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It was a double steal, but it was on the pitcher. Seemed to forget about the runners.

Rosario placed on Peoria 7 day DL

Baez rips a dbl on a high fastball over the plate down the 3b line. 2-2!

Interesting note, Antigua is in uniform, but not the pitcher warming up immediately following Wang, not even in the bullpen

details no doubt off the bat, left left center. Landed about about 25 ft past the fence. Didn't see the gun reading, but it was a fb, and the pitchers been 91-95.

Krist is catching tonight, Geiger the dh. Darvill is at third. Hope it's not too windy, that boy will blow away.

Baez with a solo HR to left in the first!

Going over my notes, noticed I forgot the pitchers. Rosario was 92-93 on the fb. McDonald is a very soft tossing lefty. Mid 80s for the fb, low 70s on the offspeed. Liria was consistently 92-94.

Per Pugliese, Pete Levitt promoted to Peoria

No problem. We're at the games the next 2 nights as well. Wife's taking some pics and video on Friday, when we've got the seats unobstructed by the netting behind the plate.

Do you think that was real, or a gun fluke? Did Reed "look" that fast? Did he have several other mid-upper 90's clocks? Or eight 90-94's and then 100? The Rosario readings, sitting 91-94, didn't sound particularly out of line. Reed's still only 20. Blah stats (lots of walks, lots of HR's, lots of hits, WHIP 1.5). But if he's extremely fast, who knows with time. I'm guessing he has a 2 seamer and a 4 seamer? He had one he threw 91-93, and one that was consistently 94-96, hitting 97 a couple of times, and a low 80's off speed pitch. he really needed the K, and reared back. It did look like he put a little more into it than the times he'd throw 97. I don't know that the gun was the most accurate, but based on prior experience, it's fairly close. I wasn't in a position to go sit behind Wang, Cates, Antigua, and I think Jensen taking turns manning the gun. More notes... Easterling is fearless on the basepath, stealing 3rd, and getting caught stealing 2nd (bad jump, after 4 straight p/o attempts) Zapata placed a suicide squeeze perfectly down the 3B side in the no mans land between the P and 3B. Both Rosario and Reed had very wild throws to first on what would have been close pickoff attempts. Geiger K'd 3 times, and appeared to be very slow thru the box with his hands. But when he got his hit, he took a 91mph fb down, and pulled it just inside the 3B line. Suarez, as the closer... make or break time for Larry? Krist will probably get tomorrow off. He took a hard shot in the 10th on a play at the plate, and 2 pitches later, took a foul off the cup. He was woozy from the first hit, and really looked in discomfort after the second. The Chiefs lost the game, but the umpiring was definitely in favor of the home whitecaps. There were a couple of horrible calls ending chiefs rallies or starting whitecaps rallies.

Suarez the new Peoria closer, at least for tonight

Austin Reed hit triple digits in the bottom of the ninth!

Chiefs load the bases in the ninth, no outs. Baez fouls out to first, Krist K's looking after taking a close one before, and rademacher goes down on a check swing, and argues...

he rounded first really aggressively and was nearly caught on the cut off relay throw

The pc came out first, calling the trainer and kopitzke. And didn't wait for either of them to take the ball.

Speculation in the park is phantom injury. Speculation by whom? No one of significance, really, but most of the whitecaps staff expressed disbelief

Speculation in the park is phantom injury.

Maybe they're scouting the Tigers? Or maybe their scouting Baez in the impending trade for Matt Kemp to the Cubs? Whoever it is, it's not a pitcher, no gun.

Rosario leaves in 3rd inning, apparent injury. Velocity and control disappeared, and after giving up 3 the pc mgr and trainer popped out and yanked him quick.

Very interesting. My guess is they're looking at Rosario. Sitting 91-94, 85 mph curve. Great pick off move, horribly wild throw

Interestingly, the dodgers scouts are here at the chiefs/whitecaps game...

You've already taken more fliers than the Battle of Britain Oh dang! I dare say chap, he just removed his white glove and slapped you upside your face with it.

Tonight starts the 3 game series I'm attending, so hopefully. Although the forecast for tonight calls for rain, and it's so dry here I'm almost rooting for it.

Quite irrationally, I've thought he was "underrated" since he was drafted. was hoping he'd be in Peoria by now, so I could actually see him pitch. but he's sure had results this year.