Rookie Tanner Bibee allowed three hits and struck out 9 over 5 2/3 innings to win his third straight begin because the Cleveland Guardians beat the host Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Saturday night time
Following a climate delay previous to first pitch that lasted practically three hours, Bibee (5-2) outpitched Chicago star Marcus Stroman (9-6) to proceed a strong first season within the majors whereas serving to the Guardians rebound from Friday’s 10-1 series-opening loss
Bibee additionally issued two walks, however he was by no means in actual bother whereas matching a profession excessive for strikeouts and decreasing his ERA to three.46.
In the meantime, Jose Ramirez recorded two hits and Amed Rosario had two RBIs as Cleveland averted a 3rd straight defeat.
Stroman did not present any noticeable results of a blister that pressured him to exit final Sunday’s begin in opposition to St. Louis in London after 3 1/3 innings.
Nevertheless, he yielded two runs within the third and was charged with three of Cleveland’s 4 within the sixth. He additionally gave up 5 hits, two walks and fanned seven in failing to file a top quality begin for the second consecutive outing after profitable seven straight.
Stroman retired the primary eight batters he confronted earlier than strolling Bo Naylor with two outs within the third. Steven Kwan adopted with a double over the top of Chicago first baseman Jared Younger, and each Naylor and Kwan scored on Rosario’s single up the center.
Cleveland broke issues open within the sixth.
Ramirez and Josh Naylor singled, and Andres Gimenez got here by way of with a two-out RBI single to proper area that chased Stroman. Will Brennan adopted with a single off the primary base bag in opposition to Julian Merryweather to drive within the Guardians‘ fourth run of the sport
Myles Straw then plated Gimenez with a base hit, and Brennan additionally scored on the play because the ball rolled previous Chicago heart fielder Cody Bellinger.
Relievers Sam Hentges, Nick Sandlin and Eli Morgan yielded a mixed two hits over 3 1/3 innings as Cleveland pitchers recorded 13 strikeouts for a seventh shutout of 2023.
Bellinger had three of the 5 hits for the Cubs, who’ve misplaced 5 of their final six following an 11-2 stretch
–Area Degree Media
