The Cleveland Indians keep rolling. They set a franchise record with their 15th straight win with a an 11-2 drubbing of the Chicago White Sox. During this streak, the Tribe has outscored their opponents 109-28.
Indians ace Corey Kluber won his 15th game of the season bolstering his claim for a second AL Cy Young Award.
The Tribe hasn't lost a game since August 23rd. In a fortnight, the Indians have gone from a 4.5 game lead in the AL Central to an 11 game lead over the Minnesota Twins. Their magic number to win the division is 12.
Before this winning streak, the Indians had the third best record in the AL and were 7.5 games back of the Houston Astros in that category. The Tribe has now come within 2.5 games of the Astros and mind you the Astros have a seven game winning streak of their own. For most of the season, it was a fait d'accompli the Astros would have home field advantage throughout the post-season. The Indians have now put all that into question.
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Cleveland's winning streak is that 11 of their 15 wins have come on the road. When is the last time a team went 11-0 on a road trip? When the Oakland A's won an AL record 20 consecutive games in 2002 they won 10 in a row on the road. Have the Tribe set a record?
The Indians return home tomorrow night to begin a 10-game home stand against the Baltimore Orioles before hosting divisional rival Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals.
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