Great American Ball Park
Great American Ball Park has the 7th-least fair ground among all stadiums — generally good for HRs.
Nick Madrigal's batting average skill is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Nick Madrigal has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. There has been a significant improvement in Nick Madrigal's launch angle from last year's -0.4° to 3.5° this year. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.290) provides evidence that Nick Madrigal has suffered from bad luck this year with his .270 actual batting average.
When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jeimer Candelario ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jeimer Candelario pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.5% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Over the last 7 days, Jeimer Candelario's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.1-mph over the course of the season to 102.5-mph lately. Jeimer Candelario's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, rising from 37.3% to 43.2%. With a .349 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Jeimer Candelario grades out in the 75th percentile.
