Shane Bieber pitches shutout ball for second straight start as Guardians beat Mariners 5-2
SEATTLE -- — Shane Bieber pitched six scoreless innings for the second straight start, leading the Cleveland Guardians over the Seattle Mariners 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Bieber (2-0), the 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner, struck out nine, walked none and threw 55 of 83 pitches for strikes. He allowed six hits and didn't permit a runner past second base.
“Just incredible on a night like tonight,” Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said of Bieber. “Cold, windy and just dominating out there. It’s really fun to watch two times in a row.”
In his last season before becoming eligible for free agency, the 28-year-old right-hander has yielded 10 hits in 12 innings with 20 strikeouts and one walk.
Emmanuel Clase pitched a one-hit ninth for his second save.
Bo Naylor hit a two-run homer in the fifth off Luis Castillo (0-2), who gave up four runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Castillo has a 6.75 ERA, allowing eight runs and 16 hits in 10 2/3 innings.
“The good stuff is about to come but the only thing I can do is keep a positive mentality and not get frustrated,” Castillo said in Spanish through a translator.
Naylor is 4 for 7 in the first two games of the series.
“I just saw something hard in and tried to be ready for it,” Naylor said. “Got the hands in and got a good result.”
Will Brennan hit an RBI single in the fourth, Steven Kwan bunted for a single in the fifth as third baseman Josh Rojas threw past first for an error that allowed Brayan Rocchio to score and Tyler Freeman hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh for a 5-0 lead.
Rojas hit a run-scoring double in the bottom half and J.P. Crawford had an RBI grounder.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cleveland: LHP Sam Hentges (finger) hasn’t thrown a bullpen session yet but will in the next few days according to manager Stephen Vogt. … RHP Gavin Williams (elbow) had a bullpen session on Monday and will head to the Arizona training complex.
UP NEXT
Cleveland LHP Logan Allen (1-0, 5.40 ERA) will pitch Wednesday to close out the series against Seattle’s RHP George Kirby (1-0, 0.00 ERA).
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CLE wins 2-1
Game Information
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Adam Hamari
- First Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
- Second Base Umpire - Alex Mackay
- Third Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
2024 American League Central Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland | 20 | 10 | .667 | - | W1 |
Kansas City | 19 | 13 | .594 | 2 | W2 |
Detroit | 18 | 13 | .581 | 2.5 | W2 |
Minnesota | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3 | W10 |
Chicago | 6 | 25 | .194 | 14.5 | L3 |
2024 American League West Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seattle | 17 | 14 | .548 | - | L1 |
Texas | 17 | 15 | .531 | 0.5 | W1 |
Oakland | 15 | 17 | .469 | 2.5 | W4 |
Los Angeles | 11 | 20 | .355 | 6 | L2 |
Houston | 10 | 20 | .333 | 6.5 | L1 |