Francisco Lindor’s hitting streak mirrors Cleveland Indians recent run

Cleveland Indians star shortstop Francisco Lindor is on tear, and his stellar play reflects the play of his fellow Tribe batsmen.

The Tribe is 10-3 in their last 13 games and Francisco Lindor has a 13- game hitting streak.

Coincidence? Maybe, but it should be no surprise that the All-Star is surging and the Indians are winning at the same time. Lindor’s hot bat has been a big reason why the Tribe is rolling along, despite two walk-off loses during this stretch.

It’s also noteworthy that Lindor has been hot ever since the All-Star break, a time when his career averages are typically higher, anyways. In 19 games since the break, Lindor is slashing .359 / .412 / .564 with a .976 OPS. Compare that with a .252 / .312 / .456 line with a .767 OPS in the first half. He’s also striking out less often, taking his K rate down a couple of percentage points in the second half.

Those numbers get even better if you look at Lindor’s 13 game hitting streak. In those 54 at bats, he is hitting .370 / .424 / .611 with an astounding 1.035 OPS. He also owns six multi-hit games during that stretch and has raised his batting average on the year from .257 to .272. His power has also stayed consistent, if not even picked up.

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Lindor has hit four home runs during the streak, including a big-time homer late in Boston and the pull away home run Thursday night against the Yankees. If Lindor hits with this kind of power we’ve seen during the streak over the course of a full season, he would belt 50 home runs over a 162 game season.

Don’t think it matters? Look at the way the Indians as a whole have hit during the streak.

Over the same 13 game span, Tribe lineups are slashing .299 / .385 / .502 with a team OPS of .887. Terry Francona‘s lineups are also averaging 6.5 runs per game on the power of 21 total home runs and 134 total hits in that stretch.

It’s not like the Indians beat up on bad pitching, either. Starters that the Indians have faced during the 13 game span include Marco Estrada, Marcus Stroman, Chris Sale, and Sonny Gray. The Indians beat up on all of them save for Stroman, who they still beat 2-1.

Lindor isn’t the only reason as to why the Tribe is streaking. His own hit streak is impressive given the relatively slow start. It certainly isn’t a coincidence either.

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Hitting in the second spot in the lineup means if Lindor is getting on base, then the bigger power hitters in the middle of the lineup have someone to bat around and drive in. One directly leads to another, so if Lindor’s bat keeps lighting up the box score, the Indians offense will keep putting up big runs.