Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Zach McAllister, right, and Francisco Mejia celebrate a 11-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers Monday night. The win was the Indians' 11th in a row.

CLEVELAND — The Indians’ incredible winning streak has reached 19 games. And this one looked easy.

The Indians put together a five-run second inning that opened up a sizable lead as Carlos Carrasco shut down the Detroit Tigers in an 11-0 win at Progressive Field on Monday night.

The Indians’ 19-game winning streak stands among the best in baseball history. The only longer streak in the expansion era (since 1961) belongs to the 2002 Oakland A’s, who won 20 in a row. The Indians can tie that record on Tuesday night, when they have ace Corey Kluber on the mound.

As for the modern era (since 1901), the Indians’ 19-game winning streak is tied for the third longest (without a tie) with the 1947 New York Yankees and 1906 Chicago White Sox. After the 2002 A’s, the 1935 Chicago White Sox hold the record for the longest winning streak in history without a tie at 21 games. The 1916 New York Giants had a 26-game streak, but that included a tie.

Regardless, the Indians have one of the five best winning streaks in history. Within those 19 games, they have posted a run differential of plus-100, winning games by an average of 5.26 runs, and have trailed at the end of only four innings.

Monday night’s, No. 19, was one of the most seamless in the streak. Facing Tigers starter Myles Jaye in the second inning, Yan Gomes put the Indians on top 1-0 with an RBI single up the middle. It marked the 18th time in the last 19 games that the Indians scored first. Greg Allen then drew a walk to load the bases for Francisco Lindor, who drilled a bases-clearing triple to the gap in right-center field to make it 4-0. Jose Ramirez later added a sacrifice fly to score Lindor, and the rout was on.