The Pittsburgh Pirates (14-28) take on the Kansas City Royals (18-28) in a three-game set at Kauffman Stadium, with game two tonight at 7:35 PM. The Pirates lost 4-3 yesterday. Trevor Williams gets the ball tonight, going up against right-handed pitcher Carlos Hernandez. Williams will be making his ninth start. He has a 5.80 ERA in 40.1 innings, with 38 strikeouts and a 1.51 WHIP. Hernandez has never started a big league game. He has pitched just twice in relief, allowing one run over 6.1 innings.
This was originally a 7:05 PM game, but things happen
Pirates are delayed at team hotel in KC as there’s a standoff with a shooting suspect in the Arrowhead parking lot adjacent to Royals Stadium. Team is on hold, understandably.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) September 12, 2020
Here are the lineups:
Pirates
Tonight’s first pitch is now scheduled for 7:35pm.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/l7XWQNUA19
— Pirates (@Pirates) September 12, 2020
Royals
#Royals Lineup 09/12/20
1. Whit Merrifield RF
2. Adalberto Mondesi SS
3. Salvador Perez C
4. Maikel Franco DH
5. Hunter Dozier 1B
6. Alex Gordon LF
7. Kelvin Gutierrez 3B
8. Edward Olivares CF
9. Nicky Lopez 2BStarting Pitcher : Carlos Hernandez
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) September 12, 2020
Check out today’s history here. Includes 1979 Season Recap, This Date in Pirates History and a new Game Rewind from 65 years ago today, featuring a 32-year-old rookie from Cuba.
The 2020 Prospect Guide returns to print for our tenth anniversary! This year we are releasing three variant covers, featuring Mitch Keller, Ke’Bryan Hayes, and Oneil Cruz. Visit our shop page to order these extremely limited items!
Check out our Cardboard Bucs section for great deals of baseball cards of Pirates prospects, including Ke’Bryan Hayes, Mitch Keller, Will Craig, Calvin Mitchell and more.
