Tampa Bay @ New York Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects Brett Baty in the 89th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters. Brett Baty will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yonny Chirinos today. Brett Baty has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's 4th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

THE BAT projection system ranks Citi Field as the 29th MLB venue for lefty BABIP. In the past week, Jeff McNeil's launch angle has been notably reduced to 2.8°, which is quite a bit worse than his seasonal average of 11.6°. In comparison to last year, Jeff McNeil's capacity to strike the ball at a launch angle that maximizes HR (between -4° to 26°) has dropped to 9.8%, a decline from 16.7%. Jeff McNeil's maximum exit velocity (an advanced metric to measure power) has been 104.6 mph this year, grading out in the 3rd percentile.

THE BAT X projects Randy Arozarena in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Randy Arozarena is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters. Randy Arozarena hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 79th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's shallowest CF fences in today's game.

When evaluating his BABIP ability, Jose Siri ranks in the 85th percentile within THE BAT X projects. Citi Field has the shallowest CF dimensions in MLB. The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters. Improving from a 6.3% rate last year, Jose Siri has made significant improvements with his Barrel% by achieving a rate of 13.6.3% this year.

Assessing his batting average talent, THE BAT X predicts Wander Franco to be the 5th-best hitter in MLB. Wander Franco is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. Citi Field has the shallowest CF dimensions in MLB. The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters.

Citi Field has the shallowest CF dimensions in MLB. The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters. Francisco Alvarez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats. Francisco Alvarez has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 6.2% seasonal rate to 23.1% over the last 7 days.

Francisco Lindor is projected to be in the 88th percentile for his overall offensive abilities by THE BAT X. Francisco Lindor is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. Citi Field has the shallowest CF dimensions in MLB. The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters.

Starling Marte's batting average talent is estimated to be in the 95th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Citi Field has the shallowest CF dimensions in MLB. The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters. Starling Marte will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Harold Ramirez as the 15th-best hitter in MLB as it relates to his batting average ability. Harold Ramirez is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game. The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters. Harold Ramirez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (41% — 99th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB's shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

Estimating Manuel Margot's batting average skill, THE BAT X projects him in the 84th percentile. The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters. Manuel Margot hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (42.6% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's shallowest CF fences in today's game. Manuel Margot has posted a .275 batting average since the start of last season, grading out in the 86th percentile.

In terms of his overall offensive captalent, Tommy Pham ranks in the 81st percentile according to THE BAT X's projects. Tommy Pham is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today. The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters. Tommy Pham hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.5% — 98th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB's shallowest CF fences in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Brandon Lowe in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Brandon Lowe is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters. Brandon Lowe will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Justin Verlander in today's game.

The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Players such as Eduardo Escobar, who excel at hitting flyballs, typically have greater success when facing pitchers like Yonny Chirinos who specialize in producing groundballs. Eduardo Escobar will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. In terms of his batting average since the start of last season, Eduardo Escobar has not been fortunate; his figure of .235 falls considerably below his Expected Batting Average of .257 (as determined by THE BAT X's analysis of Statcast data).

In terms of his overall offensive capability, Mark Canha ranks in the 78th percentile according to THE BAT X's projects. Citi Field has the shallowest CF dimensions in MLB. The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters. Mark Canha will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. In his recent games, Taylor Walls's exit velocity on flyballs has significantly increased, evident by his 96.1-mph figure over the past fortnight, a notable improvement from his seasonal figure of 92.2-mph. In comparison to his angle of 16.4° in the previous season, Taylor Walls has significantly increased his average launch angle to 20.5° on the balls he has struck the hardest this year. Over the past 14 days, Taylor Walls has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs, which has increased from 19.4% to 34.8% during the current season. Although his .193 batting average since the start of last season is much lower than his .222 Expected Batting Average as interpreted by THE BAT X utilizing Statcast data, Taylor Walls has been unfortunate.

The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Francisco Mejia hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 77th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards baseball's shallowest CF fences today.

Isaac Paredes is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters. Isaac Paredes pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.1% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Isaac Paredes's launch angle this season (19.8°) is significantly higher than his 15.5° figure last year.

The weatherman calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Luke Raley will hold the platoon advantage against Justin Verlander today. The New York Mets have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Luke Raley stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Luke Raley hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's shallowest CF fences today. Luke Raley has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 96.2-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal 93.7-mph figure.

Josh Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.

Brandon Nimmo has gone over 1.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Christian Bethancourt has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

Pete Alonso has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.