San Francisco @ Cleveland Picks & Props

Today, Matt Chapman is at a disadvantage facing the league's 7th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39% rate (92nd percentile). Among all the teams today, the best infield defense belongs to the Cleveland Guardians. Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Matt Chapman in today's matchup. Matt Chapman's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased of late, decreasing from 12.1% on the season to 0% over the last week.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the plate, Jose Ramirez will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side against Kyle Harrison in today's matchup. Among every team in action today, the 3rd-best infield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants. Jose Ramirez's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last year to this one, going from 44.3% to 35.9%. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.332) provides evidence that Jose Ramirez has had positive variance on his side this year with his .358 actual wOBA. Checking in at the 14th percentile, Jose Ramirez has notched a .251 BABIP this year.

Kyle Harrison will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Steven Kwan today. Among every team in action today, the 3rd-best infield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants. Despite posting a .410 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Steven Kwan has experienced some positive variance given the .101 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .309.

The #9 field in baseball for boosting base hits to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in the majors, which tends to lead to better offense. Brett Wisely has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Fitzgerald in the 82nd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. The #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting base hits to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in the majors, which tends to lead to better offense. Tyler Fitzgerald will hold the platoon advantage over Logan Allen today. Tyler Fitzgerald has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. The #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting base hits to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field has the shallowest LF fences in the league. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in the majors, which tends to lead to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Kyle Harrison throws from, Tyler Freeman will have the upper hand in today's game.

The #9 field in baseball for boosting base hits to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in the majors, which tends to lead to better offense. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Bo Naylor will hold that advantage today. Bo Naylor's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last year to this one, going from 37.7% to 44.2%. Bo Naylor's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, rising from 44.2% on the season to 57.1% over the past week.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jorge Soler ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jorge Soler is penciled in 1st in the batting order today. The #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting base hits to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in the majors, which tends to lead to better offense. Jorge Soler will have the handedness advantage against Logan Allen in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 95th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Heliot Ramos is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting base hits to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in the majors, which tends to lead to better offense. Heliot Ramos will hold the platoon advantage against Logan Allen in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Slater as the 7th-best batter in the league when estimating his BABIP skill. Austin Slater is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. The #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting base hits to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in the majors, which tends to lead to better offense. Austin Slater will have the handedness advantage against Logan Allen in today's matchup.

The #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting base hits to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field has the shallowest LF fences in the league. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in the majors, which tends to lead to better offense. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Brayan Rocchio will get to bat from his better side against Kyle Harrison in today's game. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Brayan Rocchio will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. The #9 field in baseball for boosting base hits to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in the majors, which tends to lead to better offense. Andres Gimenez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Over the past 14 days, Andres Gimenez's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 87.9-mph over the course of the season to 99.5-mph recently.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in the majors, which tends to lead to better offense. The switch-hitting Patrick Bailey will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Logan Allen. Patrick Bailey pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.7% — 78th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Patrick Bailey has seen a big increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 91.8-mph average to last season's 88.7-mph figure. Patrick Bailey's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 46.3% to 52.6%.

The #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting base hits to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field has the shallowest LF fences in the league. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in the majors, which tends to lead to better offense. Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Harrison throws from, Jhonkensy Noel will have the upper hand today. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Jhonkensy Noel will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Matos in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Luis Matos is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. The #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting base hits to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in the majors, which tends to lead to better offense. Luis Matos will hold the platoon advantage against Logan Allen in today's matchup.

The #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting base hits to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in the majors, which tends to lead to better offense. Hitting from the opposite that Logan Allen throws from, David Villar will have an advantage today. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.218) suggests that David Villar has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .163 actual batting average.

David Fry is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting base hits to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in the majors, which tends to lead to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Kyle Harrison throws from, David Fry will have an advantage in today's matchup. David Fry pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.2% — 88th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.