PNC Park
Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ryan Mountcastle in today's matchup.
Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Adley Rutschman in today's game.
Rowdy Tellez will hold the platoon advantage over Dean Kremer today. Rowdy Tellez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.
As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. Batting from the same side that Marco Gonzales throws from, Gunnar Henderson will be at a disadvantage in today's game. Gunnar Henderson has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) but may find it hard to clear the game's 9th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup. Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Gunnar Henderson in today's game.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Davis in the 78th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Among all the teams in action today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the Baltimore Orioles. Henry Davis will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.
Michael A. Taylor will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Bryan Reynolds is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Bryan Reynolds will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against Dean Kremer in today's matchup. Among all the teams in action today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the Baltimore Orioles. Bryan Reynolds will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Oneil Cruz is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Oneil Cruz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Dean Kremer in today's matchup. Among all the teams in action today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the Baltimore Orioles. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Oneil Cruz will hold that advantage in today's game.
When assessing his overall offensive skill, Jack Suwinski ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jack Suwinski is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today. Jack Suwinski will hold the platoon advantage over Dean Kremer today. Among all the teams in action today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the Baltimore Orioles. Jack Suwinski will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edward Olivares in the 85th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Among all the teams in action today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the Baltimore Orioles. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Edward Olivares will hold that advantage in today's matchup.
Cedric Mullins has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ke'Bryan Hayes in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Ke'Bryan Hayes is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Among all the teams in action today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the Baltimore Orioles. Ke'Bryan Hayes will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Westburg in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Jordan Westburg is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 83% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Batting from the opposite that Marco Gonzales throws from, Jordan Westburg will have an edge in today's game. The Pittsburgh Pirates infield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest among all the teams on the slate today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 97th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Jared Triolo will hold that advantage today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew McCutchen in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Andrew McCutchen is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. Among all the teams in action today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the Baltimore Orioles. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Andrew McCutchen will hold that advantage in today's matchup.
When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Connor Joe ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Connor Joe is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Among all the teams in action today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the Baltimore Orioles. Connor Joe will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.
Anthony Santander is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.
James McCann has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.
Ramón Urías has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.
Jorge Mateo has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.
Austin Hays has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.
