Chicago @ Pittsburgh picks

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Kyle Tucker ranks as the 10th-best batter in Major League Baseball.. Kyle Tucker is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.. PNC Park ranks as the #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Kyle Tucker will have the handedness advantage against Carmen Mlodzinski today.. Extreme flyball hitters like Kyle Tucker tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Carmen Mlodzinski.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew McCutchen in the 85th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.. Andrew McCutchen is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The #9 venue in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.. Andrew McCutchen will have the handedness advantage over Matthew Boyd today.

Oneil Cruz projects as the 8th-best home run hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Oneil Cruz is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.. PNC Park ranks as the #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Oneil Cruz will hold that advantage in today's game.. Oneil Cruz has made notable gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 15.7% rate last year to 21.5% this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 97th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.. Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. The #9 venue in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.. Among all the teams playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates.. Seiya Suzuki has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 93.1-mph to 98.2-mph over the last 7 days.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. The #9 venue in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.. Among all the teams playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates.. Dansby Swanson has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 101.6-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal mark of 95.7-mph.. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Dansby Swanson's true offensive talent to be a .327, indicating that he has been unlucky this year given the .077 difference between that mark and his actual .250 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ke'Bryan Hayes in the 77th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.. Ke'Bryan Hayes is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.. The #9 venue in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.. Ke'Bryan Hayes will have the handedness advantage over Matthew Boyd today.. Ke'Bryan Hayes will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been the 9th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better in future games. It is scheduled that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Alfonso Marquez) behind the plate in this game.. PNC Park ranks as the #8 stadium in Major League Baseball for base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.. The Pittsburgh Pirates have 8 hitters in the projected batting order that will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Boyd in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew McCutchen in the 85th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.. Andrew McCutchen is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The #9 venue in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.. Andrew McCutchen will have the handedness advantage over Matthew Boyd today.

Oneil Cruz projects as the 8th-best home run hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Oneil Cruz is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.. PNC Park ranks as the #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Oneil Cruz will hold that advantage in today's game.. Oneil Cruz has made notable gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 15.7% rate last year to 21.5% this year.

The league's 6th-highest fence height (on average) can be found at PNC Park.. PNC Park has the 7th-most fair ground in the majors — generally bad for long-balls.. Michael Busch will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's matchup.. Michael Busch has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 10% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last week.. Michael Busch has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.9-mph dropping to 79.1-mph over the past week.