How to Watch Royals vs. Pirates: TV Channel & Live Stream - July 8

Updated Jul. 8, 2025 3:24 p.m. ET

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The Kansas City Royals versus Pittsburgh Pirates game on Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET will feature a pair of hot hitters in Bobby Witt Jr. and Oneil Cruz.

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Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
7/7/2025	Royals	-1.5	8.5	-154	+128	9-3 KC
9/15/2024	Pirates	-1.5	7.5	-114	-106	4-3 PIT
9/14/2024	Royals	-1.5	8	-119	-100	5-1 KC
9/13/2024	Pirates	-1.5	8.5	-114	-105	8-3 KC
8/30/2023	Pirates	-1.5	9.5	-124	+105	4-1 PIT
8/29/2023	Royals	-1.5	8.5	-150	+128	6-3 PIT
8/28/2023	Royals	-1.5	9	-118	-102	5-0 PIT
4/28/2021	Royals	-1.5	7.5	-124	+107	9-6 KC
4/27/2021	Pirates	-1.5	8	-115	+100	2-1 PIT

Witt is hitting .296 with 30 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs and 28 walks.
Among all hitters in MLB, Witt is 56th in homers and 33rd in RBI.
Witt brings a hitting streak of 11 games into this game. In his last 10 games he is batting .439 with three doubles, two home runs, two walks and 10 RBIs.
Maikel Garcia is batting .306 to lead his team.
Garcia ranks 144th in home runs and 86th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Garcia heads into this game looking for his fifth game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with 15 home runs and 56 runs batted in.
Pasquantino will look to build on his two-game hitting in this game. In his last five games he is batting .333 with two doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs.
Salvador Perez has 24 doubles, 11 home runs and 16 walks while batting .238.
Perez has recorded at least one hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBIs.

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
July 3	@ Mariners	W 3-2	Seth Lugo vs Logan Evans
July 4	@ Diamondbacks	W 9-3	Kris Bubic vs Eduardo Rodriguez
July 5	@ Diamondbacks	L 7-1	Michael Wacha vs Ryne Nelson
July 6	@ Diamondbacks	W 4-0	Michael Lorenzen vs Anthony DeSclafani
July 7	Pirates	W 9-3	Noah Cameron vs Andrew Heaney
July 8	Pirates	-	Seth Lugo vs Mitch Keller
July 9	Pirates	-	Kris Bubic vs Bailey Falter
July 11	Mets	-	Michael Wacha vs Frankie Montás
July 12	Mets	-	Michael Lorenzen vs TBA
July 13	Mets	-	Noah Cameron vs Clay Holmes
July 18	@ Marlins	-	TBA vs TBA

Cruz leads the Pirates with 15 home runs.
In all of the majors, Cruz is 39th in home runs and 118th in RBI.
Bryan Reynolds has collected 45 runs batted in to pace his team.
Among all MLB hitters, Reynolds ranks 107th in home runs and 60th in RBI.
Andrew McCutchen paces the Pirates with a team-high batting average of .258.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa has 10 doubles, two triples, a home run and 13 walks while hitting .269.

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
July 2	Cardinals	W 5-0	Mitch Keller vs Sonny Gray
July 4	@ Mariners	L 6-0	Bailey Falter vs Bryan Woo
July 5	@ Mariners	L 1-0	Mike Burrows vs Luis Castillo
July 6	@ Mariners	L 1-0	Paul Skenes vs George Kirby
July 7	@ Royals	L 9-3	Andrew Heaney vs Noah Cameron
July 8	@ Royals	-	Mitch Keller vs Seth Lugo
July 9	@ Royals	-	Bailey Falter vs Kris Bubic
July 11	@ Twins	-	Mike Burrows vs TBA
July 12	@ Twins	-	Paul Skenes vs Joe Ryan
July 13	@ Twins	-	Andrew Heaney vs Simeon Woods Richardson
July 18	White Sox	-	TBA vs TBA