Washington @ Baltimore picks

It’s not very often I mention anyone from the Washington Nationals, but Nathaniel Lowe is swinging it relatively well, and today’s matchup favors him. Lowe is batting .231 with eight home runs and 31 RBI, and he just went deep on Friday against the Orioles.

The O’s send Kyle Gibson to the mound here, and he’s struggled immensely, posting a 13.11 ERA so far. Lowe has also absolutely raked against the right-hander, going 5 for 9 lifetime with three home runs. Seven of Lowe’s long balls have come off righties as well. He could stay hot and smack No. 9 in this contest.

Henderson has struggled against southpaws and on the road. That said, the All-Star shortstop slashes .323/.370/.602 with the platoon advantage and slugs .569 at home. He'll have the platoon advantage at home today against Jake Irvin. Irvin has an xERA of 5.76 and sits in the bottom 10th percentile in hard-hit rate, average exit velocity, and barrel rate. Meanwhile, Washington's bullpen is 29th in ERA (6.52) and OBA (.286). 

Cedric Mullins is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 3rd-best stadium in the game for boosting offensive stats to lefties.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the highest temperatures on the slate at 88°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. Cedric Mullins will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Irvin today.

When estimating his home run ability, Ramon Laureano ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 3rd-best venue in the league for boosting offensive stats to righties.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the highest temperatures on the slate at 88°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. Ramon Laureano has big-time HR ability (86th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's never a sure thing (28.3% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Jake Irvin struggles to strike batters out (16th percentile K%) — great news for Laureano.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Holliday in the 95th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.. Jackson Holliday has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (86% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 3rd-best stadium in the game for boosting offensive stats to lefties.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the highest temperatures on the slate at 88°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O'Hearn in the 93rd percentile when estimating his batting average talent.. Ryan O'Hearn is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 3rd-best stadium in the game for boosting offensive stats to lefties.. In the league, Oriole Park at Camden Yards's RF dimensions are the shallowest.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the highest temperatures on the slate at 88°.

When estimating his BABIP skill, James Wood is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. James Wood is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 3rd-best stadium in the game for boosting offensive stats to lefties.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the highest temperatures on the slate at 88°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Gunnar Henderson ranks as the 16th-best hitter in the game.. Gunnar Henderson is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 3rd-best stadium in the game for boosting offensive stats to lefties.. In the league, Oriole Park at Camden Yards's RF dimensions are the shallowest.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the highest temperatures on the slate at 88°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Mountcastle in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.. Ryan Mountcastle is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 3rd-best venue in the league for boosting offensive stats to righties.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the highest temperatures on the slate at 88°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 3rd-best stadium in the game for boosting offensive stats to lefties.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the highest temperatures on the slate at 88°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. Josh Bell has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88-mph to 94.7-mph over the last 14 days.. Josh Bell has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 96.5-mph average to last year's 92.8-mph average.

Cedric Mullins is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 3rd-best stadium in the game for boosting offensive stats to lefties.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the highest temperatures on the slate at 88°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. Cedric Mullins will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Irvin today.

When estimating his BABIP skill, James Wood is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. James Wood is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 3rd-best stadium in the game for boosting offensive stats to lefties.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the highest temperatures on the slate at 88°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.