Tribe now on pace for 92-70 so where do they end up?
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE. ........
The 2016 Cleveland Indians will finish the season on the road versus AL CENTRAL division opponents Detroit and Kansas City with a magic number of 1.
9/26 - 7 pm Kluber v Farmer
9/27 - 7 pm Clevinger v Verlander
9/28 - 7 pm Bauer v Fulmer
9/29 - 1 pm Merritt in his 1st MLB start v Norris....RAIN OUT
9/30 - 8 pm Merritt in his 1st MLB start v Ventura....W in his debut
10/1 - 4 pm Bauer v Volquez
10/2 - 3 pm Tomlin v Kennedy for the last regular season game of 2016
10/3 - Game 162 make up if necessary in Detroit
So there you go and I hope you have enjoyed this fun season especially at the old Jake.
GO TRIBE!
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So we're not playing for homefield advantage in the way we're setting our lineups. Cool.
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With the Indians still playing for home-field advantage in the postseason, Royals manager Ned Yost said he will continue to play his front-liners in the final two games of the season.
Cleveland trails Boston by a half-game for the No. 2 seed and home-field advantage in the American League Division Series. Texas clinched the No. 1 seed on Friday night.
Right-hander Edinson Volquez (10-11, 5.37 ERA) will take the mound for the Royals against right-hander Trevor Bauer (12-8, 4.26) on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium.
"You have to respect the integrity of the game," Yost said. "We're going to play to win and play hard."
For Volquez, it could be his last appearance in a Royals uniform. Volquez is a potential free agent after this season, but he has expressed a desire to remain with the club. Volquez has had an off-year, but he has been tough on the Tribe in six starts this season -- 1-2 with a 3.73 ERA.
"It's going to be hard to go home this season," Volquez said after the Royals were eliminated from the postseason earlier this week. "These are great guys in this room."
Bauer has yet to face the Royals this season, but he is 1-2 with a 3.41 ERA over his career against Kansas City.
Things to know about this game
• Royals catcher Salvador Perez has not started since Wednesday because of a sore right knee, but he is expected to play on Saturday night.
• Indians slugger Carlos Santana has 23 career homers vs. the Royals, the third most of any active player behind Justin Morneau (26) and Miguel Cabrera (25).
• Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer is 5-for-14 (.357) with a homer all-time vs. Bauer.
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CLEVELAND 93-67 tied with BOS, will the Indians have to play makeup game #162 on Monday in Detroit afterall? Detroit would love to play spoiler.
Cleveland must win Sunday and hope BOS loses tonight, if BOS loses tonight it will be really close! Well for the Indians not necessarily BROWNS
Oh can BOS just run it out? Sunday #162 - TOR Sanchez 14-2 vs BOS Price 17-9 hmmmm.
We'll all know very soon.
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After two long runs into the postseason, the Royals will wrap up the 2016 season against the Indians, who are preparing for the American League Division Series.
Right-hander Ian Kennedy (11-10, 3.69 ERA) will take the mound for Kansas City while right-hander Josh Tomlin (12-9, 4.48 ERA) will pitch for the Indians. Kennedy was a free-agent addition in the offseason, a five-year $70 million signing some observers considered risky.
But Kennedy has been solid, throwing a team-high 188 innings as of Saturday. "He's been what we thought he'd be," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He's a very reliable starter who throws strikes and gives us innings and competes."
Kennedy has struggled against the Indians, going 2-3 with a 5.76 ERA in five starts.
Tomlin will be working on six days' rest since he gave up one earned run in 6 2/3 innings on Sept. 25 against the White Sox. Tomlin is 8-4 with a 4.46 ERA against the Royals in his career.
Things to know about this game
• The Royals will draw the second-highest attendance total in franchise history. The Royals went over the 2.5-million mark on Friday. Their record was in 2015, when they drew 2,708,549 fans.
• Yost said catcher Salvador Perez, who did not start the first two games of the series, likely won't start Sunday's finale. Perez has been dealing with a sore right knee and hamstring. That would make Tomlin happy, as Perez is a career .577 hitter off Tomlin.
• Daniel Nava, who started for Eric Hosmer on Saturday, is 3-for-3 in his career off Tomlin.
• Francisco Lindor, who homered against the Royals on Friday, is one of four Indians who have five or more homers against the Royals this season: Lindor (5), Mike Napoli (5), Tyler Naquin (5) and Carlos Santana (6).
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If the Indians win today and the BOSOX lose it's over -and- the Indians will only play 161 games this year.
If the Indians lose today and the BOSOX lose today it's also over.
If the Indians lose today and the BOSOX win today the Indians must play Monday in Detroit and win to get home field and burn another starter.
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BOS 3:05 CLE 3:15 starts today
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And it's far from over. We should play the Jays at home next week... I hope. Then to get the ring. Cleveland Indians.... world series champs!
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Hey my first post here on the BROWNS BOARD!
Indians are on pace (currently 64-48 .571) for a 92-70 season now with only 50 games left in the 2016 regular season.
It's always been said that good pitching wins so do they:
a. Win the wild card
b. Win the AL Central
c. Go to the World Series
d. Dare we say win the World Series
e. Miss the playoffs all together
OMG this was my first post here and the INDIANS have made it to c. with a chance at d.Hey my first post here on the BROWNS BOARD!
Indians are on pace (currently 64-48 .571) for a 92-70 season now with only 50 games left in the 2016 regular season.
It's always been said that good pitching wins so do they:
a. Win the wild card
b. Win the AL Central
c. Go to the World Series
d. Dare we say win the World Series
e. Miss the playoffs all together
From that post the INDIANS went on to win 30 more games to finish at 94-67 (161 games) and win the AL Central.
What an amazing season!
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