Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Picks and Prediction for Tuesday August 18 2026
Tigers Preview
Scenic PNC Park will play host to a Tuesday night MLB interleague clash between the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Tigers (61-64) are four games below .500 on the road and locked in a three-way tie for third place in the American League Wild Card standings. Last night, rookie 2B Hao-Yu Lee reached base five times and drove in a pair of runs to lead Detroit to an 8-5 road victory against Pittsburgh.
Twenty-six year old righty Keider Montero (9-7 3.22 ERA) will take the mound for the Tigers in this matchup. Through 128 plus innings, Montero has retired 86 batters by strikes and owns a minuscule 0.99 WHIP.
Pirates Preview
The Pittsburgh Pirates have dropped seven of their previous 11 games and are running out of time to climb back into the National League Wild Card picture. During Monday’s home loss, Pittsburgh 3B Nick Yorke went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored. SP Carmen Mlodzinski gave up four runs in three innings and took the loss for the Pirates (61-66), who fell to 32-32 at home.
The Pirates will counter with twenty-six year old righty Braxton Ashcraft (12-5 3.88 ERA) on Tuesday. In his last start, Ashcraft went the distance and whiffed ten batters during a 13-1 road triumph against Miami. On the year, Ashcraft (141.1 IP) ranks 11th in the majors with 155 strikeouts and a solid 1.11 WHIP.
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Tigers vs Pirates Pick
Detroit OF Riley Greene has landed on the 10-day injured list with right hamstring tightness and will not play in this series. Through 125 games, Detroit ranks 12th in OPS and 12th in runs scored. For the season, Pittsburgh ranks 4th in OPS and 3rd in runs scored. Take the Tigers to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, Detroit Tigers win 6-2.
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