Power Rankings: Who starred for each team in 2019
Teams such as the A's, Rays and Nationals are about to earn an invitation to October, but credit these players for getting them there.
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2019 Schedule
92-64, 2nd in AL Cent
BBTN: Cardinals Sweep, AL Wild Card, Cap Talk
Buster and Tim Kurkjian discuss the Cubs' cloudy future following a season-altering sweep suffered at the hands of the Cardinals (13:11). They also discuss the Cardinals turnaround, if the Astros are the team to beat and if the Braves could get past the Dodgers in the playoffs. Plus, an interview with Indians manager Terry Francona (33:10) and a special appearance from Troy's older brother, Brady, in "Cap Talk" (37:12).
What you need to know for the final week of the MLB season
This is it! Here's how to enjoy -- or sweat out -- the race to the finish line for the teams still in the running and players pursuing hardware.
Indians move into tie for 2nd wild card, beat Phillies 10-1
Rookie Oscar Mercado hit a three-run homer, Yaisel Puig drove a three-run double and the Cleveland Indians moved into a tie for the second AL wild card with a 10-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night.
Puig clears the bases with hit to right-center field (0:33)
Mercado clobbers 3-run homer to give Indians lead (0:36)
Freeman's chopper enough to bring in Santana (0:17)
Indians' Ramirez expected back in lineup Tuesday
The Cleveland Indians expect third baseman Jose Ramirez to return to their lineup Tuesday night after missing a month with a broken right hand.
Harper tees off on 3-run HR (0:20)
Harper's 3-run blast sends Phillies to 9-4 win over Indians
Bryce Harper connected for a three-run homer that Philadelphia desperately needed and the Phillies avoided sliding any deeper in the NL wild-card standings with a 9-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.
Indians beat Phillies 5-2, remain 2nd in AL wild card
Carlos Carrasco got his first save in five years, and the Cleveland Indians beat Philadelphia 5-2 Friday night to maintain position for the second AL wild card and damage the Phillies' playoff chances.
BBTN: Cards/Cubs, Modern Managing, Mendoza
Buster and Karl Ravech discuss Anthony Rizzo's unexpected return to the Cubs lineup as Chicago faces St. Louis in a crucial NL Central matchup (11:39). Plus, Buster compares Jack Flaherty to a Hall of Famer and Karl talks about Joe Maddon's personality clash with the Chicago front office. Jessica Mendoza also previews this weekend's Phillies/Indians series (33:40) and Rena Banena brings the Friday "Bleacher Tweets" and some love advice (45:12).
Wait, the Indians went 18-1 against the Tigers? Inside the historic, season-long domination
No team in the division era had defeated a single opponent 18 times in one year until Cleveland finished its latest thumping of Detroit. Here's how the record-setting disparity unfolded.
Indians move into a tie for wild card spot, beat Tigers 7-0
Mike Clevinger pitched six shutdown innings, Franmil Reyes homered in his return to the lineup and the Cleveland Indians moved into a tie for the second AL wild card with a 7-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.
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Franmil Reyes slugs a long two-run home run into the left-field seats to give the Indians a 4-0 lead over the Tigers in the fourth inning. With Mike Clevinger cruising so far, it appears Cleveland will finish the season 18-1 against Detroit. Since the leagues split into divisions in 1969, no team has won 18 games against another opponent (the Astros also have a chance to do it against the Mariners).
Indians' RamÃrez takes 1st BP since hand injury
For the first time since breaking his right hand last month, Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez took batting practice Thursday.
Puig single in 10th lifts contending Indians over Tigers 2-1
Yasiel Puig hit an RBI single off the top of the right field wall with two outs in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Indians kept up their playoff push, beating the Detroit Tigers 2-1 Wednesday night.
Kipnis on future: 'It will be hard to part ways'
A broken right wrist ended Jason Kipnis' regular season. He hopes it didn't also end his tenure with the Cleveland Indians.
Indians win 15th straight over Tigers with 7-2 victory
Adam Plutko pitched six effective innings, rookie Oscar Mercado homered and the Cleveland Indians beat Detroit 7-2 on Tuesday night for their 15th straight victory against the Tigers.
Indians 2B Kipnis (hand) out for rest of season
Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis will miss the rest of the season and is expected to need surgery to repair a fracture to the hook of hamate bone in his right hand.
A superteam showdown? A historic rematch? The World Series matchups we want to see
For some, Dodgers-Yankees would be too big, and Rays-Brewers would be too small. So what potential Fall Classic clashes would be just right?
Power Rankings: Who will win final battles for NL wild cards?
The Cubs, Brewers and Mets are all making a push to snag postseason spots in the Senior Circuit.
Indians trim Twins 7-5 to salvage Central series finale
Roberto Perez's three-run homer helped the Cleveland Indians salvage the finale of their AL Central showdown series with a 7-5 win over the big-swinging Minnesota Twins, who tied a major league home run record Sunday.
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2019 AL Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 96 | 60 | .615 | - | W1 |
| Cleveland | 92 | 64 | .590 | 4 | W1 |
| Chicago | 68 | 87 | .439 | 27.5 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 57 | 100 | .363 | 39.5 | L1 |
| Detroit | 46 | 109 | .297 | 49.5 | W1 |
2019 Team Leaders
- Batting
- Pitching
BATTING AVERAGE
Home Runs
RUNS BATTED IN
Earned Run Average
Wins
Strikeouts
Team Stats
- Batting
- Pitching
Runs744Tied-17th
Batting Average.25115th
On Base Percentage.32515th
Slugging Percentage.43414th
Earned Run Average3.642nd
Quality Starts803rd
WHIP1.204th
BAA.2375th