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MLB Catches Venezuelan Player With False Age

87/29 K/BB over 74.1 IP is pretty solid for Thornburg this season, its a shame he's going to be 0-10 in 15 games started Quoting both to address both. Yes Toledo is a legit bullpen prospect, he's not an upper 90s guy, but I like him. Thornburg's problem has never been his K rate or BB rate, the problem is that when he gets hit, he gets hit very hard. I pointed out his continual struggle allowing XBHs last year and that trend continues, it's just that last year he wasn't giving up many hits, they were just big. This year he's giving up more hits and continuing to allow too many XBHs, so he's giving up more runs. I don't like his delivery at all, but he's such a good athlete if he'd just get rid of all the unnecessary movement he'd probably be dynamite with his location and we'd be talking about him in a much more positive fashion. Very few pitchers can miss with FBs from the thighs to the waist and be successfull.

Just a reminder about MiLB's Draft Pick Tracker, I check it a couple of a times a week. Track the top 2013 MLB Draft picks

Pirates' Willy Garcia has power potential, if I had to compare him to a Brewer prospect... maybe a younger and more athletic Nick Ramirez at the plate? Regardless here's the feature on his big day as well. Garcia caps six-hit day with homer

Covered earlier in the BA post but here's a full feature on Cubs' RHP Alberto Cabrera Smokies' Cabrera fans career-high 13

RHP Alberto Cabrera of the Cubs and OF Willy Garcia of the Pirates profiled today. Prospect Notebook: Cubs’ Alberto Cabrera Finding A Groove

Once again because of value. If we want young impact pitching we have to give up someone who warrants that kind of return. If a team is willing to give a legit top 10 pitching prospect plus another top 100 pitcher but wants Gomez we can't force them to take Aoki. As I've said many times I'm not really opposed to trading anyone. We may want to move Aoki but if a deal isn't there then what? We do nothing? The better player is going to net the bigger return. I'm not into limiting options, my end game is 3 young top of the rotation starters. We can part with any 1 position player and still have a good offense. Remember this off- season when few people were willing to trade Hart? How did that turn out? 1 player doesn't make an offense and the older players get the larger injury risks they become. Edit: response to JB12

It's not like Scafer is the only CF candidate we have, Aoki can slide over to CF, then Gamel or Gindl can hold down RF until something better comes along. We have options in the OF. Furthermore Logan's negative WAR comes through a grand total of 127 ABs over 3 months mostly in the Corner Outfield where his bat never projected to be average. [pre]Year Tm Age Pos G GS CG Inn Fld% 2013 MIL 26 LF 18 13 13 129.1 1.000 2013 MIL 26 RF 7 5 5 47.1 1.000 2013 MIL 26 CF 5 4 3 37.2 1.000[/pre] Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 6/25/2013. This is another case of people looking for reasons not to do something.

Sorry bud I didn't tune in until the 6th.

Justin Jirschele a WI native and a young man I watched play FB, Basketball, and Baseball in HS is playing for the White Sox against Helena tonight. Interesting that I missed he was signed as an UDFA. Another local boy I watched play multiple sports in HS Jake Hermsen was topping out in the mid to upper 80s as a pitcher in HS and went to Northern IL for college. He was drafted in the 28th round last year by the Dodgers but had a rough start to the season and was put on the DL in early May and hasn't appeared in a game since.

Taylor Brennan now has 3 hits on the season, and all 3 are HRs...

Steve is in rare form tonight, I really enjoy our MiLB broadcast teams.

RHP Shane Dyer of the Reds, RHPs Matt Loosen and Paul Blackburn both of the Cubs are winners this week. Blackburn hasn't given up a run yet and has 12 SO through 10 innings so far this season. Pitchers of the Week

3B Ruben Gotay and OF Nick Longmire of the Cards, 1B Danny Collins and OF Barrett Barnes of the Pirates are the divisional honorees this week. Offensive Players of the Week

Exactly the point on the Brewer's continual pitching issues. I have no idea why people would rather endlessly debate who should bat where in the line-up and so on when the obvious problem here is pitching. To your earlier post about not being 3-4 years from competing, well "competing" is pretty vague. I are we aiming to be legit WS contenders? Just make playoffs? Play winning baseball to keep the fans in the seats? I really only care about the WS, that's it, if you aim at that high then the rest will take care of itself. I don't believe in "making a run", rather I believe in taking advantage of those who believe in that concept. I'll take a back 6+ years of team control for a young player to give up a proven vet with limited team control 99 times out of 100. The Brewers simply have never had enough talent to run players out to FA and be able to settle for a comp pick. Maybe in the future we can build enough of a talent base that we can ride out a Fielder to FA and not sweat a replacement being 4-5 years away. If you can trade a couple of short term pieces for longevity at greater positions of need the team becomes better, it's really that simple. People get way too hung up on the piece being traded, the idea should be to create as talented a MLB roster as possible. If we can trade Gomez+ who have under team control for 3 more years max, and we have OF depth, to get positions of greater need why not take advantage of another organization? For example if you're Jack Z and your team hasn't done much, would you be willing to keep your job by trading away Hultzen and Walker for Gallardo, Gomez, + (Lohse or whatever it takes)? [pre]Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA GS IP R ER ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB 1 SP Aaron Harang 35 3 7 .300 5.29 12 64.2 42 38 70 1.314 10.3 1.5 1.5 8.2 5.36 2 SP Brandon Maurer 22 2 7 .222 6.93 10 49.1 40 38 54 1.682 12.0 1.8 3.1 5.8 1.88 3 SP Hisashi Iwakuma 32 7 3 .700 2.26 16 107.1 30 27 164 0.885 6.5 1.1 1.4 8.0 5.65 4 SP Joe Saunders* 32 5 7 .417 4.48 15 92.1 47 46 83 1.397 9.7 1.0 2.8 4.7 1.66 5 SP Jeremy Bonderman 30 1 1 .500 3.30 5 30.0 11 11 113 1.233 8.1 1.2 3.0 3.0 1.00 6 SP Felix Hernandez 27 8 4 .667 2.71 16 109.2 37 33 137 1.094 8.2 0.7 1.6 9.2 5.60[/pre] Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 6/24/2013. If you're Milwaukee why wouldn't you make that deal? You get 2 pitchers back with significantly more upside than Gallardo who's FB continues to slide, 2 pitchers you'd control for at least 6+ years, and 1 of those pitchers is an impact LHP of which the Brewers have zero in the organization above R+. Forget about creating holes and please start looking at this from the angle of making the MLB team better long-term. Jack Z has operated as a GM almost exactly like Melvin, which isn't surprising, and if he's willing to make a blockbuster "win now" move, why not take advantage? Sure we may take a small step back in 2013 (I'm not sure that's necessarily true), but it's already a lost season, and we'd be much better off for the future. This *is* about balance, it's about righting the woeful pitching ship our MLB managers have had to captain. Look at the results and average age of our pitchers...see the problem? Every year we need to be breaking 1 impact pitcher into the rotation as the 4/5 so they have room to grow without the threat of being sent down, instead we keep repeating the same mistakes over and over. Larger markets can buy pitching and win, the Brewers simply cannot, we have to develop it or trade for it, and the trade well has run dry. [pre]Rk Year Lg W L Finish RA/G ERA G CG SHO R ER HR BB SO WHIP SO/9 HR/9 PitchAge 1 2013 NL Central 31 43 4 4.65 4.25 74 0 3 344 312 93 206 527 1.326 7.18 1.27 29.1 2 2012 NL Central 83 79 3 4.52 4.22 162 0 9 733 682 169 525 1402 1.364 8.68 1.05 29.0 3 2011 NL Central 96 66 1 3.94 3.63 162 1 13 638 582 147 440 1257 1.240 7.85 0.92 29.3 4 2010 NL Central 77 85 3 4.96 4.58 162 3 7 804 733 173 582 1258 1.438 7.87 1.08 29.2 5 2009 NL Central 80 82 3 5.05 4.83 162 1 8 818 770 207 607 1104 1.467 6.92 1.30 30.0 6 2008 NL Central 90 72 2 4.25 3.85 162 12 10 689 623 175 528 1110 1.335 6.86 1.08 29.9 7 2007 NL Central 83 79 2 4.79 4.41 162 3 6 776 708 161 507 1174 1.399 7.32 1.00 29.1 8 2006 NL Central 75 87 4 5.14 4.82 162 7 8 833 763 177 514 1145 1.380 7.23 1.12 28.3[/pre] Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 6/24/2013.

As Chris mentioned during the Saturday broadcast. Rattlers relievers dish on quarter game Wisconsin fans aim at bullpen cups for chance to win ball, bat By Benjamin Hill / MLB.com http://www.milb.com/assets/images/3/2/0/51629320/cuts/Armold_Strong_Wall_2nd1jw7b_p35frvlq.JPG Jonathan Armold, Mike Strong and Taylor Wall are trying to make a mint. (Benjamin Hill/MiLB.com) "Make Quarter. Get A Ball." These five words, indelicately phrased as they may be, have been a veritable goldmine for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers bullpen this season. During each home game at Fox Cities Stadium, a cardboard sign with these five words scrawled upon it is placed atop a blue plastic chair in the bullpen, and just in front of the sign is a small Dixie cup. The bullpen is located in right field, and if any fan standing on the above concourse is able to throw a quarter into the cup then he or she will be rewarded with his or her very own official Midwest League baseball (or, in some cases, even a game-used bat). But if the throw misses? Then that quarter then belongs to the bullpen. It's simple, really: "Make Quarter. Get A Ball." Seeking more information on this nightly ballpark moneymaker, I interviewed three members of the Timber Rattlers bullpen prior to Saturday's game against Cedar Rapids: Jonathan Armold, Mike Strong (or Thee Mike Strong, as he confidently referred to himself as) and Taylor Wall. This triumvirate of relievers dished on the specifics of their moneymaking enterprise, as well as the overall supremacy of life in the bullpen. MiLB.com: So, every night you guys are out there inviting fans to throw a quarter into a cup. What happens, exactly, if a quarter makes it into the cup? Jonathan Armold: There are two designated cups, usually. One cup designated for a ball, that's an easier cup to make it in. But if the cup you make it in is further back, then you get a game-used bat. MiLB.com: What sort of dimensions are we talking about here? How far do you have to throw the quarter? Thee Mike Strong: I'd say that it's about 15 feet down and about 20 feet out, that's the one for the bat. And the one for the baseball is, again, 20 feet down and about 12 feet out. Taylor Wall: Give or take. http://www.milb.com/assets/images/7/2/0/51629720/cuts/Make_Quarter_vno5gbrv_8fgftwmq.JPG MiLB.com: On average, how many people try their luck and try to throw quarters into these cups? Armold: Our best, most lucrative, days are Kids Days [promotions] where all the kids come down to the bullpen. Strong: We like Kids Day because they bring all of their meal money down there. They exchange it for quarters and we usually make a pretty good profit off of that. MiLB.com: As professional athletes and role models, is there a sense of guilt when it comes to taking money from the youngest members of our society? Armold: No, it's a game for all to enjoy. We'll give balls to kids randomly too if they spend enough money and hang out enough and are nice enough and don't beg for balls. Strong: If they're in the $10 or $15 range, we'll usually give them a baseball or something. MiLB.com: And how many people win each night, on average? Wall: Last night we gave away a bat, and one night we gave away four bats. Strong: That was a bad night for us. Marmold: We'll give away a couple of balls per night, at least. MiLB.com: Have you learned to identify contestants who are particularly good at this game? Marmold: It's usually people who are well versed in beer pong. Strong: Yeah, when they're doing this one [puts thumb, index and middle finger together and mimics overhand throwing motion] you know that they're probably pretty good. MiLB.com: You know, I really should have asked this first. How did this game start happening in the first place? Strong: Since this is my second year [with the Timber Rattlers], it's been passed down from generation to generation. Last year we did it and were pretty successful, so I wanted to share [gestures to Wall and Armold] with my fellow bullpen [members]. Last year we used a bubble gum bucket, but realized that was way too easy so we had to make it into a Dixie Cup. MiLB.com: Are there any other games that you guys play out in the bullpen? Strong: Sometimes we do cheese curds for baseballs. MiLB.com: Cheese curls for baseballs? How does that work? Strong: If someone brings a bag of cheese curds over then we'll give them a baseball, because cheese curds are delicious. Armold: Wisconsin! (As Armold, Strong and Wall laugh among themselves, an unidentified player walks by after exiting the batting cage and disdainfully mutters "Pitchers.") MiLB.com: Do you get that kind of reaction a lot? Strong: Of course. Wall: Absolutely. Armold: It's just jealousy. Hitters are just jealous that they don't get [cheese curds]. Wall: And the starters, they're jealous too. MiLB.com: So would you guys consider yourselves to be the most privileged members of the team? Strong: Oh, yeah. We're one of a kind. Armold: 100 percent. MiLB.com: So, back to the game with the quarters. What do you end up doing with the money you earn? Armold: We lump it up into a bullpen fund and one of us will hold onto it, and we'll take all the quarters to the bank. Strong: Or we hold onto it until we get to Burlington [iowa, home of the Bees], because there's a casino there. So then we don't have to use our own money, we use that. MiLB.com: You're using house money, then. Or, I guess more accurately, kids' money. Strong: Exactly! It's all for the kids. Armold (laughing): We probably shouldn't put that in an article. http://www.milb.com/assets/images/7/3/6/51629736/cuts/Chair_nyk60uf2_19yp3utr.jpg

Yes! I never understood why that film never got more love at the time, I thought it was brilliant.

Tournament of Stars: Promising Power Outlook For 2014

SS Alen Hanson of the Pirates getting some love. Prospect Notebook: Carlos Correa Stands Out For Astros

Pirates' RHP Luis Heredia Heredia puts up zeros in season debut

Cards' Carlos Martinez Redbirds' Martinez produces best start

Final: Cedar Rapids (Twins) 13, Wisconsin 9 Kernels clobber Rattlers to complete sweep Cedar Rapids wraps up four game sweep with help from a 20-hit attack By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Cedar Rapids Kernels banged out 20 hits and used two big innings to defeat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 13-9 on Sunday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. The Kernels finished off a four game sweep of the Rattlers behind big offensive days from Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler. Wisconsin (29-40 overall, 0-4 second half) took the lead with single runs in the first and second innings. The Rattlers had the bases loaded with one out in the first and Mike Garza sent a grounder to third. Kernels third baseman Travis Harrison stepped on the bag for a force play and threw to the plate. But, catcher Jhonatan Arias took the throw as a force play instead of tagging Orlando Arica for the third out of the inning. That allowed Arcia to score and give Wisconsin its first lead of the four series. The Rattlers added a run in the bottom of the second inning. Adrian Williams dropped a safety squeeze bunt to get Max Walla home from third for a 2-0 lead. Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Marco Estrada was on a rehab assignment with the Timber Rattlers and cruised through the first two innings with five strikeouts and no runs allowed against the Kernels (44-28, 4-0). JD Williams cracked a homer to start the top of the third innings. But, Estrada responded to retire the next two batters on two pitches. Polanco was next and he doubled just fair off the wall in right. That started a streak of six straight hits off Estrada to moved the game from 2-1 in favor of the Timber Rattlers to a 6-2 Cedar Rapids lead. Dalton Hicks followed Polanco's double with a single to tie the game 2-2. Travis Harrison doubled to drive in Hicks. Kepler doubled to drive in Harrison. Adam Brett Walker singled to drive in Kepler. A wild pitch by Estrada allowed Walker to take second base. Arias knocked Estrada out of the game with a single that sent Walker home for the final run of the inning. But, it was not the final hit of the frame. Rattlers reliever Ryan Gibbard came on in relief of Estrada and gave up a hit to Williams. Then, he walked Byron Buxton to load the bases. Niko Goodrum was next and he sent a grounder towards right, but it hit Buxton for the final out of the inning. Goodrum was credited with a hit, the ninth of the inning for the Kernels, but he received no RBI on the play. Wisconsin chipped away at the Kernels lead with two runs in the bottom of the third. They loaded the bases against Cedar Rapids starter Hudson Boyd on walks to Mike Garza and Adam Giacalone and a single by Max Walla. Tyler Roberts drew a bases loaded walk to force in a run. Williams got his second RBI of the game with a slow roller to third that turned into an out at first. Tyrone Taylor extended his hitting streak to eight games with a double in the bottom of the fourth. Victor Roache knocked him in with a single to make the score 6-5. But, the Kernels went off for six more runs in the top of the fifth inning as they sent ten more men to the plate and collected six more hits. Walker started the onslaught with a solo homer to center. Later in the inning, Buxton tripled in a run. He would score on a single by Polanco. Hicks pushed his Midwest League leading RBI total to 69 with a sacrifice fly. Then, Harrison and Kepler had RBI singles to push Cedar Rapids back out to a 12-5 lead. Roache struck big in the bottom of the sixth. Arcia and Taylor singled to start the inning. Then, Roache launched a 2-0 pitch from Caleb Brewer to deep center for a three-run home run. The homer was the seventh of the season for Roache and his first since May 31. It also pulled the Rattlers to within 12-8. Kepler put another run on the board for the Kernels with an RBI single in the top of the seventh. Roberts started the Rattlers half of the seventh with his first home run since July 13th of last year. But, that was the last run of the day. The Kernels completed their first four game sweep of the Rattlers in the Fox Cities with the win on Sunday. Cedar Rapids has won six straight over the Rattlers and is 7-1 against them in 2013. The last time Wisconsin allowed 20 or more hits in a game was on May 21, 2010 when they gave up 22 to the Burlington Bees in a 16-4 loss at home. Wisconsin is now 12-24 at home this season. Rattlers outfielder Michael Reed went 0-for-5 and did not reach base on Sunday. His on base streak ended at 39 games, the second longest in baseball so far this year. Taylor went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs on Sunday. He is 16-for-27 (.593) during his hitting streak. This just a continuation of the month that Taylor has had. He is 33-for-70 (.471) and has scored 19 runs in 19 games during June. The Timber Rattlers are off on Monday. They return to action on Tuesday to start at four game series at Clinton against the LumberKings. Leonard Lorenzo (1-3, 6.52) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Clinton has Victor Sanchez (1-2, 2.63) as their scheduled starting pitcher. Game time is 7:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm. HOME RUNS: CR: JD Williams (6th, 0 on in 3rd inning off Marco Estrada, 0 out) Adam Brett Walker (11th, 0 on in 5th inning off Ryan Gibbard, 0 out) WIS: Victor Roache (7th, 2 on in 6th inning off Caleb Brewer, 0 out) Tyler Robers (1st, 0 on in 7th inning off Caleb Brewer, 0 out) WP: Hudson Boyd (2-4) LP: Marco Estrada (0-1) TIME: 3:10 ATTN: 3,001 Chris just posted the highlights for now, I'm sure he'll cover Victor Roache in more detail later, and I love the quote. Watch the highlights, Roache hit a pretty good pitch for the HR and Michael Reed made a great diving catch. We are all apprentices – Postgame post for June 23, 2013 Wisconsin Boxscore Chris has repeatedly talked about how good the mental break was for Victor Roache who hit the ball hard in each of his first 3 ABs. Apparently Victor went back to Cali to take in some local flava during his time off. Apparently Max Walla isn't going to be facing LHP, or at least Chris mentioned that was the reason he didn't play the last 2 days. The platoon thing makes it easier to get everyone playing time in a crowded OF, but it does give me pause considering he's being given a platoon advantage in A ball. Tyrone Taylor's June before his 2-4, 2B, BB day today. [pre]Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB April 20 84 77 10 19 3 0 2 10 4 2 3 11 .247 .275 .364 .639 28 1 0 4 0 0 May 27 117 106 14 25 10 0 1 11 8 1 7 11 .236 .289 .358 .648 38 1 1 3 0 0 June 18 80 66 17 31 7 1 2 8 2 1 8 6 .470 .544 .697 1.241 46 0 4 1 1 0[/pre] Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 6/23/2013. Orlando Arcia would have to get awfully hot to maintain his #1 overall on my list next time out and that is not a reflection on Arica, but on Taylor's greatness over the last 3 weeks. I initially gave the edge to Arcia because Taylor gets mixed defensive reviews, but unless Arcia ascends at the plate over the next couple of months and starts stinging the ball like he can on a consistent basis the difference in their defensive aptitude won't make up for such a wide separation in offensive production. Wisconsin Recap I already posted the Kernels 6 run 3rd, here's the 6 run 5th. Cedar Rapids Top of the 5th Adam Walker homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Jhonatan Arias grounds out, shortstop Orlando Arcia to first baseman Adam Giacalone. J. D. Williams singles on a ground ball to pitcher Ryan Gibbard. With Byron Buxton batting, J. D. Williams steals (13) 2nd base. Byron Buxton triples (10) on a line drive to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. J. D. Williams scores. Niko Goodrum walks. Jorge Polanco singles on a ground ball to second baseman Adrian Williams. Byron Buxton scores. Jorge Polanco to 2nd. Niko Goodrum advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by second baseman Adrian Williams. Dalton Hicks out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Michael Reed. Niko Goodrum scores. Travis Harrison singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Jorge Polanco scores. Travis Harrison to 2nd on the throw. Max Kepler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Travis Harrison scores. Adam Walker grounds out, third baseman Mike Garza to first baseman Adam Giacalone. Wisconsin Gameday

Chris just mentioned that the Post Crescent writer who went to Marco Estrada's press conference told him that the hamstring started acting up again in the 3rd. edit. I should add that the only velocity report from Chris was an 88 mph, and it was early, in the 1st or 2nd.

There's very little value difference between the SS and CF positions. It's like we're talking about a corner OF vs a SS. I'm not going to repeat all of my previous arguments about trading established veterans for pitching, especially if we won't be competitive with the position player when we have him under contract. Prior to the Greinke trade Gomez wasn't even our CF of the future, that was Lo Cain, Gomez had played himself out of that role. Anything can happen in 2-3 years, we need impact pitching more than we need another impact bat in the line-up. Hopefully Gomez isn't hurt too bad because if he is we're rapidly running out of trade chips that will net any kind of impact pitching. edit. For what it's worth I'd trade Segura for Skaggs/Bradley/Matt Davidson/Didi Gregorius or similar package.

You aren't kidding, 3 in 3 days, and again I'm unable to remember the last time I saw 1 prior to this stretch, even watching High School baseball. So yesterday I said: Guess what happened to Estrada? Chris said, "Estrada left that one up..." on the HR and it just continued from there. Cedar Rapids Top of the 3rd J. D. Williams homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Byron Buxton pops out to second baseman Adrian Williams. Niko Goodrum flies out to left fielder Michael Reed. Jorge Polanco doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder Max Walla. Dalton Hicks singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Jorge Polanco scores. Dalton Hicks advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Travis Harrison doubles (22) on a fly ball to left fielder Michael Reed. Dalton Hicks scores. Max Kepler doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Max Walla. Travis Harrison scores. Adam Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Reed. Max Kepler scores. With Jhonatan Arias batting, wild pitch by Marco Estrada, Adam Walker to 2nd. Jhonatan Arias singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Adam Walker scores. Pitching Change: Ryan Gibbard replaces Marco Estrada. J. D. Williams singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Reed. Jhonatan Arias to 2nd. Byron Buxton walks. Jhonatan Arias to 3rd. D. Williams to 2nd. Niko Goodrum singles on a ground ball. Byron Buxton out at 2nd, hit by batted ball, second baseman Adrian Williams unassisted. This is how Estrada started the game: Cedar Rapids Top of the 1st Byron Buxton called out on strikes. Niko Goodrum strikes out swinging. Jorge Polanco singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Walla. Dalton Hicks walks. Jorge Polanco to 2nd. Travis Harrison called out on strikes. Cedar Rapids Top of the 2nd Max Kepler strikes out swinging, catcher Tyler Roberts to first baseman Adam Giacalone. Adam Walker strikes out swinging. Jhonatan Arias grounds out, shortstop Orlando Arcia to first baseman Adam Giacalone. Hey, Chris just mentioned our love of Gian Rizzo on the air, thank you sir!