The Seattle Mariners prospects just refused to go away, but in the end, the Cleveland Guardians earned a hard-fought 8-7 win in MLB’s Spring Breakout game on Friday night at Goodyear.
The Guardians led by as many as four runs early, but their pitching staff kept giving Seattle ways to come back into the game.
In the end, Cleveland held on for the win.
Pitching prospect Parker Messick was the Guardians’ biggest star from the mound, with three brilliant innings of work.
He would allow four hits and no runs or walks, striking out five in the process and showing why his stuff is so highly regarded around the league.
3.0IP, 4H, 0R, 5SO, and a Spring Breakout interview for Parker Messick!#GuardsSpring #SpringBreakout pic.twitter.com/ZWpCQ5wZwo
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The southpaw was virtually untouchable, as he induced a whopping 14 swings and misses in just three innings.
He did enjoy some support from his teammates, particularly the offense.
Stellar center field prospect Jason Chourio went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, going the other way with ease and impacting the game in multiple ways.
Ralphy Velazquez, Angel Genao, and Cooper Ingle each drove in a run, with the last two logging two hits each.
Young shortstop prospect Welbyn Francisca had a double and plated two more runs for Cleveland.
The game also featured Guardians pitching prospect Matt ‘Tugboat’ Wilkinson, although he surrendered three earned runs in 2.1 frames.
He did strike out four batters, his bread and butter last season.
You will surely see some of these names helping the Guardians within the next three years, showing why they have one of the best and deepest farms in baseball.
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