Did the cleveland indians win their baseball game last night

Cleveland won two World Series and as the Indians, and came close to winning it all in , and only to twice lose in heartbreaking fashion.

Now, baseball's longest current title drought carries on under a new name. Monday's matinee was a makeup from a rainout last week, pushing the Indians' sendoff to a previously scheduled off day. The adjustment allowed fans who wouldn't have otherwise attended to catch history, and there were lines at the ballpark's ticket office — an uncommon sight for a team that has struggled with attendance. Ed Sosinski of Wickliffe, Ohio, nabbed a pair of seats in the upper deck, partly as a birthday present for his wife, Michelle, and to close a chapter.

Once the Indians play their finale in Texas on Sunday, there will be a transition period before the name officially changes to Guardians, selected from over 1, entries submitted during a renaming process.

Cleveland fans have been understandably conflicted — and divided —- about the change and expressed their wide-range of feelings as they prepared to say goodbye to the only name they've known. It's been a mixture of sadness, resentment toward owner Paul Dolan for making the switch and the anticipation of a new beginning. But I truly believe that it's going to be embraced over the years. On Sunday, prices in the team shop were further slashed as fans bought T-shirts, caps — anything with Indians on it.

For Monday's game, there were schedules featuring the team's new logo stacked in the back of the press box. Beyond the team's name change, it's been a bumpy season for the Indians on several other fronts. Indians manager Terry Francona had to step away in July to undergo two operations, clouding his future. And, it's been a little quieter at home games as longtime drummer John Adams wasn't around due to health reasons.

During Monday's game, fans posed for photos, many using the giant scripted Indians logo above the left-field scoreboard as background. That would be great. Bradley Zimmer's solo shot off Kyle was just the fourth time since that a brother has homered off his brother. The teams head to Kansas City for a three-game series beginning Tuesday. Cleveland will start Aaron Civale , 3. With the hot stove on hold, we take a look at whose pennant hopes have risen -- and fallen -- the most so far this winter.

Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting. Buck O'Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, joined Gil Hodges, Minnie Minoso and three others in being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Not everything in baseball is on lockdown. This weekend, the doors to Cooperstown opened for several deserving candidates -- including the most deserving of all. The Cleveland City Council voted Monday to approve a lease agreement that will keep the Guardians at Progressive Field through , and the team will also be able to begin planning renovations as part of the deal.

As fans were buying the first available Guardians merchandise on Friday as the team officially transitioned from Indians after years, a sign installed outside the team store at Progressive Field broke free from its mount and crashed to the sidewalk. The Cleveland Indians have resolved a lawsuit filed by a local roller derby team over rights to the name Guardians, the final hurdle for the Major League Baseball team to continue its changeover.

Declining attendance, frequent managerial changes, and a disintegration of the farm-team and scouting systems all contributed to, and were prompted by, instability in team ownership.

Ryan sold out to Myron Wilson in , and he in turn to William Daley. In Gabe Paul became president and general manager until his forced retirement in Hiring Frank Robinson as player-manager in the mids baseball's first black manager failed to reverse the downward trend. In Richard E. In the mids the Indians had two winning seasons under new ownership and new president Peter Bavasi, and the Jacobs brothers began to revitalize the Indians farm system.

When the club moved from the stadium to Jacobs field at Gateway in , their minor league organization consisted of the Buffalo Bisons of the American Assn. The realignment of the American League teams placed the Indians in the newly formed Central Division, which expanded the opportunities to participate in the playoffs for the pennant.

Unfortunately, the major league players' strike of resulted in the cancellation of the season. Left-fielder Albert Belle hit 50 home runs and 52 doubles, a major league first, while relief pitcher Jose Mesa broke the consecutive-saves record with 38 straight saves, finishing with 46 for the season.

In , the Indians won its second Central Division championship and a league leading 99 games. However hopes to advance to its second straight World Series were put to an end by a ninth-inning RBI single and 12th-inning homerun by Baltimore's Roberto Alomar in the fourth game of the American League Division Series.

Catcher Sandy Alomar, Jr. The Indians were an inning away from winning the series in the seventh game when Jose Mesa gave up a ninth inning RBI single, squandering a lead. The Marlins won the game in the bottom of the 11th inning off of a two-out bases loaded single by Edgar Renteria.

In , the Indians captured the Central Division title once again, but lost to the Yankees in the American League Championship series, after getting past the Red Sox in the divisional series. The season was marked by an incredible display of offensive power, aided by the addition of free-agent Roberto Alomar in the off-season. A team-record runs were scored as the Indians won 97 games.

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