Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller has been named as the National League Player of the Week for the week of May 8-14.
We like to call it Mitchcraft.
Mitch Keller has been selected as the NL Player of the Week presented by @chevrolet. pic.twitter.com/IY3bIsnZRT
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 15, 2023
Keller started on Monday against the Colorado Rockies at PNC Park. He tossed a complete game shutout on four hits, one walk and eight strikeouts.
He made his second start of the week on Sunday, pitching on the road against the Baltimore Orioles. He threw seven shutout innings yesterday, finishing with four hits, no walks and 13 strikeouts.
Those starts left him with a 5-1, 2.38 record in nine starts, with a 2.63 FIP, a 1.02 WHIP and 69 strikeouts in 56.2 innings this year.
He ranks sixth in the National League in ERA, seventh in WHIP and third in strikeouts.