It’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.

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If you've attended a Kansas City Royals home game in the last 10 months, there's a very solid chance you left the ballpark disappointed in the team's power disp

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The Pittsburgh Pirates are back on the board. Tommy Pham’s two-run home run in the third inning at Kansas City on Monday night ended a 30-inning scoreless streak for the Pirates, who were shut out in all three games at Seattle during their previous series.

The New York Yankees have been struggling a bit as of late. They watched a 6 1/2-game lead in the American League East disappear and turn into a 3 1/2-game deficit. A recent six-game losing skid took them out of first place in the division.

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds' contract has turned heads this week, as it says he can block trades to six teams, and the New York Yankees are among them. The teams in Reynolds' no-trade clause are the Yankees,