MLB

Detroit 1, at Pittsburgh 4

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · Final

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Detroit Tigers

76-86 · L1 · #16 (1295 ELO -3)

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 50

Pittsburgh Pirates

82-80 · W1 · #13 (1304 ELO +3)

0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 61

PNC Park · Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 20,222

Umpires: John Tumpane [HP], Chris Conroy [1B], Austin Jones [2B], Ben May [3B]

Ashcraft’s eight strong innings lead Pirates past Tigers, 4‑1

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Interstat) — Braxton Ashcraft pitched eight strong innings Tuesday as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 at PNC Park. Ashcraft (13-5) allowed one earned run on five hits with four strikeouts. Mason Montgomery earned his fifth save with a scoreless ninth inning. Detroit took a 1-0 lead in the fifth when Brett Callahan homered. Callahan went 2 for 3 with a homer and an RBI. Pittsburgh answered in the bottom half with three runs. Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer, and Spencer Horwitz added an RBI single. Cruz finished 1 for 3 with two RBIs. Bryan… Read more...

Top Statlines

Braxton Ashcraft PIT 8.0ip 5h 1er 4k
Mason Montgomery PIT 1.0ip 0h 0er 2k
Keider Montero DET 5.0ip 4h 3er 3k

Forecasting

ELO Probability DET 51.6%

Spread PIT -1.5

Projected Score DET 4 PIT 5

Money Line PIT -140/DET +120

Over/Under 8 (Under)