Rogers Centre
Robbie Grossman has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (77% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.
Dane Dunning will have the handedness advantage over Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in today's matchup. Extreme groundball hitters like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Dane Dunning.
Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-best infield defense belongs to the Toronto Blue Jays. Corey Seager will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Leody Taveras in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Davis Schneider in the 78th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Davis Schneider is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Extreme flyball bats like Davis Schneider tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Dane Dunning. Davis Schneider will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.
