San Diego @ Miami props

Projected by THE BAT X, Juan Soto is expected to be the 2nd-best hitter in Major League Baseball. Juan Soto is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Juan Soto hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the game's 6th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. A significant rise in Juan Soto's exit velocity on flyballs is markident this season as his average of 99.4 mph is much lower than last season's 95.9 mph mark. In his recent games, Juan Soto's exit velocity on flyballs has significantly increased, evident by his 102.3-mph average over the past fortnight, a notable increase from his seasonal average of 99.4-mph.

THE BAT X projects Xander Bogaerts in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Xander Bogaerts is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today. Xander Bogaerts will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Braxton Garrett today. Xander Bogaerts's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, increasing from 15.7% on the season to 40% in the past 7 days. Posting a 1.59 K/BB rate this year, Xander Bogaerts has shown good plate discipline, checking in at the 85th percentile.

One of the lowest in MLB, LoanDepot Park's elevation is close to sea-level, resulting in reduced offensive productivity. Blake Snell will hold the platoon advantage against Luis Arraez in today's game. Hitting his flyballs in the direction of MLB's 8th-deepest LF fences in today's game, Luis Arraez possesses a 97th percentile opposite-field rate of 40.9%. The San Diego Padres infield defense projects as the best of all teams today. The exit velocity on flyballs by Luis Arraez has dropped this year as compared to last season's 86.9 mph, now standing at 88.9 mph.

Assessing his overall offensive capability, Jake Cronenworth scores in the 85th percentile in THE BAT X projects. Lately, Jake Cronenworth's Barrel% has shown remarkable improvement, increasing from his seasonal rate of 6% to 23.1% withover the last 7 days. In his recent games, Jake Cronenworth's exit velocity on flyballs has significantly increased, evident by his 97.9-mph figure over the past fortnight, a notable gain from his seasonal figure of 92-mph. Recently, Jake Cronenworth has exhibited a notable rise in his average launch figure for his highest exit velocity balls, standing at 25.8° in the past two weeks compared to his seasonal figure of 16.1°. In terms of his batting average, Jake Cronenworth has had bad variance on his side this year. His .209 rate falls considerably below THE BAT X's version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .256.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Jorge Soler ranks in the 96th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Jorge Soler is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today. Jorge Soler will have the handedness advantage against Blake Snell today. Jorge Soler will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Improving from a 12.2% rate last year, Jorge Soler has made significant strides with his Barrel% by achieving a rate of 13.12.2% this year.

As it relates to his BABIP skill, Garrett Cooper is projected as the 13th-best hitter in the game by THE BAT X. Garrett Cooper is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. Garrett Cooper will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Blake Snell in today's matchup. Garrett Cooper will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. In the last 7 days, Garrett Cooper has remarkably improved his Barrel% by elevating his seasonal rate from 9.3% to 22.2%.

Upon assessing his BABIP ability, THE BAT X projects Bryan De La Cruz to be the 15th-best hitter in MLB. Bryan De La Cruz is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today. In the majors, LoanDepot Park's centerfield dimensions are the 6th-shallowest. Bryan De La Cruz will hold the platoon advantage over Blake Snell in today's matchup. Bryan De La Cruz will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Yuli Gurriel is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup. In the majors, LoanDepot Park's centerfield dimensions are the 6th-shallowest. Yuli Gurriel will hold the platoon advantage against Blake Snell in today's matchup. Yuli Gurriel will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Yuli Gurriel has seen a big increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 94.8-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal 87.8-mph average.

Garrett Hampson will have the handedness advantage against Blake Snell in today's matchup. Garrett Hampson hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 95th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 6th-shallowest CF fences today. Garrett Hampson will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats. Garrett Hampson's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved of late, increasing from 17.1% on the season to 50% over the past 7 days.

When assessing his BABIP captalent, Jose Azocar is projected in the 94th percentile by THE BAT X. Jose Azocar will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Braxton Garrett in today's matchup. This season, Jose Azocar has improved his speed. His Statcast Sprint speed has increased from 29.46 ft/sec last season to 30.05 ft/sec. Jose Azocar has posted a .324 BABIP since the start of last season, checking in at the 79th percentile.

Nick Fortes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Blake Snell in today's game. Nick Fortes will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Nick Fortes's launch angle in recent games (24.8° over the past two weeks) is considerably better than his 8.7° seasonal angle. Nick Fortes has been unlucky this year, posting a .275 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .313 — a .038 deviation.

THE BAT X projects Jean Segura in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Jean Segura will hold the platoon advantage over Blake Snell today. Jean Segura hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards MLB's 6th-shallowest CF fences today. Jean Segura will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Jean Segura has been unlucky this year, posting a .224 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .315 — a .091 gap.

Nelson Cruz will hold the platoon advantage over Braxton Garrett in today's game. This year, Nelson Cruz 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 44% to 50.7% compared to last season. Based on Statcast data, THE BAT X's version of Expected Batting Average (.257) implies that Nelson Cruz has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .236 actual batting average. The 91.2-mph average exit velocity of Nelson Cruz ranks in the majors's top tier since the start of last season, placing at the 89th percentile.

This season, Brandon Dixon mostly batted in the later part of the batting order (89% of the time); however, for this matchup, he is expected to hit in the 5th spot. Brandon Dixon will have the handedness advantage over Braxton Garrett in today's matchup. Brandon Dixon hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 75th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB's 6th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. For the past 7 days, Brandon Dixon has been pinpointing the perfect launch angle for hitting home runs by elevating balls at a rate of 22.2% within a range of 23° to 34°.

In the majors, LoanDepot Park's centerfield dimensions are the 6th-shallowest. Austin Nola will hold the platoon advantage against Braxton Garrett in today's game. Austin Nola has been unlucky this year, notching a .211 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .301 — a .090 difference.

Fernando Tatis Jr. has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Jon Berti has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.