Highlights Royals At Pirates 913

Royals at Pirates (9/13)

Kansas City Royals

The Royals are currently in third place in the AL Central with a record of 70-63. They are 5.5 games behind the first-place Cleveland Indians and 3.5 games behind the second-place Minnesota Twins. The Royals are coming off a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox.

The Royals' offense is led by Salvador Perez, who is batting .295 with 25 home runs and 75 RBIs. Whit Merrifield is also having a good season, batting .304 with 10 home runs and 55 RBIs. The Royals' pitching staff has been solid this season, with Danny Duffy leading the way with a 3.74 ERA. Brad Keller and Jakob Junis have also been good, with ERAs of 3.92 and 4.05, respectively.

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates are currently in last place in the NL Central with a record of 53-80. They are 27 games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers and 17 games behind the second-place Chicago Cubs. The Pirates are coming off a four-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Pirates' offense is led by Josh Bell, who is batting .270 with 23 home runs and 82 RBIs. Gregory Polanco is also having a good season, batting .282 with 19 home runs and 65 RBIs. The Pirates' pitching staff has struggled this season, with Chris Archer leading the way with a 4.41 ERA. Trevor Williams and Jameson Taillon have also struggled, with ERAs of 4.56 and 5.01, respectively.

Matchup

The Royals and Pirates will face off in a three-game series at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from September 13-15. The Royals will be looking to continue their momentum from their sweep of the White Sox, while the Pirates will be looking to snap their four-game losing streak.

The Royals are favored to win the series, but the Pirates have been playing well at home recently. The Pirates are 26-35 at home this season, while the Royals are 31-40 on the road. The Pirates are also 6-3 against the Royals this season.

Prediction

The Royals are the better team on paper, but the Pirates have been playing well at home recently. I predict that the Royals will win the series, but the Pirates will take at least one game.