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

is back that huge the Astros five games clear now of the Seattle Mariners in the American League West and yes Altuve and that guy Alvarez have been outstanding on the other side it's all about the national league Wild Card the Padres as we speak trying to make a huge comeback in their game today Arizona finds themselves up and Atlanta and the Mets in a virtual deadlock big game for both teams in Arizona is feeling real good about themselves so this obviously he's almost full strength his first few throws were almost I'd say 95% uh in his first few throws off the bullpen he's not a digger he just kind of gets on the mound and digs you know get lets the holes work themselves out but he's pitching the lanes four seamers to both sides of the plate kind of classic style for a power pitcher maybe the preeminent power pitcher of his generation if you think about Justin berland or you think about the fast ball now maybe he's a little bit different nowadays but he certainly still pitches off of that fast and that PO seamer what are your Recollections as an older pitcher he's 41 years old he's the oldest active major Leaguer that we have what were your Recollections of a bullpen session at this time of your career what's he trying to get out of this you know I really had to concentrate on more location more spots I'm going afford them as well and the Resurgence of of Carol has been fantastic for the Dbacks big test they are trying to avoid being swept to here in Houston Sunday Night Baseball on espb is presented by Capital One once it's a heavy left-handed lineup yeah it really is a heavy left-handed lineup we mentioned the Resurgence again of Corbin Carroll but Jake McCarthy has been for them an initiator as well he's been swinging the bat all season long just like they hoped for and Lis Gorman the veteran in the bottom of the order can never go wrong with veterans that understand how to play the game right on the defensive standpoint on offense as well you know Verlander's not going to give away any secrets but I know he spoke with Buster and Buster's going to join us of course during 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 you see the Innings you see the 3,45 strikeouts it's weird but entering this game he's going to 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 a first pitch in there at the bottom of the zone for strike one third baseman Alex bregman is in on the grass and the short stop Jeremy paa is shaded way towards second base there's that nasty looping curveball and he misses it's one ball on a strike see the heavy emphasis already on location down and away at 94 down and in at 77 just get inside so it's two balls in 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 them a while to get back but boys he back and it's been consistent since midseason St cast powered by goog cloud hard hit rate Fly ball rate both up x one from Verlander misses down so the off speed stuff he's missed three times and now a count as full he's thrown him everything already threw him the fast ball early two curve balls then the slider and then another off speed change there raldo Perdomo and Peterson on deck in the hole 3-2 pitch this one to center field McCormack coming in and Chaz McCormack is there 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 time Sai Young winner 260 career wins for Domo fast ball right there at 94 so he gets ahead of the first two with a fast ball both 94 both down and away to the lefties same shift employed against Pomo you want that pitch don't you pitcher yeah you can see yeah he he wanted it and that those are this is the way you're going to see Justin Verlander pitch really pitching to Lanes like a bowler the inside corner Lane the outside corner Lane [Music] Verlander was always sort of the master at saving a little in the tank throughout the majority of his career in the prime of his career saving those upper 9s 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 obvious 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 Verlander 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 burer gets the ground ball and a curve ball and there were two down and he's going to have to be on especially against the lefties and you'll see a lot of the Off speeed 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 it's going to be about the heat the off speed pitch is going to have to play big and he's shown it already early here is jock Peterson he's a 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 plate appearances against Verlander that hit is a home [Music] run 280 on the season 21 homers and 60 runs bed in oh bottom of the zone you can tell Cody