St. Louis @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

Jack Suwinski is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°. Jack Suwinski will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Jack Suwinski has made big improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 17.8% seasonal rate to 28.6% in the last week's worth of games.

THE BAT X projects Nolan Arenado in the 4th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Luis Ortiz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nolan Arenado today. Nolan Arenado pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.6% — 100th percentile) and and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB's 9th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup. Nolan Arenado will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's matchup.

PNC Park profiles as the #7 stadium in the league for LHB BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 4th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°. Tucupita Marcano will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Tucupita Marcano has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 96.6-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal mark of 92.8-mph.

PNC Park has the 8th-most fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally bad for HRs. Luis Ortiz will have the handedness advantage over Paul Goldschmidt in today's matchup. Paul Goldschmidt will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game.

Brendan Donovan has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 9th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup. Brendan Donovan will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

THE BAT X projects Nolan Gorman in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Nolan Gorman is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game. PNC Park profiles as the #7 stadium in the league for LHB BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 4th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°.

THE BAT X projects Tommy Edman in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. PNC Park profiles as the #7 stadium in the league for LHB BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 4th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°. The Pittsburgh Pirates outfield defense projects as the 4th-worst on the slate today.

Carlos Santana is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. PNC Park profiles as the #7 ballpark in MLB for right-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 4th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°. The switch-hitting Carlos Santana will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Jordan Montgomery.

THE BAT X projects Andrew McCutchen in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Andrew McCutchen is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup. PNC Park profiles as the #7 ballpark in MLB for right-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 4th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°.

THE BAT X projects Alec Burleson in the 77th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. PNC Park profiles as the #7 stadium in the league for LHB BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 4th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°. Alec Burleson will hold the platoon advantage over Luis Ortiz in today's matchup.

Rodolfo Castro has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (86% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup. PNC Park profiles as the #7 ballpark in MLB for right-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 4th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°. The switch-hitting Rodolfo Castro will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Jordan Montgomery.

Connor Joe is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. PNC Park profiles as the #7 ballpark in MLB for right-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 4th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°. Connor Joe will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Montgomery today.

PNC Park profiles as the #7 ballpark in MLB for right-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 4th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°. Mark Mathias will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Montgomery in today's game. Mark Mathias will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Jordan Walker in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. PNC Park profiles as the #7 ballpark in MLB for right-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 4th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°. The Pittsburgh Pirates outfield defense projects as the 4th-worst on the slate today.

PNC Park profiles as the #7 ballpark in MLB for right-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 4th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°. The Pittsburgh Pirates outfield defense projects as the 4th-worst on the slate today. Paul DeJong's launch angle in recent games (36° in the past 7 days) is considerably higher than his 16.9° seasonal figure.

THE BAT X projects Willson Contreras in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Willson Contreras is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. PNC Park profiles as the #7 ballpark in MLB for right-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 4th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°.

PNC Park profiles as the #7 ballpark in MLB for right-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 4th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°. Jason Delay will hold the platoon advantage against Jordan Montgomery in today's matchup. Jason Delay will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°. Chris Owings will hold the platoon advantage over Jordan Montgomery today. Chris Owings will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 87°. Austin Hedges will hold the platoon advantage against Jordan Montgomery in today's matchup. Austin Hedges will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Austin Hedges's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls lately (22.6° in the past two weeks) is significantly higher than his 8.7° seasonal figure.

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

Ke'Bryan Hayes has gone over 1.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.