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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

First Home Runs in Multi-HR Game

July 21, 2026

Petey Halpin belted his first two career home runs on Monday night against the Twins, becoming the 12th player in franchise history to hit his first two homers in the same game.

It was Halpin’s 40th career game, making him the second longest into his career before achieving this feat.

Here’s the full list:

Multiple Pinch-Hit Home Runs

May 23, 2026

With his pinch-hit home run off Jhoan Duran, became the eighth player in the Jacobs Field Era with multiple pinch-hit home runs in the same season.

Here’s the full list:

Manzardo and Wilson are the only players with two in the same month.

1-0 Win on Manzardo’s HR

May 23, 2026

The Guardians topped the Phillies 1-0 on Friday night thanks to a 9th-inning pinch-hit home run by .

It was the Guardians first go-ahead pinch-hit homer in the 9th inning or later since had two walk-off pitch-hit homers in 2013.

It was also just the second pinch-hit home run to break a 0-0 tie in franchise history. Incredibly, the first one happened just two years ago when broke a 0-0 tie against Boston in the 7th inning with a pinch-hit homer.

This is also the 45th time in franchise history Cleveland won a 1-0 game with a home run providing the only offense. The most recent occurrences before tonight:

And it’s just the 12th time that 1-0 win featured a homer in the 9th inning or later. Here’s the full list of the others:

5 Players with a HR at Home

May 18, 2026

The Guardians hit six home runs in Sunday’s win over the Reds by five different players.

It was just the sixth time since moving into Jacobs Field in 1994 that the team had five different players homer in the same game:

Manzardo’s Historically Embarrassing Start

April 7, 2026

Through his first 10 games of the season, is 2-32, a pitiful .063 batting average.

Throughout franchise history, only two others have been worse (with at least 35 plate appearances) through 10 games. Here’s the list:

Tucker was a September call-up who never played against in the big leagues. Leon was a backup catcher who had minimal preparation in that weird 2020 season. O’Neill was also a catcher. And Score, Moore and Mails are pitchers.

Yikes.

Manzardo 10 K Through 4 Games

March 30, 2026

Through the Guardians first four games in Seattle, went 2-16 with 10 strikeouts, setting a franchise record for the most strikeouts through four games.

He’s just the 10th player in MLB history with double-digit strikeouts through his team’s first four games — a list which includes Cal Raleigh who matched Manzardo’s strikeout total in the same series.

The MLB record is 12 by Rafael Devers last year in Boston.

The previous team record was eight, shared by:

George Valera’s first postseason home run

October 1, 2025

In the first inning of Game 2 of the ALWC, gave the Guardians a 1-0 with his first career postseason home run.

Valera, who made his major league debut in September, had just two career home runs prior to his first playoff homer.

That ties pitcher (who homered in the 1920 World Series) for the team record for fewest homers before hitting a home run in the playoffs.

The next fewest belong to (three), (five) and (five).

Opening Day Go-Ahead Home Run

March 29, 2025

In 6th inning on Opening Day, put Cleveland ahead 4-3 with a two-run home run off Royals’ reliever Angel Zerpa.

It was just the second time in franchise history the team had a go-head home run while trailing in the sixth inning or later on Opening Day.

The first was in 1925.

A Single Shy of the Cycle

March 29, 2025

Kyle Manzardo fell a single shy of the cycle on Opening Day against the Royals.

Falling one hit shy of the cycle is not a rare event, but missing out on the single is almost as uncommon as the cycle itself.

Here are the last five instances of a Cleveland hitter collecting a double, triple, home run but no single: