Pirates' Keller Shines in Win Over Rays

0:00On April 19th, Pirates bounced back big time with a 6-3 win over Tampa Bay in the series finale on Sunday afternoon. Right-hander Mitch Keller stepped up huge, tossing seven innings of two-run ball on just 89 pitches. He struck out five, walked none, and kept the raise-off balance after the bullpen got torched in that 13-inning loss the night before. Keller was lights out early, allowing just one hit through four and two-thirds innings before Tampa scratched across a couple in the fifth on three. Straight knocks. He locked it down from there with two clean frames that kept his longest start of the year. This came right after his roughest outing last week against Washington, where he gave up five runs in four innings. Pirates fans have gotten used to his efficiency this season, and he delivered exactly what the team needed to save the arms in the pin. On offense, Jake Mangum doubled to lead off the first and scored on Brian Reynolds' grounder. They pout on three more. In the fifth, highlighted by Reynolds' two-run single, then Spencer Horowitz crushed a

1:01solo homer in the sixth. Nick York added his first long ball of the season in the eighth to seal it. Solid team effort keeps the Pirates rolling heading into the next series, with Keller proving he's the ace they can count on when it matters. That's the story for today. MLB News Today, driven by AI, I'm Corey, with the story.