Pittsburgh @ Seattle Picks & Props

Connor Joe is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. T-Mobile Park has the least fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. His Barrel% has improved significantly, as Connor Joe's rate increased from 4.6% in the previous year to 13.4.6% in the current year.

T-Mobile Park has the least fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. Kolten Wong will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Roansy Contreras in today's game. Kolten Wong will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. THE BAT X estimates Kolten Wong's true offensive skill to be a .316, implying that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .099 deviation between that figure and his actual .217 wOBA.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. Taylor Trammell will have the handedness advantage against Roansy Contreras today. Taylor Trammell pulls many of his flyballs (34.5% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Taylor Trammell will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Lately, Taylor Trammell has enhanced his Barrel% bigly, rising from his seasonal rate of 20% to 30% in the past 14 days.

Jack Suwinski is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. Jack Suwinski will have the handedness advantage against Luis Castillo in today's game. Jack Suwinski pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.4% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. His average launch mark on the hardest-hit balls this year is 24.5°, which is significantly higher compared to his mark of 17.9° in the previous season - Jack Suwinski

THE BAT X projects Bryan Reynolds in the 96th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today. T-Mobile Park has the least fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. Bryan Reynolds has made notable strides with his Barrel%, improving his 7.9% rate last year to 14.7% this year.

Jarred Kelenic is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game. T-Mobile Park has the least fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. Jarred Kelenic will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Roansy Contreras in today's game. Jarred Kelenic will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

While Tucupita Marcano has predominantly been placed in the latter half of the batting batting order this season (77% of the time), he is expected to assume the 1st position in the batting order for this particular matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. Tucupita Marcano will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Castillo in today's matchup. Tucupita Marcano has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Over the last week's worth of games, Tucupita Marcano has significantly increased his Barrel% from a seasonal rate of 8.3% to 20%, showcasing significant gains in his performance.

T-Mobile Park has the least fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. Jose Caballero will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Over the last week's worth of games, Jose Caballero has significantly increased his Barrel% from a seasonal rate of 4.3% to 25%, showcasing significant strides in his performance. Lately, Jose Caballero' exit velocity on flyballs has noticeably gaind, markident from his 89.7-mph average in the last 7 days as compared to his seasonal average of 87.1-mph.

T-Mobile Park has the least fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. This season, Jason Delay has improved his speed. His Statcast Sprint speed has increased from 26.1 ft/sec last season to 26.56 ft/sec. Checking in at the 81st percentile, Jason Delay sits with a .330 BABIP since the start of last season.

Assessing his BABIP skill, THE BAT X rates Teoscar Hernandez in the 97th percentile. T-Mobile Park has the least fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. Teoscar Hernandez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. In recent times, Teoscar Hernandez's exit velocity has notably risen; observe the difference between his average of 93.9 mph in the last 7 days and his seasonal average of 90.8 mph.

Assessing his overall offensive capskill, Andrew McCutchen scores in the 84th percentile in THE BAT X projects. Andrew McCutchen is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. Andrew McCutchen pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.4% — 78th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Andrew McCutchen has compiled a .353 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, ranking in the 78th percentile for hitting ability (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. Austin Hedges pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.7% — 87th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. His seasonal angle has been 14.2° but Austin Hedges has of late recorded a launch angle of 32° in the last week, which is notably higher. Compared to last year, Austin Hedges has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for BABIP optimization, increasing his percentage from 36.9% to 50.9% this season. As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Austin Hedges has experienced some negative variance this year. His .204 mark falls considerably below THE BAT X's version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .269.

Carlos Santana is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. Carlos Santana pulls many of his flyballs (37.4% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. As it relates to plate discipline, Carlos Santana's talent is quite strong, sporting a 1.54 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 86th percentile.

Upon assessing his BABIP ability, THE BAT X projects Julio Rodriguez to be the best hitter in MLB. Julio Rodriguez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. Julio Rodriguez has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Julio Rodriguez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Eugenio Suarez in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Eugenio Suarez is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. Eugenio Suarez pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — 82nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Eugenio Suarez will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. Cal Raleigh pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.1% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Cal Raleigh will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats. Cal Raleigh has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 91.4-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal 89.1-mph average. Based on Statcast metrics, THE BAT X's version of Expected wOBA (.373) implies that Cal Raleigh has had some very poor luck this year with his .335 actual wOBA.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters. Tom Murphy pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.7% — 90th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Tom Murphy will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. In recent times, Tom Murphy's exit velocity has notably risen; observe the difference between his average of 89.6 mph in the last 7 days and his seasonal EV of 86.7 mph. As lately, Tom Murphy's skill in hitting the ball at an angle that maximizes his BABIP (ranging from -4° to 26°) has improved, with a recent increase from 50% on the season to 55.6% over the last week.

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

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

Ke'Bryan Hayes 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.