MLB Player match stats positives for Atlanta at Pittsburgh Saturday Matchup

When assessing his home run skill, Rowdy Tellez ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is forecasted to have the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 84°.

Batting from the opposite that Reynaldo Lopez throws from, Rowdy Tellez will have the upper hand today.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Rowdy Tellez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Rowdy Tellez has been unlucky this year, posting a .222 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .316 — a .094 disparity.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Connor Joe ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Connor Joe is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Connor Joe will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Connor Joe has been hot lately, whalloping 3 homers in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Jared Triolo’s BABIP ability is projected in the 96th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to higher offensive output.

Jared Triolo will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.278) may lead us to conclude that Jared Triolo has suffered from bad luck this year with his .256 actual wOBA.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Bryan Reynolds ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.

As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Bryan Reynolds will get to bat from his better side against Reynaldo Lopez in this game.

Compared to average, Mitch Keller has been given more leash than the average pitcher this year, throwing an additional 4.9 adjusted pitches each game.

Projected catcher Yasmani Grandal projects as a good pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Mitch Keller will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his metrics across the board.

Among all starting pitchers, Mitch Keller’s fastball spin rate of 2410 rpm is in the 77th percentile this year.

Rowdy Tellez has gotten much quicker this season, improving from last season’s 23.36 ft/sec to 24.18 ft/sec now (according to Statcast’s Sprint Speed metric).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 94th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Oneil Cruz is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.

Oneil Cruz will have the handedness advantage over Reynaldo Lopez in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Oneil Cruz will hold that advantage today.

Hitting from the opposite that Reynaldo Lopez throws from, Ji Hwan Bae will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Ji Hwan Bae will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew McCutchen in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Andrew McCutchen is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

Andrew McCutchen will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Jared Triolo grades out in the 95th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (52.4% rate since the start of last season).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 86th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

The 3rd-best projected lineup of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill is that of the Atlanta Braves.

It may be smart to expect stronger performance for the Atlanta Braves offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 5th-unluckiest offense in baseball this year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates infield defense grades out as the worst out of every team playing today.

As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Reynaldo Lopez in the 84th percentile among all starters in MLB.

The Pittsburgh Pirates (25.2% K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the 5th-most strikeout-heavy team of hitters of all teams today.

Travis d’Arnaud, the Braves’s expected catcher today, projects as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Among all SPs, Reynaldo Lopez’s fastball velocity of 94.6 mph is in the 80th percentile this year.

Reynaldo Lopez has been unlucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, putting up an 8.49 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 9.51 — a 1.02 K/9 deviation.

When assessing his BABIP skill, Ji Hwan Bae is projected as the 16th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nick Gonzales’s BABIP talent is projected in the 92nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nick Gonzales is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.

Nick Gonzales will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The standard deviation of Nick Gonzales’s launch angle since the start of last season (24.2°) is in the 90th percentile. A low figure like this tends to lead to a higher BABIP.

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Rowdy Tellez is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

This year, Rowdy Tellez has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 21% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

PNC Park grades out as the #28 park in MLB for left-handed home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Among all major league stadiums, the 6th-tallest fences are at PNC Park.

Dingers are generally less common at parks with deep fences, and PNC Park has the 8th-deepest in the majors.

PNC Park profiles as the #28 ballpark in the game for right-handed home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Batting from the same side that Reynaldo Lopez throws from, Connor Joe meets a tough challenge today.

Jared Triolo is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Reynaldo Lopez throws from, Jared Triolo has a tough challenge today.

With a .256 wOBA over the past 14 days, Jared Triolo has been struggling at the plate.

Ranked in the 23rd percentile, Jared Triolo’s average exit velocity of 86.4 mph ranks among the lowest in baseball since the start of last season.

Bryan Reynolds has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 9th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

PNC Park profiles as the #24 field in the league for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Mitch Keller’s higher usage rate of his fastball this year (55.8 compared to 48.8% last season) is not ideal since they are typically much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rowdy Tellez in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

With a .208 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season , Rowdy Tellez finds himself in the 7th percentile.

Oneil Cruz has shown bad plate discipline this year, placing in the 10th percentile with a 5.03 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ji Hwan Bae in the 5th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Ji Hwan Bae is penciled in 9th in the batting order today.

Ji Hwan Bae has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.5%) and will be challenged by MLB’s 9th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Reynaldo Lopez will hold the platoon advantage against Andrew McCutchen today.

Andrew McCutchen pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.6% — 83rd percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 9th-deepest LF fences today.

Based on Statcast data, Andrew McCutchen is in the 22nd percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 13.400.

PNC Park grades out as the #28 ballpark in Major League Baseball for home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

PNC Park has the 9th-deepest LF fences in the majors.

Connor Joe has hit 24.6% of his balls in the air 100 mph or greater since the start of last season, grading out in the 24th percentile.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Reynaldo Lopez is projected to throw 85 pitches in today’s game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 4th-least on the slate today.

Playing on the road typically lowers pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Reynaldo Lopez in today’s game.

When it comes to his home run talent, Jared Triolo ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

With a .271 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season, Ji Hwan Bae finds himself in the 5th percentile for offensive skills.

Batting from the same side that Reynaldo Lopez throws from, Nick Gonzales will have a disadvantage today.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Nick Gonzales has been very fortunate since the start of last season. His .277 mark has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .238.

Andrew McCutchen’s quickness has declined this season. His 28.41 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 27.23 ft/sec now.

When it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34° (the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs), Andrew McCutchen and his 12.8% rank in the 15th percentile since the start of last season.

Andrew McCutchen has been very bad at hitting the ball to all fields (a key talent for batting average), ranking in the 12th percentile in THE BAT X’s Spray Score since the start of last season.

Bryan Reynolds hits a lot of balls with a launch angle that is “too high” (above 38°), which tends to lead to easy pop flies. His 14.5% “too-high” rate since the start of last season ranks in the 24th percentile.

Since the start of last season, Ji Hwan Bae’s 2.2% Barrel%, a reliable stat for measuring power, places him in the 4th percentile among his peers.

Ji Hwan Bae’s 1° launch angle (a reliable stat to measure a batter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is among the lowest in baseball: 0th percentile.

Ranked in the 14th percentile, Nick Gonzales’s average exit velocity of 85.5 mph ranks among the lowest in the league since the start of last season.

Nick Gonzales ranks in the 15th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (35.8% rate since the start of last season).

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