8th inning 2 out single on McAllister's 96th pitch.

Coaching visit to the mound.

Zach stays out to face Padres' SS the other Cabrera.

Ball 1.
Foul.
Single, 1st and 2nd.

That's it for McAllister.

Cody Allen faces Sean Smith.

foul on a 94 mph fastball
swinging strike on a 85 mph curve
called strike on a 84 mph curve.

I suppose Axford will get the 9th, and he's done nothing not to justify it, but Allen sure has that closer look to him, too.

Swisher completes another 0-4 with a called full count strikeout. At least Nick continues to work into counts. Now hitting 176 with 516 OPS.

2 out walk to Santana on another 3-2 count. Raburn fans on another 3-2 count.

Axford and yields a leadoff single on a 1-2 count.

Grandal, batting 412 at the play, Axford gets behind him 2-1

Comes back and strikes him out.

behind 3-0 to Gyorko, and walks him on a 3-1 count. 1st and 2nd, 1 out, Tribe up 2-0.

Venable bats, swinging strike one.

Count even on a curveball. 2-1 on a 95 mph fastball. Swing and miss on a curve. On the other hand, my phone AT BAT program says the count is now 1-3. [?]

And now he strikes out for sure on a swinging strike: count is registered as 1-4.

Regardless, there are 2 out in the 9th, 2 on, Tribe up by 2.

Xavier Nady swings at the first pitch which is reported as "In Play, out". And Tribe wins it; on a fly to RF.

Lefthander Robbie Erlin will face Trevor Bauer. First start for Erlin, who has 2/3 inning under his belt this year.
No one ever knows what to expect from Bauer: lots of walks and no hits? working out of the windup or the stretch? He can easily win the 5th spot in the rotation if he shows he can handle it.