Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Final — August 19, 2026
Last 10 games
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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 Wednesday, August 19 at 12:36 PM ET.
The total closed 8, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Tigers +135, Pirates -159) 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 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Pittsburgh Pirates won by 1.
- Against the closing spread (Pittsburgh Pirates -1.5): Detroit Tigers covered.
- Combined score 7 vs the closing total of 8: Under.
- Pittsburgh Pirates closed at -159 on the moneyline (a 59% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Tigers +1.5 (-162)
Tigers +1.5 (-162)
Pirates -146 58%
Pirates -159 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 16 times since 2023: the Tigers won 7 and the Pirates 9.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | Tigers 1, Pirates 4 Pirates won | ||
| Aug 17, 2026 | Tigers 8, Pirates 5 Tigers won | ||
| Jul 23, 2025 | Tigers 1, Pirates 6 Pirates won | ||
| Jul 22, 2025 | Tigers 5, Pirates 8 Pirates won | ||
| Jul 21, 2025 | Tigers 0, Pirates 3 Pirates won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Detroit Tigers
- Detroit Tigers team stats
- Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Detroit Tigers 2 (Sep 27)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Detroit Tigers 4 (Sep 26)
- Washington Nationals 4, Detroit Tigers 2 (Sep 23)
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Pittsburgh Pirates team stats
- Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Detroit Tigers 2 (Sep 27)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Detroit Tigers 4 (Sep 26)
- St. Louis Cardinals 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (Sep 24)
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More MLB games on August 19, 2026
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- Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Boston Red Sox 6 (Aug 19)
- Miami Marlins 1, Philadelphia Phillies 4 (Aug 19)
- New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 (Aug 19)
- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 5 (Aug 19)
- Toronto Blue Jays 6, Tampa Bay Rays 7 (Aug 19)
- San Francisco Giants 1, Cleveland Guardians 0 (Aug 19)
- Seattle Mariners 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (Aug 19)
- Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 9 (Aug 19)
- Washington Nationals 6, Texas Rangers 0 (Aug 19)
- Los Angeles Angels 2, Houston Astros 3 (Aug 19)
- Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Colorado Rockies 4 (Aug 19)
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