Cleveland Indians: Bold Predictions for final 10 regular season games

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 16: James Karinchak #99 of the Cleveland Indians is congratulated by teammates after pitching the seventh inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on September 16, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 16: James Karinchak #99 of the Cleveland Indians is congratulated by teammates after pitching the seventh inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on September 16, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images) /
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With just 10 games remaining in the 2020 regular season, here are three bold predictions for what the final leg of this wild year may hold for the Cleveland Indians.

Perhaps the strangest regular season in Cleveland Indians history is just 10 games away from coming to a close.

The Indians are 50 games into the 60 game sprint in front of no fans that is the 2020 regular season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Currently, Cleveland is 27-23 on the year and in line to clinch the seventh seed in the American League playoffs but Thursday, finally broke an eight-game losing streak that saw them go from atop the AL Central to third place with nearly no hope of winning the division remaining.

Cleveland currently sits six games behind the Chicago White Sox for the AL Central lead and three games behind the Minnesota Twins for second place. If the Indians were to at least catch the Twins, they’d find themselves locked into the fourth, fifth or sixth seed but instead appear destined for the seventh or eighth spot.

The Indians lead the Toronto Blue Jays for the final AL Wild Card spot but are still five games up on the Seattle Mariners from falling out of the postseason. Thus, despite a late-season skid, Cleveland will almost surely be playing in October for the fourth time in the past five seasons.

What will happen the Indians’ final 10 regular season games of 2020? Here are three bold predictions.