Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton was hit hard during Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Royals.
Morton allowed five runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings of work. He gave up a solo home run to Eric Hosmer in the fourth inning and a three-run shot to Mike Moustakas in the seventh. Morton also struck out four and walked one. He is now 6-4 with a 4.59 ERA.
Morton is winless in his last four starts and is 0-3 during those outings.