Miami @ St. Louis picks

Kyle Stowers has been the breakout star of the Marlins this season, hitting .302 with 23 home runs and 63 RBIs, and is likely to be one of the few guys on the roster staying put through the trade deadline. He gets a good matchup against a struggling Miles Mikolas and has driven in at least one run in four of his last seven games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Herrera in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.. Ivan Herrera is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.. Busch Stadium has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) in MLB.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 4th-best hitting conditions on the slate.. Ivan Herrera will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Thomas Saggese in the 90th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.. Busch Stadium has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) in MLB.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 4th-best hitting conditions on the slate.. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Thomas Saggese will hold that advantage in today's game.. Thomas Saggese's footspeed has gotten better this year. His 27.86 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 28.49 ft/sec now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.. Willson Contreras is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.. Busch Stadium has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) in MLB.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 4th-best hitting conditions on the slate.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Willson Contreras will hold that advantage in today's game.

Masyn Winn's batting average skill is projected to be in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Busch Stadium has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) in MLB.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report forecasts the 5th-highest temperatures of the day at 86°.. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Masyn Winn will hold that advantage in today's game.. Masyn Winn has been unlucky in regards to his home runs this year; his 10.4 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is quite a bit lower than his 14.2 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

It may be sensible to expect worse results for the Miami Marlins offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 3rd-luckiest offense in baseball this year.. It is anticipated that we will see a Huge Pitchers Umpire (Mike Estabrook) in charge of the strike zone today.. The #5 venue in the league for suppressing home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.. Busch Stadium has the 2nd-deepest RF fences in MLB.. As a result of his reverse platoon split, Miles Mikolas figures to be at an advantage being matched up with 6 bats in the projected batting order who bat from the other side in today's outing.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 81st percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.. Busch Stadium has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) in MLB.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 4th-best hitting conditions on the slate.. Jordan Walker hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.9% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 7th-shallowest CF fences today.. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Jordan Walker will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Heriberto Hernandez is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.. The #10 stadium in the majors for suppressing offensive stats, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.. Batting from the same side that Miles Mikolas throws from, Heriberto Hernandez meets a tough challenge today.. Heriberto Hernandez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.2% — 76th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game's 8th-deepest LF fences today.. Among all the teams playing today, the 3rd-best infield defense belongs to the St. Louis Cardinals.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.. Willson Contreras is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.. Busch Stadium has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) in MLB.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 4th-best hitting conditions on the slate.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Willson Contreras will hold that advantage in today's game.