Guardians continue to flounder

A day after they celebrated winning the 10,000th game in club history, they played like the season was over. The Guardians were shut out for the 11th time in 2026 on Aug. 16 as they lost to San Diego, 5-0.

The start of the game was delayed by more than three hours, and the Guardians never looked like they showed up.

Cleveland won the 10,000th game in franchise history on Aug. 15 by beating the same San Diego team.

The latest loss again went to Tanner Bibee. It was the 13th loss of the season for the right-hander, who has just four wins. Bibee allowed just seven hits and three earned runs over six innings, but was again bitten by the home run. He allowed a pair of solo home runs to Luis Rengifo and Gavin Sheets back-to-back in the second inning to have Cleveland playing from behind, 2-0.

Cleveland is fourth in the MLB with 11 shutout losses.

The loss dropped Cleveland to 60-65. They've also lost seven of their last 10 and are just 9-19 since the All-Star break. Chicago (65-58) remains in first after it swept a weekend series from Detroit.

Next to town come the San Francisco Giants. They are even worse than Cleveland. The season is probably over for the Guardians if they don't sweep.

Aug. 16 is also a special day for the publication. It marked the 126th anniversary of the day Ray Chapman was hit by the pitch that would take his life from New York pitcher Carl Mays.

Chappie was Chapman's nickname, and the publication is named in his behalf.

Mays, a submarine pitcher, hit Chapman in the fifth inning of a game at the Polo Grounds in New York.

According to Indians Illustrated: 100 years of Cleveland Indians Photos by Mark Stang, Chapman was hit in the left temple, "dropping him to the ground

"He got up, took one step toward first base and collapsed."

He was taken to a nearby hospital and died the next day.

His grave is at Lakeview Cemetery.



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