Pirates, Tigers begin series
The Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates begin a two-and-two home-and-away series today at 1:10PM ET. Who will win the opener?
The Tigers have their ace Justin Verlander on the mound to face Jon Niese of the Pirates. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Detroit is favored at home, as the Tigers are getting odds of -115 to win, while the Yankees are getting a money line of +105 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 9 runs.
Detroit is 3-1 on the season and 1-1 at home. Pittsburgh is 4-2 on the season and 1-2 on the road. These two met six times last season with the Pirates winning four of the six games, including all three games in Detroit. These two also hit the over in four of the six meetings.
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Verlander is pitching in Detroit for the first time this season while Niese is coming off a shaky start in his season debut. The Pirates are just 1-4 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the Tigers are 4-1 in Verlander’s last 5 starts. The Tigers are also 81-33 in their last 114 interleague home games.
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