The Cleveland Guardians are falling in the MLB playoff standings, but Stephen Vogt believes the team needs to worry about itself.

Now, Cleveland’s No. 12 prospect ( according to MLB Pipeline) is set to make his MLB debut today in the series finale vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Messick joins the starting rotation in place of Joey Cantillo, who was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.

The two-run shot in the eighth inning against Texas on Tuesday night merely padded the lead for Kansas City, which went on to a 5-2 victory. It was the fifth straight win for the Royals, who closed to within 2 1/2 games of an AL wild-card berth and are within nine games of the first-place Tigers in the AL Central.

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The Guardians provided a progress report on many prospects, including Travis Bazzana and Chase DeLauter, who has resumed baseball activity amid rehab.

The Cleveland Guardians have a handful of decisions to make following this season, and it may mean getting rid of key pieces.

The Texas Rangers (63-65) welcome the Cleveland Guardians (64-62) at Globe Life Field on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Guardians at -150 and the Rangers are at +125. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Slade Cecconi and Nathan Eovaldi.

Parker Messick, recalled from Triple-A Columbus, struck out six and walked one in his MLB debut for the Cleveland Guardians