Pittsburgh @ Cleveland Picks & Props

Oneil Cruz's BABIP skill is projected in the 97th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Oneil Cruz is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 8th-best park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the most humid conditions on the schedule today at 78%.

In the league, Progressive Field's centerfield dimensions are the 7th-deepest. Over the last 7 days, Andres Gimenez's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal figure of 88 mph to 85.6 mph. There has been a significant decline in Andres Gimenez's launch angle from last season's 12.9° to 9.2° this season. Andres Gimenez's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased lately, decreasing from 43.9% on the season to 31.3% in the last 14 days. Andres Gimenez has posted a .276 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 13th percentile.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 8th-best field in baseball for RHB batting average. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the most humid conditions on the schedule today at 78%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Steven Kwan's true offensive skill to be a .310, indicating that he has been lucky this year given the .043 disparity between that figure and his actual .353 wOBA.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Jose Ramirez ranks as the 20th-best batter in Major League Baseball. Jose Ramirez is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 8th-best park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the most humid conditions on the schedule today at 78%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 87th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 8th-best field in baseball for RHB batting average. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the most humid conditions on the schedule today at 78%. Jared Triolo will have the handedness advantage against Matthew Boyd today.

Jhonkensy Noel is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 8th-best field in baseball for RHB batting average. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the most humid conditions on the schedule today at 78%. Jhonkensy Noel pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 8th-best park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the most humid conditions on the schedule today at 78%. Daniel Schneemann will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Ortiz in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Ortiz has a huge platoon split. Among every team on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 8th-best park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the most humid conditions on the schedule today at 78%. Among every team on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Brayan Rocchio will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 8th-best park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the most humid conditions on the schedule today at 78%. Bo Naylor will hold the platoon advantage over Luis Ortiz in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Ortiz has a huge platoon split. Bo Naylor pulls many of his flyballs (34% — 82nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

David Fry is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 4th-most humid conditions on the schedule today at 76%. David Fry pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game. David Fry will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 8th-best field in baseball for RHB batting average. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the most humid conditions on the schedule today at 78%. Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Connor Joe will have an edge today. In the last week's worth of games, Connor Joe's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 5.2% up to 28.6%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Isiah Kiner-Falefa is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 73% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 8th-best field in baseball for RHB batting average. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the most humid conditions on the schedule today at 78%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 8th-best field in baseball for RHB batting average. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the most humid conditions on the schedule today at 78%. Henry Davis will have the handedness advantage against Matthew Boyd in today's matchup. Henry Davis pulls many of his flyballs (35% — 87th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 95th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 8th-best field in baseball for RHB batting average. Among all parks, Progressive Field's LF fences are the 2nd-shallowest. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan De La Cruz in the 90th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 8th-best field in baseball for RHB batting average. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the most humid conditions on the schedule today at 78%. Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Bryan De La Cruz will have an advantage in today's matchup.

Will Brennan's batting average talent is projected to be in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 8th-best park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the most humid conditions on the schedule today at 78%. Because of Luis Ortiz's huge platoon split, Will Brennan will have a colossal advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense. High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 4th-most humid conditions on the schedule today at 76%. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Yasmani Grandal will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Matthew Boyd in today's matchup. Over the last 14 days, Yasmani Grandal has improved his Barrel% substantially, increasing it from his seasonal rate of 8.8% to 16.7%. Yasmani Grandal has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 97.4-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal EV of 92.7-mph.