Cleveland @ San Diego Picks & Props

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF fences in the majors. Trent Grisham will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Aaron Civale in today's matchup. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Trent Grisham stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Trent Grisham will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Trent Grisham has made big strides with his Barrel% of late, upping his 17.6% seasonal rate to 50% in the last week's worth of games.

Juan Soto projects as the 4th-best hitter in the league, via THE BAT X. Juan Soto is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. Juan Soto will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Aaron Civale in today's matchup. 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 lot of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Jake Cronenworth in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Jake Cronenworth is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today. Jake Cronenworth will hold the platoon advantage over Aaron Civale in today's game. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jake Cronenworth has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Jake Cronenworth hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 77th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Steven Kwan in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Steven Kwan is penciled in 1st in the batting order today. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF fences in the majors. Steven Kwan will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha in today's game. Steven Kwan's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better lately, rising from 15.8% on the season to 22% over the past two weeks.

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

Jose Ramirez projects as the 20th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, according to THE BAT X. Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today. Jose Ramirez has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% lately, upping his 8.6% seasonal rate to 23.8% over the last 7 days. Jose Ramirez has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 99.8-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal figure of 91.9-mph. Jose Ramirez's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls in recent games (22.7° in the last week's worth of games) is considerably better than his 11.2° seasonal angle.

THE BAT X projects Andres Gimenez in the 86th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF fences in the majors. Andres Gimenez will hold the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha today. Andres Gimenez has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 3.9% seasonal rate to 18.8% in the past week. Andres Gimenez has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 86.4-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 84.2-mph mark.

THE BAT X projects Josh Bell in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Josh Bell is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF fences in the majors. Josh Bell has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 108.4-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal EV of 92-mph.

THE BAT X projects Will Brennan in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Will Brennan will hold the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha today. Will Brennan hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 95th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Will Brennan has made notable strides with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 3.7% seasonal rate to 8.7% over the last week. Will Brennan has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 88.5-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 86.3-mph figure.

Matt Carpenter will have the handedness advantage over Aaron Civale in today's matchup. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Matt Carpenter has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Matt Carpenter will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Matt Carpenter has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 93-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal 87.5-mph figure. Matt Carpenter's launch angle of late (29° over the last 14 days) is quite a bit better than his 21.9° seasonal angle.

THE BAT X projects Manny Machado in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Manny Machado is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF fences in the majors. Manny Machado will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Manny Machado has made notable strides with his Barrel% of late, improving his 6.7% seasonal rate to 11.8% in the last week's worth of games.

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF fences in the majors.

Rougned Odor will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Aaron Civale in today's game. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Rougned Odor can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Rougned Odor will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Myles Straw in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Myles Straw has seen a big increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 88.6-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal 86.6-mph average. Myles Straw's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved in recent games, increasing from 16.3% on the season to 20.6% over the past 14 days.

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF fences in the majors. Gary Sanchez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Gary Sanchez has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 94.1-mph average in the past week to his seasonal EV of 92.1-mph. Gary Sanchez has been hot lately, posting a a 13.8% Barrel% (an advanced stat to evaluate power) in the past 14 days. Gary Sanchez has been lifting the ball well of late, putting up an 18.3° launch angle over the past week.

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

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