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Sal Frelick's batting average skill is projected to be in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Sal Frelick is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The #5 field in the league for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast forecasts the 4th-hottest weather on the schedule today at 88°.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Willy Adames ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Willy Adames is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 5th-best ballpark in the league for righty BABIP. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast forecasts the 4th-hottest weather on the schedule today at 88°.

Carlos Santana is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. The #5 field in the league for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast forecasts the 4th-hottest weather on the schedule today at 88°. Carlos Santana has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 101.1-mph average in the last week to his seasonal mark of 91.3-mph.

Christian Yelich has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 9th-deepest LF fences in today's game. Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Christian Yelich today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew McCutchen in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Andrew McCutchen is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 5th-best ballpark in the league for righty BABIP. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast forecasts the 4th-hottest weather on the schedule today at 88°.

Jack Suwinski is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The #5 field in the league for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast forecasts the 4th-hottest weather on the schedule today at 88°. Jack Suwinski will hold the platoon advantage over Corbin Burnes in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alfonso Rivas in the 80th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. The #5 field in the league for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast forecasts the 4th-hottest weather on the schedule today at 88°. Alfonso Rivas will have the handedness advantage against Corbin Burnes in today's matchup.

The #5 field in the league for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast forecasts the 4th-hottest weather on the schedule today at 88°. Endy Rodriguez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. In the past 7 days, Endy Rodriguez's 31.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.5%.

Connor Joe is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 5th-best ballpark in the league for righty BABIP. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast forecasts the 4th-hottest weather on the schedule today at 88°. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Connor Joe will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 5th-best ballpark in the league for righty BABIP. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast forecasts the 4th-hottest weather on the schedule today at 88°. Andruw Monasterio's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved lately, rising from 48.1% on the season to 75% in the past week's worth of games. Andruw Monasterio grades out in the 86th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (48.1% rate this year).

The #5 field in the league for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast forecasts the 4th-hottest weather on the schedule today at 88°. Victor Caratini has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 91.8-mph average to last season's 89.3-mph mark.

The #5 field in the league for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast forecasts the 4th-hottest weather on the schedule today at 88°. Brice Turang will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Ortiz in today's game. Brice Turang's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased lately, increasing from 15.4% on the season to 21.4% over the last week.

Tyrone Taylor has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.