Game 157-3 | Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners | Franchise | Gameplay PS5 | MLB The Show 24

and we're back now it's the DH Jorge palanco the [Applause] Jorge the pitch and there's a strike movement in the bullpen ronell Blanco the young right-hander up and throwing Verlander getting cranked up as well late that time and it's strike two he can live up in the zone all game if hitters will chase it that's just too much velocity hitters got to look down in the zone and down on strikes one down stepping in Josh rohawk Roa right down to shoot one and one that curveball has been a big pitch for him today he's been able to get ahead in the count with it he's also been able to use it to put guys away on the ground to Third and it kicks off the bag can't pick it up with the bare hand the batt the first one gone runner at first and now for Seattle Dylan Moore a strike out and a walk if you're a base runner you got to stay dialed in here look for anything in the dirt try your best to get in scoring position I got one ball one in the dirt but kept close and then excellent job keeping it right there and the pitch check swing did he go yes he did one ball two stke next pitch misses and that's ball two with a lay off that pitch down outside low and that's ball three Cal righ up next one away tie game goahead Run stands at first double play ball to Second Altuve one at second and that's two well the second base made that one look easy great feed to the short stop Short Stop completes the play they get out of a jam and they end the [Applause] inning and welcome back to the ballpark now it's the right fielder Kyle Tucker and the first pitch misses for ball one you can tell by their swings this lineup is having trouble G aging speeds timing is every oh that ball got him pretty good out there in the mound no chance for a play and let's hope the righty's not hurt on the [Applause] mound so out of the bullpen for the Mariners Taylor Sao and he's had a struggle so far this year as you can see the inflated ER looking to bring that down a little bit right here and stepping in for the Astros Jake Myers just missed [Applause] next pitch is outside with the goahead run at first here the bottom of the seven the two is in for a strike two balls one [Applause] strike and that one is inside this is a really good feeling for a hitter at this point in the ball game you know that they don't want to walk you so you're going to get a pitch to hit just just better not miss it three balls two strikes the count and a foul ball he stays alive the goahead Run aboard at first nobody out base hit throw holds him at second but the go-ahead run now in scoring position and still nobody out look I don't think that pitch would have been called to strike but he did such a nice job of pulling his hands tight to the body and just getting enough the barrel on it to be hard enough back up the middle for a knock Diaz up to bat next lays off for ball and a swing a Miss well he knows they don't want to give him anything to hit but when you've got opportunities to drive in runs you've got to expand the Zone he's capable of going out there and doing damage with it and there's one away two on one out so now the Astros designated hitter Chaz mccor first pitch doesn't find the Zone he's looking for a ground ball to get a double play and out of this Jam B and another ball good spot for the hitter definitely has the advantage in this count with Runners on look for him to be aggressive on this next pitch two and one now two aboard swinging a Miss as he was late wow no fair right there I mean that slider didn't move to the very last moment incred ly difficult to pick that up just going to have to tip your cap on that pit drops into the glove here's Mauricio dubon and a pop up right side foul territory more flashes the leather on the run and catch no runs on two hits no errors and two men left straight Ed we look ahead to inning number eight and we still have no score back here in Houston and here's the catcher as he turns on the rubber with that good live arm delivers splits the plate strike one oh I think that pitch surprised all of us right down the middle doesn't get a swing not very often you see a hitter lay off a cookie like [Applause] that the 02 and there's the ball two straight [Applause] that ball is foul and the pressure is [Applause] building stays [Applause] alive and a onew got him and now one away well big Power guy right there and generating so much bat speed it's hard to bring that to a h once you committed they tried to check the swing just couldn't do it ripped to First Cut That Swing right there tells me he's seeing the ball pretty well I know it didn't produce a hit but he made Solid contact and that's all you're looking to do anytime you're at the plate here's the center fielder Julio [Applause] Rodriguez Di and he can't hang on he decides to eat it and he reaches safely well that started ended pretty quickly no messing around right there that's one of those you classify as just too hot to handle hit it on the screws and it couldn't be fielded cleanly but you can't really blame the defense in that case and now let's see if they force some action with good Wheels on the bases new pitcher now ronell Blanco and as relever go he's not a big strikeout guy tries to force weak contact so command and execution are huge for him JP Crawford up next for the Mariners one for two one if there were an average catcher behind the plate I'd say take second base but this isn't a catcher you want to run on his quick release is [Applause] unreal one ball one pitch out but nothing going on [Applause] [Music] in the air out towards right seven he's under it and that's the third out [Applause] back here in Houston and here's the first basan number 28 number 2 and that one Clips the corner man this guy's got a great feel for his breaking ball today out to short Crawford sends it across the first lead off man is out here in the eth those plays can be tricky they're routine but that doesn't mean it's always going to be smooth he delivered a good play right there Altuve the next to hit takes low for a ball next offering is in for a strike and a pitch that one finds the Zone one and two and another Ball B is empty one away here the bottom half of the eighth Inning on the ground to third roas throws on to First and they get out two B for the out if you want to be a great defense you have to deliver consistently it doesn't matter how many highlight reel plays you make if you can't execute the small stuff just like we saw the next to hit takes outside that one fouled off two down dolman on line drive makes the grab and that's the inning one two three go the Astros it's the n and we are tied all set to start the ninth in this one and now the right fielder Randy Ros Arena right and he deals misses inside slider for a strike action in the pen down there Zack Jackson a right-hander with big strikeout St is getting it fired up Presley getting loose as well swing and a miss chased it out of the Zone clearly was sitting on a fast right there and just ended up out in front of the slider hey you can't fault him for his commitment now he's is going to have to battle with two [Applause] strikes the pitch that one not close and the count is two and [Applause] two that's outside Luke Ry up next for the Mariners cuts and misses it's a strike out wow just great bite to that slider broke hard out of the zone and he just couldn't hold up the swing you know as a hitter that pitch is really hard to take and there's just not much you can do with it you know that but you don't want to oh now this is blasted way back there on its way gone he powers that one out of here and they lead it it's one ZIP one pitch one swing one home run yeah you can say that's efficiency right there didn't need much time in the Box to make an [Applause] impact love to see a hitter aggressive on the first pitch of an at bat you watch him from the on Deck Circle so when you step in the Box you're ready to pull the trigger wherever it's at really good job by the hitter total conviction on that [Applause] swing one down Jorge palano up next for the Mariners now one finds the corner and that's strike one Blanco in his second season he features a slider a for seamer a change up and occasionally mixes in the slur on the ground right side and it goes just foul crowd locked in right now one run game here in the ninth the punch out there two down Josh Roa now at the plate one for three ripped on the ground a second Altuve slings to First and that is that one scor is in the inning coming on this solo home run it's now a one- nothing ball game it's Major League Baseball on the show we head to the bottom of the night and no left new pitcher for the Mariners Andres Muno big swing and missed upu right here boo averaging more than one strike out per any in this season so far he's been pretty electric and here comes and that one fouled off nowed to one great on that fast ball he's had a tough day at the plate three strikeouts already it's hard not to think negative but you got to find a way to somehow Center up the baseball and put it in play looking to get the tying run on base got him looking that's a strike out well this is no secret that slider is going to be his go-to pitch everyone in the ballpark knows it it's a massive part of his Arsenal and he'll throw it a lot and in pretty much any count any situation and he's going to look to punch guys out as well I tell you what the effectiveness of that slider is always a big key for him right-handed relever and another ball oh an interesting situation one swing you can tie at the ball game but if you're patient and work a walk then you bring the game-winning run to the plate it to Mo now only one out remaining that's a huge defensive play in the late stages of the game it might not be the most challenging we've seen today but it needed to be made that's helping your team Myers in now takes ball one off the plate right through there for a strike well so many hard throwing relievers in the game these days you would think that hitters have made the adjustment but I don't know if you ever get used to it just pumping gas out of the bullpen so hard to play catchup swing and a miss struck him out and that is the ball game well this one was all about the pitching and defense outstanding job of the pitchers really attacking hitters trusting what the catcher was putting down and trusting the player standing behind him to make the plays defensively sometimes you want to see a high-scoring game but sometimes you can appreciate the artistic beauty of what these pitchers did on the mound today one nothing the final for Chris Singleton and our entire outstanding crew here at MLB the Show I'm John shami we'll see you soon [Applause] our final Line scor Tonight first for the Victorious Seattle niters one run on six hits no errors they left seven Runners on Bay for the Astros no run four hit no errors they left five Runners on Bay time of the ball game 2 hours and 20 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