Sunday afternoon in Arlington was one to forget for the Cleveland Guardians, and it started and ended with Joey Cantillo having the worst outing of his 2026 season.
The Cleveland Guardians posted the final score without comment, and none was needed.
“Final,” Guardians posted.
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— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) June 7, 2026
The 10-0 defeat was as lopsided as the scoreboard suggested. Texas jumped on Cantillo immediately, scoring two runs in the first inning.
Cantillo was charged with seven runs on nine hits across five innings, walking two and striking out seven. The strikeout total was the lone bright spot in an otherwise damaging line. He is now 4-3 with a 4.57 ERA on the season, but the recent stretch is the number that raises alarm bells. In his last three starts, Cantillo has allowed 15 earned runs on 18 hits across just 11 innings, posting a 12.27 ERA in that span. That kind of sustained ineffectiveness from a rotation piece is a problem Cleveland cannot afford to ignore heading into a critical stretch of the schedule.
Jacob deGrom was the story on the other side. The two-time Cy Young Award winner, making his first career start against the Guardians, cruised through six innings and allowed just three hits with two strikeouts on 87 pitches. He improved to 5-4 with a 3.18 ERA. Cleveland had no answer for him from the first pitch to the last.
The Guardians finished the six-game road trip at 3-3 after opening it with a 2-1 series victory over the Yankees in New York. Sunday’s loss dropped Cleveland to 37-30 and served as a reminder that the rotation’s depth is only as reliable as its shakiest piece.
The Guardians were out-hit 16-6 on the afternoon. Steven Kwan was the only Cleveland player with multiple hits, going 2-3. Every other starter in the lineup went 0-4 or worse, with Travis Bazzana drawing the only walk among position players.
Cleveland now returns home to Progressive Field to open a three-game series against the New York Yankees on Monday night. Slade Cecconi takes the ball for the Guardians against Will Warren, who enters at 7-1 with a 3.22 ERA for New York.
The Guardians need a bounce back performance. They get a chance to start one Monday night in front of the home crowd.
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