Indians score series#

For now, the Indians can enjoy the winning streak as long as it lasts. Nor are the Indians even assured of finishing with the best record in the American League, since the Houston Astros (87-57) are right behind them.īut Cleveland does have a huge lead in the American League Central, which will allow to rest players as the postseason nears and let injured players take extra time in getting back on the field. The Indians (90-56) still have plenty of baseball left to play before they find themselves in the postseason and even now do not have the best record in baseball - the Dodgers (93-52) still do despite their big slump.

Indians score series#

Chicago ended up losing the World Series in six games, with Schoolboy Rowe and Tommy Bridges simply being too much for their Cubs hitters to handle. But momentum proved fickle, and the Cubs ran into a buzz saw of a pitching staff from the Detroit Tigers. 28.Īt that point, it seemed as if everything was clicking at the right time for the Cubs, a team that was already 27 seasons into a championship drought that would eventually extend until 2016.

They rode their streak almost right into the World Series (remember, there were no league playoffs then), getting their 21st straight win in the third-to-last game of the regular season before having the streak end in an extra-inning loss on Sept.

In that respect, the 1935 Cubs again provide an interesting comparison.

So for the Indians, who lost the World Series in dramatic fashion last season and have not won a title since 1948, the biggest objective will be to avoid a Dodgers-like letdown just as the postseason is arriving.