Resilient Tribe keeps overcoming obstacles

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CLEVELAND — Andrew Miller has not been with the Indians all season long, but the reliever has been here long enough to witness the team’s resiliency. Cleveland has been tested throughout this summer, and the club keeps pushing back and moving toward a postseason berth.

“It just seems like this team is special,” Miller said after the Indians’ 1-0, 10-inning win over the Tigers on Saturday. “We have a feeling like we’re going to find a way.”

The latest victory provided a prime example.

After right-hander Carlos Carrasco was lost to a right hand injury two pitches into the game, Cleveland’s bullpen pieced together 10 shutout innings. Then, in the bottom of the 10th, Jose Ramirez came through in the clutch like he has so many times this year. His bases-loaded single to center field drove in the winning run, giving the Tribe its 10th walk-off win of the season.

Ramirez has been a catalyst for Cleveland all summer, helping make up for the loss of star left fielder Michael Brantley. Beyond Brantley, the Indians have also played a considerable amount of games without catcher Yan Gomes. He separated his right shoulder in July and earlier this week sustained a non-displaced fracture in his right wrist after being …

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