Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Raimel Tapia in the 78th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. PNC Park projects as the #6 park in the game for left-handed BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%. Raimel Tapia has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 9% seasonal rate to 33.3% in the last 14 days.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Willy Adames ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Willy Adames is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 6th-best stadium in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 6th-best stadium in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%. Brian Anderson will hold the platoon advantage against Rich Hill in today's game. Brian Anderson has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 96.8-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal mark of 91-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Christian Yelich is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. PNC Park projects as the #6 park in the game for left-handed BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%.

Jack Suwinski is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game. PNC Park projects as the #6 park in the game for left-handed BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%. Jack Suwinski will have the handedness advantage over Colin Rea today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 6th-best stadium in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%. The switch-hitting Victor Caratini will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Rich Hill. The Pittsburgh Pirates infield defense profiles as the 4th-worst out of every team in action today.

Andruw Monasterio is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 6th-best stadium in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%. Andruw Monasterio will hold the platoon advantage over Rich Hill today.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Andrew McCutchen is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 6th-best stadium in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%.

PNC Park projects as the #6 park in the game for left-handed BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%. Over the last week, Brice Turang's 62.5% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 41.6%. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brice Turang's true offensive skill to be a .292, implying that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .039 difference between that figure and his actual .253 wOBA.

Carlos Santana is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today's game. PNC Park projects as the #6 park in the game for left-handed BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%. Carlos Santana will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. William Contreras is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 6th-best stadium in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%.

PNC Park projects as the #6 park in the game for left-handed BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%. Tucupita Marcano will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Colin Rea in today's matchup. Tucupita Marcano will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Davis in the 76th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Henry Davis is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 6th-best stadium in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 6th-best stadium in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%. Austin Hedges will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Austin Hedges has seen a big increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 87.3-mph average to last season's 84.2-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 6th-best stadium in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%. Joey Wiemer will have the handedness advantage over Rich Hill in today's game. Joey Wiemer has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 91.7-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 89.3-mph average.

Ji-Hwan Bae 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.