Boston @ Cleveland Picks & Props

The weather report projects temperatures in this matchup to drop to the 2nd-lowest level on the schedule today at 45°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for mound aces.

The weather report projects temperatures in this matchup to drop to the 2nd-lowest level on the schedule today at 45°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for mound aces. Among all the teams today, the best infield defense belongs to the Cleveland Guardians. Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jarren Duran in today's game.

The weather report projects temperatures in this matchup to drop to the 2nd-lowest level on the schedule today at 45°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for mound aces. Will Brennan hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 97th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league's 7th-deepest CF fences today.

The weather report projects temperatures in this matchup to drop to the 2nd-lowest level on the schedule today at 45°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for mound aces.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ceddanne Rafaela in the 80th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. The #6 stadium in baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Ceddanne Rafaela has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

The #6 stadium in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Estevan Florial will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cooper Criswell in today's game... and even better, Criswell has a huge platoon split. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Estevan Florial will hold that advantage today. Estevan Florial has been hot of late, batting his way to a .359 wOBA over the past two weeks.

The #6 stadium in baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field has the shallowest left field dimensions in Major League Baseball. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. In the last 14 days, Connor Wong has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .357.

The #6 stadium in baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field has the shallowest left field dimensions in Major League Baseball. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense.

Tyler Freeman's batting average talent is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The #6 stadium in baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field has the shallowest left field dimensions in Major League Baseball. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Tyler Freeman will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Andres Gimenez is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today. The #6 stadium in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Andres Gimenez will have the handedness advantage against Cooper Criswell in today's game... and even better, Criswell has a huge platoon split.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler O'Neill in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Tyler O'Neill is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. The #6 stadium in baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field has the shallowest left field dimensions in Major League Baseball. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense.

The #6 stadium in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Brayan Rocchio pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.5% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Brayan Rocchio will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The #6 stadium in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Bo Naylor will hold the platoon advantage against Cooper Criswell in today's game... and even better, Criswell has a huge platoon split. Bo Naylor pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34% — 80th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Bo Naylor will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Rafael Devers ranks as the 17th-best hitter in the game. Rafael Devers is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today. The #6 stadium in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Batting from the opposite that Carlos Carrasco throws from, Rafael Devers will have an advantage in today's game.

Wilyer Abreu is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game. The #6 stadium in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Wilyer Abreu will have the handedness advantage over Carlos Carrasco in today's game. Wilyer Abreu has a good chance to have an edge against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians only has 1 same-handed RP.

The #6 stadium in baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field has the shallowest left field dimensions in Major League Baseball. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense.

Enmanuel Valdez has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (90% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today's game. The #6 stadium in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Enmanuel Valdez will hold the platoon advantage over Carlos Carrasco in today's game. Enmanuel Valdez is apt to have an edge against every reliever for the game's entirety, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians only has 1 same-handed RP.

Ramon Laureano has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Rob Refsnyder has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.