Pittsburgh @ Chicago Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects Bryan Reynolds in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the 4th-worst of all teams on the slate.

Jack Suwinski is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Jack Suwinski will hold the platoon advantage against Jameson Taillon today. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jack Suwinski can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

Carlos Santana is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the 4th-worst of all teams on the slate. Carlos Santana has exhibited strong plate discipline this year, grading out in the 86th percentile with a 1.59 K/BB rate.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Matt Mervis will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Ortiz in today's matchup. Matt Mervis will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Matt Mervis has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 99.3-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal EV of 96.9-mph.

Mike Tauchman has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (50% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Mike Tauchman will hold the platoon advantage over Luis Ortiz in today's game. Mike Tauchman has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Connor Joe is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. Wrigley Field has the 7th-shallowest left field dimensions in the majors. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the 4th-worst of all teams on the slate.

Tucupita Marcano has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (63% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Tucupita Marcano will have the handedness advantage over Jameson Taillon today. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Tucupita Marcano can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

THE BAT X projects Ian Happ in the 80th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Ian Happ is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Ian Happ has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Christopher Morel in the 77th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 77%. Christopher Morel pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (32.9% — 75th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences today. Christopher Morel will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Tucker Barnhart will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Ortiz in today's game. Tucker Barnhart will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Seiya Suzuki in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Seiya Suzuki is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Seiya Suzuki will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Yan Gomes has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (91% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. Wrigley Field has the 7th-shallowest left field fences in MLB. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 77%. Yan Gomes will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Dansby Swanson in the 90th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Dansby Swanson is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. Wrigley Field has the 7th-shallowest left field dimensions in the majors. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters.

Wrigley Field has the 7th-shallowest left field dimensions in the majors. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. High humidity has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report projects the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate at 77%. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the 4th-worst of all teams on the slate.

THE BAT X projects Nick Madrigal in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Nick Madrigal will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Nick Madrigal has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .244 figure is quite a bit lower than his .270 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Austin Hedges pulls many of his flyballs (34.3% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the 4th-worst of all teams on the slate. Austin Hedges has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 88-mph average to last season's 84.2-mph EV.

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

Nico Hoerner has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

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