PIRATES, CURVE BOTH LOSE, GRASSHOPPERS ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFFS

Another loss for the sinking Pirates yesterday at Baltimore.  Joe Block has the recap.

Mitch Keller (6-14, 4.16 ERA) pitches for the Bucs tonight in the first of three games in Washington.  Brad Lord (5-8, 4.20 ERA) starts for the Nats.

Pirates manager Donnie Kelly will give Bubba Chandler his second Major League start tomorrow and Mike Burrows starts on Sunday.

ALTOONA CURVE

Altoona got two hits apiece from Konnor Griffin and Termarr Johnson, but lost to Erie 3-1.

GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS

The season is over for the Pirates’ High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers team, which suffered a 4-1 playoff loss to the Brooklyn Mets last night.