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ATHENS, Ga. -- Once they were eliminated from their respective conference races, Georgia and Georgia Tech began focusing on other goals.Winning records and bowl eligibility, that sort of thing.Now they get a shot at a really sweet consolation prize.A victory over their state rival.Georgia hosts Georgia Tech between the hedges Saturday in a matchup between 7-4 teams that failed to meet their preseason goals but havent lost sight of how important this game is to fans on both sides.It doesnt matter the records or whats going on between the two (teams), Georgia offensive guard Greg Pyke said. It is going to be heated out there, probably a little bit chippy too.This will be the first meeting between the coaches, though there are some ties between Georgia Techs Paul Johnson and Georgias first-year leader, Kirby Smart.When Johnson was coaching at Georgia Southern, he interviewed Smart but didnt offer him a job.I didnt really know him, Johnson recalled. Im not sure I had an opening or whatever.Johnson said he spent time with Smart at a celebrity golf tournament last spring.Nice guy, Johnson said. I mean, hes no different than any other coach when youre around him. You tend to get along. I think sometimes fans dont quite understand that relationship. Its not all `dont speak to guys and cant stand them and that kind of thing.But rest assured, they wont be on friendly terms Saturday.---Some other things to watch for in the latest edition of the rivalry known as Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate:QUARTERBACK DUEL: Justin Thomas is winding down his Georgia Tech career. A three-year starter, he is adept at Johnsons triple-option offense and will go down as one of the rare players in NCAA history to pass for 4,000 yards and rush for 2,000 yards in his career. Georgia counters with freshman Jacob Eason, who took over the starting job in the second week of the season and never looked back. While there have been some growing pains along the way, Eason guided the Bulldogs to a couple of last-minute victories as well as an upset of Auburn.X FACTOR: When asked about containing Georgia running backs Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, Johnson quickly shifted his attention to receiver and return specialist Isaiah McKenzie , who has the school records with five punt returns for touchdowns and six overall TD returns. Hes the guy who has been their big-play guy, Johnson said. When he gets the ball in his hands, whether its on a kick return or a pass or reverse or counter, hes got the ability to take it the distance.BIG PLAYS: The Bulldogs will be going against an offense they havent seen in any other game this season. Discipline is always a key when facing the Yellow Jackets, who try to wear down their opponents with ball control and tedious runs in hopes of getting defenders to venture out of their lanes, opening up a shot at a big play. Smart emphasized that Georgia didnt just start studying the triple-option this week, but the Bulldogs did give up five plays of at least 25 yards in last weeks victory over Louisiana-Lafayette. And Georgia Tech is coming off a game in which it had scoring plays of 54, 60 and 67 yards against Virginia .BALL HAWKING: Georgia leads the Southeastern Conference with 14 interceptions, so Georgia Tech doesnt want to get behind and have to rely on its shaky passing game. Overall, the Bulldogs are plus-seven in turnover margin.COACHING FALLOUT: A victory over Georgia would go a long way toward cooling speculation that Johnsons job might be in jeopardy with Georgia Tech bringing on a new athletic director, Todd Stansbury. Johnson has a 2-6 mark against the Bulldogs. Smart is on much more secure footing as he wraps up his first season as the Bulldogs coach. Still, his Georgia debut has hardly been a rousing success, marred by ugly losses to Florida and Vanderbilt, and the grumbling would surely intensify if he lost his first meeting against the Yellow Jackets. Its worth noting that Smarts predecessor, Mark Richt, went 13-2 against Georgia Tech.---AP Sports Writer Charles Odum in Atlanta contributed to this report.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry .---For more AP college football coverage: www.collegefootball.ap.org Dallas Goedert Youth Jersey . - Oakland Raiders running back Rashad Jennings was speaking to a group of local high school students earlier this week when the conversation turned to the importance of being prepared when opportunities in life arise. Randall Cunningham Eagles Jersey . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. https://www.eaglessportsgoods.com/Womens-Brian-Westbrook-Inverted-Jersey/ . 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Estrada gave up one run over seven innings and retired the first 14 batters he faced in leading the Brewers to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Milwaukee had lost 16 of 20 games entering the contest, while the Pirates had a four-game winning streak snapped and lost for just the third time in 14 games "He had great location today. His fastball was live. He really located it well," Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said. "He pitched up when he needed to. He had a good breaking ball and a good changeup and commanded all of his pitches." Estrada (4-2) didnt allow a hit until a two-out bloop single to left field by Neil Walker in the fifth inning. He struck out eight and didnt walk a batter. He fanned eight of 12 Pittsburgh batters at one point. "Ive been struggling a lot with my curveball. I felt like today that I threw a lot of them for strikes. I just built off of that," Estrada said. "I had really good fastball command and I had a lot of swings (and) misses on the changeup." Roenicke opted to remove Estrada after seven innings. "I didnt realize my pitch count was at 100. I wanted to go back out," Estrada said. "You always want to give more. I wish I could have thrown a complete game and given the bullpen a couple more days rest, but I gave the team a chance to win." Estrada improved his career record to 5-0 against the Pirates, including eight starts. "He didnt leave many balls over the plate," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "He is tough on us. He is just able to step up and really get the ball in locations he wants to against us. Sure we had a couple balls to hit but it wasnt easy by any means." Estrada said hes been attempting to mimic the fast-paced pitching of teammate Kyle Lohse. "He just gets the ball and goes. He throws a lot of strikes," Estrada said. "Everyone is more alert. It showed today with the defence. I was so quick." Four Brewers relievers combined to record the final six outs. Francisco Rodriguez retired the final batter to record his first save of the season and 295th of his career. Rodriguezs last save came last July 18. Rodriguez entered the game after Brewers closer Jim Henderson sustained a right hamstring injury while attempting to field a hard grounder off the bat of Russell Martin. "He felt his hamstring grab on him," Roenicke said. "Well re-evaluate it tomorrow and see where we are. I dont think its just going to be a day." Roenicke said hes unsure if hell name a closer if Henderson is out for an extended period. "I dont know if we want to go with just one person.dddddddddddd We may look at the matchups and see what they are every night," he said. Rodriguez said hes prepared to close if called upon, but expressed concern for his injured bullpen mate. "Thats the last thing you want to see," Rodriguez said. "Jims been doing such a good job and to see him go down like that is not good at all. Hopefully, we can have him as soon as possible." Estrada outpitched Pirates starter A.J. Burnett (3-5), who gave up three hits and two earned runs over seven innings. Burnett struck out six and walked two. He retired 17 of the final 19 batters he faced. The Brewers managed just four hits for the game. "Once I got some work in, I settled down and got to where I needed to be," Burnett said. "That is a heck of outing from both guys. You may beat me but you will never out-compete me." The Brewers scored their only runs of the game in second inning. Aramis Ramirez led off the inning with a walk. After Martin Maldonado struck out, Carlos Gomez laced an opposite-field, line-drive double that just missed hitting Ramirez, who was leading off first base. Ramirez and Gomez scored on Alex Gonzalezs one-out double. "That was big. It was a good pitch and Alex went down and got it. It was smart hitting," Roenicke said. "We certainly needed to get a lead and with the way Marco pitched we held on." The Pirates didnt threaten until the sixth inning, when Starling Marte tripled down the left-field line with two outs. Estrada struck out Travis Snider to end the inning. Pittsburgh finally got to Estrada in the seventh when Walker hit a two-out double, scoring Martin, who reached on a fielders choice. "(Estrada) made pitches when he had to. We didnt give ourselves enough opportunities to capitalize," Walker said. "When he has been really good, this is the game he throws." Notes: Estrada laced an opposite-field single in the fifth inning, one of only three hits against Burnett. "He threw me a fastball and Im pretty sure he missed. I just made contact and it found a hole," Estrada said. .The Brewers placed starting pitcher Hiram Burgos on the 15-day disabled list. Relief pitcher Tom Gorzelanny was reinstated from the DL. . Burnett entered the game with a National League-leading 79 strikeouts. The only other Pirate pitcher since 1900 to have at least 79 strikeouts by the end of May is Bob Veale, who had 81 in 1966. Burnett added six strikeouts to his season total Friday night .The game marked the start of stretch in which Milwaukee will play 20 games over 20 days. .Estrada threw 100 pitches, 73 for strikes. Burnett threw 99 pitches, 65 for strikes. .The Brewers won for the first time in 20 tries this season when scoring three or fewer runs. ' ' '