Citizens Bank Park
Shane Baz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Trea Turner in today's matchup. The Tampa Bay Rays outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-strongest among every team in action today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Marsh as the 2nd-best hitter in MLB when estimating his BABIP skill. Brandon Marsh is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game. Hitting from the opposite that Shane Baz throws from, Brandon Marsh will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Brandon Marsh has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.9%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 10th-shallowest LF fences today. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Brandon Marsh will hold that advantage in today's game.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryson Stott in the 90th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Bryson Stott has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (53% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game. Batting from the opposite that Shane Baz throws from, Bryson Stott will have an advantage in today's matchup. Bryson Stott has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.3%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Bryson Stott will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.
As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Kyle Schwarber ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Kyle Schwarber is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Kyle Schwarber will hold the platoon advantage over Shane Baz in today's game. Kyle Schwarber will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.
Johan Rojas will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bryce Harper ranks as the 13th-best hitter in baseball. Bryce Harper is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game. Hitting from the opposite that Shane Baz throws from, Bryce Harper will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Bryce Harper has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Bryce Harper will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.
Nick Castellanos's batting average talent is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Nick Castellanos is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.7-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Nick Castellanos will hold that advantage today.
Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Weston Wilson will hold that advantage today.
Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Aramis Garcia will hold that advantage in today's matchup.
