The Pittsburgh Pirates squeaked out a 2-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday for their second-straight win.

Oneil Cruz had a clutch RBI triple in the seventh after Mitch Keller delivered another strong start. David Bednar converted his fifth save of the season.

The Pirates (19-34) will look to take the four-game series on Sunday afternoon against the Brewers (25-28).

First pitch is set for 1:35 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast on SportsNet Pittsburgh and 93.7 The Fan.

Weather

Mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the low-60s. Winds WNW at 8-9 mph.

LHP Bailey Falter (3-3, 3.50 ERA) Will Start for the Pirates

Falter extended his scoreless-innings streak to 16.2 innings when he threw 7.0-scoreless agaisnt the Cincinnati Reds earlier in the homestand.

Through his first four starts this month, Falter has a 0.38 ERA (1er/23.2.ip), which is the second-best mark in baseball among pitchers to throw 23-plus innings.

Falter is 3-1 with a 2.32 ERA in five starts at PNC Park this season. On the road, the left-hander is 0-2  with a 5.09 ERA in five starts.

In his career against the Brewers, Falter is 1-1 with a 2.75 ERA (four appearances/three starts).

RHP Logan Henderson (3-0, 1.69 ERA) Will Start for the Brewers

Henderson’s big-league career is off to as good a start as he could have hoped for. The 23-year-old has won each of his first three starts, his most recent of which came when he threw 5.0-shutout innings against the Orioles.

Henderson has only walked four batters against 23 strikeouts and has held opponents to a .164/.220/.273 batting line.

The right-hander is considered the Brewers’ 12th-best prospect according to MLB Pipeline after he was selected in the fourth round of the 2021 draft.

This will be his first time facing the Pirates.

Brewers Hitters vs. Falter

William Contreras: 2 for 13, one home run, two RBI, one walk, three strikeouts
Brice Turang: 2 for 7, one strikeout
Jackson Chourio: 1 for 6, four strikeouts
Joey Ortiz: 1 for 5, three RBI
Andruw Monasterio: 0 for 4
Sal Frelick: 1 for 3, one double, one RBI
Christian Yelich: 1 for 3, one double, one walk, two strikeouts

Pirates Hitters vs. Henderson

Tidbits

Mitch Keller has delivered four-straight quality starts and has a 2.98 ERA (18er/54.1ip) over his last nine starts.
Despite his success, Saturday’s win was the first time the Pirates won one of Keller’s starts since Apr. 9 against the Cardinals. Keller has a personal 0-6 record after winning his first start of the season.
The Pirates are looking for their first three-game winning streak of the season. They haven’t had three-straight wins since winning four in a row from Sep. 8-11 last season.

Links

Henry Davis Has Come a Long Way From Days in Right Field

Cruz Clutch Again, Keller’s Gem Doesn’t Go to Waste in Pirates’ Win Over Brewers

Even Without Wins or Same Velo, Paul Skenes Still Dominating for Pirates

Coach Needles Cruz Leading to Two Homers

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