San Francisco @ San Diego props

Patrick Bailey is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. The weather forecast calls for the best pitching conditions on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Patrick Bailey has made notable strides with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 11.1% seasonal rate to 22.2% over the past 7 days. In the last week, Patrick Bailey's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.1-mph over the course of the season to 96.3-mph in recent games. Patrick Bailey's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better lately, going from 48.4% on the season to 77.8% over the past week.

When assessing his BABIP skill, Wade Meckler is projected as the 18th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. The weather forecast calls for the best pitching conditions on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Wade Meckler will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Pedro Avila in today's matchup. Wade Meckler has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 85.5-mph to 88.6-mph over the last 7 days.

Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. The weather forecast calls for the best pitching conditions on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Casey Schmitt has made big improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 6.1% seasonal rate to 14.3% in the past two weeks. Casey Schmitt has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.6-mph to 94.3-mph over the past 14 days. Despite posting a .247 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Casey Schmitt has been unlucky given the .049 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .296.

Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. The weather forecast calls for the best pitching conditions on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Sean Manaea will hold the platoon advantage against Trent Grisham in today's matchup... and it's an even larger mismatch considering Manaea's huge platoon split. Trent Grisham will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Despite posting a .301 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Trent Grisham given the .030 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .331.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Haniger in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Mitch Haniger is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game. The weather forecast calls for the best pitching conditions on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Mitch Haniger hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Mitch Haniger's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 14.9% to 19.1%.

LaMonte Wade Jr. is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today's game. The weather forecast calls for the best pitching conditions on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. LaMonte Wade Jr. will have the handedness advantage over Pedro Avila in today's matchup. LaMonte Wade Jr.'s launch angle lately (22.1° over the past two weeks) is significantly better than his 16.1° seasonal mark. Using Statcast data, LaMonte Wade Jr. is in the 83rd percentile for offensive ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .358.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Thairo Estrada in the 75th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Thairo Estrada is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game. Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. The weather forecast calls for the best pitching conditions on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Thairo Estrada's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, increasing from 14.2% to 18.5%.

Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. The weather forecast calls for the best pitching conditions on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

J.D. Davis's BABIP skill is projected in the 95th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The weather forecast calls for the best pitching conditions on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. J.D. Davis's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better lately, rising from 46.8% on the season to 71.4% in the last 7 days. J.D. Davis has notched a .322 BABIP this year, placing in the 75th percentile.

The weather forecast calls for the best pitching conditions on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Sean Manaea will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matt Carpenter today... and it's an even bigger mismatch considering Manaea's huge platoon split. Matt Carpenter will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. Despite posting a .280 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Matt Carpenter has suffered from bad luck given the .045 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .325. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Matt Carpenter ranks in the 96th percentile with a 23.2° launch angle, which is one of the steepest angles in the game.

Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park's CF fences are the shallowest. The weather forecast calls for the best pitching conditions on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Gary Sanchez will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Gary Sanchez has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 108.1-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal figure of 94.5-mph. Compared to his seasonal average of 16.5°, Gary Sanchez has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 22.6° mark over the past two weeks.