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Worst Games with RISP

July 24, 2026

The Guardians went 0-17 with runners in scoring position in Thursday’s 12-inning loss to the Twins, tying a franchise record for the worst 0-for with RISP and setting the mark for the worst performance at home.

The other two 0-17 incidents:

  • September 8, 1981 at BAL
  • May 2, 1970 at KC (17 innings)

There have only been four other instances of going 0-15 or worse:

  • October 3, 2022 vs KC (0-15)
  • April 5, 2004 at Minnesota (0-15)
  • July 30, 1972 vs MIL (0-15)
  • May 20, 1965 vs BAL (0-15)

And here’s a breakdown of all the 0-17 performances by player:

2026 vs Minnesota

1981 at Baltimore

1970 at Kansas City

3-Pitch Save with a Strikeout

July 9, 2026

On Tuesday night, Twins reliever Yoendrys Gomez entered the game with two outs in the ninth and struck out on three pitches to record the save.

It’s just the fourth known instance of a pitcher record a three-pitch save with a strikeout against Cleveland (pitch-by-pitch data is mostly complete back through the 1988 season).

Here are the other instances:

There are only two known instances of a Cleveland pitcher recording this type of save:

Scoring Twice on Wild Pitches

July 1, 2026

The Guardians scored twice on wild pitches in Wednesday’s win over the Rangers, off pitches from MacKenzie Gore and Winston Santos.

It’s just the eighth time since 2000 they’ve scored on wild pitches twice in the same game:

*All wild pitch runs scored in the same inning
^Both runs scored on the same pitch

0-5 with 5 Strikeouts

June 23, 2026

In Monday’s loss to the White Sox, become the fifth player in franchise history to come to plate five times and strike out every time. No one has done it six times.

The others:

Each of the last three instances occurred on the road against the White Sox.

Arias also set a franchise record by a position player for the most games striking out in every plate appearance (min. three PA). Only Hall of Fame pitcher has more.

Here’s that leaderboard:

DeLauter’s first hit

October 3, 2025

In his second career game, collected his first career hit in Game 3 of the AL Wild Card round against Detroit.

He joins (in Game 6 of the 1997 World Series) as the only players in franchise history to collect their first career hit in the postseason.

Fewest career hits before first postseason hit:

DeLauter is also the 18th rookie in franchise history with a postseason hit, 10 of which have occurred since the 2022 season.

Career Cycyle

August 21, 2025

On Wednesday against Arizona, hit his first career triple, giving him a career cycle in his 16th game.

Here’s just the 9th player to collect the career cycle through 16 games or less with Cleveland since 1990, joining:

The fastest to do so in that span was Ward, who needed just eight games in 1990.

The all-time franchise record is five games, shared by (1989) and Woodling (1943)

Golden Sombrero and a Shutout

June 5, 2025

In Wednesday’s 4-0 win over the Yankees, had his third career Golden Sombrero.

It was the 11th time in franchise history someone recorded a Golden Sombrero in a shutout.

The most recent to do so prior to Arias:

The most fun name on the list is , who pitched an 11-inning shutout against Washington in 1941 while also striking out four times.

Another pitcher by the name of pitched a shutout while recorded a personal Golden Sombrero in 1905 against the Yankees.

5 hits, 7 RBI from Bottom Third

June 26, 2024

Last night against the Orioles, , and combined for 7 hits and 5 RBI while occupying the 7-8-9 spots in the order. It was the first time the bottom third of the order collected at least 7 hits and 5 RBI since 2019.

Most recent 7-8-9 hitters with 7+ hits and 5+ RBI:

Gabriel Arias 100 Games

August 10, 2023

Gabriel Arias is off to a rough start to his career, which recently reached the 100-game mark.

Here are the lowest batting averages (excluding pitchers) through 100 career games in franchise history:

Gabriel Arias’s Walk Rate

February 26, 2023

Although the sample size is small (57 plate appearances), Gabriel Arias‘s 14% walk rate in 2022 was encouraging. It’s not easy for a rookie to remain patient at the plate.

Here’s a look at the franchise leaders for highest walk rate in a debut season with at least 50 plate appearances: