Pittsburgh Pirates at Kansas City Royals odds, picks and prediction

Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals play the first game of a two-game series at Kauffman Stadium at 8:10 p.m. ET. Chad Kuhl is the projected starting pitcher for the Pirates. He is 0-1 with a 6.32 ERA, 1.79 WHIP, 8.0 K/9 and 9.2 BB/ 9 over 15 2/3 IP through 4 starts.

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Pittsburgh Pirates are playing at Kansas City Royals. The Royals are a small-unit play at (-175). Minor has averaged six innings across the past three outings. Kuhl is returning from a six-week injury.

The Royals are a decent option at plus-money. Over their past 10 wins, Kansas City has won eight by two or more runs. The over 8.5 is the slight lean here based on the Kuhl potential rust factor.