Washington @ Cincinnati Picks & Props

When starting against a left-handed pitcher this year, Santiago Espinal has been pulled from the game early 29% of the time.

Jesse Winker is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game. The #9 park in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. This contest is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Jesse Winker will have an edge in today's game.

When assessing his BABIP talent, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for righty batting average. Among all parks, Great American Ball Park's LF fences are the 7th-shallowest. This contest is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Out of every team in action today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Washington Nationals.

Spencer Steer has gone under 1.5 in 10 of his last 10 games.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand has gone under 1.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.

The #9 park in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. This contest is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The Washington Nationals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Will Benson can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Out of every team in action today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Washington Nationals. Will Benson is an extreme flyball batter and squares off against the weak outfield defense of Washington (#2-worst of all teams today).

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Jonathan India ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jonathan India is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for righty batting average. This contest is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Jonathan India will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 95th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Tyler Stephenson is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for righty batting average. This contest is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Tyler Stephenson will hold the platoon advantage over Patrick Corbin in today's matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jeimer Candelario ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jeimer Candelario is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for righty batting average. This contest is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Jeimer Candelario will get to bat from his good side against Patrick Corbin in this game.

The #9 park in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. This contest is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Eddie Rosario will have an advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects CJ Abrams in the 76th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. CJ Abrams is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today's game. The #9 park in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. This contest is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Batting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, CJ Abrams will have an advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for righty batting average. This contest is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Hitting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Stuart Fairchild will have an advantage in today's matchup. Stuart Fairchild pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.7% — 78th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest LF fences today. Out of every team in action today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Washington Nationals.

The #9 park in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. This contest is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Keibert Ruiz will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Hunter Greene in today's game. Keibert Ruiz pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.4% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lane Thomas in the 76th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Lane Thomas is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for righty batting average. This contest is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Lane Thomas pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia in the 94th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. The #9 park in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. This contest is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Luis Garcia will have an edge today. Luis Garcia has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league's 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

Joey Meneses's batting average talent is projected to be in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Joey Meneses is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for righty batting average. This contest is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Joey Meneses has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Great American Ball Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for righty batting average. Among all parks, Great American Ball Park's LF fences are the 7th-shallowest. This contest is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Luke Maile will have an advantage in today's matchup. Out of every team in action today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Washington Nationals.

Joey Gallo is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. The #9 park in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. This contest is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Joey Gallo will have the upper hand today. Joey Gallo pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.7% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

Jake Fraley has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.