Jim Feist
Comp MLB Pick for Wednesday, August 13, 2014: 7:05 PM EST
(975) PITTSBURGH PIRATES VS (976) DETROIT TIGERS
Take: (975) PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Reason: Your free pick for Wednesday, August 13th, 2014, comes in baseball as Pittsburgh and the Tigers meet at Comerica Park in Detroit. Pittsburgh has a strong offensive attack, 10th in baseball in runs scored, 7th in batting and slugging, plus tops in on base percentage. That's a concern for the Tigers and their banged up pitching staff. Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said the rotation beyond Saturday is yet to be determined, so for this game he has to go with Buck Farmer. Farmer has made two starts above the Single-A level. He will make his first start in the majors Wednesday night for the Detroit Tigers. Farmer, 23, was 10-5 with a 2.60 ERA in 18 starts this season for Single-A West Michigan, then went 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in two starts for Double-A Erie. Detroit is in a slump and the Tigers are 1-6 in their last 7 games after losing the first 2 games of a series. Vance Worley goes for the Pirates, at 5-1 with a 2.30 ERA. The Pirates are 4-0 in Worley's last four starts, plus 5-1 against a team with a winning record. Play Pittsburgh!