BALTIMORE (AP) — Amid a dreadful May stretch for Pittsburgh, Mitch Keller provided another reminder of how good the Pirates looked just a few weeks ago. Keller struck out a career-high 13 in his second straight outstanding start, and the slumping Pirates won for only the second time in 13 games, 4-0 over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. They managed four Sunday without a single extra-base hit, and that was plenty the way Keller (5-1) was pitching. “The last two starts are those rare starts where you have everything working,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. Keller pitched more than six innings for only the fifth time in his career, but the third time this season.

Source: The Star May 14, 2023 21:11 UTC