Dallas Keuchel gets job done on mound, at plate as Braves win again

Associated Press photo by Butch Dill / Atlanta Braves starter Dallas Keuchel pitches during the first inning of Saturday's home game against the Chicago White Sox. Keuchel drove in two runs and earned his third straight win on the mound. Associated Press photo by Butch Dill / Atlanta Braves starter Dallas Keuchel pitches during the first inning of Saturday's home game against the Chicago White Sox. Keuchel drove in two runs and earned his third straight win on the mound.

By Associated Press September 1, 2019 4 min read

ATLANTA – It was easy for Dallas Keuchel to remember his last RBI in the major leagues seven years ago.

It was also his first.

The 31-year-old Atlanta Braves left-hander drove in a run for the first time since his rookie season and held the Chicago White Sox to two runs in six innings as the National League East Division leaders won 11-5 Saturday night.

“It was Jake Westbrook in 2012,” Keuchel said, identifying the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who gave up his last RBI.

Keuchel then used dry humor to explain the long gap in production at the plate.