On Tuesday night, the Cleveland Indians made Major League Baseball history when they won their 20th game in a row after they shut out the Detroit Tigers 2-0 at Progressive Field.
The Cleveland Cavaliers organization and players from the team were quick to react. On both Twitter and Instagram, praise for the Indians was aplenty.
20 IN A ROW. @INDIANS 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) September 13, 2017
20 straight wins for the @Indians congratulations fellas!!! #TheLand
— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) September 13, 2017
https://www.instagram.com/p/BY9q8RMnoNM/
New meaning to being a 20 game winner!! Wow! #WINdians
— Fred McLeod (@CavsFredMcLeod) September 13, 2017
#20
— Moondog (@CavsMoondog) September 13, 2017
The 20th victory in a row tied an American League record that was set in 2002 by the Oakland Athletics. The Indians’ current 20-game streak is only the third time since 1900 that a team has won at least 20 games in a row, as Cleveland has joined the company of the A’s and the 1935 Chicago Cubs.
The Indians will look to tie the Cubs’ 21-game winning streak on Wednesday afternoon when they host the Tigers in the finale of a three-game series.