HOFBL Season 2: Angels @ Yankees (6/2) Multiple lead changes as both teams refuse to give up
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00:00:00and welcome into the ballpark happy to have you with us major league baseball on tap on
00:00:15this thursday night it's the los angeles angels taking on the new york yankees john shomby
00:00:21chris singleton with you and we got a rubber match on our hands today partner yeah the final game of
00:00:26a three-game set they've split the first two and regardless of how important the series is within
00:00:32the larger picture of the season it's a game you want to get up for every series win feels good so
00:00:38we should see a fun match-up in this one all right we'll be back to get this one started after this
00:00:46just about set to go our starter in this one lefty gomez who gave solid innings this last
00:00:53time out picked up the win see what he's got today if he plays catch with his
00:00:57catcher the way he did doesn't shake off i think we'll see more of the same
00:01:05so just about set now and here's the veteran outfielder
00:01:09mike trout leading off tonight for the angels the left fielder mike trout
00:01:16and a pitch
00:01:26misses outside and we're underway on luke garrick day in major league baseball
00:01:34first pitch 707 the big lefty turns kicks deals called strike right there
00:01:47the 1-1
00:01:52and that one lifted in the air center field
00:01:56dimaggio settles under it and makes the catch one away
00:02:05there's joe madden's lineup for the angels and a big part of it a guy with a great track record
00:02:11jim salmon and boot he's the table center for this offense team leader and on base percentage
00:02:17i mean that just gives your teammates plenty of chances to cash in and bring around a score man
00:02:21i used to love when i had a guy out in second base or third base easy to get those rbis game after
00:02:26game you know a guy like this what he's going to provide and the opportunities that other guys are
00:02:31going to get in the lineup number four stands in now and lets that one go for a strike
00:02:51those scores just getting started top of the first
00:02:54now one misses in the dirt and today is draft day singing an exciting day in terms of the future of
00:02:59the sport and the future of these teams it's also changed a lot in terms of the immediacy of finding
00:03:05out i mean what was a carrier pigeon was how you found out about being drafted back when you were
00:03:11selected right well fans today may not realize because we have you know such exposure on the
00:03:17well fans today may not realize because we have you know such exposure on the internet and
00:03:23network sports and everything else you find out right away but when i was drafted back in 1993
00:03:29i maybe found out you know later in the day is drafted in the morning that i was drafted by the
00:03:33san francisco giants so regardless i think the feeling is the same no matter whether you find
00:03:39out right away or you find out a day later you're just so excited to have been drafted by a
00:03:44professional baseball team and have the opportunity to pursue your dream
00:03:52tapped out in front of the plate in time to garrick angels retired one two three
00:03:58angels go quietly there and now the bombers will get their shot
00:04:03no score you're watching major league baseball exclusively on the show
00:04:08we go to the bottom of the first and today's starting pitcher bartolo cologne chris it's
00:04:14a little more common these days but still he's a strikeout per inning type of guy
00:04:19well i hear you about the strikeouts a lot more guys striking out today but when you consider
00:04:24having the ability to get that strikeout particularly when you needed a man on third
00:04:28less than two out situations where yeah maybe you're not a real high strikeout
00:04:32guy but just knowing you have the swing and miss stuff in a big spot i think it's real critical and
00:04:37he's got it and the pitch derrick jeter takes a strike there as he stands at the plate now
00:05:02now the old one swing and a miss and he was fooled bringing the cheese on that one
00:05:25and the righty deals wouldn't chase that time really good take especially with two strikes
00:05:33one two here and a foul ball he stays alive
00:05:51and the right hander deals stays alive
00:06:03so
00:06:10on the ground right side vaughn takes it himself one gone bottom half of the first
00:06:18and let's take a look at the lineup of course one of the best players in the game today
00:06:23greg nettles simply put boom i mean one of the elite players in the game arguably the best player
00:06:29in the game just an absolute unbelievable talent always so much fun to watch him go out there and
00:06:34do his thing sit back and enjoy the show and hopefully he's able to do something special in
00:06:39this one joe dimaggio dimaggio having a really nice first season in the big leagues definitely
00:06:46a rookie of the year candidate
00:07:00pitch misses inside and that's ball one pogue he never moved because he never had time to
00:07:07but that kind of velocity you'd prefer that pitcher work away
00:07:11kicks and fires and that one just missed off the outside edge he's been raking in recent games and
00:07:19a big reason why getting ahead in counts he's been able to do that consistently and you see the results
00:07:26righty delivers misses inside and now three and oh
00:07:40one down base is empty that just missed he walked him on four pitches you know boog
00:07:54it's been said these guys are savages in the box you can see it right there with such tight
00:07:59plate discipline stepping in now for the yankees
00:08:03oh first pitch doesn't find the zone
00:08:25out towards left center edmonds settles underneath it two down
00:08:33batting for the first baseman luke eric stepping in now for the yankees
00:08:44garrick enters the day third in the american league batting race
00:09:04a garrick hit cleanup for that famed murderer's row lineup
00:09:08as the yankees were rolling off one world series title after another
00:09:21next offering is in for a strike
00:09:34so
00:09:41that one missed garrick hit behind babe ruth in those murders row days they both
00:09:46have tons of power but their home runs had much different trajectories
00:09:55and here comes and now it's even up while ruth hit these high towering fly balls out of the park
00:10:02garrick just crushes line drives into the stands i mean he hit absolute bullets
00:10:12left-hand hitter waits comes up empty as he chases that one into dirt
00:10:16sends it to first playmate that ends the inning one left for the yankees we played an inning
00:10:33i don't know
00:10:37back here at the ballpark now here is garrett anderson
00:10:42the designated hitter garrett anderson
00:10:53gomez back to work
00:10:58swing and that ball smashed on a line and there's one away
00:11:03clearly ready to hit right there first pitch of the inning hits a bullet and it just is one of those bad luck abs
00:11:14so digging in troy gloss two for eight in the series so far
00:11:18he has consistently been one of the best in the sport against lefties and yet the righties give
00:11:24him trouble you know you don't want to be labeled as that guy but the numbers say what they say
00:11:30first pitch just misses
00:11:39the wind of the pitch
00:11:44ground ball up the middle cheater collects gets it to first two up two down at the top of the
00:11:50second this lineup's gonna have to find a way to make him work a little harder out there on the
00:11:55mound i mean he is just mowing them down he's settling in you got to make him uncomfortable
00:12:00maybe step out of the box call time out do whatever it takes move on the next to hit for the angels
00:12:15first pitch and that's in for a strike i mean that's perfect location right on the black
00:12:20i mean over and over again this guy demonstrates the ability to hit those spots
00:12:24they're so tough to do anything with as a hitter
00:12:32next offering way off the plate
00:12:43and a ball evens account
00:12:44and a foul ball he stays alive that fastball at the bottom of the zone can be very effective
00:12:58just got to keep it on the corners two two now
00:13:07lined in the left center base hit and that keeps the inning alive
00:13:12so singy let's dive into the numbers courtesy of statcast do you even feel contact being made
00:13:18when you hit a ball that hard no i don't think so boog i mean that's just the best feeling in
00:13:22the world as a hitter you square it up perfectly and it's like you didn't even swing the bat and
00:13:27there are times the ball feels heavy off your bat you know it but this is not one of those cases he
00:13:32sent this one flying 114 miles per hour so that's flexing your muscles a little bit
00:13:38that's flexing your muscles a little bit
00:13:49the lefty the one oh and a ground ball to first and foul ball
00:13:56so
00:14:08next offering misses at a count two on one
00:14:13so
00:14:20the two on is high that's where you want it's a good miss
00:14:37the three one in for a strike full count great rbi spot here just got to stay focused on the
00:14:42pitch the runner will be in motion so something in the gap should definitely score it the three
00:14:47two is off the outside edge and that is ball four well interesting he went with the off speed
00:14:53and walked the hitter man you got to challenge the guy with the fastball now the lean at the plate
00:15:03that one's in there all in one
00:15:13second inning here no score
00:15:21on the ground right side and that is that down to the bottom of the second we're tied nothing up
00:15:33and welcome back now it's the power speed combo mickey mantle you talk about the power and the
00:15:39speed together well we knew he was going to be a stud just coming up making his way through the
00:15:45minor leagues and quickly at this level an impact player the pitch that's outside and that is ball
00:15:54one
00:16:10outside corner there's a strike well it looks like he's wanting to work the upper part of the
00:16:14strike zone what does that mean top hand better be working for the hitters adjust that side a
00:16:19little bit give yourself a chance to hit any deals just missed
00:16:29one
00:16:37and it skips in the dirt
00:16:47at the belt and fires that one misses so i'll lead off walk maybe a little loss of focus on
00:16:53the mound right there pretty much gifted in first base with a quick free pass
00:16:58now it's the right fielder roger matt cologne throws the first mantle dives back in safely
00:17:15and that's in there for strike one
00:17:27left hand batter waits in for a strike oh and two time to look at our umpiring crew in this one
00:17:39kenny jansen behind the plate yeah and expect a little inconsistency on the corners he doesn't
00:17:44make any wild calls but he does give and take there a little bit so he doesn't have the easiest
00:17:49strike zone to figure out especially as the game goes on when you're expecting it to become more
00:17:53consistent that one lifted to left trout is there makes the grab one down fans don't really
00:18:04understand the familiarity and relationship players and coaches have with umpires i mean you see these
00:18:09guys a lot yeah but these guys are all out there trying to do their best and perform at a high
00:18:14level so when you respect that i think over time you can develop a relationship with some of these
00:18:20guys thurman munson stands in now looks at that one inside
00:18:31and a pitch
00:18:55nothing nothing here in the bottom of the second
00:19:02base the 2-0 is in for a strike is there a little wrinkle to that i think there was
00:19:09yeah a little slider action
00:19:15here comes the pitch there goes the runner from first softly hit the third
00:19:19sends it across the first no chance of the double play with the runner in motion
00:19:31robinson now batting robinson cano really thriving with the bat this season here at home
00:19:40class got lights
00:19:57pitch misses inside ball one
00:20:03so
00:20:09there's a line drive to left field he gets there to make the play a nice running grab
00:20:15and that ends the inning the yanks lead one will move to the third with no score
00:20:21so
00:20:28welcome back and now the short stop number 11 we talk about guys with good speed and definitely
00:20:35he has it but pushing the offense aside for just a second chris it's the defensive side that i think
00:20:41the speed factors in the most bunting for a hit picks it up with a bare hand nicely done for the
00:20:48out well i think the defense was anticipating something here because they were really ready
00:20:56to defend as that ball was put down nice little drag bond but they get the out way to go
00:21:06and now batting mike trout flied out to center in his first at bat he is quite an athlete i mean you
00:21:14look around the other sports basketball football you feel like he could thrive in one of those
00:21:18sports too first offering misses the mark well he gets to balls that get by most people at that
00:21:29position just really impressive because there are certain times the ball comes off the bat
00:21:33automatically that team that hit it thinks that they've got a base hit or they may have extra
00:21:38bases and he just takes it away but why the kick the 2-0
00:21:47oh this ball is crushed into left field it's on its way and gone
00:21:56that was a moon shot is 14th of the year it's one nothing
00:22:08so
00:22:12power versus power right there like two locomotives colliding who's gonna win
00:22:18well a really good job there by the hitter getting the top hand working
00:22:22powers that fastball out of here
00:22:33and what makes him even quicker is the fact that he's so dialed in on the pitch as it's moving
00:22:37through the hitting zone he can see how that hitter's lined up what he's trying to do and
00:22:41where that pitch is going to end up which gives him that really quick first step and that's why
00:22:46he makes so many great plays the next offering misses and it's 2-0
00:22:57the line of the pitch
00:23:08so
00:23:24there's the strike
00:23:30and the 3-1
00:23:39bounding ball here rolls foul
00:23:49and now the lefty
00:23:50in the air left side Mantle under it he makes the catch and there's two now
00:24:04no matter the center fielder Jim Edmonds two out spaces empty Jim Edmonds digs in now
00:24:13this is a true five tool guy not very many of them out there but
00:24:18when he's on the field you can't take your eye off of him
00:24:25next pitch downstairs one and oh fans come to the ballpark to watch him play and in baseball to have
00:24:32such a talented player going out there every day and putting on the show that he does just a joy to
00:24:38watch the pitch
00:24:45that's down and in
00:24:56here's a 3-0
00:24:57up the middle Cano gloves it over to first that's the third out
00:25:07Angels do get one however on the Mike Trout home run it's now 1-0
00:25:27as we go to the last of the third leading off Greg Nettles the third baseman
00:25:34Greg Nettles the right hander back to work and first offering is fouled off
00:25:42so
00:25:51right hander kicks deals tapped at the plate but it's a foul ball
00:26:00so
00:26:10and it goes just foul this guy's seen two change-ups in a row
00:26:14could be a little vulnerable for a fastball right here
00:26:29so
00:26:36the 0-2 and that's outside tough to take a two-strike change-up they just missed they get
00:26:44frozen the pitch and a swing and a miss leadoff man retired here in the third definitely made
00:26:54him chase a little bit out of the zone right there I don't think that's a strike if he takes it
00:26:58pretty textbook pitching get ahead in the count get the guy in the box on his heels and then force
00:27:04him to chase your pitch where he doesn't have much of a chance to do any damage
00:27:10and up next for New York Derek Jeter grounded out his first time up
00:27:19and the first pitch misses for ball one
00:27:28so
00:27:38and the righty deals that's ripped and this one could be extra bases makes the turn and heads
00:27:45for second and the tying runs at second base with a double just so sound in his mechanics
00:27:53hits against a firm front side and the hands just continue to carry through the middle of the field
00:28:11Joe DiMaggio getting his first time
00:28:15Joe DiMaggio
00:28:18and a foul ball
00:28:34pickoff moved to second Jeter back on a dive
00:28:45next pitch misses and that's ball one hitter's got some good opposite field power what I like
00:28:50about something being hit to the right side into the outfield is that the base runner at
00:28:55second has a very good read and can determine whether or not he can score on that base hit
00:29:06here's a two one
00:29:07here's a two one
00:29:12runner at second here one gone
00:29:22next pitch misses way outside Colon one of the best strikeout pitchers in the
00:29:27game and that certainly is a benefit to him when he's in a spot like this
00:29:37so
00:29:41swings and blasts one deep to left center that's back there turn in looking and that one is gone
00:29:50the two run shot is 13th home run of the season it's two one
00:30:08knew what pitch he wanted to hit spent on some other pitches in this at bat was very patient and it paid off
00:30:17Babe Ruth stepping in now for the Yankees
00:30:21Ruth comes in fifth in the American League in batting average
00:30:37yeah if you're gonna be in the game in high leverage situations you've got to be able to get the swing and miss and put hitters away
00:30:59you'll one all one there
00:31:07here comes a pinch swing and a miss 98 on the gun part of the order coming through now and with one home run already in this setting they're definitely looking to do some more damage
00:31:29here's a one two stays alive
00:31:37so
00:31:47next one misses two and two well he's not afraid to fall into a two-strike count knows the strike
00:31:53zone very well so much so that I think umpires will look at him and determine whether it's a
00:31:58ball or strike if he swings or not and a foul ball he stays alive
00:32:08so
00:32:15chopped out in front of the plate throws the first and they get the out
00:32:23the first baseman number four
00:32:29here's a big power threat Luke Eric when he steps into the batter's box the comfort level
00:32:34looks so high it doesn't matter what kind of delivery that pitcher has what kind of velocity
00:32:40what kind of secondary stuff he is so settled in there he owns the home plate area in there and
00:32:46it's all in one goes without saying one of the biggest legends of the game here in Garrick
00:32:51probably the greatest first baseman of all time
00:32:54the 0-1
00:33:13and that one fouled off
00:33:24and a pitch and it's even up in 1929 Garrick slash 300 431 584 not too bad right well that
00:33:37was maybe the worst season of his career tells you about what kind of player he was
00:33:54foul off again and it remains three and two
00:34:09the pitch pulled hard but it's a foul ball
00:34:15good battle here about to be the eighth pitch of the at-bat
00:34:24and there's ball four
00:34:28it's been a little bit of a shaky inning but he's still in a good spot to get out of this
00:34:32thing without giving up any more runs he's just got to turn the page and go after this next guy
00:34:38and Garrick only drove in 125 runs in that subpar 1929 season this guy was an RBI machine he held
00:34:47the record for career grand slams as well for 75 years Mantle takes a ball as he stands in for the
00:34:54second time
00:34:59righty to the plate that clips a corner
00:35:08here comes a pitch runner breaks for a second that's in for a strike throw a second out there
00:35:23and that ends the inning
00:35:39back here at the ballpark John Chambi with Chris Singleton
00:35:42and set to lead off the fourth Garrett Anderson the designated hitter Garrett Anderson
00:35:59the pitch
00:36:00ball one no strikes well after putting up a nice inning on offense got some runs across this is
00:36:09where you look for the starter to go out there have a shutdown inning don't give that other
00:36:13team any hope you just hope they didn't get through this inning get the bats back up there
00:36:17while they're hot
00:36:21and a pitch
00:36:25and it is two and one
00:36:30and that curveball drops in there for a strike
00:36:47next offering is foul bat
00:36:56the two-two
00:37:00stays alive
00:37:14the punch out there and a one away so he gets the call and picks up the strikeout looking
00:37:21sometimes with a good hitter at the plate he'll be the one to get the benefit of the doubt if he
00:37:25lays off on a close pitch like that but just not right there strike zone definitely expand a little
00:37:30bit with two strikes now strike loss this guy has turned into a beast
00:37:39first pitch doesn't find the zone
00:37:51kicks and fires
00:37:56and there's a strike
00:38:06just off the outside part of the plate
00:38:17up the middle lays out but he can't squeeze it he doesn't have a play and they come away
00:38:23without a doubt well they call that an advantage count for a reason you're so much more likely to
00:38:28get something you can handle just a cookie down the middle i mean those are the ones you dream
00:38:32about ones in the cage you're just hoping you get in the ball game right down the middle not a whole
00:38:36lot of velocity right on top of it run around at first with one gone and here's the first baseman
00:38:43Mo Vaughn and he swings and misses at the initial offering
00:39:00left-hand hitter waits now this is in the air down the line Mantle racing over to make the catch
00:39:14now that right fielder
00:39:24and here is Tim Salmon singing you can't ask for anything more this guy checks all the boxes
00:39:30offensively he is the ultimate professional and it doesn't just start at game time it starts in
00:39:35the afternoon the way he prepares and gets ready for the ball game i tell you what his teammates
00:39:40feed off of the leadership that he shows on and off the field well we call that keyholing even
00:39:47though it's right there and looks pretty good if he doesn't love it he's not going to swing that
00:39:51early in the count that's inside
00:39:58back to back fastballs in that last one called for a strike probably go away but look for him to come back in there to try to finish you off
00:40:22next pitch inside two and two
00:40:28two outs out to short cheater collects it they get the force and that is that
00:40:44angel strand one and our score remains two one
00:40:58and welcome back bottom of the fourth and stepping in for the Yankees Mickey Mantle
00:41:04he's not gonna get cheated up there no he's not he's looking to do damage with every swing he takes
00:41:13Colon back to work that misses ball one he needs a quick one two three this time around last inning
00:41:22through a lot of pitches
00:41:32and the right hander deals
00:41:43and that gets the top of the zone for a strike
00:41:59that one misses and now three and one
00:42:13and the pitch and now it's filled up now just great execution right there ran that two seamer
00:42:18out over the outside edge showing that he's not afraid to walk this guy
00:42:35swings and lines a base hit into left field and the leadoff man aboard
00:42:42he needed out one it's been a tough stretch at the plate lately fastball pretty much middle
00:42:47middle and that's what you fall asleep dreaming about as a hitter so no surprise he put a great
00:42:51swing on it Roger Mack the next to hit good contact guy good defender first offering misses the mark
00:43:03runner at first with no outs here
00:43:11check on the runner and he's back in on a dive
00:43:21so
00:43:31and a one oh swing and a miss let's see if he's willing to use the whole field right here
00:43:37definitely pounding him away
00:43:51righty delivers
00:44:10and one fouled off
00:44:21two two down runner on the goal he swings and fouls one off
00:44:31nobody out runner at first
00:44:40hit on the ground to the right side and that's just foul
00:44:51so
00:44:56next pitch is inside three and two now
00:45:07and he deals chop back up the middle on the first one out in the bottom of the fourth
00:45:26now batting catcher Thurman Munson
00:45:30good
00:45:35here's the catcher to hit Thurman Munson this is a guy who is very highly regarded
00:45:41defensively fun to watch him control stuff behind the plate good game caller
00:45:46good at framing but it's that big arm that really stands out
00:45:52and first offering is fouled off
00:46:01so
00:46:06the pitch bounced to the left side to first and that's an out
00:46:20the batter number 22 second baseman Robinson
00:46:25yes so two down now and here is Robinson Cano
00:46:32my class got lights
00:46:51first pitch and that's in for a strike not sure if he was expected for the pitcher to
00:46:55come right at him but he got a nice cookie there and just watched it the entire way
00:47:00two outs and one in scoring position
00:47:09the next pitch misses and it's a ball to strike
00:47:18man at second swung on popped up on the infield Vaughn under this one he makes the grab
00:47:27and that is the inning one left for the Yankees they lead it 2-1
00:47:47we go to the top of the fifth and here's the catcher Benji Molina this guy one of the best
00:47:52defensive catchers going you talk about framing the ability to block catch and throw he is at
00:47:59the top of the game the wind of the pitch and that chance handled and a quick out number one
00:48:16now batter number 11
00:48:19and next for the angels number 11 you talk about elite defensive players
00:48:24especially in the middle of the diamond and this guy is at the top of the list
00:48:35ground ball left side tosses to found on the top of the fifth
00:48:41out of the top of the fifth
00:48:45now batting the left fielder Mike Trout so the batting order turns over
00:48:53here's Mike Trout he's already homered in this game
00:49:03Mike Trout just a special player a special human does everything well on the baseball field and
00:49:09seems to do it as well off the field next offering is in for a strike
00:49:24swing and a miss struck him out that's out number three
00:49:28angels go down one two three and they trail it here two to one
00:49:47we head to the bottom of the fifth and the batter now Greg Nettles for the Yankees
00:49:53the third baseman Greg Nettles
00:49:59and a pitch I think with Mike Trout when you consider all the awards the wins above replacement
00:50:05he's on a trajectory if he stays healthy but he'll end up as one of the greatest position
00:50:10players of all time strike two
00:50:26next offering is fouled back
00:50:41to the right side
00:50:44tosses to the pitcher covering the bag one up one down up next for the Yankees
00:50:55Derek Cheater stepping in now for the Yankees it's amazing we get a chance to talk to a lot
00:51:01of opposing managers this guy scares managers on the other team as much as anyone and he gets to
00:51:07fly beneath the radar with the other more recognizable names in this lineup
00:51:14next offering is down low and that is ball one
00:51:25that one catches the corner for a strike one of the unfortunate things is that
00:51:29in this guy's career particularly early we just didn't get to see him in the postseason
00:51:34very much you want to see the best players playing in October here's a high fly ball out
00:51:39to center two down
00:51:51two outs bases empty Joe DiMaggio stepping in now for the Yankees
00:51:57Chris baseball today so many strikeouts and they are available to pitchers
00:52:02but this is a guy that puts the bat on the ball and is kind of different from
00:52:06the players that we see day in day out and the first pitch misses for ball one
00:52:12yeah his swing is so good it's in the zone a long time
00:52:15he gets the barrel to it a lot and that produces more base hits
00:52:21next pitch is inside and now two and oh
00:52:28come on two down nobody on good eye right there
00:52:34singing one of the things that's interesting is that guys really don't worry about swing and
00:52:39miss from an offensive standpoint anymore so when you see somebody who contacts the ball like this
00:52:45do you think of that as plus value absolutely if he's doing damage now if he's rolling over and
00:52:52Salmon makes the catch and that'll do it so the Yanks go
00:52:56in order as they're unable to add to their 2-1 lead
00:53:07welcome back at the play number four
00:53:11yeah and the domino effect of that is running up pitch counts on pitchers and then either
00:53:18getting them to a place of fatigue or getting into the bullpen perhaps before you get
00:53:22to those higher leverage arms at the back end
00:53:29the 1-0
00:53:30so
00:53:45scoops it up barehanded
00:53:54next pitch misses inside ball three
00:54:00so
00:54:14and so the lefty allows the lead off free pass well he tried to nibble right there and just
00:54:19missed his spot hitter didn't offer at it now he has somebody to worry about over at first
00:54:25no outs runner at first next to hit Jim Edmonds
00:54:35that one's in there 0-1 he's pitching well but not throwing a ton of first pitch strikes
00:54:40usually doesn't work out for success but you can never predict baseball
00:54:450-1 now well with the amount of pitches that can end up in the dirt a good secondary lead
00:54:53doesn't have to get away from the catcher but if you're anticipating
00:54:57based off the trajectory get yourself in a scoring position
00:55:14and here it comes and a big swing and a miss well hitter looked pretty comfortable on that
00:55:20swing pitchers don't like to see that let's see how he changes it up on this next pitch
00:55:27pick off move to first back in there standing
00:55:31so
00:55:39the 2-2 now and a foul ball he stays alive
00:55:48so
00:55:55left hand batter waits right through there got it one gone here
00:56:05Garrett Anderson will hit next definitely wants to stay out of the double play here
00:56:10ball on the ground in the infield should be an inning ending double play
00:56:18and the first offering is not close
00:56:37right field down the line and that one slices foul one run game one out one on
00:56:47one
00:56:52next offering is in for a strike
00:57:07and downstairs
00:57:18and now the lefty stays alive
00:57:37at the belt and fires 3-2 now that's a really good take
00:57:47and a miss
00:57:57here comes a pitch fouled off again and it remains 3-2
00:58:07eighth pitch of the at-bat coming up
00:58:10got him two gone now
00:58:15no just couldn't pull the trigger on the fastball right there and i don't think he was taking it
00:58:19thinking it might be a called ball or anything i just think he was flat out frozen did not expect
00:58:24that location in my opinion and now it's going to be Troy Gloss saying you talk about a guy that has
00:58:32all the skills the range is really good but the arm just stands out and he makes all the plays
00:58:40and because of that big power arm is able to play a little bit deeper make throws from the
00:58:45outfield grass all the way across the diamond and still get a pretty good runner that's impressive
00:58:55first pitch doesn't find the zone
00:59:03kicks and fires on the ground to the left and foul ball
00:59:09the pitch and now two balls and a strike
00:59:22the pitch this to third
00:59:41tosses across the first out number three angels leave one they're down two to one
00:59:52get it started when they round yeah and this is more than you ever know
00:59:58well we go bottom six and here is babe ruth leading up singing he's a guy that covers both
01:00:04sides of the plate about as well as anyone in the sport how difficult is that to do i'll just look
01:00:10at the back of my bubble gum card you'll see how hard it is these guys are great man they have the
01:00:15ability to look out there but also to be able to turn on the inside pitch those that can really
01:00:20sharpen things on the outer half those are the ones that become elite and there's a breaking
01:00:25ball that drops in their movement in the halos bullpen jared weaver the veteran right hander
01:00:30appears to be loosening up otani warming up as well and the righty deals and there's a ball
01:00:51and a pitch
01:01:08now one fouled off two and two
01:01:12well he got challenged with a good fastball right there just couldn't catch up
01:01:21to two now and now the count filled up three and two
01:01:45left field
01:01:48and there's one down
01:01:51almost 100 pitches through five and a third innings i'm thinking
01:01:54he's probably done in the next couple of batters number four
01:01:58lu stepping in the long ball threat luke eric he's all for one
01:02:14and first offering is fouled off
01:02:20so
01:02:27and a pitch
01:02:42and a count one and two now there's a pitch we haven't seen in a while
01:02:46it's gonna be tough on the hitters if he can mix that in whenever he wants
01:02:51so
01:02:56left hand hitter waits and now two and two
01:03:09right hander kicks deals this to center field edmunds has a beat on it calls it in and there's
01:03:18two away the left fielder number seven mickey
01:03:28two out space is empty and now mickey mantle a guy who makes an impact not just at the plate
01:03:34but also in the field first pitch and he just misses
01:03:48so
01:03:50kicks and deals pulls that one foul
01:04:06and a one-one slow roll into first
01:04:11a flip to the pitcher covering out with room to spare and that's the inning
01:04:16one two three go the yankees but they still lead it two to one
01:04:30back here at the ballpark top of inning number seven and now the first baseman
01:04:34mo vaughn the first a lot of times you're looking for a guy to get that tie and run
01:04:39on base but because of the power you want him to tie up the game with one swing here
01:04:43gomez back to work
01:04:49that pitch in for a strike one one well he's back out there to begin the seventh
01:04:54that surprised you at all chris yeah a little bit it was a little rough
01:04:58sixth inning there but his skippers got a lot of confidence in him but
01:05:01trust me they will keep a close eye on how he does in this one next offering is in for a strike
01:05:14the big lefty turns kicks deals next offering is outside
01:05:36that's a base hit so a man on base to start the inning
01:05:43the right fielder and here comes the yankees manager to the mound pitching change coming
01:05:49lefty gomez is done and he leaves in a one-run game new pitcher coming god we'll be back in a minute
01:06:05righty reliever out of the pen wade pop trying to protect this lead number 17
01:06:13huh
01:06:21so up next tim salmon
01:06:29first offering misses the mark if you're a base runner you got to stay dialed in here
01:06:34look for anything in the dirt try your best to get in the scoring position
01:06:43and the right-hander deals and fouled off
01:06:58the pitch popped up to the left into foul ground
01:07:05hauls it in one away well such a confidence boost for a reliever to come into the ball game
01:07:11and get the first hitter he faces just makes everything slow down a little bit
01:07:16and then from there can really settle in benji molina the next to hit for the angels
01:07:23if you don't get ahead in the count you can forget about having any success against him
01:07:33first offering and it just misses with a single base runner because of all the power they are
01:07:38dangerous to tie this thing up or take the lead this one high in the air to left center
01:07:48and it's caught two away
01:07:52every day during batting practice these outfielders get about 10 minutes of balls
01:07:57in the gaps they practice this and when the game comes they make the play perfectly
01:08:02so in now for the angels number 11 chris his skill set straight out of the mid-80s
01:08:12good contact not much power and he could run he always uses the wheels to his advantage his
01:08:19biggest challenge in this day and age is to not get caught up in trying to hit home runs because
01:08:24so many people are the 0-1 and it goes just fouled i think baseball starting to understand
01:08:35that those guys are valuable like they once were they need him in this game today 0-2 now
01:08:42and a foul ball he stays alive
01:08:56next pitch is outside
01:09:05and another ball
01:09:12in the air right field no trouble here puts it away for the out
01:09:22and that's the inning angel strand one and our score remains 2-1
01:09:34we're back in a new pitcher here to start the bottom of the seventh
01:09:37jared weaver he last pitched two days ago number 36 jared weaver
01:09:49and welcome back ready to go for the last half of the inning now it's the power speed combo
01:09:54roger mack the right fielder roger mack the wind of the pitch
01:10:02ripped but it curls foul
01:10:15ground ball to the right side and he picks it up and he'll put it in his pocket
01:10:24the wind in the pitch
01:10:25the wind in the pitch
01:10:28ah that hit him and the leadoff man is aboard to start the inning well that gives him a runner
01:10:34and maybe they can turn it into something more with nobody out a lot of things can happen here
01:10:38in this inning
01:10:49munson in the box again takes a strike some guys are just more confident they can track
01:10:54that first pitch out of the hand of the pitcher they don't care if they fall behind oh one
01:11:04rips one to right base hit
01:11:10lead runner holds up there at first and second with nobody out
01:11:16anytime you rip a line drive the other way you feel really good about what you did at the plate
01:11:21you trusted your hands you let the ball travel and you took the barrel straight to it that's
01:11:26great work right there digging in robinson cano and the first pitch misses for ball one
01:11:45right-handed reliever and now two and nothing could be some action here on this next pitch
01:11:51couple runners on probably a challenge pitch coming
01:12:02two oh and a curb misses outside at this point in the game you cannot issue free
01:12:08passes he's going to have to challenge this hitter hitter's got to be ready to swing it
01:12:13and that'll load the bases oh this is their chance to break it open if they don't end up winning
01:12:26this ball game they're going to look back at this opportunity right here and have some regret
01:12:32greg nettles digs in now
01:12:35in there for strike one oh he's so good about trying to drive the ball to the opposite field
01:12:41gap in these situations if he takes that approach he could bust this game wide open
01:12:53and the pitch swing and a tap where the rolls foul they need to strike out and you need a
01:13:00ball perhaps on the ground for a double play or get yourself a pop-up something but you've got to
01:13:05make some pitches but if he can battle and get through this he can earn some points in the
01:13:11center edmunds gets under it makes the catch one down
01:13:18back to the top of the yankee order and now here is derrick cheater feels like it's less common
01:13:25today that you see a guy like this the speed component the contact component but lack of power
01:13:33first pitch doesn't find the zone
01:13:36and he deals popped up
01:13:40the center fielder number five
01:13:43power first pitch doesn't find
01:13:45the zone and he deals popped up
01:13:57and now the center fielder Joe
01:14:14DiMaggio is to run homer back in
01:14:16the third was an important swing
01:14:18of the bat in this one.
01:14:19Yeah there's no doubt he helped
01:14:20set the tone fairly early and
01:14:22certainly part of the reason why
01:14:23they've got the lead right now.
01:14:27And there's a foul ball.
01:14:39The bases are full for the New
01:14:41York Yankees.
01:14:49He can move the ball around add
01:14:51and subtract get some weak
01:14:52contact at times.
01:14:54So you don't worry as much about
01:14:57him in this situation.
01:14:59Very capable of getting a ground
01:15:00ball and get out of this little
01:15:02jam squirts away a little bit.
01:15:05No movement on the bases one and
01:15:07to the count all loaded up
01:15:14dangerous hitter at the plate.
01:15:16Got him huge strike out there.
01:15:23A lot of adrenaline we can see
01:15:24it right there and sometimes you
01:15:25just got to let it out.
01:15:26That's an outstanding job of
01:15:28taking that executing and
01:15:30getting out of a tough way.
01:15:41Welcome back in a new arm of the
01:15:43mound to start the eight goose
01:15:44gossage.
01:15:46This guy could bring it
01:15:47velocity wise.
01:15:57Ready to begin the eighth.
01:15:58Here's the left fielder Mike
01:16:00Trout leading off for the you
01:16:03know this guy's great speed is
01:16:04in the back of that pitcher's
01:16:05mind.
01:16:06If he can get on it's going to
01:16:07give him one more thing he's got
01:16:08to think about and that one
01:16:10fouled off gossage deals and a
01:16:23foul ball.
01:16:26Here's the left fielder Mike
01:16:27Trout.
01:16:28He's going to get a little bit
01:16:29of a head start.
01:16:43Gossage ready.
01:16:46Good eye right there.
01:16:48Movement in the Yankees pen
01:16:50Mariano Rivera the closer getting
01:16:52cranked up for a possible save
01:16:54opportunity.
01:16:57Here's the left fielder Mike
01:16:58Trout.
01:16:59He's going to get a little bit
01:17:00of a head start.
01:17:04Next offering misses two balls
01:17:06two strikes.
01:17:14And that's outside.
01:17:15He's going to get a little bit
01:17:16of a head start.
01:17:25But why to kick the pitch.
01:17:27And that's ball for.
01:17:31Looking for a swing and miss
01:17:32right there or for the up to
01:17:33help him out and make a call
01:17:34with that last pitch.
01:17:35But neither happened.
01:17:37Close pitch but a good take to
01:17:38earn that wall.
01:17:40No outs runner at first.
01:17:42Now it's the second baseman
01:17:44number four.
01:17:46He's going to get a little bit
01:17:47of a head start.
01:17:50Pitch misses inside ball one.
01:17:53Good speed on the base pass.
01:17:54He handles the bat very well.
01:17:57I wouldn't be surprised if the
01:17:59skipper puts on some type of hit
01:18:01and run or run and hit over the
01:18:03first and he's saved.
01:18:15There's a strike that was
01:18:16absolute gas triple digits on
01:18:18the gun.
01:18:19It's just a different
01:18:20experience as a hitter watching
01:18:21that go by.
01:18:31Right into the play that misses
01:18:33the zone two and one.
01:18:46And here comes Chris with that
01:18:50distraction and a speedy guy at
01:18:52first.
01:18:53He's in a favorable hitters
01:18:54count.
01:18:55Well if nothing else I mean this
01:18:56is a great spot for a hitter to
01:18:58be in.
01:19:04Three one and he couldn't come
01:19:05up with it.
01:19:07Pretty much the last thing you
01:19:08want from your bullpen arms or
01:19:10free passes especially in spots
01:19:12like this.
01:19:13Make the team.
01:19:13Here's the center fielder Jim
01:19:15Edmonds for the fourth time
01:19:17tonight.
01:19:26In there and it's 0 and 1.
01:19:40The possible tying end for the
01:19:42the possible tying and go ahead
01:19:44runs on base.
01:19:46Nobody out.
01:19:51And he's down 0 2 as he swings
01:19:53through it.
01:19:54Well it looks like he just got
01:19:54out of himself a little bit
01:19:56right there.
01:19:56He's looking for a ball in and
01:19:58to attack that pitch look like a
01:20:00half hearted swing.
01:20:02Left hand batter waits and a
01:20:05swing and a miss.
01:20:06And he's down on strikes for the
01:20:08second time today.
01:20:10Typically that high fastball if
01:20:12it's close to the top of the
01:20:14strike zone a hitter he's
01:20:15prepared for it can get to it
01:20:17but that one just had that
01:20:18little jump at the end which
01:20:20indicates there's a good spin
01:20:21rate on it and it didn't
01:20:22decrease in velocity as that
01:20:24hitters internal clock would
01:20:26expect it to and that's why you
01:20:28see the swing and miss.
01:20:29Stepping in Garrett Anderson.
01:20:40And he's down 0 2 next pitch
01:20:54misses and a count even one in
01:20:56one at the belt and fires.
01:21:10And the 1 2 misses to even the
01:21:12count one out the possible
01:21:21tying and go ahead runs on base
01:21:28next one misses and it's three
01:21:30and two.
01:21:31I'm not sure how he took that
01:21:33right there.
01:21:33I mean that was an incredible
01:21:34two on one out that to right.
01:21:41That's back there.
01:21:42And that one is gone.
01:21:47He circles the bases is 12th of
01:21:50the season and they grab the
01:21:52lead in the eighth.
01:21:53It's 4 2.
01:21:55And he's down 0 2.
01:21:57And he's down 0 2.
01:21:59And he's down 0 2.
01:22:00And he's down 0 2.
01:22:01And he's down 0 2.
01:22:02And he's down 0 2.
01:22:03It's 4 2.
01:22:05Singing that's his two hundred
01:22:07and ninety ninth career homer.
01:22:09Yep.
01:22:10Closing in on a pretty big career
01:22:11milestone.
01:22:12Three hundred will be extremely
01:22:14special.
01:22:29High fastballs especially with
01:22:31good velocity.
01:22:32It can be really hard to catch up
01:22:34to but he stays tall.
01:22:36His top hand works extremely
01:22:37well and he absolutely clobbered
01:22:40it.
01:22:40The left hander on now number
01:22:42forty six.
01:22:43He's into the game with the bases
01:22:45empty.
01:22:58Next to hit try gloss.
01:23:01The batter the third baseman.
01:23:04Troy first pitch just misses.
01:23:13Still only one out here in the
01:23:15inning.
01:23:20Foul ball there.
01:23:31And now the lefty.
01:23:43And a swing and a miss.
01:23:52Kicks and fires.
01:24:00And he's down 2 out.
01:24:14Swing and a miss struck him out
01:24:16two out.
01:24:17They usually are going to see
01:24:18that inside fastball a little
01:24:19longer coming in from the
01:24:21opposite side.
01:24:22But that pitch really got in on
01:24:23him right there.
01:24:24I mean that's a well thrown
01:24:25pitch tough to do anything with
01:24:28that in terms of getting the
01:24:29bases empty and next for L.A.
01:24:31Mo.
01:24:32First pitch and he just misses.
01:24:45Two down nobody on.
01:25:00Right through there for a strike.
01:25:01No need to offer that pitch
01:25:03until you get to two strikes.
01:25:04It's just a low percentage of
01:25:06success when you want to try to
01:25:07go after that down and away
01:25:09pitch.
01:25:15Left hand hitter waits.
01:25:18Fouls one off.
01:25:19To a two.
01:25:20The pitch.
01:25:25Slice the other way.
01:25:26That's a base head.
01:25:31Clearly seeing the ball very
01:25:32well in this one.
01:25:33Kind of an interesting pitch
01:25:35selection there with the
01:25:36defense shifted to the bulls
01:25:38side.
01:25:38Pitches on the outside.
01:25:39He's made a lot of strikeouts
01:25:41there.
01:25:42And he's got to do that.
01:25:43But it's a lot of work.
01:25:44And he's got to be careful.
01:25:45That's the one thing.
01:25:45He's got to be careful.
01:25:46He has to be careful.
01:25:47He's got to be careful.
01:25:47He's got to be careful.
01:25:48He has to be careful.
01:25:48He's got to be careful.
01:25:48He's got to be careful.
01:25:49He's got to be careful.
01:25:49on the outside corner and that made it pretty easy for him just to punch it the other way.
01:25:54So two down, and now the right fielder, Tim Salmon.
01:25:58Swing and a foul back, that's out of play.
01:26:030 and 2 as he waves at that one.
01:26:180-2 in the count.
01:26:19Sure, you've got four pitches you can work with, but throw something you can command
01:26:22and get this at bat over with as quickly as possible.
01:26:29Ground ball right side.
01:26:31They take the force out, and that is that.
01:26:35Angels add three on this blast.
01:26:38It's now 4-2.
01:26:47Now a new pitcher on the mound as we roll into the bottom of the eighth, Francisco Rodriguez.
01:26:53And he'll do his best to hang on to this lead.
01:27:01Onto the bottom of the eighth, now it's the DH, Babe Ruth.
01:27:06He's kind of an outlier, especially when guys are consciously sacrificing contact to deliver
01:27:12power.
01:27:14And that one wrapped foul.
01:27:200-1 down.
01:27:26And ball one.
01:27:27The Yankees looking to rally.
01:27:35Ball to strike.
01:27:39Activity in the bullpen for the Angels, Troy Percival.
01:28:03The wind and the pitch.
01:28:05Way inside, gets out of the way.
01:28:15And a base hit up the middle.
01:28:23Just a nice job coming through in a pretty high leverage spot right there.
01:28:27Just kept it simple.
01:28:28Played pepper with the middle of the infield and took it back where it came from, and there's
01:28:32just no one there to knock it down.
01:28:33And you can feel this crowd waking up a bit here as the guys are starting to make some
01:28:38noise with their bats.
01:28:40So here's the cleanup hitter, Lou Gehrig.
01:28:46And first offering is fouled off.
01:28:48Now these guys definitely looking for a big swing of the bat right here.
01:28:52Try to close that gap, but you know, at the very least, if you could find a way to manufacture
01:28:56that run from first, it feels like it's really important to getting back into this ballgame.
01:29:01Easy delivers.
01:29:04Oh, this guy's so comfortable hitting with two strikes, even a good pitch early in the
01:29:10at bat.
01:29:11If he's not ready to pull the trigger, he's not worried if he gets to an 0-2 count.
01:29:15Got him looking.
01:29:17One gone at the bottom of the eighth.
01:29:19The left fielder, number seven, Mickey Mantle.
01:29:31And now, Mickey Mantle.
01:29:39First offering misses the mark.
01:29:52The pitch.
01:29:53And that one missing low.
01:29:55No, he's really working him away.
01:29:57This at bat sometimes take a little bit off velocity.
01:30:00Try to get a rollover, something on the ground.
01:30:02Stay away from that big hole on the right side of the infield.
01:30:08Rodriguez checks on first.
01:30:11Ruth back in on a dive.
01:30:172-0.
01:30:19Misses with the 2-0.
01:30:20And he's fired three straight outside the strike zone.
01:30:35And a strike in there.
01:30:44The pitch.
01:30:45Runner on the goal.
01:30:46Pitch in for a strike.
01:30:47Throw, save.
01:30:48Well, with that kind of elite arm he has behind the plate, man, it's a pretty big deal when
01:30:53you can swipe a bag against this dude.
01:30:55Maybe more than anything, it prevents teams from just testing him, thinking that they
01:30:59can even steal the base.
01:31:00But right here, they successfully moved that runner up to scoring position.
01:31:06Good job.
01:31:12Now this one is hammered way back there.
01:31:15On its way and gone.
01:31:17And we are tied.
01:31:22His 12th of the season, and they tie it up.
01:31:25It's 4-4.
01:31:27Listen to these fans.
01:31:29This place is absolutely buzzing right now.
01:31:31You can feel the energy all the way up here in our broadcast booth.
01:31:40So impressive how he was able to go down and get this fastball, but yet get it up in the
01:31:45air, hit it far enough to get out of this ballpark.
01:31:57Roger Mack being in now for the Yankees.
01:32:00Roger Mack.
01:32:03First pitch, and that's in for a strike.
01:32:13Back and forth we go.
01:32:15A seesaw battle in the late stages of this one.
01:32:19Next one off the plate inside.
01:32:22And the count is 1-1.
01:32:35And the pitch, way high.
01:32:442-1 now.
01:32:47And that one off the outside edge.
01:32:49I almost feel like he's frustrated a little bit.
01:32:51He wants to be challenged.
01:32:58The pitch.
01:33:01Hit hard on the ground is short.
01:33:04Hit it across.
01:33:05Got the out.
01:33:08The batter, the catcher, Thurman Munson.
01:33:14And next for New York, Thurman Munson.
01:33:17This guy is one of the best athletes in the sport.
01:33:25Bounce to the right.
01:33:28And that is the inning.
01:33:32Another look at the long ball for the Yankees.
01:33:35It's now tied 4-4.
01:33:53Welcome back.
01:33:54And now the catcher comes up to hit.
01:33:56Benji Molina.
01:33:58He is at the top of the game in terms of defense at the catching spot.
01:34:04The wind of the pitch.
01:34:07Fastball and he gets out of the way.
01:34:28Swings and misses.
01:34:30And that's strike two.
01:34:45And the pitch.
01:34:48Stays alive.
01:34:58Kicks and deals.
01:35:03Bounced up the middle.
01:35:05He dives but he can't make the catch.
01:35:08And he beats it.
01:35:09He's saved.
01:35:10Well, a big swing of the bat right there.
01:35:12That pretty much split the zone down the middle.
01:35:14And those are the ones where you got to make them pay.
01:35:17Now a huge at bat in this game coming up.
01:35:20Number 11 getting ready to hit.
01:35:32Bunting but that's a foul ball.
01:35:40Four.
01:35:42Hunt down.
01:35:44Feeds to second.
01:35:45Out there.
01:35:46Throw to first but he beat it.
01:35:48Here's Trout.
01:35:50He's a guy who does it all.
01:35:52With the lack of contact in today's game.
01:35:54This guy hits for contact.
01:35:56So he delivers average.
01:35:58But there's on base and slugging too.
01:36:04And that's in there for strike one.
01:36:10And that's in there for strike two.
01:36:12And that's in there for strike three.
01:36:14And that's in there for strike four.
01:36:16Four four in the ninth.
01:36:18And it's one and one.
01:36:20This is one of those situations defensively
01:36:22where you can't try to do too much.
01:36:24You got to make sure that you feel the ball cleanly
01:36:26and get one out first.
01:36:28It's going to be tough to get two
01:36:30with this kind of speed in the batter's box.
01:36:42Next offering is for the Tigers.
01:36:44Next offering is foul foul.
01:36:58Right side.
01:37:00And it gets by him.
01:37:04They fired in quickly.
01:37:06So it's first and second with only one away.
01:37:08Just a simple ground ball the other way.
01:37:10They had eyes on it man.
01:37:13Sometimes that's all you need to do.
01:37:15Just let the ball travel.
01:37:17Put the ball in play and just hope it finds a hole.
01:37:19A lot riding on this next at bat now
01:37:21as they look to take the lead at a critical point in this one.
01:37:23One down.
01:37:25Number four.
01:37:27The next to hit.
01:37:29In there for strike one.
01:37:31He's looking for a ground ball to get a double play
01:37:33and out of this jam.
01:37:43And a foul ball.
01:37:53And a pitch.
01:37:57Definitely got the hitter conscious of the pitch
01:37:59inside. Really think the outer half is open.
01:38:03One out.
01:38:05The go ahead run is at second.
01:38:09Got him!
01:38:11Two away.
01:38:13Nice work there to get the strike out
01:38:15and that's a big second out.
01:38:17I'll tell you.
01:38:19This home crowd will be fired up.
01:38:21Then get out of this and leave that go ahead run stranded
01:38:23in scoring position.
01:38:25This is a big moment in this game.
01:38:27And the batter now.
01:38:31And the first pitch misses for ball one.
01:38:41First and second. Two down.
01:38:49Swing and a miss.
01:38:51And it's one and one.
01:38:57And he deals.
01:39:01So a foul ball makes it one and two.
01:39:03Two on two outs.
01:39:05That one missed.
01:39:19Just missed.
01:39:21If he's able to connect on that
01:39:23look out.
01:39:27And here it comes.
01:39:29And here it comes.
01:39:31And now it's three and two.
01:39:47Fly ball down the line.
01:39:49Bounces over the wall
01:39:51and foul ground.
01:39:53It's an automatic double.
01:39:55As they jump ahead a run scores.
01:39:57Well there you go.
01:39:59The RBI machine.
01:40:01Another clutch run scoring it back.
01:40:03Yeah he's been so good in these situations.
01:40:05Call it clutch if you want.
01:40:07But his resume speaks for itself.
01:40:09Next is the designated hitter.
01:40:11Garrett Anderson.
01:40:13He homered back in the eighth.
01:40:15It was a three run shot and clearly
01:40:17a huge moment in this game.
01:40:19Yeah you hit a three run homer in the eighth inning
01:40:21of a close game and you're walking on the clouds
01:40:23for a little while.
01:40:25But the pitching can hold it down
01:40:27and you guys can get the W.
01:40:350-1 gets a check swing.
01:40:37Appeal to third and no swing
01:40:39says Jerry Hillsdale.
01:40:45And a count one and two.
01:40:47Well he knows
01:40:49they don't want to give him anything to hit
01:40:51but when you've got opportunities to drive in runs
01:40:53you've got to expand the zone.
01:40:55He's capable of going out there and doing damage with it.
01:40:57Got him looking.
01:40:59Good job at damage control right there.
01:41:018-9-1 due up
01:41:03in the bottom of inning number nine.
01:41:05Angels five
01:41:07and the Yankees four.
01:41:17So the Angels turn to their bullpen
01:41:19for a new pitcher Troy Percival.
01:41:21He pitched yesterday
01:41:23and we'll see him once again.
01:41:32Back here at the ballpark
01:41:34bottom nine.
01:41:36Now here is Robinson Cano.
01:41:44The pitch.
01:41:46This is a real tough place
01:41:48for visiting teams to come in
01:41:51and close out ballgames for a win.
01:41:53Goodness, I think he just took
01:41:55the best pitch he's going to see in this at bat.
01:41:57You don't get many like that in that
01:41:59location. I don't know if you take that pitch
01:42:01against any pitcher out there in the mound.
01:42:05Comes up empty on the swing. 0-2 now.
01:42:21And now one and two.
01:42:40Swing and a miss. That one in the dirt.
01:42:42Throw to first.
01:42:44Got him. One away on the strikeout.
01:42:51And up next
01:42:53for New York, Greg Nettles.
01:42:55When you talk about elite
01:42:57defensive third baseman,
01:42:59this guy is at the top of the list.
01:43:07Out to short.
01:43:10Whips it across.
01:43:12Now only one out remaining.
01:43:14Back to the top of the lineup.
01:43:16Here's the Yankees' leadoff hitter,
01:43:18Derek Jeter.
01:43:30This guy plays third base
01:43:32like he's a shortstop.
01:43:34And he welcomes the difficult play.
01:43:36Can throw from so many different angles
01:43:38and makes big plays.
01:43:40Next offering is in
01:43:42for a strike.
01:43:44Crowd locked in right now.
01:43:46One run game here in the ninth.
01:43:54So now one and two.
01:43:56So now one and two.
01:44:10Got him!
01:44:12And that's the ball game.
01:44:15This is a huge win
01:44:17to take this series on the road
01:44:19before heading back home.
01:44:21You go home, feeling good about yourself.
01:44:23You've got some good momentum.
01:44:25But at home, you also have a higher
01:44:27expectation to play well.
01:44:29So they're going to have to maintain the focus
01:44:31because those fans are expecting a lot.
01:44:33Close one here today
01:44:35and your final 5-4.
01:44:37For Chris Singleton and our entire crew,
01:44:39I'm John Schiavi saying so long.
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