Miami @ Washington Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects Yuli Gurriel in the 12th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Nationals Park ranks as the #27 venue in the game for righty BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. Yuli Gurriel will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. Yuli Gurriel's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off lately, going from 38.7% on the season to 30.8% in the last 14 days.

Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest RF dimensions in the league. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. CJ Abrams will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Jesus Sanchez is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest RF dimensions in the league. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Jesus Sanchez is guaranteed to hold the advantage against every reliever the whole game.

THE BAT X projects Joey Wendle in the 75th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest RF dimensions in the league. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Joey Wendle is guaranteed to hold the advantage against every reliever the entire game.

Jeimer Candelario is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. The switch-hitting Jeimer Candelario will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Jesus Luzardo... and even better, Luzardo has a huge platoon split. Jeimer Candelario will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.

Nationals Park ranks as the #27 venue in the game for righty BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. Jorge Soler will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup. Jorge Soler's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls recently (3.4° in the past 14 days) is significantly lower than his 18.1° seasonal mark.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Garrett Hampson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today's matchup... and even better, Corbin has a large platoon split. Garrett Hampson has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Michael Chavis in the 75th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Michael Chavis will have the handedness advantage over Jesus Luzardo in today's matchup... and moreover, Luzardo has a huge platoon split. Michael Chavis will have the benefit of 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 Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Keibert Ruiz will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Keibert Ruiz has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 91.2-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 88.6-mph mark.

Lane Thomas is penciled in 1st in the batting order today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Lane Thomas will have the handedness advantage over Jesus Luzardo in today's matchup... and even better, Luzardo has a huge platoon split. Lane Thomas will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Lane Thomas has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 93.2-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 87.8-mph average.

THE BAT X projects Joey Meneses in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Joey Meneses is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Joey Meneses will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jesus Luzardo in today's game... and even better, Luzardo has a huge platoon split. Joey Meneses has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Luis Garcia in the 92nd percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Luis Garcia is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest RF dimensions in the league. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Luis Garcia will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Stone Garrett in the 75th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Stone Garrett is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Stone Garrett will hold the platoon advantage over Jesus Luzardo in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Luzardo has a huge platoon split. Stone Garrett will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Nick Fortes will have the handedness advantage over Patrick Corbin today... and even more favorably, Corbin has a large platoon split. Nick Fortes has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 96-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal average of 90.7-mph. A consistent launch angle is a proxy for good hitting, and Nick Fortes has been very consistent with his recently, posting a 33.7° launch angle standard deviation in the last 14 days.

Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest RF dimensions in the league. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Dominic Smith will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Dominic Smith has made significant strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 5.1% seasonal rate to 21.4% in the past week. Dominic Smith has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 98.5-mph average in the last week to his seasonal mark of 89.3-mph.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Jacob Stallings will hold the platoon advantage over Patrick Corbin in today's matchup... and moreover, Corbin has a large platoon split. Jacob Stallings has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Jacob Stallings's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, rising from 15.9% on the season to 66.7% over the last 7 days.

Luis Arraez has gone over 1.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Bryan De La Cruz has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Garrett Cooper has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Ildemaro Vargas has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Jon Berti has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

Victor Robles has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.