Cleveland — The Indians had the champagne on ice somewhere in the back of their clubhouse.
If they beat the Tigers Friday night, and the Twins lost in Kansas City, the Indians could celebrate their third straight American League Central Division title.
The Tigers didn’t get the memo.
Jeimer Candelario, who led off the game with his 19th home run of the year, doubled in the go-ahead run in a two-run seventh inning and the Tigers hung on to douse the Indians’ party plans, 5-4.
The win ended a 10-game losing streak at Progressive Field for the Tigers, dating back to last September.