Atlanta @ St. Louis Picks & Props

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the plate, Ozzie Albies will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side against Lance Lynn today. Ozzie Albies pulls many of his flyballs (39.9% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's 2nd-deepest RF fences in today's matchup. The St. Louis Cardinals outfield defense projects as the 4th-best among all the teams on the slate today. Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ozzie Albies in today's game.

Batting from the same side that Lance Lynn throws from, Marcell Ozuna has a tough challenge in today's matchup. Marcell Ozuna pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.8% — 86th percentile) and will be challenged by the league's 6th-deepest LF fences today. The St. Louis Cardinals outfield defense projects as the 4th-best among all the teams on the slate today. Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Marcell Ozuna in today's matchup.

Batting from the same side that Spencer Schwellenbach throws from, Masyn Winn will have a tough challenge today. Masyn Winn has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and will be challenged by baseball's 2nd-deepest RF fences today.

Alec Burleson has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and will have to hit them out towards the league's 6th-deepest LF fences today.

The St. Louis Cardinals outfield defense projects as the 4th-best among all the teams on the slate today. Jarred Kelenic will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 93°.

Nolan Gorman is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 93°. Hitting from the opposite that Spencer Schwellenbach throws from, Nolan Gorman will have an edge today. Out of every team today, the 11th-weakest infield defense is that of the Atlanta Braves. Nolan Gorman will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Paul Goldschmidt ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Paul Goldschmidt is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 93°. Out of every team today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense is that of the Atlanta Braves. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Paul Goldschmidt will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 93°.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Willson Contreras ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Willson Contreras is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 93°. Willson Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards baseball's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Out of every team today, the 11th-weakest infield defense is that of the Atlanta Braves.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sean Murphy in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 93°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Olson in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Matt Olson is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 93°. Batting from the opposite that Lance Lynn throws from, Matt Olson will have an advantage today.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 93°.

Brendan Donovan's batting average ability is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Brendan Donovan is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 93°. Hitting from the opposite that Spencer Schwellenbach throws from, Brendan Donovan will have an edge in today's game. Out of every team today, the 11th-weakest infield defense is that of the Atlanta Braves.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 93°. Matt Carpenter will hold the platoon advantage over Spencer Schwellenbach in today's matchup. Out of every team today, the 11th-weakest infield defense is that of the Atlanta Braves. Matt Carpenter will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 93°. Hitting from the opposite that Spencer Schwellenbach throws from, Brandon Crawford will have an edge in today's matchup. Brandon Crawford hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Out of every team today, the 11th-weakest infield defense is that of the Atlanta Braves. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Brandon Crawford will hold that advantage in today's game.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 93°. Forrest Wall will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Lance Lynn in today's game.

Austin Riley has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Dylan Carlson has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.