Bubba Chandler Dominates in Pirates Win Over Braves

PITTSBURGH — Bubba Chandler had been aiming for a dominant start in Spring Training and he got that in this recent outing vs. the Atlanta Braves.

Chandler threw five innings, giving up one run and a walk, while positng eight strikeouts over 66 pitches, as the Pirates would eventually comeback and get the 5-2 win over the Braves at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla.

He relied almost exclusively with his fastball, throwing it almost 75% of the time and getting five of his strikeouts on it

Bubba Chandler Pitch Breakdown

The only real blemish on a sensational start for Chandler was him leaving a slider up to long for Braves designated hitter Jair Camargo to hit a solo home run off of him in the top of the third inning,

Chandler generated 15 swing and misses in his outing and reached as high as 100.0 mph on his four-seam fastball.

It was his best start of Spring Training but it's been a solid past two outings for Chandler, who only gave up one run over three innings against the Toronto Blue Jays back on March 6, for two earned runs over his past eight innings of work and 13 total strikeouts.

Chandler will need to keep those performances going, with just two weeks until Opening Day against the New York Mets at Citi Field on March 26.

How the Pirates Got the Win

While Chandler had a great outing, Braves right-handed starting pitcher Grant Holmes threw five innings of no-hit baseball, allowing just one walk and posted nine strikeouts.

The Pirates actually fell behind 2-0 in the top of the sixth inning, as left-handed relief pitcher Evan Sisk gave up an RBI-single.

Pittsburgh made their comeback in the bottom of the eighth inning, as they loaded the bases with Endy Rodríguez and Yordanny De Los Santos hitting back-to-back singles and Callan Moss reaching on an infield error.