Guardians' Kirk McCarty: Earns win as primary pitcher

McCarty (1-2) earned the win after he pitched four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and walking a batter while striking out four in Tuesday's victory over the Red Sox.

McCarty was called up from Triple-A Columbus and operated as the primary pitcher following Bryan Shaw on Tuesday, earning his first career big-league win. The 26-year-old limited the Red Sox to just two total bases over his four frames on the mound. He has now produced a 6.75 ERA and 1.63 WHIP with 12 strikeouts over 16 innings in four appearances -- two of those have been starts -- with the Guardians this season. McCarty tentatively lines up to pitch again Sunday against the Rays if he doesn't get sent back to Triple-A before then.