Game 160-1 | Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners | Franchise | Gameplay PS5 | MLB The Show 24

and welcome into the ballpark happy to have you with us an a West matchup on the show it's the Oakland Athletics taking on the Seattle Mariners and we'll be back with the first pitch right after this and now your merer first pitch moments away and today's starter Logan Gilbert what should we keep an eye on here well Bo maybe a little pedestrian there in terms of the ER but with those numbers you expect to be in a ball game and have an opportunity to win and really that's all his teammates can ask for so we'll see if he's able to be consistent in this one all right ready to go here now it's the rookie DH number 12 outside low and that's ball two just missed I would expect in this three count you're taking all the way see if he'll walk you that one finds the Zone that's strike one out to short on to first one up one down batting Che and time now to check out the A's lineup not the highest team batting average for this squad they're down towards the bottom of the league in total hits and singi because of that they don't score a ton yeah and boo I'm looking for a little better performance out of them today I mean if they're going to be dangerous if they're going to be able to create scoring opportunities they're going to have to start making some individual adjustments a lot of players in this lineup probably aren't happy with how they've hit the ball so far so today's a chance to get something going and a pitch so a foul ball makes it one and two gets a piece and stays alive one out base is empty knocks that one away and we'll do it again [Applause] next offering is downstairs wouldn't chase that time okay one down base is empty in the air out towards Right Center hanar grabs it on the run out of third two outs space is empty striding to the plate now for Oakland Estee Yuri Ruiz that one finds the zone and it's O and one two out space is empty comes up empty that's strike two oh [Applause] two liner base hit so a two out Knock keeps the inning alive just a solid swing right there caught it out front and ripped it into the outfield for the base hit those always feel great and now a chance to maybe get creative on offense with good speed on first fought off foul a big swing and a miss one and two gone but the goahead run is at first here in game one of this 3 swings through it and that's a strike out the a strand one so now the Mariners offense gets to go to work for the first time we've got no score you're dialed into the show back in Seattle and on the hill in this one Joey Estus what should we keep an eye on here yeah he's definitely had a struggle so far this year as evidenced by that inflated whip but he's going to have to find a way to limit the base runners put his team to win a game so we know he's prepared we know this guy is a competitor and we'll watch how he works in this one JP Crawford at the plate now that's ball [Applause] one pass ball for a strike on a strike the pitch in the air right center this is mashed way back and gone a gigantic blast just like that they move in front it's one nothing he really needed that swing he hasn't been getting a ton of results at the plate lately so I'm sure that one felt especially [Applause] good just an excellent swing all the way around and it had that sound coming off the back that gets everyone's attention got a pitch to drive short to the baseball squared it up and the Back Spin it out of [Applause] here and now it's Julio Rodriguez first pitch just misses and another ball with the big bats coming up and a home run already surrendered he's really going to have to execute against these next couple of batters wouldn't chase that [Applause] job and he walked him on four pitches they just came apart right there four pitch walk and guy at the play was not going to help him out by swinging at something out of the Zone Luke Ry up next for the Mariners fast ball in for a strike it's own and one part of the order coming through now and with one home run already in this inning they're definitely looking to do some more damage that's hard hit in the line and there's one down throw and it gets away and now we check out the Mariners lineup someone who makes things happen for them in part with his legs Harry Ford well boo there aren't many guys who have a flare for the big moment like he does I mean batting over 400 with runners in scoring position are you kidding me I I know it's not guaranteed or an automatic but I hope we get to see him in a close late game situation with runners in scoring position and just see is he truly a machine or not and the rander deals runner on the goal throw is low and he can break it when you're trying to SW a bag against an elite level arm behind the plate like this guy better get a great jump and hope that your speed can finish this job that was a great jump right there really nice steal of second base that one inside now one and two O2 fast way out of the Zone I think he's trying to speed him up got to stay back off speed's probably coming that one [Applause] ripped it just got out of here it's their second home run of the inning and they add on it's three nothing and that shot makes their grip on the lead even tighter well I'm sure there's a big grin on his face right now boo he's probably had some of those that didn't stay fair but off the bat it looked like it was going to been foul was able to keep it in there tuck nicely and he gets the jog around the base is good for him now it's Randy a Rosara still only one out here in the [Applause] inning just missed it's a good take one ball stke and down on strikes two down now the batter now Jorge palano he's struggled to make contact lately striking out nearly twice in each of the last five games and that's in for a strike go ball one [Applause] strike lobber to right field way back gone they're third home run of the inning and they add to the lead it's 4 [Applause] nothing that one was a hanger and pitchers typically don't get away with making a mistake like that and right there he made him Pay Here's Dylan Moore definitely scuffling at the dish lately just one hit in his last five games that's in there well a really rough inning out there on the mound and uh this is one of those where you learn a lot about a guy's toughness and his ability to turn the page and keep pressing forward the one- one is fouled [Music] off and another ball out towards Right Center that's well struck that's back there and it hits the fence and he's got a double everything came together for him just miss down on a home run right there but he certainly hit it hard enough just didn't have the right launch angle to carry it over the wall but still an excellent swing of the back Josh rohawk stands in now and watches strike [Applause] one swinging a drive deep right field that's back there out of here make that four homers in the inning and they add a pair it's six nothing Chris he's homered in backto back games now yep seeing the ball well and he's got his timing locked in he's looking pretty dangerous at the dish right now that's exactly the pitch he was looking for crushes it and hits it out of the ball par here comes the Skipper and we're going to see a pitching change in this spot Joey Estus done for the night we'll be back in a minute with a new arm on the mound so they turn to the veteran pitcher in this spot Ross stripping well they need someone to stop the bleeding and keep the score right where it is seems like a tough task today with the way this lineup is swinging it so two away with nobody on now batting Mitch hanar right through there for a strike and there's a foul ball [Applause] and a swing and a miss and that's that they bring nine to the plate and six come around to score we'll head to inning number two at T-Mobile Park it's the Mariners six and the A's nothing back at T-Mobile Park and now Zack gof Gilbert back to work and first off ring is fouled off and that one is lifted in the air hener makes the grab one away batting the first B here's Bobby dock do that one finds the zone and at strike one dolag handling the duties at first 28 years old and they traded for him earlier this year one down base is empty who one and two and that skips into dirt wouldn't chase that time fights It Off off you'll see another looked like you got a little excited on that fast ball got to think to yourself want to stay up the middle that way if you're a little bit early hit it on opposite field not swings through that one it's a strike out and it's a LED Miss Diaz and first off ring is fouled [Applause] off and that's in dir St swings through that 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 just going to have to battle with two strikes two down nobody on and the slider just misses really good slider he's up there just hoping that it ends up off the plate away comes up empty as chases that one in the dirt gets two it on to First in time so the drop third strike doesn't hurt him and that's that and we're back ready to go for the last half of the inning and now the short stop JP Crawford as he turns on the rubber with that good live arm delivers the short stop takes a ball and another ball Rusty Valentine doing the umpiring behind the dish for us maybe the best name in the league yeah that's a solid one no doubt I mean who's better to ask than you I kind of wonder if Rusty is his actual name or just a nickname yeah no clue and that's outside and the count is three and one anyways Rusty's got a good Zone very good on the the corners of the plate but he'll give pitchers a little bit above the letters and below the knees if they're earning it outside and that is ball four so man aboard and now the center fielder Julio Rodriguez he walked and came around to score his first time up right through there for a strike the M's up big in this one bottom half of inning number two lined and that's a base hit throw back in quickly first and second now with nobody out just so sound in his mechanics hits against a firm front side and the hands just continue to carry through the middle of the [Applause] field and now it's going to be Lukey first pitch misses there's a strike well looks like he's wanting to work the upper part of the strike zone what does that mean Top Hand better be working for the hitters adjust that side a little bit give yourself a chance to hit righty to the pl check swing did he go yes he did and first and second here no [Music] outs this to center field Ruiz as this one sized up hauls it in and there's one away now the Mariners Capt Harry Ford he's already homered in this game [Applause] not even close there ball one Crawford the lead Runner out at second Rodriguez over at first with one away and a foul ball two on one out so a foul ball makes it one and two the pitch foul ball still a one and two [Applause] count righty delivers swings and misses slider got him for strike three oh 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 first and second two now you're in game one of this three game set and that gets the inside corner for a strike rander kicks deals Lin and that's a base hit around third here's the throw to the plate the tag and he's in there comes through with the RBI showed a willingness to drive that pitch the opposite way didn't get jumpy didn't try to pull the ball he let it get deep took the barrel right to it and then extended through the swing for the line drive base hit so first and second with two outs Jorge palano now at the plate he's already homered here in this one there's a strike next offering in there for a strike and it's O and two first and second two down [Applause] got him swinging two men left stranded but they do push across one we head on now to the top of the third it's the Mariners seven and the A's nothing and welcome back to the ballpark top half of the third inning so here's Brown at the play Brown and immediately pumps in a strike to the left-handed hitter clearly down in this ball game and you can't look at the deficit and try to get it all back in one swing it's got to come one at bad at a time and even shrink it down smaller pitch to pitch make that guy on the mound work to get you out next one in the [Applause] [Applause] dirt Line Drive caught well baseball can be cruel can it I mean sometimes it gives and sometimes it takes away he did everything right on that swing but he's got nothing to show for it Nick Allen stands in here takes ball one low the A's with a lot of ground to make up we're here in the top half of inning number three and he hits a ground ball right side first two batters retired here in the top of the third the B the designated so the lineup flips over now here's the leadoff hitter for the A's swings and misses one that's not even close to the Zone wouldn't chase that time and a one-1 swing and a miss one ball stra the W to kick the pitch smoked on the ground a second the throw to first and it's a one two three inning nothing doing there for the A's not going their way it's 7 [Applause] nothing back in Seattle as we go to the last of the third and here's the first baseman Dylan Moore MO in for a strike one and one well these Mariners really impressing me with the quality of their bats in this one it's been fun getting a chance to see them go to work it jumped all over the starter and knocked him out of the game early he just was never able to settle in and the damage was done by the time he got the hook hit hard that gets through wasting no time he's two for two now on the night and just a triple and home run away from the cycle seriously we're starting with this already Ro Hawks batting for the second time and that's strike one swing and a ball hit out towards left center field and it's caught for the out I mean when you're chasing the opposing starter in the first inning or two that's just such a tone Setter for the game and it puts the other team back on their heels and it Stills a lot of confidence in your lineup from top to bottom Haner in the box now no balls in a strike rder takes off strike in there the second well I'm sure that steal will raise a couple of eyebrows because of this big lead but I think it's more respect for their opponent knowing that they've got to continue to add on if they're going to win this game don't take it as an offense take it as a sign of respect goes down looking well thatat seemed to be over as soon as it started three pitch strike out you've got to be better at the plate right there at least to foul something off extend that at Crawford stands in here tried to hold back his swing there but went around oh at the belt and fires back-to-back breaking pitches away you get the feeling as a hitter that the pitcher is afraid of you that he doesn't want to challenge you so I think the confidence level is raised right here they say you win two [Applause] two man it's second keeps the back going with a foul [Applause] [Applause] ball on the ground right side and that chance handled over to First and the inning is over Mariners leave one but they're still in control it's seven nothing