For every challenge, Tribe has found solution

CLEVELAND — Every team encounters adversity throughout a baseball season. In the wake of setbacks, fans are often left wondering what their team might have accomplished if so many things had not gone wrong. For Cleveland, which is preparing for the World Series, the question is a little different this year.

Could the Indians have pulled this off if everything had gone according to plan?

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Game Date Time (air time/game time) Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 25 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. LAD/CHC @ CLE FOX Gm 2 Oct. 26 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. LAD/CHC @ CLE FOX Gm 3 Oct. 28 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CLE @ LAD/CHC FOX Gm 4 Oct. 29 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CLE @ LAD/CHC FOX *Gm 5 Oct. 30 8 p.m. CLE @ LAD/CHC FOX *Gm 6 Nov. 1 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. LAD/CHC @ CLE FOX *Gm 7 Nov. 2 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. LAD/CHC @ CLE FOX * If necessary | All times listed ET • World Series coverageShop for postseason gear: Indians

“This has been that year where everything goes right,” Indians owner Paul Dolan said. “Even when something goes wrong, it turns into something right. I’ve heard ‘Team of Destiny’ mentioned a few times. It sure feels like something like that.”

For every injury and setback, there has been a solution for this year’s incredible Cleveland club. Things that went awry in Spring Training and throughout the regular season had a direct impact on performances on the October stage. For fans who are just now gettting to know this “True Tribe,” as closer Cody Allen describes his team, here is a rundown of all that has gone wrong, and then right, for this year’s Indians.

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What went wrong: Abraham Almonte suspended 80 games on Feb. 26

What came out of it: A positive test for a performance-enhancing substance cost Almonte — projected as Cleveland’s Opening Day center fielder — the first half of this season. With Almonte out of the spring equation, rookie Tyler Naquin won a job. The suspension also led to the Tribe acquiring veteran Coco Crisp in an Aug. 31 trade with the A’s, because Almonte was ineligible for the postseason. Crisp hit a home run in the American League Central-clinching win, and he belted a long ball in the clinching games of the AL Division Series and the AL Championship Series, too.

What went wrong: Carlos Carrasco injures left hamstring on April 24

What came out of it: Carrasco’s injury while covering first base in a start against Detroit cost him all of May. That setback, combined with a poor early-season showing by Cody Anderson (Cleveland’s No. 4 starter to begin the year), led to Trevor Bauer moving out of the bullpen and back into the rotation. Bauer remained in the starting staff for the remainder of the year and turned in a career-best campaign.

What went wrong: Marlon Byrd suspended 162 games on June 1

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