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August 5, KC HotCut.

I traveled to Cuba (Missouri) but the 'Cut still found me.  At 10:01 central daylight you pinged me:  KC HotCut.

Preview

It is Felix Hernandez and the 56-55 Mariners visiting Danny Duffy and the 56-52 Royals later on at 18:15 central.  Looking at the slate, the Nationals and Cubs again lead the way with a 13:20 start.  Then it's Dodgers at Mets at 15:05, probably the FOX TV game.  The Brewers and Rays have the oddball start time of 17:10 central in Tampa.  There are no true late games—by this I mean a game starting at 21:05 central or later.  In Pacific time, there are two 18:00-ish starts:  D'backs at Giants, A's at Angels.  Then the slate goes dark.

Bridging

Later.  Wade Davis deals to Bryce Harper.  Bottom nine, two out, 7-4 Cubs.  On a cutter, the count goes to 1-and-1, Harper getting just a piece of it.  Two have walked.  Harper rips one foul.  That was a very hittable, risky pitch.  I have eerily been of one mind with F.P. Santangelo as he has called these last several innings.  A curve in the dirt.  Harper, K.  Ballgame.

There is one other game going.  There's a word for that:  bridging!  Hill does the five and dive in Flushing.  Brandon Morrow, who has been bright shiny dimes, deals to Granderson.  Quickly the count is 0-and-2.  It's a tied game.  Mets 3, Dodgers 3, Citi Field.  Then Granderson walks out of the hole.  Walker, PO 4.  There is a shot of the New York City skyline, clear and deep and punctuated by the Empire State Building.  Here's Rosario.  He's got a crouch, like a right-handed Tapia.  He slashes one foul, 2-and-1.  Granderson goes, Grandal throws from a knee, unsuccessfully.  Rosario, 3-1.  Bellinger ranged ably to field and flip, Morrow hesitated a beat and barely made it to first before Rosario.  Then there's a shot of Rosario and the hitting coach talking on the bench.  The hitting coach appears to be unhappy.  The Mets broadcasting duo suggests Rosario missed a sign.  Commercial break in progress, Jake.

Dodgers win.

Headley bats.

Cut on and missed.

'Cut Cut

The 'Cut was cut on and missed.  Postponed.  Headley, K.  Judge fouls a SalaZar fastball back.  Judge, backwards-looking K.  Didi pulls one down the line.  It looked fair, John Sterling called it fair.  But it's foul.  Didi can really hit.  He chokes up a little.  He swings at a fastball high and away and SalaZar has six strikeouts.

DeJong homers, his 15th.  Huh?  From the kitchen, KMOX, Rooney and Horton calling the game from Cincinnati.

If It Keeps on Not Raining, Water Main is Gonna Break

There is a water main break here, near here, one street over, half a street.  Yankees 2, Indians 1.  Nick Goody, now an Indian, works to Gary Sánchez.  It's 2-1 NYY.  Jordan Montgomery pitched well, his spot in the rotation up in the air.  Betances had an inning, practising magic with breaking balls.  Sánchez swings wildly at Goody's slider, the breaking ball Suzyn says he never had as a Yankee.  Ellsbury next.  A foul back and he is in the hole.




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