Baltimore @ Cleveland picks

Let's continue to fade the Orioles here as they simply cannot keep teams from scoring, nor generate enough offense to make up for it. Zach was brutal before going on the IL, and now makes his first start against a team that's seeing the ball well right now. This won't go over well for the O's. 

Cedric Mullins is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 3rd-best field in baseball for LHB base hits.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Cedric Mullins pulls many of his flyballs (37.4% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences today.. Extreme groundball hitters like Cedric Mullins tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Joey Cantillo.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O'Hearn in the 93rd percentile when estimating his batting average ability.. Ryan O'Hearn is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 3rd-best field in baseball for LHB base hits.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Ryan O'Hearn has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

Jordan Westburg's batting average skill is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Jordan Westburg is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game.. The #3 ballpark in baseball for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Progressive Field has the shallowest left field dimensions among all major league stadiums.. Jordan Westburg will hold the platoon advantage over Joey Cantillo in today's game.

Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 3rd-best field in baseball for LHB base hits.. Progressive Field has the 3rd-shallowest right field dimensions in the league.. Kyle Manzardo will hold the platoon advantage against Brandon Young today.. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Kyle Manzardo will hold that advantage today.

Carlos Santana is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 3rd-best field in baseball for LHB base hits.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Carlos Santana pulls many of his flyballs (39.9% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Carlos Santana will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Angel Martinez is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 69% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 3rd-best field in baseball for LHB base hits.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Angel Martinez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.6% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest RF fences today.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Angel Martinez will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ramon Laureano in the 80th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.. Ramon Laureano is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. The #3 ballpark in baseball for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Ramon Laureano will hold the platoon advantage over Joey Cantillo today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Gunnar Henderson ranks as the 20th-best batter in the majors.. Gunnar Henderson is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 3rd-best field in baseball for LHB base hits.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Gunnar Henderson's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased lately, going from 49.2% on the season to 70% in the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colton Cowser in the 91st percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 3rd-best field in baseball for LHB base hits.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Colton Cowser has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. In the last 14 days, Colton Cowser's 66.7% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 49.1%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O'Hearn in the 93rd percentile when estimating his batting average ability.. Ryan O'Hearn is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 3rd-best field in baseball for LHB base hits.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Ryan O'Hearn has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.