Right-handed pitcher Johan Oviedo will make his second start of the season Wednesday afternoon when the Pirates host the Blue Jays, Pirates manager Don Kelly said Tuesday at PNC Park. Oviedo joined the team in Pittsburgh ahead of Tuesday’s matchup against the Blue Jays,

The last time Johan Oviedo earned a major league win, Paul Skenes was just 6 2/3 innings into his professional career, yet to emerge as MLB's best starting pitcher.

The Toronto Blue Jays have split their first two games against the Pittsburgh Pirates in their early-week series, and they find themselves as road favorites on

Although Oviedo put up solid numbers as a reliever with the Cardinals — 2.66 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, .231 batting average against and 9.3 K/9 — the Pirates believe he has potential as a starter.

The Pittsburgh Pirates will activate starting pitcher Johan Oviedo for Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays at PNC Park. Sharp-eyed Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was first to notice and report that Oviedo had a locker in the Pirates clubhouse.