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The 2016 Cleveland Indians season was the 116th season for the franchise and the 23rd season at Progressive Field.The Indians won the American League Central for the first time since 2007 and also beat the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS for their first playoff win in nine years.
The 2016 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a best-of-seven playoff in Major League Baseball's 2016 postseason pitting the fourth-seeded Toronto Blue Jays against the second-seeded Cleveland Indians for the American League (AL) pennant and the right to play in the 2016 World Series against the Chicago Cubs.
The Red Sox–Indians series marked the fifth postseason meeting between the two teams, with each team winning two series. Their most recent meeting was in the 2007 American League Championship Series , in which the Red Sox overcame a 3–1 deficit to win the American League pennant.
The regular season ended on Sunday, October 2, 2016, and the postseason on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, with the Chicago Cubs coming back from a three games to one deficit to defeat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series and win their first championship since 1908.
The Cubs defeated the Indians in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series to win the team's first title since 1908.
The Chicago Cubs forced a Game 7 with a blowout win over Cleveland on Tuesday thanks to an offensive explosion.
Cleveland Indians: 94: 67 .584 Boston Red Sox: 93: 69 .574 Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) ... Template:2016 NL West standings;
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