Cincinnati @ Cleveland Picks & Props

When starting against a left-handed starter this year, Steven Kwan has been pinch hit for 12% of the time. Wade Miley will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Steven Kwan today. Steven Kwan has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.4-mph dropping to 84.3-mph in the past two weeks. Steven Kwan's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased lately, falling from 15.9% on the season to 0% over the past 7 days. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Steven Kwan's true offensive skill to be a .308, implying that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .047 disparity between that figure and his actual .355 wOBA.

In the last week, Jose Ramirez's exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal mark of 91 mph to 79 mph. Jose Ramirez has had some very good luck with his batting average this year; his .333 mark is quite a bit higher than his .279 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Lane Thomas hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 84th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game's 8th-deepest CF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Lux in the 89th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Gavin Lux is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. The #3 park in the league for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today.

The #3 park in the league for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Given Luis Ortiz's large platoon split, Will Benson will have a huge advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's game.

The #3 park in the league for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Jake Fraley will have the handedness advantage against Luis Ortiz in today's game... and even more favorably, Ortiz has a large platoon split.

The #3 park in the league for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Bats such as Bo Naylor with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Wade Miley who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

TJ Friedl is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup. The #3 park in the league for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz as the 3rd-best batter in the majors when estimating his BABIP skill. Elly De La Cruz is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. The #3 park in the league for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Tyler Stephenson is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game. The #3 ballpark in the majors for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today.

The #3 ballpark in the majors for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. The 3rd-shallowest left field dimensions among all stadiums are found in Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters.

The #3 ballpark in the majors for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Spencer Steer pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Christian Encarnacion-Strand ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Christian Encarnacion-Strand has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (50% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today. The #3 ballpark in the majors for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today.

The #3 ballpark in the majors for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Santiago Espinal has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

The #3 ballpark in the majors for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Angel Martinez will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Wade Miley in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt McLain in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. The #3 ballpark in the majors for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters.

Carlos Santana is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. The #3 ballpark in the majors for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters.

David Fry is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup. The #3 ballpark in the majors for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Arias in the 83rd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. The #3 ballpark in the majors for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters.

Johnathan Rodriguez's BABIP skill is projected in the 92nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The #3 ballpark in the majors for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-best hitting conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters.