Overview

• Parker Messick delivered seven scoreless innings with six strikeouts, four hits allowed and no walks on 98 pitches to beat Tampa Bay in his home debut.
• Cleveland scored three first-inning runs to end a 28-inning drought, with RBI singles from Kyle Manzardo and Brayan Rocchio and a sacrifice fly by Bo Naylor.
• Messick retired the first 10 Rays hitters and threw 66 strikes, securing his first big-league win in his second career start.
• He became the third pitcher in franchise history to open a career with two starts of at least six innings and no more than one run allowed with six-plus strikeouts, joining Aaron Civale and Luis Tiant.
• Cleveland snapped a multi-game skid after producing just 18 runs over its previous 10 games, and one outlet reported Messick’s two-start line is matched only by Joe Musgrove to begin an MLB career.