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Injuries mean first place Indians will go into postseason at less than full strength

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For the first time since 2007 and only the second time since 2002, the Cleveland Indians are AL Central champions. They beat the second place Tigers on Monday night to clinch the division title (CLE 7, DET 4).

The Indians are on pace to win 94-plus games for the first time since winning 96 games in 2007, and they've done it by being very good on both sides of the ball. Cleveland joins the Chicago Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays as the only teams in baseball to rank among the top eight clubs in both runs scored per game and runs allowed per game in 2016.