The Show 21 Postseason - ALDS Game 2 - White Sox @ Astros

MLB the show is your home for postseason baseball it's game two of the ALDS between the Chicago White Socks and the Houston [Music] Astros hi again everyone Matt vasgersian Welcome to our special postseason coverage of baseball on the show I'm joined by Mark D Roa Dan plesac and Danny an important ball game coming up here in game two yeah this is just a five game series so getting that first wind under you is great the most important game of a series though is the next one you're about to play so treating this game like it's absolutely critical is a good way not to get too comfortable with your lead all right the stage is set the starters get their final tosses in out in the bullpen and we've got a good one in store for you folks playby play is coming up next Lance mccullar will be on the bump for game two of the series Dan Pac what's the word on him hey Matt Lance mullers might have the best right-handed break as well it's 0 and two now you could really tell they're trying to keep the ball in on this big Slugger right here is that an effort to keep him from getting extended do you think yeah I think that's the idea Matt but he might spin the win if he starts looking for it in there now a moment here to check out the White Sox starting line lineup Dro what you got on this lineup tonight yeah you take a look at this lineup they're running out today and they got their work cut out for him with the Sinker baller on the mount on the opposition side they're going to have to see the ball up they going to have to bear down cuz if he's got that good pitch working it's going to be a long game they might have to sit off speed a swing and a miss as he chased with two strikes and that will retire the side back to back strikeouts keep them out of danger back with more postseason baseball in game two after [Music] this Lance Lynn is on the mound for game two danac what do you got hey Matty V we're looking at a guy that has a pretty good number of pitches that he throws but one in particular is the Sinker that he's added to his repertoire when he needs a ground ball or he gets himself into a spot where he needs where you want to attack the Zone if you go three and two then you put the runners in motion hit in the air down the right field line and the inning will end as they're unable to cash in with two outs two left for the Astros and this is still a nothing nothing ball [Music] [Applause] game up next for Chicago ymani grandal will dig into the left-handed batter box swing and oh my hit him with the he it's up and out of here into the arch waves it's a two-run shot to straightway left as the white socks move in front two to nothing [Applause] lifted in the air toward the line and right catches made here in right and here comes the runner from third and the run is in to score from third it's now a 3 to one just in the third in yeah their ears were open on both sides during the pitchers meeting today good plan at the plate a lot of execution from the offensive side on both sides catches made here in right and here comes the runner from third and they'll get a step closer it's a sack fly to make it a three to2 game [Applause] number 30 runner at first with two gone in the inning and into hit next will be the outfielder Kyle Tucker from the belt the pitch and he lays off there one [Applause] and0 hit hard on the ground to third MOA gloves it the easy way to Hernandez to retire the side so it's two runs on three hits no errors and a runner left on we'll move ahead to the fourth inning now in game two it's the white sock three box Cesar Hernandez popped into foul ground his last time up now he turns and smokes this one into deep center field catches made Runner tagging from third and not in time as the Run scores now back to the top of the lineup step in Tim Anderson and he's got Runners at the corners here with only one gun first pitch is a sinker for aall strike one stuff has never been a problem with this pitcher it's execution and location that has always been his throw won't get him but this is just going to wind up being a foul ball ready to deal here's the 1 one back up the middle and in for a base hit long throw to the plate but this won't be in time as he's well safe in The Run scores and a wide throw as this one gets by him at the bag and the second run will score as a potential rout the zone three foul balls in a row he wants to get a swing and a miss we'll leave it right there as he strikes out and that ends the inning one left for Houston still eight to2 [Music] out in front of the slider hey what a job right here to put yourself in position to get out of this one after giving up back to- back singles through the first two battles on to the first baseman guriel and that will end the inning a man left for the white sock but no off stride that time and it's one and two got him and that's the third time we've written a k next to his name in this one Astros leave one still 8 [Music] to2 3-2 pitch swing and there it goes deep to left no chance at bringing this one back gone as it's into the Crawford boxes it's a two-run shot to straightway left as it is now an 8 to four ball [Applause] game The Hitter he's up there probably thinking of protecting on two and two but when you launch a ball that high out of the strike zone it's obviously easy to take that one one run is [Applause] scored yeah he scored where this thing up beautifully and blasted through the Gap all the way to the wall and the only question that remained was whether two or three runs were going to score they held the runner a third but that's a timely two-run double at the plate yordon Alvarez as he'll take a look at ball one he's got one hit in four at [Applause] bats popped him up grandal is there and he puts it away to stop the bleeding frustration boiling over with an opportunity missed game two coverage rolls on after [Music] this first pitch of the ab now grounder down the line at third oh what a stop on the slide in time with two [Applause] away last strike now for Houston and he struck him out for outout number three so that'll wrap things up here as they leave the possible tying run stranded at first yeah he does surrender one run so it wasn't a Flawless performance but this game you don't have to be perfect you just have to be good enough to win and he was [Music] 9 to7 the final score in this ball game the Chicago White Socks earn the win and move on to 2 and0 in the division series Lance Lynn takes home the win Lance mccullar allowed seven earned runs to cross the plate in the losing effort so that's a wrap here to tonight for Mark D Roa Dan