Angel Zerpa shook off a tough start to post a solid outing, but Kansas City’s offense couldn’t keep up as Pittsburgh completed the sweep with a 4-1 victory.
The Pirates struck quickly against Zerpa, with Connor Joe being retired on a bullet of a grounder to start the game before Bryan Reynolds went yard to put Pittsburgh on the board. In the second, they got consecutive doubles from Liover Peguero and Vinny Capra, followed by a bouncer up the middle from Jack Suwinski to give the Pirates a 3-0 lead after seven batters.
Meanwhile, Andre Jackson was going to work against the Royals.