San Diego @ Cincinnati picks

Fernando Tatis Jr. projects as the 8th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. The #2 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. Great American Ball Park has the 7th-shallowest LF fences in the majors.. The weather forecast calls for the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

The #2 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. Great American Ball Park has the 7th-shallowest LF fences in the majors.. Elias Diaz will hold the platoon advantage against Nick Lodolo today.. Elias Diaz has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 98.2-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal EV of 91-mph.. Elias Diaz's launch angle this season (17.1°) is considerably better than his 7.3° figure last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Manny Machado in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.. Manny Machado is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.. The #2 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. Great American Ball Park has the 7th-shallowest LF fences in the majors.. The weather forecast calls for the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill as the 19th-best batter in the majors when estimating his batting average talent.. Jackson Merrill is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Great American Ball Park as the 2nd-best park in the game for LHB home runs.. The weather forecast calls for the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Jackson Merrill has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Jake Cronenworth ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Great American Ball Park as the 2nd-best park in the game for LHB home runs.. Jake Cronenworth has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. Jake Cronenworth has made big improvements with his Barrel% recently, upping his 7.1% seasonal rate to 33.3% in the last week.. Jake Cronenworth has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.2-mph to 100.5-mph over the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt McLain in the 92nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.. Matt McLain is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.. The #2 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The weather forecast calls for the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Matt McLain has big-time HR ability (77th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's never a sure thing (27.2% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Stephen Kolek struggles to strike batters out (21st percentile K%) — great news for McLain.

As it relates to his home run ability, Christian Encarnacion-Strand ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The #2 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. Christian Encarnacion-Strand pulls many of his flyballs (33.9% — 80th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Christian Encarnacion-Strand will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.. In the last week, Christian Encarnacion-Strand's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.9-mph over the course of the season to 97.3-mph recently.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.. Xander Bogaerts is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game.. The #2 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. Great American Ball Park has the 7th-shallowest LF fences in the majors.. Hitting from the opposite that Nick Lodolo throws from, Xander Bogaerts will have an advantage in today's matchup.

When estimating his home run skill, Will Benson ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Great American Ball Park as the 2nd-best park in the game for LHB home runs.. The 8th-shallowest right field dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in Great American Ball Park.. The weather forecast calls for the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Will Benson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Stephen Kolek today.

The #2 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The weather forecast calls for the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Spencer Steer pulls many of his flyballs (36.5% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Spencer Steer will hold that advantage today.. Spencer Steer's launch angle in recent games (23.7° in the past 7 days) is a considerable increase over his 16.6° seasonal figure.