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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathaniel Lowe in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Nathaniel Lowe will hold that advantage today. Nathaniel Lowe's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved in recent games, going from 14.4% on the season to 23.1% in the past week. In terms of plate discipline, Nathaniel Lowe's skill is quite strong, putting up a 1.76 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 86th percentile. In notching a .323 BABIP this year, Nathaniel Lowe finds himself in the 85th percentile.

Josh H. Smith is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today's game. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Josh H. Smith will hold that advantage in today's matchup. In notching a .335 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Josh H. Smith grades out in the 76th percentile. With a .323 BABIP this year, Josh H. Smith grades out in the 85th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 92nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Wyatt Langford is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game. Wyatt Langford will have the handedness advantage over Tyler Anderson in today's game. Wyatt Langford will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Wyatt Langford has made notable strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 9% seasonal rate to 20.6% in the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Josh Jung has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (57% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game. Batting from the opposite that Tyler Anderson throws from, Josh Jung will have an edge in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Josh Jung will hold that advantage in today's game. Josh Jung has made big improvements with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 10.5% seasonal rate to 20% in the last week's worth of games.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Zach Neto ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Zach Neto is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Ranking in the 76th percentile, Zach Neto has notched a .334 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 83rd percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Nolan Schanuel is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. Batting from the opposite that Jack Leiter throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have an edge in today's matchup. Over the last 7 days, Nolan Schanuel's 30.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 17.3%. In terms of his batting average, Nolan Schanuel has experienced some negative variance this year. His .246 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .270.

Mickey Moniak has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (78% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Mickey Moniak will have the handedness advantage against Jack Leiter in today's game. Mickey Moniak has made big improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 9.8% seasonal rate to 25% in the past two weeks. Mickey Moniak has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 100.9-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal mark of 90.3-mph. Mickey Moniak's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls in recent games (21.9° over the past two weeks) is significantly better than his 13.2° seasonal angle.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Logan O'Hoppe ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Over the past 7 days, Logan O'Hoppe's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.8% up to 20%. Logan O'Hoppe has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.3-mph to 96.8-mph over the past 14 days. Logan O'Hoppe's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better lately, going from 17.4% on the season to 40% in the past week's worth of games. Despite posting a .309 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Logan O'Hoppe has been unlucky given the .019 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .328.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Taylor Ward is penciled in 1st in the batting order today. Taylor Ward has made significant strides with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 13.4% seasonal rate to 23.5% over the last two weeks. Taylor Ward's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls in recent games (25° in the past 14 days) is quite a bit better than his 17.2° seasonal angle. Taylor Ward's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, going from 17.8% to 23%.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Marcus Semien ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Marcus Semien is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup. Marcus Semien will hold the platoon advantage over Tyler Anderson in today's game. Marcus Semien will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.334) suggests that Marcus Semien has been unlucky this year with his .302 actual wOBA.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Adolis Garcia is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Adolis Garcia will hold the platoon advantage over Tyler Anderson in today's game. Adolis Garcia will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Over the last 7 days, Adolis Garcia's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 12.7% up to 21.4%.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Anthony Rendon ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Anthony Rendon is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Anthony Rendon's launch angle lately (26.6° in the past two weeks) is significantly higher than his 14.6° seasonal angle. Anthony Rendon has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .266 mark is significantly deflated relative to his .301 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data. Anthony Rendon has exhibited favorable plate discipline this year, placing in the 94th percentile with a 1.52 K/BB rate.

The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Tyler Anderson. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Jonah Heim will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Compared to his seasonal average of 14.1°, Jonah Heim has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 24.3° figure over the past 14 days. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jonah Heim's true offensive ability to be a .290, providing some evidence that he has been unlucky this year given the .025 gap between that mark and his actual .265 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Duran in the 79th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Hitting from the opposite that Tyler Anderson throws from, Ezequiel Duran will have the upper hand in today's game. Ezequiel Duran will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Grading out in the 85th percentile, Ezequiel Duran sits with a .333 BABIP this year.

Brandon Drury has been unlucky this year, notching a .220 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .300 — a .080 deviation.

Justin Foscue will have the handedness advantage over Tyler Anderson in today's game. Justin Foscue will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Niko Kavadas will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jack Leiter in today's matchup. Niko Kavadas has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 9.5% seasonal rate to 20% in the past week. Niko Kavadas's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls of late (43.5° in the past week's worth of games) is a significant increase over his 31.7° seasonal mark. Over the last week, Niko Kavadas has averaged an impressive 98.7-mph exit velocity on his flyballs, an advanced indicator of home run potential.