Truist Park
Truist Park has the 3rd-deepest LF dimensions among all stadiums. Bryce Elder will hold the platoon advantage against Gleyber Torres today. Gleyber Torres will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's matchup.
Truist Park has the 3rd-deepest LF dimensions among all stadiums. Bryce Elder will have the handedness advantage against Isiah Kiner-Falefa in today's game. Extreme groundball bats like Isiah Kiner-Falefa generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Bryce Elder. Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Isiah Kiner-Falefa in today's game. Isiah Kiner-Falefa has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.3-mph dropping to 85.7-mph over the past 14 days.
Truist Park has the 3rd-deepest LF dimensions among all stadiums. Luis Severino will have the handedness advantage against Marcell Ozuna in today's matchup. Marcell Ozuna's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off in recent games; his 95.5-mph seasonal EV has decreased to 89.7-mph over the last 7 days. Grading out in the 12th percentile, Marcell Ozuna has notched a .264 BABIP this year.
Luis Severino will hold the platoon advantage against Ronald Acuna Jr. in today's game.
Last season, Michael Harris II had a launch angle of 8.2° on his highest exit velocity balls, but this season he experienced a significant decline to just 4.1°.
Truist Park has the 3rd-deepest LF dimensions among all stadiums. Luis Severino will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Austin Riley in today's matchup. Over the past week, Austin Riley's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.7% down to 7.7%. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Austin Riley's 30.2% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 46.1%.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best hitter in baseball. Aaron Judge is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 9th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty base hits. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Giancarlo Stanton in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Giancarlo Stanton is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 9th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty base hits. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today.
Billy McKinney is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 80% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Truist Park as the 8th-best park in the game for lefty base hits. Truist Park has the 5th-shallowest CF fences among all stadiums. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 2nd-highest level of all games on the slate at 81°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects DJ LeMahieu in the 86th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 9th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty base hits. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. When it comes to his batting average, DJ LeMahieu has suffered from bad luck this year. His .241 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .264.
When assessing his overall offensive skill, Sean Murphy ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 9th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty base hits. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Sean Murphy will hold that advantage in today's matchup.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 9th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty base hits. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. Extreme groundball hitters like Anthony Volpe tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Bryce Elder. In the past 7 days, Anthony Volpe's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 9% up to 20%.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Matt Olson ranks as the 11th-best hitter in the game. Matt Olson is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Truist Park as the 9th-best park in the game for lefty base hits. Truist Park has the 5th-shallowest CF fences among all stadiums. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 9th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty base hits. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. Harrison Bader hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 5th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Harrison Bader has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 86-mph average to last year's 83.4-mph mark.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 9th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty base hits. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. Orlando Arcia hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's 5th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Orlando Arcia will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Truist Park as the 9th-best park in the game for lefty base hits. Truist Park has the 5th-shallowest CF fences among all stadiums. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. Ben Rortvedt will have the handedness advantage against Bryce Elder today.
Jake Bauers is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Truist Park as the 9th-best park in the game for lefty base hits. Truist Park has the 5th-shallowest CF fences among all stadiums. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Truist Park as the 9th-best park in the game for lefty base hits. Truist Park has the 5th-shallowest CF fences among all stadiums. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. Eddie Rosario will have the handedness advantage against Luis Severino in today's game.
