Don’t Call It A Comeback!

Last night’s come-from-behind win over Seattle was certainly exciting, but the Indians Baseball Information Department did some more digging today and figured out that it was also a pretty noteworthy victory. The Indians trailed 8-1 through 4 innings before rallying to win 9-8, as the boys posted 7 runs in the 5th and finally pushed across the go-ahead in the 7th. It was our largest comeback victory since an 11-10 win on May 25, 2009 vs. Tampa Bay when the Indians entered the bottom of the 4th facing a 10-0 deficit at Progressive Field. According to additional research courtesy of Aaron Charlton of STATS LLC, last night’s victory also marked just the sixth comeback win of 7-or-more runs ON THE ROAD for Cleveland since 1918, first since Aug. 23, 2006 at Kansas City:

COMEBACK WINS OF 7+ RUNS FOR CLEVELAND ON THE ROAD SINCE 1918
We bring you those 6 games:
July 24, 1935 at Washington…won 13-8 after facing a 7-run deficit (7-0) in the top of the 6th
June 2, 1954 at New York-AL…won 8-7 in 10 innings after facing a 7-run deficit (7-0) in the top of the 3rd
April 18, 1955 at Kansas City-AL…won 11-9 after facing an 8-run deficit (8-0) in the top of the 5th
Oct. 1, 1960 at Chicago-AL…won 9-8 after facing a 7-run deficit (8-1) in the top of the 6th
Aug. 23, 2006 at Kansas City…won 15-13 in 10 innings after facing a 9-run deficit (10-1) in the top of the 3rd
April 17, 2012 at Seattle…won 9-8 after facing a 7-run deficit (8-1) in the top of the 5th