The Pittsburgh Pirates went behind early to the Minnesota Twins, who would continue their offensive onslaught in a 12-4 defeat for the road team at

After 144 years, the Pittsburgh Pirates are back in neutral. Somehow, the Pirates have won exactly as many games as they've lost, a stretch that dates back to their inaugural season as 1992. They've fallen back to .500 all-time because of an eight-game losing streak. The Twins and cycle-hitting Byron Buxton beat Pittsburgh on Saturday.

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates will attempt to break an eight-game road skid when they play the Minnesota Twins. Minnesota is 27-19 in home games and 46-48 overall. The Twins have a 30-8 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

The Pittsburgh Pirates battled back from an early deficit, but still missed out on a victory, losing 4-3 to the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stad

It’s been almost a quarter century since the Pirates have had such a sudden 180-degree turn of game fortune. They came into this final road trip before the All-Star break winners of six straight. On Wednesday,

The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to break their seven-game road slide in a matchup against the Kansas City Royals.

Paul Skenes is the best pitcher in the National League. The Pittsburgh Pirates should be ashamed of how they're using the former LSU star.