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Bibee

Bibee was outstanding for six innings before giving up back-to-back homers to Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe in the seventh. The Guardians couldn’t pick him up, so he lost for the fourth time in his last five starts, even though he has a 3.45 ERA during that stretch. At least he’s throwing considerably better than he did at the beginning of the year. He’ll be worth using in mixed leagues versus the Astros this weekend.

Shohei Ohtani’s homer accounted for two of the runs. It wasn’t the ideal result for Bibee, but it’s still nice to see him striking out seven against a top offense. He has a 2.93 ERA over his last six starts, and he’s 4-5 with a 3.86 ERA overall. He’ll likely face the Yankees in New York next time out.

The 26-year-old right-hander piled up eight strikeouts on the night while issuing one base on balls. All three of the hits against him were singles. Only once did the Tigers threaten against him, as Javier Baez blooped a one-out single into center in the third inning that put two runners on base, but Bibee battled back to strike out Kerry Carpenter and then got Gleyber Torres on a liner to center to end the threat. He generated 14 whiffs on 96 pitches on the night — two or more on five different offerings — while posting a strong CSW of 32 percent. He’ll look to replicate this fine effort as he carries a 3.57 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and a 43/18 K/BB ratio (58 innings) into a tough matchup against the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Bibee bounced back nicely after giving up all five runs and eight hits in the first three innings, but the damage was done in what turned out to be a 5-4 loss. With four strikeouts today, he still hasn’t fanned more than five batters in any of his nine starts this season. He’s keeping the Guardians in games with his 4.06 ERA, but his ceiling seems so much lower than it did last year. He’ll face the Twins next.

Bibee allowed five hits, walked none and struck out three before coming out. It’s the fourth time this season that he’s allowed one or no runs, but he’s won just one of those games. He’s 3-3 with a 3.80 ERA overall ahead of a date with the Reds in Cincinnati.

Bibee came out to warm up for the sixth inning, but wound up signaling for a trainer and immediately departed the contest. The 26-year-old righty, who has dealt with cramping issues in the past, was charged with three runs — two earned — over five innings before departing. He struck out three and issued two walks. The hope for the Guardians and fantasy managers is that his early exit was merely for precautionary reasons. There should be an update on his status shortly.

Bibee was sharp in this one, putting together his best start of the season. He cruised through four quiet innings, giving up just one hit until the fifth, when Ty France took him deep for a solo homer to put the Twins on the board. Bibee tossed two more scoreless innings, ending his day after seven with five strikeouts and no walks. The 26-year-old right-hander will look to build off the strong start when he takes a 4.36 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and a 25/14 K/BB ratio across 33 innings into a start against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Sunday.

It’s a more effective outing for Bibee, but he recorded just four missed swings tonight. On the other hand, his 95.5 mph average on his fastball was his season best by a full 1.2 mph, and he got 30 foul balls in the 106-pitch outing. We’ll choose to be encouraged. He’s 2-2 with a 5.19 ERA overall as heads into a home start against the Twins next week.

Bibee allowed only six hard-hit balls, but three of those turned into homers. A couple of those homers would have stayed in play in other parks (one was a homer in 15 parks, another a homer in six), but that’s not to say Bibee was good. He again lacked command, and four walks tonight gave him a 12.6 percent walk rate through four starts. That’s double last year’s mark of 6.2 percent. At least his new cutter was effective tonight. Maybe Bibee will wind up being a disappointment this year, but it’s hard to see him remaining bad like this. He is benchable with the Yankees next on the schedule.

Bibee was fuming to come out with a 3-0 lead one out away from qualifying for a win, but he had just issued his fourth walk of the night. Tim Herrin replaced him with two on and retired Vinnie Pasquantino to end the frame. The Guardians pen then kept the shutout going the rest of the way. Bibee has pitched 10 1/3 scoreless innings against Kansas City this year, though his other start against the Angels was bad enough to leave him with a 4.40 ERA to date. He’ll face the Orioles next.