Parker Messick turned in one of the best starts of his young career Tuesday night. The Guardians simply couldn’t do enough with it.
Messick struck out a career-high 10 batters and allowed two runs over 7 2/3 innings, but Cleveland’s offense came up short in a 2-1 loss to the White Sox at Rate Field.
Miguel Vargas hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning, Sean Burke struck out six in 6 1/3 innings, and the Chicago White Sox claimed sole possession of first place in the AL Central.
Guardians rookie Kahlil Watson hit his first career home run off Burke in the fifth, 373 feet to right field to make it 1-1, a week after making his MLB debut. The Guardians loaded the bases with two outs in the inning but Burke induced Brayan Rocchio to pop out.
The Guardians ranked 28th in runs scored in 2025. They rank 28th again in 2026.
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