Pittsburgh @ Seattle Picks & Props

Jack Suwinski pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.5% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. In the past two weeks, Jack Suwinski's launch angle has significantly improved to 26.4°, exceeding his seasonal angle of 20.4°. Compared to last year's 17.9°, Jack Suwinski has shown a notable increase in his average launch mark of 24.7° on his hardest-hit balls this year. Jack Suwinski has compiled a .351 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, checking in at the 77th percentile for offensive skills (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Posting a .358 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Jack Suwinski is ranked in the 78th percentile.

Connor Joe is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Having the least fair ground among all parks, T-Mobile Park is usually conducive to homers. Connor Joe will hold the platoon advantage over Marco Gonzales today.

The BAT projection system predicts that ballpark will rank as the 28nd ballballpark in Major League Baseball for righty BABIP. Being one of the lowest in MLB, T-Mobile Park's altitude is close to sea-level, resulting in a decrease in offensive productivity. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report the 2nd-best pitching conditions of all games on the slate today. Bryan Reynolds will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's matchup.

Jarred Kelenic is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. Having the least fair ground among all parks, T-Mobile Park is usually conducive to homers. Jarred Kelenic will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Ortiz in today's game. Jarred Kelenic will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. A significant rise in Jarred Kelenic's exit velocity on flyballs is figureident this season as his average of 97.2 mph is much lower than last year's 93.2 mph figure.

For 90% of the time this year, Rodolfo Castro has mainly batted in the back-half of the batting order, but for this matchup, he is listed in the 5th spot in the batting order. The switch-hitting Rodolfo Castro will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Marco Gonzales. Rodolfo Castro pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Rodolfo Castro has made big strides with his Barrel%, improving his 6.8% rate last year to 12.3% this year. This season, Rodolfo Castro's exit velocity has significantly risen as evidenced by his average of 90.2-mph when compared to last year's 87.3-mph measurement.

Having the least fair ground among all parks, T-Mobile Park is usually conducive to homers. Chris Owings will hold the platoon advantage over Marco Gonzales in today's game. Chris Owings has had some very poor luck with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .192 rate is a fair amount lower than his .222 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 85th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Andrew McCutchen is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Andrew McCutchen will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Marco Gonzales in today's game. Andrew McCutchen pulls a high percentage 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 matchup. Andrew McCutchen has made big gains with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 10% seasonal rate to 17.6% over the past week.

Estimating his BABIP skill, Julio Rodriguez is ranked as the 2nd-best hitter in the majors by THE BAT X. Julio Rodriguez is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. Julio Rodriguez has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Julio Rodriguez will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Recently, Julio Rodriguez has witnessed a notable enhancement in his exit velocity, evident by the contrast between his seasonal 92.4-mph figures and his current 96.4-mph average in the last two weeks.

Carlos Santana is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game. The switch-hitting Carlos Santana will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Marco Gonzales. Carlos Santana pulls many of his flyballs (37.4% — 96th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. In terms of plate discipline, Carlos Santana's ability is quite impressive, posting a 1.66 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 83rd percentile.

Assessing his overall offensive capability, Eugenio Suarez scores in the 83rd percentile in THE BAT X projects. Eugenio Suarez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Eugenio Suarez pulls many of his flyballs (33.9% — 82nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Luis Ortiz, an extreme groundball pitcher, tends to be less effective against extreme flyball hitters such as Eugenio Suarez. Eugenio Suarez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

Having the least fair ground among all parks, T-Mobile Park is usually conducive to homers. Kolten Wong will have the handedness advantage over Luis Ortiz in today's matchup. Kolten Wong will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats. Kolten Wong's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved recently, rising from 17.9% on the season to 25% in the past 7 days. Kolten Wong has been unlucky this year, posting a .210 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .313 — a .103 discrepancy.

Having the least fair ground among all parks, T-Mobile Park is usually conducive to homers. Jose Caballero will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Jose Caballero has made big gains with his Barrel% lately, improving his 4.3% seasonal rate to 28.6% in the past week. Over the last 14 days, Jose Caballero's exit velocity on flyballs has experienced a significant boost, evident from his mark of 89.7-mph, which surpasses his seasonal mark of 87.1-mph. Jose Caballero's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved in recent games, increasing from 19.1% on the season to 42.9% over the last 7 days.

Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.8% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Luis Ortiz, an extreme groundball pitcher, tends to be less effective against extreme flyball hitters such as Cal Raleigh. Cal Raleigh will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Cal Raleigh has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .333 figure is a fair amount lower than his .373 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Assessing his BABIP skill, THE BAT X rates Teoscar Hernandez in the 96th percentile. Having the least fair ground among all parks, T-Mobile Park is usually conducive to homers. Teoscar Hernandez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. In the last 14 days, Teoscar Hernandez's capability of hitting the ball at an ideal launch angle for a base hit (ranging between -4° and 26°) has elevated to 56.7%, whereas it was 48.4% earlier in the season. Teoscar Hernandez has been unlucky this year, notching a .293 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .345 — a .052 deviation.

Taylor Trammell will have the handedness advantage against Luis Ortiz today. Taylor Trammell pulls many of his flyballs (34.5% — 85th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Taylor Trammell will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Having the least fair ground among all parks, T-Mobile Park is usually conducive to homers. Jason Delay will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Marco Gonzales in today's game. Jason Delay's speed has improved this season. His 26.1 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.56 ft/sec now. Grading out in the 81st percentile, Jason Delay has notched a .330 BABIP since the start of last season.

Austin Hedges will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Marco Gonzales today. Austin Hedges pulls many of his flyballs (34.7% — 87th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. A significant rise in his exit velocity can be observed in Austin Hedges's performance this season, with his current average of 88.5 mph differing from last year's EV of 84.2 mph. In the past two weeks, Austin Hedges's launch figure has significantly improved to 18.7°, exceeding his seasonal figure of 14.8°. Between last season and this year, Austin Hedges's ability to hit the ball within the BABIP-optimizing launch angle range of -4° to 26° has improved, rising from 36.9% to 48.3%.

Tom Murphy pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.3% — 90th 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. Tom Murphy will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

Ty France 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.

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.