Cincinnati @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Drury in the 78th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Brandon Drury is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting of all games on the slate. Brandon Drury will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Brandon Drury's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, going from 38.8% to 45.6%.

Joey Votto is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting of all games on the slate. Joey Votto will have the handedness advantage against Lucas Giolito in today's game. Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels. Joey Votto has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 97.1-mph average to last season's 94.8-mph figure.

Matt McLain's BABIP ability is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Matt McLain is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting of all games on the slate. Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels. Over the past 7 days, Matt McLain's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10.1% up to 15.4%.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting of all games on the slate. Will Benson will have the handedness advantage against Lucas Giolito in today's game. Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels. Will Benson is an extreme flyball hitter and faces the weak outfield defense of Los Angeles (#2-worst of the day). This year, Will Benson's flyball exit velocity (an advanced standard to assess power) ranks in the 78th percentile at 94.3 mph.

T.J. Friedl is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting of all games on the slate. T.J. Friedl will hold the platoon advantage against Lucas Giolito today. Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels. Compared to his seasonal average of 16.2°, T.J. Friedl has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 25.7° figure in the past two weeks' worth of games.

Mike Trout projects as the 7th-best batter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Mike Trout is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting of all games on the slate. Extreme groundball hitters like Mike Trout usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Graham Ashcraft. Mike Trout will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand's BABIP skill is projected in the 93rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting of all games on the slate. Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels. Over the last two weeks, Christian Encarnacion-Strand's 22.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.7%.

Luis Rengifo will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Luis Rengifo's launch angle lately (22.4° over the last 7 days) is considerably better than his 10.3° seasonal figure. a 2 K/BB rate this year, Luis Rengifo has demonstrated favorable plate discipline, checking in at the 76th percentile.

Mike Moustakas is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting of all games on the slate. Mike Moustakas will hold the platoon advantage over Graham Ashcraft today. Extreme flyball hitters like Mike Moustakas tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Graham Ashcraft. Mike Moustakas will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting of all games on the slate. Hunter Renfroe will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Shohei Ohtani projects as the 3rd-best hitter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Shohei Ohtani is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. It may be smart to expect negative regression for the Cincinnati Reds offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are them as the 6th-luckiest offense in the game this year. The #4 venue in the game for suppressing batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting of all games on the slate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Steer in the 75th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Spencer Steer is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting of all games on the slate. Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Spencer Steer's 57.6% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 45.3%.

Nolan Schanuel is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting of all games on the slate. Nolan Schanuel will hold the platoon advantage against Graham Ashcraft in today's game. Nolan Schanuel will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting of all games on the slate. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Logan O'Hoppe will hold that advantage today. Logan O'Hoppe's speed has improved this season. His 26.59 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 27.64 ft/sec now. Logan O'Hoppe has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .323 rate is significantly deflated relative to his .344 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Tyler Stephenson's BABIP ability is projected in the 96th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting of all games on the slate. Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels. Checking in at the 84th percentile, Tyler Stephenson sits with a .329 BABIP this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz as the 4th-best batter in Major League Baseball when estimating his BABIP talent. Elly De La Cruz is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting of all games on the slate. Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels. Over the past 14 days, Elly De La Cruz's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.9-mph over the course of the season to 101.6-mph of late.