Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (26-27) will go up against the Pittsburgh Pirates (25-29) at Comerica Park on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers are Jared Jones and Tarik Skubal.

The Pirates have accounted for 79 doubles as a squad and have hit 50 balls out of the park. Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .357 and have been rung up 514 times, while being walked on 190 occasions. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which is 23rd in baseball. They have compiled 205 RBI's as well as 419 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .228. They have racked up 214 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .304.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.62 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.28. Pirates pitchers have allowed 62 home runs in addition to 243 total runs (19th in MLB). Pittsburgh has yielded 445 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 217 earned runs. The Pirates have a team earned run average of 4.05 so far this year (16th in baseball), and they have struck out 451 batters. They have walked 172 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.13 as a squad on the campaign.

The Pirates have sent 167 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have inherited 82 runners this season with 34.1% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 15 saves for the year and have blown 12 of 27 save chances. The Pirates relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 55.6% and has come into the game in 56 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 28 holds for the season (15th in the league). Pirates pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 51 times as well as having 69 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned 1,448 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 460 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which puts them in 16th in MLB, and have a total of 42 double plays. The Pirates have turned 70.0% of balls in play into outs in their 4,344 innings, which ranks them 19th in the majors.

Jones (3-4 career record) holds a FIP of 3.58 and he has gone up against 231 batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 47 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 10 walks. His earned run average is 3.05 (20 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.966. Jones has pitched in 59 innings and has earned 68 strikeouts during his MLB career.

Detroit has recorded 46 home runs for the season as well as 215 RBIs. They have recorded 84 doubles, while getting a free base 163 times as well as scoring 225 runs. The Detroit Tigers have a team OBP of .306 in addition to a batting average of .236 this season. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .378 and they earn 4.25 runs per contest (19th in MLB). They have been rung up on 462 occasions (11th in the league) and have tallied 421 hits.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.201 in addition to having a FIP of 3.68 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (443 strikeouts against 143 walks). They come in at 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 424. They have surrendered 51 long balls and they allow 4.29 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 225 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.77 (198 earned runs yielded).

Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.3% out of their 80 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 65 times in high leverage situations in addition to 55 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 47 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 22 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They rank 21st in the league with a save percentage of 56.0%, and they have dispatched 158 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. Detroit has had relievers step onto the hill in 25 save chances and they have recorded 14 saves.

Out of their 4,254 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (17th in pro baseball). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 42 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in MLB). The Tigers have recorded 450 assists, 31 errors and have accounted for 1,418 putouts for the season.

During his pro baseball career, Skubal has surrendered 372 hits while he has earned 492 K's in 439 frames. Skubal (29-28 mark in his career) holds a 3.65 ERA and has surrendered 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 178 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.106 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.32 and he has gone up against 1,786 opposing batters so far in his career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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