Guardians say goodbye to Arizona with three homers in 10-5 win over Diamondbacks

PHOENIX — The Guardians ended their stay in the Arizona desert on Tuesday by hitting three home runs in a 10-5 win over the Diamondbacks at Chase Field. As they did in Monday’s win over the D-backs, the Guardians struck early. Angel Martinez opened the game with a single off Michael Soroka. He stole second and came around to score on Brayan Rocchio’s homer into the right field seats. Gabriel Arias pushed the first-inning lead to 4-0 with a two-run single with the bases loaded. Daniel Schneemann made it 6-0 with a two-run homer in the third. Schneemann’s first homer of the spring came on the last day of spring training. In Monday’s 7-0 win, Chase DeLauter and Jose Ramirez hit consecutive homers in the first inning. Rookie lefty Parker Messick worked through three scoreless innings with the early lead but ran into trouble in the fourth. He allowed four runs as Arizona made it a 6-4 game. Messick didn’t make it through the inning, but manager Stephen Vogt still felt he did a good job. “I thought Parker was really efficient,” said Vogt. “He got sped up in the fourth, but I couldn’t have been more thrilled with the way he pitched.” Messick went 3-0 with a 4.12 ERA in five games, including four starts, this spring. He struck out 17 in 19 2/3 innings. The Guardians turned to their 2025 draft class to put the game away. Nolan Schubart, Cleveland’s third round pick in 2025, pushed the lead to 9-5 with a three-run homer off Sandro Santana in the eighth inning. Schubart, 6-foot-5 and 223 pounds, was drafted out of Oklahoma State. Jace LaViolette, Cleveland’s No. 1 pick in 2025, went 2 for 3 as a defensive replacement in left field. LaViolette, drafted out of Texas A&M, is 6-foot-6 and 230 pounds. Minor league right-hander Zane Morehouse started the eighth for Cleveland. He hit three straight batters as the crowd booed. He struck out the next batter but followed with a walk to force home a run before being relieved. “We’ve seen Morehouse throw really well,” said Vogt. “He was just really wild. Maybe he had a little extra juice today.” The Guardians finished the spring at 16-14-1. While Vogt was ready to get the regular season started, he was pleased with what the Guardians accomplished in spring training. “The spring couldn’t have gone better,” said Vogt. “We did a lot of things really well. We had a really good showing from our young players, both on our team and those coming soon. “There’s a lot to be excited about. Our staff absolutely crushed it this spring.” “The Guardians will work out Wednesday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. They open the season Thursday when RHP Tanner Bibee takes the mound against the Mariners and RHP Logan Gilbert at 10:10 p.m. ET. Guardians.TV and WTAM/1100 will carry the game.