the catch and that'll do it Orioles held in check there and the deficit remains 5-2
01:12:20back now and on the mound the closer Greg Olsen and his job is to collect quick outs and keep
01:12:35his team within striking distance
01:12:42we go to the ninth here's the center fielder tied Cobb
01:12:47i think when you contemplate him as a player the first thing you think about is defense and you
01:12:51think about that great arm i also think about the speed if he can get on that's going to give
01:12:56one more thing for that pitcher to think about the pitch you see the velocity 97 with that fastball
01:13:10right-handed reliever in for a strike and a count one and one
01:13:24it's strike two
01:13:42the one two
01:13:45well he might have to look for a different put away pitch right here two two he's already seen the
01:13:50curveball a couple of times in this at bat so might have it timed up and ready for it
01:13:59cut on and miss struck him out and that's the first out oh when you commit to throwing an inside
01:14:04fastball to your glove side across the strike zone especially with two strikes if you're going to miss
01:14:10you want to miss off the plate in you do not want to leave it out over the heart of the plate
01:14:14so that was excellent execution on that pitch really tied him up and he couldn't get a piece at all
01:14:20number 19 up now for the tigers and that's in there for strike one
01:14:34and he flips a breaking ball in there or a change up either one something off speed good arm action on it whatever it was
01:14:50now a high fly ball out to left center jones gliding to his right makes a nice grab at a full sprint
01:15:06that's out number two two out space is empty al kaylon up now for the tigers
01:15:23that one's in there on one just amazing to me how many closers and back-end relievers just throw
01:15:37absolute gas these days i never would have had a chance next pitch misses one and one
01:15:44two outs on the ground to third on to murray that ends the frame
01:16:00on to the bottom of inning number nine four five six coming up it's the tigers five and the orioles two
01:16:07welcome back and here comes the closer todd jones and he'll do his best to hang on to this lead
01:16:18back now at oriol park stepping in cal ripton jr
01:16:30leading up for the orioles the shortstop cal ripton jr
01:16:39comes hit in the air right field k-line has a bead on it squeezes it and there's one down
01:16:50the left fielder number 20
01:16:55and next for the orioles frank robinson for the fourth time tonight great speed
01:17:01and great power a great athlete quite simply
01:17:09and a one-oh and that one off the outside edge to account great hitter at the dish if you're gonna
01:17:32miss you've got to miss outside the zone you miss inside the strike zone you'll be asking the umpire
01:17:37for a new baseball right hander kicks deals
01:17:53now one fouled off two and two
01:18:03and a pitch swing and a pop-up and makes the grab and there's two down
01:18:17the right hander kicks in now
01:18:22number 11 digs in now
01:18:36first offering misses the mark
01:18:43and the right hander deals and a bunt towards third and that's just foul
01:19:03that's a tremendous fight from him and i know it's got the dugout fired up down there down to the last strike and he comes up with a hit to keep the game alive
01:19:21it ain't over yet so they're down to their final out so next to hit for baltimore number seven jones throws over back in their standing at least you got the pitcher thinking a little bit you don't want to run yourself out of the ball game you get thrown out or picked off it's over
01:19:39pitch misses inside ball one
01:20:01and he deals he swings and fouls one off
01:20:13kicks and fires
01:20:27ball two
01:20:31number 11 off the first with two away
01:20:39foul ball
01:20:41comes a two two
01:20:53on the ground right side
01:20:55oh you can see these guys are feeling it right now look at the smiles look at the high fives
01:21:01they feel real good about this three game series sweep and they get it done on the road you talk about the confidence that that can produce tell you what they're riding high right now it's a nice win in this game and your final score
01:21:13five two and the road team picks up the win and picks up a sweep for chris singleton and our entire outstanding crew here at mlb the show i'm john chumpe thanks for joining us
01:21:25thanks for joining us
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