Philadelphia @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 85°. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Joey Bart will hold that advantage in today's game. Joey Bart's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls recently (30° in the last 14 days) is considerably higher than his 12.7° seasonal figure. Joey Bart's quickness has gotten better this year. His 26.21 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 27.18 ft/sec now.

Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 85°. Jack Suwinski will hold the platoon advantage against Tyler Phillips in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jack Suwinski will hold that advantage today.

Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 85°. Connor Joe will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 95th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 85°. As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Bryan Reynolds will get to bat from his better side against Tyler Phillips today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Oneil Cruz is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 85°. Oneil Cruz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Phillips in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Palacios in the 75th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 85°. Josh Palacios will have the handedness advantage against Tyler Phillips in today's matchup. Josh Palacios will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Rowdy Tellez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 85°. Rowdy Tellez will have the handedness advantage against Tyler Phillips in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Rowdy Tellez will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew McCutchen in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Andrew McCutchen is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 85°. Andrew McCutchen will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ke'Bryan Hayes in the 81st percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 85°. Ke'Bryan Hayes will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. In the past 14 days, Ke'Bryan Hayes's 72.4% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 45.4%.