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6 Pitchers in a Shutout

July 31, 2025

Six Guardians pitchers combined for a shutout of the Rockies on Wednesday: , , , , and .

It was the seventh time in franchise history at least six pitchers combined on a shutout and the fifth time in a nine-inning game.

Here’s the list of the others, which includes the MLB-record nine pitchers used in a 10-inning shutout against the Tigers in 2016 which was matched for the first time on Wednesday by the Royals.

Worst SP ERA Thru 9 Games

April 7, 2025

Guardians starting pitchers have a 6.70 ERA through the team’s first nine games, the fifth worst in team history.

Year ERA SP
2009 9.28 , , , , ,
1997 8.39 , , , ,
1987 8.17 , , , ,
2001 6.89 Bartolo Colon, , , ,
2025 6.70 , , , ,

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:

 

Ben Lively’s Hot Start

May 27, 2024

Ben Lively has a 2.80 ERA with 43 strikeouts through his first eight starts.

Lively’s previous low ERA through an stretch of eight starts was 3.70 as a rookie with the 2017 Phillies.

He’s the 13th pitcher in franchise history with at least 40 strikeouts and an ERA under 3.00 through eight starts with the franchise.

The others: