Washington @ San Francisco Picks & Props

Due to Oracle Park's near sea-level elevation, which is one of the league's lowest, there is often a decrease in offensive production. Low temperatures are strongly correlated with less offense (and more whiffs), and this game projects for the 2nd-coldest weather of the day at 58°. Anthony DeSclafani will hold the platoon advantage against Joey Meneses in today's matchup. Joey Meneses will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. In recent times, Joey Meneses's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls (2° in the last two weeks' worth of games) has significantly declined from his seasonal figure of 5.1°.

As per THE BAT projection system, field is ranked as the 3nd field among all major fields for the RHB BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats. Joey Bart will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. In the past week, Joey Bart has remarkably improved his Barrel% by elevating his seasonal rate from 8.8% to 20%. Comparing Joey Bart' 99.7-mph average exit velocity on flyballs in the last 7 days to his seasonal average of 91.1-mph rfigureeals a significant gain.

THE BAT X projects Keibert Ruiz in the 13th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Due to Oracle Park's near sea-level elevation, which is one of the league's lowest, there is often a decrease in offensive production. Low temperatures are strongly correlated with less offense (and more whiffs), and this game projects for the 2nd-coldest weather of the day at 58°. Keibert Ruiz will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today. Keibert Ruiz's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this year (6.9°) is significantly worse than his 14.3° figure last year.

Mitch Haniger is projected to be in the 89th percentile for his overall offensive abilities by THE BAT X. As per THE BAT projection system, field is ranked as the 3nd field among all major fields for the RHB BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats. Mitch Haniger will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Comparing his figure of 93.1 mph this season to last year's figure of 96.1 mph, Mitch Haniger has exhibited a noteworthy increase in his exit velocity on flyballs.

For 56% of the time this year, Lane Thomas has mainly batted in the back-half of the lineup, but for this matchup, he is listed in the 1st spot in the lineup. As per THE BAT projection system, field is ranked as the 3nd field among all major fields for the RHB BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate. Lately, Lane Thomas' exit velocity on flyballs has notably increased, as markidenced by his average of 102.3-mph in the last 7 days, compared to his seasonal average of 92.9-mph.

As per THE BAT projection system, field is ranked as the 3nd field among all major fields for the RHB BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate. Alex Call has made notable strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 6.2% seasonal rate to 12.5% over the past 7 days. Over the last week, Alex Call has had a launch angle of 19.8°, significantly higher than his seasonal angle of 11.3°.

Due to Oracle Park's near sea-level elevation, which is one of the league's lowest, there is often a decrease in offensive production. Low temperatures are strongly correlated with less offense (and more whiffs), and this game projects for the 2nd-coldest weather of the day at 58°. Jake Irvin will have the handedness advantage over Thairo Estrada in today's matchup. Over the past week, Thairo Estrada' seasonal Barrel% rate of 6.4% has dwindled down to just 0%, indicating his struggle in recent games. Thairo Estrada has experienced some positive variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .346 figure is a fair amount higher than his .289 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Joc Pederson in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Joc Pederson is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. Oracle Park profiles as the #3 venue in the majors for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Oracle Park has the 2nd-shallowest RF fences in the majors. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats.

Oracle Park profiles as the #3 venue in the majors for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Oracle Park has the 2nd-shallowest RF fences in the majors. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats. Cal Stevenson will have the handedness advantage over Jake Irvin in today's game. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Cal Stevenson is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever the entire game.

Oracle Park profiles as the #3 venue in the majors for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Oracle Park has the 2nd-shallowest RF fences in the majors. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats. Dominic Smith will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Anthony DeSclafani in today's game. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate.

As per THE BAT projection system, field is ranked as the 3nd field among all major fields for the RHB BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate. In recent times, Stone Garrett's exit velocity has notably risen; observe the difference between his average of 94.4 mph in the last week's worth of games and his seasonal average of 91.8 mph. Stone Garrett has compiled a .285 batting average since the start of last season, checking in at the 92nd percentile.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Michael Conforto ranks in the 84th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Michael Conforto is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Oracle Park profiles as the #3 venue in the majors for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Oracle Park has the 2nd-shallowest RF fences in the majors. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats.

Jeimer Candelario is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today. Oracle Park profiles as the #3 venue in the majors for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats. Jeimer Candelario pulls a lot of his flyballs (35% — 88th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate.

Oracle Park profiles as the #3 venue in the majors for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Oracle Park has the 2nd-shallowest RF fences in the majors. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats. CJ Abrams will hold the platoon advantage over Anthony DeSclafani in today's matchup. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate.

THE BAT X projects Blake Sabol in the 86th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Oracle Park profiles as the #3 venue in the majors for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Oracle Park has the 2nd-shallowest RF fences in the majors. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats. Blake Sabol will hold the platoon advantage against Jake Irvin in today's game.

J.D. Davis has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Victor Robles has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

LaMonte Wade Jr. has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.