CLEVELAND — Earlier this week, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was asked to assess how he felt his club’s shift to a six-man rotation was going through one turn.
“I think it’s been good, other than it’s hard to keep track of who’s pitching tomorrow,” Vogt quipped on Wednesday.
All jokes aside, the results speak for themselves. The success was once more evident on Saturday, as Parker Messick tossed his fourth quality start in his fifth career outing to lead the Guardians to a 3-1 win over the White Sox at Progressive Field.
It marked the Guardians’ eighth win over their past nine games, as they improved to 9-4 in September. Cleveland (77-71) drew to within three games of Seattle (81-68) for the third American League Wild Card spot.
The Guardians are in a stretch of playing 17 games in as