The Pittsburgh Pirates are a much-improved team. But the front office still made a pretty bad mistake during the offseason. They decided to give Marcell Ozuna $12 million for one season, with a mutual option for 2027.

Here's how to watch Tuesday's Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves game, including start times, TV channels, scores and how to stream.

The Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates open a 3-game series in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. ET.

The Atlanta Braves are headed to Pittsburgh to face the Pirates and they appear to finally be hitting again. After ranking dead last in MLB in runs score in the month of June, the first week July has seen the Braves score the fifth most runs in MLB.

ESPN's Jeff Passan is reporting that Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin has been diagnosed with a torn tendon in the ring finger of his left hand. According to the report, Griffin could continue trying to play through the injury.

The Pittsburgh Pirates know who is best for them at fifth overall in this draft.

Esmerlyn Valdez tripled, singled and knocked in two runs, Endy Rodriguez and Nick Gonzales homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 on Thursday.