Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cleveland Guardians
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SB Nation on MSNDiamondbacks 3, Guardians 2: Debut Day for Messick
Messick was fantastic today. Looked like he was making his 167th career start… certainly not his 1st. Vogt pulled Messick with 2 outs in the 7th to let Gaddis face McCann… which is a nothingburger, I guess.
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Guardians prospect Parker Messick shined in his MLB debut on the mound, but the Cleveland bullpen let him down in an extra-inning loss.
The Guardians have lost four of five and remain three games out of the third and final American League wild-card position.
Messick, 24, the club’s No. 12 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, has impressed in Triple-A Columbus this season, posting a 3.47 ERA with 119 strikeouts across 98 2/3 innings in 20 starts.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks as Good, Bad and Ugly From Diamondbacks' Gritty Series Win vs Guardians. The Arizona Diamondbacks, somehow, came away with a gritty series win over the Cleveland Guardians, taking two of three to improve to 62-66.