CLEVELAND GUARDIANS NOTES:
2023 SEASON NOTES:
- Got his fourth win of the season in his last start against the White Sox on June 13, tossing six scoreless innings of on two hits, two walks while punching out six
- 2022 All-Star tossed his first win of the season on May 14th against San Diego after firing five scoreless innings and giving up two hits, one walk, and tying a season-high six strikeouts
- In his rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City on April 20th, he hurled three innings, allowing one hit, two earned runs, two walks while sitting down seven
- Made one Spring Training start, tossing 2.1 innings, allowing no runs on three hits, while walking two and striking out two
- Gonsolin is now 30-7 in his career and is tied for the second fewest decisions all-time among pitchers to reach 30 victories. In addition, his 27-6 (.818) record as a starter is the best in the modern era through 60 games started.
VS. GIANTS:
- Has pitched in four games (three starts) against San Francisco in his career…has posted a 1-2 record with a 3.38 ERA (5 ER/13.1 IP) and 14 strikeouts against 11 walks
- In his last appearance against the club on May 4, 2022, he fired 5.0 innings while giving up three hits, one run and one walk while striking out five en route to his first win against San Fran
TODAY’S STARTER – 61 TANNER BIBEE RHP
BIBEE ON THE ROAD
W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO
2023 0-0 5.75 4 4 20.1 25 13 13 7 17
Career 0-0 5.75 4 4 20.1 25 13 13 7 17
BIBEE’S MLB CAREER
W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO
2023 2-2 3.91 9 9 48.1 46 22 21 14 45
Career 2-2 3.91 9 9 48.1 46 22 21 14 45
TODAY’S START
The 24-year-old right-hander is making his tenth career start, fifth on the road, in the finale of this 3-game set with the Arizona Diamondbacks…marks his 5th career Interleague start, holding a 1-1 record with a 4.15 ERA (10ER/21.2IP), 23 strikeouts, and 7 walks…is seeking his first career road victory.
Bibee was originally selected by Cleveland in the 5th Round (156th overall) of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Cal State Fullerton… entered the 2023 season as Cleveland’s #5 prospect according to MLB.com…he is starting on 4 days’ rest; allowed 3 earned runs on 6 hits over 5.0 innings in his sole start on 4 days’ rest on June 1 at Minnesota.
LAST TIME OUT
Shouldered his second loss of the campaign after surrendering 6 earned runs on 8 hits, both career-highs, to a formidable Padres lineup on June 13 at Petco Park (4.0IP, 8H, 6R/ER 2HR, 2BB, 3SO)…allowed San Diego to get on the board in the 1st frame with a Xander Bogaerts sacrifice fly and a 3-run home run to Gary Sanchez, ballooning the Friars lead to 4-0…Fernando Tatis Jr. extended the lead to 5-0 with a solo shot of his own in the 2nd frame…Bibee retired 6 of his next 8 batters faced before a Xander Bogaerts RBI-double gave San Diego a 6-2 lead, concluding the rookie’s day…marked Bibee’s first start allowing multiple home runs.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Despite his early struggles with the Padres on Tuesday, Bibee is still holding hitters to a .181 (13-for-72) average with 23 of his 45 strikeouts coming the first time through an opposing team’s lineup…opposing clubs are .246 (16-for-55) when facing the rookie a second time through the order and hitting .324 (11-for-34) the third time through the order…he owns a 3.33 ERA (10ER/27IP) in the first 3 innings, compared to a 4.64 (11ER/21.1IP) mark in the 4th through 8th frames.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Through 4 starts on the road, the right-hander owns a 5.75 ERA (13ER/20.1IP) with opposing hitters batting .305 (25-for-82) against him…while at home, he boasts a 2.57 ERA (8ER/28.0IP) and is holding opposing batters to a .206 (21-for-102) average… he’s walked 7 batters in 20.1 innings on the road, amounting to a 7.6% walk rate compared to a 6.3% mark at home…is allowing 11.07 hits-per-9.0 innings away from Progressive Field while allowing just 6.75 at home…4 of the 5 home runs he’s given up have come on the road.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
Among rookie starting pitchers with 45.0+ innings pitched, he ranks 2nd in the AL/MLB in SO/BB (3.21), 3rd in the AL/4th in MLB in ERA (3.91), 3rd in the AL/MLB in WHIP (1.24) and 3rd in the AL/4th in MLB in opposing average (.250).
On May 27, Bibee became the first Cleveland pitcher and 4th MLB pitcher in history to record multiple outings of 6.0+IP, 7+ strikeouts and 2-or-fewer-hits within the first 6 starts of a career, also done by Eric Gagné (1999), Freddy Peralta (2018) and Jordan Yamamoto (2019)…on April 26, after striking out 5 straight in the 2nd and 3rd innings, he became the first Cleveland pitcher since at least 1920 to strike out 5 straight hitters in their MLB debut… Bibee became the 2nd Cleveland pitcher with an 8+ strikeout, zero walk debut, last done by Floyd Weaver (W, 5.0IP, 3H, 1R/ER, 0BB, 8SO) on September 30, 1962 vs. Los Angeles-AL in G2 of a doubleheader
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS NOTES:
BEST IN THE WEST
♦ The D-backs are in first place in the NL West (+4.0) and have the Majors’ fifth-best record, behind the Rays (51-23, .689), Braves (45-26, .634), Orioles (43-27, .614), and Rangers (43-27, .614).
- Arizona has spent 40 days in/tied for first place in the NL West this season.
♦ The D-backs have won 8 of their last 11 series.
♦ The D-backs won their fourth all-time series vs. Guardians (also: 3-0 at home April 7-9, 2017; 2-1 at home June 6-8, 2003; 2-1 on the road June 28-30, 2002) and with a win today would have their second all-time sweep (also: 3-0 at home April 7-9, 2017).
♦ The D-backs’ 14-5 record (.737) since May 28 is tied for the best in the Majors with the Braves ahead of the Marlins (13-5, .722), Reds (13-6, .684) and Rays (13-7, .650).
♦ The D-backs are seeking their third sweep of the season (May 29-June 1 vs. Rockies; June 9-11 @ Tigers).
LATE-INNING ACTION
♦ The D-backs offense, which scored 4 runs in the eighth inning last night, leads the Majors in Innings 7-9 with 126 runs, 80 extra-base hits (54 2B, 3 3B, 23 HR) and .791 OPS.
McCARTHY HEATING UP
♦ Jake McCarthy has a 6-game hitting streak and is batting .417 (10-for-24)/1.208 OPS with 2 doubles, 2 triples, 1 homer and 1 RBI.
♦ Over his last 12 home games, is hitting .386 (17-for44)/1.004 OPS with 2 doubles, 2 triples, 1 homer, 3 RBI, 2 walks and 9 stolen bases.
THREE’S COMPANY
♦ Corbin Carroll is 1 of only 3 players in the Majors in the Top 10 in average, slugging pct. and OPS along with Ronald Acuña Jr./ATL and Freddie Freeman/LAD:
Average Slugging Pct. OPS
.326 Acuña Jr./ATL .593 Carroll/ARI .982 Carroll/ARI
.326 Freeman/LAD .565 Acuña Jr./ATL .966 Acuña Jr./ATL
.307 Carroll/ARI .557 Freeman/LAD .963 Freeman/LAD
bWAR LEADERBOARD (BASEBALL REFERENCE)
♦ Corbin Carroll’s 3.6 offensive bWAR (fielding excluded) leads the Majors ahead of Ronald Acuña Jr./ATL (3.3), Freddie Freeman/LAD (3.3), Bo Bichette/TOR (3.1), Shohei Ohtani/LAA (2.9), Aaron Judge/NYY (2.8) and Luis Arráez/ MIA (2.8).
ANSWER-BACKS
♦ The D-backs’ 21 comeback wins are tied for fourth-most in the Majors with the Red Sox behind the Orioles (24), Angels (24) and Reds (22).
JUNE BOOM
♦ The D-backs offense in June, among all teams, is third with a .349 OBP, fourth with a .272 average and 78 runs, fifth with an .800 OPS and sixth with a .451 SLG.
THE RUNNING GAME
♦ The D-backs are among the Majors’ top running teams (min. 50 stolen base attempts), ranking third with an 84.6 stolen base percentage and fifth with 66 stolen bases and 78 stolen base attempts.
DEFENSE RULES
♦ The D-backs’ are tied for second in the Majors with a .989 fielding pct. (with the Orioles and Cardinals) and 27 errors (with the Orioles) behind the Padres (.990, 24).
♦ Gabriel Moreno leads all catchers with 8 defensive runs saved, tied for 11th among all players, and 1.5 defensive bWAR, which is third overall among position players behind Ha-seong Kim/SD (1.9) and Wander Franco/TB (1.6).
STARTING PITCHER – RHP ZACH DAVIES ♦ #27
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: Is 6.0 innings away from 1000.0 IP.
- Is 1-1 with a 5.28 ERA (9 ER in 15.1 IP) in his last 3 starts… the D-backs are 2-1 in that span.
- Dating back to Aug. 7, 2022, the D-backs are 5-2 in his last 7 starts @ Chase Field.
- Has faced 27 teams in his 10-year MLB career…only remaining teams are Orioles, Yankees and Blue Jays…has won against 19 of 26 teams he has faced.
LAST START: Took the loss on June 13 vs. Phillies.
VS. GUARDIANS: Is 0-0 with a 6.14 ERA (5 ER in 7.1 IP) in 2 starts… went decision-less in his last start on Aug. 1, 2022 (4 ER in 2.0 IP).
- Making his fi rst start @ Chase Field.
VS. RIGHTIES: Is limiting righties to a .234 average (11-for-47) with 13 strikeouts.
PITCH TRACKING: Opposing batters are hitting .133 (2-for-15) with 2 strikeouts on his cutter and .167 (1-for-6) with 1 strikeout off his curveball.
2 OUTS, RISP: Owns a .100 opponent average (1-for-10) with 2 outs and runners in scoring position.
0-2, GOT YOU: Opponents are 0-for-7 (.000) with 4 strikeouts on an 0-2 count.
WORKHORSE: Is 1 of 11 MLB pitchers with 27+ starts in 5 of the last 7 seasons since 2016.
IL REPORT: Reinstated from the 15-day injured list (sprained left oblique) on May 27.
- Tossed 4.2 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits and striking out 7 in 1 rehab start with Double-A Amarillo on May 20.
