Pittsburgh @ New York Picks & Props

The #1 ballpark in Major League Baseball for suppressing batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citi Field. Citi Field's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the league, which tends to lead to less offense. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for mound aces. The New York Mets infield defense grades out as the 4th-best out of all the teams playing today. Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ke'Bryan Hayes today.

The #1 ballpark in Major League Baseball for suppressing batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citi Field. Citi Field's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the league, which tends to lead to less offense. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for mound aces. Among all the teams in action today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates. Posting a .272 BABIP this year, Francisco Lindor is ranked in the 19th percentile.

Citi Field projects as the #30 ballpark in baseball for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Citi Field's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the league, which tends to lead to less offense. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for mound aces. Bailey Falter will hold the platoon advantage against Jeff McNeil today. Among all the teams in action today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Citi Field projects as the #30 ballpark in baseball for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Citi Field's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the league, which tends to lead to less offense. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for mound aces. Bailey Falter will hold the platoon advantage against Brandon Nimmo in today's matchup. Among all the teams in action today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 95th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Citi Field has the shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Jared Triolo will have the handedness advantage over David Peterson in today's game. In the past 7 days, Jared Triolo's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 2.6% up to 20%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew McCutchen in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Andrew McCutchen will hold the platoon advantage over David Peterson in today's matchup. Andrew McCutchen pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.7% — 81st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest LF fences today.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Bryan Reynolds ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Bryan Reynolds is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game. Citi Field has the shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Over the past week, Bryan Reynolds's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.1-mph over the course of the season to 97.3-mph of late.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Pete Alonso ranks as the 14th-best hitter in baseball. Pete Alonso is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Pete Alonso will hold the platoon advantage against Bailey Falter today. Pete Alonso pulls many of his flyballs (33.1% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Citi Field has the shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Alika Williams will hold the platoon advantage over David Peterson today. Compared to his seasonal average of 7.3°, Alika Williams has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 22.3° angle in the last week.

Citi Field has the shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Tim Locastro will hold the platoon advantage against Bailey Falter in today's game. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Tim Locastro will hold that advantage today. Ranking in the 99th percentile for Sprint Speed at 30.14 ft/sec since the start of last season, Tim Locastro is notably quick.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Francisco Alvarez in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Francisco Alvarez is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 77% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Citi Field has the shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Francisco Alvarez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bailey Falter in today's game.

Henry Davis is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Henry Davis will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against David Peterson in today's game. Henry Davis pulls many of his flyballs (34.7% — 87th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 4th-shallowest LF fences today. Henry Davis has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 91.8-mph average in the past week to his seasonal 88.4-mph mark.

Citi Field has the shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Mark Vientos will hold the platoon advantage over Bailey Falter in today's matchup. Mark Vientos will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Mark Vientos has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .232 mark is significantly deflated relative to his .281 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Connor Joe is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Connor Joe will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against David Peterson today. Connor Joe hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 78th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Connor Joe's launch angle this season (15.9°) is a significant increase over his 10.1° figure last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Liover Peguero in the 76th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Citi Field has the shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Liover Peguero will have the handedness advantage against David Peterson today. Liover Peguero has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89-mph to 94.6-mph in the last week's worth of games.

Citi Field has the shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Danny Mendick will hold the platoon advantage against Bailey Falter in today's game. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Danny Mendick will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Danny Mendick ranks in the 89th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (19.4% rate since the start of last season).

Endy Rodriguez has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Jack Suwinski has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.