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The Pirates are in first place in the NL Central, up by half a game over the Milwaukee Brewers. They have a +11 run differential, which ranks first in the division. In that regard, Milwaukee (2nd place, -21) and Cincinnati (3rd, -33) seem to be over-performing compared to Chicago (4th, +1) and St. Louis (5th, +2). In any event, this is a division in which the Pirates can contend the rest of the season.

Tonight’s starter is Mitch Keller, who is making his way up the pitcher leaderboards. Keller ranks 11th among qualified MLB pitchers with a 2.0 WAR this year. He ranks 23rd in ERA (3.25) and 10th in FIP (2.85). He’s allowed ten earned runs in 12 innings over his last two outings. The Pirates offense combined for 20 runs in those games, bailing their best starter out. Tonight, they go up against a starter with an ERA north of 8, so Keller should have some support in what could be a nice bounce-back outing.

Check back at the end of the night for the Pirates game recap and the Prospect Watch at the bottom of this page.

PIRATES (32-27) VS ATHLETICS

Game Time: 7:05 PM EST
Pirates Starter: Mitch Keller, RHP (7-1, 3.25)
Athletics Starter: James Kaprielian (0-6, 8.12)
Pirates Lineups:

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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