Pittsburgh @ Miami Picks & Props

Rodolfo Castro has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Jack Suwinski will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Eury Perez in today's matchup. Jack Suwinski has made notable improvements with his Barrel% recently, upping his 18% seasonal rate to 23.5% in the past 14 days. Jack Suwinski's launch angle this season (23.5°) is a significant increase over his 14.4° mark last season. Jack Suwinski's launch angle of late (38.1° in the past two weeks) is significantly better than his 23.5° seasonal figure. Jack Suwinski has put up a .356 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 82nd percentile.

Jacob Amaya will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Jorge Soler projects as the 19th-best batter in the league, via THE BAT X. Jorge Soler is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today's game. Jorge Soler will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Jorge Soler has made notable gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 12.2% rate last season to 17.3% this season. Jorge Soler's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, rising from 13.8% to 23%.

THE BAT X projects Andrew McCutchen in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Andrew McCutchen is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today's game. Andrew McCutchen has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 93.2-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 89.7-mph mark. Andrew McCutchen's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased of late, going from 45% on the season to 60% in the past week. Andrew McCutchen has recorded a .356 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, checking in at the 84th percentile for hitting ability (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Tucupita Marcano will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Eury Perez in today's matchup. Tucupita Marcano hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 92nd percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

Nick Fortes will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Nick Fortes's launch angle in recent games (27.1° over the past 14 days) is quite a bit higher than his 12° seasonal figure. Nick Fortes has been unlucky this year, compiling a .275 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .314 — a .039 gap.

Jesus Sanchez is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Jesus Sanchez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Johan Oviedo in today's game. Jesus Sanchez will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Jesus Sanchez has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 101.8-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal EV of 96.5-mph. Jesus Sanchez has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .253 figure is considerably lower than his .288 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Yuli Gurriel is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today. Yuli Gurriel will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Yuli Gurriel has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 95-mph average in the last week to his seasonal EV of 86.2-mph. Yuli Gurriel's launch angle this year (18.4°) is quite a bit higher than his 14.3° mark last year. Yuli Gurriel's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased lately, going from 18.3% on the season to 44.4% in the past week's worth of games.

Carlos Santana is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. Carlos Santana has seen a big gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 91.6-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 88.2-mph mark. Carlos Santana has displayed strong plate discipline this year, ranking in the 83rd percentile with a 1.73 K/BB rate.

Henry Davis is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game. Henry Davis has been hot recently, notching a a 20% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power) in the past two weeks' worth of games. Henry Davis has shown some good exit velocity stats lately, averaging 100.5-mph on his flyballs in the past two weeks' worth of games. Henry Davis has been honed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits recently, striking balls between -4° and 26° 50% of the time over the last 14 days.

THE BAT X projects Joey Wendle in the 77th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Joey Wendle will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Johan Oviedo today. Joey Wendle will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Joey Wendle's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 92.5-mph seasonal figure has decreased to 88.4-mph in the last week. Joey Wendle's launch angle this year (7.3°) is quite a bit better than his 2.8° mark last year.

THE BAT X projects Bryan De La Cruz as the 19th-best hitter in MLB as it relates to his BABIP ability. Bryan De La Cruz is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Bryan De La Cruz will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. Bryan De La Cruz has notched a .289 Expected Batting Average this year, ranking in the 91st percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Bryan De La Cruz has put up a .338 BABIP this year, ranking in the 83rd percentile.

THE BAT X projects Garrett Cooper as the 15th-best batter in the game when estimating his BABIP ability. Garrett Cooper is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. Garrett Cooper will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. Garrett Cooper's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls lately (22.8° over the last two weeks) is significantly better than his 12.2° seasonal figure. Garrett Cooper's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last season to this one, rising from 14.3% to 19.1%.

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.

Luis Arraez has gone over 1.5 in 4 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.

Garrett Hampson has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.