Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Detroit TigersDET

1–4

Final

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

PNC Park

Team Season Averages

Detroit TigersLeads 8 of 17

Pittsburgh PiratesLeads 9 of 17

Batting

4.58Runs per game5.02
0.243Batting average0.256
0.320On-base percentage0.333
0.408Slugging percentage0.410
0.728OPS0.743
1.21Home runs per game1.19
8.23Hits per game8.83
151Home runs151
36Stolen bases107

Pitching

3.56ERA4.34
1.21WHIP1.33
8.36Strikeouts per nine9.37
3.13Walks per nine3.70
3.50Runs allowed per game4.30
0.231Opponent batting average0.241
1030Pitching strikeouts1179
48Quality starts38
26Saves24

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (PIT)	Total	DET ML	PIT ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8	+142	-153
FFanDuel	-1.5	8	+140	-150
BBetMGM	-1.5	8	+135	-160
CCaesars	-1.5	8	+141	-151
BBetOnline	-1.5	8	+135	-149
BBetRivers	-1.5	8	+128	-152
BBetus	-1.5	8	+137	-153
BBovada	-1.5	8	+134	-160
FFanatics	-1.5	8	+130	-155
LLowVig	-1.5	8	+136	-150
MMyBookie	-1.5	8	+131	-155

Game Information

PNC Park

Stadium

Aug 18, 2026

6:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 5 mph

77°

Lineups

DET

Starters

PIT

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
DET	9th	5th
PIT	3rd	24th

Matchup

DETPIT

61-64Record61-66
48.8%Win %48.0%
32-31Home record32-32
29-33Road record29-34
5-5Last 104-6
1Streak-1
+86Run diff+27
13-22Division20-20
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
DET	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
PIT	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	—	4

Team Stats

DETStatPIT

1Runs4
5Hits6
0Errors1

Player Stats

DET — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI
Gleyber Torres2B	4	0	1	0	0
Kevin McGonigleSS	4	0	1	0	0
Eduardo ValenciaC	4	0	0	0	0
Max ClarkCF	3	0	0	0	0
Colt Keith3B	3	0	1	0	0
Javier BaezSS	3	0	0	0	0
Brett CallahanLF	3	1	2	1	1
Zach McKinstry2B	3	0	0	0	0
Spencer Torkelson1B	3	0	0	0	0
Hao-Yu Lee2B	1	0	0	0	0
Dillon DinglerC	1	0	0	0	0

DET — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Keider MonteroSP	5.0	4	3	3	1	3
Ty MaddenRP	2.0	1	1	1	0	2
Enmanuel De JesusRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0

PIT — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Brandon Lowe2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan ReynoldsLF	4	0	1	0	1	0
Oneil CruzCF	3	1	1	1	2	0
Jake MangumCF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jared TrioloSS	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jacob GonzalezSS	3	0	0	0	0	0
Esmerlyn ValdezRF	3	1	0	0	0	1
Rafael Flores Jr.C	3	1	1	0	0	0
Spencer Horwitz1B	3	0	1	0	1	0
Billy CookCF	0	0	0	0	0	0

PIT — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Braxton AshcraftSP	8.0	5	1	1	0	4
Mason MontgomeryRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2

Scoring Summary

71 events · 4 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Torres grounded out to second.
0-0
Top
McGonigle lined out to center.
0-0
Top
Keith grounded out to second.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Horwitz grounded out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Lowe grounded out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Reynolds grounded out to third.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Valencia grounded out to third.
0-0
Top
McKinstry struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Torkelson popped out to second.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Valdez fouled out to first.
0-0
Bottom
Cruz struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
Mangum grounded out to pitcher.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Callahan grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Clark flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Báez grounded out to third.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Flores Jr. struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Triolo grounded out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Torres flied out to left.
0-0
Top
McGonigle singled to center.
0-0
Top
Keith singled to center, McGonigle to second.
0-0
Top
Valencia grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Keith out at second.
0-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Horwitz struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Lowe grounded out to first.
0-0
Bottom
Reynolds grounded out to pitcher.
0-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
McKinstry grounded out to first.
0-0
Top
Torkelson struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Callahan homered to right (393 feet).
1-0
Top
Clark grounded out to first.
1-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Valdez walked.
1-0
Bottom
Cruz homered to center (422 feet), Valdez scored.
1-2
Bottom
Mangum reached on bunt single to pitcher.
1-2
Bottom
Flores Jr. hit a ground rule double, Mangum to third.
1-2
Bottom
Gonzalez grounded out to first.
1-2
Bottom
Triolo grounded into fielder's choice to third, Flores Jr. to third, Mangum out at home. Detroit Tigers challenged: call on the field was overturned.
1-2
Bottom
Horwitz singled to right, Flores Jr. scored, Triolo to second.
1-3
Bottom
Lowe flied out to center.
1-3

Inning 6 Top

Top
Báez grounded out to first.
1-3
Top
Torres singled to right.
1-3
Top
McGonigle flied out to left.
1-3
Top
Keith lined out to right.
1-3

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Madden relieved Montero
1-3
Bottom
Reynolds grounded out to first.
1-3
Bottom
Valdez struck out looking.
1-3
Bottom
Cruz struck out swinging.
1-3

Inning 7 Top

Top
Valencia struck out swinging.
1-3
Top
McKinstry grounded out to second.
1-3
Top
Torkelson struck out swinging.
1-3

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Mangum grounded out to second.
1-3
Bottom
Flores Jr. grounded out to pitcher.
1-3
Bottom
Gonzalez popped out to shortstop.
1-3

Inning 8 Top

Top
Callahan reached on infield single to pitcher.
1-3
Top
Clark lined out to left.
1-3
Top
Báez grounded out to third, Callahan to second.
1-3
Top
Torres grounded out to second.
1-3

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Triolo singled to right.
1-3
Bottom
De Jesús relieved Madden
1-3
Bottom
Horwitz hit by pitch, Triolo to second.
1-3
Bottom
Lowe grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Horwitz out at second, Triolo to third.
1-3
Bottom
Reynolds singled to left, Triolo scored.
1-4
Bottom
Valdez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Reynolds out at second.
1-4

Inning 9 Top

Top
Cook in left field.
1-4
Top
Mangum in right field.
1-4
Top
Montgomery relieved Ashcraft
1-4
Top
McGonigle safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Lowe.
1-4
Top
Dingler hit for Keith
1-4
Top
Dingler struck out swinging.
1-4
Top
Valencia struck out swinging.
1-4
Top
Lee hit for McKinstry
1-4
Top
McGonigle to second on fielder's indifference.
1-4
Top
Lee grounded out to second.
1-4

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Player props

Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Konnor Griffin
Home Runs: 1/19 over · last line 0.5
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Marcell Ozuna
Home Runs: 2/19 over · last line 0.5
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Max Clark
Home Runs: 1/18 over · last line 0.5
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Oneil Cruz
Home Runs: 1/18 over · last line 0.5
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Esmerlyn Valdez
Home Runs: 2/16 over · last line 0.5
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Gleyber Torres
Home Runs: 0/16 over · last line 0.5
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Henry Davis
Home Runs: 0/16 over · last line 0.5
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Eduardo Valencia
Hits: 10/15 over · last line 0.5
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Mitch Keller
Outs: 6/15 over · last line 15.5
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Wenceel Perez
Home Runs: 1/15 over · last line 0.5
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Endy Rodriguez
Hits: 10/14 over · last line 0.5
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Framber Valdez
Strikeouts: 9/14 over · last line 4.5
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Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Final Score & Recap

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 in this MLB game at PNC Park on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Odds

DraftKings lists the Pittsburgh Pirates at PIT -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8. Moneylines are Detroit Tigers +142 and Pittsburgh Pirates -153. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates — Common Questions

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