The Royals announced that Daniel Lynch IV has been called up, and Carlos Hernández was demoted to Triple-A Omaha. Brady Singer has also been scratched from his afternoon start against the Twins due to illness and presumably Lynch will start instead.
Lynch was up earlier this year, pitching seven shutout innings over two games, allowing just two hits and two walks with six strikeouts. He had a 4.76 ERA in nine starts for Omaha, and last pitched on May 25, going seven innings in a win over Columbus. The former first-round pick has had mixed results in his career with the Royals, with a 5.