Cincinnati @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mike Trout ranks as the 7th-best batter in the league. Mike Trout is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 4th-highest level of all games today at 82°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Mike Trout will have the handedness advantage against Andrew Abbott in today's game... and even better, Abbott has a large platoon split.

The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 4th-highest level of all games today at 82°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Andrew Velazquez will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Andrew Abbott... and even better, Abbott has a large platoon split. Extreme groundball bats like Andrew Velazquez tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Andrew Abbott. Andrew Velazquez will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand's BABIP ability is projected in the 92nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 4th-highest level of all games today at 82°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Christian Encarnacion-Strand's 20% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.7%.

The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 4th-highest level of all games today at 82°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Will Benson will have the handedness advantage against Shohei Ohtani today. Will Benson has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 102.8-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal EV of 94.3-mph. Placing in the 93rd percentile, Will Benson has posted a .374 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

Joey Votto is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 4th-highest level of all games today at 82°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Joey Votto will hold the platoon advantage over Shohei Ohtani in today's matchup. This season, Joey Votto has experienced a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 97.1 mph compared to last year's 94.8 mph mark.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Spencer Steer ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Spencer Steer is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 4th-highest level of all games today at 82°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters.

The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 4th-highest level of all games today at 82°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Luke Maile has made big improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 5.4% rate last year to 11.3% this year. Luke Maile has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 93.9-mph average to last season's 90.3-mph average. Luke Maile's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 36.9% to 44.3%.

The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 4th-highest level of all games today at 82°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Eduardo Escobar will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Andrew Abbott... and even better, Abbott has a large platoon split. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Eduardo Escobar will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Stuart Fairchild has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.