{"id":680261,"date":"2026-04-21T10:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/680261\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:40:13","slug":"astros-isaac-paredes-hopes-power-surge-continues-vs-guardians-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/680261\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros’ Isaac Paredes hopes power surge continues vs. Guardians – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The start of Isaac Paredes\u2019 second season with the Houston Astros has not gone according to plan.<\/p>\n

After he was an All-Star last season, Paredes entered play Monday hitting .190, slugging .254 and homerless after he had 20 long balls last season.<\/p>\n

He believes things are starting to trend back in the right direction after hitting his first two homers of the season on Monday in the Astros\u2019 9-2 win over the host Cleveland Guardians in the series opener. <\/p>\n

Paredes will pursue an encore when the teams meet again in the middle contest of a three-game set on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of happiness because of what I\u2019ve been going through,\u201d Paredes said on the postgame broadcast when asked about his feelings regarding the breakout game. \u201cI think these home runs give me a lot of confidence to keep on going, to keep on competing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cleveland will turn to breakout rookie Parker Messick (3-0, 1.05 ERA) as it looks to level the series on Tuesday. Houston will counter with rookie Ryan Weiss (0-2, 6.75).<\/p>\n

Paredes\u2019 confidence could stand to spread to the Astros as a whole. Their Monday win snapped a four-game skid and marked their first time plating at least nine runs since April 5 after doing so five times in the first 10 games of the season.<\/p>\n

Houston, which has lost 12 of 15 since a 6-3 start, is in the basement of the American League West.<\/p>\n

Messick will be making his first start since he took a no-hitter into the ninth inning of a 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday. He ended up three outs away from delivering the franchise\u2019s first no-hitter since Len Barker\u2019s perfect game in 1981.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe just keeps working,\u201d Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. \u201cParker\u2019s tenacious. He\u2019s dedicated to his craft.\u201d<\/p>\n

While it was the strongest outing of Messick\u2019s young career, it was far from an anomaly for the 25-year-old left-hander. After winning a rotation spot during spring training, Messick ranks third in the majors with a 1.05 ERA after four starts this season.<\/p>\n

Through his first 11 major league starts dating back to last season, Messick has a 6-1 record and a 2.07 ERA with 63 strikeouts and 13 walks.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got such good stuff, executes every pitch,\u201d Guardians catcher Austin Hedges said. \u201cHe\u2019s got (six) pitches to work with and is throwing every one of them to righties and lefties. Hitting is hard already, but when you\u2019ve got to cover that many pitches, that many speeds, that many shapes, executed, you\u2019re going to get nights like (Thursday).\u201d<\/p>\n

This will be Messick\u2019s first career start against the Astros. He will be seeking better run support after the Guardians stranded 12 runners in their Monday loss.<\/p>\n

Weiss, who debuted in March, hasn\u2019t found the same early success. The 29-year-old right-hander is coming off his first major league start, when he allowed two runs on three hits over 3 2\/3 innings in a no-decision against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The Astros are expecting to be without outfielder Taylor Trammell \u201cfor a little bit\u201d after he sustained a left groin injury while running the bases in the Monday win, manager Joe Espada told reporters.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a tough setback for Trammell, who is hitting .345 in 10 games since he was called up from Triple-A Sugar Land on April 10.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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