Tigers at Pirates 4/24/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the Detroit Tigers (9-11, 3rd AL Central) open an interleague series with the Pittsburgh Pirates (12-10, 3rd NL Central) on the road at PNC Park.

The Tigers are coming off a weekend series in which they split four games with the Kansas City Royals, after losing on Sunday 8-5. Things looked up for the Tigers on their recent home said winning 5 of 8 games and averaging 6.4 runs scored per game.

Pittsburgh lost its fourth straight game on Sunday falling to the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 and being sweep in the four-game series. The Pirates have Monday off to regroup as they have now lost 6 of their last 7 overall. Nicholas Castellanos leads the Tigers in hits with 25 and batting average with .309. Jeimer Candelario has the team lead in home runs with three, while Miguel Cabrera leads in RBIs with 14. Detroit has a team batting average of .249, while opposing hitters are averaging .249 at the plate against Tigers pitching. Detroit will send Jordan Zimmerman to the mound on Tuesday. The right-hander this season is 1-0 with an ERA of 7.71, 18 strikeouts and 4 walks.

Corey Dickerson leads the Pirates with a .303 batting average. The team leader in home runs is Gregory Polanco with five and he leads in RBIs as well with 15. Pittsburgh has a team batting average of .248, while opposing hitters are averaging .245 at the plate against Pirates pitching. Pittsburgh will send Chad Kuhl to the mound on Tuesday. The right-hander this season is 2-1 with an ERA of 4.57, 17 strikeouts and 7 walks.