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04/11 21:37 CDT Rookie lefty Parker Messick pitches into 7th and Jos Ramrez
homers as Guardians beat Braves 6-0
Rookie lefty Parker Messick pitches into 7th and Jos Ramrez homers as
Guardians beat Braves 6-0
By BILL TROCCHI
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) --- Rookie left-hander Parker Messick pitched four-hit ball into
the seventh inning and Jos Ramrez hit his second home run of the season as
the Cleveland Guardians beat the Atlanta Braves 6-0 on Saturday night.
Chase DeLauter had an RBI double and Daniel Schneemann added a two-run single
off the bench.
Messick (2-0) struck out five and walked two in 6 2/3 innings. He has an 0.51
ERA through three starts, allowing one run in 17 2/3 innings.
Atlanta, which entered 5-0 against left-handed starters, was held scoreless for
the first time this season.
Erik Sabrowski struck out two in a perfect eighth and Shawn Armstrong worked
the ninth to complete Cleveland's first shutout this year.
Ramrez launched a solo homer to left field on an 0-2 pitch in the first
inning. He finished 2 for 4 with two stolen bases and a walk.
Rhys Hoskins had a run-scoring groundout in the sixth and DeLauter hit an RBI
double over the head of right fielder Ronald Acua Jr. in the eighth that
scored Schneemann with a dive at home plate.
The Guardians scored three times in the ninth on a throwing error by Braves
catcher Jonah Heim and a two-run single by Schneemann.
Martn Prez (0-1) allowed one run and two hits over five innings in his second
start for Atlanta.
The Guardians got their second run in the sixth with a bases-loaded grounder
from Hoskins with one out. Braves third baseman Austin Riley had a chance at a
double play, but Ramrez just avoided the tag on his way to third before Riley
threw out Hoskins at first as Angel Martnez scored from third.
Martnez was 2 for 5 with two runs scored.
The win snapped Cleveland's five-game losing streak to the Braves that dated to
2024.
Up next
Braves LHP Chris Sale (2-1, 3.94 ERA) faces Guardians RHP Tanner Bibee (0-1,
3.29) in the finale of the three-game series Sunday.
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