Royals will call up Hill, 45, to start vs. Cubs

CHICAGO -- The Kansas City Royals program to telephone up 45-year-old pitcher Rich Hill from the minors for a commencement against the Chicago Cubs connected Tuesday, marking the left-hander's 21st play successful the majors.

Hill has been astatine Triple-A Omaha aft joining the Royals arsenic portion of an offseason trade. He is 4-4 with a 5.36 ERA successful 9 starts astatine Omaha.

Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro confirmed the club's plans aft Monday night's 12-4 triumph implicit the Cubs astatine Wrigley Field.

Hill appeared successful 4 games past play for Boston. A commencement connected Tuesday volition marque him the oldest progressive subordinate successful baseball.

Hill made 11 postseason starts during his 4 years with the Los Angeles Dodgers, including 2 World Series starts successful 2017 and different successful 2018. He went 11-5 during the second regular season.

Hill is 90-74 with a 4.01 ERA successful 368 vocation MLB games. He has pitched 1,409 innings and has struck retired 1,428.