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Tanner Bibee Gives up 5 HR

May 26, 2026

The Nationals helped tie a franchise record on Monday night, belting five home runs off Cleveland’s starter.

Bibee joins (2022 vs CHW), (1969 at BOS) and (1962 vs MIN) as the only players in franchise history to allow five home runs in a single game.

Bibee is the first player in franchise history to allow five home runs within the first three innings of the game.

It was also the second time Bibee has allowed four homers in a game.

Bibee is one of just 11 pitchers in franchise history with multiple 4-HR outings, joining:

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 , , , ,

Seven Runs in Cleveland Debut

April 1, 2025

In his first start of the year, gave up seven runs in 4 2/3 innings on Monday night against the Padres.

Dating back to 1990, there have been 11 pitchers to give up at least seven runs in their Cleveland debut:

*MLB debut

Touki Toussaint Shuts out Cleveland

July 29, 2023
Toussaint

held the Guardians scoreless for five innings as the White Sox shut out Cleveland 3-0 on Friday night.

Toussaint, making his fourth start for the White Sox, became the first pitcher to start a game for and against Cleveland in the same season since in 2009.

Toussaint made one start for Cleveland in June against Arizona.

In 2009, Pavano went 9-8 with a 5.37 ERA in 21 starts for the Indians before an August trade sent him to Minnesota. He then made two starts against Cleveland in September, with the teams splitting the games.

Plesac Lasts One Inning

April 4, 2023

In his first start of the year, Zach Plesac was knocked out after just one inning against the Athletics, giving up six runs on seven hits.

It was the earliest in the year a Cleveland starter was removed after just one inning of work since 2009, when Carl Pavano last one inning against the Rangers in the fourth game of the season.