Miami @ Atlanta Picks & Props

Otto Lopez is penciled in 6th in the batting order today. The 3rd-deepest LF dimensions among all major league parks are found in Truist Park. Charlie Morton will hold the platoon advantage against Otto Lopez in today's matchup. Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Otto Lopez in today's game. Otto Lopez has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.5-mph dropping to 83.6-mph over the last two weeks.

Charlie Morton will hold the platoon advantage against Jake Burger in today's matchup. Jake Burger pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.8% — 91st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game's 3rd-deepest LF fences today. Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jake Burger in today's game. Jake Burger's exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 97.3-mph figure last year has fallen to 95-mph. In terms of plate discipline, Jake Burger's ability is quite bad, putting up a 4.71 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 9th percentile.

Max Meyer will hold the platoon advantage over Marcell Ozuna in today's game. Marcell Ozuna pulls many of his flyballs (34.8% — 85th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 3rd-deepest LF fences today. The Miami Marlins outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-best among all the teams on the slate today. Marcell Ozuna has been lucky this year, compiling a .404 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .350 — a .054 gap.

Truist Park projects as the #3 park in the game for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate at 91°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Nick Gordon will hold the platoon advantage over Charlie Morton in today's matchup. Nick Gordon hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 85th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 5th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

Max Meyer will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Austin Riley today. The Miami Marlins outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-best among all the teams on the slate today.

Jonah Bride has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (83% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. The #3 venue in baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate at 91°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The Atlanta Braves infield defense grades out as the 10th-strongest out of every team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jesus Sanchez in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Jesus Sanchez is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Truist Park projects as the #3 park in the game for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate at 91°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

Kyle Stowers has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (90% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. Truist Park projects as the #3 park in the game for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Truist Park has the 4th-shallowest CF fences in Major League Baseball. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate at 91°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

The #3 venue in baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate at 86°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The Atlanta Braves infield defense grades out as the 10th-strongest out of every team today. In the last week, Emmanuel Rivera's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4.8% up to 25%.

The switch-hitting Xavier Edwards will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Charlie Morton Xavier Edwards has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-deepest LF fences today. Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Xavier Edwards today. Xavier Edwards has been cold of late, compiling a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to measure power) in the past two weeks' worth of games. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Xavier Edwards's true offensive ability to be a .306, indicating that he has been lucky this year given the .100 difference between that mark and his actual .406 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Whit Merrifield in the 86th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. The #3 venue in baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate at 91°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Whit Merrifield will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Jorge Soler is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game. The #3 venue in baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate at 91°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

Truist Park projects as the #3 park in the game for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate at 86°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Vidal Brujan will get to bat from his strong side against Charlie Morton in today's game. The Atlanta Braves infield defense grades out as the 10th-strongest out of every team today.

The #3 venue in baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate at 91°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The Atlanta Braves infield defense grades out as the 10th-strongest out of every team today. Nick Fortes's launch angle recently (31.7° over the last 14 days) is considerably better than his 14.9° seasonal figure.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Sean Murphy ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The #3 venue in baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate at 91°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Sean Murphy will hold that advantage today.

Orlando Arcia is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 93% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. The #3 venue in baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate at 91°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Orlando Arcia will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarred Kelenic in the 79th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Truist Park projects as the #3 park in the game for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate at 91°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Jarred Kelenic will have the handedness advantage over Max Meyer today.

Truist Park projects as the #3 park in the game for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Truist Park has the 4th-shallowest CF fences in Major League Baseball. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate at 91°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Forrest Wall will have the handedness advantage against Charlie Morton today.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Matt Olson ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Matt Olson is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today. Truist Park projects as the #3 park in the game for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Truist Park has the 4th-shallowest CF fences in Major League Baseball. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense.

Truist Park projects as the #3 park in the game for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Truist Park has the 4th-shallowest CF fences in Major League Baseball. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate at 91°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Eddie Rosario will hold the platoon advantage against Max Meyer today.

Ali Sanchez has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.