Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+110) Detroit (-130)

Comerica Park is the site where the Detroit Tigers (46-27) will attempt to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (29-44) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Pittsburgh at +110 and Detroit is sitting at -130. The over/under comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Andrew Heaney and Tarik Skubal.

The Pirates have tallied 90 doubles as a unit and have hit 50 baseballs out of the park. Pittsburgh owns a slugging percentage of .336 and have been rung up 632 times, while drawing a walk on 244 occasions. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are compiling 3.2 runs per outing, which is 30th in the league. They have tallied 222 RBI's and 541 hits so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .225. They have earned a total of 232 runs and hold an OBP of .302.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.53 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19. Pirates pitchers have allowed 59 long balls in addition to 286 total runs (12th in baseball). Pittsburgh has surrendered 556 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 266 earned runs. The Pirates have compiled a team ERA of 3.69 this season (11th in the league), and the staff has struck out 542 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 214 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.69 as a team for the year.

The Pirates relievers have recorded a save rate of 55.2% and have entered the game in 70 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 107 base runners this year and 37.4% of those runners crossed the plate. Pirates relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 69 times as well as having 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have dispatched 232 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 39 holds over the course of the season (17th in the league). They have accumulated 16 saves this year and have blown 13 of their 29 chances to save the game.

The Pirates have converted 71.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,835 innings, which has them ranked 4th in MLB. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated 1,945 putouts on the campaign, as well as 649 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which puts them in 18th in the majors, and they have turned 60 double plays.

Heaney (54-67 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.31 and he has gone up against 4,648 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 1,047 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 323 walks. His ERA is 4.38 (531 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.254. Heaney has taken the ball for 1,092 frames and has accumulated 1,129 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Tigers have a team SLG% of .412 and they are scoring 4.81 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have hit 116 two-baggers, while taking a walk 234 times as well as scoring 351 runs. Detroit has compiled 85 home runs on the year as well as 337 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 640 occasions (4th in MLB) and are sitting with 622 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have earned an on-base percentage of .321 as well as a team batting average of .251 so far this season.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.188 with a FIP of 3.74 as a pitching staff so far this season. They come in at 11th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 563. The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 271 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.36 (242 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (619 strikeouts against 208 free passes). They have surrendered 74 homers and they surrender 3.76 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

Sitting with 74 save situations, the Tigers have tallied 38 holds and 10 blown saves. Detroit has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 33 save opportunities and they have recorded 23 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 65 times in high leverage situations in addition to 83 occasions with runners on. Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.5% out of their 110 inherited base runners. They sit at 7th in MLB with a save percentage of 69.7%, and they have sent 224 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 60 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (10th in professional baseball). The Tigers have 624 assists, 32 errors and have a total of 1,948 putouts for the year. In their 5,844 innings played, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (9th in the majors).

In his career, Skubal has conceded 537 base knocks while tallying 759 strikeouts in 661 innings. He has given up a total of 234 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.036 and having a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.13 and he has gone up against 2,647 batters in his career. Skubal (48-33 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.19 ERA while conceding 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+110)

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