Chicago @ Cincinnati props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Shaw in the 76th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Matt Shaw has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 8th-shallowest RF fences today. Matt Shaw is very quick, checking in at the 91st percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.94 ft/sec this year.

Matt McLain's BABIP skill is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Matt McLain will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Boyd in today's matchup. Matt McLain has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game. The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Among all major league parks, Great American Ball Park's left field fences are the 6th-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Among all major league parks, Great American Ball Park's left field fences are the 6th-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Dansby Swanson has made big gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 12.2% seasonal rate to 19% in the last two weeks' worth of games.

When it comes to his BABIP ability, 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 penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game. The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Among all major league parks, Great American Ball Park's left field fences are the 6th-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 78th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 80% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Great American Ball Park ranks as the #5 stadium in the league for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The 4th-shallowest right field fences in the majors are found in Great American Ball Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters.

Spencer Steer is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today. The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Spencer Steer will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Boyd in today's game. Spencer Steer pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.4% — 92nd 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 game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 88th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Tyler Stephenson will have the handedness advantage over Matthew Boyd in today's game. Tyler Stephenson has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

TJ Friedl is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today. Great American Ball Park ranks as the #5 stadium in the league for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. TJ Friedl pulls many of his flyballs (38.5% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. TJ Friedl will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Kyle Tucker ranks as the 9th-best hitter in the majors. Kyle Tucker is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game. Great American Ball Park ranks as the #5 stadium in the league for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Kyle Tucker will have an edge in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Santiago Espinal in the 78th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Santiago Espinal is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Santiago Espinal will have an advantage in today's matchup.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Michael Busch ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Great American Ball Park ranks as the #5 stadium in the league for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The 4th-shallowest right field fences in the majors are found in Great American Ball Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Michael Busch will have the upper hand today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Nico Hoerner has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Nico Hoerner has made significant improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 1.3% seasonal rate to 8.3% in the last 14 days.

Carson Kelly is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Among all major league parks, Great American Ball Park's left field fences are the 6th-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. The Barrel% of Carson Kelly has significantly improved, with an increase from 6.6% last year to 15% this year.

The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Among all major league parks, Great American Ball Park's left field fences are the 6th-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Jose Trevino will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Boyd today. Jose Trevino will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Austin Hays is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Austin Hays will have an advantage today. Austin Hays pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.2% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Ian Happ ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ian Happ is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today's game. Great American Ball Park ranks as the #5 stadium in the league for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Hunter Greene.

The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Among all major league parks, Great American Ball Park's left field fences are the 6th-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Connor Joe will have the upper hand today. Connor Joe will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Among all major league parks, Great American Ball Park's left field fences are the 6th-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Sporting a .346 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season, Rece Hinds finds himself in the 91st percentile for offensive ability. Ranking in the 91st percentile for Sprint Speed at 28.95 ft/sec this year, Rece Hinds is notably quick.