Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (-105) Detroit (-115)

The Detroit Tigers (18-21) host the Pittsburgh Pirates (22-19) at Comerica Park on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Pittsburgh at -105 and Detroit is priced at -115. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Luis Ortiz and Michael Lorenzen.

The Pirates have compiled 78 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 40 balls out of the park. Pittsburgh is slugging .401 and have struck out 348 times, while drawing a walk on 155 occasions. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are compiling 4.3 runs per contest, which is 19th in the league. They have recorded 167 RBI's and 323 hits so far this year, while their batting average is sitting at .241. They have accumulated 176 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .323.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.45 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. Pirates pitchers have yielded 38 long balls and also 167 total runs (11th in the league). Pittsburgh has allowed 340 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 151 earned runs. The Pirates have an earned run average of 3.76 so far this season (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 348 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 142 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.98 as a team on the campaign.

Pirates bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 23 times as well as having 34 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 25 holds on the year (7th in baseball). The Pirates bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 72.2% and has come into the game in 44 save situations. They have compiled 13 saves on the campaign and have not converted 5 of 18 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 36 base runners on the year with 25.0% of those runners ended up scoring. The Pirates have dispatched 118 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated 1,085 putouts for the season, in addition to 333 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which ranks 26th in MLB, and they have twisted 34 double plays. The Pirates have converted 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,255 innings, which has them sitting at 19th in professional baseball.

Ortiz has taken the mound for 21 frames and has tallied 18 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.29 (10 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.238. He has conceded 15 base knocks (6.4 hits per nine innings) and has 11 free passes. Ortiz (0-3 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.25 while he has gone up against 93 hitters in the major leagues.

The Tigers hold a slugging % of .354 and they are scoring 3.56 runs per contest (28th in baseball). They have recorded 68 doubles, while taking a walk 111 times as well as scoring 139 runs. Detroit has a total of 31 home runs on the campaign as well as 136 runs batted in. They have struck out on 355 occasions (13th in MLB) and have notched a total of 308 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have earned an on-base percentage of .294 in addition to a team batting average of .231 so far this season.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.221 and have a FIP of 4.67 as a team over the course of the season. They sit at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 313. The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 183 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.41 (171 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.70 (300 strikeouts vs 113 bases on balls). They have relinquished 54 home runs and they surrender 4.72 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball).

Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 16 save opportunities and they have tallied 10 saves. They are ranked 16th in the league holding a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 124 relievers to the hill for the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 45 times in high leverage situations in addition to 43 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 39.1% out of 64 inherited runners. With 38 save situations, the Tigers have tallied 20 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 27 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (18th in baseball). The Tigers have racked up 342 assists, 20 errors and are sitting with 1,047 putouts this season. In 3,141 innings on the field, the Tigers hold a efficiency on defense of 72.3% (2nd in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Lorenzen has surrendered 560 base knocks while he has earned 510 strikeouts in 599 innings pitched. He has conceded 273 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.349 and having a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.06 and he has faced 2,564 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Lorenzen (32-31 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.10 ERA and has given up 8.4 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit (-115) and under 8.5 runs

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