Pittsburgh @ Seattle Picks & Props

Jarred Kelenic is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup. With its least fair ground compared to other parks, T-Mobile Park provides a favorable setting for home runs. The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jarred Kelenic will have the handedness advantage over Mitch Keller in today's game. Jarred Kelenic will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Taylor Trammell will have the handedness advantage against Mitch Keller in today's matchup. Taylor Trammell pulls many of his flyballs (34.5% — 86th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Taylor Trammell will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Connor Joe is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. With its least fair ground compared to other parks, T-Mobile Park provides a favorable setting for home runs. The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Connor Joe has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel%, improving his 4.6% rate last year to 11.4% this year. Connor Joe has notched a .362 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 79th percentile.

With its least fair ground compared to other parks, T-Mobile Park provides a favorable setting for home runs. The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Kolten Wong will have the handedness advantage over Mitch Keller in today's game. Kolten Wong will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Despite posting a .213 wOBA this year, THE BAT X believes Kolten Wong has experienced some negative variance given the .101 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .314.

Jack Suwinski is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jack Suwinski will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against George Kirby in today's matchup. Jack Suwinski pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.4% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Compared to last year's 17.9°, Jack Suwinski has shown a notable increase in his average launch mark of 24.5° on his hardest-hit balls this season.

The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Cal Raleigh pulls many of his flyballs (38.1% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Cal Raleigh will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Cal Raleigh has shown considerable progress with his Barrel% by elevating it from his seasonal rate of 15.5% to 20.8%. In his recent games, Cal Raleigh's exit velocity on flyballs has significantly increased, evident by his 96.5-mph average over the past fortnight, a notable improvement from his seasonal average of 93.5-mph.

THE BAT X projects Bryan Reynolds in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game. With its least fair ground compared to other parks, T-Mobile Park provides a favorable setting for home runs. The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Improving from a 7.9% rate last year, Bryan Reynolds has made significant improvements with his Barrel% by achieving a rate of 13.7.9% this year.

Teoscar Hernandez's BABIP talent is projected in the 97th percentile by THE BAT X assessment. With its least fair ground compared to other parks, T-Mobile Park provides a favorable setting for home runs. The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Teoscar Hernandez will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Lately, Teoscar Hernandez has seen a boost in his capacity to make contact with the ball at an angle that lends itself well to a BABIP (ranging from -4° to 26°), with his success rate rising from 49.2% over the season to 58.1% in the last two weeks' worth of games.

The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Tucupita Marcano will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against George Kirby in today's game. Tucupita Marcano has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Tucupita Marcano has made significant gains with his Barrel% of late, upping his 8.3% seasonal rate to 14.3% in the past 14 days. In the last two weeks, Tucupita Marcano's exit velocity on flyballs has experienced a significant boost, evident from his figure of 95.3-mph, which surpasses his seasonal figure of 92.5-mph.

By evaluating his BABIP ability, THE BAT X ranks Julio Rodriguez as the 2nd-best hitter in MLB. Julio Rodriguez is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. With its least fair ground compared to other parks, T-Mobile Park provides a favorable setting for home runs. The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Julio Rodriguez will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Andrew McCutchen in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Andrew McCutchen is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game. The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Andrew McCutchen pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.4% — 78th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Posting a .353 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by THE BAT X utilizing Statcast data) this year, Andrew McCutchen grades out in the 78th percentile for hitting ability.

Carlos Santana is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Carlos Santana pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.4% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Carlos Santana has displayed good plate discipline this year, grading out in the 86th percentile with a 1.52 K/BB rate.

With its least fair ground compared to other parks, T-Mobile Park provides a favorable setting for home runs. The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jose Caballero will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Lately, Jose Caballero's Barrel% has shown remarkable improvement, increasing from his seasonal rate of 4.3% to 22.2% withover the last 7 days. In the past 14 days, Jose Caballero's exit velocity on flyballs has experienced a significant boost, evident from his figure of 90.2-mph, which surpasses his seasonal figure of 87.1-mph.

THE BAT X projects Eugenio Suarez in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Eugenio Suarez is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Eugenio Suarez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.9% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Eugenio Suarez will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.

The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Austin Hedges pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.7% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Austin Hedges's launch angle in recent games (21° in the past 7 days) is a significant increase over his 14.2° seasonal figure. Compared to last season, Austin Hedges has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for base hit optimization, increasing his percentage from 36.9% to 50.9% this season. Austin Hedges has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .201 mark is significantly deflated relative to his .267 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

With its least fair ground compared to other parks, T-Mobile Park provides a favorable setting for home runs. The weather report predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Chris Owings has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .192 mark is considerably lower than his .222 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

J.P. Crawford has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

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

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

Ty France has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.