Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox: Prediction for the match on 18 July 2025

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox Prediction and Odds on the Match on July 18, 2025

Prediction for Major League Baseball for the 18th of July, 2025. The Pittsburgh Pirates will play the Chicago White Sox at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA, in this fixture. The Pittsburgh Pirates are coming into this match with a win, while the Chicago White Sox have recorded two wins in their last five matches. Here at Telecomasia, we will preview this game and offer the best betting opportunities.

Pittsburgh Pirates: Form and Statistics

Treyson Peters signs with the Pittsburgh Pirates. For the second year in a row, Paul Skenes will start the All-Star Game for the National League. Paul Skenes is the first Pirates pitcher and one of only 17 Major League pitchers all-time to record at least 300 strikeouts in his first 43 big-league starts. He has been named to the National League All-Star Team for the second straight season. Oneil Cruz just threw the runner out from center field at 105.2 mph. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected former Coastal Alabama North Baseball star Brandon Cain in the 19th round of the 2025 draft. In one season as a Coyote, Brandon hit .317 with nine doubles, 22 stolen bases, and produced a 2.42 ERA on the mound. The Pittsburgh Pirates have been disappointing all season, and their postseason chances are shrinking week by week. Recently, however, the team has performed better, despite coming off a series loss. The 2025 Pittsburgh Pirates are slugging .334. The team will start Paul Skenes on the mound for this opener. Skenes has a 4-5 record with an ERA of 2.15 this season. In his last five starts, the Pirates lost three, allowing five runs in total.

Pittsburgh Pirates: Team News

Former California pitcher Dylan Mathiesen selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2025 MLB Draft. Mathiesen was a starting pitcher for the Vulcans as a freshman before playing two years at D-I Liberty. 

Chicago White Sox: Form and Statistics

Shane Smith is Chicago`s All-Star, regardless of the club situation now, He is one of the white Sox’s standout players. With the 10th pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, the White Sox selected SS Billy Carlson from Corona (CA) High School. Chicago White Fox has lost three consecutive games: two to the Toronto Blue Jays with scores of 1-6 and 4-8, and one to the Colorado Rockies with a score of 6-4. The Cubs' bullpen continues to shut down opponents, and Fox Lake's Ryan Noda shifts from cheering on to playing for the White Sox. Congratulations to Hempfield Area alum and Pitt baseball player Phil Fox for being drafted today by the Chicago White Sox. In 2024, the White Sox finished 27-84, endured two streaks of 14 or more losses, and are currently on a 17-game losing streak. They still haven’t fired their manager, Pedro Grifol, who has an 88-185 record and can't secure a higher than 10th place finish in next year's draft.

Chicago White Sox: Team News

The Chicago White Sox have selected SS Billy Carlson with the 10th overall pick. Fox Lake's Ryan Noda goes from cheering on to playing for the White Sox. Former Chicago White Sox All-Star pitcher and 2005 World Series Champion Bobby Jenks passed away yesterday, July 4, in Sintra, Portugal, where he had been battling adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. He was 44 years old.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox Betting Tips & Odds

• Three of the last five meetings between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox have ended with under 8 runs. In this game, under 9.5 runs is available on 1Xbet with odds at 1.60.
• The Chicago White Sox have scored fewer than four runs in four of their last five games. Under 4.5 runs for the Home side are available on 1Xbet with odds at 1.589.
• The Chicago White Sox have also recorded two wins in their last ten games and come into this game as underdogs. A moneyline win for the Home side is available on the Betway bookmaker with odds of 1.636.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates have scored over four runs in five of the last five meetings against the Chicago White Sox. Over 4.5 runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates is available on 1Xbet with odds at 1.906

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox Match Prediction 18 July 2025

Those greedy NY Yankees & LA Dodgers are trying their best to fleece the Frugal Pittsburgh Pirates of pitcher Paul Skenes. The Pittsburgh Pirates are not even close, despite having a playoff-caliber pitching staff. It's embarrassing. It's pathetic. That, and some other quick baseball thoughts going into the second half. Three former New Mexico State baseball players, Nick Gonzales, Joey Ortiz, and Daniel Johnson, are making their mark in the MLB during the 2025 season. Gonzales, playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates, boasts a .265 batting average with four home runs and 13 RBIs, highlighted by a stellar five-hit game against the Milwaukee Brewers. 

Our match prediction is handicap W1(-1.5) for the Pittsburgh Pirates with odds at 2.332 on 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip is Under 9.5 runs with odds at 1.60 on Bet365 bookmaker. 

Our final match prediction is a money line win for the Pittsburgh Pirates with odds at 1.636 on Betway bookmaker.