Rookie left-hander Parker Messick pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning and José Ramírez hit his second home run of the season as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Atlanta Braves 6-0.
ATLANTA — Rookie left-hander Parker Messick pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning and José Ramírez hit his second home run of the season as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Atlanta Braves 6-0 on Saturday night.
Messick 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. Ramírez 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 Acuña 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.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 Ramírez just avoided the tag on his way to third before Riley threw out Hoskins at first as Angel Martínez scored from third.Braves LHP Chris Sale faces Guardians RHP Tanner Bibee in the finale of the three-game series Sunday.AMBER ALERT: 4-year-old found safe in North Ridgeville; mother in custodyGuardians place Gabriel Arias on IL with hamstring injury, call up Juan Brito for big league debut
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