World Series<\/a>. Sportsbooks have adjusted their chances to win the title. They were 7-1 at the All Star Break but are now posted at 3-1.<\/p>\nTeams in the past that have had impressive stretch runs failed to win the Fall Classic. The 2002 Athletics were knocked out in a division series and the 1935 Cubs lost to the Detroit Tigers in the championship. The 1916 New York Giants won 26 of 27 with a tie and finished fourth in the eight-team National League.<\/p>\n
Indians manager Terry Francona was asked about whether the streak the Giants had should count even though there was a tie mixed in and he, unlike his player, wouldn\u2019t bite.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wasn\u2019t there,\u201d he said. \u201cI have given that zero thought, I promise you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Cleveland Indians continued their impressive winning streak, capturing their 21st consecutive baseball game Wednesday to break the American League record set by the Oakland Athletics in 2002. They also tied the Major League Baseball record set by the 1935 Chicago Cubs. If the team can defeat the Kansas City Royals at home Thursday night, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":58569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Cleveland Indians Win 21st Consecutive Game to Break AL Record, Tie MLB Mark<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n