Parker Messick strikes out four in win vs. Angels

The 25-year-old southpaw racked up 12 strikeouts on the night while issuing a pair of walks. All of the damage done against him came from Riley Greene, who smacked a pair of solo home runs and also added an RBI single. Messick got 19 whiffs on 103 pitches on the night, registering an elite CSW of 37 percent. Now 11-9 on the season, he’ll carry a 2.53 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and a 173/45 K/BB ratio (167 innings) into Friday’s matchup against the Twins in Minneapolis.

Messick struck out five and walked two, lowering his ERA to 2.46. He gave up a first-inning run but quickly settled down as Cleveland’s offense exploded in the middle innings. Messick has had a phenomenal rookie season. He easily leads all rookie pitchers in fWAR and has the third-lowest ERA among American League starters. His fWAR is already in the top 10 for rookie arms dating back to 2000, and there’s a meaningful chance he finishes in the top three. Spencer Strider in 2022 and Yu Darvish in 2012 are at the top of that leaderboard.

Messick allowed six hits without walking anyone but took a tough-luck loss. His 10 punchouts tied his career high, and the outing marked a full calendar year since his big-league debut on August 20, 2025. He entered Wednesday’s start with the sixth-lowest ERA among qualified starters during that span. He’ll aim to keep pitching like one of the best arms in the American League next time out in a favorable matchup versus the Angels.

Messick was outdueled by Keider Montero. He’s actually a bit lucky to leave with this line after allowing a double, hitting Ben Malgeri with a pitch, and walking Gleyber Torres to set up a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the third. He only allowed one run to score there, but allowed a solo homer to Eduardo Valencia in the sixth as well. Messick was getting plenty of whiffs, with 11-of-31 four-seamers and changeups swung at and missed. He’ll draw a beautiful matchup against the Giants next week.

After getting through the first inning without any trouble, Messick allowed a solo homer to Braden Montgomery in the bottom of the second inning, cutting the Guardians’ lead to 2-1. Messick would allow his second earned run in the sixth inning via a solo homer by Munetaka Murakami, but would return to pitch a scoreless seventh inning before being pulled. Messick continues to give opposing offenses fits, as he has now allowed two earned runs or fewer in his last seven starts and boasts an impressive 2.34 ERA over that span along with a 1.02 WHIP. He’ll look to continue this hot run in his next start, which is scheduled for Thursday on the road against the Tigers.

Messick gave up six hits, walked one and struck out six. He cruised through the first four innings before running into trouble in the fifth inning. Messick struck out James McCann to start the fifth inning, but allowed three consecutive singles before he was removed. A throwing error by Rhys Hoskins accounted for the unearned run. Messick has a 2.57 ERA. He’s lined up to face the White Sox on the road next Friday.

The 25-year-old All-Star southpaw struck out six batters on the afternoon and did not allow a base on balls. The lone tally against him came in the fifth inning as Chandler Simpson singled, took second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a ground ball and scored on a bunt single by Cedric Mullins. Unfortunately, that was enough to do him in. Messick generated nine swings and misses on 94 pitches on the day — seven of those on his heater — while posting a CSW of 28 percent. He’ll bring an impressive 2.59 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and a 122/36 K/BB ratio (125 1/3 innings) into Saturday’s tilt against the Diamondbacks

Messick struck out six and didn’t walk a batter while throwing 67 percent of his pitches for strikes but posting just a nine percent swinging strike rate. The left-hander pounded the zone with his fastballs, but his changeup failed to land in the zone or get many chases. Still, he was able to prevent much damage and probably could have gotten through six innings but was pulled with a runner on when he was at just 88 pitches. He’ll get a stiff test on Sunday against a Rays team that refuses to strike out.

Parker Messick will get some extra rest after throwing a scoreless second inning in the All-Star Game. He’ll presumably face the Twins or Monday or Tuesday, with Slade Cecconi starting the other game.

Messick also issued four walks on the evening while striking out one. He carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning where Heriberto Hernández tagged him for a solo home run. That would be the only hit that he would allow. He generated eight swings and misses on 91 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 23 percent. The 25-year-old southpaw wraps up a brilliant first half with an 8-5 record, 2.73 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and a 110/36 K/BB ratio over 112 innings through his first 19 starts.