Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 39-36 Detroit Tigers play host to the 42-33 Pittsburgh Pirates tonight in MLB action on the grass of Comerica Park, June 30, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:08PM EST.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Pirates -112/Tigers +102
O/U Total: 7.5
Pitching Matchup
Gerrit Cole (R) W/L 11-3 WHIP 1.13 ERA 2.16
Justin Verlander (R) W/L 0-1 WHIP 1.37 ERA 6.17
Pittsburgh had the day off yesterday. They are coming off a 3-3 homestand and are 3-6 in their last 9 games. Detroit also had an off day on Monday and is 2-1 on their homestand. They are 5-2 in their past 7 games.
The Tigers have a 2-1 edge in the season series but the Pirates have a 6-4 advantage in the last 10 matchups.
Cole had his 6-game winning streak snapped in his last start, a 5-2 loss to Cincinnati. He went 4.2 innings and allowed all 5 runs, his worst start of the season. He has 12 Q starts in his 15 outings.
Verlander was pummeled in a 7-2 loss at the Yankees in his last outing. He gave up 6 runs in 6.2 innings in his second start of 2015.
Pittsburgh OF Starling Marte is 1-1 vs. Verlander with 3 RBIs. Most of his teammates haven’t been as fortunate as the quartet of 2B Neil Walker, 1B Pedro Alvarez, 3B Josh Harrison and OF Andrew McCutchen are a combined 7-43 (.163) against the veteran right-hander. No one has homered or stolen a base off of Verlander.
No one on Detroit has more than 6 ABs vs. Cole. 3B Nick Castellanos is 1-2 (.500) while 1B Miguel Cabrera is 1-3 (.333). OF Yoenis Cespedes is 2-6 (.333) but the remaining 4 hitters to have faced the right-hander are a combined 0-13. Cole hasn’t given up a HR, RBI or SB to this group.
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Pittsburgh at Detroit Betting Trends
The Pirates are 3-6 straight up in their last 9 games.
Pittsburgh is 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games against Detroit.
The game total has gone under in 13 of Pittsburgh’s last 18 games against Detroit.
The Tigers are 5-2 straight up in their last 7 games.
Detroit is 4-2 straight up in their last 6 home games.
Injury Report
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Brandon Cumpton P 60-Day Disabled List
Corey Hart 1B 15-Day Disabled List
Andrew Lambo OF 60-Day Disabled List
Rob Scahill P 15-Day Disabled List
Justin Sellers 2B 60-Day Disabled List
DETROIT TIGERS
Alex Avila C 15-Day Disabled List
Kyle Lobstein P 15-Day Disabled List
Joe Nathan P 60-Day Disabled List
Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Pittsburgh: 49%
Detroit: 51%
Free MLB Pick
We expect Tigers’ starter Justin Verlander to be better this time out, but until he proves that he is the same all-star pitcher we’re going to fade Detroit. Pirates’ starter Gerrit Cole is coming off of his worst effort of the season when he got chased in the 5th inning after allowing 5 runs. That said he has been ultra-sharp on the road going 6-1 with a 1.71 ERA.
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