{"id":677498,"date":"2026-04-17T09:18:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/677498\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T09:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:18:30","slug":"guardians-rookie-parker-messick-has-no-hit-bid-broken-up-in-9th-inning-of-4-2-win-over-orioles-mlb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/677498\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians rookie Parker Messick has no-hit bid broken up in 9th inning of 4-2 win over Orioles | MLB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CLEVELAND (AP) \u2014 Parker Messick took <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/guardians-orioles-messick-nohitter-1629b227a9c485e99c5a9251d8f10059\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a no-hitter into the ninth inning,<\/a> Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez homered for the third time in four games and the Cleveland Guardians opened a seven-game homestand with a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Making his 11th major league start, Messick (3-0) faced one batter more than the minimum through eight innings before Leody Taveras led off the ninth with a grounder that just eluded diving second baseman Juan Brito and went into right field for a single.<\/p>\n<p>Blaze Alexander followed with a line-drive single to center before the rookie left-hander was removed to a standing ovation from the crowd of 14,748.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Ward&#8217;s single off closer Cade Smith loaded the bases, and Gunnar Henderson&#8217;s sacrifice fly drove in Taveras. Pete Alonso hit an RBI double that put runners at second and third with one out.<\/p>\n<p>Smith then retired pinch-hitter Colton Cowser on a fly to center and Samuel Basallo on a grounder for his fourth save.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old Messick walked two and equaled a career best with nine strikeouts. He was charged with two runs in eight-plus innings, his longest outing in the majors. He threw 112 pitches, 78 for strikes.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent no-hitter in the majors was Sept. 4, 2024, when Shota Imanaga and two Chicago Cubs relievers combined to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-0 at Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland has the longest current gap between no-hitters. The team\u2019s last one was Len Barker\u2019s perfect game on May 15, 1981, against the Toronto Blue Jays.<\/p>\n<p>Chase DeLauter walked in the first and Ram\u00edrez drove a first-pitch fastball from Shane Baz (0-2) into the right-center stands to give Cleveland a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Kwan hit an RBI single in the fifth and George Valera added a run-scoring single in the sixth.<\/p>\n<p>Up next<\/p>\n<p>Orioles RHP Chris Bassitt (0-2, 9.00 ERA) faces Guardians RHP Tanner Bibee (0-2, 6.38) on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>AP MLB: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Success! An email has been sent to  with a link to confirm list signup.\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Error! There was an error processing your request.\n            <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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