Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects Bryan Reynolds in the 96th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today. American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest centerfield fences in the majors. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Bryan Reynolds has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 92.6-mph average to last year's 90.2-mph mark.

Rowdy Tellez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Rowdy Tellez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (41.8% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Rowdy Tellez will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Jack Suwinski in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Jack Suwinski is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Jack Suwinski will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Julio Teheran in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Teheran has a large platoon split. The Milwaukee Brewers 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.

THE BAT X projects Brian Anderson in the 77th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. OPP_SP will have the handedness advantage over Brian Anderson in today's game. Brian Anderson will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Brian Anderson has made notable improvements with his Barrel% recently, upping his 11.8% seasonal rate to 23.1% in the last 7 days.

American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest centerfield fences in the majors. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. OPP_SP will hold the platoon advantage over Luis Urias in today's game. Luis Urias will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Luis Urias has exhibited strong plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 79th percentile with a 2.06 K/BB rate.

Connor Joe is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Connor Joe hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards MLB's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Connor Joe has made big strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 11.4% seasonal rate to 33.3% in the past 7 days. Connor Joe has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 98.5-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal 89-mph average.

Carlos Santana is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Carlos Santana has displayed favorable plate discipline this year, ranking in the 83rd percentile with a 1.65 K/BB rate.

Tucupita Marcano has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (59% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Tucupita Marcano will have the handedness advantage against Julio Teheran in today's matchup... and even better, Teheran has a large platoon split. The Milwaukee Brewers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Tucupita Marcano stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Tucupita Marcano hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 89th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Willy Adames in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Willy Adames is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game. American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest centerfield fences in the majors. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. OPP_SP will hold the platoon advantage over Willy Adames today.

Joey Wiemer has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (97% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. OPP_SP will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joey Wiemer today. Joey Wiemer hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 78th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 8th-shallowest CF fences today. Joey Wiemer will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest centerfield fences in the majors. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Austin Hedges has had some very poor luck with his wOBA this year; his .223 figure is a fair amount lower than his .261 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Christian Yelich as the 17th-best batter in MLB as it relates to his BABIP skill. Christian Yelich is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game. American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest centerfield fences in the majors. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Christian Yelich will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects William Contreras in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. William Contreras is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. OPP_SP will have the handedness advantage against William Contreras in today's matchup. William Contreras hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Andrew McCutchen in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Andrew McCutchen is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today. American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest centerfield fences in the majors. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Andrew McCutchen has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 98.9-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal 89.4-mph EV.

American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest centerfield fences in the majors. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. OPP_SP will have the handedness advantage over Andruw Monasterio today. Andruw Monasterio will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Andruw Monasterio has been lifting the ball well in recent games, notching a 20.5° launch angle in the last two weeks.

Jonathan Singleton has gone over 0.5 in 2 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.