The 2018 Cleveland Indians season was the 118th season for the franchise. It was the sixth season under the leadership of manager Terry Francona and third under general manager Mike Chernoff. The Indians played all of their home games at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. This was the last season in which the Indians logo Chief Wahoo was used on uniforms or on stadium signs. They won their third straight American League Central title before being swept by the defending World Series champion Houston Astros in the ALDS. Due to the Indians losing to the Astros, the Indians became the fifth team in MLB history to have a 70-year title drought.
Season standings
American League Central
American League Wild Card
Record against opponents
Roster 2018 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers Catchers
InfieldersOutfielders
Other battersManager
Coaches
Game log
|- style= "background:#fbb;" | 1 || March 29 || @ Mariners || 1–2 || Hernández (1–0) || Kluber (0–1) || Díaz (1) || 47,149 || 0–1 ||L1 |- style= "background:#bfb;" | 2 || March 31 || @ Mariners || 6–5 || Carrasco (1–0) || Paxton (0–1) || Allen (1) || 35,881 || 1–1 ||W1 |- style= "background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 1 || @ Mariners || 4–5 || Leake (1–0) || Otero (0–1) || Díaz (2) || 24,506 || 1–2 ||L1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 4 || April 2 || @ Angels || 6–0 || Clevinger (1–0) || Ramírez (0–1) || — || 43,904 || 2–2 ||W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 5 || April 3 || @ Angels || 2–13 || Richards (1–0) || Tomlin (0–1) || — || 35,007 || 2–3 ||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 4 || @ Angels || 2–3 (13) || Ramirez (1–1) || McAllister (0–1) || — || 32,412 || 2–4 ||L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 6 || Royals || 3–2 || Carrasco (2–0) || Duffy (0–2) || Allen (2) || 34,720 || 3–4 ||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 7 || Royals || 0–1 || Kennedy (1–0) || Bauer (0–1) || Herrera (2) || 17,362 || 3–5 ||L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 8 || Royals || 3–1 || Allen (1–0) || Maurer (0–2) || — || 14,240 || 4–5 ||W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 9 || Tigers || 2–0 || Kluber (1–1) || Liriano (1–1) || Miller (1) || 9,843 || 5–5 ||W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 10 || Tigers || 2–1 || Miller (1–0) || Wilson (0–2) || Allen (3) || 10,078 || 6–5 ||W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || April 11 || Tigers || 5–1 || Carrasco (3–0) || Norris (0–1) || — || 10,872 || 7–5 ||W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 12 || Tigers || 9–3 || Bauer (1–1) || Fulmer (1–2) || — || 12,901 || 8–5 ||W5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 13 || Blue Jays || 4–8 || Barnes (1–0) || McAllister (0–2) || — || 25,592 || 8–6 ||L1 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || April 14 || Blue Jays || colspan="8" | Postponed (rain). Makeup date: May 3 (Game 1). |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || April 15 || Blue Jays || colspan="8" | Postponed (rain). Makeup date: May 3 (Game 2). |- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 17 || @ Twins * || 6–1 || Kluber (2–1) || Odorizzi (1–1) || — || 19,516 || 9–6 ||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 18 || @ Twins * || 1–2 (16) || Busenitz (1–0) || Tomlin (0–2) || — || 19,537 || 9–7 ||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 20 || @ Orioles || 1–3 || Bundy (1–2) || Bauer (1–2) || O'Day (1) || 20,004 || 9–8 ||L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 21 || @ Orioles || 4–0 || Clevinger (2–0) || Tillman (0–4) || — || 29,187 || 10–8 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 19 || April 22 || @ Orioles || 7–3 || Kluber (3–1) || Cashner (1–3) || — || 27,394 || 11–8 ||W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 20 || April 23 || @ Orioles || 2–1 || Carrasco (4–0) || Gausman (1–2) || Allen (4) || 10,614 || 12–8 ||W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 24 || Cubs || 3–10 || Chatwood (1–3) || Tomlin (0–3) || — || 16,408 || 12–9 ||L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 22 || April 25 || Cubs || 4–1 || Bauer (2–2) || Lester (2–1) || Allen (5) || 15,712 || 13–9 ||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 26 || Mariners || 4–5 || Altavilla (2–2) || Goody (0–1) || Díaz (11) || 12,133 || 13–10 ||L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || April 27 || Mariners || 6–5 || Kluber (4–1) || Ramírez (0–2) || — || 16,335 || 14–10 ||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || April 28 || Mariners || 4–12 || Leake (3–2) || Carrasco (4–1) || — || 19,172 || 14–11 ||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || April 29 || Mariners || 4–10 || Gonzales (3–2) || Tomlin (0–4) || — || 17,878 || 14–12 ||L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 27 || April 30 || Rangers || 7–5 || Allen (2–0) || Martin (0–1) || Beliveau (1) || 12,851 || 15–12 ||W1 |- |colspan="10"|*April 17 and 18 games played in San Juan, Puerto Rico
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 1 || Rangers || 6–8 (12) ||Claudio (1–1) || Goody (0–2) || — || 16,356 || 15–13 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 29 || May 2 || Rangers || 12–4 || Kluber (5–1) || Moore (1–4) || — || 15,637 || 16–13 ||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 3 || Blue Jays || 11–13 (11) || Mayza (1–0) || Olson (0–1) || — || 19,007 || 16–14 ||L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || May 3 || Blue Jays || 13–4 || Plutko (1–0) || Biagini (0–1) || — || 19,007 || 17–14 ||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 4 || @ Yankees || 6–7 || Chapman (1–0) || Ogando (0–1) || — || 46,869 || 17–15 ||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 5 || @ Yankees || 2–5 || Gray (2–2) || Bauer (2–3) || Robertson (1) || 43,075 || 17–16 ||L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 6 || @ Yankees || 4–7 || Shreve (2–0) || Allen (2–1) ||— || 40,107 || 17–17 ||L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 8 || @ Brewers || 2–3 || Suter (2–2) || Kluber (5–2) || Hader (5) || 35,314 || 17–18 ||L4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 9 || @ Brewers || 6–2 || Carrasco (5–1) || Guerra (2–3) || — || 26,345 || 18–18 ||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 11 || Royals || 9–10 || Keller (1–1) ||Miller (1–1) || Herrera (8) || 24,408 || 18–19 ||L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 38 || May 12 || Royals || 6–2 || Clevinger (3–0) || Junis (4–3)|| — || 24,587 || 19–19 ||W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || May 13 || Royals || 11–2 || Kluber (6–2) || Duffy (1–5) || — || 22,105 || 20–19 ||W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 14 || @ Tigers || 3–6 || Fiers (4–2) || Carrasco (5–2) || — || 17,775 || 20–20 ||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 15 || @ Tigers || 8–9 || Coleman (1–0) || Miller (1–2) || Greene (9) || 20,997 || 20–21 ||L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 42 || May 16 || @ Tigers || 6–0 || Bauer (3–3) || Carpenter (0–1) || — || 24,771 || 21–21 ||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 18 || @ Astros || 1–4 || Morton (6–0) || Clevinger (3–1) || Giles (7) || 35,959 || 21–22 ||L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 44 || May 19 || @ Astros || 5–4 || Kluber (7–2) || Keuchel (3–6) || Allen (6) || 39,926 || 22–22 ||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 20 || @ Astros || 1–3 || McCullers Jr. (6–2) || Carrasco (5–3) || Giles (8) || 30,770 || 22–23 ||L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 22 || @ Cubs || 10–1 || Bauer (4–3) || Chatwood (3–4) || — || 37,168 || 23–23 ||W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || May 23 || @ Cubs || 1–0 || Plutko (2–0) || Lester (4–2) || Allen (7) || 39,004 || 24–23 ||W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 24 || Astros || 2–8 || Morton (7–0) || Clevinger (3–2) || — || 19,660 || 24–24 ||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 25 || Astros || 2–11 || Smith (2–1) || Miller (1–3) || — || 29,431 || 24–25 ||L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 50 || May 26 || Astros || 8–6 || Carrasco (6–3) || McCullers Jr. (6–3) || Allen (8) || 30,639 || 25–25 ||W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 51 || May 27 || Astros || 10–9 (14) || Otero (1–1) || Peacock (1–2) || — || 27,765 || 26–25 ||W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 52 || May 28 || White Sox || 9–6 || Plutko (3–0) || Volstad (0–3) || — || 23,729 || 27–25 ||W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 53 || May 29 || White Sox || 7–3 || Clevinger (4–2) || Giolito (3–6) || — || 30,441 || 28–25 ||W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 54 || May 30 || White Sox || 9–1 || Kluber (8–2) || López (1–4) || — || 17,930 || 29–25 ||W5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 55 || May 31 || @ Twins || 9–8 || Olson (1–1) || Reed (1–4) || Allen (9) || 19,148 || 30–25 ||W6
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 1 || @ Twins || 4–7 || Berríos (6–5) || Carrasco (6–4) || Rodney (12) || 30,171 || 30-26 ||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 2 || @ Twins || 1–7 || Lynn (4–4) || Bauer (4–4) || — || 23,476 || 30-27 ||L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 3 || @ Twins || 5–7 || Rodney (2–2) || Allen (2–2) || — || 26,096 || 30-28 ||L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || June 5 || Brewers || 3–2 || Kluber (9–2) || Guerra (3–4) || Allen (10) || 22,330 || 31-28 ||W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 || June 6 || Brewers || 3–1 || Carrasco (7–4) || Anderson (4–5) || Allen (11) || 21,315 || 32-28 ||W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 61 || June 8 || @ Tigers || 4–1 || Bauer (5–4) || Greene (2–3) || Allen (12) || 21,766 || 33-28 ||W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 9 || @ Tigers || 2–4 (12)|| Saupold (4–1) || Allen (2–3) || — || 27,038 || 33-29 ||L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 10 || @ Tigers || 9–2 || Kluber (10–2) || Lewicki (0–2) || — || 22,862 || 34-29 ||W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 64 || June 11 || @ White Sox || 4–0 || Carrasco (8–4) || Giolito (4–7) || — || 13,125 || 35-29 ||W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 12 || @ White Sox || 1–5 || Shields (2–7) || Plutko (3–1) || Soria (9) || 12,357 || 35-30 ||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 13 || @ White Sox || 2–3 || Covey (3–1) || Bauer (5–5) || Soria (10) || 19,390 || 35-31 ||L2 |- style="background:#bfb; | 67 || June 14 || @ White Sox || 5–2 || Clevinger (5–2) || Volstad (1–4) || Allen (13) || 17,183 || 36-31 ||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 15 || Twins || 3–6 || Gibson (2–4) || Kluber (10–3) || Rodney (13) || 32,637 || 36-32 ||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 16 || Twins || 3–9 || Magill (2–1) || Carrasco (8–5) || — || 30,282 || 36-33 ||L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 17 || Twins || 4–1 || Bieber (1–0) || Odorizzi (3–4) || Allen (14) || 27,128 || 37-33 ||W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 71 || June 18 || White Sox || 6–2 || Bauer (6–5) || Covey (3–2) || — || 17,271 || 38-33 ||W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 72 || June 19 || White Sox || 6–3 || Clevinger (6–2) || Rodon (0–2) || Allen (15) || 20,394 || 39-33 ||W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 73 || June 20 || White Sox || 12–0 || Kluber (11–3) || Lopez (2–5) || — || 23,101 || 40-33 ||W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 74 || June 22 || Tigers || 10–0 || Bieber (2–0) || Fiers (5–4) || — || 30,926 || 41-33 ||W5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 75 || June 23 || Tigers || 4–1 || Bauer (7–5) || Liriano (3–3) || Allen (16) || 34,435 || 42–33 ||W6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 76 || June 24 || Tigers || 12–2 || Plutko (4–1) || Boyd (4–6) || — || 31,208 || 43-33 ||W7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || June 25 || @ Cardinals || 0–4 || Gant (2–2) || Clevinger (6–3) || Norris (15) || 42,007 || 43–34 ||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || June 26 || @ Cardinals || 2–11 || Martinez (4–4) || Kluber (11–4) || — || 40,288 || 43–35 ||L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 79 || June 27 || @ Cardinals || 5–1 || Bieber (3–0) || Flaherty (3–3) || — || 43,598 || 44–35 ||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || June 29 || @ Athletics || 1–3 || Blackburn (2–2) || Bauer (7–6) || Trienen (21) || 14,823 || 44–36 ||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || June 30 || @ Athletics || 2–7 || Jackson (1–0) ||Plutko (4–2)|| Trivino (3)|| 17,748 || 44–37 ||L2
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 82 || July 1 || @ Athletics || 15–3 || Clevinger (7–3) || Montas (4–2) || — || 16,164 || 45–37 ||W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 83 || July 2 || @ Royals || 9–3 || Kluber (12–4) || Junis (5–10) || — || 18,285 || 46–37 ||W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 84 || July 3 || @ Royals || 6–4 || Bieber (4–0) || Duffy (4–8) || Allen (17) || 19,005 || 47–37 ||W3 |- style="background:#bfb;"