Guardians’ Messick Topples Defending Champs
One to grow on
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 30: Parker Messick #77 of the Cleveland Guardians looks on against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium on March 30, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) | Getty Images And he didn’t even need Jose Ramirez to hit to do it! Parker Messick beat the Dodgers 4-2 and pitched six shutout innings, with no walks, five strikeouts and allowing only five hits.
This dude is a GAMER, folks: Parker Messick, Nasty 86mph Changeup…and is fired up 🔥 pic. twitter. com/Ca9crDKopt — Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 31, 2026 Jose Ramirez was chasing badly all game.
He got a first inning single and a stolen base… then couldn’t come through. However he did make a great play, turning a double-play on a nice pick. The offense came on an Austin Hedges (!
) double and a Steven Kwan double in the 3rd. Angel Martinez sac bunted in between those two, but it was against a RHP so I’ll reluctantly allow it. Then, in the seventh, the Guardians finally broke through… after singles from Austin Hedges (again!