A steady rain in the morning. Showers continuing in the afternoon. High 59F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch..
Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 49F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph.
Updated: April 12, 2026 @ 12:00 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie left-hander Parker Messick pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning and José RamÃrez hit his second home run of the season as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Atlanta Braves 6-0 on Saturday night.
Chase DeLauter had an RBI double and Daniel Schneemann added a two-run single off the bench.
Messick (2-0) struck out five and walked two in 6 2/3 innings. He has an 0.51 ERA through three starts, allowing one run in 17 2/3 innings.
Atlanta, which entered 5-0 against left-handed starters, was held scoreless for the first time this season.
Erik Sabrowski struck out two in a perfect eighth and Shawn Armstrong worked the ninth to complete Cleveland's first shutout this year.
RamÃrez launched a solo homer to left field on an 0-2 pitch in the first inning. He finished 2 for 4 with two stolen bases and a walk.
Rhys Hoskins had a run-scoring groundout in the sixth and DeLauter hit an RBI double over the head of right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. in the eighth that scored Schneemann with a dive at home plate.
The Guardians scored three times in the ninth on a throwing error by Braves catcher Jonah Heim and a two-run single by Schneemann.
MartÃn Pérez (0-1) allowed one run and two hits over five innings in his second start for Atlanta.
The Guardians got their second run in the sixth with a bases-loaded grounder from Hoskins with one out. Braves third baseman Austin Riley had a chance at a double play, but RamÃrez just avoided the tag on his way to third before Riley threw out Hoskins at first as Angel MartÃnez scored from third.
MartÃnez was 2 for 5 with two runs scored.
The win snapped Cleveland's five-game losing streak to the Braves that dated to 2024.
Braves LHP Chris Sale (2-1, 3.94 ERA) faces Guardians RHP Tanner Bibee (0-1, 3.29) in the finale of the three-game series Sunday.
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