Well he blows it, but not open. Takes a called strike three, but we hold a 2 run lead. Carrasco should be good for one and possibly two more innings before the call goes to the you know where.

That's the way to pitch, Carlos. 2 strikeouts, a ground out. Ks are up to 10. Pitches remain below 100. one more inning and then disaster. Or maybe Oliver Perez can give us a few more outs before he goes the way of all relievers.

2nd double digit strikeout total for Carrasco this season. The other was a Wednesday afternoon game against the Brewers. Hmm, sounds familiar.

old guy steals another base; that's 10 for Rajai in parttime play.

AAAA catcher Erin Kratz [who was with the Indians for a couple days last year] starts the 8th with a single. Sogard flies out. Cain gidp. All right Carlos!

Shoot, I though this was the 8th. Still 2 more innings to go. Carrasco is a bit over 100 pitches. lead off hitter in the 8th is a lefty, so Perez will probably be coming in. Let's score about 5 more now for some breathing room. Exactly what I said at this point last night.

Not Perez; instead Tito decides to go right back to N. Ramirez; might us all overuse him before we have to DFA him. First man up singles. I have to go. I expect the worst.

That is the best I've ever seen Allen look when brought in during 8th inning. When he has his curveball going like he did today he's so tough.

Nice 2 game sweep!

And by the way, Aguilar was 0-7 with 4 K in the series. Maybe it is the Jake, and he can't hit there. Cause he never showed anything with us, and isn't showing anything for them against us either.

Nice job by the bullpen guys. It proves the advantage of collecting minor league veterans; never know which ones will work out. At least for awhile the 8th belongs to Perez and Ramirez. Otero and McAllister are back in their roles as middle inning or mop up relievers. How much does Zach earn for that?

Hillbilly wrote:That is the best I've ever seen Allen look when brought in during 8th inning. When he has his curveball going like he did today he's so tough.

HB - Tito mentioned that after the game saying that he thought Cody was "getting the feel" for his curve ball which also builds his confidence.

Said this before - seems Bauer is maturing into a true ace.

He's replaced Carrasco as our second ace. I still think Carlos can get back in gear and give us three aces. That's a tough hand to beat.

Totally agree. Hey a season is going to have ups and downs for pretty much everyone (except Kluber of course ).

Carlos hit a tough patch there but in the end his usual numbers will likely be there - and those are good indeed.

Just fun to see Bauer harness that crazy stuff he has ALWAYS had and become a more consistent performer. And still only 27.

Bauer just needs to pitch and don't worry about the pitches you don't get called strikes. If anything, if it is borderline, he has gotten the call.

Rain delay about to end, first pitch around 6 pm edt