Atlanta @ Washington Picks & Props

Ozzie Albies has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (53% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game. As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Ozzie Albies will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against MacKenzie Gore in this game. Ozzie Albies pulls many of his flyballs (40.9% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Ozzie Albies has made significant strides with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 4.7% seasonal rate to 10.5% in the last 14 days. Ozzie Albies has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.7-mph to 91.6-mph over the past two weeks.

The 10th-shallowest LF fences in MLB are found in Nationals Park. Considering Chris Sale's large platoon split, Andres Chaparro will have a colossal advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today's game. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Andres Chaparro will hold that advantage in today's game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ronald Acuna Jr. ranks as the 6th-best hitter in the game. Ronald Acuna Jr. is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. The 10th-shallowest LF fences in MLB are found in Nationals Park. Ronald Acuna Jr. will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against MacKenzie Gore today. Ronald Acuna Jr. has made significant improvements with his Barrel%, bettering his 9.5% rate last year to 15.5% this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brady House in the 96th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Brady House will hold the platoon advantage against Chris Sale today... and even better, Sale has a large platoon split. Brady House has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Brady House will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Brady House has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 92.3-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 90.2-mph mark.

Riley Adams is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. Considering Chris Sale's large platoon split, Riley Adams will have a huge advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in this game. Riley Adams has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Riley Adams will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Riley Adams has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 97-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 91.4-mph average.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Matt Olson ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Matt Olson is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today's game. Matt Olson 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 the game's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Over the last week, Matt Olson's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 13.2% up to 21.4%. Matt Olson has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 93.1-mph to 96.4-mph over the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Bell in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Josh Bell is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. Josh Bell has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Josh Bell will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Josh Bell has made notable strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 11.8% seasonal rate to 31.6% in the last week.

Batting from the opposite that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Nick Allen will have an edge today. Nick Allen has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daylen Lile in the 88th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Daylen Lile is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 78% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Nationals Park has the 8th-shallowest RF fences in Major League Baseball. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Daylen Lile will hold that advantage in today's game. In the past week's worth of games, Daylen Lile's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4.3% up to 11.1%.

Michael Harris II's batting average talent is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Michael Harris II has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 10th-shallowest LF fences today. Michael Harris II has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 95.3-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal figure of 92.9-mph. Despite posting a .277 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Michael Harris II has had bad variance on his side given the .046 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .323.

As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Sandy Leon will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against MacKenzie Gore in today's game. Sandy Leon pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.5% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 87th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Because of Chris Sale's large platoon split, Jacob Young will have an enormous advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today's matchup. Jacob Young has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Jacob Young will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Jacob Young has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 88.3-mph average to last year's 84.9-mph EV.

Given Chris Sale's large platoon split, Paul DeJong will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today's matchup. Paul DeJong pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Paul DeJong will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. Paul DeJong's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last season to this one, increasing from 15.3% to 19.5%. Paul DeJong's 11.7% Barrel% (a reliable stat to assess power) is in the 79th percentile this year.

Dylan Crews is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 88% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. Given Chris Sale's large platoon split, Dylan Crews will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's matchup. Dylan Crews has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Dylan Crews will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Dylan Crews's launch angle in recent games (20.6° over the past 14 days) is quite a bit higher than his 9.2° seasonal angle.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Marcell Ozuna is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Hitting from the opposite that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Marcell Ozuna will have an advantage in today's game. Marcell Ozuna pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.4% — 78th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences today. Marcell Ozuna's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better lately, going from 19.3% on the season to 42.9% over the last 7 days.

The 10th-shallowest LF fences in MLB are found in Nationals Park. Batting from the opposite that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Nacho Alvarez Jr. will have an advantage today.

Nasim Nunez is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Nasim Nunez has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Nasim Nunez will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. Nasim Nunez has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .283 mark is deflated compared to his .313 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data. Ranking in the 99th percentile for Sprint Speed at 29.84 ft/sec this year, Nasim Nunez is notably quick.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Jurickson Profar ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jurickson Profar is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game. The switch-hitting Jurickson Profar will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against MacKenzie Gore. Jurickson Profar pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.2% — 84th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Compared to his seasonal average of 19.2°, Jurickson Profar has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 29.5° mark in the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects CJ Abrams in the 75th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. CJ Abrams is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game. CJ Abrams pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.6% — 80th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. CJ Abrams will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Ha-seong Kim is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Ha-seong Kim will have the handedness advantage over MacKenzie Gore in today's game. Ha-seong Kim pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.4% — 89th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. In terms of plate discipline, Ha-seong Kim's ability is quite impressive, posting a 1.5 K/BB rate since the start of last season while grading out in in the 94th percentile.

Luis Garcia Jr. has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

James Wood has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Luis Garcia has not yet played a game this season.