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04/16 18:44 CDT Guardians rookie Parker Messick has no-hitter through 6 innings
against Orioles
Guardians rookie Parker Messick has no-hitter through 6 innings against Orioles
By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) --- Cleveland Guardians rookie Parker Messick has a no-hitter
through six innings against the Baltimore Orioles.
The 25-year-old has thrown 72 pitches Thursday night and struck out eight with
two walks. The Guardians lead 3-0.
Messick walked leadoff hitter Taylor Ward before retiring the next 15 batters.
Ward hit a deep flyball to center field in the third inning that Cleveland's
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.
The left-hander is attempting to throw the majors' first no-hitter this season.
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 Kwan's RBI single in the fifth.
Cleveland has the longest 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 against the New York
Mets.
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