Messick's Near No-Hitter Falls Short

0:00On April 17th, Rookie Parker Messick came this close to ending Cleveland's 45-year no-hitter drought, but a single in the ninth inning from. Leo Di Tveris broke it up during the Guardians' 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Messick, a 25-year-old lefty in his first full season, dominated with 8-plus innings, just two runs allowed, nine strikeouts and only. Two walks on 112 pitches. His changeup was nasty, fooling hitters all night, and he got ahead early on most batters. The crowd of 14,748 gave him a standing ovation when he left, and manager Steven Vote called it a special. Performance against the tough lineup that's third in the league for getting on base. Dismarts the second straight year, a Guardians pitcher lost a no-no in the ninth, following Gavin Williams last season, and the fourth time since Lynn. Parker's perfect game back on May 15th, 1981. Messick stays perfect at three wins and zero losses with a sparkling 1.05 earned run average, third best in the American league.

1:04Proving he's got the stuff to chase that history next time out. I'm Corey with The Story, and you've been listening to MLB News today, AI Power Baseball coverage.