Dodgers vs. Pirates Game Highlights (4/27/23) | MLB Highlights

With the first major league start for Drew Maggi he's in the lineup today for the Pirates try to take two out of three from the Dodgers Keller certainly the best for the Bucs their opening day starter five pitch mix fastball cutter curve ball change up and the real famous sweeper. Mookie works a walk leadoff runner aboard for the Dodgers today. Hey we're at one fifty nine three homers and five runs batted in. That's ripped to right Mookie going first to third a base hit for Jason Heyward the Dodgers cooking in the first inning Peralta trying to snap a hit drought over his last 14 first pitch to the D.H. today Heyward takes off for second won't be a throw Dodgers trying to draw the throw Jason Heyward actually stops about twenty five feet from second base to get them either in a rundown or create some kind of havoc that's driven up the middle by Peralta in the center field Mookie scores Heyward's behind him to nothing Dodgers that's the way to snap it a lengthy lull for David Peralta as far as the Knox Heyward stolen base adds on attack on run to this inning for the Dodgers Pittsburgh maybe thought about throwing through there would have maybe got him out of the inning as he makes his sixth start of the year. Julio's last couple have not been good and especially the last one against the Cubs to strike but catches everybody by a surprise and he's a board he'll get into second base go go go go go he's going to keep on going. Marcado's in a third on a two strike bunt how much excitement is this talk about catching people off guard with two strikes on you. Nobody in the ballpark expects you to buy Reynolds hitting two ninety two with five homers nineteen RBI has picked up that RBI yesterday fresh off the new contract another payoff pitch and a line drive to right field and that gets down Brian Reynolds brings home Marcado RBI number 20 on the year and it's two to one nothing better go ahead and answer early a nice ovation of course for Andrew McCutcheon and he lines his ball toward left field that's going to get down for a base hit he didn't waste any time jumped on that fastball Andrew McCutcheon there they go two more for the Bucs why not they're going to give it to you go ahead and take it. He is not paying a whole lot of attention to Brian Reynolds out there at second base. That's where the notch Thompson hauls it in and because of those stolen bases plates another run in the pirates immediately tie the game here in the first. Now Jack Sobinski getting the start today. Excuse me. How about an RBI cuts trots home Bucs in the lead here in the first we'll take it any way we can get it not how you're going to draw it up. But Jack Sobinski barrel tapped it into the outfield grass and McCutcheon over there doing what he does to to pitch from Keller swing and a miss he struck him out with a high fastball. Here's the pitch from Keller called third strike and he catches the outside corner at the knees with ninety six he he has struck out three in a row and that's number four of the day already to to pitch called third strike the Cayman Keller strikes out the side in order and strikes out his fourth consecutive batter. He's got five on the day. One thing that really moved us last night Drew Maggi making his major league debut a week shy of his thirty fourth birthday playing ball for a long time. He said he'd be swinging and bidding for that first major league hit in his first major league start grounds out Michael Bush strikeout victim in the second call third strike at the knees fastball ninety six. That's number seven for Keller swing and a miss and you know what they say you can't spell Keller without the K. That's number eight. We go to the bottom of the fourth bottom for time. Cleo Rios getting into a rhythm strike three called Julio is going to take it. Second strikeout for Rios and he does. That's three back to back strikeouts for Rios. He's faced the minimum since Swinsky single in the first payoff pitch. Call third strike Rios strikeout. That's number 10 to match his career high and strikeouts for Mitch Keller. Twenty five pitch first no more than 16 in any of the other inning since then. And Mathias just enough foul ground good play by Mark Mathias and great pitching by Mitch Keller this afternoon. Ten strikeouts through six innings and he walks McCutchen. Joe has popped up twice and he is over eleven in this series. That's lightning off the bat of Connor Joe Connor Joe with his third home run. Pirates extend their lead here at the sixth going back as Thompson clear the deck. He gives the Pirates a five to lead in the six. That's his third Keller's done it all already today with ten strikeouts. He's hanging up the jacket for when Rodolfo hits one. No one's soaring to left. Castro wants to wear the jacket. Get it ready Mitch. These buckos are red hot. Oh I love it when you call it Joe Mitch Keller hanging up the jacket for Rodolfo to get one and we were impressed with one hundred and seven. How about one hundred and ten off the bat. A line drive rocket through Maggi heading for hit number one Maggi out to center. But Altman underneath it. Boy he gave it a ride. Well that got the goosebumps going didn't it. Well the Pirates extend their lead and Hedges strikes out one gone in the bottom of the seven nonetheless mystifying flair to left field. Look out Trace Thompson. Did you. And now are you OK laying out why a catch. What a catch Stephen. I'm telling you this is ridiculous. Sacrificing his body it's in the glove and then shows it to the umpire as he takes the bare hand and pulls it out. Spectacular play for Trace and left and on to the eighth inning Mookie Betts and he lines this ball caught by the shortstop Castro. He went up to get any time his jump perfectly one pitch one out to start the eight. That's a beautiful thing right there. I haven't bet that ball might have hit it went up the gap if you didn't catch Pires lead six to a David Bednar again it's a non-safe situation. He's just looking for three outs get the wind to Keller Stratton pitches for strikeouts on the day for Altman. He's ready to get out of Pittsburgh. One of the more remarkable amazing and unforgettable starts in recent pirates history in the year. Ryan Reynolds he's got it. The Pirates take this series from the L.A. Dodgers and continue their reign atop the National League. They are 18 and eight and the Pirates beat the Dodgers today six to two.