Now, Cleveland’s No. 12 prospect ( according to MLB Pipeline) is set to make his MLB debut today in the series finale vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Messick joins the starting rotation in place of Joey Cantillo, who was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.

The Cleveland Guardians had opportunities, but couldn't capitalize in their series loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The 10-game losing streak lasted from June 26 through July 7. It threatened to end the Guardians’ season with three months left on the schedule. It wasn’t just a 10-game losing streak, it was a tsunami.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. led off the ninth inning with a tying homer, Adrian Del Castillo had a broken-bat RBI single in the 10th and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-2 on Wednesday.

The Cleveland Guardians might have little to play for in 2025, but rookie starting pitcher Parker Messick's first major league start offered a promising glimpse into their future.

The two-run shot in the eighth inning against Texas on Tuesday night merely padded the lead for Kansas City, which went on to a 5-2 victory. It was the fifth straight win for the Royals, who closed to within 2 1/2 games of an AL wild-card berth and are within nine games of the first-place Tigers in the AL Central.

The Cleveland Guardians don't have a two-way player, but they do have the next best thing. Tyler Naquin spent the 2016-2020 seasons with the Guardians as a hitter, and he had a .274 batting average with a .