Cincinnati @ San Diego Picks & Props

Via THE BAT X, it is projected that Juan Soto will rank as the 4th-best batter in MLB. Juan Soto is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today. Juan Soto will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Graham Ashcraft in today's game. Juan Soto hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 79th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Juan Soto will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Jake Fraley is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. In MLB, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. Jake Fraley will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Wacha in today's game. Jake Fraley is remarkably toolsy, checking in at the 77th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.01 ft/sec this year. Jake Fraley has displayed strong plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 77th percentile with a 2.12 K/BB rate.

In the league, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. Trent Grisham will hold the platoon advantage over Graham Ashcraft today. Trent Grisham will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

In MLB, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Curt Casali ranks in the 97th percentile with a stat1° launch angle, which is one of the highest angles in the majors and considered an advanced metric.

In MLB, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. Over the past two weeks, Henry Ramos has achieved a .381 wOBA, indicating that he has been performing exceptionally well.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Jonathan India ranks in the 83rd percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Jonathan India is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game. In MLB, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. Having posted a .309 BABIP since the start of last season, Jonathan India is ranked in the 78th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Tyler Stephenson in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Tyler Stephenson is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. The BAT X interprets Statcast data to place Tyler Stephenson in the 84th percentile with a .340 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) posted since the start of last season. Tyler Stephenson has compiled a .291 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, grading out in the 94th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Tyler Stephenson is in the 89th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (49.2% rate since the start of last season).

In MLB, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. Austin Nola will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Austin Nola has had some very poor luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .236 figure is deflated compared to his .263 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Austin Nola has exhibited favorable plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 86th percentile with a 1.84 K/BB rate.

Assessing his overall offensive capability, Matt Carpenter scores in the 81st percentile in THE BAT X projects. Matt Carpenter is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game. Matt Carpenter will hold the platoon advantage against Graham Ashcraft in today's game. Extreme flyball hitters like Matt Carpenter tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Graham Ashcraft. Matt Carpenter will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Assessing his overall offensive capability, Jake Cronenworth scores in the 84th percentile in THE BAT X projects. In MLB, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. Jake Cronenworth will have the handedness advantage against Graham Ashcraft in today's game. Jake Cronenworth will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. Jake Cronenworth's 18.1° launch angle (a reliable metric to evaluate a batter's ability to lift the ball for power) is among the highest in MLB: 89th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Kevin Newman in the 81st percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Kevin Newman hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today. Ranking in the 83rd percentile, Kevin Newman has posted a .265 batting average since the start of last season.

Stuart Fairchild is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. In MLB, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. Stuart Fairchild is quite toolsy, checking in at the 92nd percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.79 ft/sec this year. With a .345 wOBA, Stuart Fairchild ranks in the 91st percentile, which is the best measure of overall offense, since the start of last season.

Spencer Steer is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. In MLB, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. Spencer Steer's footspeed has increased this year. His 27.41 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 27.95 ft/sec now.

In terms of his batting average talent, Xander Bogaerts ranks in the 97th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Xander Bogaerts is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. In the league, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. Xander Bogaerts will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Over the last 14 days, Xander Bogaerts has achieved a .388 wOBA, indicating that he has been performing exceptionally well.

According to THE BAT X, Nick Senzel ranks in the 79th percentile for his batting average skill. In MLB, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. Nick Senzel has been unlucky in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .241 BA is quite a bit lower than his .269 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Nelson Cruz is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. Nelson Cruz will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Nelson Cruz has had some very poor luck with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .300 rate is quite a bit lower than his .325 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Nelson Cruz's maximum exit velocity (a reliable standard to evaluate power) has been 113.8 mph since the start of last season, grading out in the 88th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Manny Machado in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Manny Machado is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today. In MLB, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. Manny Machado will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Even though THE BAT X estimates Manny Machado' true talent level to be .363, a .070 gap, he has unfortunately posted a .293 wOBA this year.

THE BAT X projects Jose Azocar in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Jose Azocar will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. This season, Jose Azocar has improved his quickness. His Statcast Sprint quickness has increased from 29.46 ft/sec last year to 29.94 ft/sec.

Among the top percentiles in MLB since the start of last season is Matt Reynolds's average exit velocity of 90.3 mph, which is ranked at the 81st position. When it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, which is the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (49.7% rate since the start of last season), Matt Reynolds is in the 90th percentile. Grading out in the 93rd percentile of THE BAT X's Spray Score since the start of last season, Matt Reynolds demonstrated exceptional skill in hitting the ball to all fields - an important talent for achieving a high batting average. In the 90th percentile, Matt Reynolds's .345 BABIP since the start of last season has been recorded.

TJ Friedl has gone over 0.5 in 10 of his last 10 games.

Fernando Tatis Jr. has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.