Parker Messick won his third straight decision to begin his career and CJ Kayfus and Jhonkensy Noel each homered as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Saturday night.

The victory allowed Cleveland (77-71) to pull within three games of the third and final American League wild-card spot, currently shared by the West Division co-leading Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners.

Messick (3-0) struck out four over six innings, giving up one run on seven hits with a walk. The left-hander was recalled from Triple-A Columbus to make his debut Aug. 20 at the Arizona Diamondbacks and is 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA in two home starts.

Kayfus belted a two-run homer in his second straight game, taking Davis Martin (6-10) deep in the second. The rookie hit a go-ahead, two-run shot

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