The Pittsburgh Pirates will enter Thursday’s home opener on a hot streak as they finished their first road trip of the season with a 4-1 win and series sweep of the Boston Red Sox.
Mitch Keller turned in the best outing of his career after allowing just one earned run over seven innings while collecting seven strikeouts. The 27-year-old fired 107 pitches, 78 strikes, over 26 batters faced. Rob Zastryzny earned his second hold with a spotless eighth inning and Duane Underwood Jr. put a lid on the game with a save in the ninth.
The Pirates’ scoring started in the fourth inning as Carlos Santana avoided Pesky’s Pole and earned his first home run of the season.