Rout elevates streak to 19 straight

CLEVELAND — Unrelenting and unbeatable at the moment, the Indians refuse to lose.

With their latest overpowering victory, they extended baseball’s longest winning streak since 2002 to 19 games with an 11-0 blowout of the Tigers on Monday night, moving closer to a record that has stood for 101 years.

Francisco Lindor tripled home three runs off rookie Myles Jaye (0-1) in the second inning as the Indians, who haven’t lost since Aug. 23, added another rout to their growing list of lopsided conquests.

The defending AL champions aren’t just rolling — they’re steamrolling opponents, outscoring them 132-32 during a stretch that includes six shutouts.

Carlos Carrasco (15-6) struck out nine in six innings, Lindor had four RBIs and Jose Ramirez hit a two-run homer as the Indians lowered their magic number to clinch the AL Central to 6.

The Indians are the sixth team in history to win at least 19 straight, and the streak is the longest since the 2002 Athletics won 20 in a row — a run that was celebrated in “Moneyball.”

The Indians can match those A’s on Tuesday, and their chances of getting No. 20 are strong with AL Cy Young Award contender Corey Kluber starting.

The Indians joined the 1906 White Sox (19), the 1947 Yankees (19), the 2002 A’s (20), the 1935 Cubs (21) and the 1916 New York Giants (26) as the only teams to reel off 19 consecutive wins. The Giants’ run is in the books as the major-league mark, although it did include a tie, which does not count as an official game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

The Indians have trailed in only four of 171 innings, scored first in 18 of 19 games and have hit 38 homers.