Pirates vs Tigers Picks and Prediction – 6/19/2025

The Pittsburgh Pirates stay on the road Thursday for a doubleheader in Detroit. Pittsburgh comes into the double header with 29 wins and 45 losses on the year having lost four of the last five including three in a row after a loss in Game 1 of this set. Offensively Pittsburgh has been terrible all season with a .224 team batting average the Pirates scored just 235 runs on 546 hits. The Pirates pitching has been solid this season with a 3.74 team ERA. Stay in the action with our MLB Picks.

Andrew McCutchen leads the Pittsburgh offense this season with a .262 batting average. Brian Reynolds has a .222 batting average but leads Pittsburgh with 61 hits and 39 RBIs on the year. O'Neil Cruz has a .223 batting average and supplies the power for the Pittsburgh lineup leading the team with 13 home runs in 65 games played.

The Detroit Tigers stay at home Thursday 20 games above .500 on the year through 74 games played having won three of the last five overall. Offensively Detroit has been solid this season with a .252 team batting average the Tigers have scored 358 runs on 631 hits. The Detroit pitching has been phenomenal this season with a 3.34 team ERA.

Riley Greene leads this season's Detroit offense with a .278 batting average and 77 hits. Green also leads the team with 51 RBIs in 72 games played. Kerry Carpenter has a .260 batting average and Gleyber Torres has a .273 batting average. Zach McKinstry also has a .273 batting average but has played in just 66 times. Spencer Torkelson has a .234 batting average and leads Detroit this season with 16 home runs overall.

The Pirates have one of the best young pitcher in the game on the mound but never give him run support. Look for the Tigers bats to do enough to get to Skenes Thursday night leading to the win. Take the Tigers to cash the plus money leading to the win in game 2. Final Score Prediction, Detroit Tigers win 6-1.