we had an absolute Battle of an at bat Justin Verlander versus William conteras in the fifth inning this breakdown is brought to you by SeatGeek where you can use code johnboy 10 to get 10% off tickets and let me show you the Arsenal that Verlander's working with here's his fast ball now this isn't contarus I'm just showing you the pitches that's his fast ball this is the curveball and this is the change up all of these pitches will be featured in the contr set bat here's how the fastball and the curveball match up together that's pretty nice pairing boom here's how the fastball and the change up act together pretty much on the same line just a different speed and the change Up's going to dip towards the end uh and here is how all three react together so he's got three different pitches that he's going to use in this at bat the first pitch is going to be a fast ball down and Away 95 mph strike one there's two runners in scoring position and two outs in a tie game next pitch curveball wants the swing contarus wanted to swing held up they say no he did not go seems like he didn't go so now it's a one andone count but that is a huge moment there because one it's not a strike that's great but two Verlander saw that oh I almost got him so he thinks he's going to be able to get him in the future fast ball again outside now it's two strikes and Verlander is saying I almost got him the chase I'm going to throw more curveballs get in the chase doesn't really Flinch at that one so now it's two and two but Verlander is still ahead in the at bat so he's going to say hey let's get in the chase throw the curveball make it sharp and that comes out more like a slider to me but they say it is his curveball no chase there 3-2 okay I don't want to walk him I want to induce a swing he's seeing the curveball let's try to put one up and in and jam him have it come down in the zone right in the middle fouls it back but contras was not sitting curveball there you can tell that he's sitting fast ball and reacting you know he's way off speed so he's just reacting and staying alive there so now Verlander's like now we'll go back to the fast ball 3-2 I've gotten him out this whole time with it anyway throws it fouled back stays alive and now Verlander because he's confident in all his pitches he says all right curveball he wasn't sitting he fouled it back fast ball he was ready for it but he fouled it back let's go change up in the zone maybe that will induce a bad swing or get him and he stays alive and now Verlander just seems to go well screw it if this is what it is I'm going fast balls till this thing's over and it's pretty fun fast ball 96 fouled back let's do it again fast ball again up in the zone 96 fouled back let's do it again 3-2 pitch fast ball 96 up in the zone fouled back one more time fast ball lower missed his spot didn't want it that low fouled back how about another fast ball this time 95 milph and contaras says yes thank you I was fing back to 96 I needed the 95 honk the horn through the train thing whatever you do enjoy it have fun enjoy my home run Houston wasn't it pretty thank you Jesus appreciate it uh Verlander thinking God damn it that sucked fast ball just a tick slower than the rest and he crushed it what fun at bat spitting on all those curveballs fouling back all the fast balls till he got one he can handle really fun thank you for tuning in if you enjoy these videos you can subscribe to the channel like uh like the video or leave a comment if you ever seen an at bat like this let me know cuz I love long at bats and trying to figure out how it's happening also if you want to go see some long at bats like this in person you can use code johnboy 10 SeatGeek and get 10% off doesn't matter if you're a new customer returning customer you get 10% off using Code johnboy 10 right now go see a game enjoy it thank you very much goodbye