Atlanta @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 6th-best park in the game for righty base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The switch-hitting Endy Rodriguez will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Max Fried. The Atlanta Braves infield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today. Endy Rodriguez will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 6th-best park in the game for righty base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Jared Triolo will hold the platoon advantage over Max Fried in today's game. The Atlanta Braves infield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today.

Connor Joe is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 6th-best park in the game for righty base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Connor Joe will have the handedness advantage against Max Fried in today's game. The Atlanta Braves infield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 6th-best park in the game for righty base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Alika Williams will hold the platoon advantage against Max Fried in today's matchup. The Atlanta Braves infield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Alika Williams will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew McCutchen in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 6th-best park in the game for righty base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Andrew McCutchen will have the handedness advantage against Max Fried in today's matchup.

Quinn Priester will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Austin Riley in today's matchup. Austin Riley pulls a lot of his flyballs (32.9% — 76th percentile) and and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB's 9th-deepest LF fences in today's game. The Pittsburgh Pirates infield defense grades out as the strongest out of every team in action today. Austin Riley will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today. Austin Riley's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off in recent games, decreasing from 47% on the season to 20% in the past week.

HRs are generally less common at venues with deep fences, and PNC Park has the 8th-deepest in MLB. The switch-hitting Ozzie Albies will bat from his weak side (0) today against Quinn Priester The Pittsburgh Pirates infield defense grades out as the strongest out of every team in action today. Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ozzie Albies in today's game. Checking in at the 9th percentile, Ozzie Albies has notched a .255 BABIP this year.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Bryan Reynolds ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Bryan Reynolds is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 6th-best park in the game for righty base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The Atlanta Braves infield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today.

PNC Park projects as the #6 stadium in the majors for left-handed base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Extreme groundball bats like Jack Suwinski tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Fried. The Atlanta Braves infield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Jack Suwinski will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 6th-best park in the game for righty base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Liover Peguero will hold the platoon advantage against Max Fried in today's game. The Atlanta Braves infield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today. Liover Peguero will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Matt Olson projects as the 11th-best batter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Matt Olson is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup. PNC Park projects as the #6 stadium in the majors for left-handed base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Matt Olson will hold the platoon advantage against Quinn Priester in today's game.

Henry Davis is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 6th-best park in the game for righty base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Henry Davis will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Fried today. The Atlanta Braves infield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Sean Murphy ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Sean Murphy is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 6th-best park in the game for righty base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Sean Murphy has made substantial improvements with his Barrel%, bettering his 10.5% rate last year to 17% this year.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 6th-best park in the game for righty base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Marcell Ozuna has made substantial strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 15.4% seasonal rate to 26.9% over the past two weeks. Marcell Ozuna has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.6-mph to 95.5-mph over the past 14 days.

PNC Park projects as the #6 stadium in the majors for left-handed base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Eddie Rosario will have the handedness advantage over Quinn Priester in today's matchup. Compared to his seasonal average of 14.8°, Eddie Rosario has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 21° mark in the last two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 6th-best park in the game for righty base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Checking in at the 78th percentile, Orlando Arcia has notched a .352 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year. Sporting a .296 batting average this year, Orlando Arcia is positioned in the 93rd percentile.

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

Michael Harris II has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Ronald Acuna Jr. has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.