Despite suffering an extra-innings defeat in Minnesota on Saturday, the Cleveland Indians' magic number to clinch the American League Central Division dropped to 16 by virtue of Detroit's 11-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
Cleveland's lead in the AL Central over the second-place Tigers remained at six games with 21 to play. Baltimore got six runs in the first two innings Saturday and cruised to a road win and a one-game lead for the second wild card spot.
Any combination of Indians wins plus losses by the second-place Tigers that is greater than or equal to 16 will clinch the division title for Cleveland.