Indians Enter All-Star Break 47-40, Fall to Tigers 5-3; Three Takeaways From the Loss

1. How the Team Enters the Break

The Tribe will stroll into the mid-season break at 47-40, five games behind were they were after 87 games a year ago (52-35).

The team does lead the AL Central, but the race to put the division away is far from over, as they are 2.5 up on the Twins, and 3 games up on the Royals.

Fans and media folk will say the team has underachieved, but to a player and even in the eyes of the coaching staff the front office, the best is yet to come for the 2017 Indians.

The team hasn’t been as consistent as they want to be, and injuries and even losing their manager for awhile has hurt their run to try and separate themselves in the division.

They will enjoy the next few days, but start a critical west coast stretch to start the second half as they will travel to Oakland on Thursday to play the A’s and then head to San Fran to play the Giants.

They come home for the Jays on the 21st, and then host the Reds in a makeup game before three against the Angels to end the homestand.

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Matt Loede

Matt Loede has been a part of the Cleveland Sports Media for over 21 years, with experience covering Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, the National Football League and even high school and college events. He has been a part of the Cleveland Indians coverage since the opening of Jacobs/Progressive Field in 1994, and spent two and a half years covering the team for 92.3 The Fan, and covers them daily for Associated Press Radio. You can follow Matt on Twitter HERE.