The Indians technically didn’t need to win this game to get into the postseason, and they played like it. Runs trickled in slowly through the first couple innings, then dingers burst through the dam and put the game out of reach by the fourth. Ultimately, the Indians fell 8-0 to the worst team in baseball.
This was the Pirates’ largest margin of victory this season, and their second shutout of the year.
Look on the bright side: the Indians are in the postseason. These final two games are nothing more than seeding. Unless something crazy happens, it looks like the Twins are going to beat the Reds and lock up the AL Central, while the White Sox roared back and are about to beat Chicago’s favorite team.