The Cleveland Indians' 15-game winning streak means a local company owes customers a $1.7 million rebate

Not all baseball promotions are created equal. While some fans have to be content with a free six-inch Subway sandwich with the purchase of a drink when their team racks up 10 strikeouts or more in a game, Cleveland-area remodelers are getting a $1.7 million rebate on installations thanks to the Indians' 15-game winning streak this month, KCRA 3 reports.

Universal Windows Direct announced the promotion for its 15th anniversary in July: Customers would get all money back on work done by the company if the Indians had a 15-game winning streak between Aug. 1 and the end of the regular season. It was a gamble, sure, albeit a pretty safe one — the Indians had never had a winning streak longer than 14 games in their 123-year history. In fact, the Indians' current streak is the longest in Major League Baseball since the Oakland Athletics won 20 games in a row in 2002, ESPN reports.

"I never believed it was going to happen, so I only started paying attention yesterday," said Lorianne Sevic, who will get back $34,000 for windows, siding, doors, and gutters that Universal Windows Direct worked on in July.

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The Indians have the opportunity to extend their streak in Cleveland on Friday night against the Baltimore Orioles.