Pittsburgh @ Chicago Picks & Props

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. Javier Assad will have the handedness advantage over Ke'Bryan Hayes in today's matchup. Ke'Bryan Hayes has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.8%) but may find it hard to clear baseball's 5th-deepest RF fences in today's game. Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ke'Bryan Hayes today. Compared to his seasonal mark of 13°, Ke'Bryan Hayes has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (5.2°) over the past 14 days.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Liover Peguero ranks as the 3rd-best batter in baseball. The #10 ballpark in baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Among all stadiums, Wrigley Field's LF dimensions are the 6th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Despite posting a .308 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Liover Peguero has experienced some positive variance given the .020 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .288.

Wrigley Field projects as the #10 venue in Major League Baseball for left-handed base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Alfonso Rivas will have the handedness advantage against Javier Assad today. Alfonso Rivas has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences today. Alfonso Rivas has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 90.4-mph average to last year's 86.6-mph EV.

The #10 ballpark in baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Among all stadiums, Wrigley Field's LF dimensions are the 6th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Alexander Canario will have the handedness advantage over Bailey Falter today. The Pittsburgh Pirates outfield defense profiles as the weakest among every team in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Patrick Wisdom in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. The #10 ballpark in baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Patrick Wisdom will hold the platoon advantage over Bailey Falter today. Patrick Wisdom pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.8% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences today.