Cleveland @ Boston Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects Masataka Yoshida as the 16th-best hitter in MLB as it relates to his batting average talent. Masataka Yoshida is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today. Fenway Park profiles as the #4 ballpark in the league for left-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Fenway Park has the shallowest RF fences in Major League Baseball. The Cleveland Guardians don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Masataka Yoshida is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

THE BAT X projects Gabriel Arias in the 91st percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Fenway Park profiles as the #4 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Gabriel Arias will have the handedness advantage against Chris Sale today... and even better, Sale has a huge platoon split. Gabriel Arias hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 85th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Alex Verdugo in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Alex Verdugo is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today. Fenway Park profiles as the #4 ballpark in the league for left-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. The Cleveland Guardians don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Alex Verdugo is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch the whole game. Alex Verdugo hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 95th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Rob Refsnyder in the 93rd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Rob Refsnyder is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. Fenway Park profiles as the #4 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Fenway Park has the shallowest LF fences among all parks. Rob Refsnyder will hold the platoon advantage against Logan Allen today... and even better, Allen has a huge platoon split.

Fenway Park profiles as the #4 ballpark in the league for left-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Fenway Park has the shallowest RF fences in Major League Baseball. The Cleveland Guardians don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Enmanuel Valdez is guaranteed to hold the advantage against every reliever the entire game. The Cleveland Guardians infield defense projects as the 5th-worst on the slate. Enmanuel Valdez will hold the home field advantage today.

THE BAT X projects Jarren Duran in the 94th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Fenway Park profiles as the #4 ballpark in the league for left-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. The Cleveland Guardians don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Jarren Duran is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever the entire game. Jarren Duran hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.6% — 99th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB's 3rd-shallowest CF fences today. The Cleveland Guardians infield defense projects as the 5th-worst on the slate.

Kike Hernandez is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today. Fenway Park profiles as the #4 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kike Hernandez will hold the platoon advantage over Logan Allen today... and even better, Allen has a huge platoon split. Kike Hernandez has a high pull rate on his flyballs (33.1% — 76th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's shallowest LF fences today. Kike Hernandez will have the benefit of the home field advantage today.

Triston Casas has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (77% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Fenway Park profiles as the #4 ballpark in the league for left-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. The Cleveland Guardians don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Triston Casas is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever the entire game. Triston Casas hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 76th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 3rd-shallowest CF fences today. Triston Casas will possess the home field advantage today.

Fenway Park profiles as the #4 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Fenway Park has the shallowest LF fences among all parks. Connor Wong will have the handedness advantage over Logan Allen today... and even better, Allen has a huge platoon split. The Cleveland Guardians infield defense projects as the 5th-worst on the slate. Connor Wong will hold the home field advantage today.

THE BAT X projects Andres Gimenez in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Fenway Park profiles as the #4 ballpark in the league for left-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Fenway Park has the shallowest RF fences in Major League Baseball. Andres Gimenez has compiled a .350 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, ranking in the 83rd percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Andres Gimenez has posted a .277 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, grading out in the 81st percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Rafael Devers projects as the 18th-best batter in the league, via THE BAT X. Rafael Devers is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Fenway Park profiles as the #4 ballpark in the league for left-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. The Cleveland Guardians don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Rafael Devers is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen the entire game. Rafael Devers hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 80th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Oscar Gonzalez in the 91st percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Oscar Gonzalez is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. Fenway Park profiles as the #4 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Oscar Gonzalez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chris Sale today... and even better, Sale has a huge platoon split. Oscar Gonzalez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 96th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB's 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

Jose Ramirez projects as the 20th-best hitter in MLB, via THE BAT X. Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today. Fenway Park profiles as the #4 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. The switch-hitting Jose Ramirez will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Chris Sale... and even better, Sale has a huge platoon split. Jose Ramirez has a high pull rate on his flyballs (42.5% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's shallowest LF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Justin Turner in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Justin Turner is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Fenway Park profiles as the #4 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Justin Turner will hold the platoon advantage against Logan Allen today... and even better, Allen has a huge platoon split. Justin Turner hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 83rd percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Josh Bell in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Josh Bell is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today. Fenway Park profiles as the #4 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Josh Bell has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest RF fences today. Josh Bell has displayed strong plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 94th percentile with a 1.41 K/BB rate.

THE BAT X projects Myles Straw in the 88th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Fenway Park profiles as the #4 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Myles Straw will hold the platoon advantage over Chris Sale today... and even better, Sale has a huge platoon split. Myles Straw has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (48.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest RF fences today. Myles Straw has been unlucky with his wOBA this year; his .310 rate is quite a bit lower than his .332 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Christian Arroyo in the 81st percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Fenway Park profiles as the #4 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Fenway Park has the shallowest LF fences among all parks. Christian Arroyo will have the handedness advantage against Logan Allen today... and even better, Allen has a huge platoon split. The Cleveland Guardians infield defense projects as the 5th-worst on the slate.

Fenway Park profiles as the #4 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Mike Zunino will have the handedness advantage against Chris Sale today... and even better, Sale has a huge platoon split. Mike Zunino has a high pull rate on his flyballs (40.1% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's shallowest LF fences today. Mike Zunino has been hot of late, tallying a .367 wOBA in the last 14 days. Mike Zunino's 93.7-mph exit velocity on flyballs ranks in the 76th percentile since the start of last season.

Fenway Park profiles as the #4 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Fenway Park has the shallowest LF fences among all parks. Cam Gallagher will have the handedness advantage over Chris Sale today... and even better, Sale has a huge platoon split.

Steven Kwan has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Amed Rosario has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.