Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
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Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates (2026-08-18). Keider Montero vs Braxton Ashcraft at PNC Park.
Keider Montero limits home runs effectively with a 0.91 HR9 while maintaining a 3.22 ERA and a 9-7 record. Through 128.2 innings, he carries a 0.99 WHIP and a 6.02 K/9. Across his last three outings, he registered 6.1 IP/0 ER/0 K/1 BB, 6 IP/5 ER/5 K/3 BB, and 6 IP/0 ER/2 K/2 BB, keeping his season BB/9 at a controlled 2.03 mark amid an upward trend. Braxton Ashcraft is coming off an outing where he delivered 9 IP/1 ER/10 K/1 BB. On the season, he holds a 12-5 record with a 3.88 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP over 141.1 innings pitched. Ashcraft generates strikeouts at a high rate with a 9.87 K/9 alongside a 2.1 BB9 and a 1.27 HR9, though his overall trend sits downward entering this start. His other recent games saw 5 IP/4 ER/5 K/1 BB and 5 IP/1 ER/5 K/1 BB.
The Tigers enter this matchup with a 0.728 team OPS and 573 total runs scored, batting .243 on the year while posting a 5-5 mark in their past 10 contests. Detroit's pitching staff features a 3.56 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. Meanwhile, the Pirates have generated 638 runs alongside a 0.743 team OPS and a .256 batting average, going 4-6 over their last 10 games. Pittsburgh's pitching staff maintains a 4.33 ERA to go with a 1.33 WHIP.
