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Five teams that have inflected most pain on the Cleveland Indians since 2016

By Aaron Gershon

CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 02: The Cleveland Indians look on from the dugout against the Chicago Cubs in Game Seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 02: The Cleveland Indians look on from the dugout against the Chicago Cubs in Game Seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – SEPTEMBER 12: Eddie Rosario #20 of the Minnesota Twins takes an at bat against the Cleveland Indians during the game at Target Field on September 12, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Rosario wore number 21 in honor of Roberto Clemente. The Twins defeated the Indians 8-4. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – SEPTEMBER 12: Eddie Rosario #20 of the Minnesota Twins takes an at bat against the Cleveland Indians during the game at Target Field on September 12, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Rosario wore number 21 in honor of Roberto Clemente. The Twins defeated the Indians 8-4. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

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Record against since 2016: 45-41

Painful Moments

  • 2020 season series: When thinking about the pain the Minnesota Twins have inflicted upon the Indians, don’t look far. The Twins dominated Cleveland during the shortened 2020 season as they went 7-3 against their division foes in what was the difference between first and second place in the division. Of those losses for Cleveland, three came in the same series as the Twins swept a three-game set from the Tribe in Minnesota from September 11-13. The Indians ended up finishing two games behind the Twins for first, meaning that series ended their hopes at a division title.
  • Ending the AL Central title Streak: From 2016-18, the Cleveland Indians owned the American League Central. They won the division by eight games in 2016, 17 games in 2017 and 13 games in 2018. In 2019 however, that streak came to an end. Despite winning 93 games, which was two more than their 2018 total (91) that clinched them the Central, the Minnesota Twins overtook them atop the division by posting a 101 win season. Not only did the Twins end the Indians three-year division title streak, but they helped keep Cleveland out of the postseason as Cleveland finished three games behind the Rays for the final Wild Card spot.
  • Back-to-back walk-offs: Early on during the 2016 season, the Indians sought to build early season momentum and a large lead over a struggling Twins team when they traveled to Target Field in late April. There the Twins, who entered play 5-14 on the year, handed Cleveland back-to-back painful losses as Oswaldo Arcia smacked a walk-off home run in the series opener and the following day, Miguel Sano ripped a walk-off single off Cody Allen to hand the Indians walk-off losses in back-to-back games.
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