Astros vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (09/08/2024) GAME Highlights TODAY |MLB Season 2024

this telecast yesterday he you guys are always looking for something he believes he he found something we probably won't know what that something is will we maybe he'll tell us afterwards he might he might fess up a little bit but usually it's about a trigger mechanism how to get your hand started maybe get the ball out of your glove a little quicker or something in that realm sort of like a golfer who's looking to start his swing a little forward press some sort of trigger mechanism to get the movement started career numbers right there see the Innings you see the 3,45 strikeouts it's weird but entering this game he's going a tie with Max Scherer for 10th place all time in strikeouts tied with Scherer 10th place all time in strikeouts and obviously one tonight will move him ahead of Sherer Corbin Carroll will lead things off against him he has reached base in 45 of his last 46 games and we're underway on Sunday night baseball with the first pitch just to get inside so it's two balls and a strike to Carol who in the beginning of the year really struggled although according to his manager never changed his disposition from the incredible success he had last year same guy and whatever he had done mechanically changed the way he holds the bat certainly has led to a whole bunch of success yeah and I think it's the first time in his career pretty much in his life when it comes to baseball that the word struggle is attached to his name and you wonder how players can react to it the first time it happens and it took him a while to get back but boy is he back and it's been consistent since midseason St cast powered by gooo cloud hard hit rate Fly ball rate oath up next one from Verlander misses down so the off speed stuff he's missed three times and now a count is full he's thrown him everything already threw him the fast ball early two curve balls then the SL and then another off speed change there raldo Pomo and Peterson on deck in the hole 3-2 pitch this one to center field McCormack coming in and Chaz McCormack is there then Verlander retires Carol 41 years old Verlander on the mound the oldest current active major leager did not give in little slider you could see that Carol's just a little bit off of that one enough so he can get a Fly ball to center field 19 years three times sa young winner at saving a little in the tank throughout the majority of his career in the prime of his career saving those upper 90s for when he needed it later on oh it lands that slider the back door slider to Pomo who has all of a sudden got three homers all of them since the 7th of August he's obviously not a home run threat but my goodness does Lolo rely on him he's the quarterback on the field he runs the defense when he's out [Music] there Carl you mentioned that Justin burland last Bullpen session when I talked to him after the game last night he said look I I got something I'm not going to tell you what it is but he was greatly encouraged by it context clues that we picked up on today is that has something to do with his mechanics said it wasn't from video study but just sort of reflecting on what he'd been doing on the mound Here Comes Your two- two off speed a roller to Altuve and gets the ground ball and a curve ball and there are two down he's going to have to be on especially against the lefties and you'll see a lot of the off speed pitch already here's another one curveball from the top going north to south Pomo just chopping it on the ground it's not just going to about the heat the off speed pitch is going to have to play big and he's shown it already early here is Jo Peterson he's the designated hitter tremendous from the left side against the righty and he takes a big cut at the first one and fouls it straight back he's got one hit and seven played appearances against Verlander that hit is a home [Music] run 280 on the season 21 homers and 60 runs B it [Music] in bottom of the zone you can tell Cody he knows his body he knows his mechanics he doesn't need to see an iPad and after getting a head o to a curveball got a piece of Peter he tried to snap off that curveball and held on to it too long and for the Mets as we watch Josh Bell swing at the first one and it's off the end of the bat and gamble is there and on one pitch it was the change up he gets Josh Bell to fly out to right Works around the hit batter Peterson will seeed set to throw the first one to Altuve he swings at the first one and that's going to be a souvenir on the first base side I'll tell you goes again with a 98 mph for team fastball the velocity has absolutely ticked up and so has his you let's see what he does 02 he went right back to another fast ball Hub about 99 he's pumped up did you guys see the Double Take L2 B just gave him after the third straight fast ball oh and two and he went right back up top 98 it's not every night that you could say that the opposing pitcher the starting pitcher is throwing harder than Justin Verlander and we're saying this tonight with Ryan Nelson and be careful here he's been hot we've thrown nothing but fast balls 99 mph o and one to yordon O way inside and that's another one near triple digit what did you take from that conversation about the cutter that's really improved for for him that's what they've been working with him on towards the line in left and running out of room over there is paven just all up in there I'm letting you talk right here because you're really enjoying watching this display of predominantly the fast ball the number one and they are trying to Feast on it that's 98 you just heard the the home plate umpire land that starts deepen through the Zone see how he drops that batad to get into the Zone late and that's why he's always been such a good getting efficient spin on it bregman and that also is going to be a foul ball 84 con you would always talk about how hitters would tell you so much they give you touch 99 here he comes again and that was a nasty cutter there's the one that they really love to go without that face with health and that one is to left field yordan Alvarez isn't going to be able to get there and and what has been he's been focusing on since he hurt his neck he had some stiffness in mid June is his PO this will help his body as he moves forward and there is no end in sight for how long he wants to pitch he's got two strikes on McCarthy and Jake rips that one that's in between kartini and Al now he's been a player for them this pitch middle in McCarthy gets jammed a little bit but so strong still brings it out there 98.5 milph or more erlander knows it Suarez the third baseman 25 homers 88 runs batted in rips that one in the left field Alvarez will pick it up on a hop and just like that two fast balls two hits that's what they're going to need here from the bottom of the Diamondbacks order and you just saw that flash on the screen you could ask goo Suarez a question six in this series with men on prior to that at bat now 6 for 27 isn't it much better to have a guy come up Smith High towards the corner and towards the line he is bouncing down that first Baseline like he had one and he does paven Smith a three-run dingdong off the foul pole and Verlander gives up per mile on it right there and then fast ball too much of the plate it's able to keep it fair over 106 milph yeah real gut del Castillo the catcher behind o and one now o and two two yeah so all right con you're searching for things now you find yourself giving up two shot are you what's your mindset I'm thinking right now you know all the damages off of fast balls that missed out over the plate so I need to get my secondary pitches for strikes the minute that ball banged off the foul pole you had third thoughts end of the bat and a late jump here but McCormack's going to be able to get in and get it for the first out [Music] seen a couple of those fast balls leak back over the plate as he gets ahead of Luis goret a little bit for a guy that knows where he's at and let's say con that this is another quote unquote success from Kikuchi aret looked really good and they have Fran B Valdez where does Verlander fit in it's got out of play Carl I said to him yesterday I said you know the team that going to face the di backs a really good offense couple of guys you know up against some [Music] Innings could push a couple of those young power arms with the bullpen in that case that's right popped up pñ is running out McCormick's coming in Short Stop says I got it and he second time for Carol and the first off speed pitch misses he has really not yet it's stayed middle up and it's been hit that's a one right there way inside on the 20th pitch of the inning you can see at 762 Prime Carol another high fly middle of the field McCormack is going to get there and there are three outs all of them on three run home run and our first check in with the manager Tory Volo I'd like to like to he's even a little more amped up tonight pouring in fast balls at 9799 fast ball this teams are very very aggressive so we'll see what it keeps looking Chang no for sure I agree with you on that all that non-verbal communication that he's given us tells me one and two and that one missed away so what does the manager do to we talked about pregame pre- series and just making sure that everything is still in line and we still remember where pop on the fast ball so um just real early conversation just getting a feel for the day getting a feel for it every's potion right now you know these are early rounds of about the whole day looks like another strikeout he's got three of them that one is at 98 yeah so like pull the curtain back what are when we talked about the velocity um Believe it or notation with sty was more about Al so those were just really early conversations between the two the two coaches and they'll range they'll range throughout the course of the game I'm going to be migrating up and down the Dugout I'll have two or three conversations with all right all right we'll see you thank you very much for sure Peña flies out to Center and here's Victor kartini it's 14 for strikes yeah that one hurt a little bit that one got everybody behind the play there was a game you throw it the more conviction you get with it the more confidence is behind the pitch and then you start turning a cuz you trust it more two strikes Ryan Nelson has three punch outs and that's fouled off number Nelson of course on the team last year didn't beting onto the ground it's going to be fielded and goret will flip and that's going to do it again weak contact power pitching so Pomo B for the second time he grounded out his first time up Pomo Peterson and Josh Bell we hit the third inning Arizona leading 3 nothing and again he continues to struggle with the off speed I don't get that any you were no chance on my sides different but yeah well he's dealt with so many injuries and has overcome them one thing about Verlin you I would never so much if anybody's going to figure it out he feels like one of those guys that will do that he'll figure it out but what you can't do is now between 94 and 95 mph a velocity cuz they see it night in and night out and over the glove of Altuve and that is going to be jock Peterson single in [Music] right Altuve no chance by the time he jumped that ball was maybe a foot or two past him ball to your stuff's going to get everybody out and then you go through that stage where your stuff drops off but your gu your you have to keep Reinventing yourself out there right finding he's always been a basic four fast ball curve slider change question is command of the off and L at 10 and Bell that's going to get in right field Peterson will take a look he'll head to third Tucker's throw I should not say all from the coaching staff McCarthy a very difficult guy to double up and that first pitch misses again inside up over 160 points over last year conversation in the clubhouse before ball and some football in Tom Brady's game came on and he and paven Smith were sitting there having this conversation and were reminiscing about the idea that Brady had a 375 million offer even while he was playing to broadcast and wondering how in the world could they get one of those one and is Verlander Knight teetering here in this inning slider down are already down fre zip and obviously a pickle with Gino Suarez up swings at the first fast ball and it's 96 and out of play for [Music] them and Carl as you're going through his resume some stirring out in the Houston number 20 to a red hot hitter oh McCarthy they are the base ones and a liner that gets into the Outfield and Suarez is two for two and the game in this series can pav and Smith on the other side match him he's already got a three-run shot and bats with the bases loaded they not August 19th Verlander badly needs the strike out ground out double play something to get him on of this inning and this one is driven to left field Alvarez going he looks up Smith has got it a grand slam Second Home Run oh boy half of first one you keep you pull to the pool side this pitch on the outside corner two for two two homers seven RBI and a grand slam ouch guys they've swung at 26 pitches only one swing in a Miss here's another swing and there's another one that's going to get down del Castillo is going to head to second base and this is going to be a very short night for Justin Verlander and hardly what you'd expect in spite of the struggles bat here by paven Smith 22 to be exact pitches on the outside part doesn't try to do too much with it Verlander's got one down and it's goret clock as far as the the regular season goes so another one to left Alvarez going over there and he will have room to make the play you still have time to salvage this regular season but it's a real blow [Music] tonight slider the slider he missed down and in quite a bit with looking for swings and misses you need to throw a breaking ball for strikes on a line that's caught by Pena but a dis arous inning for Verlander and the Astros