CLEVELAND — Tanner Bibee greeted Austin Hedges in front of the pitcher’s mound. With Bibee grinning ear to ear, he and Hedges shared a hug as the right-hander then tapped his catcher on the chest in a moment of celebration.

Bibee threw his first career shutout on Friday to lead the Guardians to a 4-0 win over the White Sox at Progressive Field. In his best start of the 2025 season, Bibee struck out 10 and allowed just two singles and a hit by pitch on 103 pitches (74 strikes).

Bibee became the first Cleveland pitcher to throw a shutout since Zach Plesac on Sept. 10, 2019, against the Angels.

“That was special,” manager Stephen Vogt said of Bibee’s performance.

The Guardians (76-71) improved to 8-4 in September as they won for the seventh time over their past eight games. Cleveland is t

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