Pittsburgh Pirates - Detroit Tigers 08-18-2026

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Detroit Tigers

P: Keider Montero · 3.31 ERA

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Tue, Aug 18

Pittsburgh Pirates

P: Braxton Ashcraft · 3.82 ERA

Team

Detroit Tigers

DET

Pittsburgh Pirates

PIT

Game Details

• PNC Park

Probable Starting Pitchers

Keider Montero

Detroit Tigers Away

ERA

3.31

WHIP

1.006

K/9

5.51

BB/9

1.97

114.3

Last 3 Starts ERA 3.26 WHIP —

Braxton Ashcraft

Pittsburgh Pirates Home

ERA

3.82

WHIP

1.104

K/9

9.87

BB/9

2.10

141.3

Last 3 Starts ERA 3.93 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Detroit Tigers	+140	+1.5 (-159)	O 8 (-112)
Pittsburgh Pirates	-153	-1.5 (+143)	U 8 (+100)

Closing line · Aug 18

Weather & Conditions

Temp77°F

Wind 7 mphNW · crossR

Gusts10 mph

Humidity58%

SkyPartially cloudy

Away Batting

Detroit Tigers

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	K	LOB	AVG
2BGleyber Torres	4	0	1	0	0	1	.270
3BKevin McGonigle	4	0	1	0	0	1	.281
DHColt Keith	3	0	1	0	0	1	.270
PHDillon Dingler	1	0	0	0	1	1	.257
CEduardo Valencia	4	0	0	0	2	3	.362
RFZach McKinstry	3	0	0	0	1	0	.221
PHHao-Yu Lee	1	0	0	0	0	1	.274
1BSpencer Torkelson	3	0	0	0	2	0	.226
LFBrett Callahan HR	3	1	2	1	0	0	.444
CFMax Clark	3	0	0	0	0	1	.258
SSJavier Báez	3	0	0	0	0	1	.255
Totals	32	1	5	1	6	10	—

Away Pitching

Detroit Tigers

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Keider Montero (L, 9-8)	5.0	4	3	3	1	3	1	78-53	3.30
Ty Madden	2.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	27-20	2.72
Enmanuel De Jesus	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-9	3.86
Totals	8.0	6	4	4	1	5	1	—	—

Home Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
1BSpencer Horwitz	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.260
2BBrandon Lowe	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.252
DHBryan Reynolds	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.261
RFEsmerlyn Valdez	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	.250
LFBilly Cook	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188
CFOneil Cruz HR	3	1	1	2	0	2	0	.265
RFJake Mangum	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.299
CRafael Flores Jr. 2B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.283
SSJacob Gonzalez	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.226
3BJared Triolo	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	.241
Totals	29	4	6	4	1	5	9	—

Home Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Braxton Ashcraft (W, 13-5)	8.0	5	1	1	4	1	80-61	3.68
Mason Montgomery (S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	15-10	3.47
Totals	9.0	5	1	1	6	1	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
T5	1–0	Brett Callahan homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.
B5	1–2	Oneil Cruz homers (15) on a fly ball to center field. Esmerlyn Valdez scores.
B5	1–3	Spencer Horwitz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Zach McKinstry. Rafael Flores Jr. scores. Jared Triolo to 2nd.
B8	1–4	Bryan Reynolds singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Jared Triolo scores.

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