Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh picks

Two-game winning streaks are a rare thing in Pittsburgh, but I believe they can extend it to three straight vs. the Brewers. The Brew Crew has struggled against righties this year, and the bullpen was pretty taxed on Wednesday vs. the Orioles. I'll take the Pirates to keep a little momentum rolling. 

Joey Bart's BABIP ability is projected in the 77th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Joey Bart is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Joey Bart will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 92nd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.. Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Aaron Civale.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.. William Contreras is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Batters such as William Contreras with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Michael Burrows who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.. Over the past 7 days, William Contreras's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4.7% up to 20%.

Rhys Hoskins is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Rhys Hoskins has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.9-mph to 93.8-mph in the past 14 days.. Checking in at the 93rd percentile, Rhys Hoskins sits with a .392 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich in the 95th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.. Christian Yelich is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Batting from the opposite that Michael Burrows throws from, Christian Yelich will have the upper hand in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Oneil Cruz as baseball's 9th-best home run hitter.. Oneil Cruz is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Hitting from the opposite that Aaron Civale throws from, Oneil Cruz will have the upper hand today.. Oneil Cruz will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.. Jackson Chourio is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today's game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jackson Chourio's true offensive talent to be a .327, implying that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .038 gap between that mark and his actual .289 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.. William Contreras is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Batters such as William Contreras with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Michael Burrows who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.. Over the past 7 days, William Contreras's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4.7% up to 20%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.. William Contreras is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Batters such as William Contreras with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Michael Burrows who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.. Over the past 7 days, William Contreras's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4.7% up to 20%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Bauers in the 95th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Jake Bauers will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Burrows today.. Jake Bauers is an extreme flyball hitter and faces the weak outfield defense of Pittsburgh (#3-worst of all teams on the slate).. The Barrel% of Jake Bauers has significantly improved, with an increase from 10.5% last year to 20% this season.