Tribe @ Astros....Last gasps

• HitsRus

  

  Tribe takes advantage of an Astro's misplay and pushes the lead to 2-0 ...now in the 7th.
• HitsRus

  

  Gomes has both RBIs...Carrasco is throwing a 1 hitter....that being an infield hit that Altuve legged out.
• vball10set

  Carrasco is just plain filthy tonight.
• Gardens35

  83 pitches through 8.
• vball10set

  Gardens35;1655122 wrote:83 pitches through 8.

  
  Which includes a 5 pitch 8th...filthy.
• HitsRus

  

  It's over ... a 2-0 shutout by Carrasco....12 Ks.
• Gardens35

  That may have been the best pitched game of the season.
  
  
  *Thanks vball.
• Laley23

  

  Well, I lied...mostly because I forgot it would be impossible to ignore the Tribe till Monday without avoiding Twitter.
  
  Didnt watch, but amazing game by Carrasco. I'm starting to get extremely excited for next season, WAY to early lol.
• TBone14

  

  Dominant performance by CC.
  
  Is he going to be our 2 starting next year?
  
  Kluber and him back to back could be lethal and if Salazar breaks out in year 3...those are some serious power arms.
  
  Plus Bauer as a wild card.
  
  We need to add some punch to the lineup.
• Laley23

  

  TBone14;1655133 wrote:Dominant performance by CC.
  
  Is he going to be our 2 starting next year?
  
  Kluber and him back to back could be lethal and if Salazar breaks out in year 3...those are some serious power arms.
  
  Plus Bauer as a wild card.
  
  We need to add some punch to the lineup.

  I don't think there is any doubt. And I don't think it's a fluke either. I really think it was all mental with CC and trying to "save" his stuff for later in the game. When he moved to the pen and was told go out there and throw all out he had success and used that to do the same thing from pitch 1. Knowing now that when he is tired, he will be taken out. It's been a complete 180.
  
  as for Salazar, he and Bauer have really had great stretches in the 2nd half. Not enough to be 100% confident in...but enough to really believe they may break out in 2015.
  
  As you said, we need another power bar to go along with Santana. I'm honestly fine with him if he only hits .250 as long as the power is what it has been since the move to 1st permanently. Just need someone else to possibly hit 30 HRs...and it needs to be a RH.
• GOONx19

  

  I want to get my hopes up for next year, but I know it's a bad idea. Dolan will find a way to fuck us.
• TBone14

  

  Far fetched but win today and we are 4.5 out of the WC and get KC at home for 4 with one of the being a 4-2 game in the 10th.
  
  Issue is the 3 at Minny this weekend. They are playing well. Can probably only lose 2 games max the rest of the year to have a shot.
• Heretic

  

  The one big thing working in your favor is that nobody is trying to pull away from the pack. Oakland has been in a long slump and Seattle is playing down to their level right now. The problem is the amount of games you have to make up, but if there are two teams playing at a level to make that possible, it might be those two.
• HitsRus

  

  Can probably only lose 2 games max the rest of the year to have a shot.

  I think you can't lose more than 1 and you have to sweep the Royals.
• Laley23

  

  Unfortunately, we need the Tigers to sweep the Royals this weekend. I hate the Tigers, but it's the best shot.
• HitsRus

  

  Dammit...the Tribe is making another mediocre pitcher look like Cy Young..... in the bottom of the 8th now....trailing 1-0. Another great starting pitching performance...this time by Salazar....may go to waste.
• HitsRus

  

  Bourn leading off the ninth .... Omg an inside the park home run!.... Maybe. Ruled ground rule double. SMH .
• GOONx19

  

  Damnit.
• HitsRus

  

  Tribe ties it ....Gomes Ks ... Going to bottom of 9.
• HitsRus

  

  To the 11 th....
• HitsRus

  

  Tribe finally wins it in the 13th...on a Aviles' sac fly with the bases loaded.
  
  Tribe takes 3 of 4 to keep hopes alive.
• BR1986FB

  It's a shame that these guys are getting such good pitching and it's likely all going to go to waste. Got their heads out of their behinds too late.
  
  Francona has done a nice job with this rag tag bunch (offensively). My fear is that Francona is going to get tired of the front office/ownership not giving him much to work with and move on.