With fewer pitchers completing games every year, the short shutout measures scoreless games that might fall short of a complete game. A short shutout includes any game in which the starter pitches at least six innings without allowing a run. Here’s the list of pitchers with at least two this season:

Notice that there are a few starters in this list who got off to poor starts (Volquez, Verlander, Shields, Sabathia and Zito).