PITTSBURGH—When Kwang Hyun Kim came off the injured list, manager Mike Shildt made it fairly clear that Kim would be returning as a reliever unless something happened. Well, it did.
Jack Flaherty hurt his shoulder.
And so Kim, after 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief on Tuesday, will start the finale Sunday of a four-game set here with the Pittsburgh Pirates that will conclude a marathon of meetings between the two clubs this month. This will be the 10th clash for the Pirates and Cardinals this month, with the Cardinals having won six of the first nine.