The Guardians won behind Tanner Bibee on Opening Day but have since lost his last seven starts.
Bibee did not get the win on Opening Day in Seattle and has since taking the loss in five of those seven outings.
He is the 27th pitcher in franchise history to lose his first five decisions as a starting pitcher.
The most recent before Bibee:
- 2023 Peyton Battenfield (0-5)
- 2021 J.C. Mejia (0-7)
- 2015 Corey Kluber (0-5)
- 2010 Justin Masterson (0-5)
- 2009 Tomo Ohka (0-5)
- 2009 Jeremy Sowers (0-5)
- 2008 Sowers (0-5)
The record is held by Guy Morton, who lost his first 11 decisions as a starter in 1914 before finally winning his final start of the year.
Morton would go on to pitch in over 300 games for Cleveland over his 11-year career, helping the team win the 1920 World Series.
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