The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers today 4-6 because the Indians are going to the playoffs and the Tigers aren’t.
The Tribe clinched last night and presumably many players in the clubhouse spent the evening celebrated by, uh, playing cribbage into the wee hours of the morning. As such, the lineup had a much different look today and featured few of the Indians’ normal starters.
By few, I mean none of them. Unless you count Greg Allen, who has been replaced (probably) by Jason Kipnis in center, and Josh Donaldson, who needs the work.