PETCO Park
James Outman will have the handedness advantage against Joe Musgrove in today's game. James Outman has put up a .291 batting average since the start of last season, ranking in the 94th percentile.
According to THE BAT X, Xander Bogaerts ranks in the 96th percentile for his batting average skill. Xander Bogaerts is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 2nd-smallest CF fences. Xander Bogaerts will hold the platoon advantage against Julio Urias in today's game. Of the day, the Los Angeles Dodgers' infield defense is expected to be the worst.
THE BAT X projects Chris Taylor in the 89th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 2nd-smallest CF fences. Chris Taylor's launch angle recently (30.1° in the past 14 days) is quite a bit higher than his 19.3° seasonal figure.
Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 2nd-smallest CF fences. Trent Grisham will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Trent Grisham has made notable gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 8.7% rate last season to 18.6% this season. Compared to his launch angle of 14.6° last season, Trent Grisham has significantly improved with a angle of 24.6° this year. Despite his .367 Expected wOBA (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data), Trent Grisham's actual wOBA mark of .337 has suffered from a string of unfortunate events this year.
Assessing his batting average skill, THE BAT X predicts Freddie Freeman to be the 3rd-best batter in the majors. Freddie Freeman is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today. Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 2nd-smallest CF fences. Freddie Freeman will have the handedness advantage against Joe Musgrove in today's game. Freddie Freeman has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 95.2-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal 90.7-mph EV.
Max Muncy projects as the 14th-best batter in the game, via THE BAT X. Max Muncy is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. Max Muncy will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joe Musgrove in today's matchup. This season, Max Muncy has elevated his Barrel% significantly, increasing it from 12.9% in the previous season to 24.2%. Comparing his EV of 95.3 mph this year to last year's EV of 98.7 mph, Max Muncy has exhibited a noteworthy increase in his exit velocity on flyballs.
Mookie Betts is projected to be in the 95th percentile for his overall offensive abilities by THE BAT X. Mookie Betts is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game. Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 2nd-smallest CF fences. The recent increase in Mookie Betts's hitting performance can be attributed to his ability to hit the ball within the base hit-maximizing launch angle range of -4° to 26°, with his percentage increasing from 43.3% on the season to 60% in the past week. Since the start of last season, Mookie Betts has been optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls and has achieved a figure of 17°, which ranks among the highest in the league at the 89th percentile. He has done a favorable job in this regard.
Jason Heyward is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Jason Heyward will have the handedness advantage over Joe Musgrove in today's matchup. Jason Heyward hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.4% — 98th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today. Jason Heyward has made big gains with his Barrel%, improving his 4.8% rate last year to 13% this season. Jason Heyward has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 87.7-mph average to last year's 92.4-mph figure.
In terms of his overall offensive capskill, Manny Machado ranks in the 93rd percentile according to THE BAT X's projects. Manny Machado is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 2nd-smallest CF fences. Manny Machado will hold the platoon advantage over Julio Urias today. Of the day, the Los Angeles Dodgers' infield defense is expected to be the worst.
THE BAT X projects Miguel Vargas in the 87th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Miguel Vargas hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 84th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Over the last 7 days, Miguel Vargas has remarkably improved his Barrel% by elevating his seasonal rate from 6.7% to 18.8%. Recently, Miguel Vargas's exit velocity has notably gaind, evident in his 93.9-mph average in the past week's games compared to his seasonal 86.8-mph figure. Thus far, when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season, Miguel Vargas has experienced unfavorable variance on his side; his current rate of .211 falls considerably short of his .247 Expected Batting Average, as determined by the Statcast data interpretation of THE BAT X.
Juan Soto projects as the 5th-best batter in the league, according to THE BAT X. Juan Soto is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. Juan Soto hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today. Of the day, the Los Angeles Dodgers' infield defense is expected to be the worst. Juan Soto will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.
David Peralta's batting average talent is estimated to be in the 78th percentile by THE BAT X projects. David Peralta will hold the platoon advantage over Joe Musgrove in today's game. David Peralta hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. David Peralta has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 90.7-mph average to last year's 92.7-mph average. Up until now, David Peralta has been experiencing unfavorable variance towards his wOBA this year, as his current rate of .226 is noticeably lower than his expected wOBA of .337, which has been determined through THE BAT X's analysis of Statcast data.
In terms of his overall offensive capskill, Jake Cronenworth ranks in the 86th percentile according to THE BAT X's projects. Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 2nd-smallest CF fences. Of the day, the Los Angeles Dodgers' infield defense is expected to be the worst. Jake Cronenworth will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Jake Cronenworth has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .332 mark is deflated compared to his .374 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).
Nelson Cruz is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game. Nelson Cruz will hold the platoon advantage against Julio Urias in today's matchup. Of the day, the Los Angeles Dodgers' infield defense is expected to be the worst. Nelson Cruz will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Of late, Nelson Cruz's exit velocity has notably gaind, evident in his 96.2-mph average in the past week's games compared to his seasonal 92.5-mph average.
Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 2nd-smallest CF fences. Adam Engel will hold the platoon advantage against Julio Urias in today's game. Of the day, the Los Angeles Dodgers' infield defense is expected to be the worst. Adam Engel will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Ranked in the 77th percentile, Adam Engel's .323 BABIP since the start of last season, has been put up.
Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 2nd-smallest CF fences. Austin Nola will hold the platoon advantage against Julio Urias today. Of the day, the Los Angeles Dodgers' infield defense is expected to be the worst. Austin Nola will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Lately, Austin Nola' exit velocity on flyballs has notably gaind, as averageidenced by his average of 104.6-mph in the last 7 days, compared to his seasonal average of 88.3-mph.
Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 2nd-smallest CF fences.
