The Pirates are in a pretty terrible place as a franchise because they have an ownership group that completely refuses to invest in the team. The presence of Paul Skenes on their roster and a handful of other promising pitching prospects coming through the pipeline should be the opening of a competitive window,

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Preview the July 4 matchup between the Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Pittsburgh pitchers extended their scoreless streak to 31 innings as the Pirates finished a 6-0 homestand that started against the New York Mets in which they outscored opponents 43-4.

Mitch Keller pitched seven scoreless innings Wednesday and combined with Dennis Santana and Isaac Mattson to lead Pittsburgh to a 5-0 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, the Pirates' third consecutive shutout in the series sweep.