Guardians' Messick Nears No-Hitter, Wins 4-2

0:00On April 17, Cleveland Guardians kicked off their 7-game home stand with a tight 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Parker Messick and his 11th big league start carried a no-hitter into the 9th inning while improving to 3-0. Jose Ramirez crushes third-homer in four games to spark the offense. Messick dominated through eight innings, facing just one batter over the minimum with nine strikeouts, two walks and 112 pitches, his longest outing yet. Leo de Tavares broke it up with a grounder single, blazed Alexander, followed with a liner, and Messick got a huge standing ovation from the 14-1,748 fans as he exited. The crowd went wild for the 25-year-old rookies near Jim. The closest Cleveland's come to a no-hitter since Lynn Barker's perfect game back. On May 15, 1981, the longest drought in the majors right now. Closer, Cade Smith loaded the bases but slammed the door with a sacrifice fly and RBI double-scoring two before two quickouts for his 4th save.

1:03Guardians built their lead early, with Ramirez's two run blasts in the first off-shane buzz, then RBI singles from Stephen Kwan in the 5th and George, Belera in the 6th. Messick's electric night has the Guardians rolling into Friday's match-up where Chris Bassett takes on Tanner Bible, keeping the momentum alive at home. Stay tuned with MLB News today, AI-powered updates.