The Pittsburgh Pirates will take the field against the Detroit Tigers (6-3) on Monday. The game begins at 6:40 PM ET on BSDET, with the Pirates listed as -129 favorites on the moneyline.
Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller gets the start, and he’ll go against Detroit’s Reese Olson.
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The Pirates have been the moneyline favorite just two other times so far this season, and they split the two games.
Pittsburgh has played as moneyline favorites of -129 or shorter in only one game this season, which it lost.
The Tigers have been underdogs in three games this season and won two (66.7%) of those contests.
This season, Detroit has won two of its three games when it’s the underdog by at least +108 on the moneyline.
The Pirates have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total seven times this season for a 7-3-0 record against the over/under.
The Tigers and their opponents have gone over the total this season in three of their nine opportunities.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates have the No. 4 offense in MLB play scoring 5.9 runs per game (59 total runs).
Pittsburgh averages 0.9 home runs per game to rank 16th in baseball with nine total home runs .
The Pirates have the sixth-best batting average in the league (.266).
Pittsburgh’s 10.4 strikeouts per game are the second-most in MLB.
The Pirates pitching staff ranks 23rd in the majors with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
Pittsburgh’s 3.60 team ERA ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 27th with just 29 total runs (3.2 per game) this season.
Detroit has hit nine homers this season, which ranks 16th in the majors.
The Tigers have a team batting average of just .209 this season, which ranks 26th among MLB teams.
Detroit ranks 13th in strikeouts per game (8.6) among MLB offenses.
The Tigers strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 11th in MLB.
Detroit has the seventh-best ERA (3.00) in the majors this season.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
The Pirates will send Keller (0-1) to make his third start of the season.
Connor Joe has been key for Pittsburgh with one home run, seven RBI and a batting average of .294 this season.
Ke’Bryan Hayes is batting .325 with an OBP of .417 and a slugging percentage of .400 this season.
Bryan Reynolds is among the top hitters for Pittsburgh with a .233 average and nine RBI.
Michael A. Taylor leads Pittsburgh with a batting average of .429.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
The Tigers’ Olson will make his second start of the season.
Riley Greene has a team-best three home runs.
Mark Canha is hitting .214 to lead his team.
Carson Kelly paces the Tigers with five runs batted in.
Colten Keith’s .214 batting average is a team-high mark.
Pirates and Tigers Injuries
Pirates: Yasmani Grandal: 10 Day IL (Foot), Ji-Hwan Bae: 10 Day IL (Hip), Jason Delay: 10 Day IL (Knee), Ryan Borucki: 15 Day IL (Left triceps inflammation), Carmen Mlodzinski: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Colin Holderman: 15 Day IL (Illness), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Tigers: Andy Ibรกรฑez: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15 Day IL (Groin)
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