Colorado @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the #9 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude. Rodolfo Castro will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats. Rodolfo Castro has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 6.8% rate last season to 12.1% this year. Rodolfo Castro's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased of late, rising from 16.4% on the season to 50% over the last 7 days.

THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the #9 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude. Jack Suwinski will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Antonio Senzatela in today's game. With a recent surge of games, Jack Suwinski's Barrel% has significantly improved, as his seasonal rate of 22.6% rose to 28.6%. Compared to last year's 17.9°, Jack Suwinski has shown a notable increase in his average launch mark of 30° on his highest exit velocity balls this season.

THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the #9 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude. Tucupita Marcano will hold the platoon advantage over Antonio Senzatela today.

Having the 8th-largest fair ground in Major League Baseball, PNC Park is not ideal for hitting home runs. Dry weather has a small but significant link with less offense (and more whiffs), and the weather report calls for the 5th-least humidity of all games on the slate today at 35%.

THE BAT X projects Charlie Blackmon in the 76th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Charlie Blackmon is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today. THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the #9 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude. The Pittsburgh Pirates have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Charlie Blackmon stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the #9 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude.

Connor Joe is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 9th ballpark in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude. There is a significant increase in Connor Joe's average launch mark on the balls he has hit hardest this season, which stands at 11.6°, compared to his mark of 8.5° in the previous season. Having a 2.06 K/BB rate, Connor Joe demonstrated impressive plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 79th percentile.

Elias Diaz is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today. THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 9th ballpark in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude. Elias Diaz will hold the platoon advantage over Rich Hill in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Hill has a large platoon split. Elias Diaz's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, rising from 41.2% to 53%.

THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 9th ballpark in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude.

In terms of his overall offensive capability, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 84th percentile according to THE BAT X's projects. Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 9th ballpark in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude. Andrew McCutchen's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last year to this one, rising from 16.8% to 21%.

THE BAT X projects Kris Bryant in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Kris Bryant is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 9th ballpark in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude. Kris Bryant will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Rich Hill today... and moreover, Hill has a large platoon split.

Jurickson Profar is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup. THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 9th ballpark in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude. The switch-hitting Jurickson Profar will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Rich Hill... and even better, Hill has a large platoon split. Compared to last year, Jurickson Profar has improved his capability to hit the ball within the HR-optimizing launch angle range of -4° to 26°, as his percentage has increased from 13.4% to 18%.

Randal Grichuk is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 9th ballpark in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude. Randal Grichuk will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Rich Hill in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Hill has a large platoon split. In the past two weeks, Randal Grichuk has maintained a 92.9-mph mean exit speed, indicating a recent surge in form.

THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 9th ballpark in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude. Austin Wynns will hold the platoon advantage against Rich Hill today... and the cherry on top, Hill has a large platoon split. With a core skill for batting average being hitting the ball to all fields, Austin Wynns excelled at it by grading out in the 76th percentile in THE BAT X's Spray Score since the start of last season.

This year, Ezequiel Tovar has mainly batted in the back-half of the order (100% of the time), however, it's expected that he will bat 2nd in the lineup for this game. THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 9th ballpark in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude. Ezequiel Tovar will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Rich Hill in today's matchup... and the cherry on top, Hill has a large platoon split. Ezequiel Tovar has made big gains with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 7.6% seasonal rate to 17.2% in the last two weeks.

THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 9th ballpark in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude. Comparing his seasonal mark of 88.7-mph to his 94-mph mark in the last 14 days, it is clear that Austin Hedges has made significant progress in his exit velocity on flyballs. Within the past two weeks, Austin Hedges has displayed a significant increase in his average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls, clocking in at 22.3° compared to his seasonal angle of 6.6°. Austin Hedges's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 36.9% to 50%.

THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 9th ballpark in the league for right-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude. Alan Trejo will hold the platoon advantage against Rich Hill in today's matchup... and even better, Hill has a large platoon split. Alan Trejo has made big gains with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 3.8% seasonal rate to 11.1% in the last week. In recent times, Alan Trejo's exit velocity has notably risen; observe the difference between his average of 91.1 mph over the past week and his seasonal mark of 85.8 mph.

Carlos Santana is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the #9 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average. Located at the 6th-highest elevation in the league, PNC Park typically results in better offense due to its high altitude. Carlos Santana has shown strong plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 94th percentile with a 1.37 K/BB rate.

C.J. Cron has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

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