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Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Final — August 18, 2026

Detroit Tigers logo
Detroit Tigers
1
FINAL
Pittsburgh Pirates logo
Pittsburgh Pirates
4
Tuesday, August 18 · 6:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
-3+8+2+2-2+3-4-1-2+3
Game by game
-2+9-10-2-6+12+4-4+5-3
5-5
Last 10
4-6
+6
Net
+3
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
205 mi330 km
Travel to the game
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Tigers visited the Pirates on Tuesday, August 18 at 6:41 PM ET.

The total closed 8, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Tigers +135, Pirates -155) prices the Tigers at 41% and the Pirates at 59%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Detroit Tigers 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Pittsburgh Pirates won by 3.

  • Against the closing spread (Pittsburgh Pirates -1.5): Pittsburgh Pirates covered.
  • Combined score 5 vs the closing total of 8: Under.
  • Pittsburgh Pirates closed at -155 on the moneyline (a 59% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenPirates -1.5 (+144)
Tigers +1.5 (-170)
ClosePirates -1.5 (+136)
Tigers +1.5 (-165)
Totalno move
Open8 (o -110 / u -111)
Close8 (o -115 / u -109)
Moneyline
OpenTigers +122 43%
Pirates -144 57%
CloseTigers +135 41%
Pirates -155 59%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 15 times since 2023: the Tigers won 7 and the Pirates 8.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 17, 2026Tigers 8, Pirates 5
Tigers won

Jul 23, 2025Tigers 1, Pirates 6
Pirates won

Jul 22, 2025Tigers 5, Pirates 8
Pirates won

Jul 21, 2025Tigers 0, Pirates 3
Pirates won

Jun 19, 2025Pirates 8, Tigers 4
Pirates won

Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Detroit Tigers

Pittsburgh Pirates

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