Curiously, Harrison's long ball had only a 13 percent Hit Probability, according to Statcast™. But Harrison continues to defy the numbers, as he did when he went from role player to a 5.3-WAR National League All-Star in 2014.
Harrison has hit six homers in 38 games this season after totaling only four each of the past two years, but he has yet to record a Barrel, Statcast™ terminology for ideally hit balls. Only one of his home runs, in fact, came with an exit velocity over 100 mph.
But no one can deny that Harrison, healthy again after a 2015 thumb injury that lingered into last year, has been the best everyday hitter in the Pirates' struggling lineup this season.