The Pittsburgh Pirates (30-36) are in Atlanta (38-29) for a four-game series against the Braves. The Pirates will send out Mitch Keller for his second start. His only big league start consisted of six runs in the first inning, followed by three shutout innings against the Cincinnati Reds on May 27th. He had seven strikeouts that night. His last minor league game was 13 strikeouts over five shutout innings on Friday. The Braves will counter with 21-year-old right-hander Mike Soroka, who has a 1.38 ERA in 65.1 innings, with 57 strikeouts and an 0.97 WHIP. He has thrown shutout ball twice in ten starts. Given up one earned run in seven of his starts, and he allowed three earned runs over 6.2 innings against the Detroit Tigers on June 1st.
Mitch Keller was recalled prior to the game, with Montana DuRapau being sent down to make room on the 25-man roster.
Here are the lineups:
Good Guys
Here's our lineup, presented by @Honda.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/NNosGbLoJm
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) June 12, 2019
bad guys
Let's make it 6️⃣ in a row!#ChopOn pic.twitter.com/V1bc7JfWos
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) June 12, 2019
Game will return soon…
We'll be back at it at approximately 11:05pm. #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/SbXb8kLSGY
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) June 13, 2019