Cincinnati @ San Francisco Picks & Props

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Spencer Steer ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Spencer Steer is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Bats such as Spencer Steer with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Alex Cobb who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Encarnacion-Strand in the 93rd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Christian Encarnacion-Strand has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Christian Encarnacion-Strand has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 97.5-mph average in the last week to his seasonal average of 91.2-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 97th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Tyler Stephenson is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Tyler Stephenson has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Paul DeJong will have the handedness advantage against Brandon Williamson in today's matchup. Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Cincinnati Reds. Paul DeJong will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters.

Patrick Bailey is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. The switch-hitting Patrick Bailey will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Brandon Williamson. Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Cincinnati Reds.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 88th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Heliot Ramos will hold the platoon advantage over Brandon Williamson in today's game. Extreme flyball bats like Heliot Ramos generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Brandon Williamson.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best stadium in MLB for LHB batting average. Oracle Park has the 2nd-shallowest right field fences among all major league stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Will Benson will have the handedness advantage over Alex Cobb today. Extreme flyball batters like Will Benson are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Alex Cobb.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.D. Davis in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. J.D. Davis will hold the platoon advantage against Brandon Williamson today. J.D. Davis has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Casey Schmitt will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Williamson today. Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Cincinnati Reds. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Casey Schmitt will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Luis Matos's batting average talent is projected to be in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Luis Matos will hold the platoon advantage against Brandon Williamson today. Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Cincinnati Reds.

When estimating his BABIP skill, Austin Slater is projected as the 9th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Austin Slater is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Austin Slater will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Williamson in today's game.

Nick Martini is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best stadium in MLB for LHB batting average. Oracle Park has the 2nd-shallowest right field fences among all major league stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for hitters. Nick Martini will have the handedness advantage over Alex Cobb in today's game.

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