Philadelphia @ Washington Picks & Props

Kyle Schwarber projects as the 18th-best hitter in the league, according to THE BAT X. Kyle Schwarber is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 89°. Kyle Schwarber will hold the platoon advantage against Josiah Gray in today's game. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Kyle Schwarber is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever the entire game.

Nationals Park projects as the #30 stadium in the league for LHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Luis Garcia's launch angle this season (1.9°) is considerably lower than his 5.2° angle last season. Luis Garcia has put up a .296 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 24th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Brandon Marsh as the best batter in the game when assessing his BABIP ability. Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest right field dimensions among all parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 89°. Brandon Marsh will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Josiah Gray in today's matchup. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Brandon Marsh is guaranteed to hold the advantage against every reliever the entire game.

Lane Thomas is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 89°. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of the day. Lane Thomas will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Lane Thomas's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased recently, going from 12.8% on the season to 23.1% in the last 14 days.

Bryson Stott is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest right field dimensions among all parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 89°. Bryson Stott will hold the platoon advantage over Josiah Gray in today's matchup. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Bryson Stott is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch all game.

Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest right field dimensions among all parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 89°. Dominic Smith will have the handedness advantage over Zack Wheeler today. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of the day. Dominic Smith will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest right field dimensions among all parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 89°. CJ Abrams will hold the platoon advantage over Zack Wheeler today. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of the day. CJ Abrams will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest right field dimensions among all parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 89°. Kody Clemens will hold the platoon advantage against Josiah Gray in today's game. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Kody Clemens is guaranteed to hold the advantage against every reliever the whole game. Kody Clemens's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased in recent games, rising from 40.8% on the season to 66.7% in the past week's worth of games.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 89°. The switch-hitting Keibert Ruiz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Zack Wheeler. Keibert Ruiz pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35% — 88th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of the day. Keibert Ruiz will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Jeimer Candelario is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 89°. Jeimer Candelario pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.6% — 90th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of the day. Jeimer Candelario will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 89°. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of the day. Alex Call will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Alex Call's launch angle recently (33.3° over the last week) is quite a bit better than his 13.7° seasonal figure. Alex Call has had some very poor luck with his wOBA this year; his .272 rate is a good deal lower than his .311 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Edmundo Sosa in the 80th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the 2nd-highest temperatures on the slate at 88°. Edmundo Sosa has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Edmundo Sosa has experienced some negative variance in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .238 rate is significantly deflated relative to his .257 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Corey Dickerson is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest right field dimensions among all parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 89°. Corey Dickerson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zack Wheeler in today's matchup. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of the day.

THE BAT X projects Joey Meneses in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Joey Meneses is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 89°. Joey Meneses has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of the day.

Nick Castellanos has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Bryce Harper has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

J.T. Realmuto has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.

Trea Turner has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.