Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+126) Detroit (-152)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (29-45) are on their way to Comerica Park on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Detroit Tigers (47-27). The moneyline on this game has Pittsburgh at +126 while Detroit is at -152. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Paul Skenes and Keider Montero.

Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .334 and have been called out on strikes 638 times, while taking a walk on 244 occasions. They have accrued 225 RBI's as well as 546 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .224. The Pirates have hit 91 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 50 balls out of the park. They have a total of 235 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .301. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are putting up 3.2 runs/g, which puts them at 30th in baseball.

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The Pirates have an ERA of 3.74 over the course of the season (11th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 549 batters. Pirates pitchers have given up 63 long balls and also 293 runs (12th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 217 batters and their FIP sits at 3.75 as a unit on the campaign. Pittsburgh has allowed 565 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 273 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.53 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.19.

The Pirates bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 55.2% and have come into the game in 70 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 107 base runners for the year with 37.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. Pirates relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 69 times as well as having 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have sent 234 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have a total of 39 holds this season (19th in the league). They have recorded 16 saves so far this year and have missed out on 13 out of their 29 save opportunities.

The Pirates have converted 71.7% of balls in play into outs in their 5,907 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 4th in professional baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have notched a total of 1,969 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 654 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 17th in MLB, and they have turned 62 double plays.

Skenes (15-9 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 1.86 while he has gone up against 879 batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 154 hits (6.1 hits per nine innings) with 54 walks. His earned run average is 1.89 (48 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.908. Skenes has taken the mound for 229 frames and has accounted for 267 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Tigers have a SLG% of .416 and they average 4.84 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have 117 doubles, while walking 237 times and racking up 358 runs. Detroit has knocked in 89 long balls for the year to go along with 344 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 647 occasions (4th in baseball) and have a total of 631 hits. The Detroit Tigers have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .322 as well as a team batting average of .252 for the season.

The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 274 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.34 (244 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 74 homers and they yield 3.75 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.179 with a FIP of 3.71 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (625 strikeouts vs 208 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 568.

Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.5% out of 110 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 66 times in high leverage situations in addition to 83 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 75 save situations, the Tigers have 39 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They are currently ranked 7th in the league holding a save rate of 69.7%, and they have sent 227 relievers onto the diamond this season. Detroit has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 33 save chances and they have earned 23 saves.

In their 5,925 innings on the field, the Tigers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (7th in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have turned 60 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (10th in the majors). The Tigers have accrued 632 assists, 33 errors and have accounted for 1,975 putouts this season.

During his career, Montero has surrendered 155 hits while earning 111 punch outs in 149 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 76 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.368 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.27 and he has gone up against 632 hitters so far in his career. Montero (9-7 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.59 earned run average and has surrendered 9.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (-152)

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