Overview
- The 24-year-old left-hander allowed four hits with no walks on 98 pitches and struck out six in his Progressive Field debut.
- He became the third Cleveland pitcher to begin a career with two starts of six-plus innings, one or fewer runs and at least six strikeouts, joining Aaron Civale and Luis Tiant.
- Hunter Gaddis handled the eighth before Cade Smith closed the ninth for his eighth save in 13 chances.
- Shane Baz gave up three first-inning runs over six innings and extended his winless stretch to eight starts.
- Kyle Manzardo and Brayan Rocchio hit RBI singles and Bo Naylor added a sacrifice fly in the opening frame.