New York @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

Connor Joe is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 5th-best field in the league for right-handed base hits. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Connor Joe will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Carlos Rodon in today's game. Among all the teams in action today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense is that of the New York Yankees.

Home runs are generally less common at stadiums with deep fences, and PNC Park has the 8th-deepest among all major league stadiums. The weather report forecasts the 4th-most favorable pitching conditions of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Andre Jackson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gleyber Torres today. Among all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-best infield defense belongs to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Gleyber Torres will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup.

PNC Park grades out as the #5 stadium in baseball for lefty base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Estevan Florial will have the handedness advantage against Andre Jackson today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 5th-best field in the league for right-handed base hits. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Alika Williams will have the handedness advantage against Carlos Rodon today. Among all the teams in action today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense is that of the New York Yankees. Alika Williams will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Liover Peguero in the 77th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Liover Peguero is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 96% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 5th-best field in the league for right-handed base hits. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Liover Peguero will have the handedness advantage against Carlos Rodon today.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Bryan Reynolds ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 5th-best field in the league for right-handed base hits. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Among all the teams in action today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense is that of the New York Yankees.

PNC Park grades out as the #5 stadium in baseball for lefty base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The switch-hitting Oswaldo Cabrera will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Andre Jackson. Oswaldo Cabrera's launch angle recently (19.2° over the last 14 days) is significantly higher than his 14.6° seasonal mark. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Oswaldo Cabrera's true offensive skill to be a .297, implying that he has been unlucky this year given the .022 difference between that figure and his actual .275 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 5th-best field in the league for right-handed base hits. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Oswald Peraza has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 97.5-mph average over the past week to his seasonal mark of 91.5-mph. In the past week, Oswald Peraza's 23.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 12.4%. Oswald Peraza has been unlucky this year, compiling a .257 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .293 — a .036 disparity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ke'Bryan Hayes in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Ke'Bryan Hayes is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 5th-best field in the league for right-handed base hits. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Ke'Bryan Hayes will have the handedness advantage against Carlos Rodon in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Giancarlo Stanton in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Giancarlo Stanton is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 5th-best field in the league for right-handed base hits. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Giancarlo Stanton's true offensive skill to be a .345, indicating that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .036 gap between that figure and his actual .309 wOBA.

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