Carlos Carrasco picked up the win, his first since returning to Cleveland this offseason.
Carrasco’s first win with Cleveland came in 2010 (he debuted in 2009 but did not win any games).
The 13 years, 9 months between his first win and most recent win is the longest span since Jim Perry (15 years, 9 months).
Perry picked up his first win in 1959 as a rookie with Cleveland, where he pitched for for 4.5 years. He then spent a decade in Minnesota and Detroit before returning to Cleveland picking up his final victory for the Indians in 1975.
The next longest span since Perry belongs to Tom Candiotti, who won his first game with Cleveland in 1986 and then picked up the final victory of his career at the age of 42 in 1999.
Carlos Carrasco returned to Cleveland after three seasons with the Mets, making his debut as the starter against Oakland on Sunday.
Carrasco is the first starting pitcher to leave the team, play for someone else, and then return since Jason Bere and Brian Anderson both returned during the 2003 season.
Bere had been with the team in 2000, coming over from Milwaukee in the Bob Wickman/Richie Sexson trade. Anderson was with the team in 1996 and 1997 before Arizona selected him in the expansion draft.
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: