Atlanta @ St. Louis picks

On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The weather forecast calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for batters.. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Ozzie Albies will get to bat from his good side against Matthew Liberatore in today's matchup.. Extreme groundball batters like Ozzie Albies are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Matthew Liberatore.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Nolan Gorman as baseball's 18th-best home run batter.. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The weather forecast calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Batting from the opposite that Grant Holmes throws from, Nolan Gorman will have the upper hand in today's matchup.

Matt Olson projects as the 18th-best home run batter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Matt Olson is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The weather forecast calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for batters.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level of the day at 91°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Marcell Ozuna will have the handedness advantage over Matthew Liberatore today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.. Willson Contreras is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level of the day at 91°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.. Lars Nootbaar is projected to bat 5th 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.. The weather forecast calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sean Murphy in the 95th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.. Sean Murphy has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (65% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th 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.. The weather forecast calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for batters.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ronald Acuna Jr. ranks as the 5th-best hitter in MLB.. Ronald Acuna Jr. is penciled in 1st 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.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level of the day at 91°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for batters.

Matt Olson projects as the 18th-best home run batter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Matt Olson is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The weather forecast calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for batters.

The 3rd-best projected batting order of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill is that of the the Atlanta Braves.. The Atlanta Braves have been the 3rd-unluckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better the rest of the season. On average, the fence height at Busch Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The weather forecast calls for the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for batters.