Arizona @ New York props

Alek Thomas's BABIP skill is projected in the 79th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Alek Thomas is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. Alek Thomas will have the handedness advantage against Clarke Schmidt in today's game. The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Alek Thomas stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Anthony Volpe is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Anthony Volpe will hold that advantage in today's matchup. In the past 7 days, Anthony Volpe's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 9.6% up to 22.2%. Over the past 7 days, Anthony Volpe's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.6-mph over the course of the season to 103.1-mph lately.

Austin Wells is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today's game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. Austin Wells will have the handedness advantage against Merrill Kelly in today's game. Austin Wells will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Austin Wells has made notable strides with his Barrel% of late, improving his 8.3% seasonal rate to 14.3% over the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Everson Pereira in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. Everson Pereira will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Everson Pereira has experienced some negative variance this year. His .205 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .307.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. Ranking in the 99th percentile for Sprint Speed at 30.09 ft/sec this year, Jordan Lawlar is quite quick.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Corbin Carroll in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Corbin Carroll is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today's game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. Corbin Carroll will have the handedness advantage over Clarke Schmidt in today's matchup. The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Corbin Carroll can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. The switch-hitting Oswaldo Cabrera will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Merrill Kelly. Oswaldo Cabrera pulls many of his flyballs (34.1% — 85th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Oswaldo Cabrera will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Over the last 14 days, Oswaldo Cabrera's 19.4% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 14%.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. Estevan Florial will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Merrill Kelly in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Estevan Florial will hold that advantage in today's game. Over the last week, Estevan Florial's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4% up to 12.5%. Estevan Florial has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 94.3-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 87.8-mph figure.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Oswald Peraza will hold that advantage today. Despite posting a .249 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Oswald Peraza has been unlucky given the .050 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .299.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Emmanuel Rivera in the 79th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. Emmanuel Rivera has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 7th-shallowest RF fences today. When it comes to his batting average, Emmanuel Rivera has been unlucky this year. His .262 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .296. Emmanuel Rivera's 90.9-mph average exit velocity is one of the best in the league this year: 78th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. Utilizing Statcast metrics, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grades out in the 79th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .274.

Gleyber Torres's batting average skill is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Gleyber Torres is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. Gleyber Torres has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Gleyber Torres will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects DJ LeMahieu in the 83rd percentile when estimating his batting average skill. DJ LeMahieu is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. DJ LeMahieu has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. DJ LeMahieu will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Tommy Pham is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. Tommy Pham has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 95.2-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 92.6-mph average. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.295) may lead us to conclude that Tommy Pham has been unlucky this year with his .264 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Gabriel Moreno is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 99% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. Posting a .283 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Gabriel Moreno is ranked in the 87th percentile. By putting up a .281 batting average this year, Gabriel Moreno grades out in the 89th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Christian Walker is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. In the last week's worth of games, Christian Walker's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.3% up to 18.2%. In the last week's worth of games, Christian Walker's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.1-mph over the course of the season to 104-mph lately.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Giancarlo Stanton in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Giancarlo Stanton is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most favorable for pitching on the slate today. Giancarlo Stanton will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Giancarlo Stanton has been unlucky this year, posting a .299 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .349 — a .050 deviation.