Los Angeles @ Pittsburgh props

THE BAT X projects Chris Taylor in the 88th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. PNC Park ranks as the #5 venue in the game for RHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Chris Taylor's 20.6° launch angle is among the highest in the game: 97th percentile.

PNC Park profiles as the #5 venue in MLB for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Rodolfo Castro will benefit from the home field advantage today.

Tucupita Marcano has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (75% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today. PNC Park profiles as the #5 venue in MLB for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Tucupita Marcano will hold the platoon advantage against Noah Syndergaard today. Tucupita Marcano will have the benefit of the home field advantage today.

PNC Park ranks as the #5 venue in the game for RHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Connor Joe will have the benefit of the home field advantage today. Connor Joe has exhibited good plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 83rd percentile with a 1.93 K/BB rate.

THE BAT X projects Miguel Vargas in the 87th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Miguel Vargas has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (89% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. PNC Park ranks as the #5 venue in the game for RHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.

PNC Park ranks as the #5 venue in the game for RHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Austin Hedges will have the benefit of the home field advantage today.

Jack Suwinski is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today. PNC Park profiles as the #5 venue in MLB for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Jack Suwinski will hold the platoon advantage against Noah Syndergaard today. Jack Suwinski will benefit from the home field advantage today.

THE BAT X projects Mookie Betts in the 96th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Mookie Betts is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup. PNC Park ranks as the #5 venue in the game for RHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Mookie Betts has posted a .353 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 88th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Jason Heyward has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (70% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. PNC Park profiles as the #5 venue in MLB for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Jason Heyward will hold the platoon advantage over Johan Oviedo today. The Pittsburgh Pirates have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jason Heyward has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

THE BAT X projects Andrew McCutchen in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. PNC Park ranks as the #5 venue in the game for RHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Andrew McCutchen will hold the home field advantage today.

THE BAT X projects James Outman in the 75th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. James Outman has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (75% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game. PNC Park profiles as the #5 venue in MLB for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. James Outman will hold the platoon advantage over Johan Oviedo today.

PNC Park ranks as the #5 venue in the game for RHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Austin Barnes has exhibited good plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 92nd percentile with a 1.54 K/BB rate.

Carlos Santana is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. PNC Park profiles as the #5 venue in MLB for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Carlos Santana will have the benefit of the home field advantage today. Carlos Santana has been unlucky with his batting average since the start of last season; his .210 BA is quite a bit lower than his .224 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects David Peralta in the 75th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. PNC Park profiles as the #5 venue in MLB for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. David Peralta will hold the platoon advantage over Johan Oviedo today. The Pittsburgh Pirates have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so David Peralta stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Ke'Bryan Hayes has gone over 1.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

J.D. Martinez has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Ji-Hwan Bae has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Freddie Freeman has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.