ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Nothing says revival in baseball like reaching the 2 million mark in attendance.

The Indians announced Wednesday that they've sold 2 million tickets for the 2017 season for the first time since 2008. After this six-game West Coast trip, the AL Central champions return to Progressive Field for their final homestand of the regular season against Minnesota and the White Sox from Sept. 26 through Oct. 1.

The team said that attendance has increased on a per-game basis 30 percent over last year and 42 percent over 2015. The Indians drew 1,591,667 last year and 1,388,905 in 2015.

In 2008, after winning the AL Central in 2007, they drew 2,169,722.

The Indians are hot on TV and the radio as well. SportsTime Ohio's household ratings have increased to 8.23 this year, a 26 percent bump from last year's 6.53 rating.

In September, which included a large part of the team's historic 22-game winning streak and the clinching of a second straight AL Central title, the HH ratings are 11.77, a 50 percent increase over last September.

The Indians on radio are drawing a 6.0 rating, an 18 percent increase over last year's final total of 5.1.

Overall, the Indians rank 23rd in attendance at 1,895,186 this year. They rank 22nd with an average crowd of 25,269.

The Dodgers, Cardinals, Giants and Cubs sit at the top of the attendance standings with 3 million each. The Indians have not draw 3 million fans since 2001. The seating capacity of Progressive Field has been reduced since then from an estimated 42,000 to just over 34,000.