Citizens Bank Park
Among all the teams on the slate today, the strongest infield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.
Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Austin Hays in today's game.
Dean Kremer will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Trea Turner today. Among all the teams on the slate today, the strongest infield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.
Ryan Mountcastle will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.
When assessing his overall offensive talent, Adley Rutschman ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Adley Rutschman is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield among all major league stadiums — generally good for dingers. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. The switch-hitting Adley Rutschman will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Cristopher Sanchez.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Bohm in the 95th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield among all major league stadiums — generally good for dingers. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Alec Bohm will hold that advantage today. Using Statcast metrics, Alec Bohm ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .272.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gunnar Henderson in the 97th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Gunnar Henderson is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Gunnar Henderson has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.
When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Kyle Schwarber ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Kyle Schwarber is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today's game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Kyle Schwarber will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Dean Kremer in today's game. Kyle Schwarber will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.
Anthony Santander is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. The switch-hitting Anthony Santander will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Cristopher Sanchez. Anthony Santander pulls many of his flyballs (39.4% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Extreme groundball bats like Anthony Santander usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Cristopher Sanchez.
The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. Ramon Urias will have the handedness advantage over Cristopher Sanchez in today's matchup.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Westburg in the 88th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Jordan Westburg is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Jordan Westburg will hold the platoon advantage over Cristopher Sanchez today. Jordan Westburg pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.8% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.
The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. Jorge Mateo will hold the platoon advantage over Cristopher Sanchez in today's game.
The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. Garrett Stubbs will hold the platoon advantage over Dean Kremer today. Garrett Stubbs will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.
The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. Josh Harrison will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Cave in the 81st percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Jake Cave will have the handedness advantage against Dean Kremer today. Jake Cave has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences today. Jake Cave will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.
Bryson Stott's batting average skill is projected to be in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Bryson Stott is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 83°. Bryson Stott will hold the platoon advantage against Dean Kremer in today's game. Bryson Stott has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.
The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. The switch-hitting Aaron Hicks will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Cristopher Sanchez. Aaron Hicks pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.4% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest LF fences today.
The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. James McCann will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cristopher Sanchez today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Marsh as the 2nd-best batter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his BABIP talent. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. Brandon Marsh will have the handedness advantage over Dean Kremer in today's game. Brandon Marsh has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Brandon Marsh will hold that advantage in today's game.
J.T. Realmuto has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.
Nick Castellanos has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.
