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
Bo Naylor and Josh Naylor were each in the Guardians lineup last night for the first time.
They’re the fourth pair of brothers to appear in the same game for Cleveland joining:
Pitchers Gaylord and Jim Perry were also on the Indians during the 1974 and 1975 seasons, but never appeared in the same game.
Dave and Vean Gregg were also briefly teammates in 1913, though Dave appeared in just one game.