DETROIT

TIGERSDET

61-64  |  Road

8
FINAL
Mon, Aug 17 • 7:00 PM ET
PNC Park
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PITTSBURGH

PIRATESPIT

61-66  |  Home

5
Probable Pitchers
Framber Valdez
STARTING PITCHER

Framber Valdez

#59 | Starting Pitcher
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Carmen Mlodzinski
STARTING PITCHER

Carmen Mlodzinski

#50 | Relief Pitcher
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
Framber Valdez 7-8 4.26 1.39 133.0 106
Carmen Mlodzinski 6-5 3.79 1.40 99.2 78
7-8 W-L 6-5
4.26 ERA Ldr 3.79
1.39 Ldr WHIP 1.40
133.0 Ldr IP (Innings Pitched) 99.2
106 Ldr K (Strikeouts) 78
AI Model Win Probability
TIGERS
65%
📊
PIRATES
35%
▲ Edge: +10.90% (DET)
TIGERS 54% Book Odds: -118
PIRATES 50% Book Odds: +100
Book Implied: 54.10% / 50%
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
9.6
Projected
Book Total
8.0
Over / Under Line
▲ Edge: +1.6 (Over)
Over 8.0 62%
Under 8.0 38%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-1.6
DETROIT
Book Spread
-1.5
Book Line
▲ Edge: +0.1 points (Detroit)
TigersDET (-1.5) 0 PiratesPIT (+1.5)
Detroit Tigers (-1.5) expected to cover
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Tigers Cover

65.5%

Pirates Cover

34.5%

-12-8-40+4+8+12
Distribution centered around DET -1.6 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (DET)

DET By 1-2 runs

19.7%

DET By 3-4 runs

17.7%

PIT By 1-2 runs

14.7%

PIT By 3-4 runs

8.9%

AI Model Projected Score
5.6
DETROIT
Book Implied: 4.80
4
PITTSBURGH
Book Implied: 3.20
Simulated Score
3
DETROIT
Book Implied: 4.80
5
PITTSBURGH
Book Implied: 3.20
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Tigers Win
65% Win Prob
A
Sim Pirates Loss
69% Win Prob
C
Run Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI Tigers (-1.5) Win
Proj Runs: -1.6
C
Sim Pirates (+1.5) Loss
Proj Runs: -2.0
A
Over/Under (Total)
Divergence 👑 Top Selection
AI o8.0 Win
Proj Total: 9.6
B
Sim u8.0 Loss
Proj Total: 8.0
B
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Sep 27, 2026 PIT @ DET 4 - 2
Sep 26, 2026 PIT @ DET 3 - 4
Sep 25, 2026 PIT @ DET 7 - 8
Aug 19, 2026 DET @ PIT 3 - 4
Aug 18, 2026 DET @ PIT 1 - 4
Season Statistics Comparison
Detroit DET
vs
Pittsburgh PIT
162
Games Played
162
4.46
Runs / Game
▲ 4.73
.241
Avg (AVG)
▲ .253
.320
On-Base (OBP)
▲ .330
.400
Slugging (SLG)
▲ .404
.720
OPS
▲ .734
181
Home Runs
▲ 186
Key Model Drivers
Home Runs (L5) +29.0% more
Detroit: 1.1 vs Pittsburgh: 0.8
Walks (L5) +8.4% more
Detroit: 3.4 vs Pittsburgh: 3.2
Hits (L5) +21.7% more
Pittsburgh: 9.1 vs Detroit: 7.5
Runs per Game (Season) +6.1% more
Pittsburgh: 4.7 vs Detroit: 4.5
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
DET Score 5.6 8
PIT Score 4.0 5
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.6 / 0.5 1.0 / 2.0
Hits 9.1 / 7.5 6.0 / 14.0
Home Runs 0.8 / 1.1 0.0 / 1.0
Strikeouts 8.5 / 8.7 8.0 / 11.0
Total Bases 13.4 / 13.6 8.0 / 18.0
Walks 3.2 / 3.4 7.0 / 5.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -120 / +100 → -118 / +100
51%TICKETS49%
56%MONEY44%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -1.5 / +1.5 → -1.5 / +1.5
60%TICKETS40%
61%MONEY39%
Total (O/U)
Open: 8 → 8
87%TICKETS13%
88%MONEY12%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
DET
76-86-0 (46.9%)
Margin: 0.4 ATS +/-:
PIT Advantage
82-80-0 (50.6%)
Margin: 0.2 ATS +/-:
🎯 ATS (Spread)
DET Advantage
(51.8%)
Margin: 0.4 ATS +/-:
PIT
(49.4%)
Margin: 0.2 ATS +/-:
⚖️ Over/Under
DET
70-84-8
O: 45.5% / U: 54.6% Total +/-: +0.3
PIT
81-74-7
O: 52.3% / U: 47.7% Total +/-: +1.0