Tyler Stephenson Total Hits Props • Cincinnati

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson as the 19th-best hitter in baseball as it relates to his BABIP talent. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is forecasted to have the 2nd-highest temperatures on the slate today at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Tyler Stephenson has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 92-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 88.4-mph mark. Tyler Stephenson's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better recently, increasing from 50.4% on the season to 59.1% over the past two weeks.