Chicago @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeimer Candelario in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles PNC Park as the 5th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for lefty BABIP. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. In the past week's worth of games, Jeimer Candelario's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.5% up to 12.5%. Jeimer Candelario has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.5-mph to 92.9-mph in the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alfonso Rivas in the 79th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles PNC Park as the 5th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for lefty BABIP. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Alfonso Rivas can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Alfonso Rivas will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles PNC Park as the 5th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for lefty BABIP. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The Chicago Cubs 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. Jack Suwinski will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. There has been a significant improvement in Jack Suwinski's launch angle from last season's 14.4° to 23.7° this year.

PNC Park has the 8th-largest outfield in MLB — generally bad for dingers. Bryan Reynolds's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off lately, going from 45% on the season to 30% over the last 14 days.

The #5 venue in the league for boosting base hits to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Javier Assad will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Liover Peguero today. Liover Peguero will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The #5 venue in the league for boosting base hits to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.

Mike Tauchman is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles PNC Park as the 5th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for lefty BABIP. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Mike Tauchman will hold the platoon advantage against Osvaldo Bido in today's matchup. Mike Tauchman has displayed strong plate discipline this year, checking in at the 87th percentile with a 1.61 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles PNC Park as the 5th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for lefty BABIP. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Josh Palacios has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Josh Palacios will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Josh Palacios has made notable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 9.1% seasonal rate to 21.1% in the past two weeks.

Cody Bellinger is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles PNC Park as the 5th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for lefty BABIP. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Cody Bellinger will have the handedness advantage over Osvaldo Bido in today's matchup. Cody Bellinger has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 90.3-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 87.3-mph EV.