Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati Props

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ke'Bryan Hayes in today's matchup. Ke'Bryan Hayes's launch angle of late (0.5° in the last week) is considerably worse than his 13° seasonal angle. Sporting a 3.75 K/BB rate this year, Ke'Bryan Hayes has demonstrated bad plate discipline, ranking in the 19th percentile.

The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will lose the platoon advantage while batting from his worse side (0) today against Brandon Williamson Bryan Reynolds will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup.

Great American Ball Park projects as the #9 park in the league for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jack Suwinski pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The Barrel% of Jack Suwinski has significantly improved, with an increase from 12.3% last year to 17.3% this season. Jack Suwinski's launch angle this year (23.4°) is considerably higher than his 14.4° figure last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo as the 15th-best batter in baseball as it relates to his BABIP talent. Jared Triolo is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 93% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 stadium in the game for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jared Triolo will hold the platoon advantage against Brandon Williamson today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz as the 4th-best hitter in the majors when it comes to his BABIP skill. Great American Ball Park projects as the #9 park in the league for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Great American Ball Park has the 6th-shallowest right field fences among all stadiums. The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Elly De La Cruz will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 stadium in the game for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). In MLB, Great American Ball Park's LF fences are the 8th-shallowest. The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jason Delay will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Williamson today. With a .320 BABIP since the start of last season, Jason Delay has performed in the 77th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Encarnacion-Strand in the 95th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Christian Encarnacion-Strand has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (75% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 stadium in the game for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). In MLB, Great American Ball Park's LF fences are the 8th-shallowest. The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Steer in the 77th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Spencer Steer is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 stadium in the game for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Spencer Steer pulls a lot of his flyballs (32.9% — 77th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Liover Peguero in the 83rd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 stadium in the game for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Liover Peguero will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Williamson today.

Great American Ball Park projects as the #9 park in the league for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Will Benson will have the handedness advantage over Quinn Priester today. Extreme flyball bats like Will Benson usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Quinn Priester. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Will Benson will hold that advantage today.

Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 stadium in the game for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Henry Davis will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Williamson today. Henry Davis pulls many of his flyballs (34.8% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Henry Davis has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .276 rate is quite a bit lower than his .308 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Connor Joe is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 stadium in the game for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Connor Joe will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Williamson in today's matchup. There has been a significant improvement in Connor Joe's launch angle from last season's 10.1° to 16.8° this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 90th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Miguel Andujar has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (53% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #9 stadium in the game for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Miguel Andujar will have the handedness advantage against Brandon Williamson in today's matchup.

T.J. Friedl is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Great American Ball Park projects as the #9 park in the league for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. T.J. Friedl will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Quinn Priester in today's game. T.J. Friedl pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.7% — 92nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

Great American Ball Park projects as the #9 park in the league for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Great American Ball Park has the 6th-shallowest right field fences among all stadiums. The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Joey Votto will hold the platoon advantage against Quinn Priester in today's game. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Joey Votto will hold that advantage today.