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Parker Messick Through Nine Starts

April 6, 2026

In Sunday’s 6-5 win over the Cubs, Parker Messick allowed just one run over five innings, lowering his career ERA to 2.31 through nine starts.

Over the last 100 seasons, only two others have posted a lower ERA through nine career games (minimum 50 IP) with Cleveland:

Aaron Civale, 182
Gene Bearden, 2.25
Messick, 2.31
Luis Tiant, 2.44
Hal Woodeshick, 2.72
Herb Score, 2.88

It’s also the second consecutive years in which Messick has generated an ERA under 1.00 through his first two appearances of the season.

He’s just the fifth Cleveland pitcher in the last 100 years to accomplish that feat (minimum 10 IP):

Mike Clevinger, 2018-19
Dick Stigman, 1960-61
Bob Feller, 1946-48 (three years)
Jim Bagby Jr., 1942-43

Tiant, Shane Bieber and Mel Harder also did it two (Harder three times) but in non-consecutive years.

Messick Through 8 Starts

March 31, 2026

In his first start of the year, Parker Messick tossed six scoreless against the Dodgers.

It was the fifth time in his eight career starts that Messick has gone at least six innings while allowing one or fewer runs, tying an MLB record.

He’s 16th player in MLB history to accomplish the feat, though it’s becoming more common for young pitchers to dominate (and get pulled after no more than six innings) that it’s slightly less historic than it sounds.

Here are the most recent pitchers prior to Messick:

2025 – Noah Cameron, KC
2024 – Paul Skenes, PIT
2023 – Bryce Miller, SEA
2017 – Jake Faria, TB
2015 – Eduardo Rodriguez

The previous franchise record was four games by Vean Gregg, Gene Bearden and Cody Anderson.

The six scoreless innings brought Messick’s career ERA to 2.36.

Among Cleveland pitchers with at least 40 innings pitched through eight career games, that’s the third lowest ERA over the last 100 seasons:

Bearden, 1.81
Aaron Civale, 1.93
Messick, 2.36
Hal Woodeshick, 2.39
Danny Salazar, 2.66
Luis Tiant, 2.72

Parker Messick’s Historic Start

August 27, 2025

In his second career start, Parker Messick tossed seven scoreless innings against the Rays, lowering his ERA to 0.66.

He’s the seventh player in team history to throw at least 12 innings thru his first two outings with an ERA under 1.00.

Here’s the full list:

2008 Scott Lewis – 0.00 ERA in 14 IP
1964 Luis Tiant – 0.50 ERA in 18 IP
1914 Al Tedrow – 0.56 ERA in 16 IP
2015 Cody Anderson – 0.57 ERA in 15.2 IP
Messick – 0.66 ERA in 13.2 IP
2019 Aaron Civale – 0.75 ERA in 12 IP
1946 Bob Kuzava – 0.75 ERA in 12 IP

Ben Lively through 10 starts

June 10, 2024

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

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

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

Aaron Civale, 2.34
Lively, 2.59
Bert Blyleven, 2.67
Pat Dobson, 2.79
Gavin Williams, 2.80
Cliff Lee, 2.87
Scott Scudder, 2.87
Jason Stanford, 2.91
Jose Mesa, 2.97

Three Straight Rookies

August 10, 2023

Over the past three games, Gavin Williams, Tanner Bibee and Logan Allen have combined to allow just one run in 19 innings of work.

Their one run allowed is the fewest combined runs allowed by rookie starting pitchers in three consecutive games in franchise history, breaking a record set by Bibee, Allen and Xzavion Curry earlier this year.

2023 – Gavin Williams, Tanner Bibee, Logan Allen (1 run, 19 IP)
2023 – Tanner Bibee, Xzavion Curry, Logan Allen (2 runs, 14 IP)
2002 – Cliff Lee, Brian Tallet, Ricardo Rodriguez (4 runs, 15.1 IP)
1910 – Harry Fanwell, George Kahler, Willie Mitchell (4 runs. 29 IP)

On a more depressing note, it was just the third time in franchise history the team won just one game in a three-game span in which its starting pitchers allowed one or fewer runs. The other instances:

2022 – Aaron Civale, Shane Bieber, Zach Plesac – 1 run in 16.3 IP, 1 win vs KC, TEX
2014 – Justin Masterson, Corey Kluber, Zach McAllister – 1 run in 22 IP, 1 win vs CHW, MIN

2 Homers and Shutout

July 31, 2023

Jose Ramirez belted two home runs on Sunday afternoon as Cleveland shutout the White Sox behind Aaron Civale and the bullpen.

Dating back to 2000, it was the 16th time a Cleveland hitter had a multi-homer game in a shutout, and the fifth time it has involved Ramirez.

Here’s the rest list with the hitter, followed by the starting pitcher:

2023 – Jose Ramirez | Aaron Civale
2022 – Jose Ramirez | Cal Quantrill
2022 – Jose Ramirez | Cal Quantrill
2020 – Tyler Naquin | Triston McKenzie
2020 – Jose Ramirez | Carlos Carrasco
2019 – Jose Ramirez | Mike Clevinger
2019 – Jordan Luplow | Carlos Carrasco
2019 – Jordan Luplow | Carlos Carrasco
2016 – Francisco Lindor | Carlos Carrasco
2013 – Ryan Raburn | Ubaldo Jimenez
2013 – Mark Reynolds | Justin Masterson
2008 – Grady Sizemore | Aaron Laffey
2006 – Casey Blake | CC Sabathia
2005 – Travis Hafner | Scott Elarton
2004 – Casey Blake | Scott Elarton
2000 – Manny Ramirez | Jaret Wright

Shutout vs Mariners

April 2, 2023

In the third game of the season, Aaron Civale and the Guardians shut out the Mariners 2-0, avenging the 3-0 loss on Opening Day.

It’s just the sixth time in franchise history they have been shut out and pitched a shutout within the first three games of the season.

The others:

2015 vs Astros
1992 vs Orioles
1962 vs Red Sox
1946 vs White Sox
1943 vs Tigers

In 1992, the opening series at Camden Series, all three games were shutouts. Rick Sutcliffe shut out the Tribe on Opening Day, Dave Otto and Rod Nichols combined on a shutout of the O’s and Ben McDonald wrapped up the series with another shutout.

Civale Starts Game 3

January 9, 2023

Excluding the WC round (which obviously made this more common), Aaron Civale is the 4th pitcher in MLB history to make postseason debut as a SP in a winner-take all game, joining:

1980 – Marty Bystrom, PHI (won)
1974 – Doyle Alexander, BAL (lost)
1924 – Curly Ogden, WSH (won)

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