If only they could play the Brewers 30 more times.
With little more than a month left of the season, the Cleveland Indians find themselves in a position to make a run at a playoff spot. It is the slimmest of chances, but considering how bad the team was for months at a time, I doubt many thought they would be just 5.0 games back of a Wild Card spot come September.
Wild Card standings as of August 27:
FanGraphs’ Playoff Odds has the Tribe at a 4.0% chance of making the playoffs via the Wild Card.