Arizona @ St. Louis props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Lars Nootbaar is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today. Lars Nootbaar hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Lars Nootbaar will hold that advantage today.

Busch Stadium has the 5th-most fair ground among all stadiums — generally bad for long-balls. Batting from the same side that Kyle Gibson throws from, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. will have a tough challenge in today's matchup. Among all the teams playing today, the 3rd-best infield defense is that of the St. Louis Cardinals. Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in today's matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Corbin Carroll ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Corbin Carroll will have the handedness advantage over Kyle Gibson in today's game.

Kevin Newman hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Eugenio Suarez is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Extreme groundball batters like Eugenio Suarez tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Kyle Gibson.

Nolan Gorman will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Joc Pederson projects as the 16th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Joc Pederson is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. Joc Pederson will hold the platoon advantage over Kyle Gibson today. In the past two weeks, Joc Pederson has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .434.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Christian Walker ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Christian Walker is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Christian Walker has been hot of late, batting his way to a .354 wOBA over the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Herrera in the 75th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Ivan Herrera is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today's game. Ivan Herrera will hold the platoon advantage against Jordan Montgomery in today's game. Ivan Herrera will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Tucker Barnhart will hold the platoon advantage over Kyle Gibson in today's matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Willson Contreras ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Willson Contreras is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today. Willson Contreras will have the handedness advantage over Jordan Montgomery today. Willson Contreras hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Willson Contreras will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ketel Marte in the 96th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Ketel Marte is penciled in 1st in the batting order today. Ketel Marte has been hot of late, cruising to a .389 wOBA in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Gabriel Moreno hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.6% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Goldschmidt in the 92nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Paul Goldschmidt is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game. Paul Goldschmidt will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Montgomery in today's game. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Paul Goldschmidt will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 91st percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Jordan Walker will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Montgomery today. Jordan Walker hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 96th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Jordan Walker will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake McCarthy in the 84th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Jake McCarthy will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Gibson today.

Masyn Winn has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

Pavin Smith has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 8 games.

Nolan Arenado has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

Brendan Donovan has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.