Franmil Reyes #32 of the Cleveland Indians (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
The Cleveland Indians reached the halfway mark of the 2021 season with an extra innings loss to the Astros on Sunday, finishing the first 81 games of the season with a record of 42-39. Yes, the Tribe dropped six straight to get here, but the fact the team is was just six games back of the White Sox in the Central and 4.5 games back of a Wild Card is astounding.
The first half of the season for Cleveland was largely defined by late inning heroics, a strong bullpen and of course, a debilitating amount of injuries.