The Detroit Tigers (46-27) will host the Pittsburgh Pirates (29-44), Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. ET, with both squads on losing streaks — two and two in a row, respectively.
The Tigers are favored at home (-204) against the Pirates (+168). The Tigers will start Casey Mize (6-2) versus the Pirates and Bailey Falter (5-3).
The Pirates lost to the Cubs Sunday, with David Bednar registering the loss while pitching 1/3 of an inning without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one. Oneil Cruz went 1 for 3 to pace the Pirates’ offense.
Here’s what you need to get ready for Tuesday’s Tigers vs. Pirates matchup, including viewing options.
Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 12:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Tigers (-204, bet $204 to win $100)Underdog: Pirates (+168, bet $100 to win $168)Over/under: 8.5Tigers vs. Pirates: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, June 17, 2025Game time: 6:40 p.m. ETLocation: Detroit, MichiganStadium: Comerica ParkTV channel: FDSDET and SportsNet PTLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Tigers stats and trendsTigers betting recordsThe Tigers have won 32, or 68.1%, of the 47 games they’ve played as favorites this season.Detroit has a record of 8-2, a 80% win rate, when favored by -204 or more by oddsmakers this season.The Tigers have a 67.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Games involving Detroit have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 34 of 73 chances this season.The Tigers are 40-33-0 ATS in their 73 games with a spread this season.Casey Mize (Tigers probable starter)The Tigers are sending Mize (6-2) out for his 12th start of the season. He is 6-2 with a 2.95 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 61 2/3 innings pitched.The right-hander’s most recent appearance came on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he threw 5 1/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing eight hits.The 28-year-old has an ERA of 2.95, with 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 11 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .254 batting average against him.Mize is trying to pick up his fourth quality start of the season.Mize enters the game with nine outings of five or more innings pitched this year.In one of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.The opposing Pirates offense has the worst slugging percentage (.336) and ranks 29th in MLB play with 50 home runs. It has a collective .225 batting average, and is 25th in MLB with 541 total hits and last in MLB play scoring 232 runs.Tigers batting statsThe Tigers’ 85 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.Fueled by 214 extra-base hits, Detroit ranks eighth in MLB with a .412 slugging percentage this season.The Tigers rank 11th in MLB with a .251 team batting average.Detroit has scored the sixth-most runs in the majors this season with 351.The Tigers have the 12th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.321).Detroit ranks 27th in strikeouts per game (8.8) among MLB offenses.Pirates stats and trendsPirates betting recordsThe Pirates have won in 20, or 39.2%, of the 51 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.Pittsburgh has a mark of 5-7 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +168 or worse on the moneyline.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 37.3% chance of pulling out a win.Contests with Pittsburgh has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 27 of 73 chances this season.The Pirates are 35-38-0 against the spread in their 73 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Bailey Falter (Pirates probable starter)The Pirates will send Falter (5-3) out to make his 15th start of the season. He is 5-3 with a 3.36 ERA and 46 strikeouts over 75 2/3 innings pitched.The lefty’s last time out was on Wednesday against the Miami Marlins, when he tossed 5 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing five hits.The 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.36, with 5.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 14 games this season. Opponents are hitting .223 against him.Falter has six quality starts under his belt this year.Falter enters this matchup with nine outings of five or more innings pitched this year.He has had five appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.He will face off against a Tigers offense that ranks seventh in the league with 622 total hits (on a .251 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .412 (eighth in the league) with 85 total home runs (10th in MLB play).This season, the 28-year-old ranks 32nd in ERA (3.36), 25th in WHIP (1.120), and 73rd in K/9 (5.5) among pitchers who qualify.Pirates batting statsThe Pirates have hit 50 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in baseball.This season, Pittsburgh has the lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.336).The Pirates are 27th in MLB with a .225 batting average.The offense for Pittsburgh is No. 30 in MLB action scoring 3.2 runs per game (232 total runs).The Pirates’ .302 on-base percentage ranks 25th in MLB.