Pirates vs Royals Picks and Prediction – 7/7/2025

The Pittsburgh Pirates open a three-game series on the road Monday versus the Kansas City Royals. Pittsburgh dropped to 38-52 following Saturday’s 1-0 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Pittsburgh has been shut out in each of the first two games of its series versus Seattle. Pittsburgh is last in the National League Central, 15 ½ games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Andrew McCutchen is batting .262 with an on-base percentage of .343 to lead Pittsburgh in both categories. Oneil Cruz leads in home runs with 15, while Bryan Reynolds leads in RBI with 45 and hits with 76. Pittsburgh is batting .232 with a .343 slugging percentage. On Monday, Pittsburgh will send Andrew Heaney to the mound. The left-hander is 4-7 with a 4.16 ERA, 71 Ks, and 31 BBs.

The Kansas City Royals dropped to 42-48 following Saturday’s 7-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, snapping a two-game winning streak by the Royals. Kansas City starter Michael Wacha suffered the loss, allowing four runs on four hits across just four innings. Kansas City is third in the American League Central, 14 games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers.

Maikel Garcia is batting .303 with an on-base percentage of .361 to lead Kansas City in both categories. Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in home runs with 14 and RBI with 55, while Bobby Witt Jr leads in hits with 104. On Monday, the Kansas City Royals will send Noah Cameron to the mound. The left-hander is 2-4 with a 2.56 ERA, 43 Ks, and 19 BBs.

Pittsburgh will win on the road Monday when visiting Kansas City but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in each of the Pirates’ last five and 10 of the Royals’ last 14. Pittsburgh starter Andrew Heaney is coming off a strong outing in which the left-hander allowed no runs on three hits across 6.2 innings. Kansas City starter Noah Cameron is coming off a strong outing in which the left-hander allowed no runs on four hits across 4.2 innings. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Pirates win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.