Jake McCarthy Total Hits Props • Arizona

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake McCarthy in the 91st percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-best of the day for bats. Extreme groundball batters like Jake McCarthy generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Tyler Anderson. Jake McCarthy has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 88.5-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 85.9-mph EV. Over the past two weeks, Jake McCarthy's 52% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 45.2%.