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Cleveland Guardians (90-65) – clinched postseason spot Sept. 19. ... This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB wild card standings: 2024 playoff picture, AL and NL standings. Show comments.
The 2021 Cleveland Indians season was the 121st season for the franchise. It was the ninth season under the leadership of manager Terry Francona and sixth under general manager Mike Chernoff. The Indians played their home games at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. This was the team's final season under the name Indians.
CLEVELAND — Rookie Kyle Manzardo hit his first playoff home run in the third inning Thursday to give the Guardians a 2-1 lead over the Yankees in Game 3 of the ALCS at Progressive Field.
This was the first postseason meeting between the Rays and Indians. The Rays defeated the Indians in a 4–0 shutout to return to the ALDS for the fourth time in six years. The Indians became the first team in MLB history to be eliminated from the postseason without scoring a run. The Indians would not return to the postseason again until 2016.
The Indians play their home games at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. They made the playoffs after missing them in 2019 and improved upon their previous year's record of 93–69. They were swept out of the playoffs, losing both games of the ALWCS to the New York Yankees , extending their postseason losing streak to eight games.
Kerry Carpenter's dramatic 3-run home run in the ninth inning evened the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians ALDS at a game apiece.
In the American League, the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox returned for the second year in a row, the Houston Astros and New York Yankees returned for the second time in three years, and the Minnesota Twins made their first appearance since 2010. This was the first of what is currently eight consecutive postseason appearances for the Astros.
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