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Cleveland Indians: 5 most memorable September moments since 2010

By Aaron Gershon

CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 14: Cleveland Indians celebrate victory in the 10th inning over the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field on September 14, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians defeated the Royals 3-2 for their 22nd win in a row, an MLB record. (Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 14: Cleveland Indians celebrate victory in the 10th inning over the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field on September 14, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians defeated the Royals 3-2 for their 22nd win in a row, an MLB record. (Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – SEPTEMBER 13: Cleveland Indians fans celebrate after winning the game against the Detroit Tigers, setting an American League record with 21 straight wins at Progressive Field on September 13, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – SEPTEMBER 13: Cleveland Indians fans celebrate after winning the game against the Detroit Tigers, setting an American League record with 21 straight wins at Progressive Field on September 13, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

3. 63. 5. 5. Final

On August 24 of 2017, the Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox by a score of 13-6 to improve to 70-56 on the season. At that point, no one knew by the time they lost their next game; they’d be 91-56.

From that date on, the Indians refused to lose. They swept the Yankees in the Bronx, Tigers in Motown White Sox on the South Side and the Orioles at home.

On September 12, the Indians defeated the Tigers at Progressive Field to win their 20th straight game and clinch the 2002 “Money Ball” Oakland A’s AL record winning streak. The following day, the Indians looked to sweep Detroit and set a new record.

They would do just that as home runs by Jay Bruce and Roberto Perez, along with a winning pitching performance from Mike Clevinger, guided Cleveland to a 5-3 win and an AL record-setting 21st win.

After the game, Bruce summed up the streak best by saying, “Who would’ve ever thought that we’d be in this situation? “I can’t even imagine.”

The victory came in front of a raucous home crowd of 29,346 fans as Indians nation watched history made from Progressive Field.

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