New York @ Cincinnati Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brett Baty in the 78th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Brett Baty is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Brett Baty has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.6%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Extreme flyball bats like Brett Baty tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Andrew Abbott.

Bubba Thompson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sean Manaea today. The New York Mets infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst out of every team in action today. Bubba Thompson will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Pete Alonso ranks as the 19th-best batter in Major League Baseball. Pete Alonso is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Pete Alonso will have the handedness advantage against Andrew Abbott today. Pete Alonso pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.5% — 84th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Harrison Bader will hold the platoon advantage over Andrew Abbott in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz as the best batter in MLB when assessing his BABIP skill. Elly De La Cruz pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.3% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The New York Mets infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst out of every team in action today. Elly De La Cruz will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Will Benson will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeimer Candelario in the 78th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Jeimer Candelario is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The switch-hitting Jeimer Candelario will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Sean Manaea. Jeimer Candelario pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.6% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The New York Mets infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst out of every team in action today.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Francisco Alvarez ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Francisco Alvarez is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Francisco Alvarez will hold the platoon advantage against Andrew Abbott in today's game. Francisco Alvarez pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.6% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Francisco Lindor in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Francisco Lindor is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the dish, Francisco Lindor will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Andrew Abbott in this game. Francisco Lindor pulls many of his flyballs (36.9% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Starling Marte in the 90th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Starling Marte will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Abbott in today's game. Starling Marte has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Hitters such as Starling Marte with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Andrew Abbott who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Jonathan India is penciled in 1st in the lineup today. Jonathan India will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sean Manaea in today's matchup. Jonathan India pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.6% — 85th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest LF fences today. The New York Mets infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst out of every team in action today.

Stuart Fairchild is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today's game. Hitting from the opposite that Sean Manaea throws from, Stuart Fairchild will have the upper hand in today's game. Stuart Fairchild pulls many of his flyballs (33.6% — 78th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The New York Mets infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst out of every team in action today. Stuart Fairchild will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Encarnacion-Strand in the 91st percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Christian Encarnacion-Strand is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Christian Encarnacion-Strand will hold the platoon advantage over Sean Manaea in today's game. The New York Mets infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst out of every team in action today. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Steer in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Spencer Steer has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (63% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. Spencer Steer will have the handedness advantage over Sean Manaea in today's matchup. The New York Mets infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst out of every team in action today. Spencer Steer will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Santiago Espinal in the 84th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Batting from the opposite that Sean Manaea throws from, Santiago Espinal will have an edge today. Santiago Espinal has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The New York Mets infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst out of every team in action today. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Santiago Espinal will hold that advantage in today's game.

Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Abbott throws from, Zack Short will have an advantage today.

Tyrone Taylor will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Abbott in today's game.

Brandon Nimmo has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Luke Maile has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.