All it took was a couple of key mistakes to give Milwaukee the edge it needed as the Brewers took the weekend series from the Pirates. Greg Brown recaps a disappointing afternoon.
The Pirates travel to the coast for the opener of a four-game western road swing tonight. They’ll play four night games against the Dodgers in LA, starting with a 9:45 airtime tonight on 100.9 The Groundhog. Mitch Keller [9-3, 3.34 ERA] starts for the Pirates. The Dodgers have not named their starter.
Keller was named to his first All-Star game yesterday. The Bucco right-hander is tied for second in the National League in wins, is third in strikeouts, and is sixth in innings pitched. He is the only Pirates named to the All-Star game, which is July 11th in Seattle.
The Pirates activated Bryan Reynolds from the injured list but he went 0-for-4 in the game. Ji Hwan Bae was placed on the injured list with a sprained ankle suffered in Saturday’s game.
Reliever Wil Crowe threw a hitless inning yesterday in a rehab start for low-A Bradenton.
MLB
The Atlanta Braves lead all teams in baseball with eight players selected to the National League team. The Texas Rangers had six named to the American League team. Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was named to his 10th All-Star game. The Yankees’ Gerrit Cole earned his sixth. And Shohei Ohtani, who smashed a 454-foot home run yesterday in the Angels’ win over Arizona, was named to his third straight All-Star game as both a pitcher and a designated hitter.
ALTOONA CURVE
Aaron Shortridge threw five innings and allowed just two hits and two walks, striking out nine, and three relievers finished up with four innings of one-hit relief in a 2-0 shutout win over Harrisburg. Mason martin had two hits including his 14th home run of the season. The Curve finish the series with the Senators this afternoon, with Braxton Ashcraft looking for his third straight strong performance since his promotion from Greensboro.
