Rookie Parker Messick making MLB history, Guardians into true believers
Cleveland's left-handed starter became one of two pitchers to open their 11-game careers with a sub-2.15 ERA, but yielded three earned runs during a non-decision Tuesday.
Rookie Parker Messick making MLB history, Guardians into true believers originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Isaac Paredes opened the fifth inning Tuesday night with a single to left field.
Yainer Diaz followed with a one-out double. Believe it or not, Houston Astros hitters linked quality at-bats off Cleveland Guardians rookie Parker Messick, ending with three runs on Brice Matthews' two-run single and Yordan Alvarez's two-out, RBI single. As one of the franchise's top prospects to believe in , Messick uncharacteristically yielded three earned runs on six hits in five innings at Progressive Field.
Guardians believe in rookie P Parker Messick Through his opening four starts this season, Messick posted an earned-run average of 1. 05 with 25 strikeouts and only seven bases on balls in 25. 2 innings.
Those are elite numbers that can make believers out of any front office. In a hurry. Over the past decade, Messick became one of two pitchers to record a sub-.