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Parker Messick Through Nine Starts

April 6, 2026

In Sunday’s 6-5 win over the Cubs, allowed just one run over five innings, lowering his career ERA to 2.31 through nine starts.

Over the last 100 seasons, only two others have posted a lower ERA through nine career games (minimum 50 IP) with Cleveland:

It’s also the second consecutive years in which Messick has generated an ERA under 1.00 through his first two appearances of the season.

He’s just the fifth Cleveland pitcher in the last 100 years to accomplish that feat (minimum 10 IP):

Tiant, and also did it two (Harder three times) but in non-consecutive years.

Messick Through 8 Starts

March 31, 2026

In his first start of the year, tossed six scoreless against the Dodgers.

It was the fifth time in his eight career starts that Messick has gone at least six innings while allowing one or fewer runs, tying an MLB record.

He’s 16th player in MLB history to accomplish the feat, though it’s becoming more common for young pitchers to dominate (and get pulled after no more than six innings) that it’s slightly less historic than it sounds.

Here are the most recent pitchers prior to Messick:

  • 2025 – Noah Cameron, KC
  • 2024 – Paul Skenes, PIT
  • 2023 – Bryce Miller, SEA
  • 2017 – Jake Faria, TB
  • 2015 – Eduardo Rodriguez

The previous franchise record was four games by , Bearden and .

The six scoreless innings brought Messick’s career ERA to 2.36.

Among Cleveland pitchers with at least 40 innings pitched through eight career games, that’s the third lowest ERA over the last 100 seasons:

Parker Messick’s Historic Start

August 27, 2025

In his second career start, tossed seven scoreless innings against the Rays, lowering his ERA to 0.66.

He’s the seventh player in team history to throw at least 12 innings thru his first two outings with an ERA under 1.00.

Here’s the full list:

Ben Lively’s Hot Start

May 27, 2024

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:

Bieber’s incredible start

April 3, 2024

Shane Bieber is the ninth pitcher in MLB history with 20 strikeouts and zero runs allowed through two starts and the only pitcher to accomplish the feat twice.

Most strikeouts with zero runs allowed through two starts:

  • 2020 , 27
  • 1954 Karl Spooner, 27
  • 2002 Curt Schilling, 26
  • 2016 Vince Velasquez, 25
  • 1978 Nolan Ryan, 25
  • 2019 Jacob deGrom, 24
  • 2019 , 22
  • 1966 , 21
  • 2024 Shane Bieber, 20

Williams and Bibee Dominate

August 9, 2023

In consecutive games against the Blue Jays, and tossed seven shutout innings.

Lopez
Mutis

It’s the first time rookie starters pitched at least seven scoreless innings in consecutive games since and in 1993 against the California Angels.

Mutis tossed a complete-game four-hit shutout, while Lopez tossed seven scoreless before giving way to the bullpen.

Here’s the full list of rookie starters to toss 7+ shutout innings in consecutive games, with their combined strikeouts in parentheses:

The 18 combined strikeouts by Williams and Bibee are also tied for the second most by rookie starters pitching in consecutive games. Here’s the leaderboard:

Gavin Williams 12 K

August 8, 2023

Gavin Williams’s 12 strikeouts against the Blue Jays was the most by a Cleveland rookie since in 1964.

With it being Williams’s ninth career outing, he’s also the 11th fastest in franchise history to his first career double-digit strikeout performance.

MLB debut

2nd Game

4th Game

6th Game

7th Game

8th Game

9th Game