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The switch-hitting Robbie Grossman will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Shane McClanahan. Robbie Grossman pulls a lot of his flyballs (33% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences today. Robbie Grossman has made notable gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 6% seasonal rate to 14.3% over the past 7 days. Robbie Grossman's launch angle recently (35° over the last week) is a considerable increase over his 19.7° seasonal angle.

Tropicana Field profiles as the #26 ballpark in the majors for righty BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. The weather forecast predicts the 5th-best pitching conditions of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Wander Franco hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 79th percentile) and but may find it hard to clear baseball's 9th-deepest CF fences in today's game. Wander Franco has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 6.6% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last two weeks' worth of games. Wander Franco's exit velocity on flyballs has declined lately; his 92.2-mph seasonal EV has fallen to 82.5-mph in the last two weeks.

THE BAT X projects Adolis Garcia in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Adolis Garcia is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. Adolis Garcia will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shane McClanahan in today's game. Adolis Garcia pulls many of his flyballs (33.1% — 78th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Adolis Garcia's maximum exit velocity (a reliable standard to evaluate power) has been 115.1 mph this year, grading out in the 96th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Corey Seager as the 10th-best hitter in the majors when estimating his batting average ability. Corey Seager is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. Corey Seager has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Corey Seager has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 10.5% rate last year to 18% this season. Corey Seager has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 94.7-mph average to last season's 91-mph average.

THE BAT X projects Mitch Garver in the 76th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Mitch Garver will hold the platoon advantage against Shane McClanahan in today's matchup. Mitch Garver pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.9% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Mitch Garver has hit one of the hardest balls in the majors over the past week — 113.2-mph — which is a strong indicator of recent form and raw power. Mitch Garver has been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits of late, angling balls between -4° and 26° 55.6% of the time in the past week's worth of games.

THE BAT X projects Jose Siri in the 85th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Jose Siri will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Martin Perez today. Jose Siri pulls a lot of his flyballs (33% — 77th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest LF fences today. Jose Siri will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Jose Siri has made sizeable strides with his Barrel%, upping his 6.3% rate last season to 18.5% this year.

THE BAT X projects Randy Arozarena in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Randy Arozarena is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. Randy Arozarena will have the handedness advantage against Martin Perez in today's matchup. Randy Arozarena will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Randy Arozarena has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 92.9-mph average to last year's 89.8-mph EV.

THE BAT X projects Marcus Semien in the 90th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Marcus Semien is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game. Marcus Semien will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shane McClanahan in today's game. Marcus Semien pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences today. Marcus Semien's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 17% to 20.3%.

The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Shane McClanahan. Jonah Heim pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.9% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest LF fences today. Jonah Heim has made significant strides with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 8.9% seasonal rate to 18.2% over the last 7 days. Jonah Heim's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this year (18.6°) is a considerable increase over his 11.7° angle last year. Jonah Heim has posted a .277 batting average this year, checking in at the 81st percentile.

THE BAT X projects Josh Jung in the 93rd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Josh Jung is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Tropicana Field has the 6th-shallowest LF fences in the majors. Josh Jung will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shane McClanahan in today's game. Josh Jung is in the 96th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs (22.2% rate this year).

THE BAT X projects Leody Taveras in the 75th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Tropicana Field has the 6th-shallowest LF fences in the majors. Leody Taveras has made significant improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 6.9% seasonal rate to 33.3% in the past week. Leody Taveras has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 104.4-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal mark of 88.9-mph. Leody Taveras has posted a .296 Expected Batting Average this year, ranking in the 95th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Isaac Paredes is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. Isaac Paredes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Martin Perez today. Isaac Paredes pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.6% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences today. Isaac Paredes will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Isaac Paredes has made big gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 4.7% seasonal rate to 25% over the past week.

THE BAT X projects Ezequiel Duran in the 81st percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Ezequiel Duran will hold the platoon advantage over Shane McClanahan in today's matchup. Ezequiel Duran pulls many of his flyballs (33.9% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Ezequiel Duran has seen a big increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 91.3-mph average to last season's 85.4-mph mark. Ezequiel Duran's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 9.1% to 18.9%.

THE BAT X projects Manuel Margot in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Manuel Margot will have the handedness advantage against Martin Perez in today's matchup. Manuel Margot will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Manuel Margot has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 90.1-mph average to last season's 87.9-mph EV. Manuel Margot's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, going from 6.9% to 12.2%.

Tropicana Field has the 6th-shallowest LF fences in the majors. The switch-hitting Taylor Walls will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Martin Perez. Taylor Walls will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats. Taylor Walls's launch angle this season (21.3°) is quite a bit better than his 16.4° angle last year.

Nathaniel Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.

Christian Bethancourt has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

Harold Ramirez has gone over 1.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Yandy Diaz has gone over 1.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.