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Ortiz (7-6) earned the win against the Brewers on Wednesday, allowing one run on four hits and one walk with five strikeouts over seven innings. Ortiz allowed a solo home run to Jake Bauers in the second inning but rebounded with five scoreless frames to end his 2024 campaign with a victory. Over his final 10 outings, the 25-year-old compiled four quality starts while yielding two earned runs or fewer five times. He'll finish the season with a solid 3.32 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 107:42 K:BB over a career-high 135.2 innings as both a starter and reliever.
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Ortiz allowed two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven batters over six innings in a no-decision against St. Louis on Thursday. Ortiz held the Cardinals scoreless over the first three innings before St. Louis put up a run in the fourth and another in the sixth. The right-hander notched his sixth quality start of the campaign, which is more impressive when considering that only 14 of his 36 appearances have come as a starter. Ortiz also tied his season high with seven punchouts Thursday, a mark he's now achieved three times.
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Ortiz (6-6) took the loss Friday against the Royals, allowing seven runs (four earned) on five hits and two walks over four innings. He struck out five. Ortiz and the Pirates fell into a deep hole early after Kansas City put up a six spot in the second inning. The 25-year-old Ortiz has now allowed 11 runs (seven earned) across 9.2 innings in his last two starts. His ERA sits at 3.45 on the year with a 1.13 WHIP and 95:39 K:BB across 122.2 innings. He'll look to right the ship in his next outing, currently scheduled for next week on the road in St. Louis.
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Ortiz (6-5) took the loss in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against Washington, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks while striking out two batters over 5.2 innings. Ortiz was originally scheduled to start Friday, but his outing was pushed back a day due to a weather-related postponement. The right-hander wasn't at his sharpest against Washington, as only 58 of his 100 pitches were strikes and he departed with two outs in the sixth inning trailing 4-0. Ortiz fell one out shy of recording his third straight quality start, however. He'll look to bounce back in his next start, which is tentatively slated to be at home against Kansas City.
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Ortiz will not start Friday against the Nationals as the game has been postponed due to inclement weather. Friday's contest will be made up Saturday as part of a doubleheader, and Ortiz will start in the matinee, per Alex Stumpf of MLB.com. The right-hander has appeared in 33 games games this season, including 11 starts, and has a 3.19 ERA and 1.10 WHIP across 113 innings.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PIT | 37 | 15 | 135.7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 107 | 42 | 109 | 3.31 | 1.11 |
| 2023 | PIT | 18 | 15 | 86.7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 48 | 99 | 4.77 | 1.69 |
| 2022 | PIT | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 4.50 | 1.12 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/25 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 3.15 | 1 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 9/19 | @  |
- | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 3.55 | 2 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 9/13 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 4.0 | 5 | 3.67 | 2 | 5 | 1.75 |
| 9/07 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 5.2 | 6 | 2.74 | 2 | 2 | 1.41 |
| 8/31 | @  |
1 | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 8/25 | vs  |
- | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 3.00 | 1 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 8/19 | @  |
- | 1 | - | 6.0 | 5 | 6.00 | 1 | 7 | 1.00 |