Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Brayan Bello will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ryan Mountcastle in today's game... and it's an even larger mismatch considering Bello's large platoon split.
Jordan Westburg is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this game. Considering Brayan Bello's large platoon split, Jordan Westburg will be at a huge disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate today.
Jarren Duran has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.5%) and will be challenged by the league's deepest LF fences in today's matchup. Jarren Duran will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.
The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters. Kyle Stowers will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brayan Bello in today's game... and even better, Bello has a large platoon split. Kyle Stowers hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 4th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Kyle Stowers will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.
Ceddanne Rafaela's BABIP ability is projected in the 80th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters. Ceddanne Rafaela has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's shallowest RF fences today. Among all the teams today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Connor Wong in the 75th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Connor Wong is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters. Among all the teams today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.
The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters. Considering Brayan Bello's large platoon split, Cedric Mullins II will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in this game. Cedric Mullins II pulls many of his flyballs (35.5% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Cedric Mullins II will hold that advantage in today's matchup.
Wilyer Abreu is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today. The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters. Hitting from the opposite that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Wilyer Abreu will have an edge in today's game. Among all the teams today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.
Gunnar Henderson projects as the 18th-best batter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Gunnar Henderson is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup. The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters. Because of Brayan Bello's large platoon split, Gunnar Henderson will have a huge advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate today.
Anthony Santander is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today's game. The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters. Anthony Santander pulls many of his flyballs (40.4% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's shallowest RF fences in today's game. Batters such as Anthony Santander with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Brayan Bello who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rob Refsnyder in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Rob Refsnyder is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today's game. The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters. Among all the teams today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O'Hearn in the 95th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Ryan O'Hearn is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters. Ryan O'Hearn will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brayan Bello today... and the cherry on top, Bello has a large platoon split.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vaughn Grissom in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters. Vaughn Grissom has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball's shallowest RF fences in today's game. Among all the teams today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adley Rutschman in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Adley Rutschman is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today. The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters. Adley Rutschman will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Rafael Devers ranks as the 16th-best hitter in the game. Rafael Devers is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Rafael Devers will have an edge in today's matchup.
The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters. Hitting from the opposite that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, David Hamilton will have an edge in today's game. Among all the teams today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colton Cowser in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Colton Cowser has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (85% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today's game. The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters. Colton Cowser will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brayan Bello in today's game... and even better, Bello has a large platoon split.
When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Tyler O'Neill ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Tyler O'Neill is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The weather forecast predicts the 4th-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.
The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters. Dominic Smith will hold the platoon advantage against Grayson Rodriguez in today's matchup. Dominic Smith hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 4th-shallowest CF fences today. Among all the teams today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.
The #8 venue in the league for boosting base hits to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The weather forecast predicts the 3rd-best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.3-mph in this match-up, the 4th-strongest of the day for batters. Jorge Mateo will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.268) may lead us to conclude that Jorge Mateo has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his .224 actual batting average.
