Cincinnati @ Baltimore props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Holliday in the 93rd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Hitting from the opposite that Randy Wynne throws from, Jackson Holliday will have an advantage in today's matchup. Extreme groundball hitters like Jackson Holliday tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Randy Wynne. Jackson Holliday will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

TJ Friedl is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Hitting from the opposite that Charlie Morton throws from, TJ Friedl will have an advantage in today's matchup. TJ Friedl pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.8% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles. When it comes to plate discipline, TJ Friedl's talent is quite impressive, sporting a 1.97 K/BB rate since the start of last season while placing in in the 78th percentile.

Cedric Mullins is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today. Hitting from the opposite that Randy Wynne throws from, Cedric Mullins will have the upper hand in today's game. Cedric Mullins pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.1% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's shallowest RF fences today. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Cedric Mullins will hold that advantage today. Cedric Mullins has seen a big increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 90.1-mph average to last season's 87.1-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O'Hearn in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Ryan O'Hearn is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. Hitting from the opposite that Randy Wynne throws from, Ryan O'Hearn will have an edge in today's matchup. Ryan O'Hearn will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Ryan O'Hearn has been hot of late, batting his way to a .423 wOBA in the last two weeks' worth of games.

When assessing his BABIP talent, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Elly De La Cruz is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Elly De La Cruz will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Charlie Morton in today's game. Elly De La Cruz hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 4th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.

Gunnar Henderson projects as the 15th-best batter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Gunnar Henderson is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game. The shallowest RF fences among all major league parks are found in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Batting from the opposite that Randy Wynne throws from, Gunnar Henderson will have an advantage in today's matchup. Gunnar Henderson will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Batting from the opposite that Charlie Morton throws from, Jake Fraley will have an advantage in today's matchup. Jake Fraley pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.8% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's shallowest RF fences in today's game. Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles. Checking in at the 86th percentile, Jake Fraley has put up a .324 BABIP since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Lux in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Gavin Lux is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game. Gavin Lux will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Charlie Morton in today's matchup. Gavin Lux hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's 4th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.

Jeimer Candelario pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's shallowest RF fences in today's game. Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Adley Rutschman ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Adley Rutschman is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. The shallowest RF fences among all major league parks are found in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Adley Rutschman will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Adley Rutschman has made notable improvements with his Barrel%, bettering his 6.1% rate last year to 12.5% this season.

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 on the lineup card in this game. Matt McLain hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 4th-shallowest CF fences today. Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles. In the past week, Matt McLain has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .375.

Ramon Urias hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 85th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball's 4th-shallowest CF fences today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Ramon Urias will hold that advantage in today's game. Sporting a .266 batting average since the start of last season, Ramon Urias is positioned in the 79th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Westburg in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Jordan Westburg will hold that advantage in today's game. In terms of his batting average, Jordan Westburg has been unlucky since the start of last season. His .252 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .301. Since the start of last season, Jordan Westburg's 12% Barrel%, an advanced stat for measuring power, places him in the 83rd percentile among his peers. With a .333 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Jordan Westburg has performed in the 76th percentile.

Noelvi Marte hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's 4th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles. Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Noelvi Marte has connected with reached a maximum exit velocity of 111.5 mph (an advanced standard to study power), ranking in the 77th percentile.

Austin Hays is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today. Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles. Over the past week, Austin Hays has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .462. Grading out in the 80th percentile, Austin Hays has hit 38% of his balls in the air since the start of last season with a velocity of at least 100 mph. Sporting a .322 BABIP since the start of last season, Austin Hays is ranked in the 81st percentile.

Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles. Spencer Steer has displayed good plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 76th percentile with a 2.01 K/BB rate.

Santiago Espinal's batting average talent is projected to be in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Santiago Espinal has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards baseball's shallowest RF fences today. Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler O'Neill in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Tyler O'Neill is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Tyler O'Neill will hold that advantage today. Tyler O'Neill's 17.4% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power) grades out in the 99th percentile since the start of last season. Tyler O'Neill has posted a .349 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, grading out in the 87th percentile.

Ryan Mountcastle's batting average skill is projected to be in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Ryan Mountcastle is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today's game. Ryan Mountcastle has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league's shallowest RF fences in today's game. Ryan Mountcastle will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. The Barrel% of Ryan Mountcastle has significantly improved, with an increase from 8.8% last year to 17% this season.

Austin Wynns has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's shallowest RF fences in today's game. Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.

Ramon Laureano will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Since the start of last season, Ramon Laureano's 12.4% Barrel%, a reliable stat for measuring power, places him in the 86th percentile among his peers. Ramon Laureano's 94-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced stat to evaluate power) is in the 78th percentile since the start of last season. Grading out in the 86th percentile, Ramon Laureano sports a .329 BABIP since the start of last season.