Jhonkensy Noel homered of Baltimore’s Grayson Rodriguez in his first career at-bat on Wednesday.
He’s just the fourth player in franchise history to homer in his first career at-bat, joining:
Kouzmanoff’s home run was famously a grand slam on the first pitch of his career.
Noel also wore No. 43 in his debut, a common number in team history but rarely by hitters. Noel is just the third position player to wear No. 43, joining Chuck Tanner in 1959 and Mike Aldrete in 1991. Jh
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:
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:
- Danny Salazar, 2013
- Bert Blyleven, 1981
- Dennis Eckersley, 1975
- Milt Wilcox, 1972
- Gaylord Perry, 1972
- Stan Williams, 1967
- Tom Kelley, 1965-66
- Luis Tiant, 1964
- Jack Kralick, 1963
- Herb Score, 1955
- Allie Reynolds, 1943
- Gene Krapp, 1911