Tanner Bibee’s Best Start of the Season Not Enough for Guardians
Tanner Bibee had his best start of the season, but the Cleveland Guardians still lost to the Baltimore Orioles.
Tanner Bibee has had a roller coaster start to the 2026 season. The Cleveland Guardians pitcher's stuff still looked good, at times, but deep counts have led to short outings and long innings, which isn’t a recipe for success. As Bibee took the mound against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, he had a 6.
38 ERA and a 1. 64 WHIP. It’s been all about consistency for Bibee to kick off the year.
Not sure from start to start, but from batter to batter, too. Finally, Bibee put together his best start of the young season. Cleveland's starting pitcher threw 6.
0 innings, gave up just four hits, allowed zero earned runs, issued three walks, and struck out five batters against the Orioles. Stephen Vogt said it was “a huge step in the right direction for Tannner,” especially in the fifth and sixth innings. Cleveland’s manager thought that was the sharpest stuff they’ve seen from Bibee in a while.