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First Pitch: Mitch Keller Didn’t Make The All-Star Game, But He’s a Keeper

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Mitch Keller allowed two runs in eight innings on Monday, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-2 victory over the New York Mets.

The start from Keller gave him his tenth win of the season, which isn’t the most reliable metric for grading a pitcher. However, it does put Keller in rare company for reaching double-digit wins before the All-Star break. Keller has a 3.40 ERA in 111.1 innings this year, with an 8.25 K/9 and a 2.18 BB/9.

Despite this performance in the first half, Keller was not selected to the All-Star Game.

Keller ranks 33rd overall in fWAR among pitchers with 50+ innings pitched this year.