The Pittsburgh Pirates ended the Kansas City Royals 5 game winning streak Tuesday night.
A tie-breaking bloop single in the seventh put the Royals behind in a 2-1 loss, giving them their first one-run loss of the season.
Starter Jakob Junis recorded nine strikeouts as he held the Pirates to two runs in 6 1/3 innings, but the offense couldn’t get anything going. Nicky Lopez was the only runner to reach scoring position all night; Carlos Santana legged out an infield single to score Lopez for Kansas City’s lone run.
The Royals and Pirates play again Wednesday night. Mike Minor will be the starting pitcher for the Royals. The first pitch is set for 5:35p. The game will be broadcast on KVOE 1400AM/96.9FM.
The Kansas City Royals will expand stadium capacity for May games at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals will provide 3-foot socially distanced pod-style seating to accommodate 17,400 fans per game in May.
