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00:00:00From inside Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay, the show brings you a matchup of division rivals.
00:00:20It's the Toronto Blue Jays taking on the Tampa Bay Rays.
00:00:24My folks, John Shelby alongside Chris Singleton, singing a guy who could change this game with one swing of the bat, Pete Alonso.
00:00:31He, of course, leads their team at home runs.
00:00:34Yeah, Boog, he's been such a force at the plate, and it seems like every time he connects, the ball is traveling out of the ballpark.
00:00:40So when you have such a threat like that, other guys in the lineup should get good pitches to hit because they're trying to get those outs instead of having to face him in a big situation.
00:00:54So, almost ready to get underway, and starting on the mound for the Rays, Shane Bieber.
00:01:00He touched the ninth inning his last time out, really wanted the complete game, didn't get it, but he did get the W.
00:01:05They'd love to see him pitch deep into this one again.
00:01:08Okay, all set to go.
00:01:10And now the rookie second pitch.
00:01:11Well, the pitch.
00:01:16Fought off foul.
00:01:25First pitch, 7-11.
00:01:29And he'll one.
00:01:33Come on.
00:01:40Next offering is outside.
00:01:48Left-hand batter waits.
00:01:52Jack swing went around.
00:01:54And now 2-2.
00:02:04And now it's filled up.
00:02:10Fouled off again.
00:02:21And it remains 3-2.
00:02:30And a 3-2.
00:02:34And a foul ball.
00:02:35He stays alive.
00:02:36You could see he was trying to stay back long enough to handle the off-speed pitch, but just a little tardy on the fastball.
00:02:47Short hop liner.
00:02:48Handled it short.
00:02:50Gathers and throws.
00:02:51One up, one down.
00:02:55Let's take a look at the lineup for the Blue Jays.
00:02:58They're dealing with a top-level arm of the mound, so this figures to be a tough matchup for him.
00:03:03What's the key to the offense today, Senge?
00:03:05Well, Boog, I think when you've got a guy that's this talented on the mound, you've got to find ways to disrupt his rhythm, make him uncomfortable a little bit.
00:03:13The guys that can handle the bat and perhaps, you know, bunt, bunt for a base hit.
00:03:17Get him moving off the mound.
00:03:18If you're in the box and he seems to be just in a flow, step out.
00:03:23Mess up his timing.
00:03:24Somehow try to get in his head a little bit.
00:03:25And then when he does come in the zone, you may only get one pitch.
00:03:29You better not miss it.
00:03:30Tony Fernandez at the plate and takes high there.
00:03:34And a 1-0.
00:03:39Good eye right there.
00:03:41And Senge, as a team, you need to make the most of the very few opportunities he's going to give you, right?
00:03:47Absolutely.
00:03:48And, you know, if you don't get to guys like this a lot of times early, once they really settle in,
00:03:53it's going to be the later innings that they hand that ball over to a reliever if they do at all.
00:03:57G-Man puts the squeeze on that one.
00:04:01And there are two down.
00:04:03Batting third.
00:04:04The designated hitter.
00:04:05Carlos Delgado.
00:04:07And next is the designated hitter.
00:04:09Carlos Delgado.
00:04:10Another solid power season.
00:04:13That one is hammered.
00:04:23Right field.
00:04:25That's batting.
00:04:28Gone!
00:04:29Looks like this guy was looking out over the plate,
00:04:55but he was ready to turn on the inside fastball.
00:04:58So direct to the pitch.
00:05:00Absolutely blasted out of this ballpark.
00:05:03So two down now.
00:05:04And here is Jose Batista.
00:05:07Jose.
00:05:08Now fly ball to right center.
00:05:12Drops in for a hit.
00:05:14Couldn't run it down.
00:05:16The relay.
00:05:17Not in time.
00:05:18He's safe.
00:05:19Well, clearly he was ready to hit right there.
00:05:21Put a really nice balanced swing on it.
00:05:24And when you can rope one into the gap like that,
00:05:26you're thinking extra bases from the first couple of steps out of the box.
00:05:30And he'll feel real good about that one.
00:05:36And now for the Jays.
00:05:38George Bell.
00:05:39Good contact guy.
00:05:41Good defender.
00:05:46And he swings and misses.
00:05:47And it's nothing you want.
00:05:49Two outs.
00:06:04On the corner for a strike.
00:06:06That strike two.
00:06:07Love how vocal the umpire is today.
00:06:10No doubt.
00:06:11In the hitter's mind, catcher's mind, and even the pit.
00:06:14And a swing and a miss.
00:06:16Good job at damage control right there.
00:06:20Oh, yeah.
00:06:21Let's do this.
00:06:21That piece you hold me rolling.
00:06:23Let me offer my condolence.
00:06:24You don't know what's how I'm doing.
00:06:26And the silence goes, I'm broke.
00:06:27Cause they know if they're talking fluent.
00:06:29I'll cut them under the...
00:06:29We go to the bottom of the first.
00:06:34And on the hill in this one, number 18.
00:06:38Yeah, he's definitely had a struggle so far this year, as evidenced by that inflated whip.
00:06:43But he's going to have to find a way to limit the base runners, put his team in a position to win a ball game.
00:06:49So we know he's prepared.
00:06:51We know this guy's a competitor.
00:06:52And we'll watch how he works in this one.
00:06:54Bottom of the first.
00:06:55And stepping in for the raise, Ronald Acuna Jr.
00:06:58The pitch.
00:07:06Ronald Acuna Jr., a guy who burst on the scene in 2018.
00:07:11He was only 20 years old.
00:07:12And he is one of the great talents in baseball right now.
00:07:19The 0-1 is outside.
00:07:21And it's a ball and a strike.
00:07:29The pitch.
00:07:31Strike two.
00:07:32I love the fact that he has a lot of fun playing the game.
00:07:35And that rookie year, an OPS of 9-17, just paving the way for what we think will be a Hall of Fame finish to his career.
00:07:45Next pitch is in the dirt.
00:07:47The countdown, two and two.
00:07:57Swing and a miss.
00:07:58And he struck him out.
00:08:00And one out now.
00:08:02Been a pretty rough start to this series for him at the plate.
00:08:04Three strikeouts in the first game yesterday.
00:08:06Another one right there.
00:08:08They clearly got a great plan for how to deal with this guy right now.
00:08:17And now the veteran third baseman, Eugenio Suarez.
00:08:21Didn't play in the day game yesterday, so he should be fresh for this one.
00:08:26In there for strike one.
00:08:28Incredibly, the Braves able to win the 2021 World Series without Acuna.
00:08:35He blew his knee out, tore his right ACL on July 10th, 2021 in Miami.
00:08:41He was done for the year, and the Braves still able to win it.
00:08:44Next pitch misses, and one and one.
00:08:49Home team down a run as the Rays try and punch back down a run.
00:08:59Swing and a miss.
00:09:01One and two.
00:09:02It's really trying to stay in on the hands, not let him get extended,
00:09:18because that's where the potential for damage exists.
00:09:24Riding to the plate.
00:09:26Stays alive.
00:09:27The pitch.
00:09:42And a foul.
00:09:43Baldy stays alive.
00:09:44One down, base is empty.
00:09:59Down to the dirt, swing and a miss.
00:10:01Gets to it, on to first.
00:10:03Out.
00:10:04Two away now after the drop third strike.
00:10:07Batting third.
00:10:08The designated hitter.
00:10:10Vladimir.
00:10:11Guerrero.
00:10:13Two outs, base is empty.
00:10:15Vladimir Guerrero Jr. now.
00:10:17He's sitting on 99 career homers.
00:10:21We'll see if this is the moment to notch number 100.
00:10:24First pitch, and that's in for a strike.
00:10:26Swing and a miss.
00:10:44Just a bit late on that 0-1 breaking ball.
00:10:460-2 hole now.
00:10:47He's going to have to shorten up, tighten things up if he's going to have a good at bat.
00:10:50Going to count one and two.
00:10:58We're playing 12.
00:11:00One, two.
00:11:07Here comes the pitch.
00:11:09Two balls, two strikes to count with two outs.
00:11:12Well, they're really running up the pitch count in this first inning.
00:11:15Lots of confidence from this team that is perhaps the hottest in baseball right now.
00:11:19Next one misses.
00:11:22And a full count now.
00:11:35Two down.
00:11:36Nobody on.
00:11:38Liner to second.
00:11:39It picked on the hop.
00:11:41The throw to first.
00:11:42And Guerrero is set down.
00:11:44Play made.
00:11:45That ends the inning.
00:11:46Nothing doing for Tampa.
00:11:47They trail here, 1-0.
00:12:02Leading off for the Blue Jays, the first baseman, number 20.
00:12:07Beaver, back to work.
00:12:19That one missed.
00:12:21One ball, no strikes.
00:12:24The 1-0.
00:12:28This ball's chopped on the ground.
00:12:30And he picks it up and foul territory.
00:12:39The pitch.
00:12:43And that one fouled off.
00:12:45And a pitch.
00:12:56Swings through that one.
00:12:57It's a strikeout.
00:12:58And one away.
00:12:59Got him out on the front foot.
00:13:01Couldn't keep the hands back long enough.
00:13:03And played right into the hands of the pitcher.
00:13:07So, up next for Toronto, number 34.
00:13:22And that's in there for strike one.
00:13:24That one drifts inside.
00:13:40Making the calls behind the plate in this one is Woody Keller.
00:13:44Yeah, and Woody does a pretty good job back there, Boog.
00:13:46He's got a pretty fair strike zone most of the time.
00:13:49Maybe some inconsistency here or there.
00:13:51But usually, he's back there doing a solid job.
00:13:55Next pitch is outside.
00:13:57What about an umpire's height?
00:13:59How much of a role does that play in your experience?
00:14:02And what the strike zone is like?
00:14:04Yeah, I think it pushes the strike zone up a little bit.
00:14:07Which, you know, as a former hitter, you like that.
00:14:09You wanted the ball up.
00:14:10You didn't want to have to deal with stuff down in the zone consistently.
00:14:162-2 down.
00:14:17And down on strikes.
00:14:22Two gone.
00:14:25Back-to-back strikeouts to start the frame.
00:14:27And that's now three in a row.
00:14:29Yeah, he's really settling in and getting a feel for his pitches.
00:14:33Throwing them where he wants to right now.
00:14:34So, we'll see how long he can keep this streak going.
00:14:37And now, it's going to be Vernon Wells.
00:14:41First offering.
00:14:42Misses the mark.
00:14:54And he deals.
00:14:58Swing and a high fly ball out there towards left field.
00:15:01G-Man makes the catch.
00:15:05And that'll do it.
00:15:07Blue Jays go down in order.
00:15:09They lead it 1-0.
00:15:10To the beat.
00:15:13To the beat.
00:15:15Everybody want to go a different way.
00:15:17Everybody want to have different tastes.
00:15:19We head to the bottom of the second.
00:15:23And now, it's the polar bear.
00:15:24Pete Alonzo.
00:15:25He's not going to get cheated up there.
00:15:28No, he's not.
00:15:29He's looking to do damage with every swing he takes.
00:15:34And the right-hater back to work.
00:15:36And the first pitch misses for ball one.
00:15:38Ripped to short.
00:15:53A dive.
00:15:54He's got it.
00:15:55The throw.
00:15:56And very nicely done for the out.
00:15:58Great cat-like reflexes right there.
00:16:00Lays out.
00:16:01Knocks the ball down.
00:16:02And then fires with that rocket arm all the way across the diamond.
00:16:06Man, put this guy on the mound.
00:16:08That's the cold December 27th with the birth of the night of the midfield.
00:16:13Jazz Chisholm now.
00:16:14Good power.
00:16:16Not great in the OBP department.
00:16:22That's a bullet, but it goes foul.
00:16:38All-and-one now.
00:16:44Ball.
00:16:46Playing 11.
00:16:57And that skips in the dirt.
00:16:58That one fouled off.
00:17:11Two and two.
00:17:12That fastball at the bottom of the zone can be very effective.
00:17:15Just got to keep it on the corners.
00:17:16Hard on the ground, the first.
00:17:27And he takes it himself for the out.
00:17:31Batting six.
00:17:33The catcher.
00:17:34And he.
00:17:36Jansen.
00:17:38Now it's Jansen to hit.
00:17:39Y'all spin ice sack.
00:17:41Low, low height.
00:17:42Times two plus shat.
00:17:44You got to save for a way today.
00:17:46Because it's always.
00:17:52In there and it's 0-1.
00:17:54That's excellent location on the fastball right there early in this game.
00:17:57If he can do that all game, should be a good outing for him.
00:18:00At the belt and fires.
00:18:05That one pushed foul.
00:18:08Well, he got challenged with a good fastball right there.
00:18:10Just couldn't catch up.
00:18:19Let's go, Dan!
00:18:22The punch out there.
00:18:24And good work there as he gets a 1-2-3.
00:18:27Rays held in check here.
00:18:29And it remains 1-0.
00:18:30New inning getting started.
00:18:45Here's the Toronto catcher, Ernie Witt.
00:18:49He is at the top of the game in terms of defense at the catching spot.
00:18:55Bieber back to work.
00:18:58Off the mark there.
00:18:59And it's 1-0.
00:19:01It's so impressive because these guys have to do so much study in preparation for their pitchers,
00:19:07for opposing hitters.
00:19:08And really their number one job is to guide that staff through a ball game.
00:19:13And so when you also can turn it up offensively and be a force there,
00:19:18that is a win-win every manager's dream.
00:19:21And a pitch.
00:19:22And a pitch.
00:19:34Got him swigging.
00:19:48He chased the changeup.
00:19:50Lead-off hitter gone in the third.
00:19:51He came out of his mechanics there.
00:19:53Typically, he likes to shoot the ball the other way, but that time, a little anxious.
00:19:58And now, here is number 12.
00:20:15Tapped at the plate, but it's a foul ball.
00:20:22The 0-1.
00:20:38And that one wrapped foul.
00:20:410-2 now, stays alive and here comes not close with that one it's a ball in two
00:21:07strikes. Right-hander kicks, deals, popped up foul territory behind the plate Jansen
00:21:27pulls that one down and there's two down the batter number one shortstop
00:21:35Tony Fernandez
00:21:44Tony Fernandez next up for the Blue Jays he's turned into one of the best
00:21:50shortstops in the game
00:21:53in there for strike one
00:22:00on the corner for a strike
00:22:08swing and a miss and he's down on strikes and the inning is over down in order go the Blue Jays
00:22:23but they're on top 1-0
00:22:30set for the bottom of the third now up for Tampa Bay Julio Rodriguez
00:22:36you talk about the power and the speed together
00:22:38well we knew he was going to be a stud just coming up making his way through
00:22:43the minor leagues and quickly at this level an impact player
00:22:47and the first pitch misses for ball one
00:23:01and downstairs that's where you want it's a good miss
00:23:04and the right-hander deals
00:23:14swing and a miss
00:23:16as he was out front that time
00:23:19kicks and fires and it's filled up
00:23:41the 3-2 is off the outside edge and that is ball four
00:23:55the 3-2 is off the outside edge and that is ball four what a battle it's not
00:24:08always easy laying off a 3-2 pitch and I tell you what he earned that wall and
00:24:14now the shortstop Bo Bichette three hits of the loss last night
00:24:35first pitch just misses good speed on the base pass he handles the bat very well
00:24:42I wouldn't be surprised if the skipper puts on some type of hit-and-run or run
00:24:47and hit move over to first try to keep him close
00:25:00next offering is in for a strike
00:25:12righty delivers
00:25:25rodriguez aboard here at first with nobody out
00:25:31next offering is down low and that's ball three
00:25:40with two strikes may see some movement over there at first base trying to stay
00:26:02out of a double play here
00:26:09oh he hit him and that got him pretty flush he had two strikes on him and he hit
00:26:16him well he's just glad they got hit with an off-speed pitch there instead of a
00:26:20fastball man that would have hurt a lot more if it had velocity stepping in
00:26:24crowd pleaser g-man and first offering is fouled off
00:26:29kicks and deals late that time and it's strike two I think he was sitting off-speed there
00:26:51no outs runners at first and second
00:26:58going chewed out and a foul ball he stays alive
00:27:25so the tying run at second and a foul ball left side
00:27:40well he knows they don't want to give him anything to hit but when you've got
00:27:45opportunities to drive in runs you've got to expand the zone he's capable of going
00:27:49out there and doing damage with it and a pitch and now one and two clearly
00:27:58didn't come out of his hand the right way left that curveball way up
00:28:10first and second here no outs
00:28:19got him now one away
00:28:26the right fielder and now it's ronald acuna jr there you see how he's doing
00:28:30down the stretch with his august and september splits
00:28:49swings through that one oh and one well look come and get me fastball right
00:28:54there he didn't look ready for the velocity
00:28:56i think it'd be a mistake to throw him anything off speed right here
00:29:00next offering misses and it's one and one
00:29:16the pitch there's a strike
00:29:21one two
00:29:26one out runners at first and second
00:29:35next pitch in the dirt and the count is two and two
00:29:38yeah the righty deals
00:29:47and a pop-up right side foul territory grabs it on the run two down yeah that was a wasted rbi
00:29:55opportunity but competitor like him he is looking forward to making up for it in his next at bat
00:30:00all right hey eugenio suarez up to hit down oh for one so far
00:30:09yeah boog if you're that base runner second base you want to be quiet out there
00:30:13not bouncing around not distracting your teammate the hitter make sure that he can clearly focus on
00:30:20that pitcher and that release point first pitch and that's in for a strike man this guy's got a great
00:30:25feel for his breaking ball today
00:30:34the pitch ball one there
00:30:38two outs couple of base runners at first and second
00:30:54lifted in the air right center field number 34 in position
00:30:58makes the cat chinning over so the rays strand the pair they're down one nothing
00:31:17back here at tropicana field now it's the dh carlos delgado
00:31:22the designated hitter carlos delgado
00:31:28the wind of the pitch
00:31:36and first offering is fouled off
00:31:45the wind of the pitch
00:31:46and a foul ball
00:31:59left hand hitter waits
00:32:02and one and two
00:32:03and the pitch
00:32:08the swing and a soft liner puts it away for the out
00:32:18now batting the third baseman
00:32:21jose
00:32:21jose batista next up for the blue jays
00:32:27sing you talk about a guy that has all the skills the range is really good but the arm
00:32:32just stands out and he makes all the plays
00:32:34and a base hit into right so a man aboard now with one away
00:32:45wasting no time he's two for two now on the night and just a triple and home run away from the cycle
00:32:53seriously we're starting with this already
00:33:00and next for toronto george bell
00:33:02oh for one he struck out swinging last time
00:33:08pitch misses inside ball one and because of that big power arm is able to play a little bit deeper
00:33:14make throws from the outfield grass all the way across the diamond and still get a pretty good runner that's impressive
00:33:21the pitch
00:33:27in there for a strike at the bottom of the zone
00:33:38the pitch
00:33:40and a count one and two
00:33:51swing and a miss the velocity blasted it right past him
00:33:58oh nothing too fancy on the strikeout pitch right there just a low 90s fastball and i'm not sure he
00:34:03was trying to challenge him but that's pretty much what happened very hittable location but he found a way to just get it by him
00:34:13number 20 next up for the blue jays
00:34:15next pitch is popped up
00:34:25suarez makes the catch and that'll do it one left for toronto but they hold a one nothing lead
00:34:32welcome back here's vladimir guerrero jr
00:34:45possibly thinking about home run number 100 here he's just one shy of that milestone
00:34:59and he deals
00:35:05and he pumps it a strike well he's been incredibly efficient in this one first pitch strike
00:35:10percentage over 70 percent that's well above league average and that's what's allowed him to pitch well up into this point
00:35:16he needs a quick one two three this time around last inning through a lot of pitches
00:35:33and a pitch
00:35:40and a swing and a miss down on strikes and that's the first out
00:35:47here's pete alonso
00:35:48first pitch doesn't find the zone
00:36:05out there to center number 34 drifts towards it and it's caught for the out
00:36:27yeah no matter number two second baseman
00:36:35two out space is empty so next to the plate for tampa bay jaz chisholm this guy has turned into a beast
00:36:43pretty good job on the mound in this one singe it feels like we've seen a lot of off-balance swings
00:36:58yeah just one free pass and uh obviously he's not a big strikeout guy but he gets soft contact and he
00:37:05gets out oh and two as he waves at that one this guy's pounding the zone hitters don't have time to think in between pitches
00:37:16the pitch
00:37:18stays alive
00:37:25the rays hit list so far in the game
00:37:35and that one is lifted in the air
00:37:38and he makes the catch and that is the third out of the inning
00:37:42down in order go the rays still behind by a count of one to nothing
00:37:56back now in tampa bay top five john shabby with chris singleton and leading it off number 48
00:38:02right fielder number 34
00:38:17here comes a pitch
00:38:20a swing and a miss and that strike one now there's a pitch we haven't seen in a while
00:38:25it's gonna be tough on the hitters if he can mix that in whenever he wants
00:38:29on the ground to first
00:38:31the flip to the pitcher covering and a quick out number one
00:38:37up next for the blue jays the center fielder
00:38:40vernon well vernon wells getting ready to hit
00:38:45first offering misses the mark one ball no strike
00:39:00righty to the plate
00:39:01and another ball he's been raking in recent games and a big reason why
00:39:09getting ahead and counts he's been able to do that consistently and you see the results
00:39:15the 2-0 is in for a strike nasty 2-0 slider there for a strike that tells you he's got a lot of
00:39:22confidence in that pitch
00:39:28fouls one off two and two
00:39:30and here comes
00:39:41and a foul ball he stays alive flew open a little bit with that front shoulder but was able to slow
00:39:47his back down just enough to make contact with that pitch keep the bat alive
00:39:55and there's a fly ball deep right field that's back there pulls it in on the warning track
00:40:01the catcher number 13 ernie and now for the jays ernie witt this is a guy who is very highly regarded
00:40:12defensively fun to watch him control stuff behind the plate good game caller good at framing but it's
00:40:18that big arm that really stands out first pitch and he just misses
00:40:31to the right side
00:40:35to first and the blue jays go down one two three
00:40:39nothing doing for the blue jays but they still lead it one nothing
00:40:48and welcome back and here's the catcher danny jansen well these fans definitely want to get
00:41:00involved in the game all it's going to take is to get the lead off man or even a base runner on
00:41:04the pitch that misses one and oh
00:41:20it's going to get the lead off man or even a base runner on the pitch that's going to get the lead off
00:41:33kicks and fires swing and a pop-up in foul ground
00:41:41bell brings it in and there's one away just pulled off of it a little bit right there that
00:41:46front shoulder coming open instead of staying closed if he does that he's going to be able to
00:41:51go up the middle the other way with some authority instead of a fly out to left julio rodriguez the next to hit
00:42:05and that's in there for strike one well on the mound very efficient able to produce an outcome
00:42:10it seems like within the third or fourth pitch of just about every at bat
00:42:16and the right hander deals oh and the zone doesn't get the call and that is ball one
00:42:30that one ran inside almost got him
00:42:32kicks and deals and that gets the top of the zone for a strike
00:42:50and the pitch stays alive
00:43:03got him
00:43:18got him old man for the fifth inning moving along two quick outs
00:43:21two outs base is empty bull bichette up to the dish
00:43:28next pitch downstairs ball one the rays yet to pick up a hit here
00:43:47line to left brings it in for the third out
00:44:02rays go in order one two three they still trail one nothing
00:44:06back here at Tropicana field now it's the second baseman number 12.
00:44:22it's good speed at the top of the order here you want to get it on see if you can
00:44:26get a stolen base maybe get around the bases and pick up a run
00:44:38comes up empty on the swing going to now just an outstanding job of spinning the baseball
00:44:44moving it around doing what he does this one popped up chisholm under this one
00:44:51pulls it in and there's one away
00:44:56now batting the shortstop tony fernandez tony fernandez next up for the blue jays
00:45:14in there and it's 0-1
00:45:20left hand batter waits
00:45:43swings through the fastball up in the zone
00:45:50the wide to kick the pitch
00:45:58and a foul ball he stays alive
00:46:08righty delivers
00:46:12to the right side chisholm collects it on the first two quick outs to open the top of the sixth
00:46:18the batter the designated hitter carlos delgado
00:46:28and now carlos delgado his homer earlier is responsible for the only runs they've scored
00:46:34in this one yeah forget small ball they're kind of living and dying by the long ball so far in this one
00:46:39that one's in their own one and it really looks like these hitters have been in between with their timing
00:46:56today good fastball excellent slider but they've not been able to commit to one velocity and stay there
00:47:02and he's down 0-2 as he swings through it
00:47:08the next pitch misses yeah the count one and two
00:47:22two down nobody on
00:47:38that one missing inside
00:47:39and fouled off
00:47:53this one blasted the other way down the line and it's a foul ball
00:48:062-2
00:48:16stays alive
00:48:19starting to get some pretty good timing on that breaking ball but he's gonna have to stay
00:48:23ready for fastball don't want to watch one go right by you
00:48:25next offering is fouled back
00:48:42swing and a miss struck him out picks up strikeout number seven nine one and two scheduled to hit the
00:48:49home half of the six it's the blue jays one the rays nothing
00:48:58back here at the ballpark and the batter now crowd pleaser g-man
00:49:04the left fielder
00:49:09and the right hater back to work
00:49:12and there's the strike
00:49:13going at bat can be a little bit of a dance
00:49:15strike one here but a few more pitches we'll see how it turns out
00:49:29and the righty deals
00:49:31strike two
00:49:32they'll try to bunt for a hit right there and you can tell he's trying to get something anything going offensively
00:49:38the pitch
00:49:44popped up first base side number 12 on the move towards foul ground
00:49:49pulls it in for the out
00:49:53the right fielder number 13
00:49:56ronald acuña jr
00:50:00here's acuña now
00:50:08first pitch and that's in for a strike
00:50:17pretty rare location right there right down the middle this guy paints the edges i'm not sure if
00:50:23you're going to see that pitch again as a hitter the rays still looking for their first hit in this one
00:50:29that hits the dirt one ball one strike one one
00:50:44the pitch
00:50:46in there
00:50:47and so now one and two
00:50:48and a swing and a miss and that quickly two away
00:51:02simply said this guy's flailing at the plate right now just disconnected from head to toes in terms of
00:51:08the sink of his body that's his fifth strike out of the series and we're just two games in so
00:51:13hoping to see some kind of adjustment out of him his at bats are just a little tough to watch right now
00:51:19hey eugenio suarez up to the plate now
00:51:27in the first pitch misses for ball one
00:51:29at the belt and fires that's in for a strike
00:51:54and a swing and a miss
00:52:05and a swing and a miss
00:52:09and that's that ray's held in check here they trail here one nothing
00:52:22welcome back we go to the top of the seventh now the third baseman jose batista the third baseman jose batista
00:52:41the wind of the pitch
00:52:51that one misses and it's one to know
00:52:55right hander kicks deals
00:53:04there's the strike that fastball even though it's up that's the velocity you want to go after low 90s a lot better than
00:53:10than trying to hit the high 90s
00:53:21so a foul ball makes it one and two
00:53:25and he deals
00:53:34swing and a foul back that's out of play i want to start that load a little bit sooner because
00:53:41of the good velo
00:53:45the wind and the pitch
00:53:48and a swing and a miss
00:53:51so he's gotten deep into this game
00:53:53and at least so far not showing a ton of signs of fatigue
00:54:02so up next for toronto george
00:54:18in there for strike one
00:54:23and the pitch
00:54:27now a screamer into the outfield
00:54:30rodriguez racing over to make the catch
00:54:35now batting number 20
00:54:39two outs base is empty and here's the first baseman number 20
00:54:53first pitch doesn't find the zone well it's been a very impressive outing so far his command has been
00:55:01a big part of it even when he misses he misses outside the strike zone which is exactly what a pitcher wants
00:55:07next offering is in the dirt
00:55:16no that pitch not even close a 2-0 count now he can't be over aggressive he's got to make sure that pitch is right on a tee for him
00:55:24righty to the plate
00:55:25he hasn't fallen behind in the count like this all day he's in danger of walking his first batter right here
00:55:41here's a 3-0
00:55:47clearly taking all the way there in that 3-0 count it was a cookie right down the middle
00:55:51in for a strike now it's three and two
00:56:08and a swing and a miss and he's down on strikes for the second time today blue jays go down
00:56:23in order but they lead it one to nothing
00:56:28back now in tampa bay ready to go for the last half of the inning
00:56:42and now the dh vladimir guerrero jr
00:56:45designated hitter
00:56:58the pitch and takes low for ball one
00:57:04the tying run at the plate pulls out one foul
00:57:27swing and a miss and that strike two so impressive how the velo is still there
00:57:44even this deep into the outing
00:58:00one two now and he chases that one and they get the lead off hitter in the seventh a big first out
00:58:07here in the seventh via the punch out yeah it just does so much to change the outlook of an important
00:58:13inning like this i mean you got the lead off hitter so critical in setting the table when you got a
00:58:18tight game like this so a strikeout really puts them on their heels
00:58:22and now the first baseman pete alonso
00:58:34in there and it's 0-1
00:58:43and a pitch
00:58:52and a count one and two
00:59:13that one hooked foul
00:59:24and here it comes
00:59:38that misses the zone and it's two and two well this is a guy that can be frustrating for pitchers
00:59:45because he fouls off so many pitches and grinds out the at-bat i'm sure there's some times where
00:59:49pitchers rather just give up a first pitch single
00:59:51than have to waste six or seven pitches on one hitter swing and a miss and he chases that one in the dirt
00:59:58and there's two gone following the strikeout
01:00:00up next for Tampa Bay the second baseman you see here's
01:00:10here's the second baseman chas chisholm
01:00:20first offering misses badly for ball one
01:00:35looking to get the tying run on base
01:00:43swing and a miss
01:00:44and that is strike one well i'm impressed with that challenge pitch right there even with this slim lead
01:00:50this guy's not afraid to go right after these hitters
01:00:52next offering is downstairs
01:01:03this one smashed down the right field line
01:01:15no trouble here puts it away for the out
01:01:18and that is that nothing doing for Tampa and it remains
01:01:21one nothing
01:01:30welcome back and a new arm on the mound to start the eight
01:01:33Joe Musgrove he's making his second appearance of the season
01:01:46and welcome back and now the right fielder number 34
01:01:51the pitch
01:01:57and that misses off the outside edge movement in the bullpen
01:02:01Tyler Anderson the lefty looks to be getting himself ready
01:02:10the pitch
01:02:13and a swing and a miss at the slider in the dirt
01:02:15the one one
01:02:20and he chases that one below the zone
01:02:24a lot of times you'll see a pitcher maybe double up on a pitch
01:02:27this guy will throw it three times four times in a row because hitters just can't lay off of it
01:02:33check swing now to look down to first and that's going to be ruled the swing
01:02:44pretty big strikeout right there to start this eighth inning down one any lead off base runner
01:02:49really makes this inning a bit more interesting but now this offense has to switch from possibly
01:02:54trying to manufacture a run to needing to run into something or just try to string multiple hits
01:02:59together to get a run across the plate
01:03:08hot shot to third
01:03:09toss to Alonzo two up two down here in the top of the eighth
01:03:16now batting the catcher Ernie Witt
01:03:20two out space is empty and here is Ernie Witt
01:03:34next offering is down low ball one
01:03:43foul ball there
01:03:50the one one swing and this one's bounced on the ground
01:04:00Jansen on to first that's the third out last half of the eighth coming up it's the blue jays one
01:04:06the rays nothing
01:04:10on to the bottom of the eighth Danny Jansen to hit here
01:04:14if you don't get ahead in the count you can forget about having any success against him
01:04:18here comes the pitch
01:04:25fouled off left side
01:04:40you'll want slice the other way and foul
01:04:48here's the 0-2
01:04:59and a swing and a miss and that's one away as the lead off man is out in the eighth
01:05:05pretty big strikeout right there to start this eighth inning down one any lead off base runner really
01:05:10makes this inning a bit more interesting but now this offense has to switch from possibly trying
01:05:15to manufacture a run to needing to run into something or just try to string multiple hits together
01:05:20to get a run across the plate
01:05:23next to hit julio rodriguez
01:05:25first off ring misses the mark
01:05:44righty delivers
01:05:53in for a strike now two balls and a strike you know this guy's great speed is in the back of
01:06:04that pitcher's mind if he can get on it's going to give him one more thing he's got to think about
01:06:09and the righty deals that one the other way in there base hit and the bid for history is gone
01:06:19well patience and discipline paid off right there as he got into an advantage count nice job of driving
01:06:25that pitch the other way on a line you know hitters they take so many reps in the cages working on going
01:06:30to the opposite field and it doesn't always translate into the game but right there it did
01:06:34and he did it perfectly now a huge at bat in this game coming up and now boba
01:06:42first pitch and he just misses if you're a base runner you've got to stay dialed in here look for
01:06:47anything in the dirt try your best to get in the scoring position rodriguez at first one gone
01:06:54two balls no strikes to count with a single base runner because of all the power they are dangerous
01:07:09to tie this thing up or take the lead
01:07:162-0 ground ball left side could be two fernandez to second double play they can't seem to break
01:07:26through inning over they made it look easy but it started with a nice speed to the second baseman
01:07:32from the shortstop perfect turn and they're we're back it's the top of the ninth and there's a new
01:07:38pitcher on the mound tyler anderson it's his job to keep his team in the game
01:07:43we go to the ninth here's a speed threat number 12 feels like it's less common today that you see
01:07:59a guy like this the speed component the contact component but lack of power
01:08:07first offering and it just misses i think baseball starting to understand that those guys are valuable
01:08:13like they once were they need them in this game today
01:08:23anderson ready to work
01:08:27bounce to third and foul ball
01:08:36the one one
01:08:40and a swing and a miss there
01:08:43and the one two misses to even the count
01:08:55two two now
01:08:59that one hammered center field that's back
01:09:04pulls it in on the warning track
01:09:06and next for toronto tony fernandez for the fourth time tonight
01:09:22hard hit left field base hit so they get a man aboard with a one out single
01:09:39went up there looking to be aggressive and got something he could handle off the bat it was headed
01:09:43for the gap all the way and as a hitter you love seeing those as you take your first couple of steps
01:09:48out of the box you know you've got some real estate to run on and such a good feeling nice liner into
01:09:53the gap right there and now they've got some speed on first so we'll see if they try to get him into
01:09:57motion delgado in the box now no balls and a strike
01:10:05crowd locked in right now one run game here in the ninth
01:10:09next pitch misses and it's a ball and a strike activity in the bullpen
01:10:17Luis Castillo the hard-throwing righty is up and loosening
01:10:21next pitch is outside
01:10:40on the ground two ball over to michette on the first double play and that's the inning
01:10:46and 9-1-2 scheduled to lead off the bottom of the night it's the blue jays one the rays nothing
01:11:02so bottom of the night and now here's the speed threat outfielder crowd pleaser g-man
01:11:07the left field these home fans they are making a lot of noise putting pressure on that pitcher out
01:11:14there yeah the right hater back to work and first offering is fouled off
01:11:22he's been so sharp today even over 100 pitches thrown his skipper is leaving him in there to finish
01:11:28the job
01:11:33and the right hater deals now a drag bunt third base side and he beats it he's safe
01:11:40maybe a little small ball is exactly what the doctor ordered to rev up this offense and they've
01:11:50been pretty quiet all game so maybe this wakes him up a bit and helps him get on the board
01:11:55here comes the manager out of the blue jays dugout and he will make a move to the pen number 18 done
01:12:04for the night only two hits allowed for him so a great effort and we'll be back after a quick
01:12:09break to tell you about the new arm
01:12:17so the closer summoned from the bullpen tom henke and he'll do his best to hang on to this lead
01:12:23number 15
01:12:34here's ronald acuna jr at the plate
01:12:43pitch misses inside and that's ball one
01:12:45trying to keep the game alive here in the bottom of the ninth
01:13:00on a line could be extra bases
01:13:06bro comes back in the tying run stops at third with nobody out well that at bat had a lot of
01:13:13pressure riding on it so really great job coming through right there it's got to feel good
01:13:17everything was mechanically sound with that swing right there i mean that's pretty much what you're
01:13:21wanting to replicate with every rep you take you want good balance barrel directly to the baseball
01:13:27and good long extension after contact out in front of home plate man there are a lot of doubles
01:13:33in a swing like that winning run and scoring position now so a clutch a b could end this one
01:13:43is in the box now take strike one i think ultimately you want to tie him up get the ball in on the plate
01:13:50so that he can't get the barrel to it and hit it to the outfield this is smacked left field line can't
01:13:57get their base hit one runs in fernandez with a relay home across is the winning run and the raise
01:14:05in this situation this guy's looking to put the ball in play and find a hole somewhere well he did
01:14:17exactly that drives into a very cool walk-off win
01:14:33and your final score here today 2-1 for chris singleton and our entire crew here at mlb the show
01:14:46thanks for stopping by i'm john chompy talk to you soon
01:14:50is
01:15:04is
01:15:18The final line score for our ballgame tonight for the victorious
01:15:37play runs on for here no air they left
01:15:41three on base.