Atlanta @ Cleveland picks

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Hurston Waldrep is projected to throw 85 pitches in this outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 7th-least of all pitchers on the slate today.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to better offense.. Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Hurston Waldrep in today's game.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Marcell Ozuna is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.. Progressive Field projects as the #3 ballpark in the league for RHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to better offense.. Marcell Ozuna will have the handedness advantage against Joey Cantillo today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Olson in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.. Matt Olson is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 3rd-best venue in the league for lefty BABIP.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to better offense.. Matt Olson has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 3rd-best venue in the league for lefty BABIP.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to better offense.. Carlos Santana pulls many of his flyballs (40.1% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Carlos Santana will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.. Carlos Santana has exhibited favorable plate discipline this year, grading out in the 85th percentile with a 1.56 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 93rd percentile when estimating his batting average ability.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 3rd-best venue in the league for lefty BABIP.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to better offense.. Michael Harris II has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Michael Harris II has made notable improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 8% seasonal rate to 15% in the last week's worth of games.

Ronald Acuna Jr. projects as the 5th-best batter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Ronald Acuna Jr. is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.. Progressive Field projects as the #3 ballpark in the league for RHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to better offense.. Ronald Acuna Jr. will have the handedness advantage over Joey Cantillo in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jurickson Profar in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.. Jurickson Profar is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.. Progressive Field projects as the #3 ballpark in the league for RHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to better offense.. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Jurickson Profar will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Joey Cantillo today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sean Murphy in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.. Progressive Field projects as the #3 ballpark in the league for RHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to better offense.. Sean Murphy will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joey Cantillo in today's matchup.. Sean Murphy pulls many of his flyballs (37.6% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 3rd-best venue in the league for lefty BABIP.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to better offense.. Batting from the opposite that Hurston Waldrep throws from, Bo Naylor will have an advantage today.. Bo Naylor will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.. There has been a significant improvement in Bo Naylor's launch angle from last year's 19.5° to 22.6° this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.. Jose Ramirez is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 3rd-best venue in the league for lefty BABIP.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation generally leads to better offense.. Jose Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences today.