{"id":678561,"date":"2026-04-18T18:49:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/678561\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T18:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:49:06","slug":"tanner-bibees-best-start-of-the-season-not-enough-for-guardians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/678561\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanner Bibee\u2019s Best Start of the Season Not Enough for Guardians"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tanner Bibee has had a roller coaster start to the 2026 season. The Cleveland Guardians<\/a> pitcher’s stuff still looked good, at times, but deep counts have led to short outings and long innings, which isn\u2019t a recipe for success.<\/p>\n

As Bibee took the mound against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, he had a 6.38 ERA and a 1.64 WHIP. It\u2019s been all about consistency for Bibee to kick off the year. Not sure from start to start, but from batter to batter, too.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

Stephen Vogt said it was \u201ca huge step in the right direction for Tannner,\u201d especially in the fifth and sixth innings. Cleveland\u2019s manager thought that was the sharpest stuff they\u2019ve seen from Bibee in a while.<\/p>\n

After the start, Bibee said he felt he was more in the attack zone than in his previous starts and was executing the game plan better, too. \u201cI fell like, today, I just executed the plan well,\u201d said Bibee postgame.<\/p>\n

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Hopefully, this is a big step in the right direction for Bibee.<\/p>\n

The disappointing part of this outing was that it didn\u2019t end with a Cleveland win.<\/p>\n

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Apr 17, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Baltimore Orioles center fielder Leody Taveras (30) steals second base beside Cleveland Guardians shortstop Daniel Schneemann (10) in the second inning at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Whenever a starting pitcher puts together a quality start, and the offense scores four runs, that should be an easy win. Unfortunately for the Guardians, that wasn\u2019t the case on Friday evening.<\/p>\n

Even after a phenomenal start from Bibee and a big inning that included a grand slam from Daniel Schneemann, that wasn\u2019t enough for the Guardians, with the bullpen imploding late, allowing the Orioles to put together a six-run eighth inning.<\/p>\n

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Shawn Armstrong, Erik Sabrowski, and Connor Brogdon combined to walk three batters, six hits, and six earned runs.<\/p>\n

The Guardians have been blessed with some of MLB\u2019s top bullpens over the last few seasons. Giving up a lead as they did on Friday is not something Cleveland is accustomed to seeing.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s too early to call Cleveland\u2019s bullpen problem a trend, especially with how good the group was at the start of the season, but it\u2019s certainly something worth monitoring.<\/p>\n

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