Bucs’ winning ways continue as Keller fans career-high 10

PITTSBURGH — The successful streak might have ended on Tuesday, however the successful methods haven’t. 

The Pirates defeated the Dodgers, 6-2, on Thursday afternoon, taking two of three video games from the reigning National League West champion. They’ve now gained 9 of their final 10 video games and are 18-8, 10 video games above .500 for the primary time since 2015.

As has been the case in a lot of their wins, the Pirates executed effectively in each aspect of the sport.

On the mound, Mitch Keller continued his current stretch of excellence, recording his fifth consecutive high quality begin as he pitched six innings of two-run ball and matched his career-high of 10 strikeouts.

At the plate, the Pirates tagged Julio Urías for six runs on seven hits, chasing him from the ballgame with two outs within the sixth inning. Connor Joe and Rodolfo Castro supplied the 2 loudest swings of the afternoon, every blasting their third house runs of the season off Urías within the sixth inning.

On the bases, Pittsburgh added three extra steals to their Major League-leading complete of 37 swipes. The Pirates ended the sequence having stolen 12 bases, their solely caught stealing being a pickoff.