Chappie's Grave

Tanner Bibee can let out a long breath of relief. The waiting is over. He finally got a win. Bibee went eight scoreless innings, and Jose Ramirez and Brayan Rocchio both homered as the Guardians shut out Texas, 6-0, on June 6. It was the first win of the year for Bibee, who started out the season failing to record a victory in his first 13 starts. The 13 starts without a win was longest such a streak to start a season in franchise history Bibee allowed three hits, struck out three, and walked two. Tim Herrin pitched the ninth. Ramirez's solo home run in the fourth inning, his 10th of the year, broke a scoreless tie. It’s the 11th season of his career that Ramirez has hit 10 or more home runs. It was a nice bounce-back win for Cleveland, which had lost its previous games by one run, including on June 5 when they blew a 2-0 lead with Parker Messick on the mound in a 3-2 loss to Texas. Cleveland improved to 37-29 on the year.

The Guardians remain in first place in the American League Central even though they’ve gone 2-4 in their last six games, including a 3-2 loss to the Texas Rangers on June 5. Even though the Guardians are just 4-6 in their last 10 games, they stand at 36-29 and hold a 2-game lead over second-place Chicago (33-30) in the AL Central. It hasn’t been all bad news. In this most recent stretch, the Guardians won two games in a row at Yankee Stadium on June 2 and 3 before losing the third game  of that series 2-1 on June 4. Prior to those two wins in the Bronx, Cleveland dropped the final two games of a homestand vs. Boston thanks to some shaky fielding and a porous bullpen. There have been some highlights. • In the June 2 9-4 win over the Yankees, Jose Ramirez collected three doubles and drove in two runs and scored a run while Kye Manzardo hit his sixth home run of the season. • In the June 3 5-4 win over New York, Ramirez continued to punish Yankees pitching, collecting three more hits,...