MLB: Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates odds, picks, and predictions

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Detroit Tigers will face off in a Major League Baseball doubleheader on Wednesday at Comerica Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates are in desperate need of a victory after losing five of their previous seven games. The Detroit Tigers are in desperate need of a victory after losing seven of their previous eight games. During their last three games, the Pittsburgh Pirates have scored 12 runs, and in five of their last eight games, they have scored three or fewer runs. Against teams that have scored three or fewer runs this season, the Pirates are 0-12. Ke'Bryn Hayes leads the Pirates in hitting with 24 hits and six RBI, while Daniel Vogelbach and Michael Chavis have combined for 35 hits and 20 RBI in their respective roles as well. The Pirates will start with Dillon Peters and Jose Quintana in the starting lineup tonight.

During their last three games, the Detroit Tigers have scored nine runs, and they have scored three or fewer runs in six of their last eight games. When the Tigers score three or fewer runs in a game, they have lost six straight games. Among the Tigers' top performers are Austin Meadows, who has 22 hits and 11 RBI, as well as Rob Grossman and Miguel Cabrera, who have combined for 34 hits and 12 RBI. The Tigers will be led by Michael Pineda and Alex Faedo on the field tonight.

Despite their recent road struggles, the Pirates have gone 18-49 in their previous 67 games and are 1-5 in their last six overall. The Tigers have gone 2-6 in their previous eight home games and 1-7 in their last eight games overall this season. In the Pirates' last seven road games, the under has gone 5-1-1. Overall, the Tigers are 26-12-1 against the spread in their last 39 games. The Pirates are 8-1 in their last nine meetings with the Tigers at Comerica Park.

Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates predictions

My Pick: Detroit Tigers