San Francisco @ San Diego props

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Mike Yastrzemski ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Mike Yastrzemski will hold the platoon advantage against Seth Lugo in today's game. Mike Yastrzemski has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.9-mph to 97.1-mph in the past week. Mike Yastrzemski's launch angle of late (28° over the last week) is significantly higher than his 18.6° seasonal angle. Mike Yastrzemski's 18.6° launch angle (a reliable standard to study a batter's ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the most flyball-inducing in MLB: 91st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wade Meckler in the 95th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. In Major League Baseball, Petco Park's CF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. Wade Meckler will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Seth Lugo in today's matchup.

In Major League Baseball, Petco Park's CF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. Brandon Crawford will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Seth Lugo in today's game. Brandon Crawford has gotten much quicker this year, improving from last year's 25.34 ft/sec to 25.82 ft/sec now (according to Statcast's Sprint Speed metric). Brandon Crawford has been unlucky this year, compiling a .260 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .320 — a .060 difference.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 6th-best batter in MLB. Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 85th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Among every team on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Fernando Tatis Jr. will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joc Pederson in the 96th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Joc Pederson is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Joc Pederson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Seth Lugo in today's game. Joc Pederson hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 85th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today. In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Joc Pederson has experienced some negative variance this year. His .339 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .380.

Matt Carpenter will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alex Cobb in today's matchup. Extreme flyball hitters like Matt Carpenter generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Alex Cobb. Among every team on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Matt Carpenter will hold that advantage today. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Matt Carpenter's true offensive skill to be a .331, suggesting that he has been unlucky this year given the .047 gap between that mark and his actual .284 wOBA.

When assessing his BABIP ability, Garrett Cooper is projected as the 10th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Among every team on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Garrett Cooper will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Garrett Cooper has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 97.8-mph average in the last week to his seasonal average of 93.2-mph. Garrett Cooper's launch angle recently (29.7° in the last 7 days) is a considerable increase over his 13.1° seasonal figure.