Los Angeles @ Cincinnati props

THE BAT X projects Matt McLain in the 91st percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Matt McLain is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 6th-shallowest LF dimensions in Major League Baseball. The weather report forecasts the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

THE BAT X projects Jonathan India in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Jonathan India is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. The weather report forecasts the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jonathan India will hold the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw today.

Great American Ball Park ranks as the #6 ballpark in the league for left-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. The weather report forecasts the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. James Outman will have the handedness advantage against Graham Ashcraft in today's game. The Cincinnati Reds have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so James Outman can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. James Outman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.9% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Chris Taylor in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 6th-shallowest LF dimensions in Major League Baseball. The weather report forecasts the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Extreme groundball batters like Chris Taylor tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Graham Ashcraft.

THE BAT X projects Max Muncy in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Max Muncy is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. Great American Ball Park ranks as the #6 ballpark in the league for left-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. The weather report forecasts the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Max Muncy will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Graham Ashcraft in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Tyler Stephenson in the 97th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. The weather report forecasts the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Tyler Stephenson will hold the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw in today's matchup. Tyler Stephenson has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Kevin Newman in the 85th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Kevin Newman has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (68% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. The weather report forecasts the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Kevin Newman will have the handedness advantage over Clayton Kershaw today.

Spencer Steer is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. The weather report forecasts the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Spencer Steer will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw in today's matchup. Spencer Steer pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33% — 76th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

THE BAT X projects David Peralta in the 79th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. David Peralta has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (87% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. Great American Ball Park ranks as the #6 ballpark in the league for left-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. The weather report forecasts the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. David Peralta will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Graham Ashcraft today.

THE BAT X projects Miguel Vargas in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. The weather report forecasts the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Miguel Vargas's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased in recent games, rising from 15.4% on the season to 26.3% in the last two weeks' worth of games. Miguel Vargas has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .234 BA is significantly deflated relative to his .256 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Great American Ball Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 6th-shallowest LF dimensions in Major League Baseball. The weather report forecasts the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Curt Casali will hold the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw today. The Los Angeles Dodgers infield defense grades out as the 11th-worst of all teams on the slate today.

Great American Ball Park ranks as the #6 ballpark in the league for left-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jason Heyward will hold the platoon advantage over Graham Ashcraft in today's game. The Cincinnati Reds have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jason Heyward has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Jason Heyward has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 98.3-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal EV of 95.9-mph.

Great American Ball Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. The weather report forecasts the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Austin Barnes has been unlucky this year, compiling a .156 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .289 — a .133 gap. Austin Barnes has shown favorable plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 92nd percentile with a 1.65 K/BB rate.

THE BAT X projects Miguel Rojas in the 88th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Miguel Rojas has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.9%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Miguel Rojas has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 89.8-mph average to last year's 86.7-mph average.

THE BAT X projects Stuart Fairchild in the 76th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 6th-shallowest LF dimensions in Major League Baseball. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Stuart Fairchild will hold the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw in today's game.

Great American Ball Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 6th-shallowest LF dimensions in Major League Baseball. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Luke Maile will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw in today's game. Luke Maile will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Mookie Betts has gone over 1.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.

J.D. Martinez has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Freddie Freeman has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.