Mitch Keller gave up two runs in the first inning, but responded with four shutout frames, during which he faced just one over the minimum. His evening was undone in the sixth when Masataka Yoshida homered to right on a sinker down the pipe.

Keller, who had yielded only four earned runs over his previous 13 innings, matched that total on Saturday. It marked the third time in five starts this season that Keller has given up four earned runs.

The right-hander also issued a season-high four walks. Still, Keller needed only 88 pitches, 57 of them strikes, to get through his six innings.

In a low-leverage spot, Luis Ortiz looked sharp. He provided two scoreless innings in relief of Keller, getting back on track after giving up three earned runs to the Mets on Tuesday.

At the plate

Five years from the date of his MLB call-up, Bryan Reynolds was one of the few bright spots in the Pirates’ lineup. He went 3 for 4 with a trio of singles from the No. 2 hole.

While the rest of the Pirates collectively have struggled to get on base this week, Reynolds has been an aberration. He has reached base in five straight games, with a hit in four of them and four walks.

Reynolds is hitting .277 with a .798 OPS and two home runs.

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