The Kansas City Royals have been buying and selling at the trade deadline and have reportedly picked up a starting pitcher that they have needed.

The Kansas City Royals have acquired left-handed starting pitcher Bailey Falter from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Multiple sources had the news, but it appears Jon Heyman of the New York Post was first by a gnat’s eyelash,

The Giants are favored (-208 moneyline odds to win) when they take the field at home against the Pirates (+172). The scheduled starters are Logan Webb (9-8) for the San Francisco Giants, and Mike Burrows (1-3) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

On a day that began with one team acquiring a Rogers twin while the other traded one away, the Pittsburgh Pirates scored a 10-inning run without the benefit of a hit and held on to defeat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 to complete a three-game road sweep Wednesday afternoon.

Henry Davis’ fielder’s-choice grounder brought home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 2-1 victory