Game 158-2 | Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners | Franchise | Gameplay PS5 | MLB The Show 24

back here in Houston John chambi with Chris Singleton and set to lead off the fourth Randy Ros Arena and a pitch that one off the mark and that's ball one wouldn't chase that time he hasn't wanted to challenge him both of those pitches off the plate away don't expect anything down the heart of the plate you may just have to be patient and take your walk here right through there for a strike comes up empty that's strike two instead of Let The Hitter get his arms extended tied him up a little bit slightly up slightly in that misses the zone and it's a full count good job to fight that one off and it's Ball Four he missed down low it's tough after falling behind a hitter two balls and no strikes but now at least he gets a fresh start against a new batter but he needs to get back into the strike zone and start pitching with conviction pick off throw rosar Dives back stands in now and watches strike one he must have been looking for something else cuz he gave up on that pitch a little early it was right down Main Street probably not going to see a better pitch runner on the goal there's a ball throw save pretty close play on that one a perfect throw probably gets him that throw was just a little wide to the third base side of the back so he had to reach a little bit to get it could have been just enough to make the difference there and there's the [Applause] ball no outs runner on second well struck right field Dives but it falls and now it looks like extra bases a r roena flies around third he'll score easily It's s to three well they call that an advantage count for a reason you're so much more likely to get something you can handle you connect and it jumps off your bat like that you're thinking double at the very least put a great swing on it and man he wasn't fooled at all could be a chance here for them to start clawing back into this ball game so man aboard and stepping in for the Mariners Jorge palano swings and blasts one deep to left side Center he won't get there that should be extra bases and it bangs up against the wall around third he scores it's 74 well clearly he was ready to hit right there put a really nice balanced swing on it and when you can rope one into the Gap like that you're thinking extra bases from the first couple of steps out of the box and he'll feel real good about that one [Applause] here's the third baseman Josh Ro Hawks he's already homered here in this one fought off foul well these Mariners doing a great job boo of just waiting for the right pitch to come their way and I'm seeing very patient bats out of them pitch count is pretty high and they' played four runs already so I think it's safe to say their game plan is working out pretty well right now at the belt and fires Jack Swing went around now one and two so they forced the starter to put in a lot of work and they've been able to get to him for some runs and hopefully that Bullpen fall working and a swing and a miss and that's the first out well that slider was way out of the zone and for me it just comes down to not seeing the pitch out of the hand not tracking it into the zone and then also being a little bit anxious not confident in your two strike approach and so when a guy's in that position you get him to commit early and a lot of times you get the swing and Miss as you did right there and it's even up one one next offering is foul back one away with a runner at third top half of inning number four that one missed [Applause] left hand batter wavs and that one gets past the catcher and the wild pitch will play to run I'm a little surprised he's still in this game out there on the mound starting to show some signs of fatigue and in my opinion when that happens the mechanics break down you try to do too much with the baseball and stuff like this is way more likely to happen one down now it's the right fielder Mitch hanar 0 for one with a fly out to Center there's a strike this is a great Dynamic right here Speedy runner at first thinking about taking second catcher with the pop time that leaves Jaws on the floor this might get interesting Boo in the dirt and that's a stolen base not even close well what that kind of elite arm he has behind the plate man it's a pretty big deal when you can swipe a bag against this dude maybe more than anything it prevents teams from just testing him thinking that they can even steal a base but right here they successfully move that runner up to scoring position good job that one fouled off two and two the Mariners trailing by two here in the second game of the [Applause] series here's the two- two up the middle now tuve handles it throws to First and they take care of hanar for the out now the center J and now it's Julio Rodriguez swing and a ground ball out to short tosses to First Rodriguez out on the play they limit the damage here three runs only two hits no errors and one left on and Midway in the fourth it's the Astros seven and the Mariners five and welcome back to the ballpark here's the second basem Jose alve Jose that one at the knees for a strike well after scoring runs this is where you're looking for that shutdown inning get that hot team back in there to swing the bats and that one fouled off and that's into dirt that close with that one and it's two and two the wi in the pitch lined into right hauls it in and there's one away now so taking in Mauricio dubal popped up foul territory behind the plate and there's two down this is important if he can go one two three here will be a very positive sign for him and for his team now it's yordon Alvarez now with the shift on hits right into it palano tosses the first and they get the out on Alvarez and the Astros put down in order nothing doing there for Houston they lead at 7 to5 all set for the start of the inning and now for Seattle JP Crawford the pitch the short stop takes the ball Crawford a former Gold Glove winner 29 years old a former first round pick back in 2013 just missed and the pitch is in for a strike and the count two and one line drive caught it's never fun going back to the dug out after hitting a line drive that finds a glove but you will get some high fives you know when you make great contact you feel like you've done everything right but in this game of baseball not everything is in your control Ford up for the third time here watches that one Miss there's a strike well we call that keyho holding even though it's right there and looks pretty good if he doesn't love it he's not going to swing that early in the count check swing he went too far and it's a strike that one hit to right Tucker should have her makes the grab for the second out the b manager out of the Dugout now and it looks like we'll see a change on the mound Christian Javier is done we'll be back in a minute with a new arm on the mound the Astros turn to a new arm of the mound Justin Verlander still pretty early in the ball game so this Bullpen has some work ahead of him best case scenario might be if he can come in here and get several quick outs kind of bridge the gap that starter left for him Randy a Ros Arena up next for the Mariners and that's a little bit high and it's one and0 one ball two down nobody on and we're in the top of the fifth so two balls and no strikes [Applause] outside corner there's a [Applause] strike back up the middle in a base hit Joey gets on base and keeps it going well a swing like that can help you come out of the struggle we saw the numbers coming into the ball game but all the trying to do at this point is help his team win two outs runner at first Luke brayy and he's out and they got him that ends the inning no runs one hit no errors and no one left last half of the fifth coming up it's the Astros seven and the Mariners five ready to go for the last half of the inning and here now is the Astros clean up hitter Kyle Tucker Tucker flying drive and that's base hit out into center field man aboard on the leadoff single oh this has been a really nice game at the plate for him he looks locked in just a very [Applause] number nice approach and swing right there to use the big part of the field everything was on time he stayed balanced through the entire swing and just launched that one into Center well these Astros doing a good there goes Tucker on the ground to First oh great stop and that's a great play for the out [Applause] [Applause] Mitch Garver he'll play first his face after the injury now it's Alex bregman now B third B at the bregman the pitch Clips the outside corner and the count even one and one runner at second here one [Applause] gone and he that's bregman two gone well just couldn't pull the trigger on the fast B right there and I don't think he was taking it thinking it might be a called ball or anything I just think he was flat out frozen did not expect that location in my opinion and that one a little below the knees and the count is two and0 that's down and Ino man on second two down on the ground to Short on to First gets him easily ends the inning no runs one hit no errors and a man left we're through five it's the Astros seven and the Mariners five all set for the top of the six and now the DH [Music] Lukey the wine of the pitch Verlander multitime Allstar he features the four seam f f ball a slider a curve and he works in a change up next offering is in for a strike swing and a miss look off balance that time one and two now swung on belted way back there it's a bom he sends it out of here his second Homer of this series it's 76 that's his third streak game with a homer singy this dude is on fire boo these kinds of streaks just don't come around too often took on the big part of the yard for that home run and just barely got it over the wall I thought for a second he brought it back out there too gave it a great effort but you know those plays are so tough to pull off and I'm sure he'd love to have another shot at it palano in the box now take strike one you just got to delete it you give up that lead off home run go back to work focus on this next batter tried to check his swing appeal to third no he held [Applause] up and a foul ball left side nobody on nobody out and we're in the top half of the six that one outside two and two and another ball Josh rohawk on deck for the mends got him and that's the first out nice recovery after giving up the Homer and up next for Seattle Josh Roans he's already homered in this game and a good eye there a swing and a miss and that's strike one rightand her kick deals [Applause] sharp grounder that's through for a base hit so they get a man aboard with a one out single multi-hit game for him now and with the lack of results he's been having lately I'm sure he feeling some relief once you get the ball by the pitcher there's a lot of base hits up the middle even on ground ball so a nice job to use that big hole and get himself a hit here comes a pitch and that one fouled [Applause] off the pitch one ball stra squirts away a little bit and the runner holds on the ground the second might be two there's one and that's two one run closer for Seattle after this solo shot it's now a 76 ball game you're watching Major League Baseball exclusively on the show back here in Houston now it's the DH M and that's in for a [Applause] strike foul ball and he'll Cho hit the air center field Rodriguez sizes this one up pulls it down and he makes the catch and there's a one away the first and here's the first baseman first pitch misses wouldn't chase that time good spot there but didn't get the strike at the knees and doesn't seem too convinced by the call out there in the mound as he tries to get a better sense of the Umpire strike zone no foul one down base is empty fouls one off two and two the pitch and they'll do it [Applause] again gets a piece there we'll do it again and the righty deals and that one missing low fouled off again and it remains three and two ninth pitch of the abbat do next runs it up to 96 to record the punch out so the lineup flips over Jose Altuve up to H [Applause] here right through there for a [Applause] strike Off the Mark there and it's one and [Applause] one there's a strike at the knees that's off the Mark and the Count's even a two two down nobody on here in the bottom of the six popped up to the left into foul ground drifts towards it he makes the grab and that's the inning nothing doing for the offense that time seventh inning coming up it's the Astros seven and the Mariners six