Pirates recall Mitch Keller to start Wednesday's game against Atlanta Braves
The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled top prospect Mitch Keller and will start the right-hander against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night at SunTrust Park.
It will mark Keller’s second start in the majors. In his debut, Keller allowed six runs in the first inning, including a grand slam, before throwing three scoreless innings in an 8-1 loss at Cincinnati on Memorial Day. Keller was 5-1 with a 3.10 ERA and 1.31 WHIP for Triple-A Indianapolis. He struck out 13 in five scoreless innings against Toledo in his last start.
To make room on the 25-man roster, the Pirates optioned right-hander Montana DuRapau to Triple-A Indianapolis.
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Kevin Gorman is a TribLive reporter covering the Pirates. A Baldwin native and Penn State graduate, he joined the Trib in 1999 and has covered high school sports, Pitt football and basketball and was a sports columnist for 10 years. He can be reached at kgorman@triblive.com.
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