New York @ Toronto Picks & Props

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Anthony Rizzo ranks in the 93rd percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Anthony Rizzo is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Anthony Rizzo will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chris Bassitt today.

Daulton Varsho is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Daulton Varsho will hold the platoon advantage over Gerrit Cole in today's game. Daulton Varsho will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Aaron Judge projects as the best batter in MLB, per THE BAT X. Aaron Judge is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Aaron Judge has made significant improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 27.3% seasonal rate to 44.4% in the last two weeks' worth of games.

Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. His exit velocity has greatly increased this season, evident by his current 89.5-mph average compared to his 86.8-mph mark from the previous year, as demonstrated by Oswaldo Cabrera. Oswaldo Cabrera's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased in recent games, going from 12.8% on the season to 18.2% in the last 7 days. Despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .316, Oswaldo Cabrera has had a stroke of misfortune this year, only putting up a .257 wOBA, resulting in a deviation of .059.

Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 6° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Cavan Biggio will have the handedness advantage against Gerrit Cole in today's game. The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Cavan Biggio can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Cavan Biggio will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Santiago Espinal will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats. In the past two weeks, Santiago Espinal has exhibited a significant surge in his average launch figure on his highest exit velocity balls, measuring 30.6°, which marks a substantial rise from his seasonal figure of 5.5°. Santiago Espinal has had some very poor luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .255 rate is a good deal lower than his .269 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Danny Jansen will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. There is a significant increase in Danny Jansen's average launch mark on the balls he has hit hardest this season, which stands at 24.4°, compared to his mark of 15° in the previous season. So far this year, Danny Jansen's wOBA has been plagued with unfavorable variance and is significantly lower at .260 compared to his Expected wOBA of .340 (which is based on THE BAT X's analysis of Statcast information).

THE BAT X projects George Springer in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. George Springer is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. George Springer will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

When estimating his BABIP capability, Kevin Kiermaier is projected in the 79th percentile by THE BAT X. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 6° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Kevin Kiermaier will hold the platoon advantage against Gerrit Cole in today's matchup. The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Kevin Kiermaier stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Kevin Kiermaier hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball's 10th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Alejandro Kirk in the 93rd percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Alejandro Kirk will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Although THE BAT X estimates his true talent level to be .354, which is a .051 gap, Alejandro Kirk has been unlucky this year with a .303 wOBA.

Brandon Belt has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (93% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Brandon Belt will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gerrit Cole today. Brandon Belt will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

As it relates to his batting average skill, Whit Merrifield is ranked in the 88th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Whit Merrifield will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Recently, Whit Merrifield has exhibited a notable rise in his average launch mark for his highest exit velocity balls, standing at 22.5° in the past two weeks compared to his seasonal mark of 19.1°.

When assessing his batting average skill, DJ LeMahieu is ranked in the 91st percentile by THE BAT X projects. DJ LeMahieu is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. DJ LeMahieu has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 92.1-mph average to last year's 89.2-mph figure.

Matt Chapman is projected to be in the 95th percentile for his overall offensive abilities by THE BAT X. Matt Chapman is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Matt Chapman hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the game's 10th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Matt Chapman will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.

The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Willie Calhoun will hold the platoon advantage against Chris Bassitt in today's game. The Toronto Blue Jays have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Willie Calhoun stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Willie Calhoun hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 10th-shallowest CF fences today. As recently, Willie Calhoun has shown noteworthy improvement in his Barrel% by elevating it from his seasonal rate of 5.4% to 11.1% over the course of the past 14 days.

Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 6° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Over the past 14 days, Anthony Volpe has shown considerable progress with his Barrel% by elevating it from his seasonal rate of 10.9% to 20%. Over the last two weeks, Anthony Volpe's exit velocity on flyballs has experienced a significant boost, evident from his EV of 97.4-mph, which surpasses his seasonal EV of 93.3-mph. In the past two weeks, Anthony Volpe has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs, which has increased from 23.8% to 28.6% during the current season.

THE BAT X projects Gleyber Torres in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Gleyber Torres is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Gleyber Torres's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (22.9°) is considerably better than his 16.3° mark last year.

The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Harrison Bader 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 10th-shallowest CF fences today. Comparing Harrison Bader' 91.5-mph average exit velocity on flyballs in the last 7 days to his seasonal average of 88.4-mph rEVeals a significant gain. Harrison Bader's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, going from 15.5% to 30.8%. Of late, Harrison Bader has focused his efforts on determining the optimal launch angle for hitting home runs, successfully angling balls at an angle between 23° and 34° 33.3% of the time in the past two weeks.

Jake Bauers is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Jake Bauers will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chris Bassitt in today's game. The Toronto Blue Jays have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jake Bauers has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Jose Trevino hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards MLB's 10th-shallowest CF fences today. Jose Trevino's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased in recent games, rising from 45.5% on the season to 52.2% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

Bo Bichette has gone over 1.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.