Overview

• Cleveland improved to 64-60 with a 3-1 series-opening win over Arizona, gaining ground as other contenders lost.
• Gavin Williams delivered 5.1 scoreless innings with five strikeouts before the bullpen allowed just one run.
• The Guardians will start 24-year-old left-hander Parker Messick in Wednesday’s series finale for his MLB debut.
• Messick, a 2022 second-round pick and former ACC Pitcher of the Year, posted a 3.47 ERA with 119 strikeouts in 98.2 Triple-A innings this season.
• Arizona entered the matchup on a four-game skid at 60-66 despite owning MLB’s second-best team slugging percentage (.439), per AP.