Pittsburgh @ Miami Picks & Props

LoanDepot Park has the 8th-deepest LF dimensions among all major league parks. LoanDepot Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the league, which tends to lead to less offense. The LoanDepot Park roof figures to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -8° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for pitching. Osvaldo Bido will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bryan De La Cruz today. The Pittsburgh Pirates infield defense profiles as the 4th-best out of all the teams on the slate today.

The Miami Marlins outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest among every team playing today. Henry Davis has been hot lately, putting up a a 25% Barrel% (an advanced metric to study power) in the last 7 days. Henry Davis has exhibited some good exit velocity metrics recently, averaging 100.5-mph on his flyballs in the past week. Henry Davis has not been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs lately, striking balls between 23° and 34° just 0% of the time over the last 7 days.

Jack Suwinski is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Jack Suwinski will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bryan Hoeing in today's matchup. The Miami Marlins outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest among every team playing today. Jack Suwinski has made big strides with his Barrel%, upping his 12.3% rate last season to 18% this year. Jack Suwinski's launch angle this season (23.5°) is a significant increase over his 14.4° figure last season.

Yuli Gurriel will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Yuli Gurriel has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 91.6-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal mark of 86.2-mph. Yuli Gurriel's launch angle this year (18.4°) is considerably higher than his 14.3° figure last season. Yuli Gurriel's launch angle recently (24.9° in the last two weeks' worth of games) is a considerable increase over his 18.4° seasonal angle. Yuli Gurriel has displayed strong plate discipline this year, ranking in the 78th percentile with a 1.79 K/BB rate.

Jesus Sanchez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game. Jesus Sanchez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Osvaldo Bido in today's matchup. Jesus Sanchez will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Jesus Sanchez's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off lately; his 96-mph seasonal average has decreased to 89.5-mph in the last week's worth of games. Jesus Sanchez's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, increasing from 41.2% to 50.5%.

THE BAT X projects Joey Wendle in the 77th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Joey Wendle will have the handedness advantage over Osvaldo Bido in today's matchup. Joey Wendle will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Joey Wendle's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 92.5-mph seasonal figure has fallen off to 88.4-mph in the last week. Joey Wendle's launch angle this season (7.3°) is a significant increase over his 2.8° figure last season.

THE BAT X projects Andrew McCutchen in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game. The Miami Marlins outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest among every team playing today. Andrew McCutchen has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 94.9-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal 89.8-mph average. Andrew McCutchen has posted a .353 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, placing in the 82nd percentile for offensive skills (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Tucupita Marcano will hold the platoon advantage against Bryan Hoeing in today's game. Tucupita Marcano hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards MLB's 7th-shallowest CF fences today. The Miami Marlins outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest among every team playing today.

The Miami Marlins outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest among every team playing today. Jason Delay has compiled a .331 BABIP since the start of last season, placing in the 82nd percentile.

Jorge Soler projects as the 19th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, per THE BAT X. Jorge Soler is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Jorge Soler will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats. Jorge Soler has made sizeable gains with his Barrel%, upping his 12.2% rate last season to 17.3% this year. Jorge Soler's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, rising from 13.8% to 23%.

Carlos Santana is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game. The Miami Marlins outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest among every team playing today. Carlos Santana has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 92.7-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 88.3-mph average.

THE BAT X projects Garrett Cooper as the 16th-best batter in the game when assessing his BABIP skill. Garrett Cooper is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Garrett Cooper will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Garrett Cooper's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls of late (23.6° in the past 14 days) is a significant increase over his 12.9° seasonal angle. Garrett Cooper's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last season to this one, going from 14.3% to 19.4%.

Jacob Stallings will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats. Jacob Stallings has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 89.5-mph average to last season's 86.7-mph EV. Jacob Stallings has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .231 rate is significantly deflated relative to his .269 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

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

Luis Arraez has gone over 1.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Austin Hedges has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Jon Berti has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

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