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A pair of 11-game winners, both of them members of the 2023 National League All-Star team, will square off when the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates begin a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves on Friday.
Pittsburgh right-hander Mitch Keller (11-8, 3.93 ERA) will meet Atlanta right-hander Bryce Elder (11-4, 3.42) in the opener.
The Pirates, who did not play on Thursday, enter the series after taking two of three from the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. Pittsburgh (65-75) has won seven of its past nine games.