Toronto @ St. Louis picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as the best hitter in the league as it relates to his batting average ability.. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. This game is projected to have the 13th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has seen a big increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 98-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 93.5-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Nolan Gorman as the game's 20th-best home run hitter.. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. This game is projected to have the 13th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.. Batting from the opposite that Jose Berrios throws from, Nolan Gorman will have an advantage today.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, George Springer ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. George Springer is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. This game is projected to have the 13th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. George Springer has made substantial gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 9.3% rate last season to 21.7% this season.

Alec Burleson's batting average ability is projected to be in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. This game is projected to have the 13th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Alec Burleson will have the handedness advantage over Jose Berrios today.. Alec Burleson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 84th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Lars Nootbaar ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Lars Nootbaar is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today's game.. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. This game is projected to have the 13th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Davis Schneider in the 87th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. This game is projected to have the 13th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.. Davis Schneider has strong power (87th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's usually a big "IF" (29.3% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Andre Pallante doesn't generate many whiffs (12th percentile K%) — great news for Schneider.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Donovan in the 96th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.. Brendan Donovan is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game.. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. This game is projected to have the 14th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.

Alejandro Kirk's batting average ability is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Alejandro Kirk is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. This game is projected to have the 13th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Alejandro Kirk has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 93.5-mph average to last year's 89.3-mph mark.

As it relates to his home run skill, Addison Barger ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Addison Barger has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (66% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. This game is projected to have the 13th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Batting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, Addison Barger will have an edge in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Nolan Gorman as the game's 20th-best home run hitter.. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. This game is projected to have the 13th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.. Batting from the opposite that Jose Berrios throws from, Nolan Gorman will have an advantage today.