Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 6:40 PM EDT

MLB

Detroit Tigers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

DET @ PIT

DET1

PIT4

Final

Moneyline

DET

43%

57%

PIT

+125-149

ML Edge

DET-4.6%

PIT+4.6%

Total (O/U)

8.0

BetRivers

Over+8.4%

Under-8.4%

Venue

Park Factor

1.00

Neutral

Away Starter

Team:Detroit Tigers (DET)

Pitcher:Keider Montero(RHP)

Record:9-8

ERA:3.30

Home Starter

Team:Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT)

Pitcher:Braxton Ashcraft(RHP)

Record:13-5

ERA:3.59

Betting Insights

Key takeaways for this matchup

PIT ML has a 4.6% edge — the market may be undervaluing them.

The Under has a 8.4% edge.

Pitching matchup: Keider Montero (3.30 ERA) vs Braxton Ashcraft (3.59 ERA).

Player Props

Player props for this game

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Box Score

Final game statistics

Detroit Tigers (DET)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	HR
Gleyber Torres2B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kevin McGonigle3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Colt KeithDH	3	0	1	0	0	0
Dillon DinglerPH	1	0	0	0	1	0
Eduardo ValenciaC	4	0	0	0	2	0
Zach McKinstryRF	3	0	0	0	1	0
Hao-Yu LeePH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Spencer Torkelson1B	3	0	0	0	2	0
Brett CallahanLF	3	1	2	1	0	1
Max ClarkCF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Javier BáezSS	3	0	0	0	0	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Ty Madden	2.0	1	1	1	0	2	27
Keider Montero	5.0	4	3	3	1	3	78
Enmanuel De Jesus	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	13

Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Spencer Horwitz1B	3	0	1	1	0	1	0
Brandon Lowe2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan ReynoldsDH	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Esmerlyn ValdezRF	3	1	0	0	1	1	0
Oneil CruzCF	3	1	1	2	0	2	1
Jake MangumRF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Rafael Flores Jr.C	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Jacob GonzalezSS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jared Triolo3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Mason Montgomery	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	15
Braxton Ashcraft	8.0	5	1	1	0	4	80

Pitcher Matchup Analysis

Platoon splits, recent form, and times through the order

Keider Montero (DET)

2026 season

vs PIT

ERA

5.40

5.0

W-L

0-1

WHIP

1.00

AVG

.211

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	3.30	1.00	6.0	2.0	.209	133.2
Home	3.49	1.11	5.2	1.9	.238	80.0
Away	3.02	0.83	7.3	2.2	.161	53.2
Last 7 Days	5.40	1.00	5.4	1.8	.211	5.0
Last 30 Days	3.90	1.14	3.6	2.6	.219	27.2

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.211	.268	.349	.618	275	43
vs RHB	.205	.249	.338	.587	219	46

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.174	.230	.261	.491	218	41
2nd Time	.238	.296	.431	.727	181	35
3rd Time	.232	.260	.368	.628	95	13

Braxton Ashcraft (PIT)

2026 season

vs DET

ERA

1.13

8.0

W-L

1-0

WHIP

0.63

AVG

.179

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	3.59	1.07	9.3	2.0	.230	155.1
Home	3.59	1.09	9.7	1.7	.238	72.2
Away	3.76	1.08	9.6	2.2	.224	76.2
Last 7 Days	1.13	0.63	4.5	0.0	.179	8.0
Last 30 Days	2.73	0.76	7.9	1.4	.175	33.0

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.244	.304	.436	.740	312	99
vs RHB	.215	.246	.331	.577	242	60

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.197	.249	.351	.600	208	66
2nd Time	.273	.311	.455	.766	209	56
3rd Time	.212	.274	.348	.622	132	37

Last 5 Games

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Season Series

This Series (3 games)

PIT wins series 2-1

Season (6 games)

Series tied 1-1

Weather

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Recent Odds

Latest betting lines from various books

Moneyline

Book	Away	Home	Time
BetRivers	+125	-149	2:24 PM
MyBookie.ag	+120	-141	2:24 PM
BetUS	+126	-141	2:24 PM
DraftKings	+131	-141	2:24 PM
Caesars	+130	-141	2:24 PM

Totals

Book	Total	Over	Under	Time
BetRivers	8.0	-122	-118	2:24 PM
MyBookie.ag	8.0	-114	-108	2:24 PM
BetUS	8.0	-110	-110	2:24 PM
DraftKings	8.0	-110	-110	2:24 PM
Caesars	8.0	-110	-110	2:24 PM