![Kernels starter Felix Jorge fires a pitch during Tuesday night's 7-4 loss to Peoria at the stadium. (MSR photo by Ken Gilchrist).](/images/resized/images/photos/kernels/08_25_15 jorge_thumb200__310_230.jpg)
Mauer mulls pitchers for MWL playoffs
Cedar Rapids Kernels Manager Jake Mauer is starting to think about his pitching rotation for the Midwest League playoffs and who will get the ball in the opener against Quad Cities on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
And the winner is ... He's not sure yet.
"There's been talk," Mauer said Tuesday night. "Probably next week we'll start lining them up. We're not really set. We've got some options."
Mauer mentioned Felix Jorge, Keaton Steele, Sam Gibbons and Randy Rosario as possibilities, but was not ready to tip his hand.
Jorge pitched six innings Tuesday night as the Kernels lost to Peoria, 7-4, before 1,401 fans at Veterans Memorial Stadium and has been the team's most consistent hurler all season.
Jorge allowed nine hits and three earned runs in six innings Tuesday. He has tailed off a little the past two weeks after dominating the league for most of the year, but he's still a strong possibility for the playoff opener.