American Family Field
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Meneses in the 83rd percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Joey Meneses is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game.
Jake Alu will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Corbin Burnes today. Jake Alu hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 75th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards baseball's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.
Jacob Young's BABIP talent is projected in the 82nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lane Thomas in the 81st percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Lane Thomas is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. Lane Thomas hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 76th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards baseball's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Willy Adames is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. The 8th-shallowest CF dimensions in the league are found in American Family Field. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Willy Adames will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.
CJ Abrams is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season. The 8th-shallowest CF dimensions in the league are found in American Family Field. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. CJ Abrams will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Corbin Burnes in today's game. CJ Abrams has made notable strides with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 7.5% seasonal rate to 25% over the last 14 days.
Keibert Ruiz is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. The switch-hitting Keibert Ruiz will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Corbin Burnes.
Dominic Smith is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today's game. The 8th-shallowest CF dimensions in the league are found in American Family Field. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Dominic Smith will hold the platoon advantage over Corbin Burnes in today's game. Dominic Smith has made notable gains with his Barrel% recently, upping his 6.3% seasonal rate to 24.1% over the past two weeks.
Sal Frelick's batting average skill is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Sal Frelick is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Sal Frelick will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Trevor Williams in today's game... and even more favorably, Williams has a large platoon split. Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Sal Frelick will hold that advantage in today's game.
The 8th-shallowest CF dimensions in the league are found in American Family Field. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Travis Blankenhorn will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Corbin Burnes in today's game.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mark Canha in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. The 8th-shallowest CF dimensions in the league are found in American Family Field. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Mark Canha will hold that advantage today. Compared to his seasonal average of 12.2°, Mark Canha has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 21.5° mark over the last two weeks.
Carlos Santana is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. Carlos Santana will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.
American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Andruw Monasterio will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. In the last 7 days, Andruw Monasterio's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.3% up to 17.6%. Andruw Monasterio has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 92.7-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 88.7-mph EV. In the last week's worth of games, Andruw Monasterio's 35.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 19.9%.
American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Brice Turang will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Trevor Williams in today's matchup... and even better, Williams has a large platoon split. Brice Turang hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 81st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 8th-shallowest CF fences today. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Brice Turang will hold that advantage today. Brice Turang's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, going from 15.7% on the season to 23.1% in the last 14 days.
