Pittsburgh @ Washington Picks & Props

Nationals Park has the 8th-shallowest RF dimensions among all parks. The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Rodolfo Castro's 95.9-mph exit velocity on flyballs grades out in the 92nd percentile since the start of last season. Rodolfo Castro has compiled a .329 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, ranking in the 78th percentile.

Alex Call is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup. The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Alex Call will hold the home field advantage today. Alex Call is very fast, grading out in the 91st percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.72 ft/sec this year. Alex Call has exhibited favorable plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 91st percentile with a 1.64 K/BB rate.

THE BAT X projects Bryan Reynolds in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. Nationals Park has the 8th-shallowest RF dimensions among all parks. The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Josiah Gray.

Nationals Park has the 8th-shallowest RF dimensions among all parks. The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Tucupita Marcano will have the handedness advantage against Josiah Gray today. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Tucupita Marcano is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen all game.

The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Victor Robles will possess the home field advantage today.

The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Lane Thomas will benefit from the home field advantage today.

Jack Suwinski is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jack Suwinski will hold the platoon advantage against Josiah Gray today. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Jack Suwinski is guaranteed to hold the advantage against every reliever all game. Jack Suwinski has a high pull rate on his flyballs (36.6% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

Nationals Park has the 8th-shallowest RF dimensions among all parks. The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Dominic Smith will have the handedness advantage over Johan Oviedo today. The Pittsburgh Pirates have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Dominic Smith can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Dominic Smith will have the benefit of the home field advantage today.

Jeimer Candelario is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jeimer Candelario has a high pull rate on his flyballs (34.5% — 86th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Jeimer Candelario will hold the home field advantage today.

THE BAT X projects Keibert Ruiz in the 86th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Keibert Ruiz is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Keibert Ruiz has a high pull rate on his flyballs (36.3% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Keibert Ruiz will possess the home field advantage today.

Nationals Park has the 8th-shallowest RF dimensions among all parks. The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. CJ Abrams will have the handedness advantage against Johan Oviedo today. The Pittsburgh Pirates have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so CJ Abrams stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. CJ Abrams will have the benefit of the home field advantage today.

The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Connor Joe has displayed good plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 82nd percentile with a 1.98 K/BB rate.

Carlos Santana is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup. The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Carlos Santana has a high pull rate on his flyballs (38.2% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Carlos Santana's 90.6-mph average exit velocity is among the best in MLB since the start of last season: 83rd percentile. Carlos Santana has displayed strong plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 94th percentile with a 1.42 K/BB rate.

THE BAT X projects Joey Meneses in the 85th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Joey Meneses is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Joey Meneses has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Joey Meneses will possess the home field advantage today.

THE BAT X projects Andrew McCutchen in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Andrew McCutchen is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game. The weatherman calls for the 3rd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Andrew McCutchen has been unlucky with his batting average since the start of last season; his .240 rate is quite a bit lower than his .263 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Andrew McCutchen has put up a .341 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 76th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

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

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