Boston @ Cleveland props

The weather report the 4th-most favorable pitching conditions on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 13.8-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for mound aces. Alex Verdugo hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 88th percentile) and and will have to hit them out towards MLB's 7th-deepest CF fences today. Alex Verdugo will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today. Alex Verdugo has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 6.3% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the past 14 days.

The weather report the 4th-most favorable pitching conditions on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 13.8-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for mound aces. Masataka Yoshida will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game. Masataka Yoshida's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined in recent games, going from 12.2% on the season to 5.6% in the past 14 days. Masataka Yoshida has experienced some positive variance in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .389 figure is quite a bit higher than his .346 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Josh Bell in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Josh Bell is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Extreme groundball batters like Josh Bell tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Kutter Crawford. The Boston Red Sox infield defense projects as the 2nd-worst on the slate.

THE BAT X projects Andres Gimenez in the 87th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Andres Gimenez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kutter Crawford in today's game. The Boston Red Sox have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Andres Gimenez stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Extreme groundball bats like Andres Gimenez tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Kutter Crawford.

THE BAT X projects Will Brennan in the 92nd percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Will Brennan will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kutter Crawford today. The Boston Red Sox have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Will Brennan stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. The Boston Red Sox infield defense projects as the 2nd-worst on the slate.

THE BAT X projects Myles Straw in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Myles Straw has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (48.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The Boston Red Sox infield defense projects as the 2nd-worst on the slate. Myles Straw will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Jose Ramirez in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Jose Ramirez is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Jose Ramirez pulls many of his flyballs (41.7% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The Boston Red Sox infield defense projects as the 2nd-worst on the slate.

THE BAT X projects Steven Kwan in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Steven Kwan is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Steven Kwan will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kutter Crawford in today's game. The Boston Red Sox have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Steven Kwan can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Triston Casas has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (80% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Triston Casas will hold the platoon advantage over Tanner Bibee in today's game. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Triston Casas has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Triston Casas pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Rafael Devers in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Rafael Devers is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Rafael Devers will hold the platoon advantage against Tanner Bibee in today's matchup. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Rafael Devers can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Mike Zunino pulls many of his flyballs (40.4% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today. The Boston Red Sox infield defense projects as the 2nd-worst on the slate. Mike Zunino will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Mike Zunino's quickness has gotten better this year. His 25.46 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 25.97 ft/sec now.

THE BAT X projects Justin Turner in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Justin Turner is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Justin Turner has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences today. Justin Turner has made big improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 6.2% seasonal rate to 12.5% in the past week's worth of games.

Progressive Field has the shallowest left field dimensions among all parks. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense.

THE BAT X projects Jarren Duran in the 96th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Jarren Duran will have the handedness advantage against Tanner Bibee in today's matchup. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jarren Duran can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Jarren Duran has compiled a .333 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 83rd percentile.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Connor Wong pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.7% — 82nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Connor Wong has made notable improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 11.9% seasonal rate to 23.5% over the past 14 days. Connor Wong's launch angle recently (33.4° over the past 14 days) is quite a bit better than his 18° seasonal mark.

THE BAT X projects Christian Arroyo in the 75th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Progressive Field has the shallowest left field dimensions among all parks. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Extreme groundball hitters like Christian Arroyo generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Tanner Bibee. Christian Arroyo has notched a .276 batting average since the start of last season, ranking in the 88th percentile.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Enmanuel Valdez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tanner Bibee today. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Enmanuel Valdez stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Amed Rosario has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.