Cleveland @ San Diego Picks & Props

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the league. Trent Grisham will have the handedness advantage against Tanner Bibee in today's game. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Trent Grisham can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Trent Grisham will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats. Trent Grisham has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 17.6% seasonal rate to 50% in the past week.

THE BAT X projects Jake Cronenworth in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Jake Cronenworth is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Jake Cronenworth will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tanner Bibee in today's game. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jake Cronenworth stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Jake Cronenworth hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Josh Bell in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Josh Bell is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the league. Josh Bell has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 108.4-mph average in the past week to his seasonal figure of 92-mph. Josh Bell has been unlucky this year, posting a .313 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .344 — a .031 disparity.

Juan Soto projects as the 4th-best batter in MLB, according to THE BAT X. Juan Soto is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today. Juan Soto will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tanner Bibee today. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Juan Soto stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Juan Soto hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

Jose Ramirez projects as the 20th-best batter in MLB, per THE BAT X. Jose Ramirez is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. Jose Ramirez has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% of late, improving his 8.6% seasonal rate to 23.8% in the past week's worth of games. Jose Ramirez has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 99.8-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal mark of 91.9-mph. Jose Ramirez's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved of late, rising from 19.5% on the season to 28.6% in the last 7 days.

THE BAT X projects Steven Kwan in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Steven Kwan is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the league. Steven Kwan will hold the platoon advantage against Joe Musgrove in today's matchup. Steven Kwan has been unlucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .259 figure is significantly deflated relative to his .281 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the league.

THE BAT X projects Will Brennan in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Will Brennan will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joe Musgrove in today's game. Will Brennan hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Will Brennan has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 3.7% seasonal rate to 8.7% in the last week. Will Brennan has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 88.5-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 86.3-mph average.

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the league. Cam Gallagher's footspeed has gotten better this year. His 24.88 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 25.39 ft/sec now. Cam Gallagher has been unlucky this year, compiling a .152 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .253 — a .101 deviation.

THE BAT X projects Xander Bogaerts in the 95th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Xander Bogaerts is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today. Xander Bogaerts will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Xander Bogaerts has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 105.3-mph average over the past week to his seasonal mark of 93-mph. Xander Bogaerts's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better in recent games, increasing from 37.4% on the season to 70% over the last 7 days.

THE BAT X projects Tyler Freeman in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the league. Tyler Freeman has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .289 mark is significantly deflated relative to his .308 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Tyler Freeman is remarkably fast, grading out in the 85th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.55 ft/sec this year.

THE BAT X projects Manny Machado in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Manny Machado is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the league. Manny Machado will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Manny Machado has been unlucky this year, compiling a .295 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .357 — a .062 gap.

THE BAT X projects Amed Rosario as the 20th-best batter in the majors when it comes to his BABIP ability. Amed Rosario is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. Amed Rosario hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.5% — 99th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Amed Rosario has been unlucky this year, putting up a .269 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .318 — a .049 gap.

THE BAT X projects Myles Straw in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Myles Straw's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better in recent games, increasing from 16.3% on the season to 27.8% in the past week.

Matt Carpenter will hold the platoon advantage over Tanner Bibee today. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Matt Carpenter can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Matt Carpenter will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. Matt Carpenter has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 93-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 87.5-mph EV. Matt Carpenter's launch angle in recent games (29° in the past two weeks' worth of games) is considerably higher than his 21.9° seasonal figure.

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the league.

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the league. Gary Sanchez will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Gary Sanchez has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 94.1-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal average of 92.1-mph. Gary Sanchez's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, rising from 37.5% to 45.5%.

Fernando Tatis Jr. has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.