Pittsburgh Pirates Minor Notes: Bradenton and Mitch Keller

Here are some minor league notes from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bradenton was the only team left playing in the playoffs.

High-A Bradenton

The Pittsburgh Pirates High-A affiliate, the Bradenton Mauraders, won the Florida State League Championship last night. The Marauders were facing off against the New York Yankee’s High-A affiliate. The Maruaders won game four to lock up the give game series. J.T. Brubaker was Bradenton’s winnings pitcher. He pitched six strong innings giving up one earned run while striking out five. He was followed up by right-handed pitcher Tanner Anderson who threw three shutout innings to win the game.

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