Washington vs Cincinnati   Picks & Props

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Steer in the 23rd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.. Jake Irvin will have the handedness advantage against Spencer Steer today.. Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Washington Nationals.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Keibert Ruiz in the 1st percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.. Keibert Ruiz is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.. The switch-hitting Keibert Ruiz will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Nick Lodolo. The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 2nd-best among all the teams on the slate today.. Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Keibert Ruiz in today's game.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Nasim Nunez ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Nasim Nunez is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today's game.. The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 2nd-best among all the teams on the slate today.. Nasim Nunez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup.. Nasim Nunez's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off lately, falling from 16.5% on the season to 8.7% over the past 14 days.

Tyler Stephenson is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today's game.. Hitting from the same side that Jake Irvin throws from, Tyler Stephenson encounters a tough challenge in today's matchup.. Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Washington Nationals.

Batting from the same side that Nick Lodolo throws from, CJ Abrams faces a tough challenge in today's game.. The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 2nd-best among all the teams on the slate today.. CJ Abrams will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup.. CJ Abrams has been lucky this year, putting up a .388 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .323 — a .065 disparity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Wiemer in the 11th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.. Joey Wiemer is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today's game.. The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 2nd-best among all the teams on the slate today.. Joey Wiemer will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup.. Joey Wiemer has experienced some positive variance in regards to with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .347 mark is a fair amount higher than his .317 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects TJ Friedl in the 8th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.. When starting against a righty on the mound this year, TJ Friedl has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 13% of the time.. Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Washington Nationals.. Compared to his seasonal figure of 15.4°, TJ Friedl has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (0.7°) in the past two weeks' worth of games.. TJ Friedl has been cold of late, compiling a 0% Barrel% (a reliable stat to study power) in the past 7 days.

Daylen Lile has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (85% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today.. Nick Lodolo will hold the platoon advantage against Daylen Lile in today's matchup.. The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 2nd-best among all the teams on the slate today.. Daylen Lile will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game.. Daylen Lile has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.8-mph dropping to 83.2-mph in the last two weeks' worth of games.

Ke'Bryan Hayes is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.. Hitting from the same side that Jake Irvin throws from, Ke'Bryan Hayes will have a tough matchup in today's matchup.. Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Washington Nationals.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 12th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.. The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 2nd-best among all the teams on the slate today.. Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jacob Young in today's matchup.. Jacob Young's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off lately; his 89.7-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 86.1-mph over the past two weeks.. Over the past two weeks, Jacob Young's 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 44.3%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 8th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.. JJ Bleday has been pulled from the game early 27% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.. Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Washington Nationals.. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.263) implies that JJ Bleday has been lucky since the start of last season with his .318 actual wOBA.. Ranking in the 15th percentile, JJ Bleday has put up a .219 batting average since the start of last season.

Matt McLain has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (84% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.. Jake Irvin will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matt McLain in today's matchup.. Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Washington Nationals.. Matt McLain's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 93.1-mph figure last season has decreased to 89.2-mph.. Matt McLain has notched a .286 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, ranking in the 14th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 2nd-best among all the teams on the slate today.. Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Curtis Mead today.

Nick Lodolo will have the handedness advantage against James Wood in today's game.. The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 2nd-best among all the teams on the slate today.. James Wood will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.. Over the past two weeks, James Wood's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 27.1% down to 20.7%.. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates James Wood's true offensive talent to be a .364, suggesting that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .022 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .386 wOBA.

Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Washington Nationals.. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Elly De La Cruz's true offensive skill to be a .331, implying that he has had some very good luck this year given the .043 deviation between that figure and his actual .374 wOBA.

The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 2nd-best among all the teams on the slate today.. Brady House will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Stewart in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.. Sal Stewart is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. Great American Ball Park projects as the #8 stadium in the majors for right-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Sal Stewart has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

Curtis Mead is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.. The #1 venue in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Hitting from the opposite that Nick Lodolo throws from, Curtis Mead will have the upper hand in today's game.. Curtis Mead has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league's 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

JJ Bleday is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.. The #1 ballpark in baseball for boosting home runs to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. JJ Bleday will hold the platoon advantage over Jake Irvin in today's matchup.. JJ Bleday pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36% — 86th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood as the best hitter in the majors when estimating his BABIP ability.. James Wood is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.. The #1 ballpark in baseball for boosting home runs to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. James Wood has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball's 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brady House in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.. Brady House is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.. The #1 venue in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Brady House will have the handedness advantage against Nick Lodolo in today's matchup.

When it comes to his BABIP ability, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the 7th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Elly De La Cruz is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.. The #1 ballpark in baseball for boosting home runs to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. The switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Jake Irvin.

The #1 venue in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. Among all major league stadiums, Great American Ball Park's left field fences are the 8th-shallowest.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Joey Wiemer will hold the platoon advantage over Nick Lodolo today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Stewart in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.. Sal Stewart is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. The #1 venue in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Sal Stewart has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The #1 venue in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Matt McLain has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences today.. Matt McLain will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.

Spencer Steer is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.. The #1 venue in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Spencer Steer pulls many of his flyballs (38.5% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest LF fences today.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Spencer Steer will hold that advantage in today's game.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, CJ Abrams ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. CJ Abrams is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. The #1 ballpark in baseball for boosting home runs to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. CJ Abrams pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.2% — 79th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

TJ Friedl is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.. The #1 ballpark in baseball for boosting home runs to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Hitting from the opposite that Jake Irvin throws from, TJ Friedl will have the upper hand in today's matchup.. TJ Friedl pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.2% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 81st percentile as it relates to his home run skill.. The #1 venue in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Tyler Stephenson has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Tyler Stephenson will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daylen Lile in the 88th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.. The #1 ballpark in baseball for boosting home runs to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Daylen Lile has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the league's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The #1 venue in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Keibert Ruiz pulls many of his flyballs (39.9% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nasim Nunez in the 3rd percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Nasim Nunez is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today's game.. The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 2nd-best among all the teams on the slate today.. Nasim Nunez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 1st percentile when estimating his home run talent.. The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 2nd-best among all the teams on the slate today.. Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jacob Young in today's matchup.

The #1 venue in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Ke'Bryan Hayes has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Ke'Bryan Hayes will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.. Ke'Bryan Hayes's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 12.4% to 22%.

Curtis Mead is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.. The #1 venue in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Hitting from the opposite that Nick Lodolo throws from, Curtis Mead will have the upper hand in today's game.. Curtis Mead has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league's 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

The #1 venue in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Matt McLain has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences today.. Matt McLain will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 1st percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jacob Young in today's matchup.

When estimating his home run skill, Daylen Lile ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Daylen Lile has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (85% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today.. Nick Lodolo will hold the platoon advantage against Daylen Lile in today's matchup.. Daylen Lile will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game.

When assessing his home run skill, JJ Bleday ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. JJ Bleday is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.. The #1 ballpark in baseball for boosting home runs to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. JJ Bleday will hold the platoon advantage over Jake Irvin in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nasim Nunez in the 3rd percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Nasim Nunez is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today's game.. Nasim Nunez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup.. Nasim Nunez's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off lately, falling from 16.5% on the season to 8.7% over the past 14 days.. Over the last 14 days, Nasim Nunez has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

Batting from the same side that Nick Lodolo throws from, CJ Abrams faces a tough challenge in today's game.. CJ Abrams will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup.

Nick Lodolo will have the handedness advantage against James Wood in today's game.. James Wood will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Spencer Steer is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.. The #1 venue in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Spencer Steer pulls many of his flyballs (38.5% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest LF fences today.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Spencer Steer will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects TJ Friedl in the 16th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Sal Stewart ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Sal Stewart is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. The #1 venue in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Sal Stewart has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

Brady House will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Tyler Stephenson is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today's game.. Hitting from the same side that Jake Irvin throws from, Tyler Stephenson encounters a tough challenge in today's matchup.

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Joey Wiemer is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today's game.. Joey Wiemer will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Keibert Ruiz in the 18th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.. Keibert Ruiz is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.. The switch-hitting Keibert Ruiz will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Nick Lodolo. Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Keibert Ruiz in today's game.

The #1 venue in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Ke'Bryan Hayes has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Ke'Bryan Hayes will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.