Toronto @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 4th-best park in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°. Myles Straw has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 94-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal mark of 89.2-mph. Myles Straw's launch angle in recent games (23.8° in the last 14 days) is significantly better than his 15.7° seasonal figure.

PNC Park has the 7th-deepest fences among all stadiums — generally bad for dingers. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-strongest of the day for hurlers. Mitch Keller will have the handedness advantage against Bo Bichette in today's matchup. Among all the teams in action today, the 4th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Bo Bichette today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 76th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 4th-best park in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Jared Triolo will hold that advantage in today's game.

Daulton Varsho is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. The #4 field in the majors for boosting BABIP to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°. Daulton Varsho will hold the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 75th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Tommy Pham is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 4th-best park in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°.

PNC Park has the 7th-deepest fences among all stadiums — generally bad for dingers. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-strongest of the day for hurlers. Batting from the same side that Mitch Keller throws from, George Springer will have a tough matchup in today's matchup. Among all the teams in action today, the 4th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for George Springer in today's game.

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 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. The #4 field in the majors for boosting BABIP to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 81st percentile when estimating his batting average skill. The #4 field in the majors for boosting BABIP to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°. Andres Gimenez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 85th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 4th-best park in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°. Ty France has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.6-mph to 97.8-mph in the past week's worth of games.

PNC Park has the 7th-deepest fences among all stadiums — generally bad for dingers. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-strongest of the day for hurlers. Mitch Keller will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alejandro Kirk in today's game. Among all the teams in action today, the 4th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Alejandro Kirk in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Lukes in the 90th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Nathan Lukes is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game. The #4 field in the majors for boosting BABIP to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Addison Barger in the 75th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Addison Barger is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. The #4 field in the majors for boosting BABIP to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa's batting average talent is projected to be in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 4th-best park in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°. Extreme groundball bats like Isiah Kiner-Falefa are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Scherzer.

Ronny Simon has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (83% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today. The #4 field in the majors for boosting BABIP to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°. Extreme groundball batters like Ronny Simon tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Scherzer.

The #4 field in the majors for boosting BABIP to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°. Jack Suwinski will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Scherzer in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Jack Suwinski will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Bart in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 4th-best park in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Joey Bart will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 90th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 4th-best park in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°. Ernie Clement has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 87.3-mph average to last year's 85.3-mph average.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Andrew McCutchen is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 4th-best park in MLB for RHB base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°.

Spencer Horwitz is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. The #4 field in the majors for boosting BABIP to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 86°. Hitting from the opposite that Max Scherzer throws from, Spencer Horwitz will have an advantage in today's matchup.

Henry Davis has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.