Tampa Bay @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 5th-highest temperatures of the day at 86°. Hitting from the opposite that Aaron Civale throws from, Jack Suwinski will have an advantage in today's game. Jack Suwinski will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Jack Suwinski has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 107.3-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal EV of 92.2-mph.

PNC Park has the 8th-deepest fences in the majors — generally bad for homers. Paul Skenes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yandy Diaz today. Yandy Diaz will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. Compared to his seasonal figure of 3.6°, Yandy Diaz has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-0.8°) over the last two weeks. Last season, Yandy Diaz had a launch angle of 4.9° on his highest exit velocity balls, but this season he experienced a significant decline to just -1.2°.

PNC Park has the 8th-deepest fences in the majors — generally bad for homers. Batting from the same side that Aaron Civale throws from, Ke'Bryan Hayes will not have the upper hand today. Out of all the teams today, the 4th-best infield defense is that of the the Tampa Bay Rays. Ke'Bryan Hayes's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 92.6-mph figure last year has lowered to 88-mph. Ke'Bryan Hayes's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last year to this one, going from 15.6% to 5.8%.

PNC Park has the 8th-deepest fences in the majors — generally bad for homers. Out of all the teams today, the 4th-best infield defense is that of the the Tampa Bay Rays.

PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 5th-highest temperatures of the day at 86°. Michael A. Taylor will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. In the last 14 days, Michael A. Taylor's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.6-mph over the course of the season to 98.8-mph lately. Michael A. Taylor has been unlucky this year, posting a .224 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .280 — a .056 difference.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Oneil Cruz is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 5th-highest temperatures of the day at 86°. Hitting from the opposite that Aaron Civale throws from, Oneil Cruz will have the upper hand in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edward Olivares in the 77th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Edward Olivares is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 5th-highest temperatures of the day at 86°. Edward Olivares will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Siri in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 5th-highest temperatures of the day at 86°. Out of every team on the slate today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jose Siri has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 15.9% seasonal rate to 30.4% in the last 14 days.

Richie Palacios is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today's game. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 5th-highest temperatures of the day at 86°. Richie Palacios will hold the platoon advantage over Paul Skenes today. Out of every team on the slate today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randy Arozarena in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Randy Arozarena is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 5th-highest temperatures of the day at 86°. Out of every team on the slate today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 5th-highest temperatures of the day at 86°. Out of every team on the slate today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew McCutchen in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Andrew McCutchen is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 5th-highest temperatures of the day at 86°. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Andrew McCutchen will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 95th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 5th-highest temperatures of the day at 86°. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Jared Triolo will hold that advantage today. Jared Triolo has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 92.6-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 87.5-mph EV.

Isaac Paredes is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today's game. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 5th-highest temperatures of the day at 86°. Out of every team on the slate today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Last year, Isaac Paredes had an average launch angle of 18° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 21.7°.

PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 5th-highest temperatures of the day at 86°. Out of every team on the slate today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Taylor Walls has been lifting the ball well lately, putting up a 33° launch angle in the last two weeks' worth of games.

Rowdy Tellez has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (62% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today's game. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 5th-highest temperatures of the day at 86°. Rowdy Tellez will hold the platoon advantage over Aaron Civale in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Rowdy Tellez will hold that advantage in today's game.

PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 5th-highest temperatures of the day at 86°. Yasmani Grandal will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Yasmani Grandal has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 90.8-mph average to last year's 87.9-mph figure.

Ben Rortvedt has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Josh Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.