PITTSBURGH — Trevor Williams could have a chance to help his Pittsburgh Pirates manager, Clint Hurdle, make a key decision.
The right-hander is scheduled to start Saturday afternoon against the Miami Marlins, and his performance could help the Pirates decide which starter will leave the rotation when Jameson Taillon returns.
Taillon could return as early as Monday against Colorado — Pittsburgh has not listed a starter for that game — after working his way back from surgery for testicular cancer. Nothing official has been announced about Taillon.
Williams (3-3, 4.57 ERA) began this season in the bullpen but will be making his seventh start Saturday.