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04/16 19:02 CDT Guardians rookie Parker Messick has no-hitter through 7 innings
against Orioles
Guardians rookie Parker Messick has no-hitter through 7 innings against Orioles
By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) --- Cleveland Guardians rookie Parker Messick has a no-hitter
through seven innings against the Baltimore Orioles.
The 25-year-old has thrown 90 pitches, 63 strikes for strikes, and struck out
eight with two walks Thursday night. The Guardians lead 4-0.
Messick has faced one batter more than the minimum. He walked leadoff hitter
Taylor Ward before retiring the next 15 batters. Ward hit a deep flyball to
center field in the third inning that Steven Kwan caught at the wall, and Jos
Ramrez made a nice stop on a grounder by Coby Mayo deep in the hole at third
to end the fifth.
Messick walked Leody Taveras leading off the sixth, but Ward grounded into a
double play to end the inning.
The left-hander is attempting to throw the first no-hitter in the majors since
Sept. 4, 2024, when Shota Imanaga and two Chicago Cubs relievers combined to
beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-0.
Messick is making his 11th career start. He was the 54th overall pick in the
2022 amateur draft out of Florida State and made his big league debut last year.
Messick came into the game with a 5-1 career mark and a 2.04 ERA. He was 2-0
with a 0.51 ERA in his first three starts this season.
The Guardians have backed up Messick with Ramrez's two-run homer in the first
and RBI singles by Kwan in the fifth and George Valera in the sixth.
Cleveland has the majors' longest current gap between no-hitters. The team's
last one was Len Barker's perfect game on May 15, 1981, against the Toronto
Blue Jays.
Carlos Carrasco went 8 2/3 innings against Tampa Bay on July 1, 2015, and Gavin
Williams had a no-hitter for 8 1/3 innings last season on Aug. 6 against the
New York Mets. Juan Soto broke up Williams' no-hit bid with a home run to
center.
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