Pirates vs Tigers Game Breakdown

Get ready to set your lineups and place your bets because tonight’s MLB showdown is taking us to the heart of Motor City! The Pittsburgh Pirates, trailing a bit in the National League with a 25-29 record, are sailing into Comerica Park with hopes of plundering a win from the Detroit Tigers, who stand slightly better at 26-27 in the American League. The game kicks off at a breezy 71.6°F under the sunny skies of Detroit at 6:40 PM EST. With the Pirates looking to rebound from a tough loss and the Tigers roaring after a high-scoring victory, the stakes are as high as the over/under of 4.0. Will the Tigers defend their den, or will the Pirates ship away with the treasure? It’s a classic battle of claws versus cannons, and only one team can walk the plank as the winner!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 28, 2024 06:40PM EST

Location: Comerica Park, Detroit

Weather: Sunny with winds from the W at 8.1 mph. Temperature is at 71.6° with 50% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	PIT ML	DET ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+129	-154	7.0	0.5/-0.5
Recent	+123	-147	7.0	0.5/-0.5
Difference	-6	+7	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

98W-167L

44.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

125W-142L

55.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/08/24	Detroit Tigers DET	4	Over	+7.0
04/08/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	7	Over	+7.0
04/09/24	Detroit Tigers DET	5	Over	+4.0
04/09/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	3	Over	+4.0
05/16/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	0	Push	-0.0
05/16/23	Detroit Tigers DET	4	Push	-0.0
05/17/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	8	Over	+4.0
05/17/23	Detroit Tigers DET	0	Over	+4.0
08/01/23	Detroit Tigers DET	1	Over	+1.0
08/01/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+1.0
08/02/23	Detroit Tigers DET	6	Over	+5.0
08/02/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	3	Over	+5.0

Pirates Vs Over/Under

Tigers Vs Over/Under

Jared Jones

ERA 3.051 | IP 59.0 | 3.0W-4.0L | KO 68.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-22-24	vsSF	9-5L	6.0	6	3	5	Over
05-16-24	@CHC	5-4W	6.0	7	3	7	Over
05-10-24	vsCHC	7-2L	6.0	7	3	4	Over
05-04-24	vsCOL	0-1W	7.0	1	0	10	Under
04-28-24	@SF	2-3L	5.0	6	3	3	Under
04-22-24	vsMIL	2-4W	6.0	4	1	7	Under
04-16-24	@NYM	1-3L	5.0	1	0	7	Under
04-11-24	@PHI	1-5L	6.3	6	3	8	Under
04-05-24	vsBAL	5-2L	6.0	6	2	7	Push
03-30-24	@MIA	9-3W	5.7	3	3	10	Over

Tarik Skubal

ERA 2.25 | IP 60.0 | 6.0W-1.0L | KO 72.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-22-24	@KC	3-8L	5.0	6	4	6	Over
05-17-24	@ARI	13-0W	6.0	1	0	6	Over
05-11-24	vsHOU	2-8W	6.3	7	2	7	Over
05-05-24	@NYY	2-5L	6.0	6	2	12	Push
04-28-24	vsKC	1-4W	7.0	4	1	6	Under
04-22-24	@TB	7-1W	6.0	3	0	9	Over
04-17-24	vsTEX	5-4L	6.3	5	4	6	Over
04-12-24	vsMIN	2-8W	5.0	2	0	5	Over
04-05-24	vsOAK	4-5W	6.3	4	4	9	Over
03-28-24	@CWS	1-0W	6.0	3	0	6	Under

Pirates Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/28	@ ATL	1-8L	5	0	Over
05/27	@ ATL	4-1W	7	0	Under
05/26	@ ATL	11-5W	14	1	Over
05/25	@ SF	6-7L	9	3	Over
05/24	@ SF	5-9L	6	1	Over
05/23	@ SF	7-6W	11	0	Over
05/21	vs CHC	3-2W	10	1	Under
05/20	vs CHC	0-1L	4	0	Under
05/19	vs CHC	9-3W	15	2	Over
05/18	vs CHC	5-4W	7	2	Over
05/17	vs MIL	2-10L	8	1	Over
05/16	vs MIL	3-4L	3	2	Push
05/15	vs MIL	8-6W	13	3	Over
05/14	@ CHC	4-5L	8	2	Over
05/13	@ CHC	10-9W	11	5	Over

Tigers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/28	@ TOR	14-11W	17	4	Over
05/27	@ TOR	2-1W	8	1	Under
05/26	@ TOR	6-2W	7	2	Over
05/25	@ TOR	1-9L	5	0	Over
05/24	vs KC	3-8L	6	0	Over
05/23	vs KC	3-10L	6	0	Over
05/22	vs KC	3-8L	7	1	Over
05/21	vs ARI	4-6L	8	1	Over
05/20	vs ARI	8-3W	15	0	Over
05/19	vs ARI	13-0W	17	0	Over
05/17	@ MIA	0-2L	7	0	Under
05/16	@ MIA	0-1L	4	0	Under
05/15	@ MIA	6-5W	8	1	Over
05/14	@ HOU	3-9L	6	1	Over
05/13	@ HOU	8-2W	11	3	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Pittsburgh Pirates	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Andrew McCutchen	6.6	8.7	0.226	0.384	38.4%	76.7%	4.4%
#2 Bryan Reynolds	6.6	8.6	0.263	0.424	37.8%	80.2%	3.2%
#3 Ke’Bryan Hayes	5.9	7.7	0.24	0.318	37.2%	69.0%	0.8%
#4 Connor Joe	6.5	8.5	0.28	0.458	39.3%	85.1%	3.6%
#5 Nick Gonzales	5.2	7.0	0.286	0.482	41.1%	89.3%	3.6%
#6 Edward Olivares	5.6	7.4	0.243	0.414	33.3%	74.8%	4.5%
#7 Jared Triolo	4.6	6.0	0.203	0.273	33.1%	60.5%	1.7%
#8 Yasmani Grandal	4.7	6.4	0.204	0.37	22.2%	59.3%	3.7%
#9 Michael A. Taylor	4.6	5.9	0.208	0.267	28.3%	55.0%	0.8%

Detroit Tigers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Wenceel Perez	7.6	9.8	0.276	0.457	38.8%	84.5%	2.6%
#2 Riley Greene	7.0	9.3	0.23	0.429	38.7%	81.7%	4.7%
#3 Mark Canha	6.4	8.5	0.244	0.407	42.4%	83.1%	3.5%
#4 Kerry Carpenter	7.2	9.5	0.283	0.572	37.9%	95.2%	5.5%
#5 Gio Urshela	5.7	7.0	0.273	0.318	33.0%	64.8%	0.0%
#6 Spencer Torkelson	5.5	7.3	0.218	0.358	31.6%	67.4%	2.1%
#7 Colt Keith	5.1	6.6	0.235	0.295	32.2%	61.7%	0.7%
#8 Javier Baez	4.5	5.9	0.203	0.278	24.1%	51.9%	0.6%
#9 Jake Rogers	4.5	5.9	0.214	0.32	30.1%	62.1%	1.9%