How many rookie pitchers can say they went toe-to-toe with Gerrit Cole for almost six innings? Tanner Bibee can. Unfortunately, he can also say he was on the receiving end of a bullpen screw-job thanks to James Karinchak and a sprinkle of Eli Morgan ruining a great outing from a potentially great first-year pitcher. A 2-0 Guardians win turned into a 4-2 loss faster than you can say “Wait why is James Karinchak still pitching?”.
First, the good.
Bibee was incredible. This is a battered and bruised Yankees offense not even operating at 50%, but his stuff was real out there today.