June 16, 2026
Through his first 20 career starts, Parker Messick has a 2.51 ERA, the fifth lowest in franchise history
The only others players since 1950 to post an ERA under 3.00 through 20 career starts are Jim Perry and Dennis Eckersley (both 3.58)
James Karinchack entered last night’s game in the seventh inning with a 7-3 lead, but the bases were loaded and Pete Alonso at the plate. Karinchack promptly surrendered a game-tying grand slam.
It was the seventh time in franchise history Cleveland allowed a game-tying grand slam in the seventh inning or later. The others:
The Tingley grand slam off Mesa stands out as the most shocking on the list. Tingley was a journeyman backup catcher who hit 10 career home runs, the first of which came a member of the Indians in 1988.