Detroit @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

The #7 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Extreme groundball batters like Ke'Bryan Hayes are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Jack Flaherty. Out of every team on the slate today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Ke'Bryan Hayes will hold that advantage today.

The #7 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Out of every team on the slate today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers. Henry Davis will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Henry Davis has suffered from bad luck this year. His .251 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .303.

PNC Park ranks as the #7 field in the game for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Jack Flaherty throws from, Jack Suwinski will have an edge in today's game. Out of every team on the slate today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jack Suwinski will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Oneil Cruz is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today's game. PNC Park ranks as the #7 field in the game for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Oneil Cruz will hold the platoon advantage over Jack Flaherty today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Bart in the 82nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. The #7 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Out of every team on the slate today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers. Joey Bart will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Spencer Horwitz is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. PNC Park ranks as the #7 field in the game for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Jack Flaherty throws from, Spencer Horwitz will have the upper hand in today's game. Out of every team on the slate today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Spencer Torkelson is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game. The #7 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Extreme flyball hitters like Spencer Torkelson are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Paul Skenes.

PNC Park ranks as the #7 field in the game for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Parker Meadows will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Paul Skenes today. Parker Meadows has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .241 rate is deflated compared to his .283 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data. Parker Meadows is notably quick, grading out in the 86th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.76 ft/sec this year.

Tommy Pham is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 70% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. The #7 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Extreme groundball hitters like Tommy Pham generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Jack Flaherty. Out of every team on the slate today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.

The #7 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Dillon Dingler ranks in the 78th percentile with a 16.9° launch angle, which is one of the steepest angles in baseball. A low launch angle standard deviation tends to lead to a higher BABIP, and Dillon Dingler's 25.9° mark (82nd percentile) this year indicates a strong hitting profile. Dillon Dingler has compiled a .329 BABIP this year, ranking in the 87th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Bryan Reynolds is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. PNC Park ranks as the #7 field in the game for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Jack Flaherty.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the 6th-best hitter in MLB when estimating his BABIP talent. Riley Greene is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today's game. PNC Park ranks as the #7 field in the game for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Hitting from the opposite that Paul Skenes throws from, Riley Greene will have the upper hand in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 86th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. The #7 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Extreme flyball bats like Isiah Kiner-Falefa tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jack Flaherty. Out of every team on the slate today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.

PNC Park ranks as the #7 field in the game for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Paul Skenes throws from, Trey Sweeney will have an edge today. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Trey Sweeney's true offensive talent to be a .285, implying that he has been unlucky this year given the .025 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .260 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 91st percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Gleyber Torres is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. The #7 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Compared to his seasonal average of 15.7°, Gleyber Torres has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 58° mark in the past week's worth of games.

The #7 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Javier Baez has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 91.5-mph average to last season's 89.2-mph mark. Javier Baez has recorded a .328 BABIP this year, ranking in the 85th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Vierling in the 77th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. The #7 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. There has been a significant improvement in Matt Vierling's launch angle from last year's 11.7° to 22.4° this year. With a .260 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Matt Vierling is ranked in the 75th percentile.

Wenceel Perez is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today's game. PNC Park ranks as the #7 field in the game for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. The switch-hitting Wenceel Perez will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Paul Skenes. Wenceel Perez's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls in recent games (11.3° in the last two weeks' worth of games) is a considerable dropoff from his 15.5° seasonal figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colt Keith in the 88th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Colt Keith is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game. PNC Park ranks as the #7 field in the game for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Colt Keith will have the handedness advantage over Paul Skenes in today's game.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Andrew McCutchen is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. The #7 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Out of every team on the slate today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.

Zach McKinstry is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. PNC Park ranks as the #7 field in the game for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Paul Skenes throws from, Zach McKinstry will have an advantage in today's game. Zach McKinstry's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 44.5% to 52.1%.

Jake Rogers has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.