Today's (8/24) Saints game. Balazovic starting pitcher.

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I attended the Saints game against the Cubs here in Des Moines today. Here's what I saw. Balazovic's fastball was 94-95 in the first inning. He had trouble throwing any of his other pitches for strikes, so they started sitting on his fastball. Threw 75 pitches in 4 innings. In the 4th he was down to 92 on his fastball. to be honest, he really didn't look very good and he was visibly frustrated during the game. Strotman was, well Strotman. 1 2/3 innings 2 K's 2 walks. hit 97 on the gun once, but was usually 95. Moran looked good in his 1 1/3 innings. 3 K's. Cotton looked good too, but did make a mistake and game up a dinger. Palacios made a really nice play on a ball hit to his left in the 2nd.  Later in the game, Contreras made a nice catch against the wall in center. Helman and Bishop hit HR's for the only offence. final score cubs 4 Saints 2. I've posted about this before, but a pitch clock is a MUST for MLB.  9 pitchers used today and game time today was 2:12.