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 Guardians have lost four of five and remain three games out of the third and final American League wild-card position.

Diamondbacks starter Brandon Pfaadt gave up four runs in six innings in a loss to the Rockies last week at Coors Field. He looks to rebound at home.

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 .

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.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. drove in three runs, Jake McCarthy hit a solo homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-5.

Enright and Erik Sabrowski, a couple of resilient rookies, have rescued the group. The Guardians’ bullpen ranks fourth in the league in ERA and is a driving force behind the club’s midsummer resurgence.

The Cleveland Guardians have a handful of decisions to make following this season, and it may mean getting rid of key pieces.

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Messick is the Guardians 12th-ranked prospect by MLB Pipeline. The former second-round draft pick from the 2022 MLB Draft, Messick, has spent the last three years in the minor leagues, where he has had a cumulative 3.33 ERA in 354 innings pitched.