Great American Ball Park
Graham Ashcraft will hold the platoon advantage against Andrew Vaughn in today's matchup. Andrew Vaughn will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game.
Via THE BAT projection system, Great American Ball Park ranks as the 4th park in the league for right-handed batting average. Great American Ball Park has the 6th-shallowest left field dimensions in the league. The temperature and humidity make the weather report predict that it will be the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today. The Cincinnati Reds outfield defense projects as the 5th-worst on the slate today.
Jake Fraley is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Via THE BAT projection system, Great American Ball Park is ranked as the 4th field in Major League Baseball in terms of left-handed batting average. Great American Ball Park has the 7th-shallowest right field dimensions in the majors. The temperature and humidity make the weather report predict that it will be the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today. Jake Fraley will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Kopech today.
Graham Ashcraft will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Robert in today's matchup. Despite hitting a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 88th percentile), Luis Robert is unlucky as he often hits them towards baseball's 11th-deepest CF fences in the current game. Luis Robert will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's matchup. A decline in Luis Robert's mark exit velocity has been noted this season, with his previous 89.3-mph mark reducing to 85.9-mph. The average exit velocity of Luis Robert has lowered recently from 85.9 mph to 81.7 mph in the past two weeks.
Henry Ramos is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Via THE BAT projection system, Great American Ball Park is ranked as the 4th field in Major League Baseball in terms of left-handed batting average. Great American Ball Park has the 7th-shallowest right field dimensions in the majors. The temperature and humidity make the weather report predict that it will be the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense profiles as the 4th-worst of all teams on the slate today.
Andrew Benintendi will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's game. Andrew Benintendi's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 91.1-mph figure last year has dropped to 87.2-mph. His average launch angle on the highest exit velocity balls this season (8.5°) has significantly decreased compared to his 12.2° angle from the previous season, as observed in Andrew Benintendi.
This season, Hanser Alberto has mainly batted in the back-half of the order (83% of the time), however, it's expected that he will bat 5th in the batting order for this game. Via THE BAT projection system, Great American Ball Park ranks as the 4th park in the league for right-handed batting average. Great American Ball Park has the 6th-shallowest left field dimensions in the league. The temperature and humidity make the weather report predict that it will be the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today. Hanser Alberto has made big strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 8.3% seasonal rate to 14.3% in the last week.
THE BAT X projects Kevin Newman in the 80th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Via THE BAT projection system, Great American Ball Park ranks as the 4th park in the league for right-handed batting average. The temperature and humidity make the weather report predict that it will be the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense profiles as the 4th-worst of all teams on the slate today. Kevin Newman will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.
Via THE BAT projection system, Great American Ball Park is ranked as the 4th field in Major League Baseball in terms of left-handed batting average. The temperature and humidity make the weather report predict that it will be the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today. In the last week, Yasmani Grandal has remarkably improved his Barrel% by elevating his seasonal rate from 5.6% to 15.4%. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Yasmani Grandal has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs, which has increased from 15.5% to 37.5% during the current season. This year, Yasmani Grandal has improved his ability to hit the ball with a launch angle that optimizes his BABIP (between -4° and 26°). His success rate has risen from 40.8% to 49.3% compared to last season.
Via THE BAT projection system, Great American Ball Park is ranked as the 4th field in Major League Baseball in terms of left-handed batting average. The temperature and humidity make the weather report predict that it will be the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today. Gavin Sheets will have the handedness advantage over Graham Ashcraft in today's matchup. Compared to his launch angle of 14.8° last season, Gavin Sheets has significantly improved with a angle of 17.8° this season.
When estimating his batting average talent, Nick Senzel is ranked in the 76th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Via THE BAT projection system, Great American Ball Park ranks as the 4th park in the league for right-handed batting average. Great American Ball Park has the 6th-shallowest left field dimensions in the league. The temperature and humidity make the weather report predict that it will be the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense profiles as the 4th-worst of all teams on the slate today.
Assessing his BABIP ability, THE BAT X rates Tyler Stephenson in the 97th percentile. Tyler Stephenson is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. Via THE BAT projection system, Great American Ball Park ranks as the 4th park in the league for right-handed batting average. The temperature and humidity make the weather report predict that it will be the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today. Tyler Stephenson has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences today.
Spencer Steer is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Via THE BAT projection system, Great American Ball Park ranks as the 4th park in the league for right-handed batting average. Great American Ball Park has the 6th-shallowest left field dimensions in the league. The temperature and humidity make the weather report predict that it will be the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense profiles as the 4th-worst of all teams on the slate today.
In terms of his overall offensive capability, Jonathan India ranks in the 83rd percentile according to THE BAT X's projects. Jonathan India is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game. Via THE BAT projection system, Great American Ball Park ranks as the 4th park in the league for right-handed batting average. The temperature and humidity make the weather report predict that it will be the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today. Jonathan India pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.5% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest LF fences today.
Via THE BAT projection system, Great American Ball Park ranks as the 4th park in the league for right-handed batting average. Great American Ball Park has the 6th-shallowest left field dimensions in the league. The temperature and humidity make the weather report predict that it will be the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today. Extreme groundball hitters like Seby Zavala are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Graham Ashcraft. A highly advanced standard used to evaluate a hitter's capability to hit powerful flyballs, Seby Zavala excels in this area with a launch angle of 19.7°, ranking in the 91st percentile in the league.
Via THE BAT projection system, Great American Ball Park ranks as the 4th park in the league for right-handed batting average. Great American Ball Park has the 6th-shallowest left field dimensions in the league. The temperature and humidity make the weather report predict that it will be the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today. The Cincinnati Reds outfield defense projects as the 5th-worst on the slate today.
Via THE BAT projection system, Great American Ball Park ranks as the 4th park in the league for right-handed batting average. The temperature and humidity make the weather report predict that it will be the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today. Elvis Andrus has been unlucky this year, posting a .245 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .299 — a .054 difference.
Via THE BAT projection system, Great American Ball Park ranks as the 4th park in the league for right-handed batting average. Great American Ball Park has the 6th-shallowest left field dimensions in the league. The temperature and humidity make the weather report predict that it will be the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today. Stuart Fairchild will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Lately, Stuart Fairchild's proficiency in hitting the ball at a launch angle that maximizes the Home Run count (ranging from -4° to 26°) has progressed considerably. In the previous week, this ability has been boosted from 22.9% for the season to 28.6%.
