Toronto @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

Roansy Contreras will have the handedness advantage against George Springer in today's game. George Springer pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.5% — 80th percentile) and but may find it hard to clear baseball's 9th-deepest LF fences today. George Springer will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game. Compared to last year's 91.4-mph exit velocity, George Springer's flyballs are now exiting the bat at a reduced speed of 89.4-mph this season. George Springer's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (8.2°) is significantly worse than his 11.5° mark last year.

Rodolfo Castro has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (92% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. According to THE BAT projection system, PNC Park ranks as the 9th venue in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%. The switch-hitting Rodolfo Castro will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Yusei Kikuchi... and even better, Kikuchi has a huge platoon split.

Via THE BAT projection system, PNC Park is ranked as the 9th park in MLB in terms of lefty batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%. The Toronto Blue Jays have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jack Suwinski has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Jack Suwinski will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

When estimating his batting average skill, Whit Merrifield is ranked in the 89th percentile by THE BAT X projects. According to THE BAT projection system, PNC Park ranks as the 9th venue in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%. Improvement can be seen in Whit Merrifield's capacity to hit the ball within the BABIP-maximizing launch angle range of -4° to 26°, increasing from 42.5% to 49.4% between last season and this year.

In terms of his overall offensive capskill, Bryan Reynolds ranks in the 96th percentile according to THE BAT X's projects. Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today. According to THE BAT projection system, PNC Park ranks as the 9th venue in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%.

THE BAT X projects Kevin Kiermaier in the 76th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Via THE BAT projection system, PNC Park is ranked as the 9th park in MLB in terms of lefty batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%. Kevin Kiermaier will hold the platoon advantage against Roansy Contreras in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Andrew McCutchen in the 85th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Andrew McCutchen is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. According to THE BAT projection system, PNC Park ranks as the 9th venue in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%.

Connor Joe is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. According to THE BAT projection system, PNC Park ranks as the 9th venue in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%. Connor Joe will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today's matchup... and moreover, Kikuchi has a huge platoon split.

When considering his overall offensive prowess, Matt Chapman ranks in the 96th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Matt Chapman is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. According to THE BAT projection system, PNC Park ranks as the 9th venue in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%.

According to THE BAT projection system, PNC Park ranks as the 9th venue in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%. Compared to last season's 15°, Danny Jansen has shown a notable increase in his average launch mark of 23.8° on his hardest-contacted balls this year. Danny Jansen has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .254 figure is a fair amount lower than his .336 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

According to THE BAT projection system, PNC Park ranks as the 9th venue in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%. The Pittsburgh Pirates outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst of all teams on the slate.

Daulton Varsho is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Via THE BAT projection system, PNC Park is ranked as the 9th park in MLB in terms of lefty batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%. Daulton Varsho will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Roansy Contreras in today's matchup.

According to THE BAT projection system, PNC Park ranks as the 9th venue in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%. Lately, Santiago Espinal' exit velocity on flyballs has notably improvementd, as averageidenced by his average of 94.5-mph in the last 7 days, compared to his seasonal average of 87.3-mph. Santiago Espinal's launch angle of late (30° in the last week) is quite a bit better than his 5° seasonal mark.

According to THE BAT projection system, PNC Park ranks as the 9th venue in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%. Austin Hedges will have the handedness advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today's game... and the cherry on top, Kikuchi has a huge platoon split. Austin Hedges will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Miguel Andujar in the 83rd percentile when assessing his batting average talent. According to THE BAT projection system, PNC Park ranks as the 9th venue in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%. Miguel Andujar will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today's game... and moreover, Kikuchi has a huge platoon split.

This year, Brandon Belt has mainly batted in the back-half of the order (100% of the time), however, it's expected that he will bat 5th on the lineup card for this game. Via THE BAT projection system, PNC Park is ranked as the 9th park in MLB in terms of lefty batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%. Brandon Belt will hold the platoon advantage over Roansy Contreras today.

According to THE BAT projection system, PNC Park ranks as the 9th venue in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%. Mark Mathias will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Kikuchi has a huge platoon split. Mark Mathias will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Carlos Santana is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game. According to THE BAT projection system, PNC Park ranks as the 9th venue in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%. The switch-hitting Carlos Santana will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Yusei Kikuchi... and even better, Kikuchi has a huge platoon split.

According to THE BAT projection system, PNC Park ranks as the 9th venue in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors, PNC Park typically results in higher offensive output due to its high altitude. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weatherman calls for the highest humidity of all games today at 80%. Jason Delay will hold the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi today... and even more favorably, Kikuchi has a huge platoon split. Jason Delay will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

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

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

Bo Bichette has gone over 1.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

Yusei Kikuchi has gone over 5.5 in 0 of his last 10 games.