Tyler Stephenson Total Hits Props • Cincinnati
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 97th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the 4th-hottest weather of the day at 84°. Tyler Stephenson has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 7.5% seasonal rate to 18.2% in the past week's worth of games. Tyler Stephenson's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved of late, going from 50.2% on the season to 72.7% over the past 7 days.