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Preview the July 5 matchup between the Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

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,