Texas @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

Luis Ortiz will have the handedness advantage over Marcus Semien today. In today's game, Marcus Semien has the misfortune of hitting many of his flyballs (36.3% — 93rd percentile) towards baseball's 9th-deepest LF fences, as he tends to pull them. Marcus Semien will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game. Marcus Semien has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .305 mark is significantly inflated relative to his .251 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Marcus Semien's 88.9-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced standard to measure power) ranks in the 17th percentile this year.

Jack Suwinski is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today. THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 8th MLB stadium for lefty BABIP. Due to its 6th-highest altitude in the league, PNC Park typically results in increased offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting on the slate today. Jack Suwinski will have the handedness advantage against Dane Dunning in today's game.

THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 8th MLB stadium for lefty BABIP. Due to its 6th-highest altitude in the league, PNC Park typically results in increased offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting on the slate today. In comparison to his figure of 11.7° in the previous season, Jonah Heim has significantly increased his average launch figure to 21.5° on the balls he has struck the hardest this year. Over the past two weeks, Jonah Heim has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs, which has increased from 23.1% to 35.7% during the current season.

THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 8th MLB stadium for lefty BABIP. Due to its 6th-highest altitude in the league, PNC Park typically results in increased offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting on the slate today. Of late, Robbie Grossman has been achieving a significantly higher average launch angle of 25° on his balls with the highest exit velocity, in contrast to his seasonal angle of 13.9°.

THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 8th MLB stadium for lefty BABIP. Due to its 6th-highest altitude in the league, PNC Park typically results in increased offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting on the slate today. Tucupita Marcano will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Dane Dunning today. Tucupita Marcano will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

According to THE BAT projection system, field ranks as the 8nd field in Major League Baseball for right-handed BABIP. Due to its 6th-highest altitude in the league, PNC Park typically results in increased offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting on the slate today. Connor Joe will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Over the past 7 days, Connor Joe has remarkably improved his Barrel% by elevating his seasonal rate from 12.3% to 20%.

Despite having an 84th percentile opposite-field rate of 35.5% on his flyballs, Corey Seager had the misfortune of hitting them towards the league's 9th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup. Corey Seager will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

In terms of his overall offensive captalent, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 83rd percentile according to THE BAT X's projects. Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game. According to THE BAT projection system, field ranks as the 8nd field in Major League Baseball for right-handed BABIP. Due to its 6th-highest altitude in the league, PNC Park typically results in increased offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting on the slate today.

THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 8th MLB stadium for lefty BABIP. Due to its 6th-highest altitude in the league, PNC Park typically results in increased offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting on the slate today. The recent increase in Leody Taveras's hitting performance can be attributed to his ability to hit the ball within the base hit-optimizing launch angle range of -4° to 26°, with his percentage rising from 42.4% on the season to 69.2% in the past week. Leody Taveras has put up a .354 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 97th percentile.

Home runs are generally discouraged at PNC Park due to the fact that it has the 8th-deepest fences among all parks.

Carlos Santana is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup. THE BAT projection system ranks PNC Park as the 8th MLB stadium for lefty BABIP. Due to its 6th-highest altitude in the league, PNC Park typically results in increased offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting on the slate today. Carlos Santana will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Josh Jung's BABIP skill is projected in the 86th percentile by THE BAT X assessment. Josh Jung is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. According to THE BAT projection system, field ranks as the 8nd field in Major League Baseball for right-handed BABIP. Due to its 6th-highest altitude in the league, PNC Park typically results in increased offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting on the slate today.

According to THE BAT projection system, field ranks as the 8nd field in Major League Baseball for right-handed BABIP. Due to its 6th-highest altitude in the league, PNC Park typically results in increased offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting on the slate today. Austin Hedges will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. Austin Hedges's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last year to this one, increasing from 36.9% to 52.8%.

THE BAT X projects Ezequiel Duran in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. According to THE BAT projection system, field ranks as the 8nd field in Major League Baseball for right-handed BABIP. Due to its 6th-highest altitude in the league, PNC Park typically results in increased offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting on the slate today. In his recent games, Ezequiel Duran's exit velocity on flyballs has significantly increased, evident by his 99.4-mph average over the past fortnight, a notable improvement from his seasonal average of 96-mph.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 77th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Adolis Garcia is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. According to THE BAT projection system, field ranks as the 8nd field in Major League Baseball for right-handed BABIP. Due to its 6th-highest altitude in the league, PNC Park typically results in increased offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting on the slate today.

According to THE BAT projection system, field ranks as the 8nd field in Major League Baseball for right-handed BABIP. Due to its 6th-highest altitude in the league, PNC Park typically results in increased offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting on the slate today. Chris Owings will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Chris Owings has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .191 figure is significantly deflated relative to his .222 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

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

Nathaniel Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.

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

Josh H. Smith has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.