Guardians Star Parker Messick Throws 8.0 Innings of No-Hit Baseball in Win Over Baltimore

Cleveland's rookie pitcher Parker Messick almost made history on Thursday night by dealing the first no-hitter in Cleveland baseball history in nearly 45 years. Many thought that Messick's rookie season couldn't get any better. He came into Thursday's game against the Baltimore Orioles with a 2-0 record and a 0.

51 ERA in three starts. Those gaudy stats weren't an accident. In his first three starts, he faced the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs, and the Atlanta Braves.

Each one of those teams has visions of being a contender in the National League come September and October. Thursday night didn't get off to the best start as Messick walked the first batter of the game. After that, he locked in.

He retired the next 14 batters before another walk in the top of the sixth that never posed a threat. He worked out of that inning thanks to a 6-4-3 double play. After that walk, he retired eight straight Orioles to set up a ninth inning to accomplish a historic achievement that hasn't been done in Cleveland in 45 years.