Perrotto: Mitch Keller Answering One Remaining Question (+)

Mitch Keller has spent the first month of this season answering the one remaining question.

During the final four months of last season, the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander proved he come be a quality major league starting pitcher. He finally lived up to the hype that surrounded him when he arrived in the big leagues in 2019 touted as one of the top pitching prospects in baseball.

Now, Keller is showing that he can be a consistently good starting pitcher, not just one who can occasionally turn in a good outing.

Keller (3-0, 3.53) takes a streak of five consecutive quality starts and an unbeaten record into Wednesday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. He will face left-hander Shane McClanahan (5-0, 2.10) in what shapes up as a marquee matchup between the teams with the two best records in the major leagues.