Reds vs. Pirates: MLB odds, picks, best bets Friday

The untouchable Paul Skenes has been touched hard (and I don’t mean by Olivia Dunne), and he’s 0-5 in his last seven starts.Play $50 on Andrew Abbott and the Reds.The Royals have a long history of not showing up for big events.

For instance.Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, The Earl of Wessex, Sir Loin of Beef.Some show up where they shouldn’t.

Some take photos to prove they were there (see Prince Andrew).Then there are the Royals of K.C.

First pitch: 12:10.Time of death: 12:17.

That’s when Seth Lugo served up a two-run homer to Junior Caminero.Lugo went on to give up seven runs, and the Rays crowned the Royals 13-2.

… That disaster over, we turned our attention to the Athletics and Giants.The A’s were down 6-2 in the seventh, and it looked as though we were going to drop both ends of our double.

Then … the A’s scored seven runs and stunned Frisco 9-6 to cut our losses! Split.Still up +62 queencamillas.The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019.

Miraculously, he has finished in the black twice.But wait there’s more.

He showed his versatility by winning the Post’s NFL Best Bet crown last year....