New York @ Washington Picks & Props

Nationals Park projects as the #26 field in baseball for LHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Nationals Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which often leads to less offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for pitchers. Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Brandon Nimmo today.

Nationals Park projects as the #26 field in baseball for LHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Nationals Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which often leads to less offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for pitchers. As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Francisco Lindor will bat from his weak side against Jake Irvin in today's game.

As it relates to his BABIP skill, James Wood is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). James Wood is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today. James Wood has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The New York Mets infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today. James Wood will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Nationals Park projects as the #26 field in baseball for LHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Nationals Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which often leads to less offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for pitchers. Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Juan Soto today.

Daylen Lile's batting average skill is projected to be in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The 8th-shallowest right field dimensions in the league are found in Nationals Park. The New York Mets infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today. Daylen Lile will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Over the last 7 days, Daylen Lile's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 90.5-mph over the course of the season to 94.4-mph in recent games.

CJ Abrams's batting average ability is projected to be in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). CJ Abrams is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. CJ Abrams pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.4% — 79th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The New York Mets infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today. CJ Abrams will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Dylan Crews ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Dylan Crews will hold the platoon advantage against David Peterson in today's matchup. Dylan Crews has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The New York Mets infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today. Dylan Crews will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brady House in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Brady House will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against David Peterson in today's matchup. Brady House has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The New York Mets infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today. Brady House will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Hitting from the opposite that Jake Irvin throws from, Cedric Mullins will have an edge in today's game. Cedric Mullins pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.5% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Cedric Mullins has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.7-mph to 93.2-mph in the past 7 days.

Paul DeJong has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (63% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. Paul DeJong will have the handedness advantage against David Peterson today. Paul DeJong pulls many of his flyballs (35.2% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Hitters such as Paul DeJong with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like David Peterson who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum. The New York Mets infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today.

Riley Adams is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 92% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Riley Adams will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against David Peterson in today's matchup. Riley Adams has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. The New York Mets infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Riley Adams will hold that advantage in today's game.

Brett Baty will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Irvin in today's game. Brett Baty has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences today. Brett Baty has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 96-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal 90.2-mph average. Brett Baty has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 95.8-mph average to last year's 91.3-mph average. Brett Baty has had some very poor luck with his batting average this year; his .239 figure is quite a bit lower than his .267 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The switch-hitting Ronny Mauricio will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Jake Irvin. Ronny Mauricio pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Pete Alonso ranks as the 18th-best hitter in MLB. Pete Alonso is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today's game. The 10th-shallowest left field fences in MLB are found in Nationals Park. Pete Alonso has made big improvements with his Barrel%, improving his 13.2% rate last year to 19.3% this season. Pete Alonso has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 93-mph average to last season's 89.7-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia Jr. in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Luis Garcia Jr. is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today's game. Luis Garcia Jr. has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences today. The New York Mets infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Luis Garcia Jr. will hold that advantage today.

Luis Torrens has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Luis Torrens has been unlucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .214 BA is significantly deflated relative to his .284 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data. Luis Torrens's 12.3% Barrel% (an advanced stat to measure power) ranks in the 79th percentile this year. Luis Torrens's 96.8-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced metric to assess power) grades out in the 92nd percentile this year.

The 10th-shallowest left field fences in MLB are found in Nationals Park. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Mark Vientos's true offensive skill to be a .314, indicating that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .032 gap between that mark and his actual .282 wOBA.

Jeff McNeil is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Jeff McNeil will have the handedness advantage against Jake Irvin in today's matchup. Jeff McNeil pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.3% — 84th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Jeff McNeil's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, rising from 39.9% to 46.8%. In the last week's worth of games, Jeff McNeil's 60% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 46.8%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 85th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Jacob Young will hold the platoon advantage over David Peterson in today's matchup. Jacob Young has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The New York Mets infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today. Jacob Young will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Bell in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Josh Bell is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game. Josh Bell has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. The New York Mets infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Josh Bell will hold that advantage today.

Starling Marte has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.

Luis Garcia has not yet played a game this season.