Most major outlets rank the Tigers as the No. 1 team in baseball, including USA TODAY, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and CBS Sports. Despite dropping their most recent series to the Cincinnati Reds, the Detroit Tigers maintain MLB's best record at 46-27 entering Monday's play.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are headed to the Motor City for a series against the team with the best record in baseball.

We've had five different No. 1 teams here in Power Rankings this season already (Dodgers, Phillies, Padres, Mets, Tigers) while two more (the Cubs and Yankees) have been awfully close multiple times.

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers play the second game of their 3-game series series Wednesday at Comerica Park.

Our MLB betting picks value the strong seasons Bailey Falter and Casey Mize are putting together, making the Under the way to go on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

The Pirates are a heavy road underdog (+243) versus the Tigers (-304). The Detroit Tigers will hand the ball to Tarik Skubal (7-2, 1.99 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Pirates will counter with Andrew Heaney (3-5,