We are under the lights this evening as we get you set for another edition of baseball on the show coming up We've got a good matchup in store between the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the New York Yankees Aaron judge the league's current home run leader will look to add a long ball or two to his total next Jordan Montgomery a hurler from South Carolina will be the starting pitcher in this one then please act What's the word on him? Hey, this guy's had a solid view up to this point It's not an easy thing to do in baseball this year with all the high-scoring games But this guy has an ERA of sub three and that's saying something if he continues to do that I think you're going to see a really good performance out of him in this one I so now to the play will be in Vrelton Simmons. He'll get us started in this one under the lights All the strike on the outer half oh and one and as the Yankees get started here tonight guys I've got to be considered the hottest team in baseball right now as they come in winners of nine of their last ten ball games Yeah, Maddie this team finds itself with a huge lead double digits right now and climbing playing Really good baseball some people will say oh you don't want to have that big a lead you start resting on your laurels I look at it the other way man You've earned the right to kind of get some guys off their feet if the manager wants There's a lot of different ways you can go about it. This team's focused in playing really good baseball I would not worry about it. Keep pushing the throttle Just hung in there on that one Good night for baseball 69 degrees here at first pitch This is lying to left in front of Stanton. It's a base hit So it's a good start for the halos as their leadoff hitter reaches base Yeah, definitely not the execution you're looking for to pull an outside breaking ball, but who cares next day's box score That's a line drive Standing in now David Fletcher as the change-up to him drops in there for the first strike Montgomery has become known as a guy that's tough to take deep so many starting pitchers find themselves Snake bitten by the gopher ball, but he really limits that for swaying in a mess and he's behind in the count oh and two Good thing. He didn't make contact with that pitch only he could do is probably hit that on the ground It could be a double play ball is the oh and two Inside as that perhaps will back him off a bit one and two He didn't look overly fooled right there because a lot of pitchers will go to the breaking stuff oh and two But he certainly looked ready for a breaker on that pitch the one two Is a wave of a miss he struck him out 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 the zone not much you can do with that pitch And digging in next will be Anthony Rendon as he looks at a fastball that's in there for strike one Set here's the oh one hit down the third baseline And a good effort on the dive that time, but this will get by him for a base hit They have to bat hit right there Dero that extends his hitting streak to six games Yeah, no doubt about it six days in a row with nox will help you sleep better at night then And that will bring Mike Trump to the dish He carries the eighth best average in the American League entering play this season really shouldn't come as a surprise to many We all know what kind of skill this guy produces when he has a bat in his hands first pitch of the at bat on its way And lay off a fastball here in a good spot But ruled the ball one and oh and set up behind the dish is Clyde Washington as you see the rest of our umpire and crew there Yeah, Maddie Clyde's my type of umpire I didn't mind the low strike zone and that's exactly what he has if you're not gonna give him above the belt I'm okay with hero. You know one of the things I guess with Clyde is he is a real good low strike umpire Pictures seem to like him more than hitters, but one thing I will say he has a very consistent zone It's a low zone, but a consistent zone To and one hey boys you talking about getting your a swing off right here That's what it looks like a guy with massive power led me to eat he set and the two one pitch Line but speared on a hop Related first in time and just like that this side is retired So they get to him for a couple of hits in the inning here But they've got nothing to show for it and now the bombers will get their shot. No store Shohei Otani the right-hander from Japan will get the starting assignment in this one What do you have for us on him Danny? Hey, man? We're gonna look at a guy that's really been struggled lately This last three starts he has a whip of over 1.50 Lots of base runners lots of hits and lots of walks and that doesn't add up to very good performances So he's gonna look to turn things around in this one here today now at the plate DJ Lemay you leave things off here in the bottom half of the first Here's the pitch Here's a slider to start things out looked at for ball one So fellas this angels team entering play here tonight They come in scuffling a bit of light just two and four over their last six games. Yeah, Matt He dropped in their last game now they find themselves at 500 again They got to find a way to get on a hot streak You cannot continue to go Picks and valleys throughout the course of the season and ride that 500 line all year at some point You're gonna have to take seven out of ten eight out of ten to get this going in the right direction To low count the pitch Taken strike one Your eyes light up from the offensive side playing in a hitters park like this have to get the ball up to do Some damage. I'm not mad at that take now the two one pitch Takes a pitch for strike number two Full count now three and two your hole got a favorable call on that one as that's the first out of the inning Well, no preferential treatment there Sometimes we see great hitters have the calls go their way on close pitches, but not this time I think that was actually a good take but on two strikes anything that close can go either way And that'll bring up Aaron judge he was an offensive force in the first half and currently sits atop the league's home run leaderboard Yeah, Maddie he got off to such a hot start He was able to relax and just be himself and he has been absolutely killing the baseball one and oh the count now pitch on the way Much too tardy on the fastball one and one Let's get it going boys. Somebody's loose hit 98 with ease in the first inning Ivan that's a base hit in a center field Hey guys, I like the execution by the batter there. He got a hanger in the middle of the plate He could have come on the mood, but he didn't he stayed focused and drove a line drive base hit And that'll bring up Glibertura as he will take strike one on the fastball here No balls in a strike man at first for him following the one-out single with the oh one Ball one That was a tempting pitch to swing it right there a big power guy like this Really want something that he can elevate and drive out of the ballpark Just manages to get his hand in maybe trying to back him up a bit there with the fastball Set and the two-and-one pitch. There's a swing and a drive hit well out to right field looking up his good one A two-run blast to straight away right field number 25 for him on the year And this is now a two-to-nothing lead for the Yankees You want to certainly drive home runs out of the ballpark then you'd better get on the gas And that's what he did right there that fastball was not sneaking by him Gary Sanchez as you get a look at his current right. He left the splits entering play in this one I'm on one. He's off the O2 splitter one and two now Still only one out in the inning that misses and we're even at two and two Having a hard time putting this hitter away here and when I was looking at the tape on him from his last start This is what I saw a lot of he's not closing the door on guys And and when that's the case they eventually get a pitch that they can do something with full count here. It comes High fly ball out to straight away center route giving chase he gets there and that's the second out Ginkrono Stanton now first pitch coming here it is the 1-0 Misses for the second ball Looks like that bomb earlier in the inning kind of put this picture on the defensive that being very aggressive right now Too high and it's three and oh, I Love the ability to hold up right there, especially with count leverage I know you want to get aggressive in the strike zone, but he was able to notice that that wasn't his pitch Rule the strike on the outside corner three and one Gotta believe he had the green light in that situation two outs three oh count. This guy can certainly handle the bat That's a perfect situation to let him lose But I love the fact that he's key holding a certain area and it wasn't what he was looking for the three and two pitch John Carlo swings and this ball is hit well into left field often going back Boom off the bat of John Carlo Stanton and even 30 home runs on the year as the Yankees move out to a three-to-nothing lead Well, it's very early, but he's looked out of sorts in the beginning They've already roughed him up for two homers, and they're not done yet We'll see if he can regroup or he blows up could go either way at this point Brett Gartner now and he'll be looking to snap out of it in this one not having much success at the plate Over the last week and a half But the first pitch here it comes Cold strike as the slider gets the outside corner. I think this any could have far reaching effects in this game They're really making him work and unless he dials it in it's probably going to limit how deep he goes into this game That's over but low. It's a ball in a strike Three runs already home here now it's swinging a miss and he's behind one and two Lifted down the line and left here comes Upton He can't get there so the inning will continue the tag and they'll get him at second and with that the side is retired So two home runs in the inning lead to three runs on the scoreboard one ending in the books here It's the Yankees three and the Angels nothing now is the DH Tommy Lestella He's entering play in this one a home run shy of 20 for the season 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 lead-up guy to try to get on and get a big inning started infield in the over shift here now the pitch In there and it's oh and one 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 One and one to Tommy Lestella It changed up here, but that's taken low in the dirt for a ball Started to chase that time, but then he wisely holds off for ball three I can't tell you how big a pitch the last one was the difference between three one and two two two You're probably taking a turn for the dugout Hitters count all the way here it comes The bouncer to the left side first will take care of him So he's thrown out by the only man standing on the left side of the infield the one away Ready now for la just in Upton pitch on its way to Upton Upton or simply jay up. He was a first round pick back in 2005 Yeah, maddie. They certainly got it right when they drafted this guy He has turned himself into an absolute superstar Everybody knows this guy's name and kids are buying his jerseys To an o-count to the angels left fielder I wouldn't be surprised if he had the green light here Matter of fact, I know he's got the green light here. He's looking for something set or cut and he's looking to do damage Reach as he looks at ball four And with the bases empty, you don't feel bad about walking that guy He's capable of taking deep every time he digs in so it's not the worst thing in the world to work around him if you can Next batter to the plate brian goodwin first shot for him here with a runner at first now in one away From the stretch, here's the pitch Change up too low and it's one and oh Upton base runner at first with one out now breaking ball in the dirt that time for a ball Clearly working the bottom of the zone trying to get a ground ball for a double play the 2-0 three and oh now I don't blame him for not coming over the heart of the plate He circled this guy on the lineup card when he got to the yard today He's been swinging one of the hotter bats in the game Now the three and oh offering is in there for strike one Runner at first here one man out Looked like he tried to pull it there, but he swings right through the fastball He was able to sneak that fastball by him on three and one. So so now we've got a battle on her hands Full count here. Here comes the pitch Hard ground ball to third fielded cleanly LeMay here for one On the first not in time as he just hits the bag ahead of the throw That was kind of a high degree of difficulty play that time You see the off-balance throw to the second base and he couldn't get a lot on it, but they did get the out Now in the box albert poohols, he'll get to take his first cuts here from the stretch And this is taken for a strike by the 40 year old veteran.  I'd expect a hitter to be sitting off speed Pitch a curveball that's off the catcher's glove and gets away And he'll make it into scoring position here with two away as that'll be scored a wild pitch Well, the graphic here isn't going to properly show just how far that pitch was from the strike zone That thing wasn't even close And I think it made the decision to move up a base pretty easy to make He's set here comes the one one is put in play to the right side of the infield Oh, and it eats him up a bit Wow, this manager must be pulling his hair out Not only does he have to deal with this pitcher walking people now. He's got to deal with his defense tripping all over themselves Jason Castro the catcher is in he went deep last night twice First pitch of the at bat on its way Runners at the corners two men out now a 58 foot curveball that misses for a ball Man 35 pitches with only two outs in the second inning Ideally you'd like to have 30 or less after two winning. So he's got some catching up to do trying to hang a zero Here's the pitch Ground towards short And that's through for a base hit And they're on the board as this is now a three one ball game Dan as a former infielder, I apologize for him nothing's more frustrating Or upset you more as a defender than making an error and seeing that guy come around to score You know what and that's one of those cases as a pitcher d-roll There's not much you can do listen There are physical and there are elemental errors and you just have to as a pitcher Go ahead and look past that now and try to pick up your teammate and try to get it out Any way you can andrelton simons is in with two away now as he looks at a called strike one Swing and a miss here and he's behind in the count now o and two Make a good pitch right here and get your offense back in the dugout after only giving up one run In the ot pitch and it's fouled away O2 once more two men are on with two men out A swing and a shot hit down the corner and this will wind up being nothing more than a long foul ball And it'll hold the count at o and two Nothing in two count and the pitch Well, what do you do when guys keep fouling pitches off like this? I guess you could back them off the plate by throwing one inside One two is off it to even the count two and two This is a fun guy to watch when he's up there really battles doesn't take any pitches off He's a grinder always seems to make it difficult on the opposing pitcher Two and two count here it comes And he'll get to see another one. It'll be the 10th pitch of this at bat Two down runners at first and second and he comes back with one down an in for ball three Hey, this has been an epic at bat right here I don't blame the pitcher for a little nibbling right there. Maybe get a swing and a miss He didn't bite on that once and now we go full count pull off to the right and up into the crowd Good battle count remains full the next three two Swung on and miss strike three Angels get just the one We'll go to the bottom half of ending number two the yankees lead this one three to one And in Giovanni your shell off as he begins this one as the fourth leading hitter in the american league There's no way you could have forecasted this kind of season from this guy not to take Anything away from him, but I don't think many people in baseball considered him to be one of the leagues Best hitters for average coming into this year First pitch of the at bat Strike one to start the at bat and a pitch in the dirt as he lays off It's one and one Timing just a tick off there as this one's fouled off to the right the one two lying down the left field line But this is foul near the seats Four foul balls in this ab pitcher cannot find anywhere to go to put this guy away The next one two pitch I got him swinging on the split fingered pitch and that's out number one He put up a pretty good battle at the plate right there They finally get him on a one and two pitch but you could see that he wasn't laying down without a fight He really made the pitcher earn that strike out and that'll bring up tyler wade As the first pitch to him is off the plate for a ball one or no Now here's the pitch One ball one strike to count just the second inning but already 37 pitches to this point That's softly hit to right. Will that get down? Fletcher backs up and takes care of it two away 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 Next for new york mike ford and he's a guy looking to break out in a big way Hasn't been getting the results he or his club have been hoping for First pitch on its way A ball of no strikes Two out nobody on that evens it up one and one And this one runs a little too far in ball two Nearly got the inside but ruled a ball This is a good at bat so far here with two away if you're going to go down one two three And lease make the guy work for it. He's doing that and he's even got himself into a good hitters count now Pulls this one into the air out into right field Goodwin is there and he'll make the catch to retire the side So the yanks go one two three, but they hang on to a three to one lead Welcome back to the Bronx as we check in with heidi Matt I had a chance to discuss the state of the angels offense with their manager between innings And overall he's really happy with the app. That's they're putting together Yes, they've only scored one run But he said they've done a great job of forcing the pitch count up And he thinks that's going to lead to more offense for them as this game goes on Okay, thank you, hotty Top of the third set to get underway and that'll bring in the second baseman david flecher The first pitch to him Right down the middle with a change up But not what he was looking for taken for a strike a little quick on that swing And he finds himself behind o and two Hit on the ground down the first baseline But a foul ball and the count holds at o and two And a breaking ball down and in here as he's got a hop out of the way there A swing and he gets him to pop it up torres into shallow left, but he won't get there it falls in Hey, sometimes that's how a rally gets started right there. I know it's a soft liner But lead off man on usually poses problems Now is anthony rendon as the first pitch to him is in there for a pulled strike one Rendon has done the job and the fans have rewarded him as he got to represent his league over the all-star break Anytime you can change the scoreboard with one swing and a bat and this guy can certainly do that The fans are going to act accordingly very deserving that the fans would vote him into the all-star game Oh and two here it is lifted in the air toward the line and right But this will wind up being a foul ball Front homer down the line and left number 28 on the season and the angels have drawn even now at three apiece No surprise with that swing of the bat. This guy is simply one of the best in the game right now There's not too many guys that take a beautiful hack like that in the league Here's the center fielder mike trap as the first pitch misses to him. It's ball one Oh for one for him here in this one and he fouls this one off No outs nobody on and he lays off this one down an in for ball two Tough to lay off a breaking ball that good, but he saw it all the way Out in front there is this one's pulled off to the left side for now the 2-2 La mayhew stay with it as he backs up and puts it away one gone Now battered Tommy There's the first out here in the angels third and that'll bring in Tommy lastella to bat next Pitch on the way Swing line drive that's going to be troubled Running hard he's digging for second rich second now with one away Just goes to show if you're going to throw that two-seeing fastball the way which I don't think is the best pitch anyway You better start that thing out of the zone and let it work its way back to the corner With this one it started out on the corner So it leaked back right over the heart of the plate and got whacked Justin Upton the next to hit as he'll take one up in the zone But indeed in the strike zone for the first strike Kicks and deals Good curveball strike two He's attacking this hitter a lot more aggressively than he did the first time when he faced him and issued a walk Coming right after him here two quick strikes and now the o2 Hopped high in the air Sanchez has a play makes the play and there aren't two gone now Now to the plate brian goodwin runner in scoring position with sugan Ready with the first pitch here it comes the 1-0 And he looks at a change-up in there one and one Ooh, that's a good pitch to take a hack at right there change up up in the zone He'd like to have that one back a ball in two strikes now He's looking pretty passive here hitting with a chance to drive in a run Going to have to make something happen with two strikes now Had to sit back on the change-up and he did a good job to get the bat on that one Runner in scoring position at second with two down still a ball in two strikes Vershella is over to take a look and this one's in the dirt, but it won't skip away far enough for the runner to advance Two and two here it is Grounder down the line at third But a foul ball as it holds it two and two Keeps fighting him off the eighth pitch of the at-back coming up This is on the ground over to first scooped up and he'll step on the bag himself and the inning is over Get two both on this two-run home run We played two and a half. We're tied now with three apiece Bottom of the inning now and set to go is the second baseman dj lemayhew The second baseman dj Club bayhue ready. Here's the first offering Ball misses inside. It's even at one The strike here's the pitch and good patience exercised as he works out to walk to lead off the home half of the third Man when the game is tied the last thing you can afford to do is walk the lead off hitter Got to focus on getting that ground ball now Digging in now erin judge. He reached on a single in his first try. He sat here. It comes That was a pretty good fastball after he walked the hitter previous There was a little angry on that heater Heer aborted first with nobody out in a three three tie A splitter, but he started it too low as it bounces up to the plate and he misses two and one Sometimes you got to be aggressive offensively, but sometimes you just let the pitcher dig his own grave Patience and discipline seem to be the way to go right here Breaking ball that's in the dirt as he takes a ball Got to find a way to get back in his zone. I know you're in danger of losing both to walks But certainly don't miss over the heart of the plate and have this guy gap one or even worse hit a two run homer the three one Heart hit ball to short Simmons has it one there on the boo holes at first and it's a double play It doesn't come much easier than that taylor made 643 double play and an easy one to turn Trying to pick things up where we left off torres. No one on base for him after the double play Yeah, and that that two ball really changed the complexion of this inning It looked like the middle of the order was going to have a chance to get a big hit with some ducks on the Bond but now they just have to try and get a two out rally started first pitch coming here. It is The fastball here is you'll take a look at ball one one and oh Wouldn't mind the pitcher expand in his own a little bit more and using his aggressiveness against them the one oh Right side, but it's going to be a foul ball Faces are empty here with two men out and when misses badly It's ball two a swing and a shot hit down the corner And foul though it had the home run distance now the two two One of the things you want to do with a starter get that pitch count up Here's another productive at bat is this count now gets to three balls and two strikes The wind up ready with the payoff pitch swung on and lifted in the air to left center Upton will reach out with one hand to make the catch on the move and that ends the inning Down in order go the Yankees. We played three and our score three three Jonathan Holder a six foot two inch right-hander jogs in to take over on the mound All set for the start of the inning and standing in the machine albert kuhl Comes the first pitch Fastball too high to start him out here one and oh kuhl's A 40 year old veteran. He's in the midst of his 20th major league campaign pretty remarkable Almost two full decades playing at the highest level Yeah, how do you hang in there 19 years without just being an unbelievable talent? But also have any ability to look in the mirror and be willing to adapt and persevere and change on this field It's so hard to be good at this game and this guy for 19 years has gone to the post Just to throw out some names you're dealing in a company of guys like ted williams the splendid splinter Mariano Rivera went to the post 19 years my old teammate chipper jones to one Swinging a ground ball to third throw to first in time one gone here in the fourth Into the box now jason castro looking to follow up the rbi single from his first at bat Pitch on the way try to crowd him there to start the at bat. It's one and oh fowl down the left side Three runs six hits and no errors to this point for the angels A little bit outside two and one being in a missed strike two This pitch is bringing it with some high veto. You better get that front foot down early and get ready or he's gonna throw it right by it Misty's down on strikes and the first two are retired here to begin inning number four So base is a remtee here with two gone and standing in one of the best two strike hitters in baseball andrelton simmons First delivery to him on the way three runs six hits and no errors to this point for the angels One in one the count pitch on the way Now here's one hit in the air to the right side and that's in there base hit Some success with two away and the top of the fourth is still alive Boy that wasn't a very good pitch there up in a way that breaking ball He did well that slider intended to be down in a way instead. It was up in a way Yeah, that was definitely a missed spot right there dan You saw the batter's eyes light up and he didn't miss it So now to the plate david flecher as he'll go after the first pitch and bounce it into foul territory A hidden two tries for him so far His eyes lit up on that one above the zone, but he comes up empty That's just too much velocity upstairs to get good wood on it. It's gonna have to lower his sights Looking to put him away. Here's the o2 Swing and a miss and that ends the inning Angels strand one 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 walk near Thanks matt I talked with the Yankees manager erin boon 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 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 All right, hidey. Thank you Ready to go for the last half of the inning and next will be the imposing power bat gary sanchez Ready with the first pitch here it comes Swung on and misty didn't even come close to contact on a ball way out of the zone one out Boy, he's having a hard time just putting the ball in play right now He took the hat trick with three strikeouts yesterday and here's another one today Looks to me like he just needs to simplify his approach and focus on making some contact And digging into the batter's box next will be jen carlo stanton And she'll take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one He launched one over the wall back in the opening frame Oh and one here it comes Good slider there, but laid off and called the ball low Faces are empty one manner off the outside that time as the breaking ball can't catch the zone Hasn't seen a heater yet in this at bat one might be coming right here Can't catch the corner here. So he's behind three and one They know the threat this guy possesses at the plate I know it's three one in this situation right here, but I can't imagine anything comes over the heart of the plate Hitters count all the way here it comes It's a high fly ball headed for the left field corner if it stays fair It's gone and that nearly broke our time, but instead it's a foul ball now the three and two pitch Making him sweat out there the seventh pitch coming up It's a fast ball that time, but he hangs with it to stay alive Full count pitch home Another one sent foul try it again three and two Drilled right back up the moodle and that finds its way into center for a one-out base hit Obviously didn't let last night's hitless out and get to his head too much because that's his second hit of the ball game This one a double. I'm sure he's feeling a lot better about the way he's going right now On his way toward the mound now is skipper joe madden and it looks as though that's going to be all for his starter here tonight So he will curiously make his way to the dugout after what has to be considered a very brief appearance Jaime baria will come on now as he'll be appearing in his 45th game this year So here's the veteran brett gartner as he takes a cold strike at the knees its own one Maria tossed a little over 85 innings so far and when you look at his whip over those innings It's not a particularly pretty number over 1.5. So he's often dealing with a lot of traffic on the base pads. Unfortunately One out and a runner on second base kind 0 and 2 now nothing in two count and the pitch And look out is that one ran in and got him Stepping into the box giorgio shell comes into this at bat 0 for 1 in the ball game that he did deliver Here's the first pitch lofted in the air out toward right center Goodwin is over to his right as he puts this one away two down Sliding in once again tyler wade two men on two away here in the fourth and the pitch In tight at 93 ball he with the 1 0 Here's a weakly hit fly ball off to the left side and that's going to fall for a base hit The runner from second cross is the plate Boy, that has to feel good as a hitter do you or you get that base hit to give your team lead You have to feel good when you get down the first base. That's just a nice approach You see him turn to his boys right there and get fired up with the dugout 100 not trying to do too much able to quiet the moment down Center himself and come through in a big spot at the plate mike ford As he rips it on the ground a second reigned in throw to first in time and the big inning is avoided as this side is retired Yankees forced to settle for one On to the top of any number five we go the yankees lead it four to three the top of the fifth And that'll give way to the third baseman anthony rendon and hey, it was a breaking ball to boot This guy's a pretty good off speed hitter. You could tell by that last that bad He wasn't fooled at all. He sat back waited got the breaking ball and didn't miss it First pitch of the inning is taken low and away for a ball. It's one and all Some action out in the bullpen couple of right handers starting to loosen up Two balls and no strikes to anthony rendon Like to see him be looking to the opposite field with this next swing Pitcher's trying to work you away A swing and a shot hit down the corner Nearly a big fly to start the inning instead of foul ball Ball even at two and two Still even at two and two And this is swung on and missed in the american league's leading hitter has gone on strikes one away Classic slider down in a wave of a strike out there Not a whole lot to say about that pitch that hasn't been said a million times already That's just a real tough pitch for a hitter to pick up out of a pitcher's hand So they end up chasing when they're in protect mode in now Mike trout as the first pitch to him is in there for a called strike one He's 0 for 2 in the ballgame so far 0 and 2 now Real ugly 0 1 swing there as a pitcher You've got to be hunting for the strikeout knowing you have this guy way off balance Got him swinging chased it well out of the zone and there are two gone Two up two down on strikes in this inning. He looks really sharp out there guys Tommy Lestella now As the first pitchers have been high it's ball one one for two in the ballgame thus far Swinging a miss strike one Whoa, he was swinging out of his shoes on that change up Must have looked real good coming in but a different story once it got near the plate the 1 1 home Not surprisingly here. This is on the ground to the right side And safe at first on a bang bang play as that last lunge was enough to beat the throw not particularly graceful there And as a result he'll be slapped with an e4 on play Now at the plate Justin Upton First pitch on its way to Upton Well hit deep down the right field line And it'll fade just at the end and winds up a long foul ball Of the plate one ball one strike about the pitch Now a good pitch around the knees, but it doesn't quite catch the bottom of the zone We're in the fifth inning of a four to three ballgame here Shot toward right center that gets down and the inning continues And that runner will go no further than second as there are two aboard now Now's a good time for your pitcher to take a deep breath He still has the lead although it probably doesn't feel like it So he can't worry about how he got into this mess. He just has to figure out how to get out of this mess Plate now Brian Goodwin as the first pitch to him runs a bit inside for ball one Oh for two for him to this point There's a swing and a drive hit well out to right field And that'll get down out there for extra bases He's in at second safely as a run comes across to score on the play tying the ball game When this thing left is bad, I started thinking it might have enough to get out of here Didn't quite carry enough, but it does one hop the wall off the track And he cruises into second with an rvi two-bagger. You'll take that every day of the week Here's albert now This he'll get caught chasing bad when they're at strike one And facing right handed pitching so far in this season Who holds his batting exactly 230 not where he wants to be. I'm sure He'd be the first to tell you he's not happy with his batting average this season But he can beach in a variety of different ways and he has to because he wouldn't be here otherwise A ball in a strike now The set and the one one One and two now Definitely a big pitch coming up right here He's going to be pumped if he could work his way out of this inning with the game still time That's easy to lay off and it's back to even a two and two Here's the two and two This is on the ground over the first fielded cleanly off balance throw gets him nice play there as the side is retired Just do get a run in the inning on this rbi double Bottom of the fifth coming up all even now at four apiece The batting order turns over now and set to go dj lemay here. He's 0 for 1 thus far This pitch to him off 1 and 0 even close with the 1 0 He needs to get back in his zone, but be careful work the quadrants Too high and it's 3 and 0 and there's a strike as he'll try to work his way back. It's 3 and 1 Now that's a really curious pitch selection 3-0 and turn to the slider you have to wonder if maybe he's lost the feel for his fastball Takes a strike for a full count now three and two So look at the final line for the angel starter. Certainly not the night he wanted to have Well, you could see right from the get go that he didn't bring his a game Had a very difficult time getting through the lineup and as a matter of fact Wasn't able to even get out of the fourth inning So the bullpen is going to have to do a really big job of finishing out the rest of this game First pitch of the at bat on its way Aaron judge stands in for the third time now as he takes a look at a ball. It's 1 and 0 Now here's the pitch hit out towards second Broda Pujols is in time for the second out Not a lot you can do with that pitch that fastball just ate him up inside and gets the soft grounder for the out Into the box now torres he flew out in his last at bat almost maddy almost went deep His last a b certainly just missed it with this guy's big power He's feeling pretty good at the dish look for him to try and get on something and drive it out of the yard this a big That's through for a base hit his second of the ball game So it's a ground ball single to left four in here Second hit tonight and there you see the Yankees leaderboard because he finds himself second in that category Coming to the plate now gary sanchez He gets a shot to hit here in the inning following the two out single Yeah, and that hit might not amount to much but anytime you could extend an inning and give a guy with plenty of Papa chance to swing it the outlook of an inning changes dramatically first pitch coming here it is Here's a breaking ball, but it's laid off and doesn't find the zone This is why pitching is so difficult. You're cruising along to give up a hit now You've got to lock in and get this middle part of the order done Close there, but he doesn't get the call with the breaking ball This is a spot you really don't want to be in with a great hitter like that You can't just lay one in there, but you also don't want to run the count to three and oh To all count the pitch This is in the air out to straight away center on the move is trout He gets there to make the catch and that ends the inning The Yankees leave one five innings complete this ball games even at four and four Played Jason Castro one for two. He singled and struck out in two trips Ready with the first pitch here it comes And that's swung on and missed for strike one couple of righties starting to loosen now in the bullpen one here it comes Hit back up the middle And that's a base hit so the pressure's on to open up the inning Hey another readoff knock right there. This game has been full of offense full of traffic on the base pass Let's see who's going to get that big double in the gap to clear Now is andrelton simmons as he puts it on the ground a third. He's got it LeMay here for one Return through not in time and that turned into a closer play than I thought it would at first site So that one wasn't quite hit sharply enough to turn to well when you get a ground ball in a double play situation You always want to turn it but that was a tough hit to do it on You don't want to rush and make a mistake and get no out So that was a good job to at least get the runner going into second on the stretch No balls and a strike to count Four four is our score as we play the sixth Well, somebody's sitting off speed right here Only way he was laid on that heater as he was expecting another change up And this is pop foul, but perhaps playable behind first And this is going to get down. It's a foul ball The next one to pitch a ball hit hard to the left side Leaps high as he makes the catch. Well done So it's a runner at first with two men out and the next titter will be the right-handed bat of anthony rendon as a look now the pitch Fly ball out toward left center field after it is gardener Long run buddy gets there to track this one down and a very nicely recorded out number three Angels leave one through five and a half. We're tied at four So striding forward now john carlo stanton already a home run in a double forum in this one Outfield shaded a bit to left center the first pitch Is the 01 bite to that slider as he swings through it for the first out of the inning 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 To the plate now rep gardener As he'll try to hold back on the swing, but he went around for the first strike last time up He was hit by a pitch one that misses high. It's one and one One and two now is that's in there at the knees Great job on those last two pitches of varying speeds gave him a hard fastball and then he locked him up with a change up One out nobody on foul ball off to the left and it moves to one and two now here it comes to short taken in by Simmons Throw just in time and oh that was awfully close Ready now geo or shella he started out the evening 0 for 2 so far here comes the first pitch Hit on the ground is short Simmons is there Throw to pooholes is going to be in time and the inning is over One two three go to bombers six innings are in the books all square four to four Ben Heller is on the pitch from the bullpen now to start ending number seven Number 61 So now the angels clean up batter Mike trout fourth trip to the plate for him And he's at risk of ending that nice hitting streak that he's put together Yeah, chances are it's on his mind map But you just have to let that get out of the way as best you can you have to approach this at bat Just like any other otherwise you're just getting in your own way First pitch on its way Now the fastball has swung on and missed That was a good swing right there might be the best one he's had all night because he was right on it Into the wind up here comes the oan one Lined into right field and it's going to get down a base hit Took him till the seventh but he gets his first hit of the game here and that'll extend his hitting streak Yeah, and he didn't come out of his he didn't come out of what he was trying to do all day dan Kept the front shoulder cuff kept the ice water in his veins and didn't try and get too big Extends the hitting streak. Nice job. You know d-roll. I talked to him before the game about the streak And he said the toughest part is he hopes to get hits early in the game to take the pressure off He had to wait to the seventh inning and this one to come through No balls in one strike rush that ball and now perhaps needs to shorten up with two strikes Now the 2-2 on the move is trapped from first He swings and misses throw down He is not close as he's in there with a scolding base So they can't get this track him out throw him out double play as there's a runner in scoring position now following the punch out Here's Justin Upton now last time through was a base hit Yeah, and they take another single right here that third base coaches die in the wave his arms I wouldn't be surprised if anything hit hard through the infield. He's gonna wave them ball one to start the ad bat Go ahead runs in scoring position here with one away Runs outside so it goes to 2-0 now 2-0 slider right there for a strike no shame in tipping your hat is laid off for ball number three I'd be real surprised if he goes back out away there on the mound This is a count for a fastball challenge and we'll see if he's ready for it in the box Go ahead runs in scoring position here with one away fastball gets the upper part of the zone for strike two 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 three two picks To the left side, but it's well fouled a pitch one more time Now a slider here, but this will miss off the plate away in its ball form And with first base open the last thing he wanted to do was give him something to hit in the heart of the zone So no harm done force out anywhere now Stepping in Brian Goodwin. He's got a hit in three at bats to this point set. Here's the nothing-and-nothing pitch 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 Can't sit back long enough and the count evens up at one and one Sendil 4-4 the score here in the seventh Not close with that when it's way above the strike zone Tough to take a pitch like that right there, especially in a one-two count He almost getting that auto swing mode. Great job to work to count back to even Full count now three and two For the guy in the mound This is one of those innings where nothing comes easy He's thrown a bunch of pitches and this ab hasn't been any different definitely laboring at the moment It sharply but fouled down the right side eighth pitch of the at bat coming up. It's fouled away Fly ball right down the line and left Stanton on the run And they can't run it down one more time hit out towards second La Mayhew with a great start The second for one safe Boy, that was a smooth play. Wasn't it great job to lay out and make the stop And then defeat the second from his knees for the out pretty impressive display there At green you'll get the ball here as he looks to get the final out in the top of the seventh number 57 Green into the box Albert Pujols Not much in the way of productivity from him so far But he's got a chance to come through here in a crucial spot Yeah, it's time now that he has to put the rest of those bats behind it because None of that matters if he can clutch up when it really counts First pitch of the at bat on its way Now a big fastball and he's well behind it with the swing Come set the 0 1 Good slider there gets a swing and miss ready on 0 2 He got him lively fastball that time and it puts an end to the inning Fine work there out of the Yankee bullpen Seventh inning stretch time here at the ballpark and we are tied 4 4 Noah Ramirez It's the call from the pen to take over on the mound and start the home seventh Late now is the designated hitter Tyler Wayne. He came through with an rbi single in his last at bat Stretch here's the pitch comes 0 and 2 the breaking ball, but he comes up empty and that's the first out It's always nice to keep a guy that has good wheels off base And that's just what they did right there big strikeout keep that guy off the base path Standing in now Mike Ford A ball of no strikes 0 4 2 from him so far in this one It's never advantageous to fall behind 2 and 0 as a pitcher But if you're going to do it, it's far better to do it with a guy down in the bottom of the order Time for a challenge fastball right here though two balls in a strike to the Yankees first baseman And now we see a right-hander up and throwing in the angel bullpen how the 2 1 pitch Is swung on and missed for strike number 2 Look out don't want to hit him there It's full 3 and 2 Every baserunner in a close game like this really matters. So you can't afford to be giving out free passes this late 3 2 pitch Is swung on and missed strike 3 That was a big strikeout there guys the best pitchers have the ability to strike guys out When they really need to and that second out was really important at this point of the game Could be something we look back on later when the game's over And that sends dj lamehu into the box So go after the first pitch and bounce it into foul territory He's hit listen is to add bats so far and he lays off for ball one Two balls and a strike down to the Yankees leadoff man Two out nobody on Upper part of the strike zone a dangerous pitch with the change up, but he laid off Looking to set down the side on strikes here. It comes If you're at the plate right now, you have to realize who's on deck I guarantee you something's over the heart of the plate. You have to be aggressive in the zone right here into the right side A leaping try, but it's out of his reach and into the outfield. He'll get it into second Not in time and he's in there with a double Everyone knows that this guy's numbers are not where he wants them to be so far this year But you never know by that swing. He looked fluid and confident driving that pitch for a double We'll see if that gets him going a bit Here's big Aaron judge So go after the first pitch and bounce it into foul territory. He's working on a one for three thus far The dirt Pro goes over to third and it's too late as he's in there That can be a tough read as the runner on second to see if the ball has gotten away Enough to move to third. You have to be sure you can make it. He was there and now he's only 90 feet away The set and the one one is in scoring position here with two down two balls and two strikes now Here's the two and two Ready with the payoff pitch Twing and a miss at a big breaking ball and that's how the inning comes to an end One left for the Yankees still all squared for a piece Jason Castro he's two for three and looking for more here Pitch coming here it is Trying to work that slider to the outer half, but it misses one and oh And some action out in the Yankee bullpen now as a right-hander starts to loosen up They're out to center field gardener is there And he hauls it in for the first out of the inning Time now for our starter comparison and that tells the story as you can see Neither guy able to get past five innings Back to the top of the angel's lineup now and stepping in andrelton Simmons on the night He's two for four with a pair of singles. He's ready. Here's the first offering Make a little bit of an adjustment with his slider release and at least attempt to hit her that it's going to be a strike It's ball taken, but that gets the zone for a strike We're in the eighth inning now of a four to four ball game Swung on and miss two are quickly retired to start any number eight Well, we'll see a lot of these power arms coming out of the bullpen in these days But it doesn't make it any less impressive to me. I love watching guys come in and blow smoke right by guys The box now David Fletcher Swings and sends it in the air out to left center And that'll get down for a base hit boy This guy's been swinging a hot stick lately. There's just another example And even when he doesn't hit one on the barrel, he still manages another base hit Yeah, don't overthink it when you're flowing like he is right now. He's hot as a pistol. Everything's falling Anthony Rendon as he looks at a fastball that misses off the plate for ball one It's been a two for four effort for him so far in the ball game One and oh here it is There's a fastball well off the plate for a ball And you want to talk about being in the zone this guy's been raking lately and it all starts with his pitch selection Two great takes and he's almost daring to pitch or just go ahead and challenge him To lay the fastball in here to get the count back to two and one and one here it is Can't find the zone there and it's three and one Well, this has been a long inning already and I know he doesn't want it to get any longer I expect a challenge pitch right here Two out with the possible go ahead run at first and this is down at the knees but called a strike. Wow, it's three and two now Good spot for an rbi put the ball in play with the runner in motion. He could score all the way from first Frozen on the fastball never had a chance and the inning is over Angel strand one this game's all tied at four Enzo rubles was on the pitch out of a bullpen in the bottom half of the eight Number 57 Bottom of any number eight set to go and next the dangerous power threat torres But the first pitch here it comes Hey, this one's tied late in the game as a picture right now. You just can't lay a cookie in there one and oh Here it comes Not close. It's two and oh action in the bullpen now as a right-hander begins to throw out there Here's a fly ball. Well hit racing back the right fielder A leap and he's got it impressive play for the first down. That was a pretty spectacular catch right there A lot of guys missed time that jump because they're worried about the wall coming on But he got it just right and hauled it in great stuff Digging in once again gary sanchez It was a flyout for him in his last trip First pitch of the at bat A great job pound in his own strike one when you got a great hitter in the box Got to get ahead count leverage is a must Bases are empty one man out now a change up in on the hands that evens it at one and one Go off speed here as this pitch misses. It's two and one I could have been three and one instead It's two and two but i had to lay off the slider there and he works it to full three and two here Don't go too far. The dangerous jen carlo stanton gets his shot next Three two picks Here's a swing in a long drive high in the air and deep to center field Under it is trapped and there are two gone now So stepping in jen carlo stanton lifetime against this pitcher. He's just two for 12 He's also gone down on strikes five times Just off the outside that time laid off for a ball Robles a right-hander who stands in even six feet. This is his sixth season for him in the big leagues The wind up and the one and oh Left side of the infield into the shift and that'll just sneak past his outstretched arm of base head Yeah, that hard hit single right there. That's clean three for four He's looking locked up pops the first pitch foul behind the plate. He's one for two in this one It's a called strike nothing in two Well, he's following the code not to miss down and into a lefty everything on the outer half of the plate yo too And the fastball sails on him and that gets away A very big mistake is that'll move the possible go ahead run into scoring position And this is why you can't lose focus for a second when you're behind the plate Any mistake a catcher makes has serious consequences. This is a pass ball and the runner moves into scoring position a one two Still a ball and two strikes on the stretch the one two Rounded down the third baseline Well, this is a foul ball as the count holds steady at one and two And two here it is To two balls and two strikes now Boy, that was an awfully close pitch right there. I know bomb on the mound Got him looking and that'll do it. The inning is over Yanks leave one Score remains tied at four and again Mike trout and to start out the yawning It looks like they've decided to stick with the same reliever out there Dan They have Matt I think the way he pitched the last hit and kind of inspired that but it's not uncommon for relief pitchers To have troubles after they sit and watch their guys swing the bat a bit We'll see if he stays as sharp as he was before here it comes And we kick off the ninth inning with a swinging strike here nothing in one Counts even to trout one and one one and one pitch Is fastball taken high for a ball a bit of a hanger, but it's laid off and called the strike Full count three balls and two strikes to the angel center fielder Tommy Lestella waits on deck Here's the pitch has swung on and driven out to right center field a ball that's well hit Going back is the right fielder. It's out of here and they've taken the lead in the ninth Santa Maria Solo shot to right center as they will take the lead here. It's now a five four ball game With one swing at a bat that closer better get ready He's going to be doing some work in the bottom half of this inning in his 45th game this year On Tommy Lestella has the first pitch to him has swung on and missed for strike one He comes into this appearance in the midst of a one for four day Tried to get him to go after the slider, but it's one and one Britain a california-born ball player This is his tenth season at the major league level. So almost a decade, which is quite an accomplishment One run game here in the top of the ninth One and two now is that one's fouled off Two and two now the two two Is looked at and the count moves full To be honest with you i'm a little bit more afraid of the guy on deck than the guy that's up right now If i'm on the mound, I want this guy up right now. He's the guy that's got to beat me Pay off pitch home Swing and a drive this one's deep to right And that one is gone Solo shot here to straight away right field and even 20 home runs for him now thus far and it's now six to four How about the work the lineups have been doing so far fellas? Yeah, hey matty v this big ballpark in the Bronx has that short ports in right field d row But you can hit the ball out of just about any part of this ballpark Yeah, this place plays sneaky small. I know it's got big gaps, but right field is so juicy as a right-handed hitter You don't feel like you have to cheat not surprised by what we saw today So now to the plate just in Upton one ball no strikes the count 1-0 home finds the zone strike one Wow, I can't believe the hitter took that one the pitcher absolutely got away with a hanger And he lays off for a ball two and one You know what i'm seeing here is a reluctance to throw the fastball It's like he feels he can't throw the ball right by him right now Now the two one pitch Is looked at for ball three Three one and he takes ball four again And they clearly just don't want any part of him in this one. Oh boy. That's a tough one for the pitcher He's definitely wondering where the heck was that pitch. I think he called it high, but our strike zone says otherwise Stepping in and ready for another shot brian goodwin. He reached on a fielder's choice previously. Here comes the first pitch Upton the runner at first nobody out Swinging a ball hit on the ground But a foul ball one and one on that one two balls in a strike I wonder if that called not going his way right there has anything to do with walking the last guy We all the umpires don't give you much on the corners if you're not throwing strikes consistently To deliver on two and one A swing and a shot hit down the corner And that's going to wind up hooking just a bit foul. So a missed opportunity there Swung on and miss really fooled him that time for the first out 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 going to get a lot of ground balls and swings and misses down there Adam out of veno enters the game with one gone in the top of ending number nine number zero The box albert poohols This he'll watch a slider that runs out of the strike zone away for ball one Struggling so far in this one and looking to erase his 0 for 4 ball game right here Ball pulled hard but fouled off to the left Here's the one one Hard hit toward the hole A dive, but he can't knock it down. It's through for a base hit. That's got to be frustrating for the pitcher right there He's well aware of who's having great seasons and who's having the tough seasons at the plate for the opposition This guy put him in the tough season bucket. He just gave up a knock Again now jason castro as he will look at a first pitch fastball for ball one True hits in four attempts to this point Fastball and this one runs in on him as he has to dance out of danger there What a great opportunity to come through right here 2-0 count runners on base Find something middle of the plate and let it rip As a look now the pitch Weighing inside with that one a pretty easy take there That finds the zone a called strike Three in one with two on 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 This is hit the other way out toward left field Stanton giving chase he makes the catch and the runner from second will tag and head for third And he'll take those extra 90 feet. So put runners at the corners now with two gone in the inning Look Big spot here runners at the corners two gone And standing in one of the best two strike hitters in baseball andrelton simmons He's set and the pitch one delivery Swaying a lot with two outs in the ninth It's a base hit and the runner scores from third as they extend their lead Hey d-roll. That's a big rbi right there to stretch this lead to three Takes a lot of pressure off your picture going into the bottom part of the inning. Yeah, dan No doubt as an offense all you're trying to do is put your pitchers in positions to be successful Giving them that three-run cushion has to make you feel good stepping in now david flecher And he'll take a look at ball one. He's looking for his third hit of the ball game here the 1-0 He's looked at for the first strike Two men are on with two men out Slider is in there and now it's one and two Hey, this is a big pitch right here can't allow them to attack on any more runs Let's see if he attacks his owner bury something in it there And he's struck him out so a good pitch there And now they're going to need to string some hits together in this last at bat if they want to get back in this thing So two home runs in the inning lead to three runs on the scoreboard Bottom part of the order seven eight nine do up in the bottom of inning number nine Angels are out in front seven to four The tie butchery comes out of the bullpen to shut things down here in the ninth Number 31 All set for the bottom of the ninth and set to go as the third baseman georgella third baseman Not impossible but highly improbable Even when you're at home to score three runs off a closer like this guy, they've got the work cut out for him First pitch on its way And he pours this one in at the letters 0 and 1 Hey, there's an old saying in baseball. You need to take a strike in this spot. Well, he got one there Now he just needs to find a way to get on the 0 and 1 delivery Here's the pitch And he wasn't going to hit that one with an oar the strikeout and there's one gone Well, there's nothing better from a pitcher standpoint of watching that high fastball A high piece of cheese swung at and missed that pitch looks so inviting to hit But it's awfully tough to put in play Out tyler wade as he takes a fastball off the plate for a ball one and o He's got a hit in three at bats to this point. He's ready. Here's the one o Looked like a slider perhaps, but it missed badly and it's two and o too much action on the change up and he's behind three and o Mike ford is on deck now the three and o offering comes with the fastball, but it's outside for ball four Now bat At the plate Mike ford if you look to bounce back after striking out his last time up Yeah, maddie big time k last time up and it's been a tough series for him so far You can tell he's just not seeing the ball off this team. Let's see if he can make an adjustment right here in there A base hit That's a big at bat from the bottom of the order. Yeah maddie right there Worked himself into a nice situation got on on base right there Now first and third rolls the lineup over top of the order is licking its chops Though the lineup flips over and digging in dj lemay here and their runners at the corners now the change up But it's taken for ball one Hey, this isn't going to be an easy save these guys are making them work for this one a swing and a miss That's the first strike runners are at the corners with one man out with the fastball But it misses here and it's back to two and two Swing and a ball lifted in the air toward the line in right And that's going to fall for a base hit into score easily as the runner from third and don't look now They've cut the lead down to two A time is called and a bit of a curious decision here to say the least as we'll get a pinch runner at third here Don't know if something's wrong or what? The box now Aaron judge As the first pitch misses to him it's ball one Here at the corners with one man out and guessing there and it's a ball and a strike He's looked at off the plate for a ball A time to start making some quality pitches He finds himself in a tough spot behind an account with guys on base Two one pitch doesn't hit the target. It's ball three Couldn't be a whole lot better situation to hit it now three and one two on He's got to be thinking he's going to get a pitch. He can drive right here Hitters count all the way here it comes. Here's your at first and third one away Missed with it ball four. So that means now the potential tying run will move into scoring position at second Right about now the manager's questioning his decision to bring this guy in if you can't trust a reliever to throw strikes You can't trust them at all. We'll see if he comes to get him sooner than later Cam Bedrosian comes on here looking to get the final two outs and earn the save Here First to meet him here and he'll do so in an enviable situation indeed bases loaded and only one out now Look like he was going to wait him out. See if he was going to come over the heart of the plate Well news flash he is and this hitter is going to adjust his batting gloves and he better be ready in the box Here it comes Popped him up Fletcher ranges back and he has it for route number two Wow talk about frustrating now not what you want to do with the bases loaded a simple pop-up And nothing productive comes out of that So striding in Gary Sanchez as he'll look to bring home that tying run from second with the base hit into the outfield first pitch to him Now a slider down the middle but laid off So important getting ahead with the bases loaded already a difficult situation So you don't want to make it any harder by falling behind in the count No one to now Last chance for the Yankees One and two to the Yankees catcher It's here, but the tying and winning runs are both out there Good swing on a tough pitch and he'll stick around to see another one has him down to their final strike here It comes and the possible tying run at second in a great job of working out of trouble as this ball game is over Well, it's getting more and more common in baseball now these days to use a ton of pitchers to get through a game And it took six here to get the job done But hey, they'll do whatever they can to get a w 7 5 tonight's final The halos came through and it mattered in the ninth on the way to the win Hansel Robles gets the win in relief his second of the year So that's a wrap here tonight for marco rosa dan, please act and Heidi Watney This is matt vaskers and you've been watching mlb the show for more find us on twitter at mlb the show


EXO Zeroes content today's video we're going to discuss the new update new freebies new events and a lot more but before that if you want to see more updated EXO Zeroes content please hit the subscribe button down below hey guys hope you are having a lovely day today so to start off with our update episode we're going through um first day new hero chance up for st west so we have number one a new nation number two three new heroes for this update and actually they have their own banner which is kind of weird because um usually these are reserved for fate course so now it's a hero chance up so anyway this is the first time that we'll have a single banner for a chance up rate for the three heroes so if you can see up here the chances of you obtaining are there carries 0.5 Nemriss is 0.7 and John Donk is 1% um by the way guys Nemriss is a guy so if you guys think she's a female think again she's a guy so or he's a guy so i'm not sure why they put this art there but um just to just to get it out of the way so anyway that is it for the new hero chance up next would be on the events that we have is a premium recruit free 110 times so this is actually is a free 11 pull for 10 days so if you can see here it's a 10 plus one so it will start on january 28th after the maintenance after february 25 so you'll have a chance to get um free uh free pools free heroes possibly free fate course for this event so log into your accounts every day for 10 days between january 28th and february 25 the next event that they're going to bring out is again another series of um gifts from leafy so this is a seven days of gifts season three update celebration so these are the gifts that you'll be receiving if you log in again for the next seven days so day one 200 zest day two five and go day three seven books of experience day four fifty die coupons day five five nation recruit tickets day six five hundred zest and the big huna is going to be your exclusive weapon selection ticket this is what actually everybody's looking towards because you'll be able to select an exclusive weapon from all of the heroes that have exclusive weapons already so this is actually going to be given by leafy um and in the town that you're going to be in so for every for every nation there's going to be a town there on your lower lower right portion um leafy will be there to give your reward the next would be season three package release so there will be a special package for season three so here are the contents the next would be the main update itself so the main update is going to drop on january 28th and it's going to be a total of nine hours actually probably more so let's go towards the first update that they have first page would be um season three blooded rhapsody update so this is simply going to be a another chapter which is chapter 15 so bloody flower chapter 14 will be modified or be downgraded as well so new hero update as you see there there will be three new heroes added to the game particularly from the nation of st west so first the queen which is kari so most of you guys have been teased with how kari looks in the previous weeks already and next would be memories um his uh her heir to her throne so again son of kari okay take note the first queen of st west next would be john donk of course the husband of kari so king king king donk is here so she uh he is the third uh faded hero to arrive in our game so those are the three heroes that we have for you i'm sorry that line games has for you i'm not i'm not employed with line game sorry so to add as well there will be a new nation st west so an elite military st west is being added so it's like a military nation it's located in the south of brun and the number cross the bridge at brun and the number to go through okay so it's a new map portion going to the south so along with the st west update the word contents the same word are being added so st west capital city elester is being added so this is what i mean in terms of leafy seven gifts so usually when you enter the capital city um leafy is there um to wait for you for your seven days of gifts for the and log in for the for the seven day duration okay so because of the update they will be adding another five levels so 60 to 65 for your accounts and you'll be receiving nation recruit tickets and 30 die coupons so no more zest for us for the rewards for the account level expansion they used to be zest but um and i enjoy zest more than nation recruit tickets so anyway challenge mission update the challenge mission is being organized so the the challenge portion if you if you can remember on on the on your challenges they will be um reorganized um through your story guide and content guide so they will be distributed there and the new content for the challenge mission update would be this hero growth guide so this is something new that they'll be adding to the challenges which will give us more rewards by completing challenges as well so basically a new content for the challenges okay so a new fate core rate silver added a new fate core rate silver will be added so the first that will be given to us is is uh cafe did the shot astarte so astarte fc will be given to us and she will be a silver fate core with skills that can help us clear the stories so if you can take a look at her skills below so her new skill because our fate core added will be skilled entertainers so overtime effect increases attack defense in health of all allies by 70 upon starting a battle in north one frosty so if i may recall north one frosty content is in the chapters um she i think she can be used there so we'll try once the update is already here we'll try to do that so title update a new title function will be added to describe achievements you you can automatically gain title if you clear a certain achievement from the titles you hold choose the one that you would like to have be shown title set to show an account information village and air squadron hideout not only competitive content such as semen's tunier embodiment of average infinity core but various title of interesting achievement are being prepared so you're just going to be given a lord of something or a duke of something so it's a title to be added to your name so that's just it nation recruit improvements so the nation recruit improvements basically this just says that um once you complete level one it will not reset until you completed levels two and the final level so it what it will not reset after you complete level one that's it so you have to finish level two and level three the final then it will reset so that is a good improvement for everyone so next would be your signature force signature force updates would be uh stage three and wasted red signature force which is my nation so very happy for that but i'm still at level one so too bad for me say stage two in vagabond signature is being open as well so good for schmidt and company so what is the signature force so signature force is a couple of skills added to your nation specifically to who you selected or what you select okay so the additions to wasted red signature force for level three so three one adds light element damage to heroes from wasted red three two garf status increase three three increase status of heroes of wasted red nationality three four reduce elemental damage of the heroes of wasted red is good so this makes them tougher as well vagabond signature force effect so stage two point one provides above two heroes if nation three more vagabond national heroes actually there are only three of them so so this is actually funny um with three heroes so you have to use um schmidt you have to use seowa and you have to use so we can see on for this one so number two point two adds light element damage to heroes with a vagabond two point three awaken zeon status increase two point four increase status of heroes of vagabond nationality so the daily com though daily mission content improvements we have this is basically just a summarize for those of you don't want to read this so basically for your challenges which requires you heroes for different stages especially from special stages and lunatic stages they will just um they will actually take away one hero uh reduce the number required heroes of an element to make a team hero by one make a team by one hero so reduce the number of heroes uh required to complete lunatic and special so that's it that's basically it uh not to be confused with with with language here so highest difficulty that you will proceed the quick battle will be set as a default okay so that's just it for the daily mission very good because a lot of a lot of newbies beginners will have the chance to clear this faster because it's it has been a pain for new new heroes and new heroes new players especially when especially when i started so also for those who are starting the game this will be easier for you guys new scout hero added so obviously the three new heroes will be added to the scout system so but their requirement for scout points is a little bit low so that's for carries only 6000 compared to you have dorca i think which has 9 000 so i don't know why it's lower for them so kind of good um also saint west soldier replacement so a new new saint west is being added the soldiers it will be replaced changes blah blah moving on okay not really important door to creation improvements so there will be a new improvement which will give us tomb experience but it will be it will be what they call this only 10 times per day okay expected reward will be changed from randomly obtained one of the inferior score experience got to randomly obtained of the inferior's tomb of experience so it's a random poll again but it will give us tomb of experiences so good so we will have better use for for the exodium experience so better use for the currency of exodium um if you guys have been saving this up you can actually pull 10 per day already so here we are with update announcement number two so gutter will be will be in hero battle now starting after the update so he is the featured hero that you will get in hero battle choice forge event so what is choice forge okay um typically if you select a physical type helmet and and reach the needed mileage you receive a faded rate faded rate physical type helmet so basically just an improvement in the choice forge event reward so so faded rated armor of the select attack type and equipment part can only obtain blah blah okay so that's still with the choice forge convenience improvements package shop improvements as you've seen earlier extra skip extra recruit effects so recruits will be taken out number the others is removal of few effects in the door creation yeah because it takes too long just to pull for something because of the animation takes too long manage hero inventory this is related to your garden stones and this is good because so because you won't you actually have a difficulty all of us are having a difficulty in looking for um particular garden stone of a particular hero so this actually gives a better improvement of finding it quicker for each garden stone of each hero okay your journal as well will be will be adding um a sorting system on which nation the heroes belong to so next would be also would be the exos pass exos pass will be will be getting a receive all button for those rewards that you haven't collected yet so that you won't click on them um one at a time next would be you pierce labyrinth will have a little bit of changes uh times two button as well for you pierce labyrinth skip function for tutorial section this is good for those who are re-rolling their characters they will have to skip the tutorial and move to to re-rolling and summoning then try another account and this is good for advanced players who are are coming back and have deleted their account already okay walk run fest improvements as well no changes in the world participation for 10 players in multiplayer mode to reduce time matching for multiplayer mode yes please because this has been very slow and i haven't used this yet leave his gift for seven days again it's end update you pierce labyrinth uh will be open again starting january 31st for new content i'm sorry for new missions for the new new pierce labyrinth basically new missions is just a reset reset of when we can enter and get get zest again okay so infinity core um the fate core team for for idol 2 will be added monthly season missions will resume actually again after the update so i'm happy for this one because i finished this a long time ago so here are the rewards that we have so um there are a couple of changes ultimate orbs are actually being being added as a change for number five and number 14 it's very good so for our number three update we have february exo spas is opening um i don't want to explore more on exo spas cumulative payment event we have a new one we will release for those of you guys who wish to purchase items for the community payment event you'll be getting another orange fate core which is for bilish our favorite bilish so this is how it's going to look like when he's with st west so for those of you guys who want to purchase for the cumulative payment event you get him as a freebie um as you complete one steps one two step four okay so that's just it i'm i'm assuming he's an orange fate core so he won't that he won't have that much of skills just for aesthetics so others numerous bug fixes and improvements to the game for the last page of the update so the update um what can i say my thoughts it's um number one the what do you call this the the new heroes for the chance up it's kind of underwhelming because usually we were expecting fate cores to be put there not just regular heroes or even fate fated fated heroes um the improvements are good um new content has been added but again we'll have to try it out again if you know if we'll enjoy it or not or if it's you know relevant or not or it would even peak our interest or not but anyway this has been the update that has been teased and it's dropping in a couple of hours so guys be ready i'll see you in the game take care everyone stay safe this is the warden and i'm out


Alhamdulillah for Allah's innumerable favors and for the beautiful meanings and reminders that we've heard. And for the blessing of this week together, praying together, remembering Allah SWT, eating together, seeking knowledge, sacred beneficial knowledge, healing together, learning about how we become in harmony with the way that Allah SWT created us spiritually and physically and in every other way, understanding how our religion is an unbroken chain connected back to Sayyidina Adam, alayhi salam, and to all of the prophets and messengers and how it is intact and coherent and how the Qur'an is a confirmation for what has come before. Learning about these Ahadith Qudsiya that really teach us to yearn for Allah SWT and to follow in the footsteps of the messenger of Allah SWT, lessons on love, how we become people who are lovers and connected to Sayyidina Rasulillah, salawatullahi wa salamuhu alayhi. These are all immense gifts from Allah SWT. I remember my teacher, Sayyid al-Habir, saying in a gathering like this in one of the mawalid, he said, your expression of gratitude for gatherings like this is to ensure that other people one day join these gatherings. Our job is to really embody and take what we've learned and implement what we've learned and that we take it out into the world, that it is represented in who we are in our friendships, in our relationships, in our homes, in our dealings with our spouses, our raising of our children, our dealings with our neighbors and so forth that they see the light of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and this Deen reflected in us in some degree. We have work to do. We have to translate this love and this light and this beauty and the gift that Allah SWT has given us. We have to translate that into all of our actions and our words so that we can help our brothers and sisters in humanity connect to Allah SWT and find eternal salvation to take them from the constriction of the life of this world. People who are obsessed and can only find some comfort in something that takes away their mind, that they are absorbed, self-absorbed in all of these things, social media and intoxicants and drugs and all of the diseases that are spreading because of those things. We cannot sit idly by and because we have some inferiority complex and we think that we are victims, we do not share the light of Islam that will elevate them and honor them. How can we sit idly by and not give them that when we see these people, when we stand before Allah, they might say this person was a Muslim, they never told me anything. And when we do that, when we commit to the intentions that were said before and we should all make an intention and ask Allah SWT that He makes us servants of the Prophet SAW, servants of the Prophet SAW that we do khidmah for the messenger of Allah SAW, the story that Sayyidi Amu Tareef he mentioned of Sayyidina Rabi'a ibn Ka'ab al-Aslami that he was one of the guards of the messenger of Allah SAW and when the verse was revealed, the messenger of Allah SAW told all those people who were guarding him, you can go, your job is over. They all went home except Sayyidna Rabi'a ibn Ka'ab al-Aslami, he slept at the doorstep of Allah's messenger SAW and the Prophet SAW said, what are you doing here? He said, I just want to serve you, I just want to serve anything, can I bring you your wudu water, can I, anything you need, oh messenger of Allah, you don't need me as a guard, use me for something. Put me to service, put me to good use and if I serve you, then I will attain the highest degrees of honor with Allah SAW, the highest degrees of nearness, the highest degrees of knowledge and ma'arifa and openings from Allah SAW, let us translate everything we've learned into our relationships with others so that the numbers grow and the beauty of Islam spreads into people's hearts and that there will be a restoration of what is pleasing to Allah and good and beautiful. We ask Allah SAW for tawfiq, wa sallallahu wa ta'ala ala Sayyidina Muhammad, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi ajma'in, walhamdulillahi rabbil al-alameen.


I'm not actually looking at Bitcoin at all. In three years Ethereum will flip Bitcoin. This is Anton Bukov, the co-founder of Oneinch Network, one of the world's largest decentralized exchanges by transaction volume. He's also number 39 on Cointelegraph's Crypto Top 100 of 2022. Bukov is convinced that fixing Ethereum's scalability issue is key for the success of decentralized finance. What is the best scalability solution for Ethereum? And what are the chances it could replace Bitcoin as the largest cryptocurrency? Find out in our latest Cointelegraph interview. Okay, so Anton, the vast majority of crypto users currently use centralized exchanges. So what would it take for decentralized exchanges to take over centralized ones? I think this taking over is already happening. If you would look at what happened to volumes, to users, to a number of trades on centralized exchanges and decentralized exchanges in 2020 and 2029, I believe you would see that the access growth was much more impressive than access growth. And this is just the beginning of this taking over. And so maybe you can point out that the improvements that still need to be made in order to complete this process of taking over centralized exchanges. Yeah, I believe that liquidity is pretty good already. Sometimes we see that for huge trades aggregated Dex is better than centralized exchanges. But Dex still can't compete with centralized exchanges for high-frequency trading, like for professional traders, professional market makers, like professional strategists. Because no one Dex is working like responding for milliseconds. You still have to wait for transaction confirmation. And even on the fastest blockchains, it's like a few seconds. And I believe it's like it will not happen dramatically. It will not be changed dramatically. I mean that decentralized exchanges, they probably will never be as fast as centralized exchanges. And maybe they should not be. It's like current speed is enough for users, for traders who are like doing it, because it's enough for actual trading. It's just not suitable for high-frequency trading, yeah. There is also another issue, which is the involvement of big, big players into this space. So as far as I understand, big players, big institutional players are not allowed to invest into this kind of technology or to get their assets into these technologies because of the regulatory issues that they have on their own. So is it not like a big obstacle for decentralized exchanges to really take over the centralized ones, the fact that they cannot access the capital of these big institutions? Yeah, this is something we are going to solve with the thing we recently announced, which is called Oneinch Pro. This is a service for institutionals, which could allow them to behave as market makers and restrict subset of users who will be able to interact with them. Also, it will allow them to interact as users and interact only with services who are like compliant with their legal documents. I heard some people complain like regulated DeFi is impossible. It's like a bad idea or something, but I believe that regulated DeFi is like, DeFi is such a freedom, financial freedom, which allows subset of users to play with self-restrictions. So regulated DeFi is on the subset of this DeFi for those who want to use it, who is required. Yeah, I kind of agree that the best option would be having all options available. So you can decide whether you want to take on the responsibility of being regulated or not, and you just choose which path suits you better. But now I would like to get into your vision for the future of the blockchain ecosystem. So in a recent tweet you mentioned the risks of cross-chain technology, which have shown vulnerabilities to security breaches. You also shared a statement by Vitalik Buterin who said, the future will be multi-chain but won't be cross-chain. So do you share Buterin's view on this? All these technologies which allows cross-chain interoperability, they are highly experimental from my point of view. In half a year we saw five bridges were hacked. I also had tweet about this with a list of these hacks on screenshot. And one billion of US dollars was stolen in these hacks. And most of them happened because of low-level hacks, low-level bugs in smart contracts, which could be prevented by having more audits. And we not yet saw any attacks on cross-chain consensus, like validators consensus or something like this. But potentially we will see this in the future. And these numbers, they actually sound horrible because this one billion from five bridges is possibly the hugest piece of pie from all the hacks which happened in a few recent years. I think in this case numbers talk for themselves. Right. But then what is the alternative here? So as far as I understand, there are a lot of people that are dreaming about this future where all blockchains will be interconnected to each other and you could move assets from one chain to another freely thanks to these bridges. So do you think that this is not basically a feasible project or you have an alternative so that this can happen with another system? I would say the main difference between multi-chain and cross-chain should be that when we are talking about multi-chain, this means that you should minimize cross-chain interactions and use it when it's like really necessary. It should not be like you execute transactions which have cross-chain interactions every day multiple times. For regular user it should be like they work with some chain and time to time they bridge their assets to other chains. But it's like if you bridge stable tokens like USDC from one chain to another chain, it's safe to have this, for example, any other stable token on one chain or on another chain because this safety is guaranteed by this blockchain. But if you bridge assets, like if you have either on other chain like either on Solano, either on BNB chain, either on any other chain, it should be considered not really safe because you have one more risk which involves bridging of this asset because if something bad would happen to this bridge, your other which should be locked on Ethereum side can be stolen, could be stolen. You said that Bitcoin can become a storage value but Ethereum will be able to become a storage of state. So what exactly do you mean by storage of state? Yeah, I mean that Ethereum could become like a global settlement layer for different deals which could happen on other chains on multiple layer tools and any other like environment. This means that for example any layer 2, how layer 2 works, they usually have smart contract on layer 1 on Ethereum mainnet and if something bad is happening to layer 2 chain, someone is trying to manipulate it or trick others, you could provide some proof to layer 1 smart contract that something bad is happening to this chain and this smart contract will be able to terminate this chain or fix it and this is like you have a separate chain like separate blockchain and you can have interactions on it but it uses Ethereum mainnet as a settlement layer, it settles and finalizes all the transactions and everything was happening on it into Ethereum mainnet and I think this could be expanded to other chains, for example some chains could store their miracle routes in Ethereum mainnet to commit to their finality. That's interesting, so basically you are more of a supporter of this view of Ethereum as the universal layer 1 solution for the future of DeFi, am I correct? Yeah, yeah because we actually see that a lot of different sidechains projects which are actually like different chains, they are going into the direction of being layer 2s, they are trying to became layer 2 to have their like a subsidy model integrated with Ethereum model to like use Ethereum as this settlement layer I'm talking about. Yeah but on the other hand we are also seeing a lot of successful projects like near, we were mentioning before Solana, Harmony, those projects seem to be like alternative to Ethereum, not on top of Ethereum, am I not correct? Yes, but I see as far as I see some of them already started and trying to became like to use Ethereum as some settlement layer I see that there is a possibility that this will not be one rank network of chains, they are all not like equal, they are not like intraractic like on the same abilities, they are more like have some kind of hierarchy. It's like vision that these different chains could somehow relate to each other by committing their states to like more valuable, more like chain which have higher like capitalization I would say, it's not actually about capitalization, it's about power of validators for being non-manipulatable. And do you think this one chain will be Ethereum? Yeah I think that WebTree is could be still distributed among multiple chains and all these dapps can run on any chains that they want to but not all these chains are like equal in terms of how they relate to each other. There is like a high chance that most of the chains will try to commit their states to Ethereum as a higher layer. One of the main obstacles that still prevent DeFi from reaching mass adoption is the scalability issues that are affecting the Ethereum blockchain so that's also what prevents Ethereum from becoming this huge settlement layer I guess because right now in the current status Ethereum cannot really play that role because of those limitations. So you said that developers should not wait or prepare for ETH 2.0 DeFi scaling will happen through layer 2 so here I'm not sure I understand what you meant so why do you think that a layer 2 solution is unfeasible for scaling Ethereum 2.0 and if not then what is your your view on what can make Ethereum scale? The transaction capacity for Ethereum mainnet is limited but it's not enough for current demand and for future demand for sure and what we are trying to do is to scale this demand among like something how to scale it how to allow a number of users and the capacity of transactions to be increased like 10 times 100 times 1000 times and I see scaling solution in the ZK Snarks because the validation complexity is not related to computation complexity your two different transactions like one million of gas transaction and 100 million of gas transactions validation of these transactions on ZK Snark roll up would cost you same amount of computations. That sounds like magic but that's how it works. I talked to Vitalik in Paris like half a year ago about this issue that Ethereum is trying to build this sharding since maybe 2017 when they like came up to this idea maybe even earlier and while they were like in progress of building it this DeFi thing appeared with all this composability thing where all these projects can interact with each other this is main feature of DeFi and what we see that this DeFi is absolutely not compatible with this sharding idea and we will not see DeFi on a sharded environment. I talked to Vitalik about this and he like as far as I understand he agreed that the only scaling solution we see right now for DeFi is layer 2 but actually this is not like a solving it's like a floating scaling issue to layer 2 so now it's layer 2 issue to make more scalable they could provide some performance improvement like 10x 100x maybe 1000x but it will be super hard for them to have one million x scaling it's like next gen issue so for the next five ten years I see DeFi will be atomic and it will happen on single shard or on this layer 2 or on main net it will not be actually sharded it will not interact cross shard. All right now I would like to get into your vision of Bitcoin because you seem to be rather not an enthusiastic fan of Bitcoin in a recent interview you said that you still respect Bitcoin as a store of value but you also said that at this point blockchains with the smart contracts make much more sense so can you expand on this thought? I would say Bitcoin or Ethereum already replaced Bitcoin in terms of blockchain for applications Bitcoin is absolutely not a blockchain for applications it's not for developers you can develop applications on top of Bitcoin you could try but maybe you can develop like some kind of simple logic hash log game I don't know the only application which was like built on top of Bitcoin is Lightning Network but it's not working so good that anyone is trying to use it I afraid it became like a meme in crypto twitter that they're building this lightning network for many years like maybe more than five years and it's not yet there like no one is still using it looks like people prefer to use Bitcoin for like huge trades for settlement trades they're not trying to buy coffee using Bitcoin especially because Bitcoin is not stable token everything you can do with Bitcoin actually is just whole asset you can buy you can sell it I you know I respect Bitcoin technology because it was like the invention of all this industry for sure but it makes absolutely no sense for any blockchain developers okay since you're such a strong believer in Ethereum I guess that you also believe in the so-called flipping so in the scenario where Ethereum will eventually become the largest cryptocurrency and overtake Bitcoin I think there is a high chance that Ethereum will overtake Bitcoin in terms of total capitalization yeah fully diluted capitalization maybe I will try to use like logarithm here and think that in three years Ethereum will flip Bitcoin thanks a lot Anton for being on our show that was a great conversation thank you