Monday the Indians did something just about no one felt they could – they swept the best hitting team in the American League to move on to the American League Championship Series.
A gritty effort from Josh Tomlin, and a couple of innings from the bullpen along with a huge pair of hits by Tyler Naquin and Coco Crisp was enough for the Tribe to grind out a 4-3 win.
The victory clinched the teams’ first sweep of a playoff series since they swept the Red Sox in the 1995 ALDS, a series that was the start of a run to the World Series where they eventually lost to the Atlanta Braves.