Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Dean Kremer will have the handedness advantage over Bo Bichette in today's matchup. The Baltimore Orioles infield defense grades out as the best among every team today. Bo Bichette will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Hays in the 77th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. The #6 park in the majors for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Austin Hays will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Austin Hays has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 89.7-mph average to last season's 87.7-mph figure. Austin Hays has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 100.5-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal figure of 91.1-mph.
The #6 park in the majors for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Ramon Urias has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards baseball's shallowest RF fences today. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Ramon Urias will hold that advantage today. With a .338 BABIP this year, Ramon Urias finds himself in the 86th percentile.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adam Frazier in the 75th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 6th-best field in the league for LHB BABIP. The shallowest right field dimensions among all major league parks are found in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Adam Frazier will hold the platoon advantage against Kevin Gausman today. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Adam Frazier will hold that advantage in today's game.
Anthony Santander is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 6th-best field in the league for LHB BABIP. Anthony Santander pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.3% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's shallowest RF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Anthony Santander will hold that advantage in today's matchup. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Anthony Santander's 25% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 17.7%.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 6th-best field in the league for LHB BABIP. Daulton Varsho will have the handedness advantage against Dean Kremer in today's matchup. Daulton Varsho pulls many of his flyballs (38.1% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's shallowest RF fences today. There has been a significant improvement in Daulton Varsho's launch angle from last season's 14.5° to 19.8° this season. Compared to his seasonal average of 19.8°, Daulton Varsho has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 29.3° angle in the past 14 days.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Belt in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Brandon Belt is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 6th-best field in the league for LHB BABIP. Brandon Belt will hold the platoon advantage against Dean Kremer today. Brandon Belt pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.6% — 80th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.
When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Matt Chapman ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The #6 park in the majors for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Matt Chapman hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards MLB's 4th-shallowest CF fences today. Matt Chapman's launch angle of late (25.7° over the past two weeks) is significantly better than his 16.9° seasonal angle. Matt Chapman has been unlucky this year, posting a .339 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .366 — a .027 difference.
When estimating his overall offensive skill, Adley Rutschman ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Adley Rutschman is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 6th-best field in the league for LHB BABIP. The shallowest right field dimensions among all major league parks are found in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Adley Rutschman will hold that advantage in today's matchup.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin Kiermaier in the 82nd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 6th-best field in the league for LHB BABIP. The shallowest right field dimensions among all major league parks are found in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Kevin Kiermaier will hold the platoon advantage against Dean Kremer in today's matchup. Kevin Kiermaier has recorded a .338 BABIP this year, checking in at the 86th percentile.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O'Hearn in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Ryan O'Hearn is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 6th-best field in the league for LHB BABIP. Ryan O'Hearn will hold the platoon advantage against Kevin Gausman today. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Ryan O'Hearn will hold that advantage in today's game.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects George Springer in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. George Springer is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today. The #6 park in the majors for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards. George Springer has made significant improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 8.2% seasonal rate to 20% in the past week's worth of games. George Springer has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 97.9-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal 88.4-mph EV.
