Detroit led Pittsburgh 8-2 through seven innings last night and held on 8-7 after the Pirates scored five in the eighth. The more useful detail is what that game cost Pittsburgh's staff. The Pirates needed seven and a third innings from relievers in Wednesday's loss to St. Louis and five and a third more last night, and today they open with Kirby Yates, a reliever just back from a shoulder injury. That's three bullpen-heavy games in four days for a pen that ranks 16th in ERA. Justin Verlander makes his farewell start for Detroit, his first big-league outing since March 30, and I don't expect him to go long either. Detroit's pen gave up that eighth inning, but it came in off a Thursday rest day, and only one reliever threw more than 15 pitches. Detroit is 75-85, six games worse than the Pirates, and Pittsburgh has the better offense. Both teams are eliminated, and this game comes down to fresh arms. Detroit's staff ERA ranks sixth in baseball and Pittsburgh's ranks 18th. I'm on the Tigers this afternoon.
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Who was the public on? 56% of the public money was on Pittsburgh Pirates to win on the moneyline. And, 87% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Detroit would win by a score of 2.7 to 2.3 with Detroit winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 56% of the public money was on Detroit Tigers to win on the moneyline. And, 64% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Pittsburgh would win by a score of 5.8 to 5.2 with Pittsburgh winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Pittsburgh at Detroit
1:10 PM Eastern
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Who was the public on? 51% of the public money was on Detroit Tigers to win on the moneyline. And, 83% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Pittsburgh would win by a score of 3.6 to 3.4 with Pittsburgh winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 78% of the public money was on Pittsburgh Pirates to win on the moneyline. And, 67% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Pittsburgh would win by a score of 4.2 to 3.4 with Pittsburgh winning on the moneyline, Detroit winning on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 61% of the public money was on Pittsburgh Pirates to win on the moneyline. And, 72% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Pittsburgh would win by a score of 5.4 to 4.0 with Pittsburgh winning on the moneyline, Detroit winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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