Bailey Falter

Falter got through four scoreless frames before the Marlins brought a run in to score on a double and a sacrifice fly in the fifth. A pair of doubles tied the game in the sixth to saddle Falter with a no-decision despite the quality start. He struck out four, tossing 56-of-87 pitches for strikes and generating nine whiffs. The 27-year-old left-hander lines up for a start against the Yankees in Pittsburgh on Friday.

Keller, Bailey Falter and Andrew Heaney will close out the remainder of a four-game series against the Marlins after ace Paul Skenes takes the ball for his first-career Opening Day start. We're assuming fifth starter Carmen Mlodzinski will make his season debut on Monday against the Rays, but that hasn't been finalized.

Falter dealt with a little fatigue earlier this month, but things seem back to normal now. He ends the spring with a 5.25 ERA in four starts. If all goes well, he'll be something close to a league-average starter for the Pirates.

Falter missed his last start with some general soreness, and his velocity was down a little today, though not enough to be especially concerning. He found a home at the back of the Pirates rotation while going 8-9 with a 4.43 ERA last season.