PITTSBURGH -- Rookie right-hander Heath Fillmyer made his fifth quality start of the season against the Pirates at PNC Park on Wednesday, but the Royals' offense was held quiet for the second night in a row as Kansas City fell to Pittsburgh, 2-1.
Fillmyer allowed a pair of runs over seven innings on Wednesday while recording five strikeouts. He was the third straight rookie pitcher to start for the Royals in their Interleague series with the Pirates, and the young arms provided good reason to be optimistic about the future in Kansas City. The trio combined to allow six earned runs over 19-plus innings.