San Francisco @ Atlanta picks

Spencer Strider has found his groove with the Braves, owning a 2.89 ERA in July. The Braves have put up at least seven runs in three of Strider's last four wins and will have a strong matchup against Giants SP Justin Verlander, who is finally showing his age on the mound.

San Francisco faces Spencer Strider this afternoon, and he is improving lately. But, the righty does have trouble with the home run at times, allowing eight of them in 12 starts this season. Devers is 1-for-3 lifetime against Strider with a homer and is 4-for-9 in this series already. 

The Giants send the 0-8 Justin Verlander to the mound here. While Verlander is by no means pitching as badly as his record shows, he does give up home runs. He’s allowed 10 in 16 starts. Matt Olson is 6-for-24 lifetime against Verlander, and two of those hits are long balls. 

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Willy Adames is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. The #5 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ronald Acuna Jr. ranks as the 5th-best batter in MLB.. Ronald Acuna Jr. is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.. The #5 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sean Murphy in the 95th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.. Sean Murphy is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 61% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.. The #5 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 82°.

Matt Olson projects as the 20th-best home run batter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Matt Olson is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.. The #5 park in the majors for boosting BABIP to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 5th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Matt Chapman as baseball's 16th-best home run batter.. Matt Chapman is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.. The #5 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Rafael Devers ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Rafael Devers is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.. The #5 park in the majors for boosting BABIP to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.

Ozzie Albies is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.. The #5 park in the majors for boosting BABIP to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.. Among all parks, Truist Park's centerfield dimensions are the 5th-shallowest.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 90th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.. The #5 park in the majors for boosting BABIP to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.. Batting from the opposite that Justin Verlander throws from, Michael Harris II will have the upper hand in today's game.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Drake Baldwin ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Drake Baldwin is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. The #5 park in the majors for boosting BABIP to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.. Among all parks, Truist Park's centerfield dimensions are the 5th-shallowest.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output.

The #5 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 3rd-most favorable hitting conditions on the schedule today.. Luis Matos hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 97th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB's 5th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.. Luis Matos has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 94.2-mph average to last year's 89.6-mph EV.