Messick was fantastic today. Looked like he was making his 167th career start… certainly not his 1st. Vogt pulled Messick with 2 outs in the 7th to let Gaddis face McCann… which is a nothingburger, I guess.

Messick, 24, the club’s No. 12 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, has impressed in Triple-A Columbus this season, posting a 3.47 ERA with 119 strikeouts across 98 2/3 innings in 20 starts.

PHOENIX -- Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run homer, rookie C.J. Kayfus had a solo shot and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 on Monday night.

The Arizona Diamondbacks will hope to avoid a series loss to the Cleveland Guardians Tuesday night at Chase Field. First pitch is 6:40 p.m. MST The D-backs offense was dormant against Gavin Williams and the Cleveland bullpen,

“This is the lefty that haunts their dreams,” Paul Hoynes declared bluntly on the latest Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast. “No matter what team he pitches for, no matter what team he plays for, he always seems to face the Guardians and he always seems to come out one step ahead of them.”

The Guardians are 63-60 with a -34 run differential, 27th in team wRC+ at 88, tenth in baserunning runs above average at 5, seventh in Defense at -0.5, 24th in starting pitcher FIP at 4.42, and third in bullpen FIP at 3.63.