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00:22From inside Tropicana Field here in Tampa Bay,
00:26MLB The Show with a good one coming at you.
00:28It's the Seattle Mariners taking on the Tampa Bay Rays.
00:34All right, we'll be back to get this one started after this.
00:41And on the mound for Tampa Bay in this one, Ian Seymour.
00:46Singing he's been outstanding and should be fun to watch.
00:49Well, when you have a guy that can limit the opponent to very little run production,
00:54you have a great chance to win a ball game when he takes the mound.
00:57He's just having an outstanding season so far.
00:59You hope he can maintain it because if he can, he'll be in a nice conversation at the end of
01:03the year.
01:06Whips it across.
01:08One out in the top of the first.
01:11And now we check out the Mariners lineup.
01:13And with their ace on the mound today, they're just looking to provide him a little bit of run support.
01:19And they'll see what they can do for him.
01:20With an ace on the bump, it's crucial not to become complacent.
01:24This lineup still has a job to do if they're going to come away with a win.
01:30Josh Naylor, batting with one down, takes a strike.
01:35And Naylor swings through that one.
01:37Going to really need to hang in there with that front side against this left-handed breaking ball.
01:43On the ground to the left.
01:45And foul ball.
01:47That wasn't an easy pitch to hit.
01:49It's much easier to do damage against mistakes.
01:52But that's not what that pitch was.
01:55And there's a rocket into the outfield.
01:59Takes the turn.
02:01He's digging for second.
02:03The relay throw.
02:04But he's in there easily.
02:06Really stayed true on that swing.
02:08It wasn't an easy pitch.
02:09Lefty on lefty.
02:10Pitch was a little down, a little bit away.
02:12But he committed to it.
02:14And his shoulder stayed square to the plate.
02:16Didn't try to pull off that ball at all.
02:18And that's why it jumped off the bat.
02:20Cal Raleigh digs in now.
02:22Had the day off yesterday.
02:26Swing and a high fly ball down the right field line.
02:29And he can't quite get there.
02:32It's a foul ball.
02:38Bandit second.
02:40Chopper right side.
02:42And that chance handled.
02:43Gets it to first.
02:45Two gone now.
02:49And now it's Julio Rodriguez.
02:56He is quite an athlete.
02:58I mean, you look around the other sports.
03:00Basketball, football.
03:01You feel like he could thrive in one of those sports too.
03:04That one is absolutely belted.
03:06That gets by him.
03:09It's a relay to second.
03:11Safe.
03:12And they take the lead.
03:13Well, they strike first as he gets the job done to bring home the run.
03:17Just a cookie down the middle.
03:19I mean, those are the ones you dream about.
03:20One's in the cage.
03:21You're just hoping you get in the ball game.
03:23Right down the middle.
03:23Not a whole lot of velocity.
03:25Right on top of it.
03:26Now it's Randy Orozarena.
03:30Base hit.
03:32Here's Rodriguez trying to score.
03:35Head first slide.
03:36And he's safe.
03:37It's 2-0.
03:38Comes through with the RBI.
03:40I know that was a ground ball, but it was absolutely hammered to the infield.
03:44That's not one you're excited to get in front of if you're an infielder.
03:47You know they used to say, charge it.
03:49Crazy.
03:51Cole Young stands in now and watches strike one.
03:58Taps softly to the right side.
04:00Diaz.
04:01And they put the tag on him.
04:03That's the third out inning over.
04:05Two runs, three hits, no errors, and one left.
04:09Bottom half of inning number one coming up.
04:11It's the Mariners.
04:14We go to the bottom of the first.
04:16And taking the ball for Seattle.
04:18Logan Gilbert.
04:19Singing, he's kind of a road warrior, yeah?
04:22I definitely say so.
04:23You know, some guys shrink a little bit on the road.
04:25They're so used to just having the comforts of being at home and having the fans behind them.
04:30But this guy seems to thrive in adversity and being in some hostile environments.
04:36So when you have a player like this on your team that goes out there and competes, you definitely like
04:41your chances away from your home ballpark.
04:42It just shaved the zone.
04:45Still two challenges left for them.
04:50The 0-1.
04:54Swing and a ball lifted in the air.
04:57Rodriguez moving under this one.
04:59One down.
05:03Now a look at Kevin Cash's lineup for the Tampa Bay Rays.
05:07One guy swinging a hot bat recently, Richie Palacios.
05:11And Booth, he's the table setter for this offense.
05:13Team leader, an on-base percentage.
05:15I mean, that just gives your teammates plenty of chances to cash in and bring them around to score.
05:20Man, I used to love when I had a guy out in second base or third base.
05:23Easy to get those RBIs.
05:24Game after game, you know a guy like this, what he's going to provide and the opportunities that other guys
05:29are going to get in the lineup.
05:31Yandy Diaz batting with one down, takes a strike.
05:36Gilbert was recently named Pitcher of the Month for some outstanding work on the mound.
05:45No question did he earn that Pitcher of the Month award, Booth.
05:48He was just dominant.
05:50String together enough of those and you can expect some other hardware on the mantle.
05:56Out to short.
06:00Toss to Naylor.
06:02Nice play off the bounce for the out.
06:07Two outs, bases empty.
06:09And stepping in for the Rays, Junior Caminero.
06:14Caminero with some nice production in his last game.
06:17Four runs batted in.
06:20Fastball for a strike.
06:21I was really impressed with how he came through for the team in that last game, Boog.
06:26The all-time leader in four RBI games, Lou Gehrig with 101.
06:31I'm just a little further down the list, Boog, with four.
06:38Gilbert getting his 20th start of the year.
06:42A former first-round pick back in 2018.
06:46Got him swinging.
06:50Down in order go the Rays.
06:52They trail it here, 2-0.
06:58New inning getting started.
07:00And stepping in for the Mariners, Rob Refsnyder.
07:11Saying he wasn't very sharp in the first.
07:13Got hit around a little bit.
07:14Just wasn't able to locate particularly well.
07:17A lot of stuff for the fat part of the play.
07:18Yeah, Boog, he wasn't fooling anyone.
07:20It's a tough place to be because it's not always obvious what adjustments need to be made.
07:25Sometimes it's location.
07:26Sometimes it's being too predictable.
07:28Sometimes you're tipping your pitches.
07:29He's going to need to figure it out quickly, though.
07:32See if he can go upstairs a little bit.
07:34Make sure you miss up and out of the zone since you're heading to count one, two.
07:38Don't miss in the zone because that's where you get hurt.
07:46Got him looking for the strikeout.
07:49That was pretty nasty.
07:53And now it's Victor Robles up to hit.
07:59Hey!
08:01Hey!
08:01Hey!
08:03Hey!
08:06Hey!
08:07Hey!
08:07Hey!
08:08Hey!
08:08Hey!
08:09Hey!
08:12Hey!
08:13Theo 2.
08:15In the air.
08:16Right field.
08:18Two down.
08:21Batting ninth.
08:23Shortstop, Leo Rivas.
08:25Leo Rivas up next for the Mariners.
08:34The strong second inning is a confidence builder for him.
08:37A relief for his manager.
08:39Doesn't have to get into that bullpen quite as early.
08:45Two down, nobody on.
08:47And a big swing and a miss.
08:49He finds himself in a tough situation early.
08:52Just kind of try to simplify it.
08:54Take a knock the other way if you can.
08:57On the ground, right side, Kim.
09:01The throw to first, and it's a 1-2-3 inning.
09:04It's the Mariners 2, the Rays nothing.
09:09By gravity.
09:13Bottom of the second.
09:14At the plate now for the Rays is the DH.
09:17Jonathan Aranda.
09:19Jonathan Aranda.
09:30Aye.
09:41In the air, left side.
09:44Robles gets under it.
09:47Brings it in.
09:49And there's one down.
09:53Batting fifth, second baseman.
09:55So next to the plate for Tampa Bay, Hesung Kim.
09:59Really strong hitting performance recently.
10:01Can make it a five-game hitting streak with a knock in this one.
10:05Back outside.
10:08Outside.
10:16Out towards right center field.
10:18Rodriguez moving under it.
10:20And there's two down.
10:25Batting sixth, center fielder, Cedric.
10:29Cedric Mullins next to hit for the Rays.
10:44Toss to Naylor.
10:45And they get Mullins for the out.
10:48Three up, three down, inning over.
10:50After two, it's a two-nothing ball game.
10:56Back now in Tampa Bay.
10:57Here's the Mariners leadoff man, Brendan Donovan.
11:05Lined.
11:06And that's a base hit.
11:09So a runner aboard to start the inning.
11:13Up next for Seattle.
11:15First base hit, now it's Josh Naylor.
11:21Fair ball.
11:24Lead runner makes the turn at second.
11:27Throw comes in.
11:29Runner stops.
11:30Second and third.
11:31Nobody out.
11:32Love how he let that ball travel.
11:34Trusted his hands.
11:36Nice job of going the other way.
11:40And now the switch hitting catcher, Cal Raleigh.
11:45That's the ball.
11:46Hitter's got some good opposite field power.
11:48What I like about something being hit to the right side into the outfield
11:52is that the base runner at second has a very good read
11:55and can determine whether or not he can score on that base hit.
12:00Oh, that's out.
12:02Two in scoring position.
12:04Nobody out.
12:05We're here in the top half of inning number three.
12:07This one high in the air to left center.
12:10Palacios settles under this one.
12:12He's got it.
12:13Runner tagging from third.
12:16Safe.
12:16And they add to their lead as the run scores from third.
12:20That play really shows how important it is to hit the cutoff, man.
12:24Looked like he tried to throw through and get the runner at home,
12:27but it backfired and it ended up costing them a run.
12:29I remember my rookie year overthrowing a cutoff, man.
12:33Didn't last long before I was pulled aside by a veteran pitcher.
12:36He had a talk with me.
12:38I don't know if I ever missed a cutoff man again.
12:40Randy Arrozarena.
12:42And next is the designated hitter, Randy Arrozarena.
12:46RBI knock for him last time.
12:48Now a chance to drive in another run.
12:50Tap foul to play.
13:06No question about this one.
13:08It's out of here.
13:15Randy Arrozarena blasts one out.
13:18It's his sixth home run of the season.
13:20And they throw a pair on the board.
13:23It's five zip.
13:24He really needed that swing.
13:26He hasn't been getting a ton of results at the plate lately,
13:28so I'm sure that one felt especially good.
13:38No matter how this outing ends,
13:40that pitch is going to haunt him for a while.
13:43An 0-2 mistake.
13:44That's supposed to be a pitch out of the zone.
13:46He left it in a spot that the hitter could do some damage with,
13:49and that's exactly what he did.
13:52Young.
13:53No.
13:53In the box here.
13:54Let's that one go for a ball.
13:58On the ground.
14:01Over to Diaz.
14:03And that is that.
14:05Two come in on this Seattle homer.
14:08We head down to the home half of inning number three.
14:11You're watching Tampa Bay Rays baseball on the show, Florida.
14:17Back here at Tropicana Field,
14:19let's check out some notable Cy Young candidates so far this year.
14:22We head down to Tropicana Field.
14:24I keep it popping, yeah, you know we lit.
14:27I'm coming through, you know we with the clay.
14:29With the clay.
14:30I keep it popping, yeah, you know we lit.
14:31I keep it popping, yeah, you know we lit.
14:33Hey!
14:45Brown ball to the right side.
14:47And that one handled in plenty of time to first.
14:50A great play deep in the hole.
14:53Catcher, Hunter Faduccia.
14:57And now the catcher for the Rays, Hunter Faduccia.
15:08Goodness, I think he just took the best pitch he's going to see in this at bat.
15:11You don't get many like that in that location.
15:14I don't know if you take that pitch against any pitcher out there on the mound.
15:18This one in the air center field.
15:22Rodriguez takes it in for the out.
15:24And there's two away.
15:26Batting ninth, right fielder.
15:28Now it's Ryan Vallee.
15:47High fly ball lifted in the air right field.
15:52That is the inning.
15:56Nine straight retired here to start the game.
15:59This is Rays Baseball on the show, Florida.
16:05As we go to the top of the fourth, and stepping in for the Mariners, Rob Refsnyder.
16:10That one's in there.
16:12Strike one.
16:13Well, these Mariners doing a good job of putting the ball into play, and that makes things more
16:17challenging on the defensive side.
16:19They're hitting everything thrown at them.
16:21Their contact rate is in the low 90s.
16:23It's like they know what's coming.
16:24And that's just pretty ridiculous what they're doing right now.
16:27Those numbers are well above the major league average.
16:30Not bold at all right there.
16:31He was clearly all over it.
16:33But sometimes you hit it too hard and right at someone.
16:36You're looking for one of those loop hits to get a knock sometimes.
16:42This to third.
16:44Caminero whips it to first.
16:46Two quick outs here in the top of the fourth.
16:48For Seattle, shortstop, Leo Rivas.
16:53Two down, base is empty.
16:55Here's the shortstop at the play.
16:58Leo Rivas.
16:590 for 1 so far.
17:04Rivas.
17:0628 years old.
17:07And he was born in Venezuela.
17:09Check swing, and he went.
17:11Strike one.
17:17Clearly, he hasn't had it in this game.
17:19And it looks like sooner than later, they're going to have to go to the bullpen.
17:23Two down, nobody on.
17:24Top half of inning number four.
17:38Goes down, swinging for the strikeout.
17:41Went back to the changeup, and it was successful.
17:44Nobody left for Seattle, as they are unable to add to their 5-0 lead.
17:59Back here in Tampa Bay, here's the Rays' leadoff hitter, Richie Palacios.
18:05Number one.
18:10Well, these Rays, as this game goes on, have to be more disciplined at the plate.
18:15So many of their outs have come from weak contact on pitches they're chasing outside of the strike zone.
18:20You can't do much of anything with those locations, and that's been true again today.
18:24This one in the air center field.
18:28One away.
18:29And obviously, a lot of credit for all those chases and strikeouts goes to the pitching.
18:34It's been nasty, but you can bet this offense is trying to figure out some way to put up a
18:39better fight.
18:39It's been nasty, but you can't do much of a better fight.
18:46It's been nasty, but you can't do much of a better fight.
18:47Diaz, batting with one down, takes a strike.
18:57Outside low, and a count even, one and one.
19:06fly ball down the line
19:10and it's a foul ball but it had the distance thought's a really good pass to the ball right
19:16there just a little bit too quick it's got to find a way just let it travel a hair more
19:21misses outside two and two really nice slider right there sweeping across the dish but just
19:28couldn't hang the edge and that is downstairs and a full countdown that's smashed towards
19:41center two up two down up next for the Rays third baseman two outs bases empty Junior Caminero next
19:54to him for the Rays he's all for one ball
20:09swing and a miss and account wanted one but baseball is coming out of his hand very well
20:14he's been able to paint all four corners but really good ride at the top of his own hitters
20:19have to respect swing and this one's blasted it's got a chance
20:25to the warning track makes the catch so 12 up 12 down to begin the ball game it's the M's
20:34five
20:34the Rays nothing we go to the top of the fifth here's the Mariners lead off man Brendan Donovan
20:47well these Mariners doing a good job of simply getting the bat on the ball in this game and the
20:52numbers back that up the numbers tell us they're averaging more than a hit every inning and they've
20:57only struck out twice so they keep finding ways to put their bat on the ball over to first one
21:03away
21:04here in the fifth and I think those numbers we were talking about do a really good job of showing
21:09us how
21:09the offense is taking what they can get at the plate here's Josh Naylor
21:19singing he boasts a batting average at the moment that ranks in the top five in the league
21:26and a foul ball
21:30deal to and they'll do it again
21:40ball one really good take especially with two strikes
21:48on the ground right side
21:51over to Diaz and the first two set down at the top of the fifth that's what a good sinker's
21:57designed to
21:58do get a guy to roll over a little bit hit the ball on the ground kill some worms while
22:01you're at it
22:02now the Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh
22:17two down nobody on knocks that one away and we'll do it again
22:28battling here as he fouls it away so glad the ballparks have installed the netting to protect the fans keep
22:41things safe all that they're all around the league
22:49fouls it off still one and two on the ground the first and it gets by him and with the
22:59innings still alive here comes the heart of the order up next for Seattle just a
23:04simple ground ball the other way they had eyes on it man sometimes that's all
23:08you need to do just let the ball travel put the ball in the play and just hope
23:11it finds a hole Rodriguez the next to hit takes ball one
23:22on the ground out to short that's out number three one left for Seattle but
23:30they hold a 5-0 lead back now in Tampa Bay to the plate now for the Rays is the
23:37DH Jonathan Aranda well these Rays just aren't putting together very many good
23:50at bats in this one we're in the back half of the game and they're still
23:52searching for a base runner he's been great out there on the mound no doubt but
23:57it's also been a disappointing performance at the plate to this point
23:59ripped on a line to center Rodriguez takes it in for the out and a quick out
24:05number one the race second baseman now it's the second baseman test son Kim
24:18for one with a fly out to center
24:26well that's inside the Rays hit list so far in the game
24:34in the center and that'll fall for a base hit sole man aboard now with one away
24:43hey whatever works right doesn't have to be impressive when you flare a ball out
24:47behind second base it's really a tough spot for anyone to get to and you're
24:51never trying to do that as a hitter but when you do I tell you what you're
24:55yelling at it the entire way to get down
25:02hit in the air center field Rodriguez settles under it
25:08two way down
25:12up next for the Rays shortstop Carson Williams at the play Carson Williams he's over one
25:25two way down
25:26two way down
25:51eight
25:51eight
25:52eight
25:52that time and it's strike two another oh two count right here pitcher just in the driver's seat he
25:58can go anywhere he wants to go right here swing and a ball popped up young should have this one
26:07and that'll do it another inning in the books but the perfect game couldn't survive it
26:14you're watching tampa bay rays baseball on the show florida
26:20we're back and here's a look at how we got to this stage of the game
26:23all people must go dancing out on the dancing floors
26:39there are a hundred horses dancing
26:45maybe a hundred and twenty four
26:49all the horses must go
26:53now pitching for the race
26:56so they turn to craig kimbrough he last pitched two days ago
27:08in now is the mariners dh randy or rosarena ball one
27:22and that one hit to first diaz takes it to the bag leadoff man retired in the six
27:28for seattle second baseman cole young cole young up next for the mariners he's grounded out a couple
27:36three times and that one is in the dirt and that's ball one
27:54just missed
28:00too high that's ball four
28:02perfect
28:03i'll just came apart right there four pitch walk and
28:05right guy to play was not going to help him out by swinging at something out of the zone
28:09man at first with one gone stepping in rob ref snyder
28:15that no one misses that's five straight
28:23i
28:30ball two
28:36runner takes off
28:38swing and a miss
28:41throw the seed
28:42well i think that was a hit and run right there when you look at how far that pitch was
28:46out of the zone and the hitter still trying to put wood on it put it in play that tells
28:50you that they had something going but unfortunately it was a good job of execution by the pitcher and the
28:55catcher to get that out of the zone and then throw out the runner in second base really nice job
28:59behind the dish
29:02that one ripped left field
29:05he won't get there that should be extra bases
29:37the relay
29:38a chance hits the top of the wall in comes the run from second and he'll make it to second
29:46base
29:46with two gone picks himself up at RBI nice line drive to the pull side right there but he didn't
29:52spin off of it that's the key you still have to extend through the baseball in order to hit a
29:56line
29:56drive now here is Leo Rivas
30:17swing and a foul back and that's out of play
30:24in the dirt
30:31man on second two down
30:39shot into the gap and that should bring in the run Robles around third he'll score it's seven to
30:47nothing pulls into second that's an RBI double
30:53puts a run on the board and picks up an RBI just a really nice approach to shoot that line
30:58drive to
30:58the opposite field there's a lot of hard work and discipline that goes into getting a result like
31:03that at the plate doesn't come naturally for most hitters man at second in the air left field down
31:13the line nobody can get there and it's a foul ball here's the 0-2 ball one
31:25laser to the gap should score the run rounds third headed for the plate he will score it's eight
31:32nothing and in its second with an RBI double
31:39just so sound in his mechanics hits against a firm front side and the hands just continue to carry through
31:46the middle of the field nailer in the box now take strike one runner at second two down and we're
31:55the top half of the six bounce to the right side
31:59Kim tosses the first third out that ends the frame three runs out four hits no errors and one left
32:07off
32:07eight nine one scheduled in the bottom of the six
32:12welcome back to the ballpark as we check out the current playoff picture
32:42on the ground right side young
32:46throws the first one away bottom of the six
32:51and here's a look at how he's using his pitches in this
32:57so up next Ryan Valade fly to right his first time
33:16and a swing and a miss and it really looks like these hitters have been in between with their timing
33:21today good fastball excellent slider but they've not been able to commit to one velocity and stay there Rodriguez on
33:29his way over
33:30two down
33:32now batting left fielder number one
33:37Richie Palacios next to hit for the Rays
33:46out towards right center field ref Snyder has a beat on it and that'll do it
33:55make it six shutout innings for him out there now you're watching Tampa Bay Rays baseball on the show Florida
34:07welcome back we're in the seventh we have a new pitcher on the mound Steven Matz but he's got to
34:12be a little tough coming in out of the pen when your guys are trailing so big on the scoreboard
34:17just doesn't have the same intensity to it but he's got to find a way because these batters count the
34:22same for his stats obviously regardless of the score Raleigh the leadoff batter as he looks at ball one
34:33Matt's a 6-2 southpaw 205 pounds and he was a second round pick back in 2009
34:47out to short Williams throws the first in time and the leadoff hitter sat down to open the seventh for
34:55Seattle center fielder Julio Julio Rodriguez the next to hit he's a guy who does it all
35:07on the ground right side Diaz takes it himself and two away to start the seventh
35:14don't throw slider like that one can be tough to get in the air good downward break on that one
35:18two down bases empty Randy or Rosarena up next for the Mariners and that one just misses a ball and
35:27no strikes
35:31a little out front there as he swings through it
35:46in the air right field and that is that
35:52Mariners are down in order as the lead holds at eight to nothing
35:59set for the last half of the seventh and stepping in for the Rays Yandy Diaz
36:09ball this lineup is having a tough time finding a good rhythm at the plate their swings are disjointed
36:14which tells me they're having issues with pitch recognition in the air out towards right center
36:22one up one down
36:29so next to the plate for Tampa Bay Junior Caminero
36:38usually when a pitcher's had a dominant outing he has filled up the strike zone and he's gotten
36:44ahead in the count with first pitch strikes well that's exactly what this guy has done in this one
37:01dominant performance for him today boo just two hits allowed so far no runs across either and
37:08he's had an answer for just about every hitter he's faced so i don't think this hit is going to
37:13knock him
37:13off his stride too much next to hit jonathan arunda that one finds the zone that strike one
37:30that's a bullet but it goes foul
37:35the mariners up big in this one here the bottom of the seven
37:44swing and a ball hammered left field way back there it's got a chance and that one is off the
37:50top of
37:51the wall he's in it second with a one-out double now they get the runner in a rundown
37:59tries to get back in time but they got him so man aboard here's the second baseman
38:05hesson kim one for two
38:09at the ball
38:23slashes this one and it could be trouble caminero coming home he'll score easily and they're on the
38:30board but lots of ground to make up and he'll pull into second safely well done
38:35drives in the run that was exactly what you're looking to do with the pitch away especially in
38:40that situation driving into the opposite field gap got himself two bags on a great swing of the bat
38:46man at second here with two away and now cedric mullins
38:53that's a ball
39:05ground ball right side and it goes just foul
39:17to the right side young out with room to spare and that's the inning
39:23we look ahead to inning number eight it's the mariners eight the rays one
39:32back here at tropicana field they put themselves out in front with a nice display at the plate take a
39:38look at the spray chart for where their hits have landed and they've really been peppering left field
39:43as you can see from the graphic right here might be time for the defense to slide a bit towards
39:48that side
39:55right here it looks like that liner might be splitting the gap in right center that's one of those atom
40:01balls you just have to live
40:02with as a hitter refs there in the box now no balls in a strike
40:23the m's up big in this one and we're in the top of the eighth good job to fight that
40:29one off
40:36ground's one to short
40:40picks it out of the dirt fine play in the hole for the out great fundamentals there at first base
40:45a textbook example of putting your body in position to make a play and doing just that that's how they
40:50teach you to do it
40:56here's victor robles
41:02ball one
41:15two down nobody on
41:20swing and a ground ball up the middle
41:23not in time he's in there great effort but it's an infield hit if he would have had just a
41:28little
41:28quick release going up the middle he's maybe able to get that out right there and that's the kind of
41:34play that defines the best shortstops between just the average ones
41:39next to hit leo rivas that pitch in for a strike going one
41:49towards first
41:51and that is the inning
41:54mariners leave one and it remains an eight to one game
42:01bottom of the eighth digging in carson williams
42:12action in the bullpen for seattle bryce miller the hard-throwing righty is up and loosening
42:18hancock getting loose as well
42:25well struck right field
42:30that one hops against the fence
42:33and the bottom of the eighth starts with a double
42:37got a fastball middle of the plate jumped all over it and absolutely smoked that ball
42:46here comes the manager out of the dugout and he'll make a move to the bullpen
42:50logan gilbert gives way great effort out of him as he exits in line for the win
42:55we'll tell you about the new pitcher when we get back
43:04now pitching for bryce miller gets handed the rock out of the pen on for the 30th time this year
43:15is
43:15hunter for ducha next to hit for the rays
43:21oh that pitch is out
43:32swing and a high fly ball out there towards left field
43:37robles takes it in for the out one down
43:42up next for the rays right
43:45so now with one away and a man at second and now it's going to be ryan valade
43:54not what he's looking for there in the o-o cal
43:56looks like he wants the ball down in the zone
44:05and that's a base hit
44:12oh they tagged him for the out he was off the bat
44:19back to the top of the order now ritchie palacios next to hit for the rays
44:26there's the strike
44:35and he grounds one back up the middle oh look at the stop and they get the out
44:45one left for tampa it's still an eight one ball game
44:54back at the ballpark as we take a check of the bullpen so far this season
45:07really pumps in a strike to the left-handed hitter
45:15out to short williams
45:19low throw and he can't hang on to it
45:23well an error like that you look at the scoreboard and you kind of wonder if they
45:26are losing focus out there and look it can be tough to stay locked in when you're getting blown out
45:32we've all been there and i'm not saying that's definitely what happened on this play but it's not a great
45:37look
45:38strike two
45:39knowing that the pitcher wants a ground ball double play opportunity here
45:44you've got to lay off pitches down in the zone right there swinging at that pitch that's a no-no
45:50runner holds up at second two aboard now
45:57first and second and nobody out cal raleigh up next for the mariners right through there for a strike
46:09next offering is fouled back
46:15now this one gets away from the catcher to third and he's got no chance he's out
46:24well you want to see guys aggressive out there on the base paths but you also want to see them
46:28smart as well and making their decisions and right there couldn't really tell how far away that ball was
46:34so if that's the case you got to shut it down he gets caught stealing there takes himself out of
46:39scoring position
46:40fights it off he'll see another
46:44one out the runner at second you're the top of the night
46:48comes up empty as he chases that one in the dirt
46:52got him two gone after the strikeout i mean there aren't many curveballs in the sport today
46:57that break like that thing does huge movement it's so difficult to get on the same plane and even
47:03think about squaring it up let alone get a piece and hope he throws something else to keep the bat
47:07alive
47:08here's the center fielder julio rodriguez misses just off the outside edge i think that was a strike
47:17no need to go right at this guy first base is open he can hurt you so make him expand
47:22his own if he
47:23doesn't give him a walk and ball four to a board up next for seattle the designated hit now it's
47:35the
47:35mariners dh randy or rosarena ground ball left side and foul ball
47:47now that's smack to right center looks like extra bases one run is in now a second crosses the plate
47:58it's 10-1 and his hot hitting continues i kept him in the yard that time but all he's doing
48:04now is
48:04passing the baton and everything seems to get started around this guy young in the box lays off for ball
48:11one
48:17rutter at second two down that's ball through in the dirt
48:22hit on the ground to short williams and that's the third out
48:41ball two three four set to hit in the bottom of the ninth the mariners lead it 10 to 1.
48:47this is
48:49all set for the bottom of the ninth and here's the first baseman yandy diaz
49:02ball
49:10in this situation you expect the batters to be a little more patient possibly take until they get
49:15a strike with that you don't want to miss your opportunity to get ahead early in the count he
49:19didn't right there this one in the air center field rodriguez on the move pulls it down and he makes
49:27the catch
49:28up next here's the third baseman junior camonero good swing out of him last time ripped a liner in the
49:35center
49:40pretty good as far as being in the strike zone but i'm sure as a hitter
49:43not too good with where it was located very top of the strike zone middle away
50:01in the air to left center rodriguez on his way over and there are two outs every day
50:10during batting practice these outfielders get about 10 minutes of balls in the gaps
50:28practice this and when the game comes they make the play perfectly
50:43in the air to the right field and that lands a no-man's land of foul ball
51:01this could end it that's towards center Rodriguez under it he's got it ball game
51:11and the Mariners take this one in a blowout clearly the bats came to play
51:17today and the pitching and defense as well we saw some outstanding plays great
51:22performances all the way around just one run allowed they never gave the other
51:26side of chance 10-1 the final score for Chris Singleton and our entire
51:31outstanding crew here at MLB the show I'm John Shami we'll see you soon
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