Cleveland Indians: Top 10 wins from 2017

8) August 8, Yan Gomes walk-off homer

The Indians struggled in interleague play all season and this game against Colorado would start off with that same theme. The Rockies scored what looked to be the difference making run in the top of the first and the Indians had nothing to offer in return

That Rockies run would be the only run Corey Kluber would allow all nine innings. After two walks in the ninth, Austin Jackson had a great duel with Greg Holland, fouling off a pair of pitches with two strikes then taking two balls.

In the end Jackson tied the game up with a RBI single to center field, bringing up Yan Gomes. On a two-strike pitch, Gomes smacked a three-run blast to the bleachers to win the game, giving Kluber his 10th win on the season.

7) June 26, Seven run comeback vs. the Rangers

After getting swept by Minnesota, fans were hoping to see the team improve their play at home. Home play was a problem for the Indians compared to their tremendous play on the road early on.

When this game started, things didn’t look much better. In the fourth inning the Rangers led 9-2 and the game seemed all but over. But the Indians never gave in. They continued to chip away at the lead while holding the Rangers in check after the fourth inning.

When the sixth inning came, the rally came with it. After the first five hitters reached base, Lonnie Chisenhall banged a pitch up the middle to score two runs. This gave the Indians their first lead of the game at 10-9. The hits didn’t stop there. In the seventh, the lineup hit three doubles to give the Indians 13 unanswered runs.

This game showed the resilience of the Indians. That resilience would come into play deeper in the season.

6) September 7, Indians rout White Sox to win 15th in a row

While an 11-2 win isn’t exactly considered a “great game” to most, it’s the significance of this win that lands it on our list.

The Indians tied their previous franchise record 14-game winning streak that they set in 2016. They opened up this September evening by hitting for the cycle in the first inning. One of those hits was a three-run homer courtesy of Edwin Encarnacion. They never looked back as they scored three more runs in the next two innings.

With all the runs scored in this game it’s easy to forget how dominant Corey Kluber was in this start. He had 13 strikeouts and earned his 15th win of the season, adding on another great outing to his Cy Young Award resume. While this win set a new franchise record for winning streaks, it wouldn’t stop there.