Hall of Famer Makes Historic Paul Skenes Prediction After Pirates Loss originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes opened the season as a universal favorite to win the NL Cy Young Award, both among sportsbooks and the devoted fans who endured sitting through Pirates games.

Jeff Passan pours cold water on the idea of Paul Skenes being traded ahead of the July 31 trade deadline on Watch ESPN, first streamed on Monday, July 7, 2025.

It’s Monday, July 7 and the Pirates (38-53) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (43-48). Andrew Heaney is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Noah Cameron for Kansas City.

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P ITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates move on to their next series on their nine-game road trip, as they'll face the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Left-handed pitcher Andrew Heaney starts for the Pirates in the series opener on July 7, where he'll take on Royals left-handed pitcher Noah Cameron.

Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz made a 105.2 mph throw to nab Seattle’s J.P. Crawford at the plate on Sunday, the second-hardest thrown ball to produce an outfield assist since Statcast started tracking in 2015.

Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz made a 105.2 mph throw to nab Seattle's J.P. Crawford at the plate on Sunday, the second-hardest thrown ball to produce an outfield assist since Statcast started tracking in 2015.