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Cannonballs coming: Mitch Keller turns in a strong start

— Mitch Keller had his first truly good AAA start as Indianapolis (65-51) beat Lehigh Valley, 3-1. Keller allowed one run on four hits and a walk over six innings. He fanned six and threw 64 of 88 pitches for strikes. Lehigh Valley, for context, is third in the International League in runs scored. Kevin Newman and Jacob Stallings each went 2-4, Newman with his 30th double. Jason Martin was 1-4 and Kevin Kramer 0-2 with a walk.

— Altoona (61-51) took a 9-2 lead into the ninth and hung on to beat Trenton, 9-7.