Cleveland @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

HRs are generally less common at stadiums with deep fences, and PNC Park has the 8th-deepest among all major league stadiums. The weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Amed Rosario will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game. Amed Rosario has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.6-mph dropping to 86.1-mph over the last 14 days. By putting up a .290 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Amed Rosario grades out in the 16th percentile.

HRs are generally less common at stadiums with deep fences, and PNC Park has the 8th-deepest among all major league stadiums. The weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Josh Bell will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game. Over the last week, Josh Bell's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.3% down to 0%. Over the past week, Josh Bell's 12.5% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 40%.

Tyler Freeman is penciled in 6th in the lineup today. 15% of the time that Tyler Freeman has started against a left-handed starter this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter. HRs are generally less common at stadiums with deep fences, and PNC Park has the 8th-deepest among all major league stadiums. The weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Tyler Freeman today.

The weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jose Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.2% — 99th percentile) and and will be challenged by baseball's 9th-deepest LF fences today. Jose Ramirez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup. Jose Ramirez's exit velocity on flyballs has declined recently; his 91.1-mph seasonal mark has fallen off to 87.6-mph in the past 7 days. In terms of his batting average, Jose Ramirez has been lucky this year. His .285 mark has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .268.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. The #9 venue in the league for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Bryan Reynolds will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

The weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Rich Hill will hold the platoon advantage against Steven Kwan in today's game. Steven Kwan has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 9th-deepest LF fences today. Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Steven Kwan today. Utilizing Statcast metrics, Steven Kwan ranks in the 25th percentile for hitting ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .306.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jack Suwinski ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jack Suwinski is penciled in 1st in the batting order today. The #9 venue in the league for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Jack Suwinski will have the handedness advantage against Aaron Civale in today's game.

Henry Davis is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. The #9 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Henry Davis will hold that advantage today. Henry Davis has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.9-mph to 95.1-mph over the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. The #9 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Jared Triolo will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. In the last 7 days, Jared Triolo's 41.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 21.6%.

Andres Gimenez's batting average ability is projected to be in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Andres Gimenez is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. The #9 venue in the league for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Out of every team on the slate today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Carlos Santana is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game. The #9 venue in the league for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Carlos Santana will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Posting a 1.66 K/BB rate this year, Carlos Santana has demonstrated good plate discipline, grading out in the 85th percentile.

The #9 venue in the league for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Tucupita Marcano will hold the platoon advantage against Aaron Civale today. Tucupita Marcano will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The #9 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Austin Hedges will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. In comparison to his 84.2-mph average last year, Austin Hedges's exit velocity has noticeably risen this season, now sitting at 87.4 mph. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.218) provides evidence that Austin Hedges has suffered from bad luck this year with his .175 actual batting average.

The #9 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. David Fry will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Rich Hill today. Out of every team on the slate today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Myles Straw in the 89th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. The #9 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Myles Straw will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Rich Hill in today's game. Out of every team on the slate today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The #9 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Cam Gallagher will have the handedness advantage against Rich Hill today. Out of every team on the slate today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cam Gallagher's speed has gotten better this season. His 24.88 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 25.47 ft/sec now.

Will Brennan has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

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

Ji-Man Choi has gone over 0.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.