Indians own best record in AL via tiebreaker

Are the Indians officially the best team in baseball? They still don’t have the best overall record — that still belongs to the Los Angeles Dodgers — but they’ve ripped off 17 wins in a row and they are now tied for the best record in the AL with the struggling Houston Astros. Accounting for tiebreakers (the Tribe’s 5-1 lead in the head-to-head matchup), the Indians have the inside track for playing every series with home-field advantage up to the World Series. I feel like somebody wrote about this before.

At the very least, there can be no doubt they are the hottest team in baseball.

Indians 4, Orioles 2

• Let’s Go Tribe recap
• MLB recap

Indians news

Home-field advantage for postseason is on minds of the Cleveland Indians | Cleveland
No surprise here: The Indians are aware of how close they are to home-field advantage throughout the playoffs and they like the sound of it.

Jason Kipnis signed my saxophone today! He started cracking up when he saw it. :) | Wahoo’s Tipi
Jason Kipnis is on the mend, but he’s still awesome.

Meisel's Mailbox: Will Michael Brantley, Carlos Santana and Jay Bruce remain Indians beyond 2017? | The Athletic
The sum up Zach Meisel’s answer to this question (and everyone’s answer to this question): ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Around the league

• Jose Abreu hit for the cycle last night. Hard to remember the White Sox still have quality MLB players on their roster.