St. Louis @ Pittsburgh Picks & Props

Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. Batting from the opposite that Paul Skenes throws from, Nolan Gorman will have an advantage in today's matchup. Out of all the teams playing today, the 4th-worst infield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nolan Gorman has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 16.9% seasonal rate to 25% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. Jack Suwinski will hold the platoon advantage over Lance Lynn in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Jack Suwinski will hold that advantage in today's game. Despite posting a .255 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jack Suwinski has had bad variance on his side given the .057 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .312.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Oneil Cruz is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. Oneil Cruz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Lance Lynn today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Donovan in the 95th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Brendan Donovan is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. Brendan Donovan will have the handedness advantage over Paul Skenes today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. Hitting from the opposite that Paul Skenes throws from, Lars Nootbaar will have an edge in today's game. Out of all the teams playing today, the 4th-worst infield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 95th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Lance Lynn.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Goldschmidt in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. Out of all the teams playing today, the 4th-worst infield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates. Over the last 7 days, Paul Goldschmidt's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10.1% up to 50%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Willson Contreras is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. Out of all the teams playing today, the 4th-worst infield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Alec Burleson is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. Batting from the opposite that Paul Skenes throws from, Alec Burleson will have an advantage in today's matchup.

Josh Palacios's batting average talent is projected to be in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. Josh Palacios will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Lance Lynn today. Josh Palacios will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Rowdy Tellez is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today's game. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. Rowdy Tellez will hold the platoon advantage against Lance Lynn in today's game. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Rowdy Tellez will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew McCutchen in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. Andrew McCutchen will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. Jared Triolo will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.288) implies that Jared Triolo has had bad variance on his side this year with his .252 actual wOBA.

Nolan Arenado is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. Out of all the teams playing today, the 4th-worst infield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ke'Bryan Hayes in the 80th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 4th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 81°. Ke'Bryan Hayes will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. In the last two weeks, Ke'Bryan Hayes's 75.9% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 46.2%.

Masyn Winn is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. Out of all the teams playing today, the 4th-worst infield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates. Grading out in the 90th percentile, Masyn Winn sits with a .342 BABIP this year.

Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°. Yasmani Grandal will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. Yasmani Grandal has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 90.9-mph average to last year's 87.9-mph EV. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.262) implies that Yasmani Grandal has suffered from bad luck this year with his .221 actual wOBA.