Guardians shut out Rangers behind Bibee’s dominant start

ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Tanner Bibee pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out three, as the Cleveland Guardians shut out the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Saturday at Globe Life Park. Bibee improved to 1-7, bouncing back from consecutive losses with his best outing of the season. The victory avenged a 3-2 loss to Texas on Friday.

Cleveland broke a scoreless tie in the fourth on a solo homer by Brayan Rocchio, who finished 2-for-4. In the fifth, Chase DeLauter singled in Jose Ramirez, Kyle Manzardo doubled in DeLauter, and Daniel Schneemann singled in Manzardo. Ramirez added a solo homer in the eighth, finishing 1-for-3.

Texas managed only three hits and grounded into two double plays. Jack Leiter took the loss, allowing six hits and five earned runs over 4 2/3 innings. Cal Quantrill threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief. Tim Herrin pitched a scoreless ninth with one strikeout. The Rangers fell to 31-33, while the Guardians improved to 37-29. Attendance was 31,608, and the game lasted 2:41.