The Pittsburgh Pirates (11-11) take on the Kansas City Royals (14-7) at PNC Park on Tuesday night in the first game of a two-game series. The Pirates will be sending out Tyler Anderson for his fifth start. He has a 3.92 ERA in 20.2 innings, with 21 strikeouts and a 1.35 WHIP. The Royals are sending out right-hander Jakob Junis, who has made three starts and two relief appearances. He has a 3.71 ERA in 17 innings, with 18 strikeouts and a 1.18 WHIP.
If you missed it from last night, the Pirates activated outfielder Ka’ai Tom and optioned Rodolfo Castro to the alternate training site.
Here are the lineups:
Pirates
Back at home.
Find tonight’s game on AT&T's PIT2: https://t.co/I53uwYgLBu pic.twitter.com/6o0Z3ZPNoj
— Pirates (@Pirates) April 27, 2021
Royals
#Royals Lineup 04/27/21
1. Whit Merrifield 2B
2. Carlos Santana 1B
3. Salvador Perez C
4. Jorge Soler RF
5. Hunter Dozier LF
6. Michael Taylor CF
7. Hanser Alberto 3B
8. Nicky Lopez SS
9. Jakob Junis PStarting Pitcher : Jakob Junis
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) April 27, 2021
