Guardians' Parker Messick joins Paul Skenes as 2nd player with this impressive MLB history
Messick continues to amaze early in his MLB career.
Guardians' Parker Messick joins Paul Skenes as 2nd player with this impressive MLB history originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Parker Messick hasn't exactly gotten a lot of run support in the early stages of his MLB career with the Cleveland Guardians .
But in spite of that, the Guardians have had a chance to win basically every time the young left-hander takes the mound, because he's been pretty darn dominant. Messick has been so good that he's joined a level of impressiveness only previously reached by Paul Skenes. The stat: Pitchers who have allowed 19 or fewer runs in their first 13 games while striking out at least 76 guys.
The list is Messick and Skenes: Only TWO pitchers in Major League Baseball history have thrown 76+ strikeouts while allowing 19-or-fewer runs in their first 13 career games pitched š: 1. PARKER MESSICK (2025-26) 2. Paul Skenes (2024) #GuardsBall | @CleGuardians pic.
twitter. com/xuwOPV3wAW ā Luke Potosky (@LukePotosky) April 28, 2026 This season specifically, Messick has a 1. 73 ERA through six starts with 38 strikeouts in 36.