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Tribe tries to extend AL Central lead on MLB.TV
- Updated: September 16, 2016
With the regular season winding down, the race to claim a playoff spot is heating up. The Indians are among the teams hoping to lock up a division title in the coming weeks. Cleveland enters today’s series opener against the Tigers with a magic number of 11 in the American League Central. A three-game sweep this weekend will whittle that down to five.
Losing the division wouldn’t mean the end of the Tigers’ playoff hopes, however. Detroit is right in the mix for an AL Wild Card spot. Fans can catch this matchup and the rest of the day’s 15-game slate — including starts by Cy Young Award candidates Corey Kluber, Max Scherzer and Chris Sale — streaming live on MLB.TV.
MLB.TV Premium has returned with the same features as last year, and is only $9.99 for the rest of the season. This package has the best value and provides access to more than 400 devices and a free subscription to the MLB.com At Bat Premium app (a $19.99 value). It offers the best picture quality ever — a new 60 frames per second — for supported devices.
Here’s what to watch for throughout the day (all times in ET):
Tribe look to continue Detroit dominance behind Kluber: DET@CLE, 7:10 p.m. The Indians have dominated the season series against Detroit all year, winning 11 of 12 head-to-head matchups. The Tigers’ lone win came in the last meeting in July. Rookie Michael Fulmer, who will go for Detroit today, started that matchup, becoming the only Tigers hurler to beat the first-place Tribe in 2016.
Kluber will start for Cleveland with another opportunity to bolster …
