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the last year but uh here you know they they know who he is they’re not going to pitch him easy he’s going to be tough big leaguers are going to attack him tough the whole way so he that’s why I say with the patrons like you got to wait for them to come on the strike zone look for the pitch you want to hit but like you said too that’s a learning curve he’s going to have to speed up because this is the big you got to make the adjustment quick and uh I feel he’s got a lot of talent man it’s unreal how much talent I see on that guy and uh I like his year and uh I think from here it’s just going to get better have you stood eye to eye to see who’s taller here are you uh yeah I I am taller i am taller but man he’s got a lot of muscle hey Carlos Seis congratulations on a job well done yesterday hopefully the Royals can win easily without your help and you’ll be back in there tomorrow but but great job and thanks for your time all right sounds good thank you so much carlos Steves as our guest 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first base Vinnie Pasquantino hitting fifth in catching Salvador Perez batting sixth the designated hitter Jack Kaggleó batting seventh in left field Drew Waters batting eighth in right field John Rae and batting ninth in center field Kyle Isbel and on the mound it’s Seth Lugo again for KC it’s India Wit Garcia Pascantino Perez Kaggle Leone Waters Rae and Isbel for the White Socks Will Venibal is their skipper and their record 20 and 42 and Mike Tachman leads off he’s in right field batting second it’s the shortstop Chase Maid batting third the DH Andrew Benendi the cleanup hitter at third base Miguel Vargas hitting fifth in left field Joshua Palasios batting sixth catcher making his big league debut Kyle Teal batting seventh in center field Luis Robert Jr batting eighth at second base Josh Rojos and hitting ninth at first base Tim Elco and on the mound right-hander Davis Martin again for Chicago Tman Maid Benendi Vargas Velasios Teal Robert Rojos and Elco and the umpires tonight 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stand the White Sox though remain in last place in the Central at 20 and 43 they are 20 and a half games back of the first place Tigers on the mound tonight for the White Socks right-hander Davis Martin he has a 367 RA in his 12 games 11 of them starts 68 and two/3 innings he struck out 41 and walked 17 meanwhile for the Royals it’s right-hander Seth Lugo he makes his 11th start of the season and second since coming off the injured list with his right middle finger sprained his last start only three and a third innings allowed four runs on five hits to the Tigers that pitching matchup is presented by IBW local24 providing the best opportunities in the electrical field of construction for over a century visit ibw124.org it’s a perfect night in Chicago for baseball 66° pale blue skies there’s a little bit of a smoky haze from the Canadian wildfires that’s kind of tracked down with the wind over the last couple of days and there’s still some remnants of that in the air here in Chicago but the skies are mostly clear stadium lights are on even though we’ve got some daylight left there’s still sunshine in deep left center jonathan India is in the batters box davis Martin’s first pitch of the game is a fast ball over the outer half fault strike one and we are underway in Chicago slightly open stance for India from the right side martin delivers and India pops it up foul first base side back into the upper deck and out of play 0 and two now India’s been redhot at least one hit in seven of his last nine games he singled in game two of the double header yesterday he hit a leadoff homer in game one of the double header yesterday here’s the pitch basketball high heel down to first but India did not swing so Martin readies again one ball two strikes here’s the pitch india trickles it foul back and down behind the plate still a ball and two strikes got a piece of White Sox catcher Kyle Teal who’s making his major league debut tonight and the White Sox have Miguel Vargas at third chase Mitroth at short josh Rohos at second tim Elco’s at first another one-two to India fast ball popped up foul ground first base side elco ranges over onto the warning track dirt right next to the netting he makes the catch and then leans up against the netting to stop his momentum indie is out and there’s one away to begin the ball game then in the outfield for the White Socks it’s Joshua Palasios in left luis Robert Jr.’s in center and Mike Pacman is in right field dh tonight for Will Venibal’s team is former Royal Andrew Benendi bobby Wit Junior’s turn he’s got a four-ame hitting streak martin delivers first pitch fast ball over the inner edge at 95 called strike and it’s 0 and one now Bobb’s five for 16 over the course of his hitting streak and includes a double and a home run he’s scored four runs in his last four games harden delivers and Whit takes a cutter outside one ball one strike now the Royals offense as a whole has been scoring more runs at least five runs in all three games against the Cardinals here’s the pitch buzz his way inside he jumps out of the way two balls in a strike now and the Royals all told scored 22 runs in the three games against the Cardinals here’s the pitch swung out and missed and the count’s now two and two was 10 runs on 13 hits in the series opener five runs on 12 hits in game one and then seven runs on 12 hits in game two the Royals also combined to hit five home runs in the threeame series here’s the 2-2 basketball fisted up the middle and down into center field at base hit and Bobby Wit Junior’s on with a one out single that is something that those that have come to rate Field over the last couple of years have gotten used to seeing bobby W Jr tortured the White Socks last year over the course of the whole season but especially the last time the Royals were in town last July he was set 11 in that three-game series toss over to first and Whit dives back to the bag safely brings up Mike Helgar who’s batting third for a fourth consecutive game after the Royals shuffle the lineup to begin the series in St louis here’s the pitch fast ball popped up foul tailing out of play off to the right and it’s 0 and one now since moving into the three hole Garcia is three for 13 that includes a double and a home run he’s scored four runs and he’s driven in four runs including a pair with his homer yesterday martin delivers blowing outside that counts now one ball one strike on Mel Garcia overall Mel enters tonight with a 311 batting average that is eighth best in the American League here’s the pitch breaking ball letter high called strike and the count’s now one and two infield is shifted to the left side against Garcia ohas the second baseman is playing out the middle whit inches out his lead off first the pitch swung on and felt tipped and a Tealsmith that’s strike three martin got him with a 94 mph fast and so two outs now in the top of the first inning brings up Vinnie Pascantino he’s got a six-game hitting streak that is part of a much larger and longer 21game on base streak now Vinnie Pascantino has been red hot martin delivers and Pascino takes outside ball one over the course of the 21 game on base streak Pascino is hitting 366 with a 422 on base percentage here’s the pitch outside again two balls no strikes if you want to go back a little further actually Pasquantino you remember got off to a really slow start he was hitting just 172 at the end of April he enters tonight with a batting average of 267 the pitch and it’s a cutter up and away and that’s ball three so over the last month and change any pastino’s raised his batting average nearly 100 points here’s the three-0 pitch it’s a fast ball letter high strike and it’s three and one runner on first with two outs top of the first inning we’re scoreless at Rate Field here on the south side of Chicago spin a toss to first and Whit dives back safely that’s right it’s no longer guaranteed rate that company changed its name it’s now just Rate Field you can make of that what you will the jokes write themselves 3-1 pitch down and in it hit past Quantino on his left foot so it’s a hit by pitch even though it would have been ball four anyway bobby Wood Jr moves over to second vinnie Pasquantino’s on to first and that brings up Salvador Perez now if you want to point to one of the reasons why the Royals have been scoring more runs it’s that the Royals have been much better hitting with runners in scoring position the Royals against the Cardinals were 11 for 33 with runners in scoring position that’s a 333 average salvi’s been right in the middle of that he had a couple of RBI singles in game two yesterday runners on first and second with two outs top of the first inning martin delivers and Salvi rolls it foul behind the plate it’s 0 and one as Salvi has been on a hot streak to start June a four-ame hitting streak in all four games he’s played this month eight for his last 19 a double and three RBI’s here’s the 01 pitch x ball up and away and the count’s now one and one now Salvi had both an RBI double and an RBI single against Miss Martin back in early May when the Royals and White Sox met in Kansas City the pitch fast ball foul tipped and a teals made a strike and it’s one and two the Royals hit Davis Martin around back on May 8th that was the series finale the Royals won 10 nothing scored four runs on seven hits against Martin here’s the pitch pass swung on and miss strike three 96 up and away and Selby couldn’t catch up so a couple of strikeouts in a scoreless top of the first for right-hander Davis Martin we go to the bottom of the first the big hits all the great brats you got to be kidding me and all the swagger relive the day’s biggest plays all in one lightning fast hour you better believe it quick pitch late nights and early mornings only on MLB Network moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921 smith courts went into right down the line it may go crazy folks go crazy it’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game behind the three-2 and a home run by the Wizards praise it catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com take a hack at guessing which baseball player or man says the following i really don’t know what to say i’m just uh so happy I gave something these people cheer we all did i mean it was a great game both teams played incredible it was a great game that’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911 hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com instruction for over a century join the family today at ibw local124 by visiting us at ibw124.org we go to the bottom of the first atfield on the south side of Chicago the Royals were held scoreless in the top of the first inning and now Seth Lugo takes the bound for the bottom of the first he makes his 11th start of the season and enters with a 345 erra and an even 60 innings faces Mike Tauman to start the bottom of the first left-handed hitter lugo’s first pitch down and in for ball one now Tman did not play when these two teams met last April he was on the injured list with a right hamstring injury only came back two weeks ago the 10 it’s a sinker over the low outside corner called strike and it’s one and one now in the last two weeks Tauman has been great he’s hit at the top of the White Sox lineup he’s hitting over 300 the one-1 pitch it’s a curveball that lands for a strike one and two in 13 games for Toffman a 304 average five doubles and two home runs since coming off the injured list this is a little bit of a different White Socks team than the team the Royals saw in early May here’s the one-two pitch toman lifts it in the air fairly deep left center field is Bel jocks back and into the gap he’s there to make the catch and Tauman is out one away brings up Chase Maid who’s also been playing really well for the White Socks lately one of their rookies that they hope to form a core with over the next couple of years myroth’s got a fivegame hitting streak he’s 10 for his last 17 that includes five walks zero strikeouts lugo delivers and Maidroth takes a knee high fast for a called strike it’s 0 and one maidroth is an extremely patient hitter that’s showcased a really good eye early on in his career the pitch blowing outside one ball one strike overall this season he’s walked 21 times and he’s only struck out 17 times well more walks than strikeouts for him lugo kicks the left leg and delivers pitches outside two balls in a strike on Mitron scoreless game bottom of the first inning base is empty with one out overhead wind up and Lugo delivers the 2-1 down and in three balls and a strike on Mitron this is Lugo’s second start since coming back from the injured list he was dealing with that right middle finger spraining lugo delivers and Mitroth takes a strike over the inner edge now the counts fall three and two and Mitroth has yet to take the bat off of his shoulder he’s got an open stance from the right side boff pitch from Lugo hit on the ground to the left side bobby Wit Jr gloves it on the backhand chest high tie throw to first in time for the out and they’re two away brings up former Royal Andrew Benendi the White Sox DH tonight defensively the Royals have Mike El Garcia at third base bobby Wit Jr.’s the shorts stop jonathan India is at second base with Vinnie Pascantino at first salvador Perez is catching Drew Waters in left kyle Isel in center and John Rae is in right field first pitch to Andrew Benendi just outside ball one ben intended was also on the injured list when these two teams met in May he came back from the IIL the same day as Mike Tman two weeks ago the pitch check swing foul third base side right near the tarp and it’s one and one for Bennington Tandy in the 13 games he’s played since coming off the injured list with a calf strain he’s hitting 267 overhead windup and now the 1-1 pitch curveball stays outside and it’s two and one now Ben and Tendy’s also hit a few doubles and a home run he’s driven in 11 runs his last 13 games lugo delivers and Ben and Tendi takes outside three balls one strike lugo nods overhead wind up left leg kick and the pitch passball lifted deep to right field ra sprints back toward the track reaches makes the ground right up against the fence an excellent catch in deep right field for John Ray and that helps Seth Luggo through a scoreless one two three bottom of the first inning no runs no hits no errors nobody left for the Introducing baseball’s all new national pregame show mlb tonight live at 5 join Greg Harold and Dan and a star stunned roster for a preview of all the nights matchups get a first look at the lineups everything looks good right now for the Yankees first take from the players i’m just excited to put any pair of cleats on and the first of many breakdowns before the first pitch a full night of baseball starts at 5 mlb Tonight’s National Pregame Show weekdays at 5 Eastern on MLB Network take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following i I really don’t know what to say i’m just uh so happy I gave something these people cheer we all did i mean it was a great game both teams played incredible it was a great game that’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911 hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term next phrase is oppo taco you know what it means oppo taco a home run hit to the opposite field with an oppo taco his 13th and it’s a one-run game expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and mlb.com one parking pass take care of everything make your ballpark experience a breeze grab your pack today at royals.com/ Sunday jack Kaggleó leads off the top of the second inning here in Chicago davis Martin delivers first pitch fast ball up and away that’s ball one scoreless game in the top of the second inning the Royals had a couple of base runners in the first but stranded them both here’s the pitch and CS rips it toward first elco makes a sliding diving backand grab and Kagleon is robbed of the hit well he scorched it 110 off the bat and that’s coming an all too familiar feeling for the Royals top prospect hitting the ball hard and somebody making a good defensive play to take away a hit now happened three times to him first pitch to Drew Waters fast high pops out of Teals that’s ball one mangs entered tonight one for 13 in his three big league games his only major league hit so far was his RBI double in game one in the double header yesterday here’s the pitch waters hits him on the ground to the right side rojos charges switches it up and tosses to first in time for the out and quickly there are two gone let’s pause 10 seconds for station ID this is the Royals baseball network podcast with new episodes released every Tuesday kfnc FM and AM HD1 and HD2 Kansas City in Odyssey sports station with Steve Stewart and our producer engineer Eric Guthrie i’m Jake Eisenberg thanks for hanging out with us tonight first pitch to John Ray it’s a little bit low for ball one royals and White Sox are scoreless we’re in the top of the second base is empty with two outs lefty Rave against the righty Davis Martin here’s the pitch it’s low again two balls no strikes the RA is in the batters box for the first time since Sunday when he went two for four against the Tigers this is his first start since Sunday martin delivers and Ra clips it in Teals a strike two and one ra was a defensive replacement in all three games against the Cardinals already made a nice catch in right field tonight aron delivers and Ra swings and misses in a fast ball two and two so now John Raes played eight major league games he’s three for 15 overall back in his home state of Illinois grew up in Bloomington Southern Illinois South Central Illinois here’s the pitch ra punches it into right center field tman into the gap can’t get it down for extra bases and rolls all the way to the base brave is already at second he stops there with a two out double second double of his big league career and he’s at second base with two outs for Kyle chance for the Royals to score the game’s first run with a runner on second and two outs in the top of the second inning it is a breezy night in Chicago at least here flags are gusting out to right the pitch Pass ball high and that’s ball one isbel started game one of the double header yesterday he was one for four martin delivers and Isbel bounces it third base side foul it’s one and one and then Izzy was a defensive replacement in game two he has in fact hit safely in five consecutive starts there have been a couple of pinch hit opportunities mixed in there but over his last seven games total five starts he’s seven for 19 here’s the pitch isbel shoots it foul third base shot out of play and the count’s now one and two and we’ve known for a long time what Kyle Isel’s capable of defensively but offensively this season he’s putting together his most consistent season as a big leager at least so far he enters tonight hitting 283 on the year that was after he hit over 300 in the month of May here’s the one-two pitch fast way high teal pops out of his crouch to glove it and the count’s now two and two ra leads off second with two outs infield is shaded to the right side against Isbel the pitch fast ball high and the count’s full three and two lot of pitches so far for Davis Martin 37 pitches 21 for strikes once through the lineup he delivers and Isbel chops it to the right side rojos gloves a chest tie steps and throws to first in time for the out that ends the inning no runs a hit no errors one left on base john Ra gets stranded after his two out double we go to the moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921 smith courts one right down the line it may go crazy folks go crazy it’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the start of three to two a home run by the Wizards catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com future of baseball takes the field at the 2025 MLB Draft Combine get one-of-a-kind access to over 300 top prospects as we take you in the cage on the field and into the sky during six straight hours of live coverage plus exclusive interviews with the players who could become your team’s next superstar i play kicks for a while um I’ve kind of been floating with my hands the 2025 MLB Draft Combine June 17th at noon Eastern only on MLB Network let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term next phrase is oppo taco do you know what it [Music] means oppo taco a home run hit to the opposite field with an oppo taco his 13th and it’s a one-run game expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and mlb.com special Bobby Wit Jr record-breaker bobblehead presented by Quick Trip get tickets today at royals.com/promotions you also might have seen that there are seven gold versions of those bobbleheads signed by Bobby that’ll be sprinkled throughout kind of like a Willy Wonka situation first pitch to Miguel Vargas in the bottom of the second and he pops it up shallow right center field john Rae gives way to Kyle Isbel is there to make the catch one pitch one out to begin the bottom of the second scoreless game at Ray Field between the Royals and White Sox to open up this series and right-hander Seth Lugo has gone four up four down on 16 pitches he now faces left-handed hitting Joshua Palasios now Lugo in his last start coming off the injured list without a rehab start only went three in a third innings first pitch to Palasios hits a fast ball kneeh high called strike 0 and one and I think it’s fair to say he didn’t look like himself the Seth Lugo of last year and April of this year last time out but he sure looks a lot more like him tonight now the 01 it’s low one ball one strike admittedly it’s early tonight but so far so good so far so good his last start he gave up four runs on five hits that included a couple of homers both of them were two-run homers here’s the 1-1 palasios rips it up the middle a base hit into right center field well the White Sox have their first base runner big turn from Palasios but he shuffles back to the bag oh a runner on first with one out brings up Kyle Teal who’s making his major league debut tonight number 26 prospect in all of baseball and the number two prospect in the White Sox organization Kyle Teal was one of the prize acquisitions for the White Socks when they traded Garrett Crochet to the Red Sox so here is Kyle Teal 23-year-old from Ridgewood New Jersey left-handed hitter first pitch from Lugo it’s low for ball one a teal was the 14th overall pick in 2023 by the Red Sox that is out of the University of Virginia here’s the pitch popped up foul third base side out of play and it’s one and one the White Sox in addition to getting Teal also got Chase Maid in that trade and a highly touted outfield prospect Braden Montgomery and then a pitching prospect Wilin Gonzalez the 1-1 fast ball high two balls in a strike on Kyle Teal as you might expect he was off to a really good start in Triple A this year he was hitting .995 in 50 games also had eight home runs the pitch flare foul third base side out of play and the count’s now two and two teal is 6 feet tall listed at 210 lbs he wears number eight for the White Socks the pitch down and in and the count’s now full three and two and he is making his major league debut tonight and the White Socks new City Connect jerseys really the Chicago Bulls inspired White Socks jerseys the red tops black pants with a very thick red stripe down the side of each leg and then the jerseys say Chicago in black letters outlined in white across the chest it’s in the Chicago Bulls font that they have on jerseys the payoff pitch Palasio’s runs and TL dribbles a foul first base side the count’s still three balls and two strikes it’s a bit of a best looking jersey as well the chest part is red with black pinstripes and then the sleeves are black and the left sleeve has the winged foot logo that was part of the White Socks uniforms in the 1950s still three and two on Kyle Teal the pitch up and in and that’s ball four and so Teal in his first major league plate appearance draws a walk puts runners on first and second with one out for Luis Robert Jr and you might be thinking I’ve wondered why I hadn’t heard his name yet usually he’s been hitting second or third or fourth well tonight he’s hitting seventh in fact this is the third time he’s hit seventh this season here’s the pitch up and away ball one the big reason why is that Luis Robert is hitting just 177 this year that is the third lowest batting average among qualified hitters lugo delivers and Robert slices it foul first base side out of play it’s one and one well Robert has not played since Monday and the plan was that he got two consecutive games off to retool fix his swing work on a few things the pitch catches the low inside corner called strike one and two and then he wound up with an additional day off yesterday because in the batting cages he hit a ball that ricocheted back and actually hit him in the head here’s the pitch lined into center field down for a base hit palasios takes off for third he gets the windmill home is Bell’s throw bounces in lane and the White Socks have the game’s first run luis Robert Jr back in the lineup and hitting seven delivers an RBI single and the Royals trail one- nothing in the bottom of the second inning well the White Socks were very much hoping that the couple of days off might quote unquote fix Luis Robert Jr and that is the kind of swing that they have been expecting from an allstar caliber player so three straight have reached against Lugo here in the second and Josh Rojas steps to the plate a left-handed hitter runners on first and second with one out we’re in the bottom of the second inning here’s the pitch breaking ball bounce up the first baseline pass Quantino’s got it sling to second one out no relay to first bobby W Jr covers the bag to force out Robert so two outs now in the bottom of the second inning and Tim Elco comes to the plate a right-handed hitter it has been interesting looking at Seth Lugo’s righty lefty splits so far this season left-handed hitters are hitting .258 with three home runs and 11 walks or pardon me eight home runs and 11 walks right-handed hitters are hitting just 209 against him with three home runs and only six walks so the lefties have had more success against Lugo than righties tim Elco is a righty the pitch that’s a little bit low for ball one he was called back up on Wednesday when Lennin Sosa was placed on the injured list he’s a power threat only seven big league hits but three of them are homers here’s the pitch swung out and missed and the count’s now one and one elco is 26 years old he grew up in the Tampa area but was born in Witchah here’s the pitch basketball High 2 and one he played collegiately at Miss won a national championship with them in 2022 and in fact it was such a monumental achievement he’s already got a statue at their ballpark at Miss the two-1 pitch over the outer edges strike and it’s two and two malco was a 10th round pick by the White Socks in 2022 after winning the national championship and his big league debut earlier this season toss over to first and Rojas dives back safely lugo delivers rojos takes off and Elco swats it foul back behind the plate still two and two elco had the game-winning hit yesterday for the White Socks they walked off the Tigers 3-2 final score and the White Socks split the four-game series with the Tigers that was after they returned from a one and five road trip against the Mets and the Orioles still two balls two strikes on Elco with Teal at third and Rojos at first the pitch rojos takes off fast ball high salvi’s throw rohas caught in the run down teal breaks to the plate throw home and now Teal’s caught salvi applies the T inning over the Royals execute defensively to perfection now the White Socks try to base running play with Rohos taking off and intentionally stopping for Teal to try and Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term today’s phrase is apo do you know what it means oppo taco a home run hit to the opposite field boston with an oppo taco his 13th and it’s a one-run game expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com your day in baseball starts with MLB Central let’s get it started lead off your morning with in-depth breakdowns perfect balance interviews with the players get back to the fast ball i know what that passion feels like and a little bit of everything else the window seats are the baseball day begins with MLB Central weekdays at 10 a.m eastern only on MLB Network if you’re not watching this show you’re the problem great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921 smith courts one into right down the line it may go crazy folks go crazy it’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the Stone of Three to two a home run by the Wizards catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com royals trail the White Socks one- nothing and Stu Jonathan India leads off the top of the third and Jonathan popped out foul his first time up and this time he fouls one out of play off to the right we have a big crowd here tonight packed house on the south side of Chicago which is great to see obviously with their down years they’ve had over recent times we haven’t seen big crowds as much when we come to town here next pitch to India swings and he fouls it back and out of play mexican-american Heritage Night here at Rate Field this evening very festive crowd and a lot of traffic coming to the ballpark that’s a good problem cuz that has not been much of a problem for the White Socks in recent times either they are a better team than last year and the next pitch and is down low the infield swung way around to the left right-handed hitting Indie the second baseman Roas is just barely the right of second base first baseman is Elco he’s way off of first outfield plays him to pull as well had a great series in St louis next one and he waves and misses in a breaking ball the cutter breaking down and away and India strikes out that’s number three on the night for Davis Martin one of the questions Stu is what’s brought everybody here is it the Mexican Heritage Night promotion is it the City Connect jerseys is it Kyle Teal’s major league debut maybe it’s Pope Leo’s anointed section somewhere around here could be all of it all of the above now Bobby he singled to center his first time up first pitch and he takes one low from the 6-2 righty Davis Martin Texas native Texas Tech star before being drafted after the 2018 college season 10 up and into Bobby bobby’s a 321 career hitter against the White Socks he went 4 for12 against the Cardinals he does have hits in now five straight games with a single tonight they play him way around to the left they even have a more extreme shift now than they did in India there’s a called strike rojos is even closer i mean if you draw a line from home plate to second base to straightaway center at least on the first couple of pitches their second base was right on that line almost there’s a wave and a miss by Bobby it changed but now it’s two and two it’s interesting that Martin’s been pitching him away which theoretically would help Bobby go to the opposite field a little bit more theoretically pitching away from your defense we know Bobb’s capable of going opposite field if the situation is right two and two now the pitch and a swing and a miss he strikes him out with a fast ball 94 miles an hour that’s number four for Davis Martin he had two Ks in the first inning and now back to back strikeouts to start the third here’s Mike El Garcia game one of a three-game weekend series here the only night game in the series 3-10 tomorrow 110 Sunday afternoon the road trip wrap-up garcia awaits the pitch and he takes a strike on the inside corner it’s one- nothing White Socks here in the top of the third and the next one and a breaking ball misses down and away royals have just completely dominated the White Socks in 2024 and 2025 16-1 against the Socks since the start of last year 1-1 swing and a shot toward the left center that’s way back and that ball is going to be out of here it’s a home run mike El Garcia goes deep and he ties this game 1-1 garcia with his seventh homer on the year he’s now homered in back-to- back games first a shot yesterday down the right field line and hit the pole and this a homer pulled into the gap in left center into the first row of the bleachers that is some pop from the guy in the three hole no doubt and Royals hitters have always loved hitting in this ballpark obviously it’s a much friendlier dimensions for power in this place than Kaufman Stadium here’s Denny he’s was hit by a pitches first time and he fouls one back over us and it’ll rattle off the awning above us and down into the lower deck a man with a Cano jersey winds up with a ball that had rolled around picks it up paul Canero still a fan favorite here in Chicago here’s the next pitch to Vinnie misses outside one ball one strike i forgot that we are very much in the line of fire that’s right here in Chicago especially for left-handed batters we’re over on the third base side just a little bit shot down the right field line that ball is gone backto back homers by El Garcia vinnie Pasuino and the Royals take a two to one lead here in Chicago vinnie has been on fire and it’s his ninth homer on the year he leads the club so back-to back strikeouts followed by back-to-back home runs and that is now seven home runs for the Royals in their last four games this has been a June power surge and now it’s Salvi there we can go back to back to back salvi struck out his first time here’s the pitch from Martin he swings pulls it left side on the back end of the outfield grass mroth has it goes a little low to first but a nice backhand reach by the first baseman Elco to complete that 6-3 put out retire South and end the inning but the Royals strike back with a pair of home runs as you go to the bottom of the third inning kc leads this one two to one off base is coming in a brand new format join Lauren Gardner and Xavier Scrugs as they explore all the baseball buzz across social media pop culture and around the majors the Offace Podcast Sundays at 11:00 a.m eastern only on MLB Network the MLB Network podcast is here join your favorite on air personalities for unique perspectives in-depth interviews and untold stories from on and off the field the MLB Network podcast presented by New Balance sundays at 11:30 Eastern let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term today’s phrase is oppo do you know what it means oppo Taco a home run hit to the opposite field austin with an oppo taco his 13th and it’s a one-run game expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following i really don’t know what to say i’m just uh so happy I gave something these people cheer we all did i mean it was a great game both teams played incredible it was a great game that’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911 hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com walmart today so Seth Lugo gave up a second inning run royals have we mentioned just dominated the White Socks the last year and a half and they a rare instance where they’ve fallen behind this team in this period but they quickly strike back and go ahead two to one and now Tim Elco who’s at the plate when the second inning ended will lead off this inning and he looks at ball one from Seth now the next one and a swing and a high fly ball shallow right center into the alley it’s Isbel the center fielder waiting under it making the catch and Elco is retired for the first out here in the home third inning for the White Sox and back to the top of the order and the veteran Mike Tacman who’s been with a whole bunch of major league teams including the Cubs the last couple of years signed with the White Sox in the off season he’s done a nice job for these guys flight out to center his first time tonight left-handed batter first pitch and it’s a called strike from Seth Lugo making his 11th start cole Reagan came off the injured list to pitch last night here’s the next one pass ball called strike and now sets ahead 0 and2 and there’s no doubt that Cole was a little rusty hadn’t pitched in a big league game in about 3 weeks before last night he just got through three innings didn’t have the sharp command we’re used to and Seth had that issue last time out in his return from the injured list 02 breaking ball bounces in the dirt one and two the count but boy it’s great having both of them back off the injured list and pitching and you just hope Seth can round back into form here and give the Royals a quality start tonight next pitch swing and a foul off royals used their bullpen liberally in the double header in St louis yesterday they needed five relievers in the first game and that was after Noah Cameron pitched six scoreless innings out of the shoot but five relievers after that and they still couldn’t win that first game next pitch swing bouncer to the right side idiot to his left he’s on the outfield grass goes to Finny two up two down here in the Chicago third and now the batter will be their shortstop Chase Maid and then the bullpen really starred in the night game last night after Reagan could only get through three innings and that’s when Anel Serpa stepped up big time and pitched three scoreless innings steven Cruz two scoreless and then Carlos Cves who pitched in both ends of the double header picked up the save his 18th and the 100th of his career and there’s called strike one on their young shortstop Chase Maid seth inputting the next pitch into the pitchcom device on his right hip now the 01 pitch fast ball misses a little bit high hydroth is 23 and he’s been an onbase machine for these guys and coming into this game he had reached in 10 of his last 11 plate appearances 1-1 catches the inside corner even though Maid was jumping out of the way of the pitch in but apparently it caught the inside corner according to the home plate umpire Nick Lent so one and two on Maidroth and the pitch to him and that one’s low two balls two strikes it was mostly blue sky when the game started about 40 minutes ago but more and more cloud cover has moved in another 2-2 swing and a foul out of play off to the right royals have after a slow start on the road this year they they’ve upped their game of course they won the series in St louis this week two- two pitch now here comes and a swing and a miss and a strike out by Seth Lugo that is his first of the night and it’s his second one two three inning of the night we go to the fourth here on the south side with the Royals up two to one royals fans next moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921 smith Clarks went into right down the line it may go crazy folks go crazy it’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three-2 and a home run by the Wizards catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term today’s phrase is oppo do you know what it means combo taco a home run hit to the opposite field boston with an oppo taco his 13th that’s a one-run game expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com off base is coming in a brand new format join Lauren Gardner and Xavier Scrugs as they explore all the baseball buzz across social media pop culture and around the majors the Offace Podcast Sundays at 11:00 a.m eastern only on MLB Network the MLB Network podcast is here join your favorite on-air personalities for unique perspectives in-depth interviews and untold stories from on and off the field the MLB Network podcast presented by New Balance Sundays at 11:30 Eastern and here in inning number four he’ll face Davis Martin for a second time the right-hander ready to go back to work first pitch to Jack and it misses just off the plate to change for ball one kagleó looking for his second major league hit he’s now one out of 14 as a big leager and the 10 to him and that one’s in there called strike change so off speed stuff to the rookie from Davis Martin 28-year-old right-hander now the 1-1 upstairs two and one the count martin is in his third big league season and the next one and a big swing and a miss by Jack comes up empty on that fast ball after some off speed stuff the fast ball speeding up Jack’s bat a little bit and now it’s 2-2 count now the pitch and he takes strike three caught looking that was the change so Jack Kaggle Leone rung up first out of the inning fifth strikeout for Davis Martin and Drew Waters will stand in switch hit it about left-handed here against him drew went just one for nine in St louis and he grounded out his first time up tonight third base in on the grass is Vargas pitch to Drew fast ball misses low drew’s looking for some traction and was having a great run but had kind of a quiet home stand three for 15 last week and then one for 10 on this road trip so far and there’s a ground ball up the middle that’ll be a base hit for Drew so a one out single up the middle for the Royals that’s their fifth hit on the night it’ll be a one-out base runner for John Ra who doubled into the alley in right center in the second inning his second career double his fourth career hit john with family and friends in St louis this week and same story up here in Chicago neither city that far from his hometown runner goes off first pitch is low throw down is in time drew Waters tagged out he went in with a head first slide to short stop mroth laid the tag on him will there be a challenge there will there will not so Drew Waters was four for five on the base pass but thrown out for the second time this year right there by the rookie making his major league debut Kyle Teal so now nobody on down 10 pitch and it’s a called strike on Ray it is pretty remarkable the frequency with which Royals have been thrown out it’s not as if they’re slow runners but that’s the 24th time a Royals been caught stealing one and one on the pitch ray tried to hold up but he went around on the pitch up they appeal and in fact third base umpire Vic Kapaza said it was a swing and that’s the most in baseball by the way yeah they they want there’s that fine line they definitely want to be a running team an aggressive team but you want to be a smart aggressive team one two pitch and a bouncer in front of the plate for ball two two and to the count but doesn’t it feel like every time one of the Royals attempts to steal the catcher just puts a perfect throw yeah it does feel like that at second base two and two on Rave pitch and down and in it gets away from the catcher Kyle Tio well if the runner had still been at first base he’d be at second now we don’t know if that exactly would have happened if Drew were still at first but bottom line now it’s a full count for Rave trying to get on to keep this inning going nobody on two down full count the righty from the belt now deals and a wave and a miss rave strikes out on the change six strikeouts through four innings for Davis Martin and we go to the home fourth inning here on the southside with the Royals up 2 to1 future of baseball takes the field at the 2025 MLB Draft Combine get one of a kind access to over 300 top prospects as we take you in the cage on the field and into the sky during six 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the 2025 ProSpirit MLB All-Star ballot at royals.com/allstar seth Lugo back to work he’s working with a one-run lead and Andrew Benendi ex-royal stands in left-handed hitter he’s dhing tonight he looks at a strike benendi fly out deep to right field his first time right center field took a nice play by Rave to run it down here’s the next one from Lugo swing and a liner the other way in the left center that’ll drop for a hit and over to cut it off is Isbel and into second safely barely intended with a hustle double isbel did a good job he had a long way to go to get there in the alley to play it on the back hand and he fired it in to Indie at second base and it was a close play but Beniti is safe and that’s his fourth double on the year so he represents the potential tying run with nobody out he’s at second base the batter will be Miguel Vargas their right-handed hitting third baseman who flyed to center his first time up and attendee takes his lead off second lug looks at him now deals and a swing and a foul back as he came with a fast ball we mentioned how the Royals have completely dominated the White Socks the last couple of years 16-1 against the Socks since the start of last year and with the runs tonight they’ve outscored them 60-9 oh one pitch misses a little bit low so the Royals of course swept the White Sox when they were in Kansas City earlier this season and you know these White Sox players are well aware of how hard the Royals have been on them one-1 pitch and a breaking ball misses down and away it’s two and one that count well truthfully some of them might be but there’s also been a good amount of turnovers yeah some some not all have experienced it i’m sure the ones that have not experienced or have been made aware of it there’s a 2-1 breaking ball missing away and now it’s 3-1 12- one last year and now 4-0 this year benendy’s at second nobody down on a 3-1 hitters count for Vargas he’s their cleanup hitter with eight homers and the pitch and a swing and a slice or foul out of play down the right side obviously the White Socks in a complete rebuild situation so they’re not even the most optimistic White Sox fan or even White Sox player probably isn’t expected to go to the postseason they’re a better team they have better pitching and Chris gets in company they’re kind of building it from the ground up which we know can be painful and it takes time but they’ve got some nice pieces looks like they got a good return on their trade with Boston now the pitch and a swing and a foul out of playoff to the right of course garrett Proche was a budding pace type pitcher here and they leveraged that asset to bring in what looks like a pretty good stock of prospects isn’t it interesting that now twice in recent history the White Socks have traded away a flamethrowing lefty to the Red Sox for prospects yeah Chris Sale a generation ago here’s a ground ball pulled foul up the third base side and if you follow that that trade line the White Socks got back Yan Mona and Michael Copek for Chris Sale they turned Michael Copek into the guy at the plate Miguel Vargas in a trade last year and now they’ve gotten those three prospects back from the Red Sox for Crochet my draw teal now in the big leagues and Freddy Montgomery who’s also on the way i want to take anything away from the fact that the White Socks are better than they were last year but let’s also be honest that the bar was as low as it could possibly be it couldn’t be they’re not they couldn’t it’s hard to imagine them being worse than they were last year there’s a pitch down low of course I say it’s hard to imagine them being worse than last year then you look west to Denver and you see a team there that maybe is worse than they were last year that’s ball four to Vargas so Seth Lucco cruised through a very quick efficient one two three inning and he started running into a little trouble in the second limited him to one then he had a one two three third but now the first two men have reached that’s his second walk of the night and here’s Palasios fouling off the first pitch joshua Palasios was two for his last 22 coming into the game but a single up the middle and a run scored in the second tonight can you believe the Rockies are 12 and 50 and they swept what the Marlins this week that’s right and one go set now delivers and he misses outside with his change up that’s a full 25% of their season’s wins in one weekend seth had 62 pitches 37 strikes one and one in the pitch and a swing and a foul off of the plate so Seth’s strike percentage probably isn’t as high as he would like it to be or as his normal standard is benitendi at second vargas at first nobody down seth gets his share of double play balls that’s for sure he could use one right now and there’s a pitch upstairs two and two the count seth has struck out one and walked two tonight from the belt two pitch over below three and two now lugos had six ground ball double plays turned behind him in 10 previous starts three and two now on the batter first and second nobody down the pitch swing and a miss and that’s a strikeout gets him with a sinker and that is the allimp important first out of the inning that’s the second K of the night for Seth and with that strike out by Lugo and every Royal strikeout this season Sunlight Financial and the Royals Foundation will donate to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City now it is the rookie Kyle Teal making his big league debut they haven’t gotten him out yet he’s walked in his only major league plate appearance left-handed batter swings and misses at a slurve down below the strike zone to left-handed hitting university of Virginia product Kyle Teal T E L an attendee at second Vargas at first one out well he hasn’t grounded into a double play as a big leager yet he could check that box right now 01 and a fast ball misses off it in one strike on Teal number 26 prospect in all of minor league baseball according to MLB.com who’s hitting 295 at AAA and the 1-1 and a swing the other way into left field drops in for Drew Waters into play the first major league hit for Kyle Teal a walk and a single in his first two major league played appearances and the White Sox have them loaded with one down and Luis Robert singled up the middle and driving a run in his first he came in hitless in his last 18 plate appearances and he came in 0 for seven lifetime against Luggo and he broke both those trends with a single up the middle in the second inning today now the whole infield join Salvi visiting with Seth Lugo on the mound right now in a critical situation the Royals leading two to one here in the bottom of the fourth inning they about hit Chicago 54 seth is certainly capable of getting out of this situation he’s done it many times but it’s not easy then he’s going to play off of first and right at the cut of the grass the rest of the infield playing back middle infield double play dead first pitch to Robert is a called strike garcia playing back at third against this strong right-handed hitter who pulls the ball and hits it hard oh and one now the pitch and a swing and a foul back as he came with a slerve and a murderous rip that time by right-handed inning Robert whose batting average coming in was a buck 77 five homers six doubles on the year his RBI was his 21st 0 and2 in the pitch and it’s upstairs with a fast ball at 91 from Lugo whose pitch count continues to rise he’s a 72 here in the fourth inning remember the Royals used everybody in the bullpen last night they’d love to get some innings out of Lugo the next one and strike three he got him looking at a sinker at 90 miles an hour homeplay umpire’s Nick Lindy rings up Robert and now after recording his third K of the night Lugo is an out away from escaping this jam that he finds himself in and now he’s going to face their second baseman left-handed hitting Josh Rojos who grounded out back in the second inning base is loaded two down infield back here’s the pitch swing slicer foul out of play down the left side you know that these White Sox players who go to a lot of visiting ballparks and see big crowds in a lot of places you know that they want to perform for this big crowd that’s here to see the home team tonight 0 and one in the pitch and it’s upstairs it also theoretically you’d think would give them a little bit of energy sometimes it works in reverse the Royals for years when they were struggling when they would get a big crowd those would be the nights they would struggle because they wanted to perform so badly for that group so well for that group there’s a swing and a popup foul and out of play off to the left so bottom line is we have atmosphere in this ballpark which we haven’t been able to say a lot lately and a pitch by a fan apparently down below us did you see the play i did and it started with somebody in the second deck fumbling it down to the lower bowl i was blocked from my view it was to the left down the left field line one and two now on the batter the pitch to Rojas and a swing he just got a piece of it and fouls it off to the right meanwhile Lugo is at 77 pitches so this will be the 28th pitch he throws in this inning he’s been in hot water right from the start of this inning it began with a Ben and Tendy double he’s at third right now as the bases are loaded two down one two pitch upstairs for a ball fast ball that time two balls two strikes that seems like a change of eye level pitch to set up the curve ball that Lugo likes to throw to lefties it hasn’t been as effective tonight though he leans in lugo comes set now the two and a swing miss and he struck him out and yes it was the curveball and Seth Lugo strikes out three in the inning it was a perilous inning but he works his way out of it lead strands three we go to the fifth inning take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager spent the following i really don’t know what to say i’m just uh so happy I gave something these people cheer we all did i mean it was a great game both teams played incredible it was a great game that’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911 hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term today’s phrase is oppo taco you know what it means oppo taco a home run hit to the opposite field austin Hayes with an elbow taco his 13th and it’s a one-run game expand your vocabulary by listen to every game on the MLB app and mlb.com it’s a great night for baseball this matchup features some of the best talent in the game a lot of power a lot of marquee names here we go buckle up folks there’s a guy in the spotlight the bats have come up and stoppers we’re just playing power ball this place doesn’t know what the teams are entertained by the night the show continues experience game to game coverage of the night’s biggest moments live and commercial free nlb Network Strike Zone wednesday and Friday nights all season with hot dogs nachos and more elevate your Royals experience at royals.com/socialspaces kyle Isbel leads off the top of the fifth inning the Royals lead the White Socks two to one inhander Davis Martin kicks and delivers first pitch fast flies up and away and that’s ball one third baseman Miguel Vargas is in on the grass rest of the infield is playing back and shifted to the right side against the lefty Isbo here’s the pitch basketball popped up foul first base side and out of play the count’s now one and one little bit of a pinkish hue on the underside of the clouds up above it’s hazy with some pale blue skies a little bit grayer breeze still out to right field stadium lights have been on since first pitch martin delivers it’s a change up letter high called strike and the count’s now one and two isbell’s 0 for one with a ground out that was back in the second inning he calls time and steps out after Izzy it’s back to the top of the lineup for Jonathan India and Bobby Wit Jr here’s the pitch basketball high and outside two and two taking a look at this today may or may not realize Kyle Isel at least by baseball reference war wins above replacement has been really good this year martin delivers and Isbel swats it in the air straight away right field talkman has it lined up he makes the catch one away you might not have realized Kyle Isbel is actually third among Royals position players and wins above replacement right now bobby Wit Jr Mikel Garcia and then Izzy 1.1 wins above replacement so far and the beauty of that statistical measure is it takes everything into account including of course his stellar defense first pitch to Jonathan India over the low outside corner called strike one it’s about as all-encompassing of a statistic as it gets and there are certainly flaws to it and different versions of it but it can give you a little snapshot the pitch fastball high and the count’s now one and one basically tells you well how many wins a player is worth relative to the average player in baseball the replacement level player the 1-1 foul tipped in a tealsman to strike one and two so basically if instead of having Kyle Isel in center field the Royals had the league average replacement level center fielder they’d have one fewer win than they do and so far through the first really third plus of the season that’s a That’s a pretty solid mark for Kyle Lisbone the one-two pitch just outside two balls two strikes on Jonathan India and for some reference Mike El Garcia is at 1.6 bobby W Jr.’s at 2.9 here’s the pitch india slices it foul first base out of play the count’s still two balls and two strikes and for Kyle Isel last year for the whole season he was 1.8 his best year 2023 an even two wins above replacement and that’s largely defense for instance cumulative stat the pitch swung out and miss strike three seven Ks for Davis Martin and two gone in the fifth yeah good point that’s something that imps over the course of so we’re we’re a third a little more than a third of the way through the season so at that pace let’s say you’re 3.4 four three five if you know if he has a really strong year and uh that that’s one way of measuring but again it’s more than just looking at a guy’s batting average or how many RBI’s he has it’s encouing the whole player here’s the pitch sliced foul first base out of play and it’s 0 and1 on Bobby Witch Jr now there is a negative component to it it can slide backwards with court performance but for the most part it acrus slowly but surely over the course of a season here’s the 01 pitch blowing outside one ball one strike and don’t ask for the formula it’s much more complicated than even the quadratic formula that you learned in middle school or high school and there’s not really a song that goes along with it to help you memorize it quadratic I won that i saw that in underwater basket weaving one- one pitch bounce straight back and the count’s now one and two you know last year Freddy Fine by that same metric for the whole season was a three- win player and and for a guy that doesn’t play every day that plays maybe not even half the time it it just it screamed to me when I saw just how valuable Freddy is one-two pitch down and away two balls two strikes and of course for a catcher any of the premium positions up the middle catcher especially defense you know you you can you can boost your value greatly even if you don’t hit that well with your defense harden delivers and Whit takes outside the count’s full three balls and two strikes but Freddy of course we saw him homering last night and and he has very much contributed offensively to this club as well and did last year we’ll count on Bobby Wit Jr who had 9.4 wins above replacement last year the pitch fast ball chopped towards short stop mroth grabs it long throw to first in time for the out and that ends the inning so the Royals go down in order in the top of the fifth no runs no hits no errors nobody left on base halfway home at your day in baseball starts with MLB Central let’s get him started lead off your morning with in-depth breakdowns perfect balance interviews with the players get back to the fast ball i know what that passion feels like and a little bit properly of everything else the window seats are the baseball day begins with MLB Central weekdays at 10 a.m eastern only on MLB Network if you’re not watching this show you’re the problem great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921 smith courts went in right down the line it may go go crazy folks go crazy it’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game behind the star of three to two and a home run by the Wizards catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following i really don’t know what to say i’m just uh so happy I gave something these people cheer we all did i mean it was a great game both teams played incredible it was a great game that’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911 hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com over single game ticket rates select games for giveaways matchups or whatever works with your schedule visit royals.com/pick3 today royals two White Socks one bottom of the fifth inning at Rate Field and St lugo’s back on the mound having thrown 79 pitches so far tonight 48 of them for strikes tim Elco leads off of the White Socks the number nine hitter then back to the top of the order Mike Tauman and then Chase Maid first pitch from Lugo it’s a sweeper over the low outside corner called strike one well Lugo in the first and third innings retired the side in order a little bit more trouble in the second and the fourth innings tonight he delivers and Elco swings and misses at a slow curve at 69 mph and it’s 0 and2 so maybe the fact that well this is an odd inning means that it’ll be a breezy one for S he delivers bowen outside one ball two strikes to Elco he’s 0 for one with a fly out to center overhead wind up for Lugo left leg kick the pitch elco chops it foul third base side the count’s still one ball and two strikes series opener tonight in Chicago game two of this series tomorrow afternoon 3:10 first pitch we’re on the air at 2:30 and then a 110 first pitch in the series finale and we’re on the air at 12:30 another one two up and away two balls two strikes tomorrow it’s Michael Waka against Adrien Howser and then Michael Lorenzan is scheduled for Sunday the White Sox have yet to announce their starter here’s the pitch baseball over the outside edge called strike three alco’s down looking seth Lugo’s got five Ks he’s now struck out three in a row and four of the last five hitters that he’s faced back to the top of the lineup and Mike Tauman and Lugo begins his third trip through Will Venibal’s lineup tman’s 0 for two a fly out and a ground out here’s the pitch curve ball lands for a strike and it’s 0 and one that has always been goes best pitch and favorite pitch and he throws it more often to lefties than righties he delivers and Tauman smacks it high in the air deep to right field and gone this game is tied at two a solo home run for Mike Tauman his third since returning from the injured list and it’s a brand new ball game in the bottom of the fifth inning lugo delivered a change up it was about knee high inner third and Tman turned it around and sent it more or less to the Royals bullpen well most left-handed hitters in the history of the game like the pitch down there first pitch to chase my draw now and it’s a slerve outside for ball one and a down a thigh high inner part of the plate lugo delivers and Mitro takes a slider for a strike it’s now one and one it continues a bit of a puzzling trend with Lugo’s lefty righty splits he delivers and Mroth takes a curve ball low two balls one strike belugo’s now allowed nine home runs to left-handed hitters this season and only three home runs to right-handed hitters this season he’s also walked more lefties than he has righties the pitch down and in no called a strike clipped the corner it’s three and two or pardon me two and two on my draw overhead wind up here’s the two- two pitch sliced foul into the first base side netting still two balls two strikes alucos issued two walks tonight one of them to a lefty and Kyle Teal the other to a righty in Miguel Vargas that’s now 12 walks to lefties seven to righties here’s the pitch blow it outside and the count’s full three and two now while Lugo gave up the home run on his change up the big difference for him this season against lefties has been because of the curveball the lefties this year entering tonight were hitting 391 against Lugo’s curveball with a 20% whiff rate the pitch MRO smacks it in the air straightaway center isbel darts to his right makes the catch and MRO is out two gone brings up a lefty and Andrew Benendi we pause 10 seconds for station ID on the Royals you’re listening to the allnew 965 the fan your home for Kansas City sports kfnz FMA HD1 and HD2 Kansas City in Odyssey Sports Station with Stu and Eric i’m Jake thanks for joining us tonight first pitch now to Andrew Benendi and it’s kneeh high fast strike one ball game tied at two bottom of the fifth base is empty with two outs mike Tauman tied it with his solo home run here’s the pitch blowing inside one ball one strike so Lugo’s curveball hasn’t had as good results against lefties this year you can tell by comparing it to the results he had against lefties last year last year Lefties hitches 208 against his curve ball the pitch Ben and Tendy rolls it toward the right side pascino diving stop from underneath a first lugo covers he’s there in time for the out a terrific play from Vinnie Pasquantino dirt on the gray jersey that’s the final out in the bottom of the fifth inning but the White Sox do tie the game a solo homer from Mike Tauman one run one hit no errors nope let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term today’s phrase is oppo do you know what it means combo taco a home run hit to the opposite field austin taco his 13th and it’s a one-run game expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following i really don’t know what to say i’m just uh so happy I gave something these people cheer we all did i mean it was a great game both teams played incredible it was a great game that’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911 your moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921 smith courts went into right down the line it may go go crazy folks go crazy it’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three-2 a home run by the Wizards catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com from Council Bluffs Iowa if the Royals hit a home run out of the park this James wins $2,900 mike El Garcia leads off the six first pitch to him and he waves and misses at the first pitch from this right-hander Davis Martin so 2900 with a home run out of the ballpark 0 and one on Garcia now the pitch to Mike who already has a homer tonight he takes a strike now it’s 0 and2 if the Royals had a grand slam out of the park in this inning James win 25 grand he’ll win 25 grand from Sonic and the Kansas City Royals 0 and two on the pitch and a big swing and he fouls it straight back basketball coming from this righthander Martin who is at 87 pitches seth through five innings by the way Lugo’s at 97 through five innings the Royals have had Daniel Lynch warming two-2 game top of the sixth 0 and2 now the pitch swing and a tapper back to the mound glove by Martin he’ll throw to first one out here in the sixth inning so a one for three night so far for Mikel Garcia and the batter will be Vinnie Pascantino garcia and Pasquantino went back to back with home runs with two outs in the third inning those are the two royal runs tonight in this 2-2 ball game so the runs are even at two a piece the hits are even at five apiece so Vinnie has been on both times he’s been up there he’ll swing and line it on a hop knocked down by the first baseman Elco he’ll take it to the bag himself for the nicely played by Elco as that was a tough sharply hit ball on a short hop he was able to knock down it was hit hard enough he had plenty of time to get to the bag to record the out benny was hit by a pitch in the first inning homerred in the third and now he grounds out and they get him out for the first time here in the sixth and here’s Salvi 0 for two tonight after a five for 15 series at Bush Stadium that included a double and three RBI’s tonight a strike out and a ground out for Salvador Perez they play him around to the left on the infield and he’ll take strike one bass at 92 from Martin who’s at 90 pitches on the night now the 01 and that misses low white Sox put up one in the second one in the fifth the Royals put up both of their runs in the third one and one on Salvi here’s the pitcher the righthander swings and lifts it high in the air on the infield left side of the infield it’ll be the shortstop calling for it mroth he’ll make the catch and the Royals go one two three that’s seven in a row set down by Chicago right-hander Davis Martin we go to the home sixth inning on the south side tied to two this is Steve Stewart alongside Globally Responsible Production a proud sustain every game night is a chance to go big with MLB Big Inn inning turn on baseball’s only nightly show that brings you the biggest plays of the night live and commercial free no one stacks more clutch plays into one live show with up to four games on a single screen out of here he is fire change up game night with baseball’s biggest game changer mlb Big Inning presented by Bet MGM every night all season long on MLB.TV tv let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term today’s phrase is oppo taco you know what it means oppo taco a home run hit to the opposite field boston with ano taco his 13th and it’s a one-run game expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager has a following i really don’t know what to say i’m just uh so happy I gave something these people cheer we all did i mean it was a great game both teams played incredible it was a great game that’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 9/11 your moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com so Bluffs receives two tickets to a future Royals home game and a $10 reloadable my sonic card well that’s going to be it for Seth Lugo tonight he goes five gives up two the Royals bring in Daniel Lynch and this call to the bullpen is powered by Wholesale Batteries any battery any time delivered anywhere at wholesale batteries.net and it was a bullpen kind of day and night at Bush Stadium yesterday in the day game yesterday noah Cameron pitched six scoreless innings and then the Rose used five relievers after him including Lynch and Daniel came on in the seventh inning and he wound up giving up a run over his inning of work and here is going to get Miguel Vargas clean up hitter right-handed batter looking at strike one from Daniel Lynch next one swing fly ball hit pretty well to center playable for Inbel moving over toward right center he’ll make the catch and there’s out number one they’re going to pitch hit for Joshua Palasios now austin Slater will stand in right-handed hitter palasio’s a lefty so now Slater will bat for the first time palasios went one for two and scored one of the two Chicago runs daniel Lynch deals first pitch grounded left side bobby has it in the outfield grant steps onto the dirt fires to Vinnie a little low but Vinnie handles it and one pitch to take care of pitch hitter Slater and Lynch has quickly dispatched with the first two hitters he’s faced vargas and Slater and that’ll be Kyle Teal the rookie who has not made an out as a major leager he’s drawn a walk scored a run and then in the fourth inning that was in the second then in the fourth inning he singled see if Daniel Lynch can help him record his first out as a big leager first pitch check swing did he go he did not a pitch was up ball one daniel Lynch is 28 he’s got a 220 ERA this is appearance number 27 for him a three in one record with one save here’s the one from Daniel and breaking ball misses outside daniel stranded two of three inherited runners for John Shriber in the seventh inning yesterday 26 outings this year 18 have been scoreless next one fast ball right down the middle called strike he has allowed 11 runs in f 52 and two/3 innings as reliever but six of those 11 runs came in one outing so had one real bad blip on the radar and otherwise been very good fly ball to center playable for Ismail back about five steps waits under it makes the catch and there’s a very quiet very efficient one two three inning for Lynch sending us to the seventh in a two- two game the field at the 2025 MLB Draft Combine get one of a kind access to over 300 top prospects as we take you in the cage on the field and into the sky during six straight hours of live coverage plus exclusive interviews with the players who could become your team’s next superstar i’ve play kicks for a while um I’ve kind of been flowy with my hands the 2025 MLB Draft Combine June 17th at noon Eastern only on MLB Network great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921 smith courts went into right down the line it may go crazy folks go crazy it’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three-2 and a home run by the Wizards catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term today’s phrase is oppo taco do you know what it means oppo taco a home run hit to the opposite field with an oppo taco his 13th and it’s a one-run game expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and mlb.com the rotation is so much improved for the White Sox this year martin tonight two runs over six innings he didn’t walk a batter he did hit a batter but no walks he struck out seven two runs on five hits he did give up two home runs but they were solo shots so a nice job by their starter Martin who gets through six innings with 92 pitches and now they bring on left-hander Brandon Isert number 53 left-handed pitcher he’s going to face left-handed hitting Jack Kagleon first pitch is called strike on Kaggleó who’s the DH in this game batting sixth he has grounded out to first and struck out looking tonight now the 01 up and in it moves Jack off the plate agleone’s one major league hit was against a right-handed pitcher Miles Michael yesterday and the 1-1 and there’s the slider down and away two and one the count agleion has to get used to this he’s gotten used to with the Miners having left-handed relievers come in to face him going to be a way of life 2-1 and a swing and a miss big cut at that slider he was out in front and it’s two and two that was one of those swings where if he made contact he was sending it to Wrigley two balls two strikes on Kaggle the pitch and a swing a little flare shallow center and that is going to be caught a basket slide grab by Luis Robert Jr and the excellent defense robbing Kaggle Leone with an early trend in his days as a major leager continues nice catch by Luis Robert going have to take a look and see what his expected batting average is here is Waters batting right-handed switch hitter one out of two with a single and a ground out facing the lefty Isert here’s the pitch and a fast ball misses high for a ball 27y old lefty he’s 6’2 out of Oregon State and he’s in his second big league season was with the Blue Jays last year there’s a pitch that missed his eye came in with a 461 erra 28th appearance for Iser two and0 now on Drew Waters and he’ll swing it the other way to right field a soft single for Drew Waters his second hit of the night he’s two for three so one out single will bring Mark Cana to the plate john Ray was due up but they’ll pinch hit with this lefty on now and Mark Cana will stand in here right-handed batter with a runner at first and one out john Rave went one for two with a double tonight and now Ethan Catz the White Sox pitching coach pops out of their dugout on the third base side comes out for a quick scouting report the rookie catcher Kyle Teal joins him for this conversation also with Brandon Iser the Royals have confined all of their scoring so far tonight into one inning the third when with two outs Muel Garcia came to the plate and homerred to left center field his seventh homer of the year the very next batter was Vinnie Pascantino he pulled one out to right field for his ninth homer on the year those are the only two Royals runs the Royals yesterday between their two games in St lewis scored 12 five in the first game of the double header seven in the second and they scored 10 Tuesday night so the Royals scored 22 runs in three games in St louis but just two to nine in Chicago so far can of the batter first pitch curve ball misses low ball one so can of pitch hitting for Rave and is hitting 263 on the season now the pitch and he tried to check and it’s called a strike anyway hannah’s done pretty well against this White Sox club in his career 299 career hitter against the White Sox with five home runs now pickoff throw to first and Drew Waters just does barely get back to the base drew Waters singled with one out that’s just his second his second hit of the night his third hit of the road trip he takes his lead elco holds him over there one and one on Canaa now the lefty delivers and Cana waves and misses at the change up down one ball two strikes on this veteran hannah’s uniform number 21 one ball two strikes the pitch it’s way up high two and two hannah began the year very hot the first three four weeks remember that he was on the injured list for 10 days back in April that coincided with the Royals first real dip in performance of the year and the day he came off the injured list the Royals went on a tear here’s the 2-2 and a swing and a miss he strikes out on a change it doesn’t mean that they were on a tear because he was in the lineup but bottom line was he adds a lot to the team and now two are out after the strike out of K a runner of first the battle will be Isbel who’s 0 for two tonight k is a veteran presence sets a great example for the the younger hitters now pickoff throw to first hannah can play outfield he can play first base he can pinch hit every manager wants a player like that on their bench there’s a pitch down low to Izzy who went three for seven at Bush Stadium with a sacrifice bunt scored a couple of runs in St louis want to know the count the pitch and a swing and a slider a lot of offspe stuff from this lefty ice e two-2 game top of the seventh inning royals and white sox waters at first two down one-1 pitch to Isbel he swings and misses another breaking ball that’s the slider from Icer and he’s ahead of the Royal center fielder one and two drew Waters singled with one out he’s still stuck at first base they play easy to pull on the infield play to hit the other way in the outfield one ball two strikes the lefty delivers and a swing and a soft liner right to the glove of Mike Roth the short stop izzy is 0 for three he lines out to end the inning the Royal Strand a base runner moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921 smith courts went into right down the line it may go crazy folks go crazy it’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three-2 and a home run by the Wizards catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term today’s phrase is oppo taco do you know what it means oppo taco a home run hit to the opposite field austin Hayes with an oppo taco his 13th and it’s a one-run game expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com off base is coming in a brand new format join Lauren Gardner and Xavier Scrugs as they explore all the baseball buzz across social media pop culture and around the majors the OffBase Podcast Sundays at 11:00 a.m eastern only on MLB Network the MLB Network podcast is here join your favorite on air personalities for unique perspectives in-depth interviews and untold stories from on and off the field the MLB Network podcast presented by New Balance sundays at 11:30 Eastern the Royal starter tonight Seth Luga went five innings gave up two runs but he ran his pitch count up to 97 so he was out after five daniel Lynch pitched a one two three sixth inning he only needed seven pitches and he’s out now to pitch the seventh as well as Luis Roberts stands in right-handed batter and he takes a pitch inside on a first pitch fast ball ball one robert tonight he is one out of two an RBI base hit in the second inning he’s also struck out there’s a swing and a foul out of play off to the right and it’s a 1-1 count on their center fielder luis Robert Josh Rojos Tim Elco doo up for the White Socks here in the bottom of the seventh inning the only night game of this series here’s the 1-1 and a fast ball misses a little bit down and in 310 tomorrow and then 110 on Sunday two and one in the pitch and a swing and a foul back then the Royals come home next week they’re home for six games beginning Tuesday night as the Royals will have the Yankees in for night games next Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday those are all 640 starts tickets available for the whole home stand and the athletics next weekend 22 way outside off speed daniel a little frustration with that offering as he looked off in to the distance out to center field after he delivered it now he’s got a 3-2 count on a great base runner the pitch and he misses high ball four and now he’s got to contend with Robert on the base pads where he has 21 steals on the year so the first base runner of the night against Lynch a leadoff walk here in the seventh that will bring up Josh Rojos who’s their second baseman he went two for went three for four yesterday the White Sox had a walk-off win against Detroit here yesterday to gain a split in that four-game series he had three hits in that game yesterday there’s a punt third base side garcia charging in gloves it fires across to Vinnie for the out and for a moment third base was uncovered so Bobby was sprinting over to third base because of course Garcia had come in to field that bunt and came about halfway home but they do get the out at first so it’s a sacrifice it’s a first out of the inning and Luis Roberts now in scoring position he’s at second base and here will come Matt Quero with right-handed hitting Tim Elco do up danny Lynch has recorded four outs he’s going to exit with a potential go-ahead run in scoring position pitching change in a two- two game close your eyes and think back to your first game the smell of leather the sound of the crowd is ain’t bigger than life at Capital Federal we believe every dream starts with a moment let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term today’s phrase is oppo do you know what it means ao taco a home run hit to the opposite field with an aerrun game expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following i really don’t know what to say i’m just uh so happy I gave something these people cheer we all did i mean it was a great game both teams played incredible it was a great game that’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 9/11 here moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921 smith courts went in right down the line it may go crazy folks go crazy it’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game behind the three-2 and a home run by the Wizards the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com the Royals bring on their third pitcher on the night rightander Jonathan Bolan number 62 big right-hander he’s going to face right-handed hitting Tim Elco this is a two- two game the Royals and White Socks game one of this series here in the bottom of the seventh inning speedy Luis Robert Jr.’s at second base with one out and the right-handed inning elco 0 for two tonight stands in bowlan’s first pitch misses a little bit low and outside ball one bolan a 28-year-old right-hander has retired six of the eight first batters he’s faced in his appearances now the 10 and a big swing and a miss they came with the slider and it’s one and one he has inherited six base runners coming into ball games he has allowed only one of those six to score one ball one strike from the high set poland now steps off and bluffs towards second base jonathan worked a 123 ninth inning in game one of that double header at Bush Stadium yesterday earned his first big league win in San Francisco on May the 21st one and one now the pitch and then miss low 95 with the fast ball he was one of four relievers after Noah Cameron went six scoreless to start the day game in St louis 2-1 and there’s a called strike the slider luis Robert Jr walked to lead off the inning he’s at second now with one out two and two on the batter elco asks for time steps out elco recorded the first walk-off hit of his career in that win over Detroit yesterday 2-2 swing the tapper left side of the mound backhand glove by Bowling looks the runner back and he fires to first to get the out he didn’t have that much time he gave a quick glance to Luis Robert but then he had to rear back and fire to first and he just does get Elco for the second out of the inning it was kind of a slow bounding ball to the third base side of the mound so it it took some doing just to get to the baseball and Bolan certainly didn’t panic and he did get the runner the batter runner and now there’s going to be a meeting on the mound salvi and now Vinnie and now Bobby all coming to the mound to be part of this conversation and now out comes Speedy Efficient Ryan Sweeney the Royals pitching coach the only pitching coach that we know of who he doesn’t sprint to the mound but he certainly jogs to the mound i wonder if part of the conversation is pitching around Tauman a little bit with a right-hander on deck and Chase my drop and Toman having already hit a home run tonight first base is open i don’t know if they’ll put up four fingers and intentionally walk him but they might pitch around him yeah pitching around a guy can be dangerous but but they that may be the case we’ll see they’re going to pitch to him it appears as he stands in digs in robert at second now two down bowling from the high set deals and the first pitch fast ball at the knees is a called strike and it’s 0 and one on Mike Tuckman who homerred in the fifth inning his third of the year homer to right left-handed hitter one for three tonight robert leaves from second he can fly here’s the 01 pitch and that one missed off the plate one ball one strike lugo went five he gave up two daniel Lynch went one and a third he’s responsible for the runner at second base now the 1-1 fast ball misses upstairs and Bowlan falls behind two balls one strike two-2 game bottom of the seventh inning game one of a three-game series here in Chicago now the 2-1 and that one missed off the plate off speed and Bolan’s fallen behind this left-handed hitter three and one jake Mansion with a right-handed hitter on deck chase Maid jonathan Bolan three in one count from the high set delivers and the batter went around he tried to hold up on a pitch up he started taking a few steps toward first base but the third base umpire Vic Kerrapaza said that was a swing and so now it’s a full count and he definitely went around looking at the replay from the camera down the left field line looking into home plate so full count with a runner at second two down jonathan Bolan comes s now the payoff pitch and it’s in the dirt for ball four salvi blocks it but they’re now going to be at first and second with two down so he didn’t intentionally walk him but he does walk him and now the batter will be the rookie Chase Maid who is 0 for three ground out strike out fly out you have a batter now who does not chase does take his walks and makes a lot of contact first pitch pass in there called strike the infielders well aware this guy runs very well puts it in play a lot now Salvi’s going to come out from behind home plate and signal to the infield with first and second and two down now they want to handle things outfield straight up infield back and straight up with two outs 0 and one the count the pitch to the right-handed hit breaking ball missed low a ball and a strike on Maidroth jonathan Bolan trying to strand these runners first and second in a two- two game here in the Chicago seventh inning and the pitch and a swing in a miss and a slider jonathan gets ahead one and two and he’s a strike away from getting out of this jam both these base runners walked their way on drew a base on balls robert to start the inning and moments ago Tauman one-two pitch swing and a slicer foul out of play down the right side into this big crowd on this Friday night 26 and0 for the Royals 25-0 for the White Socks and the next one and a swing miss struck him out with a slider and Migroth slams the bat down in the batters box in frustration big big strike out by Jonathan Bolan to strand a pair and send us to the eighth in a two- two game moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921 smith courts one in right down the line it may go crazy folks go crazy it’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three-2 and a home run by the Wizards catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com it’s a great night for baseball this matchup features some of the best talent in the game a lot of power a lot of marquee names here we go buckle up folks there’s a guy you want to be in spot on the bats out come alive and showstoppers we’re just playing Powerball this place doesn’t know what teas are entertaining for the night the show continues experience game to game coverage of the night’s biggest moments live and commercial free mlb Network Strike Zone Wednesday and Friday nights all season take a hack at guessing which baseball player or maners said the following i really don’t know what to say i’m just uh so happy I gave something these people cheer we all did i mean it was a great game both teams played incredible it was a great game that’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 9/11 hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com got a run in the second inning the first run of the game the Royals hit back-to-back homers to take a two to one lead in the third inning and then the White Sox tied the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth inning jonathan India leads off the top of the eighth bobby Whit Jr on deck mike Hill Garcia to follow against right-hander Jordan Leisure new pitcher on the mound for the White Socks first pitch to India fast popped up foul out of playoff to the right and it’s 0 and one india is 0 for three tonight a foul out and a couple of strikeouts trying to get on base to start the top of the eighth inning infield shaded to the left side against it leisure delivers x ball skips in one ball one strike this is Leisure’s 27th appearance of the season he pitched a couple of days ago against the Tigers a scoreless inning the day before that he gave up a run on two hits and a walk he delivers and India takes down and away at two and one so Leisur’s issued a walk in back-to- back outings he’s walked 11 total batters this season in 22 innings also struck out 26 here’s the pitch x ball dribbled foul behind the plate and the counts now two and two this is the fifth game that the Royals and White Socks have played and the fourth that’s a pretty close game the only lopsided game in this season series so far was the finale at Coffman Stadium that the Royals won 10- nothing the other three games were really close leisure delivers fast ball carved foul first base side into the seats still two and two at Coffin Stadium the Royals took the opener three nothing then won the second game four to three walked it off that was the game that Chase Maid had a pop up hit him in the head and the Royals came from behind to win in the ninth another two-2 fast ball high three and two and then the third game of the series the Royals won two to one tonight we’re tied at two top of the eighth payoff pitch and it’s inside ball four india check his swing successfully upon appeal and so Jordan Gleis issues a leadoff walk in a close game in the late innings that was a major league swing check by Jonathan India that you know a lot of strength in the wrist to not go around because he he looked for all the world he was about to swing and then just just stopped on a dime well done so India is on it first potential go-ahad run first pitch to Bobby Witch Jr fastball laced into right center field down into the gap robert cuts it off quickly india stops at second back-to- back base runners for the Royals all set up with runners on first and second and nobody out for Mikel Garcia ball game tied at two perhaps not for much longer the Royals tonight have not had all that many scoring opportunities both runs were on solo homers one from Garcia and one from Pasmantino back in the third the Royals have only stranded four on base 0 for two with runners in scoring position leisure steps off the back of the rubber and resets the White Socks have brought their corner infielders in they’re expecting a bunt middle infielders are back in pinch toward the second base bag jonathan India leads off second bobby W Jr leads off first game tied at two top of the eighth here’s the pitch garcia squares to bunt pulls the bat back and takes low for ball one well the Royals have been much much better with runners in scoring position over the last week not just the series against the Cardinals when they were 11 for 33 the one pitch garcia squares pulls the bat back takes high two balls no strikes but in the series against the Tigers before the road trip the Royals were four for 16 with runners in scoring position you put that together and over the last six games the Royals are hitting over 300 with runners in scoring position here’s the 200 pitch garcia Squares drops the bunt down right back to the mound leisure scoops it up throws to third in time to get the force out on India miguel Vargas stayed at third base to cover the bag with Leisure fielding the bunt coming off the mound now India has not moved from third base yet see if the Royals want to challenge matt Petero declines india is out on the force it’s an unsuccessful sacrifice and so runners on first and second but now with one out for Vinnie Pasquantino so the Royals decided to try for some small ball in a tie game but it did not work first pitch to Vinnie outside ball one 97 mph heat from Leisure now Pasquantino has been right in the middle of the Royals resurgence hitting with runners in scoring position enter tonight six for his last 18 with runners in scoring position the one pitch fast ball high two balls no strikes that stretch for Vinnie goes back to the series opener in San Francisco when he hit the gamebreaking tiebreaking two-run homer he bats with runners on first and second and one out in the eighth game tied at two leisure delivers pasquantino cues it foul up in the air third base side and out of play it’s two and one pascino homerred back in the third inning he was also hit by a pitch in the first so it’s now a career best 22game on base streak for Vinnie Pasquantino here’s the pitch basketball lofted foul out of play off to the left and the count’s now two balls and two strikes so that’s backto back batters that Jordan Leisure has fallen behind two balls no strikes but Garcia bunted the two pitch and it did not work and now Pasquantino bases a two and two count leisure delivers fast ball skips in good block from Kyle Teal behind the plate that saved 90 ft the counts fall three balls two strikes well the Royals have as much speed on the bases as they can right now with Bobby Wit Jr at second and Mikel Garcia at first old town on Vinnie Pascantino here’s the pitch fast ball lace to the right side diving st from Rojos over to second for one relay at first is off the bag elco grabs it passentino safe wit stops at third josh Rojos just kept the game tied with a lunging snare at second base that was a tremendous play well the White Socks get an out at second runners on the corners with two gone for Salvador Perez well Pascuino stung at 105 off the bat and well for now that is a game-saving play from Josh Rojas first pitch to Salvi it’s a slider in for a strike and it’s 0 and one all game tied at two top of the eighth inning here’s the pitch check swinging a slider in the dirt savvy held the count’s now one ball one strike infield is shifted to the left side against Salvi who’s 0 for three tonight a strike out a ground out and a pop out here’s the pitch slider over the inner edge called strike and the count’s now one and two now Salvi’s been good with runners in scoring position lately as well three for his last six including tonight in which he’s 0 for one leisure delivers basketball popped up over the home plate dirt circle teal sheds the mask stands in the White Sox logo behind the plate that makes the catch to end the inning well the Royals got a leadoff walk and then a single from Bobby W Jr it was Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term today’s phrase is oppo taco do you know what it means oppo taco a home run hit to the opposite field with an off taco his 13th and it’s a one-run game expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921 smith courts went in right down the line it may go crazy folks go crazy it’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game behind the of three to two and a home run by Wizards catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following i really don’t know what to say i’m just uh so happy I gave something these people cheer we all did i mean it was a great game both teams played incredible it was a great game that’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911 your moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com of the eighth inning at Rainfield this game remains tied at two oh the Royals had a golden opportunity to score in the top of the eighth a leadoff walk then a single first and second nobody out a failed sacrifice bunt attempt gifted the White Sox the first out josh Rojos made an incredible play for the second out and then Salvador Perez popped out foul to the catcher to end the threat jonathan Bolan faces Andrew Benendi first pitch fast ball lace deep to right center field tles back has the play off the fence it rattles around the wall picks it up brings it back in andrew Benendi has a leadoff double and now the White Socks have a golden opportunity runner on second base with nobody out benendi has his second double of the night he’s now got five doubles this season all five have come since he’s come off the injured list two weeks ago he exits for a pinch runner one former Royal exchanges places with another michael A taylor is now into the game to pinch run at second base he carries the potential go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning miguel Vargas at the plate fall and delivers first pitch fast ball grounded weekly right side india scoops it up toss to first for the out it’s a productive out though it moves Taylor over to third so the White Socks just did what the Royals failed to do and that was move the runner with nobody out austin Slater steps to the plate he’s 0 for one with a ground out infield in for the Royals here’s the pitch slider swung out and missed and it’s 0 and one so Jonathan Bolan needs to buckle down with a runner on third and only one out and this ball game tied at two no balls one strike on Austin Slater here’s the pitch popped a foul first base side out of play no balls two strikes and boy a strike out here would be enormous kyle Teal is on deck it’s his major league debut tonight the first Slater Bowlan brings his tan glove set of the letters the O2 pitch down and away one and two bolan went with a curb tried to get Slater to chase he did not and so now we do it again taylor leads off third base infield in for the Royals here’s the pitch down and away two balls two strikes slater did not bite on the slider a bowlan has now faced five batters he’s retired three of them he’s issued a walk and allowed a double the 2-2 popped up foul out of play off to the right still two balls and two strikes on Slater the White Socks had a walk-off win yesterday to end their series with the Tigers it was just their fourth one win this season another 2-2 fouled away into the back stop netting still two balls two strikes well the White Socks this season have not done well in close games as you might expect they’re 20 and 43 overall they are 6 and 24 in games decided by two runs or fewer 6 and 24 another 2-2 fouled away first base side netting still two and two and Slater’s now fouled off three straight a Bullet’s really bringing it too that was a 98 mph sinker that is the top of Bolan’s velocity range still two balls and two strikes on Slater bolan delivers slater tries to check his swing and peel a first he held on a slider in the dirt and the counts full three and two that was really close oh it looked like Slater’s hands might have broken subjective call accounts full three and two now the payoff pitch slider down and away ball four just missed so Austin Slater draws a walk not the worst result in the world runners on the corners with one out bryant Sweeney jogs out of the first base dugout for a mound visit now a ground ball on the infield and the Royals could turn a double play to get out of the inning now with a force at second base because of the wall but if you’re going to go for the double play you’ve got to be sure because the potential go-ahead run is at third kyle Teal is the batter his major league debut tonight he’s drawn a walk he’s singled to left field an opposite field hit and he’s flyed out to center talk about a pressure moment for your major league debut 23-year-old from Richwood New Jersey he’s playing in the biggest game of his life and this is the biggest baseball moment of his life and it is a sellout crowd tonight and Ray Field getting behind him here we go first pitch to Teal it’s outside ball one 36,916 on the south side of Chicago tonight largest crowd for the White Socks this season and they are as loud as they have been all night runners on the corners one out bottom of the eighth game tied at two the one pitch change up outside two balls no strikes on Kyle Teal middle infielders are playing halfway a chance to turn two if they get a grounder a two- pitch fast ball high and that’s ball three so now Jonathan Bolan is in a world of trouble there is a base open but Luis Robert Jr looms on deck three balls no strikes on Kyle Teal here’s the pitch basketball up and away ball four and so Bowlan issues a four pitch walk after the mound visit and now the bases are loaded with only one out for Luis Robert Jr nobody warming in the Royals bullpen this is on Jonathan Bolan’s shoulders so he faces Robert who tonight is one for two with an RBI single but entered tonight with the third lowest batting average in baseball here’s the pitch flake into shallow right field it’s a base hit on the grass taylor to score slater rounds third throw goes to second slater scores standing it’s a two-run single for Luis Robert Jr his first game since Monday and he’s driven in three and the Royals trail four-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning he did not hit it all that hard he got jammed on a 97 mph sinker in on the hands but he muscled it through the right side into shallow right field and the White Socks have taken the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning first pitch to Josh Rojos and he hits it on the ground to the right side india’s got it over to second for one throw pulls went off the back he recovers to get the force out he had to stretch to get India’s throw but then went back to the bag and actually hit the hit the base with his glove and so Roberts forced out at second base but the Royals who might have had a chance to turn two there are lucky to get the one they did rojos reaches it first teal goes to third runners on the corners with two outs for Tim Elco the Royals have flirted with danger all night long seth Lugo stranded the bases loaded in the fourth inning now Jonathan Bolan could not escape here in the eighth the pitch in for a strike and it’s 0 and one both teams have seven hits but the White Socks lead in the column that counts the Royals trail four-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning the pitch low and outside and the count’s now one and one and tonight the White Socks have gotten an offensive performance from Luis Robert Jr that well they’ve only been dreaming of since opening day the 1-1 it’s low two balls in one strike on Tim Elco but Robert entered the night with 20 RBI’s all season in 55 games here’s the pitch basketball up and away and it’s three and one robert hadn’t driven in a run in over a week and a half he hadn’t had a multi-hit game in nearly three weeks but he’s two for three tonight with three RBI’s the 3-1 and it’s low ball four third walk of the inning from Jonathan Bolan and the fourth of his relief outing and the bases are loaded for Mike Tuckman and now Mattro comes out of the first base dugout that’s it for Jonathan Bowling taylor Clark has been warming up in the Royals bullpen since Luis Robert Jr.’s two-run single and he’s now ready to come in with the bases loaded and two outs the White Socks have taken the lead in the bottom of the eighth royals down four take a hack at guessing which baseball player or man said the following i really don’t know what to say i’m just uh so happy I gave something these people cheer we all did i mean it was a great game both teams played incredible it was a great game that’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911 hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com introducing baseball’s all new national pregame show mlb Tonight live at 5 join Greg Harold and Dan and a stared roster for a preview of all the nights matchups get a first look at the lineups everyone looks good right now for the Yankees first take from the players i’m just excited to put any pair of cleats on and the first of many breakdowns before the first pitch a full night of baseball starts at 5 mlb Tonight’s National Pregame Show weekdays at 5 Eastern on MLB Network great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921 smith courts went into right down the line it may go go crazy folks go crazy it’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the star of three to two and a home run by the Wizard catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com the credit approval we continue the bottom of the eighth and we pause 10 seconds for station ID on the Royals baseball network what’s up Kansas City this is Jonathan India here and this is 965 the fan your home for Royals baseball km HD1 and HD2 Kansas City in hot sports station this call to the bullpen is powered by wholesale batteries any battery any time delivered anywhere at wholesale batteries.net taylor Clark is on the mound to try and keep the game where it is unfortunately where it is is the Royals down four to2 first pitch to Mike Tauman and he rips it foul out of play off of the right it’s 0 and one the White Socks have the bases loaded with two outs this inning began with an Andrew Ben and Tendy leadoff double a ground out moved into and Jonathan Bolan issued backto back walks that loaded the bases the 01 pitch popped up foul third base side out of play and it’s 0 and2 and then Luis Robert Jr broke through with a first pitch two-run flare single that gave the White Socks the lead the O2 to talk little bit high one ball two strikes you credit Austin Slater who earned a nine pitch walk and well fouled off five of the nine pitches he saw clark delivers in Derek kicks away from Selby team breaks to the plate simply the White Socks have another run and the Royals now trail five-2 the White Socks have taken the lead in this inning on two hits three walks and a wild pitch every runner moved up rohas to third Elco to second two balls two strikes on Mike Tman here’s the pitch hit on the grab of the left side garcia has got it it goes through his legs wick picks it up everybody’s safe roa scores and it’s now 6-2 the nightmares continue in the bottom of the eighth an uncharacteristic and rare error from Mike El Garcia allows Josh Rohos to score and allows the inning continues and allows the White Socks to grab another run they’ve put up four in the bottom of the eighth on two hits three walks a wild pitch and an error and now Chase Mroth is the ninth man to that in the inning the pitch over the outside edge of called strike and it’s 0 and one this game was tied at two not anymore spin of the throw to first and he gets away into right field sitting another run scores el goes in to goes all the way to third katana finally picks up the ball and sends it toward the plate and the Royals now trail seven-2 and the White Socks have scored five runs in this inning on two hits three walks a wild pitch and now two errors runner on third with two outs no balls in a strike on Maidum clark delivers and it’s just inside one ball one strike sellout crowd tonight and they’re loving it to be sure the pitch in the dirt salvi scoops it up two balls one strike well the White Socks have really only had crowds like this the last few years when they’ve played the Cubs that’s understandable cross Town Showdown the Cubs fans come and pack the place it’s not so much White Sox fans for those games this is the largest crowd they’ve had for a non-Cubs game in a long long time the pitch swung out and missed and the count’s now two and two now there’s no way around it this inning has been a disaster for the Royals here’s the pitch popped up foul first base side toward the Royals dugout and into it off the side netting still two balls two strikes on my drum yeah and the fans have been waiting for a night like this against the Royals really the whole division this last year and a half has really dominated them including Detroit a team with which they split detroit’s one of the best teams in baseball they split four with him this week and uh Royals again 16-1 against him going back to the beginning of last year tables turning for a night at least here it appears another 22 hit on the ground to the left side back can’t stop shallow left throw to first it’s low pass there by out and the inning at long last finally is over but the White Sox take the lead a score take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following i really don’t know what to say i’m just uh so happy I gave something these people cheer we all did i mean it was a great game both teams played incredible it was a great game that’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911 hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921 smith courts went into right down the line it may go go crazy folks go crazy it’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three-2 and a home run by the Wizards the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term today’s phrase is oppo taco do you know what it means oppo taco a home run hit to the opposite field with an oppo taco his 13th and it’s a one-run game expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and mlb.com only 100 calories per serving and the best part zero bubbles for zero troubles so it’s easy to sip and enjoy while you’re at the game ask for it at your local bars and liquor store you must be 21 years of age please drink responsibly well we are now in the top of the ninth inning and it is a ninth inning that looks a little different than we might have expected the White Sox scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and so the Royals trail seven-2 bryce Wilson is the new pitcher jack Kaggleó leads off here’s the pitch it’s low and outside ball one funny enough this is the fourth time tonight that Cags has led off an inning he’s 0 for three robbed a hit a couple of times he’s also struck out looking here’s the pitch swung out and fell tipped into Kyle Teals strike and it’s one and one so Jack Kagleion is now one for 16 to start his major league career the 1-1 pitch outside two balls and one strike drew Waters on deck and then Marana who entered the game as a pinch hitter in the seven right-hander Bryce Wilson kicks and delivers fast ball outside and it’s three and one wilson was warming up when the game was still tied and then started warming up a little bit more quickly when the White Sox took the lead he was prepared for a save situation the 3-1 pitch basketball line deep to left field palasios ranges back reaches up makes the grab and passes out again pardon that’s Austin Slater in left field now that was 110 off the bat the opposite way all the way to the warning track really halfway down the warning track but Slater got a good jump and Jack Kagleon is 0 for four despite his best efforts first pitch to Drew Waters fast ball lofted foul high and out of play off the left and it’s 0 and one royals down seven to2 in the top of the ninth inning here’s the pitch it’s high one ball one strike well let’s put it this way in the four game series at Coffin Stadium the Royals swept the White Socks here’s the pitch line foul out of play off to the left one and two the Royals limited the White Socks to four total runs total tonight the White Socks have scored seven here’s the pitch waters lofts it shallow left center field mitro sprints back reaches up makes the catch and doesn’t hit off his head tonight and Waters is out two gone the Royals are now down to their final out michael Massie steps to the plate pinch hitting for Mark Kenna or Massie has always loved hitting at this ballpark and even if he can’t hit a fiveun homer well maybe he can start to find some momentum for some better outcomes tomorrow or Sunday massiey’s a career 316 hitter against the White Sox first pitch from Wilson basketball over the outer edge strike one massiey’s got seven home runs against the White Socks in his career four of them at this ballpark the pitch it’s low one ball one strike the last time that the Royals lost to the White Socks was April of last season it was the series finale it was game two of a double header the 1-1 outside two balls and one strike on Michael Massie since then the Royals have beaten the White Socks 10 consecutive games two-1 pitch has popped up down the first baseline tim Elco calls for it fair territory he makes the catch and the Royals lose the series open to the White Socks a final score of 7-2 and so the Royals have lost to the White Socks for the first time in over a year first time since April 17th of 2024 the Royals had won 10 straight games against the White Socks but that streak ends tonight let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term today’s phrase is oppo you know what it means [Music] taco a home run hit to the opposite field austin with an oppo taco his 13th and it’s a one-run game expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com future of baseball takes the field at the 2025 MLB Draft Combine get one-of-a-kind access to over 300 top prospects as we take you in the cage on the field and into the sky during six straight hours of live coverage plus exclusive interviews with the players who could become your team’s next superstar i play kicks for a while 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baseball network welcome back to Ray Field with Steve Stewart and our producer engineer Eric Guthrie i’m Jake Eisenberg they’ve started shooting off the fireworks here on the south side of Chicago much to the delight of a sellout crowd 36,916 here tonight largest crowd of the season for the White Socks and they will go home happy it’s a very unfortunate ending to a tight ball game for the Royals they lose 7-2 the Royals are now 33 and 31 the White Socks improved to 21 and 43 it’s the Royals first loss to the White Socks this season and the first time that the Royals have lost to the White Socks since midappril of last year and the Royals got their only two runs on back-to-back homers from Mikel Garcia and Vinnie Pasquantino in the top of the third inning the White Sox got a run in the bottom of the second on an RBI single from Luis Robert Jr he would appear later in the game as well and then the White Sox tied the game with a homer from Mike Tauman in the bottom of the fifth inning and really Stu this game hinged in the eighth inning top and bottom in the top of the eighth inning the Royals had a chance to take the lead a leadoff walk and then a single from Bobby Wit Jr foot runners on first and second with nobody out mikel Garcia attempted to sacrifice bunt but Jordan Leisure picked up the ball and got the force out at third base and then Vinnie Pasquantino hit a hot shot to the right side josh Rohos made a terrific play potentially a game-saving play that kept Bobby Wit Jr from scoring they were able to get the second out and then Salvador Perez popped out foul behind home plate to end the threat so the Royals wasted their golden opportunity meanwhile the White Socks both took advantage of the opportunity they created for themselves and of the opportunities the Royals created for them andrew Benendy led off with a double and the White Sox only had one other hit in the inning luis Roberts go-ahead two-run single but the White Sox do scored five runs on two hits the Royals committed two errors there was also a wild pitch and ultimately that was the difference in the game yeah very unroylike performance I guess if you’re going to do that kind of thing and make those kinds of mistakes get them all out of the way in one game right i mean and then try to turn the page and look toward tomorrow with the day game this is a team of course played a double header and traveled yesterday and they used the entire bullpen yesterday so the bullpen availability of guys was a little bit limited seth Lugo the on the brighter side Seth Lugo in his second start off the injured list took a step forward from his first start off the injured list he went three and a third last time didn’t have a rehab star on the miners three and a third that time five tonight but of course L the hallmark of Lugo and all these starters normally when everybody’s healthy and in a groove is going six seven innings and of course yesterday the Royals needed nine innings from their bullpen tonight they were asking as possibly of they only needed three as a turnout but possibly four innings from their bullpen and Lynch got it done bowling in his second inning work ran into some trouble and yeah that eighth inning was big for the Royals the leadoff walk to India you get that and yet you aren’t able to score and a good job by the by the White Sox in keeping the Royals off the board the White Sox of course energized by this crowd you mentioned the sellout here tonight good to see in the big picture although it didn’t help the Royals tonight but good for their franchise they have a big crowd for for the big promotion tonight and how about Kyle Teal the the rookie for them up from the minor leagues in his big league debut hitting on base right away with a walk single another walk and scored a a run in this game and uh there’s a lot of energy for him coming up uh there’s starter Davis Martin if you want to go back earlier in the ball game there’s even even though Lugo did a good job tonight and he was definitely better than his last time out martin went another inning then beyond what Luggo did as he in effect outpitched him they both gave up two runs but they they got good starting pitching they played they played solid defense and they got timely hitting and they took advantage of another team’s mistakes that’s usually how the Royals win tonight it’s how the White Sox win now for Davis Martin it’s his fourth quality start in his last five outnings six innings he allowed just two runs on five hits and really if you want to hone in on one stat or one set of numbers from this game you can look at the strikeout to walk ratio for both teams white Sox pitching eight strikeouts one walk royals pitching six strikeouts seven walks of those seven walks three of them came around to score including the the second of the five runs the White Sox scored in the bottom of the eighth inning and that really was the difference in the ball game tonight and so the Royals drop the series opener to the White Sox a final score of 7 to2 chance to even the series tomorrow it’s a day game first pitch for the Royals and West Sox is 310 Central we’re on the air at 2:30 with our pregame coverage hope you’ll join us michael Waka takes the mound for the Royals he enters with a sparkling 288 erra he goes up against right-hander Adrien Howser who has a 147 RA in limited action so far this season again 310 first pitch and we’re on the air at 2:30 with our pregame coverage for game two of three at Rate Field between the Royals and White Socks the Royals are now 33 and 31 the White Socks 21 and 43 and once more the final score it’s the White Socks seven and the Royals 2 steu’s got the totals all right Jake seven runs seven hits in hits no errors seven men left on base for the White Socks two runs seven hits two errors six men left on base for the Royals as the win goes to Jordan Leisure reliever for the White Sox he’s 1 and4 so he gets his first win of the year out of that pen and Jonathan Bolan takes the loss earlier this year last month in San Francisco he picked up his first win as a big leager tonight it’s his uh his first loss of the year so he’s one and one on the campaign 2hour 31minute game 36,916 a sellout first sellout of the year here and the Royals did hit a couple of homers backto-back homers in the third garcia and Vinnie Pascantino accounting for the Royals only two runs of the night for the White Sox it was Mike Tman with a fifth inning home run it was his third of the year his 10th RBI and the White Socks they did make mistakes the Royals did royals paid for their mistakes tonight both on the pitchers mound and in the in the field and also the runners in scoring position stat that’s uh that’s been a problem all year tonight 0 for five the Royals were with runners in scoring position the white socks for three out of 13 so a 72 Chicago win we’re back to Chicago in a moment on the Royals baseball network is there anything better than 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base streak 22 games and on the night for Vinnie a hit by pitch a home run and he continues to swing the bat well final score here tonight though was 7-2 in favor of the home team the White Socks scoreboard update brought to you by Price Chopper feeding your hunger and the first place team in the division Detroit came to the south side of Chicago and faced these White Socks this week and they only won two out of the four games as uh Chicago won in a walk-off yesterday and uh and gained a split in that four-game series tonight the Detroit Tigers in action at home against the Chicago Cubs and they beat the Cubs by a 3-1 final trick Scooble was the starter getting the win scooble went seven and two/3 so seven and two/3 giving up one run struck out six didn’t walk anybody so Scooble getting it done tonight for the Detroit Tigers scoo’s now six and two on the year the RA 2.16 as home runs for Detroit coming from Spencer Torqulson and Jamai Jones so the first place Tigers get the 3-1 victory cleveland lost at home tonight to the visiting Houston Astros by a 4-2 final score other action involving the Central Division toronto is at Minnesota this weekend bottom of the eighth inning the Blue Jays have a 6-3 lead over the Minnesota Twins george Springer has homerred his sixth on the year and Trevor Lick has hit a homer for Minnesota but it’s 6-3 in the bottom of the eighth the Blue Jays are leading at Minnesota so that’s the story in the division detroit 42 and 23 with their victory tonight they’re now 22-8 at home by the way even with their two losses here this week Detroit is 20 and 15 away from home and the Royals in the moment trail Detroit by 8 and a half with a loss here tonight again 7 to2 the final home team wins it we’re back in a moment on the Royals baseball network close your eyes
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