Los Angeles @ Cincinnati Picks & Props

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for pitchers. Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Andy Pages today.

Miguel Rojas is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this matchup. Miguel Rojas will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today. Since the start of last season, Miguel Rojas's 3.2% Barrel%, a reliable stat for measuring power, places him in the 8th percentile among his peers. Since the start of last season, Miguel Rojas's flyball exit velocity (an advanced stat to study power) is in the 11th percentile at 89.3 mph. Miguel Rojas has done a weak job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 5° figure is among the lowest in the league since the start of last season (4th percentile).

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for pitchers. Mookie Betts will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today. Mookie Betts has been lucky this year, notching a .422 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .380 — a .042 disparity.

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for pitchers. Teoscar Hernandez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's game.

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for pitchers. Brent Suter will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Freddie Freeman today. Freddie Freeman will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today. This season, there has been a decline in Freddie Freeman's speed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 26.69 ft/sec last year to 26.23 ft/sec currently.

Jake Fraley is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. The #5 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate at 81°. Batting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Jake Fraley will have an edge in today's matchup. Jake Fraley pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 80th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz as the best batter in the game as it relates to his BABIP ability. Elly De La Cruz is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. The #5 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate at 81°. The switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Santiago Espinal in the 79th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. The #5 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate at 81°. Santiago Espinal has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Santiago Espinal will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The #5 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. Great American Ball Park has the 8th-shallowest right field fences in the majors. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate at 81°. Batting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Nick Martini will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Nick Martini will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Jonathan India is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. The #5 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. In MLB, Great American Ball Park's left field dimensions are the 8th-shallowest. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate at 81°.

The #5 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate at 81°. Batting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Will Benson will have an advantage today. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Will Benson will hold that advantage today. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.180) suggests that Will Benson has been very fortunate this year with his .193 actual batting average.

The #5 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate at 81°. Jason Heyward may have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Cincinnati Reds has just 1 same-handed RP. Jason Heyward pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.5% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Jason Heyward ranks in the 76th percentile with a 15.7° launch angle, which is one of the highest angles in the league.

The #5 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate at 81°. The Cincinnati Reds have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Gavin Lux stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. When it comes to his batting average, Gavin Lux has suffered from bad luck this year. His .210 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .251.

The #5 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate at 81°. Luke Maile pulls many of his flyballs (34% — 79th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Luke Maile will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Luke Maile has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His .290 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .320.

The #5 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate at 81°. Mike Ford will have the handedness advantage against Yoshinobu Yamamoto in today's matchup. Mike Ford pulls many of his flyballs (36.5% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Mike Ford will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

The #5 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate at 81°. Austin Barnes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brent Suter today.

Jacob Hurtubise's BABIP skill is projected in the 79th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Jacob Hurtubise is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. The #5 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate at 81°. Hitting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Jacob Hurtubise will have the upper hand in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Steer in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Spencer Steer is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. The #5 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate at 81°. Spencer Steer pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.7% — 77th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

The #5 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate at 81°. Hitting from the opposite that Brent Suter throws from, Kike Hernandez will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Kike Hernandez has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .255 rate is quite a bit lower than his .312 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Miguel Vargas has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Shohei Ohtani has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.