Tuesday, April 14, 2015

PNC Park in Pittsburgh

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Probable Pitchers: (R) Greene, S (1-0) vs. (R) Burnett, A (0-0)

The Detroit Tigers take on the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.

The Tigers are 6-0 in their last 6 overall and 5-0 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter. They are 6-0 in their last 6 games on grass and are 6-1 in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400. The over is 5-0 in the Tigers last 5 road games and 4-0 in their last 4 during game 2 of a series.

The Pirates are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record and 37-16 in their last 53 home games vs. a right-handed starter. They are 7-0 in Burnett's last 7 home starts vs. a team with a winning record and 6-1 in Burnett's last 7 home starts. The under is 4-0 in the Pirates last 4 home games vs. a right-handed starter and 4-1-2 in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

Head-to-head, the under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Pittsburgh and 11-4 in the last 15 meetings. They are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings and 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Pittsburgh.

Detroit Tigers Betting Trends

The Detroit Tigers are 4-2-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Detroit Tigers is 5.2

Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Pirates are 3-2-1 against the over/under

The run differential for the Pittsburgh Pirates is 0.2

Injuries to Watch

Detroit Tigers

04/12/15 DH Victor Martinez None is not expected to be in the starting lineup for series vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
04/09/15 P Joe Nathan Elbow 15-day DL (4/7)
04/04/15 P Bruce Rondon Bicep 15-day DL (4/1)
04/04/15 P Justin Verlander Tricep 15-day DL (3/29)

Pittsburgh Pirates

04/06/15 P Brandon Cumpton Elbow 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Charlie Morton Hip 15-day DL (4/6)
04/06/15 C Chris Stewart Hamstring 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 LF Jaff Decker Calf 15-day DL (3/30)
04/06/15 SS Justin Sellers Heel 15-day DL (3/27)

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit

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