MLB

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers

Monday, August 17, 2026 · 23:00 UTC

Pittsburgh Pirates host Detroit Tigers in MLB on Monday, August 17, 2026, starting at 23:00 UTC. Here is how the two teams stack up — the head-to-head history, current form and the latest bookmaker odds — ahead of the BetEX AI verdict on this game.

Head-to-head record

These two sides have met 9 times in our head-to-head records, with 5 wins for Pittsburgh Pirates against 4 for Detroit Tigers. That gives Pittsburgh Pirates the historical edge in this matchup. Meetings between the two average 6.9 runs per game. Their most recent meetings on record: Detroit Tigers 2-10 Pittsburgh Pirates (2024-05-29); Detroit Tigers 8-0 Pittsburgh Pirates (2024-05-29); Detroit Tigers 0-0 Pittsburgh Pirates (2024-05-28).

DateHomeScoreAway
2024-05-29Detroit Tigers2-10Pittsburgh Pirates
2024-05-29Detroit Tigers8-0Pittsburgh Pirates
2024-05-28Detroit Tigers0-0Pittsburgh Pirates
2024-04-09Pittsburgh Pirates3-5Detroit Tigers
2024-04-08Pittsburgh Pirates7-4Detroit Tigers

Team statistics

Pittsburgh Pirates carry an Elo rating of 1498 in our model, and have won 30% of their recent games. Detroit Tigers carry an Elo rating of 1531 in our model, and have won 70% of their recent games.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Recent formLWLLLLWLWL
Win rate30%
Elo rating1498
Avg scored (recent)3.7
Avg conceded (recent)5.2

Detroit Tigers

Recent formWLWLWWWWWL
Win rate70%
Elo rating1531
Avg scored (recent)7.5
Avg conceded (recent)2.7

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