Baltimore @ Atlanta picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Westburg in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.. Jordan Westburg is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 5th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Compared to last season, Jordan Westburg has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 17.8% to 20.8% this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 5th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Gary Sanchez has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 93.1-mph average to last season's 90-mph mark.. Over the past two weeks, Gary Sanchez's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.5-mph over the course of the season to 97.8-mph lately.. Based on Statcast metrics, Gary Sanchez grades out in the 82nd percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 24.800.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ronald Acuna Jr. ranks as the 5th-best hitter in baseball.. Ronald Acuna Jr. is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 6th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Ronald Acuna Jr. will have the handedness advantage over Trevor Rogers today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Tyler O'Neill as baseball's 15th-best home run hitter.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 5th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Last season, Tyler O'Neill had an average launch angle of 23.7° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 27.2°.. Tyler O'Neill has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .277 rate is quite a bit lower than his .316 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Marcell Ozuna is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 6th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Hitting from the opposite that Trevor Rogers throws from, Marcell Ozuna will have the upper hand in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sean Murphy in the 94th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.. Sean Murphy has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (70% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 5th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Sean Murphy will have the handedness advantage over Trevor Rogers today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ramon Laureano in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his home run skill.. Ramon Laureano is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 5th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Ramon Laureano has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 93.3-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 88.3-mph figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Riley in the 96th percentile when assessing his home run ability.. Austin Riley is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 5th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Hitting from the opposite that Trevor Rogers throws from, Austin Riley will have an edge in today's matchup.

Truist Park ranks as the #5 park in baseball for LHB BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The 5th-shallowest CF dimensions in the majors are found in Truist Park.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Batting from the opposite that Grant Holmes throws from, Cedric Mullins will have the upper hand today.. Extreme flyball hitters like Cedric Mullins tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Grant Holmes.

Ramon Urias is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 5th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.