San Francisco @ St. Louis Picks & Props

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. Brandon Crawford has made significant improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 10.3% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the last week's worth of games. Brandon Crawford's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better of late, rising from 15.4% on the season to 21.4% in the last 14 days. A consistent launch angle is an indicator of good hitting, and Brandon Crawford has been very consistent with his in recent games, putting up a 32.1° launch angle standard deviation in the past two weeks.

THE BAT X projects Michael Conforto in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Michael Conforto is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. Michael Conforto has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 96.7-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal average of 94.7-mph. Michael Conforto's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls recently (23.3° over the last 14 days) is quite a bit higher than his 9.8° seasonal mark.

Paul Goldschmidt projects as the 11th-best batter in the majors, via THE BAT X. Paul Goldschmidt is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 5th-worst of the day. Paul Goldschmidt will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Nolan Gorman in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Nolan Gorman is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. Nolan Gorman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Anthony DeSclafani today. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 5th-worst of the day.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. Mike Yastrzemski has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 95.5-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal 90-mph mark.

THE BAT X projects Tommy Edman in the 89th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 5th-worst of the day. Tommy Edman will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Tommy Edman's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved in recent games, increasing from 16.1% on the season to 19.4% in the last two weeks.

Casey Schmitt has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (96% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. Casey Schmitt will have the handedness advantage over Jordan Montgomery in today's matchup. Casey Schmitt's launch angle lately (26.6° in the past 14 days) is a significant increase over his 17.5° seasonal figure.

THE BAT X projects Austin Slater as the 7th-best hitter in the league as it relates to his BABIP ability. Austin Slater is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. Austin Slater will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Montgomery in today's matchup. Austin Slater's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased recently, going from 54.8% on the season to 100% over the past 7 days.

THE BAT X projects Thairo Estrada in the 80th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Thairo Estrada is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. Thairo Estrada will have the handedness advantage over Jordan Montgomery today. Thairo Estrada has made significant improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 6.9% seasonal rate to 25% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 5th-worst of the day. Paul DeJong will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. Paul DeJong's launch angle recently (28.3° in the last 14 days) is considerably higher than his 19.6° seasonal mark.

THE BAT X projects Willson Contreras in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Willson Contreras is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 5th-worst of the day. Willson Contreras will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 5th-worst of the day. Andrew Knizner will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Nolan Arenado is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 5th-worst of the day. Nolan Arenado will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Nolan Arenado has made significant strides with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 7.5% seasonal rate to 18.8% over the past week.

THE BAT X projects Dylan Carlson in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Dylan Carlson is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 5th-worst of the day. Dylan Carlson will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Wilmer Flores is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. Wilmer Flores will have the handedness advantage against Jordan Montgomery today. Wilmer Flores has made notable gains with his Barrel% recently, upping his 5.2% seasonal rate to 14.3% in the last week. Wilmer Flores has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 92.8-mph average over the last week to his seasonal EV of 88.5-mph.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. The switch-hitting Patrick Bailey will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Jordan Montgomery. Patrick Bailey has made significant improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 15.8% seasonal rate to 40% in the last week. Patrick Bailey has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 101.6-mph average in the last week to his seasonal EV of 90.9-mph.

THE BAT X projects Jordan Walker in the 95th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 83°. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 5th-worst of the day. Jordan Walker will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Jordan Walker has made significant improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 10.1% seasonal rate to 30.8% in the past week's worth of games.

Brendan Donovan has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

J.D. Davis has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

LaMonte Wade Jr. has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.