Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati Picks & Props

Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 venue in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Great American Ball Park has the 8th-shallowest right field dimensions in the league. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Considering Brady Singer's large platoon split, Jack Suwinski will have a tremendous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate today. The Cincinnati Reds have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jack Suwinski stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Yorke in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best field in baseball for right-handed batting average. The 5th-shallowest left field fences among all stadiums are found in Great American Ball Park. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Nick Yorke has been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs of late, striking balls between 23° and 34° 31.3% of the time in the last week's worth of games.

Spencer Horwitz is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 venue in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Given Brady Singer's large platoon split, Spencer Horwitz will have a gigantic advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today. Spencer Horwitz may have an advantage against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Cincinnati Reds only has 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best field in baseball for right-handed batting average. The 5th-shallowest left field fences among all stadiums are found in Great American Ball Park. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Alexander Canario has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .277 figure is a fair amount lower than his .312 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data. This year, Alexander Canario's 12.9% Barrel%, an advanced metric for measuring power, places him in the 84th percentile among his peers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Bart in the 88th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Joey Bart is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best field in baseball for right-handed batting average. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Joey Bart pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.1% — 76th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Oneil Cruz is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today's game. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 venue in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Great American Ball Park has the 8th-shallowest right field dimensions in the league. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rafael Flores in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best field in baseball for right-handed batting average. The 5th-shallowest left field fences among all stadiums are found in Great American Ball Park. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 venue in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Great American Ball Park has the 8th-shallowest right field dimensions in the league. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best field in baseball for right-handed batting average. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Henry Davis pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.6% — 90th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences today. Henry Davis has gotten much quicker this season, improving from last season's 27.73 ft/sec to 28.3 ft/sec now (according to Statcast's Sprint Speed metric). Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.299) suggests that Henry Davis has had some very poor luck this year with his .226 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 78th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Jared Triolo is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 72% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best field in baseball for right-handed batting average. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Jared Triolo has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt McLain in the 90th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best field in baseball for right-handed batting average. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Matt McLain has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Matt McLain will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew McCutchen in the 81st percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Andrew McCutchen is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best field in baseball for right-handed batting average. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Andrew McCutchen pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Lux in the 90th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Gavin Lux is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 venue in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Great American Ball Park has the 8th-shallowest right field dimensions in the league. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%.

TJ Friedl is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 venue in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Batting from the opposite that Johan Oviedo throws from, TJ Friedl will have an advantage in today's game. TJ Friedl is apt to have the upper hand against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Pittsburgh Pirates has just 1 same-handed RP.

When it comes to his BABIP talent, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Elly De La Cruz is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 venue in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. The switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Johan Oviedo.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Tommy Pham ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best field in baseball for right-handed batting average. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Tommy Pham has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Despite posting a .303 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Tommy Pham has suffered from bad luck given the .018 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .321.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 90th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best field in baseball for right-handed batting average. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Tyler Stephenson has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest RF fences today. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Tyler Stephenson will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best field in baseball for right-handed batting average. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Jose Trevino pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.5% — 85th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences today. Jose Trevino will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Jose Trevino's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 35.3% to 40.7%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best field in baseball for right-handed batting average. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Ke'Bryan Hayes has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Ke'Bryan Hayes will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Ke'Bryan Hayes's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last season to this one, increasing from 7.5% to 11.9%.

Noelvi Marte has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (54% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best field in baseball for right-handed batting average. The 5th-shallowest left field fences among all stadiums are found in Great American Ball Park. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Noelvi Marte will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 venue in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Great American Ball Park has the 8th-shallowest right field dimensions in the league. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Will Benson will have the handedness advantage against Johan Oviedo in today's game. Will Benson is likely to have the upper hand against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Pittsburgh Pirates only has 1 same-handed RP.

Spencer Steer has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (60% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best field in baseball for right-handed batting average. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 4th-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%. Spencer Steer pulls many of his flyballs (36.8% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Spencer Steer will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.