Washington @ Arizona Picks & Props

The #2 field in the league for boosting BABIP to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Out of all the teams in action today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Washington Nationals. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Pavin Smith will hold that advantage today. Pavin Smith has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 94.4-mph average to last year's 91.7-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best field in the league for RHB base hits. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The switch-hitting Jose Herrera will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against MacKenzie Gore. Out of all the teams in action today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Washington Nationals. Jose Herrera will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

As it relates to his BABIP talent, James Wood is projected as the 9th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). James Wood is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game. The #2 field in the league for boosting BABIP to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. James Wood will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zac Gallen in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 89th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best field in the league for RHB base hits. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Jacob Young's launch angle of late (11.2° in the last week's worth of games) is significantly better than his 4° seasonal figure. In terms of his batting average, Jacob Young has been unlucky this year. His .252 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .269.

Juan Yepez is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best field in the league for RHB base hits. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Grading out in the 79th percentile, Juan Yepez has put up a .328 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season. Placing in the 89th percentile, Juan Yepez has posted a .274 batting average since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Harold Ramirez in the 97th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Harold Ramirez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best field in the league for RHB base hits. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Ranking in the 94th percentile, Harold Ramirez has put up a .352 BABIP this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Corbin Carroll in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. The #2 field in the league for boosting BABIP to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Out of all the teams in action today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Washington Nationals. Corbin Carroll will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Luis Garcia is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. The #2 field in the league for boosting BABIP to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Luis Garcia will have the handedness advantage over Zac Gallen in today's game.

CJ Abrams is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game. The #2 field in the league for boosting BABIP to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. CJ Abrams will have the handedness advantage against Zac Gallen in today's matchup. CJ Abrams's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, rising from 40.1% to 45.1%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake McCarthy in the 86th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Jake McCarthy is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 79% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. The #2 field in the league for boosting BABIP to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Out of all the teams in action today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Washington Nationals.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Eugenio Suarez is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 79% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best field in the league for RHB base hits. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Eugenio Suarez will have an edge in today's matchup.

Low humidity has a small but significant correlation with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather report expects the driest conditions of all games on the slate today at 32%. Gabriel Moreno has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.9%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB's 3rd-deepest RF fences today. Gabriel Moreno's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 91.6-mph mark last year has dropped to 89.4-mph. Gabriel Moreno's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off in recent games; his 89.4-mph seasonal figure has fallen to 85.1-mph in the last 14 days.

Chase Field has the 3rd-deepest centerfield dimensions in Major League Baseball. The Chase Field roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this match-up -5° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for pitching. Ketel Marte has been lucky this year, putting up a .383 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .362 — a .021 difference.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best field in the league for RHB base hits. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Posting a 1.43 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Alex Call has demonstrated good plate discipline, ranking in the 95th percentile.

The #2 field in the league for boosting BABIP to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the dish, Keibert Ruiz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Zac Gallen in this game. Keibert Ruiz's launch angle this year (19.5°) is considerably higher than his 15.1° angle last season. Keibert Ruiz has been unlucky this year, putting up a .254 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .293 — a .039 gap.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best field in the league for RHB base hits. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. LaVictor Lipscomb has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 90.1-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 86.4-mph figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best field in the league for RHB base hits. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Geraldo Perdomo will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against MacKenzie Gore in today's game. Geraldo Perdomo will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best field in the league for RHB base hits. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Kevin Newman will have an edge in today's matchup. Out of all the teams in action today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Washington Nationals. Kevin Newman will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The #2 field in the league for boosting BABIP to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. In terms of plate discipline, Ildemaro Vargas's talent is quite good, sporting a 1.39 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 95th percentile. Ildemaro Vargas has notched a .268 batting average this year, placing in the 75th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randal Grichuk in the 76th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Randal Grichuk is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best field in the league for RHB base hits. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Randal Grichuk will have the handedness advantage over MacKenzie Gore in today's game.

The #2 field in the league for boosting BABIP to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Travis Blankenhorn will have the handedness advantage against Zac Gallen in today's matchup. Since the start of last season, Travis Blankenhorn has an average exit velocity of 92.3 mph, which is among the best in the league at the 95th percentile.