Apparently, I’ve become a prophet in my old age. Here’s what I tweeted before tonight’s game:
The Pirates are set to take another series, this one from the Royals. Difficulty: Mitch Keller. https://t.co/xbTHjMkbz2
— Over .500 Baseball Fan Account (@BucsDugout) April 28, 2021
And Mitch Keller did indeed prove to be difficult. And by difficult, I mean bad. Despite small offensive rallies in the fourth and fifth innings, the Pirates were never able to get out of the hole that Keller dug in his 2.1 innings of “work,” with Kansas City notching a 9-6 win to split this two-game series at PNC Park.