St. Louis @ Cleveland picks

Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. The #3 park in the league for boosting base hits to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Progressive Field has the 6th-shallowest RF fences among all major league stadiums.. Kyle Manzardo will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Miles Mikolas today.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Kyle Manzardo will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.. Lars Nootbaar is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.. The #3 park in the league for boosting base hits to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Batting from the opposite that Slade Cecconi throws from, Lars Nootbaar will have the upper hand in today's matchup.

The #3 park in the league for boosting base hits to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Bo Naylor will hold the platoon advantage against Miles Mikolas in today's game.. Bo Naylor has a ton of pop (86th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's usually a big "IF" (27.2% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Miles Mikolas struggles to strike batters out (22nd percentile K%) — great news for Naylor.. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Bo Naylor will hold that advantage today.

The league's 4th-tallest average fence height can be found at Progressive Field.. Miles Mikolas will hold the platoon advantage over David Fry in today's matchup.. David Fry has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 91-mph dropping to 82.8-mph in the last week.. Over the past 7 days, David Fry's 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 8.7%.. David Fry has been cold in recent games, putting up a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to evaluate power) over the last 7 days.

Progressive Field ranks as the #3 venue in baseball for RHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Austin Hedges pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.8% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.. Austin Hedges will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.. This season, Austin Hedges has experienced a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 94.3 mph compared to last year's 88.4 mph mark.

The #3 park in the league for boosting base hits to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Batting from the opposite that Slade Cecconi throws from, Victor Scott II will have the upper hand in today's matchup.. Victor Scott II has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.. Checking in at the 79th percentile, Victor Scott II sports a .328 BABIP this year.

The league's 4th-tallest average fence height can be found at Progressive Field.. Lars Nootbaar hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (41.3% — 99th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball's 8th-deepest CF fences in today's game.. Lars Nootbaar will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup.. Lars Nootbaar's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined in recent games, falling from 45.2% on the season to 11.1% over the last 7 days.. With a .265 BABIP this year, Lars Nootbaar has performed in the 22nd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.. Lars Nootbaar is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.. The #3 park in the league for boosting base hits to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Batting from the opposite that Slade Cecconi throws from, Lars Nootbaar will have the upper hand in today's matchup.

Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. The #3 park in the league for boosting base hits to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Progressive Field has the 6th-shallowest RF fences among all major league stadiums.. Kyle Manzardo will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Miles Mikolas today.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Kyle Manzardo will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Nolan Gorman as baseball's 19th-best home run batter.. The #3 park in the league for boosting base hits to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Nolan Gorman will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Slade Cecconi in today's matchup.. Nolan Gorman pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.7% — 86th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.