Pittsburgh @ San Francisco Picks & Props

Oracle Park grades out as the #3 ballpark in the league for left-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Rodolfo Castro pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — 82nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today. Rodolfo Castro has made notable strides with his Barrel%, bettering his 6.8% rate last season to 12.3% this year. A significant rise in his exit velocity can be observed in Rodolfo Castro's performance this season, with his current average of 90.2 mph differing from last year's mark of 87.3 mph.

Oracle Park grades out as the #3 ballpark in the league for left-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. In Major League Baseball, Oracle Park's right field dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Brandon Crawford will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Brandon Crawford has made big improvements with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 10.2% seasonal rate to 33.3% over the last week.

Connor Joe is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game. Via THE BAT projection system, stadium ranks as the 3nd stadium in the game for righty BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for batters.

Jack Suwinski is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. Oracle Park grades out as the #3 ballpark in the league for left-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Jack Suwinski will hold the platoon advantage against Anthony DeSclafani in today's matchup. Jack Suwinski pulls many of his flyballs (36.8% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 85th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. Via THE BAT projection system, stadium ranks as the 3nd stadium in the game for righty BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Andrew McCutchen has made significant gains with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 10% seasonal rate to 20% in the past 7 days.

Tucupita Marcano has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (74% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Oracle Park grades out as the #3 ballpark in the league for left-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. In Major League Baseball, Oracle Park's right field dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Tucupita Marcano will have the handedness advantage against Anthony DeSclafani in today's game.

Oracle Park grades out as the #3 ballpark in the league for left-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Mike Yastrzemski pulls many of his flyballs (35.8% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today. Mike Yastrzemski will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Oracle Park grades out as the #3 ballpark in the league for left-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. In Major League Baseball, Oracle Park's right field dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. The San Francisco Giants infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst of all teams on the slate.

Wilmer Flores is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game. Via THE BAT projection system, stadium ranks as the 3nd stadium in the game for righty BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Wilmer Flores will hold the platoon advantage against Rich Hill in today's game. Wilmer Flores will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Mitch Haniger in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Mitch Haniger is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Via THE BAT projection system, stadium ranks as the 3nd stadium in the game for righty BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Mitch Haniger will have the handedness advantage over Rich Hill today.

Via THE BAT projection system, stadium ranks as the 3nd stadium in the game for righty BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Austin Hedges's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 36.9% to 48.3%. In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Austin Hedges has had bad variance on his side this year. His .207 rate falls considerably below THE BAT X's version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .262.

Casey Schmitt has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (100% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. Via THE BAT projection system, stadium ranks as the 3nd stadium in the game for righty BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Casey Schmitt will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Rich Hill in today's game. Casey Schmitt will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Via THE BAT projection system, stadium ranks as the 3nd stadium in the game for righty BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Patrick Bailey will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Rich Hill. Patrick Bailey will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. In the last 14 days, Patrick Bailey has shown a 15.8% Barrel% (a reliable standard for measuring power) and has been performing exceptionally well.

When assessing his BABIP talent, Austin Slater is projected as the 8th-best hitter in the game by THE BAT X. Austin Slater is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Via THE BAT projection system, stadium ranks as the 3nd stadium in the game for righty BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Austin Slater will hold the platoon advantage against Rich Hill in today's game.

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

Bryan Reynolds has gone over 1.5 in 0 of his last 10 games.

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

J.D. Davis has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.