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Yeah. That was against the Reds back in 2016. The umps said Price took too long to challenge it. Cardinals still didn’t make the playoffs.

Albertos got roughed up again too.

Ademan and Amaya, and to a lesser extent, Galindo and Wilson, get the headlines but there are a few other interesting younger guys at South Bend and Myrtle Beach holding their own. South Bend: Myrtle Beach.JPG[/attachment]

Here’s the link if you want to read about Gallardo, Lopez or Machado: http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2018/?list=int I like reading that Gallardo is considered to have good command and Machado is a strike thrower.

https://www.thecubreporter.com/04232018/bond-bullet-snatches-tie-jaws-victory-riverview Alexander Guerra 2/4 with a HR and a single. Jonathan Sierra 1/2 with a double and 2 walks.

Box Scores: Iowa had the day off Tennessee lost 5-4 Box Score LF Je. Báez 1/3, 3B (1), BB 3B J. Vosler 2/4, 2 R, 2B (1), HR (4), RBI, K RF E. Martinez 2/4, R, HR (2), 3 RBI, K C I. Rice 1/4 CF C. Burks 0/4, 2 K SP O. de la Cruz 2.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 1-2 GO-FO, 72-40 pitches-strikes Myrtle Beach PPD - Inclement Weather South Bend lost game one of their doubleheader 2-1 (8 innings) Box Score CF C. Singleton 1/4, R, 2 K 2B J. Bethencourt 1/4, K, SB (1) 3B A. Filiere 0/2, K, HBP RF B. Hughes 0/2, BB, CS (3) C M. Amaya 0/2, BB; defense: 1/1 CS SS R. Narea 1/3 SP C. Abbott 7 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 6-4 GO-FO, 78-54 pitches-strikes South Bend lost game two of their doubleheader 9-2 (7 innings) Box Score SS Y. Peguero 0/3, K 3B A. Filiere 2/3, 2B (5), 2 RBI, K 1B M. Amaya 1/3, E (1, throw) DH J. Bethencourt 0/3, K RF B. Hughes 0/3, 2 K SP J. Albertos 1+ IP, 4 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 2 WP, 2-0 GO-FO, 51-24 pitches-strikes - faced 6 batters in the 2nd inning RP E. de los Rios 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP B. Clark 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 3-0 GO-FO, 47-29 pitches-strikes

Hello, Josh Tomlin.

Adam Wainwright, right elbow inflammation.

Any word on velo? Brendon Little: 1st inning: 92 FB, solid consistent location on FB and curve, sharp 10-5 breaker that he effective kept low getting a swinging K on a curve in the dirt to end the inning. 2nd inning: 90-92 FB, very much a carbon copy of 1st inning. HR was off of a FB at the top of the zone. Didn't seem to be hit all that hard but carried out to LF. Single was a high pop up that Brandon Hughes over ran. Another single was a high hopper over the mound that was booted by SS Narea. Another nice curve in the dirt for strike three to end the inning. Pitch count ran high this inning due to the two singles that very easily could've been errors. Cubs got a reliever up indicating they're very interested in protecting Little early in his development. 3rd inning: No velo readings given. Quick inning with 3 ground outs. Only had one pitch (a FB high and outside) that missed it's mark. First 2 GOs were to right handers off of FBs down and in that were rather weakly hit to the 3B. Little keeps the ball low in the zone consistently leading to a lot of balls hit on the ground. It's easy to see some Lester in him. The down and in FB likely doesn't have the cut that Lester's does, and the velocity is a tick or two lower, certainly lower than Lester in his prime. 4th inning: Announcers spent the inning chatting with the Lansing announcer (whose mic they never turned up) about cake, snacks, nicknames and movie references, but Little left a few pitches up and paid the price with a walk and another opposite field HR by Williams. But was otherwise around the plate. The only velocity they gave was an 88 mph FB from Little. May have been tiring as this was the most pitches he'd thrown in his professional career. Once again, Little ended the inning on a swing and a miss of a good curve in the dirt. 5th inning: First time pitching into the 5th since being drafted. Again 88 on the FB (only velo given). Not wild, but FB control not as good as in innings 1-3. A walk and two stolen bases set up the 4th run scoring on a GB to 3rd. Still throwing good curve balls. Thanks!

Yeah, he’s only 19.

Was hoping for more out of Didier Vargas' velocity:

Box Scores: Iowa lost 3-0 Box Score LF-2B S. Bruno 2/4, K 1B E. Navarro 1/4, 2 K RF M. Zagunis 0/4, K C T. Davis 1/4, K SS R. Court 0/4, 4 K 3B C. Young 1/3, 2 K SP A. Mills 7 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 7-8 GO-FO, 90-65 pitches-strikes RP A. Baldonado 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 2-1 Box Score LF C. Burks 1/4, K RF Je. Baez 1/3, R, HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 K SS Z. Short 0/2, BB, K SP T. Hatch 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 BB,5 K, 1 HBP, 4-3 GO-FO, 98-58 pitches-strieks RP C. Brooks 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 0-2 GO-FO RP J. Stinnett 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-2 GO-FO RP D. Mekkes 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO Myrtle Beach had the day off South Bend PPD - Rain

By the way, At Rockies responded to me and a bunch of other Cubs fans bitching about the Bryant HBP. None of us tagged the Rockies twitter account. Freaking weirdos running that account.

Little's final line: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, 7-0 GO-FO, 79-48 pitches-strikes

Also I love that umps miss a guy running out of the basepaths but are all about Javy legally blocking Lamehiu’s view. When did the Rockies turn into the Pirates or the Cardinals?

His breaking stuff is likely not breaking well given the altitude.

The error rule is dumb. It’s not an error if no one touches the ball.

Man, Heyward lost another one earlier today and had some issues seeing the ball in Milwaukee. Not sure what the problem is but he needs better sunglasses/contacts.

Andy Haines probably threw that coffee at Greg Gibson because he knew he’d horsefeathers up that future call.

My eyes tell me no way that ball had a 79% catch probability. And Q’s reaction when the ball was hit confirms it for me

No, but they’ve been headhunting this series and that’s why Cubs coaches were pissed and getting tossed.

KB got beaned. In the head? I'd definitely be throwing at Arenado if so after the horsefeathers they pulled against the Padres And they nearly hit Javy in the head twice Friday. Pitching inside is one thing, head hunting is another. I wouldn’t hit anyone intentionally but the Cubs better not get a guy tossed for the next HBP.