Washington @ Pittsburgh props

HRs are generally less common at stadiums with deep fences, and PNC Park has the 8th-deepest among all major league stadiums. The Pittsburgh Pirates infield defense projects as the 3rd-strongest among every team today. CJ Abrams will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's matchup.

Luis Garcia is projected to hit 6th in the batting order today, which would be a downgrade from his 74% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year. Luis Garcia has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.5%) and will be challenged by MLB's 9th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup. The Pittsburgh Pirates infield defense projects as the 5th-strongest among every team today. Luis Garcia will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles PNC Park as the 5th-best field in MLB for righty base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.

Keibert Ruiz is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. PNC Park ranks as the #5 park in the league for LHB base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The standard deviation of Keibert Ruiz's launch angle has been very consistent of late (31.6° over the past 14 days), which is a proxy for reliable bat control and seeing the ball well.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lane Thomas in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Lane Thomas is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles PNC Park as the 5th-best field in MLB for righty base hits. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Lane Thomas's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls in recent games (30° over the past two weeks) is considerably higher than his 12.4° seasonal figure.