Tigers at Pirates 8/9/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Detroit Tigers travel on the road to PNC Park to take on the leagues’ worst record in the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates lost in 11 innings their last time out, behind a high scoring 11th inning where the Tigers won 17-13. The Pirates fell to 3-12 on the year, losing nine of their last ten. The Tigers moved to a solid 7-5 record on the season. 

The Pirates are one of the worst offenses in the league batting just .209 on the year but behind an 11 run game, last night boosted their season average to 4.2 runs per game. Leading the Pirates has been third baseman Colin Moran, hitting 5 home runs and driving in 7 RBis in the first 15 games this season. 

Starting off for the Pirates is Steven Brault who has made just one appearance on the season pitching 5 innings, striking out five and walking five posting a 7.20 ERA on the year. The Pirates come in with a team ERA of 5.55 on the season, the 26th ranked team in the MLB.

The Tigers come in batting .239 as team ranking 11th in the MLB while scoring just under 6 runs per game on the year. Leading the Tigers has been left fielder JaCoby Jones who is batting .342, Jones has also hit 4 home runs and driven in 10 RBi’s this season. 

Detroit starter Spencer Turnball comes in 1-0 in the year, with a 2.45 ERA on the year and has pitched 11 innings striking out 14 and walking just four. The Tigers come in with a team ERA of 5.57, the 29th ranked team ERA on the season.