Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/27/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, September 27, 2026

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Detroit SportsNet

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

The Detroit Tigers (74-85) host the Pittsburgh Pirates (81-78) at Comerica Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Pittsburgh at +126 while Detroit is sitting at -152. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jared Jones and River Ryan.

Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .404 and have been rung up 1,473 times, while drawing a walk on 560 occasions. They have accrued 719 RBI's in addition to 1,381 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average comes in at .253. The Pirates have tallied 243 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 182 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 753 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .331. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are recording 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in the league.

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The Pirates have an earned run average of 4.15 for the season (18th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,466 hitters. Pirates pitchers have given up 151 home runs and 725 total runs (19th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 571 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.80 as a squad on the season. Pittsburgh has relinquished 1,268 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 654 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30.

The Pirates have sent 520 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 197 base runners on the campaign with 33.0% of those runners ended up scoring. The relievers have tallied 75 holds for the year (24th in the league). Pirates pitchers have come into the game with runners on 133 times in addition to having 157 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 40 saves on the year and have blown 25 of their 65 save opportunities. The Pirates bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 61.5% and stepped onto the hill in 142 save situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have notched a total of 4,258 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,255 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which is 25th in the majors, and have a total of 130 double plays. The Pirates have transformed 68.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,774 innings on the diamond, ranking them 25th in professional baseball.

Jones has pitched in 218 innings and has earned 250 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.04 (98 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.163. He has allowed 184 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 70 free passes. Jones (11-14 career record) has a FIP of 3.98 while he has faced 906 batters in the major leagues.

The Tigers have a team slugging % of .400 and they tally 4.46 runs per contest (14th in the league). They have recorded 255 doubles, while walking 574 times and notching 709 runs. Detroit has a total of 177 home runs so far this season to go along with 672 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,381 occasions (8th in the league) and have totaled 1,292 hits. The Detroit Tigers have recorded a team OBP of .320 in addition to a team batting average of .241 this year.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.220 with a FIP of 4.01 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.20 (1,280 strikeouts vs 499 bases on balls). They are sitting at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,217. They have allowed 163 home runs and they give up 4.08 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Detroit pitching staff have given up 638 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.65 (570 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 136 save situations, the Tigers have 71 holds in addition to 32 blown saves. Detroit has called on relievers to take the mound in 63 save opportunities and they have walked away with 31 saves. Detroit bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.4% out of 250 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 135 times in high leverage situations in addition to 169 occasions with runners on base. They rank 28th in the league holding a save rate of 49.2%, and they have dispatched 495 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 127 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in baseball). The Tigers have 1,420 assists, 77 errors and have accounted for 4,221 putouts during this campaign. In 12,663 innings played, the Tigers have a efficiency on defense of 71.5% (4th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Ryan has surrendered 17 hits and he has 21 K's in 23 innings. He has surrendered a total of 3 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.169 and a FIP of 1.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.10 and he has gone up against 93 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Ryan (1-0 career win-loss record) has earned a 1.17 earned run average and has given up 6.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-152)

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