Arizona @ Washington Picks & Props

Corbin Carroll is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. Nationals Park profiles as the #29 ballpark in MLB for left-handed BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Patrick Corbin will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Corbin Carroll in today's game... and it's a particular mismatch considering Corbin's large platoon split. Corbin Carroll will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today. Corbin Carroll's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined of late, falling from 14.5% on the season to 6.3% over the past 14 days.

Nationals Park has the 6th-shallowest right field fences in the majors. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Pavin Smith is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen the whole game. The Washington Nationals outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate. Pavin Smith has made significant improvements with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 8.4% seasonal rate to 20% in the past 7 days.

THE BAT X projects Gabriel Moreno in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Gabriel Moreno will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today's game... and the cherry on top, Corbin has a large platoon split. Gabriel Moreno has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The Washington Nationals outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate.

THE BAT X projects Jake McCarthy in the 87th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Nationals Park has the 6th-shallowest right field fences in the majors. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Jake McCarthy is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen all game. The Washington Nationals outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate.

The weather forecast projects the 3rd-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The switch-hitting Keibert Ruiz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Zach Davies. Keibert Ruiz pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.4% — 90th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Keibert Ruiz will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Keibert Ruiz has made notable gains with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 10.6% seasonal rate to 23.3% in the last two weeks' worth of games.

The weather forecast projects the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Alex Call will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Alex Call has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .280 rate is significantly deflated relative to his .311 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Jeimer Candelario is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jeimer Candelario pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.6% — 90th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Jeimer Candelario will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats. Jeimer Candelario has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 98.9-mph average in the last week to his seasonal average of 91.8-mph.

Lane Thomas is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Lane Thomas will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Lane Thomas has compiled a .356 BABIP this year, grading out in the 89th percentile.

The weather forecast projects the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Riley Adams will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Riley Adams's maximum exit velocity (a reliable metric to measure power) has been 115 mph since the start of last season, ranking in the 96th percentile.

Nationals Park has the 6th-shallowest right field fences in the majors. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Dominic Smith will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zach Davies today. Dominic Smith will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Dominic Smith's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved recently, going from 15% on the season to 22.2% in the past 14 days.

Nationals Park has the 6th-shallowest right field fences in the majors. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. CJ Abrams will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zach Davies today. CJ Abrams will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. CJ Abrams's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, going from 14.7% to 18.6%.

THE BAT X projects Corey Dickerson in the 76th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Corey Dickerson is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Nationals Park has the 6th-shallowest right field fences in the majors. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Corey Dickerson will have the handedness advantage over Zach Davies in today's game.

The weather forecast projects the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Nick Ahmed will have the handedness advantage over Patrick Corbin in today's matchup... and even better, Corbin has a large platoon split. The Washington Nationals outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate.

THE BAT X projects Evan Longoria in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Evan Longoria is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Evan Longoria will have the handedness advantage over Patrick Corbin in today's matchup... and moreover, Corbin has a large platoon split. The Washington Nationals outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate.

Joey Meneses has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Christian Walker has gone over 1.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has gone over 1.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Luis Garcia has gone over 1.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Ketel Marte has gone over 1.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Emmanuel Rivera has gone over 1.5 in 0 of his last 10 games.