Mitch Keller’s swinging-strike rate was in the top 40 (he was No. 40) entering Friday, and he has had some impressive swing-and-miss performances.
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After allowing four earned runs and walking four in his first start, Keller has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his six starts since. He is 3-1 with a 2.75 ERA, 40-9 strikeout-walk rate, .225 opponents’ average and a 10 percent swinging-strike rate in that span. He has also struck out at least seven batters in five of his seven starts, and had just as many quality starts.
Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller has been a consistent option this season, compiling a 3-1 record with 2.75 ERA.Keller’s 7.6 percent walk rate was not only a career low, but it was among the 20 best in the NL and top 50 in the majors. He also is limiting hard contact, with his hard-hit rate ranking in the top 6 percent of the league.
Two guys to keep an eye on, who are rostered in fewer than 15 percent of ESPN leagues include Seattle’s Bryce Miller , who struck out 10 in his big league debut , and Washington’s Josiah Gray , who had a 1.57 ERA and .219 opponents’ average in his past five starts before taking the mound Friday and has a favorable schedule over his next five or so starts.Hit .163 over his first 13 games this season, but hit .344 with five homers, 18 RBIs, 13 runs, a stolen bases and 1.
The oft-injured and often streaky Byron Buxton also has been hot, carrying an eight-game hit streak into the weekend for Minnesota. He went 10-for-29 with five homers, 11 RBIs, two stolen bases and a 1.472 OPS in that stretch. He also walked seven times and had a .472 OBP.
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