Indians cruise to 19th straight win with 11-0 blowout of Tigers; three takeaways

CLEVELAND-- The Indians continued to show no signs of slowing down on Monday night, as they recorded their 19th straight win. The Tribe shut out the Detroit

CLEVELAND-- The Indians continued to show no signs of slowing down on Monday night, as they recorded their 19th straight win.

The Tribe shut out the Detroit Tigers, 11-0, after completing their fifth consecutive series sweep last night against the Baltimore Orioles.

Indians pitching was as dominant as ever, with Carlos Carrasco recording his 15th win of the season, and the team recording their sixth shutout of the streak.

Here are our three takeaways before the Tribe looks to tie the American League record for consecutive wins tomorrow.

1. One tough Cookie

Carlos Carrasco strung together another fantastic outing in his 15th win of the year, setting a new single-season career-high for games won. He joins Corey Kluber and Trevor Bauer on the list of Cleveland pitchers with 15 wins, and the Indians are now the only team in baseball that has three starters with at least that many wins.

In six innings, Carrasco gave up just seven hits and one walk while striking out nine. Carrasco once again was great at recording strikes inside the zone to maximize his efficiency:

During the the win streak, Carrasco has made four starts. His ERA during those games is 0.62, and he has allowed just two runs in 29 innings of work.

In 23 of his 28 starts this season, Carrasco has struck out six or more batters.

His fantastic outing also allowed the Indians to bring in Danny Salazar as a reliever. Salazar stuck out one batter and gave up one hit in two innings of work.

2. Lindor's triple threat

The Indians already had a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Francisco Lindor stepped to the plate, following an RBI single from Yan Gomes.

But on the second pitch of his at-bat, Lindor jacked an 89.4 mph two-seamer to center field with the bases loaded. Yandy Diaz, Gomes, and Greg Allen all scored safely. In fact, had Lindor not slid into third base, he may have been able to make it home as well considering the throw into third was off.

Lindor ended the night going two-of-four from the plate with four RBIs.

While it was an impressive offensive game all around, his three-run triple really opened up the game and set the pace in just the second frame.

3. In pursuit of history

With the win, the Indians are now just one win away from tying the 2002 Oakland A's 20 straight wins. Their current streak is already the longest since then, and the second longest in the MLB expansion era.

During the streak, the Indians now have a +100 run differential, outscoring opponents 132-32. They have trailed for just four innings out of 171 total.

They are also, of course, doing work on the mound. The starting pitchers have combined for a 17-0 record over the last 19 games, with a 1.84 ERA, allowing just 24 earned runs.

"It is good, everyone knows we play hard, we’ve been pitching good," Carrasco said. "We made those plays we’re supposed to make, so everything is coming together."

They are also now 12-0 during the month of September, making it the best start to any calendar month in franchise history.

Oh, and did we mention that tomorrow is a Kluber day?