The Pirates’ Mitch Keller wasn’t as sharp as usual, and his teammates didn’t give him much support in a loss to the Cardinals yesterday. Here’s Joe Block.
Manager Derek Shelton says Mitch Keller didn’t quite have it.
Shelton says despite Keller’s struggles, he still kept them in the game.
Reliever Hunter Stratton left the game with a shoulder injury after throwing a pitch in the 8th inning. Newly acquired reliever Dennis Santana replaced him and got the final two outs of the inning.
Shelton says Santana looked comfortable in his Pirates’ debut.
The Pirates have some real concerns about their pitching staff. Santana was activated yesterday and Ryder Ryan was returned to Indianapolis for the fourth time, but with Stratton hurt, Ryan could be coming right back. Shelton said Stratton will be monitored after his shoulder tightened up.
The Pirates traded reliever Jose Hernandez back to the Dodgers yesterday for cash. He was a Rule 5 pickup from LA last season for the Bucs.
INDY/ALTOONA
Altoona’s Drake Fellows combined with relievers Eddy Yean and Jack Carey to shutout out Erie, 2-0. Fellows went five innings, striking out four and walking none while giving up five hits. Seth Beer and Wyatt Hendrie each had a hit and an RBI.
Anthony Solometo pitches for the Curve tonight in Game Four of the series.
Former Curve starter Braxton Ashcraft made his Triple-A debut for Indianapolis last night and gave up just one run on six hits in six innings of a 4-1 win over Jacksonville.
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