Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee (28) pitches the ball during the bottom of the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on June 14. Kevin Ng-Imagn Images

Cleveland Guardians' Righty Tanner Bibee Joins Pair of Hall of Famers in Wild History

Originally posted on Fastball on SI | By Brady Farkas | Last updated Jun 21, 2025 9:24 AM ET

The Cleveland Guardians lost 5-1 to the Athletics on Friday night as right-hander Tanner Bibee turned in a historically unusual stat line.

He took the loss, dropping to 4-7 on the season, after surrendering five runs (four earned) on 11 hits in eight innings. Because the Guardians were the visiting team, his eight-inning performance represented a complete game. He walked none and struck out 10, throwing 105 pitches in all.

Per @JayHayKid of Underdog Fantasy:

CG with 10+ K, 10+ H & 0 BB
Wild Card Era

Tanner Bibee (2025)
Roy Halladay (2010)
Randy Johnson (1997)

CG with 10+ K, 10+ H & 0 BB
Wild Card Era

Tanner Bibee (2025)
Roy Halladay (2010)
Randy Johnson (1997)https://t.co/CQhHRQcsdS
— nugget chef (@jayhaykid) June 21, 2025

Johnson and Halladay are both Hall of Famers, so that's a positive group to be in for Bibee, despite the result. He now has a 3.86 ERA for the season.

The A's got a solid 7.1-inning performance from left-hander Jeffrey Springs, who gave up just one earned run on three hits. He walked one and struck out six. He's now 6-5.

The loss was a tough one for Cleveland, dropping them to .500 for the year at 37-37. Though they are in second place in the American League Central, they are currently on the outside-looking in of both the division and the wild card races. The A's are 32-46 and in last place in the American League West.

The two teams will play again on Saturday night with first pitch coming at 10:05 p.m. ET. Left-hander Logan Allen will pitch for Cleveland while Mitchell Spence pitches for the A's.

Allen has gone 5-4 with a 4.21 ERA.

This article first appeared on Fastball on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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