Mitch Keller is, perhaps, not the most surprising pick for MLBoyfriennd this week. After throwing two great games, he was named the National League Player of the Week.
On Tuesday, May 8, Keller went a full 9.0 innings against the Rockies. He struck out 8, gave up only one walk and 4 hits with no runs scored against him.
Keller had another killer game on Sunday, May 14. In 7.0 innings, he had 13 strikeouts and gave up 4 hits and zero bases on balls--again, with no runs scored against him. Here's a breakdown of his pitching in that game. (Warning: this video is for true baseball nerds only.)
Keller ends the week with 2 wins, a very low 0.56 WHIP, and 0.00 ERA. While this is, by far, the best week of his season so far, he has been off to a very good start with 5 wins, only one loss, and a respectable 2.38 ERA and 1.04 WHIP. Bonus fun stat: Keller has the most strikeouts ending with a called strike of any MLB pitcher so far this season. He has struck out 30 batters looking--8 more than his closest competition, Gerrit Cole.
Congratulations, Mitch Keller! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week. Fun fact: Mitch Keller is the first MLBoyfriend to hail from my homestate, Iowa.
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