Pittsburgh @ St. Louis Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew McCutchen in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Andrew McCutchen is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is predicted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 90°. Andrew McCutchen will have the handedness advantage over Zack Thompson today. In notching a .349 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year, Andrew McCutchen is positioned in the 76th percentile for offensive skills.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is predicted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 90°. Jack Suwinski has made notable improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 12.3% rate last season to 17.6% this year. There has been a significant improvement in Jack Suwinski's launch angle from last year's 14.4° to 23.7° this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Gorman in the 81st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Nolan Gorman is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is predicted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 90°. Nolan Gorman will have the handedness advantage against Johan Oviedo in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Nolan Gorman will hold that advantage today.

Connor Joe is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is predicted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 90°. Connor Joe will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zack Thompson today. Connor Joe hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is predicted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 90°. Masyn Winn will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Masyn Winn has been hot lately, notching a 96-mph average exit velocity in the past 7 days.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is predicted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 90°. Jason Delay will hold the platoon advantage over Zack Thompson in today's matchup. Grading out in the 79th percentile, Jason Delay has posted a .322 BABIP since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Edman in the 87th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is predicted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 90°. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Tommy Edman will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 93rd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is predicted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 90°. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Jordan Walker will hold that advantage in today's game. Jordan Walker's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better in recent games, going from 46.9% on the season to 62.5% over the last 14 days. Using Statcast data, Jordan Walker is in the 80th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .275.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is predicted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 90°. Andrew Knizner will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Andrew Knizner has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 3.5% rate last year to 10.1% this season. Andrew Knizner has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 93.4-mph average to last year's 87.5-mph figure.

Vinny Capra has not yet played a game this season.