The Pirates announced Thursday that Derek Shelton has been relieved of his duties as manager, a shake-up that had become expected in recent weeks as the team fell further back in the National League Central.

Bailey Falter allowed just two hits over six innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates made manager Don Kelly a winner in his debut, holding off the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Friday night. Kelly, a Pittsburgh-area native promoted from bench coach to manager on Thursday after the club fired Derek Shelton,

The Pittsburgh Pirates fired Derek Shelton and promoted bench coach Don Kelly to manager. Kelly is a western Pennsylvania native who won a state championship at Mt. Lebanon High School and went on to play for Point Park and the Pirates.