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Messick struck out four batters in the ballgame while issuing one free pass. He kept the Rangers off the board through the first five frames but ran into a buzzsaw in the sixth when he surrendered a solo homer to Kyle Higashioka and a two-run blast to Corey Seager. Messick generated 12 swings and misses on 85 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 29 percent. He’ll look to bounce back as he brings a brilliant 2.40 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and a 78/22 K/BB ratio (75 innings) into a tough matchup against the Yankees on Wednesday.

Messick matched his season lows with four strikeouts and five innings pitched today, but he always gives the Guardians a chance. He’s allowed two earned runs or fewer in 10 of 12 starts, and he’s eighth in the majors with a 2.21 ERA and tied for 11th with 74 strikeouts. His next start is a particularly advantageous one against the Rangers in Globe Life Field.

Messick gave up five hits, walked two and struck out six. He improved to 6-1 on the season with the win. The Phillies couldn’t push a run across against Messick despite having a runner in scoring position in the third, fourth and fifth innings. Messick was removed following a two-out single in the sixth inning and Colin Holderman was able to finish the inning without any damage. He lowered his ERA to 2.24 this year. Messick is lined up to face the Red Sox at home next weekend.

The two earned runs came on a walk and a Spencer Torkelson homer in the second. The other run occurred when Austin Hedges tried to pick a runner off first with two on in the fourth. He would have had the runner, but the throw got past Kyle Manzardo, allowing Riley Greene to score from second. Messick escaped the jam from there and eventually left a 3-3 game. If not for the attempted pickoff, there’s a good he would have earned the win, as the Guardians eventually prevailed 4-3. Instead, Messick remains 5-1 with a 2.45 ERA ahead of a start Sunday against the Phillies.

Facing right-handers exclusively today, the left-handed Messick allowed only four hits on an average exit velocity against of 81.8 mph. He’s eighth in the majors with 58 strikeouts, 12th with a 0.99 WHIP and 15th with a 2.35 ERA. His next start is likely to come Tuesday in Detroit.

It was another solid outing for Messick, who has now allowed one earned run or fewer in five of his eight outings this season. Messick was pulled with two outs in the sixth inning after allowing five of the six batters he faced to reach base, which included an RBI single by Ryan Jeffers to give the Twins their first run of the night. Of the seven hits Messick allowed on Friday, five came in his final inning of work, as he did his part to limit baserunners for much of the evening. Now boasting a 2.30 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP, Messick will look to stay hot in his next start, which is set for Wednesday against the Angels.

Messick struck out six and walked none, but the A’s got to him for three homers today. It’s the first time in seven starts this season that he’s given up four runs. He’ll face the Twins next time out.

Messick struck out the side in the opening frame and continued rolling from there, scattering three baserunners over five frames and carrying a shutout into the sixth inning before finally meeting some pushback. He issued a leadoff walk to veteran Yandy Díaz before lefty-masher Ryan Vilade delivered a run-scoring single with two outs that chased him from the contest after 95 pitches (58 strikes). The unheralded 25-year-old rookie isn’t overpowering, but he manages to keep hitters off balance by changing speeds and mixing locations. He’s been a revelation this season with a sparkling 1.73 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 38/10 K/BB ratio across 36 1/3 innings over six starts. He’ll close out a two-start week with a challenging road matchup against the Athletics on Sunday.

Although he threw a career-high 112 pitches in his near no-hitter Thursday against the Orioles, Messick pitched on four days’ rest. He still looked good tonight, with his velocity up just slightly over his season norms, and he opened with up four scoreless innings before giving up all three runs in the fifth. Of the Astros’ four hits in the inning, only the first, a groundball single from Isaac Paredes, was a hard-hit ball. Messick, though, didn’t help himself by mixing in a HBP and a walk. Messick’s ERA jumped from 1.05 to 1.76. He’ll likely make his next start Monday against the Rays.

He allowed a leadoff walk to Taylor Ward to start the game and another to Leody Taveras to start the sixth inning but that was the only traffic on the bases against him until Taveras singled on the first pitch of the ninth inning to break up the no-hit bid. Blaze Alexander then followed with a single before Messick handed the ball over to Cade Smith — and both inherited runners ultimately scored. The 25-year-old rookie left-hander struck out nine batters on the night while issuing a pair of walks. He got 18 swings and misses on 112 pitches on the night — nine of those on his changeup — while posting a solid CSW of 30 percent. Now 3-0 on the season, he’ll carry a microscopic 1.05 ERA, 0.74 WHIP and a 25/7 K/BB ratio (25 2/3 innings) into Tuesday’s matchup against the Astros.