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6 Pitchers in a Shutout

Six Guardians pitchers combined for a shutout of the Rockies on Wednesday: , , , , and .

It was the seventh time in franchise history at least six pitchers combined on a shutout and the fifth time in a nine-inning game.

Here’s the list of the others, which includes the MLB-record nine pitchers used in a 10-inning shutout against the Tigers in 2016 which was matched for the first time on Wednesday by the Royals.

Michael Kelly Perfect in Debut

Michael Kelly made his season debut on Saturday against the Rangers with a three-up, three-down inning with two strikeouts. It was just the fifth career game for Kelly, a 30-year-old rookie, who made his MLB debut last year for the Phillies.

Dating back to 1990, Kelly is just the 14th pitcher to post the following stats in his Cleveland debut:

  • At least three batters faced
  • No baserunners allowed
  • 2 or more strikeouts

The other pitchers on the wonderfully random list (* indicates players in their MLB debut):