Los Angeles @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects Chris Taylor in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. PNC Park grades out as the #5 park in the league for RHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Chris Taylor's 20.6° launch angle is among the highest in MLB: 97th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Mookie Betts in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Mookie Betts is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game. PNC Park grades out as the #5 park in the league for RHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Mookie Betts has put up a .353 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, ranking in the 88th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

James Outman has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (71% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. PNC Park grades out as the #5 venue in the game for LHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. James Outman will hold the platoon advantage against Roansy Contreras today. The Pittsburgh Pirates have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so James Outman can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

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 year (84% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. PNC Park grades out as the #5 park in the league for RHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense.

PNC Park grades out as the #5 venue in the game for LHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Michael Busch will hold the platoon advantage against Roansy Contreras today. The Pittsburgh Pirates have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Michael Busch stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

PNC Park grades out as the #5 venue in the game for LHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. David Peralta will have the handedness advantage over Roansy Contreras today. The Pittsburgh Pirates have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so David Peralta has a strong chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Jason Heyward has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (64% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. PNC Park grades out as the #5 venue in the game for LHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Jason Heyward will have the handedness advantage against Roansy Contreras today. The Pittsburgh Pirates have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jason Heyward can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

PNC Park grades out as the #5 park in the league for RHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Austin Barnes has shown good plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 92nd percentile with a 1.57 K/BB rate.

PNC Park grades out as the #5 park in the league for RHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Austin Wynns has posted a .248 batting average since the start of last season, ranking in the 76th percentile.

Rodolfo Castro has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Andrew McCutchen has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Jack Suwinski has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.

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

Tucupita Marcano has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

Connor Joe has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

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

Carlos Santana has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.

Ke'Bryan Hayes has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Jason Delay has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.