— Salvador Perez hit his 46th home run, breaking Johnny Bench’s record for most by a catcher in a season to highlight the opener, then the Kansas City Royals completed a doubleheader sweep by beating the Cleveland Indians 4-2 Monday night.
— Salvador Perez hit his 46th home run, breaking Johnny Bench’s record for homers by a catcher in a season, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2 Monday in the first game of a doubleheader.
Formerly an outfielder in the big leagues, Anthony Gose, who played for Team USA in Tokyo, returned to the majors five years later Monday night as a rocket-armed reliever for the Indians, flashing 100 mph heat and fanning Royals slugger Salvador Perez.
The Cleveland Indians, meanwhile, have the best Forecaster-graded remaining schedule for pitchers (KC-4, CWS-5, @KC-3, @TEX-3), not to mention the most remaining games overall.
— Gerrit Cole stumbled when the New York Yankees needed an ace-like outing, allowing seven runs over 5 2/3 innings in a costly 11-1 defeat to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
— Gary Sánchez failed to catch a foul popup that led to a seven-run fifth inning capped by Andrés Giménez’s three-run homer, and the Cleveland Indians routed the Yankees 11-3 on Saturday to drop New York out of a playoff position.
— Corey Kluber kept Cleveland's bats as hushed as he usually is.
Which squads are rising and falling as teams start punching their postseason tickets?
— Cal Quantrill was cruising until a five-run seventh inning by his Cleveland teammates extended his stay in the dugout while waiting to return to the mound in Minnesota for the...
— Triston McKenzie was sent to Triple-A four times this season, as the lanky 24-year-old worked through some early struggles.
— Triston McKenzie was sent to Triple-A four times this season, as the lanky 24-year-old worked through some early struggles.
— In a sometimes sticky season, Corbin Burnes got a grip on history.
— Milwaukee ace Corbin Burnes combined with reliever Josh Hader to pitch baseball’s record ninth no-hitter this season, breaking a mark set when pitchers began throwing overhand in 1884 as the Brewers beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0 on Saturday night.
— Franmil Reyes, Oscar Mercado and José Ramirez homered, and the Cleveland Indians scored for the first time in three games, beating the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Thursday night.
With teams jockeying for a limited number of spots, which squads are rising and falling?
— Joe Ryan carried a perfect game into the seventh inning of his second big league appearance, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0 on Wednesday night.
— One of the Twins' expectant fathers delivered.
Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona, who had hip replacement surgery in August and is on leave from the team, underwent toe surgery on Tuesday in Ohio after battling an infection.
— Jorge Polanco hit a solo homer and doubled three times, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 on Monday night.
Cleveland's Terry Francona, who temporarily stepped down as Indians manager July 29 to have hip replacement surgery, is scheduled for another surgery on Tuesday in Ohio, this time on his left big toe.
— Franmil Reyes homered over the Green Monster to spark a three-run third inning — Cleveland’s franchise-record tying 19th straight game with a home run — and the Indians salvaged the finale of the series with an 11-5 victory over the COVID-impacted...
— Alex Verdugo hit an RBI single with bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday.
— Kyle Schwarber hit a leadoff homer in the first inning, then delivered a tiebreaking, two-run double in the seventh that sent the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians 8-5 on Friday night.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 85 | 65 | .567 | - | L1 |
| Cleveland | 73 | 76 | .490 | 11.5 | L2 |
| Detroit | 73 | 78 | .483 | 12.5 | W3 |
| Kansas City | 69 | 82 | .457 | 16.5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 65 | 85 | .433 | 20 | L2 |
