Miami @ St. Louis Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dane Myers in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Dane Myers will hold the platoon advantage over Jordan Montgomery in today's game. Out of every team in action today, the 4th-worst outfield defense belongs to the St. Louis Cardinals. Putting up a 96.7-mph average exit velocity in the past week's worth of games, Dane Myers has been in great form recently.

High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Paul DeJong will hold that advantage today. Paul DeJong's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, going from 46.2% on the season to 64% over the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Lars Nootbaar is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game. High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Lars Nootbaar will hold the platoon advantage over Edward Cabrera today. Lars Nootbaar hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Jorge Soler ranks as the 20th-best batter in the league. Jorge Soler is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today. High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Jorge Soler will have the handedness advantage over Jordan Montgomery in today's matchup. Out of every team in action today, the 4th-worst outfield defense belongs to the St. Louis Cardinals.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Willson Contreras is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup. High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Willson Contreras will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. Willson Contreras has made big improvements with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 12.4% seasonal rate to 30.8% in the past 14 days.

High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Alec Burleson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Edward Cabrera in today's matchup. Alec Burleson will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Alec Burleson has experienced some negative variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .232 rate is a fair amount lower than his .275 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data. By putting up a 1.7 K/BB rate this year, Alec Burleson has displayed strong plate discipline, checking in at the 83rd percentile.

High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Nolan Gorman will have the handedness advantage over Edward Cabrera today. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Nolan Gorman will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Over the last week, Nolan Gorman's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.6-mph over the course of the season to 99-mph recently. In the last 14 days, Nolan Gorman has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 27.7° compared to his seasonal mark of 19.3°.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Paul Goldschmidt ranks as the 13th-best hitter in the league. Paul Goldschmidt is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Paul Goldschmidt will hold that advantage today. Paul Goldschmidt has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 92.9-mph average to last season's 90.8-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jean Segura in the 89th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Jean Segura will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Montgomery today. Jean Segura hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Out of every team in action today, the 4th-worst outfield defense belongs to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Brendan Donovan's batting average ability is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Brendan Donovan is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game. High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Brendan Donovan will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Edward Cabrera in today's matchup. Brendan Donovan will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Yuli Gurriel is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today's game. High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Yuli Gurriel will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Montgomery in today's matchup. Out of every team in action today, the 4th-worst outfield defense belongs to the St. Louis Cardinals. There has been a significant improvement in Yuli Gurriel's launch angle from last year's 14.3° to 18.1° this year.

Jordan Montgomery will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Arraez in today's game. Luis Arraez has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.1%) and will be challenged by the league's 6th-deepest LF fences in today's game. Luis Arraez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game. Despite posting a .386 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Luis Arraez has been lucky given the .043 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .343.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Garrett Cooper as the 11th-best batter in baseball when it comes to his BABIP talent. Garrett Cooper is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Garrett Cooper will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Montgomery today. Out of every team in action today, the 4th-worst outfield defense belongs to the St. Louis Cardinals.

High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Jacob Stallings will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Montgomery today. Out of every team in action today, the 4th-worst outfield defense belongs to the St. Louis Cardinals. Jacob Stallings has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 90-mph average to last season's 86.7-mph average.

Jordan Walker's BABIP talent is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Jordan Walker will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Jordan Walker has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 99-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal EV of 93.1-mph. Jordan Walker's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased of late, increasing from 48.7% on the season to 57.1% over the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan De La Cruz in the 96th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Bryan De La Cruz is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Bryan De La Cruz will hold the platoon advantage over Jordan Montgomery in today's matchup. Out of every team in action today, the 4th-worst outfield defense belongs to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Nolan Arenado is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-most humidity on the slate today at 76%. Nolan Arenado will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Nolan Arenado has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 9.3% seasonal rate to 20.7% in the last two weeks' worth of games. Nolan Arenado has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 94.9-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal 89.7-mph figure.

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