 He will be opposed by left-hander Parker Messick. Messick takes the ball for Akron tonight. He made his double-A debut in his first outing with Akron on June 23rd against Binghamton. Tossed five scoreless innings. At Hialeah County this year, he went 5-5 with a 3-5-7 ERA in 13 starts. Messick picked up 80 strikeouts in 68 innings of work.