The Pittsburgh Pirates (20-32) are on the road for a quick two-game series against the Kansas City Royals (25-26), starting tonight at 8:10 PM. Chad Kuhl will be on the mound for the Pirates, making his first start since April 18th. He pitched two rehab games with Indianapolis, while coming back from right shoulder discomfort. He gave up one run over 6.1 innings in those outings. The Royals are countering with veteran lefty Mike Minor, who will be making his 11th start. He has a 4.83 ERA in 54 innings, with 61 strikeouts and a 1.24 WHIP.
The Pirates sent down Nick Mears and signed a minor league catcher.
Here are the lineups:
Pirates
Chad’s back. That’s Kuhl.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/UMUlcb8mOp
— Pirates (@Pirates) May 31, 2021
Royals
#Royals Lineup 05/31/21
1. Whit Merrifield 2B
2. Carlos Santana 1B
3. Andrew Benintendi LF
4. Salvador Perez C
5. Adalberto Mondesi SS
6. Edward Olivares RF
7. Hunter Dozier DH
8. Kelvin Gutierrez 3B
9. Michael Taylor CFStarting Pitcher : Mike Minor
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) May 31, 2021
Yesterday’s Umpire Scorecard: Average performance here, I’ve seen much worse and much better, but how odd is it seeing the two worst calls on back-to-back pitches in the same plate appearance? I remember thinking right after that sequence that I couldn’t wait to see what the umpire scorecard said. Well, here we go…
Umpire: D.J. Reyburn
Final: Pirates 3, Rockies 4#LetsGoBucs // #Rockies#PITvsCOL // #COLvsPIT pic.twitter.com/9r2LdhoCcB— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) May 31, 2021
