{"id":673842,"date":"2026-04-12T05:42:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T05:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/673842\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T05:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T05:42:33","slug":"guardians-blank-braves-behind-messicks-strong-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/673842\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians Blank Braves Behind Messick’s Strong Start"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AnThe Guardians’ young ace Messick and slugger Ram\u00edrez combine to overpower the Braves in an electric display of Cleveland’s rising talent.Cleveland Today<\/p>\n

Rookie left-hander Parker Messick pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning and All-Star Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez hit his second home run of the season as the Cleveland Guardians shutout the Atlanta Braves 6-0 on Saturday night. Chase DeLauter and Daniel Schneemann also drove in runs for the Guardians.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The win keeps the Guardians in the thick of the AL Central race as they look to return to the playoffs after a surprise run to the World Series last season. Messick’s strong outing is a positive sign for Cleveland’s young pitching staff, while Ram\u00edrez’s power bat continues to anchor their lineup.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Messick, making just his fifth career MLB start, was dominant on the mound, limiting the Braves to four hits over 6.1 scoreless innings. Ram\u00edrez provided the offensive firepower with a solo home run, his second of the year. DeLauter and Schneemann added key run-scoring hits off the bench to pad the Guardians’ lead.<\/p>\n

The game was played on Saturday, April 12, 2026.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Parker Messick<\/p>\n

A rookie left-handed pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians.<\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez<\/p>\n

An All-Star third baseman and one of the top hitters in the Cleveland Guardians lineup.<\/p>\n

Chase DeLauter<\/p>\n

An outfielder for the Cleveland Guardians who drove in a run with a double.<\/p>\n

Daniel Schneemann<\/p>\n

A bench player for the Cleveland Guardians who added a two-run single.<\/p>\n

Atlanta Braves<\/p>\n

The opposing team that was shut out by the Guardians.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cMessick really set the tone for us tonight with his performance. When he’s on like that, it makes our whole team that much tougher to beat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez, All-Star Third Baseman<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Guardians and Braves will conclude their three-game series on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

The Guardians’ young pitching and veteran leadership from Ram\u00edrez proved to be too much for the Braves, as Cleveland continues to position itself as a contender in the AL Central race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Guardians’ young ace Messick and slugger Ram\u00edrez combine to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":673843,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2380],"tags":[5,135,51,2565,538,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-673842","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cleveland-guardians","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-cleveland","10":"tag-cleveland-guardians","11":"tag-clevelandguardians","12":"tag-guardians","13":"tag-mlb"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116390144514499396","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=673842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/673843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=673842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=673842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=673842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}