The Cleveland Indians have not been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention, but it seems to be too little too late for the Tribe this season. With seven games remaining, the Indians have to make up a four-game deficit to catch the Houston Astros in the second American League Wild Card spot, while also needing to leapfrog other teams in the playoff picture as well.
The Indians have won three of their past four, but with so few games remaining in the regular season, not winning each and every game makes the situation more grim. After beating the Minnesota Twins — one of the teams they have to pass in the standings — on September 23, the Indians took two of three from the AL-best Kansas City Royals on the road, before dropping the crucial series finale on Sunday afternoon.
Cleveland is done traveling for the remainder of the season, as their final seven games are in their home ballpark, Progressive Field. It’s the final time Tribe fans can see playoff atmosphere baseball at home and Hipmunk.com can get fans to the field. Fans from outside the local area can find Cleveland flight deals on Hipmunk, in addition to cheap Cleveland hotels to squeeze in one last baseball trip before the season ends. The Indians host the Twins for four games before hosting the Boston Red Sox in the final series of the regular season.
Cleveland Indians tickets on the secondary market are cheaper for their series with the division rival Twins as opposed to the season-concluding set with Boston. In fact, the four-game average ticket price for the series opposite Minnesota is $23, according to TiqIQ.com, with the most expensive game occurring on September 28, when the average ticket price is just $27 and the get-in price is a mere $4. That’s tremendous value to see the Indians battle it out with one of their division rivals, not to mention the fact that these games could have playoff implications, with both clubs still mathematically alive in the Wild Card race.
The most expensive game remaining is on October 3, the second-to-last day of the regular season. It’ll be Fan Appreciation Day at Progressive Field, where $1 hot dogs will be served all game in addition to a postgame fireworks show for the fans. The average ticket price is $44 with a get-in price of $9 for this contest. The least expensive game of the Red Sox series is the opener, having an average ticket price of $34 and a get-in price of $3.
Terry Francona has this Indians team pushing towards the very end of the season and it seems that a valiant effort may just fall short. But the Tribe are certainly trending in the right direction and will be legitimate playoff contenders in 2016. The future is undoubtedly very bright for the franchise.
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