Cleveland @ Cincinnati Picks & Props

Matt McLain's BABIP ability is projected in the 95th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Great American Ball Park projects as the #10 park in the majors for RHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Matt McLain has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Matt McLain will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Nolan Jones's BABIP talent is projected in the 86th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Nolan Jones is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. The #10 park in the game for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Given Brady Singer's large platoon split, Nolan Jones will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in this game.

As it relates to his BABIP skill, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Elly De La Cruz is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. The #10 park in the game for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Among all major league stadiums, Great American Ball Park's RF fences are the 8th-shallowest. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°.

Austin Hays is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. Great American Ball Park projects as the #10 park in the majors for RHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Austin Hays pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.4% — 76th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Austin Hays will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Steven Kwan today. Steven Kwan's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off of late; his 87.7-mph seasonal average has fallen to 85.7-mph in the last 7 days. Steven Kwan has been lucky this year, notching a .365 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .310 — a .055 gap.

Great American Ball Park projects as the #10 park in the majors for RHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Spencer Steer pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.4% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Spencer Steer will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Spencer Steer has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls: 25.8° compared to his seasonal mark of 16.5°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 86th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Great American Ball Park projects as the #10 park in the majors for RHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Tyler Stephenson has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Tyler Stephenson will hold that advantage today.

The #10 park in the game for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Because of Brady Singer's large platoon split, Bo Naylor will have an enormous advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in this game. Bo Naylor pulls many of his flyballs (34.2% — 84th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 8th-shallowest RF fences today. Extreme flyball batters like Bo Naylor tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Brady Singer.

Kyle Manzardo is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. The #10 park in the game for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Among all major league stadiums, Great American Ball Park's RF fences are the 8th-shallowest. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Given Brady Singer's large platoon split, Kyle Manzardo will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's matchup.

The #10 park in the game for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Angel Martinez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.8% — 87th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences today. Checking in at the 75th percentile, Angel Martinez sits with a .254 batting average since the start of last season.

Carlos Santana is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. The #10 park in the game for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Carlos Santana pulls many of his flyballs (40.1% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest RF fences today. Carlos Santana has shown good plate discipline this year, ranking in the 88th percentile with a 1.4 K/BB rate.

The #10 park in the game for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Will Benson will hold the platoon advantage over Tanner Bibee in today's game. Will Benson pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.6% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Will Benson will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Arias in the 84th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Great American Ball Park projects as the #10 park in the majors for RHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Gabriel Arias has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Gabriel Arias has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.8-mph to 91.4-mph over the last 7 days.

TJ Friedl is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today's game. The #10 park in the game for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. TJ Friedl will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tanner Bibee in today's game. TJ Friedl pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.8% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

Santiago Espinal's batting average ability is projected to be in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Santiago Espinal is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Great American Ball Park projects as the #10 park in the majors for RHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Great American Ball Park has the 7th-shallowest left field dimensions among all parks. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jose Ramirez in today's matchup. Jose Ramirez has been lucky in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .366 rate is a good deal higher than his .336 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Lux in the 88th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Gavin Lux is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today's game. The #10 park in the game for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Among all major league stadiums, Great American Ball Park's RF fences are the 8th-shallowest. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°.

The #10 park in the game for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Among all major league stadiums, Great American Ball Park's RF fences are the 8th-shallowest. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Given Brady Singer's large platoon split, Daniel Schneemann will have a colossal advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today's game. Daniel Schneemann has made sizeable gains with his Barrel%, improving his 4.8% rate last season to 18% this season.

Will Brennan's batting average ability is projected to be in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The #10 park in the game for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Among all major league stadiums, Great American Ball Park's RF fences are the 8th-shallowest. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Will Brennan will have the handedness advantage against Brady Singer today... and the cherry on top, Singer has a large platoon split.