Chicago @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

PNC Park has the 8th-deepest fences in MLB — generally bad for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 12.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for mound aces. The Pittsburgh Pirates infield defense projects as the 3rd-best of the day. Seiya Suzuki will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today. Seiya Suzuki's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased of late, decreasing from 12.9% on the season to 9.7% over the past 14 days.

PNC Park projects as the #7 field in the game for left-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather report projects the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the worst on the slate. Rodolfo Castro will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Nick Madrigal in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. PNC Park grades out as the #7 park in MLB for righty BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather report projects the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Nick Madrigal will have the handedness advantage against Rich Hill today.

Jack Suwinski is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. PNC Park projects as the #7 field in the game for left-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather report projects the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jack Suwinski will have the handedness advantage over Kyle Hendricks in today's game.

PNC Park grades out as the #7 park in MLB for righty BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather report projects the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Miguel Amaya will hold the platoon advantage against Rich Hill in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Ian Happ in the 80th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Ian Happ is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today. PNC Park grades out as the #7 park in MLB for righty BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather report projects the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

THE BAT X projects Christopher Morel in the 79th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Christopher Morel has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (68% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. PNC Park grades out as the #7 park in MLB for righty BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather report projects the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Trey Mancini has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (54% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game. PNC Park grades out as the #7 park in MLB for righty BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather report projects the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Trey Mancini will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Rich Hill in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Dansby Swanson in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Dansby Swanson is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game. PNC Park grades out as the #7 park in MLB for righty BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to better offense. Dansby Swanson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Rich Hill in today's matchup.

PNC Park grades out as the #7 park in MLB for righty BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather report projects the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the worst on the slate. Henry Davis will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Connor Joe is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. PNC Park grades out as the #7 park in MLB for righty BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather report projects the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the worst on the slate.

PNC Park projects as the #7 field in the game for left-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather report projects the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Mike Tauchman's exit velocity on flyballs has declined in recent games; his 89.5-mph seasonal average has dropped off to 87.4-mph in the last 7 days. Mike Tauchman's launch angle recently (18.8° over the past 7 days) is significantly better than his 8.5° seasonal figure.

PNC Park grades out as the #7 park in MLB for righty BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather report projects the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Yan Gomes will hold the platoon advantage against Rich Hill in today's matchup. Yan Gomes has put up a .278 batting average this year, checking in at the 81st percentile.

Carlos Santana is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. PNC Park projects as the #7 field in the game for left-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to better offense. Carlos Santana will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Carlos Santana has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 95.9-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal figure of 90.8-mph.

PNC Park grades out as the #7 park in MLB for righty BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather report projects the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the worst on the slate. Austin Hedges will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

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

Tucker Barnhart has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

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

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

Andrew McCutchen has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Ji-Hwan Bae has gone over 1.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.

Cody Bellinger has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.