Parker Messick yielded three runs -- two earned -- in five innings Tuesday versus the Tigers.
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Parker Messick pitched five innings against the Tigers, allowing three runs (two earned) including a Spencer Torkelson home run. An errant pickoff throw by Austin Hedges allowed an unearned run. Messick left the game in a 3-3 tie as the Guardians won 4-3.
The two earned runs came on a walk and a Spencer Torkelson homer in the second. The other run occurred when Austin Hedges tried to pick a runner off first with two on in the fourth. He would have had the runner, but the throw got past Kyle Manzardo, allowing Riley Greene to score from second. Messick escaped the jam from there and eventually left a 3-3 game. If not for the attempted pickoff, there's a good he would have earned the win, as the Guardians eventually prevailed 4-3. Instead, Messick remains 5-1 with a 2.45 ERA ahead of a start Sunday against the Phillies.