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5 hits, 7 RBI from Bottom Third

June 26, 2024

Last night against the Orioles, , and combined for 7 hits and 5 RBI while occupying the 7-8-9 spots in the order. It was the first time the bottom third of the order collected at least 7 hits and 5 RBI since 2019.

Most recent 7-8-9 hitters with 7+ hits and 5+ RBI:

Immaculate Save

June 25, 2024

Scott Barlow pitched a perfect 9th with three strikeouts to pick up the save last night against the Orioles. We could call this an Immaculate Save (though I think it should be called a Kimbrel, as Craig is the all-time leader by a wide margin with 36).

It was the 30th Immaculate Save (striking out every batter in a save of at least three outs) in franchise history.

and are the franchise leaders with four apiece.

The most impressive Immaculate Save in team history belongs to . He’s the only one in franchise history to strikeout all four batters he faced in save doing so against Boston, striking out, in order: Fred Lynn, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice and Bobby Darwin.

20 HR before the break

June 25, 2024

Over the past two games, and each hit their 20th home run of the season.

It’s the first time anyone for Cleveland reached 20 home runs before the All-Star Game since 2018 and the seventh time in franchise history multiple players reached 20 homers before the break:

Give up a grand slam and not record an out

June 17, 2024

Nick Sandlin gave up a grand slam to the Blue Jays’ Dalton Varsho yesterday and was removed from the game before recording an out.

He’s the 12th pitcher in franchise history to give up a grand slam without recording an out. The others:

Latman and Barker were the only ones to do so as a starting pitcher. Latman and Shaw were the only ones to give up multiple home runs in the game.

Lilliquist (vs Detroit’s Lou Whitaker) and Shuey (vs Anaheim’s Tim Salmon) gave up walk-off grand slams.

Kwan since IL return

June 17, 2024

In 11 games since returning from the IL, is batting .535. Not only is it an impressive performance immediately following an IL stint, its the the third highest batting average in a single-season 11-game span for Cleveland since 1994.

Here’s the leaderboard in that span with a minimum of 40 PA and excluding overlapping streaks:

Justice’s 1997 season appears on here twice. It was two separate streaks with no overlapping games, one in May and another in August.

Everyone gets a decision

June 15, 2024

Last night against the Blue Jays, all six pitchers used by the Guardians recorded either a win, hold or save.

It’s just the eighth time in franchise history the team used at least six pitchers and everyone recorded a decision.

DateOppWinHoldHoldHoldHoldHoldSave
6/14/2024TORLogan AllenCade SmithScott BarlowSam HentgesHunter GaddisEmmanuel Clase
9/8/2023LAALogan AllenNick SandlinSam HentgesReynaldo LopezTrevor StephanEmmanuel Clase
10/1/2017CHWJosh TomlinJoe SmithTyler OlsonZach McAllisterAndrew MillerBryan ShawCody Allen
9/9/2017BALJosh TomlinJoe SmithCraig BreslowDan OteroBryan ShawCody Allen
7/15/2011BALJosh TomlinChad DurbinRafael PerezJoe SmithVinnie PestanoChris Perez
8/1/2010TORJeanmar GomezTony SippFrank HermannRafael PerezJoe SmithChris Perez
4/1/1998SEAJaret WrightEric PlunkAl MormanJose MesaPaul AssenmacherMike Jackson
9/6/1997CHWBartolo ColonAlbie LopezAl MormanMike JacksonPaul AssenmacherJose Mesa

Kwan’s multi-hit games

June 13, 2024

Steven Kwan collected his 104th career multi-hit game from the leadoff spot last night, tying for the 11th most in franchise history.

Ben Lively through 10 starts

June 10, 2024

Through his first 10 starts with Cleveland, has a 2.59 ERA. Over the last 100 years, its the seventh lowest ERA through a pitcher’s first 10 starts with Cleveland.

(1.69) has the lowest in that span from 1972, followed closely by another 1972 acquisition .

Here are the nine pitchers with an ERA under 3.00 through their first 10 starts with Cleveland over the last 50 seasons:

 

Clase’s HR streak ends

June 9, 2024
Camacho

allowed his first home run of the season on Sunday against the Marlins, snapping his streak of not allowing a home run at 31 games. It was the 13th longest streak in team history by a reliever of not allowing a home run to start the year.

The longest:

Camacho’s streak ended on September 30 of that year, his second to last game of the season.

Dipoto’s streak lasted his entire debut season in 1993. His 46 games without allowing a home run are the third most in a debut season in MLB history.