I t's Tuesday, July 8 and the Pirates (38-54) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (44-48). Mitch Keller is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Seth Lugo for Kansas City.

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates look to break their four-game skid with a victory against the Kansas City Royals. Kansas City is 21-24 at home and 44-48 overall. The Royals have a 31-10 record in ...

With their respective teams sitting below .500, Kansas City's Seth Lugo and Pittsburgh's Mitch Keller appear to be enticing options for a postseason contender as the trade deadline looms.

Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez hit two of Kansas City’s four home runs to back a strong start by rookie Noah Cameron, and ...

Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez hit two of Kansas City’s four home runs to back a strong start Monday night by rookie Noah ...

Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez hit two of Kansas City's four home runs to back a strong start by rookie Noah Cameron, and ...

The good news for the Pittsburgh Pirates is they ended a scoring drought that lasted a staggering 30 innings. The bad news is ...