Indians rout Tigers to clinch third straight division title

With ski goggles perched on his head, Michael Brantley stood in the middle of Cleveland’s rocking clubhouse just a few feet from a bin overflowing with dozens of empty bottles. The party was in full swing.

And as he watched his teammates celebrate, Brantley wanted to cherish an AL Central championship that seemed preordained.

“I’m savoring every moment of this,” Brantley said after Cleveland won its third straight division title with a 15-0 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers. “This never gets old to me. This is a lot of hard work that this group has put in to get to this point. It’s all well-deserved, well-earned, and I’m glad to be a part of it.