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  • Cleveland Indians Set American League Record With 22nd Straight Win

    Indians set AL record with 21st straight win

    CLEVELAND -- For more than 100 years, American League teams have gone on winning streaks of varying lengths -- short ones, long ones, double-digit ones.

    Nothing, though, like the one the Cleveland Indians have pieced together.

    A streak for the ages.

    Moving past the "Moneyball" Oakland Athletics, the Indians set the AL record with their 21st straight win on Wednesday -- a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers -- to join only two other teams in the past 101 years to win that many consecutive games.

    Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer off Buck Farmer (4-3) and Mike Clevinger (10-5) won his fourth straight start as the Indians, a team with its sights set on ending the majors' longest World Series title drought, matched the 1935 Chicago Cubs for the second-longest unbeaten streak since 1900.

    And in doing so, they separated themselves from every AL team since the league was formed in 1901.

    Now that they've moved past those 2002 A's immortalized on film, the Indians are within five wins of catching the 1916 New York Giants, who won 26 straight without a loss but whose century-old mark includes a tie.

    The Indians haven't lost in 20 days, and they've rarely been challenged during a late-season run in which they've dominated every aspect of the game.

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    Jay Bruce leads Indians past Royals as winning streak hits 22

    CLEVELAND -- On a winning streak that just won't stop, the Cleveland Indians have posted shutouts, blowouts and routine wins.

    All that was missing? A walk-off victory and extra innings.

    "Check those two off," closer Cody Allen said. "We're checking all the boxes."

    And check this out: 22 in a row.

    Jay Bruce hit an RBI double in the 10th inning -- after Francisco Lindor tied it with a clutch double in the ninth -- as the Indians rallied for their 22nd straight win to extend their AL record, beating the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Thursday night.

    Cleveland moved to within four wins of matching the 1916 New York Giants for the longest streak in major league history. A few hours later, the Indians became the first AL team to clinch a postseason spot when the Los Angeles Angels lost to the Houston Astros.

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      22 and through: Indians' AL record win streak stopped at 22

      CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians can return to clinching their division and playoff preparations.

      Their historic winning streak is, well, history.

      Cleveland had its AL record run stopped at 22 straight games on Friday night as the Indians were beaten 4-3 by the Kansas City Royals, who became the first team to conquer the defending league champions since Aug. 23.

      Jason Vargas (16-10) pitched into the sixth and Brandon Moss homered off Trevor Bauer (16-9) as the Royals ended baseball's longest win streak in 101 years. The Indians set a new league mark and came within four of matching the overall record held by the 1916 New York Giants.

      Following a magical, walk-off win in extra innings on Thursday night, the Indians couldn't muster another late rally and fell for the first time in more than three weeks.

      When Francisco Lindor struck out with a runner on first to end it, the packed crowd gave the Indians a prolonged standing ovation. Manager Terry Francona and the Cleveland players came out of the dugout to salute their fans.

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        This is an amazing feat. It is also strange to see how the Dodgers were rolling and then fell apart. It happens quickly in baseball.
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