Rodolfo Castro Total Hits Props • Pittsburgh

PNC Park ranks as the #7 ballpark in MLB for LHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast predicts the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate at 86°. Rodolfo Castro will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Rodolfo Castro's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better lately, rising from 17.3% on the season to 25% in the last week's worth of games.