We are under the lights as the show gets you ready for another edition of Major League Baseball Tonight we've got a good match up in store between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball on the show starts now Daniel Norris gets the ball for the Tigers in this one. What do we need to know here, Danny? Hey Matt, we're getting a look at a guy that's really dependable last three starts ERA just under 3.00 and that's some pretty good pitching Minimizes the amount of walks keeps his hits down and if he can do more of the same of that He should have some pretty good fortune in this one here today Here's Brett Gardner now and we are set for baseball here this evening Brett First offering on its way First to four here on this Monday night as the first pitch of the game is over for strike one So guys these Tigers as they begin play here tonight They came out on the losing end last time out and are in a bit of a skid in fact They've lost the seven of their last ten. Yeah, Maddie This definitely looks like a situation where somebody's gonna have to call a team meeting I don't know if it comes from a veteran or the manager decides to close the doors for a second But this team has not played well. They find themselves losing lately They lost the last game and they're gonna need a spark to get this thing turned around Here's big Aaron judge He comes in after a day of rest yesterday, so we'll see if it did him any good first pitch coming here it is Boy and it's a good night for the old hot chocolate here 46 degrees at game time Swinging a miss out in front of a change-up and set up behind the plate as Kenny Jansen as you see the rest of the Umpiring crew there. Hey the book on Kenny Jansen D road not a very big zone But he will give you that low pitch below the knees. Yeah, and he's consistent. You're okay with that as an offensive player He wants to give that pitch below the knees if this pitcher can execute consistently. You better make the adjustment the one to Swung on and missed he got him on strikes Good job of making him chase a pitch for the strike out there. Yeah, Matt That's the advantage of getting ahead an account you can really force itters to expand their zone to protect and when they're in that mode Getting them to go after a pitch they can't do much with becomes a lot easier So now to the plate Gary Sanchez He will take strike one on the fastball here. No balls and a strike the average sitting at 292 here to start playing three homers nine driven in Into the wind up here comes the 0 and 1 And here's a pitch inside and that got him and I'm sure that one stings a little bit The best revenge he can get for his pain is to find a way to come around to score We'll see if his guys can move him around the bases And digging into the batter's box next will be Giancarlo Stanton It's been a really slow start to the season for him as you can see by the April numbers on your screen Ready with the first pitch here it comes Fastball just misses that's ball one Love the fact that he's not scared to go right back inside with another fastball I know he hit the last guy, but if he's gonna have success he's got to establish that pitch in Sanchez the runner at first with two gone Two balls and no strikes the count is stanton Non-competitive pitch right there runs the count to 2-0 and he is ready to do some damage in the box From the belt kicks and deals Grounded down the third base line, but this will get foul two and one Changeup gets him out in front for strike two Wow, that changeup is an absolute view. They call it the great equalizer for a reason The 2-2 Good spot for an RBI put the ball in play with the runner in motion. He could score all the way from first Hard-hit ball to second on the overshoots his first baseman as it's over his head Well, this is a costly mistake to say the least. It's a dead ball situation That means those runners automatically move up to second and third not helping your cause very much when your errors are putting guys Into scoring position from the stretch knees one ball no strikes Looking at his lifetime numbers for Shella hits a little over the 270 mark 1-0 pitch coming Runners at second and third with two gone a strike and it's two and one That's an impressive pitch right there if you're willing to throw a change-up on 2 and L that tells me that's a pitch You feel really confident with ball sent back up the middle and that'll get through into center field for a base hit And not in time as the run scores and he is in there Hey, one of the things you want to do be always strike early and they've done just that with a big hit driving into Yeah, Dan great to grab an early lead right there, especially when you could throw up a crooked number for your pitcher And that'll bring up Tyler wave as he'll take a look at an off-speed pitch here that misses for ball one Well, I think he's got to find a way out of this jam and limit the damage if he's unable to do that This game could get away from him the 1-0 home This is hit the other way out toward left field Stewart is there makes the catch and the side is retired So two runs on just one lone hit one error and one man left on base We'll move on to the bottom half of ending number one It's the Yankees to the Tigers coming to bat. You're watching Major League Baseball on the show Jordan Montgomery a hurler from South Carolina will be the starting pitcher in this one What do you have for us on him Danny? Hey? I'm really excited to watch this guy in this one He's throwing together a solid season up to this point ERA in the low twos and that's not an easy thing to do in this day and age of high scoring games and Hole runs and teams filled with guys that get hit throughout the lineup. This is a really good picture Stepping into the box Victor Reyes. He'll leave things off here in the bottom half of the first He starts him out with a change-up for a strike and as the Yankees get started here tonight guys They begin this series feeling pretty good about the way things have gone as they come in riding a four-game winning streak Quick turnaround after a short little homestand Maddie four and two though They played well taking four out of the six games They had to in front of the home crowd they walk into this environment on the road today Looking to set the tone for this road trip You got to go into battle mode after falling down 0-2 and find a way to work yourself back to even And he wasn't gonna hit that one with an or the strikeout and there's one gone This is the kind of a bat where you're hitting coach grabs on the way back to the dugout that have a little chat about your approach Not a lot of positives to draw from that at bat when you take two strikes And then you chase one out of the zone to go down on only three pitches Here's Cameron may been now She'll take a first pitch curveball right down the middle for strike one Maven was once a member of the club he matches up against in this one He signed as a free agent with this organization earlier in the season. Yeah, Maddie you mentioned He's playing his former club and that can get tricky sometimes I don't know if he's going to dinner with these guys after the game or he showed up here with an axe to grind Bases are empty one man out and they'll try to bounce a curveball on 0 and 2 But he holds back. It's one in two now He didn't look overly fooled right there because a lot of pitches will go to the breaking stuff Oh and two, but he certainly looked ready for a breaker on that pitch Close there, but he doesn't get the call with the breaking ball Dried to get him to bite on that curveball, but no luck It'll be interesting to see what he goes with now with the count even at two and two He's ready with the two-two pitch Okay, oh, he went from being in the driver's seat to now being in some trouble had to count oh and two started Nipping at the corners and next thing you know this count stands at three and two One out nobody on Swing and a ball hit out toward right center heading after his judge. He gets there and that's the second hour Batting third the designated hitter And that'll bring up the veteran Miguel Cabrera, he's ready for his first dat bat of his early season contest Here's the pitch High in the air down the right field line But this is just gonna wind up being a foul ball It's gonna be back to some serious T work if he can't put that pitch in play right in his wheelhouse Got him reaching there strike two Faces are empty here with two men out did high and deep out to straight away left And he will get there to make the running play and that will end the inning So they breeze through this half of the inning will go on to the top of ending number two The Yankees are out in front two to nothing Digging in Luke Voigt. They'll get us started in the top of the second one of the keys to securing a win They want to keep the pressure on and try to build that lead as much as they can moving into the later innings First pitch of the at bat on its way 92 splits the plate and it's strike one Yeah, I get it. They want to run this guy's pitch count up But that was a pretty good pitch to hit. He might be kick himself that he didn't swing at that one now the 01 High and deep to right center Ranging back is Maven to the track and this one is gone a home run Solo shot to right center seven home runs for him on the year now as the Yankees move out to a three to nothing lead Well, if you're going to give up a towering blast one of the best players in their lineup It's better to do it with no one on base. It's staying sure but a solo shot isn't going to be the siding factor in a game You know Mike Tuckman Rounded up the first baseline this gets foul. It's oh and one Tuckman former Colorado Rocky. He was acquired via trade last year Yeah, this guy's fully settled in with this ball club right now knows what the manager and coaching staff expect from him Is not taken aback by anything. He's been through the spring training process and gotten to know everybody in this organization top to bottom No outs nobody on pops this one up. Candelario has a play. He's got it one away And that sends DJ Lamehyu into the box day off for him yesterday, but back out there for this one here comes the first pitch Slider and this is hit on the ground out there short Throw gets him to down Stepping in and ready for another shot Brett Gardner Flied out in his first half bat. So make him owe for one so far the pitch Sends that one out of play for strike one Two out nobody on Skied in the air to straight away left Stewart's under it and he makes the catch for out number three Yanks able to add on one more via the solo home run We'll go to the bottom of the second. It's now three nothing New York So that'll bring up Jonathan scope. He's ready for his first at bat of this early season contest Hey, we're still in the early stages in this one only down by a couple of runs But it's really key for this leadoff guy to try to get on and get a big inning started Well above the letters with the fastball that time Love the early lead, but this game is far from over got to stay on top of what you're trying to do out there and execute pitches And the pitch and a strike to even the count one and one Hit on the ground down the first baseline and that's a fair ball as it's threw into right field CJ Chrome and he's definitely off to a fast start in the early part of the season Filed off 1-1 Now a chopper to first might only get one Oh, but the feed to the shortstop is off the mark Get him as he's able to advance from first to third on what would certainly be scored a throwing error Well, I think the second baseman felt the heat from the runner coming at him He seemed to rush his throw and that caused him to throw it wide at first tough turn But I think he'd tell you he should have made a better throw So it's second and third following the error and that'll bring up the switch hitting shortstop Nico Goodrum First pitch of the at bat Couple of men in scoring position here with none down fastball laid off well below the knees Well, we all know he's not the greatest threat with the bat up there His numbers certainly aren't that pretty but hey, I give him credit. He's really working to count right here three and oh now and Remember here. There's an open base at first. So a walk is not the worst thing that could happen right here The next battered jamer Candelario hit less in four tries in the ballgame yesterday Ready with the first pitch here. It comes Well one according to the career numbers on the back of his baseball card Candelario is slugging a little under the 400 mark So the chances of his connecting with the ball right here aren't particularly good Maybe a little frustrated on the mound here is the fastball misses for ball to now No where to put anybody to O count not a good spot to be in as a pitcher Kicks and deals hit down the third baseline how the two one pitch is laid off of for ball number three It often becomes harder to hit the zone when the pressure starts to heat up in one pitch and that misses For a run will come in to score and this is a great example of what happens when you can't find the strike zone The first walk of the inning looked harmless enough, but this one brings a runner home Self-inflicted wounds are always the hardest to swallow So striding in Austin Romain as he'll look to bring home that tying run from second with a base hit into the outfield First pitch on its way Fastball misses in the dirt as he tried to get him to chase the low one connect there on the breaking ball one-on-one Clearly this is a tough situation to be on the mound But the key here is minimizing they're up by two so he could find a way to get out of this base is loaded jam by Only giving up one run that would be clutch Lying toward the alley and left center catch is made in medium deep left center Here comes the runner for the plate and a score is the runner from third It's now with three to two contests boy This will look like it was headed for extra bases off the bat instead a line drive bullet caught the alley But he does end up getting a sacrifice fly in for his first dad bat Kristen Stewart and he's a guy that's really scuffling at the plate right now Set here's the nothing-and-nothing pitch And that misses low and away Bowl one to be a challenge pitch coming up here He probably doesn't want to flirt with loading the bases Everyone in the ballpark knows what the pitchers intentions are in this situation Great job at the plate to lay off a tough pitch in a good spot. Yeah, here's the three oh Taking all the way and it's three and one now Three and one with two one and this is where you you got to be geared up for something to drive I don't think you can just groove in one right here. You still have to try to make a competitive pitch Hitters count all the way here it pays With two strikes now and a runner at first do you go for the strikeout or you're still looking for the double-play ball? Pretty good spot to be in as a pitcher right now You can go for the punch out or trying to do is to ground ball to get a double play Working for the punch out and the offering Swing and a miss and they come back from a 3-0 count to sit him down on strikes and there are two gone Hey, I'm not sure what he was sitting on right there might have been sitting on an off-speed pitch But instead he gets the fastball way late had no chance to put that ball in play Victor Reyes as the first pitch to him is in there for a called strike one over one for him here in this one Conset the 0-1 Brown ball right side the Mayhew gets to it and a close play at second But the throw does beat him and the side is retired So it's two runs on just one hit in the inning one error in the inning and a couple of men left We played two full. It's the Yankees three and the Tigers, too For the third set to get underway in now Aaron John He looked to bounce back after striking out his last time up Yeah, and kind of shocked he got blown away with a fastball You could tell he was late on that one and we'll see if he tries to cheat to something this a big Now here it comes A little tardy there no balls in a strike Well, he kind of tipped his hand right there his approach is obviously sitting on the off-speed because he was so late on that first pitch eater One ball one strike to count From the wind up the 1-1 pitch and this is heading out toward left field But this is gonna get fouled up into the crowd trying to send them packing for the second time So a full count now Not a time to fool around right now on a 3-2 count with the middle part of the order coming up Expect a good pitch to swing at a off pitch home Drilled to the right side and that is through into right field for a single Dan after that base hit right there We're talking about two full weeks of finding a way to be productive and get a knock Don't think about that You think how hard it is to get a base hit in a professional baseball game and for him to be able to do it 14 consecutive days in a row as a pitcher you have to just tip your cap to this guy Into the box now Gary Sanchez as he'll go after the first pitch and bounce it into foul territory The average sitting at 292 here to start playing three homers nine driven in a one on its way Not close with the off-speed pitch taken for a ball You can really tell about how effective this guy's gonna be when guys are swinging at that change up so far in this one They've been real smart to let it go Third inning already a three-two ball game One and two to the Yankees catcher and here's a ball hit in the air But this will land untouched Here's the one and two delivery and a changeup swung on and missed for the first down That was some nice execution on that pitch spotted it nicely down around the bottom of the zone And when you do that especially with two strikes not a lot of guys are going to hurt you You're gonna get a lot of ground balls and swings and misses down there Gincarno Stanton now and it's grounded just foul down the line It comes in over one on the day thus far after reaching on an error his first time up Ready with the nothing in one pitch or at first here one man out fastball blew it right by him and they're two down That's back-to-back strikeouts now as they've been unable to advance that lead-off single in the scoring position He had clearly no problems working out of the stretch right now Matt He's taking control of this inning after giving up that hit now We'll see if he can finish it off strong as well I'm in Giovanni your shell up as he takes a cold strike at the knees its own one This is hit softly to third, but an easy play over at third and that'll be that one left for the Yankees And it remains a three-two ball game Now to the plate Cameron may been so far over one with a flyout the right feeling First delivery to him on the way The 1-0 fouled away the 1-1. He's falling behind now three and one Danger looms on deck here in the person of Miguel Cabrera And good patience exercised as he works out to walk to lead off the home half of the third Well, there's only a one-run question to play with so he's got to be upset after he walked the lead-off man here Go ahead run comes to the plate and there are no outs. This could be a very interesting inning Next will be the designated hitter Miguel Cabrera Flied out in his first half bat so make him 0 for one so far Kicks and deals That's a great call right there fast ball away with a guy who's got some jets on first base almost like a hybrid pitch out Great for a catcher if that guy's running easy transfer throw to second base Here comes the 1-0 Takes this the other way to right and that'll get down for a base hit further than second is there are two aboard now He's been called that average fell below 230, but that knock might have put him in a positive frame of mind Hopefully that's the start of something big right here's Jonathan skulks now As he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one the air to straight away center after it is Gardner He gets there to put it away, but the runner tags and breaks per third And he'll get into third here on the flyout so he's 90 feet away here with one gun We'll see if moving up to third pays off for him He didn't have to tag and go for third, but now he can score a lot of different ways doesn't have to be a hit So that'll bring up CJ chrome as he's got a chance to tie this ballgame up with that equalizing run Just 90 feet away at third first offering on its way Hey, this is spot as a pitcher right now.  It's oh and two Big pitch coming up right here. He'd love for a ground ball or a strikeout all bounces here But a good job behind the play to keep it at arms length and boy He didn't quite know what to do on that one, but he's lucky to barely get back at first Lays off the one to change up and he's working back to two and two All right. No more hoping he's gonna chase. It's two and two now You've got to come up with the best pitch right here because this is definitely a strikeout situation Adam's swinging chased it well out of the zone and there are two gone Pretty textbook breaking ball for the punch out right there got it to bend a lot and by the time it got there It had fallen completely out of his own not much he can do with that pitch Flake now Nico Goodrum has the first pitch years have been high It's ball one on the year Goodrum brings a batting average just a little over the 250 mark Right side and this will be a base hit as the runner will come in to score from third And we are tied at three a piece time will be called here You see the pitching coach making his way out for the man to pay a quick visit. Oh, Jimer Candelario So take a look at ball one On to out for him here in the third a little indecisive with that swing as he waves through it ready with the 1-1 And it's fouled away Two down runners at first and second and here's a ball lifted back toward the stands in right So we'll try it again at one and two One and two here it is Good job to lay off that one-two breaking ball put himself right back in his head back the set and the two For the guy in the mound, this is one of those innings where nothing comes easy He's torn a bunch of pitches and this a B hasn't been any different definitely laboring at the moment And it's strike three called. Oh, that looked inside, but instead it's the third out of the inning Tigers get just the one Three innings complete and we are all tied at three apiece Part of the fourth upcoming but first Heidi Watney standing by with a report Thanks, Matt. I talked with Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the break about the team's offensive performance so far and Overall, he's really happy with the app that's they're putting together They've been able to push across three runs to this point, but they've also made the opposition work extremely hard He's thrown a lot of pitches and they think they're gonna have a good opportunity to push across a lot more runs as he tires Or as they get into that bullpen Okay, thank you, Heidi And the plate Tyler Wayne they'll try to get it going here to begin the fourth first pitch coming here it is Now a big fastball and he's well behind it with the swing into the windup. Here comes the oh and one Now a change up, but it misses just a little below the zone on the ground to the right side Scope is there throw to first in time one gone here in the fourth Look boy, he went deep in his first half back. We'll see what he's got in store for us here. Here's the pitch Swung on and lifted in the air to left center left fielder is on the move He's got it a nice play there two away into the plate now Mike Tuckman He popped out in his first trip. Yeah, I don't mind them trying to drive the ball in the air But he can't collapse the backside and that's exactly what he did in his last at bat Look for him to stay a little taller and keep that up and he'll get there in plenty of time to put this one away And that ends the inning one two three go to bombers through three and a half. We're all even at three apiece Just about set to go for the last of the fourth, but before we do that. Here's Heidi Watney Thanks, Matt. I talked with Tigers manager Ron garden hire during the break about the team's offensive performance so far and Flat out. He was very pleased with the quality of their at bats. They've already worked out three walks So he feels as though that kind of willingness to let the opposition work themselves into trouble will continue to result in good things for them on the scoreboard Good stuff Heidi. Thanks. So striding forward now Austin Roman. He sets a lead us off in the home half of the fourth inning First pitch on its way and some action out in the Yankee bullpen now as a right-hander starts to loosen up played an in It's a ball and a strike One and two now is that one's fouled off now. Here's the pitch Come back here back to the mound and he'll flip on to first to record the out So the base is empty here with one away and that means Kristen Stewart will dig in at the plate infield in the over shift here now the pitch Now a fastball on the inside corner and he takes a look at strike one Both clubs with three hits in the ballgame Bouncer to the left side The first will get him scored five three on the putout though it looked more like a sixth of three ground ball nevertheless There are two away now So the batting order turns over now and set to go Victor Reyes, he started out the evening 0 for 2 so far First pitch of the at bat on its way There's a good breaking ball as he gets the bottom of the zone the breaking ball But he missed inside with it a ball and a strike and it's two and one to the Tigers lead-off hitter It's one thing to get hit around but it's far worse when you're getting yourself into trouble by not throwing strikes Every pitchers been there, but it doesn't make it any less frustrating or unacceptable Three and one now as that misses down an in This is a good at bat so far here with two away if you're gonna go down one two three at least make the guy work for it He's doing that and he's even gotten himself into a good hitters count now a full count three and two to the Tigers center fielder Three runs three hits one error for the Tigers thus far Hit on the ground is short dirt, but a good scoop at first saves an error as this side is retired Down in order go the Tigers Four innings in the books tied three three the second baseman DJ the Mayhew he's over one thus far Here comes the first pitch Strike one to start the at bat Crows him a bit with a fastball there and it's to one and one and he gets him to pop it up on the right side of the infield Here's scope to make the catch and there's out number one That's exactly what they wanted out of that pitch up in the zone They took him up the ladder and he couldn't get up to it. So that was an easy pop out well executed pitch there So it's back to the top of the order now and up next the left-handed hitting Brett Gardner first pitch on its way And that misses ball one five to center field and gardeners gonna reach it's a base hit Even though that pitcher was able to execute in off the plate batter was able to keep his hands inside that baseball and drive it up the middle He'll bring up Aaron judge as the change up to him drops in there for the first strike He's one for two in this one for one pitch Strike called now the throw down is not close as he's in there with a stolen base one two Is taken for ball two The good curve ball as he set down on strikes for the second time here tonight Gary Sanchez runner in scoring position with Sugan ready with the first pitch here. It comes Fastball well outside down to furs He has some trouble with it Covering as that will retire the side so it's no runs on a hit No errors in a man left home half of the fifth coming up and we are all tied at three apiece Sessa a right-hander standing six foot even will take over the pitching duties here Ready to go for the last half of the inning digging in once again Cameron may been Now here it comes It is career may been brings a batting average just a little over the 250 mark Well knowing the threat this guy poses if he gets on base I think the next pitch should be a challenge pitch You don't want to give guys that can run a free chance to cause havoc out there Especially the leadoff guy three and one the count now hitters count all the way here It comes and that misses ball for now It's a leadoff walk to get the home half of the fifth underway man when the game is tied the last thing You can afford to do is walk the leadoff hitter got a focus on getting that ground ball now Stepping up now Miguel Cabrera one for two in the ballgame thus far back in safely the first offering Strike taken the throw and it's not in time as he's in well ahead of the throw That's pretty savvy base running right a lot of pitches don't throw over twice in row So I think he was going on first movement and it worked out nicely on one count and the pitch Liner towards second, but this will be taken in at second base good positioning for the first down Here's the cleanup hitter Jonathan scope.  He said here it comes Outside target here, and he hits it for strike one three runs three hits one error for the Tigers thus far And he misses with it one and one off the inside corner for ball to Swinging a ball line down in the left field corner, but this will be foul even at two and two here It is got him swinging chased it well out of the zone and there are two gone Really good late fight on that slider right there the best ones have that late action That just darts at the last minute They're so tough to get the bat on and when you've got that good slider going. It's a great strikeout pitch Here's CJ Crone now as he looks at a fastball that misses off the plate for ball one Ask meetings against Louis Sessa. He's just one for six Changed up on him and dropped it in for a called strike Runner and scoring position at second with two down Bouncer up the middle Fielded cleanly What takes care of him and the inning is over Tigers leave one five innings complete all tied three three Was the designated hitter Jean-Carlo Stanton. He went down on strikes last time up The first pitch to him Some action out in the bullpen couple of right-handers starting to loosen up is swung on missed in that strike one He fouls this one off trying to send him packing for the second time Again, he sends it out of play Another one two and a fastball swung on and missed as they set him down for the second time here tonight I'll tell you he's showing no signs of tired right now still looks razor-sharp from what I could tell so I think he might last a while longer. He can keep this up stepping in now Geo or Shella As the first pitch misses to limits ball one a hidden two tries for him so far the 1-0 He's looked at for the first strike one in the dirt as the count moves to two and one now Swing and a miss two and two now They'd like to see a little bit more discipline than that you get a count your favorite He's swinging a pitch that bad not good Here now the two-two He is swung on and missed he got him Anytime the pitcher locates a fastball on the inside corner It's going to be a tough pitch to hit that one was spot on and he had no answer for it Now to the plate Tyler Wayne He looks at a fastball that's in there for strike one oh for two for him to this point the wind up and the oh one That's taken now. It's oh and two Yankee shortstop behind in the count one and two Hey, that's a nice take by the batter right there But that's a non-competitive off-speed pitch got to do better to at least entice a swing Hit down the line at first And he'll step on the bag himself and the inning is over So the Yanks go one two three on to the bottom of ending number six tied three apiece Bottom of the sixth inning now now batting Nico Goodrum. He came through with an RBI single in his last at bat Here comes the first pitch Action in the bullpen now as a right-hander begins to throw out there he won a home A swing and a miss strike one one. I think it's about time to choke up on that bat and get that foot down He's awfully tardy right now from the wind up the 1-1 pitch Who and heads up as this is pulled foul Here's a slider strike three called and that'll be the first out of the inning Beautiful backdoor slider for the punch out right there guys when it's tight like this one was It looks like a fastball off the plate then darts back at the corner at the last second locked him up completely with that one Standing in now Jimer Candelaria As he'll look at a fastball in there on the outer half its own one He was hunched out looking at strike three last time through Into the wind up here comes the oh and one down the third baseline And this will stay inside the third base bag a fair ball He'll get it in the second and he's able to hustle his way up the second as you'll reach here with a two base hit Man, that's me look like self-defense than a real quality swing But hey, he must have it out there and it was enough to get him safely the second Those are the kind of hits that will drive you nuts as a pigeon Austin Romine She'll take a look at a slider here that misses through ball one Romine a six foot one inch right-handed swinger and thrower He was taken in the second round back in the draft of 2007. Yeah, he has turned himself into a really nice ball player I wouldn't put him on a superstar level, but you know what they didn't miss with this pick either You go into high rounds and you carve out a career the way this guy has nice And that's high and off the plate two and one kicks and deals hits are now even at for a piece Great pitch there as he couldn't get extended on that one and he's down on strikes for the second out That has to make you feel really good as a pitcher, right? You're making pitches all around the zone and then you bring that one inside. You can't do anything with it What does it do? It just locks you up inside. You have no chance to put the ball in play Up next steps Kristen Stewart hit hard to the right side foul on her at second Swing and a little blooper to center. Here comes Gardner. He can't get to it.  He had the right game plan didn't come outside Stayed through the baseball and was able to come through Into the box now Victor Reyes now a ball lined to the left side But this will be a foul ball To out with the man at first that's popped up and that's in there base hit Boy D-roll that ball wasn't hit very hard, but when you're struggling like this guy is any knock is a good Yeah, 100% he doesn't usually get those. He has to square it up mid-barrel to find a way to get it Not he hasn't had much luck this year, but he'll take that anything At the plate now Cameron may been as he lays off a fastball too low for ball one Looking to keep this a one-run game the pitch Two men are on with two men out just off the outside that time laid off for a ball Hey, the bullpen needs to step up in this situation. I got to believe the manager was hoping for way more than this He won pitches a slider taken for a cold strike to and he got him Minimizing the damage at just a run the inning is over. So it's a run on three hits No errors and two men left on Seventh inning coming up. It's the Tigers four and the Yankees three Lady farmer is into the ball game now. It's a make his fifth appearance in the season here We'll stand in here hoping to duplicate what he did back in the second inning We flash you back to take another look at his solo home run that helped get this offense rolling February to him on the way and that misses two and one Well above the letters with the fastball that time Down by a run your guide needs to get on any way He can't his mentality has to be to shrink this strike zone to like the size of a suit can no reason to swing at a pitchers pitch Full count three and two Smoke toward third throw to first is in time. So the leadoff man is gone here to start any number seven Into the box now Mike Tuckman he flew out in his last at bat. He's ready. Here's the first offering They teach pitchers to keep the ball down But if you can locate upstairs like that it really gives you the ability to mess with the eye level of the batter ball in a strike There's a fastball well off the plate for a ball We're in the seventh inning now before three ballgame On able to get the bat around in time and the count evens at two and two the swing in the miss here So it's a quick two outs to start the seventh that swing tells me He was really trying to get a pitch out front and rip it down the line But that wasn't a great pitch to do it on it's really not the best to strike approach either DJ LeMay here He swings and rounds it to short scooped up Throw in the dirt put a good scoop at first saves an error as this side is retired One two three go the bombers Score holds it for three Jack Green gets the call from the pen to take over on the mound and start the home seventh Chad Coming to the plate now Miguel Cabrera hit the ball pretty well in his last at bat But it resulted in a line out. Yeah, Maddie. It's always a little frustrating when you square one up You hit a solid line drive like he did and all you have to show for it is a jog back to the dugout That can get in your head for a little while Slider bends into the middle of a strike zone taken for a strike Hey, love the pitcher attacking his own right here He knows he's got a patient hitter at the plate might as well steal that first strike. There's the 01 pitch We ground her down the first baseline. Oh, and he can't pick it up cleanly Good hustle to get over and tag him for the out Sometimes for first baseman the best thing you do is just go ahead and tag the guy like that Hey, there's a lot more that can go wrong when you try to throw to the pitcher or the second baseman covering into the box Jonathan scope he was sat down on strikes in his last at bat. Yeah, he's got to put that one behind him Especially with runners in scoring position. Those punchouts will stick with you a little longer First pitch fastball swung on and missed on one It's becoming more and more common in today's game to see relievers like this They can run it up there close to a hundred miles per hour, but it's so fun to watch it He blew it right by him there Nothing in one count here it comes Bases are empty one man out now a fastball runs inside and drills him all that's got to hurt Well, when you hear people talk about the unwritten rules of baseball I think we just saw a perfect example of that you hit one of mine and I'm gonna hit one of yours Always been that way and probably always will be even though. They've tried to crack down on that kind of stuff recently Ready for another shot now C.J. Crone. We could really use a knock here over three in the game so far Here comes the first pitch Ball one. Hey, if you're gonna throw a pitch like that to this guy That's right where you want to miss any lower and he'll probably make you pay for it One oh count here it is It's a lot easier to hit when you're putting yourself in good hitters counts This guy's done a great job not swinging at pitchers pitches and when he's getting the ball in his own He's getting the barrel to it. He's been hot lately ready with the two oh Strike called two and one Hey, it looks like this guy's gonna work in the upper part of the strike zone It'll be interesting to see if this lineup can adjust to the way he pitches Runners on first with one down and it's two balls and two strikes now We're gonna see him throw that hard fastball early and often open to send him packing pitch on its way We could see the runner in motion here on a 3-2 count with one out There's a pretty good chance. He's gonna get a pitch to swing at and if not it's ball for anyways Not quick enough that time and he's lucky to get another chance count remains full Good battle here. This will be the seventh pitch coming up Misses with that one for ball for so that'll put runners on first and second now with one away Digging in Nico Goodrum. He's one for two in the ballgame the first pitch to him Good luck with that pitch. That pitch is an absolute nightmare almost unhittable nasty downward action high 80s velocity And he takes this one high one and one Runners are at first and second with one away Tiger shortstop with a ball and two strikes one and two here it comes What did the chase there? They'll appeal it down to third and no swing There's a swing and a miss and that folks is a big out number two got him with a good high fastball there Danny, we see a lot of that pitch in strikeout situations these days. What makes it so effective I think Matt would makes it such a tough pitch as you're changing eye levels that fastball up Looks so enticing to hit that you think you see that ball as a hitter You think you can drive it, but it's really hard to get on top of that good high hard fastball At the plate Jimer Candelario as he will take strike one on the fastball here. No balls in a strike He's working on a one for two games so far ready with the 0 and 1 One and one pretty good pitch right there fastball in off the plate One of the things you want to do as a pitcher try to stand those hitters up a slider in on the hands And he's lucky that one didn't come and get him Hey, lots of guys get too aggressive in a spot like this But he's done a nice job of gaining some count leverage look for him to put the ball and play hard in a fastball But he's losing it a bit here to three and one now When you're playing close games like this base runners mean everything so he can ill afford to start giving away free passes He's set the three to swing and a miss and that ends the inning back-to-back strikeouts Keep him out of danger back with more Monday night baseball following this Joe Jimenez has been summoned from the bullpen as he'll do so to start the eighth number 77 Gardner last time through was a base in this thing's far from over even though we're moving into the back end of this game Only down by one all they need to do is get this leadoff guy And they're an extra base hit away from tying this thing up fouled away. Now. Here's the pitch Jimenez has some of the absolute best strikeout stuff in the game today at least among bullpen arms His strikeouts per nine is a number that's usually through the roof This guy was tailor-made and that he'd be to be a relief picture He comes out of the bullpen guns of blazing two pitches that he can strike you out with and more importantly He comes out with an attitude and that attitude is nasty and he gets a lot of swings and misses Now action in the bullpen as their closers starts to get loose out there Swing and a miss there two and two Hit hard towards the hole and this is gonna find its way into left for a base head and the leadoff man's board to start the The leadoff hitter finds his way on base should be interesting to see the cat mouse with the manager Does he use the bug right here? Do we put a little hit and run on do we go old-school new school? Just let him swing away should be interesting Being in now Aaron judge as the first pitch to him's a change up that can't find the zone It's ball one. He's working on a one for three. Thus far. There's a swing and a miss one and one Our score here as we play the eight right side, but it's gonna be a foul ball. This is on the ground over the first There's one That's the very last thing they needed at this point in the ballgame as there are quickly two away now Well, they got the tying run on base, but one ground ball later and it's gone He's gonna be frustrated with himself after that So base is empty now after the double play and next to hit is the catcher Gary Sanchez First delivery to him on the way This ball taken but that gets the zone for a strike Great job of doubling up with a fastball inside a lot of times You'll see a pitcher go in there, but they won't go back in there a second time This guy's not afraid to pitch inside And he pumps the fastball by him here one and two now Got him swinging made him chase outside the zone that time and that puts an end to the inning Yanks held in check still down a run. It's four three Jonathan Holder is on the pitch out of the bullpen in the bottom half of the eight Next up for Detroit Austin Romine becomes in over two thus far Ready with the first pitch here it comes And that's by him. It's oh and one Holder Originally from Mississippi. He was taken in the sixth round during the 2014 draft Hey, when you come out of the middle round, you have to grind for everything That's exactly what this guy has done and he has turned himself into a solid big league ball player Maybe trying to back him up a bit there with the fastball Here's the one one And he popped him up back into foul territory behind first, but this will land untouched The one two is swung on and missed. He got him on strikes People always talk about how important getting the leadoff men on bases and it's true So in the eighth inning of a one-run game, that's a really nice job of attacking a hitter and sending him packing Now to the plate Kristen Stewart as he will take a fastball in there at the knees for strike one He's got a hit in three at bats to this point a little quick on that swing and he finds himself behind o and two One out nobody on and they'll try and tempt him with one of the dirt, but he'll hold back here It's one and two and it looks like the Yankees will have a left-hander up and throwing in the bullpen And he strikes him out as well So make it back to back punch outs here to the first two men He faces out of the bullpen. No problems for him on the mound since he's come out of the pen to start this And that's back-to-back case and he's making it look pretty easy This has the makings of a good outing so far into the box Victor Reyes Runs up and gets this one down eight innings have come and gone now as the inning is over Three up three down for Detroit, but they hang on to a one-run lead four to three Tyler Lyons comes out of the bullpen to shut things down here in the ninth Winning set to get underway Striding forward now the Yankee cleanup hitter John Crello Stanton. He struck out swinging in his last trip to the plate Yanked on the ground down the line is a big out to start the night That was a no doubles defense in action right there and it paid off big time That ball was sports, but the third baseman was guarding the line more than usual to prevent an extra base hit And it ended up being pretty much right at him. That's good stuff So digging in now Giorg Shella. He went down on strikes last time up third baseman hugging the line here now the first pitch Boy, that's one of the toughest pitches to lay off a hard-breaking ball at the back foot tough take on a terrific pitch on our home Misses inside off the plate I don't mind them trying to pitch them backwards right there with those two early count sliders But now we find himself in a situation where he's gonna have to come fast Fastball is in there the 2-1 fouled away One-run game here in the top of the ninth. He fouls this one off find up here comes the 2-2 pitch Swing and a liner and a knock for him this time. He's two for four for the game That's a nice piece of hitting right there Dan He went heater up in the zone and then tried to drop the all-speed, but he was on That's the oldest trick in the book, right? He used one pitch to set up the other this guy wasn't having any part of that Time called here as with the potential time run aboard They'll make the move to get a little more speed out there the box now Tyler Wayne As you would look at a first pitch fastball for ball one They'll be looking for something you could drive into the gap and drive home that tying run from first no home There's a fastball that misses through the corner and slicing foul hitters counting out. Here's the two and one One out one on in a one-run game and he turns on one sending it high and deep to right Maven will have plenty of room as he makes the catch and there's a big out number two Perfect Standing in look boy. He was a ground-out victim last time up he set and the pitch Fastball too high to start him out here one and all Lifted down the line in left and this is going to wind up a foul ball A runner on first with two away two balls in a strike to the Yankees first baseman Not close with the off-speed pitch taken for a ball Well, that's a pretty well-known fact that your batting average goes up as you get into more Favorable hitters counts and that's especially true when we're talking about this kind of hitter Not a great spot to be in if you're the pitcher and he missed with it ball four So that means now the potential tying run will move into scoring position at second The clothes are supposed to slam the door and his opponent But he left the door wide open with a walk there We'll see if they can capitalize on it ready for another chance Mike Tuckman It's been a rough go at things at the plate for him so far But his guys were looking for him to change that right here Yeah, nothing better than coming through for the boys in a tight game at especially when you're kind of due to do Something productive and to hold the lead. Here's the delivery No balls in one strike into center field base hit onto the short stuff But thrown away and he is in to score from second as the throwing mistake defensively came back to factor into that one You know D row in today's game. It's not easy scoring in the late in so that RBI base hit to tie things up That comes at a really good time. Yeah, I say it's not easy. They got 11 guys in a bullpen I don't think a guy throws under 97 miles an hour with sinking cut that is unbelievable He's able to get that knock in that big spot in now DJ remain here Yes, he takes a cold strike on the black its own one takes a pitch high and away for ball one A couple of righties starting to loosen now in the bullpen One and two to DJ LeMayhew Two down runners at first and second Outside as they draw even at two and two now towards shallow right Maven is there and that ends the inning Oh, not a good turn of events for this home crowd is now their ninth inning lead has evaporated Tie game headed to the last of the night the Tigers looking to celebrate in the Motor City Miguel Andujar remains in the game playing third after entering the game as a pinch hitter in the previous half inning Number 41 standing in Cameron Maven. He was sat down on strikes in his last at bat Delivery to him on the way Now action in the bullpen as their closers starts to get loose out there Above the letters of all in a strike pull off to the right side and that'll move the count to one and two Now here it comes on a good change up there as he swings and misses and he sat down on strikes for the second time tonight Now batting forward now is the BH Miguel Cabrera. He was retired via the ground ball last time up first pitch of the at bat Unable to find the zone with the slider Tough spot in the game right here.  No, he did not ball to If he doesn't shorten his swing up right there, there's no chance. He keeps his bat back a good eye that time to lay off the fastball It's three and oh Well, he was definitely looking fastball here and he got one But that was good discipline to lay off and get himself into a three-oh count That one's in there three and one Bases are empty one-man three balls and two strikes to the Tigers designated hitter Probably better that he let that pitch go anyway after seeing a lively fastball in the pitch before it's pretty hard to sit back Enough on a well-thrown change up a swing and a miss He offered it a ball way outside the strike zone for out number two No better way to minimize the potential damage a cleaner pitter can do than to strike out both guys in front of him Always a confidence boost when you can sit down the guys at the top of the lineup at the plate now Jonathan scope And she'll take a change up here for strike one. He's working on a one for three thus far Oh one bases are empty here with two men out two and one in deep down the left field line And this will wind up a foul ball Into the wind up the two-two pitch Get hard back up the middle may use got it throw on to Voigt takes care of him and the ending is over Down in order go the Tigers score remains tied at four That's for the start of the inning so back to the top of the Yankee order digging in red gardener He steps in off a base hit in his last at back. Hey, it's never easy scoring runs against the closer But this lineup is setting up perfectly right now as the leadoff hitter leads off this inning That misses wide one ball in one strike trying to bun his way aboard But this will get fouled still a ball in two strikes one two delivery And here's a slider strike three called and that'll be the first out of the inning That's what you call clipping the outside corner great movement on that slider And he completely locked up the hitter didn't fool the umpire though Aaron judge He swings and grounds at the short And there are two away now The catcher Gary Next for New York Gary Sanchez Over three with a couple of strikeouts for him to this point in the ballgame ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch Two out nobody on ball to now You'd never want to fall behind as a pitcher, but doing it to a guy like this is even worse He's got to bear down and execute for the rest of this at bat starting right now And this one will be out of play off to the left and this one's gonna bounce up to the plate and easy take there It's three and one now and the count will be full Faces are empty here with two men out into the wind up the payoff pitch Swing and a shot hit down the corner Definitely had the distance, but it winds up a foul ball Here's the payoff pitch We ground her back to the mound the first in plenty of time and the side is retired So the Yanks go one two three this game's all tied at four Ben Heller comes on to start the home tenth and he's just hoping to get this one into the 11th inning Ready for the bottom of the tenth year into the box now CJ chrome it was a walk in his last trip He'll shade it a bit to left center the first pitch And a high strike to begin the at bat. It's over one It's the exact spot to lean on as a reliever as a hitter You just have to tip your cap and look for the next one. Here comes the O2 pitch Got him on the good slider there swung on and missed as he's down on strikes for the second time tonight It's so hard to hit when you're behind the count 0 and 2 right you have to protect for the fastball You have to look for the soft stuff down in a way. You're really at a disadvantage when you fall behind 0 and 2 Stepping in now Nico Goodrum And she'll take a cold strike here on the borderline pitch at strike one You know something to keep in mind. They're really burning through that bullpen and this is only the first game of the series Definitely could have an impact on the rest of the series and maybe even the whole week ahead One and two and now a left-hander will start to get ready in the bullpen He struck him out the third time. He's fanned in the game Castro will get the call to pinch it here as we'll see what he can do with two out in the bases empty Check swing, but he holds up in time ball one. He'll start things here at 316 One home run and seven driven in that one misses badly. It's ball to he gets this fastball over It's two and one that pitch looked like it could have been a little high But he's been calling that pitch all night kind of rough for a pinch hitter, but I'm sure his teammates let him know That's where the zone has been Fastball just inside To out nobody on how the potential winning run is aboard at first Stepping in Austin Romain He's got a chance to end this one and send these fans home happy if he can get a ball deep enough into the gap Here's the first pitch Swung on but it's pulled foul a lot of third and there's a fastball well off the plate inside Possible winning run stands at first with two out here One and two to the Tigers catcher. I love the fact that this batter continues to be aggressive But after striking out twice already, maybe he's got to take a step back See the ball a little bit deeper and be willing to work deep into the count Throw on to first and we are going to the 11th inning one left for Detroit Still all squared for a piece Harold Castro. He's going to go ahead and stay in the ballgame and play third now Boburo takes the mound to start the 11th inning That's Be the four hole hitter John Crello Stanton Struggling so far in this one and looking to erase his 0 for 4 ballgame right here We'll swing that time. It's all down the first base line This will be a foul ball as he's behind Owen to now another one sent foul the bad pitch there with two strikes But it misses one and two Well, I think that pitch is the result of a lot of foul balls He might have tried to do a little bit too much with it trying to get him to swing through it But it just ended up taking off on it on the first base line Well, this is a foul ball as the count holds steady at one and two Here's one hit in the air to the right side. Here's scope to make the catch and there's out number one And that'll bring up Miguel and do hard. He's ready for his first dat bat of his early season contest Pitch on the way on out nobody on off the outside that time as the breaking ball can't catch the zone Takes this the other way to right Maven back in plenty of time to put this away however, and there are two gone I think that's a good point I know they say sometimes that these things even out but that was a bullet line drive that gets caught He would have represented to go ahead run Digging in to try it again. Tyler Wayne. It was a flyout for him in his last trip It comes the first pitch Fouled away the bad pitch there with two strikes, but it misses one and two Did a good job to shorten up and protect the plate And then he got the ball out of the bat Here comes the one and two And he strikes him out here for out number three. So after a scoreless top half They'll have a chance to win it here in the bottom half One two three go to bombers Score remains tied at four Roll this chaplain takes over now to start the home 11th, and he's looking to get this one to the visiting 12 Oh, well, good That's a good job to shorten up and protect the plate and he'll have another shot at it here 12 Now with the plate Kristen Stewart he comes into this appearance in the midst of a one for four day number 14 Ready with the first pitch here it comes big fastball and he's well behind it with the swing Through that fastball right by him. He had no chance to get the barrel of that one Two balls in a straight chaplain Nick named the missile for obvious reasons. He's in year one of a new three-year deal This one is over and he works the count back to two and two That was some gas triple digits on the radar gun And he fouls this one off Look like he was cheating a heater right there a little bit too far out in front gotta find a way to keep his hands back Here's another two-two Now a fastball inside and he works it back to a full count now It'd be great right here if he was able to work himself on base You got the leadoff hitter on deck and you know the middle of the order is coming up right behind And he struck out again. That's the third time he's gone down on strikes in this one So back to the top of the Detroit lineup digging in Victor Reyes and looking to improve on a one for five effort so far It's coming. Here it is A ball and no strikes Man, that's a great take right there back door slider. Just missed the outside corner. This guy must have a really good eye Most guys swing at that pitch In there and it's even at one Bases are empty one minute The liner caught down there at third Had him played perfectly that time and there are two gone now the white fielder number four Cameron Mayben Striding in once again Cameron may been he's hitless in three at bats to this point stretch. Here's the pitch First pitch fastball off the plate there and it's ball one Faces are empty here with two men out and he misses again two and oh Down the left field line and deep And this is going to get down. It's a foul ball Fastballers looked at for strike two Now a swing and a fly ball Judge is on his horse. He gets there to make the catch and that ends the inning Three up three down for Detroit. This game's all tied at four Name in this one ready now. Luke Voight. He's got a hit in three at bats to this point Ready to deliver. Here's the first pitch He went deep earlier So that might have been a little bit of a message they were trying to send to hit him off the plate At the very least they're clearly trying to get him from getting his arms extended again And after the foul ball there now here it comes Didn't miss by much and it's a full count now three and two Mike Tuckman will be next too close for comfort and he did a good job just to make contact Three two one more time And a changeup swung on and missed for the first down This programming note to pass along due to the length of our game tonight the long-running animated series The Wilkerson's will not be seen this evening again. No episode of the Wilkerson's after the game tonight Now at the plate Mike Tuckman singled homerun in his last time up first offering on its way Lying drive to center field and he'll lay out to make a spectacular catch Wow He once again dj lemay here it was a flyout for him in his last trip. He's ready. Here's the first offering Hit hard towards center and he'll break through with a solid knock here his first of the ball game So the two out base hit and the top of the yending is still alive Everybody's different coming out of spring training some guys get off to towards start some guys struggle This is one that's struggled, but maybe that single gets him going So here's the veteran Brett Gardner This he'll take a look at a curveball that misses wide for ball one There are two gone and the possible go-ahead run at first The set and the 1-0 Two out with the possible go-ahead run at first Two balls and a strike down to the Yankees leadoff man Hit on the ground down the first baseline But this will be a foul ball as that evens things at two and two. Here's the two and two Well above the letters with the fastball that time Three two two out runner-on-first Lots of possible outcomes on this pitch Hit down the line at first But this will get foul so they'll do it again three and two He with another two strike offering lying to the right side. It's flagged down deep in the hole They'll whip this one to first in time and that ends the inning Yanks leave one Still all square at four apiece Next for the Tigers Miguel Cugrera. He'll start things out here in a tie ball game Offering on its way liner towards second, but an atom ball right to him for the first out Second baseman Next will be the clean up midder Jonathan scope It comes into this appearance in the midst of a one for four day on the stretch And his fastball is a good Taken strike two One out nobody on up in time, but it's strike three called and there are two down You know, I'm not quite sure how that strikeout will be scored looking or swinging He tried to check his swing, but I'm pretty sure the home plate umpire was ringing him up regardless The box cj crone as he'll take a look at ball one Struggling so far in this one and looking to erase his 0 for 4 ball game right here Two balls with no strikes Two out nobody on Two balls in a strike to cj crone Early and now it's even at two and two and that one got a piece of him And this is the case of a guy taking one for the team I think he could have gotten out of the way of this one, but he leans into it and puts himself on board Now he represents the winning run. So it's a good move Stepping up to the plate. Nico Goodrum. He's won for four for the game. Here's the first pitch Now a slider down the middle, but laid off You rarely see a pitcher of this quality throw one right down the middle and man as a hitter Probably a good chance. You're not going to see that pitch again Possible winning run stands at first with two out here and he falls behind oh and two in two. Here it is To short go over to LeMay. He would second and that'll do it Tigers leave one score remains tied at four 13th inning ready to begin digging in now for the Yankees Aaron judge and looking to improve on a one for five effort so far First delivery to him on the way And there's a fastball well off the plate inside the pitch up an in-ball two Oh on the way is swung on and missed strike one That's how you open up the outside part of the plate pound two balls in and they get right back outside nice pitch Free one all the second and that'll get through into right So there's your possible go ahead run on base to lead off the inning Well, this guy makes a living on hitting fastballs fall behind in the count and you'll make you pay Yeah, dan you drive to the ballpark every night praying to get in one three one counts Your eyes can light up and you can guarantee fastball let it eat So now to the plate gary sanchez As he looks at a fastball that misses off the plate for ball one Well out in front of the breaking ball there for a strike He struggled quite a bit at the plate in this one. So until he shows he can put a good swing on the ball I don't think they're going to give him anything straight that he can handle the ball in two strikes now The one and two pitch got him and that's the third time we've written a k next to his name in this one Now is the yankees d8 shun carlo stanton One away the runner at first represents the potential go ahead score double play is in order. However Hey her ball looked at here for strike one A great job pound in his own strike one when you got a great hitter in the box You got to get ahead count leverages a must Possible go ahead runs on first one away. There's one that misses high. It's one in one All in two strikes now As he takes it for a ball here's the two two pitch Struck him out struck him out again. I should say his third punch out of the game Well, his struggles continued. It's been a rough goal of it at the plate with him and watching this at bat It's clear to me that his rhythm and timing. They're just all off Even as a pitcher like I was you can tell these things and exploit them Here's miguel andohar now as the first pitch to him is in there for a called strike one Comes into this at bat 0 for one in the ball game one one count the pitch And that's inside off the plate with the fastball. It's one and one They even though this guy's a righty hitter. He's going to get pounded with that two seamer He needs to make sure he catches this thing out front if he sees that pitch again ready with the one one And he just misses inside with the fastball there Two out with the possible go ahead run at first and he can't catch the corner here. So he's behind three and one line hard follow Payoff pitch on its way Timing just a tick off there as this one's fouled off to the right. This is in high in the air out toward left center Stewart will reach out with one hand to make the catch on the move and that ends the inning One left for the Yankees this game's all tied at four Zach Britton enters the game now as he'll get the responsibility of trying to send this one to a 14th inning Last half of the 13th inning set to go digging in for a second at bat Harold Castro he drew a base on balls his first time up the pitch Here's a called strike at the knees don't think he liked that one too much But it's oh and one a swinging strike and now it's oh and two Good bite to that slider as he swings through it for the first out of the inning Another strikeout for him on the mound and boy is it fun to watch him go about his business No doubt maddie. He's one of my favorites mostly because of his stuff You know, he can absolutely dominate on any given day because of what he offers up there. It's just nasty There aren't many hitters that like to see this guy on the mound Now austin romain As he'll go after the first pitch and bounce it into foul territory Looking to change his fortunes here 0 for 4 with two strikeouts so far in the game on the first baseline And he'll flip it to the pitch you're covering for the out Digging in now christin stewart. He struck out swinging in his last trip to the plate comes the first pitch Here's a slider to start things out looked at for ball one Right hander starts to loosen out from the bullpen now and a sliders in the dirt as he lays off it for a ball Hey after those two breaking balls missed you have to be sitting on a fastball right here Look like that swing was in slow motion two and one He could take there on the slider down. It's ball three One thing to could nag at you as a pitchers having to work really hard to get a guy that You think you should be able to cruise right through. He's not known for his offensive prowess But he's putting together a real nice at bat here Good pitch there called the strike on the inside corner But swing just a little early and he'll see another payoff pitch Out of the stretch the three two home and he lays off ball four So now the potential winning run is aborted first Just a nice piece of hitting right there, especially in extra innings He didn't try to win the thing by himself for being a hero He just patiently worked the abat until he earned the walk We'll see if his teammates can pick him up now Now time is called and a very wise decision here with the potential winning run at first They'll opt to put a little extra speed on the base panel. Here's the first pitch Victor Reyes is in with two away as he takes a ball one and oh One and oh here it is Here's a good breaking ball as he gets the bottom of the zone One and one here it is Hard hit ball to second A leap but he can't bring it down base hit throw comes in quickly But the winning run is in scoring position now with two away He was able to spit on that first slider right there guys But he didn't let the second one go able to execute and drive the baseball Hey Cameron may have been he's gone hitless to this point Not a great game up to this point But none of that would matter if he could come through right here a chance to be the hero Here's the first pitch Well, he's really in trouble and it's just getting worse and worse and worse This guy needs to find the strike zone in the worst way In her third left go, it's a called strike Looked like he just tried to do too much with that fastball right there He overthrew it a little bit That's pretty much the case when you air mail a fastball like that Liner towards second and that's in their base hit do it as they walk off as winners here in the 13th Well the way things unfolded you kind of had a sense that this thing was going to end in dramatic fashion And that's exactly what happened a walk off for the win. 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You probably didn't know anything about that you're gonna know a lot more in a few minutes. I'm Jay Fidel. This is think tech and history is here to help and our regular host Carl Ackerman is here with us and his special guest, Clark Hulquist, and Carl is going to introduce Clark. Carl, would you try to hold it down to two hours? Okay. We don't do an hour and a half only. So. Okay, I'll do an hour and a half only. So, you know, um, Professor Clark Hulquist went to Hulquist went to the University of Cincinnati. He got his MA and his doctor at Ohio State University. And just as a side Clark, one of my friends, the guy who wanted to hire me was for a long time the Dean of the. School of letters and science guy named Kermit Hall. I don't know if he was there when you were there. But he became a great offer at the University of Tulsa and I said, why? Tulsa, I don't think so. Why, but anyway. His research is on French advertising, but if you read his wonderful dissertation, he begins talking about Fernand Brudel and the structures of everyday life and.  And the way I know Professor Hulquist is he is my boss. Every year at the AP reading and he fulfills that George Arioshi slogan. Quiet and effective and Clark for your interest, George Arioshi was one of our great governors in Hawaii. And he won with that slogan quiet and effective, which tells you as much about Hawaii as anything else. I think. And when you say quiet and effective, Carl, it does sound like it does sound like George Arioshi, but actually it doesn't sound like you at all. No, I'm describing my my colleague. Nice job, Clark. You really created something. Okay, you're out of time, Carl. Let's go. Let's go to the substance of the show. We're going to talk about advertising with no more further ado. The wonderful Professor Clark Hulquist. Thank you, Carl. Thanks so much for having me. And of course, I don't know if you just want me to start. No, no, we have to stay within our God rails. I am sorry. It treated as a defensive of dissertation. Okay. I enjoyed that very much. I think when you got through it, that's the important thing. And Clark, you know, what is the difference between French advertising and American and I thought we had a lock on that corner of the world. Well, we did. I mean, French advertising and when we're thinking about this a 150 year period since the 1870s, that in some sense American and French advertising were relatively even but in the 1890s French advertising especially we would call it fantasy Echola the end of the century in terms of poster advertising to lose the track, etc. But American advertising and some people may not want me to say this catches up that American advertising modernizes a lot faster than French advertising and of course what does modernization mean but the American economy becomes the number one economy of the world in 1900. We have the largest big businesses in the world. We have the largest media in the world. And France, because of the Great War really starts to fall behind France had actually the largest movie industry in the world they had the largest automobile production in the world in 1900. The Second World War really sees them sort of fall behind the United States takes off in the roaring 20s. American advertising pulls incredibly ahead in terms of its, the print capabilities the print quality. Eventually photography being brought into advertising, what we would eventually call market research, the application of psychology into advertising in the 1920s. Advertising on the surface was wonderful from the 1890s through the 1930s but American advertising basically is better though some people might critique me for saying that. No, we will not hear. My view of it, and I don't know how you feel Carl, my view of it is that French advertising advertising the French culture and all that is largely a question of advertising French products, a lot of which are devoted to women and the Oates Couture, the perfume, and you know other elements of womanhood as celebrating the woman, which I think French culture does do that it celebrates the women. So how much of French advertising goes to celebrating products that extoll the French woman. I would say a lot but of course it also depends what time period we're discussing. In general, from an American perspective, what most French advertising we see is as you correctly said luxury goods luxury products the biggest luxury firm in the world is Louis Vuitton, Moet Hennessy Bernard Arnaud is the owner or CEO. It depends upon what time of the day that either he or Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in the world is worth about $160 billion. And so we will see in the United States a lot of advertisement for a lot of their products, but in France obviously they have to advertise a lot more than products luxury goods so they've a fully developed advertising system, you know for automobiles for personal products for food. Movies, radio, etc. So from our perspective we don't really see it on a daily basis the sort of average French advertisements they're aimed at everyone. We do see J is and you're very correct the sort of luxury goods that really celebrate women. I told you before the show began I'm a former Franco file. I study French in every level of my education, and not only the language but the literature what I did not study was the French history and was only later that I became, you know, more familiar with French history. And I found, and a part of this is the American media and the French media the films that have been made about what happened in World War Two, and around anti semitism and you know if you study French advertising you have to study Bluestine Blanchette and his adventures. But if you do that then you have this kind of strange intersection between advertising and anti semitism. And I have trouble reconciling that it does not make me more of a Franco file. It makes me less of a Franco file. What are your thoughts about that intersection. Well, I'll give a brief summary of French anti semitism operative word is being brief and so there's an incredible resurgence of it in the 1860s and it always had been under sort of a lobsimmer. The 1790s actually gives probably the first time anywhere in Europe full civil rights to French Jewish citizens, but in the middle of the 19th century as France begins to urbanize quote unquote modernize industrialize.  And Bluestine Blanchette's Bluestine Blanchette's family as part of this in the 1860s, a lot of Eastern European Jews from Russia or the pale of settlement in Eastern Europe would begin to emigrate to France. They're perceived by a number of French especially middle class as the other. They're not like us they don't talk like us they have a different religion. And so French anti semitism, or the last 30 years of the 19th century increases and of course the Dreyfus case is the worst example of this and I probably shouldn't give a lecture on the Dreyfus case right now. So yes that you are correct about this, right before the great war franchise anti semitism actually was higher than German anti semitism. The German historian Richard Evans and his three volume work on the third right says in 1910 and this is one of these counterfactuals. But if one had thought which country in Europe might be responsible for a mass execution of thousands to millions of Jews it might likely be France and not Germany. Oh, okay Carl time for you to react to all of that. Did you know that. And if you didn't, what effect did it have on you to find out today. Well, I didn't know the latter but you know, I read as our hope that's dissertation with great, great pleasure. And what I'm interested in in finding out is, how did Marcel Bluestine for forgive my pronunciation. How did you overcome the French disillusionment with advertising because as you mentioned, you know, they were really afraid of advertising because of the false claims of the pharmaceutical industry. And I hope that you will tell Jay and I the story of how he first got on the radio and use the Soviet Union to do so that those are two wonderful things I'm going to be quiet because you're the expert there. Just like the United States in the same period of time in terms of the sort of birth of advertising there's no advertising controls, you know, today we have the United States is called the triple a the American Association of advertising agencies they tried to act this self policing group for sort of honesty and truth and advertising I know I won't comment on the effectiveness of it, but it's certainly better to have these sort of standards than none at all. So United States, there is tremendous amount of snake oil sales you look at old stores and magazines, various curatives and curals and oils and pills I'll spare you you're all naughty. You know what I mean and so for us really wasn't any different than United States in this that a lot of these products were incredibly cheap because they didn't cost anything to make. And the more the one advertise the more potentially that people could buy that. So I don't know if that really answers your question or not, but French advertising explodes in the 1920s just like ours does they have their own version of the 20s. The newspapers and magazines and there's really an economic recovery from the Great War. There's also a mass amount of urbanization during the 1920s. France is in the process of not being a country of peasants. So there's a 1900 in the United States happy American population was rural path was urban. France doesn't hit that rate roughly until 1930 for the 1920s starts to see a lot more people live in the cities. They want to buy products that acculturate them to living in the city, a sort of spare you perhaps potentially what that means. Is that good enough on this first part of your question. Let me go. Let me go back to the original thought I had. And that is, how did Marcel Bloustine Blanchet Blanchet, whatever. How did he cope with the anti Semitism he's building an empire around advertising and yet advertising always includes a certain amount of propaganda and propaganda always includes a certain amount of disinformation. How did he cope with that how did he build an empire. When what he was doing included anti Semitic propaganda. I think and again I don't know if I have a perfect answer for this. A lot of what we know about him is actually his various memoirs and the 1970s and 80s. He begins to publish sort of a three volume sort of survey of his life. He's not too much really written about him from a scholarly perspective. Another difficulty in terms of sources on him is that public sees their main office on the Champs Elysees a burn to the ground in a fire. And so almost all the records are gone. So part of it is sort of piecing things together from what people wrote about him. And what trade journals wrote about him what he wrote about himself and certainly I think we can believe most of it but he is an advertising man and he might want to sort of oversell himself. I'll use a comparison in terms of what he was somewhat like a younger audience man I know this person but Richard Branson. He was an adventurer. He was a self promoter. Both of them basically were. So I don't know how much he really overcame anti Semitism. The one thing I will mention French anti Semitism existed. But on the other hand, there was a lot of toleration for Jewish people during the 1920s the 1930s in the era which he lived. And so certainly he faced difficulties he faced struggles. He perhaps in some sense had a lot of help early on when he first starts his advertising agency, both his parents and his aunt and uncle own furniture stores. And that certainly gave him his first sort of simple primitive accounts I mean, perhaps 100 francs a week sort of rolled in. Sort of as energy. Carl knows something about his charisma just like Richard Branson has a lot of charisma he basically sold himself in the 1920s and the 1930s. You have to be able to sell yourself to be successful in advertising my experience in meeting people who are involved but but Carl, can you talk about his charisma.  Professor Holocaust, one of the things that really struck me was how he went to radio quickly.  Or Steve Jobs rather. But I think that's very interesting. So I want you to talk about that and the Soviet story about the radio really caught my attention. Can you tell our readers this because you know Jane I know about it but our readers do not. And I think it's just hilarious. I will. So radio was in its infancy during the 1920s. And so the 1930s to begin to pick up partially as I mentioned before is the rise in consumer culture. So 1924 there wasn't much of a radio industry because most people didn't have and couldn't afford radios. But with economies of scale radios start to become, you know, I'll say less expensive, maybe three to $400 for a sort of, you know, model you would put, you know, in your living room everyone would listen to it if they could. And perhaps 30 to 40% of French consumers or French families, I should say, might have had radios in the 1930s. Blist on Blanche was looking for other ways to advertise the radio at this point had not been deeply penetrated by advertisers or advertising agencies. And the idea was to buy a radio station with himself with money from others and perhaps family members, change it into a modern radio station whatever a modern means so he had met David Sarnoff who's sort of the father of NBC and RCA Blist on Blanche two years later went to the United States in the 1930s. Certainly from what I know is English wasn't very good so he's likely had a translator with him and he sort of learned at the knee of Sarnoff who's perhaps 15 years older than Blist on Blanche the importance of radio. So when he returned to Paris he was able to get a little bit of money to buy a French radio station he renamed it radio city or city radio or radio city. And what was it's transmitter trans the transmitting transmitting number that had and I would assume it would be our version of AM was very weak it could only reach a couple of miles. This would not produce a very large audience for him. There was a radio station in the Soviet Union in Bessarabia that had a radio transmission number that he hoped that he could use that he could buy basically from the Soviet Union. When he traveled to the Soviet Union I want to say 1937 1938 he had an interview with someone and of course they weren't really interested in selling one of their sort of ways to reach their own people. And so basically the Soviet Union said no, he returned to France. At that point he was very well connected as it became wealthy became a French millionaire in the early 1930s and so he had contacts within the French government. A French minister basically said well how did it go. In other words how to getting the radio transmission frequency and he said it went great. And of course, the French government minister assumed that meant the deal went through. And so blue stone blanche ended up just using semi illegally that radio frequency for the next seven years or next four years to broadcast to the French people. And so you would say that that was an example sort of entrepreneurial boldness to sort of get what he wanted. Indeed, indeed. So we've examined a little bit about you know the fact that he was very outgoing the fact that he was comporting with French culture and luxury items and ladies items and all that. But I have another thought I want to throw at you and see what you say. So I would imagine that French advertising was a celebration of the entire spectrum of French culture. In other words, the language, the music, the way of doing artful presentations. And it was visual media. In other words, perfect French and really appealing graphics had to be part of it because I think that's part of the French culture and emanating from the 19th century, from all those posters you were talking about it carried forward. So we can't compromise on any of that and this is what the French people were most affected by am I right. You are. I had a disclaimer about this is that in the 1920s and 1930s reproductions of both magazines and newspapers were quite primitive. And so in theory, a lot of the advertisements look very beautiful but the practice is they didn't come out so well. The poster ads continue in the 1920s and 30s to be glorious reproductive techniques for posters were tremendous. You may recall that there's a great great poster and I cannot remember the artist and I should for the 1930s. And it's a great frontal view of the ship, sort of steaming into your line of sight. And so they're very good doing those types of advertisements in terms of the visual image, but mass reproduced advertisements not quite so good. It's not until the 1950s that French reproductive techniques for magazines and newspapers basically catches up with the United States. And Bloustine Blanchet probably attended to that by taking the most current technology, whatever was available at the time, and as a good entrepreneur he was right at the cutting edge using that sort of thing. And so it goes to another question I want to ask you. And so today, this is really interesting. Today we have a very highly developed Madison Avenue all across the country, advertising sector and industry. A lot of people make their lives and get rich doing advertising for sure in an active economy. But what about in France? Is, are the French doing what he was doing that is grabbing the latest technology? Are they using social media? Are they using cable TV and YouTube types of presentations? Are they with us behind us or ahead of us? Well, it depends. I would say they're with us and maybe even ahead of us, but it depends. And so advertising is a global business. It really becomes so in the 1960s. The largest ad agency in the world was an American firm, J. Walter Thompson, that in some sense they conquer the globe with their advertisements in the 40s, 50s and 60s. And I wrote about this, and it's also in my dissertation, but a separate article I've written quite a few years ago. And so publicity certainly mimics and models that, but this is not in my dissertation. So this is a secret from Carl, that from the 60s to the present, publicity grows even faster. So today they're the third largest advertising agency in the world. They own advertising agencies in the United States. Oftentimes they will buy them and they don't change their name. So you may be familiar with the Chicago ad firms called Leo Burnett. They're the ones who created the Marlboro, Marlboro man in the 1950s. They still let Leo Burnett agency practice under their name. And so Jay, when you asked, are they sort of with us ahead of us behind us? They are us, if this makes sense, that French advertising, I don't even know in some sense if it exists other than in France to French people that their advertisements basically all over the world will certainly look a lot like our advertisements. You know, say all over the world, more and more becomes clear, there are French speaking countries and areas that maybe used to be colonies, you know, who knows what the evolution was for any one of them, but they're French speaking, they speak French. And you would expect that any advertising agency centered in France would be reaching out to all of those French speaking societies everywhere. So the question is, do they, do they reach French speaking countries with their advertising? Do they reach other languages with their advertising? Oh, certainly they reach because they advertise in other languages.  So they have offices in India, so they're going to advertise in India. They have advertising agencies that they own in Japan, and I'll spare you that. And so yes, so within Africa there's some perhaps 60 million people who speak French, maybe even more. And so certainly they will advertise in French to them plus their local languages. So yes, so there are global brand and they advertise at 150 languages because they want to reach as broad of an audience as they possibly can. Hmm, selling anything, not just French products for women. Because they're going to sell products, if they haven't had age C in Japan, they're going to be selling Japanese products. Certainly multinational. So I have one more question, Carl, but I want to give you the opportunity to express whatever is on your mind, whatever question is on your mind now. You know, the really the beauty of this dissertation is that, you know, what will happen, what will happen to Bluestine is that he will get his, he will leave France two days before the invasion of Paris. And then he will, he will fight for, you know, to galls of France and exile and become a pilot. This guy is the perfect man for a movie. And so I wanted to just ask Professor Holkbuss, a sort of a double edged question. One is, are you going to make this into a monograph or maybe you've done that already. And second of all, you know, would you be interested in someone from Hollywood picking this up because it has all the earmarks, and you can have a byline about Mad Men, which was such a popular show in in the United States. So that's my double edged question for you. Well, yes. So if you know anyone on Netflix, and they need a historical advisor, I come cheap. So it is an amazing story. How he escapes through Spain, you know, sort of two steps ahead of the Nazis in 1940 and makes his way to London if they're free French and of course, what why that is helpful that it buys him credibility at the end of the Second World War. And again, where we have a minute so I won't say any more than that. But in terms of my own scholarly work, I don't know if I'm going to turn this into a monograph. I know I hope next fall to go on sabbatical and work on this V sheet here at advertising. So we'll see if I come full circle there. I'll give Jay the last question with 50 some seconds left. I like to, you know, second the motion that Carl made. We don't know enough about what happened in Europe. Outside of Germany and there's so many movies and documentaries about the Germans and their war. But we don't know that much about Vichy. We don't know much about Spain. This last night I was watching a television program. Fewer American television programs that are coming online right now because of the strike was watching a Spanish program called Jaguar. And it was a revelation to me about how Nazis after the war came to Spain under the protection of Franco and enjoyed a very nice quality of life in public announcing their connection with the Nazi Party. And I didn't know about this. And I was gratified to see that somebody was covering it. And the same thing about Vichy and Vichy's relationship with, you know, that whole affair in Spain, Germany, we don't know enough about it. So from an historical point of view, especially on this show, history is here to help. We need to know more. So I second Carl's motion and your inclination. Okay, but my last question is this Clark. Why this? Why this topic? Why did you write your dissertation about this and stay with it? You're still on it. You're still thinking about it. In retrospect, was it the right decision? Totally the right decision. You know, briefly as an undergrad, I sort of dabbled as a business major. But also my father was involved. He was an advertising person, but he was, we'll call it a sales rep. You may have heard of the Kroger company, the largest grocer in the world, and he was interested in terms of promoting their product. They're sort of a family interest. And so even before I started this dissertation, I was interested in sort of the advertising world and the creativity here. But then in graduate school, I was a French historian, I knew I was going to write something on France and my advisor who was very, very helpful in terms of in a topic. He sent me to this, but he steered me away from things like Napoleon, the Great War, things that were overdone so much, and very, very little had been done in consumer culture, at least when I started my work in the late 80s and early 1990s. And so things have sort of came together. And again, it's a much longer story, but I hope that gives you a sort of an idea. I sort of stumbled into it, but I just love it. The intersection of modernization and Americanization, consumer culture, everything sort of coming together, because the 1920s and 1930s are both France and the United States. And someone like our world, I mean, I don't want to live there, but if you time transported me back there, I would, I would see a lot of things we're familiar with. And I think Carl was correct when he was talking about the media age, the 1920s, the 1930s, being somewhat similar to our information age in terms of the internet. Remind me of that movie with Woody Allen. Midnight in Paris, I think it was. Yeah. It'd be great to live there, but just for a few days. Exactly. I want to come back. So Carl, let's hear your, your, your closing remarks on this. What have we learned? What is history learned here? And you might also include how it was to work for Clark. You mentioned that. And what kind of a boss was he, you know, be candid. Okay. First of all, what a pleasure it is to hear from Professor Clark Holt quest in terms of his work in social history in terms of French advertising in the early parts of the 20th century, you know, ranging all the way to the post war period. So, you know, that was, you know, particularly interesting and, you know, focusing on one particular admin. And what he was able to do in building a company was particularly interesting. And of course, as Jay focused on, you know, this is just a prelude to the Holocaust and so blue steam blanchetta has to has to blanchet has to worry about all of this but you know, I think it's, it's, it's this sort of a social history that Fernand Brudel had talked about in the structures of everyday life and social history just fills out so many gaps and things like this. And to conclude with, you know, I was particularly happy and I remember sending him a message by email. And then Clark Holt quest became the chief reader, which is an enormous task with hundreds of different people all of whom, I, you know, I think responded people. But it's an enormous task a great responsibility because every European every kid that takes European history is entrusted to Clark and his predecessors as chief readers to do a good job but he's a very mild guy and I, I appreciate that and you know, Jay and I you know, I'm a mild I think, by by temperament but I do appreciate although when I'm in my professional life I tend to be very mild and the students I tend to be very mild but I think that it's really a pleasure to work with someone who embodies that word kind, which is something that's become increasingly important to me as this Oscar Ashkenazi ages. Thank you for putting us in touch with Clark and Clark. I only have three words for you in closing. One of them, of course is a lot of one of them is abby and toe. And the third one is that to tell us. Thank you very much. Thank you Jay for this opportunity. Thank you Carl for the invitation I very much enjoyed the conversation. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you so much for watching think tech Hawaii. If you like what we do, please click the like and subscribe button on YouTube. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Check out our website think tech Hawaii.com. Mahalo.